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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster UvisWWfe 1
Auction
Monday, June 1,1987
Cattle Calvea Hogi Sheep Goata
Today
1106 120 341 721 502
Week Ago
1170 40 001 SB 300
Year Ago
1664 104 366 623 423
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS 15M.50
LOWER, ALTHOUGH HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME NOT FULLY TESTED;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 1.50-J.OO LOWER;
COWS 30-1.00 LOWER; BULLOCKS FULLY
STEADY; BULLS MOSTLY STEADY.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 71% STEERS, 11%
HEIFERS, •% COWS. AND 10% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; FEW HEAD HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 34 USO-ISSO LB 72.50-
71.30; CHOICE « FEW 4 1060-1300 LB 00.75-
71.50, FEW HEAD 72.30-73.00; COUPLE LOTS
CHOICE M 1000-1033 LB 01.0040.00; HIGH
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 14 1030-1330 LB
60.00-70.00; FEW GOOD 031000-1430 LB 82.00
06.30; COUPLE LOADS COMMERCIAL AND
GOOD 3-4 1440-1060 LB 36.0040.00, FEW 1773-
1060 LB 32.00-34.00; GOOD AND CHOICE 1290-
1730 LB HOISTEINS 53.7640.30, FEW
CHOICE 1300-1473 IB 00.3042.50, FEW
COMMERCIAL AND GOOD 1306-1730 LB
52.7645.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 950-
1250 LB 67.254t.50, COUPLE 70.00; GOOD 2-3
930-1150 LB 53.50-55.50, COUPLE LOTS 750470
LB 55.0042.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 45.75-4t.75; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BEEF BREED 43.00-45.00;
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 44.00-
47.00, COUPLE 47.50-40.00; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 40.0043.50, FEW IN DOUBT
FUL HEALTH 30.0031.00
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-310501350 LB 00.50
04.75; FEW GOOD 1-210601225 LB 55.25-59.75.
BULLS. YIELD GRADE 1 1375-2000 LB
50.7002.00, EIGHT HEAD 04.7000.75; YIELD
GRADE 210601450 LB 53.2050.75.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY TO
5.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER CALVES NOT
COMPAR- ABIE. DEMAND GOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
270350 LB 16.00110.00; CHOICE 100300 LB
05.0005.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
140350 LB 75.0005.00,00110 LB 70.0002.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES. GOOD AND
CHOICE 350525 LB 00.0070.00, FEW CHOICE
70.0075.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: SMALL SUPPLY
HOLSTEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS 95-125 LB
100.00130.00.
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS 75-100
HIGHER; SOWS UNEVEN, 300500 LB 1.50
2.00 LOWER, 500050 LB 3.004.00 LOWER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210245 LB
50.5059.25. US 1 210250 LB 00.0041.50. US 1-3
200250 LB 50.0040.50. US 24 220200 LB 57.50
50.00, FEW 205-215 LB 51.0050.00.
SOWS; US 1-2 300500 IB 40.0044.00, FEW
44.0045.50. US 1-3 500450 LB 30.0043.00.
SHEEP: SPRING LAMBS 5.00-5.00
LOWER; SLAUGHTER EWES 4.0M.00
LOWER.
SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME DS
HD LB aO.OMS.DO, FEW 05.0040.00; GOOD TO
LOW CHOICE 6545 LB 70.0040.00; FEW
CHOICE 3040 LB 90.00-100.00
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 15.0040.00
GOATS; ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD, SOME LATE ARRIVING OF
FERINGS 5.00- 10.00 LOWER. LARGE 55.00-
70.00, LATE 50.0045.00; MEDIUM 40.0055.00,
LATE 30.0050.00; SMALL 300030.00, LATE
1000-25.00
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
June 4,1987
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Return to Farm Calves 110.00-
142.00.
Good Veal 95.00-120.00.
Common Veal 70.00-100.00.
Choice Steers 66.00-71.50.
Good Steers 60.0045.00.
Common Steers 49.00-59.00.
Commercial Cows 44.00-50.00.
Canners-Cutters 38.00-46.00.
Shells 32.00-37.00.
Choice Heifers 61.00-68.00.
Good Heifers 57.00-63.00.
Common Heifers 47.00-56.00.
Good Feeders 65.00-74.00.
Common Feeders 50.00-64.00.
Bulls 46.00-56.00.
Good Hogs 56.00-59.10.
Heavies 51.50-55.00.
Sows 40.00-44.25.
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE ipfl
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 orCerhfied Check Only
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Tuesday, Jane 2,1987
Cattle Calves Sheep Goati
Today 010 056 31 4
WaakAfo 1100 715 27 3
Year Ago 1101 COO 33 13
CATTLE. SLAUGHTER STEERS SO HIGHER.
INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS NOT TESTED; COWS 50-1.00 LOWER;
BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 55 PER
CENT SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 30 PERCENT
COWS
SLAUGHTER STEERS. HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1225-1325 LB 73 00-75.25. 12 HEAD
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1200-1350 LB 75.25-
76.25: CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1100-1450 LB TO 50
73 00. COUPLE LOTS 1000-1100 LB 69.50-70.00:
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 1100-1450 LB
66 50-70.50. AROUND 30 HEAD RETURNED TO
FEED AT 67.25-66.25; GOOD 2-3 1000-1325 LB
620066 50. FEW RETURNED TO FEED AT
62.75-64.85, GOOD AND CHOICE 1260-1760 LB
HOLSTEINS 5500 50 75. ONE LOT CHOICE
1270 LB 62 10
COWS. BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL
2-4 45 0046.75, COUPLE 49 50 51 50. COM
MERCIAL 3-4 43 0045.00. CUTTER AND
BONING UTILITY 1-3 43 00 47.25. FEW HIGH
DRESSING 480049 50; CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 40.00 42 50. FEW 38 0040 00
BULLS. YIELD GRADE 1-213001900 LB 55 50
60.10. COUPLE CHOICE 1155- 1325 LB
BULLOCKS 60 SO
VEAL CALVES VEALERS FULLY STEADY,
INSTANCES 5.00 HIGHER ON HIGH GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE SOUS LB SUPPLY INCLUDED
549 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH S 3 PERCENT
SOLO TO RETURN TO FARM
VEALERS FEW CHOICE 150320 LB S 9 0O
100 00. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 170275
LB 72 00-90 00, SOUS LB 80 0087 00. FEW 60
75 LB 64 0079 00
RETURNED TO FARM 60 HEAD 100120 LB
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 1180012100 AND 20
HEAD 9095 LB 96 00. 40 HEAD SMALL FRAME
80105 LB 82 0087 00. 30 HEAD 120125 LB
HOLSTEIN BULLS 111 00115 00, 210 HEAD 90
115 LB 122 OO 130 00, SO HEAD SMALL FRAME
100120 LB 11100115 00, AND 25 HEAD 9095
LB 88 00
SHEEP INSUFFICIENT VOLUME FOR A
MARKET TEST, FEW CHOICE 25-55 LB SPRING
LAMBS 79 0095 00. FEW UTILITY AND GOOD
SLAUGHTER EWES 23 OO 37 00
GOATS NO MARKET TEST
National
Stockyards
St Louis
June 4,1987
FLASH 51 CLOSE CATTLE AND CALVES 500
BULK OF RECEIPTS SFEEDER CATTLE FOR
THURSDAY'S AUCTION OPEN MARKET CON
SISTS OF COWS COWS FULLY 1 00 LOWER
COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL
2-4 40 0043 00 CUTTER AND BONING UILITY 1
2 410044 00 HIGH-YIELDING CUTTER AND
BONING UTILITY 1-2 44 00 CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 1-2 37 0040 00
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 2.000 WEEK AGO
I.COO- YEAR AGO 3,300 COMPARED TO
HOLIDAY WEEK, SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
HEIFERS MOSTLY ISO LOWER AND UNCER
CONTINUED LOWER BUYING PRESSURE
HOLSTEIN STEERS REACHED HIGHER LEVELS
MONDAY. BUT DECLINE 2 00-3 00 LOWER ON
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY'S MARKETS COWS
100 LOWER FROM LAST WEEK'S CLOSE
SLAUGHTER BULLS IN SCARCE SUPPLY IN
CREASED DEWMAND FOR TWO-WAY STEERS
TO RETURN TO FEED LOTS IN AVERAGE TO
GOOD GRADE CONDITION S INCREASED
SUPPLY OF CHOICE GRADE SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS, 10% COWS RM 214
QUOTATION CHANGES CD 4100-44 00 CG
410044 00
CLOSE HOGS SOWS OVER 500 LBS 44 00 TO
MOSTLY 45 OO REST UNCHANGED
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9 00 A M —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10 OO A M —Goats, Veal Calves,
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12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs -
WEDNESDAY
8 OO A M —Slaughter Hogs
10 00 AM —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
1100 AM —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11 OO A M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8 00AM —Slaughter Hogs
Naxt Graded Faadar Cattle Sale >
Fri.. June 12 -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 Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, Jane 3,1987
Cattle Cahea Hogt Sheep GoaU
Today 60 31 223 0 0
WaakAao 234 59 500 1 0
VaarAao 309 15 189 0 0
CATTLE' INSUFFICIENT VOLUME FOR A
MARKET TEST; FEW CHOICE 2-3 1115-1430 LB
SLAUGHTER STEERS 70.0072.25. HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 1035- 1250 LB 66.5070 00:
FEW CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY COWS
43.0047.00.
VEAL CALVES. NO MARKET TEST
HOGS- BARROWS AND GILTS STEADY TO SO
HIGHER: SOWS FIRM TO 2.00 HIGHER
BARROWS AND GILTS. US 1-2 210245 LB
59.0059.50 US 1 210250 LB 60 006100 US 1-
3 200250 LB 58.5059 00 US 24 FEW 220250
LB 58 0058.50
SOWS US 1-3 300500 LB 42 004600 500
650 LB 41.0043 00
SHEEP. NO MARKET TEST
GOATS. NO MARKET TEST
New York State
Livestock
Albany, New York
June 4,1987
FED/STATE DAILY SUMMARY INCLUDES
ARGYLE. CANANDAIGUA. DEKALB JUNCTION 8
VERNON FOR WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3.1M7
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEER 8 LAMBS
DAIRY WEDNESDAY. 6-3 635 747 248 35 97
LAST WEDNESDAY. 5-27 556 834 253 31 60
YEAR AGO. 64 525 741100 9 69
SLAUGHTER CATTLE DEMAND MODERATE
TO GOOD COMPARED TO TUESDAY COWS
STEERS CHOICE 2-3 1000-1325 LB 64 7669 75.
COUPLE 70 2670 50. GOOD 2-3 950-1275 LB
60 00-66 00, FEW CHOICE 2-3 HOLSTEINS 1450-
1500 LB 56 7658 75. GOOD 2-3 HOLSTEINS
1050-1475 LB 52 00-57 25 HEIFERS CHOICE 2-
3 900-1225 LB 64 0069 00. FEW GOOD 2-3 850
1075 LB 58 7662 25. GOOD 2-3 HOLSTEINS
10501275 LB 48 0052 50. STANDARD 1-2
HOLSTEINS 826950 LB 45 5046 50 COWS
BREAKING UTILITY 8 COMMERCIAL 2-3 43 50
47 50, FEW UP TO 48 SO. BONING UTILITY 1 3
42 0046 25. CUTTER 1-2 39 0043 50. CANNER
8 LOW-CUTTER 1-2 36 0040 50. FEW DOWN TO
35 00 BULLS YIELD GRADE 1 10002300 LB
SO 5056.00. COUPLE 58 50. FEW LOW
DRESSING 9001500 LB 48 0049 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES 8 VEALERS DEMAND
MODERATE TO GOOD VEALERS OVER 190 LB
UNEVENLY STEADY. UNDER 110 LB MOSTLY
5 0015 00 LOWER CALVES GOOD 266440 LB
52 006000 VEALERS HIGH CHOICE 8 PRIME
296340 LB 95 0099 50. CHOICE 190345 LB
75 009000. GOOD 140330 LB 70 0080 00.
GOOD 8 CHOICE 90110 LB 68 008000.
WESTERN AREA 80 0086 50. 7090 LB 6000
70 00, CENTRAL AREA 8 WESTERN AREA 75 OO
84 00.6070 LB 50 0062 00
CALVES RETURNED TO FEED 55% HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 80110 LB 8000105 00 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 80130 LB 80 00125 00. MOSTLY 90 OO
12000
FEEDER CATTLE STEERS MEDIUM-LARGE
NO 1-2 825-1050 LB 56 0044 50 HOLSTEIN
STEERS LARGE NO 2 550425 LB 46 25-55 SO
HEIFERS MEDIUM-LARGE NO 1-2 350-475 LB
64 5047 50.450425 LB 61 00- 69 50
SLAUGHTER HOGS BARROWS 8 GILTS US 1-
2 225-245 LB 56 50-57 00; US 2 3 200-230 LB
55 00-56 00. US 24 265-285 LB 53 00-54 00
SOWS US 1-3 285-560 LB 39 5044 50
SHEEP 8 LAMBS SPRING SLAUGHTER
LAMBS CHOICE 8 PRIME 90-100 LB 85 00-
86 00 SLAUGHTER EWES UTILITY 8 GOOD 130-
330 LB 23 00-33 50
DAIRY PER HEAD BASIS HEIFERS
SPRINGING MEDIUM-LARGE FRAME $720-870
SMALL-MEDIUM FRAME 550-780 OPEN 700-900
LB 310450 500700 LB 225-350
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, June 4
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1536 589 122 90
Last Thursday
1075 341 144 83
Last Year
908 531 160 28
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
mostly steady; slaughter heifers
not fully tested; cows uneven,
cutter to commercial mostly
steady, canner and low cutter
steady to weak; bullocks scarce,
small supply mostly steady; bulls
.50-1.00 lower. Supply included 69
percent slaughter steers and 23
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
choice and prime 2-4 1200-1385 lb.
72.00- few chocie and prime 2-
3 1100-1325 lb. 73.75-75.00; few high
choice and prime 3-4 1400-1525 lb.
71.00- choice 2-3, few 4 1100-
1500 lb. 70.00-72.60, few 72.76-73.10;
choice 2-3 990-1100 lb. 68.00-72.00;
high good and low choice 2-3 1000-
1450 lb. 66.00-70.00, few 70.00-70.50;
good 2-3 1000-1350 lb. 60.0046.00;,
good and choice 1180-1500 lb.
holsteins 56.00-60.00, few standard
and low good 1000-1250 lb. 51.00-
55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
choice 2-3 925-1165 lb. 67.00-69.p0;
few good 2-3 925-1050 lb. 57.0060.50,
one lot 795 lb. 54.75.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-4 44.75-49.50;
commercial 3-4 42.00-44.50; cutter
and boning utility 1-3 44.50-47.50,
several 47.50-49.25; canner and low
cutter 40.00-44.00, several low
yielding 38.50-40.00.
BULLOCKS: Few choice 2-3
1170-1385 lb. 58.5063.75; good 1-2
1050-1350 lb. 52.0065.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-1900
lb. 55.0067.50, couple 57.5060.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1475 lb. 52.00-
56.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, instances 3.00 higher on
high good and low choice 80-110 lb.;
demand good for holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: High choice and
prime 265-365 lb. 100.00-108.00,
couple 111.00-114.00; choice 180-360
lb. 84.00-98.00; high good and low
choice 130-220 lb. 75.00-93.00; 80-110
lb. 83.00-92.00, few standard 65-90
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Jones
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
4000 1575
3884 1154
4075 1328
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 2.00
to 3.00 lower, extremes 4.00 lower;
si. heifers 1.50 to 2.00 lower; cows
1.00 to 2.00 lower; bullocks steady
to weak; bulls .50 to 1.00 lower.
Supply included 60 per cent si.
steers, 5 per cent si. heifers, 20 per
cent cows, 5 per cent bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice & Prime 3-4 1200-1550 lbs.
72.00-73.75, few 73.75-75.25; 12 head
Choice ft Prime 2-3 1200-1350 lbs.
75.25-76.25; Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-
1500 lbs. 70.00-73.10; Choice 2-3 990-
1100 lbs. 68.00-72.00; high Good &
low Choice 2-3 1000-1450 lbs. 66.00-
70.00; Good 2-3 1000-1350 lbs. 60.00-
66.00; couple loads Commercial &
Good 34 1440-1850 lbs. 55.0040.00;
Good & Choice 1290-1750 lb.
holsteins 55.00-60.00 few Choice
60.50- few Standard & low
Good 1000-1250 lbs. 51.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 925-1250 lbs. 67.00-69.50,
couple 70.50; Good 2-3 950-1150 lbs.
60.50- couple lots 780470 lbs.
54.7542.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-4 44.75-49.50, few
early part of week 49.50-51.50;
Commercial 3-4 42.00-45.00; Cutter
& Boning Utility 1-3 44.00-47.50,
several 47.50-49.50; Canner & low
Cutter 40.0044.00, several low
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lb. 75.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-130 lb. holstein bulls 112.00-
130.00, few 130.00-134.00; few small
frame 85-105 lb. 88.00-105.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs steady to
weak; slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 80-115
lb. 77.00-88.00, couple 80 lb. 91.00-
96.00.; choice 25-55 lb. 89.00-96.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and good 22.00-35.00, few 15.00-
20.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, few large 50.00-71.00, bilk of
supply medium at 32.00-49.00,
small 20.00-32.00, few 16.00-20.00.
Markets on A 37
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1:30 P.M.
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Evenings Jim, 249-2359
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RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
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