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
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