A2-Laacastar Fanaiag, Saturday, April It, 1987 Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Market Monday, April 13 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday’s Receipts 1419 80 353 2962 981 Monday’s Auction 451 2936 1322 1333 Last Monday’s Auction 362 1945 559 1532 Last Year’s Auction 1949 153 651 468 216 CATTLE: Slaughter steers firm to .50 higher; heifers steady to 1.00 higher; cows .50-1.00 higher; bullocks .50-1.00 higher; bulls fully steady. Supply included 66% steers, 15% heifers, 13% cows, and 6% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1125-1450 lb. 67.25- couple 59.76-70.00, couple lots 3 to mostly 4 1380-1400 lb. 66.60-66.75; Choice 2-3 few 4 1025-1450 lb. 65.5068.50, few 10t568.50-69.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3 10501450 lb. 63.2566.00, few 66.0066.60; Choice 12501500 lb. Holsteins 55.0058.25, few Good 1525-1600 lb. 47.0048.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 9501200 lb. 59.0063.50, few Choice 2 63.5065.00, couple head high Choice and Prime 2-4 63.25- Good 2-3 9501200 lb. 57.5060.50. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 43.50-46.50, few 47.00- couple high dressing 51.00- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 41.50-45.00, few 45.00 46.00; Canner and low Cutter 39.50 42.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 2-31075-1300 lb. 54.50-58.50; few Good 1-3 1050 1200 lb. 52.50-54.75. Yield grade 1 1450-2150 lb. 52.50-56.74, eight head 57.50-61.00; yield grade 2 1150-1800 lb. 47.75-53.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady, instances 5.00 higher on high Good and low Choice 80-110 lb. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: Couple high Choice and Prime 280-350 lb. 100.00-108.00; high Good and low Choice 140-350 lb. 60.00-75.00, 110-140 lb. 50.00- 65.00, 80-110 lb. 45.00-55.00, few 65- 80 lb. 35.00-45.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Few 95-125 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00-90.00. SHEEP: Wooled lambs 10.00 lower; spring lambs 80-110 lb. 5.00- 8.00 lower, bulk of the supply 20-60 lb. sold to the Easter trade, slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 lower. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and Prime 85-110 lb. 80.00-90.00. SPRING LAMBS: Choice 20-30 lb. 150.00-180.00 with around 50 head 180.00-207.50, 3040 lb. 130.00- 150.00, 40-50 lb. 110.00-130.00, 5040 lb. 110.00-125.00; Good 20-30 lb. 130.00-150.00 late 100.00-130.00,3040 lb. 110.00-130.00, 40-50 lb. 100.00- 120.00. 50401 b. 100.00-110.00. SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility and Good 15.00-25.00, few 25.00- 30.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head. Large fleshy 40.0040.00, thin 30.0040.00; Medium fleshy 30.00- 40.00, thin 20.0040.00. Large kids 40.00-60.00, one 19 head lot 63.00; Medium kids 25.0040.00; small kids 10.00-25.00. HAY. STRAW & CORN SALE J 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 Vintage Cattle Tuesday, April 14 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats 696 695 210 22 Today Last Tues, 878 771 79 17 Last Year 1459 719 45 0 CATTLE: Slaughter steers steady to .50 higher, although weights over 1350 lb. mostly steady; slaughter heifers not fully tested; cows .50-1.00 higher, after few early sales steady; bulls and bullocks mostly steady. Supply included 37% slaughter steers and 43% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Choice and Prime 2-3 1175-1450 lb. 68.50-70.00, with about 15 head 70.00-72.00; Choice 2-3 few 4 1050- 1350 lb. 65.75-69.00, few 69.00-69.50, 1350-1640 lb. 65.50-67.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3 63.75-66.00; few Good and Choice 1190-1460 lb. Holsteins 52.00-56.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Good 2-3 940-1100 lb. 54.00-58.25. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-4 42.75-46.00, few 46.5047.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 42.0045.50, several high dressing 46.5049.00; Canner and low Cutter 39.5041.75, few 37.00 39.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1800 lb. 52.75-56.00; yield grade 2 1200 1500 lb. 48.5051.75. Few Good 1-2 1050-1350 lb. bullocks 53.75-54.25, couple Choice 55.50-59.25. VEAL CALVES; Vealers fully steady. Supply included 531 in graded sale of which 77% sold to return to farm. VEALERS: High Good and low Choice 160-385 lb. 70.0080.00, few 140150 lb. 80.0091.00, 80110 lb. 48.0055.00; Standard 6085 lb. 35.00 45.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 165 head 100115 lb. Holstein bulls 103.00109.00, 30 head 120125 lb. 85.0096.00, and 45 head 9095 lb. 94.0096.00; 90 head 100115 lb. small frame 74.00-82.00. 30 head 100105 lb. Holstein heifers 126.00 '136.00, 20 head 110120 lb. 116.00, and 20 head 9095 lb. 83.00. SHEEP: Supply mainly 2040 lb. spring lambs sold to the Easter trade; slaughter ewes steady. SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2040 lb. 145.00-170.00 with about 20 head 2040 lb. 172.00-192.00, 4045 lb. 120.00-145.00; Good 2040 lb. 90.00- 115.00; with few Choice 70 lb. 100.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 15.00-26.00, few 26.00- 31.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head. Small 15.00-28.00; couple Medium 35.0047.00. Sale Every Tuesday 10:30 A.M. Slaughter Cattla Auction - Steers, lulls. Heifers, Cows. Feeder Cattle. Get calves in early. We start to grade and weigh at 2:00. Lancaster Livestock Auction Wednesday, April 15,1987 Today WkAgo YrAgo 161 316 567 6 19 6 446 420 332 Cattle Calves Hogs ShMp Goats CATTLE INSUFFICIENT VOLUME OF ANY ONE CLASS FOR A MARKET TEST. SMALL AVAILABLE SUPPLY STEADY SLAUGHTER STEERS CHOICE 2-4 1175-1375 LB 66 6069 35. FEW HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 11501300 LB 54 7565 50. GOOD AND CHOICE 12001400 LB HOLSTEINS S 3 75- 57 50. COUPLE 57 5059 50 COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 41 0044 SO. COUPLE 46 SO 4t 25. CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY. 1-3 42 0044 75. COUPLE 44 7567 00. FE LOW CUTTER 40 5042 00 VEAL CALVES INSUFFICIENT VOLUME FOR A MARKETTEST SHEEP NO MARKET TEST GOATS NO MARKET TEST Chambersburg Livestock Auction Chambersburg, Pa. Thursday, April 16,1987 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 291...PDA. Compared with last Thursday’s market: Slaughter cows mostly steady to .50 lower. Choice holstein si. steers 57.50-61.85, Good 53.00-56.00. One Good si. heifer 58.75, few Standard 49.00- Breaking Utility and Commercial si. cows 43.5048.25, few 50.10, Cutter & Boning Utility 41.00- Canner & Low Cutter 37.75-41.75, Shells down to 35.00. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1050-1865 lbs. si. bulls 50.75-57.50. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium Frame No. 1, 400-740 lbs. steers 60.00-74.00. Few Medium Frame No. 1 365-780 lbs. heifers 54.00-58.50. CALVES 348...0ne Prime vealer 107.00, few Choice 80.00-97, few Good 75.00-81, Standard and Good 75-100 lbs. 58.00-64, Utility 60-80 lbs. 50.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 65.00-112, mostly 80.00- Holstein Heifers 85-120 lbs. 65.00-99.00. HOGS 29...C0up1e lots US No. 2-3 245 lbs. barrows and gilts 49.85 & 50.00. US No. 1-8 330-615 lbs. sows 39.50-44.00. Few Boars 34.75-42.00. FEEDER PIGS 12...0ne Lot US No. 1-3 35 lbs. feeder pigs 43.50 all per head. SHEEP 4...0ne Choice 35 lbs. spring si. lamb 75.00. One si. ewe 15.00. GOATS 2...N0 Market Test. r ~~ —*] I THMKMBOF | | | I READ LANCASTER FARMING'S | I ADVERTISING TO FIND ALL I | TOUR NEEDS! j VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. Sale Every Saturday 9 A.M. Hog Sale Business Phene 717-768-8204 Heme Phene 215-458-8518 L. Robert Frame, Manager Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30 New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thursday, April 16,1987 Cattle Calvei Sheep Goata Today 997 420 310 64 Wk Ago 1589 520 1191 419 Yr Ago 316 Ml 114 16 CATTLE SLAUGHTER STEERS 1502 00 LOWER. ALTHOUGH HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME NOT TESTED. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS SCARCE, COWS 1 002 00 LOWER. BULLOCKS STEADY. BULLS WEAK TO 100 LOWER SUPPLY IN CLUDED 58% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 30% COWS SLAUGHTER STEERS CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 11001450 LB 64 5066 85. FEW 67 00 67 50. FEW CHOICE 2 67 506 9 75. CHOICE 36 1150 1350 LB 62 2564 00. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 10501350 LB 59 0064 00. GOOD AND CHOICE 11901450 LB HOLSTEINS 51 50 56 50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FEW GOOD 2-3 950 1100 LB 54 0057 00 COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2 4 40 506 3 75. FEW 44 0045 SO. CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 13 40 0063 50. SEVERAL 43 7566 00. CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 37 50 39 50 BULLOCKS FEW CHOICE 1 3 12501450 LB 55 5059 00. FEW GOOD 1-2 1050 1275 LB SO 75-53 25 BULLS YIELD GRADE 1 14501900 LB 52 OO 54 75, COUPLE 55 0056 50. YIELD GRADE 2 10001450 LB 50 0052 75 VEAL CALVES VEALERS FULLY STEADY. ALTHOUGH CHOICE AND PRIME SCARCE DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM VEALERS CHOICE 160325 LB 75 0092 00 COUPLE HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 285-350 LB 97 00106 00. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 120300 LB 65 OO 75 00,80110 LB 45 0053 00 RETURNED TO FARM BULK 95-120 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 90 0010900, FEW 110 OO 115 00. SEVERAL SMALL FRAME 90110 LB 60 0085 00 SHEEP SUPPLY MAINLY 20-50 LB SPRING LAMBS. SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY SPRING LAMBS CHOICE 20-40 LB 120 DO -144 00. 40-60 LB 9C.00-132 00, FEW 70-100 LB 94 00-104.00. GOOD 30-70 LB >7 00-110 00 SLAUGHTER EWES UTILITY AND GOOD IB 00-32.00. MAINLY 22 00-2 B 00 GOATS ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD SUPPLY MAINLY SMALL AND MEDIUM AT 22 00- 43 00. COUPLE LARGE SO 00-61 00 St. Louis Cattle, Hogs Thursday, April 16,1987 CATTLE AND CALVES 1,000 BULK OF RECEIPTS FEEDER CATTLE FOR THURSDAY'S AUCTION OPEN MARKET CONSISTS OF COWS TRADING ACTIVE. COWS FULLY STEADY. COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 42 00-45 00 CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 45.0047 00 HIGH-YIELDING CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 47 00-4 B 00 CANNER AND LOW CUTTE 1-2 39 0042 00 SHELLY CANNER 1-236.0039.00 RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 3.500 WEEK AGO 3.000 YEAR AGO 3,500 COMPARED TO LAST WEEK'S CLOSE, SLAUGHTER STEERS 3.00-3 SO HIGHER. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 2.50-3.00 HIGHER. COWS FIRM TO 1 00. INSTANCES 2 00 HIGHER. MOST ADVANCE ON HIGH-YIELDING CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY BULLS FIRM TO 100 HIGHER SLAUGHTER SUPPLY MAINLY CHOICE STEERS AND HEIFERS. AROUND 10% COWS. CLOSE HOGS UNCHANGED B 50 5052 50 C SOSOS2.SO G 52.0052 50 H 5225-5250 J 52005225 O 51 505225 P 45505150 W 45.0045 00 WW 45 0045 00 XX 47 004400 Y 49 0049 00 ZZ 44 5044 50. MONDAY 9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows 10;00A.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 A.M. —Veal Calves, Lambs FRIDAY 11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle SATURDAY 8:00 A.M —Slaughter Hogs Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Fri.. April 24-11:00 A.M. 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 County Weekly Lancaster, Pa. Friday, April 17,1987 Cattle Calves 3600 1205 4590 1415 5725 1450 This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE SLAUGHER STEERS GENERALLY STEADY TO 100 HIGHER, ALTHOUGH THUR SDAY'S PRE-HOLIDAY SUPPLY 1 50-2 00 LOWER. ALTHOUGH HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME NOT TESTED LATE, SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY TO 100 HIGHER. COWS CLOSED MOSTLY STEADY, AFTER BEING 100-2 00 HIGHER. BULLOCKS 50-100 HIGHER. BULLS STEADY. INSTANCES 100 LOWER SUPPLY INCLUDED 50% SLAUGH- TER STEERS. 7% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. 23% COWS. 5% BULLS WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS SLAUGHTER STEERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1125-1450 LB 57.25-59 50. FEW 69 50-7000. WITH ABOUT IS HEAD MAINLY YIELD GRADE 2 70 00-72 00, COUPLE LOTS 3-4 1350-1400 LB 66.60-56 75. CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1100-1450 LB 64 5067 00. SEVERAL EARLY PART OF WEEK 67 0069 00. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 10501450 LB 600064 00 FEW EARLY 64 0066 00. GOOD AND CHOICE 11901460 LB HOLSTEINS 515056 25. FEW GOOD 1525-1600 LB 47 OO 48 SO SLAUGHTER HEIFERS CHOICE 2-3 9501200 LB 59 00-63 50. FEW CHOICE 2 63 50-65 00 GOOD 2-3 950-1200 LB 54 00-58 50. FEW 58 50 60 50 COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 40 5044 00. SEVERAL EARLY 44 5047 00. CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 40 0045 00 FEW 45 0046 SO. CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 39 5042 00, FEW LATE 37 0039 50 BULLOCKS CHOICE 1-3 1075-1450 LB 54 SO 58 50. FEW 58 5059 25. GOOD 1-2 10501350 LB 51 0054 75 BULLS YIELD GRADE 1 14002150 LB 52 OO 56 75, EIGHT HEAD 57 5061 00. YIELD GRADE 2 11001800 LB 47 75-53 50 VEAL CALVES VEALERS MOSTLY STEADY ALTHOUGH HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME SCARCE DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEINS TO RETURN TO FARM VEALERS COUPLE HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 280350 LB 97 00108 00. CHOICE 16032* LB 75 0092 00. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140350 LB 650080 00 FEW 80 0090 00, HO 140 LB SO 0065 00.80110 LB 45 0055 00. FEW STANDARD 6085 LB 35 0045 00 RETURNED -TO FARM BULK 95-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 85 00110 00, FEW 110 OO 115 00. SEVERAL SMALL FRAME 90115 LB 600085 00 FEW 100120 LB HOL- STEIN HEIFERS 116 00136 00 National Sheep Summary Wednesday, April IS, 1987 SLAUGHTER LAMBS GENERALLY STEADY AT MIDWEST MARKET CENTERS AT DIXON.CA COMPARED TO TWO WEEKS AGO NO COM PARISON ON SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS, OLD CROP SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY TO 200 LOWER. SLAUGHTER EWES 2 00500 LOWER. FEEDER LAMBS STEADY TO 200 LOWER IN THE MIDWEST SLAUGHTER EWES AND FEEDER LAMBS STEADY IN DIRECT TRADING SLAUGHTER LAMBS STADY IN THE MIDWEST TUESDAY SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE AND PRIME 90 120 LBS MIDWEST SPRING 55.00-92 75. OLD CROP SHORN S 3 00*7 25 VIRGINIA SPRING 94 SO DIXON SPRING B 4 25-BS.SO, OLD CROP 73 0075 50 SPRINGFIELD.MO SPRING «5 00. OLD CROP 73 0045.00 DIRECT TRADE (LAMBS FOB WITH 3-4% SHRINK.) MIDWEST 925 SLAUGHTER LAMBS CHOICE AND PRIME OLD CROP SHORN US -140 LBS S 3 0086 00 DIR CATTLE CO. RDI, Marietta, PA I 17547 '! Office Phone: I (717) 653-8164 I Specializing In | Stockers & | Feeders | JOHN BOWMAN I Ph: (717) 653-5728 I RON RANCK Ph: (717)656-9849 ! LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile East of Fredericksburg along Rt. 22 PHONE JONESTOWN 865-2881 Flea Market Auction every Tuesday at 12:30, Tools, Eggs. Produce, etc. Buyers & Sellers Welcome
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