A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 12,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, July?
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
1657 137 426 420 217
Monday’s Auction
1756 156 508 437 249
Last Monday’s Auction
1519 93 579 428 266
LastYear’sAuction
1846 121 813 430 278
CATTLE; Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances .50 higher; 1
slaughter heifers fully steady;
cows 1.00-2.00 higher; bullocks
steady; bulls firm to 1.00 higher.
Supply included 74 percent
slaughter steers, 10 percent
slaughter heifers, 10 percent cows,
with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3, few 4, 1150-
1375 lb. 58.00-59.85, few 60.10-61.00;
Choice 2-3, few 4,1050-1375 lb. 55.50-
58.50, couple lots 58.50-59.00, few
mostly 4, 1300-1525 lb. 50.00-54.00;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 52.00-
55.75; few Good 2-3 48.00-52.75.
Good and Choice 1100-1450 lb.
Holsteins 44.25-48.75, few Standard
and low Good 40.75-44.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 880-1210 lb. 50.75-55.00;
few high Good and low Choice
mostly 3 1125-1325 lb. 48.00-50.75;
Good 2-3 850-1100 lb. 45.00d0.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 38.00-40.00, few
40.00-40.50; Commercial 3-4 beef
breed 34.75-38.00; Cutter and
boning Utility 1-3 36.75-30.50;
Canner and low Cutter 32.00-36.75.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 1-3
1050-1325 lb. 48.50-52.25; Good 1-2
1000-1250 lb. 45.00-48.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2100
lb. 48.5051.75, couple 53.7557.50; '
yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 43.00
49.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady; slaughter calves steady.
Demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm. Supply included
one lot Prime special fed 380 lb.
bought to arrive at 117.00.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 260520 lb. 90.00-100.00;
Choice 160525 lb. 70.0090.00; high
Good and low Choice 160500 lb.
60.0070.00, 120160 lb. 50.0060.00,
80110 lb. 40.0050.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 300500 lb. 50.0060.00,
few 60.0064.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 70.00-90.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 2.00-3.00
lower; slaughter ewes mostly
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80-110 lb. 73.00-70.00;
Choice 40-60 lb. 75.0045.00,60-80 lb.
73.0080.00,80-110 lb. 70.00-73.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 80-120 lb. 30.0040.00,120
2501 b. 22.0032.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head. Large mature 50.0085.00,
few 65.00-70.00; Medium 36.00
50.00; Small 20.0035.00, with plain
10.0020.00.
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE RPJ
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON HURKET ft 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, July 8
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1297 922 9 0
Last
Tuesday
1003 834 10 2
Last Year
1508
953 61 13
CATTLE: Slaughter steers .50-
.75 higher early, later sales steady
to .50 lower; slaughter heifers not
tested; cows steady to .50 lower,
with some early sales .50-1.00
lower; bulls steady. Supply in
cluded 74 percent steers and 24
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3, few 41115-1380
lb. 57.5059.60, few 59.7550.60;
Good and Choice 1-2 11001325 lb.
59.0060.60, six head 60.7051.10;
Chocie 25, few 410201375 lb. 55.00
59.00, several early 59.0059.60, few
mostly 4 53.0055.00; high Good and
low Choice 25 52.0055.50; few
Good 48.0052.00; Good and Choice
1200-1580 lb. Holsteins 42.00-44.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 36.0059.00, few
39.0040.75; Commercial 34 34.25-
35.50; Cutter and boning Utility 15
35.2558.50, few 38.5059.00, Canner
and low Cutter 32.0035.25, few
30.0032.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1400
19001 b. 45.75-49.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, instances 5.00 lower on
high Good and low Choice 80110 lb.
Supply included 563 in graded sale
of which 61 percent sold to return
to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 165500
lb. 76.0084.00; high Good and low
Choice 140300 lb. 60.0070.00, HO
140 lb. 44.0060.00. 80110 lb. 34.00
44.00; Standard 5565 lb. 28.0054.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 250
head 90125 lb. Holstein bulls 90.00
95.00,60 head small frame 100115
lb. 60.0067.50; 30 head 100115 lb.
Holstein heifers 62.5070.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test, few Choice 5075 lb.
spring lambs 71.0080.00.
In 1944, there were a
record number 25.6 million
dairy cows on farms,
compared to less than 11
million now. National
production was more than
100 billion pounds. Fifty
years later, it tops 135
billion pounds of milk.
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365 days a year
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1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Years
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, July 9
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
632 35 397 5 0
Wednesday’s Auction
350 21 348 0 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
137 IS 220 0 0
Last Year’s Auction
300 17 557 2 0
CATTLE; Slaughter Steers
steady with Tuesday’s late sales or
.50 lower than Monday; Slaughter
Heifers steady; Cows steady;
Bulls not fully tested. Supply in
cluded 63 percent Slaughter Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: One lot
high choice and prime 3 1225 lb.
59.35, one lot 3, few 4 1395 lb. 58.10;
Choice 25, few 4 1050-1400 lb. 54.75-
58.60; few high Good and low
Choice 25 1050-1325 lb. 53.0055.00;
few standard and low good 1125-
1400 lb. Holsteins 40.0042.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
and Choice 25 895550 lb. 47.00-
51.10.
COWS: Breaking Utility 25
36.0040.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 15 34.7558.00. Couple 38.25-
38.75; Canner and low Cutter 32.00-
34.75.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1-2
1675-1850 lb. 47.25-48.75.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test, few high
good and low choice 80-110 lb. 40.00-
45.00.
SHEEP: None.
GOATS: None.
If mold develops on
improperly wrapped
natural cheeses, one-half
inch of cheese should be
discarded on all sides of the
visible mold. The exception
is mold-ripened cheese
such as Blue.
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;00A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
11:00 A.M. —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
—Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
11:00 A.M
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
m CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 163-81C4
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph: (717)653-5728
RON RANCH
Ph: (717) 656-9849
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, July 10
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1449 713 128 86
Last Thursday 780 492 65 51
Last Year 2060 756 166 38
CATTLE: Slaughter steers .50-
LOO higher; Slaughter Heifers
steady to 1.00 higher; Cows .50-
LOO lower; Bullocks steady to 1.00
lower; Bulls 1.00-1.50 lower. Supply
included 64 percent slaughter
steers, 26 percent cows, 7 percent
bulls with the balance mainly
slaughter heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1085-1380 lb.
58.00- with about 20 head
60.75-61.25; few good and choice 1-2
1150-1400 lb. 59.00-61.25; choice 2-3
few 4 1050-1400 lb. 56.50-59.25, few
59.35-59.50, 3-4 1400-1550 lb. 53.75-
58.00; good and choice 2-31050-1350
lb. 52.00-56.00; few good 2-3 49.50
52.75; Good and Choice 1225-1475
lb. Holsteins 43.00-46.75; few
standard and low good 40.00-43.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 1025-1125 lb. 50.75-55.00;
good 2-3 900-1100 lb. 45.00-50.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 3-4 35.00-38.50, couple
39.00- Cutter and boning
utility 1-3 34.75-38.00, few 38.00
38.75; canner and low cutter 32.00
34.75, few 30.50-32.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-31050-1350
lb. 49.00-51.50; Good 1-2 1000-1275
lb. 44.00-48.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-1950
lb. 47.50-51.00; yield grade 2 1000-
1450 lb. 44.00-47.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady
to weak; slaughter calves 5.000.00
lower. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High choice and
prime 270-320 lb. 94.0099.00, five
bead 295-440 lb. 102.00109.00;
choice 160320 lb. 69.0095.00, few
85.0089.00; high good and low
choice 160320 lb. 58.0070.00,80110
lb. 40.00-46.00, few standard 70-85
lb. 30.0040.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 320425 lb. 44.0055.00,
few Choice 55.00-59.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90130 lb. Holstein Bulls 80.00
100.00, several 100.00-106.00;
several small frame 90110 lb.
55.0080.00,
SHEEP: Spring Lambs 3.005.00
higher; Slaughter Ewes mostly
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 80110 lb. 73.0080.00, few
choice 5065 lb. 78.0081.00; good 70
90 lb. 55.0070.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 25.0034.00.
GOATS: All Goats sold by the
head, couple large 52.00-54.00;
Medium 34.00-48.00; small 20.00
32.00, few plain 12.0020.00.
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Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, July 11
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calvei
5400 1815
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: SI. steers .50-1.00
higher, instances I.SO higher;
slaughter heifers steady to 1.00
higher; cows opened the week 1.00-2.00
2.00 higher, then sold progressive
lower to close weak to 1.00 lower;
bullocks steady to weak; bull]
steady to 1.00 lower. Supply in.
eluded 63 percent slaughter steers,
5 percent slaughter heifers, i;
percent cows, 4 percent bulls with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 3-4 1085-1380 lb.
57.50-60.50, with around 40 head
60.60-61.00; Good and Choice 1-2
1100-1400 lb. 59.00-61.25; Choice M,
few 4 1020-1400 lb. 55.00-59.25, few
59.35-59.60, 34 1350-1525 lb. 53.00-
58.00, few mostly 4 50.00-53.00; high
good and low choice 2-3 1050-1350
lb. 52.0056.00; Good 2-3 48.0052.75;
Good and Choice 12001580 lb.
Holsteins 42.0048.75; standard and
low good 40.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 880-1210 lb. 50.75-55.00;
few high good and low choice
mostly 3 1125-1325 lb. 48.00-50.75;
Good 2-3 850-1100 lb. 45.00-50.25.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-4 35.00-39.00, few
early part of week 39.00-40.75;
canner and boning utility 1-3 34.75-
38.50, several 38.50-39.50; canner
and low cutter 32.00-36.75, few
30.00-32.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31050-1350
lb. 48.50-52.25; Good 1-2 1000-1275
lb. 44.00-48.50.
BULLS: yield grade 1 1350-2100
lb. 47.50-51.75, couple early 53.75-
57.50; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb.
43.00-49.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady
to weak; slaughter calves weak to
5.00 lower, instances 8.00 lower.
Demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: High choice and
prime 270-320 lb. 90.00-100.00, five
head 295-440 lb. 102.00-109.00;
choice 160-325 lb. 69.00-85.00, few
85.00-90.00; high good and low
choice 160-320 lb. 58.00-70.00, 120
160 lbs. 45.0000.00, 80-110 lb. 34.00-
45.00, few 45.00-50.00; standard 55
85 lb. 28.00-36.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and choice 300-500 lb. 44.00-55.00,
few choice 55.00454.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bull
95-130 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00
100.00, few 100.00-106.00; several
small frame 90-115 lb. 55.00-80.00;
few 100-115 lb. Holstein heifer
60.00-70.00.
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10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction -
Steen. Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feodor Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
Sole Every Saturday
9 A.M.
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L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
3957 1448
5963 1845
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