Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Livestock Auction Mon., March 28, 1988 Cattle Calves Hog« Sheep Goats Monday’s Receipts 861 78 370 2774 1236 Monday's Auction 978 86 497 2816 1263 Last Monday’s Auction 1123 116 299 1291 SB4 Last Year's Auction 162 S 137 280 680 SBS CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.002.00 higher, slaughter heifers firm to 1.00 high er early, later sales 1.00 to mostly 2.00 higher; cows steady; bullocks fully steady; bulls steady, instances 1.00 higher. Supply included 62% slaughter steers, 15% slaughter heifers, 14% cows, and 9% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1220-1475 lb 72.50-76.10, few 1475-1575 lb 71.00-73.00; couple Choice 2 1200-1500 lb 74.50-75.50, Choice 2- 3 few 4 1150-1500 lb 70.50-74.00, few 74.00-74 50; Select and low Choice 2-3 1075-1550 lb 67.75-70.50, few 70.50-71.00; Choice and Prime 1290-1680 lb Holsteins 65 00-69.60, few Choice 1145-1350 lb 62.50-65.00, few Select 980- 1350 lb 57.25-61 00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Choice 2-3 960-1250 lb 65 50-70.75; few Choice 2 1075- 1490 lb 71.00-73 50; Select 2-3 950-1250 lb 59.50-65.00. COWS; Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-4 49.50-51.50, few 48.00-49.00; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 51.25-53.75, few high dressing 53.75-55.00; Cannerand low Cutter 47.00-50.50. BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1350 lb 62.25-66.50, few 66.75-67.75; Select 1-3 1050-1380 lb 58.00-62.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-2000 lb 61.75-66.00, few 66.00-68.50, four head 1375-1815 lb 69.50-71.75; yield grade 2 1050-1550 lb 58.00-61.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady, although Choice and Prime not fully tested. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: Few Choice 170-310 lb 95.00- high Good and low Choice 160- 320 lb 80.00-95.00, 80-115 lb 80.00- Standard and low Good 65-85 lb 75.00-80.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125 lb Holstein bulls 110.00-130.00; few small frame 90-115 lb 100.00-110.00. HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.00-I.solow er; sows 1.00-3.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 ■2lO-245 lb 42.50-43.00. US 1 210-240 lb 43.25-44.25. US 1-3 210-250 lb 42.00- 200-210 lb 41.00-42.00. SOWS; US 1-3 300-650 lb 28.00-32 00 - SHEEP - Wooled lambs 5 00-10 00 low ■-'f, slaughter ewes steady to weak Supply mainly 20-65 lb Spnng lambs sold to the Easter trade. WOOLED LAMBS- Good to low Choice 80-100 lb 70 00-80 00, 60 80 lb 60TX)- 8000. SPRING LAMBS WEIGHT CHOICE GOOD 20-30 160.00-200 00 110 00-160 00 30-40 150 00-170 00 125.00- 00 40-60 100 00-125 00 60-80 95 00-115 00 80-106 90 00-97.00 85 00-90 00 SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Goold 15.00- , GOATS: All goats sold by the head Large fleshy 60.00-75 00, thin 50.00- 60.00; Medium fleshy 40 00-55.00, thift 30.00- Kids, thick 45 00-70 00,! moderately thick 30.00-45 00, thin 10.00- ) DO «' T slow —— Call Now To Place Your CLASSIFIED AD Ph: 717.3*4-3047 or 717-434-11*4 HAY, STRAW & CORN SALE Every Friday at 12 Noon GREEN DRAGON MARKET & 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 29, 1988 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats - 1159 756 204 14 Today Last Tuesday 973 732 28 10 Last Year 756 740 22 0 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY TO WEAK; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FULLY TESTED, COWS WEAK TO 1 00 LOWER. INSTANCES 2,00 LOWER: BULLS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 55% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 40% COWS SLAUGHTER STEERS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4 1225-1475 LB 73 00-76 00, FEW LOTS MOSTLY 4 1150-1350 LB. 69 00-72 00, CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1125-1490 LB 74 50-76 10. EIGHT HEAD 76 50-77 50, CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1100-1560 LB 70 75-74 00, SEVERAL 74 00-74.75; CHOICE MOSTLY 4 1100-1450 LB 68 50-71.50, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1375 LB. 68 00-71 25, FEW CHOICE 1185-1620 LB HOLS TEINS 61 50-62 00, FEW SELECT 1375-1400 LB. 58.25-58.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; COUPLE CHOICE 2 1025-1100 LB. 70 50-7160, FEW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1150 LB. 66.00- COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 5000-53.75; COMMERCIAL 3-4 BULK 47.50-50 00; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW DRESSING 48 00-49.50, BULK 49.50- HI DRESSING 53 25-55 00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 46.25-57.50; BULK 47.50- BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1500-2030 LB. 61.00-64.75, INDIVIDUAL 1470 LB. 68 00, INDIVIDUAL 2235 LB. 60.00, FEW YIELD GRADE 2 1200-1550 LB. 58.50- 25. VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 616 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 88% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: INDIVIDUAL PRIME 215 LB. 116 00, COUPLE CHOICE 150-270 LB. 98.00-103 00, HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-320 LB 85.00-92.00, 80-105 LB. 83.00-88.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB. 69.00-80.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 25 HEAD 120-125 LB HOLSTEIN Bue,i s 126.00- 260 BEAD 90-115 LB, 131.00- oj, 110 HEAD SMALL FRA 90-115 LB. 118 00-122 00 AND 60 HEAD 80-85 LB 90 00-108 00, 30 HEAD 100-120 LB HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS 154 00-158 00. 30 HEAD 90-95 LB 127 00-129 00 AND 40 HEAD SMALL FRAME 80-110 LB 87 00-93 00 SHEEP SUPPLY MAINLY 20-60 LB SPRING LAMBS SOLD TO EASTER TRADE. SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY SPRING LAMBS FEW CHOICE 15-30 ®~ien 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 800 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 800 A M —Slaughter Hogs Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Fri., April 15 - 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 Livestock Lancaster, PA Wed, March 30, 1988 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goals Wed's Receipts 93 13 284 63 108 Wed’s Auction 59 5 195 0 0 Last Wed’s Auction 74 7 209 0 0 Last Year's Auction 269 12 344 0 0 CATTLE; Small supply slaughter steers fully steady; insufficient volume of any other class for a market test SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1180-1665 lb 70.75-74.75; six head Choice and Prime 2-3 1310-1585 lb 75.00- COWS: Couple Breaking Uulity 2-4 51.50- couple Commercial 3-4 44.75- 46.50; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 47.75- Canner and low Cutter 45.75- VEAL CALVES: No market lest. HOGS: Small supply barrows and gilts 50 higher, instances 1.00 higher; sows 1.00- higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-245 lb 44.00. US 1 Few 210-245 lb 45.25-46.00. US 1-3 210-255 lb 42.50- SOWS: US 1-3 300-600 lb 30.00-33.50, SHEEP: No market test. GOATS: No market test LB. 170 00-185.00, 30-50 LB. 120.00-165.00, 50-70 LB. 120.00-138 00, GOOD 25-65 LB. 90.00-110.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND GOOD 15 00-33.00. GOATS; ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. KIDS 11.00-26.00, COUPLE MEDIUM 29.00-37.00. f LEBANON I VALLEY I I LIVESTOCK | i MARKET, INC. f I 1 mile East of I I Fredericksburg I | along Rt. ?° J f ivAjefE I I JONESTOWN * I 865-2881 I I Flea Market Auction! (every Tuesday at 12.30,1 XTools, Eggs. Produce,! ■ etc I I Buyers & Sellers ( Welcome New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thursday, March 31 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Thursday’s Auction 769 Last Thursday 926 461 722 397 Last Year 1274 593 233 202 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS MOSTLY STEADY. FEW EARLY SALES WEAK TO 50 LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER; COWS FULLY STEADY; BULLOCKS STEADY: BULLS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 56% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 34% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1225-1450 LB. 73.50- COUPLE CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 76.10-77.00; CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1050-1450 LB 70.50-74.50. FEW 74.50- CHOICE 3-4 1450-1720 LB. 70.00-72.75; FEW CHOICE 4 1250-1500 LB. 68.75-70.50; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1475 LB. 69.00-71.00; FEW SELECT 2-3 1050-1350 LB. 64.75-69.00; CHOICE 1250-1450 LB. HOLSTEINS 62.00-67.00. FEW SELECT 1060-1200 LB. 58.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 1050-1300 LB. 69.00-71.60; COUPLE CHOICE 2 1130-1400 LB. 72.85-75.75; FEW SELECT 2-3 950-1150 LB. 66.50- COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4, BULK 49.50-51.75, HI DRESSING, 52.00-55.50. COMMER CIAL 3-4, BULK FEW 47.00-48.50. CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3, LO DRESSING 48.00-49.50. BULK 49.50-52.50. HI DRESSING 52.50-54.00. CANNER AND LOW CUTTER, LO DRESSING 44.50-47.00, BULK 47.00-49.00. BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1-3 1150-1350 LB. 62.75-66.50; COUPLE SELECT 1-2 1000-1300 LB. 60.00-61.50. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1400-1900 LB. 61.00-62.50, COUPLE 1910-2025 LB. 63.0a64.00; YIELD GRADE 2 95ai450 LB. 57.75-60.50. VEAL CALVES: SMALL SUPPLY CHOICE AND PRIME VEALERS STEADY. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE FULLY STEADY. INSTANCES 5.00 HIGHER ON Bai 10 LB. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO k "3TURN TO FARM. . ’'BALERS: COUPLE PRIME 285-310 o?- 99.00-103.00; CHOICE 150-330 LB. • '-96.00, COUPLE 98.00-101.00; 140 i GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 870 X 0 LB. 80.00-90.00, 80-110 LB lOW ? 5 00: PEW STANDARD AND RFTUI? 00 65 ' 85 LB 80.00-85.00 LB HOLST® 0 TO FARM: BULK 95 ‘ 120 FEW 130 00-149.0U,’ aiL 108.00-125.00, 90-115 LB 94.00-110.00. “gji SHEEP: SUPPLY MAINLY 20-601 SPRING LAMBS SOLD TO THE E/ B TER TRADE, SLAUGHTER EWES FI s LY STEADY , SPRING LAMBS, revv CHOP 180-200 LB 170.00-175.00, FEW 25-; p LB 154.00-169.00, 30-40 LK 120.00- 40-50 LB 98 00-124.(T 50-80 LB 88.00-110.00, FE„ 120.00- FEW GOOD 30-50 L^J 85.00- „ SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AN 1 ' GOOD 20.00-35.00. 5.00-72 00, FOUu HEAD 85.00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY Tlj HEAD, FEW LARGE, 64.0071.00, COL, VINTAGE L. cc <£- ! u", {-’ * Sale Every Tuesda 10:30 A.M. | y Slaughter Cattls Auctit Steers, Bulls, Heifers, CC,,. Feeder Cattle. j, wli Get calves m early. We start to weigh at 2 00 1 Builmii Mum < 717-768-8204 . Horn* Mom ■ 215-458-8518 I L. Robert Frame, Managl Box 100 Paradise, p r 10 miles East of Lancaster oitpa Thu Week Last Week 449 354 239 Last Year CATTLE: SL. STEERS 1.00 TO 2.00 HIGHER: SL. HEIFERS 1.00 TO MOST LY 2.00 HIGHER; COWS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER; BULLOCKS FULLY STEADY; BULLS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER. SUPP LY INCLUDED 57 PER CENT SL. STEERS, 7 PER CENT SL. HEIFERS. 29 PER CENT COWS, 5 PER CENT BULLS, WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 2-4 1220-1475 LBS. 72.50- FEW 1475-1575 LBS. 71.00- FEW CHOICE & PRIME 2-3 1150-1425 LBS. 76.00-77.50; CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1050-1500 LBS. 70.50-74.00, SEVERAL 74.00-74.75; FEW CHOICE 4 1150-1450 LBS. 68.50-71.50; SELECT & LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1475 LBS. 68.00- FEW SELECT 2-3 1050-1350 LBS. 64.75-69.00; CHOICE & PRIME 1290-1680 LB. HOLSTEINS 65.00- CHOICE 1100-1350 LBS. 61.50- PEW SELECT 980-1400 LBS. 57.25-61.00. SLAUGHTER HEFIERS: CHOICE 2-3 960-1300 LBS. 65.50-71.60. FEW CHOICE 2 71.50-75.75; SELECT 2-3 950-1250 LBS. 57.25-65.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 49.50-51.75 HIGH DRESSING 52.00-55.50; COM MERCIAL 3-4 47.00-50.00; CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW DRESSING 48.00-49.50. BULK 49.50-53.50, HIGH DRESSING 53.50-55.00; CANNER & LOW CUTTER LOW DRESSING 44.50-47.50, BULK 47.00-50.50. BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1350 LBS. 62.25-66.50, FEW 66.75-67.75; SELECT 1-3 1000-1380 LBS. 58.00-62.50. BULLS: YG 1, 1300-2000 LBS. 61.00-66.00, FEW 66.00-68.50, 4 HEAD 1375-1815 LBS. 69.50-71.75; YG 2 950-1550 LBS. 57.75-61.50. VEAL CALVES: SMALL SUPPLY CHOICE & PRIME VEALERS STEADY. HIGH GOOD & LOW CHOICE FULLY STEADY. INSTANCES 5.00 HIGHER ON 80-110 LBS DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS & HEIFERS TO RETURN TO FARM, VEALERS: O LBS. 98, LBS 8; 1-98.00, COUPLE 98.00-103.00; ■HIGH GOOD & LOW CHOICE 140-320 LBS. 80.00-95.00, 80-115 LBS. 84.00- FEW STANDARD & LOW GOOD 65-85 LBS 69 00-85.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 110.00-139 00, FEW 13900-149.00; SMALL FRAME 90-115 LBS 95 00-122.00, FEW 80-85 LBS. 90.00-100.00. SMALL SUPPLY 90-120 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 127.00- FEW SMALL FRAME 80-110 LBS. 87 00-93.00. PLE 80.00-91.00; MEDIUM 45.00-55.00, SUPPLY MAINLY KIDS, FEW THICK 40.00- MODERATELY THICK 30.00- THIN 18.00-30.00. grade and I Lancaster County Weekly Friday, April 1 Report Supplied by PDA Cattle Calves 3000 1360 3350 1314 4288 1466 - *>«>< 'ftp. 15.00. INDIVIDUAL 215 ■6.00; CHOICE 15a330 LBS. B&R CATTLE CO. I RD 1, Marietta. PA j 17547 | Office Phone: ] 1717)653-8164 j Specializing In i Stockers & | Feeders ] JOHN BOWMAN I Ph (717)653 5728 j RON RANCH | Ph (717)656 9849 I
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