A2-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, March 23,1985
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, March 18
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Today
1412 126 563
Last Monday
1290 161 649
Last Year
1472 170 693
Monday’s Auction
1427 140 559 736
Last Monday’s Auction
1238 177 587 464
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers 3.00 to
mostly 4.00 lower, with Holsteins
1.00-2.00 lower; heifers 2.00-3.00
lower; Utility and Commercial
Cows weak to 1.00 lower, Canner
and Cutter firm to 1.00 higher;
bullocks scarce; bulls fully steady.
Supply included 75% slaughter
steers, 11% slaughter heifers, 6%
cows, and 8% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 24 1175-1500 lb.
59.50-61.00, couple lots 61.00-61.35;
15 head Prime 3-4 1315-1385 lb.
62.10-62.60; Choice 2-4 1015-1400 lb.
58.0060.10, few 60.1060.60; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 55.75-
59.10; Good 26 52.00-56.00; Good
and Choice 1200-1475 lb. Holsteins
49.0061.50, few Choice 51.5062.50,
Standard 44.0049.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 875-1150 lb. 54.7567.75,
few Choice 2 58.0068.75; Good 2-3
875-1125 lb. 50.0064.75, few 700650
lb. 48.0061.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 40.5041.50, few
42.0043.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 39.0041.00, few to 41.50;
Canner and low Cutter 37.0039.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 9501150
lb. 50.0065.00, couple Choice 2
56.2568.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900
lb. 50.00-53.00, few 53.00-54.75,
individual 1740 lb. 58.50, couple
2295-2445 lb. 48.25-50.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 45.00-51.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, slaughter calves steady to
firm, instances 5.00 higher.
Demand good for Holstein bulls to
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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
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
ATTENTION CATTLE FEEDERS
Starting Wed., March 27,1985
_«n LOAD LOT FAT CATTLE SALE
\OfKV -10 Or More Per Lot •
i/Vf All Cattle For Load Lot Sale
|V* Must Arrive By 9 AM.
* Air All Cattle Sold In Order
Of Arrival At Market
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving Tho Community For 90 Yoon
return to farm. Supply included 14
head Prime special fed 365 lb.
bought to arrive at 112.00.
VEALERS; Choice 180320 lb.
90.00- few 100.00-105.00; high
Good and low Choice 160325 lb.
75.00- 120-160 lb. 60.00-75.00,
80-115 lb. 48.00-60.00.
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SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250-500 lb. 50.0060.00,
few 250375 lb. 60.0075.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 60.0080.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs steady to
2.00 lower; Spring lambs steady to
5.00 lower, wtih late sales 5.0010.00
lower; slaughter ewes weak to 5.00
lower.
252 '
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80110 lb. 73.0080.00;
Choice 70105 lb. 68.0073.00; Good
60901 b. 67.0070.00.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2040
lb. 100.00130.00 few late 85.00
100.00, 4070 lb. 85.00105.00 with
late sales 80.0085.00,7090 lb. 75.00
86.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.0025.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head 5.0010.00 lower with some
large 20.00 lower; Large mature
40.0060.00; medium 30.0040.00;
small thin 20.0030.00; small fleshy
kids 30.0040.00, medium kids 20.00
30.00, with some small and weak
10.0020.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, March 19
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 2.00-3.00
lower; slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50
lower; cows firm to 1.00 higher,
with Canner and Cutter mostly 1.00
higher; bulls weak to 1.00 lower.
Supply included 50 percent
slaughter steers and 40 percent
cows.
807 740 43 4
1068 652 9 0
1304 784 17 2
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon
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
X
Sole Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattlo Auction -
Stoors, Bulls, Hollars, Cows.
Foodor Cattlo.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
Solo Evory Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Salo
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717-768-8204
H>n Hum
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 11401450 lb.
59.5061.00, few 61.5062.35; Good
and Choice 1-2 and few Prime 2 to
specialty trade 61.0064.50,15 head
65.0067.75; Choice 2-4 11001500 lb.
58.0060.10, few 60.1060.60; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 55.00
58.00; Good 23 52.0055.00; Stan
dard and Good 10301400 lb.
Holsteins 45.1049.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 10001150 lb. 54.0055.60;
Good 2-3 9001050 lb. 47.0053.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 41.5044.50, several
44.50-46.00, couple 46.00-47.00;
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 39.75-
42.50, few 42.5045.00; Canner and
low Cutter 36.75-39.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1225-
2400 lb. 45.6049.25, individual 1630
lb. 50.25; couple yield grade 2 980
1300 lb. 44.5045.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Supply included 584 in
graded sale of which 77 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 150-265 lb.
81.00-94.00; high Good and low
Choice 120-180 lb. 55.00-77.00,80-115
lb. 51.00-55.50,6030 lb. 42.0048.50.
RETURNED TO FARM: 250
head 100124 lb. Holstein bulls
66.0076.00, 45 head 85-95 lb. 55.00
56.00, and 80 head 100115 lb. small
frame 55.00; 70 head 90115 lb.
Holstein heifers 58.0063.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume
slaughter lambs to test trends;
slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Couple
Choice 75-105 lb. 64.0071.00.
SPRING LAMBS: Few Choice
2045 lb. 88.00100.00; Choice 5060
lb. 75.0088.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
14.0019.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head at 20.0027.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, March 20
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
125 15 533
Last Wednesday
161 17 525
Last Year
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Wednesday’s Auction
134 21 519 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
91 17 546 0
CATTLE; Small supply
slaughter steers firm to 1.00
higher; insufficient volume any
other class to fully test trends.
Supply included 75 percent
slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 3, couple 41215-
1425 lb. 61.00-63.00; couple Prime 3
14001425 lb. 64.75-65.00; Choice 2-3
11001415 lb. 58.7560.35; few high
Good and low Choice 23 10401250
lb. 56.0058.50; Good and Choice
1175-1600 lb. Holsteins 50.0053.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 40.75-44.25; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 40.0041.50;
Canner and low Cutter 34.7538.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple Good and
Choice 1-2 50.5054.25.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
1405-1450 lb. 49.75-52.00.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume to test trends.
VEALERS: Couple high Good
and low Choice 150185 lb. 65.00
71.00, 95-120 lb. 58.0061.00, 7095 lb.
46.0052.00.
SHEEP: None.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, March 21
Report supplied by USDA
CATTLE 792: Comapred to last
Thursday slaughter steers 1.003.00
lower; slaughter heifers not fully
tested; cows steady to 1.00 higher
with most advance on early sales;
bullocks steady to weak; bulls fully
steady. Supply included 35 percent
slaughter steers and 55 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4,11701400 lbs.
60.5062.60; Good and Choice 1-2
1075-1375 lbs. 60.0062.25, couple
62.5063.00; Choice 2410501425 lbs.
58.00-60.50, around 15 head 61.30
61.85; high Good and low Choice 2-3
55.5056.50; Good 2-3 53.0055.00;
Standard and Good 975-1275 lb.
Holsteins 45.7549.00, few Choice
12701310 lb. 49.25-51.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Good 2-3 9501125 lb. 49.75-51.50,
couple Choice 1025 lb. 57.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 40.0043.50, several
43.5045.50; Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 39.7543.00, few 43.00
44.25; Canner and low Cutter 36.50-
8 859
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(7171 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653 5728
RON RANCK
Ph (717)656 9849
j LEBANON 1
1 VALLEY {
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| 1 mile East of *
I Fredericksburg I
| along Route 22 ;
I PHONE: I
| JONESTOWN I
| 865-2881 I
1 Sale every Tuesday r
I at 130 P M starting I
* with feeder cattle (
| and pigs Z
I Also Hay Sale I
? every Tuesday at f
i 12 30 X
39.50, tew early 39.50-40.75.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 1000-1335
lb. 50.75-54.75, individual Choice 2
1310 lb. 58.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1275-1900
lb. 48.85-53.00, couple 53.00-54.00,
individual 2140 lb. 51.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 45.00-49.00,
individual yield grade 3 1805 lb
43.00.
VEAL CALVES; 508. Vealers
fully steady, with high Good and
low Choice 65-115 lb. 3.00-10.00
higher. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 270-390 lbs. 105.00-110.00;
Choice 150-365 lb. 85.00-95.00, few
95.00- high Good and low
Choice 140-350 lbs. 69.00-86.00, 120-
140 lb. 60.00-75.00, 80-115 lb. 55.00-
61.00,65-80 lb. 45.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 70.00-78.00,
few 78.00-84.00, several 85-105 lb.
65.00-
SHEEP: 275. Wooled lambs
steady; slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00
lower. Bulk of the supply 30-55 lb.
spring lambs sold to the Holiday
trade.
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 90-120 lb. 72.00-79.00;
Choice 80-110 lb. 65.00-70.00.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2545
lb. 108.00-122.00, few 3040 lb.
122.00-130.00, few 45-60 lb. 90.00-
105.00; Good 35-55 lb. 58.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 9.00-18.00, few yearlings
19.00-22.00^
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, March 22
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
3500 1400
3884 1374
4800 1513
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00-
3.00 lower; slaughter heifers 1.00-
2.00 lower; cows firm to 1.00
higher, most advance on Canner &
Cutter; bullocks scarce; bulls
steady. Supply included 53 per cent
slaughter steers, 6 per cent
slaughter heifers, 25 per cent cows,
6 per cent bulls, balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 24 1140-1500 lbs.
59.50- few 61.50-62.60, Good &
Choice 1-2 few Prune to specialty
trade 61.00-64.50, 15 head 65.00-
67.75; Choice 24 1100-1500 lbs.
58.00- around IS head 61.35-
61.85, high Good & low Choice 2-3
55.00- Good 2-3 52.00-56.00;
Good & Choice 1200-1475 lb.
holstems 49.00-51.50, few Choice
51.50- Standard & low Good
1025-1400 lbs. 44.0049.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 875-1150 lbs. 54.00-57.75,
few Choice Grade 2 58.00-58.75;
Good 2-3 875-1125 lbs. 50.00-54.75,
few 700-850 lbs. 48.00-51.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 24 40.5044.00, several
44.5046.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 39.5043.00, few 43.0045.00,
Canner & low Cutter 36.50-39.75,
few 39.7540.75.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 950-1335
lbs. 50.00-55.00, couple Choice
Grade 2 56.25-58.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1275-1900
lbs. 48.85-53.00, few 53.00-54.75,
individual 1740 lbs. 58.50, few 2140
2145 lbs. 48.25-5r.00; Yield Grade 2
1000-1350 lbs. 45.0051.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, although high Good & low
Choice 85-115 lbs. 5.005.00 higher;
Slaughter Calves steady to firm,
instances 5.00 higher. Demand
good for holstein bulls to return to
farm.
VEALERS: High Choice & Prune
270-390 lbs. 105.00-112.00; Choice
150-365 lbs. 85.00-95.00, few 95.00-
105.00; high Good& low Choice 140
325 lbs. 69.0056.00, 120-140 lbs.
60.00-75.00, 80115 lbs. 51.0061.00,
6050 lbs. 42.0055.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 250500 lbs. 50.0060.00, few