Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Mon, May 23, 1988
Cattle Calves Hogi Sheep Goats
Monday's Receipts
1491 92 310 663 697
Monday’s Auction
1474 99 312 652 417
Last Monday’s Auction
1450 97
Last Year’s Auction
1170 49
320 890 266
901 525 266
CATTLE: Choice Slaughter steers and
heifers 1.00-1.50 lower, Select grades 2.00
lower, cows steady to weak; bulls mixed,
yield grade 1 steady to 1.00 higher, yield
grade 2 steady to 1.00 lower. Supply
included 67% slaughter steers, 12% slaugh
ter heifers, 10% cows,'and 11% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1100-1500 lb 75.50-77.50,
few up to 78.50; Choice 2-4 900-1100 lb
72.00- 1100-1500 lb 73.00-76.00;
mixed Select and Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lb
69.00- Holsteins, Choice 1300-1500
lb 66.75-70.00, Select 1100-1500 lb
64.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
1000-1250 lb 68.25-73.75, few 800-1000 lb
66.50-69.50; mixed Select and Choice 2-3
925-1450 lb 62.75-67.25; Select 2-3
950-1300 lb 61.75-64.00.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 51.50-53.50 Commercial 3-4
49 50-51.50 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
52.00- few 55.00 Canner and low
Cutter 46.00-47.00 48.50-50.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-2000 lb
64.00-70.00, few high yielding individuals
1400-2000 lb 73.00-78.00; yield grade 2
1050-1500 lb 61.00-66.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady to 5.00
higher, slaughter calves mostly steady,
mstances 10.00 higher on Choice.
VEALERS: Choice 160-320 lb
100.00- few high Choice and Prime
120.00- high Good and low Choice
160-320 lb 95.00-110.00, 80-110 lb
95.00- 15.00; few Standard and low Good
70-90 lb 90.00-120.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
270-470 lb 75.00-95.00; Good 250-450 lb
65.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 130.00-175.00; small
frame 90-110 lb 120.00-140.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 25-50 higher,
sows unevenly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-245 lb 52.50-53.25. US 1 215-245 lb
53.50- US 1-3 210-250 lb
51.50- US 2-4 210-255 lb
50.00-51.00, Few lots 49.00-49.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-400 lb 32.00-34.50.
400-600 lb 33.00-36.25.
BOARS: Under 260 lb 35.00-39.00; over
260 lb 28.00-30.75.
SHEEP; Spring lambs 5.00-10.00 lower,
slaughter ewes 5.00 lower.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and Prime
80-110 lb 70 00-80.00; Choice 40-80 lb
75.00-100.00, under 40 lb 100.00-11000.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
15.00-30.00, with yearlings and two-year
olds 3000-5000.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head
Large fleshy 50 00-80.00, thin
35.00-50 00; Medium fleshy 35.00-50 00,
thin 30.00-35.00, Small fleshy kids 30 GO
-35 00, thin 15 00-25.00.
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 RANCH
Ph (717)656 9849
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon _
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No~4 Ephrata, Pa. 717738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
rer* - Cash or Certified Check Onh
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Wednesday, May 24, 1988
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1197 728 18 2
Last Tuesday 1224 765 33 7
Last Year 1168 715 27 3
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
WEAK; NOT ENOUGH SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS OR BULLS TO TEST MARK
ET TRENDS; COWS WEAK TO 1.00
LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 66%
STEERS AND 29% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-4 1100-1500 LB.
76.00- CHOICE 2-4 1100-1500 LB.
73.00- MIXED SELECT AND
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LB. 70.00-74.00;
SELECT 2-3 950-1200 LB. 69.00-72.00,
HOLSTEINS. FEW MIXED SELECT
AND CHOICE 2 1200-1500 LB
67.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS- NO MARK
ET TEST.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 50 00-54 00.
HI DRESSING 55 00-56 00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 BULK
49.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LO DRESSING 43.00-47.00, BULK
47.00- 50.
BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE 2
1150-1800 LB. 60.00-66.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS AND
CALVES GOING BACK TO THE FARM
GENERALLY STEADY.
VEALERS: CHOICE 160-300 LB.
115.00- 00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 110-200 LB. 111.00-120.00,
70-110 LB. 93.00-116.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 70-110 LB.
96.00- ONE LOT 61 LB. 70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK HOL
STEIN BULLS 95-125 LB. 16000-171.00,
FEW INDIVIDUALS UP TO 180.00,
COUPLE LOTS 90 LB. 135.00-145.00,
80-90 LB. 114.00-118.00; SMALL
FRAME 70-115 LB. 111.00-120.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100-115 LB.
136.00-140.00,70-100 LB. 112.00-120.00.
SHEEP; SCARCE. NO MARKET
TEST.
GOATS
TEST.
SCARCE: NO MARKET
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Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wed, May 25, 1988
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday's Receipts
86 IS
Wednesday’s Auction
52 7 209 0 0
Last Wednesday's Auction
64 4
Last Year’s Auction
234 59 500 1 0
CATTLE; Not enough of any one class to
test market trends.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 3 1250-1375 lb 75.00-76.50;
Choice 3 1100-1250 lb 72.75-75.25;
Choice 3-4 1400-1850 lb 68.00-72 00;
Holileins, Choice 1-3 1300-1350 lb
65.75-69.50, Select 1-3 1000-1350 lb
60.00-63.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1000-1500 lb 68.75-71.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 50.00-52.50; Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 51.00-52.75.
VHAL CALVFS- No market test.
HOGS: Not enough of any one class to
test market trends; supply of barrows and
gilts over 200 lb very light.
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 220-230
lb 53.50-53.75, 175-190 lb 47.25-48 50
US 1-3 200-250 lb 51.75-52.75 US 2-3
One lot 260 lb 51 25
SOWS: US 1-3 Few 325-405 lb
32.00-33.75. Couple head 520 lb 34 25.
SHEEP; No market test.
GOATS: No market test.
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, May 26, 1988
RETURN TO FARM CALVES
120.00-190.00.
GOOD VEAL 100.00-123.00.
COMMON VEAL 75.00-99.00.
CHOICE STEERS 70.00-77.50.
SELECT STEERS 60.00-69.00.
COMMON STEERS 52.00-59.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS 42.00-56.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS 42.00-49.00.
SHELLS 36.00-41.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS 68.00-72.00.
SELECT HEIFERS 60.00-67.00.
COMMON HEIFERS 50.00-59.00.
GOOD FEEDERS 70.00-84 00.
COMMON FEEDERS 50.00-69.00.
BULLS 58.00-66.00.
GOOD HOGS 50.00-52.50.
SOWS 32.00-33.00.
AUCTIONS
MONDAY
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers. Steers, Cows
—Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
9 00 A M
10 00 A M
WEDNESDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
—Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
8 00 A M
Holida
Closed Sat., May 28th
Open Mon., May 30th
Schedule
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
287 70 0
408 2 0
Jersey Shore
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, May 27
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Thursday’s Auction
1022
543 184 82
Last Thursday
1496 500 281 81
Last Year
1075 341 144 83
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
WEAK TO .50 LOWER. ALTHOUGH
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME NOT
* TESTED; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
MOSTLY STEADY: COWS 2.00-3 00
LOWER. BULLOCKS SCARCE; BULLS
1.00- LOWER, INSTANCES 3.00
LOWER ON YIELD GRADE 1. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 61% SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 4% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
28% COWS, 5% BULLS WITH THE
BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-4
1050-1450 LB. 72.75-76.00, FEW LOTS
76.00- 60; FEW CHOICE AND PRIME
2-3 1250-1475 LB. 76.50-78.00; FEW
CHOICE 4 1175-1450 LB. 7000-72.50;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1000-1500 LB. 70 00-73.00; CHOICE
1275-1475 LB. HOLSTEINS 63.75-64.50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
900-1175 LB. 68.85-72.85; FEW SELECT
2- 900-1100 LB. 6200-67.00.
COWS; BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL BULK 48.00-50.50, HI
DRESSING 50.75-52.25; COMMERCIAL
3- BULK 46 00-48 50; CUTTER AND
BONING UTILITY 1-3 BULK
48.25-50 50, HI DRESSING 50.75-53 00;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO
DRESSING 45.00-47.00, BULK
47.00-
BULLOCKS; FEW CHOICE 1-3
1075-1375 LB. 66.00-69.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1400-2150
LB. 62.00-66.00, INDIVIDUAL 69.50;
YIELD GRADE 2 1050-1550 LB.
59.00-
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS WEAK
TO 5.00 LOWER. DEMANDGOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO
FARM.
VEALERS: SMALL SUPPLY HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 220-325 LB.
116.00- CHOICE 160-335 LB.
105.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 110-180 LB. 100.00-118.00,
80-110 LB. 98.00-117.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 65-90 LB. 85.00-98.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 320-485 LB. 73.00-89.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 150.00-170.00,
FEW 170.00-173.00; SMALL FRAME
75-110 LB. 110.00-145.00.
SHEEP: SPRING LAMBS WEAK TO
5.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER EWES
STEADY.
SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE 70-105 LB.
67.00- 40-65 LB. 73 00-85.00, COU
PLE 25-35 LB. 80.00-100.00; GOOD
70-95 LB. 61.00-67.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 15.00-30.00, FEW YEARLINGS
AND TWO YEAR OLDS 34 00-38 00
GOATS; ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD, FEW LARGE 65.00-78 00;
MEDIUM 40.00-56.00; SMALL
24.00- 00, FEW THIN 15 00-22 00
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Sale 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.
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215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Lancaster County
Weekly Review
Lancaster, Pa.
Frl, May 27, 1988
CATTLE CALVES
4100 1400
4451 1379
3884 1154
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
ATTLE: Slaughter Steen 1.00-2.00 low
er, instances 2.50 lower, slaughter heifers
1.00 lower, instances 1.50 lower; cows
1.00-3.00 lower, extremes 4.00 lower, bul
locks scarce; bulls closed 1.00-2.00 lower.
Supply included 60% slaughter steers, 6%
slaughter heifers, 19% cows, 6% bulls, with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1100-1500 lb 76.00-78.00;
Choice 2-3, few 4 1050-1450 lb
72.75- few early 76.00-77.00; Select
and low Choice 2-3 1000-1500 lb
69.00- Choice 1275-1500 lb
63.75- few early 68.00-71.00; Select
and low Choice 60.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
900-1300 lb 68.25-73.75, few 800-950 lb
66.50- 69.50; Select 2-3 950-1300 lb
61.75-
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 48.00-51.50 51.50-53.50 Commer
cial 3-4 46 00-51.50 Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 48.25-51.00 51.00-54 00 Can
ner and low Cutter 45.00-47.00
47.00-
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 1-3
1075-1375 lb 66.00-69.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-2150 lb
62.00-68.00, few early 68.00-70.00 with
couple 70.00-73.00; yield grade 2
1050-1550 lb 59.00-64.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers weak to 5.00
lower; slaughter calves mostly steady,
instances 5.00 higher on Choice. Demand
good for Holstein bulls and heifers to return
to farm.
VEALERS: Small supply high Choice
and Prime 220-325 lb 116.00-125.00, cou
ple 130.00; Choice 160-335 lb
105.00- few 116.00-120.00; high
Good and low Choice 160-320 lb
95.00- 80-110 lb 93.00-116.00;
Standard and low Good 65-90 lb
85.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
270-470 lb 75.00-89.00; Good 200-450 lb
65.00- 80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 150.00-170.00, few
170.00- small frame 75-115 lb
110.00- Few 90-115 lb Holstein
heifers 136.00-140.00, small frame 70-100
lb 110 00-125.00.
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