AfrLaneaatar Farming, Saturday, March 12, 1988
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday£slar. 8* «
Report Supplied by
Cattle Calvet Hog, Sheep Goati
Monday*! Receipt!
976 98 501 467 162
Monday*! Auction
948 104 396 472 208
Lait Monday *i Auction
1145 110 432 411 631
Lait Year*! Auction
574 339 582
1245
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
50-75 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
STEADY: COWS STEADY; BULLOCKS
STEADY; BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY
INCLUDED AN 62% SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 11% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
12% COWS. 9% BULLS WITH
BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1425 LB.
70.50-72.25, FEW CHOICE AND PRIME
2-3 1050-1425 LB. 71.00-72.75; CHOICE
2-3, FEW 4 1050-1465 LB. 68.25-71.10;
FEW CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4
1250-1450 LB. 66.00-68.00; SELECT TO
LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450 LB.
66.00-68.25, FEW 68.25-69.00; FEW
SELECT 2-3 1000-1225 LB. 63.00-66.00;
FEW CHOICE AND PRIME 1320-1460
LB. HOLSTEINS 64.50-66.60; CHOICE
1195-1580 LB. 60.00-64.75; FEW
SELECT 1150-1440 LB. 55.75-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3
935-1280 LB. 64.75-68.00, FEW CHOICE
2 68.00-68.75; SELECT 2-3 900-1200 LB.
59.00-65.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4, 47.00-49.00, FEW
49.50-51.00; CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-3 45.00-49.00, FEW LOW
DRESSING 44.00-45.00; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 43.00-44.00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1375
LB. 62.75-65.75, COUPLE 66.75-67.00;
SELECT 1-3 1050-1250 LB. 58.25-61.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2100
LB. 60.50-64.00, FEW 66.75-70.00;
YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1700 LB.
55.00-61.50.
VEAL CALVES; VEALERS FULLY
STEADY: SLAUGHTER CALVES FUL
LY STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO
(ARM.
VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 225-340L8. 110.00-118.00, COU
PLE 120.00-125.00; CHOICE 140-320 LB.
100.00-110.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 120-300 LB. 80.00-100.00,
80-110 LB. 80.00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; GOOD AND
CHOICE 280-450 LB. 70.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 95-125 LB.
HOLSTEIN BULLS 120.00-135.00.
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS 1.00
LOWER; SOWS WEAK TO 2.00
LOWER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 LB. 44.00-44.75; US 1 210-240
LB. 45.00-46.25; US 1-3 210-245 LB.
43.25-44.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB.
28.00- FEW 500-650 LB
32.00-
SHEEP: WOOLED LAMBS WEAK TO
5.00 LOWER. ALTHOUGH HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME NOT TESTED:
SLAUGHTER EWES FULLY STEADY.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE 70-110
LB. 90.00-95.00; GOOD TO LOW
CHOICE 65-105 LB. 85.00-90.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 30-60 LB. 125.00-160.00, 60-80
LB. 100.00-125.00, 80-100 LB.
90.00-105.00.
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
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE 1
Every Friday at 12 Noon _
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata Pa. 717-738-IU7
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers a Cash or Certified Check Only
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tuesday, March 8, 1988
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 900 799 0 1
Lait Tuesday 1048 916 7 0
Lait Year 782 787 1 5
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS .50
HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT
FULLY TESTED; COWS UNEVEN.
STEADY TO FULLY 1.00 LOWER,
ALTHOUGH MID PART OF SALE FUL
LY STEADY; BULLS 1.00-I.SOLOWER;
BULLOCKS NOT TESTED. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 45% SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 48% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 1175-1400 LB.
71.00-72.50, FEW 72.50-73.60; CHOICE
2-3, FEW 4 1100-1450 LB. 69.00-71.50.
FEW 71.50-71.85; CHOICE 3 TO MOST
LY 4 1250-1500 LB. 66.25-68.75;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1150-1450 LB. 66.50-69.00. FEW
SELECT 2-3 1200-1535 LB. 64.00-67.00;
FEW SELECT AND CHOICE 1100-1350
LB. HOLSTEINS 59.00-62.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; FEW
CHOICE 2-3 1025-1100 LB. 65.00-66.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 46.50-49.50, SEV
ERAL AT MID SESSION 49.75-52.75;
COMMERCIAL 3-4 44.50-46.50; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILIYT 1-3
45.00-48.00, WITH SALES AT MID SES
SION 48.00-50.00, FEW HIGH DRESS
ING 50.00-51.75; CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER 42.75-45.00, FEW 45.00-46.00.
BULS; YIELD GRADE 1 1400-1800
LB. 59.75-61.75, INDIVIDUAL 2085 LB.
57.85; YIELD GRADE 2 1250-1600 LB.
55.50-59.75.
VEAL CALVES; VEALERS STEADY,
ALTHOUGH CHOICE NOT FULLY
TESTED. SUPPLY INCLUDED 643 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 86% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 155-325 LB.
93.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 140-240 LB. 85.00-96.00.
80-115 LB. 85.00-93.009; FEW STAN
DARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB.
60.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: 40 HEAD
120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
127.00- 250 HEAD 90-115 LB.
130.00- 35 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 110-120 LB. 109.00-112.00, 100
HEAD 90-105 LB. 122.00-130.00 AND 35
HEAD 80-85 LB. 103.00-105.00; 40
HEAD 100-120 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS 151.00-158.00, 25 HEAD 90-95 LB.
138.00- AND 10 HEAD 80-85 LB.
112.00; 25 HEAD SMALL FRAME
90-105 LB. 92.00-101.00.
SHEEP: NO MARKET TEST.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
HEAD. LARGE FLESHY 50.00-70.00,
THIN 35.00-50.00; MEDIUM FLESHY
35.00-45.00, THIN 30.00-35.00; SMALL
FLESHY 30.00-40.00, THIN 20.00-30.00.
24 hours a daj
365 days a year
(717)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
1100 AM —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11 00 A M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
800 A M —Slaughter Hogs
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
FrL. March 25 - 11:00 A.M.
Graded Cattle sold in lots of 10 or more
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Utitz Pike Lancaster. Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 91 Years
Lancaster Livestock
Lancaster, PA
Wed, March 9, 1988
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed's Receipts
121 4 288 0 0
Wed's Auction
43 4 332 0 0
Last Wed's Auction
182 8
Last Year's Auction
98 17 623 0 0
CATTLE; Insufficient volume of any
one class for maiket test.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Select and
low Choice 2-3 925-1170 lb 64.50-67.50.
COWS; Small supply Cutler and boning
Utility 1-3 44.50-47.00. couple 47.25-
47.75; Canner and low Cutter 42.00-44.50.
VEAL CALVES: No market test.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts steady; small
supply tows 1.00-2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-245 lb 44.00-44.75. US 1 210-240 lb
45.00-46.00. US 1-3 205-255 lb
43.50-44.00, one lot 260 lb 43.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 30.00-34.00,
US 1-2 few 300-375 lb 35.00-37.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: No maiket test
314 0 0
Omaha Weekly
Thursday, March 10
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE AND CALVES 300, SLTR
150, FDRS 150.
COMPARED TO WEDNESDAY
SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY TO 1.00
HIGHER. SLAUGHTER BULLS
STEADY.
SLAUGHTER COWS: BREAKING
UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4
47.75-51.50, CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-3 48.75-52.00, FEW HIGH
DRESSING TO 53.00, CANNER AND
LOW DRESSING CUTTER 43.50-46.75.
FEEDER COWS; FEW 52.50-57.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; YG 1-2
1400-2400 LBS. 60.00-67.75, LOW
DRESSING OR 'FAT 1 TO 52.50.
Joliet Cattle
Joliet, HI.
Mon., March 7, 1988
CATTLE. 50 TRADING MODERATE.
NOT ENOUGH CATTLE FOR A MARK
ET TREND.
COUPLE PACKAGES CHOICE 2-4
1040-1125 LB. MIXED STEERS AND
HEIFERS 67.00. PACKAGE SELECT 2-3
980 LB. STEERS 64.00.
HEIFERS; PACKAGE CHOICE
1040 LBS. 65.00.
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, March 10
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Thursday’s Auction
1141
Last Thursday
887 597 69 140
Lilt Year
1160
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS .50
HIGHER, INSTANCES .75 HIGHER;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FULLY
TESTED; COWS STEADY; BULLS AND
BULLOCKS STEADY TO WEAK.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 57* SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND 33* COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-41085-1425 LB.
71.50-73.25, FEW CHOICE AND PRIME
2-3 72.75-74.00; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1075-1450 LB. 68.75-72.00, SEVERAL
LOTS 72.00-72.60; CHOICE 3 TO MOST
LY 4 1200-1475 LB. 67.00-69.00;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1050-1450 LB. 66.50-69.25; FEW
SELECT 2-3 62.75-66.25; FEW CHOICE
AND PRIME 1150-1530 LB. HOLS
TEINS 65.00-67.85; CHOICE 12401450
LB. 60.50-64.25, FEW SELECT
56.25-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
SELECT 2-3 10501225 LB. 58.0062.75.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 46.75-49.50, COU
PLE HIGH DRESSING 50.00-54.00;
COMMERCIAL 3-4 45.00-47.00; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3
45.00- FEW HIGH DRESSING
49.50-51.25; CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 42.00-45.00, FEW LOW DRESSING
40.00-
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1150-1450
LB. 62.00-63.00, COUPLE 64.00-65.75;
SELECT 1-3 1050-1350 LB. 56.00-61.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1300-1850
LB. 59.00-60.50; YIELD GRADE 2
1100-1600 LB. 54.00-59.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FIRM TO
5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 200-355 LB. 114,00-122.00, COU
PLE 122.00-125.00; CHOICE 160-390L8.
96.00- FEW 105.00-114.00; HIGH
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-320 LB.
80.00- FEW 140-170 LB.
95.00- 80-115 LB. 85.00-91.00,
FEW 91.00-94.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 122.00-140.00,
FEW 140.00-148.00; SMALL FRAME
100-120 LB. 100.00-120.00. FEW 90-100
LB. 90.00-105.00; BULK 95-125 LB.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 140.00-165.00,
FEW 165.00178.00; SMALL FRAME
90110 LB. 120.00140.00.
SHEEP: SMALL SUPPLY SLAUGH
TER LAMBS AND SLAUGHTER EWES
STEADY.
WOOLED LAMBS; FEW CHOICE
80115 LB. 86.0094.00; CHOICE AND
PRIME 3060 LB. NEW CROP LAMBS
140.00160.00, COUPLE 166.00180.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 20.00-35.00, COUPLE
35.0040.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 51.00-66.00, FEW
69.0075.00; MEDIUM 35.0050.00; FEW
SMALL 20.0035.00.
Thit Week
Lilt Week
La»t Year
536 43 70
CATTLE: SL. STEERS 1.00 TO 1.50
HIGHER. INSTANCES 2.00 HIGHER;
SL. HEIFERS STEADY; COWS
STEADY INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER;
BULLOCKS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER;
BULLS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER
INSTANCES 1.50 LOWER. SUPPLY
INCLUED 50 PER CENT SL. STEERS. 5
PER CENT SL. HEIFERS. 29 PER CENT
COWS. 5 PER CENT BULLS, BALANCE
FEEDERS.
69 150
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE A PRIME 2-4 1185-1425 LBS.
71.50-73.25, FEW CHOICE A PRIME 2-3
72.75- CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4
1075-1450 LBS. 68.75-72.00, SEVERAL
LOTS LATE 72.00-72.60; CHOICE 3 TO
MOSTLY 4 1200-1500 LBS. 66.25-69.00;
SELECT A LOW CHOICE 2-31050-1450
LBS. 66.00-69.25. FEW SELECT 2-3
62.75- CHOICE A PRIME
1150-1530 LB. HOLSTEINS 64.50-67.85;
CHOICE 1195-1580 LBS. 60.00-64.75;
FEW SEELECT 1150-1400 LBS.
55.75-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
935-1280 LBS. 64.75-68.00, FEW
CHOICE GRADE 2 68.00-68.75; SELECT
2-3 900-1200 LBS. 58.00-65.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY St
COMMERCIAL 2-4 46.50-49.50, FEW
HIGH DRESSING 49.50-52.00, COUPLE
52.00-54.00; COMMERCIAL 3-4
44.50-47.00; CUTTER St BONING UTIL
ITY 1-3 45.00-49.50, FEW HIGH DRESS
ING 49.50-51.25, CANNER * LOW
CUTTER 42.00-45.00, FEW LOW
DRESSING 40.00-42.00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1000-1450
LBS. 62.00-64.00, FEW 64.00-67.00;
SELECT 1-3 1000-1350 LBS.
56.00-61.50.
BULLS: YG 1. 1300-2100 LBS.
59.00-62.00, FEW EARLY PART OF
WEEK 62.00-64.00, COUPLE HIGH
YIELDING 66.75-70.00; YG 2,1000-1700
LBS. 55.00-61.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEAJLERS FIRM TO
5.00 HIGHER, SL. CALVES FULLY
STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLS
TEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
225-340 LBS. 110.00-122.00, COUPLE
122.00- CHOICE 160-390 LBS.
96.00105.00, FEW 105.00-114.00; HIGH
GOOD & LOW CHOICE 140-320 LBS.
80.00- FEW 140-170 LBS.
95.00- 80-115 LBS. 85.00-93.00,
FEW 93.00-95.00; STANDARD & LOW
GOOD 60-85 LBS. 60.00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD &
CHOICE 280-450 LBS. 70.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 122.00-135.00,
FEW 135.00-148.00; SMALL FRAME
80-120 LBS. 90.00-120.00 FEW
120.00-130.00- ' _
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Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, March 11
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
3300 1440
3335 1621
3657 1539
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8154
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph <717)653-5728
RON RANCH
Ph (717)656-9849
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
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JONESTOWN
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