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Lancaster Market
Monday, Feb. 24
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogi SheepGoati
Monday’s Receipts
1009 114 690 210 201
Monday’s Auction
1078 145 653 242 302
Last Monday’s Auction
789 90 874 85
Last Year’s Auction
1193 141 850 623
CATTLE: Slaughter steers finr
to 1.00 higher than last Monday, or
1.00-1.50 higher than last Wed
nesday; slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00
higher; cows 1.00-1.50 higher;
bullocks mostly steady; bulls fully
steady. Supply included 63%
slaughter steers, 21% heifers, 10%
cows, and 6% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Small
supply high Choice and Prime 2-4
1200-1425 lb. 60.00-62.00, couple
head 62.0063.25; Choice 2-4 1100-
1400 lb. 57.5060.10; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1050-1325 lb. 55.00-
58.50; Good 2-3 1000-1325 lb. 51.50-
55.00; Choice 1250-1500 lb.
Holsteins 50.00-54.00, Good to low
Choice 1185-1450 lb. 44.75-47.50, few
Standard 1050-1250 lb. 41.50-44.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 950-1250 lb. 54.0058.00,
few 58.0058.75; Good 2-3 900-1250
lb. 50.7554.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 37.50-39.50;
Commercial 3-4 35.00-37.00; Cutter
and Boding Utility 15 35.50-39.00;
Canner and low Cutter 32.00-35.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1-3
1150-1325 lb. 55.0056.75; Good 1-2
1050-1250 lb. 49.2552.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-1900
lb. 47.7550.75, few 50.7555.00,
individual 1530 lb. 60.00; yield
grade 21050-1600 lb. 43.75-48.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm. Supply
included 14 head Prime special fed
378 lb. bought to arrive at 130.00.
VEALERS: Choice 160-225 lb.
90.00-105.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-300 lb. 70.00-90.00, 110-
140 lb. 58.00-70.00, 80-110 lb. 45.00-
60.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 400-600 lb. 48.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00-95.00.
SHEEP: None.
GOATS; None.
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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
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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
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Vintage Market
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
Last
Tuesday
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers firm to
1.00 higher; slaughter heifers 1.00-
2.00 higher; cows 1.00-1.50 lower;
bulls steady to small supply.
Supply included 48 percent
slaughter steers, 5 percent
slaughter heifers, 45 percent cows,
with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1450 lb.
60.0061.85, eight head 62.7564.00;
Good and Choice 1-2 1150-1375 lb.
60.7562.00, five head 62.7563.75;
Choice 2-4 1150-1500 lb. 57.7560.50,
15 head 60.6061.00; high Good and
low Choice 25 1050-1350 lb. 55.00-
58.10; Good 25 48.0055.00; Choice
1450-1660 lb. Holsteins 48.0053.00,
few Good 1200-1600 lb. 46.0047.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 25 1040-1250 lb. 52.5065.50;
five head Choice and Prime 2-3
1080-1470 lb. 58.0059.00; Good 2-3
1000-1150 lb. 50.0062.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 25 37.0059.25, few
39.50- Commercial 3-4 34.00-
37.50; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
34.50- few 38.50-39.00, couple
40.0041.00; Canner and low Cutter
31.0055.00.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1 1450-
1800 lb. 46.0060.00; yield grade 2
1135-1550 lb. 44.0045.50.
VEAL CALVES; Small supply
Choice and Prime vealers 5.00-
10.00 lower; high Good and low
Choice weak to 5.00 lower. Supply
included 604 in graded sale of
which 70 percent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Couple high Choice
195-225 lb. 93.00-97.00; Choice 145-
300 lb. 83.00-90.00, couple 370-425 lb.
70.00-77.00; high Good and low
Choice 155-290 lb. 73.00-82.00, 120-
150 lb. 48.00-70.00, 80-115 lb. 38.00-
47.00 few 47.00-51.00,60-80 lb. 30.00-
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Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on R.t. 30 "
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RETURNED TO FARM: 200
head 100-125 lb. Holstein bulls
101.00-108.00, 25 head 100-105 lb.
112.00, 50 head 90-95 lb. 96.00; 110
head small frame 90-115 lb. 47.00
50.00. 30 head 100-115 lb. Holstein
heifers 76.00-82.00, and 20 head 90-
95 lb. 50.00.
SHEEP: No marlet test.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; four head Medium 29.00-
36.00; and four head small Kids
21.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Report Supplied by USD A
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
221 20 426 2 0
Wednesday’s Auction
233 20 427 0 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
135 20 391 52 0
Last Year’s Auction
124 39 463 0 0
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers mostly steady;
slaughter heifers .50-1.00 lower;
cows steady, instances 1.00 lower;
bulls not fully tested. Supply in
cluded 45 percent slaughter steers,
18 percent slaughter heifers, 34
percent cows, with the balance
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-41050-1420 lb. 57.60-60.00; Good to
low Choice 2-3 1000-1125 lb. 53.75-
57.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Prime 3-4 1330-1530 lb. 53.00-55.50;
Choice 2-3 985-1270 lb. 53.75-57.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 36.00-38.00;
Commercial 34 34.50-35.50; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 34.75-38.00,
couple 38.75-40.00; Canner and low
Cutter 31.75-34.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1180-
15201 b. 45.7548.25.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test; few high
Good and low Choice 80-100 lb.
45.00-60.00, couple 100-110 lb. 60.00-
65.00. ,
SHEEP; Wooled lambs firm to
2.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady
to 5.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80-110 lb. 77.00-82.00;
Choice 75-105 lb. 72.00-78.00, 115-150
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
lb. 60.00-70.00; Good 75-100 lb. 70.00-
72.00,60-80 lb. 72.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 35.00-45.00, few over
finished 30.0035.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, mostly steady. Large
mature 50.00-65.00; Medium 35.00-
50.00; Small 25.00-35.00, few 20.00-
25.00.
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Feb. 27
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
910 543 40 45
Last Thursday 968 640 30 46
Last Year 842 511' 94 28
Today
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers .50-1.00
higher, with some sale choice and
prime 2.00 higher; Slaughter
Heifers 1.00-2.00 higher; Cows 1.00-
1.50 lower; Bullocks not fully
tested; Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.
Supply included 41 percent
Slaughter Steers, 6 percent
Slaughter Heifers, 42 percent
Cows, 8 percent Bulls with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 24,1150-1410 lbs.
61.75- Choice 241050-1375 lbs.
57.75- high Good and low
Choice 2-31000-1350 lbs. 55.50-58.50;
Good 2-3 50.50-56.25; Choice 1145-
1700 lb. Holsteins 48.00-53.50; Good
1200-1675 lb. 43.0047.00, few
standard 40.0043.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb. 55.25-58.00;
Good 2-3 950-1100 lb. 52.0055.00.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-3 36.00-39.00, few
39.0040.00; Commercial 34 34.00-
37.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
34.00-38.00, several 38.00-39.00,
couple 39.5040.00; Canner and low
Cutter 31.50-34.75, few 30.00-31.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 1050-1250
lb. 48.00-50.00, couple Choice 2
52.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1400-2290
lbs. 46.5048.75, couple 50.00-50.75;
yield grade 2 1100-2000 lb. 43.50-
46.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Demand good for Holstein
Bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: high choice and
prime 270400 lb. 109.00-120.00;
Choice 160-320 lb. 90.00-103.00, few
103.00-111.00; high good and low
choice 140-350 lb. 70.00-90.00, 105-
140 lb. 58.00-75.00, 80-105 lb. 52.00-
59.00, few 65-80 lb. 45.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
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RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. holstein bulls 90.00-106.00,
few 110.00-112.00. Several small
frame 90-110 lb. 58.0060.00.
SHEEP: Small supply wooled
lambs 2.00-5.00 higher; Slaughter
Ewes mostly steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few choice
and prime 6090 lb. 78.00-92.00,
couple choice 50 lb. new crop
lambs 124.00-129.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few
utility and good 29.0034.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, mostly steady. Large
mature 51.0065.00; Medium 32.00-
48.00; small 19.00-29.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, February 28
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
This Week 3800 1535
Last Week 3132 1579
Last Year 3107 1478
CATTLE: SI. steers .50 to 1.00
higher, instances 2.00 higher on
high Choice & Prime; si. heifers
1.00-2.00 higher; cows 1.00-1.50
lower; bullocks scarce, mostly
steady; bulls closed 1.00 to 2.00
lower. Supply included 45 per cent
si. steers, hefiers and si. heifers; 29
per cent cows; 4 per cent bulls,
balance feeders.
SL. STEERS: high Choice &
Prime 2-41100-1450 lbs. 60.00-84.10;
Good & Choice 1-2 1150-1375 lbs.
60.75-63.75; Choice 2-4 1050-1400 lbs.
57.5081.10; high Good & low Choice
2-3 1000-1350 lbs. 55.00-58.50, Good
2-3 48.00-55.00; Choice 1145-1700 lb.
holsteins 48.00-54.00; Good to low
Choice 1185-1650 lbs. 43.00-47.50;
few Standard 1050-1250 lbs. 40.00-
43.50.
SL. HEIFERS: few Prime 34
1330-1530 lbs. 53.00-55.00; Choice 2-3
1040-1350 lbs. 54.0088.00, few 58.00-
58.75; Good 28 900-1200 lbs. 50.00-
55.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 36.00-39.50, few
'39.50-40.00, Commercial 3-4 34.00-
37.50, Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3
34.00-39.00, few 39.00-40.00, Canner
& low cutter 31.50-34.75 few 30.00-
31.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31150-1325
lbs. 52.50-56.75; Good 1-2 1050-1250
lbs. 48.00-52.50.
BULLS: YG 1, 1250-2390 lbs.
46.50-50.75, few early 50.75-55.00;
YG 2,1050-2000 lbs. 43.50-48.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Demand good for holstein
bulls returned to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 270-400 lbs. 109.00-120.00;
Choice 160-320 lbs. 90.00-103.00, few
103.00-110.00; high Good & low
Choice 140-350 lbs. 70.00-90.00, 110-
140 lbs. 58.00-75.00,80-110 lbs. 45.00-
60.00 uncertified 38.00-47.00, 60-80
lbs. 42.00-54.00, uncertified 30.00-
38.00.
VEAL CALVES: Good & Choice
4004>25 lbs. 48.00410.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. holstein balk IMO-MMI
few 110.00-112.00, smrM S—
(nine 90-110 lbs.
47J060.00, tew 100410 HR
heifers 76.0042.00.
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