Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Livestock Auction Monday, Oct 31 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday's Receipts 1024 114 330 747 287 Monday's Auction 994 116 333 628 418 Last Monday's Auction 774 159 279 700 355 Last Year's Auction 949 195 379 463 451 CATTLE: COMPARED TO THURS DAY SLAUGHTER STEERS VERY UNEVEN, STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER; COWS STEADY. INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER; BULLOCKS SCARCE; YIELD GRADE 1 BULLS STEADY, YIELD GRADE 2, WEAK TO MOSTLY 1.00 LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 62% SLAUGHTER STEERS. 13% SLAUGH TER HEIFERS. 15% COWS, AND 10% BULLS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1090-1550 LB. 72.50-74.75; COUPLE CHOICE 2 1090-1325 LB. 75.00-76.25; CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 960-1425 LB. 69.00-73.35, MAIN LY 69.75-72.50; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1375 LB. 66.25-69.75; FEW SELECT 2-3 1000-1350 LB. 60.00- FEW CHOICE 1130-1500 LB. HOLSTEINS 61.50-66.00, FEW SELECT 1200-1700 LB. 55.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 950-1150 LB. 66.00-68.00; SELECT 2-3 950-1200 LB. 62.00-66.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 46.00-49.50; COMMERCIAL 3-4, BULK 43.00-47.00; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESSING 43.00-45.00, BULK 45.00- HI DRESSING 49.00-51.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER, BULK 39.00- BULLOCKS; COUPLE CHOICE 1-3 1100-1450 LB. 65.00-69.25; FEW SELECT 1-2 950-1275 LB. 54.75-59.00. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2125 LB. 60.00-64.25. FEW 65.25-68.50; YIELD GRADE 2 1050-1500 LB. 57.00- LOW DRESSING 52.00- VEAL CALVES: VEALERS AND SLAUGHTER CALVES STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: CHOICE 160-300 LB. 90.00- COUPLE HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 260-320 LB. 105.00-110.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-300 LB. 75.00-85.00, 80-110 LB. 72.00- STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB. 60.00-7100. 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 1.00 LOWER; SOWS STEADY. INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER ON SMALL SUPPLY US 1-2 300-350 LB. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-250 LB. 40.00-40.75; US 1 215-245 LB. 41.00-41.25; US 1-3 210-255 LB. 39.00- US 2-4 220-260 LB. 38.00- SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB. 26 00-28.00; US 1-2 FEW 300-350 LB. 28.50-30.50. SHEEP: WOOLED LAMBS 2.00-3.00 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY. INSTANCES 5.00 HIGHER. HAY, STRAW & CORN SALE iff 1 Every Friday at 12 Noon GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION RONo. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. Out of State Buyer* - Cash or Certified Check Only Vintage Livestock Auction Tuesday, Nov. 1, 1988 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 821 962 12 2 Last Tuesday 966 1024 10 1 Last Year 766 878 6 0 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS UNEVEN, SMALL SUPPLY HIGH CHOICE WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER. SELECT TO AVERAGE CHOICE 1.00- LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIF ERS NOT FULLY TESTED; COWS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER; BULLS AND BULLOCKS NOT FULLY TESTED. SUPPLY INCLUDED 42% SLAUGH TER STEERS AND 52% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: SMALL SUPPLY HIGH CHOICE 2-4 1220-1350 LB. 70.25-71.75, FEW CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4 1400-1540 LB. 69.35-72.25; COUPLE CHOICE 2-3 1220-1445 LB. 72.50-74.75; BULK OF SUPPLY LOW TO AVERAGE CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1100-1375 LB. 67.35-69.85; SELECT TO LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1350 LB. 66.00- WITH AROUND 40 HEAD 985-1150 LB. RETURNED TO FEED AT 67.00- FEW SELECT 2-3 AROUND 40 HEAD 985-1150 LB. RETURNED TO FEED AT 67.00-69.35; FEW SELECT 2-3 1000-1250 LB. 62.25-64.50; FEW CHOICE 1370-1560 LB. HOLSTEINS 62.00-64.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 46.00-49.25. FEW HI DRESSING 49.50-50.50; COM MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 43.75-46.00; CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESSING 42.25-43.75, BULK 44.00- HI DRESSING 47.50-49.50; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 38.00-39.50, BULK 39.50-43.50. BULLOCKS: FEW SELECT AND CHOICE 1-3 1100-1325 LB. 60.00-64.50. BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE 2 1220-1800 LB. 54.75-57.25. VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY, ALTHOUGH CHOICE SCARCE. SUPPLY INCLUDED 684 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 73% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 170-285 LB. 99.00-105.00; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 140-365 LB. 72.00-91.00, WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND PRIME 70-110 LB. 60.00-67.00; FEW CHOICE 40-70 LB. 60.00-90.00; GOOD 65-95 LB. 57.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND GOOD 18.00-38.00, WITH YEARLINGS AND TWO YEAR OLDS 38.00-50.00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. LARGE FLESHY 60.00-85.00, THIN 45.00-60.00; MEDIUM 35.00-45.00; SMALL MAINLY KIDS, FIESHY 35.00-45, FRIDAY 11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Fri., Nov. 11 - 11:00 A.M. Ggdedjlattle Sold In Lots of 10 or More LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, NR. 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 . Serving Tho Community For 90 Yoors Lancaster Livestock Auction Wed, November 2, 1988 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Wed’s Receipts 31 Wed’s Auction 23 5 327 0 0 Last Wed’s Auction 29 2 325 0 0 Last Year’s Auction 147 16 250 0 0 CATTLE: Insufficient volume of any one class to test trends. VEAL CALVES: No market test HOGS: Compared to Monday barrows and gilts weak to mostly 50 lower, sows 1.00- lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-250 lb 39.50-40.25. US 1 215-245 lb 40.50-41.50. US 1-3 210-255 lb 39.00- SOWS; US 1-3 300-650 lb 24.00-27.00. SHEEP; No market test GOATS: No market test. 80-115 LB. 70.00-80.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB. 60.00-70.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 25 HEAD 120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 135.00, 65 HEAD 110-115 LB. 145.00-146.00, 160 HEAD 95-105 LB. 151.00-154.00 AND 60 HEAD 90 LB. 114.00-119.00; 70 HEAD SMALL FRAME 100-125 LB. 99.00-113.00,50 HEAD 90-95 LB. 83.00. AND 45 HEAD 80-85 LB. 80.00-81.00; 30 HEAD 100-120 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS 103.00-106.00 AND 15 HEAD 90-95 LB. 82.00. SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME TO FULLY TEST MARKET. FEW CHOICE 75-110 LB. WOOLED LAMBS 56.00-61.00. GOATS: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME FOR A MARKET TEST. Peoria Cattle Peoria, IL November 3, 1988 CATTLE: NONE OFFERED FOR A MARKET TEST MONDAY 9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows 10:00 A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves, Lambs 12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs WEDNESDAY —Slaughter Hogs —Slaughter Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows ll:OOA.M. —Veal Calves, Lambs 8:00 AM 10:00 A.M SATURDAY 8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs 5 313 22 0 w SOMETHING TO CROW ABOUT- New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thunday, Nov. 3 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 883 581 82 118 Last Thursday 1099 610 101 44 Last Year 1025 617 134 96 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS FIRM TO LOO HIGHER, ALTHOUGH HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME NOT TESTED; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER; COWS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER; BULLOCKS NOT TESTED; BULLS STEADY. ALTHOUGH YIELD GRADE 1 SCARCE. SUPPLY INCLUDED 39% SLAUGHTER STEERS. 3% SLAUGH TER STEERS, 3% SLAUGHTER HEIF ERS, 48% COWS, 5% BULLS. WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3, PEW 41100-1375 LB. 68.75-71.50, COU PLE 71.50-72.00; FEW CHOICE 4 1200-1375 LB. 67.00-69.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450 LB. 65.50- FEW SELECT 2-3 1050-1425 LB. 62.50-66.00; CHOICE 1340-1735 LB. HOSLTEINS 61.00-65.10, COUPLE PRIME 65.50-68.75; SELECT 1170-1510 LB. 57.25-60.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 975-1305 LB. 65.00-68.25; FEW SELECT 2-3 950-1175 LB. 60.00-65.00, COUPLE 840-925 LB. 57.00-59.00; FEW SELECT AND CHOICE 1100-1780 LB. HEIFERETTES 48.50-56.75. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 46.00-49.50. FEW HI DRESSING 49.50-50.50; COM MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 42.75-45.50; CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESSING 42.75-44.00; BULK 44.25-47.50; HI DRESSING 47.50-49.75; CANNER AND BONING UTIUTY 1-2 LO DRESSING 38.00-39.50, BULK 39.50- BULLOCKS: COUPLE SELECT 1-2 1225-1395 LB. 58.00-59.75, INDIVIDU AL CHOICE I 1455 LB. 68.25. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 2 1250-1930 LB. 54.25-60.00, COUPLE YIELD GRADE 1 1350-1550 LB. 62.00-63.75. VEAL CALVES: CHOICE VEALERS WEAK TO 5.00 LOWER, HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE FULLY STEADY, INSTANCES 5.00 HIGHER ON 110-150 LB. WEIGHTS. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: CHOICE 175-365 LB. 84.00- COUPLE 100.00-106.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 160-335 LB. 69.00-85.00, 110-150 LB. 80.00- 80-110 LB. 75.00-85.00, FEW 80.00-84.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 65-85 LB. 65.00-75.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 125.00- FEW 149.00-153.00; SMALL FRAME 90-110 LB. 85.00- SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS AND SLAUGHTER EWES MOSTLY STEADY. WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE 80-115 LB. 58.00-63.00, FEW 64.00-68.00; FEW 45-70 LB. 67.00-94.00. SLAUGHTER EWES; UTILITY AND GOOD 25.00-31.00, FEW YEARLINGS AND TWO YEAR OLDS 37.00-46.00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. LARGE 53.00-76.00, COUPLE 81.00- MEDIUM 33.00-52.00; FEW SMALL 23.00-33.00. VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. very Tuesday 10:30 A.M. Slaughter Cattl* Auction - Stoors, Bulls. Holfort, Cows, F**d*r Cattl*. Get calves m early. We start to grade and weigh at 2:00. —— — j — ■uilmu Phone 717-768-8204 (tom Phene 215-458-8518 L. Robert Frame, Manager Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30 Lancaster County Weekly November 4, 1988 This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE: Slaughter iteen 50 to mostly 1.00 lower, although high Choice and Prime not fully tested after Monday; slaughter heifers weak to 1.00 lower; cows steady, instances 1.00 higher, bullocks scarce; yield grade 1 bulls steady to weak, yield grade 2 mostly 1.00 lower. Supply included 40% slaughter steers, 6% slaugh ter heifers, 31% cows, 5% bulls, with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Choice and Prime 2-4 1090-1550 lb 72.50-74.75; Choice 2-3 few 4 960-1425 lb 68.75-72.00, several low to average Choice at mid-week 67.35-69.00; Select to low Choice 2-3 1050-1450 lb 65.50-68.75; Select 2-3 1000-1425 lb 60.00-66.00; Choice 1130-1735 lb Holsteins 61.00-66.00, cou ple Prime 65.50-68.75. Select 1130-1510 lb 55.00-60.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 950-1305 lb 65.00-68.25; Select 2-3 950-1200 lb 60.00-66.00, few 840-925 lb 57.00- few Select and Choice 1100-1780 lb heiferettes 48.50-56.75. COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSINGBteaking Utility and Commer ctal 2-3 46.00-49.50 few 49.50- 50Com mere ial 3-4 42.75- and Boning Utility 1-2 42.75- 44.25-47.50 47.50- and low Cutler 38.00- 39.50-43.50. BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1-3 1100-1450 lb 64.00-69.25; few Select 1-2 950-1350 lb 54.75-61.00. BULLS: Yield gride 1 1350-2150 lb 60.00- few 65.25-68.50; yield grade 2 1050-1950 lb 54.25-60.00, low dressing 52.00- VEAL CALVES; Choice vealers closed weak to 5.00 lower, high Good and low Choice mostly steady, instances 5.00 high er on some late sales 110-150 lb; slaughter calves steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls and heifers to return to farm. VEALERS: Couple high Choice and Prime 260-320 lb 105.00-110.00; Choice 170-365 lb 84.00-95.00, few early 95.00- Good to low Choice 140-365 lb 69.00-91.00, 110-150 lb 80.00- 80-110 lb 75.00-80.00 few 80.00- Standard and low Good 60-85 lb 60.00-70.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 290-475 lb 65.00-75.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb Holstein bulls 120.00-149.00, few 149.00- small frame 90-125 lb 83.00- Few 100-120 lb Holstein heifers 100.00-130.00, with one lot 90-95 lb 82.00. 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 f LEBANON I VALLEY | LIVESTOCK ) MARKET, INC. j 1 mile East of I Fredericksburg J along Rt. 22 I PHONE | JONESTOWN I 865-2881 I Flea Market Auction |every Tuesday at 12:30, I {Tools, Eggs, Produce, II etc. a Buyers A Sellers Welcome Cattle Calves 3300 1665 3836 1786 3812 1721
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