Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Market Monday, Feb. 3 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday’s Receipts 1143 126 887 383 128 Monday’s Auction 1089- 133 791 409 124 Last Monday’s Auction 906 112 385 430 398 Last Year’s Auction 1025 103 1175 250 361 CATTLE: Compared to last Monday slaughter steers LOO-1.50 lower, instances 2.00 lower; slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00 lower; cows steady, instances 1.00 lower; small supply bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply included 62% steers, 23% heifers, 11% cows, and 4% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few high Choice and Prime 24 1225- 1400 lb. 60.85-62.10; Choice 24 1100- 1460 lb. 57.00-60.85, mainly 58.50- 60.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lb. 55.00-59.00; Good 2-3 52.00-55.00; Choice 1300-1600 lb. Holsteins 49.75-52.75, Good to low Choice 1050-1500 lb. 44.5048.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 940-1190 lb. 55.35-60.00; few Choice 2 1190-1350 lb. 60.50- 61.50; Good 2-3 900-1050 lb. 50.00- 54.25; Standard and Good 950-1250 lb. heiferettes 41.0045.50. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 39.00-41.50; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 36.50-39.50; Canner and low Cutter 33.00-36.00. BULLOCKS: Couple Good and Choice 1-31065-1250 lb. 51.75-52.75. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1950 lb. 47.75-51.25, couple 51.75-52.75, five head 1955-2495 lb. 46.75-48.75; couple yield grade 2 1250-1500 lb. 45.5046.75. VEAL CALVES; Vealers mostly steady; slaughter calves 3.00 lower. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. Supply included eight head Prune special fed 350 lb. bought to arrive at 126.00. VEALERS; Choice 160-320 lb. 85.00- few 100.00-105.00; high Good and low Choice 140-320 lb. 70.00- 110-140 lb. 55.00-70.00, 80-110 lb. 40.00-55.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 350475 lb. 45.00-55.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00-95.00. SHEEP: Wooled lambs 1.00-2.00 lower; new crop lambs fully j 24 hours a day" AUCTIONS MONDAY 9:00 A.M.-Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows 10:00 A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves, Lambs 12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs TUESDAY 9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs 1:00 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. 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 Serving The Community For 90 Years steady; slaughter ewes fully steady. Supply included 32 head 40 lb. new crop lamns brought to arrive at 135.00. WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice and Prime 85-110 lb. 70.00-72.00, few. 75.00-80.00; Choice 80-110 lb. 68.00-70.00; Good 70-90 lb. 65.00- 68.00. NEW CROP LMABS: Choice 40- 50 lb. 100.00-125.00, 50-75 lb. 80.00- 100.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 28.00-35.00, few 35.00- 40.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head, mostly steady. Few Large mature 50.00-65.00; Medium 38.00- 50.00; Small 25.00-38.00, few thin 15.00-20.00. Vintage Market Tuesday, Feb. 4 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today Last Tuesda> Last Year CATTLE Compared to last Tuesday slaughter steers 200 lower, instances 300 lower; slaughter heifers not fully tested, cows steady to 1 00 lower; small supply bulls 1.00-2 00 higher Supply included 46 percent slaughter steers and 50 percent cows SLAUGHTER STEERS Few head Choice 2 and Prime 2-3 1200- 1350 lb 61 75-63 00; Choice 24 1100- 1450 lb 57 50-61 50; high Good and low Choice 2-3 1050-1375 lb 54 00- 58 00; few Good 2-3 945-1325 lb 52 00-54 25, couple Good and Choice 1180-1515 lb Holsteins 43 50- 45 00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few Good and Choice 1160-1495 lb Holsteins 45 0048 00 COWS Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 37 00-39.50, few 39 5042 75, Commercial 34 34 CO -36 50; Cuttei and Boning Utility 1-3 35 00-38 50, few 38 504 0 00: Cannci and low Cutter 32.50-35 00, few 30 00-32.50 BULLS Yield grade 1 1265-1900 365 days a year! (717)394-26111; VEALERS; Six head Choice 155- 305 lb. 80.00-88.00; high Good and low Choice 255-315 lb. 65.00-80.00, 120-160 lb. 49.00-56.00, 80-110 lb. 43.0049.00. 60-80 lb. 30.0040.00 RETURNED TO FARM; 25 head 120-125 lb. Holstein bulls 97.00, 200 head 90-115 lb. 105.00-113.00; 115 head small frame 90-115 lb. 85.00- 90.00. 35 head 100-115 lb. Holstein heifers 79.00-91.00, 25 head 90-95 lb 68.00-70.00. SHEEP: No market test. GOATS- No market test Lancaster Auction Wednesday, Feb. 5 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Wednesday’s Receipts 123 14 288 0 0 Wednesday’s Auction 123 14 320 0 0 Last Wednesday’s Auction 145 14 459 0 0 Last Year’s Auction 61 7 474 0 0 CATTLE- Compared to Monday small slaughter steers steady to weak; few cows steady; slaughter heifers and bulls not fully tested Supply included 65 percent slaughter heifers SLAUGHTER STEERS. Choice 2- 1100-1350 lb. 58.00-59.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000- 13501 b 55.00-58 00 COWS Couple Breaking Utility 3- 36 25-37.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 35 25-39 75, Canner and low Cutter 29 50-34,75 BULI.S Three head yield grade 1-2 2280-2620 lb 44 50-49.25, in dividual Good 2 1415 lb bullock 49 50 754 715 2 2 946 677 7 0 1063 813 6 3 VEAL CALVES Insufficient volume for a market test; few high Good and low Choice 80-110 lb 40.00-55 00 SHEEP None GOATS None HAY, STRAW & CORN SALE SSL# 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 VINTAGE SALES STABLES, ING. Sale Every Tuesday 10:30 A.M. * Slaughter Cattla Auction - Steers, Bulls, Holfors, Cows, Foodor Cattla. Get calves in early. We start to grade and weigh at2:oo. Sale Every Saturday 9 A.M. Hog Sale Business Phene 717-768-8204 Heme Phene 215-458-8518 L. Robert Frame, Manager Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30 lb. 46.0049.75; few yield grade 2 1000-1310 lb. 41.2544.00. VEAL CALVES; Choice not fully tested; high Good and low Choice steady to 5.00 higher. Supply in cluded 513 in graded sale of which 79 percent sold to return to farm. New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thursday, Feb. 6 CATTLE 865: Compared to last Thursday slaughter steers 3.004.00 lower; slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00 lower; cows 1.00-2.00 lower, in stances 2.50 lower; small supply bulls fully steady. Supply included 40 percent slaughter steers, 6 percent slaughter heifers, 50 percent cows with the balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Choice 2 and Prime 2-31175-1425 lb. 60.00- Choice 2-3 1100- 1450 lb. 57.00-60.00, few late 55.75- 57.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3 53 00-57.00; Good 2-3 52.00-54.00; Good and Choice 1180-1600 lb Holsteins 44.7548.50, few Choice 50.00- Standard and low Good 41 7545.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 54 75-58 25, couple high Choice and Prime 2-3 1145-1480 lb 58 00-59.50; Good 2-3 1000-1280 lb 46.50-52 00, few 800-950 lb 41 5044.50 COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 36 50-39 00, few 39 00-40 75; Commercial 3-4 34 25- 36 50; Cutter and boning Utility 1-3 33 75-37 50, few 37 50-38.50, Canner and low Cutter 31 00-33 75, few 30.00-31.00 BULLOCKS Few Choice 1-3 1080-1400 lb. 53 50-56 75; Good 1-2 820-1450 lb 52 00-53 50 BULI7S Yield grade 1 1175-1975 lb 46 75-59 25, couple 49.85-51 00; couple 2070-2165 lb 43.25-45 00, yield grade 2 930-1450 lb 41 75- 46 50 VEAL CALVES 585 Vealers mostly steady Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm VEALERS- Few high Choice and Prime 250-390 lb 110.00-120 00: Choice 160-350 lb 85.00-100 00, few 100 00-108 00; high Good and low Choice 160-320 lb 70 00-85 00, 110- 160 lb. 56 00-70 00, 80-110 lb 52 00- 59 00, 60-80 lb 49 00-53 00 RETURNED TO FARM Bulk 95-125 lb Holstein bulls 100 00- 115 00, feu early 116 00-123 00, several small frame 90-115 lb 65 00-90.00 SHEEP 29 Insufficient volume to fully test trends, few Choice 80- 100 lb wooled lambs 73 00-78 00, couple 81 00-85 00; Good 60-90 lb 57 00-70 00, few Utility and Good slaughter ewes 23 00-41 00 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 LEBANON n if VALLEY I J LIVESTOCK i i MARKET, INC. [ 11 1 mile East of I x Fredericksburg I I along Route 22 | IJ PHONE: ( I JONESTOWN | 9 865-2881 I A Flea Market Auction* jMevery Tuesday at 12:30,8 {Tools, Eggs, Produce,! }|etc l jl Buyers & Sellers 8 ’ q Welcome I . A S GOATS: 32. All goats sold by the head, medium 31.00-45 00, large 48.00-60.00. Lancaster County Weekly Friday, February 07 Report Supplied by PDA Cattle Calves 3000 1440 3326 1412 This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE; SI. steers 1.00 to 3 00 lower, some late sales 4.00 lower, si. heifers 1.00-2.00 lower; cows generally steady to 1.00 lower, closing 1.00 to 2.00 lower; bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply in cluded 48 per cent si steers, 11 per cent si. heifers, 32 per cent cows, 3 per cent bulls with the balance feeders SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few high Choice & Prime 24 1175-1425 lbs 60.00-62 10; Choice 24 1100-1460 lbs 57 00-61 00, few sales early 61 00-61 50, some late sales 55 75- 57 00. high Good & low Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs 53 00-58 00, Good 2-3 52.00-54 00, Choice 1250-1600 lb holstcins 49 50-52 75, Good to lew Choice 1050-1500 lbs 44 00-48 50 few Standard 41 75-43 50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-3 940-1450 lbs 54 75-60 00 few Choice 2 earlv 60 50-61 50 Good 2-3 900-1280 lbs 46 50-54 50 Standard & Good 950-1250 lb heiferettes 41 50-45 50 COWS Breaking Utility L Commercial 2-3 36 50-39 50, sev<>ial early 39 50-41 50, Commercial 2-1 34 25-36 50, Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3 33 75-38 50, several early 38 50- 40 00, Canner & low Cutter 32 00 35 00, several 30 00-32 00 BULLOCKS Few Choice 1 i 1080-1400 lbs 52 50-56 75; few Good 1-2 820-1450 lbs 51 75-53 50 BULIiS YG 1, 1350-1975 lbs 46 754 9 75, few 50 00-52 75, 10 head 2000-2620 lbs 45 004 9 25; YG 2, 950 1450 lbs 41 75-46 75 VEAL CALVES Vealers mostly steady, si calves 300 lowoi Demand good for holstein bulls to return to farm • VEALERS Few high Choice & Prime 250-390 Ib.s 110 00-120 00 Choice 160-350 lbs 85 00-100 00, feu 100 00-108 00; high Good & low Choice 160-320 lbs 70 00-90 00. lift -160 lbs 55 00-70 00. 80-110 lbs 48 ftft -59 00 with uncertified 43 00-49 Oft 60-80 lbs few uncertified 30 00- 40 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES Good & Choice 350-475 lbs 45 00-55 00 RETURNED TO FARM Bulk 95-125 lb holstein bulls 95 00-115 00 few 115 00-123 00, several small frame 90-115 lbs 65 00-90 00 North Jersey Livestock Hackettstown, NJ Tuesday, Feb. 4 Report supplied by auction Calves- 25.00-107.00. Cows 25.0042.00. Easy Cows 5.00-37.50. Heifers 35.0048.00. Bulls 42.75-56.00. Steers 43.50-55.75, Hogs 45.00-46.00. Roasting Pigs, each 20.00-33.00. Boars 49.00. Sows 34.00. Sheep 20.0050.00. Lambs, each 25.0051.00. Lambs, per lb. 25.00-81.00. Goats, each 25.0056.00. Kids, each 15.0039.00. Total 870. J ~ I SOMETHING j ♦ ♦ 3285 1494
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