AManeaM* Farming, Saturday, Daeambar 5, 1987
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaater, PA
Monday, November 30, 1987
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY’S RECEIPTS
849 167 486 405 234
MONDAY’S AUCTION
736 155 591 401 351
LAST MONDAY’S AUCTION
794 120 396 256 405
LAST YEAR’S AUCTION
60S 215 347
1174
CATTLE: Slaughter iteen iteady;
•laughter heifen 1.00 higher, iiutancei
1.50 higher; cowi iteady to 1.00 lower;
faulli iteady, instances 1.00-2.00 lower on
yield grade 2. Supply included 56% steers,
21% heifen, 13% cows, and 10% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1375 lb
68.50- Choice 2-3 few 4 1050-1435
lb 66.85-69.00; Select and low Choice 2-3
1050- 1400 lb 63.75-67.10, few
67.25-68.00; Select 2-3 1000-1325 lb
60.50- Select and Choice 1180-1450
lb Holsteins 56.75-62.00, few Choice
62.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; High Choice
aid Prime 2-4 1100-1225 lb 66.25-67.50;
Choice 2-3 950-1200 lb 63.25-66.50;
Select 2-3 850-1100 lb 58.00-63.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility aid Commer
cial 2-4 45.00-48.00, couple 48.00-49.00;
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 42.50-46.50,
few high dialing 46.50-48.00; Cannerand
low Cutter 38.75-42.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000 lb
58.50-63.50, few 65.00-66.00; yield grade
21050-1500 lb 53.75-SB.SO, few 950-1050
lb 51.00-53.50.
VEAL CALVES: Choice and Prime
vealen not tested, high Good and low
Choice 70-115 lb rteady to 5.00 lower;
slaughter calves steady, instances 5.00
higher. Demand narrow for Holstein bulls
to return to farm.
VEALERS; High Good and low Choice
80-114 ft 65.00-75.00, few 75.00-80.00;
Standard sad low Good 60-85 lb
SO.OO-65.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Choice 350-500 lb 60.00-75.00.
, RETURNED TO FARM: Few 95-125 lb
Holstein bulls 75.00-85.00.
HOGS; Barrows and gilts 50-1.50 higher;
sows steady to 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb 41.50-43.00. US 1 210-250 lb
44.00- US 1-3 210-255 lb
40.50-41.50. US 3-4 250-270 lb
39.00-
SOWS: US 1-2 300-500 lb 32.00-34.00.
US 1-3 500-650 lb 34.00-35.50.
SHEEP: Woded Umbi firm to 5.00
higher ilaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and Prime
70-105 lb 70.00-78.00, few 78.00-82.00;
Good to low Choice 60-100 lb
65.00-70.00; few Choice 40-60 lb new crop
limbi 120.00-140.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility tnd Good
25.00-40.00, with yearling! and two-year
olds 40.00-50.00.
GOATS: All goats told by the head
Urge 60.00-80.00; Medium 40.00-60.00;
Small mainly kids, fleshy 35.00-45.00,
bulk 25.00-35.00, Plain 15.00-20.00.
Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cottle Auction -
Steers, gulls. Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattlo.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
717-768-8204
215-458-8518
L Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancasterpn Rt 30 •
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, PA
Tuesday, December 1, 1987
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
696 1062 9 I
LAST TUESDAY
774
LAST YEAR
CATTLE; Slaughter steen steady;
slaughter heifen iteady on small supply;
cows firm to 1.00 higher, bulls not tested.
Supply included 38% slaughter steen and
59% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and
Prime 2-31075-1425 1b69.00-70.75, seven
head 71.00-72.00; Choice 2-3, few 4
1050-1430 lb 66.85-69.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1000-1325 lb 63.75-66.25; few
Select 2-3 61.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
930-1100 lb 63.50-66.85; Select 2-3
900-1100 lb 60.00-63.00.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer
ical 2-4 44.00-47.50 47.50-49.50. Breaking
Utility 2-3 10 head 1450-1750 lb
50.00- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
42.75-44.00 44.00-48.00 48.00-50.75.
Canner and low Cutter 37.75-40.00
40.00-
BULLS; Pew yield grade 11500-1800 lb
56.50-61.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers steady,
although Choice not fully tested. Supply
included 634 in graded sale of which 75%
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 200-280 lb
85.00-91.00; high Good and low Choice
120-250 lb 70.00-85.00, 70-110 lb
68.50-74.00, few 60-70 lb 50.00-60.00;
Good 140-190 lb 46.00-63.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 85 head
90-120 lb Holstein heifers 72.00-79.00.35
head 120-125 lb Holstein bulls
109.00- 230 head 90-115 lb
111.00- 85 head small frame
100-115 1b96.00-111.00and 50 head 85-95
lb 74.00-76.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for a mark
et test; couple Choice 75 lb wooled lambs
67.00- and couple Good 90-110 lb
52.00-
GOATS: No market test
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
1124 22 2
824 1016 10 1
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon _
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RDNo.4 Ephrata.Pa. 717-738 1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers ■ Cash or Certified Check Only
24 hour* a day
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M (^ 7 > 3M ' 2BU
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
11:00AM —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri., Dec. 11 - 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, Dec. 2, 1987
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
WED’S RECEIPTS
217 0 0
34 40
WED’S AUCTION
SO 42 217 0 0
LAST WED’S AUCTION
27 30 255 5 0
LAST YEAR’S AUCTION
139 1 435 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume for a
market test; few cows steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Select and
Choice 1275-1450 lb Holsteins
54.75-57.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Select
2-3 900-1300 lb heiferettes 52.25-54.50.
COWS: Commercial 2-3 970-1115 lb
42.00- couple Breaking Utility 3
44.00- Cutter 1-2 42.75-45.50. cou
ple 47.00-47.25; Canner and low Cutter
39.75-41.25.
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
1290-1435 lb 59.00-61.00, individual 2360
lb 54.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady.
VEALERS: High Good and low Choice
80-110 lb 68.00-75.00; Standard and low
Good 60-90 lb 60.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few 95-115 lb
Holstein bulls 85.00-90.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.00 lower,
sows not tested.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 1b40.50-42.00. US 1 Few 210-235
lb 42.00-43.50. US 1-3 210-260 lb
39.00-40.50.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: No maiket test
•■•ANTIC
f i \ iBUCTION
Sw Lancaster
Farming's
CLASSIFIEDS
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 3
CATTLE 1199. SLAUGHTER STEERS
1.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER; COWS 1.00
LOWER; BULLOCKS STEADY; BULLS
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 45%
SLAUGHTER STEERS, 5% SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS, 41% COWS. 4% BULLS
WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-41175-1400 LB.
68.00-69.25, COUPLE 69.50-70.00;
CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1075-1550 LB.
65.75-67.50, FEW LOTS 67.50-68.50;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1000-1425 LB. 63.75-66.50, SEVERAL
950-1100 LB. RETURNED TO FEED AT
64.50- FEW SELECT 2-3
58.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
975-1175 LB, FEW 1300-1340 LB.
63.00-65.35; SELECT 2-3 940-1075 LB.
57.75-62.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 44.50-48.25,
HIGH DRESSING 48.25-49.00; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 43.00-44.50; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW
DRESSING 42.50-43.50; BULK
43.50-47.00; HIGH DRESSING
47.00-48.00; CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 37.25-39.00;
BULK 39.00-42.00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1175-1375
LB. 61.00-63.75; SELECT 1-2 1050-1325
LB. 54.75-58.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1300-2100
LB. 58.00-60.35; YIELD GRADE 2
1100-1600 LB. 54.00-58.00, FEW
1000-1100 LB. 52.50-53.50; COUPLE
YIELD GRADE 3 1740-1870 LB.
50.00-51.25.
VEAL CALVES: 776. VEALERS
STEADY TO WEAK. ALTHOUGH
CHOICE AND PRIME NOT COMPAR
ABLE BECAUSE NO RECENT TEST.
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW PRIME 330-420 LB.
98.00- INDIVIDUAL 465 LB.
90.00; CHOICE 135-180 LB. 80.00-95.00;
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
120-350 LB. 72.00-82.00, 80-110 LB.
70.00- STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 60-85 LB. 60.00-70.00.
' RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-120
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 100.00-115.00,
FEW 115.00-121.00; SEVERAL SMALL
FRAME 90-110 LB. 78.00-100.00.
SHEEP 36. INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
TO FULLY TEST TRENDS, FEW
CHOICE 40-90 LB. WOOLED LAMBS
69.00-80.00; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
70-100 LB. 65.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 26.00-41.00.
GOATS: 76. ALL GOATS SOLD BY
THE HEAD. LARGE 55.00-72.00, FOUR
HEAD 85.00-101.00; MEDIUM
40.00-55.00, FEW SMALL 30.00-40.00.
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
r LEBANON 1
I VALLEY I
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j MARKET, INC. j
*. 1 mile East of s
I Fredericksburg I
1 along Rt. 22 1
I PHONE i
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| 865-2881 I
I Flea Market Auction!
(every Tuesday at 12:30,1
ITools, Eggs, Produce,!
■etc. I
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Welcome
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Dec. 4
Report Supplied by PDA
This Week
Ust Week
Last Year
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY TO LOO LOWER, CLOSING
MOSTLY 1.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER,
INSTANCES 1.50 HIGHER EARLY;
COWS WEAK TO .50 LOWER,
ALTHOUGH SOME EARLY SALES
FULLY STEADY TO .50 HIGHER; BUL
LOCKS SCARCE; BULLS STEADY.
INSTANCES 2.00 LOWER ON YIELD
GRADE 2. SUPPLY INCLUDED 40%
SLAUGHTER STEERS. 8% SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS. 33% COWS. 4% BULLS
WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1075-1425 LB
68.00-70.00, AROUND 15 HEAD
70.50- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1050-1550 LB 65.75-68.00, SEVERAL
EARLY 68.00-69.00; SELECT AND
LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1400 LB
63.75-67.00, AROUND 50 950-1100 LB
RETURN TO FEED AT 64.75-65.75;
SELECT 2-3 1000-1300 LB 58.00-64.00;
SELECT AND CHOICE 1180-1450 LB
HOLSTEINS 56.75-62.00, FEW CHOICE
62.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1100-122 S LB
66.25-67.50; CHOICE 2-3 930-1250 LB
63.0066.50; SELECT 2-3 8501100 LB
57.75-63.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 44.0048.25,
HIGH DRESSING 48.5049.50; COM-'
MERCIAL 2-3 BULK 43.0044.50; 15
HEAD BREAKING UTILITY 14501750
LB HIGH DRESSING 50.0053.00; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW
DRESSING 42.50-43.50, BULK
43.50-48.00, HIGH DRESSING
48.0050.75; CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 37.25-39.00,
BULK 39.0042.50.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 2-3
1175-1375 LB 61.0063.75; SELECT 1-2
10501325 LB 54.75-58.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 13002100
LB 13002100 LB 58X1-63.50, FEW EAR
LY 65.0066.00; YIELD GRADE 2
1000-1600 LB 53.75-58.50, FEW
9501100 LB 51.0053.50; COUPLE
YIELD GRADE 3 1740-1870 LB
50.0051.25.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS WEAK
TO 5.00 LOWER, ALTHOUGH CHOICE
AND PRIME NOT TESTED IN PAST
COUPLE OF WEEKS; SLAUGHTER
CALVES STEADY; DEMAND FIRM
FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN
TO FARM ANDNARROW FOR HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS.
VEALERS: FEW PRIME 330-420 LB
98.00- INDIVIDUAL 465 LB
90.00; CHOICE 135-380 LB 80.00-95.00;
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
120-350 LB 70.00-BS.OO, 80-110 LB
68.00- STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 60-85 LB 50.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 350-500 LB 60.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125
LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 105.00-117.00,
FEW 117.00-121.00, SEVERAL SMALL
FRAME 85-115 LB 74.00-100.00; FEW
90-120 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
72.00-79.00.
Christmas Tree
Short Course
UNIVERSITY PARK A
Christmas Tree Pest Management
Short Course will be held at
Buckhout Lab at the Pennsylvania
State University, University Park,
on January 7 and 8, 1988.
New or established Christmas
tree growers will receive training
in weed control, pesticide spray
ing, safety, and insect/disease con
trol. Lab periods for insect and dis
ease identification are also
included.
Send a $65.00 registration fee
with check payable to the Pennsyl
vania State University to: Short
Courses in Agriculture, 306 Agri
culture Administration Building,
University Park, PA 16802.
Include your name, firm name,
business address and phone num
ber with your registration fee.
Class size is limited. Only pre
registered growers will receive
detailed training materials.
Cattle Caivca
3100 2050
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