HU-CMlw farming, ktariqf, May 1,1M7
Livestock market and auction news
1 Lancaster Market
Mooday, May 4
Report Supplied by USD A
Cattle Calves HogsSheepGoats
Monday’s Receipts
1930 75 M 3 335 324
Monday’s Auction
563 339 340
Last Monday’s Auction
395 563 423
Last Year’s Auction
1638 80 653 339 424
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
steady, instances 50 lower;
slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00 higher;
cows steady to weak; bullocks
steady; bulls firm to 1.00 higher.
Supply included 77% steers, 11%
heifers, 7% cows, and 5% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1225-1450 lb.
69.50-73.00, few 73.50-75.50; Choice
24 1200-1450 lb. 68.00-70.00, few
70.00-70.60,1075-1200 lb. 67.00-69.50;
high Good and low Choice 2-31100-
1350 lb. 65.00-67.00; few Good 26
63.0045.00; Choice and Prime 1200-
1550 lb. Holsteins 61.0062.75, Good
to mostly Choice 1140-1680 lb. 56.00-
60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 2-4 1120-
1365 lb. 65.5068.50; few Choice 2
1100-1250 lb. 66.2548.75; Choice 53
1000-1300 lb. 60.0046.00. few 66.00
67.75,000-1000 lb. 56.5044.00; Good
23 900-1125 lb. 54.5040.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 45.00-48.50, few
48.5040.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility I*3 42.75-47.50, few 47.50
50.00; Canner and low Cutter 40.00
43.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2311201350
lb. 54.7540.50; few Good 1-2 1050
1250 lb. 53.5046.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 12002000
lb. 55.0050.75,15 head 1485-2060 lb.
60.0004.50; yield grade 210001500
lb. 51,0056.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, instances 5.00 higher on
high Good and low Choice;
slaughter calves firm to 5.00
higher. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and
Prime 270-370 lb. 100.00-115.00;
Choice 160-350 lb. 85.00-100.00; high
Good and low Choice 250-350 lb.
75.00-85.00, 80-115 lb. 50.0062.00,
few 105-115 lb. 62.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 325-550 lb. 55.00-70.00;
few Choice 325450 lb. 70.0080.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
96-125 lb. Holstein bulls 90.00-
110.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs fully
steady; slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 80-110 lb. 93.00-100.00, few
Good 90.00-93.00; Choice 6040 lb.
100.00-110.00, few 3050 lb. 100.00-
135.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Good and
Choice 80-110 lb. 85.00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 20.00-35.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head; Large fleshy 55.00-70.00, thin
45.00- Medium fleshy 40.00-
55.00, thin 30.0040.00; Small fleshy
25.00- thin 20.0030.00.
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE ijf|
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 ol State Buyers ■ Cash or Certified Check Only
Vintage Cattle
Toeaday, May S
Report Supplied by UBDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
908 579 21 0
Today
Last
Tues.
006 653 31 3
Last Year 1307 613 22 10
CATTLE: Slaughter steers SO
LDO higher; slaughter heifers not
fully tested; cows steady to weak;
bulls steady. Supply included 63
percent slaughter steers and 33
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1165-1450 lb.
71.50- few 74.75-76.10; Good
and Choice 1-2 1150-1410 lb. 73.25-
76.10; Choice 2-3 few 41150-1525 lb.
68.50- few 71.75-72.50; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 64.50458.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Good and Choice 2-3 1096-1225 lb.
58.75-61.25, individual 1020 lb. 66.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 45.5049.75, couple
51.0052.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 42.7548.50, several 48.50-
49.50, couple 49.75-50.50; Canner
and low Cutter 39.7542.75, couple
43.7545.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1485-2165
lb. 54.0048.00, couple 59.2541.25;
yield grade 2 12001535 lb. 53.00
54.75.
VEAL CALVES: Small supply
Choice vealers mostly steady; high
Good and low Choice 10.0015.00
higher. Supply included 486 in
graded sale of which 84 percent
sold to return to form.
VEALERS: Few Choice 180255
lb. 96.00100.00; high Good an low
Choice 200395 lb. 78.0043.00,70110
lb. 73.0077.00; Standard 0075 lb.
63.0068.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 200
head 90115 lb. Holstein bulls
130.00135.00, 25 head 120125 lb.
120.00; 25 head small frame 110115
lb. 116.00118.00,45 head 100106 lb.
104.00106.00, and 9095 lb. 88.00. 45
head 100120 lb. Holstein heifers
96.00105.00, and 25 head 8546 lb.
88.0094.00,
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for
a market test; few Choice 2035 lb.
spring lambs 90.00-110.00.
GOATS: No market test.
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MONDAY
900 A M —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10 00 AM —Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
WEDNESDAY
8:00 A M —Slaughter Hogs
1000 AM —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
1100 AM —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11 00 A M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8 00 A M —Slaughter Hogs
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Thurs. f May 14-11:00 A.M.
Graded Cattle sold in lots of 10 or more
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 LitiU Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 91 Year*
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, May 8
Report Supplied by USD A
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
430 18 272 33 6
Wednesday’s Auction
388 10 329 0 0
Last Wed.’s Auction
443 8 505 0 0
Last Year’s Auction
396 14 425 4 0
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
steady; slaughter heifers 1.00-2.00
higher; small supply cows steady;
bullocks and bulls mostly steady.
Supply included 77% slaughter
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 24 1175-1525 lb.
71.75-74.10, few head 74.25-75.00;
few head Prime mostly 41400-1550
lb. 69.00-70.00; Choice 241150-1460
lb. 69.75-72.35, mainly 70.50-71.85;
high Good and low Choice 251100-
1425 lb. 85.7550.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 few 4 960-1220 lb. 65.25-
68.75, copple 1265-1440 lb. 68.25-
70.25.
COWS: Couple Breaking Utility
2-3 48.25-49.00; couple Commercial
84 43.7545.00; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 43.0iM7.50, couple 48.00
49.25; Canner and low Cutter 40.75-
44.00.
BULLOCKS; One lot Choice 2-3
1155-1255 lb. 57.7542.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1300
1800 lb. 53.2556.50, individual 58.75.
VEAL CALVES: No market test.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: No market test.
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
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, May 7
CATTLE: 1750 Slaughter steers
.50-1.00 higher; slaughter heifers
steady; cows 1.00-1.50 higher, after
few early sales steady to .50
higher; bullocks and bulls 1.00-2.00
lower. Supply included 74 percent
slaughter steers and 19 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 24 1195-1550 lb.
71.75-73.35, mainly 73.00-74.85;
Choice 2-3, few 41060-1450 lb. 69.75-
73.10, mainly 70.50-72.50; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1100-1500
lb. 67.00-70.00; Good and Choice
1100-1575 lb. Holsteins 56.00-60.76,
few Choice and Prime 61.5064.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-31060-1350 lb. 66.0069.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 24 45.0049.50, several
high dressing 50.0051.50; Cutter
and boning Utility 1-3 43.25-50.00,
mainly 44.5049.00, couple high
dressing 50.00-51.75; Canner and
low Cutter 40.5044.00, few 44.00-
46.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1400 lb.
56.00-59.50, couple 60.00-60.50;
Good 1-21050-1350 lb. 52.0056.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-1960
lb. 52.7557.50, few 57.5059.50,
individual 1860 lb. 64.75; yield
grade 21000-1550 lb. 48.0053.50.
VEAL CALVES: 396. Vealers
firm to 5.00 higher, high Good and
low Choice 5.00-10.00 higher, or
20.00-25.00 for the week. Demand
good for Holstein bulls to reutm to
farm.
VEALERS: Choice 200560 lb.
95.00- couple high Choice
106.00- high Good and low
Choice 125-160 lb. 88.0055.00,80-120
lb. 73.0055.00, few 110125 lb. 85.00
90.00; Standard 7055 lb. 70.0073.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-130 lb. Holstein Bulls 100.00
135.00, several 135.00145.00; few
small frame 85-110 lb. 75.00100.00.
SHEEP: 143. Spring lambs and
slaughter ewes teady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 90-105 lb. 96.00-103.00;
Choice 30-55 lb. 121.00-142.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 28.00-39.00.
GOATS: 68. All goats sold by the
head, Large 50.00-58.00, couple
68.00-72.00; Medium 35.00-45.00,
few 45.00-49.00; Small 20.00-27.00.
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Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, May 8
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calve*
5300 1075
4947 1144
5239 1043
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE; Slaughter steers 1.50
to 3.00 higher; si. heifers 2.00 to
3.00 higher; cows 1.00 to 1.50
higher; bullocks steady; bulls
steady after few early sales being
1.00 higher. Supply included 71 per
cent si. steers, 7 per cent si.
heifers, 15 per cent cows, 4 per cent
bulls with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 2-4 1165-1550 lbs.
71.50-75.00 few head 75.00-76.10;
Good & Choice 1-2 1150-1450 lbs.
73.25-76.10; Choice 2-3 few 4 1050
1450 lbs. 69.75-73.10 mainly 70.50
72.50; high Good & low Choice 2-3
66.00-70.00, few Good 2-3 mainly
early 63.0006.00; Choice and
Prime 1200-1575 lb. holsteins 61.00
64.25; Good to mostly Choice 1100-
1575 lbs. 56.0060.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
high Choice & Prime 24 1100-1140
lbs. 67.0070.25; Choice 2-31000-1350
lbs. 65.25-69.00, few early 62.00
65.00; Good 2-3 9001125 lbs. early
part of week 54.5060.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 45.0049.50,
severaly high dressing 50.0052.00;
Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3 42.75-
50.00, mainly 44.5049.00, couple
high dressing 51.00-51.75; Canner &
low Cutter 40.5046.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-310501400
lbs. 54.7059.50 couple 60.0062.25;
Good 1-210501350 lbs. 52.0056.50.
BULLS: YG 1, 1200-2165 lbs.
52.75-59.75 around 20 head 60.00-
64.75; YG 2, 1000-1500 lbs. 50.00-
56.00 few late 48.00-50.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers firm to
10.00 higher, although high Good &
low Choice 80-110 lbs. 20.00-25.00
higher for the week; si. calves firm
to 5.00 higher. Demand goood for
holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice &
Prune 270370 lbs. 100.00-115.00;
Choice 160-360 lbs. 90.00-106.00;
high Good & low Choice 125-350 lbs.
80.00-95.00, 80-120 lbs. 73.0035.00,
few 110-120 lbs. 85.00-90.00;
Standard 70-85 lbs. 63.00-73.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 325-550 lbs. 55.00-70.00, few
Choice 325-450 lbs. 70.0030.00.
RETURN TO FARM: Bulk 95-
130 lb. holstein bulls 100.00-135.00,
several 135.00-145.00, few small
frame 85-110 lbs. 75.00-106.00, few
100-120 lb. holstein heifers 98.00-
105.00.
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