A2-Uncast*r Fanning, Saturday, Fabraary 9,1985
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, February 4
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Today
990 74 1182 624
Last Monday
117 1052 582
1014
Last Year
1072 101 979 238
Monday’s Auction
1175 250 361
1025
Last Monday’s Auction
131 1015 444 233
1071
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers and
heifers generally steady, instances
.50 lower; cows 1.00 lower;
bullocks steady; bulls fully steady.
Supply included 61% slaughter
steers, 18% heifers, 15% cows, and
6% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1400 lb.
67.50-69.00, 10 head 69.10-69.50;
Choice 2-4 1050-1425 lb. 65.35-68.00;
high Good and low Choice 2-31100-
1450 lb. 62.0065.00; Good 2-3 950
1325 lb. 59.0062.75, few 56.50-59.00;
Good and Choice 12001475 lb.
Holsteins 51.0054.00, few Choice
54.0056.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1325 lb.
64.75-66.85; few Good and Choice 1-
2 1050-1125 lb. 64.2567.10; Choice 2-
3 900-1175 lb. 60.0063.75; Good 2-3
850-1150 lb. 53.0060.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 40.50-43.00, few
43.50-45.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 38.0040.00, few 40.00
41.00; Canner and low Cutter 35.00
38.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 100-1350
lbs. 52.00-55.25; few Choice 2-31100-
1425 lb. 58.7561.00, couple 62.00
63.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-1850
lb. 50.00-55.00, few 55.5068.00; yield
grade 2 950-1350 lb. 44.7560.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Supply included one lot
Prime special fed 370 lb. bought to
arrive at 110.00.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
and Prime 280-350 lb. 100.00-110.00;
Choice 180-280 lb. 90.00-100.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-270 lb.
70.00-90.00, 120-160 lb. 50.00-70.00,
80-115 lb. 48.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
95-115 lb. Holstein bulls 65.00-75.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs firm to
3.00 higher, with Good 5.00-10.00
higher; slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 85-110 lb. 70.00-78.00;
Choice 80-100 lb. 65.00-70.00; few
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AUCTIONS
. MONDAY
_ 9:CX)A.M— Slaughter Bulls,
* Heifers, Steers, Cows
I 1100 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
| TUESDAY
| 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Hogs
1:00 P M. Feeder Pigs
J WEDNESDAY
” 8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs
B 10:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls,
■ Heifers, Steers, Cows
■ 11:00 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
■ 12 NOON Slaughter Sale Load Lot
■ (5 or more)
1 FRIDAY
i 11:00 A.M. Stocker and Feeder Cattle
I SATURDAY
| 8:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs
Good 80100 lb. 62.0070.00,6080 lb.
70.0075.00, with Good 4050 lb. buck
lambs 100.00130.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 30.0040.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, steady to 5.00 lower; large
mature 45.0065.00; medium 30.00
45.00; small mainly 25.0035.00, few
thin and weak 10.0020.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, February 5
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1063 813 6 3
Last Tuesday
895 735 9 2
Last Year
1129 806 2 0
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers steady to
weak, instances 1.00 lower on high
Choice and Prime; slaughter
heifers scarce; cows firm to 1.00
higher; bulls not fully tested.
Supply included 57 percent
slaughter steers and 38 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1175-1450 lb.
67.5069.50, few 69.50-70.00, 10 head
70.00- Good and Choice 1-2
1150-1350 lb. 68.50-70.00, five head
70.50-72.00; Choice 2-4 1100-1450 lb.
65.0067.75, few 67.7568.25; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 62.00
65.50; Good 2-3 58.0062.00; Good
and Choice 1250-1475 lb. Holsteins
51.00- few Choice 56.0068.25,
Standard 46.7560.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 41.0046.00, few
46.00-47.50, couple 47.50-49.75;
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 39.50
44.00, several 44.0045.25; Canner
and low Cutter 37.00-40.00, few
34.75-37.00.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, Feb. 7
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE 989. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 1.00-2.00
lower, instances 3.00 lower,
although Holstems steady; small
supply slaughter heifers steady;
BULLS: Yield grade 2 1150-1800
lb. 47.00-50.00; couple yield grade 1
1300-1750 lb. 52.00-55.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, although Choice and Prime
scarce. Supply included 526 in
graded sale of which 64 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 170-
jr* VINTAGE SALES
w. STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction -
Steers, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2; 00.
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Besieess Phene
717-768-8204
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
280 lb. 81.0088.00, individual 370 lb.
101.00; high Good and low Choice
160270 lb. 58.0075.00, 120160 lb.
52.0065.00. 80115,1 b. 50.0056.50, 60
80 lb. 42.0050.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 16 head
9095 lb. Holstein heifers 55.00. 20
head 120125 lb. Holstein bulls
79.00, 170 head 100115 lb. 84.00
85.00, 40 head 9095 lb. 75.0077.00;
60 head 100120 lb. small frame
67.0076.00, 20 head 100105 lb. 56.50
and 20 head 9095 lb. 63.00.
SHEEP ; No market test; couple
Choice 90110 lb. wooled lambs
67.00; couple Utility slaughter
ewes 20.0030.00.
GOATS; Couple large mature
goats at 38.0039.00 per head.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, February 6
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
70 26 594 0
Last Wednesday
111 24 577 17
Last Year
466 16 652 9
Wednesday’s Auction
61 7 474 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
100 24 526 0
CATTLE: Market not fully
tested; supply mainly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Couple
Good 2 985-1195 lb. 60.00-62.50.
COWS: Good to Commercial 2-3
beef breed 41.00-45.50, couple 45.75-
46.75; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
41.50-43.75; couple low Cutter 33.75-
35.25.
BULLS: Individual yield grade 1
1935 lb. 53.50; couple yield grade 1-
21120-1370 lb. 48.00-51.50.
VEAL CALVES: Market not
fully tested; few high Good to low
Choice 80-115 lb. 42.00-52.00.
SHEEP: None.
cows steady; bulls 1.002.00 higher.
Supply included 44 percent
slaughter steers, 5 percent
slaughter heifers, 45 percent cows,
4 percent bulls with the balances
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1170
1375 lb. 66.85-68.25, couple Prime 2
1275-1300 lb. 71.25-71.50; couple
Choice 1-2 1175-1325 lb. 67.75-68.10;
Choice 2-4 10501450 lb. 63.75-66.75;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 61.50
64.00; Good 2-3 55.0061.00; Good
and Choice 11501425 lb Holsteins
52.00-54.50, few Choice 55.0057.75;
Standard 1025-1260 lb 48.0052.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 10501390 lb. 59.7064.25,
couple yield grade 2 64.5066.50;
Good 2-3 9401200 lb 54.0056.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 40.50-43.50, several
43.50-46.00; Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 38.2041.75, few 42.00
43.25; Canner and low Cutter 36.00
38.75, few 34.5036.00.
BULLOCKS; Good 1-2 10501200
lb. 55.0059.00, couple Choice 21150
1250 lb 61.7062.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13001850
lb 51.7055.00, few 55.0056.00; yield
grade 210501450 lb 47.5051.00.
VEAL CALVES; 581. Vealers
mostly steady, although high Good
and low Choice 80-115 lb weak to
5.00 lower. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm,
with the bulk of the 95-120 lb sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 310-400 lb 102.00-110.00;
Choice 180-330 lb 88.00-103.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-350 lb
67.00- 120-160 lb 55.00-70.00, SO
US lb 45.00-55.00, 65-80 lb 40.00-
46.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb Holstein bulls 75.00-90.00,
several 90.00-96.00, few 85-100 lb
55.00-
SHEEP: 31. Small supply wooled
lambs 5.00-10.00 higher; slaughter
pwpc ctpflHv
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and
Prune 70-105 lb 82.00-90.00; Choice
70-100 lb 67.00-77.00; few Good 70-90
lb 60.00-65.00; Couple Choice 40 lb
new crop lambs 116.00-120.00,
couple 50-65 lb 93.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 19.00-27.00, couple 34.00-
37.00.
GOATS: 21. All goats sold by the
head, bulk 37.0047.00, few 49.00-
55.00, couple 60.00-67.00.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI. Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone.
17171653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653 5728
RON RANCK
Ph (717)656 9849
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
aloi)g Route 22
PHONE:
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday
at 1 30 P M starting
with feeder cattle
and pigs
Also Hay Sale
every Tuesday at
12 30
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Feb. 8
Report supplied by PDA
Cattle Calve
3300 15flo
2700 1333
4104 1543
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers sol
progressively lower closing 1.00
2.00 lower, instances 3.00 lower
slaughter heifers steady to l.oi
lower; cows mostly steady
bullocks continued scarce; bulls
closed 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply
included 51 per cent slaughter
steers, 8 per cent slaughter heifers,
32 per cent cows, 4 per cent bullsj
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice & Prime 34 1175-1450 lbs
66.85-68.50, few 68.50-70.00,10 head
early 70.00-71.25; Good & Choice 1-2
1150-1350 lbs. 67.75-69.00, 10 head
69.50- Choice 241050-1450 lbs
63.75- several early 67.50-
68.25, high Good & low Choice 2-3
61.50- Good 2-3 55.00-62.00;
Good & Choice 1150-1475 lb.
holsteins 52.00-54.75, few Choice
55.00-59.00, Standard 1025-1260 lbs
46.75-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice & Prime 24 1150-1325 lbs
64.75- Choice 2-3 1050-1390 lbs.
59.75- couple Yield Grade 2
64.50-67.10; Good 2-3 850-1200 lbs
53.00-58.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 24 40.5043.50, several
43.50-46.00, couple 46.00-47.50,
Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3 38.00-
41.75, few 42.0043.25, Canner & low
Cutter 36.0040.00, few 34.75-36.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3
1100-1425 lbs. 58.75-62.00; Good 1-2
1000-1350 lbs. 52.00-59.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1300-1850
lbs. 51.00-55.00, few 55.0058.00;
Yield Grade 2 950-1300 lbs. 47.50-
51.00, few early 44.7547.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, although high Good & low
Choice 80415 lbs. closed weak to
5.00 lower. Demand good for
holstfem bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 280400 lbs. 102.00-110.00;
Choice 180-330 lbs. 88.00-103.00;
high Good & low Choice 160-350 lbs.
67.00-90.00, 120-160 lbs. 50.00-70.00,
80-115 lbs. 45.00-55.00, few 55.00-
60.00. 65-80 lbs. 40.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Small
lot 90-95 lbs. holstem heifers 50.00;
bulk 95-120 lb. holstem bulls 75.00-
90.00, several 90.00-96.00, few 85-100
lbs. 55.00-75.00.
Belknap Livestock
Dayton, Pa.
Wednesday, Feb. 6
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 32. One Choice
slaughter steer at 60.50. One Good
slaughter heifer at 50.00 Few
Breaking Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 45.00-50.00, few
Cutter & Boning Utility 39.25-44 50,
Canner & Low Cutter 29.50-39
FEEDER CATTLE Few
Medium Frame PI 335450 lbs
steers 52.00-54.00. Few Medium
Frame #1 325-625 lbs. heifers 35 50-
45.50.
CALVES 78. One Choice vealer
at 84.00, Standard & Good 90-120
lbs. 48.00-56, 65-85 lbs. 40.00-52, few
Utility 50-70 lbs. 20.00-31.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
95-125 lbs. 61.00-92.50. Beef cross
bulls and heifers 60-100 lbs. 54.00
59.00.
HOGS 148. BARROWS AND
GILTS STRONG TO 50 cents
HIGHER. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 51.-51.25, lot
52.50, No. 1-3 210-260 lbs. 50.00-51,
few No. 2-3 280-310 lbs. 45.00-47, No.
1-3 190-205 lbs. 48.00-50, Lot 150 lbs.
at 45.00. Few US No. 1-3 380-605 lbs.
sows 40.0046.00. BOARS 32.00
40.00.
FEEDER PIGS 56. US Utility H
30 lbs. feeder pigs 3.00-11 per hea<
35-50 lbs. 11.00-15.50 per head.
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