A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 20, 1988 Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Livestock Market Lancaster, Pa. Monday, February 15, 1988. Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday’s Receipts 815 87 189 517 539 Monday’s Auction 853 76 299 370 649 Last Monday’s Auction 353 310 498 987 109 Last Year's Auction 1188 107 579 352 284 CATTLE; Slaughter steers steady to weak, instances 50-1.00 lower, slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower, cows, bullocks, and bulls fully steady. Supply mcluded 66% slaughter steers, 12% slaughter heifers, 15% cows, with the balance bulls SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1180-1400 lb 70 50-72 00, couple Choice 2 72.00-72 75, Choice 2-3 few 4 1075-1450 lb 67 00-70 50, few 70.50- 71.00, few Choice 3-4 1200 1475 lb 65 00-67.50; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1475 lb 64.50-67 25, few 67 50-68 25; Select 2-3 62.00 64 75, few Choice 1250-1500 lb Holsleins 59 00-62 85. couple 1465 lb 65 10 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS- Choice 2-3 1025-1300 lb 64 50-67 50, few Choice and Pnme 2-3 1150-1500 lb 68 00-69 75, Select 2-3 950-1200 lb 59 00-63 50 COWS Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-4 49 50-52 00, low dressing 47 00- 49 50; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 49 50-53 00, high dressing 53 50-54 00, Canner and low Cutter 47 00-50 00, low dressing **4s 00-47 00**. BULLOCKS Choice 2-3 1100-1680 lb 64 60-66 25. three head 67 00 67 75 BULLS- Yield grade 1 1450-2150 lb 62 00-66 00, eight head 66 75-69 75, with three head 70 00-72 00; yield grade 2 1100-1650 lb 57 75-62 00 VEAL CALVES Vcalers and slaughter calves steady Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm VEALERS Few Choice and Pnme 220-325 lb 100 00-125 00, high Good and low Choice 140-300 lb 88 00-100 00, 80-120 lb 85 00-95 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and Choice 280-480 lb 75 00-85 00 RETURNED TO FARM Few 95-125 lb Holstein bulls 150.00-175 00 HOGS Barrows and gilts 50-1 00 high er; sows fully steady BARROWS AND GILTS. US 1-2 210-250 lb 48 50-49 50 US 1 210-250 lb 49 75-51 00. US 1-3 210-260 lb 47.25-48.25 SOWS US 1-3 300-650 lb 32 00-36.00 SHEEP’ Wooled lambs 1 00-2 00 high er; slaughter ewes steady, instances 5 00 higher. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and Prune 70-110 lb 87 00-93 00, Good to low Choice 65- 105 lb 83.00-87.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 30.00-45.00, with yearlings and two-year olds 50 00-70 00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head Large fleshy 50.00-75 00, thin 35 00- 50 00; Medium fleshy 35.00-45.00, thin 30.00-35.00, Small flesh, mainly kids 25 00-35 00, small thin 15 00-25 00 New Holland Sales Stables New Holland Dairy Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1988 Report supplied by auction REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 87 COWS, 52 HEIFERS. AND 5 BULLS MARKET STEADY LOAD OF PERRY FRESH COWS, 760 00-1450 00 LOAD OF PA FRESH COWS. 740 00-1400 00 LOAD OF PA FRESH COWS 610 00-990 00 HERD OF 36 HEAD, ALL STAGE COWS 625 00-1100 00. LOCALLY CONSIGNED COWS 65000-1175 00. SPRINGING HEIFERS 690 00-970 00 OPEN HEIFERS 320 00-550 00 BULLS 490.00-870 00 HAY. STRAW & CORN SALE 1 Every Friday at 12 Noon GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION RDNo.4 Ephrala. Pa. 717 738 1117 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only Vintage Livestock Auction Tuesday, February 16, 1987 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 806 867 3 0 Last Tuesday 886 842 6 1 Last Year 869 800 2 1 CATTLE- SLAUGHTER STEERS FIRM TO 1 00 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FULLY TESTED, COWS FULLY STEADY; BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 42% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 53% COWS SLAUGHTER STEERS- CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1200-1500 LB 71 00-72 50. 13 HEAD'73 00-75 10, FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4 1300-1550 LB 69 00-71 00; CHOICE 2-4 1150-1525 LB, MAINLY 1300-1450 LB. WITH SEVERAL 1550-1650 LB 68 00-71 25, FEW 7125-71 75, FEW CHOICE 3-4 1300-1575 LB 66 00-68 50, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1150-1450 LB 66 00-68.50; FEW SELECT 2-3 64 00-66 00, FEW CHOICE 1200-1350 LB HOLSTEINS 59.00-61 00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 965-1285 LB 66 00-68 00, FEW SELECT 2-3 1000-1225 LB 60.75-64 25 COWS BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 LO DRESSING 47 00-49 00, BULK 50 00-53 25, CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESSING 48 00-50 00, BULK 50 00-54 00, HI DRESSING 54 00-55 50, CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 47 00-50 00, BULK 50 00-52 75 BULLS YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2000 LB 61 00-64 00. INDIVIDUAL 2460 LB 63 25 VEAL CALVES VEALERS FULLY STEADY SUPPLY INCLUDED 615 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 72% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM VEALERS. FEW CHOICE 160-225 LB 99 00-106 00, HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-285 LB 81 00-99 00,80 110 LB 88 00-96 00. STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-80 LB 70 00-8000 RETURNED TO FARM: 35 HEAD 100-120 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 141 00 AND 30 HEAD 90-95 LB 100 00; 30 HEAD 120-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 155 00-157 00, 150 HEAD 100 115 LB 169.00- 00, 70 HEAD 90-95 LB 159 00-166 00 AND 15 HEAD 85 LB 100 00, 25 HEAD 110-120 LB SMALL FRAME 100 00, 25 HEAD 100-105 LB 126.00- 00 AND 55 HEAD 90-95 LB 98.00- 00. SHEEP. INSUFFICIENT VOLUME FOR A MARKET TEST GOATS NO MARKET TEST 24 hours a day 365 days a year (TWJ) (7X7)394*2611 8 00 A M 10 00 A M 11 00 A M 1100 AM —Stocker and Feeder Cattle Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Fri., Feb. 26 - 11:00 A.M. Graded Cattle sold in lots of 10 or more LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. 1 i 47 Lititz Pike Lancaster. Pennsylvania 17601 Serving The Community For 91 Yean' Lancaster Livestock Auction' Lancaster, Pa. Wednesday, February 17, 1988 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Wed’s Receipts Wed’s Auction 47 17 27b 0 0 Last Wed’s Auction 89 85 Last Year’s Auction 211 14 CATTLE - Cows fully steady; insuffi cient volume of other classes for a market SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Couple Choice 3 950-1015 lb 65.00. COWS. Cutler and Boning Utility 1-3 48 75-52 75, couple Breaking Utility 3-4 48 00-49 00. VEAL CALVES Insufficient volume for a market test HOGS. Barrows and gilts 50 to mostly 1 00 lower; sows 1 00 lower BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 210-240 lb 47 50-48 50 US 1 210-245 lb 49 00-51.00 US 1-3 210-255 lb 46 50-47 50 US 2-4 Few 225-260 lb 45 00-46 00 SOWS US 1-3 300-650 lb 31 00-34 50, US 1-2 Few 300-370 lb 36Q0-38 00 SHEEP. No market lest GOATS No market test Penns Valley Livestock Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 1988 Report Supplied by Auction BEEP COWS UTILITY AND COM MERCIAL 48 50-54 00, CUTTERS 46 00-48 00, CANNERS 43 00-46 00, SHELLS 41 50 111 HERS GOOD ABSENT, STAN DARD 52 00-56 00, COMMERCIAL 42 00-48 00 STEERS CHOICE NONE, GOOD 56 50-59 00, STANDARD NONE BULLS GOOD NONE, STANDARD 50 00-52 00 FEEDER CATTLE 300-500 LBS LARGE FRAME 60 00-81 00, 300-500 LBS SMALL FRAME 50 00-62 00, 500-700 LBS LARGE FRAME 62 00-78 00, 500-700 LBS SMALL FRAME 52 00-61 00. VEAL CALVES PRIME ABSENT. CHOICE ABSENT, GOOD 99-1 10, STANDARD 82- 98; UTILITY 66- 80 FARM CALVES- BULLS 120 00-167 00, HEIFERS 109 00-123 00, HOGS 45 50-47 00 SOWS. 32 00-34 00 BOARS- NONE SHOATS. 25-30 LBS. PER HEAD 17 00-24 00, 30-35 LBS. PER HEAD 25.00-33 00, 35-50 LBS PER HEAD 32 00-39 00 LAMBS; .94-1.10. SHEEP. 13 00-16 00. GOATS: 24 00-30 00 AUCTIONS MONDAY —Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows —Goats, Veal Calves, Lambs 12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs 9 00 A M 10 00 A M WEDNESDAY —Slaughter Hogs —Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows —Veal Calves, Lambs FRIDAY SATURDAY —Slaughter Hogs 8 00 A M 14 232 0 131 262 5 4 320 0 New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thursday, Feb. 18 Cattle Calves Sheep Goals Thursday’s Auction 970 654 87 210 Last Thursday 1034 579 57 38 Last Year 1170 CATTLE- SLAUGHTER STEERS MOSTLY STEADY, ALTHOUGH CHOICE 4 50-1 00 LOWER; SLAUGH TER HEIFERS STEADY TO WEAK; COWS .50-1.00 LOWER WITH SOME LATE SALES 1 00-2.00 LOWER; BULLS AND BULLOCKS 1.00 LOWER. SUPP LY INCLUDED 35% SLAUGHTER STEERS. 4% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, 45% COWS. 5% BULLS WITH BALANCE FEEDERS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1200-1450 LBS 70 50-72 50, COUPLE 72.50-73.00; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1100-1475 LB. 68 25-70 50. FEW 7050-71 25, CHOICE 3-4 1250-1500 LB 64.75-68 25, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1125-1400 LB. 65.50-69.00, FEW SELECT 2-3 64 00-66 00, FEW CHOICE AND PRIME 1300-1650 LB HOLSTEINS 62 00-66 75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. FEW CHOICE 2-3 935-1360 LB. 64 00-67 00, FEW SELECT 2-3 1000-1300 LB 59 75-62.50. COWS BREAKING UTIL AND COMM. 2-4 LO DRESSING 46 50-49 50. BULK 49 50-53 00, HI DRESSING 53 00-54 25, CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESSING 47 00-48.50, BULK 48 50-52 00, HI DRESSING 52 00-54 75. CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 44 50-47 00, BULK 47 00-50 00 BULLOCKS CHOICE 2-3 1150-1550 LB 63 00-67 00, COUPLE 68 75-71 00. SELECT 1-3 1100 1325 LB 57 00 62 00 BULLS YIELD GRADE 1 1300-2000 LB 61 75 64 50, COUPLE 65 00-67 25. COUPLE 2040-2420 LB 59.25-61 75, YIELD GRADE 2 1100-1550 LB 57 50-62.00 VEAL CALVES CHOICE AND PRIME VEALERS 3.00-5 00 LOWER, HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 150-325 LB. WEAK TO 5.00 LOWER, 80-110 LB. STEADY; SLAUGHTER CALVES 5.00-8 00 LOWER. DEMAND FAIR FOR HOLSTIEN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS- HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 150-350 LB. 102.00-108.00, COU PLE 111.00-115.00; CHOICE 160-400 LB. 85.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 120-320 LB. 79.00-99.00, 80-110 LB. 88.00-97.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 65-85 LB. 75.00-88,00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND CHOICE 170-400 LB. 62.00-75.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 122.00-150 00, FEW 150.00-165.00; SEVERAL SMALL FRAME 90-115 LB. 97.00-120.00. SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS AND SLAUGHTER EWES MOSTLY STEADY. WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 75-105 LB. 85.00-96 00; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 80-125 LB. 70.00- 00, FEW CHOICE AND PRIME 60-85 LB. NEW CROP LAMBS 99.00- 00, COUPLE 40-55 LB 134.00- SLAUGHTER EWES. UTILITY AND GOOD 28.0 Q-40.00, FEW 42 00-5000 GOATS- ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. LARGE 50.00-68 00, MEDIUM 38.00- SMALL 23,00-39 00. VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. ery 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 Ivilmii Phan* 717-768-8204 Ham* Mim* 215-458-8518 L. Robert Frame, Manager Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30 Lancaster County Weekly Friday, Feb. 19 Report Supplied by PDA This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE: SI steers steady to 50 lower, some sales Choice 4,1.00 lower; si. heifers .50 to 1.00 lower; cows fully steady during the week, although closing sales .50 to 1 00 lower, instances 2.00 lower, bullocks and bulls weak to 1 00 lower. Supply included 46 percent si. steers; 7 percent si. heifers; 38 percent cows; 4 percent bulls; with balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice & Prime 2-3,1180-1500 lb. 70 50-72 50. few 72 50-73 00, with 12 head 73 00-75 10, High Choice & Prime 3-4, 1300-1550 lb 69 00-71.00, Choice 2-3, few 4.1150-1525 lb 68 00-70 50. few 70 50-71.25, Choice 3-4, 1200-1500 lb. 64 75-67 50, Select & Low Choice 2-3, 1150-1450 lb 65.50-69 00, small supply Select 2-3, 62 00-66 00, Choice & Prime 1300-1650 lb holsleins 62 00-66 75, Choie 1250-1500 lb 59 00-62 50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS- Choice 2-3, 935-1360 lb 64 00-67 50, few Choice & Prime 2-3, 1150-1500 lb 68 00-69 75, Select 2-3, 950-1225 lb 59 00 63 50 COWS Breaking Utility & Commercial 2-4, 49 50-53.00; High Dressing 53 00-54 25, Cutter & Boning Utility 1 3, 47 00-53 00, High Dressing 53 00-55 50, Canner & Low Cutter 47 50-52 75, Low Dressing 44 50-47 50. BULLOCKS Choice 2-3,1100-1680 lb 63 00-67 00, few 67.00-71 00, Select 1-2, 1100-1325 lb 57 00-62 00 BULLS YG 1. 1300-2200 lb 61 75-66 00. 10 head 66 75-69 75 with 3 head 70 00-72 00; YG 2. 1100-1650 lb 57 50-62 00 VEAL CALVES Vealers uneven, Choice & Prime closed 3 00-5 00 lower, High Good & Low Choice 150-325 lb weak to 5 00 lower, 80-110 lb steady, si calves mostly steady, instances 5 00 lower late Demand good for holslem bulls to return to farm 33 20 VEALERS High Choice & Prime 150-35016 100 00-110 00, few mainly ear ly 111.00-125 00; Choice 160-400 lb 85 00-100 00. couple 100 00-106 00, High Good & Low Choice 120-320 lb 79 00-99.00, 80-110 lb 88 00-97.00, Stan dard & Low Good 60-80 lb. 70 00-85 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES- Good & Choice 170-480 lb 70 00-85 00. few Good late 62 00-7000. RETURN TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb hoi. bulls 159.00-174.00 early; late 122.00- 00; small frame 85-120 lb 97.00- 00; few early 120 00-130 00; few 100-120 lb. hoi. heifers 141 00, 1 lot small frame 90-95 lb. 100.00. Cattle Calves 2700 1635 3086 1613 3368 1505 B&R CATTLE CO. RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone: (717)653-8164 Specializing In Stockers & Feeders 10HN BOWMAN Ph (717)653-5728 RON RANCK Ph (717)656-9849 f LEBANON I VALLEY I LIVESTOCK i MARKET, INC. | 1 mile East of I Fredericksburg £ along Rt. 22 I PHONE 5 JONESTOWN I 865-2881 i Flea Market Auction (every Tuesday at 12:30, {Tools, Eggs, Produce, ■etc Buyers A Sellers Welcome
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