Farming, Saturday, March 5, 1988 Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Livestock Market Lancaster, Pa. Monday, February 29, 1988 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday's Receipts 1077 87 392 357 418 Monday’s Auction 1145 110 432 411 631 Last Monday’s Auction 809 97 607 432 292 Last Year’s Auction 1074 98 518 352 429 CATTLE. Slaughter steers weak to 50 lower, instances 1.00 lower; slaughter heif ers 50-1.00 lower, cows firm to .50 higher; bullocks mostly steady; bulls steady with last weeks decline. Supply included 62% slaughter steers, 11% slaughter heifers, 16% cows with the balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS- High Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-1425 lb 70.00- 85,few Choice and Prime 2-3 1150-1380 lb 72.00-73 00, Choice 2-3, few 4 1100-1460 lb 68.00-70.50, few 70.50-71.35; Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1400 lb. 66.00-68.50; around 125 head Select and Choice 1030-1260 lb returned to feed at 67.50-71.00, mainly 69.00- Choice 1200-1500 lb Hols teins 59.50- 64.50, few Choice and Prime 1475-1640 lb. 66.00-66.75; few Select 1070-1350 lb 57.50-59.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1000-1225 lb 65.00-67.25; Select 2-3 1000-1250 lb 60.00-65.50. COWS; Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-4 48.00-50.50, few high Dressing 50.50-52.50. Cutler and Breaking Utility 1-3 45.50-49.50. Canner and low Cutter 43.5045.00, low Dressing 41.0043.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1600 lb 63.50-64.75, couple7o.oo-74.00; Select 1- 3 1050-125 lb 57.75-61.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2100 lb 60.00- few 65.50-69.75; yield grade 2 1000-1550 lb 56.50-60.50. VEAL CALVES: Veelen needy; daughter 5.00 lower. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: Individual Prime 280 lb 128.00; Good to low Choice 140-300 lb 80.00- 100.00, 80-110 lb 85.00-100.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 280-450 lb 65.00-80.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 95-125 lb Holstein bulls 120.00-140.00. HOGS; Barrows and gilu iteady; iowi 2.00- lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 220-245 lb 45.00-46.00. US 1 210-240 lb 46.00- US 1-3 210-245 lb 44.00- US 2-4 200-250 lb 43.00- SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 29 00-33.00, few 500-650 lb 33.00-34.50. SHEEP; Wooled lambs 5 00-8.00 high er, slaughter steady. WOOLED LAMBS- Choice and Prime 70-110 lb 95.00-103.00; Good to low Choice 65-105 lb 90.00-95.00. NEW CROP LAMBS. Choice and Prune 20-50 lb 120.00-170.00, 50-80 lb. 10000- 12000, 80-100 lb 100 00-11000, one 15 head lot 101 lb 115.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 25.00-35.00, with Good yearlings and two year olds 40.00-60.00 GOATS: All goats sold by the head Large fleshy 50 00-70 00, thin 38 00-45.00, Medium fleshy 35 00-45 00, thin 30 00-35 00; Small fleshy 30 00- 35 00, thin 2000-30 00 Garden Spot Tobacco Auction New Holland, Pa. for the Ist week of March Report Supplied By Auction GOOD MIDDLES 90-1 10. MOSTLY 1 05 GOOD TOPS 80-1 00 GOOD BOTTOMS .35- 65 OUT-GRADES 05-25 HAY, STRAW & CORN SALE Every Friday at 12 Noon GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION RDNo.4 Ephrata. Pa. 717-7381117 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. Out of State Buyers Cash or Certified Check Only Vintage Livestock Auction Tuesday, March 1, 1988 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats i 1048 916 7 0 Today Last Tuesday 1036 872 0 0 837 847 1 0 Last Year CATTLE; SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY, INSTANCES .50 LOWER ON CHOICE 4; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FULLY TESTED, COWS .50-1.00 HIGHER EARLY. LATE STEADY; BULLS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER. SUPP LY INCLUDED 47% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 48% COWS SLAUGHTERS STEERS- CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1 175-1425 LB 70 75-71 75. 10 HEAD 72 00-73 10. FEW CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4 1250-1475 LB 69.75- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1140-1500 LB 68 00-70.50, FEW 70.50- CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4 1250-1500 LB 66.50-68.50; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1425 LB 66.00- 50; FEW CHOICE 1190-1485 LB HOLSTEINS 60.50-63.00, COUPLE PRIME 1435-1740 LB 65.60-66.10; SELECT 1100-1350 LB 55.00-59 00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE 2-3 1025-1175 LB 65.50-66.50. COWS; BREAKING UTIL. AND COMM. 2-4 BULK 47.00-50.00, HI DRESSING 50.00-51.75; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESSING 45.75- BULK 47.50-50.50, HI DRESSING 50.50-53.25; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 42.50- BULK 45.50-48.00. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1-2 1225-2000 LB 58.75-62.75, COUPLE 63.00- VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FULLY STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 701 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 77% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: CHOICE 175-280 LB 95.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-475 LB 80.00-101.00. 70-115 LB 89.00-96.00; FEW STAN DARD AND LOW GOOD 70-85 LB 68.00- RETURNED TO FARM: 205 100-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 134.00-139.00,65 HEAD 90-95 LB 118.00-121.00 AND 20 HEAD 85 LB 95.00; 150 HEAD SMALL FRAME 90-115 LB 95.50-98.00. 40 HEAD 100-125 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 143.00- HEAD9O-95 LB 118.00 AND 40 HEAD SMALL FRAME 80-95 LB 94.00-96.00. SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME FOR A MARKET TEST. FEW UTILITY AND GOOD SLAUGHTER EWES 21.00- GOATS; NO MARKET TEST. 24 hours a day 365 days a year (717)394-2611 Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Fri., March 11 - 11:00 A.M. Graded Cattle sold in lots of 10 or more . LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster Pennsylvania 17601 Serving The Community For 91 Years' Lancaster Auction Wednesday, Nov. 25 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Wed’s Receipts 200 21 315 2 69 Wed’s Auction 182 8 314 0 0 Last Wed’s Auction 109 16 Last Year’s Auction 111 10 336 0 0 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS STEADY; SMALL SUPPLY COWS STEADY TO WEAK SUPPLY INCLUDED 65% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 25% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 990-1350 LB. 68 00-71 00, AROUND 25 HEAD RETURNED TO FEED AT 68.75-7025; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1335 LB. 64.50- 00; PART LOAD CHOICE 1370-1610 LB. HOLSTEINS 62.35-64.75 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 925-1165 LB. 65.75-67.25; SELECT 2-3 925-1135 LB. 63.75-65 50. COWS; FEW BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 45.50-48.50; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 46.75- VEAL CALVES: NO MARKET TEST. HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS STEADY TO 50 LOWER; SOWS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 220-245 LB. 45.00-45.75; US 1 FEW 210-240 LB. 46.00-47.00; US 1-3 220-255 LB. 44.00-44.75. 195-220 LB. 43.50- US 2-4 225-250 LB. 43^0-44.00. SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB. 30.00- FEW 33.00-34.00. SHEEP: NO MARKET TEST. GOATS: NO MARKET TEST. Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Thursday, March 3 Report supplied by Auction CATTLE: 293. Cows .50-2.50 lower, couple Choice steers 65.85 & 66.10; few Select holsteins 61.85-65.50; few Standard 54.85- few Select heifers 57.00- fcw Standard 52.50-55.60, Breaking Utility & Commercial cows 47.00- Cutter & Boning 46.25-50.00 Canner & Cutler 43.75-46.75; shells down to 40.00 few YG 1, 1100-2150 lb. bulls 55.85- steers few Med. 1,360-580 lb. steers and bulls 71.00-82.00. CALVES: 417. Few Choice 99.00- 00; few Good 85.00-95.00; 60-100 lb. 90.00-97.50; Utility 60-80 lb 78.00- hoi. bulls 90-125 lb. 100.00- heifers 95-130 lb. 100.00- HOGS: 13. Few US 1-3, 390-610 lb. 29.75- 25 FEEDER PIGS. 31 No market lest SHEEP 1. No market test GOATS No market lest. AUCTIONS MONDAY 9 00AM —Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows —Goats, Veal Calves, Lambs 12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs 10 00 A M WEDNESDAY —Slaughter Hogs —Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows —Veal Calves, Lambs FRIDAY 8 00AM 10 00 A M 11 00 A M 11 00 A M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle SATURDAY —Slaughter Hogs 8 00 A M Thursday's Auction 887 Last Thursday 301 0 0 Last Year CATTLE- SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY, INSTANCES .50 LOWER ON CHOICE: SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY; COWS WEAK TO 1.00 LOW ER, BULLS AND BULLOCKS FULLY STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 36% SLAUGHTER STEERS. 5% SLAUGHT ER HEIFERS, 49% COWS, 5% BULLS, WITH BALANCE FEEDERS. SLAUGHTER STEERS; CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1150-1425 LB 70.00- COUPLE 72.75-73.25; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1150-1475 LB 67.50- MAINLY 68.25-70.00; CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4 1250-1450 LB. 65.50- SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1150-1400 LB 64.50-68.25; FEW SELECT 2-3 1050-1350 LB. 59.25-64.50; FEW CHOICE 1200-1450 LB. HOLSTEINS 59.75-63.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 1025-1260 LB. 65.25-68.85; SELECT 2-3 850-1325 LB. 58.85-65.00. COWS: BREAKING UTIL. AND COMM. 2-4 BULK 47.00-49.75, HI DRESSING 49.75-50.50; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESSING 45.00- BULK 46.50-49.00, HI DRESSING 49.00-50.00, COUPLE 50.50- CANNER AND LOW CUT TER LO DRESSING 43.00-44.00; BULK 44.0046.00. BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1150-1500 LB. 63.75-66.25, COUPLE 67.50-67.75; SELECT 1-3 1050-1350 LB. 57.50-62.50. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1300-2175 LB. 61.25-66.25; YIELD GRADE 2 1100-1800 LB. 58.00-61.50. VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 270-380 LB. 104.00-110.00,COU PLE 112.00-113.00; CHOICE 140-375 LB. 87.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 120-320 LB. 80.00-92.00, 70-115 LB. 89.00-97.00, FEW STAN DARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB. 75.00- RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 115.00-140.00. FEW 140.00-151.00; SMALL FRAME 85-110 LB. 98.00-115.00. SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. SLAUGH TER EWES STEADY TO WEAK. WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 75-105 LB. 86.00-93.00; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 80-110 LB 75.00-85.00; CHOICE AND PRIME 30-55. LB. NEW CROP LAMBS 110 00-120 00, FEW GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 40-60 LB. 94 00-101 00. SLAUGHTER EWES- UTILITY AND GOOD 21 00-33 00 GOATS ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD, LARGE 54 00-68 00, FEW 78 00-80 00, MEDIUM 34 00-50 00, SMALL 22 00-35 00 VINTAGE SALES Hi STABLES, INC. Sale Every 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. Business Phone 717-768-8204 Home Phono 215-458-8518 L. Robert Frame, Manager Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30 New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thursday, March 3 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats 596 69 140 864 604 124 123 1033 671 Lancaster County Weekly Friday, March 4 Report Supplied by PDA Cattle Calves 3400 1620 3132 1593 3046 1611 This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE: SL STEERS 1.00 LOWER; INSTANCES 1.50 LOWER; SL. HEIF ERS .50 TO 1.00 LOWER; COWS WEAK TO .50 LOWER, BULLOCKS FULLY STEADY: BULLS STEADY EARLY, LATER TRADING FIRM TO 1.00 HIGH ER SUPPLY INCLUDED 49 PER CENT SL. STEERS, 7 PER CENT SL. HEIFERS, 34 PER CENT COWS, 6 PER CENT BULLS, BALANCE FEEDERS SLAUGHTER STEERS HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 2-4 1200-1470 LBS 70.00- CHOICE & PRIME 2-3 1150-1450 LBS, 71 50-73.25, CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1100-1475 LBS. 67.50-70.50, MAINLY 68.00-70.00 WITH FEW EAR LY 70.50-71.10, CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4 1250-1500 LBS. 65.50-68.00; SELECT & LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1350 LBS. 64.50- AROUND 150 HEAD SELECT & CHOICE 1030-1260 LB. RETURNED TO FEED AT 67.50-71.00; SELECT 2-3 1050-1350 LBS. 59.25-64.50; CHOICE & PRIME 1435-1740 LB. HOLSTEINS 65.00-66.75; CHOICE 1200-1500 LBS. 59.75-64.75; FEW SELECT 1070-1350 LBS. 55.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1225 LBS. 65.00-67.50 A FEW SELECT 2-3 850-1325 LBS. 58.85-65.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 47.00-50.00, HIGH DRESSING 50.00-51.75; CUTTER A BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW DRESS ING 45.00-46.50, BULK 46.50-49.00, HIGH DRESSING 49.00-50.50, FEW EARLY 50.50-53.25; CANNER & LOW CUTTER LOW DRESSING 4Z50-44.00, BULK 44.00-46.50, FEW EARLY 46.50- BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1600 LBS. 63.50-64.75, FEW 67.50-74.00; SELECT 1-3 1000-1350 LBS. 57.50- BULLS: YG I. 1300-2175 LBS. 60.00-66.25, FEW 66.50-69.75; YG 2. 1000-1800 LBS. 56.50-61.50. VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY. SL. CALVES 5.00 LOWER. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 270-380 LBS. 104.00-110.00, FEW 111.00- CHOICE 140-375 LBS. 87.00- HIGH GOOD & LOW CHOICE 120-475 LBS. 80.00-100.00, 70-115 LBS. 89.00-97.00; FEW STAN DARD & LOW GOOD 70-90 LBS. 68.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD & CHOICE 280-450 LBS. 65.00-80.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 115.00-140.00, FEW 140.00-151.00, SMALL FRAME 85-115 LBS. 95.50-115 00; BULK 95-125 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 118.00-154 00, FEW SMALL FRAME 80-95 LBS. 90 00-96.00. B&R CATTLE CO. RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone; (717) 653-8164 Specializing In Stockers & Feeders JOHN BOWMAN Ph (717)653-5728 RON RANCH Ph (717)656 9849 r LEBANON I VALLEY ) LIVESTOCK | MARKET, INC. | 1 mile East of I Fredericksburg I along Rt. 22 I PHONE | JONESTOWN | 865-2881 I Flea Market Auction f every Tuesday at 12-30, X Tools, Eggs. Produce, I etc " Buyers & Sellers Welcome
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