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.
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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
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