A2-Lancaster Famine, Saturday, lunt 28,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, June 23
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs StaeepGoats
Monday’s Receipts
2026 157 645 262 356
Monday’s Auction
2041 196 611 346 339
Last Monday’s Auction
1601 126 506 486 321
Last Year’s Auction
1577 140 887 563 289
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers firm to
.50 higher, closing .50 to mostly 1.00
higher; slaughter heifers 1.00
higher, instances 1.50 higher; cows
.50-1.00 higher; bullocks steady;
bulls fully steady, instances 2.00
higher on yield grade 1. Supply
included 74% slaughter steers, 10%
slaughter heifers, 8% cows, and 8%
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime mostly 3 few 4
1200-1485 lb. 55.00-57.85; Choice 2-3
few 4 1000-1490 lb. 53.0085.75,
several 56.00-56.75; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 950-1325 lb. 50.00
53.50; Good and Choice 1200-1475
lb. Holsteins 43.75-47.50, Standard
and low Good 875-1375 lb. 38.00
43.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple lots Prime mostly 3 1050
1150 lb. 53.25-53.50; few Choice 2
10001150 lb. 52.75-53.75; Choice 2-3
9501200 lb. 49.75-52.75, several 800
950 lb. 49.00-50.75; Good 2-3 8001100
lb. 46.75-49.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 39.50-41.75;
Commercial 3-4 beef breed 35.00
39.50; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
36.0039.50, eight head 40.0041.75;
Canner and low Cutter 32.0035.00.
BULLOCKS; Few Choice 1-3
10001300 lb. 49.75-52.00; Good 1-2
100012751 b. 45.0048.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 13001800
lb. 47.75-52.00, few 52.0056.25; yield
grade 210001600 lb. 43.0048.00, few
85010001 b. 38.5043.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady; slaughter calves weak to
5.00 lower. Demand fair for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
Supply included 17 head Prime
special fed 350 lb. bought to arrive
at 120.00.
VEALERS: Few Choice 160320
lb. 75.0095.00; high Good and low
Choice 140320 lb. 55.0075.00,80110
lb. 45.0055.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 300600 lb. 45.0060.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 75.0095.00.
SHEEP; Spring lambs steady,
instances 3.00 lower; slaughter
ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80110 lb. 75.0078.00,
few 78.0080.00; Choice 35-50 lb.
90.00100.00. 5080 lb. 77.0090.00,80
105 lb. 70.0075.00; tew Good 75-95
lb. 65.0070.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.0025.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, firm to 5.00 higher. Large
mature 50.0065.00; Medium 37.00
50.00; Small 25.0037.00; few Plain
15.0025.00.
LANCASTER FARMING
FOR COMPLETE
AND UP-TO-DATE
MARKET REPORTS
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE Af 1
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 Cattle
Tuesday, June 24
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1575 675 42 0
Last
Tuesday
1046 680 15 4
Last Year
1372 814 22 1
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers firm to 1.00
higher, with late sales 1.00-2.00
higher; slaughter heifers not fully
tested; cows steady, instances 1.00
lower on Commercial and
Breaking Utility; small supply
bulls steady. Supply included 79
percent slaughter steers and 18
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-3 few 4 1050-
1400 lb. 56.25-58.85, few lots late
59.00-59.60, 3-4 1370-1500 lb. 51.85-
55.00; Good and Choice 1-2 1100-
1375 lb. 57.50-59.75, four head 60.00-
60.60; Choice 2-3 few 4 1025-1450 lb.
53.75-58.00, mainly 55.00-58.00,
several late 58.00-58.85, few head 4-
5 49.75-53.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 52.00-55.00; Good and
Choice 1170-1615 lb. Holsteins 43.00-
45.50, few Choice 46.00-47.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Good 231025-1070 lb. 48.25-50.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 37.0039.00, couple
39.5041.50; Commercial 3-4 34.50
37.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
35.7539.00, few 39.0040.25; Canner
and low Cutter 32.0035.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1-2 1150
1800 lb. 46.5050.35, couple 20852150
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VEAL CALVES: Vealers 4.00
8.00 lower, although Choice not
fully tested. Supply included 575 in
graded sale of which 77 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 140250
lb. 76.00-83.00; high Good and low
Choice 160250 lb. 55.0071.00, 115
150 lb. 45.0055.00, 80110 lb. 38.00
44.00, few 44.0048.00; Standard 60
801 b. 25.0034.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 225
head 100125 lb. Holstein bulls
99.00108.00, 30 head 9095 lb. 90.00
93.00, and one 15 head lot 85 lb.
45.00; 100 head small frame 90120
lb. 68.0080.00. 60 head 90115 lb.
Holstein heifers 62.00-69.00, and 20
head 80-85 lb. 49.00.
SHEEP: Small supply slaughter
lambs steady; slaughter ewes fully
steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Few
Choice 4070 lb. spring lambs 77.00
82.00; few Choice 65100 lb. wooled
lambs 65.0077.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 22.0027.00.
GOATS: None.
Milk was originally
thought of by consumers as
a raw product to make
butter and cheese. It
wasn’t until the late 1800’s
that milk saw widespread
use as a beverage.
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Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, June 25
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
1060 23 507 25 0
Wednesday’s Auction
597 23 475 0 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
258 14 348 0 0
Last Year’s Auction
304 20 394 0 0
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday
slaughter steers mostly steady;
insufficient volume any other class
to fully test trends. Supply in
cluded 85% slaughter steers, with
335 head in load lot sale.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 3 few 41210-1385
lb. 58.50-59.60, one lot 3-4 1395 lb.
56.60; Choice 2-3 few 4 1000-1400 lb.
55.00- one lot 1160 lb. 58.35,
couple lots 3-4 1360-1400 lb. 53.00-
55.75; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1075-1350 lb: 52.00-55.10, one lot 1065
lb. around 75% Choice 56.50; few
Good and Choice 1250-1575 lb.
Holsteins 43.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 900-1100 lb. 52.50-54.00,
few head 54.60-56.00; Good 2-3 800-
10501 b. 46.75-50.00.
COWS: Few Commercial 3-4
34.00- Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 35.25-36.50, individual
39.75; few low Cutter 34.00-35.50.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1-2
1240-2300 lb. 44.7548.75; few yield
grade 2 900-1100 lb. 41.0043.00.
VEAL CALVES: Market not
fully tested; supply mainly 95-125
lb. Holstein bulls to return to farm
selling at 70.00-85.00.
SHEEP: Supply held for later
sale.
GOATS: None.
New Holland
Livestock
GOATS: 91. All goats sold by the
head, supply mainly Medium 30.00
48.00, couple Large 68.00-70.00;
Small 17.00-28.00._
6&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph: (717)653-5728
RON RANCH
Ph: (717) 656-9849
24 hours a day
365 days a year
(717)394-2611
MONDAY
9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
. Heifers, Steers, Cows
, 10:OOA.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
II.OOAM —VealCalves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8 00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Years
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, June 26
CATTLE: 2008. Compared to
Wednesday slaughter steers 1.00-
1.50 lower, although few sales
Choice and Prime steady;
slaughter heifers steady; cows
steady to weak; bulls and bullocks
steady. Supply included 79 percent
slaughter steers and 15 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3, few 41150-1325
lb. 56.50-58.25, couple lots 1215-1250
lb. 59.00-59.60 and couple lots 1085-
1180 lb. 56.00-56.25; Choice 2-3, few
4 1050-1350 lb. 53.7557.50, mainly
54.7557.00, several lots 57.6058.35;
35 1350-1500 lb. 50.7554.75; high
Good and low Choice 25 1000-1350
lb. 50.5055.00; Good 25 1000-1275
lb. 47.0051.00; Good and Choice
1190-1450 lb. Holsteins 43.00-45.50;
Standard and low Good 41.0042.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 25 975-1150 lb. 51.5053.10,
one lot mostly 41040 lb. 48.00; Good
25 870-1250 lb. 44.7550.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 36.00-10.00, few
40.00-11.00; Commercial 34 34.50-
35.50; Cutter and boning Utility 1-3
35.50-39.00, several 39.0041.25;
Canner and low Cutter 32.50-36.00,
few 30.0032.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1050-1300
lb. 48.75-51.75; Good 1-2 950-1250 lb.
46.5049.75.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300-1900
lb. 48.00-50.50, few 52.5053.75; yield
grade 21000-1600 lb. 43.7548.25.
VEAL CALVES: 622. Vealers
2.004.00 lower; slaughter calves
steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm with about
60 percent of supply returning to
farm.
VEALERS; Around 10 head high
Choice 220-300 lb. 83.00-93.00;
Choice 180-280 lb. 70.00-81.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-300 lb.
55.00-75.00,80-115 lb. 45.0050.00,60-
80 lb. 40.0042.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 270400 lb. 49.0055.00,
few Choice 55.0052.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-130 lb. Holstein bulls 90.00-
105.00, several small frame 90-105
lb. 50.00-75.00.
SHEEP: 101. Spring lambs
steady; slaughter ewes mostly
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 30-50
lb. 76.00-90.00,70-100 lb. 71.00-77.00;
Good 55-85 lb. 62.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 14.0031.00, mainly 20.00
27.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, June 27
Report Supplied by PDA
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: SI. steers 2.00 higher
after some sales being 3.00 higher
at midweek; si. heifers 1.00-1.50
higher; cows steady, instances 1.00
lower; bullocks steady; bulls fully
steady, instances 2.00 higher on
YG 1. Supply included 69 per cent
si. steers, 5 per cent si. heifers, 11
per cent cows, 4 per cent bulls,
with the balance feeders held
mainly for Friday’s auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-3 few 4 56.25-
58.50, few lots 58.75-59.60; 34 1370
1500 lbs. 51.75-55.00; Good & Choice
1- 1100-1375 lbs. 57.50-59.75,4 head
60.00-60.60; Choice 2-3 few 4 1025-
1450 lbs. 53.75-58.00, mainly 54.75-
57.50, few lots 58.00-58.85; 34 1350
1500 lbs. 50.75-54.75, few head 4-5
49.75-51.00; high Good & low Choice
2- 1000-1300 lbs. 50.50-55.00; Good
2r3 1000-1275 lbs. 47.0061.00; Good
h Choice 1190-1475 lb. holsteins
42.7545.50, few Choice 46.0047.50;
Standard it low Good 875-1375 lbs.
38.0042.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple lots Prime mostly 3 1050
1150 lbs. 53.25-53.50; Choice 2-3 900
*ll5O lbs. 50.00-54.00, few head
Choice Grade 2 54.00-56.00; Good 2-
3 800-1250 lbs. 44.75-50.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 24 36.0040.00 few
40.0041.75, Commercail 34 34.50-
36.00, Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3
35.50-39.50, several 39.5041.75,
Canner & low Cutter 32.00-36.00 few
30.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1000-1300
lbs. 48.75-52.00; Good 1-2 950-1275
lbs. 45.0049.75.
BULLS: YGII3OO-1900lbs. 48.00-
52.00 few 52.00-56.25; YG 21000-1600
lbs. 43.0048.25, few 850-1000 lbs.
90 CjA AO AA
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 4.00-
5.00 lower instances 8.00 lower; si.
calves weak to 5.00 lower. Demand
good for holstein bulls to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160-320 lbs.
70.00- few sales high Choice
mainly early part of week 83.00-
95.00; high Good & low Choice 160-
320 lbs. 55.00-75.00, 115-150 lbs.
45.00- 80-115 lbs. 38.0046.00
few 46.00-50.00, 60-80 lbs. 40.00-
42.00; few Standard 60-80 lbs. 25.00-
35.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 270-600 lbs. 45.00-55.00, few
Choice 55.00-62.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-130 lb. holstein bulls 90.00-108.00,
several small frame 90-120 lbs
50.00-80.00; around 60 head 90-115
lb. holstein heifers 62.00-69.00, one
lot 8045 lbs. 49.00.
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STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction -
Steers, Bulla, Hoifors, Cowa,
Feeder Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
■vaineas Phone
717-768-8204
4
Heme Phene
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Cattle Calves
7000 1485
4888 1344
5088 1532