A2-LMCMtar Fanaiac, Saturday, March 2t, 1987 Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Market Monday, March 23 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle flUvea Hogs Sheep Goats > Monday’s Receipts 1596 „ . 369 472 455 «*-Mfinßay’s Auction 1460 106 378 477 621 Last Monday’s Auction 1232 128 632 597 369 Last Year’s Auction 997 92 620 1967 1177 CATTLE: Compared to last Thursday slaughter steers steady to 75 higher, with most sales at mid-session 50-75 higher; slaughter heifers steady to 1.00 higher; cows fully steady; bullocks scarce, few sales 1.00 higher; bulls 1.00- higher. Supply included 76% steers, 8% heifers, 9% cows, and 7% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 3-4 1250-1465 lb. 63.35-66.10, few 66.7548.50; Choice 26 few 4 1050-1585 lb. 61.5064.75, mainly 62.0064.50 with few lots 64.7fr65.25; few Choice 3-41550-1650 lb. 60.7563.00; high Good and low Choice 26 1000-1425 lb. 58.5062.00, 1500-1750 lb. 57.0069.50; few Good 26 55.00-59.50; Good and Choice 1160-1450 lb. Holsteins 52.0065.50, few Choice 55.5068.00, one lot Prime 14001 b. 61.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 2-411801310 lb. 61.0062.85; couple Choice 2 1170 1270 lb. 61.5064.25; Choice 26 950 1150 lb. 56.0061.00; Good 26 900 1150 lb. 52.0065.50. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 42.00-46.00, few 46.00- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 41.5045.00, few 45.00 45.50; Canner and low Cutter 37.75- 41.75. BULLOCKS; Choice 1-31100-1450 lb. 53.25-58.75; few Good 1-2 1050- 1250 lb. 52.00-53.75. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2050 Ifo. 52.75-57.00, few 57.0fr-59.50, couple 59.75-62.50; yield grade 2 1050-1350 lb. 49.5fr63.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady; slaughter calves firm to 5.00 higher. Demand fair for Holstein bulls and heifers to return to farm. VEALERS; High Good and low Choice 160-250 lb. 70.0040.00, 110- 150 lb. 55.00-70.00, 80-110 lb. 40.00 58.00 mainly 45.0052.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 270-500 lb. 50.0070.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Few 95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 58.0062.00. Small supply 95-120 lb. Holstein heifers 60.00-80.00. SHEEP: Wooled lambs fully steady; slaughter ewes steady. WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice and Prime 80110 lb. 80.0088.00; Good to mostly Choice 120150 lb. 65.0080.00. SPRING LAMBS: Choice and Prime 80105 lb. 88.0095.00, 5075 lb. 100.00115.00, 2545 lb. 115.00 140.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 20.0030.00, few 30.00 38.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head. Large fleshy 45.00-60.00, thin 30.00- Medium fleshy 30.00- 45.00, thin 25.00-30.00; Small fleshy 25.00- thin 10.00-20.00. HAY, STRAW & CORN SALE Every Friday at 12 Noon _ GREEN DRAGON MARKET t AUCTION RD No. 4 Ephrata. Pa. 717-738-1117 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. Out of State Buyer* - Cash or Certified Check Oijly Vintage Cattle Tuesday, Mar. 24 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 764 732 17 0 Last Tues 834 899 12 1 Last Year 1032 736 195 40 CATTLE: Compared to Monday slaughter steers mostly steady, instances .50 higher on Choice and Prime 2-3; slaughter heifers not fully tested; cows opened steady, later sales weak to 1.00 lower; bulls mostly steady. Supply in cluded 46 percent slaughter steers and 47 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 2-3 1150-1425 lb. 65.50- 67.00, IS head 67.50-69.50; Choice 2- 3 few 4 1050-1450 lb. 61.75-64.50, few 64.5065.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3 59.00-62.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good and low Choice 2-3 900-1075 lb. 53.25-56.60. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 41.00-46.50, several 46.50-48.00; few Commercial 3-4 37.00-41.50; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 41.00-45.50, few 45.50- 47.75, some late sales 40.00-41.50; Canner and low Cutter 37.50-41.75, few 36.50-37.50. BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 2-3 1155-1250 lb. 54.50-55.25; couple Good 1-21050-1200 lb. 49.75-52.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1800 lb. 52.00-54.25, individual 57.10, individual 2455 lb. 49.75-52.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady, instances 2.00 higher on high Good and low Choice 80-110 lb. Supply included 557 in graded sale of which 56 percent sold to return to farm. VEALERS: Few Choice 220-300 lb. 77.0fr86.00, couple 95.00-104.00; high Good and low Choice 110-180 lb. 54.00-77.00, 80-110 lb. 48.0fr59.00 mainly 50.00-56.00; few Standard 60-85 lb. 30.00-46.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 40 head 100-120 lb. Holstein heifers 138.00- 147.00, and 25 head 9fr95 lb. 125.00. 175 head 100-125 lb. Holstein bulls 60.00-75.00, and 25 head 90-95 lb. 58.00. SHEEP; Insufficient volume to test trends; few Choice 3547 lb. spring lambs 118.00120.00; few Utility and Good slaughter ewes 20.0032.00. GOATS: No market test. 365 days a year (717>394-2611 MONDAY 900 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 11:00 AM —Veal Calves, Lambs FRIDAY 11.00 A.M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle SATURDAY 8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs N*xt Graded F**d*r Cattl* Sal* Frl., April 10-11:00 AM Graded Cattle sold mjots of 10 or more LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 Serving Th* Community For 91 Yoors Lancaster Auction Wednesday, Mar. 25 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Wednesday’s Receipts 254 23 440 2 17 Wednesday’s Auction 257 10 344 0 0 Last Wed.’s Auction 213 11 421 8 0 Last Year’s Auction 227 37 342 26 2 CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday slaughter steers fully steady; small supply cows firm to 1.00 higher; slaughter heifers and bulls not fully tested. Supply included 83 percent slaughter steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1050-1460 lb. 62.0064.60; few high Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1350 lb. 65.0068.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3 1050-1250 lb. 61.0062.25; couple Good 2-3 58.00- 58.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice 2-3 975-1100 lb. 58.5069.00; couple Good 800-875 lb. 49.75-55.00. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 42.75-48.00, couple 48.5049.00; couple Boning Utility 2- 3 44.75-46.75; couple Canner 37.00- 38.25. BULLOCKS: Few Good and Choice 2-31145-1220 lb. 52.5065.00. BULLS: Couple yield grade 1 1350-1895 lb. 51.0066.00. VEAL CALVES: No market test. SHEEP: No market test. GOATS: No market test. St. Louis Cattle Thun., March 28,1987 Report Supplied by USDA FEEDERS: Receipts around 1200 head. Feeder steers and heifers 300-600 lbs. 2.00-3.00 higher. Increased supply fleshy steers 800 lbs. and up and heifers 600 lbs. and up steady. Good attendance and demand. FEEDER STEERS: Medium and few large frame 1: 300-400 lbs. 76.50- package thin gaunt 85.00-86.25; 400-500 lbs. 72.00-79.50, thin gaunt 81.00-84.25 ; 500600 lbs. 71.50- ; 600-700 lbs. 67.50-72.00; 700-800 lbs. scarce; 800-1050 lbs. fleshy 60.00-65.00. Large frame 2 bolsteins 500-1200 lbs. 53.50-58-75. Mixed medium and small frame 1: fleshy 400-600 lbs. 67.50-71.75. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium with few large frame 1: 300-400 lbs. 68.00-73.75; packages thin 145-250 New Holland Livestock Auction New Holland, Pa. Thursday, March 28,1987 Today LsWkLsYr CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS CATTLE SLAUGHTER STEERS FULLY STEADY, SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY. COWS 100-2 00 HIGHER. BULLOCKS AND BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED S 2 PERCENT SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 25 PERCENT COWS SLAUGHTER STEERS' HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1095-1470 LB 53 75-65 25, COUPLE LOTS 66 00-66 35 WITH FEW HEAD 66 00-66 00. CHOICE 2 3, FEW 4 1100-14 SS LB 62 0064 SO. FEW LOTS 64.5064.65. FEW HEAD CHOICE 3-4 1500-1600 LB 610064.00. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 10501450 LB, FEW HEAD 14501660 LB 59.2062 25; GOOD AND CHOICE 1200 1500 LB HOLSTEINS 53 0056 00. FEW CHOICE 56 0056 75 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS CHOICE 2-3 10001310 LB 56 7560 50, GOOD 2-3 900 1100 LB 52 00 56 50 COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 43 0047 00, SEVERAL 47 00 48.50, COUPLE HIGH DRESSING SO 0051 50. CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 42 0046 00. SEVERAL 46 0049 00. CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 36 75- 42 25 BULLOCKS FEW CHOICE 1-3 11001500 LB 54 5056 SO. COUPLE 5t.0059.25. FEW GOOD 1-2 10501275 LB 48.75-53 50 BULLS YIELD GRADE 1 13002000 LB 53 75- 57 75. COUPLE 59.5059 25. INDIVIDUAL 1665 LB 61 50. YIELD GRADE 2 10501400 LB 49 25- 53 00 VEAL CALVES VEALERS 2 00300 LOWER, FEW SLAUGHTER CALVES STEADY, DEMAND FAIR FOR HOLSTEINS TO RETURN TO FARM VEALERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 320420 LB 90.0096 00; CHOICE 180330 LB 76.00 SS 00. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 160330 LB 57 0073 00.110160 LB 4t 0060 00, BO 110 LB 42 0050 00. FEW 50 0054.00 SLAUGHTER CALVES FEW GOOD AND CHOICE 260420 LB 46 0055 00 RETURNED TO FARM BULK 90120 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 70006600, FEW 66 00 69 00. SEVERAL SMALL FRAME 90105 LB 52.00 7000. FEW 95-120 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS BO 0094 00 SHEEP SMALL SUPPLY WOOLED LAMBS MOSTLY STEADY. BULK OF SUPPLY 2540 LB SPRING LAMBS STEADY. FEW SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY WOOLED LAMBS FEW CHOICE 70-95 LB •00046.00, FEW CHOICE 135-185 LB 64 00- •3 00 SPRING LAMBS CHOICE 25-50 LB 125 DO -142 00. FEW 55-60 LB 119 00-128 00 SLAUGHTER EWES UTILITY AND GOOD 2100-3100 GOATS ALL GOATS SOLO BY THE HEAD. LARGE 51004000. COUPLE 66 00-70 00. MEDIUM 32 00-47 00. FEW SMALL 23 00-30 00 lb. calves 81.50-93.00; 400-500 lbs. 65.00-69.50, thin gaunt 72.00-74.00; 500600 lbs. 63.5068.75, thin 538 lbs. 70.75 ; 600700 lbs. 60.25-66.00, load 657 lbs. 66.00; few 7001100 lbs. fleshy 59.0061.00. Mixed medium and small frame 1; 400700 lbs. 57.0063.00. National Stockyards, St. Louis Cattle, Hogs Thursday, March 26,1987 CLOSE CATTLE AND CALVES 1.000 BULK OF RECEIPTS FEEDER CATTLE FOR THURSDAY S AUCTION OPEN MARKET CONSISTS COWS TRADING SLOW COWS STEADY COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 43 0046 00 CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1 2 4C 0048 00 HIGH-YIELDING CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 4B 0049 00 CANNER AND VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. very Tuesday 10:30 A.M. Slaughter Cattla Auction - Staars, Bulls, Haifars, Cows. Feodor Cattle. Get calves m early. We start to grade and weigh at 2:00. Sal* Every Saturday 9 A.M. Hog Sal* IwiiMU Phan* 717-768-8204 Nam* Mwm 215-458-8518 L. Robert Frame. Manager Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30 This Week 1648 1417 1099 Last Week 506 602 482 Last Year 98 45 141 CATTLE SLAUGHTER STEERS 501 00 HIGHER, SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY TO 1 00 HIGHER. COWS 100-2 00 HIGHER. SMALL SUPPLY SULLOCKS 1 00 HIGHER, BULLS 1 00- 200 HIGHER SUPPLY INCLUDED 59% SLAUGHTER STEERS. 6% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. 20% COWS. 4% BULLS. WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS 32 13 105 SLAUGHTER STEERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1100-1470 LB 63 3S-M3S. FEW HEAD W SOBS 50, FEW HEAD CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 68 5069 50. CHOICE 2-3 FEW 41050 1445 LB 61 5064 SO, FEW 64 5065.25. FEW CHOICE 3-4 15001650 LB 60 756 00, HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 10001450 LB 54 5062 25, FEW 15001750 LB 57 0059 50. GOOD 2-3 10001250 LB 55 00 59 50. GOOD AND CHOICE 11601500 LB HOLSTEINS 52 OO 56 00. FEW CHOICE 56.005 S 75 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1110-1310 LB 610O«2 IS, FEW CHOICE 2 1100-1270 LB 61 50-64 25. CHOICE 2 3 950-1300 LB 56 00- 61 00. GOOD 2-3 900-1 ISO LB 52.00-56 50 COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 41.00-47 00. SEVERAL 47 00- 4B 50, COUPLE HIGH DRESSING 5100-5150. CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 4150-46 00, SEVERAL 46 0049 00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 38 SO 42 25, FEW EARLY 36 503150 BULLOCKS CHOICE 1-3 1100-1500 LB 53 25- SI 00. COUPLE 510059.25. GOOD 1-2 1050 1275 LB 4S 75-53 50 BULLS YIELD GRADE 1 13002050 LB 52 75- 57 50. FEW 57.5059 25. COUPLE HIGH DRESSING 59.75-62 50; YIELD GRADE 2 1050 1450 LB 49.0053 00 VEAL CALVES VEALERS 2 003 00 LOWER. ALTHOUGH HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 80 110 LB MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER CALVES STEADY, FEW EARLY SALES 500 HIGHER DEMAND FAIR FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM, WITH VERY GOOD DEMAND FOR HOLSTEIN HEIFERS VEALERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 320420 LB 900096 00. CHOICE 160330 LB 76 00 16 00. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 160330 L 857.007500, HO 140L848006000. 80110 LB 42 005000 FEW 500056 00. FEW STAN DARD 6055 LB 30.0046 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES GOOD AND CHOICE 270500 LB 50 007000, FEW GOOD 47 00 50 00 RETURNED TO FARM BULK 90125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 54 00-40 00, FEW 40 00 19 00. SEVERAL SMALL FRAME 90105 LB 52 00- 7000 FEW 95-125 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 80 0094 00. WITH AROUND 60 HEAD ON TUESDAY 125 00147 00 LOW CUTTER 1 2 40 O(M4 00 SHELLY CANNER 1-2 36 00-40 00 RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 3.300 WEEK AGO 2.600 YEAR AGO 2.700 COMPARED TO LAST WEEK'S CLOSE. SLAUGHTER STEERS FULLY 2 00. INSTANCES 2SO HIGHER SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 200 HIGHER COWS FULLY 300 HIGHER BULLS 3 004 00 HIGHER SLAUGHTER SUPPLY MOSTLY AVERAGE TO HIGH-CHOICE STEERS AND HEIFERS. AROUND 10% COWS CLOSE HOGS UNCHANGED B 49 0049 00 C 49004900 G 48504900 H 48754900 J U 5041 75 0 4*5046 75 P 46 504*50 W 43 0043 00 WW 43 0043 00 XX 43 5044 50 YY 45 5045 50 ZZ 43 0043 00 Lancaster County Weekly Lancaster, Pa. Friday, March 27,1987 Cattle Calves 4600 1360 4241 1603 3659 1362 B&R CATTLE CO. RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 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 I LIVESTOCK | MARKET, INC. I 1 mile East of I Fredericksburg £ along Rt. 22 I PHONE I JONESTOWN I 865-2881 i Flea Market Auction fevery Tuesday at 12:30, Z Tools, £((*• Produce, ■etc. J Buyers I Sellers Welcome
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