Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Livestock Lancaster, PA Monday, July 18, 1988 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday’s Receipts 1016' 107 397 1096 630 Monday's Auction 936 109 450 1256 653 Last Monday’s Auction 1273 115 480 972 478 Last Year's Auction 880 140 283 624 493 CATILE: Slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady, few instances .50 higher, slaughter cows and bulls fully steady. Supply included 61% steers, 16% heifers, 12% cows, and 11% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1075-1300 lb 68.00-69.00, couple head 70.25-70.50; Choice 2-4 1000-1500 lb 64.00-68.25; Select and Choice 2-3 IOSO-1425 lb 61.25-66.00; Select 2-3 1000-1375 lb 58.50-63.00; Hols teins, mixed Select ahd Choice 1-2 1100-1450 lb 53.00-58.60, few 59.00-62.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4 950-1175 lb 63.50-65.00, few 65.25; Select and Choice 2-3 900-1175 lb 60.00-64.00; few Select 2-3 850-1000 lb 58.00-61.00. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-4 43.25-48.25, few low dressing 42.00- Cutler and Boning Utility 1 -3 42.50-47 00; Canner and low Cutter 1-2 36.00- BULLS. Yield grade 1 1300-2350 lb 55.50-60 00, few 60.25-65.00; yield grade 21175-18501 b 49 50-56 00, few low dress ing 48 00-48.50. VEAL CALVES. Vealers steady to 5.00 higher Calves to return to farm steady VEALERS: Few Choice 150-300 lb 95 00-110.00; High Good and low Choice 120- 450 lb 80.00-110.00; Standard to low Good 60.00-80.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 90-150 lb 100 00-13000. HOGS. Barrows and gilts steady-50 lower, sows steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-245 lb 47.00-47.75. US 1 210-240 lb 47.00- US 1-3 210-250 lb 45.00- US 2-4 205-260 lb 44 00-44.75, Few 265-280 lb 41.50-44 00. SOWS: US 1-2 350-525 lb 28.00-31 50 US 1-3 525-650 lb 26 00-29.00. SHEEP. Spring lambs steady; Slaughter ewes 1000-15.00 lower SPRING LAMBS Choice 90-110 lb 55 00-63.00, 60-80 lb 60.00-70 00, under 60 lb 70 00-9000. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good IS 00-30 00, Yearlings and two year olds 30 00-5000. GOATS' AH goats sold by the head Large 50 00-90 00, Medium 35 00-50 00. Small 15 00-35 00 Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. Thursday, July 21 Report supplied by Auction CATTLE 285 Cows mostly 3 00-4 00 higher, few Select & Low Choice steers 60 75-63.25, few Choice holsteins 60.85- 85, few Select 55.00-56.85, heif ers 1 Choice 61 75; couple Select 59 50 & 61.00, cows Breaking Utility & Commer cial 46 00-49 25, Cutler & Boning 44.85- Canner& Cutter 42 00-45.75, shells down to 40,50, YG 1. 1200-1760 lb bulls 53 00-59 75, few No 2,900-1680 lb 50.50-55 00. FEEDER CATTLE' Steers few Large 2, 340-740 lb. 53.50-64 00, heifers few Large 2. 420-650 lb 54 50-57.00. CALVES. 586 Few Good to Low Choice vealers 72.00-8000; Standard & Good few 100-115 lb 68 00-72.50; 70-100 lb. 62 00-69.00; Utility 50-85 lb. 55.00- hoi. bulli 90-130 lb. 70.00- 121.00, moatly 90.00-110.00, heifers 100-175 lb. 65.00-75.00. HOGS: 9. Few US 1-3,300-675 lb. lows 28.00- few boan 23.25-27.25. FEEDER PIGS: 9. No market test. SHEEP: 17. Few Choice 60-85 lb. 54.00- lot Good 89 lb.' 52.50. GOATS; 8. Few Urge 26.00-79.00 per head. HAY, STRAW & CORN SALE WPJ Every Friday at 12 Noon GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION RD No. 4 Ephrata. Pa. 717-738-1117 1 mile Nerth of Ephrata on N. State St. Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only Vintage Livestock Auction Tuesday, July 20, 1988 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 826 1082 2 12 Last TuesdayB43 983 48 4 Last Year 899 937 14 8 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS FULLY STEADY; NOT ENOUGH SLAUGHTER HEIFERS TO TEST MARKET TRENDS; COWS STEADY TO 50 HIGHER: LIMITED SALES BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 47% STEERS AND 52% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1150-1475 LB 67.75-69.75, FEW HEAt) 70.10-70.85; CHOICE 2-4 1100-1500 LB 64.00-68.50, MOSTLY 65.00-67.50; MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3 1075-1525 LB 61.00-65.25; FEW SELECT 2-3 1025-1500 LB 58.50-62.00; HOLSTEINS, MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE 1-2 1350-1625 LB 57.25-62.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: SCARCE. COWS; BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 44.50-49.00, FEW HIGH DRESSING 49.50-50.75; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 42.50-47.75, MOSTLY 43.00-46.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 37.00-43.25. BULLS FEW YIELD GRADE 1-2 1150-2060 LB 52.25-59.50. VEAL CALVES; VEALERS 7.00- LOWER, CALVES RETURNED TO FARM 3.00-5.00 LOW ER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 688 IN GRADED SALE. OF WHICH 35% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 150-245 LB 94.00- 00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 125-250 LB 76 00-85 00.90-110 LB 82 00-90.00, STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 70-110 LB 68.00-79.00. RETURNED TO FARM- HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LB 108.00-122.00, MOST LY 110.00-116.00, SMALL FRAME 90-110 LB 104 00-106.00, FEW 85-100 LB 79 00-90 00 FEW HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS 100-140 LB 80 00-86.00. SHEEP: NOT ENOUGH FOR A MARKET TEST. GOATS NOT ENOUGH FOR A MARKET TEST. | THINKING OF | | GUIDING? f j j ! READ LANCASTER FARMING’S ! I ADVERTISING TO FIND ALL I | TOUR NEEDS! j 24 hours a day 365 days a year (TJjP (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 11:00A.M —VealCalves, Lambs FRIDAY 11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle SATURDAY 8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Fri„ Aug. 12 - 11:00 A.M. GradgdCattTe sold In lots of 10 or more LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 Serving Th« Community For 90 Yoors Lancaster Livestock Wed., July 20, 1988 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Wed's Receipts 100 10 447 30 3 Wed's Auction 93 11 280 0 0 Last WedVAuction 75 8 476 1 2 Last Year's Auction 84 11 492 0 0 CATTLE: Not enough of any one class for an adequate market test SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4 1050-1470 lb 65.25-68.75; few mixed Select and Choice 2-3 950-1450 lb 59.0064.25; few Select 2-3 1200-1300 lb 55.5060.00; Holsteins, few mixed Select and Choice 1-3 12001500 lb 57.50-59.00, couple head Choice 63.0064.00. COWS: Few Boning and Breaking Utili ty 1-3 42 25-47.25; few Cutter 1-2 3925- 40.25. BULLS; Yield grade 1-2 1200-2295 lb 50.0054.50. VEAL CALVES; No market lest. HOGS; Barrows and gilts 1.00-1.50 higher, sows under 500 lb. 501.00 higher, over 500 lb not well established few sales 1.00- lower. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 215-245 lb 47.5048.50, Few early sales 47.00- US 1-3 215-260 lb 45 75-47.00 US 2-3 Few 230280 lb 45.0047 00. SOWS; US 1-2 Under 500 lb 27.0032.00. US 1-3 Few Over 500 lb 25.0027.00. SHEEP: No market lest. GOATS’ No market lest. Dewart Livestock Auction Dcwart, PA Monday, July 18, 1988 CATTLE 153... PDA... Com pared with last Monday's maiicet: Slaughter, cows mostly $1 to $3 higher. Select sl.steer, one 59 25, few Standard 52.00-55 25. Choice si. heifer, one 60.00, couple Select holstems 52.25&55.25. Breaking Utility & Commer cial si cows 45 00-48.10, Cutter & Bon Utility 42 00-46.75, Canner & Low Cutter 39 00-43, Shells down to 32 00 Couple Yield Grade No. 1,1300/1350 lbs. si. bulls 51 25&53 75. Feeder Cattle- Few Large Frame No. 2, 670/860 lbs. bulls 47 00-53 50 CALVES 246 ..Few Choice vealers 85 00-90, few Good 80.00-85, Standard and Good 75/110 lbs. 75 00-85, Utility 60/85 lbs. 70 00-82 00. Farm Calves: Hols tein Bulls 90/125 lbs 84 00-140.00, Hoi Heifers 90/120 lbs. 85 00-92 00. HOGS 25 . Lot US No. 1-3 235 lbs. bar rows and gilts 46 00. US No 1-3 450/650 lbs sows 27 00-29 00 Couple Boars 23 50 & 25 00 FEEDER PIGS 131 US No 1-3 20/40 lbs feeder pigs 14 00-24.50, lot 50 lbs 25 00 all per head SHEEP 10 Few Good & Choice 75/110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 49.00-60 00 New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thursday, July 22 Cattle Calvea Sheep Goats Today 1073 619 156 123 Last Thursday 1430 720 225 49 Last Year 591 91 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER; NOT ENOUGH SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FOR A MARK ET TEST; SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS STEADY; SUPPLY INCLUDED 64% STEERS, 30% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 11501375 LB. 68.75-70.25; CHOICE 2-4 10501500 LB. 63.50-69.00, FEW 900-1125 LB. 64.5066.50; MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3 10001500 LB. 62.75-65.00; SELECT 2-3 12001525 LB. 58.75-65.25; HOLSTEINS. FEW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1300 LB. 62.25-65.75, SELECT 2-3 12001325 LB. 56.5059.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE 2-4 8501000 LB. 61.75-63.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 43.5049.00; CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 42.00- FEW LOW DRESSING 39 25-42 50; CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 1-2 35.00-43.00. BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE 1-2 1080-2190 LB. 52.50-59.75; FEW SELECT BULLOCKS 1-2 1125-1350 LB 55.0061.50. VEAL CALVES: VEALERS 3.00-5.00 LOWER; CALVES TO RETURN TO FARM STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER. VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 100-320 LB. 80.0098.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 105-365 LB. 66.00-79.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 85-100 LB. 65.00-81.00, 6090 LB. 60.00-66 00. RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-125 LB. 108.00-132 00, MOSTLY 114.00-126.00; SMALL FRAME 85-115 LB. 85.00102.00 SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS AND EWES STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER. SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE 80-120 LB. 53.0059.00, 35-80 LB. 59.0085.00. SLAUGHTER EWES; UTILITY AND GOOD 14.00-39.00. GOATS. ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. LARGE 70 009200, MEDIUM 46.00- 00, SMALL 16 0037 00. Jersey Shore Livestock Market, Inc. Auction every Thursday at 4:00 p.m. Jersey Shore, Pa. Report supplied by Auction Thursday, July 21, 1988 RETURN TO FARM CALVES 80.0 a 120.00. GOOD VEAL 67 0a79.00 COMMON VEAL 50.0a66 00. CHOICE STEERS 64.0a67 00 SELECT STEERS 58.0a63 00 COMMON STEERS 51 00-57 00 COMMERCIAL COWS 470a52 00 CANNERS-CUTTERS 42.00-48 00 SHELLS 35 oa4l 00. SELECT HEIFERS 55 0a59 00 COMMON HEIFERS 48.0a54 00 GOOD FEEDERS 55 0a60.00. COMMON FEEDERS 47 00-54 00. BULLS 50.00-59.50. GOOD HOGS 44.0a46.50. HEAVIES 45.0a46.00. SOWS 25.00-28.00. jr* VINTAGE SALES fj STABLES, INC. Sale Every Tuesday 10:30 A.M. Slaughter Cattle Auction - Steorc, Bulla, Hoifora, Cowa, Foodor Cottlo. Get calves in early. We start to grade and weigh at 2:00. ■walnoaa Mono 717-768-8204 Ntm Meat 215-458-8518 L. Robert Frame, Manager Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30 Lancaster County Weekly Friday, July 22 Report Supplied by PDA Cattle Calve: 3175 I 82( 3780 185( 2986 1691 This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY EARLY. LATE SALES FIRM TO LOO HIGHER: SLAUGHTER HEIF ERS STEADY WITH THE ONLY MARKET TEST EARLY IN THE WEEK; SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY TO .5C HIGHER; SLAUGHTER BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 54* SLAUGHTER STEERS. 7% SLAUGH TER HEIFERS, 27% COWS, 5% BULLS WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1075-1425 LB 67.75-70 85; CHOICE 2-4 1000-1500 LB 64.0a69.00. MOSTLY 65.0a68.50; MIX ED SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3 IOOaiSOO LB. 59.00-66 00. MOSTLY 61 5a65.50; SELECT 2-3 IOOaiSOOLB 57.5a63.00; HOLSTEINS, FEW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1400 LB. 62.25-65.75, SELECT 2-3 1100-1525 LB. 53.0a59.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: NEARLY ALL HEIFERS TRADED EARLY IN THE WEEK; CHOICE 2-4 95a 1175 LB 61 50-65.25; MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3 90ai250 LB. 60.0a64.00 FEW SELECT 2-3 850-1000 LB 58.0a61.00. COWS- BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 43 25-49.00; CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 42.0a47 75; CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 1-2 38.0a44 00, LOW DRESSING 35.0a40.00. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 135a2350 LB. 55.50-60.00; YIELD GRADE 2 1050-1850 LB. 49.5a56.00. VEAL CALVES: VEALERS 10.00- LOWER WITH MOST DECLINE ON HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE; CALVES TO RETURN TO THE FARM STEADY. VEALERS: CHOICE lia4oo LB 80.0ai 10.00, LATE 80.00-98.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 10a450 LB 66.0ai 10.00, LATE 66.0a79.00; STAN DARD AND LOW GOOD 7a95 LB 60.00- FEW LATE 60-90 LB 60.0a66.00. RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-150 LB. 100.00-132.00, MOSTLY 110.00-126.00; SMALL FRAME 85-120 LB. 85.00-106.00. FEW HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100-140 LB 80.0 a 86.00. B&R CATTLE CO. RD 1. Marietta. 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