A2-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, April 20,1985 ,
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, April 15
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Today
1809 109
Last Monday
1281 100
Last Year
828 118 1235 2423
Monday’s Auction
1703 112 835 242
Last Monday’s Auction
1168 106 741 1752
740 2346
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday; slaughter steers
weighing 1050-1300 lb. 50-1.00
lower, 1300-1400 lb. mostly 2.00
lower, few 1400-1600 lb. 3.00 lower;
heifers 50-1.00 lower; cows steady;
bullocks steady to 1.00 lower; bulls
1.00-2.00 higher. Supply included
77% steers, 10% heifers, 7% cows,
and 6% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1325 lb.
59.25-61.60,1325-1450 lb. 58.00-60.25;
Choice 2-3 1145-1250 lb. 60.50-61.10;
Choice 2-4 1100-1300 lb. 58.25-60.00,
1300-1400 lb. 57.50-59.00, few 3-4
1400-1700 lb. 54.0056.75; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 1075-1300 lb.
55.0057.50; Good 2-3 9501200 lb.
51.75-55.50; Good and Choice 1250
1400 lb. Holsteins 48.00-52.00, few
Choice 52.5055.75, Standard 1050
12501 b. 46.5049.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 9001150 lb. 53.5057.50,
couple Choice 2 57.5058.00; Good 2-
3 875-1100 lb. 50.0054.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 41.0043.00, few
43.50-45.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 38.7541.00, few 41.00
42.00; Canner and low Cutter 36.00
39.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-311001360
lb. 50.50-53.50, couple 53.50-55.50;
Good 1-210001300 lb. 49.0052.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900
lb. 50.50-53.50, few 53.50-54.75; yield
grade 21000-1350 lb. 47.00-51.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady; slaughter calves steady,
instances 5.00 higher. Demand
good for Holstein bulls to return to
farm. Supply included one lot
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AUCTIONS
MONDAY
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
TUESDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
—Feeder Pigs
WEDNESDAY
8.00 A M. —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A.M —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
9:00 AM
10:00 A M
9:00 A.M
1:00 P.M
1100 A M
SATURDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
8:00 A.M
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
ATTENTION CATTLE FEEDERS
Starting Wed., March 27,1985
_ «f\ LOAD LOT FAT CATTLE SALE
IOfW -10 Or More Per Lot -
• rtf All Cattle For Load Lot Sale
Iv L Must Arrive By 9 AM.
cMJfc All Cattle Sold In Order
Of Arrival At Market
" 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaste-, Pennsylvania 17601 ®
I Serving The Community For 90 Years I
Prune special fed 350 lb. bought to
arrive at 115.00.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
and Prime 280350 lb. 95.00-105.00;
Choice 180-350 lb. 80.00-95.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-320 lb.
70.0030.00, 120-160 lb. 60.00-70.00,
80-115 lb. 50.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250-350 lb. 55.0070.00,
350500 lb. 55.0065.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 60.0075.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs steady to
2.00 lower; spring lambs weighing
70110 lb. steady; slaughter ewes
steady.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice and
Prime 90110 lb. 75.0080.00, 7090
lb. 80.0090.00, few 30-40 lb. 75.00
100.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 70105
lb. 68.0072.00; Good 6090 lb. 65.00
68.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 17.0028.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, generally steady. Large
mature 40.0050.00, medium 30.00
40.00, small 20.0030.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, April 16
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1321 729 23 0
Last Tuesday
1020 720 109 23
Last Year
784 569 248 44
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 1.00 to
mostly 2.00 lower; slaughter
heifers scarce, few sales 1.00-2.00
lower; cows mostly steady ; bulls
firm to 1.00 higher. Supply in
cluded 69 percent slaughter steers
and 25 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1460 lb.
58.50- few 60.00-61.00, couple* Toda y
61.50- Good and Choice 1-2'
1125-1375 lb. 59.50-61.00, eight head Last Wednesday
including couple Prune 2 63.00-
64.35; Choice 2-4 1100-1500 lb. 56.50- I ' ast Year
59.25, few 3-4 1350-1450 lb 55.00-
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE W[J
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN ORAGjJN 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
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.
Home Phone
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
56.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3
11001300 lb. 54.50-57.00; Good 2-3
10001250 lb. 52.0055.25; Good and
Choice 12501450 lb., few 15301610
lb. Holsteins 49.5053.00, few Choice
54.0058.00, few Standard 46.00
49.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 895-1070 lb. 52.75-56.25;
individual Choice 3 915 lb. 59.75;
Good 2-3 8301025 lb. 49.5052.75;
Good to Commercial 2-4 10501260
lb. heiferettes 43.5046.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 40.00-42.50, few
42.50-44.00, couple 45.50-47.00;
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 38.70
41.75, few 42.0043.50; Canner and
low Cutter 36.50-38.75, few 34.00
36.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 14001930
lb. 49.0050.75, individual 2230 lb.
53.25; yield grade 2 10001350 lb.
46.25-49.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2.00-
4.00 lower, supply mainly 80-120 lb.
vealers. Supply included 587 in
graded sale of which 69 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 200-280
lb. 83.00-88.00, couple 140-150 lb.
83.00-90.00; high Good and low
Choice 180-400 lb. 62.0060.00, 120-
160 lb. 52.00-68.00, 80-115 lb. 48.00-
55.00,6060 lb. 40.00-48.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 40 head
100-115 lb. Holstein heifers 55.00-
55.50. 225 head 100-125 lb. Holstein
bulls 72.00-78.00, 40 head 90-95 lb.
67.00; 30 head small frame 110-115
lb. 61.0068.00, 65 head 100-105 lb.
55.00, and 25 head 90-95 lb. 53.50.
SHEEP; Insufficient volume to
fully test trends; few Choice 55-70
lb. spring lambs 70.00-71.00; Utility
and Good slaughter ewes 10.00-
16.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, April 17
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
338 21
Wednesday’s Auction
573 9 371
Last Wednesday’s Auction
212 14 689
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Saturday
9A.M.
Hog Sale
Business Phene
717-768-8204
CATTLE; Compared to Monday
slaughter steers steady to 1.00
lower; Insufficient volume of any
other class for a market test.
Supply included 90 percent
slaughter steers of which 497 sold
in load lot sale.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: 134
head High Choice and Prime 2-4
1255-1389 lb. 58.6060.75, 97 head
High Choice and Prime 3-4 1290
1410 lb. 57.0058.25; 236 head Choice
2-4 11001315 lb. 57.25-59.00, 30 head
12501270 lb. 56.35-56.85; few head
Good to low Choice 2-310201300 lb.
53.2055.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Good 2-3 8801065 lb. 48.2052.25.
COWS: Couple breaking Utility
and Commercial 2-4 40.0042.00;
Cutter and boning Utility 1-3 36.00
41.00.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 2
1000-1300 lb. 44.00-45.50, individual
yield grade 11910 lb. 48.00.
VEAL CALVES; Insufficient
volume for a market test, few high
Good and low Choice 80-105 lb.
vealers 50.00-62.00.
SHEEP: None.
Today
Last Thursday
Last Year
CATTLE; Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 2.00-3.00
lower, instances 4.00 lower;
slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00 lower;
cows weak to 1.00 lower; bullocks
1.00-2.00 lower; bulls 1.00-2.00
lower. Supply included 59 percent
slaughter steers, 5 percent
slaughter heifers, 27 percent cows,
6 percent bulls with the balance
feeders.
636 9 361
265 13 648
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
choice and prune 34 1100-1375 lb.
56.50-58.75, few 58.85-59.50; load
choice to commercial 4-5 1475-1850
lb. 45.00-52.00; choice 24 1025-1350
lb. 54.50-57.00, few 57.00-57.60; high
good and low choice 2-3 950-1300 lb.
52.00-55.00; good and choice 1050-
1350 lb. holsteins 47.50-50.00;
standard 43.5047.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS- One
lot choice and prime 24 1060- lb.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone
-1717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653 5728
RON RANCK
Ph (717)656 9849
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New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, April 18
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
1164 502 100 10
1090 629 258 115
891 414 131 72
53.85; good to low choice 2-3 850-
10501 b. 47.00-52.00.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-4 40.00-42.50; cutter
and boning utility 1-3 37.75-40.00,
few 40.00-40.75; canner and low
cutter 35.00-37.50, few 33.50-35.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31050-1350
lb. 48.75-53.00; good 1-2 950-1250 lb
46.00-49.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1400-2200
lb. 46.5049.50, couple 51.75-54.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1450 lb. 44.50-
46.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
uneven, choice and prime fully
steady, instances 3.00 higher, high
good and low choice 120-300 lb
steady, 80-120 lb. 2.004.00 lower.
VEALERS: High choice and
prime 215-345 lb. 104.00-110.00; few
111.00- choice 180-320 lb.
82.00- several 135-170 lb.
74.0084.00; high good and low
choice 160-350 lb. 70.0085.00, 120-
160 lb. 55.00-70.00, 80-115 lb. 48.00-
55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. faolstein bulls 66.00-78.00,
few 78.00-82.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs steady to
5.00 lower; slaughter eyes steady.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 20-45
lb. 90.00-103.00, few 103.00-115.00,
50-60 lb. 80.00-93.00, 70-85 lb. 79.00-
82.00.
SLAUGHTER «EWES; Utility
and good 14.00-27.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, mainly 24.00-35.00, couple
47.00-52.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, April 19
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
This Week 5100 1350
Last Week 3881 1462
Last Year 2981 1122
CATTLE; SI. steers sold
progressively lower, closing the
week 2.00-3.00 lower, extremes 4.00
lower; si. heifers 1.00-2.00 lower;
cows weak to 1.00 lower; bulls &
bullocks closed 1.00-2.00 lower
Supply included 67 per cent si
steers, 6 per cent si. heifers, 16 per
cent cows, 4 per cent bulls, balance
feerers.
SL. STEERS: High Choice &
.Prime 2-4 1100-1410 lbs. 56.50-59.50,
few early part of week 59.50-61.60,
load Choice to Commercial 4-5
1475-1850 lbs. 45.00-52.00; Choice 2-4
1025-1400 lbs. 54.50-57.50, several
early part of week 57.50-60.00;
Good & Choice 2-3 1-21125-1375 lbs.
59.50-61.00,8 head including couple
Prime 2 63.00-64.35, high Good &
low Choice 2-3 950-1300 lbs. 52.00-
57.00, Good 2-3 51.00-53.00, Good &
Choice 1050-1400 lb. hoi. 47.50-52.00,
2 Choice 52.00-55.75, Standard 1050
1250 lbs. 43.5047.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 52.75-57.75,
couple Choice 2 57.75-58.00; Good 2-
3 930-1100 lbs. 47.50-52.50, Good to
Commercial 2-4 1050-1260 lb.
heiferettes 43.5046.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 40.0042.50, few
early part of week 42.5045.00.
Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3 37.75-
40.00, few 40.0041.50, Canner & low
Cutter 35.00-37.50, few 33.50-35.00.
~BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1400-2200
lbs. 46.50-51.75, few 51.75-54.75;
Yield Grade 2 1000-1350 lbs. 44.50
48.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Choice and Prime fully
steady, instances 3.00 higher. High
Good & low Choice 180-300 lbs.
steady, 80120 lbs. 2.004.00 lower.
SI. calves steady, instances 5.00
higher. Demand good for hoi. bulls
to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 250350 lbs. 100.00110.00,
few 111.00115.00, Choice 180320
lbs. 80.00100.00, several 135-170
lbs. 74.0085.00, high Good & low
Choice 160350 lbs. 70.0085.00, 120
160 lbs. 55.0070.00,80115 lbs. 48.00
55.00, few 6080 lbs. 40.0048.00.