A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dacambar 27,1986 Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Market Monday, Dec. 22 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday’s Receipts •913 150 496 196 423 Monday’s Auction 986 137 442 235 502 Last Monday’s Auction 505 1391 744 1039 Last Year’s Auction 662 147 462 CATTLE: Compared to last Thursday slaughter steers firm to mostly 1.00 higher; slaughter heifers weak to 50 lower; cows steady; bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher; bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply included 57% steers, 12% heifers, 25% cows, with the balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few head Choice and Prime 2-3 1150- 1375 lb. 65.00-67.25, five head 68.00- 70.00; Choice 2-3 few 4 1075-1450 lb. 60.75-63.75, few 63.75-64.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3 975-1325 lb. 58.00- Good 2-3 950-1200 lb. 54.00- Good and Choice 1250- 1550 lb. Holsteins 46.75-51.25, few Choice 52.25-54.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3 940-1250 lb. 54.00-58.50, couple Choice 2 58.50-59.25; Good 2- 3 900-1125 lb. 50.50-54.50; Standard and Good 1100-1500 lb. Holstein heiferettes 43.00-48.50. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 36.00-38.50, few 38.50-40.25; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 34.25-37.75, few 38.00- 38.50; Canner and low Cutter 31.25- 34.00. BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3 1100-1350 lb. 52.50-55.25; Good 1-2 1000-1300 lb. 48.25-50.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1500-2060 lb. 49.50-52.25; yield grade 2 1100- 15501 b. 44.50-49.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers and slaughter calves steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: Choice 160-350 lb. 80.00- few high Choice 90.00- 100.00; high Good and low Choice 160-350 lb. 65.00-80.00, 110-160 lb. 45.00- 70-110 lb. 35.00-15.00 few 45.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 275-450 lb. 45.00-55.00, few Choice 55.00-60.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00 100.00. HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday barrows and gilts 2.00 3.00 lower; sows 2.00-4.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-245 lb. 52.00-52.75; US 1 205-240; lb. 54.50-56.00; US 1-3 200-245 lb. 51.00-51.75; US 2-4 220-250 lb. 49.50 50.50,255-265 lb. 48.00-50.00. SOWS: US 1-2 300-500 lb. 39.00 44.00; US 1-3 500600 lb. 43.00-45.00. SHEEP: Wooled lambs steady; slaughter ewes 5.00 higher. WOOLED LAMBS: Few Choice and Prime 85-110 lb. 68.0072.00; Good to low Choice 90-115 62.00 68.00,6090 lb. 65.0080.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: Few Choice 40-50 lb. 140.00-163.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 25.0040.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head. Large mature 45.00-65.00, few 65.00-70.00; Medium 35.00- 50.00. Choice kids 35.00-50.00, Good 25.00- few Small and Plain 15.00- HAY. STRAW & CORN SALE Every Friday at 12 Noon GREEN DRAGON MARKET & 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 Livestock Auction Paradise, Pa. Tuesday, December 23,1986 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 1017 927 4 0 Last 309 337 Tues. 996 842 6 2 Last Year 465 499 0 0 CATTLE 1017...USDA...SUP PLY INCLUDED 42% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 55% Cows. Compared with Monday’s market: Slaughter steers $1 to $2, some sales |3 lower; Heifers not tested; Cows steady, instances $1 lower; Bulls not tested. Few Choice & Prime 2-3 slaughter steers 1150-1425 lbs. 62.5044.50, 15 head 65.00-68, Choice 2-3 few 4’s 1100-1425 lbs. 59.00-62, few 62.50, High Good & Low Choice 2-3 57.50- 60, Good 2-3 53.50-57, few Standard & Good 1135-1275 lbs. 42.00-47.00. Breaking Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 2-4 35.75-38, few 40.00, Commercial 3-4 34.00-36, Cutter & Boning Utility 33.00-37, several 38.00, Canner & Low Cutter 30.50-33.50. Couple Choice No. 2 slaughter bullocks 1000-1100 lbs. 50.00. Few Yield Grade No. 2,1200- 1650 lbs. slaughter bulls 43.00-46.00. CALVES 927... SUPPLY IN CLUDED 601 IN GRADED SALES OF WHICH 74% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM... Vealers steady. Few Choice 175-280 lbs. 78.00-98, High Good and Low Choice 110-200 lbs. 48.00-60, 80-110 lbs. 35.00-43, few Standard 6040 lbs. 25.00-32.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 110-125 lbs. 96.00-99, 100-105 lbs. 100.00-102, 90-95 lbs. 96.00, Small Frame 100-115 lbs. 76.0081, 90-95 lbs. 49.00; Holstein Heifers 90-105 lbs. 48.00-50.00. SHEEP 4.. .No market test. GOATS 0...N0 market test. Some markets not covered by PDA or USDA due to holiday 24 hours «<tagr (717)3*4-2611 MONDAY —Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows 10:00 A M. —Goats, Veal Calves, 9:00 A.M Lambs 12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs WEDNESDAY 8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs 10:00 A,M —Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows —Veal Calves, Lambs FRIDAY 11:00 A.M 1100A.M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle 8:00 A M LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. I — Holiday Schedule 1 I No Auctions Dec. 31 & Jan. 2 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 Sorvlng Tha Community For 91 Yoon Lancaster County Weekly Friday, Dec. 24 Report Supplied by PDA This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE: Slaughter steers opened firm to 1.00 higher, this, advance lost Tuesday with closing sales 1.00-2.00 lower; slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 lower; cows steady, instances 1.00 lower; bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher; bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply in cluded 47% slaughter steers, 7% slaughter heifers, 38% cows, 3% bulls, with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 2-3 1150-1425 lb. 62.50- 64.50,20 head 65.00-68.00; Choice 2- 3 few 4 1075-1450 lb. 59.00-62.50, several head early 62.50-64.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3 975-1325 lb. 56.50- Good 2-3 950-1200 lb. 53.50- Good and Choice 1250- 1550 lb. Holsteins 46.75-51.25, few Choice 52.25-54.75, Standard and low Good 1135-1275 lb. 42.0046.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 940-1250 lb. 54.00-58.50, couple Choice 2 58.50-59.25; Good 2- 3 900-1125 lb. 50.50-54.50; Standard and Good 1100-1500 lb. Holstein heiferettes 43.00-48.50. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 35.75-38.50, few 38.50-40.25; Commercial 3-4 34.00- 36.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 33.00-37.50, several 37.50-38.50; Canner and low Cutter 30.50-34.00. BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb. 50.00-55.25; Good 1-2 1000-1300 lb. 48.25-50.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1500-2060 lb. 49.50-52.25; yield grade 2 1100- 1550 lb. 44.00-49.50, few 43.0044.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers and slaughter calves steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: Choice 160-350 lb. 78.00- few high Choice 90.00- 100.00; high Good and low Choice 160-350 lb. 65.00-80.00, 110-160 lb. 45.00- 70-110 lb. 35.0043.00 few AUCTIONS SATURDAY —Slaughter Hogs I 43.00-48.00; few Standard 60-80 lb. 25.0032.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 275-450 lb. 45.0055.00, few Choice 55.0060.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk i 90-125 lb. Holstein bulls 95.00- 102.00; several small frame 100-120 lb. 75.0085.00, with few 9095 lb. 49.00. Few head 90105 lb. Holstein heifers 48.0050.00. Cattle Calves 2100 1070 3630 1604 2210 1342 Compares with last weeks close slaughter steers and heifers closed steady to weak, instances .50 lower. Slaughter heifers closed generally steady to .50 higher. Cows closed mostly steady. Bulls steady to weak bulk of supply Monday with Wednesday’s pre holiday supply light. Supply mainly good to low choice slaughter steers and heifers with 25% cows most cattle carrying moderate amounts of mud. Estimated receipts this week about 1100 as compared with ac tual receipts of 2349 a week ago and 1072 a year ago. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4, mostly 3 1050-1300 lbs. 58.00- 60.00, couple loads 60.25-60.50; 975- 1050 lbs. 57.00-58.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 1000-1200 lbs. 55.00- 57.50. Good 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 52.00- 56.00. Couple packages mixed good and choice 2-3 holsteins 1380-1390 lbs. 51.00-52.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 24, mostly 3 950-1200 lbs. 57.00-58.50, load 1265 lbs. 59.50,875- 950 lbs. 56.00-57.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1100 lbs. 54.5046.00. Good 2-3 800-1000 lbs. 51.0045.00. COWS: Breaking utility and commercial 2-3 32.00-35.00. Cutter and boning utility 1-2 30.00-34.00, few 34.00-35.00. Canner and low cutter 28.00-32.00, few thin 26.00- 28.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1500-2035 lbs. 37.0043.00; 1100-1500 lbs. 36.00- 38.00. Weekly Cattle Summary: Compared to Last Week- Feeder steers and heifers steady to 1.00 lower. Christmas Week; very limited numbers offered. Some feeder buyers reluctant to par ticipate as they foresaw difficulty in filling full loads. Slaughter cows fully 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls fully steady. Cow and bull demand good. Receipts this week 1514 head; last week 17,674; last year 1584. Feeder steers and heifers made up 76% of run; Cows and bulls 24%. Due to a very light run the following quotes do not represent the full range of the grade within Sale Every Tuesday A.M. Slaughtor Owttle Auction - Steen, Bulls, Half on. Cows, FaadOr Cottla. Get calves in early. We start to grade and weigh at 2:00. > Haaia Miano 215-458-8518 L. Robert Manager Box. 100 . - Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30 Peoria Cattle Thursday, Dec. 24,1986 Report Supplied by USDA Oklahoma Cattle Wednesday, Dec. 24 Report supplied by USDA VINTAGE SALES iSTABLES, INC. Sole Every Saturday 9 A.M. Hog Sale Businois Phene 717-768-8204 each weight breakdown. Medium & Large Frame i ; ' Feeder Steers: 235# lot 80.50; 375- 500# 66.25-71.40 ; 540-600# 61.75- 65.10; 600-700# 61.00-63.80; 7851 Load 61.50; 825-900# 58.0069.40. Feeder Heifers: 350-500# 58.25- 61.70; 500600# 57.2061.70; 600700# 57.3059.80. SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking- Utility 3-4 34.25-37.70; Boning- Utility 1-2 33.50-36.50; Cutter 1-2 33.00-35.60; Canner & Low Dressing Cutter 28.00-32.50. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Y.G. 1 10501450# 41.25-45.00; 15002000# 45.7050.50. Weekly Summary Harrisburg, PA Friday, Dec. 26 Report supplied by PDA 8 Livestock Markets Headages all smaller due to Wednesday and Thursday sales not reported bacause of Christmas holdiay. CATTLE: 3275. Compared with 5976 head last week and 2903 head a year ago. SI. steers and heifers steady to 2.00 higher; si. cows steady to strong; si. bullocks steady to 1.00 higher; bulls uneven; few High Choice & Prime No. 2-4 si. steers62.so-67.25; Choice 59.00-63.75; Good 53.00-58.00; Standard 45.00-53.00; Choice si heifers 53.00-59.50; Good 50.00- 54.50; Standard 43.00-48.00; Breaking Utility & Commercial si. cows 36.50-39.00, few to 40.50; Cutter & Boning Utility 34.00-38.00; Canner & Low Cutter 30.00-34.00; shells down to 22.00; few Choice si. bullocks 52.50-55.25; few Good 48.25-50.00; YG No. 1,1000-1950 lb. si. bulls 42.00-49.50, few 52.25; YG No. 2,900-1450 lb. 38.00-46.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Med. & Large Frame No. 1, 300-600 lb. feeder steers 48.00-59.00; Med. & Large Frame No. 1, 300-800 lb. heifers 40.50-55.00; Med. Sc Large Frame No. 1,300-700 lb. bulls 44.00- 57.00. CALVES: 2263. Compared with 3497 head last week and 2522 head a year ago. Vealers mostly steady to 3.00 higher; few Prime vealers 90.00-100.00; Choice 78.00-99.00; Good 64.0040.00; few Standard & Good 110-130 lb. 55.0045.00; 90-110 lb. 45.00-55.00; 65-85 lb. 38.00-45.00; Utility 50-100 lb. 20.00-38.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 90- 135 lb. 58.00-131.00, mostly 80.00- 105.00; few hoi. heifers 90-130 lb. (Turn to Page A 39) B&R CATTLE CO. RDI, Marietta, PA Office Phone: (717) 653-8164 Specializing In Stockers & Feeders JOHN BOWMAN Ph- (717)653-5728 RON RANCH Ph: (717)656-9849 f LEBANON I VALLEY 1 LIVESTOCK j MARKET, INC. I 1 mile East of I Fredericksburg £ along Rt. 22 I PHONE | JONESTOWN | 865-2881 i Flea Market Auction (every Tuesday at 12:30. {Tools, Eggs, Produce. | etc. J I Buyers A Sellers I Welcome . _ 17547
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