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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, November 24,1986
Lancaster, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
' Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
945 88 473 313 406
Monday’s Auction
965 104 482 303 426
Last Monday’s Auction
1184 180 693 573 297
Last Year’s Auction
678 136 617 303 380
CATTLE 965...U5DA... Supply
included 45% steers, 22% Heifers,
22% Cows and 11% Bulls . Com
pared with last Thursday’s
market: Slaughter steers steaady;
Heifers steady to .50 lower; Cows
firm to mostly $1 higher; Bullocks
scarce with few sales steady; Bulls
steady to weak. (10 head) Choice
and Prime 2-3 steers 1150-1325 lbs.
66.75- Choice 2-3 few 4’s 1075-
1325 lbs. 62.25-64.75, High Good and
Low Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lbs. 58.00-
62.50, few Good 2-3 55.00-59; few
Choice & Prime 1170-1530 lbs.
holsteins 54-58.75, few Choice 1185-
1250 lbs. 50-52.50, Standard & Low
Good 1230-1500 lbs. 41.7545. Choice
2-3 heifers 900-1250 lbs. 56-60.50,
Good 51-55.75. Breaking Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 2-4
36.50-38.75, Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 34-37.50, Canner & Low Cutter
30.75- Few Choice 1-3
slaughter bullocks 1050-1350 lbs.
51.75- Yield Grade No. 11400-
1900 lbs. si. bulls 47.75-52.75, couple
high dressing 1350-1850 1b5.55.50-
56.75, N 0.21000-1550 lbs. 43.0048.50.
CALVES 140...Vealers mostly
steady, although choice and prime
absent. High Good and Low Choice
120-300 lbs. 65.0060, 100-120 lbs.
50.0060.00, 80-100 lbs. 40.0062.00.
Farm Calves: Small supply
Holstein bulls 95-120 lbs. 75.00-90.
Slaughter calves fully steady;
Good and Choice 275-450 lbs. 45.00-
53.00, few Choice 53.0060.00.
SHEEP 303...W001ed slaughter
lambs mostly steady. Choice &
Prime 80-105 lbs. 60.0065; few
Choice 3065 lbs. new crop lambs
135.00-145, couple 4565 lbs. 115.00-
135, few 6065 lbs. 95.00-100.00.65.00.
Slaughter ewes steady to weak;
Utility & Good 20.00-35.00.
GOATS 426...Fu11y $5 higher;
Large Mature 40.00-70.00, Medium
35.0060.00, Small 15.00-35.00 all
per head.
@ r 'ien 24 hours a day
365 days a year
(717)394-2611
[ AUCTIONS
MONDAY
9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A.M
WEDNESDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
11:00 A.M
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Years
Some markets not covered by
PDA or USDA due to holiday
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, November 18,1986
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
898 .1033 36 0
Last Tuesday
923 858 8 3
Last Year
825 1032 12 61
CATTLE 923...USDA...SUPPLY
INCLUDED 40% SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND 54%
COWS...Compared with Monday’s
market; Slaughter steers .5061
higher; Heifers not fully tested;
Cows firm to $1 higher; Bulls
scarce. Few Choice & Prime 2-3
few 4’s slaughter steers 1150-1375
lbs. 66.00-66.75, (12 head) 68-70.50,
Choice 2-3/few 4’s 1075-1375 (with
15 head) 1400-1525 lbs. 62.25-
65.00,few 65.75, High Good & Low
Choice 2-3,1025-1350 lbs. 60.00-62.75,
Good 2-3, 55.0060.50,few Standard
and Good 1120-1320 lbs. 45.25-49.25.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
2-4 slaughter cows 35.00-38.75,
several high dressing 39&40.75,
Commercial 3-4, 33-35.50, Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3, 34.50-37.75,few
38-39.50, Canner & Low Cutter
31.50-34.50. Yield Grade No.l-2,
1140-1860 lbs. slaughter bulls 41.00-
46.50, individual 2095 lbs. 46.00, one
No. 1,1510 lbs. 48.50.
CALVES 858... SUPPLY IN
CLUDED 577 IN GRADED SALES
OF WHICH 74% SOLD TO
RETURN TO FARM...lnsufficient
volume of weights over 150 lbs. to
test trend, High Good and Low
Choice 80-110 lbs. vealers steady to
weak. Couple Choice 225-310 lbs.
76.00- High Good & Low
Choice 160-300 lbs. 55.0049.00, SO
HO lbs. 43.00-49.00, Standard 65-95
lbs. 32.00-41.00. Farm Calves:
Holstein Bulls 90-120 lbs. 86.00-
89.00, Small Frame 100-120 lbs.
66.00- Holstein Heifers 100-
120 lbs. 78.00-86.00, Small Frame
90-105 lbs. 50.00-52.00.
SHEEP B...lnsufficent volume
for a market test, although few
Good 60-85 lbs. wool slaughter
lambs 45.00-53.00.
GOATS 3...N0 market test.
ory Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattlo Auction •
Stoors, Built, Holfort, Cows,
Foodor Cattlo.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2; 00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Nov. 26
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
173 20 328 23 15
Wednesday’s Auction
47 20 261 13 0
Last Wed.’s Auction
50 7 382 8 0
Last Year’s Auction
156 23 267 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume
for a market test. Supply mainly
bows.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 26 35.0067.25, in
dividual 39.75; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 33.50-36.75.
VEAL CALVES: Small supply
vealers steady.
VEALERS: High Good and low
Choice 80-100 lb. 35.0045.00, couple
100-115 lb. 45.0065.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS; No market test.
f LEBANON 1
I VALLEY f
) LIVESTOCK )
j MARKET, INC. f
x 1 mile East of I
I Fredericksburg I
£ along Rt. 22 |
I PHONE i
I JONESTOWN |
I 865.2881 I
I Flea Market Auctioni
{every Tuesday at 12:30,1
ZTools, Eggs, Produce,*
■etc. I
I Buyers & Sellers {
Welcome
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Saturday
9 A.M.
Hog Sale
■wlmh Phene
717-768-8204
Heme Phene
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)6536164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717) 653-5728
RON RANCH
Ph: (717)656-9849
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday,-Nov. 28
Report Supplied by PDA
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers firm
to mostly 1.00 higher, few sales
Choice and Prime to specialty
trade 2.00 higher; slaughter
heifers steady to 50 lower; cows
firm to mostly 1.00 higher; few
sales bullocks steady; bulls steady
to weak. Supply included 35%
slaughter steers, 12% slaughter
heifers, 34% cows, 6% bulls;
balance feeders, held mainly for
Friday’s sale.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Small
supply Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-
1350 lb. 66.7568.50, vyith 12 head
70.00-72.25; Choice 2-3 few 4 1075-
1450 lb. 62.5066.00, few late 66.00-
67.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1050-1375 lb. 59.0063.75; few Good
2-3 55.0069.00; Choice 1185-1250 lb.
Holsteins 50.00-52.50, Standard and
low Good 1230-1500 lb. 41.7548.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 900-1250 lb. 55.5060.50,
few Choice 2 61.0062.75; Good 2-3
875-1225 lb. 49.0065.75.
COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24, 36.00-38.75, few
39.0069.75; few Commercial and
Good 24 1280-1630 lb. 40.5045.25;
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 34.00-
38.00, few 38.5040.50; Canner and
low Cutter 30.75-34.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 1-3
1050-1350 lb. 51.7563.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1900
lb. 47.7562.75, couple high dressing
1350-1850 lb. 55.5066.75; yield
grade 21000-1600 lb. 42.0048.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady
to weak, although Choice and
Prime practically absent;
slaughter calves fully steady.
Demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 140-
250 lb. 80.00-89.00; high Good and
low Choice 140-300 lb. 65.00-80.00,
100-140 lb. 45.00-60.00, 80-100 lb.
39.0045.00,7060 lb. 37.00-39.00; few
Standard 6065 lb. 30.00-38.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 275450 lb. 45.00-53.00,
few Choice 53.0060.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-125 lb. Holstein bulls 85.00-
100.00; small frame 100-120 lb.
70.00-80.00. Few 90-105 lb. Holstein
heifers 76.00-95.00.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, November 18,1986
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 232...PDA. Few High
Good and Low Choice slaughter
steers 59.25-60.00, few Good 50.00-
58.00, few Standard 44.0049.00, few
Good and Choice holsteins 47.35-
53.00, Standard 43.0046.00, Utility
and Low Standard 38.5044.25. Few
Choice slaughter heifers 34, 890-
1175 lbs. 50.75-52.00, few Good 50.00-
50.25, few Standard 42.2548.50, few
Utility and Low Standard 29.75-
39.75. Breaking Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows 37.75-
39.50, few 40.50, (3 head 42.75),
Cutter and Boning Utility 33.50-
36.75, few 38.85, Canner and Low
Cutter 30.50-33.75, Shells down to
HAY. STRAW & CORN I-
Every Friday at 12 Noon .
somme m
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION ToT'
CLASSIFIED
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. excellent
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only BESULTSI —
21.75. Few Good slaughter bullocks
47.25-52.35, few Standard 43.00
46.75. few Utility and Low Stan
dard 38.0041.75. Yield Grade No.
1, 1365-2400 lbs. slaughter bulls
45.00- two No. 2,1410-1475 lbs.
30.75644.75.
CALVES 240.... Few Choice
vealers 81.00-88.00, few Good 62.00-
68.00, Standard and Good 90-115
lbs. 46.0052.00, 65-85 lbs. 40.00-
46.00, Utility 50-90 lbs. 30.0040.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 80-145
lbs. 49.00-92.00, mostly 70.00-89.00,
few Holstein Heifers 100-110 lbs.
55.00- Beef cross bulls and
heifers 90-100 lbs. 55.00-73.00.
HOGS 189... US No.l-2 210-245 lbs.
barrows and gilts 55.10-55.75, lot
58.00, 1-3 215-255 lbs. 55.2555.50, lot
56.50, 2-3 200-225 lbs. 54.25-55.10,1-3
125-170 lbs. 45.0049.00. US No. 1-3
350475 lbs. sows 45.5047.00, one
49.00, 500590 lbs. 47.2549.50, few
Medium 265-375 lbs. 42.0045.00.
Boars 42.5043.50.
FEEDER PIGS 21... Few US No.
1-3 2540 lbs. feeder pigs 57.00-60.00,
4045 lbs. 86.00-89.00 per hun
dredweight.
SHEEP 1... Choice, individual 75
lbs. wool slaughter lambs 62.00.
GOATS 2... Kids 13.00-24.00 - per
head.
Cattle Calves
2200 1150
4314 1741
2192 1183
Eighty-Four Livestock
Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, November 24,1986
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE 386... PDA... Compared
with last Monday’s market;
Slaughter cows weak to mostly .50
lower. Few Choice slaughter steers
57-62.25, few Good 51.00-56, few
Stanard 45.00-50, Utility 39.75-44.50.
Few Standard slaughter heifers
40.00- Utility 36.00-40.00.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 35-38.25, one 39.25,
Cutter and Boning Utility 32.00-36,
Canner and Low Cutter 27-32.50.
Yield Grade No. 1, 900-1950 lbs.
slaughter bulls 42-48.50, No. 2, 900-
1600 lbs. 38-41.50. Feeder Cattle:
Medium & Large Frame No. 1,350-
600 lbs. steers 53.00-60, Medium No.
2, 300-500 lbs. 45.0049.00. Medium
& Large Frame No. 1, 300-550 lbs.
heifers 45.00-54, few 57.00, Medium
No. 2,300-500 lbs. 40.0045. Medium
& Large Frame No. 1, 300-650 lbs.
bulls 48.00-55, few Medium No. 2,
300-500 lbs. 40.0045.00.
CALVES 227... Few Good vealers
62.00- Standard and Good 90-
120 lbs. 48.00-50.00, 6085 lbs. 40.00-
48.00, few Utility 5080 lbs. 28.00-
38.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs. 62.0088.00.
HOGS 166...8arr0ws and gilts .50
to $1 lower. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
52.00-52.75, 1-3 210-250 lbs. 51.00-52,
lot 2-3 270 lbs. 50.50, lot 2-4 300 lbs.
46.00. 1-3 105-170 lbs. 38.00-40.50. US
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 46.00-51.00,
few 2-3 350-500 lbs. 46.00-48.50.
Boars 35.00-38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 14... Few US No.
1-3 30 lbs. feeder pigs 23.50, few 60-
80 lbs. 38.00-43.00 - all per head.
SHEEP 109...L0t High Choice
811bs. wooled slaughter lambs
72.00, Choice 80-100 lbs. 62.00-65.00,
lot 117 lbs. 52.50, Good & Choice 55-
78 lbs. feeder lambs 69.00-74.00.
Slaughter sheep 24.00-30.00.
GOATS 9...12.00-32.00 - per head.