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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Jan. 4
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calvea Hogi Sheep Goats
Monday's Receipts
765 105 230 385 380
Monday's Auction
785 118 287 3901 380
Last Monday's Auction
1116 143 366 381 445
Last Year’s Auction
885 113 527 262 391
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
FIRM TO 50 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS MOSTLY STEADY; COWS
50-1.00 HIGHER; BULLOCKS SCARCE:
BULLS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER. SUPP
LY INCLUDED 52% SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 16% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
24% COWS. WITH THE BALANCE
BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1075-1440 LB.
68.0069.75, FIVE HEAD 70.00-71.50;
CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1050-1425 LB.
65.75- CHOICE 2-3 1400-1520 LB.
64.75- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1350 LB. 63.50-66.25;
SELECT 2-3 61.75-64.00; SELECT AND
CHOICE 1300-1610 LB. HOLSTEINS
57.5061.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
975-1175 LB. 61.75-65.00, COUPLE
CHOICE 2L 65.75-67.25; SELECT 2-3
9001075 LB. 58.0061.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL LO DRESSING 2-4,
BULK 46.5049.00; COMMERCIAL 3-4,
BULK 43.5046.00; CUTTER AND BON
ING UTILITY 1-3, LO DRESSING
46.0047.50, BULK 47.5050.25, HI
DRESSING 50.5051.00; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
41.0044.00, BULK 44.0047.00.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 2-4
10501350 LB. 62.25-65.75; SELECT 1-3
10001275 LB. 60.5061.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 13501925
LB. 61.75-66.50. COUPLE 67.25-69.00;
YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1550 LB.
58.75-
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FULLY
STEADY: SLAUGHTER CALVES 5.00
HIGHER, INSTANCES 10.00 HIGHER.
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: CHOICE 160320 LB.
95.00105.00; COUPLE HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 220325 LB. 105.00110.00;
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
150325 LB. 80.0095.00, 80110 LB.
68.0075.00; FEW STANDARD AND
LOW GOOD 6090 LB. 65.0070.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; GOOD AND
CHOICE 250490 LB. 75.0085.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; BULK 95-120
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 120.00140.00,
SMALL FRAME 100.00110.00.
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS
1.001.50 HIGHER; SOWS UNDER 500
LB. 3.005 00 HIGHER, OVER 500 LB
1.002.00 HIGHER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210250 LB. 41.5042 50; US 1 210245
LB. 42.50-43.00; US 1-3 200255 LB.
40.00-41.00, US 2-4 220-260 LB.
39 004000
SOWS- US 1-2 300-500 LB.
32 00-35.00, US 1-3 500-650 LB
3 T 0037.75
jS SHEEP: WOOLED LAMBS 5.00-10 00
HIGHER; SLAUGHTER EWES FIRM
'lt) 10 00 HIGHER
WOOLED LAMBS CHOICE AND
PRIME 75-110 LB 95.00 100 00, 50
HEAD 120-130 LB 90 00-95 00; GOOD
TO LOW Cl IOICE A 0 90 LB 85 00-90 00,
rew CHOICE 20 ! I> M W CROP
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SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata orvN. State St.
Out of State Buyers ■ Cash or Certified Chech Only
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Lancaatcr, Fa.
Tuesday, January 5, 1988
Cattle Calvea Sheep Goats
Today
858 967 4 1
Last Tuesday
1055 920 2 0
Last Year
884 12 0
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 501.00 high
er, although few Choice 4 steady; slaughter
heifers not tested; Breaking Utility and
Commercial cows SO 1.00 lower, Cutler to
Boning Utility steady to weak; bulls not ful
ly tested. Supply included 36% slaughter
steers and 56% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: 25 head
Choice and Prime 2-3 11501425 lb
69.5072.25: Choice 2-3 few 4 11001550
lb 66.5068.75; Choice 3-4 1275-1575 lb
63.75- 66.00; Select and low Choice 2-3
11501450 lb 63.0066.00; Select 2-3
1000 1275 lb 58.5062.75; Select and
Choice 1075-1310 lb Holsteins
59.75-
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 44.75-48.50 Few 48.50 52.00.
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 44.5046.50
46.5050.50 50.5051.75 Canner and low
Cutter 39.75-44.00 44.0046.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple Select and Choice
1-3 10801300 lb 61.0064.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13001950 lb
60.5064.00; couple yield grade 2 1050
1400 lb 59.5060.50.
VEAL CALVES: Choice and Prime
vealers not fully tested, high Good and low
Choice 801101 b 2.004.00 higher. Supply
included 635 in graded sale of which 72%
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS; Few Choice 185-255 lb
90.00105.00, high Good and low Choice
80110 lb 72.0077.00, few 125-140 lb
66.0075.00; Standard and low Good 6085
lb 62.0069.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Couple
Choice 300340 lb 77.0093.00; few Good
180325 lb 600066.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 20 head
120125 lb Holstein bulls 125.00,235 head
1001 IS lb 130.00134.00, and IS head 90
lb 119.00; 100 head 100115 lb small frame
85.00. 60 head 100115 lb Holstein heifers
80.0083.00.
SHEEP; No market test
GOATS: No market test
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 70.00-80.00, WITH
ABOUT 50 HEAD 80.00-105.00;
MEDIUM 55.0070.00; SMALL FLESH
LY 45.00-60 00, SMALL THIN
35.0045.00
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Graded Cattle sold in lots of 10 or more
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving Th* Community for 91 Yoars
' Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed’s Receipts
184 28 419 60 116
Wed's Auction
72 21 287 22 106
Last Wed’s Auction
46 8
Last Year’s Auction
83 7
CATTLE; Insufficient volume of any
one class for a market test; few sales steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Select and
Choice 2-3 1150-1375 lb 64.50-67.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
2-3 1045-1270 lb 61.00-62.75; few Select
2-3 975-1200 lb 56.75-60.50.
COWS; Few Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-4 46.00-50.50; Cutter and Bon
ing Utility 1-3 44.00-46.25, couple
47.25-47.75; Caimer and low Cutter 39.75-
43.00.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient volume to
fully test trends; few sales high Good and
low Choice 80-110 lb 72.00-85.00, Stan
dard and low Good 60-85 lb 65.00- 72.00.
HOGS: Barrows apd gilts 50-1.00 lower;
sows 2.00-4.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-240 lb 40.50-41.50. US 1 210-245 lb
42.00-43.75. US 1-3 200-250 lb
39.50-40.50.
SOWS: US 1-2 300-500 lb 28.00-32.50.
US 1-3 500-650 lb 31.00-33.50.
SHEEP: Small supply wooled lambs and
slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few Choice 80-110
lb 90.00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
40.00-45.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Urge 80.00-100.00; Medium 50.00-80.00;
Small 20.00-40.00.
AUCTIONS
MONDAY
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
- Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
- Slaughter Hogs
9 00 A M
12 Noon
WEDNESDAY
Slaughter Hogs
- Slaughter Bulls,
H 'iie r s Steei s Cow 3
-Vrvu C ,<lves lambs
FRIDAY
SAicker and Fendm Cattle
SATURDAY
-Slaughter Hogs
8 00 A M
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS. INC.
Lancaster
Livestock
Lancaster, PA
Wed, January 6, 1988
260 0 0
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(7171653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANCK
Ph (717)656-9849
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Jan. 7
Cattle Calvei Sheep Goats
Thurjday’i Auction
930
571 57 45
Lait Thursday
412 487 26 IS
Last Year
626 60 45
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
MOSTLY LOO LOWER; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS NOT FULLY TESTED; COWS
50-1.00 LOWER; BULLOCKS 1.00-2.00
LOWER; BULLS 1.00-2.00 LOWER.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 35% SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND 52% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HEAD
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1150-1525 LB.
68.00- CHOICE AND PRIME 3 TO
MOSTLY 4 1425-1550 LB. 66.00-66.50;
CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1150-1500 LB.
65.75- CHOICE 2-4 1200-1500 LB.
64.50- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1100-1400 LB. 63.75-66.00;
SELECT 2-3 1050-1350 LB. 60.00-63.50;
FEW SELECT AND CHOICE 1290-1700
LB. HOLSTEINS 56.50-61.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-3 1050-1270 LB. 60.25-62.00;
FEW SELECT 2-3 950-1265 LB.
55.50-
COWS; BREAKING & COMMER
CIAL 2-4 BULK 46.00-49.00; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 43.00-46.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY LOW DRESS
ING 44.50-45.50, BULK 45.50-49.00,
HIGH DRESSING 49.00-50.00; CANNER
AND LOW CUTTER LOW DRESSING
40.00- BULK 43.50-46.00.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1-3
1200-1465 LB. 60.00-63.00, COUPLE
64.50- INDIVIDUAL 69.50;
SELECT 1-2 1050-1300 LB. 58.00-60.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1300-1900
LB. 59.75-62.75. COUPLE 64.00-67.50;
YIELD GRADE 2 1100-1600 LB.
55.75-
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS 3.00-5.00
HIGHER; DEMAND GOOD FOR IN
HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO
FARM.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 240-325 LB. 114.00-121.00. CO
UPLE 123.00-128.00; CHOICE 165-350L8.
99.00- 10.00, FEW 110.00-114.00; HIGH
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 125-325 LB.
75.00- 80-110 LB. 75.00-82.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85
LB. 65.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 122.00-146.00,
FEW 146.00-151.00; SMALL FRAME
90-115 LB. 95.00-115.00.
SHEEP: WOOLED LAMBS STEADY
TO 5.00 LOWER: SLAUGHTER EWES
5.00- LOWER.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE 80-115
LB. 87.00-92.00. COUPLE 100.00-101.00,
GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 65-85 LB.
81.00- FEW CHOICE 30-55 LB
NEW CROP LAMBS 104 00-115.00
SLAUGHTER EWES; UTILITY AND
GOOD 34.00-47.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 70.00-89.00, FEW
97.00- MEDIUM 50.00-65.00,
SMALL 35 00-45.00.
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% 'i* VINTAGE SALES
t: f STABLES, INC,
Sole Every Tuesday
10-30 A M
Slaughter Cattle Aoi tion -
Steers, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Act (alves in earh VVc start to grade and
weigh at 2 00
Business Phone
717 768-8204
Mom* Phan*
213-458-8518
L. Robert Prame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East Lancaster on Rt. 30
Cattle Calves
This Week 2900 1675
Uit Week 2740 1581
Last Year 3088 1704
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
CLOSED MOSTLY STEADY AFTER
BEING .50-1.00 HIGHER EARLY IN
THE WEEK; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
MOSTLY STEADY: COWS STEADY
TO 1.00 LOWER, INSTANCES 2,00
LOWER; BULLOCKS WEAK TO 1.00
LOWER; BULLS CLOSED 1.00 LOWER
AFTER EARLY SALES BEING FIRM
TO 1.00 HIGHER. SUPPLY INCLUDED
36% SLAUGHTER STEERS, 7%
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, 41% COWS,
5% BULLS. WITH THE BALANCE
FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: 35 HEAD
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1150-1425 LB.
69.00- FEW CHOICE AND PRIME
3 TO MOSTLY 4 1425-1550 LB.
66.00- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1050-1450 LB. 65.50-68.00; CHOICE 3-4
1200-1550 LB. 63.75-66.00; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1450 LB.
63.25-66.25; SELECT 2-3 1000-1350 LB.
58.50-63.50; SELECT AND CHOICE
1075-1700 LB. HOLSTEINS 57,50-61.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
970-1275 LB. 60.25-65.00, FEW CHOICE
2 65.75-67.25; SELECT 2-3 900-1265 LB.
55.75-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 45.00-49.00,
HI DRESSING 49.00-52.00; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 43.00-46.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESS
ING 44.50-45.50, BULK 45.50-49.50, HI
DRESSING 50 00-51.75; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
39.75- BULK 44.00-46.00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1050-1465
LB. 60.00-65.75, COUPLE 66.00-69.50;
SELECT 1-2 1000-1350 LB. 58.00-61.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-1950
LB. 59.75-66.50, COUPLE *67.25-69.00;
YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1600 LB.
55.75-
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS 3.00-5.00
HIGHER; SLAUGHTER CALVES 5.00
HIGHER, INSTANCES 10.00 HIGHER.
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS AND HEIFERS TO RETURN TO
FARM.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 240-325 LB. 114.00-121.00. COU
PLE 123.00-128.00; CHOICE 160-350L8.
95.00- FEW 110.00-114.00; HIGH
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 125-325 LB.
75.00- 80-115 LB. 72.00-82.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-90
LB. 62.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 250-550 LB. 75.00-85.00, COU
PLE CHOICE 85.00-93.00; FEW GOOD
180-325 L 3. 60.00-70.00.
RETURNEKD TO FARM: BULK
90-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
119.00- FEW 146.00-151.00,
SMALL FRAME 90-115 LB.
85.00- 15.00; FEW 100-115 HOLSTEINS
HEIFERS 80.00-83.00.
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