Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Livestock Auction Monday, Oct 17 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogi Sheep doau Monday’s Receipts 1325 89 605 580 575 Monday’s Auction 1009 131 566 450 428 Last Monday's Auction 1116 113 504 574 601 Last Year's Auction 1086 127 428 547 198 CATTLE: COMPARED TO THURS DAY SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER. WITH MOST EARLY SALES 50-1.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER; COWS 1.00 HIGHER: BULLOCKS STEADY: BULLS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGH ER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 61% SLAUGHTER STEERS. 16% SLAUGH TER HEIFERS, 14% COWS. AND 9% BULLS. SLAUGHTER STEERS; HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1225-1450 LB 71.50-74.25, ONE LOT 74.60; CHOICE 2 1175-1325 LB 72.50-74.00; CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1030-1485 LB 69.00-72.10; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1350 LB 66.75-69.75; FEW SELECT 2-3 62.50-66.75; CHOICE 1050-1500 LB HOLSTEINS 61.35-64.25, COUPLE PRIME 1630-1660 LB 66.00-66.60. SLAUPHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 975-1425 LB 64.00-67.25, FEW CHOICE 2 1075-1275 LB 67.50-70.00; SELECT 2-3 950-1150 LB 62.00-64.50. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 47.50-49.50, HI DRESSING 50.00-53.50; COMMER CIAL 3-4 BULK 45.00-47.50; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS ING 43.50-45.50, BULK 45.50-49.00, HI DRESSING: CANNER & LOW CUTTER BULK 41.00-44.00. BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1150-1500 LB 63.25-68.75. BULLS; YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2000 LB 61.00-65.75, SDC HEAD 67.00-68.50; YIELD GRADE 2 1050-1550 LB 58.00- FEW LOW DRESSING 54.50- VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FULLY STEADY: SLAUGHTER CALVES 5.00 LOWER, INSTANCES 10.00 LOWER. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: CHOICE 180-300 LB 90.00- FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 220-350 LB 115.00-125.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 150-320 LB 80.00- 80-100 LB 75.00-88.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB 70.00-75.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND CHOICE 350-475 LB 65.00-75.00. FEW GOOD 60.00-65.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-120 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 130.00- SMALL FRAME 90-115 LB 100.00-130.00. HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS 1.50- HIGHER: SOWS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. BARROWS AND GILTS: UA 1-2 220-260 LB 41.75-42.75; US 1 215-245 LB 43.00 44.00; US 1-3 210-265 LB 40.00- FEW 260-280 LB 36.00- SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB 29.00- SHEEP: WOOLED LAMBS 3.00-5.00 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER EWES MOST LY 5.00 HIGHER. WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 70-110 LB 60.00-65.00, FEW 65.00- GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 65-90 LB 57.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND HAY, STRAW & CORN SALE 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 Tueaday, Oct 18, 1988 Report Supplied by USOA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats I 915 921 38 0 Today Last Tuesday 812 803 23 4 Last Year 958 977 16 2 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY WITH MONDAY’S BEST TIME; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT TESTED; COWS WEAK TO 1.00 LOW ER; BULLOCKS SCARCE: FEW BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 52% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 44% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-41200-1425 LB. 72.50- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1075-1425 LB. 69.75-72.50, FEW 72.50- FEW CHOICE 3-4 1150-1450 LB. 67.50-70.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1375 LB. 66.00-70.00; FEW SELECT 2-3 62.5066.00; FEW SELECT 13001425 LB. HOLSTEINS 55.75-60.00, COUPLE CHOICE 1435-1440 LB. 60.0061.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; COUPLE CHOICE 2-3 8901160 LB. 66.5067.10. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 47.0048.50, HI DRESSING 49.5052.75; COMMER CIAL 3-4 BULK 45.0047.00; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS ING 42.75-45.50, BULK 45.5049.00, HI DRESSING 49.0051.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LOW DRESSING 39.0041.00, BULK 41.0044.50. BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1-3 1160-1315 LB. 63.00-66.85. BULLS: COUPLE YIELD GRADE 1 1670-1950 LB. 62.50-63.00; YIELD GRADE 2 1050-1600 LB. 56.00-59.50, COUPLE 850-1050 LB. 52.25-56.00. VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 659 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 79% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: CHOICE 145-250 LB. 96.00-105.00, INDIVIDUAL 220 LB. 110.00; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 120-220 LB. 65.00-90.00, 80-110 LB. GOOD 20.00-35.00; YEARLINGS AND TWO-YEAR OLDS 35.00-45.00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. LARGE 40.00-50.00, FEW 60.00- MEDIUM FLESHY 30.00- THIN 25.00-30.00; SMALL SUPPLY MAINLY KIDS 30.00-35.00, WITH FEW THIN 20.00-30.00. 4 Uff A 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 SATURDAY 8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Fri., Nov. 11 - 11:00 A.M. Graded Cattle Sold In Lots of 10 or More LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 Serving Tho Community For 90 Yoors Lancaster Livestock Auction Lancaster, Pa. Wednesday, October 19, 1988 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Wed’i Receipt! 508 3 374 1 13 Wed's Auction 36 5 350 0 0 Last Wed's Auction 52 8 Last Year's Auction 40 5 288 0 0 CATTLE; Insufficient volume of any one class to fully test trends. VEAL CALVES; Insufficient volume for a market test. HOGS; Compared to Monday barrows and gilts steady, instances SO lower, sows 1.00-2.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 220-250 lb 41.50-42.50. US 1 220-250 lb 42.75-44.00. US 1-3 215-265 lb 40.50-41.50. US 2-4 Few 225-270 lb •39.50-40.00. SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 27.00-30.00. US 2-3 Few 500-650 lb 26.00-27.00. SHEEP: No maiket test. GOATS: No market test 74.00- STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB. 62.00-75.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 20 HEAD 120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 129.00, 215 HEAD 95-115 LB. 142.00-149.00, ONE LOT 100-105 LB. 153.00,30 HEAD 90-95 LB. 122.00-126.00; 145 HEAD SMALL FRAME 80-115 LB. 80.00-86.00; 35 HEAD 100-115 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS 116.00-123.00, 50 HEAD 80-95 LB. 82.00- AND 20 HEAD SMALL FRAME 90-105 LB. 80.00. SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME FOR A MARKET TEST. GOATS: NO MARKET TEST. Jersey Shore Livestock Market, Inc. Auction erery Thunday at 4:00 p.m. Jeney Shore, Pa. Report nip piled by Auction Thunday, Oct. 20, 1988 RETURN TO FARM CALF 100.00-142.00. GOOD VEAL 80.00-99.00. COMMON VEAL 55.00-79.00. CHOICE STEERS 68.00-72.25. SELECT STEERS 62.00-67.00. COMMON STEERS 52.00-61.00. COMMERCIAL COWS 46.00-51.00. CANNERS-CUTTERS 40.00-47.00. SHELLS 32.00-38.00. CHOICE HEIFERS 63.00-65.00. SELECT HEIFERS 58.00-62.00. COMMON HEIFERS 47.00-57.00. GOOD FEEDERS 75.00-89.00. COMMON FEEDERS 45.00-74.00. BULLS 50.00-63.00. GOOD HOGS 37.00-40.35. v v |p \ %"'' « > '*>■ "»V Today Last Thursday Last Year 255 0 0 CATTLE: CHOICE SLAUGHTER STEERS FULLY STEADY, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE STEADY TO WEAK; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FULLY TESTED; COWS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER; BULLOCKS SCARCE; BULLS ABOUT STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 39% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 40% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1075-1425 LB 69.75-72.60. COU PLE PRIME 3-4 1375-1550 LB 72.25-73.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1500 LB 66.60-69.50; FEW SELECT 2-3 1000-1350 LB 62.00- FEW CHOICE 945-1460 LB HOLSTEINS 62.00-66.00; FEW SELECT 950-1375 LB 55.25-59.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1200 LB 66.75-69.50; FEW SELECT 2-3 950-1150 LB 60.00- COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 47.00-49.00, FEW HI DRESSING 49.50-51.25; COM MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 44.00-47.00; CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESSING 43.50-45.00, BULK 45.00- HI DRESSING 49.00-50.50; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 41.00-44.00. BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1125-1375 LB 63.00-66.00, COUPLE 67.00-68.50; COUPLE SELECT 1-2 60.00-62.50. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1190-1950 LB 60.50-63.75; YIELD GRADE 2 1005-1450 LB 57.75-60.50, FEW LOW DRESSING 56.00-58.00. VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY; SLAUGHTER CALVES STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: COUPLE HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 340-430 LB 112.00119.00; CHOICE 150395 LB 87.00103.00, FEW 103.00110.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 130350 LB 75.0090.00.80110 LB 74.0082.00, COUPLE 82.0085.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 6085 LB 60.0075.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: FEW GOOD AND CHOICE 240415 LB 68.0077.00. RETURNED TO FARM; BULK 95-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 120.00- FEW 148.00-152.00; SMALL FRAME 90-110 LB 84.00120.00. SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS MOSTLY STEADY: SLAUGHTER EWES 2.005.00 LOWER. WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE 75-110 LB 58.00-65.00, FEW 60-75 LB 65.00- GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 70115 LB 50.0055.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND GOOD 16.0027.00, FEW YEARLINGS AND TWO YEAR OLDS 25.0034.00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. MEDIUM 32.0049.00, COUPLE LARGE 51.00-52.00, AND COUPLE SMALL 22.0029.00. New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thursday, Oct 20 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats 946 563 134 34 783 608 137 134 1160 661 140 178 Lancaster County Weekly Friday, October 21,1988 Cattle Calves 4400 1590 3174 1534 4104 1754 This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE: Slaughter ileen iteady to weak, initancet 1.00 lower on Select and low Choice; daughter heifen iteady to 1.00 lower; cowi unevenly iteady; bul locki fully iteady; bulli iteady to 1.00 higher. Supply included 33% ilaughter iteen, 5% ilaughter heiferi, 22% cowi, 4% bulli, with the balance feeden. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Small mpply High Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1450 lb 71.50- 74.60; Choice 2-3 few 4 1075-1485 lb 69.50-72.50, few 72.50-73.00; few Choice 3-4 1150-1450 lb 67.50-70.00; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1500 lb 66.50- 69.75; few Select 2-3 1000-1350 lb 62.00- Choice 1050-1500 lb Holi teini 61.00-64.25, couple Prime 1630-1660 lb 66.00-66.60, Select 950-1375 lb 55.25- 60.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 900-1425 lb 64.00-68.00; few Choice 2 1075- 1275 lb 68.00-70.00; Select 2-3 950-1150 lb 60.00-64.50. COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com mercial 2-3 47.00-49.00 49.50-52.75 Com mercial 3-4 44.00-47.50 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 43.00-45.00 45.00-49.00 49.00- Canner and low Cutter 39.00- 41.00-44.50. BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1150-1500 lb 63.00- couple 67.00-68.75; Select 1- 2 1000-1250 lb 60.00-62.50. BULLS; Yield grade 1 1350-2000 lb 60.50-65.75, fix head 67.00-68.50; yield grade 2 1050-1550 lb 57.0041.00, low dressing 54.50-57.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealeri (teady; slaughter calves 5.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: Few high Choice and Prime 220-430 lb 112.00-125.00; Choice 145-300 lb 87.00-103.00, few 103.00- 10.00; high Good and low Choice 130-350 lb 75.00-90.00, 80-110 lb 74.00- couple 82.00-85.00; Standard and low Good 60-85 lb 60.00-75.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 350-475 lb 65.00-77.00, few Good 60.00- 65.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb Holstein bulls 120.00-149.00, few 149.00- 153.00; small frame 80-120 lb 80.00- Few 100-115 lb Holstein heifers 116.00-120.00; with around 80 head small frame 80-105 lb 80.00-84.00. B&R CATTLE GO. 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 VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile East of Fredericksburg along Rt. 22 PHONE JONESTOWN 865-2881 i Flea Market Auction fevery Tuesday at 12:30. XTools, Eggs, Produce, I etc. I Buyers S Sellers Welcome
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