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Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Fa.
Monday, June 13, 1988
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Receipts
1188 109 489 802 369
Monday's Auction
1263 116 484 817 386
Last Monday's Auction
1214 109 538 518 465
Last Year's Auction
1107 120 334 422 487
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50-1.00 low
er; slaughter heifers weak to 1.00 lower;
cows weak to 1.00 lower; bullocks weak;
bulls steady, instances 1.00 lower. Supply
included 74% slaughter steers, 12% slaugh
ter heifers, 6% cows, and 8% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Small supply
high Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1425 lb
75.50- 76.75; few Choice 2 1150-1375 lb
75.25-76.25; Choice 2-3 few 4 1060-1450
lb 71.75-75.75,main1y 73.00-75.25; Select
and low Choice 2-3 950-1350 lb 69.50-
73.50; few Select 2-3 66.75-69.00; Choice
1100-1400 lb Hdsteins 62.50-66.75, few
high Choice and Prime 67.00-69.00, Select
2-3 950-1400 lb 57.25-62.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1340 lb 68.50-72.50, few head mainly
Choice 2 72.50-74.00; Select 2-3 975-1150
lb 65.75-68.50, 850-975 lb 60.75- 66.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-4 48.00-50.00, few high dressing
50.50- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
47.00- high dressing 48.50- 50.00;
Catmer and low Cutter 45.00-47.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1075-1350 lb
65.00- Select 1-2 1000-1225 lb
62.50-
BULLS: Yield gnde 1 1400-2160 lb
64.75-69.25, five head 1480-1680 1b70.00-
75,00, individual 26101b71.25; yield gride
2 1000-1550 lb 60.00-64.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers Heady;
daughter calves weak to 5.00 lower.
Demand fair for Holstein built to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 160-320 lb
100.00- high Good and low Choice
140- 320 lb 85.00-100.00, 80-110 lb
90.00- few Good 180-280 lb
75.00- Standard and low Good 65-85
lb 80.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Choice 280-475 lb 65.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 100.00-125.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.00-1.50
higher; iowi weak to 1.00 lower, instances
1.50 lower on 300-500 lb weights.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-245 lb 52.00-52.75. US 1 210-245 lb
53.00- US 1-3 200-250 lb
51.00- US 2-4 220-255 lb
50.00- 255-270 lb 48.50-50.25.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-6501 b 32.00-35.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 5.00-10.00 lower;
slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 lower.
SPRING LAMBS: Few Choice and
Prime 80-100 lb 65.00-68.00; Good and
Choice 80-1101 b 58.00-65.00,110-130 lb
55.00-58.00, 60-80 lb 60.00-75.00, with
few 30-50 lb 75.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility and Good
15.00- yearlings and two-year olds
30.00-
GOATS; All goats sold by the head.
Urge 50.00-80.00, few 80.00-100.00, thin
35.00- Medium 35.00-50.00, thin
25.00- Kids 25.00-35.00, thin
15.00-
Peoria Sheep
Peoria, Illinois
Tuesday, June 14, 1988
SHEEP: 150 SPRING SLAUGHTER
LANBS FULLY 4.00 TO 5.00 LOWER
COMAPRED TO SALES ON TUESDAY
A WEEK AGO. NOT ENOUGH
SLAUGHTER EWES FOR A PRICE
TREND.
SPRING SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
CHOICE AND PRIME 95-120 LBS.
MOSTLY 53.00- 55.00, FEW MOSTLY
CHOICE 90-110 LBS. 52.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: FEW UTILITY
AND GOOD 8.00.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE A9J
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, June 14, 1988
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
' 895 832 8 6
Today
Last Tuesday 1080 864 29 0
Last Year 976 768 15 0
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY. ALTHOUGH SOME EARLY
SALES .50 HIGHER: SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS NOT FULLY TESTED; COWS
1.00- LOWER; BULLS NOT
TESTED. SUPPLY INCLUDED 63%
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 32%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: SMALL
SUPPLY CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3
1150-1375 LB. 75.75-76.75, 15 HEAD
77.00- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1070-1380, FEW 1400-1590 LB.
72.25-75.75, FEW 76.00-76.25; FEW 3-4
1230-1460 LB. 71.00-73.00; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1375 LB.
69.50-73.00; FEW SELECT 2-3
67.00- FEW SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 1265-1365 LB. HOLSTEINS
59.75-61.35, ONE SMALL LOT CHOICE
1565 LB. 67.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW LOW
CHOICE 2-3 935-1140 LB. 64.25-65.50;
FEW SELECT 2-3 1070-1160 LB.
58 00-58 75
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 46.00-49.00,
HI DRESSING 49.00-49.75; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESS
ING 43.50-45.00, BULK 45.00-48.50, HI
DRESSING 49.00-51.50; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
41.00- BULK 42.50-44.50.
BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE 1-2
1150-1900 LB. 60.00-62.25, INDIVIDU
AL YIELD GRADE 3 1980 LB. 55.00.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE AND
PRIME VEALERS NOT FULLY
TESTED WITH ONLY 10 HEAD OF
VEALERS OVER 145 LB; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 70-110 LB.
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 603 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 82% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: INDIVIDUAL PRIME 245
LB. 118.00; FFW CHOICE 145-305 LB.
104.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 70-110 LB. 95.00-103.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-75
LB. 85.00-94.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 105 HEAD
110-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
134.00- 140 HEAD 95-105 LB.
139.00- AND 30 HEAD 85-90 LB.
128.00- 70 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 100-115 LB. 124.00-136.00 AND
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Graded Cattle sold In lots of 10 or more
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BUSINESS AS USUAL JULY 4TH
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster. Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 91 Years
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, June 15, 1988
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed's Receipts
67 7 424 10 6
Wed’i Auction
66 7 299 0 0
Last Wed’i Auction
133 12
Last Year’s Auction
124 6 375 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume of my
one class to fully test trends, few sales
slaughter steers weak to 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1050-1325 lb 71.75-74.25; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb 69.75-72.00.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient volume
for a market test.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.00 higher;
tows 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-245 lb 53.00-53.75. US 1 210-235 lb
54.00- US 1-3 200-255 lb
52.00-
SOWS: US 1-3 350-600 lb 31.00-34.00.
SHEEP: No market test
GOATS: No market test
45 HEAD 90-95 LB. 104.00; 40 HEAD
100-115 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
128.00-136.00 AND ONE 21 HEAD LOT
90-95 LB. 158.00; 30 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 70-95 LB. 101.00-103.00.
SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST.
GOATS: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST.
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AUCTIONS
MONDAY
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
WEDNESDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
—Stocker and feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
Today
Lait Thursday
Lait Year
420 0 0
1101 578 128 149
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
2.00- LOWER, INSTANCES 3.00
LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT
FULLY TESTED; COWS 2.00-2.50
LOWER; BULLOCKS 4.00-6.00 LOW
ER; BULLS 5.00-6.00 LOWER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 68% STEERS AND 21%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: SMALL
SUPPLY HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
2-4 1225-1425 LB., FEW 1450-1550 LB.
71.50- COUPLE HEAD
74.00- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1000-1500 LB.. FEW 1500-1700 LB.
69.75-72.10; CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4
1175-1450 LB. 68.25-70.50; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 950-1475 LB.
68.00- INCLUDING AROUND 50
HEAD 950-1100 LB. RETURN TO FEED;
COUPLE PRIME 1430-1495 LB. HOLS
TEINS 68.00-69.10; CHOICE 1120-1685
LB. 62.00-64.75; FEW SELECT
59.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 44.00-46.00
FEW 46.00-48.50; CUTTER AND BON
ING UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESSING
39.50- BULK 42.75-45.00, HI
DRESSING 45.00-47.50; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
35.00- BULK 37.25-39.50.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1150-1450
LB. 60.75-63.00, COUPLE 65.75-67.50;
SELECT 1-2 1050-1325 LB. 55.00-60.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-1965
LB. 59.75-62.50; YIELD GRADE 2
1050-1475 LB. 55.00-59.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS MOSTLY
STEADY. INSTANCES 10.00 LOWER
ON HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME.
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 225-350 LB. 115.00-125.00;
CHOICE 160-360 LB. 93.00-110.00;
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
140-360 LB. 82.00-95.00, 110-140 LB.
98.00- 80-110 LB. 95.00-105.00;
FEW STANDARD AND LOW GOOD
65-90 LB. 85.00-95.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-130
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 115.00-136.00,
AROUND 25 HEAD 137.00-142.00;
SMALL FRAME 85-110 LB.
100.00-
SHEEP: SPRING LAMBS MOSTLY
STEADY. ALTHOUGH WEIGHTS
OVER 75 LB. SCARCE; SLAUGHTER
EWES STEADY.
SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE 75-105 LB.
60.00- 55-75 LB. 64.00-70.00, COU
PLE 74.00-78.00; COUPLE HEAD 35-40
LB. 138.00-148.00; GOOD 65-90 LB.
55.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 15.00-29.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. COUPLE LARGE 84.00-88,00,
MEDIUM 35.00-49.00; SMALL
17.00-
Phone 717 194 3047
or 717 676 1164
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
Heme Mwne
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
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VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction •
Steers, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Iviiaen Phene
717-768-8204
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, June 17
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves
3600 1490
4079 1554
3640 1454
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: SI. iteen lower throughout
the week, doting 4.00-S.OO lower; tL heif
ert weak to 1.00 lower although not fully
letted after Monday. Cowi 4 00-6.00 low
er, initancei 7.00 lower on Canner & Low
Cutter, bullockt 4.00-6.00 lower, bulls
S.OO-7.00 lower. Supply included 64% tl.
iteen, 6% tL heifen, 17% cowi, 5% built
with balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Small Supply
High Choice & Prime 2-4, 1200-1425 lb.
71.50-73.50 after talet early part of week
75.00- Choice 2-3, few 4 1000-1500
lb. doted at 69.75-72.10; Choice 3.00 to
mostly 4.00; 1175-1450 lb. 68.25-70.50;
Select & Low Choice 2-3, 950-1475 lb.
68.00- Choice 1125-1685 lb. holt
teint 62.00-64.75; few High Choice &
Prime 67.00-69.10; Sdect 950-1400 lb.
57.25-62.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3,
950-1340 lb. 68.00-72.50; Select 2-3,
975-1150 lb. 58.00-64.00, few early
64.00-68.50.
COWS: Breaking Utility & Commercial
2-4, bulk 44.00-46.50; High Dressing
46.50-49.00; Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3,
Low Dressing 39.50-42.75, bulk
42.75- High Dressing 45.00-47.50;
Catmer & Low Cutter Low Dressing
35.00- bulk 37.00-40.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3,1150-1450 lb.
60.75- with sales early part of week
65.00- Select 1-2, 1050-1325 lb.
doted the week at 55.00-60.50.
BULLS: YG 1, 1350-2160 lb.
60.75- w/sales early pan of week
64.00- YG 2, 1050-1500 lb. closed
the week at 55.00-60.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady,
instances 10.00 lower on High Choice &
Prime; si. calves weak to 5.00 lower,
demand good for hoi. bulls to return to
farm.
VEALERS: High Choice & Prime
225-350 lb. 115.00-125.00; Choice
160-3 SP lb. 93.00-111.00; High Good &
Low Choice 140-360 lb. 82.00-95.00;
110-140 lb. 98.00-108.00; 80-110 lb.
95.00- Standard & Low Good
60-75 lb. 80.00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good &
Choice 280-475 lb. 65.00-80.00.
RETURN TO FARM: Bulk 85-125 lb.
hoi. bulls, 115.00-146.00; small frame
80-110 lb. 100.00-130.00; few 100-115 lb.
hoi. heifers 128.00-136.00; 1 lot 90-95 lb
158.00; small frame 70-95 lb.
101.00-
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RD I, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
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