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
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