Farming, Saturday, August 20, 1988 Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Livestock Auction Lancaster, Pa. Monday, August 15, 1988 CaOle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday's Receipts 1461 8S 332 643 530 Monday's Auction 1437 88 339 615 518 Last Monday’s Auction 1129 ISO 190 631 406 Last Year's Auction 1415 163 383 564 581 CATTLE: Small supply high Choice and Prime slaughter steers generally steady, bulk of the supply Choice selling weak to SO lower; slaughter heifers steady; cows fully steady; bullocks fully steady, instances 1.00 higher on Select; bulls firm to mostly 1.00 higher. Supply included 75% slaughter steers, 9% slaughter heifers, 9% cows, and 7% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1425 lb 69.50-70.75; Choice 2 1150-1325 lb 69.75-71 JO. cou ple 71.75-72.75; Choice 2-3 few 4 1065-1450 lb 66.50-69.85, mainly 67.50- Select and low Choice 2-3 1000-1375 lb 63.75-66.75; Choice 1150-1400 lb Holsteins 59.00-62.00, few head6ZoO-63.00, Select 2-3 1140-1500 lb 53.75-59.25.' SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 975-1225 lb 64.00-67.35, few Choice 2 67.50- 68.25; Select 2-3 950-1200 lb 58.00- COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-4 46.00-48.50 48.50-51.00 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 43.75-44.75 45.00- 49.25-52.00 Canner and low Cutler 3800-40.50 41.00-43.75. BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1400 lb 59.50- few 64.50-67.50; Select 1-2 1025-1300 lb 57.50-60 50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2025 lb 60.00-61.75, few 64.25-66.50; yield grade 2 1000-1550 lb 56.50-60.00. VEAL CALVES: Few Choice and Prime vealers steady, high Good and low Choice Choice 110-300 lb fully steady, 80-110 lb 2.00-4.00 higher, slaughter calves 5.00 higher. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS; Couple high Choice and Prune 280-325 lb 110.00-130.00; couple Choice 160-280 lb 95.00-110.00; high Good and low Choice 110-380 lb 75.00- 90.00,80-110 lb 70.00-80.00; Standard and low Good 60-85 lb 65.00-78.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 325-475 lb 70.00-80.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125 lb Holstein bulls 120.00-140.00, few 140.00- 145.00; small frame 90-115 lb 100.00- HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher on US 1-2; sows sows firm to 2.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-245 lb 50.00-51.00. US 1 210-240 lb 51.00- US 1-3 200-265 lb 49.00- US 2-3 245-270 lb 48.00- SOWS: US 1-2 Few 300-380 lb 35.00- US 1-3 350-550 lb 30.00- SHEEP: Slaughter lambs 3.00-5.00 higher, with weights under 80 lb 5.00-10.00 higher, slaughter ewes steady. WOOLED LAMBS; Choice and Prime 85-110 lb 57.00-63.00, 60-85 lb 58 00-70 00, 40-60 lb 70 00-110 00. few 110-135 lb 50.00-55 00. SHORN LAMBS. Choice and Prime 85-110 lb with #3 pelts 62 00-68 00 SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good IS 00-30 00, Yearlings and two-) car olds 30 00-45 00 GOATS All goats sold by the head Large fleshy 60 00-85 00, few 85 00- 95 00, thm 45 00 60 00, Medium fleshy 40 00-55 00, thm 30 00-40 00, Small mainly kids 30 00-40 00. thm 20 00-30 00 HAY. STRAW & CORN SALE WPJ Every Friday at 12 Noon GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117 1 mile North of £phrata on N. State St. Out of State Boyers ■ Cash or Certified Check Only Vintage Livestock Auction ' Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1988 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 758 911 7 3 Last Tuesday 992 1009 2 2 Last Year 647 859 8 0 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS FIRM TO JO HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT TESTED; COWS FULLY STEADY: BULLS AND BULLOCKS SCARCE. SUPPLY INCLUDED 50% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 47% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1375L8. 70.00- FIVE HEAD 72.10-72.50; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1100-1425 LB. 67.00- FEW 70.10-71.00; CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4 1175-1375 LB. 64.50-67.25; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1375 LB. 63.75-67.50; FEW CHOICE 1265-1495 LB. HOLS TEINS 61.00-63.60. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 45.50-49.00, HI DRESSING 49.0a52.00, SIX HEAD 54.0a54.75; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LO DRESSING 42.75-45.00, BULK 45.00-49.50, HI DRESSING 49.5a51.25; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 38.0a41.50, BULK 41.50-43.75. BULLOCKS; COUPLE CHOICE 2-3 1125-1275 LB. 60.0a62.25. BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE 1-2 140a2275 LB. 54.6a58.00. VEAL CALVES: CHOICE VEALERS NOT TESTED. HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 5.00-10.00 HIGHER, WITH STANDARD AND LOW GOOD FIRM TO 5.00 HIGHER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 732 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 55% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: COUPLE CHOICE 145-280 LB. 90.00-100.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 110-265 LB. 80.00-92.00, 80-110 LB. 82.00-90.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-105 LB. 60.00-80.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 70 HEAD 110-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 123.00- 110 HEAD 100-105 LB. 140.00- AND 60 HEAD 90-95 LB. 125.00- 65 HEAD SMALL FRAME 100-115 LB. 125.00-133.00 AND 50 HEAD 90-95 LB. 88.00-98.00; 20 HEAD 100-115 LB. HOSLTEIN HEIF ERS 121.00-129.00 AND 25 HEAD 90-95 LB. 105.00-107.00. SHEEP: NO MARKET TEST. GOATS; NO MARKET TEST. 365 day* ayw (717)394-2611 MONDAY 9:00 AM —Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows 10 00 AM —Goats, Veal Calves, Lambs 12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs WEDNESDAY 8 00AM —Slaughter Hogs 10 00 AM -Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows 1100 AM —Veal Calves, Lambs FRIDAY 11 00 A M —Stocker and Feeder Cattle SATURDAY 8 00 A M. —Slaughter Hogs Next Graded Feeder Cattlie Sale Fri.; Aug 26 - 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 90 Years Lancaster Livestock Auction Lancaater, Pa. Wednesday, August 17, 1988 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Wed's Receipts 6 374 0 0 Wed'i Auction 52 6 357 0 0 Last Wed’s Auction 34 9 Last Year's Auction 272 1 0 86 8 340 4 0 CATTLE; Not enough of my one dais for an adequate market teat. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Small aupply Select and low Choice 2-3 1155-1600 lb 63.50- 66.00. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-4 43.75-47.25; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 43.75-47.25, couple 48.75, low (treating 42.50-43.50. VEAL CALVES: No market test. HOGS; Barrows and gilts 2.00-2.50 low er; sows no fully tested, small supply weak to 1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-240 lb 47.50-48.25. US 1 215-240 lb 48.50-50.00. US 1-3 215-270 lb 46.75-47.50. US 2-4 Few 225-275 lb 46.00-46.75. SOWS: US 1-3 350-550 lb 30.00-33.00. SHEEP: No market test. GOATS: No market test. Penns Valley Livestock Centre Hall, Pa. Tuesday, Aug. 16, 1988 Report Supplied by Auction BEEF COWS: UTILITY AND COM MERCIAL 46.25-50.50; CUTTERS 43.00- CANNERS 40.00-42.50; SHELLS 38.00. HEIFERS: COMMERCIAL 38.50-51.00. STEERS: NOT ENOUGH TO TEST. BULLS; NOT ENOUGH TO TEST. FEEDER CATTLE: 300-500 LBS. LARGE FRAME 61.00-76.00; 300-500 LBS. SMALL FRAME 50.00-58.00; 500-700 LBS. LARGE FRAME 56.00- 500-700 LBS. SMALL FRAME 54.00-60.00. VEAL CALVES: GOOD 95.00-105.00; STANDARD 86.00-94.00; UTILITY 77.00- FARM CALVES: BULLS 95.00- HEIFERS 100.00-115.00. HOGS: 44.00-47.75. SOWS: 31.50-34.75. BOARS: 24.75-26.50. SHOATS: 25-30 LBS. PER HEAD 17.00- 30-35 LBS. PER HEAD 25.00- 35-50 LBS. PER HEAD 40.00- LAMBS; 46.00-62.00. SHEEP: 15.00-20.00. GOATS PER HEAD; 12,00-42.00. New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thursday, Aug. 18 Cattle Calvea Sheep Goats Today 1241 661 215 96 Last Thursday 1215 658 96 52 Last Year 584 108 115 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS 50 HIGHER, INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT TESTED; COWS MOSTLY STEADY; BULLOCKS FULLY STEADY: BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 69% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 26% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1250-1450 LB 69.60-71.85; FEW CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1500-1705 LB 68.50-72.00, COUPLE 72.50- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1075-1450 LB 68.00-71.00, FEW LOTS 71.00- SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1025-1350 LB 64.50-68.00; CHOICE 1250-1550 LB HOLSTEINS 60.50- SELECT 1150-1375 LB 57.35-60.60. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE 2-3 1180-1190 LB 63.00-65.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK 46.25-49.50, HIGH DRESSING 49.50-51.25; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW DRESSING 43.00-44.75, BULK 45.00- HIGH DRESSING 49.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT TER 38.50-41.50, BULK 41.50-44.00. BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1-3 1150-1375 LB 62.00-63.00; SELECT 1-2 1050-1275 LB 57.25-60.25. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1300-2425 LB 61.25-63.75, FOUR HEAD 64.75-67.75; YIELD GRADE 21050-1550 LB 55.50-60.50. VEAL CALVES: CHOICE AND PRIME VEALERS 3.00-5.00 LOWER; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE MOSTLY STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 255-330 LB 108.00-116.00; CHOICE 180-325 LB 87.00-102.00, COU PLE 102.00-106.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 120-325 LB 78.00-90.00, 80-110 LB 81.00-91.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-95 LB 69.00-82.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 100-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 110.00- FEW 138.00-142.00; SMALL FRAME 90-115 LB 88.00- SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS MOSTLY STEADY. INSTANCES 10.00 HIGHER ON 40-70 LB WEIGHTS; SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY. SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE 75-110 LB 54.00- 45-75 LB 67.00-85.00, FEW 30-50 LB 93.00-112.00; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 70-100 LB 48.00-54.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND GOOD 14.00-25.00, FEW YEARLINGS AND TWO YEAR OLDS 32.00-41.00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD, LARGE 60.00-72.00, COUPLE 85.00- MEDIUM 33.00-56.00; SMALL 19.00-23.00. ■im) VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. 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. Business Phone 717-768-8204 Heme Phene ‘ 215-458-8518 L. Robert Frame, Manager Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30 Lancaster County Weekly Lancaster, PA Friday, August 19, 1988 This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE: Slaughter iteera 50 higher, instances 1.00 higher, slaughter heifers steady; cows fully steady; bullocks Ann to 1.00 higher; bulls firm to mostly l.OOhigh er. Supply included 63% slaughter steers, 4% slaughter heifers, 23% cows, 4% bulls, with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1450 lb 69.50-72.00, few head 72.00-72.50; Choice 2-3 few 4 1065-1450 lb, few 1400-1700 lb 67.50- 71.00, few late 71.00-71.75; Select and low Choice 2-3 1000-1375 lb 63.75- 68 00; Choice 1150-1550 lb Holstems 60.50- Select 1140-1500 lb 53.75- 60.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 975-1225 lb 63.00-67.35, few Choice 2 67.50- 68.25; Select 2-3 950-1200 lb 58.00- COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-4 46.00-49.50 49.50-52.00 Cutter and boning Utility 1-3 42.75-44 75 45.00- 49.50-52.00 Cannes and low Cutter 38.00-41.50 41.50-44.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1050-1400 lb 59.50- few 64.50-67.50; Select 1-2 1025-1300 lb 57.25-60.50. BULLS: Yield gride 1 1300-2425 lb 60.00-63.75, few 64.25-67.75; yield grade 2 1000-1550 lb 54.50-60.50. VEAL CALVES; Choice ind Prime veilers 3.00-5.00 lower, high Good ind low Choice 110-300 lb weak to 5.00 lower, 80-110 lb 3.00-10.00 higher; slaughter calves 5.00 higher. Demand good for Hols tein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: High Choice and Prime 255-330 lb 108.00-116.00; Choice 160-280 lb 87.00-102.00, couple 102.00-110.00; high Good and low Choice 120-325 lb 75.00-90.00, 80-110 lb 80.00-91.00; Stan dard and low Good 60-95 lb 60 00- 82 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 325-475 lb 70.00-80.00. RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk 95-125 lb Holstein bulls 110.00-143.00; small frame 90-115 lb 88.00-120.00. Few 100-1 IS lb Holstein heifers 121.00-129.00, 25 head 90-95 lb 105.00-107.00. 0 B&R CATTLE CO. RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone: (717)653-8164 Specializing In Stockers & Feeders JOHN BOWMAN Ph (717)653 5728 RON RANCH Ph (717)656 9849 | LEBANON I I VALLEY 1 ) LIVESTOCK j MARKET, INC. * 1 mile East of i Fredericksburg J along Rt. 22 I PHONE ! JONESTOWN ;| 865-2881 «i Flea Market Auction f every Tuesday at 12 30 XTools, Eggs, Produce ■etc. 1 1 Buyers 4 Sellers I Welcome Cattle Calves 3700 1665 3419 1826 3245 1566