Lancaster Livestock Auction Lancaster, Pa. Monday, November 7, 1988 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday's Receipts 1104 139 361 576 *482 Monday's Auction 1131 110 376 587 532 Last Monday's Auction 994 116 333 628 418 Last Year’s Auction 1069 147 482 522 319 CATTLE; Compared to Thursday slaughter steers firm to SO higher, quality greatly improved; slaughter heifers firm to 1.00 higher; cows firm to 50 higher, bul locks fully steady; bulls steady. Supply included 53% slaughter steers, i 9% slaughter heifers, 18% cows, and 10% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1280-1470 lb 72.50-73.50; Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1450 lb 68.75-72.35. mainly 69.50-72.00; few head Choice 3-4 1450-1800 lb 68.00- Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1375 lb 66.50-69.00; few Select 2-3 950-1275 lb 62.00-65.00; Choice 1250-1750 lb Holsteins 59.50- 63.75, few Prime 1170-1525 lb 63.25-67.10, Select 1100-1300 lb 52.50-57.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 975-1350 lb 65.50-69.50, few Choice 2 70.00- 71.00; Select 2-3 880-1325 lb 62.00- several mostly Select 2-4 950-1400 lb heiferettes 52.00-58.50. COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com mercial 2-3 46.00-49.00 49.00-51.50 Com mercial 3-4 42.00-46.00 Cutler and Boning Utility 1-3 42.75-44.25 44.25-48.00 48.50-51.25 Canner and low Cutter 41.00- BULLOCKS; Few Choice 1-3 1100-1450 lb 61.75-66.25; Select 1-2 1000-1300 lb 58.00-61.00. BULLS; Yield grade 1 1350-2100 lb 59.25-63.75, few 64.50-68.50; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb 54.50-60.00, few low dressing 52.00-54.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady, although Choice and Prune not tested; slaughter calves steady, instances 5.00 higher. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS; Few Choice 160-280 lb 90.00- high Good and low Choice 140- 300 lb 80.00-90.00, 80-115 lb 75.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 290-450 lb 65.00-75.00, few Choice 75.00- 80.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125 lb Holstein bulls 130.00-145.00, few small frame 90-115 lb 110.00-125.00. HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday barrows and gilts steady; sows steady, instances 1.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 215-250 lb 39.50-40.25. US 1 Few 215-240 lb 40.50-41.00. US 1-3 210-255 lb 39.00- US 2-4 220-265 lb 38.00- SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 24.00-26.00. US 1-2 Few 300-350 lb 26.00-28.00. SHEEP; Wooled lambs fully steady; slaughter ewes weak to 5.00 lower. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and Prime 80-105 lb 60.00-68.00; Choice 40-75 lb 70.00- 100.00, few 110-135 lb 50.00- SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 18.00-30.00, with yearlings and two year olds 30.00-45.00. GOATS; All goats sold by the head. Large fleshy 55.00-70.00, thin 35.00- 50.00, Medium 35.00-45.00; Small mainly kids, fleshy 40.00-50.00, few thin 30.00-40 00. HAY, STRAW & CORN SALE 1 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 market and auction news Vintage Livestock Auction Tuesday, Nov. 8, 1988 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats 713 894 10 2 Today Last Tuesday 847 966 12 2 Last Year 843 869 12 0 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS 50-1.00 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIF ERS STEADY; BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS WEAK, CAN NER TO BONING UTILITY FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER; BULLOCKS AND BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 30% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 60% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS; FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1175-1510 LB 73.50-74.50, FIVE HEAD 75.10-75.75; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1100-1450 LB 69.75- FEW 1475-1675 LB 70.00- COUPLE LOTS CHOICE 4 1470-1475 LB 66.75-68.85; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1125-1450 LB 67.00- FEW 70.00-70.85; COUPLE CHOICE 1245-1370 LB HOLSTEINS 63.85-66.85; FEW SELECT 1225-1365 LB 52.75-57.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW CHOICE 2-3 965-1220 LB 65.25-69.00; FEW SELECT 2-3 900-1230 LB 58.75- COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 45.75-48.75, HI DRESSING 49.25-51.25; COMMER CIAL 3-4 BULK 44.75-45.75; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS ING 44.50-45.50, BULK 45.50-49.00, HI DRESSING 49.00-50.50; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 40.00- BULK 42.50-45.25. BULLOCKS: FEW SELECT AND CHOICE 1-3 1100-1325 LB 57.25-61.50. BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE 1-2 1250-1965 LB 57.00-60.00. VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY, ALTHOUGH CHOICE SCARCE. SUPPLY INCLUDED 606 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 73% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 225-300 LB 90.00- GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 180-350 LB 75.00-85.00, 80-115 LB 72.00- STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-90 LB 60.00-70.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 21 HEAD 120-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 138.00, 200 HEAD 95-115 LB 158.00-168.00, 45 HEAD 85-90 LB 123.00-127.00; 25 HEAD 110-115 LB SMALL FRAME 132.00, 45 HEAD 100-105 LB 118.00- AND 55 HEAD 90-95 LB 80.00. 27 HEAD 100-115 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 104.00-105.00 AND 20 HEAD 90-95 LB 80.00. SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME TO TEST MARKET. GOATS: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME FOR A MARKET TEST. 34 hours a day 36Sday*ay«ar 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':©© A.M. —Veal Calves, Lambs FRIDAY 11:00 A. M. —Stocker aiid Feeder Cattle SATURDAY 8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs Graded Fee£s» -|j|SD le Sale For Nov. 17 Will Be Held Frl., Nov. 18 at 11:00 A.M. LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. 1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601 Serving Tho Community For 90 Yoors Lancaster Auction Wednesday, Nov. 9 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Wed’s Receipts 110 Wed’s Auction 3 339 0 0 29 5 267 0 0 Last Wed’s Auction 23 5 327 0 0 Last Year’s Auction 29 6 311 10 0 CATTLE: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME OF ANY ONE CLASS TO TEST TRENDS. VEAL CALVES: NO MARKET TEST. HOGS: COMPARED TO MONDAY BARROWS AND GILTS 50-1.00 HIGH ER. FEW LATE SALES US 1-2 1.50 HIGHER: SOWS UNEVENLY STEADY. BARROWS & GILTS; US 1-2 210-245 LB 40.50-41.75, US 1 215-235 LB 41.25-42.00, US 1-3 210-260 LB 39.50-40.50. SOWS: US 1-2 FEW 300-325 LB 28.00- US 1-3 300-650 LB 25.00- US 2-3 350-650 LB 22.00- SHEEP: NO MARKET TEST. GOATS: NO MARKET TEST. New Holland Feeder Pig Auction November 10, 1988 FEEDER PIGS TODAYI242 LAST WEDNESDAY LAST YEAR TREND: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00-10.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US 1-2 52 30-39 64.00-68.00. 134 40-49 55.00- 51 48 70.00. 102 50-52 62.00- 35 55 50.00-54.00. 82 63-95 43.00- US 2 46 30-39 53.00-60.00. 109 40-49 38.00- 110 50-65 39.00-48.00. US 2-3 24 33 63.00. 30 41 60.00. 84 50-68 33.00-42.00. 23 88 40.00. SLAUGHTER 45 16 88.00. 96 30-35 70.00- f 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 New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thursday, Nov. 10 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 777 619 115 150 Last Thursday 883 581 82 118 Last Year 790 649 83 38 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FULLY TESTED; COWS STEADY TO WEAK, INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER; BULLOCKS SCARCE; BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 26% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 63% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW CHOICE 2 1175-1325 LB. 73.25-74.25; ONE LOT CHOICE AND PRIME 3 1405 LB. 73.10; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1125-1375 LB. 70.50-72.35; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1400 LB. 67.25- SELECT 2-3 1075-1425 LB. 59.25- COUPLE CHOICE AND PRIME 1115-1480 LB. HOLSTEINS 66.25- FEW SELECT 1075-1340 LB. 55.25-59.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3 950-1295 LB. 64.25-67.50, INDIVIDUAL CHOICE 2 1155 LB. 70.25; FEW SELECT 2-4 1100-1325 LB. HEIFERETTES 51.75-57.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 46.00-48.50; COMMERCIAL 3-4 BULK 44.00-45.50; CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESSING 43.25-44.75, BULK 45.00- HI DRESSING 49.00-52.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 38.50-41.50, BULK 41.50-45.00. BULLOCKS: FEW SELECT 1-2 1225-1350 LB. 57.75-61.25. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 2 1225-1650 LB. 55.00-59.00, COUPLE YIELD GRADE 1 1550-2035 LB. 59.50-62.50. VEAL CALVES: VEALERS WEAK TO 5.00 LOWER. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: CHOICE 180-380 LB. 84.00- COUPLE 99.00-101.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 160-310 LB. 70.00-83.00, 80-110 LB. 68.00- FEW GOOD 150-325 LB. 62.00- STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB. 60.00-78.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 130.00- FEW 165.00-172.00; SMALL FRAME 100-120 LB. 100.00- FEW 90-95 LB. 76.00- SHEEP. SLAUGHTER LAMBS FIRM TO 5.00 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER EWES ABOUT STEADY. ' WOOLED LAMBS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 80-100 LB. 75.00- CHOICE 80-115 LB. 61.00- 55-65 LB. 76.00-100.00, FEW 40-55 LB. 100.00-11000. SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND GOOD 20.00-29.00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. LARGE 59.00-77.00, MEDIUM 35.00- SMALL 19.00-35.00. 1404 992 VINTAGE SALES f,f STABLES, INC. Sale Every Tuesday 10:30 A.M. Slaughter Cattle Auction - Stoors. Bulla, Holfors, Cows, Foodor Cottlo. Get calves in early. We start to grade and weigh at 2:00. Business Mwno 717-768-8204 HsnsHm 215-458-8518 L. Robert Frame, Manager Box 100 Paradise, PA 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30 Lancaster County Weekly Thursday, November 10 Report Supplied by PDA Cattle Calves This Week 3100 1660 Last Week 3517 1670 Last Year 3197 1642 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS FIRM TO .50 HIGHER EARLY. CLOS ING 1.00-1.50 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER; BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMER CIAL WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER, CAN NER AND BONING UTILITY FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER, INSTANCES 1.50 HIGH ER; BULLOCKS FULLY STEADY; BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 33% SLAUGHTER STEERS. 9% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, 37% COWS, 6% BULLS. WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1175-1510 LB. 72.50-74.50, FIVE HEAD 75.10-75.75; CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1100-1450 LB. 69.75-73.50, FEW EAR LY 68.75-69.75; FEW CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4 1450-1800 LB. 66.75-70.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450 LB. 66.50-70.25, FEW 70.25- SELECT 2-3 950-1425 LB. 59.25- CHOICE 1240-1750 LB. HOLSTEINS 59.50-64.50. FEW CHOICE AND PRIME 1115-1550 LB. 64.50-68.10; SELECT 1075-1365 LB. 52.50-59.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 965-1350 LB. 65.25-69.50. FEW CHOICE 2 70.00-71.00; SELECT 2-3 880-1325 LB. 58.75-66.00; SEVERAL MOSTLY SELECT 2-4 950-1500 LB. HEIFERET TES 51.75-58.50. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 45.75-48.50, HI DRESSING 48.50-51.25; COMMER CIAL 3-4 BULK 42.00-46.00; tUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS ING 43.25-45.00, BULK 45.00-49.00, HI DRESSING 49.00-52.00; CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING 38.50-41.50, BULK 41.50-45.25. BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1-3 1100-1450 LB. 61.75-66.25; SELECT 1-2 1000-1350 LB 57.75-61.25. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2100 LB 59.25-63.75, FW 64.50-68.50; YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1650 LB 54.50-60.00, LOW DRESSING 52.00-54.50. VEAL CALVES: VEALERS WEAK TO 5.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER CALVES STEADY, INSTANCES 5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLS TEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: CHOICE 160-380 LB 84.00- FEW 95.00-103.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-350 LB. 70.00- 80-110 LB. 68.00-78.00, FEW EARLY 78.00-85.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60.00-68.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND CHOICE 290-450 LB. 65.00-75.00, FEW CHOICE 75.00-80.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 130.00-168.00, FEW 168.00-172.00; 85-90 LB. 120.00-130.00; SMALL FRAME 100-120 LB. 100.00-130.00, 85-95 LB. 76.00-100.00; FEW 100-115 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 104.00-105.00 AND ONE LOT 90-95 LB. 80.00. f LEBANON ! I VALLEY ( LIVESTOCK j WUKET, MC. I 1 mile East of ! I Fredericksburg I | along Rt. 22 ! I PHONE I I JONESTOWN J | 865-2881 I I Flea Market Auction! (every Tuesday at 12:30,1 X Tools. Eggs. Produce, * ■etc. I | Buyers & Sellers | i Welcome x
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