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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Sept. 14
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Receipts
1644 1M 362 SO2 345
Monday's Auction
1576 121 429 672 480
Last Monday's Auction
1172 84 846 474 384
Last Year’s Auction
1255 155 450 719 302
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
.50-1.00 LOWER, INSTANCES 1.50
LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFES 1.00
INSTANCES 1.50 HIGHER; COWS FUL
LY STEADY: BULLOCKS FIRM TO
1.00 HIGHER; BULLS FULLY STEADY.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 67% SLAUGHTER
STEERS. 16% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
11% COWS, AND 6% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 3-41200-1475L8.
67.85-69.50; FEW CHOICE AND PRIME
2-3 1175-1425 LB. 70.00-72.25; CHOICE
2-3 FEW 4 1065-1450 LB. 65.25-68.35,
MAINLY 66.00-67.50; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1325 LB.
63.50- FEW GOOD 2-3
60.75-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
900-1250 LB. 62.50-66.50, FEW
66.50- GOOD 2-3 900-1150 LB.
58.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 46.00-48.50, FEW
48.50- COUPLE HIGH DRESSING
50.00- CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-3 42.75-46.50, FEW
46.50-
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1300
LB. 59.75-61.50. COUPLE 62.75-64.25;
YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1550 LB
53.75- 50.
VEAL CALVES; VEALERS MOSTLY
STEADY, ALTHOUGH CHOICE AND
PRIME NOT FULLY TESTED:
SLAUGHTER CALVES WEAK TO 5 00
LOWER DEMAND FAIR FOR HOUS
TON BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE CHOICE
180-250 LB. 90.00-100.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 160-250 LB.
70.00- 00, 80-110 LB. 80.00-90.00,
FEW STANDARD 65-80 LB.
70.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 270-500 LB. 55.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 110.00-125.00;
FEW SMALL FRAME 90-110 LB.
100.00-
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS 1 00
LOWER; SOWS NOT COMPARABLE.
NO RECENT TEST.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-250 LB. 54.75-55.50, US 1 FEW
215-245 LB. 56.00-57.00; US 1-3 210-250
LB. 54.00-54.75; US 2-4 220-265 LB
53.25-54 00.
SOWS: US 1-2 300-500 LB.
44 00-47.50; US 1-3 500-650 LB
48 00-51.50.
SHEEP SPRING LAMBS FULLY •
STEADY. AROUND 200 HEAD SOLD
AS FEEDER LAMBS, SLAUGHTER
EWES STEADY.
SPRING LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 80-110 LB. 73 00-78 00,
CHOICE 70-105 LB. 70 00-75.00; FEW
GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 60-85 LB
65 00-70 00, AROUND 200 HEAD 45-80
LB. RETURNED TO FEED AT
65 00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 30 00-37.00; FEW YEARLINGS
AND TWO-YEAR OLDS 40.00-60.00.
GOATS; ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 50.00-80,00; MEDIUM
35.00-50.00; SMALL 20.00-35.00.
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE
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 Onjy
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Fa.
Tuesday, September 15, 1987
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1188 980 23 S
Wk Ago 1343 966 1 0
Yr Ago 971 632 5 0
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
UNEVEN, GOOD TO AVERAGE
CHOICE FULLY STEADY INSTANCES
SO HIGHER, HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 50-1.00 HIGHER INSTANCES
1.50 HIGHER; COWS FIRM TO 1.00
HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS AND
BULLS NOT FULLY TESTED. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 68 PERCENT SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND 30 PER- CENT COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1150-1425 LB
69.00- 25 HEAD 72.25-73.85;
CHOICE 2 1000-1375 LB 68.75-72.00,
FIVE HEAD 72.25- 72.75; CHOICE 2-3
FEW 4 1075-1425 LB 65.75-68.00, FEW
68.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 63.00-67.00; FEW GOOD
2-3 61.00-64.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 45.75-48.75, COU
PLE HIGH DRESSING 49.50-51.00;
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3
42.0047.50, SEVERAL 47.50-48.75,
FEW HIGH DRESSING 49.0050.50;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 38.75-
42.50, FEW 36.0038.75.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS MOSTLY
STEADY. ALTHOUGH WEIGHTS
OVER 140 LB SCARCE. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 643 IN GRADED SALE OF
WHICH 69 PERCENT SOLD TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS; COUPLE CHOICE
145-245 LB 89.0096.00; FEW HIGH
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 120175 LB
80.00-90.00, 80-110 LB 76.00-87.00;
STANDARD 6085 LB 60.0072.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 60 HEAD
90-120 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
146.00-149 00; 28 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 80-105 LB 125.00127.00. 225
HEAD 100125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS
111.00114 00,50 HEAD 90-95 LB 95.00,
90 HEAD 100-115 LB SMALL FRAME
9000.
SHEEP; INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST.
SPRING LAMBS: COUPLE CHOICE
35-110 LB 70.0078.00; FEW GOOD
45-50 LB 67.0069.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; UTILITY AND
GOOD 18.0028.00.
GOATS; NO MARKET TEST.
hours a day
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 AM —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
Thurs., Sept. 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 Auction
Wedneaday, Sept. 16
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calvei Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Receipts
132 46 455 44 103
Wednesday's Auction
72 36 375 4 0
Last Wed.’s Auction
140 18 378 7 0
Last Year's Auction
173 9 437 0 2
CATTLE: INSUFFIENT VOLUME OF
ANY ONE CLASS TO FULLY TEST
RENDS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-4 1125-1350 LB. 65.25-67.25;
GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 2-3 11001280
LB. 62.5065.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: COUPLE
CHOICE 2-3 9301000 LBS. 62.50-62.75;
COUPLE GOOD 2-3 885-910 LB.
59.25-60.25.
COWS: COUPLE BREAKING UTILI
TY 2-3 46.25-47.25; COMMERCIAL 2-4
42.0045.75; CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-3 42.5044.75; FEW CAN
NER AND LOW CUTTER 37.75-42.00.
VEAL CALVES; HIGH GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE 85-110 LB. VEALERS
STEADY. DEMAND FAIR FOR HOLS
TEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 85-110 LB. 75.0085.00; FEW
STANDARD 75-90 LB. 70.0075.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: FEW 95-120
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 95.00110.00.
HOGS; BARROWS AND GILTS
.50-1.00 LOWER; SOWS 1.00-2.00
LOWER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
205-250 LB. 54.0054.75; US 1 FEW
210245 LB. 55.0057.00; US 1-3 210-250
LB. 53.00-53.75, ONE LOT 205 LB.
52.00; US 2-4 220255 LB. 52.00-52.75.
SOWS: US 1-2 350-500 LB.
43 00-46.50, US 1-3 500-650 LB
46.0048.50.
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, September 17
CATTLE: 1266. SLAUGHTER
STEERS .50-1.00 LOWER,
ALTHOUGH HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME NOT FULLY TESTED;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT
TESTED; COWS .50-1.00 HIGHER;
BULLOCKS SCARCE; BULLS
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 67
PERCENT SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 26 PERCENT COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1425
LBS. 68.35-69.50; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
985-1465 LBS. 65.00-67.75, FEW LOTS
68.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1425 LBS.
63.00- INCLUDING AROUND 80
HEAD 990-1140 LB. SOLD TO
RETURN TO FEED AT 64.50-66.00;
GOOD 2-3 60.00-63.00; GOOD AND
CHOICE 1190-1535 LB. HOLSTEINS
54.50-58.25, FEW CHOICE AND
PRIME 59.60-61.50.
SLAUGHNTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-3 930-1075 LB. 64.00-6525;
FEW MIXED GOOD AND CHOICE
800-1025 LBS. 58.75-60.75.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 45.75-48.50, FEW
49.00- FEW COMMERCIAL 3-4
43.75-45.75; CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-3 42.75-49.50, MAINLY
44.00- WITH COUPLE HIGH
DRESSING 49.50-51.50; CANNER
AND LOW CUTTER 39.00-42.75, FEW
LOW DRESSING 37.00-39.00.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1-3
IXOO-1400 LB. 59.75-63.50; GOOD 1-2
1000-1275 LB. 55.50-59.75.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 11440-2050
LB. 55.00-59.75; YIELD GRADE 2
1050-1450 LB. 52.75-57.25.
VEAL CALVES: 723. VEALERS
UNEVEN, SMALL SUPPLY CHOICE
AND PRIME 5.00-8.00 LOWER, HIGH
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 80-115 LB.
STEADY. DEMAND FAIR FOR HOLS
TEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 270-350 LB. 97.00-102.00,
COUPLE 104.00-109.00; CHOICE
170-330 LB. 85.00-93.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 160-350 LB.
70.00- 80-115 LB. 75.00-85.00,
FEW STANDARD 65-85 LBS.
69.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
95-120 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
100.00-116.00, FEW 116.00-120.00;
SEVERAL SMALL LFRAME 90-110
LB. 83.00-95.00.
SHEEP: 150. WOOLED LAMBS
AND SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 75-100 LB. 72.00-82.00, FEW
45-75 LB. 82.00-95.00 WITH 12 HEAD
35-60 LB. 100.00-108.00; GOOD TO
LOW CHOICE 65-90 LB. 58.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY
AND GOOD 20.00-36.00.,
GOATS: 205. ALL GOATS SOLD BY
THE HEAD, FEW LARGE 67.00-82.00,
BULK OF SUPPLY MEDIUM
35.00-55.00, WITH SMALL 18.00-35.00.
>* VINTAGE SALES
lj STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction -
Steers, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
Business Phone
717-768-8204
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Nome Phene
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Sept. IS
Report Supplied by PDA
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
UNEVEN, HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
.50-1.00 HIGHER ALTHOUGH VERY
FEW ON OFFER LATE, GOOD TO
AVERAGE CHOICE 1.00 LOWER.
INSTANCES 1.50 LOWER; SL. HEIF
ERS 1.00 TO 1.50 HIGHER ALTHOUGH
BULK OF SUPPLY SOLD ON MON
DAY; COWS .50 TO 1.00 HIGHER; BUL
LOCKS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER; BULLS
FULLY STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED
61 PER CENTSL. STEERS, 7 PER CENT
SL. HEIFERS. 20 PER CENT COWS. 4
PER CENT BULLS, BALANCE
FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE A PRIME 2-4 1150-1425 LBS.
68.50- WITH 25 HEAD 72.25-73.85;
CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 985-1465 LBS.
65.00-68.00 FEW EARLY 68.00-68.85;
HIGH GOOD & LOW CHOICE 2-3
1000-1425 LBS. 63.00-66.00, INCLUD
ING AROUND 100 HEAD 990-1140 LBS.
SOLD TO RETURN TO FEED AT
64.50- GOOD 2-3 60,00-63.50;
GOOD & CHOICE 1190-1530 LB. HOLS
TEINS 54.50-59.50; FEW CHOICE &
RPIME 59.50-61.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
900-1250 LBS. 62.50-66.50, FEW
66.50-67.00; GOOD 2-3 800-1150 LBS.
58.00-62.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 45.75-48.75, FEW
49.00- COMMERCIAL 3-4
42.00- CUTTER & BONING UTIL
ITY 1-3 42.50-49.50, MAINLY
44.00- COUPLE HIGH DRESSING
49.50-51.50; CANNER & LOW CUTTER
39.00- FEW LOW DRESSING
36.00-
BULLOCKS; CHOICE 1-3 1100-1400
LBS. 59.75-63.50, COUPLE 63.50-65.25,
GOOD 1-2 1000-1275 LBS. 54.00-59.50
BULLS; YG 1. 1440-2050 LBS
55.50-60.75, FEW 61.50-64.25; YG 2,
1000-1550 LBS. 52.75-57.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
UNEVEN. SMALL SUPPLY CHOICE &
PRIME 5.00 TO 8.00 LOWER, HIGH
GOOD & LOW CHOICE STEADY; SL.
CALVES WEAK TO 5.00 LOWER
DEMAND FAIR FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS; FEW HIGH CHOICE &
PRIME 270-350 LBS. 97.00-102.00,
COUPLE 104.00-109.00; CHOICE
170-330 LBS. 85.00-95.00, COUPLE
95.00-100.00; HIGH GOOD & LOW
CHOICE 160-330 LBS. 70.00-85.00,
80-115 LBS. 75.00-87.00; FEW STAN
DARD 65-80 LBS. 60.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD &
CHOICE 270-500 LBS. 55.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-120
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 95.00-114 00,
FEW 114.00-125.00, SEVERAL SMALL
FRAME 90-115 LBS. 83.00-95.00,
AROUND 75 HEAD 90-120 LB HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS 146.00-149 00, FEW
SMALL FRAME 80-105 LBS
125.00-127 00.
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