A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, March 3
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
1326 112 567 466 288
Monday’s Auction
1342 123 531 460 324
Last Monday’s Auction
1078 145 653 242 302
Last Year’s Auction
857 138 785 635 607
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers 1.00 to
mostly 2.00 lower; heifers 1.00-2.00
lower; cows .50-1.00 lower;
bullocks scarce, mostly 2.00 lower;
bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Supply
included 76% slaughter steers, 6%
slaughter heifers, 9% cows, and 9%
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1250-
1400 lb. 58.25-59.25; Choice 2-41100-
1425 lb. 55.85-58.85; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb. 52.50-
56.25; Good 2-3 1050-1325 lb. 50.00-
52.75; Choice 1250-1820 lb.
Holsteins 48.75-52.00; Good 1250-
1450 lb. 45.75-48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 975-1150 lb. 53.51W5.75,
few 56.01W7.00; Good 2-3 950-1150
lb. 51.01W4.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 37.00-38.50, few
38.50- Commercial 3-4 33.50-
35.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
34.50- few 37.50-38.75; Canner
and low Cutter 32.00-34.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31150-1250
lb. 51.00-54.00; Good 1-2 1050-1325
lb. 47.0050.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1150-1900
lb. 46.5050.00, few 50.0052.00, three
head 1385-1575 lb. 57,00-60.50; yield
grade 21000-1500 lb. 40.00-46.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady; slaughter calves fully
steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm. Supply
included one lot Prime special fed
350 lb. bought to arrive at 130.00.
VEALERS: Choice 160-300 lb.
85.00- few 100.00-105.00; high
Good and low Choice 140-300 lb.
70.00- 110-140 lb. 58.00-70.00,
80-110 lb. 48.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 350-500 lb. 50.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00-95.00.
SHEEP; Wooled lambs fully
steady; slaughter ewes steady to
weak.
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80-110 lb. 78.00-83.00;
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AUCTIONS
MONDAY
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10:00 A M. —Goats, Veal Calves,
9:00 A.M
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
TUESDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
—Feeder Pigs
9:00 A.M
1:00 P.M
WEDNESDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
11:00 A.M. —Veal Calves, Lambs
8:00 A.M
10:00 A.M
FRIDAY .1
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle J
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SATURDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
8:00 AM
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
I 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
| Serving fho Community For 90 Yoars B
Choice 75-105 lb. 75.00-78.00; Good
70-100 lb. 72.00-75.00; Choice 3040
lb. new crop lambs 115.00-125.00,
4060 lb. 95.00-115.00, 6080 lb. 75.00
90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 30.0040.00, few 40.00
45.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, mostly steady, instances 5.00
higher. Large mature 50.00-65.00,
few 65.0070.00; Medium 38.00
50.00; Small 25.0038.00.
Vintage Market
Tuesday, Mar. 4
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
978 797 1 6
Last
Tuesday
1161 856 1 8
Last Year
986 792 38 31
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 1.00-2.00
lower; heifers not fully tested;
cows 1.00 lower, instances 1.50
lower; bullocks not tested; bulls
weak to 1.00 lower. Supply included
37 percent slaughter steers, 2
percent slaughter heifers, 49
percent cows, 2 percent bulls, with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-
1425 lb. 58.00-59.60, six head 60.00-
61.00; eight head Good and Choice
1- 1125-1425 lb. 59.50-60.85; Choice
2- 1125-1375 lb. 56.25-58.75; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1050-1300
lb. 52.0056.25; few Good 2-3 50.00-
54.00; few head Good and Choice
1100-1260 lb. Holsteins 44.00-47.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Good 2-3 890-1050 lb. 48.00-49.75;
couple Choice 2-3 1025-1240 lb.
53.0055.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 36.00-39.00, few
39.00-40.00; Commercial 2-4 mainly
beef breed 32.50-35.50; Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 33.00-37.50,
several 37.5059.00; Canner and low
Cutter 31.00-34.25.
BULLOCKS: Few Good 1-2 950-
12001 b. 44.0045.75.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1330-1810
lb. 46.0049.00; yield grade 2 1100-
1500 lb. 42.5044.75.
HAY. STRAW & CORN jSiX
SALE WKJ
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
W STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction -
Steers, Bulls, Heifers. Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Basinets 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
FEEDERS: Large #1 540660 lb.
Steers 61.5064.50, one lot 395 lb.
66.00; Medium #1 610-780 lb. 59.00-
61.00. 18 head Medium #1 589 lb.
Heifers 50.00 and one lot Large #1
566 lb. 52.00 and one lot 383 lb. 54.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice and
Prime vealers not fully tested,
high Good and low Choice 60-110 lb.
weak to 2.00 lower. Supply included
622 in graded sale of which 72
percent sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice ISO
-315 lb. 89.00-103.00; few high Good
and low Choice 160400 lb. 69.00-
79.00, few 110-150 lb. 45.0060.00, SO
HO lb. 36.0045.00, few 6060 lb.
28.00-36.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 210
head 100-125 lb. Holstein bulls
83.00- 45 head 90-95 lb. 68.00-
77.00, with one 12 head lot 85 lb.
45.00; 35 head small frame 110-120
lb. 50.00-52.00, 70 head 100-105 lb.
65.00- with 35 head 90-95 lb.
61.00. 55 head 100-120 lb. Holstein
heifers 54.00-57.00.
SHEEP: No test.
GOATS: Few Medium sold by
the head at 33.0045.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Mar. 5
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
310 43 281
Wednesday’s Auction
246 45 283
Last Wednesday’s Auction
. 233 20 427
Last Year’s Auction
53 46 515 1 0
CATTLE; Compared to Monday
slaughter steers steady to weak;
slaughter heifers not tested; cows
steady to weak; bulls scarce.
Supply included 60% slaughter
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1100-1325 lb.
53.75-55.75; few Choice ?41150-1250
lb. 56.50-59.50; Good 2-3 1050-1250
lb. 50.50-54.50; Choice 1245-1350 lb.
Holsteins 50.75-53.50, Good to low
Choice 44.0047.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple Choice 2-3 1100-1280 lb.
53.25-55.25; few Good 2-3 930-1175
lb. 46.00-50.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 35.25-37.25;
Commercial 34 32.75-35.25; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 33.75-36.75,
couple 37.00-38.50; Canner and low
Cutter 30.00-33.75.
BULLS: Few yield grade 2 1100-
1400 lb. 42.75-43.75.
VEAL CALVES: High Good and
low Choice 80-110 lb. steady to 5.00
lower, other weights and grades
not fully tested.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 180
lb. 80.00; high'Good and low Choice
80-110 lb. 40.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 60.00-70.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a full test; four head Good 94 lb.
wooled lambs 68.00; couple Utility
slaughter ewes 28.00.
GOATS: None.
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, March 6
CATTLE: 868. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers weak to
mostly 1.00 lower, with high Choice
and Prime mainly 2.00 lower;
slaughter heifers 2.00-3.00 lower;
cows fully steady; bullocks .50-1.00
lower; bulls mostly steady. Supply
included 41 percent slaughter
steers, 6 percent slaughter heifers,
45 percent cows, 5 percent bulls
with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 24,1150-1375 lbs.
59.50- load 34 1460-1550 lb.
56.75-58.50; Choice 24 1150-1400 lb.
57.50- few 59.75-60.25; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1050-1375
lb. 53.75-57.00; Good 2-3 1000-1250
lb. 48.50-52.75; Good and Choice
1225-1475 lb. Holsteins 45.5049.75,
few Choice 50.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-3 990-1150 lb. 51.00-54.00;
Good 2-3 900-1150 lb. 46.00-50.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 35.50-38.75, few
38.7540.50; Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 34.00-38.50, few 38.75-
40.00; Canner and low Cutter 31.00-
34.75.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 1-3
1050-1350 lb. 50.50-52.25; Good 1-2
1000-1275 lb. 45.7548.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1300-1900
lbs. 46.0048.25, three head 1920-
2255 lb. 46.2647.75, individual 1370
lb. 50.75; Yield grade 21050-1350 lb.
42.5046.50, couple 1645-1995 lb.
44.75.
VEAL CALVES: 612. Choice and
Prime vealers 2.00-8.00 lower, high
Good and low Choice mostly
B&R CATTLE CO.
RD 1, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-6164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph: (717) 653-5728
RON RAMCK
Ph: (717) 656-9849
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| 1 mile East of I
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I along Route 22 |
PHONE: I
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J 865-2881 I
A Flea Market Auction*
levery Tuesday at 12:30 8
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steady; slaughter calves 3.1%
lower; demand good for Holst(
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: high Choice 4
Prime 255-325 lb. 101.00-IW.{||
Choice 160-320 lb. 83.00-95.00, j,
95.00-101.00; high Good and |g
Choice 120-350 lb. 60.00-80.00,80-u
lb. 52.00-60.00, few 65-80 lb. 4|g
53.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: (J,
and Choice 525-585 lb. 47.00-51 g
few 300-375 lb. 53.00-59.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bd
early sale 95-130 lb. Holstein bu|
84.00-95.00, several late 9gg
105.00; several small farme 90-1]
lb. 60.00-80.00.
SHEEP: 55. Wooled lank
mostly steady; slaughter
weak to 5.00 lower. j
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
Prime 70-90 lb. 80.00-90.00; Chod
65-90 lb. 70.00-78.00; Couple Choi
40 lb. new crop lambs 117.00-128 1
few 45-50 lb. 111.00-116.00, coui
Good 45 lb. 81.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Uhl
and Good 22.00-29.00.
GOATS 39: All goats sold byt
head, few large mature 42.00-44 J
medium 24.00-38.00, small 13i
18.00, few thin and weak 8.00-11,(1
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, March 07
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Cain
3900 ISO!
3980 1331
3170 134
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE; SI. steers mostly II
lower, with high Choice & Prm
fully 2.00 lower; si. heifers 1.001
3.00 lower; cows weak to II
lower, although closing most
steady; bullocks 1.00 to 2.00 lowa
bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Supp
included 48 per cent si. steers, 4 pi
cent si. h eifers, 47 per cent cows,
per cent bulls, balance feeders.
SL. STEERS: high Choice
Prime 2-4 1100-1400 lbs. 58.00-60.0
few head 60.00-61.50; load 3-4146
1550 lbs. 56.75-58.50; few Good
Choice 1-21125-1425 lbs. 60.00-60.1
Choice 2-4 1100-1400 lbs. 56.00-59.1
few late 59.00-60.00; high Good
low Choice 2-3 1050-1300 lbs. 52.1
65.50, Good 2-3 1000-1250 lbs. 301
53.50; Choice 1250-1620 lb. holsteii
50.00-53.50; Good to low Chou
1100-1450 lbs. 44.0048.00.
SL. HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 9li
1150 lbs. 52.00-55.75; few 560
57.00; Good 2-3 930-1150 lbs. 46«
51.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility I
Commercial 2-4 35.25-38.75, ffl
38.75-40.50; Commercial 3-4 32S
35.50; Cutter & Boning Utility H
33.50-38.50, few 38.75-40.00; Cam*
& low Cutter 31.00-34.75, few 30(1
31.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1050-1:
lbs. 50.50-54.00; Good 1-2 950-11
lbs. 44.00-50.00.
BULLS: YG 1, 1300-1900 lbs
46.00- few 50.00-52.00, 3 hea
1385-1575 lbs. 57.00-60.50; YG 1
1000-1500 lbs. 42.00-46.50.
VEAL CALVES: Choice art
Prime vealers closed 2.00 to M
lower, high Good & low Choi«
steady to 2.00 lower; si. caW
weak to 5.00 lower. Demand good
for holstein bulls to return to farm
VEALERS: High Choice S
Prime 255-325 lbs. 101.00-108 W
Choice 160-320 lbs. 83.00-95.00, fe»
95.00- high Good & Ij*
Choice 160-400 lbs. 70.00-90 00,
160 lbs. 58.00-70.00,80-110 lbs. 48.»
60.00, uncertified' 36.0045.00, 6(H»
lbs. 46.00-53.00, uncertified 2800
36.00.
SL. CALVES; Good & Choice 3W
500 lbs. 50.00-60.00, 525-585 lbs
47.00-51.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
95-125 lb. holstein bulls 83.00-98. W
few 98.00-105.00, several small
frame 90-120 lbs. 50.00-80.00;
100-120 lb. holstein heifers 54W
57.00.