Famine, Saturday, April 11,1957. Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Market Monday, April! Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday’s Receipts 1440 101 428 1679 651 Monday’s Auction 362 1945 559 1532 Last Monday’s Auction 1625 Last Year’s Auction 1343 114 942 CATTLE: Slaughter steers firm to 50 higher; slaughter heifers 1.00- 1.50 higher; Breaking Utility and Commercial cows steady to 1.00 higher, others 1.00-2.00 higher; bullocks steady; bulls 50-1.00 higher. Supply included 79% slaughter steers, 7% slaughter heifers, 9% cows, and 5% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1125-1450 lb. 64.35-66.25, few head 66.5047.75; Good and Choice 1-2 1175-1425 lb. 65.50-66.50, couple 67.75-69.50; Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1450 lb. 62.50- 66.10, mainly 63.5065.35; few head Choice 4 12501450 lb. 59.75-61.75; high Good and low Choice 2-31050 1325 lb. 59.5062.75; few Good 2-3 55.75-60.00; Good and Choice 1150 1500 lb. Holsteins 51.75-55.50, few Choice 55.50-57.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 9501200 lb. 57.75-61.75, few head mainly Choice 2 62.00 63.00; Good M 9001225 lb. 51.75- 58.00. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 43.00-45.50, few 46.00-47.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 41.50-44.00, few 44.00- 45.00; Canner and low Cutter 39.00- 41.00. BULLOCKS; Choice 1-31100-1425 lb. 53.50-56.50; Good 1-2 1050-1275 lb. 50.00-52.25. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2240 lb. 52.75-56.00, eight head 56.25- 58.75; yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 49.75-52.00, few low dressing 45.50- 48.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady, although Choice and Prime not tested. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: High Good and low Choice 140-320 lb. 60.00-75.00, 110- 140 lb. 52.0065.00, 80-110 lb. 42.00- 53.00, few 65-80 lb. 35.00-45.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Few 95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 75.00-85.00. SHEEP: Wooled lambs 5.00 to mostly 10.00 higher; spring lambs 80-110 lb. 7.00-12.00 higher, bulk of supply 20-60 lb. sold to the Easter trade; slaughter ewes fully steady. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and Prime 85-110. lb. 90.00-100.00, 120 180 lb. 80.00-90.00. SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2040 lb. 150.00-175.00, 4060 lb. 120.00 140.00, 6060 lb. 105.00-120.00; high Choice and Prime 80-110 lb. 100.00 110.00, few 110.00-113.00; Good 2040 lb. 110.00140.00, 4060 lb. 100.00 125.00. 6080,1 b. 100.00110.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 25.0035.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head. Large fleshy 40.0060.00; Medium fleshy 30.00-40.00; thin Medium and Large 25.0035.00; Small fleshy 25.0040.00, thin 15.00 25.00. HAY. STRAW & CORN SALE Wffl Every Friday at 12 Noon , GREEN DRAGON MARKET t AUCTION RO 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 Vintage Livestock Tuesday, April 7,1987 TODAY WK AGO YR AGO CATTLE «7I 75* *73 CALVES 771 740 747 SHEEP 79 22 10 GOATS 17 0 3 CATTLE SLAUGHTER STEERS MOSTLY STEADY. AFTER SOME EARLY SALES BEING WEAK TO SO LOWER: SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FULLY TESTED; COWS STEADY. IN- STANCES 1.00 LOWER, BULLS 100-2.00 LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED S 3 PERCENT SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 41 PERCENT COWS. 680 585 535 361 SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1175-1429 LB S 4 5047 SO. FIVE HEAD 58.90C9.55: GOOD AND CHOICE 2-3 11001375 LB 6SSOC7 7S. 10 HEAD SSOO 69 50. CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 11001475 LB 62 50 65 25. FEW 65.2546 00. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 60 063 00. FEW GOOD AND CHOICE 11301425 LB HOLSTEINS 52 5055 10. STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 49 75- 52.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FEW CHOICE 2-3 950 1100 LB 55 5060 50 COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 24 41 7545 75, FEW 45 7547 00. CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 40 5044 00. FEW 44 00 45 SO; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 34 7540 75. FEW 37 0034 50 BULLS YIELD GRADE 1 13401400 LB, COUPLE 19002260 LB SO 0053.00. FEW YIELD GRADE 211001400 LB 46 7550 00 VEAL CALVES: VEALERS MOSTLY STEADY. ALTHOUGH CHOICE NOT TESTED SUPPLY INCLUDED 609 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 77 PERCENT SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM VEALERS HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 200 265 LB 65 004100, FEW 135155 LB 72 00 90 00. 80110 LB 49 0057 00. STANDARD 5580 LB 35 0045 00 RETURNED TO FARM 40 HEAD 120125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 77 00. 210 HEAD 100115 LB 76 0069 00, AND 40 HEAD 9095 LB 61 00. 95 HEAD SMALL FRAME 100115 LB 58 005900 SO HEAD 100115 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100 OO 110 00. AND 30 HEAD 8095 LB 52 OO 5600 SHEEP SUPPLY MAINLY 2040 LB SPRING LAMBS SOLD TO THE EASTER TRADE SPRING LAMBS CHOICE 20-35 LB 144 00- 166 00. 35-55 LB 110 00-138 00, FEW 4045 LB 150 00-155 00. FEW 55-60 LB 100 00-118 00 SLAUGHTER EWES UTILITY AND GOOD 10 00-22 00. COUPLE 25 00-29 00 GOATS ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD SUPPLY MAINLY KIDS SELLING AT 25 00-36 00, COUPLE 42 00-44 00. COUPLE MEDIUM 20 00- 28 00 Indiana Livestopk Homer City, Pa. Thursday, April 9 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 284. Few High Choice & Prime steers 66.50-69.00; Choice 62.00-66.00; Good 58.00-62.50; few Standard 52.00-57.00; Choice heifers 59.0064.50; Good 56.00- 60.00; few Standard 48.00-53.00; cows Breaking Utility & Com mercial 43.00-47.00; Cutter & Boning 39.00-44.00; Canner & Cutter 35.00-39.50; shells 30.00; YG No. 1,1000-1700 lb. bulls 47.75-55.25. FEEDER CATTLE: Med. No. 1, 340-700 lb. steers 57.00-65.00; Med. No. 1 heifers 300-750 lb. 48.00-55.00. CALVES: 148. Choice vealers 90.50-94.00; few Good 75.0(162.00; Lancaster Livestock Auction Wednesday, April 8,1987 WEEK AGO WK AGO YR AGO CATTLE 316 269 218 CALVES 19 12 16 HOGS 420 344 482 SHEEP 0 0 2 GOATS 0 0 0 CATTLE SLAUGHTER STEERS 100 HIGHER. INSTANCES 150 HIGHER, SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 1.00150 HIGHER. COWS FIRM TO 100 HIGHER. BULLS NOT TESTED SUPPLY INCLUDED 79% SLAUGHTER STEERS SLAUGHTER STEERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 24 12301400 LB 66.0047 35, COUPLE HEAD 68 0068 75. FEW 14001450 LB 65 7546 00, CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 11501470 LB 63.5046 60, MAINLY 645046 2S. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 10501225 LB 62 5043 50. FEW CHOICE 12501350 LB HOLSTEINS 54 7 5 57 75. STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 10201200 LB 49 7551 75 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS COUPLE HEAD PRIME MOSTLY 3 10851245 LB 63 7565 25. CHOICE 2 3 10251365 LB 61 7543 25 COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 24 43 0046 SO, CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 41 7545 25. COUPLE 47 0047 75. CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 38 25 41 00 VEAL CALVES INSUFFICIENT VOLUME FOR A MARKETTEST SHEEP NO MARKET TEST GOATS NO MARKET TEST 90-120 lb. 55.00-63.00; 60-65 lb. 45.00- 56.00; hoi. bulls 90-130 lb. 70.00- 94.00; heifers 90-110 lb. 65.00-81.00; beef cross bulls and heifers 85-100 lb. 70.00-86.00. HOGS: 255.1-2, 215-245 lb. 50.75- 51.25; 1-3, 215-250 lb. 49.25-50.75; 2- 3,250-270 lb. 47.00-48.50; 2-4,320-406 lb. 40.7545.25; 1-3,190-195 lb. 47.00- 48.50; sows few US 1-3, 300-600 lb. 40.0042.75; 2-3, 280-550 lb. 39.00- 40.75; boars 35.50-36.75. FEEDER PIGS: 36.1-3, 3045 lb. 32.00-35.00. SHEEP: 173. High Choice St Prime 3550 lb. 130.00-146.00; 60-95 lb. 100.00-112.00; Choice 40-55 lb. 98.00-116.00; 70-100 lb. 87.00-98.00; few si. sheep 20.00-32.25. GOATS: 55. Large 35.0045.00; Med. 20.00-34.00; kids 20.00-35.00; per head. Leesport Livestock Leesport, PA Wednesday, April 8,1987 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE: 268. (Supply included 22 head feeder cattle). Compared to last Wednesday’s market: Slaughter steers |1.50 to $2 higher; Cows strong to mostly .50 to $2 higher. Few High Choice & Prime si. steers 66.75-70, Choice 1000-1500 lbs. 63.00-66, few 67.00, Good 57- 62.75, few 63.75, Choice holsteins e A§ > open 24 hours a day 365 days a year (717)394-2611 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 1 TOO AM —Veal Calves, Lambs FRIDAY ILOOA.M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle SATURDAY 8:00 A M —Slaughter Hogs Naxt Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Fri.. April 24- 11:00 A.M. Graded Cattle sold in Jots of 10 or more LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster. Pennsylvania 17601 Serving The Community For 91 Years New Holland Livestock Auction Lancaster, Pa. Thursday, April 9,1987 TODAY WK AGO YR AGO 1589 1274 1162 520 593 573 1191 233 76 419 202 17 CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS CATTLE. SLAUGHTER STEERS 100 TO MOSTLY 2 00 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FULLY TESTED: COWS STEADY: BULLOCKS STEADY. BULLS 100-2 00 HIGHER THAN TUESDAY'S SMALL SUPPLY SUPPLY INCLUDED 70% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 22% COWS SLAUGHTER STEERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 24 1200-1525 LB 66 7549 50. EIGHT HEAD 70 00-71 00. CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1075 1550 LB 64 7548 00, MAINLY 65 7547 75. 20 HEAD 68104900. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 62 0045 50. FEW GOOD AND CHOICE 1250-1360 LB HOLSTEINS 53 00-55 75 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS ONE LOT CHOICE 1100 LB 60 35 AND ONE LOT CHOICE 775 LB S 3 25 COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 24 410045 50, FEW 45 5048 25. FEW COM MERCIAL 34 40 004160. CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 41 00- 44 75. SEVERAL 44 7546 75. CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 38 75 4100 BULLOCKS FEW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1300 LB 54 7 555 50. INDIVIDUAL 58 25. FEW GOOD 12 1050-1275 LB 50 00-54 00 BULLS- YIELD GRADE 1 1450-1925 LB 53 00- 55 25. COUPLE 55 50-56 50. YIELD GRADE 2 1050-ISOO LB 48 2552 00 VEAL CALVES VEALERS MOSTLY STEADY DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM VEALERS FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 300- 335 LB 100 00-10800. CHOICE 145335 LB 85 00-97 00. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 160-300 LB 65 00-80 00.80-110 LB 45 00-54 00 RETURNED TO FARM BULK 95120 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 80 00-93 00. FEW 94 00 100 00. SEVERAL SMALL FRAME 90-110 LB 57 00-75 00 SHEEP SUPPLY MAINLY 2040 LB SPRING LAMBS SOLD TO THE EASTER TRADE. SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY TO WEAK SPRING LAMBS CHOICE ANO PRIME 70-105 LB 95 00-105 00. 50-70 LB 95 00- 122 00, 4050 LB 9B 00125 00 FEW 125 00144 00. 2040 LB 135 00156 00 SLAUGHTER EWES UTILITY ANO GOOD 16 0025 00 GOATS ALL GOATS SOLO BY THE HEAD LARGE FLESHY 40 0055 00 T HIN 20 0035 00. MEDIUM FLESHY 30 0040 00. THIN 15 00 25 00. FLESHY KIDS 25 0045 00. THIN 10 OO 25 00 57.25-61, Good 52.25-56, few Stan dard 49.75-55.00. Few Choice si. heifers 57.00-64, few Good 54.00- 56.00. Breaking Ut. & Commercial si. cows 43.2548.25, few 49.35, Cutter St Bon. Utility 41.0045.50, Canner & Low Cutter 36.7541, Shells down to 33.00. Few Choice si. bullocks 59.50-65.25, few Good 57.50-60.75. Yield Grade No. 1,1235- 1865 lbs. si. bulls 49.85-56.10. Feeder Cattle: Few Large Frame No. 1,515-700 lbs. steers 62.00-69.50. CALVES 132. Few Choice vealers 85.00-99, few Good 70.00-81, Standard and Good 75-100 lbs. 50.00- few utility 60-75 lbs. 40.00- Farm Calves: Holstein FEEDER CATTLE &PIG SALES Tuesday, April 14 7:00 P.M. Sharp CARLISLE Livestock Market Inc Just off 1-81 Exit 12 Phone (717) 249-451 lor Evenings, Jim 249-2359 Lancaster County Weekly Lancaster, Pa. Friday, April 10,1987 THIS WEEK LAST WEEK LASTYEAF CATTLE 4500 421 S 4020 CALVES 1429 14C6 1444 CATTLE SLAUGHTER STEERS CLOSED THE WEEK 2 00-3.00 HIGHER. INSTANCES 400 HIGHER, SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 100-150 HIGHER. COWS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER. IN STANCES 200 HIGHER: BULLOCKS STEADY, BULLS 50-100 HIGHER SUPPLY INCLUDED 64% SLAUGHTER STEERS, 4% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, 20% COWS, 4* BULLS. WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS SLAUGHTER STEERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1525 LB 66 50-49 50, 10 HEAD 70 00-71 00; CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1075-1550 LB 64 50-44.00. FEW LATE 54 IMS 00, HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 51 0055 50. GOOD AND CHOICE 1150-1500 LB HOLSTEINS 51 75 55 50, FEW CHOICE 55 50-57 75. STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 1020-1200 LB 4* 75-51 75 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS COUPLE PRIME MOSTY 3 1045-1245 LB 63 7555 25. CHOICE 2 3 950-1365 LB 57 7553 25, GOOD 2-3 900-1225 LB 51 75-55 00 COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2 4 41 0055 50. FEW 45 5054 25. CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 40 5054 75, SEVERAL 44 7556 75, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 3t 75 4100 BULLOCKS CHOICE 1 3 1100-1425 LB S 3 50- 56 SO. GOOD 1-21050-1275 LB 50 00-54 00 BULLS YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2240 LB 52 50- 56 00, FEW 56 25-58 75. YIELD GRADE 2 100 D 1500 LB 46 25-52 00, FEW LOW DRESSING 45 5048 50 VEAL CALVES VEALERS MOSTLY STEADY DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM VEALERS FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 300 335 LB 100 00-106 00. CHOICE 145-335 LB 85 00-97 00. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-320 LB 65 0060 00. 110140 LB 52 00 65 00. 80110 LB 45 0054 00 FEW 54 0057 00 STANDARD 55-60 LB 35 0045 00 RETURNED TO FARM BULK 95-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 75 0093 00, FEW 93 00 100 00. SEVERAL SMALL FRAME 90115 LB 57 0075 00 FEW 100115 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100 00110 00. WITH AROUND 30 HEAD 8095 LB 52 0056 00 Bulls 90-130 lbs. 58.00-78.00, few Hoi. Heifers 90-125 lbs. 65.00-91.00. HOGS 444. Barrows & gilts $2 to $3 higher. One Lot US No. 1-2 230 lbs. 52.25, 1-3 215-240 lbs. 49.50-51, one lot 53.75, 2-3 220-245 lbs. 48.75- 50, 3-4 260-275 lbs. 44-46.25, 1-3 190- 210 lbs. 47-48.85. Sows $1 to $3 higher. US No. 1-3 350-600 lbs. sows 40.00- Boars 34.00-37.50. FEEDER PIGS 188. US No. 1-3 2040 lbs. feeder pigs 130.00-172.50, 40-60 lbs. 105.00-132.50 all per hundredweight. SHEEP 577. Choice 2540 lbs. spring si. lambs 137.50-157.50, one lot 162.50, 45-50 lbs. 125.00-140, 55- 120 lbs. 90.00-120.00. Slaughter ewe 12.00- GOATS: 114. Urge 25.0048, Fleshy Kids 25.00-40, Thin Kids 15.00-30.00 all per head. B&R CATTLE CO. RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone; (717)653-8164 Specializing In Stockers & Feeders JOHN BtiWMAN Ph (717)653-5728 RON RANCH Ph (717) 656-9849 r LEBANON I VALLEY I LIVESTOCK I MARKET, INC. I 1 mile East of I Fredericksburg I along Rt. 22 I PHONE I JONESTOWN I 865-2881 | Flea Market Auction (every Tuesday at 12:30, XTools, Eggs, Produce, ■etc. x Buyers & Sellers ■ Welcome
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