Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Oct. 20
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calve* Hoga Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
1401 134 291 454 309
Monday’s Auction
1196 154 277 477 311
Last Monday’s Auction
1069 175 425 674 285
Last Year’s Auction
946 149 882 373 217
CATTLE: Compared to Thur
sday slaughter steers .50-1.00
higher, although high Choice and
Prime not fully tested; slaughter
heifers .50-1.00 higher; cows 1.00
1.50 lower; bullocks steady; bulls
fully steady. Supply included 53%
slaughter steers, 18% slaughter
heifers, 17% cows, and 12% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1200
1350 lb. 63.75-65.35, couple head
65.50- Choice 2-3 few 4 1025-
1375 lb. 61.00-63.50, few lots 63.50
64.25; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1000-1350 lb. 59.0061.50; few Good
2-3 9001225 lb. 55.0059.50; Good
and Choice 12001350 lb. Holsteins
49.50- Standard and low Good
11501400 lb. 42.25-47.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 few 4 9001250 lb. 56.50
61.75, couple Choice 2 62.0063.25;
Good 2-3 8801175 lb. 53.5057.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 37.00-39.00, few
39.5040.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 34.0037.50, few 37.50
38.50; Canner and low Cutter 31.00
34.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31150-1475
lb. 51.25-55.75; Good 1-2 1000-1325
lb. 46.75-49.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-2050
lb. 48.75-52.50, several 52.5055.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1550 lb. 44.75-
49.50.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers firm to
5.00 higher; slaughter calves fully
steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160-325 lb.
75.00- few 85.00-90.00; high
Good and low Choice 140-350 lb.
65.00- 110-140 lb. 52.00-65.00,
80-110 lb. 44.0055.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 270500 lb. 45.0055.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00-
105.00.
SHEEP; Wooled lambs weak to
5.00 lower; slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few high
Choice and Prime 70-105 lb. 65.00-
70.00; Choice 70-105 lb. SB.ootf.oo,
few 5060 lbs. 70.00tf.00; Good to
low Choice 50-90 lb. SO.OOtf .00,
including around 100 head returned
to feed.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 20.00-32.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; Large mature 50.00-70.00;
Medium 35.00-50.00; Small 20.00-
35.00.
Vintage Cattle
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sbeep Goats
Today 1147 946 22 5
Last
Tues. 1428 1015 8 3
Last Year 1023 966 2 4
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers 501.00 higher;
slaughter heifers not tested; cows
steady to weak; bulls not tested.
Supply included 48 percent
slaughter steers and 50 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 24 1150
1350 lb. 64.7567.35; 10 head Choice
and Prime 26 11001375 lb. 67.50
70.00; Choice 2-3 few 410501375 lb.
61.2564.35, few lots 64.6065.60;
high Good and low Choice 2-31050
1350 lb. 58.0061.00; few Good 2-3
10001325 lb. 55.00-58.50; few Good
and Choice 13001600 lb. Holsteins
48.0053.75, one lot Commercial
1565-1850 lb. 44.0046.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 36.00-38.50, few
39.0040.00; Commercial 34 34.75-
36.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
34.5037.50, several 37.5039.50,
couple 39.5040.75; Canner and low
Cutter 31.5035.50, few 30.0031.50.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
1235-1490 lb. 54.00; few yield grade
2 1275-1595 lb. 44.5047.35, couple
19202080 lb. 47.5048.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Supply included 654 in
graded sale of which 74 percent
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 175-305
lb. 73.0051.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-250 lb. 50.0055.00,80-110
lb. 41.0048.00, 70-75 lb. 34.0040.00,
one lot 5555 lb. 25.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 90 head
110-125 lb. Holstein bulls 105.00-
111.00, 160 head 90-105 lb. 122.00-
127.00, one lot 85 lb. 48.00; 30 head
small frame 110-120 lb. 90.0053.00,
85 head 100-105 lb. 79.0053.00, and
60 head 9055 lb. 65.0058.00.36 head
100-120 lb. Holstein heifers 68.00-
72.00, and 25 head 9055 lb. 50.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test.
GOATS: No market test.
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MONDAY
9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10:00 A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves,
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12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
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
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9.147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Starving Thw Community For 90 Yoort
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Oct. 22
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
494 6 459 48 21
Wednesday’s Auction
187 4 355 0 0
Last Wed.’s Auction
165 20 454 0 2
Last Year’s Auction
176 18 342 0 0
CATTLE: Slaughter steers and
heifers mostly steady ; cows steady
with the week’s decline; bulls not
tested. Supply included 45%
slaughter steers, 29% cows, 24%
slaughter heifers, with the balance
hulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
26 few 4 1125-1450 lb. 61.0063.50,
couple head 64.0066.25; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 11001400 lb.
58.00-61.00; Good and Choice 1150
1550 lb. Holsteins 47.0051.00, few
Standard and Commercial 1400
2050 lb. 45.0048.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 9301100 lb. 56.25-59.25,
one lot 1155 lb. 60.50.
' COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commecial 34 35.75-37.75; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 35.5067.25,
few 8501050 lb. 34.25-35.25; Canner
and low Cutter 29.0032.00.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
1365-1625 lb. 49.25-50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
volume for a market test.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS; No market test.
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Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Oct 23
Cattle Calves Sheep Goals
Today 1049 897 34 49
Last
Thursday 1238 738 72 124
Last Year 1157 751 48 74
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday
slaughter steers fully steady;
slaughter heifers steady; cows .50
1.00 higher; bullocks scarce, few
sales good weak to .50 lower; bulls
.501.00 lower, although the upper
end of yield graded 1 not tested.
Supply included 45 percent
slaughter steers, 5 percent
slaughter heifers, 40 percent cows,
5 percent bulls with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high choice and prime 2411501350
lb. 65.6068.60. Three head 70.00
71.60; choice 26, few 410501375 lb.
61.5064.00, few lots 64.5066.10;
high good and low choice 26 1000
1325 lb. 58.0061.50; good 26 54.50
57.50; few choice 12001450 lb.
holsteins 50.0055.00; standard and
low good 10501350 lb. 45.7548.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 26 10401170 lb. 57.2059.25;
standard and good 8401010 lb.
holsteins 38.2542.00.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-4 35.75-39.50, few
39.50-10.75; cutter and boning
utility 1-3 35.50-30.75, few 38.75-
40.25; canner and low cutter 31.00-
35.25, few 30.0031.00.
BULLOCKS; few good 1-2 985-
1335 lb. 45.25-49.00.
BULLS: yield grade 1 1225-1700
lb. 47.5049.75, individual 2355
1b.49.75; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb.
45.0048.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, instances 5.00 higher on
high good and low choice 80-110 lb.;
demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS; High choice and
prime 250-380 lb. 95.00-98.00, four
head 400425 lb. 112.00-113.00;
choice 170-350 lb. 77.00-90.00, couple
90.00-95.00; high good and low
choice 160320 lb. 59.00-75.00, 120-
160 lb. 52.00-64.00, 80-110 lb. 44.00-
53.00, few6o-80 lb. 38.0045.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
90-125 lb. Holstein bulls 85.00-
110.00, few 110.00-115.00; several
small frame 90-110 lb. 55.00-75.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs and
slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 85-115
lb. few 5085 lb. 73.00-
78.00; good 70-120 lb. 52.0080.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 18.0031.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, bulk of the supply small and
medium 31.0045.00, few large
49.0083.00.
Belleville
Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, Oct. 22,1986
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 107. Breaking Utility
and Commercial slaughter cows
35.25-38.75, few 39.85, Cutter and
Boning Utility 30.75-35.50, Shells
down to 27.75. Yield Grade No. 2,
965-1270 lbs. slaughter bulls 42.85-
44.60.
CALVES 105. Standard and Good
75-95 lbs. vealers 50.00-58.00. Farm
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon .
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata Pa 717-7381117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers ■ Cash or Certified Check Only
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Oct. 24
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
4800 1785
4817 1929
4881 1817
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00
higher, tome sales Average Choice
to Prime as much as 2.00 higher;
si. heifers .50 to 1.00 higher; cows
closed mostly steady; bullocks
scarce few sales weak to .50 lower;
bulls closed .50 to 1.00 lower.
Supply included 36 per cent si.
steers, 7 per cent si. heifers, 26 per
cent cows, 4 per cent bulls with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Chocie & Prime 2-4 1150-1350 lbs.
64.7548.60, 8 head 68.75-71.00;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1050-1375 lbs. 61.00-
64.50, few lots 64.50-66.10; high
Good & low Choice 2-31000-1325 lbs.
58.0041.50; Good 2-3 54.50-58.50;
Good & Choice 1200-1450 lb.
holsteins 48.00-53.75, couple Choice
53.75-55.00; Standard & low Good
1000-1400 lbs. 45.00-48.50; one lot
Commercial 1565-1850 lbs. 44.00-
46.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 few 4 900-1250 lbs. 56.25-
61.75, couple Choice 2 62.0043.25;
Good 2-3 850-1175 lbs. 53.50-57.00;
Standard & Good 840-1010 lb.
holsteins 38.25-42.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commerical 2-4 35.75-39.50, few
39.50-40.75; Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 34.50-38.75, few 38.75-40.25;
Canner & low Cutter 31.00-35.50,
few 30.00-31.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31150-1475
lbs. 51.25-55.75; Good 1-2 1000-1335
lbs. 45.2549.00.
BULLS: YG 1, 1225-2050 lbs.
47.5042.50, several early part of
week 52.5045.00; YG 2, 1000-1550
lbs 44 75-49 50
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
5.00 higher, si. calves fully steady.
Demand good for holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 250-380 lbs. 95.0086.00, 4
400425 lbs. 112.00-113.00;
Choice 160-350 lbs. 75.00-90.00,
- couple 90.00-95.00; high Good 8c low
Choice 160-320 lbs. 59.00-75.00,110
160 lbs. 52.0065.00,80-110 lbs. 44.00
53.00. few 60-80 lbs. 34.0042.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 270-500 lbs. 45.0055.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90125 lb. holstein bulls 85.00115.00
with around 160 head 122.00127.00,
several small frame 90120 lbs.
55.0085.00; few 100120 lb. holstein
heifers 68.0072.00.
Calves: Holstein Bulls 90130 lbs.
90.00116.00. few 60.0090.00.
HOGS 53. US No. 1-3 220245 lbs.
barrows and gilts 52.8555.50. US
No. 15 sows 44.0046.50. Boars
40.0042.00.
FEEDER PIGS 192. US No. 15
15-25 lbs. feeder pigs 18.0027.50,30
SO lbs. 28.0047.00 - all per head.
SHEEP 20. Good wool slaughter
lambs 46.00-58.00. Slaughter ewes
19.0030.00.
GOATS 9.21.00-38.00 per head.
Holstein Dairy Cows $430.00-
s96o.oo—per head.
DM 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