Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, October 18, 1986, Image 2

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    A2-Uncasttr Farming, Saturday, October 18,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Oct. 13
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
972 127 413 671 243
Monday's Auction
425 674 285
1069
Last Monday’s Auction
385 679 545
1443
Last Year’s Auction
1073 119 617 316 383
CATTLE: Compared to Thur
sday slaughter steers firm to 1.00
higher, with most advance on high
Good and low Choice, high Choice
and Prime scarce; slaughter
heifers fully steady; cows firm to
1.00 higher; small supply bullocks
firm to 1.00 higher; bulls 50-1.00
higher. Supply included 59%
slaughter steers, 14% slaughter
heifers, 17% cows, and 10% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few
high Choice and Prime 2-3 1175-
1350 lb. 63.50-64.25; Choice 2-3 few 4
1075-1350 lb. 60.7563.00, few lots
63.00-63.60; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 1000-1375 lb. 58.75-61.00;
few Good 2-3 57.00-59.00; Choice
1150-1565 lb. Holsteins 52.75-56.75,
few Good 1150-1350 lb. 48.0060.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 950-1150 lb. 55.5060.00,
few mainly Choice 2 60.2562.00;
Good 2-3 925-1150 lb. 52.00-55.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 37.00-40.00, few
40.00-41.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 35.50-38.00, few 38.50-
40.00; Canner and low Cutter 33.50-
35.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 1-2 1050-1350
lb. 48.00-51.00; few Choice 2-3 1050-
13001 b. 51.00-53.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-2075
lb. 48.50-52.50, few ' 52.50-54.25;
yield grade- 2 1000-1500 lb. 45.50-
49.00, few 950-1050 lb. 44.00-45.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady
to 5.00 lower; slaughter calves 5.00-
10.00 lower. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160-320 lb.
75.00-90.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-320 lb. 58.00-75.00, HO
MO lb. 54.00-62.00, 80-110 lb. 45.00-
55 00, few 60-85 lb. 40.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250-525 lb. 40.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 85.00-
100.00.
SHEEP; Wooled lambs weak to
2.00 lower; slaughter ewes firm to
2.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few Choice
and Prime 75-110 lb. 65.00-70.00;
bulk of supply Good to low Choice
55-100 lb. 57.00-65.00, including
around 250 head sold as feeders.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 22.00-32.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; Large mature 50.00-65.00;
Medium 32.00-50.00; Small 20.00-
32.00.
r LEBANON^
I VALLEY I
| LIVESTOCK |
i MARKET, UK. j
* 1 mile East of J
I Fredericksburg I
* along Rt. 22 1
I PHONE |
5 JONESTOWN |
I 717-865-2881 I
£ Flea Market Auction*
■ every Tuesday at 12:30,1
I Tools, Eggs, Produce, I
zetc. 5
I Buyers & Sellers i
I Welcome J
Vintage Cattle
Tuesday, Oct. 14
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1428 1015 8 3
Last
lues. 915 944 11 7
Last Year 998 918 23 2
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers uneven, Choice
and small supply high Choice and
Prime firm to .50 higher, high
Good and low Choice weak to 1.00
lower; slaughter heifers not fully
tested; cows .50-1.00 lower; small
supply bulls about steady. Supply
included 54 percent slaughter
steers and 43 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Small
supply high Choice and Prime 2-4
1150-1400 lb. 64.25-65.50, 15 head
66.00-67.75, with five head 68.25-
70.00; Good and Choice 1-2 1100-
1450 lb. 64.00-66.00, five head 66.50-
67.25; Choice 2-3 few 4 1050-1370 lb.
60.50- few 64.00-64.35; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1485
lb. 57.00-61.00; Good 2-3 55.00-58.00;
Choice 1250-1600 lb. Holsteins 52.G0-54.50,
54.50, Standard and Good 1100-1425
lb. 45.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple Choice 2-3 1100-1295 lb.
57.50- couple Good 2-3 1000-
1125 lb. 52.00-55.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 35.50-39.50, few
head 39.50-42.25; few Commercial
3-4 34.00-36.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 33.75-39.00, few 39.00-
40.00; Canner and low Cutter 31.00-
34.50.
BULLS; Few yield grade 2 1000-
1725 lb. 44.75-47.25; individual yield
grade 11775 lb. 50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, although Choice not fully
tested, with about 95 percent of the
supply calves weighing 75-120 lb.
Supply included 606 in graded sale
of which 64 percent sold to return
to farm.
VEALERS. Couple low Choice
225-240 lb. 68.00-78.00; high Good
and low Choice 140-215 lb. 48.00-
63 00, 80-110 lb. 45.00-50.00; Stan
dard 60-85 lb. 30.00-42.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Few
Choice 285-400 lb. 48.00-52.00 and
few Good 250-420 lb. 37 00-46 00.
RETURNED TO FARM; 225
head 90-115 lb. Holstein bulls
116.00- 30 head 120-135 lb.
110.00- and 25 head 85 lb.
67.00; 25 head small frame 110-115
lb. 87.00-89.00, 50 head 100-105 lb.
81.00- and 50 head 90-95 lb.
58.00- 35 head 100-120 lb.
Holstein heifers 54.00-72.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test; few Good 85-130 lb.
wooled lambs 45.00-52.00.
GOATS: No market test
VINTAGE SALES
l>j STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction -
Steers, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Get calves in early We start to grade and
weigh at 2 00
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
Business Phone
717-768-8204
Home Phone
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Oct. 15
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
518 18 609 17 23
Wednesday’s Auction
165 20 454 0 2
Last Wed.’s Auction
94 16 361 1 0
Last Year’s Auction
178 19 519 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume to
fully test trends; few sales
slaughter steers mostly steady.
Supply included 72% slaughter
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-3 1100-1350 lb. 60.75-62.85; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1350
lb. 58.00-60.50; couple Good 2-3
55.00-57.00.
COWS: Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3 35.00-38.00; Canner and low
Cutter 31.00-34.50.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
1400-2025 lb. 49.75-50.75; few yield
grade 2 1450-1800 lb. 45.25-47.75.
Couple Good and Choice 1-2 1150-
1190 lb. Bullocks 48.4)0-51.00.
VEAL CALVES: Market not
fully tested; few high Good and low
Choice 80-110 lb. 45.00-55.00, couple
60.004)5.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: No market test.
New Holland
Livestock
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 60-105
lb. 60.00-70.00; good to low choice
55-85 lb. 52.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and good 16.00-35.00, mainly 22.00-
28.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, medium 31.00-38.00, couple
41.00-46.00; bulk of supply small
selling at 16.00-24.00.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717 ) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANCK
Ph (717)656-9849
@~-)en 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 AM —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8 00 A M —Slaughter Hogs
SPECIAL GRADED
FEEDER CATTLE SALE
THURSDAY, OCT.j23rd H AM _
LANCASTER "STOCKYARDS, INC.”
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Yeors
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Oct. 16
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1238 738 72 124
Last
Thursday 970 756 89 119
Last Year 1041 664 97 61
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday
slaughter steers mostly steady,
although instances 50 lower on
choice; slaughter heifers not
tested; cows 50-1.00 higher;
bullocks fully steady; bulls steady,
although yield grade 1 not fully
tested. Supply included 56 percent
slaughter steers and 35 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
choice and prime 2-4 1100-1350 lb.
63.75-66.60, five head 67.00-70.00;
choice 2-3, few 4 1020-1375 lb. 60.50-
63.00, few 63.00-63.50; high good
and low choice 2-3 1000-1375 lb.
57.00-60.50; few good 2-3 54.50-
57.50; good 1200-1510 lb. 48.00-50.00,
standard 1000-1300 lb. 43.00-46.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Small
supply choice 2-3 985-1200 lb. 54.60-
59.75.
COWS: Breaking utility and
36.00-40.50, several
40.50-42.00; cutter and boning
utility 1-3 35.75-38.50, few 39.50-
41.00; canner and low cutter 32.00-
35.50, few 30.50-32.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31100-1380
lb. 51.00-54.00, couple 54.75-56.25;
good 1-21000-1300 lb. 46.00-50.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1450-2065
lb. 48.50-50.50, couple 52.00-57.50;
yield grade 2 1000-1450 lb. 45.50-
49.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers weak
to 5.00 lower; slaughter calves
steady to weak; demand good for
holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS; High choice and
prime 380-410 lb. 95.00-99.00, couple
370-450 lb. 112.00-116.00; choice 160-
350 lb. 72.00-85.00, few 85.00-92.00;
high good and low choice 140-350 lb.
55.00-75.00 j 110-140 lb. 50.0032.00,
80-110 lb. 40.00-48.00, few 48.00
52.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and choice 270-480 lb. 44.00-52.00,
few choice 52.00-58.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. holstein bulls 95.00-119.00,
several 100-110 lb. 120.00-125.00;
several small frame 90-115 lb.
m nA.7I; nn
SHEEP! Wooled lambs and
slaughter ewes steady.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Oct. 17
Report Supplied by PDA
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
uneven, high Choice & Prime firm
to .SO higher, instances 1.00 higher,
Choice mostly steady, high Good &
low Choice .50 to 1.00 lower; si.
heifers fully steady; cows .50 to
mostly 1.00 higher, instances 2.00
higher; bullocks 1.00 higher; bulls
.50 to 1.00 higher. Supply included
48 per cent si. steers, 6 per cent si.
heifers, 27 per cent cows, 4 per cent
bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice it Prime 2-4 1100-1400 lbs.
63.75-66.60, about IS head 67.50-
70.00; Good it Choice 1-2 1100-1450
lbs. 64.00-66.50; Choice 2-3 few 4
1020-1375 lbs. *60.50-63.50, few
mainly early part of week 63.50-
64.35; high Good & low Choice 2-3
1000-1485 lbs. 57.00-61.00; Good 2-3
54.50-57.50; Choice 1150-1600 lb.
holsteins 52.00-56.75; Good 1100-
1510 lbs. 48.00-50.00; Standard 1000-
1300 lbs. 43.0047.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 950-1300 lbs. 55.50-60.00;
few mainly Choice 2 60.00-62.00;
Good 2-3 925-1150 lbs. 52.00-55.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 35.50-40.00, several
40.00-42.00; Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 35.50-39.00 few 39.50-41.00;
Canner & low Cutter 30.50-35.50,
mainly 32.00-35.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31100-1380
lbs. 51.00-54.00, couple 54.75-56.25;
Good 1-21000-1300 lbs. 46.00-50.50.
BULLS: YG 1, 1400-2075 lbs.
48.50-52.50, few 52.50-57.50; YG 2,
1000-1500 lbs. 45.50-49.00, few 950-
1050 lbs. 44.00-49.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers weak
to 5.00 lower instances 10.00 lower;
si. calves 5.00 to 10.00 lower.
Demand good for holstem bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prune 380-410 lbs. 95.00-99.00,
couple 370450 lbs. 112.00-116.00;
Choice 160-350 lbs. 72.00-85.00 few
85.00- high Good & low Choice
140-350 lbs. 55.00-75.00, 110-140 lbs.
50.00- 80-110 lbs. 40.00-48.00
few early 48.00-55.00; Standard 60-
85 lbs. 30.0042.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
285485 lbs. 48.00-58.00; Good to low
Choice 250-525 lbs. 37.0048.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. holstem bulls 95.00-125.00,
several small frame 95-115 lbs.
52.00-
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE 891
Every Friday at 12 Noon _
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RDNo. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only
Cattle Calves
4600 1930
4875 1834
4406 1721