Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Livestock Auction Lancaster, Pa. Mon., May 2,198 S Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday's Receipts 14SS 90 203 587 337 Monday's Auction 1401 90 216 591 358 Last Monday's Auction 355 602 431 1639 84 Last Year's Auction 2071 83 563 339 340 CATTLE: Slaughter steers fully steady; slaughter heifers steady; cows hilly steady; bullocks and bulls fiim to 1.00 higher. Supply included 69% slaughter steers, 15% slaughter heifeis, 8% cows, and 8% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1425 lb 73.60-75.25, few head 75.50-76.75. 3-4 1425-1500 lb 71.75-74.50; Choice 2-3, few 4 980-1425 lb 70.85-74.10, few lots 74.25-74.50, couple lots mostly 3 1515-1525 lb 74.00-74.50; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1450 lb 68.50- few bead 70.75-72.00; Choice and Prime 1260-1575 lb Holtteins 63.50- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Prime 3-4 1100-1225 lb 72.25; Choice 2 1100-1405 lb 70.25-73.00; Choice 2-3 940-1250 lb 67.25-70.50; Select 2-3 925-1150 lb 62.00-6750, COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSING Bleaking Utility and Commer cial 2-4 **51.50-55.00 Commercial 3-4 46.50- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 50.50- 52.00-54.50 54.50-56.00 Can net and low Cutter 48.50-50.00 50.00- BULLOCKS; Choice 1-3 1100-1450 lb 64.00- individual 1275 lb 70.00; Select 1-2 1050-1325 lb 60.51V63.50. BULLS: Yield (rade 1 1350-2180 lb 63.75-69.00, few 69.00-70.00wilh lix head 71.00- yield grade 2 1000-1450 lb 58.00- VEAL CALVES; Vealers steady; daughter calves steady, instances 5.00 low er on Good. Demand good for Holstein bulls and heifers to return to farm. VEALERS; Choice 160-320 lb 100.00- couple high Choice and Prime 120.00-125.00; high Good and low Choice 160-3201 b 80.00-100.00, 80-1101 b 90.00- few 105.00-110.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 270-470 lb 75.00-85.00; Good 250-450 lb 65.00- RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125 lb Holstein bull* 130.00-150.00; mull fiame 90-110 lb 100.00-130.00. Few 95-115 lb Holftein heifen 125.00-150.00, •mall frame 100.00-125.00. HOGS: Barrowi and gilts 50-75 lower; •owi 1.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 210-245 lb 44.75-45.50. US 1 210-245 lb 45.75-47.00. US 1-3 210-260 lb 44.00- US 2-4 225-270 lb 43.00- SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 31.00-35.00. SHEEP: Spring lambi Heady; wooled lamb* weak to 5.00 lower; daughter ewes 5.00 higher. SPRING LAMBS; Choice and Prime 80-110 lb 88.00-95.00; Choice 40-80 lb 90.00- 30-40 lb 120.00-150.00. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 80-110 lb 75.00- SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility and Good 30.00-45.00, with ycarlingi and two-year olds 45.00-70.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head. Large fleshy 50.00-70.00, with around 20 head Large Billies 70.00-90.00, Thin 40.00-30.00; Medium fleshy 40.00-50.00, Thin 30.00-40.00; Small mainly fleshy Kids 25.00-40.00, Thin 20.00-25.00. HAY, STRAW & CORN SALE Rffj 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 • Gather Certified Check Only Vintage Livestock Auction Tuesday, May 3, 198* Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calve* Sheep Goat* 1228 S7B 8 0 963 S2B 13 3 Today Lut Tuesday Last Year 908 579 21 0 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS 50-1.00 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIF ERS STEADY: COWS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER; BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 72% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 24% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS; CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1150-1425 LB 75.00- 15 HEAD 76.10-76.75; CHOICE 2-4 1025-1450 LB 71.75-75.10; CHOCIE MOSTLY 4 1075-1475 LB 69.00- SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1150-1450 LB 70.50-74.25; FEW SELECT 2-3 1050-1325 LB 68.00- FEW SELECT AND CHOICE 1270-1600 LB HOLSTEINS 61.25-64.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE 2-3 1030-1250 LB 67.50-67.75; SELECT 2-3 940-1150 LB 62.00-65.50. COWS: BREAKIGN UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 50.00-53.50, HI DRESSING 53.50-54.75; COMMER CIAL 3-4 BULK 49.00-50.00; CUTTER AND BONMING UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESSING 48.50-50.50, BULK 50.50-53.50, HI DRESSING 53.50-55.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 46.00-49.00, BULK 49.00- BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1500-2050 LB 62.75-67.00, COUPLE 67.50-69.00; YIELD GRADE 2 1200-1650 LB 60.00- VEAL CALVES: SMALL SUPPLY CHOICE VEALERS FULLY STEADY, HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE STEADY, ALTHOUGH WEIGHTS OVER 100 LB SOLD MAINLY TO RETURN TO FARM. SUPPLY INCLUDED 497 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 88% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 165-245 LB 112.00- IjW HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-220 LB 90.00-107.00, 80-95 LB 100.00-110.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 65-85 LB 90.00- RETURNED TO FARM: 55 HEAD 90-120 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 143.00- 45 HEAD SMALL FRAME 70-110 LB 103.00-115.00; 20 HEAD 120-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 142.00, 195 HEAD 90-115 LB 148.00- 152.00, 25 HEAD 85 LB 140.00; 90 HEAD SMALL FRAME 90-115 LB 128.00- AND 20 HEAD 80-85 LB 110.00- SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME FOR A MARKET TEST, FEW 20-40 LB SPRING LAMBS 112.00-126.00. GOATS; NONE ON OFFER. 24 houfs 41 diy 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 A.M —Veal Calves, Lambs FRIDAY 1J 00 A M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle SATURDAY 8 00 A M —Slaughter Hogs Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Thurs., May 19 - 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 Yean Lancaster Livestock Auction Lancaitcr, Fa. Wed., May 4, 1988 Cattle Calves Hogi Sheep Goats Wednesday's Receipts 451 28 0 115 8 - Wednesday's Auction 106 8 366 0 0 Lut Wednesday's Auction 50 6 365 Last Year's Auction 10 329 CATTLE: Slaughter steers and cows steady; heifers and bulls not fully tested. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 1125-1445 lb 71.75-74.25, couple 74.75-75.75; Select and low Choice 2-3 1070-1400 lb 70.6072.00. COWS; Couple Breaking Utility 2-3 SO.2S-SI.2S; Cutler and Boning Utility 1-3 49.0052.25, low dressing 47.25-48.75. BULLS: Couple yield grade 2 1125-1465 lb 59.0062.25. VEAL CALVES: No market test HOGS: Barrows and gilts steady, instances 50 higher; sows not tested. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-245 lb 45.0045.50. US 1 215-245 lb 45.75-46.50. US 1-3 210-255 lb 44.50-45.00. US 2-4 225-265 lb 43.5044.25. SHEEP: No market test GOATS; No market tut Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Thursday, May 5 Report supplied by Auction CATTLE: 252. Cow* .75-2.00 lower, few Select & Low Choice 67.00-69.85; heifer* Choice >L 65.25-72.10; few Stan dard & Select Holstein* 55.00-60.75; Breaking Utility A Commercial cow* 50.00- Cutter & Boiling 50.25-54.00; Canner A Cutter 46.00-50.00; (hell* down to 43.00; few YG 1, 1250-1695 lb. bull* 60.60-67.60. FEEDER CATTLE; Steers Few Med. 1, 385-675 lb. 70.00-84.00. CALVES: 369. Few Choice vealen 112.00- Standaid A Good 75-100 lb. 108.00-118.00; Utility 60-80 lb. 100.00- hoi. bull* 85-130 lb. 117.00- heifer* 80-140 lb. 116.00- HOGS; 50. 1 lot US 1-3,240 lb. 43.50; tows 1-3, 350-650 lb. 32.00-34.00. FEEDER PIGS: 9. No matket teit SHEEP; IX I Choice 75 lb. 84.00; few *l. ewe* 20.00-31.50. New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thuraday, May 5 Cattle Calve* Sheep Goat* Thunday’i Auction 1636 Last Thunday 1322 375 113 65 Last Year 1750 0 0 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS MOSTLY STEADY. INSTANCES MAINLY EARLY .50-1.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY ON SMALL SUPPLY: COWS STEADY; BULLOCKS AND BULLS FULLY STEADY. SUPPLY INCLDED 70% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 19% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4 1160-1460L8. 73.00- CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1150-1410 LB. 75.25-76.50; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1075-1425 LB.. FEW LOTS 1450-1570 LB. 71.75-74.35, SEVERAL LOTS 74.35-74.75, AFTER FEW EARLY 71.00- CHOICE MOSTLY 4 1225-1475 LB. 69.00-72.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1450 LB. 68.50- CHOICE AND PRIME 1280-1450 LB. HOLSTEINS 63.75-67.50, FEW SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 970-1350 LB. 59.75-64.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 980-1100 LB. 69.50- SELECT 2-3 925-1275 LB. 62.00- COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL BULK 50.00-53.50; COMMERCIAL 3-4 BULK 46.00-49.50; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESSING 49.75-50.75; BULK 51.00- HI DRESSING 54.50-56.25; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 46.00-48.50; BULK 48.50- BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1045-1350 LB. 64.50-67.50; SELECT 1-3 925-1300 LB. 60.00-64.50. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1250-2100 LB. 63.00-68.25, FEW 68.50-70.00; YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1550 LB. 60.00- FEW 950-1050 LB. 57.00- VEAL CALVES: VEALERS 5.00-8.00 HIGHER. ALTHOUGH HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME NOT TESTED. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTTEN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: CHOICE 220-340 LB. 113.00- COUPLE 126.00-129.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 120-180 LB. 117.00-125.00, 80-110 LB. 107.00- FEW GOOD 160-260 LB. 75.00- STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 75-90 LB. 9XOO-105.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 135.00-170.00, FEW 170.00-177.00; SMALL FRAME 80-115 LB. 105.00-140.00. SHEEP: SPRING LAMBS STEADY TO WEAK; SLAUGHTER EWES 5.00- LOWER. SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 75-105 LB. 90.00- CHOICE 55-70 LB. 98.00- 20-45 LB. 100.00-124.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND GOOD 17.00-31.00, FEW YEARLINGS AND TWO YEAR OLDS 35.00-40.00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. COUPLE LARGE 72.00-9XOO, FEW MEDIUM 40.00-53.00, BULK OF SUPPLY SMALL 25.00-41.00. THIS WEEK LAST WEEK LAST YEAR 346 148 IS CA’I'ILE: Slaughter (teen 50-I.oohigh er, slaughter heifen fully iteady; cowl weak to 1.00 lower, bullocki and bulla firm to 1.00 higher. Supply included 65% •laughter iteers, 6% alaughter heifen, 16% cowi, 5% bulls, with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1460 lb 73.00-75.25; Choice and Prime 2-3 1150-1425 lb 75.00- Choice 2-3 few 4 1075-1425 lb. few lots 1450-1570 lb 71.75-74.50, sev eral lots 74.50-74.75; Choice mostly 4 1075-1475 lb 69.00-72.00; Select and low Choice 2-3 1000-1450 lb 68.50-71.50, few 71.50- Choice and Prime 1260-1575 lb Holsteins 63.50-68.00, Select and low Choice 970-1350 lb 59.75-64.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 2-4 980-1225 lb 69.50-72.85; few Choice 2 1100-1405 lb 70.25-73.00; Choice 2-3 940-1250 lb 67.25-70.50; Select 2-3 925-1275 lb 62.00-67.50. COWS; LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-4 50.00-53.50 53.50-Ss.ooCommer dal 3-4 46.00-50.00 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 49.00-50.75 51.50-54.50 54.50- Canner and low Cutter 46.00- 49.00-51.50. BULLOCKS; Choice 1-3 1045-1450 lb 64.00- few 68.50-70.00; Select 1-2 925-1325 lb 60.00-64.50. 396 143 BULLS; Yield gnde 1 1250-2180 lb 63.00- few 68.50-70.00, with six he«d7l.oo-73.75; yield gnde2looo-1450 lb 60.00-63.25, few 950-1050 lb 57.00- VEAL CALVES: Veelen 5.00-8.00 higher, (laughter calves steady, instances 5.00 lower. Demand good for Holstein bulls and heifers to return to farm. VEALERS; Choice 220-340 lb 112.00- couple 126.00-129.00; high Good and low Choice 120-320 lb 110.00- 80-110 lb closed at 107.00- few Good 160-260 lb 75.00- Standard and low Good 70-90 lb 90.00- 105.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 270-470 lb 75.00-85.00; Good 250-450 lb 65.00- RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 85-125 lb Holitein bulk 135.00-170.00, few 170.00- small flame 80-115 lb 105.00- Few 90-120 lb Hobtein heifers 143.00-160.00; with few small fiame 70-110 lb 103.00-115.00. Lancaster County Weekly Review Lancaster, Pa. Frl., May 6, 1988 Cattle Calves 4700 1030 4548 989 5279 1068 ROPE IN SOME EXTRA aft CASH! 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