A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday. April 13,1985
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Aprils
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Today
1281 100 740 2346
Last Monday
1289 128 712 2588
Last Year
1921 124 730 2374
Monday’s Auction
1168 106 741 1752 644
Last Monday’s Auction
1313 138 694 1922 882
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers weak to
50 lower; heifers steady, instances
1.00 higher on Choice; cows firm to
50 higher; bullocks and bulls
steady to 1.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 73% slaughter steers, 12%
slaughter heifers, 7% cows, and 8%
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-1400 lb.
60.50- Choice 2-4 1075-1400 lb.
58.50- few head 61.0061.75;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-
1425 lb. 54.00-58.50; few Good 2-3
52.00- Good and Choice 1150-
1450 lb. Holsteins 49.00-52.00, few
Choice 53.00-55.75, few Standard
1050-1250 lb. 47.0049.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 950-1250 lb. 53.50-57.50,
few 57.50-59.00, couple Choice 2
59.25-60.25; Good 2-3 950-1150 lb.
51.00-
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 40.5043.50, few
44.0044.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 39.0042.00, few 42.00-
42.50; Canner and low Cutter 37.50-
39.50, few early 34.75-37.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 950-1200
lb. 49.50-52.00; couple Choice 2
1150-1225 lb. 53.50-54.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900
lb. 48.00-52.00, few 53.00-54.50,
couple 54.75-55.75; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 45.0049.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady; slaughter calves steady.
Demand fair for Holstein bulls to
return to farm. Supply included
one lot Prune special fed bought to
arrive at 115.00.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
1 24 hours a day ■
1 365 days a yearj
(717) 394-2611"
" | HAY. STRAW & CORN
■: SALE mSJ
1 Every Friday at 12 Noon '
AUCTIONS
MONDAY
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10:00 A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
TUESDAY
9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
1:00 P.M. —Feeder Pigs
WEDNESDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
9:00 A.M
11:00 A.M
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
ATTENTION CATTLE FEEDERS
Starting Wed., March 27,1985
LOAD LOT FAT CATTLE SALE
IIIA” -10 Or More Per Lot -
* i fit All Cattle For Load Lot Sale
|,U* Must Arrive By 9 AM.
«klr All Cattle Sold In Order
Of Arrival At Market
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Yoors
and Prime 280650 lb. 98.00-105.00;
Choice 180-220 lb. 80.00-95.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-325 lb.
70.0060.00, 120-160 lb. 60.00-70.00,
80-115 lb. 48.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250650 lb. 55.00-75.00,
3505001 b. 50.0055.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 60.0075.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 2060 lb.
spring lambs sold to the Greek
Easter trade; wooled lambs
steady; slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2030
lb. 160.00180.00, 3040 lb. 150.00
165.00, 4050 lb. 120.00140.00, 60100
lb. 80.00120.00; Good 2040 lb.
140.00160.00, 4060 lb. 110.00130.00,
60100 lb. 70.0085.00.
WOOLED LAMBS; Choice and
Prime 80110 lb. 75.0060.00, few
head 80.0084.00; Choice 70105 lb.
68.0075.00; Good 6090 lb. 65.00
6&.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.0060.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; generally steady; large
mature goats 40.00-50.00, medium
30.0040.00, small 20.00-30.00; fancy
kid goats 45.00-60.00 few 60.00-70.00,
medium 30.00-50.00, plain 15.00-
30.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, April 9
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1020 720 109 23
Last Tuesday
1111 724 188 32
Last Year
1379 655 232 1
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers fully
steady; slaughter heifers firm to
1.00 higher; cows firm to 50 higher;
bulls steady. Supply included 59
percent slaughter steers, 6 percent
slaughter heifers and 31 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1485 lb.
60.00-62.50, few 62.75-63.50, with
five head 64.1005.00; Good and
Choice 1-2 1100-1425 lb. 62.5003.75,
J GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
m RD No. 4 Ephrata. Pa. 717-7381117
_ 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers-Cash or Certified Check Only
■ I ,
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattlo Auction -
Stoors, Bulls, Haifars, Cows,
FoodorCattlo.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
*717*768^204*
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
12 head 64.0065.25; Choice 2-41100
1450 lb. 58.0062.00, mainly 58,75-'
61.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3
10501250 lb. 56.0058.50; few Good
26 51.00-54.00; Good and Choice
10901500 lb. Holsteins 50.0054.00,
few Choice 54.00-57.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 26 10001315 lb. 58.0061.75;
Good 26 9001100 lb. 52.0056.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 40.50-43.75, few
44.0047.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 38.7542.00, few 42.00
43.25; Canner and low Cutter 35.70
39.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13001950
lb. 48.0050.75, individual 2100 lb.
47.25; yield grade 2 10001400 lb.
45.0048.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice and
Prime vealers steady; high Good
and low Choice 120150 lb. steady,
55-110 lb. 5.008.00 higher. Supply
included 536 in graded sale of
which 73 percent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 315-375 lb. 98.00-103.00;
Choice 215-380 lb. 78.00-99.00; high
Good and low Choice 140-250 lb.
67.0080.00, 120-140 lb. 55.0087.00,
80-115 lb. 55.50-58.00, 55-80 lb. 50.00-
55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 50 head
90-115 lb. Holstein heifers 57.50-
58.00. 20 head 120-125 18. Holstein
bulls 68.00, 200 head 100-115 lb.
70.00-74.00, 35 head 90-95 lb. 65.00-
66.00 ; 20 head small frame 110-115
lb. 61.00415.00, and 75 head small
frame 90-105 lb. 57.50-59.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 20-50 lb.
spring lambs sold to the Greek
Easter trade; around 25 percent
slaughter ewes firm to 5.00 higher.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 30-50
lb. 168.00-176.00, 10 head 30-40 lb.
182.00- few Choice 60-70 lb.
128.00- Good 3045 lb. 126.00-
142.00, one lot Good 24 lb. 110.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.00-25.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; five head medium kids 40.00-
41.00, couple plain 22.00; medium
mature 16.00-20.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, April 10
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
265 13 648
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■* t
Wednesday
LastAtear
475 19
Wednesday’s Auction
. 256 14
Last Wednesday's Auction
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CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers firm to 50 higher;
insufficient volume any other class
to fully test trends. Supply in
cluded 85 percent slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: 91 head
Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4 1260
1345 lb. 61.7063.00; 81 head Choice
2-4 1200137 lb. 60.5061.35, one lot
1097 lb. 59.25; one lot Choice 2-3
1080 lb. 58.75; one lot Good and
Choice 1255 lb. Holsteins 51.85.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
2-3 760955 lb. 43.0048.25; in
dividual Choice 21210 lb. 61.25.
COWS: Couple Breaking Utility
2-3 39.7043.25; Canner and low
Cutter 35.5037.75.
BULLOCKS: Good and Choice 1-
2 1150-1230 lb. 50.00-54.50; in
dividual yield grade 1 1550 lb. Bull
50.25, couple yield grade 21165-1260
lb. 45.5047.50.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test; couple
high Good and low Choice 175-180
lb. 70.00-75.00, couple 120-130 lb.
59.00,75-90 lb. 48.00-55.00.
SHEEP; No market test.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, April 11
CATTLE 1090. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 50 to
mostly 1.00 higher; slaughter
heifers scarce steady; cows
steady, instances 1.00 higher;
bullocks 1.00 lower; bulls weak to
1.00 lower with yield grade 1
mostly 1.00 lower. Supply included
51 percent slaughter steers and 38
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prune 3-4 1200-1480 lb.
61.10-62.50, few 62.75-63.85; Good
and Choice 1-2 1100-1325 lb. 61.00-
63.25; Choice 2-4 1080-1350 lb. 59.00-
61.25; high Good and low Choice 2-3
950-1275 lb. 56.00-59.00; few Good 2-
3 52.00-56.00; Good and Choice 1250-
1450 lb. Holsteins 52.00-54.50; Few
Standard 48.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few
Choice 2-3 840-1100 lb. 53.50-57.00;
Good 2-3 850-1000 lb. 50.00-53.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 40.00-43.00, several
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.
| 1 mile East of
I Fredericksburg
I along Route 22
I PHONE:
JONESTOWN >
865-2881 I
Sale every Tuesday x
at 130 P M starting! I
with feeder cattle f
and pigs Z
Also Hay Sale I
every Tuesday at J
J
43.25-45.75; Cutter and UpU
323 1-3 38.00-41.00, few^SJ.
/• n "Tfe,6o; Canner and low Cutter 35.00-*
831 48 . 38.00.
239 15
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1300
6*. - 52.75-53.75; Good 1-2 950-1175 lb.
• • *,48.75-51.75.
7 • BULLS; Yield grade 1 lfO-2025
lb. -4*.a»-51.00;; yjeld /fade 2 45*75-
48.n0! T
VEAL CALVES; 629. Vealers
3.00-5.00 higher, although high
Good and low Choice 160-320 lb.
mostly steady. Demand fair for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 320-370 lb. 103.00-109.00,
couple 109.00-111.00; Choice 160-320
lb. 80.00-96.00, few 96.00-101.00;
high Good and low Choice 160-350
lb. 58.00-80.00, 120-160 lb. 58.00-
70.00. 80-115 lb. 52.00-58.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-115 lb. Holstein bulls 65.00-74.00,
several 85-105 lb. 59.0065.00.
SHEEP; 258. Supply mainly 20-
60 lb. sprmg lambs, few 70100 lb.
Slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2050
lb. 96.00122.00, 5070 lb. 80.00-
100.00, 70100 lb. 78.0086.00; Good
20-50 lb. 70.0095.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 95-115
lb. 64.0073.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 14.0026.00.
GOATS: 115. All goats sold by
the head, Fancy Kids 28.0036.00,
medium 25.0030.00; Large mature
38.0046.00, couple 48.0050.00;
medium 25.0035.00, few small
17.0025.00.
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: SI. steers fully steady
with some closing sales 1.00
higher; SI. heifers steady, in
stances 1.00 higher; cows steady,
instances 1.00 higher; bullocks 1.00
lower; bulls weak to mostly 1.00
lower. Supply included 57 per cent
SI. steers; 6 per cent SI. heifers; 21
per cent cows; 5 per cen bulls with
a balance feeders.
• SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice & Prime 3-4 1200-1480 lb.
60.50-63.00, few head 63.00-63.85;
Good & Choice 1-2110-1325 lb. 61.50
63.75,12 head 64.0065.25; Choice 2-
4 1075-1450 lb. 58.5061.25, few 61.25-
62.00; High Good & Low Choice 2-3
950-1400 lb. 55.00-59.00; Good 2-3
51.00-55.00; Good & Choice 1150
1450 lb. Holsteins 50.00-54.50; few
Choice 54.50-57.25; Standard 1050
1250 lb. 47.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice
2-3 950-1250 lb. 53.50-57.50, few
mainly Choice 2 57.5061.75; Good -
385011001 b. 50.0054.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility & Com
mercial 24 40.0043.00, several
43.0045.75; Cutter & Boning
Utitlity 1-3 38.0042.00, few 42.00
43.25; Canner & Low Cutter 36.00
39.00, few 34.75-37.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050- 1300
lb. 52.75-54,75; Good 1-2 950-1200 lb.
48.75-52.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 11300-1900 lb.
48.00- few 53.00-54.50, couple
to 55.75; Yield Grade 21000-1350 lb.
45.00-
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 3.00-5.00,
extremes 8.00 higher; 1 High Good
& Low Choice 80-115 lb.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Steady.
Demand fair for Hoi. bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice & Prime
280-370 lb. 98.00-109.00, few 109.00-
115.00; Choice 160380 lb. 78.00-
95.00, few 95.00-101.00; High Good
& Low Choice 160-320 lb. 58.00-
80.00; 120-160 lb. 58.00-70.00; 80-115
lb. 52.00-58.00; 55-80 lb. 50.0055.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good t
Choice 250-350 lb. 55.00-75.00; 3*
500 lb. 50.0055.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, April 12
Report supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
3900 1465
3334 1402
5921 1299
If.
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