Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, July 8
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Today
1856 115 976 696
Last Monday
1590 115 577 432
Last Year
1643 134 1100 254
Monday’s Auction
1846 121 813 430 278
Last Monday’s Auction
1563 139 583 259 255
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers weak to
mostly 1.00 lower, instances 1.50
lower; heifers weak to 2.00 lower;
cows mostly steady; bullocks
steady; bulls mostly steady.
Supply included 81% steers, and
7% heifers, 5% cows, and 7% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-1400 lb.
52.50- few 56.00-56.35,4-5 1265-
1600 lb. 46.00-52.50; Good and
Choice 1-2 1050-1325 lb. 54.75-56.00,
couple 56.50-57.00; Choice 24 1000-
1350 lb. 51.75-55.00, few 55.00-56.00,
4-5 1140-1500 lb. 45.00-51.50; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1300
lb. 49.75-52.75; Good and Choice
1200-1455 lb. Holsteins 45.5047.00,
few head Choice 47.5048.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
and Choice 1-2 1075-1275 lb. 52.75-
54.75; Choice 2-3 900-1150 51.00-
53.25, 3 to mostly 4 950-1150 lb.
44.75-50.00; Good 2-3 900-1125 lb.
44.50-
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 38.50-39.75, few
40.0041.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 37.50-39.50; Canner and
low Cutter 35.00-37.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-31050-1300
lb. 50.5052.50, couple 53.75-54.75;
Good 1-2975-1200 lb. 45.2550.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000
lb. 48.5051.75, around 15 head
53.0055.00; yield grade 2 1000-1350
lb. 44.7548.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady; slaughter calves steady.
Demand fair for Holsteinjiulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160-320 lb.
80.00-95.00, couple 95.00-100.00;
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high Good and low Choice 160-320
lb. 70.00-80.00, 120-160 lb. 58.00-
70.00. 80-115 lb. 50.00-58.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 350-500 lb. 50.00-65.00,
few 280-400 lb. 65.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100-120 lb. Holstein bulls 70.00-
85.00, few 90-105 lb. 60.00-70.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs fully
steady, instances 5.00 higher on
high Choice and Prime; slaughter
ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80-110 lb. 70.00-78.00;
Choice 80-110 lb. 66.00-70.00, few 40-
50 lb. 80.00-90.00; Good 5040 lb.
62.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 20.00-32.00, mainly 26.00-
30.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, generally steady, instances
5.00 lower on Small. Large mature
45.00-65.00, Medium 30.00-45.00,
Small 20.00-30.00; few Kids 10.00-
15.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, July 9
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1508 953 61 13
Last Tuesday
1346 966 45
Last Year
1573 901 27 1
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers uneven,
Choice and Prime 2-3 1050-1300 lb.
steady to 50 higher, some late sales
1.00 higher, 4-5 and all weights over
1300 lb. steady to weak, some early
sales 50 lower; slaughter heifers
not fully tested; cows steady to 1.00
higher; bulls steady. Supply in
cluded 72 percent slaughter steers
and 25 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-3 few 4 1125-
1450 lb. 52.00-55.85, couple 56.00-
57.50, three head 59.8540.35; high
Choice and Prime 4-5 1240-1500 lb.
46.00-51.50, few lots mostly 5 44.00-
46.00; Good and Choice 1-2 1050-
1375 lb. 55.50-56.75, couple 57.00-
58.00; Choice 2-3 few 4 970-1330 lb.
: HAY, STRAW & CORN jSX\
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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
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.
easiness Nese
717-768-8204
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
51.50-55.50, few lots 55.50-56.25, 4-5
1150-1425 lb. 46.00-51.50, few lots
mostly 5 44.00-46.00; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1050-1225 lb. 49.50-
52.00; few Good 2-3 45.00-49.00;
Good and Choice 1250-1500 lb.
Holsteins 45.00-47.75, few Standard
and Good 42.50-44.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
head Choice 2-3 1000-1400 lb. 52.25-
52.75, couple head Choice 4 1045-
1195 lb. 42.00-48.00, and couple
Choice 5 40.00; one lot Good 770 lb.
45.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 37.00-40.40, few
41.00-43.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 36.25-39.50, few 39.50-
41.00, couple 42.50-43.50; Canner
and low Cutter 34.00-36.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1800
lb. 47.5049.50, couple 50.00-50.25;
yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 45.75-
48.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, although Choice and Prime
not fully tested. Supply included
634 in graded sale of which 64
percent sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Individual Prime
330 lb. 100.00; couple Choice 220-260
lb. 81.00-68.00, individual 150 lb.
64.00; high Good and low Choice
160-260 lb. 64.00-78.00, 120-160 lb.
52.0066.00. 80-115 lb. 46.0062.00,65-
80 lb. 43.0048.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 225
head 100-125 lb. Holstein bulls
80.0085.00, 35 head 90-95 lb. 52.00;
20 head small frame 110-115 lb.
65.0067.00, and 80 head 100-105 lb.
52.00. 40 head 100-120 lb. Holstein
heifers 65.00-75.00, and 35 head 80-
951 b. 54.0069.00.
SHEEP; Trend not comparable.
SPRING LAMBS: Few Choice
65-75 lb. 72.0060.00; Good to low
Choice 60-95 lb. 60.00-71.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility,
and Good 17.00-27.00, couple 32.00-
37.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; small supply Kids 13.00-
19.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, July 10
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Last Wednesday
Last Year
206 56 959 0
Wednesday’s Auction
Last Wednesday’s Auction
118 10 236 11
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers fully steady;
insufficient volume of any other
class to fully test market trends.
Supply included 87 percent
slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3 few 4 1096-1225
lb. 54.60-55.60, part load 56.85, 3-4
1225-1400 lb. 51.10-54.10; Choice and
Prime 4-5 1300-1650 lb. 42.00-47.25;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 965-
1250 lb. 50.00-52.25; part load
mostly Good 1450 lb. Holsteins
46.10.
COWS: Breaking Utility 1-3
36.0040.00; Gutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 37.00-38.50; Canner and
low Cutter 34.00-37.00.
BULLOCKS: Good and Choice 1-
2 950-1150 lb. 48.75-52.50.
VEAL CALVES: Small supply
high Good and low Choice 80-115 lb.
vealers selling at 45.00-52.00.
CATTLE 2060: Compared to
early part of week choice and
Prime 24 slaughter steers firm to
50 higher, yield grade 4-5 1.00-2.00
higher; slaughter heifers not fully
tested; cows fully steady; bullocks
scarce; bulls steady. Supply in
cluded 80 percent slaughter steers
and 16 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 24 1100-1400 lb.
52.75-56.00, few lots 56.0057.10, one
lot 57.35, 4-5 1225-1510 lb. 47.75-
52.00; Choice 241000-1350 lb. 52.50-
55.85, several lots mainly 2-3 56.00-
56.85, Choice 4-51100-1450 lb. 47.00-
52.50, few lots mostly 5 44.0047.00;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 950-
1275 lb. 49.50-52.75; few Good and
Choice 1100-1400 lb. Holsteins 44.2&-
45.50.
349 21 573
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-3 975-1150 lb. 50.00-52.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 37.5040.00, few
40.5042.00; Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 37.00-39.50, few 39.50-
41.75; Canner and low Cutter 34.00-
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
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201 10 236 11
300 17 557 2
SHEEP: No market test.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday, July 11
37.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3 950-
1200 lb. 48.00-50.50; Good 1-2 925-
1250 lb. 45.50-48.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1800
lb. 48.00-50.25; yield grade 2 1000-
13501 b. 44.50-48.00.
VEAL CALVES: 756. Choice and
Prime vealers mostly steady, high
Good and low Choice 80-115 lb. 2.00-
5.00 higher. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 225-300 lb. 93.00-100.00, in
dividual 240 lb. 104.00; Choice 160
350 lb. 75.00-90.00; high Good and
low Choice 160-350 lb. 61.00-75.00
120-160 lb. 55.0065.00, 80-115 lb’
52.00-59.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 78.00-92.00,
several 90-105 lb. 62.00-75.00.
SHEEP: 166. Spring lambs
mostly steady, instances 5.00 lower
on Good; slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 70-100
lb. 70.00-75.00, few 45-55 lb. 85.00-
98.00; Good to low Choice 60-90 lb
52.0062.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 22.00-30.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, July 12
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
This Week 6000 1850
Last Week 4253 1568
Last Year 5348 1852
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
closed the market firm with 5.00
higher, instances 1.00 on 4-5;
slaughter heifers weak to 2.00
lower; cows steady to 1.00 higher;
bullocks scarce; bulls steady,
instances 1.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 75 per cent slaughter
steers; 3 per cent slaughter
heifers; 14 per cent cows; 4 per
cent bulls with balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-4, 1100-1400 lb.
52.50-56.00; few lots 56.00-57.10, few
head 57.25-57.50; 4-5 1225-1510 lb.
46.00-52.00, few, mostly 5, 44.00
46.00; Good & Choice 1-2,1050-1375
lb. 55.5056.75, few head 57.0058.00;
Choice 2-3,1050-1250 lb. 56.0056.85;
Choice 2-4, 970-1300 lb. 52.0056.00;
4-5, 1100-1400 lb. 47.0052.50, few
lots, mostly 5, 44.0047.00; High
Good & Low Choice 2-3,950-1275 lb.
49.5052.75; Good & Choice 1100-
1500 holsteins 44.2547.00, few 47.00
48.75; Standard & Good 42.50-44.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
& Choice 1-2, 1075-1275 lb. 52.75-
54.75; Choice 2-3, 9001150 lb. 50.00
53.25 ; 3 to mostly 4; 9501200 lb.
42.0050.00; Good 2-3 9001125 lb.
44.5050.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4, 37.0040.50, few
40.5043.00; Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3, 36.5039.50; few 39.5041.75;
Canner & Low Cutter 34.00-36.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 25, 1050
1300 lb. 49.0052.50, couple 53.75-
54.50; Good 1-2, 975-1200 lb. 45.25-
48.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1,13002000
lb. 48.0051.75, around 15 head
53.0055.00; Yield Grade 2, 1000
1350 lb. 44.5048.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, instances 3.00 higher on
High Good & Low Choice 80115 lb;
slaughter calves steady. Demand
for holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 225-350 lb. 93.00100.00, in
dividual 104.00; Choice 160350 lb.
75.0090.00, few 95.00100.00; High
Good & Low Choice 160320 lb.
65.0080.000; 120160 lb. 55.0065.00;
80115 lb 46.0055.00, few from 55.00
60.00; 65-80 lb. 43.0050.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good &
Choice 350500 lb. 50.0065.00, few
280400 lb. 65.0075.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100120 lb. holstein bulls 75.0092.00,
several 90105 lb. 60.0075.00; with
small frame 100115 lb. 52.0057.00,
few 100120 lb. holstein heifers
65.0075.00.