Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 09, 1986, Image 2

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    A2-iancastar Fanning, Saturday, August 9,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Aug. 4
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
924 114 345 575 379
Monday’s Auction
1065 134 371 719 409
Last Monday’s Auction
377 681 255
1149
Last Year’s Auction
1281 131 486 628 248
CATTLE: Compared to Thurs
day slaughter steers 50 to mostly
1.00 higher, instances 1.50 higher;
slaughter heifers mostly steady;
cows firm to 50 higher; bullocks
fully steady; bulls 50-1.00 higher,
instances 2.00 higher on yield
grade 1. Supply included 65%
steers, 13% heifers, 11% cows, and
11% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1425 lb.
59.1061.85; Choice 2-3 few 4 1000-
1350 lb. 56.75-59.85, few 60.0060.85;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-
1300 lb. 54.00-57.50; Good and
Choice 1200-1550 lb. Holsteins 43.75-
47.75, few Choice 48.00-50.75,
Standard and low Good 1100-1325
lb. 39.75-43.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 885-1175 lb. 51.25-55.00,
few yield grade 2 55.25-56.25; Good
2-3 800-1125 lb. 43.50-50.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 34.50-38.75; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 34.25-38.25,
few 38.5d39.75; Canner and low
Cutter 31.0034.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3
1050-1325 lb. 48.2530.00; Good 1000-
1250 lb. 44.25-48.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1330-2000
lb. 47.2531.00, few 51.0034.75; yield
grade 21000-1350 lb. 44.0(M7.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
5.00 higher, advance mainly on
Choice; slaughter calves steady to
5.00 higher. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 150325 lb.
70.00-90.00; high Good and low
Choice 180350 lb. 55.00-70.00, 110
160 lb. 45.0060.00, 80-110 lb. 30.00
44.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 350-480 lb. 50.0080.00,
few Choice 60.0085.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-130 lb. Holstein bulls 65.00-77.00;
few small frame 90-105 lb. 50.00-
65.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs firm to
5.00 higher; slaughter ewes mostly
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 85-110 lb. 65.00-70.00;
Choice 4080 lb. 80.00-100.00, 6080
lb. 70.0080.00; few Good to low
Choice 65-90 lb. 60.0085.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 25.00-3580.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; Large mature 55.00-75.00;
Medium 45.0080.00; Small mainly
20.00-35.00.
vary Tuesday
10.30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattlo Auction •
Stoors, Bulls, Hoifors, Cows.
Foodor Cattlo.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Ivilmii Phene
717-768-8204
■tom* Mwm
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 \ Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Vintage Cattle
Tuesday, Aug. 5
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1256 1029 5 4
Last
Tuesday
1259 939 3 8
Last Year
t CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers 1.00-1.50 higher;
slaughter heifers not fully tested;
cows firm to 50 higher; bulls not
well tested. Supply included 66
percent slaugther steers and 30
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1175-1450 lb.
62.25-64.00, four head 64.25-65.00;
Good and Choice 1-2 1125-1350 lb.
62.50-64.10; Choice 2-3 few 4 1025-
1450 lb. 59.00-62.50, around 380 head
60.00- high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1100-1425 lb. 56.50-59.60;
few Good 2-3 1000-1275 lb. 53.00-
56.00; Good and Choice 1200-1450
lb. Holsteins 45.00-48.50, few Choice
49.00- Standard and low Good
1040-1200 lb. 39.6065.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 35.7538.50, couple
39.50-40.00; few Commercial 3-4
34.7535.75; Cutter and Boning
Utility 13 35.0038.50, several 38.50
40.50; Canner and low Cutter 31.50
35.00.
BULLS: Few yield grade 2 1365-
2015 lb. 43.5045.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Supply included 662 in
graded sale of which 75 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 135-300
lb. 71.0079.00; high Good and low
Choice 140250 lb. 45.0067.00,80100
lb. 32.0040.00,6530 lb. 25.0035.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; 250
head 100125 lb. Holstein bulls
67.0072.00, 35 head 9095 lb. 55.00
59.00 ; 30 head small frame 110120
lb. 56.00-60.00, and 85 head 100105
lb. 42.00. 100 head 80115 lb.
Holstein heifers 42.00-46.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS; No market test.
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
1325 935 13 1
24 hours a day
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
WEDNESDAY
8:00 A.M —Slaughter Hogs
1000 AM —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
11 00 A M —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11 00 A M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
800 A M -Slaughter Hogs
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 LitiU Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Year*
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Aug. 6
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
269 22 451 1 2
Wednesday’s Auction
238 22 437 1 0
Last Wed.’s Auction
- 285 15 261 0 0
Last Year’s Auction
390 20 412 21 0
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday
slaughter steers firm to 50 higher;
cows mostly steady; insufficient
volume slaughter heifers and bulls
to test trends. Supply included 75%
slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; One lot
Choice and Prime 3-41315 lb. 62.35,
Choice 2-3 few 4 1070-1300 lb. 60.50-
62.35; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1000-1350 lb. 54.7560.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
head Choice 2 1115-1185 lb. 56.25-
57.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility 2-3
35.75-37.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 34.75-38.75; Canner and
low Cutter 30.75-33.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1075-
1760 lb. 44.50-47.75, couple 2495-2640
lb. 46.00-48.25.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test; few high
Good and low Choice 80-105 lb.
35.00-42.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: None.
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I LIVESTOCK i
1 MARKET, HK. !
V 1 mile East of l‘
*t Fredericksburg Z
I along Route 22 |
I PHONE: I
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Z 865-2881 I
* Flea Market Auction
■every Tuesday at 12:30,1.
XToots, Eggs, Produce, g'
8 Buyers & Sellers i
Welcome
m
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, August 7
CATTLE 1200: Compared to
Wednesday slaughter steers firm
to .50 higher; slaughter heifers
1.00-2.00 higher; cows firm to .50
higher, instances 1.00 higher;
bullocks 1.00-1.50 higher; bulls
steady. Supply included 58 percent
slaughter steers, 4 percent
slaughter heifers, 34 percent cows
with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1130-1375 lb.
62.1065.00; Good and Choice 1-2
1100-1350 lb. 62.75-63.85; Choice 2-3,
few 41000-1350 lb. 60.0062.75; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1350
lb. 56.5060.50; Good and Choice
1200-1550 lb. Holsteins 47.0060.50,
Standard and low Good 1020-1250
lb. 42.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 870-1210 lb. 52.75-58.75;
Good 2-3 820-1150 lb. 50.00-53.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 36.50-39.25, few
39.50-41.00; Commercial 3-4 33.75-
35.50; Cutter and boning Utility 1-3
35.00-38.50, several 38.75-39.75,
couple 40.00-41.00; Canner and low
Cutter 32.00-35.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1325
lb. 51.25-53.75; Good 1-2 1000-1250
lb. 46.25-49.50.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1 1350-
1750 lb. 49.0052.00; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 46.50-48.50.
VEAL CALVES; 675. Vealers
uneven, mostly steady to 5.00
lower, with choice 275-350 lb. 10.00-
15.00 lower. Demand only fair for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 235-350 lb. 75.00-86.00, couple
88.00- Choice 150-270 lb. 60.00-
71.00, 290-350 lb. 48.0056.00; high
Good and low Choice 250-320 lb.
44.00- 120-250 lb. 44.00-48.00,
80-110 lb. 34.0044.00, and 6080 lb.
25.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-130 lb. Holstein bulls 65.00-75.00,
few 75.00-81.00, several 90-110 lb.
small frame 45.00-60.00.
SHEEP: 72. Spring lambs fully
steady, instances 3.00 higher;
slaughter ewes steady to 2.00
lower.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 70-105 lb. 67.00-78.00, couple
40-60 lb. 84.00-90.00; Good 60-95 lb.
59.00-66.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 23.00-33.00.
GOATS: 99. All goats sold by the
head, Large mature 52.00-65.00,
couple 72.00-74.00; medium 32.00-
45.00, small 23.00-30.00, few 13.00-
19.00.
NEED SOMEONE WHO
CAN FILL THE SHOES?
Try A Help Wanted Ad
In Classified.
Phone: 717-394-3047 or 717-626-1164
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 County
Weekly
Friday, Aug. 08
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
This Week 4000 1850
Last Week 4503 1960
Last Year 4963 1754
CATTLE: SI. steers sold
progressively higher during the
week, closing 4.00 to 5.00 higher; si.
heifers 1.00 to 2.00 higher; cows
1.00 to 2.00 higher; bullocks 1.00 to
1.50 higher; bulls .50 to 1.00 higher,
instances 2.00 higher on YG 1.
Supply included 60 per cent si.
steer, 5 per cent si. heifers, 24 per
cent cows, 5 per cent bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-4 1130-1450 lbs.
62.00-65.00; Good & Choice 1-21100-
1350 lbs. 62.50-64.10; Choice 2-3 few
4 1000-1450 lbs. 59.75-62.75, several
early part of week 58.50-60.00; high
Good & low Choice 2-31000-1350 lbs.
56.5060.50; few Good 2-3 1000-1275
lbs. 53.00-56.50; Good & Choice
1200-1550 lb. holsteins 45.00-50.00,
few Choice 50.00-50.75, Standard &
low Good 1020-1325 lbs. 39.60-45.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 870-1210 lbs. 51.25-55.50,
few YG 2 55.5060.00; Good 2-3 820-
1125 lbs. 45.0052.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 35.50-39.25, few
39.5041.00; few Commercial 3-4
33.75-36.00; Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 35.00-38.50, several 38.75-40.00
few 40.0041.00; Canner & low
Cutter 32.00-35.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-31050-1328
lbs. 49.0053.75; Good 1-2 10001250
lbs. 44.2549.50.
BULLS: YG 113302000 lbs. 47.50
51.00, few 51.0054.75; YG 2 1000
1500 lbs. 44.0048.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers weak
to 5.00 lower with Choice 275-350
lbs. 10.00 to 15.00 lower. SI. calves
steady to 5.00 higher. Demand
good early part of week for holstein
bulls to return to farm, but later
only fair.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 235-350 lbs. 75.00-86.00
couple 88.00-96.00; Choice 150-270
lbs. 60.00-75.00 few 75.0060.00,290-
350 lbs. 48.0056.00; high Good &
low Choice 250-320 lbs. 44.00-55.00,
few early in week 55.00-70.00, 110-
250 lbs. 44.0050.00,80-110 lbs. 32.00-
44.00, with 6060 lbs. 25.00-35.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 350-480 lbs. 45.0060.00, few
Choice early 60.0065.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-130 lb. holstein bulls 65.00-75.00,
few 75.0061.00, several 90-110 lb.
small frame 42.0060.00, around 100
head 80-115 lb. holstein heifers
42.00-46.00.
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE
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 ol State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only