Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Mon., April 11, 198*
Cattle Calvei Hogi Sheep Goati
Monday’! Receipt!
405 435 123
1313 . 94
Monday*! Auction
1281 98 382 483 171
Lait Monday'! Auction
712 90 357 1634 785
Lait Year’! Auction
1333 89 451 2936 1322
CATTLE; Slaughter iteert moitly
iteady, initancei 50 lower early; tlaughter
heifen iteady to SO lower, initancei 1.00
lower; Breaking Utility and Commercial
cowi 1.00-2.00 lower, Canner to boning
Utility iteady to weak; bullocki fully
iteady; bulls firm to 1.00 higher, advance
on yield grade 1. Supply included 73%
slaughter steen, 9% slaughter heifers, 11 %
cows, and 7% bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1500 lb, couple
1500-1615 lb 72.50-74.50, few head
74.75- Choice 2-3 few 4 1020-1475
lb 70.50- 73.50, few 73.50-74.25; Select
and low Choice 2-3 950-1425 lb
68.00- few 70.50-72.00; few Select
2-3 65.00-68.50; Select and Choice
1125 15701 b Holstems 60.00-64 50. few
Choice 64.50-65.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1200 lb 67.00-70.00, couple Choice 2
70.00- Select 2-3 925-1125 lb
64.50-
COWS. LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 48.00-50.50 Commercial 3-4
45.00- Cutter and Boning Uulity 1-3
49.75- 52.50-54.00 Canner and low
Cutter 44.00-47.00 47.00-49.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 980-1325 lb
64.50- couple 67.00-68.75.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300-1950 lb
61.75- few 66 75-69.75, 10 head
70.00- yield grade 2 1000-1375 lb
57.00-
VEAL CALVES: Veilers steady;
slaughter calves fully steady. Demand good
for Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160-320 lb
96.00- few 105 00-110.00; few high
Choice and Prime 225-325 lb
110 00-120.00; high Good and low Choice
140-300 lb 80.00-90 00, 80-110 lb
80.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 270-470 lb 70.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125 lb
Holstein bulls 110 00-125.00, small frame
90-110 lb 100.00-11000
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.00-2.00 low
er; sows unevenly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 41.00-42 00. US 1 210-240 lb
43.00- US 1-3 210-250 lb
40.00- US 2-4 220-265 lb
38.50-39.75.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 30.00-34.00,
500-650 lb 33.00-36.75.
. SHEEP; Spring limbs md slaughter
ewes mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and Prime
80-110 lb 90.00-97.00; Choice 60-80 lb
90.00- 10.00,30-50 lb 120.00-160.00, few
100.00-
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 80-105 lb
80.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
20.00- few 30.00-35.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large fleshy 50.00-80.00, thin 40.00-
50.00; Medium fleshy 35.00-50.00, thin
30.00- Small fleshy 30.00-40.00,
thin 20.00-30.00.
Eastern Pa. &
New Jersey Poultry
Wed., April 13, 1988
Prices were unchanged with an unsettled
though generally steady undertone Spent
hen supplies were ample as most processors
limit purchases to an as needed basis
Movement of finished product remains
slow.
LIVE LIGHT TYPE HENS AT FARM
3-3 1/2MOSTLY3-31/4 FOB PLANT
MOSTLY
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE mWM
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North oj Ephrata on N. State St.
Out ol State Buyers ■ Cash<jr Certified Check Only
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Wednesday, April 13, 1988
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
1186 686 9 0
674 722 56 6
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year 696 695 210 22
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
UNEVEN, SMALL SUPPLY CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 FIRM TO .50 HIGHER,
BULK OF SUPPLY CHOICE AND
PRIME 3-4 WEAK TO .50 LOWER,
WITH FEW LOTS MOSTLY 4 1.00
LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT
FULLY TESTED: COWS UNEVEN,
BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER, CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY FULLY
STEADY INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER ON
HIGH DRESSING, CANNER AND LOW
CUTTER WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER;
SMALL SUPPLY BULLS WEAK TO
1.00 LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 64%
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 32%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 1160-1375 LB.
72.00-75.25, 10 HEAD 75.50-76 25,
WITH COUPLE 77 25-77.50, CHOICE
AND PRIME 3-4 1100-1500 LB.
69.85-72.75, FEW MOSTLY 4 1300-1500
LB. 67.50-70 50, SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1025-1325 LB 68 50-70.50,
FEW 70.50-71.50; FEW CHOICE
1265-1680 LB. HOLSTEINS 64.00-67 50
COWS- BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 49.25-52.50,
HI DRESSING 52 50-53.50; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 47 00-49 00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESS
ING 48.00-49.50, BULK 49.50-53 00, HI
DRESSING 53 50-57.00, CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
43 75-46 00, BULK 46,00-49.25.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1-3
1100-1325 LB. 65.00-65.25.
BULLS- YIELD GRADE 1-2
1250-1800 LB. 6000-64 50. INDIVIDU
AL 65.25.
VEAL CALVES: SMALL SUPPLY
160-395 LB VEALERS FIRM TO 5.00
HIGHER, HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 70-105 LB. VEALERS
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 560 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 78% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 220-395 LB.
108.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 160-395 LB. 85.00-111.00,
80-110 LB. 84.00-94 00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB. 60.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; 30 HEAD
120-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 136.00,
205 HEAD. 95-115 LB. 142.00-148.00,
AND 40 HEAD 85-90 LB. 132.00-134.00,
55 HEAD SMALL FRAME 100-115 LB.
136.00- AND 30 HEAD 90-95 LB.
120.00- 00 25 HEAD 100-115 LB
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 156.00-158.00, 25
HEAD 90-95 LB. 140.00; 35 HEAD
hours a day
365 days a year
(TfT/ (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 A M —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers Cows
11 00AM —VealCalves Lambs
FRIDAY
1100 AM —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8 00 A M —Slaughter Hogs
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri., April 29 - 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
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, April 13, 1988
Report Supplied by Auction
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed’s Receipts
226 2 282 3 0
Wed’s Auction
196 2 288 0 0
Last Wed’s Auction
27 9
Last Year's Auction
161 6
289 0 0
448 0
CATTLE: Slaughter steers steady to
weak; slaughter heifers not tested; cows
weak to SO lower; few bulls steady. Supply
included 63% slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1000-1445 lb 69.75-72.50, Select and low
Choice 2-3 1000-1400 lb 69.00-70.50, one
lot Choice 1565 lb Holstems 62 50.
COWS: Breaking Utility 2-3
49 25-52 00. Commercial 3-4 48 00-49 00,
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 49 25-51 75,
few low dressing 48.00-49 00, Canner and
low Cutter 46 00-47 50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1055-1275 lb
63 75-66 50
BULLS. Yield grade 1 1350-1465 lb
63 00-68.75
VEAI CALVES No market test.
HOGS: Barrows and gills 50-1 00 high
er, sows under 500 lb mostly steady, over
500 lb not tested
BARROWS AND GILTS- US 1-2
220-245 lb 42 00-42.50 US 1 215-245 lb
43 00-44.00. US 1-3 215-255 lb
41 25-41.85.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 31 00-33 00
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS' No market test
SMALL FRAME 80-110 LB
108.00-119.00.
SHEEP- NO MARKET TEST.
GOATS. NO MARKET TEST.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RD 1, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANCK
Ph (717)656-9849
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, April 14
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Thursday’s Auction
1502
Last Thursday
1073 497 208 159
Last Year
486 105 60
997 420 310
CATTLE: STEERS $l-2 LOWER,
HEIFER NOT FULLY TESTED, COWS
WERE STEADY. BULLOCKS & BULLS
$l. INSTANCES $2 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE & PRIME 2-4 1200-1400 LBS.
70.35-72.50; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1100-1475 LBS. 68.75-71.50, A FEW
1000-1100 LBS. 68.25-70 00, CHOICE
3-4 1250-1500 LBS. 67.50-69 00;
SELECT & LOW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1325
LBS. 66.75-70.00, FEW SELECT 2-3
950-1200 LBS. 65.00-69 00; CHOICE
1200-1560 LBS HOLSTEINS
61.00-66.00, SELECT 1100-1350 LBS.
58 00-61 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. CHOICE 2-3
925-1160 LBS. 61.25-66 75
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 48 75-51 50, HI
DRESSING 57.50-54 00, COMMERCIAL
3-4 46 75-48.75; CUTTER & BONING
UTILITY 1-3 48.00-52 50, HI DRESSING
52.50-54 25; CANNER & LOW CUTTER
47 50-49.25, LO DRESSING 44.50-47 00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1100-1350
LB 61.75-64.75, SELECT 1-2 1000-1250
LBS. 57 50-61.75.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE 1 1450-2150
LBS. 59.75-65.75, YIELD GRADE 2
1050-1500 LBS. 57.00-60 00
VEAL CALVES; GRADING CHOICE
& PRIME 8 00-10.00 LOWER, HIGH
GOOD & LOW CHOICE FULLY
STEADY.
VEALERS. HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
160-320 LBS. 100 00-11000, CHOICE
160-300 LBS. 88 00-100 00, HIGH GOOD
& LOW CHOICE 140-350 LBS.
78 00-89 00, 80-110 LBS 88 00-98.00,
STANDARD & LOW GOOD 70-85 LBS
80 00-85 00.
RETURNED TO FARM: DEMAND
GOOD FOR BULLS & HEIFERS, BULK
95-125 LBS. HOLSTEIN BULLS
125 00-145.00, FEW 148.00-159 00.
SMALL FRAME 90-115 LBS
95 00-120 00, SLAUGHTER CALVES
GOOD & CHOICE 300-490 LBS.
65 00-75 00
SHEEP SPRING LAMBS STEADY
SPRING LAMBS CHOICE & PRIME
80-120 LBS 88 00-92 00, CHOICE 70-80
LBS. 94.00-109 00, 40-60 LBS.
110.00-125 00.
SLAUGHTER EWES. FULLY
STEADY 21.00-35 00.
GOATS. ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD, LARGE 58 00-67.00, 5 HEAD
78.00-89.00; MEDIUM 38.00-55.00,
SMALL 24 00-37 00.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Thursday, April 14
Report supplied by Auction
CATTLE: 319. SI. cows .50-2.50 lower;
Choice steers a few low 1135-1380 lb.
65 00-85.68; few Select 59.00-66.25; few
Standard 55.10-61.50; few Select holsteins
60.00-62.85; heifers a few Select & Choice
holstem heifers 58.85-62.00, Breaking
Utility 49.00-53.25; Cutter & Boning
48.75-52 50; Cutter 45.00-50.49, shells
40.00; bulls few low 1065-2225 lb.
ory 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.
■miMii Phone
717-768-8204
Horn* Phonp
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, April 15
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
4600 1275
Thii Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: SI. steers 1.00-2.00 lower, si
heifers .50-1.00 lower, few late sales 3.00
lower; cows very uneven; generally weak to
1.00 lower, bullocks weak to 1.00 lower;
bulls steady after some early sales being
1.00 higher. Supply included 64 percent si
heifers; 4 percent si. heifers; 20 percent
cows; S percent bulls; with balance feeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 2-4,1150-1400 lb. 70 35-72.50, few
early part of week 72.50-75.50; Choice 2-3,
few 4,1100-1550 lb. 68.75-71.50, few ear
ly 71.50-73 50; few 1000-1100 lb
68 25-70.50; Choice 3-4, 1250-1500 lb
67 50-70.50; Select & Low Choice 2-3,
1000-1325 lb. 66 75-70.00, few
70 00-71 00, Select 2-3, 950-1250 lb
65.00-68 00, Choice 1125-1570 lb hols
terns 62 00-65 00, few 65 00-69 00, Select
1100-1350 lb. 58 00-61 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3,
975-1250 lb 65 00-70 00, couple Choice 2
early 70 00-71 00, Select 2-3,925-1125 lb
64.00-67.00; few Select and Choice
1100-1400 lb. heiferetts 54 50-60 00
COWS: Breaking Utility & Commercial
2-4 bulk 48 00-51 50; High Dressing
51 50-54 00; Commercial 3-4, bulk
45 00-49.00; Culler & Bonung Utility 1-3,
Low Dressing 48.00-49.00, bulk
49.00-53 00, High Dressing 53 00-57 00,
Canner & Low Cutter Low Dressing
43 75-47.00; bulk 47 00-49 50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3, 980-1350 lb
61 75-67 00; couple 67 00-68.75; Select
1-2, 1000-1250 lb. 57 50-61.75
BULLS; YG 1. 1300-2150 lb
59 75-66 50. few mainly early 66 75-69 75
with 10 head 70 00-71 75, YG 2,
1000-1500 lb. 57 00-61.75.
VEAL CALVES; Choice & Prime
vealers closed 8 00-10 00 lower; High
Good & Low Choice fully steady, si calves
fully steady. Demand good for hoi bulls
and heifers to return to farni.
VEALERS: High Choice & Prune
160-320 lb. 100.00-113 00; Choice
160-320 lb 88.00-100.00, few
100 00-105 00, High Good & Low Choice
140-350 lb. 78.00-90 00; 80-110 lb
84 00-98.00; Standard & Low Good 60-85
lb 60 00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES. Good &
Choice 270-490 lb 65.00-75 00, few
75 00-85.00.
RETURN TO FARM Bulk 95-125 lb
hoi. bulls 125 00-148.00, few
148.00- 00, small frame 90-115 lb
95.00- with around 60 head 100-115
lb 136 00-138.00; few 100-115 lb hoi
heifers 156.00-158.00; few small frame
80-110 lb. 108.00-119.00.
55 60-61.00; steers few Med. & Large #l, i
350-700 lb. 68.50-88.50; heifers few Med. ]
1, 370-615 lbs. 68.00-76.50; bullocks few
Med 1. 330-600 lb. 68.50-91.00.
CALVES: 368. Few Choice vealers ,
109.00-112.00; few Med. 94.00-102.00;
70-98 lbs. 91.00-97.50; holstein bulls I
85-130 lbs. 94.00151 00, holstein heifers j
90-140 lb. 97.00151 00
HOGS: 22. 1 lot US 2-4,225 lb barrows 1
& gilts 39.25; 1 lot 3-4,260 lbs. 36 50; sows
a few Utility 1-3,300685 lbs. 32.75-35 00;
couple boars 27.50.
SHEEP: 10. Few Choice 35-55 lb. new '
crop lambs 93.00100 00.
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