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prehensive and up-to-date market
information we have added the
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extensive list of market in
formation sources.
Additional market results will be
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and hay on state, regional and
national levels. One highlight in
this week’s reports is the
Philadelphia vegetable market
report, discontinued last year and
brought hack by popular demand.
This is done in an effort to
provide our readers with the most
useful market information
possible.
Lancaster Livestock
Market
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, February 2,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
1054 69 543 365
Monday’s Auction
1035 122 583 382
Last Monday’s Auction
749 111 329 135 394
Last Year’s Auction
1089 133 791 409 124 -
pared with Thursday’s market:
Slaughter steers grading Choice
and Prime firm to .75 higher, other
grades fully steady; Heifers
steady; Cows and couple Bullocks
fully steady; Bulls small supply
fully steady. High Choice & Prime
2-4 1250-1570 lbs. si. steers 64.25-
66.10, Choice 2-3 few 4’s 1050-1450
lbs. 61.5064.25, High Good 8c Low
Choice 2-31100-1450 lbs. 58.50-61.75,
few Good 55.50-57.50; Good 8c
Choice 1100-1485 lbs. holsteins
53.25-56.75. Few High Choice 8c
Prime 3-4 1200-1400 lbs. si. heifers
60.7562.75, Choice 2-3 55.50-59.75,
Good 51.75-55.00. Breaking Utility
and Commercial 2-4 si. cows 40.00
43, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
39.5042.50, Canner and Low Cutter
37.00-40.00. Couple Choice
1100&1350 lbs. si. bullocks
55.008c57.00. Yield Grade No. 1 1350
1900 lbs. si. bulls 51.00-54.00, 2 1050
1530 lbs. 49.50-51.50.
CALVES 122...Vealers mostly
steady. Few Choice 180-300 lbs.
90.00- High Good and Low
Choice 160-320 lbs. 70.00-85,120-160
lbs. 55.00-70, 80-110 lbs. 48.00-58,
few 65-80 lbs. 38.00-45.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls 95-125 Is.
85.00-
HOGS 583...8arr0ws and gilts .50
to $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
52.00-52.75, No. 1 200-240 lbs. 53.00-
54, 1-3 200-255 lbs. 51.5042, 2-4 220-
260 lbs. 51-51.50. Sows |3 to $5
higher. US No. 1-3 350550 lbs. sows
43.0045.00.
SHEEP 382...W001ed slaughter
lambs and Ewes fully steady.
Choice & Prime 90-110 lbs. 85.00-90,
120-150 lbs. 75.00-80, Good to Low
Choice 85-95 lbs. 80.00-85; several
25-55 lbs. new crop lambs 125.00-
155.00. Slaughter ewes, Utility and
Good 30.0045.00.
GOATS 408... Urge 65.00-80,
Medium 40.00-55, Small 25.00-40.00.
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Vintage Livestock
Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, February 3,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
886 836 7 0
Last Tuesday
734 812 1 0
Last Year
754 715 2 2
CATTLE 886.. .USD A. (Supply
included 45% steers and 51%
cows). Compared with Monday’s
market: Slaughter steers steady to
.50 higher; Heifers steady; Cows 2-
41175-14501b8. si. steers 64.5067.25,
15 head Choice & Prime 2-3 1150-
1425 lbs. 67.5d68.85, Choice 2-3 few
4’s 6264.25, few 65.25, few lots 3-4
1140-1400 lbs. 60.7562, High Good to
Low Choice 2-31100-1400 lbs. 58.00-
62, few Good 55.00-58.50. Choice 2-3
920-1070 lbs. si. heifers 55.7568,
couple Prime No. 3, 1200-1255 lbs.
61.5063.25, Good 2-3 900-1135 lbs.
49.2562.00. Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 si. cows 39.50-43,
couple 45.00, Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 38.5042.50, several 44.50,
couple 45.50, Canner and Low
Cutter 36-39.50. Few Yield Grade
No. 1,14001900 lbs. si. bulls 52.75
54.75, couple No. 2 10001500 lbs.
49.25-51.75.
CALVES 836...(5upp1y included
629 in graded sales of which 76%
sold to return to farm)...Vealers
mostly steady, although Choice not
fully tested. Few Choice 190-405
lbs. 77.0064, High Good and Low
Choice 140-300 lbs. 56.00-78, 110-140
lbs. 50.0060, 80-110 lbs. 46.00-52,
few 65-80 lbs. Farm
Calves: Holstein Bulls 100-125 lbs.
104.00108, 9095 lbs. 100.00102,
Small Frame 110120 lbs. 94.0098,
100105 lbs. 77.0085,85-95 lbs. 52.00
56; Holstein Heifers 100110 lbs.
65.0080,80105 lbs. 51.5055.00.
SHEEP 7...Nomarket test.
GOATS 0.. .No market test.
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—Goats, Veal Calves,
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12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
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8:00 A.M —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
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Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, February 4,1987
Today WkA(oYrA|o
CATTLE
CALVES
HOGS
SHEEP
GOATS
CATTLE. COMPARED TO TUESDAY
SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY TO SO HIGHER,
INSTANCES 75 HIGHER ON HIGH GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE; COWS GENERALLY STEADY.
INSUFFICIENT VOLUME OTHER CLASSES TO
FULLY TEST TRENDS. SUPPLY INCLUDED 75%
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 3-41200-1375 L 154.2545.75; CHOICE 2-
3 FEW 4 1100-1475 LB 51.7544.75: HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1060-1375 LB SO.OO
-62.75. INCLUDING AROUND 20 HEAD 1050-
1200 LB RETURNED TO FEED AT 51.0042.50:
FEW GOOD 1240-1700 LB HOLTEINS 47.50-
51.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: COUPLE CHOICE 2-3
1070-1230 LB 97.0040.75
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL
24 39.0044.25; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
1-3 352541.75. COUPLE HIGH YIELDING 43.75
45.00: CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 35.50-37.75
BULLS; COUPLE YIELD GRADE 1 2490-2515
LB 49.00-51.00.
VEAL CALVES: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME FOR A
MARKET TEST; FEW HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 80-llOL* 45.0055.00.
HOGS; COMPARED TO MONDAY BARROWS
AND GILTS STEADY. INSTANCES 90 HIGHER ON
US 1-2: SOWS 1.001.50 LOWER, INSTANCES
5.00 LOWER ON 350500 LB
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200240 LB
52.7553 SO US 1 FEW 205-230 LB 53.9094.00
US 1-3 200255 LB 51 5092.50 US 24 FEW 220
260 LB 90.5051 SO.
SOWS US 1-2 350-500 LB 31.00-42 00. US 1-3
SOO4SO LB 42 0043 50
SHEEP' NO MARKET TEST
GOATS NO MARKET TEST
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, few large 58.00-57.00, couple
70.00- few fleshy medium
47.00- bulk of supply thin
medium 33.00-46.00, several small
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Today
245 215 123
Last Thursday
9 25 14
422 340 320
Last Year
865 585 29 32
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 26-75
lower, instances 1.50 lower than
Wednesday’s small supply;
slaughter heifers steady; cows
steady to 50 lower, instances 1.00
lower; bullocks steady; bulls 1.00-
2.00 lower. Supply included 48
percent slaughter steers, 6 percent
slaughter heifers, 39 percent cows,
4 percent bulls with balance
feeders.
0 60 0
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high choice and prime 3-4 1200-1400
lb. 64.6066.10; few head choice 2
1125-1325 lb. 64.7566.50; choice 2-3,
few 4 1100-1450 lb. 61.5064.25,
mainly 62.0063.50; Choice 2-3 960-
1100 lb. 60.0062.00; high good and
low choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb. 59.00-
61.50, with about 25 head 1060-1110
lb. returned to feed at 59.7561.75;
few good 2-3 1000-1225 lb. 54.00-
58.50; good and choice 1100-1460 lb.
holsteins 50.50-57.00, few standard
46.00-48.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1280 lb. 55.50-59.85,
couple head high choice and prime
2-41300-1380 lb. 61.1062.25; good 2-3
865-1130 lb. 50.00-55.00.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-4 39.25-42.50, several
43.00- cutter and boning
utility 1-3 38.50-42.25, several 42.50-
44.25, couple 44.50-45.75; canner
and low cutter 36.00-40.00, few
35.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-31100-1350
lb. 52.25-56.00, couple 57.5060.00;
good 1-21000-1275 lb. 48.50-50.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1450-2010
lb. 49.0051.75, few 52.75-54.75; yield
grade 21000-1550 lb. 45.50-50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady. Demand good for holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High choice and
prime 285-405 lb. 102.00-109.00,
couple 110.00-112.00; choice 180-320
lb. 82.00-96.00, few 96.00-99.00, few
125-155 lb. 83.00-92.00; high good
and low choice 160-300 lb. 64.00-
80.00, 110-160 lb. 50.00-70.00, 80-110
lb. 42.00-53.00, mainly 47.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. holstein bulls 85.00-105.00,
several 107.00-112.00; several
small frame 90-110 lb. 65.00-80.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs and
slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and
prime 80-110 lb. 80.00-89.00, few 75-
80 lb. 90.00-96.00; good to low
choice 65-90 lb. 70.00-79.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and good 27.0040.00, few 42.00-
44.00.
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Lancaster Countv
Weekly
Friday, Feb. 6
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calve,
This Week 3700 mm
Last Week 2828 ugi
Last Year 2923 1444
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
steady, instances 1.00 higher with
some sales early part of week 1.00
to 1.50 higher; si. heifers steady
cows .50 to 1.00 lower, instances
1.50 lower; bullocks steady; bun,
closed mostly steady although
small supply early sold 1.00 to 2JO
higher. Supply included 52 per cent
si. steers, 6 per cent si. heifers, so
per cent cows, 3 per cent bulls with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 24 1175-1450 lbs
64.25-66.10, few 66.25-67.60, with
about 15 head Choice & Prime U
1150-1425 lbs. 67.50-68.85; Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1475 lbs. 61.50-64.50 few
64.50-65.25; Choice 2-3 960-1100 lbs.
60.00-62.00; high Good & low Choice
2-3 1050-1350 lbs. 58.50-62.75 in
cluding around 175 head 1050-1200
lbs. return to feed at 59.50-62.60-
Good 2-3 1050-1275 lbs. 54.50-58.50;
Good & Choice 1100-1485 lb.
holsteins 50.00-57.00, few Standard
& low Good 46.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few
high Choice & Prime 2-4 1200-1400
lbs. 60.75-63.25; Choice 2-3 950-1280
lbs. 55.50-59.85, one lot mostly
Choice 2 1290-1375 lbs. 59.00-61.00;
Good 2-3 865-1150 lbs. 50.00-55.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 39.25-42.50 several
43.0045.00, couple high yeilding
46.5049.00; Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 38.5042.50 several 42.5044.50
few 44.5045.75; Canner & low
Cutter 35.0040.00.
BULLOCKS; Few Choice 1-3
1100-1350 lbs. 52.25-57.00 couple
57.50- Good 1-2 1000-1275 lbs.
48.50-
BULLS: YG 1, 1350-2000 lbs.
49.00- few early part of week
53.00- YG 2, 1000-1550 lbs.
45.00- few early 50.00-51.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Demand Good for holstem
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 285-405 lbs. 102.00-109.00,
couple 110.00-112.00; Choice 180-320
lbs. 82.00-96.00 few 96.00-105.00, few
125-155 lbs. 83.00-92.00; high Goodii
low Choice 160-300 lbs. 64.00-85.00,
110-160 lbs. 50.00-70.00, 80-110 lbs
42.00-55.00 mainly 47.00-50.00, few
65-85 lbs. 35.00-45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-125 lb. holstem bulls 85.00-108.00,
few 108.00-112.00; several small
frame 90-115 lbs. 65.00-80,00 few 85-
95 lbs. 62.00-65.00 few 100-110 lb.
holstein heifers 65.00-85.00.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
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Feeders
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Ph (717)653-5728
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Ph (717)656-9849