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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, March I
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Cahres Hop Sheep Gents
Monday’s Receipts
1178 103 534 290 297
Monday’s Auction
574 339 582
Last Monday’s Auction
518 352 429
1074
Last Year’s Auction
1288 123 797 522 257
CATTLE: Slaughter steers .50
1.00 lower; slaughter heifers 1.00
1.50 lower; cows 1.00-2.00 higher;
bullocks scarce; bulls .50-1.00
higher. Supply included 71%
slaughter steers, 9% slaughter
heifers, 13% cows, and 7% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1450 lb.
62.00-63.50, couple head 63.75-65.00;
Good and Choice 1-2 1125-1425 lb.
62.50-64.00, couple 64.50-65.25;
Choice 2-3 few 41100-1500 lb. 59.75-
62.60, mainly 60.5061.85; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 10501425
lb. 58.2561.50, with SO head 1070
1185 lb. returned to feed at 60.10
61.50; few Good 2-3 57.0069.00;
Good and Choice 11501575 lb.
Holsteins 52.7566.10, few Choice
56.5067.60, Standard and low Good
110015601 b. 48.7562.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-
1335 lb. 59.0062.25; Choice 26 960
1300 lb. 54.5068.85; Good 26 900
1150 lb. 50.0054.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 44.00-47.00; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 41.5044.00,
few 44.00-45.00; Canner and low
Cutter 39.00-41.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3
1100-1350 lb. 54.50-56.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1900
lb. 50.50-55.25, few 56.0047.00; yield
grade 21000-1600 lb. 46.7540.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady; slaughter calves steady,
instances 5.00 higher. Demand
good for Holsteins to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160400 lb.
80.00-95.00, couple high Choice and
Prime 95.00-105.00; high Good and
low Choice 160400 lb. 60.0040.00,
110-160 lb. 55.00-70.00, 80-110 lb.
48.0040.00, several 6540 lb. 35.00-
50.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 275-450 lb. 55.00-65.00,
few Choice 65.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 90.00-
105.00; few 95-120 lb. Holstein
heifers 75.00-100.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs firm to
5.00 higher; slaughter ewes 10.00-
15.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice
and Prime 75-105 lb. 85.00-90.00;
Good and Choice 70-105 lb. 80.00-
85.00, few 140-175 lb. 75.00-83.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 30-
60 lb. 110.00-140.00, 6080 lb. 95.00-
110.00. 80-110 lb. 90.00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 35.00-50.00. few late 30.00-
35.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head. Large fleshy 55.0b-70.00, thin
50.00- Medium fleshy 45.00-
55.00, thin 35.00-45.00; Small fleshy
25.00- thin 15.00-25.00.
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon _
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrala, Pa, 717-738 1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only
Vintage Cattle
Tuesday, Mar. II
Report Supplied by UBDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
782 787 1 5
Today
Last
Tues.
837 847 1 0
Last Year 1094 789 5 0
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
mostly 1.00 higher, although some
sales Good to low Choice steady;
slaughter heifers not fully tested;
cows 2.00-3.00 lower; bulls steady
to 1.00 lower. Supply included 41
percent slaughter steers and 52
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 2-4 1075
1450 lb. 62.75-04.50; with 17 bead
Choice and Prime 2-3 1150-1425 lb.
65.00-67.85; Choice 2-3 few 4 1075
1450 lb. 60.75-63.25, mainly 60.25
62.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1050-1475 lb. 58.0000.50; few Good
55.5008.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
head Choice 2-3 1000-1185 lb. 56.00-
60.50; 30 head Good 780070 lb. sold
to return to feed at 53.75-55.10.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 40.00-42.75, few
43.75- Commercial 3-4 37.75
39.50; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
38.75- few 43.50-44.00; Canner
and low Cutter 36.75-39.75, few
35.50-36.75.
BULLS; Yield grade 1-2 1325-
1990 lb. 48.00-50.75; individual yield
grade 3 2180 lb. 46.50.
VEAL CALVES: Small supply
Choice vealers fully steady; high
Good and low Choice 80-110 lb.
steady to 2.00 higher. Supply in
cluded 603 in graded sale of which
79 percent sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 200-250
lb. 89.0049.00; high Good and low
Choice 125-250 lb. 67.0041.00,80-110
lb. 50.00-58.00; few Standard 65-75
lb. 35.0045.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 300
head 90-125 lb. Holstein bulls 95.00-
97.00; 100 head 90-115 lb. small
frame 70.00-79.00. 56 head 100-120
lb. Holstein heifers 116.00-119.00
and 25 head small frame 90-105 lb.
80.0044.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; few Medium 35.00-40.00.
24 hours * day
365 days a year
lijfi (717)394-2611
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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
10:00 A M —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
1100 AM —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11 00 A.M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
800 A M —Slaughter Hogs
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Frl., March 27 -11:00 AM
Graded Cattle sold in lots of 10 or more
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 91 Years
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Mar. 11
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
143 21 658 22 14
Wednesday’s Auction
98 17 623 0 0
Last Wed.’s Auction
111 10 336 0 0
Last Year’s Auction
157 22 371 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume to
fully test trends; few sales
slaughter steers fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-3 1100-1250 lb. 60.50-63.10, couple
Choice 2 1400-1440 lb. 62.25-63.25;
few high Good and low Choice 2-3
1050-1325 lb. 58.75-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
head Good to low Choice 2-3 1125
11601 b. 54.00-48.25.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 43.50-45.25; couple
Commercial 3-4 39.75-40.00; couple
Cutter 1-2 41.75-42.50; Canner and
Low Cutter 38.00-39.25.
BULLS: Individual yield grade 1
22401 b 54 25
VEAL CALVES: No market test.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: No market test.
Keister’s Hay
Mlddlebnrg,PA
Tuesday, Mar. 11
Report supplied by auction
47 loads Hay, Alfalfa, 100.00
110.00; Mixed Hay, 52.50-127.50;
Timothy, 80.0007.50; 14 loads
Straw, 62.50-90.00; 5 loads Ear
Com, 45.00-55.00; 4 loads Oats, 1.55-
1.90 nu.
Ten loads Fireplace Wood, 21.00
41.00 Id.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
10HN BOWMAN
Ph; (717)653-5728
RON RANCH
Ph (717)656-9849
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Mar. 12
CATTLE: 1160. Slaughter steers
steady to .50 lower; slaughter
heifers steady; cows steady to 1.00
higher; bulls firm to 1.00 higher;
bullocks scarce. Supply included 52
percent slaughter steers and 36
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-3, few 4 1200-
1375 lb. 61.75-63.35; Good and
Choice 1-2 1150-1350 lb. 62.75*3.75, •
couple 65.00*6.00; Choice 2*, few 4
1100-1400 lb. 59.75*2.25, mainly
60.50*1.85, one lot 3-41575 lb. 59.85;
high Good and low Choice 2-31050-
1425 lb. 58.50-60.50; Good and
Choice 1225-1650 lb. Holsteins 50.50-
56.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 935-1100 lb.
54.00-57.25, couple Choice 2-3 58.75
60.50, one lot Good 2-3 920 lb. 52.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 40.00-43.25, few
43.50-46.25; Cutter and boning
Utility 1-3 39.75-42.75, few 42.75
44.00; Canner and low Cutter 37.50-
41.00, several 35.50-37.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3
1150-1350 lb. 54.7560.00, few Good 1-
21050-1225 lb. 48.50-51.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2100
lb. 50.50-56.50, few 57.0058.25;
Yield grade 2 1000-1650 lb. 49.00
51.00.
VEAL CALVES: 632. Vealers
mostly steady; slaughter calves
fully steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 290420 lb. 99.00-106.00;
Choice 160375 lb. 80.0095.00, few
95.0099.00; high Good and low
Choice 140350 lb. 57.0080.00, 110
140 lb. 56.00-65.00, 80110 lb. 47.00
58.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 300-550 lb. 58.00-67.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-120 lb. Hosltein bulls 88.00-
100.00, few 100.00-109.00, several
small frame 90-105 lb. 60.00-80.00.
SHEEP: 69. Slaughter lambs
fully steady; slaughter ewes not
fully tested.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 80-115 lb. few
Good 70-110 lb. 79.00-B^oo.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 40-55 lb. 121.00-128.00, 55-70
lb. 113.00-118.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility
and Good 24.00-39.00. -
GOATS; 150. All goats sold by
the head, supply mainly Medium
selling at 35.00-54.00, few Large
62.00-70.00, couple 75.00-77.00; few
Small 24.00-30.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, March 13
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
3600 1550
3463 1620
3949 1497
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak
to .50 lower; si. heifers 1.00 to 1.50
lower; cows uneven, closing
mostly steady to weak after
opening 1.00 to 2.00 higher; bulls
.50 to 1.00 higher, instances 2.00
higher. Supply included 52 per cent
si. steers, 6 per cent si. heifers, 28
per cent cows, 4 per cent bulls with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-3 few 4,1150-1450
lbs. 61.75-63.50 few head 63.50
65.00; Good & Choice 1-2 1125-1425
lbs. 62.5065.25, with around 20
head Choice & Prime 2-3 6S.SO
67.85; Choice 2-3 few 41100-1400 lbs.
59.7063.25, mainly 60.5062.00; high
Good & low Choice 2-31050-1425 lbs.
58.2560.50 with around 70 head
return to feed 60.0061.50; Good 2-3
55.50-59.00; Good & Choice 1150
1650 lb. holsteins 50.50-56.25, few
Choice 56.50-57.60; Standard & low
Good 1100-1560 lbs. 48.75-51.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice & Prime 2-4 1100-1335 lbs.
59.0062.60; Choice 2-3 950-1300 lbs.
54.5060.50; Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs.
50.0004.50, with around 30 head
Good 780-970 lbs. sold return to feed
53.75-55.10.
COWS; Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 40.00-44.00, several
mainly early part of week 44.00-
47.00; Commercial 3-4 37.75-39.50;
Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3 39.75-
42.75, several 42.75-44.00; Canneri
low Cutter 37.50-41.00, several
35.50-37.50.
BULLOCKS; Few Choice 2-3
1100-1550 lbs. 54.50-60.00; few Good
1-21050-1225 lbs. 48.50-51.50.
BULLS: YG 1, 1350-2100 lbs.
50.50-56.50, few 57.00-58.26; YG 2,
1000-1650 lbs. 46.75-51.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers steady,
instances 2.00 higher; si. calves
steady, instances 5.00 higher.
Demand good for calves to return
to farm.
VEALERS; High Choice i
Prime 290-420 lbs. 99.00-106.00;
Choice 160-375 lbs. 80.00-95.00, few
95.00-100.00; high Good & low
Choice 140-350 lbs. 57.0080.00, 110
160 lbs. 55.0070.00,80110 lbs. 47.00
58.00; Standard 65-75 lbs. 35.00-
45.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 275-550 lbs. 55.0065.00, few
65.0070.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-125 lb. holstein bulls 88.00100.00,
few 100.00109.00, several small
frame 90115 lbs. 60.0080.00, few
100120 lb. holstein heifers 110.00
119.00, few small frame 90105 lbs.
80.0085.00.
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