Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, July 26, 1986, Image 2

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    A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 26,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, July 21
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs SheepGoati
Monday’s Receipts
1256 112 416 658 290
Monday’s Auction
418 806 314
1369
Last Monday’s Auction
495 941 327
1814
Last Year’s Auction
1229 170 739 444 462
CATTLE: Compared to Thur
sday slaughter steers and heifers
1.00-1.50 higher; cows .50-1.00
lower, instances 1.50 higher;
bullocks 1.00-1.50 lower; bulls 1.50-
2.00 lower. Supply included 62%
slaughter steers, 8% slaughter
heifers, 17% cows, and 13% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 mostly 31 ISO
-1325 lb. 60.50-62.10; Choice 2-3 few 4
1000-1375 lbs. 57.0061.00, mainly
58.5d60.50; Choice 3 few 41480-1650
lbs. 54.00-57.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 950-1350 lb. 54.50-58.50;
few Good 2-3 1000-1225 lb. 50.00-
53.75; Good and Choice 1250-1550
lb. Holsteins 44.75-47.75, few Choice
49.0060.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 950-1250 tt). 52.2565.85;
Good 2-3 900-1125 lb. 48.0061.00, few
790670 lb. 45.0048.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 36.75-39.50, few
39.50- Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 35.00-38.50, few 38.50
39.75; Cutter 1-2 beef breed 1025-
1350 lb. 35.00-37.00, 850-1025 lb.
31.50- Canner and low Cutter
32.00-35.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31050-1350
lb. 48.0049.50; Good 1-2 1000-1250
lb. 44.0047.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000
lb. 45.7549.50, few 50.00-51.50,
individual 2090 lb. 53.75; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 42.7546.50, few
950-1050 lb. 40.0043.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady
to 5.00 lower; slaughter calves
mostly steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160-320 lb.
70.00-80.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-320 lb. 55.00-70.00, 120
140 lb. 45.00-55.00, 80-110 lb.
38.00:45.00, few 6550 lb. 30.00-iO.OO.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good
and Choice 320450 lb. 45.0055.00,
few Choice 55.0060.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-130 lb. Holstein bulls 70.0080.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 5.00-7.00
lower, around 300 head sold as
feeders mostly steady; slaughter
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SRPING LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80110 lb. 65.0070.00,
110120 lb. 60.0065.00; few Choice
3050 lb. 80.00100.00; around 300
head 5090 lb. sold as feeders 70.00
80.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 18.00-32.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; Large mature 50.0070.00;
Medium 35.00-50.00; Small 20.00
30.00.
I'M NOT
L10N...
The Classified
Livestock
Section
Has Beastly
Selections!
Vintage Cattle
Tuesday, July 22
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
Last
Tuesday
Last Year
, CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers mostly steady,
instances 1.00 higher on some
individual sales of Choice and
Prime 1-2; slaughter heifers not
fully tested; cows .50-1.00 lower;
bulb not fully tested. Supply in
cluded 74 percent slaughter steers
and 24 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 2-411501385 lb.,
few 1475-1615 lb. 59.7562.00,12 head
62.2563.00, few mostly 4 13501450
lb. 56.6069.00; Good and Choice 1-2
11001325 lb. 61.0062.00, 15 head
62.2563.10; Choice 2-3 few 4 1025-
1400 lb. 57.5060.50, few 60.5061.00,
3-4 12001425 lb. 55.0058.00; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 11001300
lb. 54.2567.00; few Good 2-3 52.00
54.00; Good and Choice 13001750
lb. Holsteins 44.00-47.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:'
Couple head Choice 2-3 1070 lb.
53.25; Standard and Good 625-825
lb. Holsteina 30.00-38.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 35.5038.50, few 34
34.00-35.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 34.5037.50, several 37.50
39.00, couple 39.5040.25; Canner
and low Cutter 31.00-34.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1400
2000 lb. 44.0047.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady,
instances 4.00 lower on high Good
and low Choice 80110 lb. Supply
included 653 in graded sale of
which 59 percent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 180270
lb. 76.00-83.00; high Good and low
Choice 200315 lb. 52.0065.00, 120
200 lb. 42.0053.00, 80110 lb. 33.00
43.00,6080 lb. 28.0036.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 200
head 100120 lb. Holstein bulls
76.0065.00, 25 head 9095 lb. 68.00;
40 head 110120 lb. small frame
55.00, and 80 head 100105 lb. 42.50
43.50. 35 head 100120 lb. Holstein
heifers 44.0054.00.
SHEEP: Small supply spring
lambs steady; slaughter ewes not
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SPRING LAMBS; Choice 5080
lb. 65.0072.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Couple
Utility 13.0020.00.
GOATS; No market test.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mite North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only
1575 922 34 1
1064 954 19 2
1203 953 8 2
B&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
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, July 23
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
582 15 404 0 0
Wednesday’s Auction
417 16 391 0 0
Last Wed.’s Auction
333 14 378 0 0
Last Year’s Auction
343 13 623 0 0
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday
slaughter steers mostly steady;
slaughter heifers not fully tested;
cows steady; bulls scarce. Supply
included 80 percent slaughter
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-3 few 4 10501350 lb. 57.5061.00;
couple lots Good to mostly Choice
2-3 10001025 lb. 55.0065.50; high
Good to low Choice 2-310501250 lb.
53.5067.00; few Good and Choice
13001350 lb. Holsteins 43.6048.35.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
head Choice 2-3 10001150 lb. 51.25-
55.00, one lot 800 lb. 49.75; few Good
2-3 9001050 lb. 42.5048.00.
COWS; Few Breaking Utility 2-3
34.75-36.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 33.75-36.50, couple 36.50
37.75; Canner and low Cutter 31.50
33.75.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test; small
supply high Good and low Choice
80-105 lb. 35.00-42.00.
SHEEP: None.
GOATS: None.
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i LEBANON I
f VALLEY I
J LIVESTOCK i
| MARKET, INC. J
| 1 mile East of I*
Fredericksburg I
I along Route 22 |
| PHONE: I
I JONESTOWN |
! 865-2881 |
A Flea Market Auction*,
If very Tuesday at 12:30,8
* Tools, Eggs, Produce, I
|etc. £
■ Buyers & Sellers ■
Welcome J,
P VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattla Auction -
Staars, Bulls, Halffars, Cows,
Faodar Cattla.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Business 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
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, July 24
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1672 745 124 59
Last Thursday 1632 802 182 92
Last Year 1720 693 101 64
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
steady to 50 lower, instances 1.00
lower; slaughter heifers steady;
cows firm to 1.00 higher; small
supply bullocks mostly steady;
bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply
included 69 percent slaughter
steers and 23 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
choice and prime 2-4 1175-1425 lb.
59.35-60.85, few 61.0061.50; choice
2-3, few 4 975-1450 lb. 56.5060.50,
mainly 57.5069.25, 3-4 1250-1500 lb.
55.00-57.50; high good and low
choice 2-3 1000-1350 lb. 54.0057.50;
few good 2-3 975-1250 lb. 48.75-53.50;
good and choice 1225-1650 lb.
holsteins 43.0047.00, few standard
and low good 40.00-43.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 970-1150 lb. 51.75-54.75;
good 2-3 900-1100 lb. 48.00-51.00.
COWS; Breaking utility and
commercial 2-3 35.75-39.00, few
39.0040.50; commercial 34 34.50-
36.00; cutter and boning utility 1-3
34.75-38.75, several 39.0040.75;
canner and low cutter 31.50-34.75.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 950-1275
lb. 44.0048.50, few choice 2-3 1050-
12751 b. 48.75-50.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2050
lb. 46.0049.50; yield grade 2 1000-
1450 lb. 43.0047.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice and
prime vealers 5.00-10.00 lower,
high good and low choice 120-300 lb.
steady to 5.00 lower, 65-110 lb.
mostly steady. Demand good for
holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few prime special
fed 270-330 lb. 80.00-91.00; choice
180-365 lb. 55.00-73.00; high good
and low choice 150-330 lb. 45.00-
60.00, 110-150 lb. 44.00-50.00, 80-110
lb. 35.0042.00, few 65-75 lb. 25.00-
35.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 65.00-80.00,
few 80.00-89.00; several small
frame 90-110 lb. 43.00-55.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs steady to
5.00 higher; slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 70-105
lb. 69.00-76.00, couple 55 lb. 80.00
86.00; good 60-90 lb. 55.0068.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and good 17.0031.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the
head, large mature 49.0058.00,
medium 29.0044.00, small 18.00
28.00.
365 days a year
, (717) 394-2611
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
10:00 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
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Yeors
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, July 25
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
5400 1794
5460 2030
4724 1486
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: SI. steers .50 to 1.00
higher with some sales early part
of week 1.50 higher; si. heifers 1.00
to 1.50 higher; cows mostly .50
higher; bullocks and bulls 1.00 to
1.50 lower instances 2.00 off on
bulls. Supply included 64 per cent
si. steers, 4 per cent si. heifers, 19
per cent cows, 5 per cent bulls,
with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-4 1150-1425 lbs.
59.35-61.50, several early 61.50
62.10, with the about dozen head
62.25- few mostly 4 1350-1450
lbs. 56.60-59.00; Good & Choice 1-2
1100-1325 lbs. 61.00-62.00, 15 head
62.25- Choice 2-3 few 4 975-
1450 lbs. 56.5041.00 mainly 58.00
60.50 ; 3-4 1200-1500 lbs. 55.0048.00;
high Good & low Choice 2-3 950-1350
lbs. 54.00-57.50; few Good 2-3 975-
1250 lbs. 48.75-53.50; Good & Choice
1250-1750 lb. holsteins 43.0047.75,
few Choice 48.00-50.10, Standard &
low Good 40.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 9501250 lbs. 51.0055.85;
Good 2-3 9001125 lbs. 48.0051.00,
few 790-870 lbs. 45.0048.25;
Standard & Good 625-825 lb.
holsteins 30.0038.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 24 35.50-39.50, few
39.50- Commercial 34 34.00-
36.00; Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3
34.50- few 38.75-40.75; Canner
& low Cutter 31.50-35.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31050-1350
lbs. 48.00-50.00; Good 1-2 950-1275
lbs. 44.0048.50.
BULLS: YG 1, 1300-2050 lbs.
45.7549.50, few 50.00-51.50; YG 2,
1000-1450 lbs. 43.0047.00, few 950-
1050 lbs. 40.0043.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Choice & Prime 5.00 to
10.00 lower, some late sales 15.00
lower; high Good & low Choice
steady to 5.00 lower; SI. calves
mostly steady. Demand good for
holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 270-330 lbs. 80.00-91.00;
Choice 180-365 lbs. 55.00-75.00, few
early 75.00-83.00; high Good & low
Choice 150-330 lbs. 45.00-60.00 few
60.00- 110-150 lbs. 40.00-50.00,
80-110 lbs. 33.0043.00, few 55-75 lbs.
25.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 320450 lbs. 45.00-55.00, few
Choice 55.0060.00.