A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 15,1986
Livestock market and auction news
Some markets not covered by
P*DA or USDA due to holiday
Lancaster Market
Monday, Nov. 10
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
1221 104 408 438 357
Monday’s Auction
402 532 411
1162
Last Monday’s Auction
529 402 291
1306
Last Year’s Auction
1104 124 691 261 388
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday Choice and Prime
slaughter steers 75-1.50 higher,
Good to low Choice steady, in
stances 50 higher; slaughter
heifers 50-1.00 higher; cows 50 to
mostly 1.00 higher; bullocks
steady; bulls steady to 1.00 lower.
Supply included 57% slaughter
steers, 13% slaughter heifers, 21%
cows, and 9% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Small
supply high Choice and Prime 2-4
1200-1425 lb. 65.00-66.50, few head
66.50- Choice 2-4 1100-1450 lb.
61.50- few 64.5045.25; Choice
2-3 1000-1100 lb. 60.00-62.75; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-1350
lb. 58.25-61.00, few head 61.0042.50;
small supply Good 2-3 1000-1250 lb.
54.0048.00; Choice 1250-1375 lb.
Holsteins 49.75-54.85, Good to low
Choice 1150-1400 lb. 44.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 930-1175 lb. 55.5040.75,
few Choice 2 60.7541.75; Good 2-3
900-1150 lb. 50.0045.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 36.00-38.75, couple
39.0049.75; Commercial 3-4 beef
breed 35.50-36.50; Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 33.00-36.75, few
37.00-38.25; Canner and low Cutter
30 50-33.50
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1050-1300
lb. 50.0043.00, couple 53.25-55.75;
Good 1-21000-1250 lb. 48.0041.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-2050
lb. 47.00-51.00, few 51.00-52.75; yield
grade 21000-1550 lb. 44.0048.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, instances 5.00 higher on
high Good and low Choice;
slaughter calves fully steady.
Demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Choice
and Prime 270-320 lb. 95.00-105.00;
Choice 150-350 lb. 80.00-95.00; high
Good and low Choice 150-350 lb.
65.00-80.00, 120-150 lb. 55.00-65.00,
80-110 lb. 45.00-53.00, few 53.00-
58.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 275450 lb. 47.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00-90.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs firm to
2.00 higher; slaughter ewes fully
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 80-110 lb. 66.00-70.00;
Choice 70-105 lb. 63.00-67.00, few 40-
60 lb. 75.00-100.00; Good 60-85 lb.
60.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 20.00-35.00, around 50
head 70-9(1 lb. 35.00-38.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, steady. Large mature 50.00-
70.00; Medium 35.00-50.00; Small
20.00-35.00.
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE API
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON MARKET t AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out ef State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only
Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, November 12,1986
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
344 12 531 56 11
Wednesday’s Auction
71 16 321 52 0
Last Wed.’s Auction
46 8 314 5 0
Last Year’s Auction
282 13 501 35 0
CATTLE 71...USDA..Insufficient
volume to test trend, although few
sales steers and cows steady.
Couple Choice 24 slaughter steers
1100-1395 lbs. 61.7543.50, few High
Good and Low Choice 2-3 960-137 S
lbs. 57.7549.75. Breaking Utility
and Commercial 24 slaughter
cows 35.75-38.50, Cutter and Boning
Utility 33.7547.25, couple 39.25
39.50, Canner and Low Cutter 31.25
34.25.
CALVES 16... Insufficient
volume for a market test.
SHEEP 52... Insufficient volume
to establish a market: Few Choice
6040 lbs. feeder lambs 60.0043.00.
Few Slaughter ewes, Utility and
Good 25.00-35.00.
GOATS 0... No market test.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Tuesday, Nov. 11
Report supplied by auction
Calves-26.00-91.00.
Cows 25.0040.75
Easy Cows 15.0045.75.
Heifers 35.0045.25.
Bulls 35.0048.25.
Steers 29.5040.50.
Hogs 42.0044.00.
Roasting Pigs, each 15.0040.00.
Boars 35.0040.00.
Sows 35.0041.50.
Sheep .05-.46.
Lambs, each 24.0044.00.
Lambs, per lb. .28-.57.
Goats, each 15.00-71.00.
Kids, each 15.0046.00.
Hides, each 2.00-15.00.
Total 1409.
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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
11:00A.M —VealCalves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11 00 A M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8 00 AM —Slaughter Hogs
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LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Yoor*
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Nov. 13
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1162 643 99 64
Last Week 1084 692 118 39
Last Year 935 652 56 89
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
slaughter steers .50 to mostly 1.00
higher; slaughter heifers .50-1.00
higher; cows firm to .50 higher;
bullocks steady; bulls firm to .50
higher. Supply included 41 percent
slaughter steers, 8 percent
slaughter heifers, 45 percent cows,
4 percent bulls with the balances
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
choice and prime 2-4 1175-1360 lb.
65.85-68.10; choice 2-3, few 4 1050
1450 lb. 62.25-64.75, few 64.75-65.50;
high good and low choice 2-3 1000-
1420 lb. 59.50-62.25; few good 2-3
54.75-59.50; choice 1200-1380 lb.
holsteins 50.00-51.50; standard and
low good 1050-1350 lb. 44.7549.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 975-1250 lb. 56.00-62.00,
few choice 2 62.00-63.75; choice 2-3
900-960 lb. 54.00-57.00; good 2-3 850-
100 lb. 49.00-55.00.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-4 34.75-38.75, few
39.00-40.25, couple commercial and
good 42.00; cutter and boning
utility 1-3 33.75-38.00, several 38.25-
40.00; canner and low cutter 31.00-
33 50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-31050-1325
lb. 50.00-52.75, couple high dressing
1140-1270 lb. 61.75-64.00; good 2-3
1000-1300 lb. 45.75-49.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900
lb. 48.50-50.50, individual 2210 lb.
46.50; yield grade 2 1000-1450 lb.
44.75-48.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady
to weak, although high choice and
prime not fully tested; demand
good for holstein bulls to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Couple high choice
and prime 365-415 lb. 90.00-96.00;
choice 160-300 lb. 76.00-88,00; high
gbod and low choice 160-325 lb.
60.00- 120-160 lb. 54.00-70.00,
80-110 lb. 40.00-51.00, few 100-110 lb.
51.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. holstein bulls 79.00-100.00,
several 100.00-105.00; several
small frame 90-110 lb. 56.00-75.00.
SHEEP; Slaughter lambs
mostly steady, although very few
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Nov. 14
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
4400 1715
4473 1829
4701 1683
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00
to 1.50 higher, instances 2.00
higher; si. heifers 1.00 to 1.50
higher; cows steady to weak after
opening mostly 1.00 lower;
bullocks steady; bulls steady to
1.00 lower. Supply included 38 per
cent si. steers, 6 per cent si.
heifers, 29 per cent cows, 4 per cent
bulls with die balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-4 1175-1425 lbs.
65.00-68.10, couple 68.25-69.00;
Choice 2-3 few 41100-1450 lbs. 61.50
64.75 few 64.7565.50; Choice 2-3
1000-1100 lbs. 60.0062.75; high Good
& low Choice 2-3 1000-1420 lbs.
59.0062.50; small supply Good 2-3
1000-1250 lbs. 54.0059.50; Choice
1200-1380 lb. holsteins 49.75-54.85;
Good to low Choice 1100-1400 lbs.
44.7549.75, few Standard 41.75-
45.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 975-1250 lbs. 56.0062.00
few Choice Grade 2 62.0063.75;
Choice 2-3 900960 lbs. 54.0057.00;
Good 2-3 8501150 lbs. 49.0055.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 35.00-38.75 few
39.00-40.25; Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 33.50-38.00, several late 38.25-
40.00; Canner & low Cutter 30.50-
33 50
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31050-1325
lbs. 50.00-53.00 couple 53.25-55.75;
Good 1-21000-1250 lbs. 45.75-51.00.
BULLS: YG 1, 1300-2050 lbs.
47.00-51.00, few 51.0002.75; YG 2,
1000-1550 lbs. 44.00-48.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, small supply Choice &
Prime steady to weak, High Good
& low Choice mostly steady, in
stances 5.00 higher; SI. Calves
fully steady. Demand good for
holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Choice &
Prime 270-415 lbs. 90.00-105.00;
Choice 150-350 lbs. 76.00-90.00
couple 90.00-95.00; high Good & low
Choice 150-350 lbs. 60.00-75.00, 125-
150 lbs. 54.00-70.00,80-110 lbs. 40.00-
51.00 few 100-110 lbs. 51.00-58.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
choice and prime lambs on offer;
slaughter ewes fully steady.
WOO LED LAMBS: Few choice
35-50 lb. 92.00-105.00, 55-60 lb. 71.00-
90.00,75-105 lb. 62.00-68.00; good 65-
110 lb. 55.0062.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and good 22.00-35.00, few 35.00-
39.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, large mature 5tf.00-60.00,
couple 68.00-78.00; medim 36.00-
48.00; small 25.00-35.00.
VINTAGE SALES
* * 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
Iwilmil l*h*ii«
717-768-8204
Heme Phene
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, Nov. 11
Report Supplied by Auction
Heavy Fowl .10-.65.
Leghorn Fowl .56.
Medium Fowl .20-.30.
Bantams .10-1.85.
Roasters .30-.85.
Pullets .86-1.15.
Bunnies .90-1.50.
Geese .35-.75.
Roosters .30-1.05.
Turkey .42.
Ducks .35-1.10.
Rabbits .55-1.50.
Pigeons 1.20-3.10.
Guineas .75-1.80.
Eggs
White
Grade A
Jumbo X Lge. .80-.90; Large .62-
.78; Medium .40-.63; Small .35-.35.
Brown
JumboX Lge. .89-1.00; Large .67-
.90; Medium ,46-.65.
Shippensburg
Wholesale
Produce Auction
(Leinbach’s)
Shippensburg, PA
Tuesday, Nov. 7 and 11
Report Supplied by Auction
Price quotes are only #1 and
Firm Produce.
Apples 1.75-3.75 Vz bu.
Cabbage 1.00-3.00 50 lbs.
Cauliflower .30-.55 ea.
Pumpkins (neck) .15-.65 ea.
Sweet Potatoes 2.50-3.35 Vz bu.
Tomatoes (md.) 6.50-8.50 25 lb.
box.
Turnips 1.00-1.75 Vz bu.
Choice 275-450 lbs. 47.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. holstein bulls 79.00-100.00
several 100.00-105.00; several
small frame 90-110 lbs. 56.00-75.00.
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