A2-Uncast«r Farming, Saturday, April 12,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Apr. 7
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
1372 108 892 516 361
Monday’s Auction
942 535 361
1343
Last Monday’s Auction
1598
Last Year’s Auction
1168 106 741 1752 644
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers 1.00-2.00
lower; slaughter heifers 4.00-5.00
lower; cows 4.00-5.00 lower, or 2.00
3.00 lower than last Wednesday;
bullocks 2.00-3.00 lower; bulls 1.00
2.00 lower. Supply included 57%
slaughter steers, 16% slaughter
heifers, 18% cows, and 9% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1120-1400 lb.
53.60-55.00, few head 55.0005.50;
Choice 2-4 1100-1450 lb. 51.75-54.25,
few 54.25-54.85; few Choice 2-31000-
1100 lb. 50.50-52.75; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1050-1325 lb. 47.00
52.50; few Good 20 9SO-122S lb.
43.0048.00; Good and Choice 1150
1415 lb. Holsteins 41.0045.50,
Standard and low Good 10001300
lb. 36.75-41.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 20 9501200 lb. 46.2500.00,
couple 50.0001.00, few 850950 lb.
45.0047.25; Good 20 9001150 lb.
41.7546.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 31.00-34.00, few
34.00-35.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 29.75-32.50, few high
dressing 34.50-37.00; Conner and
low Cutter 27.50-30.00, around 120
head 700-1100 lb. on BOP 23.50-
27.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31050-1300
lb. 47.0iM8.75; Good 1-2 950-1200 lb.
43.0iM7.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 114/00-2050
lb. 44.5048.75, few 49.25-51.00,
couple high yielding 1470-1505 lb.
53.00-55.00; yield grade 2 975-1450
lb. 40.0045.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady; slaughter calves fully
steady. Demand fair for Holstein
bulls to return to farm. Supply
included 15head Prime special fed
330-375 lb. bought to arrive at
125.00-
\EALERS: Choice 160-320 lb.
80.00- few 100.00-106.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-300 lb.
65.00- 110-160 lb. 48.0065.00,
80-110 lb. 35.0045.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 350500 lb. 50.00-60.00;
few Choice 350-435 lb. 60.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
93-120 lb. Holstein bulls 70.0080.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs
mostly steady; slaughter ewes
fully steady. '
SPRING LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80-110 lb. 75.0082.00.
WOOLED LAMBS; Choice 90-130
lb. 65.00-73.00; Good 75-105 lb. 63.00
65.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.00-25.00, few 25.00-
30.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the
head, generally 5.00-10.00 lower.
Large mature 40.00-50.00, few
50.00-60.00; Medium 30.00-40.00;
Small 20.00-30.00.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph: (717)663-5728
RON RANCH
Ph: (717) 656-9649
Vintage Cattle
Tuesday, Apr. 8
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
Last
Tuesday
Last Year
250 339
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 1.002.00
lower; slaughter heifers steady to
1.00 lower; cows 1.003.00 lower;
bulls 2.000.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 62 percent slaughter steers,
4 percent slaughter heifers, 31
percent cows, with the balance
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 24 12501425 lb.
54.0055.75, few 56.0056.50; 10 head
Prime 20 and Choice 211501350 lb.
57.0058.10; Choice 2-4 11001425 lb.
51.0055.50, mainly 52.0054.00, 10
head 14501650 lb. 53.75-56.00; high
Good and low Choice 20 10001350
lb. 47.0050.75; few Good and
Choice 11601475 lb. Holsteins 42.00
42.25, five head 16801990 lb. 42.00
45.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 20 10501150 lb. 47.0052.00;
couple Choice 2 1105-1145 lb. 52.00
55.25; Good 20 975-1100 lb. 42.25-
47.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 31.00-34.50; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 29.75-34.50,
few 35.00-36.75; Canner and low
Cutter 26.00-29.75.
BULLOCKS: Good and Choice 1-
2 950-1135 lb. 40.5041.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1765
lb. 40.7541.75; yield grade 2 1050-
1850 lb 37.0040.50.
VEAL CALVES; Choice vealers
abseiflUugh Good and low Choice
weak toaßo lower. Supply included
492 in graded sale of which 75
percent sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple high Good
and low Choice 120-150 lb. 56.00-
61.00; couple Good and Choice 450-
520 lb. slaughter calves 40.00-53.00;
high Good and low Choice 80-110 lb.
34.0042.00 few 42.0046.00, 60-80 lb.
OR AAfM AA
RETURNED TO FARM:
Around 175 head 100-125 lb.
Holstein bulls 90.00-93.00, 40 head
90-95 lb. 63.0085.00; 15 head small
frame 110-115 lb. 78.00 and 80 head
90-105 lb. 44.0045.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE mfM
Every Friday at 12 Noon
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RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
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Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Apr. 9
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
299 15 554 2 0
Wednesday’s Auction
218 16 482 2 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
193 24 589 0 0
Last Year’s Auction
256 14 689 1 0
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers mostly 1.00
higher; slaughter heifers not fully
tested; small supply cows steady
to 1.00 lower; bulls and bullocks
not fully tested. Supply included
74% slaughter steers. (
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1260-1465 lb.
55.25-56.25, few head 56.50-57.10;
Choice 24 1150-1450 lb. 52.50-55.35;
(Hie lot high Choice 3 948 lb. 52.50;
few high Good and low Choice 2-3
1100-1250 lb. 51.00-52.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
2-3 930-1050 lb. 45.0047.00; around
15 head Standard and Good 725-930
lb. Hdsteins on BOP 27.00-31.25.
COWS; Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3 29.25-32.50; Canner and low
Cutter 25.75-27.25.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 2-3
1345-1360 lb. 44.2545.75.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1-2
1285-2095 lb. 38.2541.00.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test; in
’ dividual low Choice 220 lb. vealers
75.00; few high'Good and low
ChoiceBs-106 lb. 35.0045.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: None.
LOW
CLASSIFIED
RATES
WITH
EXCELLENT
4 RESULTSI
New Holland
Livestock
WOOLED LAMBS: Good 70-105
lb. 53.00-58.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 20.00-29.00, few 36.00-
41.00.
GOATS: 17. All goats sold by the
head, bulk of supply small 13.00-
24.00, couple medium 35.0042.00,
and couple large 52.00-64.00.
MONDAY
9:00A.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;00A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle ■!
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
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| Serving The Community For 90 Years 2
CATTLE 1162: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 501.00
higher; slaughter heifers mostly
steady; cows 501.00 higher;
bollocks steady; bulls steady to 50
lower. Supply included 54 percent
slaughter steers, 6 percent
slaughter heifers, 35 percent cows
with the balance mainly bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 241175-1455 lbs.
55.0056.75, five head 57.0057.10;
Choice 24 1075-1425 lb. 53.0055.50,
few 52.0053.00; high Good and low
Choice 23 50.0053.25; Good 1140
1550 lb. Holsteins 40.7542.75;
couple Choice 45.75-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 23 975-1150 lb. 50.5052.00;
15 Standard and Good 1-2 8701085
lb. (BOP) 31.75-38.75 and 30 head
520530 lb. 20.0024.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 31.75-34.75, few
35.00-37.00; Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 30.5034.25, few 34.50
35.50; Canner and low Cutter 26.50
30.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-310501325
lb. 47.5050.25; Good 1-2 9501250 lb.
41.0045.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1325-1800
lb., couple 1800-2280 lb. 42.7546.00
couple 46.0048.00; yield grade i
1000-1375 lb. 38.7542.75.
VEAL CALVES: 573. Vealers
mostly steady, instances 3.00 lower
on high Good and low Choice 70-115
lb. Demand good for Holstein bulls
to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 270-360 lb. 104.00-111.00,
couple 112.00-117.00; Choice 175-325
lb. 77.00-95.00, few 95.00-103.00;
high Good and low Choice 160325
lb. 65.00-75.00, 110-160 lb. 45.00-
65.00,80-110 lb. 36.0045.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few
Choice 310-400 lb. 53.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00-93.00,
few 95.00-100.00; several small
frame 90-110 lb. 50.00-75.00.
SHEEP: 76. Spring lambs 5.00-
10.00 higher; slaughter ewes fully
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 25-65 lb. 100.00-118.00, six
head 121.00-127.00, Choice 70-95 lb.
95.00-98.00.
AUCTIONS
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, April 10
® VINTAGE SALES
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.
Ihilsmi Phone
717-768-8204
Heme Phene
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, April 11
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
This Week 4000 1450
Last Week 4182 1415
Last Year 3880 1462
CATTLE: SI. steers Closed the
week .50 to 1.00 higher; si. heifers
generally 1.00 to 2.00 lower,
although few late sales steady;
cows closed .50 to 1.00 higher;
bullocks steady to 1.00 lower; bulls
.50 to 1.00 lower, instances 2.00
lower. Supply included 54 per cent
si. steers, 9 per cent si. heifers, 24
per cent cows, 5 per cent bulls with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-4 1120-1400 lbs.
55.00- several early 53.60
55.00 around 25 head Prime 2-3 and
Choice Grade 21150-1375 lbs. 56.75-
58.10; Choice 2-4 1075-1425 lbs.
52.00- few Choice 2-31000-1100
lbs. early 50.50-53.00; high Good &
low Choice 2-3 1050-1325 lbs. 47.00
52.50; few Good 2-3 950-1225 lbs.
44.00- Good & Choice 1100-
1550 lb. holsteins 41.00-45.50, few
Choice 45.75-50.00; Standard & low
Good 1000-1350 lbs. 36.7541.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 950-1200 lbs. 46.5042.00,
couple Choice Grade 2 52.00-55.25;
Good 2-3 930-1100 lbs. 41.7547.00;
around 30 head Standard & Good 1-
2 725-1085 lbs. (BOP) 31.0038.75,30
head 520-530 lbs. 20.0024.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 24 31.5034.75, few
35.0037.00; Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 29.75-34.25, few high Dressing
34.5037.00; Canner & low Cutter
26.5030.00, around 120 head 700
1100 lbs. (BOP) 23.5027.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-310501325
lbs. 47.0050.25; Good 1-2 9501200
lbs. 41.7547.00.
BULLS: YG 1, 13202000 lbs.
couple 20002280 lbs. 42.7548.00,
few 48.0051.00; YG 2,10001375 lbs.
38.7543.00, few early 43.0045.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, instances 3.00 lower on
high Good & low Choice 70115 lbs.
SI. calves fully steady. Demand
fair for holstein bulls to return to
farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 270-360 lb. 104.00-110.00
couple 112.00-117.00; Choice 160-325
lbs. 77.00-95.00, few 95.00-105.00;
high Good & low Choice 160-325 lbs.
65.00- 110-160 lbs. 45.00-65.00,
80-110 lbs. 34.00-46.00, few 6040 lbs.
25.00-
SL. CALVES: Good & Choice 350-
500 lbs. 50.00-60.00, few Choice 350-
425 lbs. 60.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. holstein bulls 70.00-93.00,
few 95.00-100.00, several small
frame 95-115 lbs. 50.00-68.00, few 90-
OS lbs. 44.00-48.00.