AMincasier Fanning, Saturday, October 29, 1988
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, Oct 25
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogi Sheep Goats
Monday's Receipts
848 ISO
Monday’s Auction
290 730 289
774 159 279 700 355
Last Monday's Auction
566 450 428
1009 131
Last Year’s Auction
884 143 356 374 472
CATTLE: COMPARED TO THURS
DAY SLAUGHTER STEERS FULLY
STEADY. INSTANCES .50 HIGHER;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS .50-1.00 HIGH
ER; COWS MOSTLY STEADY; BUL
LOCKS FULLY STEADY. INSTANCES
1.00 HIGHER: BULLS FULLY
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED AN
ESTIMATED 52% SLAUGHTER
STEERS. 14* SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
19* COWS, AND 14* BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1100-1350
LB. 72.50-74.00; FEW HEAD CHOICE 2
1125-1375 LB. 73.50-75.50; CHOICE 2-3
FEW 4 1025-1375 LB. 69.75-72.50, FEW
72.50-72.85; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 950-1450 LB. 67.00-70.00;
CHOICE 1200-1575 LB. HOLSTEINS
61.00- FEW SELECT 1115-1485
LB. 56.75-58.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
975-1325 LB 66.75-70.00, COUPLE
CHOICE 2 70.00-70.75; SELECT AND
LOW CHOICE 2-3 950-1150 LB.
62.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 47.00-49.00,
FEW HI DRESSING 49.50-50.50; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 45.00-48.00; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO
DRESSING 43.50-45.00, BULK
45.00- HI DRESSING, 49.00-50.50;
CANNER & LOW CUTTER LO DRESS
ING 40.00-41.50, BULK 41.50-44.00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1100-1450
LB. 63.50-68.50, 10 HEAD 68.50-72.00;
SELECT 1-2 1050-1350 LB. 59.75-62.75.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2000
LB. 61.00-65.75, FEW 66.00-69.00;
YIELD GRADE 2 1050-1350 LB.
57.25-61.00, FEW LOW DRESSING
53.75-57.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FULLY
STEADY; SLAUGHTER CALVES
STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: CHOICE 140-300 LB.
90.00- COUPLE HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 260-320 LB. 110.00-120.00;
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
140-300 LB. 75.00-90.00, 80-110 LB.
74.00- STANDARD AND LOW
COOT) 60-85 LB. 65.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 290-475 LB. 65.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
90-120 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
120.00- WITH SMALL FRAME
90-115 LB. 100.00-120.00. FEW 95-120
LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
100.00-
HOGS; COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS
1.50-2.00 LOWER; SOWS 1.00 HIGHER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-255 LB. 39.75-40.50; US 1 215-245
LB. 41.00-42.00; US 1-3 210-255 LB.
39.00- US 2-4 220-250 LB.
38.00- 255-270 LB. 36.00-38.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB.
28.00-
SHEEP; WOOLED LAMBS STEADY.
FEW LATE SALES 2.00 LOWER;
SLAUGHTER EWES FIRM TO 5.00
HIGHER.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 70-110 LB. 60.00-67.00, LATE
SALES 58.00-62.00; FEW 60-80 LB.
SOLD AS FEEDERS 60.00-70.00.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon __
GREEN DRAGON MARKET ft 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. 25, 1988
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
966 1024 10 1
Today
Lait
Tuesday 915 921 38 0
Last Year 990 1030 16 3
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY. INSTANCES 50 HIGHER;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS SCARCE;
COWS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER; BUL
LOCKS AND BULLS ABOUT STEADY.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 37* SLAUGH
TER STEERS AND 56* COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1375 LB
73.00-75.25, 10 HEAD MAINLY
CHOICE 2 1175-1350 LB 75.35-76.35;
CHOICE 2-3. FEW 4‘ 1075-1425 LB
69.75-73.00, FEW 73.10-73.50; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1025-1425 LB
66.50- FEW SELECT 2 1050-1225
LB 70.50-73.00; SELECT 2-3 1000-1300
LB 63.00-66.00; SELECT 1190-1425 LB
HOLSTEINS 55.50-59.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-3 935-1175 LB 68.00-70.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 47.50-50.00,
HI DRESSING 50.00-51.25; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 45.00-47.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 43.00-45.00, BULK 45.00-49.50, HI
DRESSING 49.75-51.75; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
39.50- BULK 41.25-44.75.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1-3
1160-1315 LB 63.25-67.10.
BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE 1
1375-1950 LB 61.00-62.75; YIELD
GRADE 2 1050-1600 LB 55.00-60.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS WEAK
TO 2.00 LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED
701 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 65%
SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM.’
VEALERS: CHOICE 130-290 LB
90.00- GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
145-375 LB 72.00-87.00, 80-110 LB
72.00- STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 60-85 LB 66.00-72.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 30 HEAD
120-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS
130.00- 90 HEAD 110-115 LB
142.00- 175 HEAD 95-105 LB
145.00- 80 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 90-115 LB 85.00-102.00. 30
HEAD 100-115 LB HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS 118.00 AND 40 HEAD 90-95 LB
94.00-
SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 20.00-35.00. WITH YEARLINGS
AND TWO YEAR OLDS 35.00-45.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE FLESHY 50.00-85.00,
THIN 40.00-50.00; MEDIUM FLESHY
35.00-40.00, THIN 30.00-35.00; SMALL
MAINLY KIDS. FLESHY 30.00-35.00,
THIN 20.00-30.00.
FRIDAY
11;00A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Pri., 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 The Community For 90 Years
Lancaster
Livestock
Lancaster, PA,
October 26, 1988
Wednesday, October 26, 1988
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed’i Receipts
99 0 289 15 0
Wed’s Auction
Last Wed’s Auction
Last Year’s Auction
86 22 383 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume of any
one class to test trends.
VEAL CALVES; No maiket test
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrows
and gilts 1.00-1.25 higher, sows 2.00-3.00
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
220-250 lb 41.00-41.75. US 1 215-250 lb
42.00- US 1-3 215-260 lb
40.00- US 2-4 Few 225-260 lb
39.00-
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 26.50-28.00.
US 2-3 Few 350-650 lb 25.00-26.50.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS; No market lest
Leola Produce
Auction
Leola, PA
Tues., Oct. 25, 1988
Report Supplied by Auction
ACORN SQUASH 2.50-4.75 1 1/9 BU.
APPLES RED DELICIOUS 6.00-7.00
BU.; YELLOW DELICIOUS 6.00-7.50
BU.; STAYMAN WINES AP 8.00-9.25
BU.
BROCCOLI 4.75-10.00 12-14 CT.
CABBAGE ,40r.57 HEAD, 3.75-4.50
CRATE.
CIDER 1.30-1.60 GAL.
CAULIFLOWER .30-.65 HD.
GOURDS 1.00-3.00 BU.
INDIAN CORN .70-1.35 BUNCH,
INDIAN FINGERS .15-.45, JACK-BE
LITTLES 2.00-4.00 BU.
PEPPERS 2.50-4.00 1 1/9 BU.
POTATOES: US#l 3.75-6.00 50 LBS.
PUMPKINS: (NECK) .40-.80 EA.;
(FACE) 1.25-2.25 LG., .60-1.10 SM.-MD.;
(SUGAR) .25-.40 EA.; (BIG MACS)
1.00-1.50 EA.
RADISHES: 3.75-6.75 40 CT.
RED BEETS: 4.00-5.50 1 1/9 BU.
SPINACH: 6.00-9.00 BU.
SQUASH: BUTTERNUT 3.75-6.00 1
1/9 BU.
SWEET POTATOES: 7.00-10.00 1 1/9
BU.
TOMATOES: 10.00-13.50. LG. 25
LBS.; 4.00-9.00 SM.-MD. 25 LBS.
TURNIPS: 3.25-4.25 25 LBS BAG.
NOTE: SALE DAYS NEXT WEEK
ARE TUES. & TOURS. ONLY, 10 A.M.
MONDAY
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10:00 A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves,
9:00 A.M
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
WEDNESDAY
8:00 AM. —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
11:00 A.M
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
29 2 325 0 0
36 5 350 0 0
Sal* 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.
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Oct. 27
Cattle Calvei Sheep Goats
Today
1099 610 101 44
Last Thursday
946 563 134 34
Last Year
1004 642 151 106
CATTLE: CHOICE AND SMALL
SUPPLY HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY,
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE STEADY
TO .50 LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER; COWS
2.00- LOWER; BULLOCKS
STEADY TO WEAK; BULLS STEADY,
ALTHOUGH YIELD GRADE 1 NOT
FULLY TESTED. SUPPLY INCLUDED
37% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 42%
SLAUGHTER STEERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: SMALL
SUPPLY HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
2-4 1225-1490 LB. 73.50-74.10. COUPLE
75,10; PART LOAD CHOICE AND
PRIME 4-5 1550-1605 LB. 67.10-70.50;
CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1100-1400 LB.
70.00- FEW 73.00-73.35; FEW
CHOICE 4 1100-1375 LB. 67.00-70.00;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1000-1450 LB. 66.00-70.00; FEW
SELECT 2-3 1000-1350 LB. 63.75-67.00;
SMALL SUPPLY CHOICE 1250-1475
LB. HOLSTEINS 62.00-64.60; FEW
SELECT 985-1250 LB. 57.75-59.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1050-1225 LB. 65.00-68.50; SELECT 2-3
850-1050 LB. 61.00-65.50; FEW MAIN
LY SELECT 1100-1535 LB. HEIFERET
TES 48.00-52.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 45.00-48.00,
HI DRESSING 48.50-50.00; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 42.00-45.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 42.25-43.00, BULK 43.00-46.50, HI
DRESSING 46.50-48.25; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
38.00- BULK 39.50-43.00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1100-1375
LB. 61.50-63.50; FEW SELECT 1-2
950-1150 LB. 58.00-61.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1190-1950
LB. 60.50-63.50; YIELD GRADE 2
990-2000 LB. 54.00-60.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY: SMALL SUPPLY SLAUGH
TER CALVES WEAK TO 5.00 LOWER.
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 255-315 LB. 109.00-120.00;
CHOICE 150-325 LB. 87.00-102.00,1%W
102.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 200-350 LB. 68.00-85.00, FEW
110-155 LB. 80.00-94.00, 80-110 LB.
73.00- STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 60-85 LB. 60.00-72.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: FEW GOOD
AND CHOICE 365-455 LB. 60.00-77.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
120.00- FEW 149.00-154.00;
SMALL FRAME 90-110 LB.
84.00-
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS
MOSTLY STEADY: SLAUGHTER
EWES 5.00 LOWER.
WOOLED LAMBS; CHOICE 80-115
LB. 57.00-61.00, FEW 50-75 LB.
63.00- GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
70-100 LB. 50.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 15.00-26.00, FEW YEARLINGS
AND TWO YEAR OLDS 26.00-37.00.
GOATS; ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. FEW LARGE 54.00-72.00;
MEDIUM 32.00-50.00.
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Business Phene
717-768-8204
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
October 28, 1988
Cattle Calves
THIS WEEK 3700 1790
LAST WEEK 4414 1588
LAST tYEAR 5019 1846
CATTLE; Choice and Prime slaughter
steers firm to SO higher, Select and low
Choice weak to SO lower, slaughter heifers
50-1.00 higher; cows closed 2.00-3.00
lower, bullocks fully steady, instances 1.00
higher; bulls steady. Supply included 32%
slaughter steen, 6% slaughter heifen, 32%
cows, 5% bulls, with the balance feeders
with many held for Friday's auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1100-1490 lb 73.00-75.25;
with 10 head mainly Choice 2 1175-1350
lb 75.35-76.35; part load Choice and Prime
4-5 1450-1605 lb 67.10-70.50; Choice 2-3
few 4 1075-1425 lb 69.75-73.00, few
73.00- few Choice 4 1100-1375 lb
67.00- Select and low Choice 2-3
950-1450 lb 66.00-70.00; few Select 2-3
1000-1350 lb 62.00-67.00; Choice
1200-1575 lb Holsteins 61.00-64.60, few
Select 985-1450 lb 55.50-59.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
935-1325 lb 66.00-70.00, couple Choice 2
70.00- Select and low Choice 2-3
850-1050 lb 61.00-66.00; few mainly
Select 1100-1535 lb heiferettes
48.00-
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSINGBreaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 45.00-48.00
48.50- OOCommercial 3-4
42.00- and Boning Utility 1-2
42.25-43.25 43.25-46.50
46.50- and low Cutler
38.00- 39.50-43.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 1-3 1100-1450 lb
61.50- 10 head high dressing
68.50- Select 1-2 950-1350 lb
58.00-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000 lb
60.50-65.75, few 66.00-69.00; yield grade
2 1050-1500 lb 57.00-61.00, few low
dreiiing 53.75-57.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealen weak to 2.00
lower; ilaughter calvei iteady, initancei
5.00 lower. Demand good for Holitein
bulk and heifen to return to farm.
VEALERS; Few high Choice and Prime
225-320 lb 109.00-120.00; Choice
150-325 lb 87.00-102.00, few
102.00- high Good and low Choice
200-350 lb 68.00-87.00, few 110-155 lb
80.00- 80-110 lb 72.00-82.00; Stan
dard and low Good 60-85 lb 60.00-74.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Choice 290-475 lb 65.00-77.00, few Good
60.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 120.00-149.00, few
149.00- small frame 90-115 lb
84.00- Few 100-115 lb Holstein
heifers 118.00, few 90-95 lb 94.00-95.00.
Special Feeder Cattle
Sale
Vintage Livestock
Frida)', Oct. 21
Report Supplied By Auction
STEERS: 210 HEAD. 390-550 LBS.
85.00- 550-750 LBS. 75.00-80.00;
800-900 LBS. 70.00-75.00; 900-950 LBS.
70.00-
HEIFERS; 350-600 LBS. 70.00-77.00;
A FEW 600-800 LBS. 65.00-70.00;
400-600 LBS. 70.00-75.00.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANCH
Ph (717)656-9849
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Fits Market Auction
•very Tueeday at 12:30,
Tool*, Egg*, Produce,
etc.
Buyers A Seller*
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