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Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, October 10, 1988
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Receipts
1339 102 507 550 423
Monday’s Auction
1116 113 504 574 601
Last Monday’s Auction
989 127 328 664 498
Last Year’s Auction
972 105 496 456 305
CATTLE: Compared to Thursday
slaughter steers steady, with some sales
Select and low Choice weak to 1.00 lower,
slaughter heifers firm to 1.00 higher; cows
50-1.50 higher, mostly 1.00-1.50 higher,
bullocks fully steady; bulls steady. Supply
included 67% slaughter steers, 14% slaugh
ter heifers, 13% cows, and 6% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1225-1425 lb 71.85-73.10;
couple Choice 21100-1325 lb 72.00-73.00;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1030-1425 lb
68.75-72.00; Select and low Choice 2-3
1000-1425 lb 66.60-69.25; few Select 2-3
1000-1250 lb 62.00-65.50; few Choice
1190-1550 lb Holsteins 61.00-65.00, Select
1040- 1325 lb 53.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1255 lb 65.00-68.50; few Choice 2
1075- 1275 lb 68.75-69.60; Select 2-3
900-1175 lb 63.50-65.50.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 48.50-50.00 50.00-51.50 Commer
cial 3-4 45.50-48.50 Cutter and Boning
Utility 2-3 44.00-46.50 46.50-49.50
49.50- Canner and low Cutter Few
39.50- 41.00-43.75.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1-3
1150-1650 lb 62.75-67.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000 lb
61.50-67.50, couple 67.75-68.75; yield
grade 2 1000-1600 lb 56.50-61.00, few
950-1050 lb 54.50-56.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady;
slaughter calves unevenly steady. Demand
good for Holstein bulls and heifers to return
to fatm.
VEALERS: Choice 180-300 lb
88.00- few high Choice and Prime
220-350 lb 100.00-115.00; high Good and
low Choice 150-320 lb 75.00-90.00,
80-110 lb 75.00-85.00; Standard and low
Good 60-85 lb 65.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 350-475 lb 70.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120
lb Holstein bulls and heifers
125.00- small frame 90-115 lb
100.00-
HOGS; Compared to last Wednesday
barrows and gilts 1.50-2.00 lower; sows
1.00- higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-260 lb 39.75-40.50. US 1 215-245 lb
41.00- US 1-3 210-265 lb
38.75- US 2-4 210-265 lb
37.75-
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 30.00-31.50
US 2-3 few 500-650 lb 28.00-3000.
SHEEP; Early sales wooled lambs firm
to 5.00 higher, later trading mostly steady,
bulk of 50-80 lb sold to return to feed;
slaughter ewes fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and Prime
80-110 lb 60.00-65.00, few 65.00-67 00,
late tales mainly Choice SS.OO-60.00.
FEEDER LAMBS: Around ISO head
50-80 lb returned to feed 60.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
20.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
30.00-
GOATS; All goats told by the head.
Large fleshy 65.00-85.00, thin 45.00-
60.00; Medium fleshy 35.00-45.00, thin
30.00- Small, mainly fleshy kids
30.00- thin 20.00-30.00.
ANGORA GOATS: Bulk 15.00-25.00,
few 25.00-35.00.
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE I
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, Oct. 11, 1988
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
' 812 803 23 4
Today
Lift
Tuesday 882 936 IS 2
Last Year 992 935 4 3
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY, INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER,
ALTHOUGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3
FULLY STEADY; SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS FULLY STEADY; COWS 1.00-1.50
HIGHER; BULLS AND BULLOCKS
SCARCE. SUPPLY INCLUDED 52%
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 44%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 1175-1400 LB.
72.50-73.75, SEVEN HEAD 73.85-74.60;
FEW CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4
1295-1490 LB. 71.00-73.75; CHOICE 2-4
1050-1430 LB. 68.00-71.85; FEW
CHOICE 4 1250-1480 LB. 66.00-68.75;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1050-1450 LB. 66.00-69.25; FEW
CHOICE 1150-1265 LB. HOLSTEINS
62.85-65.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4
1150-1350 LB. 65.85-68.10, COUPLE
PRIME 3-4 1215-1315 L 8.71.35.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 48.00-50.50,
HI DRESSING 51.00-53.75; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 46.00-48.50; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 45.00-47.00, BULK 47.50-50.00, 111
DRESSING 50.50-52.25; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
40.00-42.00, BULK 42.00-45.50.
BULLS: COUPLE YIELD GRADE 1-2
1350-1800 LB. 57.75-61.50; COUPLE
SELECT 1-2 1135-1155 LB. BULLOCKS
61.25-61.75.
VEAL CALVES; VEALERS STEADY.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 601 IN GRADED
SALE OF WHICH 72% SOLD TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: CHOICE 130-255 LB.
93.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 120-425 LB. 70.00-86.00,
80-110 LBS. 77.00-84.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD6O-95 LB. 60.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 20 HEAD
120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 128.00,
190 HEAD 95-115 LB. 138.00-149.00
AND 35 HEAD 90 LB. 107.00-114.00; 90
HEAD SMALL FRAME 100-115 LB.
90.00- AND 20 HEAD 85 LB.
84.00; 40 HEAD 90-115 LB. HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 90.00-100.00 AND 25 HEAD
80-85 LB. 110.00; 20 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 90-105 LB. 82.00-83.00.
SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
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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
11:00 A.M. —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Thurs., Oct. 20 - 11:00 A.M.
Graded Cattle Sold In Lots of 10 or More
1147 Lrtttz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Years
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Oct. 12
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed's Receipts
134 14 477 140 0
Wed's Auction
52 8 255 0 0
Lait Wed’s Auction
38 1
Last Year's Auction
145 13 147 0 0
CATTLE: INSUFFICIENT VOLIIME
OF ANY ONE CLASS TO FULLY TEST
TRENDS. - •
COWS; FEW BREAKING UTILITY
AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 44.75-48.75;
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2
45.00-
BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE 1-2
1430-1570 LBS. 57.50-62.50.
VEAL CALVES: INSUFFICIENT
VOLUME FOR A MARKET TEST.
HOGS; COMPARED TO MONDAY
BARROWS AND GILTS .50-1.00 HIGH
ER; SOWS 1.00 LOWER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-250 LB. 40.75-41.50; US 1 220-250
LB. 42.00-43.00. US 1-3 215-265 LB.
39.50-40.50. FEW 200-210 LB.
36.00-
SOWS:
28.00-
SHEEP: SUPPLY HELD FOR LATER
SALE.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa,
Tuesday, Oct. 11, 1988
Report Supplied by Auction
BEEP COWS: UTILITY AND COM
MERCIAL 47.00-49.75; CUTTERS
42.50-46.50; CANNERS 38.50-41.00;
SHELLS 36.00.
HEIFERS: COMMERCIAL
46.00-
STEERS: SELECT 59.00-61.50.
BULLS: GOOD 55.00-57.75; STAN
DARD 51.00-54.75.
FEEDER CATTLE; 300-500 LBS.
LARGE FRAME 65.00-76.50; 300-500
LBS. SMALL FRAME 60.00-74.80;
500-700 LBS. LARGE FRAME
62.00- 500-700 LBS. SMALL
FRAME 56.00-64.50.
VEAL CALVES: GOOD 93.00-98.00;
STANDARD 81.00-92.00; UTILITY
50.00-
FARM CALVES: BULLS
105.00- HEIFERS 95.00-100.00.
HOGS: NOT ENOUGH TO TEST.
SOWS: NOT ENOUGH TO TEST.
BOARS: 21.00-24.00.
SHOATS: 25-30 LBS. PER HEAD
7.00- 30-35 LBS. PER HEAD
15.00-
LAMBS; 56.00-62.00.
SHEEP: PER HEAD, 28.00-45.00.
AUCTIONS
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
398 0 0
US 1-3 300-650 LB
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thuraday, Oct. 13
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
783 608 137 134
Last Thursday
1151 607 225 120
Last Year
1133 662 103 58
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
50-1.00 HIGHER, INSTANCES 1.50
HIGHER ON SELECT TO LOW
CHOICE; SMALL SUPPLY SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS FULLY STEADY; COWS
1.00- LOWER; BULLOCKS
SCARCE: BULLS STEADY,
ALTHOUGH YIELD GRADE 1 NOT
FULLY TESTED. SUPPLY INCLUDED
40% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 47%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; SMALL
SUPPLY HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
2-4 1250-1425 LB 72.50-74.35; CHOICE
2-3, FEW 4 1100-1375 LB 70.00-72.50;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
980-1350 LB 66.50-70.00; FEW SELECT
2-3 64.00-67.00; COUPLE CHOICE
1080-1400 LB HOLSTEINS 62.50-64.75;
FEW SELECT 1015-1375 LB 58.00-59.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE
AND PRIME 930-1385 LB 67.50-69.85.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 47.00-49.00,
FEW HI DRESSING 49.50-53.25; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO
DRESSING 43.00-44.75, BULK
45.00- HI DRESSING 49.00-51.00;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO
DRESSING 38.00-40.00, BULK
40.00-
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1-3
1125-1375 LB 63.00-65.25; COUPLE
SELECT 1-2 1000-1275 LB 57.00-60.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1190-1950
LB 60.75-63.50, COUPLE 64.00-66.75;
YIELD GRADE 2 1050-1450 LB
57.50- FEW 950-1050 LB
53.50-
VEAL CALVES: SMALL SUPPLY
CHOICE AND PRIME VEALERS
5.00- HIGHER, HIGH GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE STEADY. DEMAND
GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 235-365 LB 111.00-120.00,
CHOICE 155-280 LB 89.00-105.00, COU
PLE 105.00-111.00; HIGH GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE 120-300 LB 76.00-90.00.
80-110 LB 78.00-84.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 65-90 LB 65.00-80.00
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125
LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 130.00-155.00,
FEW 156.00-166.00; SMALL FRAME
90-110 LB 88.00-125.00.
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS
MOSTLY STEADY; SLAUGHTER
EWES 2.00-5.00 LOWER.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE 75-110
LB 55.00-62.00, 50-75 LB 64.00-84 00,
GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 65-95 LB
49.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 15.00-28.00, FEW YEARLINGS
AND TWO YEAR OLDS 28 00-35.00
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 53.00-77.00, COUPLE
85.00- MEDIUM 35 00-51.00,
SMALL 16.00-30.00.
%'■ VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Sale Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction •
Steers, lulls. Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
easiness Fhene
717-768-8204
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, October 14, 1988
This Week
Last Week
Ust Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers dosed the
week fully steady, instances 1.00 higher,
after being as much as a 1.00 lower on
Select and low Choice; slaughter heifers
steady to 1.00 higher; cows uneven, gener
ally higher during the early pan of week,
but closing weak to 50 lower, bullocks fully
steady on small supply; bulls steady. Supp
ly induded 45% slaughter steers, 6%
daughter heifers, 28% cows, 4% bulls, with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Small supply
High Choice and Prime 2-4 1175-1450 lb
71.85- 74.35: few Choice and Prime 3-4
1295-1490 lb 71.00-73.75; Choice 2-3 few
4 1030-1430 lb 69.50-72.50, few Choice 4
1250-1480 lb 66.00-69.50; Sdect and low
Choice 2-3 980-1450 lb 66.50-70.00; few
Sdect 2-3 62.00-67.00; Choice 1080-1550
IbHolsteins 61.00-65.00; Select 1015-1375
lb 53.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few high
Choice and Prime 2-4 117S-138S lb
68.50-71.35; Choice 2-4 930-1260 lb
65.00- Select 2-3 950-1175 lb
53.00-
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 47.00-50.00 50.00-53.25 Commer
cial 3-4 46.00-48.50 Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 43.00-44.75 45.00-50.00
50.00- Canner and low Cutter
33.00- 40.00-45.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1125-1650 lb
62.75-67.75; few Select 1-2 1000-1275 lb
57.00-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000 lb
60.75-67.50, couple 67.75-68.75; yield
grade 2 1000-1650 lb 56.50-61.00, few
950-1050 lb 53.50-56.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealen steady,
instances 5.00-1.00 higher on Choice and
Prime; slaughter calves steady. Demand
good for Holstein bulls and heifers to return
to farm.
VEALERS: Few high Choice and Prime
220-365 lb 110.00-120,00; Choice 130-350
lb 89.00-105.00, couple 105.00-111.00;
high Good and low Choice 120-425 lb
72.00- 80-110 lb 77.00-85.00; Stan
dard and low Good 60-95 lb 60.00- 80.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 350-475 lb 70.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 128.00-155.00, few
155.00- 166.00; small frame 90-120 lb
88.00- one lot 85 lb 84.00; few
80-125 lb Holstein heifers 90.00-110.00
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANCK
Ph <717)656-9849
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
i mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
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