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
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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
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J along Rt. 22
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