Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, April 1
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Today
1289 128
Last Monday
1413 137
Last Year
1650 109 1033
Monday’s Auction
1313 138 694 1922
Last Monday's Auction
1445 153 994 994
712 2588
992 1315
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday mixed Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 1.00-1.50 lower,
Good to average Choice steady-50
lower; heifers steady; cows 50-1.00
lower; bullocks scarce, few
steady; bulls 50 to mostly 1.00
higher. Supply included 78%
steers, 10% heifers, 6% cows, & 6%
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice & Prime 3-4 1175-1485 lb.
60.60-61.85, few 62.0082.35; few
Good & Choice 1-2 1200-1325 lb.
63.00- Choice 2-4 1100-1475 lb.
58.75-61.75, few to 62.10; high Good
& low Choice 2-3 56.00-58.50; few
Good 2-3-54.50-56.50; few Choice
1400-1525 lb. Holsteins 51.75-53.10,
Standard & Good 1100-1225 lb.
47.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1150 lb. 53.85-56.25,
Choice 2 57.00-58.00; Good 2-3 750
11001 b. 51.75-55.75.
COWS; Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 40.50-42.50, few to
44.00; Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3
39.0041.00, few to 41.50; Canner
and low Cutter 37.00-39.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 900-1250
lb. 50.25-55.25; individual Choice 2
910 lb. 55.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-2170
<b. 50.50-54.75, couple to 56.00; yield
grade 21000-1500 lb. 45.5080.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly CATTLE; Compared to last
steady; slaughter calves fully Tuesday slaughter steers 75-1.50
steady. Demand fair for Holstein lower; slaughter heifers not
bulls to return to farm. Supply tested; cows steady to mostly 50
included one lot Prime 360 lb. lower; bulls not fully tested.
Supply included 59 percent
VEALERS: Few high Choice & slaughter steers and 37 percent
@~ >en 24 hours a day I
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| MONDAY
g 9:00 AM. —Slaughter Bulls,
_ Heifers, Steers, Cows
■ 10:00 A.M —Goats, Veal Calves,
I Lambs
| 12 Noon—Slaughter Hogs
TUESDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
—Feeder Pigs
WEDNESDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
—Stocker and Feeder Cattle
9 00 A M
1 OOP M
8 00 A M
10 00 A M
11 OOAM
11 00 A M
SATURDAY
8 00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
ATTENTION CATTLE FEEDERS
Starting Wed., March 27,1985
-|\ LOAD LOT FAT CATTLE SALE
I Or'*' ' lO Or More Per Lot -
I nt Cattle For Load Lot Sale
|V ' r Must Arrive By 9 AM.
n Alt All Cattle Sold In Order
3k* Of Arrival At Market
■ 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
I Serving The Community For 90 Years
Prime 280-350 lb. 100.00-105.00;
Choice 180-220 lb. 85.00-100.00; high
Good & low Choice 160-325 lb. 70.00
85.00, 120-160 lb. 60.00-70.00, 80-115
lb. 48.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 250-350 lb. 55.0075.00, 350
500 lb. 50.0055.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 60.0070.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 2060 lb.
spring lambs sold to the Easter
trade; wooled lambs steady; ewes
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2030
lb. 150.00175.00, 3040 lb. 125.00
150.00, 4050 lb. 100.00125.00, 5070
lb. 85.00100.00, 70105 lb. 80.00
85.00; Good 2040 lb. 110.00130.00,
4070 lb. 70.00100.00, 70100 lb.
65.0080.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice &
Prime 80-110 lb. 75.0080.00; Choice
70-105 lb. 68.00-75.00; Good 6090 lb.
65.0068.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility &
Good 15.0030.00.
GOATS: Sold per head; mature
5.0010.00 lower; medium to fancy
kids 5.0015.00 higher, extremes
20.00 higher, plain mostly steady.
Supply included about 50% kids.
MATURE GOATS: Large 36.00
50.00; medium 25.0035.00; small
15.0025.00.
KID GOATS: Fancy 45.0055.00;
several mainly late 55.0065.00;
medium 30.0045.00; plain 15.00
30,00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, April 2
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1111 724 188 32
Last Tuesday
1071 640 148 19
Last Year
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 2040
lb. 140.00-160.00; 45 head 164.00
172.00, 40-50 lb. 130.00-150.00, few
6065 lb. 108.00124.00; Good 2040
lb. 118.00130.00, few 4050 lb.
108.00120.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few Good
55-90 lb. 60.0070.00; couple Choice
5070 lb. 76.00-89.00 l
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.0021.00.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE OK#
Every Friday at 12 Noon
1320 658 36 3
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
>* VINTAGE SALES
m 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
Business Phone
717-768-8204
Heme Phene
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1175-1525 lb.
60.00-62.50, few 62.50-63.25, couple
head 63.50-65.00; Good and Choice
1-2 11001350 lb. 61.0063.75, eight
head 64.00-65.00; Choice 2-4 1100
1450 lb. 58.5061.00, few 61.0061.50;
few Choice 3-4 13501600 lb. 57.00
58.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3
56.5058.50; few Good 2-3 52.00
56.50; Good and Choice 12501400
lb. Holsteins 52.00-56.60, Standard
105013001 b. 47.5050.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 40.0043.00, few
43.0044.75; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 39.0041.50, few 41.50
42.75; Canner and low Cutter 35.75-
39.00.
BULLS: Few yield grade 11300
1800 lb. 48.25-51.00, individual 1335
lb. 55.00; yield grade 210001600 lb.
45.25-48.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven; small supply high Good to
Choice 140-300 lb. steady; high
Good and low Choice 60-120 lb.
steady to mostly 2.00 lower. Supply
included 565 in graded sale of
which 72 percent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 180-
250 lb. 81.00-86.00, individual 325 lb.
98.00; high Good and low Choice
160-300 lb. 68.0080.00, 120160 lb.
52.0088.00,80-115 lb. 48.0052.00,55-
80 lb. 42.00-48.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 220
head 100-125 lb. Holstein bulls
72.00-75.00, 35 head 90-95 lb. 68.00-
70.00; 15 head small frame 110120
lb. 58.00 and 85 head 90-105 lb. 54.00-
55.00. 60 head 90-115 lb. Holstein
heifers 55.00-59.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 20-65 lb.
spring lambs sold to the Easter
trade. Slaughter ewes firm to 5.00
higher.
11.-ATS: All goats sold by the
head; medium kids 32.0038.00,
individual 42.00, few plam 20.00
30.00; couple large mature goats
26.0034.00, couple small 20.00
21.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, April 3
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
767 15 435 0
Wednesday’s Auction
212 13 271 7
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
small supply slaughter steers 50-
LOO lower; cows steady to 1.00
lower; insufficient volume
slaughter heifers or bulls to fully
test trends. Supply included 75
percent slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: 79 head
Choice few Prime 2-4 1230-1365 lb.
60.2581.00; one lot Choice and
Prime 3-4 1475 lb. 59.25; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 1100-1315
lb. 55.00-58.00; few Good 2-3 54.00-
55.00; few Good 1180-1400 lb.
Holstems 47.25-50.00, Standard
1025-1355 lb. 45.50-46.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-31070-1185 lb. 54.00-58.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 39.00-40.75, couple
41.75-42.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 38.75-41.25; Canner and
low Cutter 35.50-38.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 2 1040-1380
lb. 47.00-48.00; individual yield
grade 11770 lb. 49.50.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test; few high
Good and low Choice 80-110 lb.
48.0085.00; couple 100-110 lb.
Holstein bulls returned to farm at
62.00.
SHEEP; No market test.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, April 4
CATTLE 629. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers steady
to 1.00 lower, although high Choice
and Prime not fully tested;
slaughter heifers scarce; cows
steady to 1.00 lower; bullocks
steady; bulls steady. Supply in-
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI. Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone
(717)653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653 5728
RON RANCK
Ph (717)656 9849
r LEBANON
I VALLEY
I LIVESTOCK
I MARKET, INC.
I I 1 mile East of
I Fredericksburg
x along Route 22
| PHONE:
X JONESTOWN >
I 865-2881 I
X Sale every Tuesday r
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eluded 33 percent slaughter steen
and 53 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choict
2-4 1100-1325 lb. 58.00-60.00, fev
60.00-61.00, couple high Choice am
Choice 2 60.85-62.25; high Good ant
low Choice 2-3 1050-1275 lb. 55.00
58.00; few Good 2-3 52.75-56.00:
Few Good 1150-1350 lb. Holstein;
48.50-50.00, couple Choice 50.00
53.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility am
Commercial 2-4 39.25-41.00, fev
41.50-43.50, few 33.75-35.00.
239 15 323 44
BULLOCKS. Good 1-2 1000-1321
lb. 50.75-53.00, couple Choice 21070
1275 lb. 55.00-56.25.
480 16 621 6
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1125-180(
lb. 48.50-52.75, individual 1840 lb
55.60, couple 2050-2115 lb. 47.10-
47.25; few yield grade 2 1000-1350
lb. 45.75-48.50, individual 2685 lb
43.25.
472 16 528 0
VEAL CALVES: 535. Vealer;
uneven, Choice and Prime 5.00-8.01
lower, high Good and low Choici
140-300 lb. steady to 5.00 lower, 80
115 lb. 2.00-5.00 higher. Demanc
fair for Holstein bulls to return tc
farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prune 220-320 lb. 96.00-100.00, few
102.00- Choice 160-320 lb
74.00- few 90.00-95.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-350 lb.
65.00- 120-160 lb. 55.00-65.00,
80-115 lb. 47 00-53.00, few 60-80 lb.
40.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100-120 lb. Holstein bulls 68.00
78.00, several 85-105 lb. 55.00-68.00.
SHEEP: 256. Supply mainly 20-
65 lb. spring lambs sold to the
Easter trade; few Wooled lam!
steady; slaughter ewes steady to
3.00 lower.
SPRING LAMBS- Choice 1560
lb. 150.00-172.00, 15 head 25-40 lb
176.00- Choice 50-55 lb
140.00- 60-80 lb. 110.00-124 00;
few Good 20-50 lb. 122.00-145.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few Good
and Choice 70-90 lb. 68.00-86.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 16.00-23.00.
GOATS: 58. All goats sold to the
Easter Trade, Few Fancy Kids
48.00- medium 39.00-48.00, few
Plain 25.00-30.00; Medium mature
23.00- couple large 40.00-47.00.
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared with last
week’s market; SI. steers .50-1.00
lower than last week’s close, or as
much as 3.00 lower than early last
week; SI. he’fers steady; cows
steady to 1.00 lower; bullocks
steady; bulls Steady. Supply in
cluded 58 per cent si. steer, 5 per
cent si. heifers, 30 per cent cows, 4
per cent bulls, balance feeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice & Prime 2-4 1175-1485 lbs
60.00-62 00, few 62.00-63 25, one lot
3-4 1475 lbs. 59.25; Choice 2-4 1100-
1475 lbs 58.00-60.00, several eail}
part of week 60.00-61.50; High Good
& low Choice 2-3 1050-300 lbs. 55 00-
58.50, Good 2-3 52.00-56.00, Good &
Choice 1250-1400 lb. holsteins 50 00-
53.00, few Choice 53.00-56 50;
Standard 1050-1300 lbs, 47.00-50.00
SL. HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 900-
1150 lbs. 53.75-56.25, few Choice
Grade 2 57.00-58.50, Good 2-3 750-
1100 lbs. 51.75-55.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 39.25-42.50, few
42.50-44.00, Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 37.00-40.50, few 40.50-42 75,
Canner & low Cutter 35.00-39.00,
few 33.75-35.00.
BULLOCKS. Good 1-2 900-1250
lbs. 50.25-55.00, couple Choice
Grade 2 55.25-56.25.
BULLS. Yield Grade 1 1250-2170
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, March 5
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
3300 1410
4376 1319
6126 1296
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