Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 07, 1987, Image 2

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    Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster livestock
Market
f Flit
Moaday,March2, IN7
RepertSoppUedbyPDA
Cattle Calves Hop Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
1067 80 470 964 47S
Monday’s Auction
1074 M 518 352 429
Last Monday’s Auction
610 72 311 244 248
Last Year’s Auction
1342 123 531 400 324
CATTLE 1074...USDA...Com
pared with Thursday’s market:
Slaughter Steers and Cows -'ully
steady; Heifers steady; Bullocks
firm to |1 higher; Bulls |1 to |1.50
higher. Few High Choice & Prime
24 1200-1450 lbs. si. steers 62.10-
03.85, few Choice 2’s 1200-1425 lbs.
63.2546, 24 few 4’s 1100-1450 lbs.
00.5043.10, High Good k Low
Choice 241060-1375 lbs. 50.5041.50,
Choice 1200-1600 lbs. holsteins
51.50-56.50, few Good 1200-1450 lbs.
48.0041. Choice 24 975-1200 lbs. si.
heifers 56.0040, Good 52.7640.25..
Breaking Utility k Commercial 2-4
si. cows 41.5045.50, Cutter k
Boning Utility 14 41.0044, Canner
k Low Cutter 38.0041. Yield Grade
No. 1, 1350-2050 lbs. si. bulls 51.00-
55, No. 21060-1825 lbs. 47.5040.50.
CALVES 98...Vealers fully
steady. Few High Choice k Prime
2204501b5. 96.00-106, Choice 180425
lbs. 85.0096, High Good and Low
Choice 140450 lbs. 65.0045,110-140
lbs. 56.00-70, 80-110 lbs. 45.0045.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 96-
125 lbs. 96.00-105.00. Slaughter
calves firm to $5 higher; Good k
Choice 276450 lbs. si. calves 55.00-
65.00.
SHEEP 352...W001ed slaughter
lambs mostly steady. Choice &
Prime 75-106 lbs. wool lambs 80.00
85. Choice 40-00 lbs. new crop
lambs 100.00-125, Good 55-106 lbs.
70.0000. Slaughter ewes |S to $lO
higher; Utility and Good 30.00
50.00.
GOATS 429... Large fleshy 60.00-
70, Thin 50.0040, Medium fleshy
45.00- Thin 40.00-45, Small fleshy
30.00- Thin 20.0040.00 —aU per
head.
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
10:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
ll:OOA.M. —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
Nuxt Oradod Faadar Cattla Sola
Frl.. March 13 -11:00 AM
Graded Cattle sold in lots of 10 or more
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lltitz Pine Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Snrving Thu Community For 91 Yoara
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Toesday, March 8,1287
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattie Calves Sheep Goats
Today
837 847 1 0
Last Thursday
Last Year
CATTLE 837...USDA.(Supply
included 41% steers and 51%
cows). Compared with Monday’s
market: Slaughter steers steady,
instances $1 higher on Choice and
Prime grade-24; Heifers mostly
steady; Cows steady, altho some
sales steady to |1 lower; Bulls
steady. High Choice k Prime 34
1200-1425 lbs. si. steers 62.5045, (13
head 241150-1325 lbs. 6748.75), few
Choice 2*s 1100-1425 lbs. 63.2645.75,
Choice 24 few 4’s 1100-1400 lbs.
60.5042.85, mainly 6142.25, few 24
995-1100 lbs. 50.8641. High Good k
Low Choice 24 990-1425 lbs. 58.0042
including (35 head return to feed
60.0042); Good k Choice 24 1020-
1500 lbs. holsteins 46.7641.50, few
Choice 51.5044.10. Couple Choice 2-
3 si. heifers 56.50&50.75, Good 24
940-1070 lbs. 50.2644.10, (10 head
835400 lbs. return to feed 53-54.10.
Breaking Utility & Commercial 24
si. cows 4043.75, few 45.00, Com
mercial 3-4 38.25-40.50, Cutter k
Boning Utility 39.5042.75, several
43.0045, Canner k Low Cutter 37-
40.50, few 35.5047. Few Choice 24
995-1150 lbs. si. bullocks 55.5048.00.
Yield Grade No. 1,1300-1850 lbs. si.
bulla 51.0043, No. 2 1050-1550 lbs.
46.5049.50.
CALVES 847...(5upp1y included
620 in graded sales of which 86%
sold to return to farm)...Vealers
mostly steady. Few Choice 145-410
lbs. 80.0090, High Good and Low
Choice 160360 lbs. 60.0077, 90115
lbs. 48.0056. 8090 lbs. 46.0050,
Standard 6080 lbs. 30.0045.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90125
lbs. 98.0Omostly 100.00, Small
Frame 90115 lbs. 69.0080,85 lbs. at
66.00; Holstein Heifers 100120 lbs.
100.00114, Small Frame 80106 lbs.
57.0071.00.
SHEEP 1...N0 market test.
GOATS 0.. .No market test.
MONDAY
782 811 2 0
978 797 1
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
'Kfc' i VINTAGE SALES
I STABLES, IHC.
■ Sale Every Tuesday
■ 10:30 A.M.
■ Slaughter Cattle Auction -
I Steers, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
I Feeder Cattle.
I Get calves in early. We start to grade and
■ weigh at 2:00.
I Sale Every Saturday
■ 9 A.M.
I Hog Sale
I Business Phene
■ 717-768-8204
I 21*5*458-8518
I L. Robert Frame, Manager
I Box 100 Paradise, PA
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, March 4,1917
Report Supplied by PDA
Cuttle Calves Hop Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
188 10 340 18 9
Wednesday’s Auction
HI 10 336 0 0
Last Wed’s Auction
374 17 759 52 5
Last Year’s Auction
246 45 283 6 0
CATTIE 111... USDA. Compared
with Tuesday’s market: Slaughter
steers insufficient volume to fully
test trend, few sales mostly steady.
Few Choice 24 1125-1235 Ibe. si.
steers 6041.50, couple 1235&1340
lbs. 62.5043, High Good k Low
Choice 24 1070-1185 lbs. 5840.75.
Couple Choice si. heifers 24 58.75-
60. few Good 24 950-1100 lbs. 52.75-
56.75. Breaking Utility k Com
mercial si. cows 24 41-44.25, Cutter
k Boning Utility 14 4042.75,
Couple 44&44.50, Canner k low
Cutter 3048.50.
CALVES 10...N0t fully
tested... Couple Choice 125&225 lbs.
vealers 75.0040, few High Good k
Low Choice 85-110 lbs. 45.0052.00.
SHEEP 18...N0 market test.
GOATS 0...N0 market test.
r LEBANON 1
I VALLEY I
I LIVESTOCK I
I MARKET, INC. i
I 1 mile East of I
I Fredericksburg I
I along Rt. 22 I
I PHONE i
5 JONESTOWN |
| 865*2881 I
I Flea Market Auction!
f every Tuesday at 12:30,B
ZToolt, Eggs, Produce,!
|ttc I
X Buyers A Sellers |
Welcome
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Mar. 5
CATTLE: 1033. Slaughter steers
firm; slaughter betters fully
steady; cows 1.00 lower, instances
1.50 lower; bullocks steady; bulls
1.00-1.50 lower. Supply included 50
percent slaughter steers and 38
percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1165-1375 lb.
62.5044.35, few head 64.5045.00;
Good and Choice 1-2 1200-1350 lb.
63.7645.05; Choice 24, few 4 1100-
1450 lb. 60.7543.10; high Good and
low Choice 24 1000-1475 lb. 59.00-
61.50; Good and Choice 1270-1600
lb. Holsteinss2.oo4s.oo, few Choice
57.0048.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 241000-1200 lb. 57.5040.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 40.0043.50, few
43.5045.75; Commercial 3-4 38.00-
40.00; Cutter and boning Utility 14
39.5042.75. few 43.0044.00; Canner
and low Cutter 37.0040.40, several
35.5046.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 241150-1385
lb. 51.5043.75, few 55.7547.75;
Good 1-21000-1350 lb. 49.0042.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1500-2300
lb. 49.5042.25, couple 52.5044.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1600 lb. 45.75-
50.00.
VEAL CALVES; 671. Vealers
weak to 5.00 lower. Demand fair
for Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 270-360 lb. 96.00-102.00 with
about 20 head 103.00-106.00; Choice
160-350 lb. 80.00-95.00, few 95.00
100.00; high Good and low Choice
140350 lb. 60.0080.00, 110140 lb.
50.0065.00. 80110 lb. 42.0050.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Holstein bulls 80.0099.00,
several snudl frame 50.0075.00.
SHEEP: 74. Wooled lambs
mostly steady. Small supply
slaughter ewes 10.0015.00 lower.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 75-110 lb. 79.0087.00, few
87.0090.00; Choice 30-50 lb. New
crop lambs 106.00124.00, 55-75 lb.
95.00100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 21.0032.00.
GOATS: 18. All goats sold by the
head. Supply mainly Medium and
Large selling at 36.00-55.00, couple
Large 59.00-64.00.
Hackettstown
Poultry & Egg
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, Mar. 3,1987
Report Supplied by Auction
Heavy Fowl .40-.50.
Leghorn Fowl .15-.30.
Roasters .65-1.00.
Geese .60.
Bantams .50-1,05.
Roosters .45-.80.
Turkeys 1.25.
Ducks .60-1.90.
Rabbits .55-I.oS.
Pigeons 1.05-1.25.
Eggs
White
Grade A
White
Jumbo X Lge. .60-.84; Large .44-
.67; Medium .35-.61.
Brown
Jumbo X Lge. .76-.89; Large .54-
.79; Medium .68-.61.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Plr (717) 653-5728
RONRANCK
Ph: (717) 656-9849
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, March!
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calvet
3300 1550
3104 1577
3717 1568
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers fully
steady; si. sheifer steady; cows
weak to 1.00 lower, with some late
sales 1.50 lower; bullocks firm to
1.00 higher; bulls uneven, dosing
steady. Supply included 48 per cent
si. steers, 8 per cent si. heifers, 31
per cent cows, 5 per cent bulls with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice & Prime 2-4 1165-1450 lbs.
62.10-64.35, few 64.5065.00; 20 head
Choice & Prime 2-3 11501350 lbs.
67.0068.75; few Choice Grade 2
11001425 lbs. 63.2065.75; Choice 2-3
few 411001450 lbs. 60.5063.10; few
Choice 2-3 9901100 lbs. 59.85-61.00;
high Good & low Choice 2-3 1050
1375 lbs. 58.00-62.00, including
around 100 head return to feed;
Good & Choice 12701600 lb.
holsteins 48.0055.00, few Choice
57.0058.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 9701200 lbs. 56.0060.50;
couple high Choice & Prime mostly
312001270 lbs. 61.7062.25; Good 23
9401150 lbs. 50.25-56.75, few head
830880 lbs. return to feed 53.00
54.10.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 40.00-43.50, several
early part of week 43.50-46.00,
Commercial 3-4 38.00-41.00, Cutter
& Boning Utility 1-3 39.50-42.75,
several 43.00-45.00, Canner & low
Cutter 37.50-41.00, several 35.50
37.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 995-1385
lbs. 51.50-96.75, few 57.00-58.00;
Good 1-21000-1350 lbs. 48.5052.00.
BULLS: YG 1, 1300-2300 lbs.
49.5053.00, few 53.0057.75; YG 2,
1050-1800 lbs. 45.75-50.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers weak
to 5.00 lower, si. calves firm to 5.00
higher. Demand good for holstein
bulls to return to farm early, late
only fair.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prime 220360 lbs. 95.00-102.00, with
about 20 head 103.00-108.00; Choice
160350 lbs. 80.00-96.00 few 95.00
100.00; high Good & low Choice 140
350 lbs. 60.0085.00, 110140 lbs.
50.0070.00, 80110 lbs. 42.0050.00
few early 50.0055.00; Standard 60
80 lbs. 30.0045.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good 4
Choice 275450 lbs. 55.0045.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-125 lb. holstein bulls 80.00-100.00,
several small frame 90-115 lbs.
50.00-80.00, few 100-120 lb. holstein
heifers 108.00-114.00.
East Coast Carlot
Wednesday, March 4,1987
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s close:
Choice and prime special fed veal
steady to firm in limited test and
comparison. Good and choice
boning veal generally steady:
inshipped steady. Choice and
prime lamb untested, generally
steady undertone indicated. No
comparison available for beef
trimmings.
Veal Carcass-Hide On
Choice* Prime
(Special Fed)
160 Head
220-280 lbs. 150.00-155.00, steady
firm.
Good and Choice
Boning Type-Hide On
Northeastern Suppliers
700 Head
65-75 lbs. 92.0tW4.00, generally
steady; 55-64 ll». 90.00-92.00; 45-54
lbs. 88.00-90.00; 35-44 lbs. 86.00-
88.00; 34 lbs. dwn. 84.(XW6.00.
Inshipped
300 Head
71-80 lbs. 93.00, steady
61-70 lbs. 91.00.
51-80 lbs. 89.00.
41-50 lbs. 87.00.
30-40 lbs. 85.00.