A2-Lancastcr Farming, Saturday, February 22,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Feb. 17
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
788 86 938 69 85
Monday’s Auction
789 90 874 85 145
Last Monday’s Auction
849 124 603 170 245
Last Year’s Auction
1117 129 707 392 294
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers mostly
steady; slaughter heifers .50-1.00
lower; cows 1.00-2.00 higher;
bullocks steady; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Supply included 67%
slaughter steers, 19% slaughter
heifers, 9% cows, and 5% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-
1400 lb. 60.00-60.85; Choice 2-3 few 4
1075-1450 lb. 57.25-60.00; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 54.00-57.25; few
Good 2-3 50.00-54.00; Good and
Choice 1200-1500 lb. Holsteins 45.00-
48.00, few Choice 48.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 950-1250 lb. 53.00-55.75,
few Choice 2 55.75-57.25; Good 2-3
900-1100 lb. 50.00-53.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 38.00-40.50, few
40.50-42.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 36.00-39.50; Canner and
low Cutter 33.75-35.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 1000-1250
lb. 50.00-51.75; couple Choice 2
1050-1350 lb. 52.25-56.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-2000
lb. 47.50-49.25, few 50.00-52.25,
couple high yielding 1955-2070 lb.
58.75-60.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven; Choice and Prime scarce,
mostly steady; high Good and low
Choice 120-300 lb. fully steady, SO
HO lb. 5.00-7.00 higher. Demand
good for Holstein bulls to return to
farm. Supply included 15 head
Prime special fed 380 lb. bought to
arrive at 125.00.
VEALERS; Few high Choice
and Prime 250-425 lb. 105.00-114.00;
Choice 160-325 lb. 85.00-105.00; high
Good and low Choice 140-300 lb
70.00-85.00, 110-140 lb. 55.00-70.00,
80-110 lb. 48.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00-
100.00
SHEEP: Wooled lambs firm to
2.00 higher; slaughter ewes 2.00
higher.
WOOIJSD LAMBS; High Choice
I 24 hours a day g
I 365 days a year £
MJJ. (717)394-26111
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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
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
I LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
I 1147 Lftltz Pike Lancaster. Pennsylvania 17601
| Serving The Community For WYeen B
and Prime 80-110 lb. 75.00-80.00;
Choice 75-105 lb. 70.00-75.00; Good
65-95 lb. 68.00-72.00; few Choice 30-
45 lb. new crop lambs 100.00-125.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 30.00-40.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the
head, mostly steady. Large
mature 50.00-65.00; Medium 35 00-
50.00; few Small 25.00-35 00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, Feb. 18
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1093 832 0 0
last
Tuesday
587 529 0 1
last Year
953 836 3 0
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers steady to
50 lower; slaughter heifers 1.00-
2.00 lower; cows firm to 1.00
higher, with late sales mostly
steady; bulls fully steady. Supply
included 48 percent slaughter
steers and 46 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 2-4 1175-
1425 lb. 60.00-62.50, couple 63.25-
64.00; Choice 2-4 1150-1350 lb., few
1350-1500 lb. 57.00-59.85; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 1100-1350 lb.
53.00-57.00; few Good 2-3 50 00-
55.00; Good and Choice 1170-1475
lb. Holstems 45.00-47.00, few Choice
1250-1600 lb. 50.00-53.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lb. 51.50-53.50,
seven head 1330-1380 lb. 55.00-56 50;
Good 2-3 950-1100 lb. 48.00-51 50
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 37.00-40.00, few
40.00-41.75; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 35.50-39.00, few 39 00-
40.25, load 800-1060 lb. beef breed
33.75-37.75; Canner and low Cutter
32.50-35.50
BULIS: Yield grade 1-2 1600-
2360 lb. 41.50-47 75, individual 1345
lb 51 75
VEAL CALVES: Choice vealers
5 00-10.00 higher; high Good and
low Choice 150-200 lb. 10 00-15 00
higher, 89-120 lb. firm to 300
higher Supply included 579 in
graded sale of which 69 percent
sold to return to farm.
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE SSI
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEK 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, Bulla, Hoifors, Cows,
Foodor Cottlo.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
VEAIERS Choice 175-260 lb
103.00-107 00, couple Choice 335-385
lb. 85.00-86.00; high Good and low
Choice 135-200 lb. 80.00-99.00, 110-
135 lb. 46.00-65.00, 80-110 lb 42 00-
48.00,65-80 lb. 35.00-40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 40 head
120-125 lb. Holstein bulls 107.00-
108.00, 140 head 100-115 lb 110-
121.00, 25 head 90-95 lb. 91.00; 35
head small frame 110-115 lb. 89.00-
90.00 with 15 head 60.00, 90 head
small frame 90-105 lb. 46.00-50.00.
45 head 100-115 lb. Holstein heifers
94.00 with 15 head 100-105 lb. 72 00
SHEEP: None
GOATS: None
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Feb. 19
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
179 20 374 52 0
Wednesday’s Auction
135 20 391 52 0
last Wednesday’s Auction
290 19 264 61 0
Year’s Auction
91 17 550 3 0
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
small supply slaughter steers 50-
LOO lower; few sales cows weak to
1.00 lower; slaughter heifers and
bulls not tested. Supply included 77
percent slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice
2-4 1185-1450 lb. 56.75-59.25, couple
60.25; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1100-1250 lb. 52.25-56.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility 1-3
37.00-38.25; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 34.50-37.00, individual
43.00; few low Cutter 33.00-34.25
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test; few high
Good an low Choice 80-115 lb. 45.00-
60.00; few 100-110 Ib. Holstein bulls
to return to farm 70.00-80.00,
SHEEP; Supply 'ncluded 51
head Choice and Prime 100-130 lb
wooled lambs bought to arrive at
70.00-78.00.
GOATS: None
Today
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Solo Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sala
Baainaas Mwaa
717-768-8204 .
Homo Mono
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Feb. 20
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
968 640 30 46
Last Thursday 889 683 17 98
last Year 995 556 44 60
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 1.00
lower, instances 1.50 lower;
Slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower;
cows steady, instances 1.00 lower;
Bullocks steady to 1.00 lower;
Bulls firm to 1.00 higher, instances
1.50 higher. Supply included 43
percent slaughter steers, 5 percent
slaughter heifers, 46 percent cows
with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24 1075-1350, few head 1400-1525 lb.
57.50-59.85, few head 60.00-60.75;
high good and low choice 2-3 1000-
1350 lb. 53.00-57.75; Good 2-3 1000-
1275 lb. 48.75-53.75; Good and
choice 1240-1625 lb. holsteins 45.75-
49.50, few choice 50.00-52.75;
standard and low good 40.0044.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 975-1100 lb. 52.00-54.50;
Good 2-3 925-1075 Jb. 48 00-52.00
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-4 37.00-40.50, few
high yielding 42.00-43.75; cutter
and boning utility 1-3 34.00-38.50,
few 38.50-40.00, couple 42.00-42.75;
canner and low cutter 31.50-34.50.
BULLOCKS; Good 1-2 1050-1275
lb. 45.00-49.25, couple low choice 1-2
1050-1275 lb. 51.00-52.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1275-2000
lb. 48.00-51.75, couple 52.00-52 50;
yield grade 2 1000-1450 lb 44.50-
48.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Demand good for holstem
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high choice and
prime 240-405 lb. 107.00-121.00;
Choice 160-325 lb. 85.00-100.00, few
100.00-106.00; high good and low
choice 140-325 lb. 65.00-85.00, 110-
140 lb. 58.00-70.00, 80-110 lb. 52 00-
61.00, few 60-80 lb. 48.00-52.00
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. holstein bulls 90.00-116.00,
few 116.00-123.00. Several small
frame 90-115 lb. 60.00-90.00.
SHEEP: Small supply lambs
fully steady; slaughter ewes fully
steady.
WDOLED LAMBS; Few choice
70-95 lb. 74.00-83.00; few choice 30-
50 lb. new crop lambs 101.00-115 00,
couple 30-45 lb. 124.00-126.00
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and good 35.00-45.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the
head, firm to 5.00 higher; large
mature 48.00-57.00, few 59.00-67 00;
Medium 32.00-46.00, few small
23 00-30.00
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
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I LEBANON 1
| VALLEY |
I LIVESTOCK i
| MARKET, INC. j
f 1 mile East of I
x Fredericksburg X
I along Route 22 |
| PHONE: |
I JONESTOWN 2
J 865-2881 I
A Flea Market Auction*
levery Tuesday at 12:30,1
{Tools, Eggs, Produce, I
i|etc. £
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Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, February 21
Report Supplied by PDA
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE; SI. steers 1.00 lower,
instances I.solower; si. heifers .50-
1.00 lower; cows steady, instances
1.00 lower; bullocks steady to 1.00
lower; bulls firm to 1.00 higher,
instances 2.00 higher. Supply in
cluded 51 per cent si. steers, 6 per
cent si. heifers, 33 per cent cows, 4
per cent bulls with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice & Prime 2-4 1175-1425
lbs. 60.00-61.00, couple head 62.00-
64.00; Choice 2-4 1075-1350 lbs. few
1400-1525 lbs. 57.00-60.00; high Good
& low Choice 2-3 1000-1350 lbs,
53.00- Good 2-3 48.75-54.00;
Good & Choice 1150-1625 lb.
holsteins 45.00-49.50, few Choice
50.00- Standard & low Good
40.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
Choice 2-3 950-1250 lbs. 50.00-55.75,
few Choice Grade 2 55.75-57.25;
Good 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 48.00-53.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 24 37.0040.50, few
40.5042.00, couple high yielding
42.0043.75, Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 34.0040.00, few 40.0042.75,
Canner & low Cutter 31.50-35.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 1000-1275
lbs. 45.00-51.75; few Choice Grade 2
1050-1350 lbs. 51.00-56.55.
BULLS: YG 1, 1250-2000 lbs
47.50-51.75, few 52.00-52.50, couple
high yielding 1955-2070 lbs. 58.75-
60.00; YG 2, 1000-1450 lbs. 44.00-
48.50, few 41.5044.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, demand good for holstem
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Choice &
Prime 240425 lbs. 105.00-121.00;'
Choice 160-325 lbs. 85.00-100.00, few
100.00- high Good & low
Choice 140-300 lbs. 65.00-85.00, few
85.00- 110-140 lbs. 52.00-70.00,
80-110 lbs. 48.00-61.00, uncertified
42.0048.00, 60-80 lbs. 45.00-50.00,
uncertified 35.0040.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. holstein bulls 90.00-121.00,
several small frame 90-115 lbs.
60.00- few 45.00-55.00; around
50 head 100-115 lb. hoi. heifers
94.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Tuesday, Feb. 11
1 Report supplied by auction
Calves-30.00-95.00
Cows 30.00-42.25.
Easy Cows 3.50-33 75
Heifers 32.25-54 50
Bulls 39.00-50.25
Steers 32 25-59.00
Hogs 30 00-46.00
Roasting Pigs, each 26 00-33 00
Boars 30.00-38 00
Sows 16 00-36 00
Sheep 30.00-53.00
Lambs, each 39 00-50 00
l,ambs, per lb. 52.00-85 00
Goats, each 20.00-63.00
Kids, each 10.00-35.00
Total 782
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, Feb. 18
Report Supplied by Auction
Rabbits- 55-1 30
Eggs
Grade A White Jumbo X I.gc
52- 76, Brown 62- 86
Grade A White I.arge 48- 71-
Brown 47-68
Grade A White Medium 42- 4.1
Brown 44- 46
Grade A-White Small 40
Cattle Calves
3100 1780
2850 1350
3693 1543