A2-Lancastar Farming, Saturday, August 30,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Aug. 25
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
1221 137 748 585 570
Monday’s Auction
1255 155 764 531 439
Last Monday’s Auction
1185 158 571 667 434
Last Year’s Auction
1204 139 564 379 253
CATTLE; Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers firm to
1.00 higher, although high Choice
and Prime scarce; slaughter
heifers mostly steady; cows .SO
LDO higher; bullocks scarce,
mostly steady; bulls .50-1.00 lower.
Supply included 65% slaughter
steers, 13% slaughter heifers, 12%
cows with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few
high Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-
1425 lb. 62.00-64.10, couple 65.00-
65.75, Choice 2-3 few 4 1040-1425 lb.
59.75-62.25, few 62.25-63.10; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1375
lb. 56.75-61.10; few Good 2-3 54.00-
58.00; Good and Choice 1200-1485
lb. Holsteins 44.50-48.50, couple
Choice 48.50-50.25; Standard and
low Good 41.75-44.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 950-1225 lb. 56.25-59.00,
couple yield grade 2 59.00; Good 2-3
900-1175 lb. 52.0056.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 36.00-39.75, couple
41.25-42.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 35.00-38.00; Canner and
low Cutter 30.50-35.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1350-2100
lb. 48.50-52.75, few 53.50-54.25; yield
grade 21050-1550 lb. 45.0048.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31050-1370
lb. 52.00-54.50; Good 2-3 1000-1275
lb. 45.00-49.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, instances 5.00 lower on
high Choice and Prime; slaughter
calves steady to 5.00 lower.
Demand fair for Holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 240-325 lb. 80.00-95.00;
Choice 160-320 lb. 65.0040.00; high
Good and low Choice 150-300 lb.
48.00-65.00,80-110 lb. 35.0045.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 270-450 lb. 55X1065.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 65.00-75.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs fully
steady; slaughter ewes steady 5.00
higher.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice and
Prime 80-110 lb. 63.0068.00; Good
60-90 lb. 60.0063.00; few Choice 50-
80 lb. 68.0060.00 with few 30-50 lb.
80.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 25.00-35.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, Large mature 50.0065.00,
Medium 35.00-50.00, with Small
20.00-30.00.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE mPj
Every Friday at 12 Noon
EKED DRAGON MARKET t 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, Aug. 26
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1059 921 16 0
Last
Tuesday
1031 947 90
Last Year
1287 1021 22 2
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers mostly steady,
instances 50 higher; slaughter
heifers mostly steady; cows steady
to 1.00 lower; small supply bulls
-mostly steady. Supply included 55
percent slaughter steers and 40
percent cows. ■
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
choice and prime 2-4 1190-1350 lb.
63J50-64.85, 12 head 65.00-66.85;
good and choice 1-2 1050-1325 lb.
63.50-65.25; choice'2-3, few 4 1025-
1360 lb. 60.00-62.85, few 63.00-63.50;
high good and low choice 2-3 57.00-
60.50; few good 2-3 53.50-57.50; good
and choice 1250-1475 lb. holsteins
44.75-48.50, few choice 48.75-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 1000-1230 lb. 57.00-58.75,
couple yield grade 2 1235 lb. 60.25-
61.50.
COWS; Breaking utility and
commercial 24 36.00-39.00, couple
39.2541.00; commercial 3-4 32.00-
35.75; cutter and boning utility 1-3
35.00-38.75, few high dressing 39.00
41.00; canner and low cutter 31.00
34.25, few 34.25-35.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple good 1-2
1050-1325 lb. 48.00-50.50.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1-2
1500-2225 lb. 45.0047.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Supply included 598 in
graded sale of which 67 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160-355 lb.
71.00-79.00, individual prime 330 lb.
84.00; high good and low choice 120
285 lb. 55.00-73.00, 80-110 lb. 35.00
45.00. 60-80 lb. 28.00-34.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 235
head 100-125 lb. holstein bulls 77.00
79.00, 50 head 90-95 lb. 49.00-51.00;
20 head small frame 110-115 lb.
59.0060.00 and 50 head 100-105 lb.
44.00 ; 35 head 100-105 lb. holstein
heifers 61.0063.00 and 25 head 90-95
lb. 48.00.
SPRING LAMBS; Good to
mostly choice 60-85 lb. 72.0062.00,
couple 52 lb.
UR CATTLE CO.
RD I, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 8536164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph.(717)653-5728
RON RANCH
Ph; (717) 656-9849
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
405 30 479 6 8
Wednesday’s Auction
151 18 425 0 0
Last Wed.’s Auction
255 14 424 2 0
Last Year’s Auction
251 12 232 5 0
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday
small supply slaughter steers .SO
LDO higher; few cows about
steady. Insufficient volume
slaughter heifers or bulls for a
market test. Supply included 72%
slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Choice
2-3 1100-1325 lb. 60.7563.50, few
Choice with end of Prime mostly 3
1190-1330 lb. 63.6064.25; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 1000-1200 lb.
60.0061.00.
COWS: Couple Commercial 34
34.75-35.75; Cutter and' boning
Utility 1-3 33.75-35.50, couple 35.75-
37.00; Cannerandlow Cutter 31.00-
33.50.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1-2
1160-1670 lb. 43.25-48.25.
VEAL CALVES: Trend not fully
comparable, supply mainly high
Good and low Choice 80-110 lb.
selling at 35.00-45.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: No market test.
®~ien 24 hours a day
365 days a year
(717)394-2611
MONDAY
9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10.00A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
WEDNESDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
ll:OOA.M.—Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY ,
8:00 A.M.—Slaughter Hogs
GRADED FEEDER CATTLE SALE
FRIDAY . SEPTFMKR sth j
NOTICE— ;
No Hog Auction Sat., Aug. 30th
Business As Usual Labor Day
Mon., Sept. Ist
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Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, August 28
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1193 692 43 107
Last Thursday
752 57 141
1299
Last Year
766 624
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
steady to .50 lower, although
weights under 1100 lb. mostly 1.00
lower; slaughter heifers mostly
steady; cows steady to 1.00 lower
with canner and low cutter mostly
1.00 lower; small supply bullocks
fully steady; bulls 1.00-1.50 higher
although yield grade 1 not fully
tested. Supply included 61 percent
slaughter steers and 29 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
choice and prime 2-4 1200-1375 lb.
62.00-63.60, few head 63.75-64.75;
choice 2-3, few 4 1100-1375 lb. 59.75-
62.50, choice 2-3 960-110 lb. 58.00
60.50; high good and low choice
2-3 1000-1325 lb. 57.00-60.75; few
good 2-3 55.00-57.25; good and
choice 1250-1475 lb. holsteins 44.50-
48.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 935-1125 lb. 55.75-57.10,
few good 2-3 900-1100 lb. 49.50-54.00;
standard and good 600-925 lb.
holsteins 35.00-37.50.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 24 35.50-38.00, few
commercial 34 34.25-35.00; cutter
and boning utility 1-3 34.75-38.00,
few high dressing 38.50-39.75;
canner and low cutter 31.50-34.00,
few 34.00-35.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1050-1350
lb. 49.5050.75, few 54.75-55.75; good
1-2 9501150 lb. 46.0049.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13501900
lb. 48.5051.75, few 51.75-52.50; yield
grade 210001650 lb. 44.7548.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Demand good for holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160325 lb.
64.00-83.00, couple high choice and
prime 230325 lb. 97.0098.00; high
good and low choice 140335 lb.
48.0067.00, 110140 lb. 45.0053.00,
80110 lb. 38.0045.00,6080 lb. 25.00
36.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
95-125 lb. holsteins bulls 70.00-87.00,
few 87.00-95.00; several small
frame 90-110 lb. 46.00-70.00.
SHEEP: Small supply spring
lambs steady; slaughter ewes not
fully tested.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 80-110
lb. 66.00-72.00, couple 65-75 lb. 76.00-
84.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few
utility and good 27.00-33.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the
head, few large mature 50,00-56.00,
bulk of supply medium 33.00-45.00,
few small 17.00-28.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Aug. 29
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
4200 1780
4447 1844
3916 1774
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE; SI. steers steady to
1.00 higher; si. heifers steady;
cows mostly steady, after early
sales being .50 to 1.00 higher early;
bullocks fully steady; bulls firm to
mostly 1.00 higher. Supply in
cluded 53 per cent si. steers, 6 per
cent si. heifers, 23 per cent cows, 5
per cent bulls with the balance
feeders.
157 67
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-4 1150-1425 lbs.
62.00-64.25, few 64.2544.85 with
about 15 head 65.00-66.85; Good &
Choice 1-21050-1325 lbs. 63.5045.25;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1050-1425 lbs. 59.75-
62.50, few 62.5043.25; few late sales
Choice 2-3 960-1100 lbs. 58.0040.50;
high Good & low Choice 2-3 1000-
1375 lbs. 56.7540.75, few Good 2-3
53.50-58.00; Good & Choice 1200-
1485 lb. holsteins 44.50-48.50, few
Choice 48.50-50.25; Standard & low
Good 41.75-44.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4 935-1230 lbs. 55.75-59.00;
few YG 2,59.0049.50; Good 2-3 900-
1175 lbs. 49.5046.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 24 35.50-39.00, few
39.00- couple high Dressing
40.00- Cutter & Boning
Utility 1-3 34.75-38.00, few 38.50-
39.75; Canner St low Cutter 30.50-
35.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1050-1370
lbs. 50.50-54.50, couple 54.75-55.75;
Good 1-21000-1275 lbs. 45.00-49.75.
BULLS: YG 1, 1350-2100 lbs.
48.50-52.75, few 53.50-54.25; YG 2,
1000-1650 lbs. 44.7548.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, si. calves steady to 5.00
lower. Demand good for holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS; High Choice &
Prime 230-325 lbs. 80.00-98.00;
Choice 160-355 lbs. 64.0043.00; high
Good & low Choice 150-335 lbs.
48.0067.00, 110-150 lbs. 45.0053.00,
80-110 lbs. 35.0045.00, 6060 lbs.
25.00-36.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 270450 lbs. 55.0065.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
95-125 lb. holstein bulls 70.0067.00,
few 87.00-95.00, several small
frame 90-110 lbs. 46.00-70.00; few
100-110 lb. holstein heifers 61.00
63.00.
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