A2-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, Dec amber 7,1985
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Dec. 2
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
1078 168
Last Monday
941 306 230
863 128 668 684
Last Year
847 169 837 889
Monday’s Auction
1121 168 772 369 260
Last Monday’s Auction
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers fully
steady; slaughter heifers .50-1.00
higher; cows fully steady; bulls
1.50-2.00 higher. Supply included
60% slaughter steers, 20%
slaughter heifers, 14% cows, and
6% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Primp 3-4 1175-1400 lb.
66.00-68.60, individual 70.00; Choice
2-4 1200-1450 lb. 63.0067.00, 1000-
1200 lb. 62.5067.10; mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 1040-1375 lb. 58.75-
63.00; Good 2-3 1090-1300 lb. 55.00
60.00; Choice 1-3 Holsteins 1300
1595 lb. 49.00-55.25, Good 1-3 44.25-
49.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice and Prime 34 1050-1300 lb.
64.5067.10, few individuals 67.75;
Choice 34 900-1285 lb. 60.0064.75;
mixed Good and Choice 33 9301250
lb. 55.5060.00; Good 33 8701220 lb.
51.0055.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 34 35.00-38.75, few
high dressing individuals 39.00
40.25; high Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 34.2036.75; Canner and
low Cutter 30.0034.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 12002100
lb. 46.0052.50, few high dressing
individuals 53.0056.75; yield grade
2110019001 b. 43.25-47.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers and
Calves to return to farm 5.00
higher. Supply included 15 head
Prime special fed 300 lb. bought to
arrive at 125.00.
VEALERS; High Choice and
Prime 150-320 lb. 100.00-120.00;
Choice 150-300 lb. 80.00-100.00; high
Choice and low Choice 120-250 lb.
60.00-80.00,80-120 lb. 40.00-53.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
80-110 lb. Holstein bulls 65.00-85.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs steady
to firm; slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 85-110 lb. 70.00-76.00;
■ days a year J
<717) 394 ‘ 2611 !
I MONDAY ■
■ 9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls, -
I Heifers, Steers, Cows ■
| 10:00 A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves, B
■ Lambs |
12 Noon—Slaughter Hogs g
■ TUESDAY i
m 9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs ■
■ l:OOP.M. —Feeder Pigs m
m WEDNESDAY |
_ 8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs ■
■ 10:00 A.M.—Slaughter Bulls, a
■ Heifers, Steers, Cows i
| 11:00 A.M. —Veal Calves, Lambs ■
FRIDAY .
11:00 A. M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle ■
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, MC.
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g 1147 Lltitz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 0
* Sorvlng Tho Community For 90 Yoor* g
Good and Choice 85-110 lb. 65.00
70.00
FEEDER LAMBS: Choice and
Fancy 55-85 lb. 65.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good it-a.OO-35.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; Large steady to 10.00 lower,
Medium and Small steady. Large
mature 50.00-65.00; Medium 30.00
50.00; Small 15.00-30.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, Dec. 3
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
303 380
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 2.00
lower; insufficient volume of
slaughter heifers and bulls to test
the market; cows fully steady.
Supply included 49% steers and
46% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
Prime 34 1175-1320 lb. 68.0070.85;
Choice 24 1045-1390 lb. 62.7567.85,
mostly 64.0066.25; mixed Good
and Choice 33 1115-1400 lb. 57.75-
63.00; Good 33 1085-1310 lb. 53.00
58.00; Good and Choice 1-3 1190
1450 lb. Holsteins 43.75-46.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 34 9501200 lb. 58.2561.00,
individual up to 64.00; Good 23 950
1175 lb. 53.0058.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 few
high dressing individuals 39.00
42.00; high Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 33.00-37.50; Canner and
low Cutter 1-2 30.0033.50, few low
dressing individuals 28.0029.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1350
2120 lb. 41.50-47.50, few yield grade
147.25-50.10.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady
to 5.00 lower; calves to return to
farm 3.00-5.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 679 in graded sale of which
70% sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Prime 205-275
lb. 88.00-94.00; Choice 150-335 lb.
69.0085.00; high Good and low
Choice 130-325 lb. 49.00-72.00, 100-
130 lb. 35.00-50.00, 80-100 lb. 30.00
46.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Holstein bulls 100-120 lb. 70.00
85.00, bulk 78.00-85.00; 90-100 lb.
66.00-78.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS; No market test.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Dec. 4
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
Last Wednesday
1131 999 8 9
Last Year
825 1032 12 61
303 57 630 0 0
Wednesday’s Auction
807 914 29 1
156 33 345 0 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Limited sales
slaughter steers and heifers fully
steady; cows weak in a light test,
with quality and weight condition
not as attractive as Monday.
Supply included 59% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice 2-4 1250-1420 lb. 66.50-
67.35; Choice 2-41150-1430 lb. 62.75-
66.85; mixed Good and Choice 2-3
1080-1290 lb. 61.00-62.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few
Choice 2-4 955-1140 lb. 60.00-63.75;
mixed Good and Choice 2-3 950-1145
lb. 55.00-60.00.
COWS: Few Breaking Utility 2-4
34.00-39.75; high Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 33.00-36.75, few low
dressing individuals 30.50-33.25;
Canner and low Cutter 1-2 28.00-
32.75; excessively full Canners
23.50-28.25.
BULLS: Absent.
VEAL CALVES: No market test.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS; No market test.
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
’Thursday, Dec. S
Today
CATTLE: No Trends available
due to no sale last Thursday
because of Thanksgiving holiday.
HAY. STRAW & CORN SKS^'
SALE QgJl
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DMGON 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
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction -
Staars, lulls, Hoifars, Cows,
Faadar Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
Sal* Evary Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Bull MM Ph*M
717-768-8204
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
188 16 386 24 3
201 23 235 16 0
156 23 267 0 0
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
1107 860 59 22
Trade moderate on slaughter
steers, cows active. Supply in
cluded 53% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high choice prime 2-41170-1405 lbs.
66.7067.60; Choice 2-41055-1200 lbs.
61.0065.251200-1400 lbs. 62.0066.00.
Mixed good & choice 2-3 1100-1400
lbs. 57.0061.25, good 1-3 900-1350
lbs. 54.0058.25; choice 1-313001520
lbs. holsteins 48.50-50.00; Mixed
good & choice 1-3 44.2548.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2410501320 lbs. 59.0063.85;
few good 1-2 13001330 lbs. 64.25-
64.60 mixed good & choice 2-3 1000-
1250 lbs. 54.0058.75.
COWS: Breaking utility &
conun. 24 35.0040.00 few high
dressing incls. 40.0042.00. High
cutter & boning utility 1-3 33.75-
37.00; canner & low cutter 1-2 29.50-
34.75, few low dressing incls. 27.00-
30.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1150-1880
lbs. 48.00-53.50. few high dressing
incl. 54.25-55.00; yield grade 2 1000-
2070 lbs. 42.00-48.50.
VEALERS; Prime 215-345 lbs.
100.00- choice 140-335 lbs.
75.00- high good St tow choice
140-320 lbs. 54.00-75.00 100-120 lbs.
48.00- 80-100 lbs. 42.00-51.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lbs. holstein bulls 76.00-88.00,
few 64.00-78.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Prime 90-115
lbs. 73.00-74.00; choice 85-115 lbs.
70.00- Good 85-110 lbs. 67.00-
69.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility &
good 23.00-37.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; large 42.00-55.00; medium
30.0040.00; small 15.00-26.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, December 6
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
This Week 4155 2100
Last Week 2192 1183
Last Year 3479 2228
CATTLE: SI. steers closed 1.00
2.00 lower after opening steady; si.
heifers 1.00 lower; cows firm; bulls
1.50- higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice & Prime 2-4 1170-1400 lbs.
66.50- early sales 68.00-70.85;
Choice 2-4 1050-1200 lbs. 61.0065.50,
1200-1400 lbs. 62.0066.00; mixed
Good & Choice 2-3 1040-1400 lbs.
57.0061.25, early sales up to 63.00;
Good 1-3 10001350 lbs. 53.0058.25;
Choice 1-3 13001520 lb. holsteins
B&R CATTLE CO.
•RD 1, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph: (717) 653-5728
RON RANCK
Ph; (717)656-9849
P LEBANOH^I
I VALLEY (
| LIVESTOCK I
1 MARKET, INC. S
| 1 mile East of I
z Fredericksburg x
I along Route 22 |
I PHONE: |
I JONESTOWN |
z 865-2881 I
A Flea Market Auction*
■every Tuesday at 12:30,1
XTools, Eus, Produce, J
| Buyers ft Sellers I
X Welcome I
48.50-51.35; mixed Good & Choice 1-
344.25-48.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-4 1050-1300 lbs.
64.50-67.25 early; Choice 2-4 1050-
1320 lbs. 59.00-63.85; few Good 1-2
1300-1330 lbs. 64.25-64.60; mixed
Good & Choice 28 1000-1250 lbs.
54.00-59.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 35.00-40.00, few
high dressing individuals 40.00-
42.25; high Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 33.00-37.50; Canner & low Cutter
1-2 30.00-34.75; few low dressing
Canners 27.00-30.00.
BULLS: YGIIISO-2120 lbs. 47.50-
53.50; high dressing individual
54.25-56.75; YG 2 1000-2070 lbs.
42.0048.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers closed
5.00- higher; calves returned
to farm steady.
VEALERS; Prime 215-345 lbs.
100.00- few up to 120.00;
Choice 140-335 lbs. 75.00-97.00; high
Good & low Choice 140320 lbs.
54.00- 100-120 lbs. 48.00-55,00,
80-100 lbs. 42.00-51.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. holstein bulls 76.00-88,00,
few 64.00-78.00.
Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, December 6
Report supplied by PDA
15 Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 6192. Compared with
3901 head last week and 5830 head a
year ago. Steers steady to 2.00
lower; heifers & bulls steady to
strong; cows mostly steady; High
Choce & Prime 66.00-68.60; Choice
60.50-67.75; Good 52.00-62.00;
Standard 45.00-53.50; Choice
heifers 58.0034.75; Good 51.00
58.75; Standard 41.50-51.50; cows
35.00-39.00; Cutter & Boning Utility
32.5037.00; Canner & Cutter 27.00
34.50; shells 20.00; bullocks few
Good & Choice 50.0060.00; bulls
Yield Grade No. 1, 12002100 lb.
44.0052.00; No. 2,90014001 b. 39.75-
45.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Large &
Med. No. 1, 300-800 lb. stees 49.00
59.00; heifers Large & Med. No. 1,
300-700 lb. 38.00-48.50.
CALVES: 4232. Compared with
2922 bead last week and 4654 head a
year ago. Vealers uneven; Good &
Choice Grades steady to 3.00
higher; Standard & Low Good
steady to 5.00 lower; few High
Choice & Prime 100-120 lb. 75.00
100.00; Good 60.00-78.00 ; 90-110 lb.
40.00-54.00; 70-90 lb. 30.0(M9.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein bulls
90-130 lb. 60.00-95.00.
HOGS: 4719. Compared with 4856
head last week and 7218 head a
year ago. Barrows & Gilts uneven,
mostly steady to .75 higher; No. 1-
2, 210-250 lb. 46.00:48.50; No. 2-3,
200-260 lb. 44.25-47.50; few No. 2-4,
240-280 lb. 42.60-46.00; few No. 1-3,
175-200 lb. 42.00-45.00; sows steady
to weak; No. 1-3, 300-700 lb. 35.50
40.00; boars 26.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 699. Compared
with 981 head last week and 1294
head a year ago. Few No. 1-3,15-35
lb. 13.00-26.00; 30-55 lb. 20.00-46.00.
2 GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALES: 1353. Compared with 1293
head last week and 2330 head a
year ago. Mostly steady to 10.00
higher; No. 1-2, 2030 lb. 95.00
115.00, few to 130.00; 3040 lb. 71.00
83.00; 4050 lb. 74.0089.00; 5060 lb.
65.0091.00; 60701 b. 66.0072.00; No.
2-3, 3040 lb. 70.0087.00; 4050 lb.
76.0079.00; 5070 lb. 60.0069.00; aU
per hundred weight.
SHEEP: 824. Compared with 768
head last week and 1567 head a
year ago. Mostly steady; High
Choice & Prime 75-110 lb. 66.00
76.00; Choice 65-110 lb. 60.0071.00;
Good 50100 lb. 50.0060.00; Good &
Choice 60.0085.00; feeder lambs
67.0075.50; si. ewes 13.0036.00.