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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, December 14, 1987
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
.880 112 537 835 652
Monday’s Auction
998 124 681 866 649
Last Monday’s Auction
962 138 417 576 536
Last Year's Auction
1039 92
505 1391 744
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak to 1.00
lower, mostly 50-1.00 lower; slaughter
heifers steady; cows steady to weak; bul
locks steady, instances 1.00 lower; bulls
fully steady. Supply included 58% slaugh
ter steers, 13% slaughter heifers, 19%
cows, and 10% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few high
Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-1400 lb
67.50- couple 69.00-69.75; Choice
i-3 few 4 1075-1470 lb 65.50-67.50, few
67.50- 68.10; Selact and Choice 2-3
1050-1300 lb 64.00-67.00, including few
1100- 1250 lb returned to feed at
65.00- Select 2-3 1000-1300 lb
58.75-62.25; Select and Choice 1200-1650
lb Holsteins 56.00-60.00, few Choice
60.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1325 lb 62.75-66.00, few Choice 2
66.00- 67.50; Select 2-3 900-1150 lb
57.00-
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
2- 45.50-47.50, few 47.50-49.00, couple
high dresiing 49.50-50.50; Commercial
3- 42.00-45.00; Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3 43.00-45.50, few high drening
45.50- Canner and low Cutter
40.50- low drening 38.00-40.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1350 lb
62.00-65.75; few Select 1-2 1050-1250 lb
57.50-60.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000 lb
58.75-62.00, few 62.25-65.75; yield grade
21050-1500 lb 55.75-58.50, few 950-1050
lb 52.00-55.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully steady;
, slaughter calves steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple high Choice and
Prime 270-350 lb 100.00-110.00; couple
Choice 160-300 lb 85.00-100.00; high
Good and low Choice 140-320 lb 70,00-
85.00, 80-110 lb 68.5p.78.00 few
78.00-85.00; Standard and low Good 50-80
lb 45.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 14, 1987
Report supplied bj auction
CATTLE MARKET WAS STEADY
TO HIGH. CALF MARKET WAS
STEADY.
HOLSTEIN HFR. CALVES TO 108.00.
VEAL CALVES TO 92.00.
VEALER BULL CALVES TO 125.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES 65.00-70.00.
GRASSERS & FEEDERS 40.00-70.00.
LAMBS 60.00-80.00.
HOT-HOUSE LAMBS TO 225.00.
SHEEP n.OO-36.00.
HOGS, 200 TO 250 39.00-45.50.
SOWS 32.00-34.00.
BOARS 23.00-36.50.
PIGS, EACH 20.00-42.00.
HEIFERS 40.00-50.25.
STEERS MED. 42.00-55.25.
STEERS, FEEDER 50.00-75.00.
BULLS 48.00-54.50.
COWS. UTILITY 44.00-47.00, TOP
50.00.
COWS, FAT 43.00-48.00.
COWS, MEDIUM 42.00-44.00.
COWS. POOR OR SMALL
32.00-40.00.
GOATS TO 33.00.
ALL LIVESTOCK PRICES STEADY
TO HIGHER.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE iff 1
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata. Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile Northot Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers - Cash it Certified Check Only
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Tuesday, December 15, 1987
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
689 831 4 1
Last Tuesday
934 942 28 14
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50-I.oohigh
er, slaughter heifers not tested; cows firm
to 1.00 higher; bulls and bullocks not tested.
Supply included 42% slaughter steers and
56% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1425 lb 68.75-70.50.
10 head 70.50-71.75; Choice 2-3 few 4
1050-1550 lb 66.35-68.35, few
68.50- few Choice 4 1200-1500 lb
63.50- Select and low Choice 2-3
1100-1425 lb 63.50-67.00, including few
returned to feed at 64.00-66.50; Select 2-3
1000- 1325 lb 58.00-63.50; Select and
Choice 1200-1485 lb Holsteins
57.00-58.75, few Choice 63.50-64.75.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 45.75-48.00 48.50-50.00. Few
Choice 270-500 lb, few 500-650 lb
55.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 110.:0*130.00; few small
frame 90-115 lb 100.00-110.00.
HOGS; Barrows and gilts steady; sows
under 500 lb 2.00 lower, over 500 lb
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-2501b41.50-42.50. US 1 Few2lo-245
lb 42.75-43.50. US 1-3 205-250 lb
40.50-41.25. US 2-4 220-260 lb
39.00-40.25.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 25.00-28.00,
500-650 lb 27.00-30.75.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs 5.00-8.00 high
er, with 30-60 lb 10.00-15.00 higher,
slaughter ewes 10.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: High Choice and
Prime 80-110 lb 80.00-85.00; Choice
75-100 lb 70.00-77.00, 50-75 lb
75.00- and 30-50 lb 110.00-130.00;
Good to low Choice 70-95 lb 70.00-75.00,
50-70 lb 70.00-100.00, and 30-50 lb
100.00- 115.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice and prime
50-70 lb 110.00-136.00, 30-50 lb 140.00-
166.00, few 170.00-182.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility and Good
30.00- with Good y catlings and two
year olds 50.00-60.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Laige 65.00-85.00, few 85.00-100.00;
Medium 50.00-65.00; Small, mainly kids,
fleshy 50.00-65.00, bulk 40.00-50.00. thin
20.00-
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(7l7} 394-2611
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
11.00A.M —VealCalves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M —Slaughter Hogs
HOLIDAY SCHEDULE—
Closed Dec. 25 & Jan. 1 / |
Reg. Hog Sales Sat, \
Dec. 26 & Jan. 2*
WE WISH YOU ALL
HAPPY HOLIDAYS
AND BEST WISHES
FOR THE NEW YEAR
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster. Pennsylvania 17601
Serving Tho Community For 91 Yoors I
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, December 16, 1987
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed's Receipts
70 7 340 102 14
Wed’i Auction
53 5
Lait Wed’i Auction
105 34
Lait Year’i Auction
82 28 234 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume of any
one clan for a market teit
SLAUGHTER STEERS: One lot Select
and Choice 2-3 1000-1400 lb 63.25-66.75;
one lot Select and Choice 1235-1450 lb
Holiteins 59.25-61.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few Select
2-3 960-1135 lb 57.75-62.00.
189 0 0
323 0 0
COWS: Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
43.00-45.25; Canner and low Cutter
39.75-41.75.
BULLS; Couple yield grade 2
1300-1815 lb 53.75-56.00.
VEAL CALVES: No market test.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts mostly 50
higher, small supply sows 1.00-2.00 high-
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 42.00-43.00, Couple lots
43.00- US 1 Few 210-240 lb
44.00- US 1-3 200-250 lb
41.00- US 2-4 245-270 lb
37.00-
SOWS: US 1-2 300-500 lb 27.00-29.00.
US 1-3 500-650 lb 29.00-31.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: No market test.
Breaking uility 2-3 50.75-54.00. Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 42.00-43.25
43.75-47.00 47.25-49.50. Canner and low
Cutter 38.00-39.50 39.75-42.25.
BULLS: Few Yield grade 1 -21350-1800
lb 56.50-59.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vcalers steady to
weak although Choice and Prime not fully
tested. Supply included 557 in graded sale
of which 81% sold to return to farm.
VEALERS; Couple Choice 140-240 lb
93.00- high Good and low Choice
130-240 lb 72.00-85.00, 80-115 lb
70.00- Standard and low Good 60-85
lb 60.00-72.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 20 head
120-125 lb Holstein bulls 125.00,230 head
90-115 lb 133.00-142.00; 35 head 110-120
lb small frame 112.00-120.00 and 85 head
85-105 lb 77.00-108.00. 35 head 100-115
lb Holstein heifers 122.00-126.00 and 30
head small frame 80-105 lb 75.00-80.00
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: No market test
CATTLE: 794. SLAUGHTER STEERS
FULLY STEADY, INSTANCES 50
HIGHER: SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT
FULLY TESTED; COWS FIRM.
INSTANCES 50 HIGHER; BULLOCKS
AND BULLS FULLY STEADY. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 39% SLAUGHTER
STEERS. 3% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
49% COWS, 4% BULLS WITH THE
BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1150-1450 LB
68.50- FEW HEAD 70.50-71.50;
CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1100-1425 LB
66.85-69.00, FEW 1000-1100 LB
65.50- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450 LB 64.00-67.00;
SELECT AND CHOICE 1200-1500 LB
HOLSTEINS 57.50-60.60, FEW SELECT
54.00-57.00.
SALUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
975-1150 LB 63.00-64.75; FEW SELECT
925-1100 LB 58.50-62.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 45.50-49.00,
HIGH DRESSING COUPLE 49.50-52.75;
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3
BULK 43.00-48.00, HIGH DRESSING
48.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 39.00-40.50.
BULK 40.50-43.50.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1350
LB 60.75-64.00, FEW SELECT 1-2
1050-1300 LB 59.00-61.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2000
LB 58.50-61.50; YIELD GRADE 2
1000-1450 LB 56.00-58.50, COUPLE
54.00-
VEAL CALVES: 644. VEALERS
FIRM TO MOSTLY 5.00 HIGHER.
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 165-405 LB 111.00-118.00, COU
PLE 123.00-129.00; CHOICE 150-320 LB
86.00- FEW 105.00-111.00; HIGH
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 160-350 LB
61.00- 80-115 LB 70.00-78.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 65-85
LB 65.00-72.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-135
LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 114.00-138.00,
FEW 138.00-142.00; SMALL FRAME
95-115 LB 95.00-115.00. FEW 85-95 LB
78.00-95.00.
SHEEP: 295. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
AND SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 75-110 LB 75.00-80.00, FEW
50-80 LB 80.00-95.00; GOOD TO LOW
CHOICE 70-110 LB 65.00-75.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 15-35 LB 202.00-225.00, 35-55
LB 140.00-194.00. 55-75 LB
100.00-130.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES- UTILITY AND
GOOD 28.00-45.00.
GOATS: 75. ALL GOATS SOLD BY
THE HEAD, LARGE 62.00-77.00, FEW
82.00-90.00; MEDIUM 43.00-60.00;
SMALL 33.00-40.00, WITH FEW
FLESHY KIDS 50.00-56.00.
gigantic
* W tILICTION
»v Lancaster
Farming's
V.. CLASSIFIEDS
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 17
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, Dec. 18
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calvei
2800 1605
3747 1736
3630 1604
Thii Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
FIRM TO .50 HIGHER, INSTANCES 100
HIGHER; SL. HEIFERS STEADY
COWS .50 HIGHER. INSTANCES 100
HIGHER; BULLOCKS STEADY TO
WEAK; BULLS FULLY STEADY
SUPPLY INCLUDED 43 PER CENT SL
STEERS. 6 PER CENT SL. HEIFERS 35
PER CENT COWS. 5 PER CENT BULLS
BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; HIGH
CHOICE & PRIME 2-4 1100-1450 LBS
68.50- AROUND 15 HEAD
70.50- CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4
1100-1550 LBS. 66.35-68.50. FEW
68.50- FEW 1000-1100 LBS
65.50- SELECT & LOW CHOICE
2-3 1050-1450 LBS. 64.00-67.00
INCLUDING SEVERAL RETURNED
TO FEED AT 64,00-66.60; SELECT 2-3
1000-1350 LBS. 58.00-63.50; SELECT &
CHOICE 1200-1650 LB. HOLSTEINS
56.00-60.00, FEW CHOICE 60.00-63.50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
950-1325 LBS. 62.75-66.00. FEW
CHOICE GRADE 2 66.00-67.50; SELECT
2-3 900-1150 LBS. 57.00-62.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 45.00-5900
HIGH DRESSING 49.00-50.50; BREAK
ING UTILITY 2-3 FEW HIGH DRESS
ING 50.50-54.00; CUTTER & BON UTIL
ITY 1-3 LOW DRESSING 42.00-43.00;
BULK 43.00-48.00, HIGH DRESSING
48.00-49.50; CANNER & LOW CUTTER
LOW DRESSING 38.00-40.50, BULK
40.50-43.50.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1350
LBS. 60.75-65.75; FEW SELECT 1-2
1050-1300 LBS. 57.50-61.00.
BULLS: YG 1. 1350-2000 LBS
58.50-62.50. FEW 62.25-65.75; YG 2
1000-1500 LBS. 55.50-58.50. FEW
950-1050 LBS. 52.00-55.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FIRM TO
MOSTLY 5.00 HIGHER. SL. CALVES
STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLS
TEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
165-405 LBS. 111.00-118.00, COUPLE
123.00- CHOICE 150-325 LBS.
85.00- FEW 105.00-110.00; HIGH
GOOD & LOW CHOICE 140-350 LBS.
61.00- 80-115 LBS. 70.00-78.00,
STANDARD & LOW GOOD 65-85 LBS.
60.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD &
CHOICE 270-500 LBS. FEW 500-650
LBS. 55.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-135
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 114.00-142.00,
SMALL FRAME 95-115 LBS.
95.00- FEW 85-95 LBS
78.00- FEW 100-115 LBS. HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS 122.00-126.00, FEW
SMALL FRAME 80-105 LBS,
75.00-
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