Livestock market and auction news
V.
Lancaster Market
Monday, February 25
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Today
1156 121 980 1181
Last Monday
1118 121 862 688
Last Year
1357 124 850 308
Monday’s Auction
1193 141 850 623 565
Last Monday’s Auction
1177 129 707 392 294
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers 1.00 to
mostly 2.00 lower; heifers steady
to 1.00 lower; cows 1.00 lower,
instances 1.50 lower; bullocks
scarce; bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.
Supply included 59% slaughter
steers, 20% slaughter heifers, 11%
cows, and 10% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1400 lb.
64.10-66.00, couple 66.75-67.00;
Choice 2-4 1100-1450 lb. 62.50-65.10,
mainly 63.50-64.75; few lots Choice
2-3 1000-1075 lb. 61.75-63.00; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1050-1350
lb. 60.00-63.00; Good 2-3 1050-1300
lb. 54.50-59.00, few 950-1025 lb.
52.00-54.0p0; Good and Choice 1200
1450 lb. Holsteins 50.50-54.00,
couple Choice 55.25-57.00, Standard
105013501 b. 44.00-49.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 900-1150 lb. 58.5062.50,
few 62.5063.60; Good 2-3 875-1150
lb. 53.75-58.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 42.5044.00, few
44.0045.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 39.5042.00, few 42.00
42.75; Canner and low Cutter 37.00
40.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 9501200
lb. 50.50-55.50; couple Choice 2-3
105012751 b. 58.0062.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1275-2000
lb. 49.00-52.75, few 53.00-55.25; yield
grade 21000-1400 lb. 45.0049.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady; slaughter calves 2.00-5.00
lower. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm. Supply
included one lot Prime special fed
350-380 lb. bought to arrive at
112.00.
VEALERS: Choice 180-300 lb.
90.00- few 100.00-105.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-325 lb.
70.00- 120-160 lb. 60.00-75.00,
80-115 lb. 50.00-60.00 few 60.0045.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 275-500 lb. 50.00-60.00,
few to 65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-115 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00-90.00,
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AUCTIONS
MONDAY
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
9:00 A. M
10:00 A.M
TUESDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
—Feeder Pigs
WEDNESDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
9:00 A.M
1.00 P.M
8:00 A.M
10:00 A M
11:00 A.M
—Stocker and Feeder Cattle
11:00 A.M
SATURDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
8:00 A.M
I LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
I 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Years
few 65.00-75.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs mostly
steady, new crop lambs 10.00-20.00
lower; slaughter ewes 5.00 lower.
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80-110 lb. 75.00-80.00;
Choice 70-105 lb. 70.09-75.00; Good
60-90 lb. 65.09-70.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 40-
60 lb. 85.00-110.00, few 110.00-
125.00; Good 39-50 lb. 75.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 25.0935.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, weak to mostly 5.00 lower.
Large mature 50.00-60.00, few
60.00-70.00; medium 30.00-45.00,
few to 50.00; small 20.00-30.00, with
small and thin 10.00-20.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, February 26
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
831 806 9 3
Last Tuesday
953 836 3 0
Last Year
1205 725 6 1
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 501.00
lower, instances 1.50 lower;
slaughter heifers not fully tested;
cows steady to 1.00 lower, in
stances 2.00 lower on Cutter and
Boning Utility; bulls steady to 1.00
lower. Supply included 45 percent
slaughter steers, 5 percent
slaughter heifers, 47 percent cows,
and 3 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 11001500 lb. 63.0065.50, few
head 65.50-66.00; Good and Choice
1-2 11501375 lb. 66.5067.75, couple
68.0069.10, with three head high
Choice and Prime 3 71.75-72.00;
high Good and low Choice 26 1050
1325 lb. 60.0063.50; Good 2-3 1000
1250 lb. 52.0060.00; Good and
Choice 12001400 lb. Holsteins 50.75-
54.00, few Choice 54.75-57.00,
Standard 48.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
2-3 900-1100 lb. 52.00-54.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 42.00-45.00, couple
45.00-47.25; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 38.25-42.25, few 42.50-
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Every Friday at 12 Noon p*
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GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only
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
43.75; Canner and low Cutter 36.00-
38.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-1700
lb. 49.25-52.75, individual 2075 lb.
51.75; yield grade 2 1000-1375 lb.
45.0949.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers not
fully tested on Choice, high Good
and low Choice steady. Supply
included 633 in graded sale of
which 66 percent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 160-
210 lb. 84.00-98.00; high Good and
low Choice 160-365 lb. 60.00-75.00,
120-160 lb. 54.0966.00, 80-115 lb.
53.0959.00,6980 lb. 42.0952.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 30 head
115-125 lb. Holstein bulls 81.00-
82.50, 200 head 100-115 lb. 85.50-
88.00, and 35 head 90-95 lb 70.00; 20
head small frame 115-12(1 lb. 72.00-
75.00, and 110 head 90-105 lb. 57.00-
59.00, 35 head 100-105 lb. Holstein
heifers 64.00-66.00.
SHEEP: Market not fully
tested; couple Choice 70-110 lb.
new crop lambs 87.00; couple Good
and Choice 85-105 lb. wooled lambs
54.00-57.00; and couple Utility
slaughter ewes 27.00-35.00.
GOATS: Goats sold by the head
at 35.00-37.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, February 27
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
299 35 717 5
Wednesday’s Auction
124 39 463 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Small supply
slaughter steers and cows mostly
steady; slaughter heifers and bulls
not fully tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24 1065-1370 lb. 63.00-65.10, few
head 65.25-66.00; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 950-1300 lb. 59.75-
63.00; couple Good 2-3 57.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
■wsineii Phene
717-768-8204
Ham# Mnm
215-4588518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Couple Choice 2-3 975-1150 lb. 59.00-
61.25; few Good 2-3 725-900 lb. 48.00-
52.00.
COWS: Couple Breaking Utility
2-3 42.0943.75; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 38.0941.75; Canner and
low Cutter 35.75-38.00.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1-2
1150-1600 lb. 46.7549.00.
VEAL CALVES: Supply mainly
80-115 lb. calves; high Good and
low Choice 89-115 lb. weak to 5.00
lower. Demand fair for Holstein
bulls to return to farm. Supply
included 22 head Prime special fed
bought to arrive.
VEALERS: High Good and Low
Choice 80-115 lb. 45.0955.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
95-115 lb. Holstein bulls 70.0965.00.
SHEEP: None.
CATTLE 842: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers uneven,
Choice .50-.75 higher, Good to low
Choice steady, instances .50 lower;
slaugnter heifers steady; cows
weak to 1.00 lower; small supply
bulls fully steady. Supply included
40 percent slaughter steers and 50
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1050-1400 lbs. 63.50-66.00, few
63.00- couple high Choice and
Prime 3 65.75-67.00 and couple
Choice 2 66.00-67.25; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1000-1375 lbs. 59.50-
63.10; Good 2-3 55.00-60.00; Good
and Choice 1150-1400 lb. Holsteins
51.00- couple Choice 53.50-
54.50.
120 40 465 0
226 30 735 3
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2 1075-1185 lbs. 64.00-66.00;
few Choice 2-3 950-1100 lbs. 58.25-
62.75; Good 2-3 700-900 lb. 51.75-
54.50.
91 17 550 3
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 40.7543.00, few
43.0044.75; Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 38.0041.50, few 41.50-
43.25; Canner and low Cutter 34.50-
38.50, few 33.00-34.50.
BULLOCKS; Good 1-2 950-1250
lbs. 53.75-57.00, couple Choice 2
57.50-58.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 2 1100-1300
lb. 45.75-51.00, few yield grade 1
1300-1600 lb. 50.00-51.75, individual
5400 and individual 2170 lb. 47.25.
VEAL CALVES 511: Vealers
steady to weak, with high Good and
low Choice 80-115 lb. 4.00-8.00
lower. Demand good for Holstein
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta. PA
17547
Office Phone
<7171653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653 5728
RON RANCK
Ph (717)656 9849
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New Holland
Auction
Thursday, February 28
Report supplied by USDA
bulls to return to farm,
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 250-410 lb. 100.00-107.00,
couple 108.00-109.00; Choice 170-320
lb. 83.00-96.00, couple 96.00-102.00;
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, March 1
Report supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
3200 1500
3693 1513
4259 1580
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE; Compared with last
week’s market, slaughter steers
generally steady with last week’s
close, although Choice .50-.70
higher late; slaughter heifers
steady; cows weak to 1.00 lower;
bullocks scarce; bulls steady.
Supply included 47 per cent
slaughter steers, 10 per cent
slaughter heifers, 30 per cent cows,
6 per cent bulls, balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
head high Choice & Prime 2-41250
1400 lbs. 65.75-67.00; Good & Choice
1-2 1150-1375 lbs. 66.00-67.75, couple
68.00- Choice 2-4 1050-1400 lbs.
63.00- few lots Choice 2-31000-
1075 lbs. 61.75-63.00, high Good &
low Choice 2-3 59.50-63.50; Good 2-3
1050-1300 lbs. 54.51W9.00, few 950
1025 lbs. 52.00-54.00; Good & Choice
1150-1450 lb. holsteins 50.50-54.00,
couple Choice 55.25-57.00; Stan
dard 1050-1350 lbs. 44.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 9001150 lbs. 58.25-62.75;
few Choice Grade 2 1050-1185 lbs.
63.5066.00; Good 2-3 875-1150 lbs.
53.75-58.50, few 700900 lbs. 51.75-
54.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 40.75-44.00, few
mainly early part of week 44.00-
47.25, Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3
38.00-42.00, few 42.0043.75, Canner
& low Cutter 34.50-38.50, few 33.00-
34.50.
BULLOCKS; Good 1-2 950-1250
lbs. 50.50-57.00, couple Choice 2-3
1050-1350 lbs. 57.50-62.00.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1 1275-2000
lbs. 49.00-52.75, few 53.00-55.25;
Yield Grade 2 1000-1400 lbs. 45.00
50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice & Prime
vealers mostly steady; high Good
& low Choice closed 4.000.00
lower; slaughter calves 2.00-5.00
lower. Demand good for holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 250410 lbs. 100.00-109.00;
Choice 170-320 lbs. 83.00-96.00, few
96.00-102.00; high Good & low
Choice 160-365 lbs. 64.0085.00, 120
160 lbs. 52.00-75.00, 80115 lbs. 45.00
55.00, several early part of week
55.0059.00. 6080 lbs. 40.0050.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 275-500 lbs. 50.0060.00, few
to 65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. holstein bulls 72.00-88.00,
few 88.0091.00, several 80105 lbs.
57.0075.00, few 100105 lb. holstein
heifers 64.0066.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, February 25
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 195 head of
horses, mules and ponies. Market;
stronger.
Local:
Better horses 400.00-675.00, Few
Registered Horses 685.00-950.00.
Driving horses 250.00-910.00.
Riding horses 250.00-350.00.
Lightweight killers 190.00-275.00;
Heavyweight killers 300.00-375.00.
Mare ponies 35.00-70.00; Colts
10.00-20.00; Gelding ponies 35.00-
70.00.
Larger ponies 100.00-150.00.