AMancntw Farming, Saturday. Decambar 12, 1987
Livestoc.
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, Dae. 7, 19*7
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY’S RECEIPTS
971 131 410 583 368
MONDAY’S AUCTION
962 rtS 417 576 536
LAST MONDAY’S AUCTION
736 155 591 401 351
LAST YEAR’S AUCTION
1204 164 507 624 520
CATTLE; Slaughter steers firm to 1.00
higher, most advance on low to average
Choice; slaughter heifers steady; cow fully
steady; bullocks fully steady on small
supply; bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply
included 52% slaughter steers, 21%
slaughter heifers, 18% cows, and 9% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few high
Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1375 lb
68.00-69.50; Choice 2-3 few 4 1050-1425
lb 66.5068.25; Select and low Choice 2-3
1000 1375 lb 64.00-66.50, including few
head returned to feed at 64.50-66,25: Select
2-3 57.0064.50; several Select and Choice
12501450 lb Holsteins 58.75-62.25, few
Select 56.0058.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
9501200 lb 62.5065.50, few Choice 2
65.50 67.75; Select 2-3 875-1150 lb
58.0062.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
2-4 45.50-48.00, few 48.00-49.50; Com
mercial 3-4 44.00-46.00; Cutter and Bon
ing Utility 1-3 43.50-47.00, few
42.50-43.50; Canner and low Cutter
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BULLOCKS; Few Choice 2-3
1100-1350 lb 61.00-65.50; few Select 1-2
1050-1275 lb 58.50-60.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1325-2150 lb
59.00-62.50, few 62.50-64.25; yield grade
2 1000-1500 lb 54.75-58.50.
VEAL CALVES; Vealen weak to 5.00
lower; slaughter calves steady, instances
5.00 lower. Demand good for Holstein bulls
to return to farm.
VEALERS; Couple Choice and Prime
200-325 lb 90.00-115.00; high Good and
low Choice 120-325 lb 65.00-85.00,
80-115 lb 60.00-70.00; few Standard and
low Good 60-85 lb 50.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 275-475 lb 60.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 100.00-125.00.
HOGS: Barrowi and gilts SO-1.00 high
er, «owi 2.00-4.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-24 S lb 41.50-42.50. US 1 210-240 lb
43.00- US 1-3 200-250 lb
40.50-41.50. US 2-4 220-255 lb
39.00- 255-275 lb 36.00-39.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 28.00-31.50,
US i Few 32.00-34.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambi fully steady;
slaughter ewes steady, instances 10.00
higher on yearlings and two-year olds.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and Prime
75-110 lb 70.00-75.00, few 75.00-80.00;
Good to low Choice 75-100 lb
65.00-70.00, around 70 head 60-80 lb sold
as feeders 70.00-85.00; Choice 35-65 lb
new crop lambs 125.00-145.00, few 70-80
lb 100.00-110.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
20.00- with yeariings and two-year
olds 40.00-65.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 50.00-75.00, with around 20 head
Laige Billies 75.00-100.00; Medium
40.00- fleshy Kids 35.00-50.00,
Small mainly thin 20.00-35.00.
New York and
Philadelphia Frozen
Egg Market
PRICES STABILIZED SOMEWHAT
AND ASKING PRICES OCCASIONAL
LY TRENDED HIGHER AS A REFLEC
TION OF HIGHER COSTS ON LIMITED
OFFERINGS OF RAW MATERIALS.
BREAKERS GENERALLY RAN
DESIRED SCHEDULES. FLOOR
STOCKS WERE USUALLY FULLY
SUFFICIENT TO COVER CURRENT
TRADE REQUIREMENTS.
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES
(PER POUND IN 30 LB. CONTAINERS)
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 Cash or Certified Check Only
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Tuesday, December 8, 1987
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
934 942 28 14
LAST TUESDAY
696
1062 9 1
LAST YEAR
1182 995
CATTLE: Slaughter iteen iteady to
weak; tlaughter heifers steady on small
supply; cows steady to 1.00 lower, bullocks
and bulls about steady. Supply included
40% slaughter steers and 52% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1 ISO-1425 lb 68.50-70.50,
10 head 70.50-71.60; Choice 2-3 few 4
1050-1550 lb 66.25-68.25, few
68.25- Select and low Choice 2-3
1100-1425 lb 63.50-66.50; Select 2-3
1000-1325 lb 59.75-64.00; Select and
Choice 1200-1475 lb Holsteins
57.60-62.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
2-3 950-1150 lb 64.00-66.00.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 44.75-48.75 49.00-52.00. Com
mercial 3-4 42.00-45.00. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 42.75-43.25 43.50-47.25
47.50- Canner and low Cutter
38.00-39.50 39.50-42.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1375 lb
60.50- Select 1-2 1050-1300 lb
56.25-
BULLS; Yield grade 1-2 1350-1800 lb
56.50-60.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealen mostly steady.
Supply included 641 in graded sale of
which 70% sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 145-300 lb
85.00- high Good and low Choice
160- 350 lb 62.00-80.00, 80-115 lb
70.00- Standard and low Good 60-85
lb 60.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 30 head
120-125 lb Holstein bulls 123.00-126.00,
220 head 100-115 lb 129.00-134.00, 30
head 90-95 lb 100.00 and 20 head 85 lb
91.00; 25 head small frame 110-120 lb
109.00- and 85 head 100-105 lb
80.00. 60 head 90-1 IS lb Holstein heifers
74.00-
SHEEP: Wooled lambs and slaughter
ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Good to low
Choice 65-110 lb 64.00-72.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Utility and
Good 32.00-41.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the head. Few
Large 50.00-56.00 and couple Medium
42.00-43.00.
U.S.D.A. INSPECTED CLASS TRUCK
LOTS LTL (MIN. 25 CONT.) WHOLE
35-39 MOSTLY 36-37 40-47 BLENDS (/)
- 48-58 WHITES 24-27 MOSTLY 25-26
27-33 YOLKS (MIN. 43% SOLIDS)
SUGARED 54-56 MOSTLY 55-56 57-68
SALTED 48-50 MOSTLY 49-50 -
(/)-WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS
SWEETENER. GENERALLY 28-32%
EGG SOLIDS. ML 09178 RP
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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
11:00 A.M. —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
LAST FEEDER SALE FOR 1987
ERL. DEC. 18th
next Feeder sale for 1988
ERL, JAN. Bth
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1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving Thn Community For 91 Yoon
market and auction news
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, December 9, 1987
Cattle Calvei Hogs Sheep Goats
WED’S RECEIPTS
327 34
WED’S AUCTION
10S 34 323 0 0
LAST WED’S AUCTION
50 42 217 0 0
LAST YEAR’S AUCTION
123 12 496 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume for a
market test; few cows steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Select 2-3
1100-1400 lb 59.25-62.75; Select
1080-1350 lb Holiteini 52.00-55.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Select 2-3
875-1225 lb 58.25-61.75; individual
Choice 3 1215 lb 64.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 45.00-47.25; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 44.25-46.75, couple high dreis
ing 47.00-47.85. BULLS: Individual yield
grade 1 1820 lb 61.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealera ateady.
VEALERS: High Good and low Choice
80-110 lb 60.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few 95-120 lb
Holstein bulls 90.00-100.00.
HOGS: Barrowi and gilts steady; sows
1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-2451b41.50-42.50. US 1 Few 210-240
lb 43.00-45.00. US 1-3 200-250 lb
40.50-41.25. US 2-4 240-260 lb
39.00-40.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 27.00-30.75.
SHEEP: No market test
GOATS; No market test
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Dec. 10, 1987
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK
SLAUGHTER STEERS RANGED 1.50
TO 3.00 LOWER WITH LATE SALES
AT THE FULL DECLINE. SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS RANGED 1.50 TO 3.50 LOW
ER WITH LATE SALES 3.25 TO 3.50
LOWER. SLAUGHTER COWS CLOSED
1.00 TO 2.OOLOWER. BULLS UNEVEN
LY STEADY. SUPPLY MAINLY
SELECT TO AVERAGE CHOICE
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS
WITH 13% COWS. ESTIMATED
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK ABOUT 1900
AS COMPARED WITH ACTUAL
RECEIPTS OF 2341 A YEAR AGO AND
2258 A YEAR AGO.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: STEERS:
CHOICE 2-4 1100-1350 LBS.
61.50- LATE SALES 61.50-63.00;
950-1100 LBS. 60.50-63.50; SELECT &
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1200 LBS.
59.50-
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 1000-1250
LBS. 60.00-63.50; LATE SALES
60.00-61.50; 850-1000 LBS. 59.00-62.50;
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
FULLY STEADY, ALTHOUGH HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME NOT TESTED;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY;
COWS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER; BUL
LOCKS ABSENT; BULLS STEADY ON
SMALL SUPPLY. SUPPLY INCLUDED
33% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 53%
COWS.
568 48 9
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3,
FEW 4 1100-1425 LB 66.50-68.00, FEW
CHOICE 2 1100-1350 LB 68.00-69.25,
COUPLE 69.25-70.50; SELECT AND
LOW CHOICE 2-3 1075-1400 LB
63.75-66.50; SELECT 2-3 1000-1425 LB
58.00- SELECT 1180-1485 LB
HOLSTEINS 55.00-58.00, FEW CHOICE
1400-1560 LB 61.50-63.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1080-1300 LB 63.10-65.25; SELECT 2-3
800-1100 LB 57.75-62.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 43.00-47.50,
HI DRESSING 47.50-48.50; FEW
BREAKING UTILITY 2-3 HI DRESSING
49.00- CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESSING
42.00- BULK 43.00-47.00, HI
DRESSING 47.00-48.50; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
37.50-39.50, BULK 39.50-42.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1300-2000
LB 57.75-60.50, COUPLE 61.50-62.75;
YIELD GRADE 2 1100-1500 LB
54.75-58.25.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY.
ALTHOUGH CHOICE AND PRIME
3.00- HIGHER; DEMAND GOOD
FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN
TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 230-370 LB 101.00-115.00, INDI
VIDUAL 320 LB 124.00; CHOICE
140-325 LB 91.00-105.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 120-300 LB
70.00- 80-110 LB 66.00-75.00, FEW
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85
LB 60.00-68.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-120
LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 100.00-120.00,
FEW 120.00-129.00; SEVERAL SMALL
FRAME 90-115 LB 80.00-100.00.
SHEEP: WOOLED LAMBS AND
SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80-110 LB 73.00-77.00,10 HEAD
30-50 LB NEW CROP LAMBS
140.00- 156.00; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
60-95 LB 60.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 25.00-38.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD, LARGE 55.00-75.00, WITH
EIGHT HEAD 76.00-85.00; MEDIUM
35.00-
SELECT & CHOICE 2-3 900-1100 LBS.
58.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY 2-3
40.00- CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-2 38.50-44.00; FEW HIGH
DRESSING 44.00-46.00; CANNER &
LOW CUTTER 32.00-39.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1300-2000 LBS.
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Lancaster
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CLASSIFIEDS
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Dec. 11
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
This Week 3700 1740
Last Week 3336 2053
Last Year 4326 1825
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. WITH
MOST ADVANCE ON LOW TO AVER
AGE CHOICE; SL. HEIFERS STEADY;
COWS WEAK TO MOSTLY 1.00 LOW
ER; SMALL SUPPLY BULLOCKS
STEADY: BULLS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGH
ER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 32 PER CENT
SL. STEERS, 8 PER CENT SL. HEIFERS,
31 PER CENT COWS. 4 PER CENT
BULLS, WITH THE BALANCE
FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE & PRIME 2-4 1150-1425 LBS.
68.00- WITH 10 HEAD 70.50-71.60;
CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1050-1550 LBS.
66.25-68.25, FEW 68.25-68.85; SELECT
LOW CHOICE 2-3 1075-1400 LBS.
63.50-66.50, INCLUDING FEW HEAD
RETURN TO FEED AT 64.50-66.25;
SELECT 2-3 1000-1425 LBS.
58.00- SEVERAL SELECT
CHOICE 1200-1560 LB. HOLSTEINS
58.75-63.10; FEW SELECT 1150-1485
LBS. 55.00-58.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
950-1300 LBS. 62.50-65.50, FEW
CHOICE 2 65.50-67.75; SELECT 2-3
800-1100 LBS. 57.75-62.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 43.00-47.50, HIGH
DRESSING 47.50-48.50; FEW BREAK
ING UTILITY 2-3 49.00-52.00; CUTTER
& BONING UTILITY 1-3 42.00-47.00,
HIGH DRESSING 47.00-48.50; CANNER
& LOW CUTTER 39.00-42.25, LOW
DRESSING 37.50-39.50.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1375
LBS. 60.50-65.50; SELECT 1-2
1050-1300 LBS. 56.25-60.50.
BULLS: YG 1, 1300-2150 LBS.
57.75-62.50, FEW 6Z50-64.25; YG 2.
1000-1500 LBS. 54.75-58.50.
VEAL CALVES: SMALL SUPPLY
CHOICE & PRIME VEALERS 3.00-5.00
HIGHER. HIGH GOOD & LOW CHOICE
WEAK TO 5.00 LOWER: SL. CALVES
STEADY, INSTANCES 5.00 LOWER.
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
230-370 LBS. 101.0-115.00, INDIVIDU
AL 320 LBS. 124.00; CHOICE 140-325
LBS. 85.00-105.00; HIGH GOOD & LOW
CHOICE 120-325 LBS. 65.00-85.00,
80-115 LBS. 65.00-75.00; STANDARD &
LOW GOOD 60-85 LBS. 60.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD &
CHOICE 275-475 LBS. 60.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 110.00-134.00,
FEW 100.00-110.00; SEVERAL SMALL
FRAME 85-115 LBS. 80.00-115.00; FEW
90-115 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
74.00-77.00.
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