A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 19, 1988
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Mar. 14
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Receipts
1296 90 386 849 365-
Monday's Auction
1284 96 505 823 377
Last Monday's Auction
948 104 396 472 208
Last Year’s Auction
1232 128 632 597 369
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS 50-1.00 HIGHER; COWS
FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER, ADVANCE
MAINLY ON CANNER AND CUTTER;
BULLOCKS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER; BULLS
1.00- HIGHER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 74% SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 10% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
9% COWS, AND 7% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1500 LB.
71.85-74.75; FEW MAINLY CHOICE 2
1150-1425 LB. 72.75-74.75; CHOICE 2-3
FEW 4 1075-1500 LB. 69.75-72.50, FEW
72.50-73.00; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1350 LB. 66.75-70.00;
FEW SELECT 2-3 65.00-66.75, CHOICE
AND PRIME 1250-1550 LB. HOLS
TEINS 65.50-67.50, CHOICE 1070-1525
LB. 61.50-65.25, FEW SELECT
58.75-60.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1130-1365 LB
70 50-73.50; CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4
1000-1300 LB. 65.75-68 50, FEW
68 50-70 00; SELECT 2-3 950-1200 LB
60.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 47.00-50.00, HIGH
DRESSING 50.00-51.50; COMMERCIAL
3-4 45 00-47,00; CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-3 4600-49 00, FEW HIGH
DRESSING 49.00-50 00; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 44.00-46.00, FEW LOW
DRESSING 42 00-44 00.
BULLOCKS; CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450
LB. 63 00-66.50, FEW 67.50-69.75;
SELECT 1-3 1050-1350 LB. 58.75-63 00.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2000
LB. 61.25-64.75, FEW 64.75-66.00, WITH
FIVE HEAD 68.25-69.50; YIELD
GRADE 2 1000-1450 LB. 56 00-61.00.
VEAL CALVES; VEALERS WEAK
TO 5.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER
CALVES 5.00 LOWER. DEMAND
GOOD FOR .HOLSTEIN BULLS AND
HEIFERS TO RETURN TO FARM
VEALERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 200-325 LB 110.00-120 00,
CHOICE 170-280 LB. 100.00-110 00,
GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 140-280 LB
80.00- 00, 80-110 LB 84.00-92 00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85
LB. 78.00-84.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 280-450 LB. 60.00-75 00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 95-125 LB
HOLSTEIN BULLS 120 00-135.00,
SMALL FRAME 100 00-120.00. 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 130.00-175.00,
SMALL FRAME 100 00-130.00.
HOGS; BARROWS AND GILTS
50-1.00 HIGHER. SOWS STEADY,
INSTANCES 2.00 HIGHER ON
WEIGHTS OVER 500 LB
BARROWS AND GILTS- US 1-2
210245 LB 44 75-45 75; US 1 210-240
LB. 46 00-47.00; US 1-3 210250 LB
44 00-44 75. US 2-4 220-260 LB
43 0 043 75; 200220 LB. 41.75-43 00
SOWS. US 1-2 300-500 LB
30.00- 00. US 1-3 500-650 LB
34.0035 75.
SHEEP. WOOLED LAMBS STEADY,
SLAUGHTER EWES FULLY STEADY
WOOLED LAMBS. CHOICE AND
PRIME 75-105 LB. 85.00-90 00; GOOD
TO LOW CHOICE 65-105 LB
80.00-85.00.
SPRING LAMBS. CHOICE AND
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON MARKET I AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata. 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, March 15, 1988
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1013 751 5 0
Last Tuesday 900 799 0 1
Last Year 834 899 12 1
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY, INSTANCES .50 LOWER ON
YIELD GRADE 4; SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS NOT FULLY TESTED; COWS
UNEVEN, BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER,
CANNER TO BONING UTILITY
1.502.50 HIGHER; SMALL SUPPLY
BULLS 1.00-1.50 LOWER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 51% SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 39% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1450 LB.
71.85-73.50, FEW CHOICE AND PRIME
2-3 11501450 LB. 73.25-74.75, COUPLE
75.0076.00; CHOICE AND PRIME
MOSTLY 4 13001575 LB. 68.50-71.35;
CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 10601560 LB.
69.75- FEW 72.75-73.60; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 11501500 LB.
67.75- FEW SELECT 2-3
66.5067 50; FEW CHOICE AND PRIME
14501550 LB. HOLSTEINS 62.10-66.85.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-3 1085-1210 LB. 64.25-67.25,
COUPLE CHOICE 2 69.0069.75.
COWS; BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 48.00-50.00,
HIGH DRESSING 50.0052.25; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 COUPLE BULK
44.00-48.00, HIGH DRESSING
54.5055.50. CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY LOW DRESSING 46,00-47.50;
BULK 47.5051.50; HIGH DRESSING
51.5053.00. CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 42 00-45 00,
BULK 45.0048.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 16001935
LB. 59 25-61.75; YIELD GRADE 2
11001600 LB. 55.25-59.25.
VEAL CALVES- VEALERS STEADY
TO WEAK. SUPPLY INCLUDED 632 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 76% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 155-270 LB
98 00105 00, HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 140-315 LB 75.00-99 00,
80115 LB. 83 0094.00 FEW STAN
DARD AND LOW GOOD 6085 LB
PRIME 80-110 LB 900097.00, FEW
110120 LB. 85.00-90.00, 50-80 LB
10000-14000, 2050 LB. 140 00175 00
SLAUGHTER EWES; UTILITY AND
GOOD 25.00-35.00, WITH GOOD
YEARLINGS AND TWO YEAR OLDS
40.0060.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD LARGE FLESHY 50.00-75 00,
THIN 40 00-50.00; MEDIUM
40 0050 00, THIN 30.0040.00. SMALL.
MAINLY KIDS, 35.00-50 00, THIN
20 003000.
24 hours a day
365 days a year
(717)394-2611
MONDAY
9 00AM —Slaughter Bulls
Heifers Steers Cows
10 00 AM —Goats Veal Calves
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
WEDNESDAY
8 00 A M —Slaughter Hogs
10 00 AM —Slaughter Bulls
Heifers, Steers Cows
1100 AM —Veal Calves Lambs
FRIDAY
11 00 A M -Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8 00AM —Slaughter Hogs
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri., March 25 - 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 Yoon
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, PA
Wed, March 16, 1988
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed’s Receipts
1 238 0 0
107
Wed’s Auction
71 2 246 0 0
Last Wed's Auction
43 4
Last Year’s Auction
213 11 421 0 0
CATTLE: Small supply steers, heifers,
and cows steady.
332 0 0
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1050-1380 lb 69.75-72.50; Select end low
Choice 2-3 975-1350 lb 67.75-69.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
2-3 975-1185 lb 65.25-68.00.
COWS; Cutter md Boning Utility 1-3
48.75-49.50, individual 52.00, couple low
dressing 47.00-48.00; Canner and low Cut
ter 45.00-45.75.
VEAL CALVES: No market lest
HOGS; Barrows and gilts 1.00 lower;
sows steady, instances 1.00 lower on
weights over 500 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 44 00-45.00. US 1 210-245 lb
45.00-46.00. US 1-3 220-260 lb
43 00-43.75.
SOWS: US 1-3 500-650 lb 30.00-33.50
SHEEP: No market test
GOATS: No market test.
70 00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; 190 HEAD
100-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
126.00- 75 HEAD 90-95 LB.
107.00- 10 00. AND 20 HEAD 80-85 LB.
93.00. 125 HEAD 90-115 LB. SMALL
FRAME 96 00-113 00; 35 HEAD 100-125
LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 158.00-161.00,
20 HEAD 90-95 LB. 138.00-140.00 AND
15 HEAD 80-85 LB. 112.00; 10 HEAD
SMALL; FRAME 90-95 LB 93 00
SHEEP: NO MARKET TEST.
GOATS- NO MARKET TEST.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, Mar. 17, 1988
RETURN TO FARM CALVES
95.00-
GOOD VEAL 85.00-100 00.
COMMON VEAL 50.00-84,00
CHOICE STEERS 69.00-73.50
SELECT STEERS 62.00-70.00.
COMMON STEERS 57.00-61 00.
COMMERCIAL COWS 48.00-54 00
CANNERS-CUTTERS 42 00-49 00
SHELLS 39 00-44.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS 65.00-69.50
SELECT HEIFERS 60.00-66.00
COMMON HEIFERS 52 00-59 00
GOOD FEEDERS 65.00-88 00.
COMMON FEEDERS 45 00 64.00.
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, March 17
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Thursday's Auction
990
I,«st Thursday
1141 536 43 70
Last Year
1471
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
FIRM TO .50 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER
STEERS .50 TO 1.00 HIGHER. COWS
STEADY. INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER.
BULLOCKS SLOWLY STEADY;
BULLS .50-1.00 HIGHER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED: 51% SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 38% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; FEW
CHOICE 3 1425 LB. 74.00-75.00, FEW
CHOICE 4 1250-1500 LB. 68.00-70.50.
CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1125-1450 LB.
69.75-73.00, FEW LOTS 73.00-74.00,
FEW CHOICE 2’S 1225-1425 LB.
74 00-75.00. SELECT & LOW CHOICE
2-3 1100-1450 LB. 67.00-70.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1030-1310 LB. 66.50-70.00, FEW
70 00-71.00, FEW CHOICE 2 1045-1450
LB. 71.75-74.00; SELECT 2-3 995-1225
LB. 60.75-65.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 47.75-51.00,
HI DRESSING 51.00-53.00; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 46.00-47.50; CUTTER & BON
ING UTILITY 1-3 47.75-51.50, HI
DRESSING 51.50-54.00, LOW DRESS
ING 46.00-47.25; CANNER & LOW
CUTTER BULK 46.00-48.50, COUPLE
48.50-49.75, HI DRESSING 44.50-46 00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1150-1500
LB. 63.75-65.25, COUPLE 66 00-67.50,
SELECT 1-3 1050-1275 LB. 60 00-62 75.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1300-1950
LB. 62.00-64.75, FEW 64.75-65.25,
YIELD GRADE 2 1050-1450 LB
58.00-
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS $5 LOW
ER W/CHOICE & PRIME S5-SlO,
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS & HEIFERS TO RETURN TO
FARM.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE &
PRIME 270-360 LB. 97.00-103.00;
CHOICE 160-335 LB. 87.00-99.00; HIGH
GOOD & LOW CHOICE 120-350 LB
70.00- FEW 120-170 LB.
85.00- 80-110 LB. 85 00-91.00;
STANDARD & LOW GOOD 60-85 LB
60.00-
RETURNED TO FARM, BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 105 00-120 00,
FEW 120 00-130.00; SMALL FRAME
90-120 LB. 88 00-105.00, BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100.00-120 00,
FEW 120 00-131 00; SMALL FRAME
90-110 LB 89.00-100.00.
SHEEP. SUPPLY MAINLY 20-65 LB
SPRING LAMBS SOLD TO EASTER
TRADE, SLAUGHTER EWES WEAK
TO $5 LOWER
SPRING LAMBS CHOICE & PRIME
15-40 LB 140 00-170 00. SEVERAL
170 00-178.00, 40-65 LB 11800-15500,
FEW 75-100 LB. 85 00-96 00
SLAUGHTER EWES UTILITY &
GOOD 18 00-30.00, COUPLE
30.00-40 00
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD LARGE FEW 60.00-65 00, INDI
VIDUAL 85 00, MEDIUM 42 00-58 00,
SMALL FLESHY MAINLY .KIDS
33 00-40 00, FEW 40 00-47 00, THIN
18 00-30.00
Safe 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.
BnsineM Phene
717-768-8204
Heme Phene
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Cattle Calves
This Week 3600 1375
Last Week 3505 1437
Last Year 4288 1603
CATTLE: SL. STEERS MOSTLY 1.00
HIGHER; SL. HEIFERS 1.50 TO 2.00
HIGHER; COWS 1.00 TO MOSTLY 2.00
HIGHER, INSTANCES 3.00 HIGHER
ON CANNER AND LOW CUTTER;
BULLOCKS 1.00 TO 2.00 HIGHER;
BULLS 1.00 TO 1.50 HIGHER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 56 PER CENT SL. STEERS.
5 PER CENT SL. HEIFERS, 25 PER
CENT COWS. 4 PER CENT BULLS
WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS.
532 258 96
45 113
602
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE & PRIME 2-4 1200-1500 LBS.
71.85-74.75; FEW MAINLY CHOICE 2
1150-1425 LBS. 72.75-74.75, COUPLE
75.00- CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4
1075-1500 LBS. 69.75-73.00, FEW
73.00- CHOICE AND PRIME
MOSTLY 4 1300-1575 LBS. 68.50-71.35;
SELECT & LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1450
LBS. 67.00-70.25, FEW SELECT 2-3
65.00- CHOICE AND PRIME
1250-1500 LB. HOLSTEINS 65.50-67.50;
CHOICE 1075-1525 LBS. 61.50-65.25;
FEW SELECT 975-1225 LBS.
58.75-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE & PRIME 2-3 1130-1365 LBS.
70.50- CHOICE 2-3 1000-1350
LBS. 65.75-69.00; FEW 69.00-71.00
WITH COUPLE CHOICE 2 1 045-1350
LBS. 71.75-74.00; SELECT 2-3 950-1450
LBS. 62.00-65.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 47.75-51.00,
HIGH DRESSING 52.00-53.00; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 44.00-48 00; CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW
DRESSING 46.00-47.75, BULK
47.75- HIGH DRESSING
41.50- COUPLE 54.00-55.00; CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER LOW DRESS ING
44.00- 00, BULK 46 00-48.50, COU
PLE 48,50-49.75.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450
LBS. 63 00-66.50, COUPLE 67.00-69.75,
SELECT 1-3 1050-1350 LBS.
58.75-
BULLS: YG 1, 1300-2000 LBS.
61.25-64.75, FEW 64.75-66.00 WITH 5
HEAD 68.25-69.50; YG 2, 1000-1450
LBS. 56.00-61.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
UNEVEN. CHOICE AND PRIME 5.00
TO 10.00 LOWER, HIGH GOOD & LOW
CHOICE 500 LOWER; SL. CALVES
500 LOWER. DEMAND GOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS & HEIFERS TO
RETURN TO FARM.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 105 00-130.00,
SMALL FRAME 90-120 LBS.
86.00- FEW 105.00-113.00; FEW
95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
110.00- WITH AROUND 35
HEAD 158.00-161.00.
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, March 18
Report Supplied by PDA
B&R CATTLE CO.
RD 1, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
10HN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANCH
Ph (717)656 9849
f LEBANON
I VALLEY
) LIVESTOCK
j MARKET, INC.
I 1 mile East of
I Fredericksburg
| along Rt. 22
I PHONE
5 JONESTOWN
I 865-2881
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