A2-Uncaster Farming, Saturday, May 18,1985
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, May 13
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Today
1666 106 801 769
Last Monday
118 502
1505
Last Year
1666 89 914
Monday’s Auction
1762
Last Monday’s Auction
467 548
1538
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers 3.00-
4.00 higher; heifers 2.00-3.00
higher, instances 4.00 higher; cows
50-1.00 higher; bullocks and bulls
1.00- higher. Supply included 81
percent slaughter steers, 10 per
cent slaughter heifers, 4 percent
cows, and 5 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 24 1185-1425 lb.
55.00- few 57.00-57.75, few head
3-5 1500-1505 lb. 50.75-51.75; Choice
24 1075-1425 lb. 53.75-56.75, few
56.75- Choice 34 1200-1450 lb.
51.75- high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lb. 53,00-54.50;
few Good 2-3 50.00-53.50; Good and
Choice 1250-1560 lb. Holsteins 49.00-
52.25, few Standard 870-1250 lb.
44.2548.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 890-1225 lb. 52.25-56.00,
few Choice 2 56.00-56.75; Good 2-3
850-1150 lb. 48.25-53.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 41.0043.50, couple
43.50-44.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 39.5042.00, few 42.00-
42.50; Canner and low Cutter 37.50-
40.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 1-31050-1350
lb. 53.75-56.75; Good 1-2 1000-1350
lb. 50.00-53.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1325-2050 CATTLE: Compared to last
lb. 51.00-55.00, several 55.50-58.25; Tuesday slaughter steers 2.00-4.00
yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 46.75- higher, with some early sales firm
,~-I' 1° 100 higher; slaughter heifers
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
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AUCTIONS
MONDAY
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10:00 A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves,
9:00 A.M
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
TUESDAY
9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
1:00 P.M. —Feeder Pigs
WEDNESDAY
£>.oo A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M
11:00 A.M. —Stockerand Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
8:00 A.M
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, IRC.
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| ATTENTION CATTLE FEEDERS
- Every Wednesday at 12 Noon:
~ LOADLOT Fat Cattle Sale 10 or more per
I lot All cattle for LOADLOT Sale must
| arrive by 9:00 A.M. - All cattle sold in order
" of arrival at market.
| SATURDAY, MAY 25 |
| NO SLAUGHTER HOG AUCTION |
| MONDAY, MAY 27 |
| Memorial Day ■
BUSjNESS AS USUAL |
11147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 |
| Serving The Community For 90 Year* |
5.00 higher; slaughter calves
steady. Demand fair for Holstein
bulls to return to farm. One 14 head
lot Prime special fed 300 lb. bought
to arrive at 123.00.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 280-350 lb. 105.00-115.00;
Choice 180-250 lb. 90.00-100.00, few
100.00-105.00; high Good and low
Choice 160-320 lb. 75.00-90.00, 120-
160 lb. 65.00-80.00, 80-115 lb. 50.00-
60.00 few 60.0065.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 280-350 lb. 60.00-70.00,
few to 75.00; 350-500 lb. 50.0060.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Small
supply 90-120 lb. Holstein bulls
70.0060.00.
SHEEP; Spring lambs 1.003.00
higher; slaughter ewes mostly 5.00
higher.
SPRING LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80-110 lb. 78.0065.00;
Choice 80-105 lb. 75.00-78.00; Good
60-100 lb. 70.00-75.00; few Choice 20-
501 b. 85.00-105.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 20.00-35.00, several 80-150
lb. mostly Good yearlings 45.00-
60.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; Medium and Large 5.00-10.00
higher, instances 20.00 higher;
Small and few kids steady to 5.00
higher. Large mature goats 60.00-
80.00, Medium 40.00-60.00, Small
30.0040.00; few Kids 15.00-30.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, May 14
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1432 702 9 2
Last Tuesday
1517 643 25 3
Last Year
1170 719 47 3
HAY, STRAW & CORN SSf\
SALE y SJ
Every Friday at 12 Noon
MEEN 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
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Sale Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction -
Steers, Bulls, Hoifors, Cows,
Foodor Cattl*.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
Horn* Moss
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
not tested; cows 1.00-2.00 higher;
bulls not fully tested. Supply in
cluded 79 percent slaughter steers
and 18 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 24 1150-1425 lb.
53.7567.75, few 57.7568.25, couple
58.5069.75; high Choice and Prime
4 few 5 1350-1505 lb. 50.0063.00;
Good and Choice 1-2 1200-1425 lb.
57.0069.75, 10 head 60.0061.10;
Choice 24 1050-1400 lb. 53.0068.00,
few 58.0068.25; Choice 4 few 51250-
1550 lb. 50.0063.00; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1050-1375 lb. 50.00-
54.75; Good and Choice 1250-1500
lb. Holsteins 48.7563.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 41.0044.50, couple
44.5047.25; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 39.7543.50, few 43.50-
45.25; Canner and low Cutter 37.00-
40.00, few 40.0041.00.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1-2
1350-1975 lb. 45.0048.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Supply included 543 in
graded sale of which 70 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 170-225
lb. 88.00-99.00; high Good and low
Choice 145-270 lb. 70.0069.00, 120-
140 lb. 58.00-73.00, 80-115 lb. 51.00-
58.00,5560 lb. 49.0061.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 40 head
100-120 lb. Holstein heifers 66.00-
70.00; few 90-95 lb. 59.00-63.00. 100
head 110-125 lb. Holstein bulls
82.00- 100 head 100-105 lb.
85.00- 25 head 90-95 lb. 75.00;
25 head small frame 110-120 lb.
71.00- 85 head 90-105 lb. 57.00-
58.00.
SHEEP; Insufficient volume for
a market test; couple Choice 30-50
lb. spring lambs 90.00-95.00.
GOATS; No market test.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, May 15
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
291 9 348
Wednesday’s Auction
Last Wednesday’s Auction
602 12 435
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Business Phene
717-768-8204
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers 1.50-2.00 higher;
insufficient volume other classes
for a market test. Supply included
92 percent slaughter steers, or
which 429 sold in load lot sale.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 24 1145-1335 lb.
59.0069.85, 34 1315-1485 lb. 54.75-
58.10, couple lots mostly 41385-1400
lb. 53.5063.85; Choice 26 few 4
1125-1415 lb. 57.0069.00, one lot 1020
lb. 56.85; couple lots Choice 34
1270-1350 lb. 56.0066.60, one lot 1535
lb. 53.85; few Good 2-3 900-1200 lb.
51.5064.00; couple lots Good and
Choice 1300-1400 lb. Holsteins 50.75-
53.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-3 915-1050 lb. 54.25-57.25;
few Good 2-3 1050-1250 lb. 48.75-
52.00.
COWS: Few Breaking Utility
and Commercial 24 42.0044.50;
couple Cutter and Boning Utility 1-
3 41.2543.25; couple low Cutter
37.7540.00.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
1625-1900 lb. 51.0064.25; couple
yield grade 2 1250-1400 lb. 49.00-
50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test; few high
Good and low Choice 80115 lb.
50.0060.00.
SHEEP: None.
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 3.00-4.00
higher, instances 5.00 higher;
slaughter heifers not fully tested;
cows 1.002.00 higher; bullocks
1.00-2.00 higher; bulls 1.00-3.00
higher. Supply included 72 percent
slaughter steers and 15 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 2-4 11601400 lb.
58.10-59.50, few 59.5060.25; Good
and Choice 1-2 1100-1375 lb. 58.75-
60.50, few 61.25-63.50; Choice 24
1100-1400 lb. 56.00-59.00, several
59.25-60.60; Few Choice 34 1300
1500 lb. 54.00-55.25; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 10501350 lb. 53.00-
56.00; Good and Choice 1150-1350 lb
Holsteins 49.50-53.25, 30 head
mostly Choice 1500-1650 lb. 51.00-
53.00, few Standard 1100-1300 lb.
45.5048.00.
513 16 505
820 12 535
513 16 447
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few
Choice 2-31000-1200 lb. 54.00-56.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 40.00-44.50, few
44.5047.75; Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 40.0044.00, few 44.00
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
I VALLEY \
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( MARKET, INC. (
| 1 mile East of |
I Fredericksburg I
| along Route 22 \
| PHONE: I
1 JONESTOWN !
| 865-2881 I
X Sale every Tuesday r
I ‘at 130 P M starting I
* with feeder cattle f
| and pigs X
I Also Hay Sale I
} every Tuesday at X
i 12 30 X
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, May 16
44.75; Canner and low Cutter 37.50-
40.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31200-1350
lb. 54.00-56.00, couple 56.00-58.00;
Good 1-21000-1300 lb. 49.00-54.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900
1J). 50.50-53.00, couple 53.00-53.75;
yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 46.00-
50.00.
VEAL CALVES: 310. Vealers
fully steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 290-365 lb. 105.00-116.00;
Choice 180-320 lb. 88.00-100.00, few
100.00-104.00; high Good and low
Choice 160-350 lb. 70.00-90.00, 120-
160 lb. 58.00-72.00, 80-115 lb. 5.00-
55.00, few 55.00-59.00,60-80 lb. 35.00-
46.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few
Good and Choice 380-450 lb. 47.00-
58.00, couple 60.00-68.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 74.00-86.00,
few 86.00-89.00, few 90-105 lb. 62.00-
75.00.
SHEEP: 69. Supply mainly 40-85
lb spring lambs, trend not fully
comparable, bulk choice 40-85 lb
spring lambs 72.00-80.00, couple
80 00-85.00.
GOATS: 67. All goats sold by the
head, mainly 22.00-44.00, few 49.00-
60.00 with seven head 61.00-72.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, May 17
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
4900 1135
5962 1254
5013 1293
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: si. steers 3.004.00
higher, extremes 5.00 higher; si.
heifers 2.00-3.00 higher, instances
4.00 higher; cows 1.00-2.00 higher;
bullocks and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.
Supply included 76 per cent si.
steers, 5 per cent si. heifers, 10 per
cent cows, 4 per cent bulls, balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEEERS: High
Choice & Prune 2-4 1150-1425 lbs.
58.00-59.85, few head at the close
60.0060.25; 3-4 13501450 lbs. 54.50
58.00, couple lots early 4-514501510
lbs. 50.0054.00; Good and Choice 1-
211001375 lbs. 57.0060.00, few head
60.6063.50; Choice 2-410501400 lbs.
56.0059.00, few late 59.0060.60;
Choice 3413001500 lbs. 51.75-55.25;
High Good & low Choice 2-3 1050
1425 lbs. 52.0056.00; Good and
Choice 11501400 lb. holsteins 49.00
53.25, 30 head mostly Choice 1500
1660 lbs. 51.0053.00; Standard 870
1250 lbs. 44.2548.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 8901225 lbs. 52.25-56.00;
few Choice 2 56.00-56.75; Good 2-3
8501100 lbs. 48.25-53.50.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 40.0044.50, few
44.5047.75; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 39.7544.00, few 44.00
44.75; Canner and low Cutter 37.00
40.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 1-310501350
lbs. 53.75-56.75, couple 57.0058.00;
Good 1-210001300 lbs. 49.0054.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 13002050
lbs. 50.50-55.00, several 55.5058.25;
Yield Grade 2 10001350 lbs. 46.00
51.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
5.00 higher, si. calves steady.
Demand fair for holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prune 280-365 lbs. 105.00-116.00;
Choice 180-350 lbs. 88.00-100.00, few
100.00-105.00; High Good & low
Choice 160-350 lbs. 70.00-90.00,120-
160 lbs. 58.00-62.00,80-115 lbs. 50.00-
60.00,55-80 lbs. 35.00-51.00.
SL. CALVES: Good and Choice
280-350 lbs. 60.00-70.00, few to 75.00;
350-500 lbs. 47.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. holstein bulls 74.00-87.00,
few 87.00-89.00; several 90-105 lbs.
including small frame 57.00-75.00;
few 100-120 lb. holstein heifers
66.00-70.00.