A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 28,1985
Livestock market and auction news
Some markets not covered by
PDA or USDA due to holiday
Lancaster Market
Monday, Dec. 23
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
769 139
Last Monday
1406
125 650
Last Year
528 58 651
Monday’s Auction
662 147 462 309
Last Monday’s Auction
1187
577 1032
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers steady to
firm, instances to 1.00 higher;
slaughter heifers steady; cows
firm to .50 higher; bullocks scarce;
bulls firm. Supply included 54
percent slaughter steers, 10 per
cent slaughter heifers, 29 percent
cows, and 5 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: One lot
high Choice and Prime 2-4 1175 lb.
67.75; Choice 241075-1460 lb. 62.75-
66.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1050-1350 lb. 60.0003.50; few Good
2-3 55.0000.00; Good and Choice
1250-1500 lb. Holsteins 45.75-47.75,
couple Choice 50.5001.50, Standard
and low Good 1100-1350 lb. 40.00-
42.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-1250 lb.
63.5004.75; Choice 2-3 975-1150 lb.
59.5003.00; Good 2-3 850-1050 lb.
51.0005.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 38.0040.00, few
41.0042.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 34.50-38.00, few 38.50-
39.00; Canner and low Cutter 32.00-
34.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-1850
lb. 46.50-51.00, few 51.25-55.00,
individual 2050 lb. 47.50; yield
grade 21000-1400 lb. 42.00-46.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, although Choice and Prime
not fully tested. Supply included
few 100-125 lb. Holstein bulls sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 150-300
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MONDAY
9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A.M
TUESDAY
9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
100 P.M. —Feeder Pigs
WEDNESDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
11:00 A.M. —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
8:00 A.M
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
Holiday Schedule
No Auction Wed., Jan. Ist
■ 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
V Serving The Community For 90 Years
lb. 80.00-90.00; high Good and low
Choice 160-300 lb. 60.00-70.00, 120
160 lb. 48.0040.00, 80-110 lb. 35.00
48.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Few
100-120 lb. Holstein bulls 60.00
70.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs mostly
steady; slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 85-105 lb. 68.00-72.00; Good
to low Choice 80-105 lb. 65.00-68.00,
50-80 lb. 70.0080.00, 4080 lb. 80.00
90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 25.00-35.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the
head; generally 10.00 lower, small
supply Large mature 55.00-70.00,
Medium 40.00-55.00, Small 28.00-
40.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, Dec. 24
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
465 499 0 0
Last Tuesday
1243 851 15 8
Last Year
Christmas Holiday
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday small supply slaughter
steers .50-1.00 higher; cows 1.00-
2.00 higher; slaughter heifers and
bulls not tested. Supply included 64
percent slaughter steers and 34
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Couple
head high Choice and Prime 24
1200-1350 lb. 67.504i9.50; few head
Good and Choice 1-2 1175-1325 lb.
66.75-69.00; Choice 24 1150-1425 lb.
64.00-67.10; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1375 lb. 60.75-65.00;
Good 2-3 55.0060.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 37.0ft41.00, couple
41.0043.25; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 35.50-39.50, few 38.50-
39.50; Canner and low Cutter 32.50-
35.00.
HAY, STRAW & CORN iSS|\'
SALE SSf 1
Every Friday at 12 Noon
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 Cattla Auction -
Steers, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
Business Mese
717-768-8204
Heme Phene
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
1260-2180 lb. 46.0048.75; couple
yield grade 2 38.25-40.50.
VEAL CALVES: Choice vealers
absent, high Good and low Choice
1.005.00 lower. Supply included
27% in graded sale of which 64
percent sold to return to farm.
VEALERS; High Good and low
Choice 115-220 lb. 42.0054.00,90110
lb. 36.0041.00,7090 lb. 28.0036.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 115
head 100125 lb. 78.0086.00, mainly
85.0086.00. 25 head 90100 lb. 60.00;
20 head 110120 lb. small frame
74.00. 35 head 90105 lb. 39.0042.00.
SHEEP: None.
GOATS: None.
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 26
CATTLE 879: Compared to last
Thursday small supply slaughter
steers firm to 1.00 higher;
slaughter heifers .50-1.00 higher;
cows fully steady; bullocks
scarce; bulls 1.00-3.00 higher.
Supply included 31 percent
slaughter steers and 58 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1125-1475 lbs. 64.00-66.85; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1100-1450
lb. 59.75-64.00; Good and Choice
1250-1450 lb. Holsteins 47.00-50.50,
few Choice 50.50-52.00; Standard
and low Good 1050-1325 lb. 42.00-
47.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-3 1050-1510 lb. 60.00-65.00;
few Good 2-3 950-1100 lb. 55.0060.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 36.50-40.50, several
40.5042.00; Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 34.75-39.00, few 39.00
40.40; Canner and low Cutter 32.00-
34.50, few 30.00-32.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Good 1-2 1050-
1325 lb. 52.75-54.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2050
lb. 47.50-52.75, few 53.00-55.60; yield
grade 21000-1350 lb. 42.75-47.00.
VEAL CALVES 695: Small
supply Choice and Prime vealers
3.00-5,00 higher, high Good and low
Choice 70-110 lb. 4.00-6.00 lower.
Bulk of the 95-120 lb. Holtein bulls
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS; Few head high
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Choice and Prime 240310 lb. 101.00
109.0 Q, couple 112.00113.00; Choice
170275 lb. 88.0099.00, couple 100.00
104.00; high Good and low Choice
120280 lb. 60.0083.00, 110120 lb.
44.0055.00, 80105 lb. 35.0045.00,
few 45.0049,00,65-80 lb. 23,0033.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 85.00
100.00, with about 50 head 101.00
107.00; Several small frame 90110
lb. 55.0070.00.
SHEEP 18: Insufficient volume
to fully test stands, few Good and
Choice 80120 lb. wooled lambs
58.0087.00, couple Choice 6580 lb.
78.0083.00.
GOAT 1: No market test
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, December 27
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
This Week 2100 1350
Last Week 4563 1653
Last Year 2129 1227
CATTLE: SI. steers firm to 1.00
higher; si. heifers steady; cows
fully steady with last week’s close;
bullocks scarce; bulls closed 1.00
to 3.00 higher. Supply included 44
per cent si. steers, 6 per cent si.
heifers, 41 per cent cows, 4 per cent
bulls with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice & Prime 24 1175-1350
lbs. 67.50-69.50; few head Good &
Choice 1-21175-1325 lbs. 66.75-69.00;
Choice 241075-1475 lbs. 64.0067.10,
few early 63.0064.00; high Good &
low Choice 2-3 1050-1375 lbs. 59.75-
64.00, few Good 2-3 55.0060.00;
Good & Choice 1100-1450 lb.
holsteins 45.75-50.50, couple Choice
50.50-52.00; Standard & low Good
1050-1350 lbs. 40.0046.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice & Prime 24 1100-1250 lbs.
63.5065.00; Choice 2-3 975-1250 lbs.
59.5063.50; Good 2-3 850-1050 lbs.
51.0068.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 36.50-40.50, several
40.50-42.00; Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 34.50-39.00, few 39.0040.50;
Canner & low cutter 32.0035.00,
few 30.0032.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Good 1-2 1050
1325 lbs. 52.75-54.75.
BULLS; YG 1, 13502050 lbs.
46.5052.75, few 53.0055.60; YG 2,
10001400 lbs. 40.5047.00, couple
9001050 lbs. 38.2541.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, small supply Choice &
Prime 3.00 to 5.00 higher; bulk of
supply high Good and low Choice
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 RANCH
Ph (717)656-9849
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LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
i MARKET, INC. |
I I mile East of I
z Fredericksburg x
I along Route 22 |
| PHONE: |
I JONESTOWN |
J 865-2881 I
A Flea Market Auction*
■every Tuesday at 12:30.1
{Tools, Eggs, Produce, I
|etc i
■ Buyers & Sellers ■
" Welcome I
TD-110 lbs. selling 4.00-6.00 lower;
large share of 95-125 lb. holstein
bulls sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few head high
Choice & Prime 240-310 lbs. 101.00-
109.00, couple 112.00-113.00; Choice
150-300 lbs. 80.00-99.0, high Good &
low Choice 160300 lbs. 60.0083.00,
120160 lbs. 44.0058.00, 80105 lbs.
35.0045.00, few 45.0049.00, 6580
lbs. 23.0035.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
100125 lb. holstein bulls 78.00
100.00, with around 50 head 101.00
107.00, several small frame 90120
lbs. 55.0070.00, with around 35
head 39.0042.00. SLAUGHTER
CALVES: Good and Choice 270450
lbs. 45.0057.00, few 450550 lbs.
30.00-42.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100125 lb. hoi. bulls 70.00-90.00,
around 175 head 90.00-97.00,
several mainly small frame 100115
lbs. 70.0075.00, few 90100 lbs.
40.0060.00.
Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, December 27
Report supplied by PDA
7 Livestock Markets
CATTLE; 2903. Compared with
6465 head last week and 1482 head a
year ago. Compared with last
Friday’s summary, small supply
of all species due to Holiday
scheduling. SI. steers steady to
1.50; spots 2.00 higher; si. heifers
and bulls uneven; si. cows uneven,
mostly steady to 1.00 higher; si.
bullocks no test; few High Choice &
Prime No. 3-4 si. steers 67.50-69.50;
Choice No. 24, 62.75-67.10; Good
55.00-63.00; Standard 44.00-52.00,
few 55.00; few Choice si. heifers
59.5065.00; few Good 51.0060.00;
few Standard 41.0047.00; Breaking
Utility & Commercial si. cows
35.7540.50, few 41.00; Cutter &
Boning Utility 33.50-39.00; Conner
& Low Cutter 28.00-34.50; Shells
down to 19.00; Yield Grade No. 1,
1000-2050 lb. 43.0048.75, few 52.75;
Yield Grade No. 2, 9001450 lb,
38.5042.00, few to 47.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Med. &
Large Frame No. 1, 400-600 lb.
steers 48.00-55.00, few to 58.00;
Med. & Large Frame No. 1,350600
lb. feeder heifers 38.0047.00, few
50.50; few Med. Frame No. 1, 400-
600 lb. feeder bulls 40.00-50.00.
CALVES: 2522. Compared with
3884 head last week and 1243 head a
year ago. Vealers mostly steady;
spots 2.00 lower; few Prune
vealers 101.00-109.00; Choice 80.00-
90.00; Good 65.00-82.00; Standard&
Good 110-130 lb. 48.0060.00; 90110
lb. 35.0048.00; 65-85 lb. 28.0040.00;
Utility 50-100 lb. 18.00-33.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 90
130 lb. 50.00-100.00, mostly 60.00
85.00.
HOGS: 3805. Compared with 5571
head last week and 3359 head a
year ago. Barrows & Gilts mostly
steady: spots 1.00 lower; US No. 1-
2, 210-245 lb. 48.0049.85, few 52.00,
No. 2-3, 200-250 lb. 45.0049.00; No
24,220-285 lb. 43.0048.00; US No 1-
3, 300-600 lb. sows 35.00-39.00, few
40.00; No. 2-3, 300885 lb. 32.00-
37.00; boars 27.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS; 134. Compared
with 879 head last week and 560
head a year ago. Steady to 4.00
lower; US No.l-3, 20-35 lb. 14.00
23.00 per head; 35-50 lb. 20.00-33.06,
few 5085 lb. 27.00-37.00 per head.
SHEEP; 594. Compared with
1741 head last week and 414 heads
year ago. Wooled si. lambi
uneven: High Choice & Prime 85
105 lb. 68.00-74.00; 40-75 lb. 70.00
90.00; Choice 70-105 lb. 65.00-70.00,
Good & Choice 80-115 lb. 45.50
64.00; si. sheep 17.00-28.00, fe«
35.00.
2 GRADED FEEDER Pl fi
SALES: 1476. Compared with 42H
head last week and 790 head a ye#
ago. Feeder pigs uneven, mostly
steady, 7.00 higher; US No. 1-2, £
40 lb. 82.00-94.00; 40-50 lb. TOW
84.00 ; 50-60 lb. 65.00-84.00 ; 60-90 »
45.00- US No. 2-3, 30-45 lb
70.00- 55-70 lb. 56.00-64.00.