Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Market Monday, April 22 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Today 1421 125 853 556 Last Monday 1809 109 - 918 460 Last Year 1464 109 666 259 Monday’s Auction 1277 114 812 359 200 Last Monday’s Auction 1703 112 835 242 241 CATTLE; Compared to last Monday; early sales slaughter steers 1.00-2.00 lower, later sales 2.00- lower; heifers mostly steady, instances 1.00 lower on Good; Breaking Utility and Commercial cows steady to 1.00 lower, Canner and Cutter, and Boning Utility 50-1.00 higher; bullocks weak to 1.00 lower; bulls 1.00- lower. Supply included 67% steers, 17% heifers, 8% cows, and 8% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1183-1425 lb. 56.75-59.00, one lot 1520 lb. 54.60; Choice 2-4 1025-1300 lb. 56.75-59.00, one lot 1250 lb. 59.35; Choice 3-4 1300-1500 lb. 53.00-56.75; high Good and low Choice 2-3 1050-1250 lb. 54.00- Good 2-3 1000-1250 lb. 49.00- Good and Choice 1030- 1550 lb. Holsteins 48.75-50.50, couple Choice 51.2552.00, Standard 1000-1250 lb. 46.0049.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Part load high Choice and Prime 3-4 1230-1365 lb. 54.00-55.25; Choice 2-3 950-1200 lb. 53.8557.10, few Choice 2 57.7559.50; Good 2-3 850-1100 lb. 48.0054.00. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 40.50-43.00, few 43.00-43.50; Cutter and Boning Utility 15 39.50-41.50, couple 41.50- 42.00; Canner and low Ctftter 36.50- 39.50. BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31050-1350 lb. 48.75-53.00, couple 56.75-58.00; Good 1-21000-1250 lb. 48.00-49.75. BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300-1900 lb. 48.00-49.75, few 51.00-51.75; yield grade 2 950-1350 lb. 45.00-48.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly @~ien 24 hour"aday" I 365 days a year J (717)394-2611" iimnwhi ! MONDAY —Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows —Goats, Veal Calves, Lambs 12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs 9:00 AM 10:00 A M 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 1:00 PM 8;00 A.M 10:00 A.M 1100 AM 1100 A.M SATURDAY —Slaughter Hogs 8:00 A.M LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. ATTENTION CATTLE FEEDERS Starting Wed., March 27,1985 .•n LOAD LOT FAT CATTLE SALE HJIW -10 Or More Per Lot - InT AM Cattle For Load Lot Sale Must Arrive By 9 AM. aklc All Cattle Sold In Order Of Arrival At Market 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 Serving The Community For 90 Years steady, instances 2.00 lower on high Good and low Choice 80-115 lb.; slaughter calves 5.00 lower. Demand fair for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: High Choice and Prime 280-350 lb. 100.00-114.00; Choice 180350 lb. 80.00-100.00; high Good and low Choice 160320 lb. 70.00-82.00, 120-150 lb. 58.00-70.00, 80-115 lb. 50.0038.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 250350 lb. 55.00-65.00 few 70.00,350300 lb. 50.0030.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Few 95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 60.00-75.00. SHEEP: Spring lambs firm to 5.00 higher; slaughter ewes mostly steady, instances 5.00 higher on 80- 100 lb. weights. SPRING LAMBS: High Choice and Prime 85-110 lb. 80.0035.00; Choice 80-110 lb. 75.0030.00, 50-70 lb. 70.00-90.00,2040 lb. 90.00-115.00; Good 80-100 lb. 70.00-75.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 15.00-29.00, with 80-100 lb. 29.0055.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head; medium and large 5.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher; small steady. Large mature 45.00- 60.00, medium 30.00-45.00, small 17.00-30.00. Vintage Market Tuesday, April 23 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 1256 667 38 1 Last Tuesday 1321 729 23 0 Last Year 1482 571 22 2 CATTLE: Compared to last Tuesday slaughter steers 1.00-3.00 lower, some early sales 1350-1500 lb. fully 4.00 lower; slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower; cows uneven, Canner and Cutter mostly steady, Utility and Commercial 50-1.00 lower, instances 2.00 lower; bulls 50-1.00 lower. Supply included 72 percent slaughter steers and 23 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High HAY, STRAW & CORN 5SSf\ SALE WU Every Friday at 12 Noon GREEN ORAI 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 Onlv k very Tuesday. 10:30 A.M. Slaughter Cattia Auction - Staars, Bulls, Halters, Cows, Faadar Cattia. Get calves in early. We start to grade and weigh at 2; 00. Ivilmh Phene 717-768-8204 Ham* Nmi 215-458-8518 L. Robert Frame, Manager Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30 Choice and Prime 24 1160-1365 lb. 57.1039.00, few 59.1039.35,341275- 1575 lb. 54.5036.10; Good and Choice 1-2 including few Prime 2 1150-1425 lb. 58.6030.50, 15 head 61.2532.75, couple 64.6034.75; Choice 24 1100-1350 lb. 56.0037.85, several 58.3538.60; Choice 341160- 1350 lb. 53.8535.75, 1360-1550 lb. 51.5035.75, few early 49.8531.50; high Good and low Choice 23 1050- 1350 lb. 52.2536.00; few Good 23 48.5031.50; Good and Choice 1250- 1450 lb. Holsteins 50.0032.10, Standard 1100-1375 lb. 46.7548.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 24 975-1230 lb. 51.0035.00; Good 23 850-1075 lb. 45.0031.00. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 24 39.5041.00, few 41.5043.25; Cutter and Boning Utility 13 38.5040.50, few 40.75- 42.25; Canner and low Cutter 36.00- 38.50, few 34.5036.00. BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300-1900 lb. 46.5049.75; yield grade 2 1000- 14501 b. 44.7547.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady. Supply included 496 in graded sale of which 73 percent sold to return to farm. VEALERS: Couple Choice 185- 295 lb. 75.00-99.00, few 130-150 lb. 71.00- high Good and low Choice 160-275 lb. 64.00-76.00, 120- 160 lb. 53.00-65.00, 80-115 lb. 50.00- 55.00. 70-80 lb. 45.00-50.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 40 head 100-120 lb. Holstein heifers 55.00- 58.00. 30 head 120-125 lb. Holstein bulls 81.00, 170 head 100-115 lb. 86.00- 20 head 90-95 lb. 75.00; 30 head small frame 110-125 lb. 74.00- and 75 head 90-105 lb. 54.50-56.50. SHEEP: Insufficient volume to fully test trends; few Choice spring lambs 25-40 lb. 80.00-90.00; Utility and Good slaughter ewes 18.06- 29.00, couple 30.00-34.00. GOATS: Individual29.oo. Lancaster Auction Wednesday, April 24 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today Last Wednesday lON MARKET SAI VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. Sale Every Saturday 9A.M. Hog Sale SLAUGHTER STEERS: 130 head High Choice and Prime 24 1170-1365 lb. 57.0039.10, 24 head 34 1480-1530 lb. 55.1036.85; 260 head Choice 24 1060-1335 lb. 56.0038.00, one 15 head lot 1263 lb. 58.60, 10 head mostly 3 few 4 1490 lb. 52.85; one lot Choice few Good 231205 lb. 55.35; one lot mixed Good and Choice 23 1 205 lb. 53.00; one lot Good and Choice 1260 lb. Holsteins 50.10. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good and Choice 2-4 1045-1265 lb. 52.00- 56.25; few Good 940-1150 lb. Heiferettes 35.50-39.75. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 38.75-40.50, in dividual 42.75; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 36.25-39.25; couple low Cutter 34.00-34.25. BULLS: Couple yield grade 1 1530-2030 lb. 47.50-48.50; couple Choice 2-3 bullocks 1180-1225 lb. 50.00-50.50. VEAL CALVES: Insufficient volume for a market test; few high Good and low Choice 80-115 lb. 50.00-60.00. SHEEP; Insufficient volume to fully test trends; few Choice 70-80 lb. spring lambs 70.00-80.00; Utility and Good slaughter ewes 10.00- 25.00. CATTLE: 1301. Compared to last Thursday Choice and Prime 1150- 1350 lb. slaughter steers mostly steady, Choice and Prime 1350-1600 lb. and Good to low Choice 50-1.00 lower; slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 lower; cows 50-1.00 lower with Breaking Utility and Commercial mostly 1.00 lower; bullocks 50-1.00 lower; bulls steady, instances 1.00 lower. Supply included 62 percent slaughter steers, 5 percent slaughter heifers, 26 percent cows with the balances mainly bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1360 lb. 553 20 809 636 9 361 Bid CATTLE CO. RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone -17171 653-8164 Specializing In Stockers & Feeders JOHN BOWMAN Ph (717)653 5728 RON RANCH Ph (717)656 9849 P LEBANON 1 S VALLEY J I LIVESTOCK I I MARKET, INC. j I 1 mile East of x I Fredericksburg I | along Route 22 } J PHONE: I | JONESTOWN « | 865*2881 I X Sale every Tuesday i I at 130 P M starting I x with feeder cattle f 1 and pigs Z I Also Hay Sale I ; •every Tuesday at X iZL J Last Year 562 34 895 0 Wednesday’s Auction 553 20 779 IS Last Wednesday’s Auction 573 9 371 0 CATTLE: Slaughter steers generally steady with early Monday; few slaughter heifers and cows about steady; bullocks and bulls not tested. Supply included 475 slaughter steers in load lot sale. New Holland Livestock Thursday, April 25 56.00- 3-4 1280-1520 lb. 54.25- 55.75; Choice 2-41100-1335 lb. 54.25- 57.50, few Choice 3-4 1250-1465 lb. 53.00- around SO head Choice and Prune, few Commercial 3-5 135 Q-1650 lb. 45.00-53.25; high Good and low Choice 2-3 1100-1350 lb. 52.75-54.75; few Good 2-3 50.00- 53.00; Good and Choice 1160-1435 lb. Holsteins 46.00-48.25, couple Choice 49.00-51.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Good and Choice 2-3 940-1100 lb. 43.00-47.00, around 20 head Good and Choice 3-5 1120-1375 lb. 36.00- 38.50. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 38.50-40.00, few 40.50-41.50; Cutter and boning Utility 1-3 36.50-39.50, few 39.50- 40.50; Canner and low Cutter 34.00- 37.50, few 32.50-34.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 2-31000-1350 lb. 48.00-51.00, couple 51.00-52.00; Good 1-2 950-1250 lb. 45.50-48.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1800 lb. 47.50-49.75; yield grade 2 950- 1350 lb. 43.25-47.75. VEAL CALVES; 519. Choice and Prime vealer 4.00-6.00 higher; high Good and low Choice steady. Demand fair for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: High Choice and Prime 280-390 lb. 108.00-118.00; Choice 170-350 lb. 90.00-100.00, few 100.00-104.00,140-170 lb. 83.00-90.00; high Good and low Choice 160-350 lb. 68.00-88.00, 120-160 lb. 60.00- 70.00, 80-115 lb. 48.00-53.00, few 105- 115 lb. 53.00-60.00, 65-80 lb. 41.00- 48.00. RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk 90-120 lb. Holstein bulls 65.00-80.00, several 80.00-89.00.' SHEEP: 87. Slaughter lambs steady to 5.00 lower; slaughter ewes steady, instances 5.00 higher. SPRING LAMBS: Choice 25-45 lb. 88.00-98.00, few 100-104.00, few Choice 50-70 lb. 78.00-80.00. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: 25 head Choice and Prime 100-115 lb. shorn with No. 1 pelts 76.00-78.00, few Choice 100-121) lb. wooled lambs 63.00-74.00. GOATS: 32, All goats sold by the head, mainly 24.00-39.00 with 10 head 42.00-55.00. Lancaster County Weekly Friday, April 26 Report Supplied by PDA Cattle Calves 5000 1335 5070 1349 5696 1179 This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE: SI. steers steady to 1.00 lower, least decline on Choice and Prime 1150-1350 lb. weights; si. heifers steady to 1.00 lower; cows .50-1.00 lower with breaking utility and commercial mostly 1.00 lower; bullocks and bulls .50-1.00 lower. Supply included 61 per cent si. steers, 7 per cent si. heifers, 16 per cent cows, 4 per cent bulls, balance feeders. SL. STEERS: High Choice & Prime 2-4 1160-1425 lbs. 56.00-59.10; 3-4 1280-1530 lbs. 54.25-56.85, Good and Choice 1-2 including few Prime Grade 21150-1425 lbs. 58.5040.50,15 head 61.25-62.75; Choice 2-4 1100- 1350 lbs. 54.25-58.00, few 58.00 59.00; Choice 3-4 1250-1465 lbs. 53.00-55.75, around 50 head Choice and Prime, few Commercial 3-5 1350-1650 lbs. 45.0003.25; high Good & low Choice 2-3 11001350 lbs. 52.25-56.00, few Good 2-3 48.5053.00, Good and Choice 10301550 lb. holsteins 47.50-50.50, few Choice 50.5052.00, Standard 46.0048.00. SL. HEIFERS; Part load high Choice and Prime 3-412301365 lbs. 54.0055.25; Choice 2-4 9501230 lbs. 52.0057.10, few Choice 2 57.75-59.50, Good 2-3 8501100 lbs. 45.0054.00, around 20 head Good and Choice 3- 411201375 lbs. 36.0038.50. COWS: Breaking Utility & Commercial 2-4 38.5041.00, few early part of week 41.0043.50, (Turn to Page Al 6)
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