A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 17,1988
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, Dec. 6
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Receipts
883 103 322 834 766
Monday's Auction
955 102 259 912 758
Last Monday's Auction
986 110 492 568 407
Last Year’s Auction
998 124 681 866 649
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
UNEVEN. CHOICE STEADY TO
WEAK, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
MOSTLY 1.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS 1.00-1.50 LOWER; COWS
FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER: BULLOCKS
FULLY STEADY; BULLS 1.00-2.00
HIGHER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 62%
SLAUGHTER. 13% SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS. 16% COWS, WITH
BALANCE BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND HUME 2-4 1125-1375
LB. 73.75-74.85, COUPLE HEAD
75.25-76.50; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1050-1400 LB. 71.00-74.00; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1400 LB.
67.00- INCLUDING AROUND 60
HEAD 1050-1250 LB. RETURNED TO
FEED AT 69.00-71.75; COUPLE LOTS
1350-1450 LB. 65.00-66.50; FEW
CHOICE 1450-1625 LB. HOLSTEINS
62.00- FEW SELECT 1250-1550
LB. 54.25-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; CHOICE 2-3
1000-1275 LB. 66.00-69.00, FEW
CHOICE 2 69.00-69.50; SELECT 2-3
950-1225 LB. 62.00-66.00.
COWS; BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 45.50-48.00,
HIGH DRESSING 48.00-50.00; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 44.00-46.00; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LOW
DRESSING 43.00-44.00, BULK
44.00- HIGH DRESSING
47.50-49.50; CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 40.00-41.00,
BULK 41.00-43.50.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1100-1600
LB. 63.25-65.50, COUPLE 65.50-66.50;
SELECT 1-2 1050-1275 LB. 57.75-61.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1450-1950
LB. 60.50-65.25, FEW 65.50-67.25;
YIELD GRADE 2 1100-1600 LB.
58.00- LOW DRESSING
55.00-
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY, ALTHOUGH CHOICE AND
PRIME NOT TESTED; SLAUGHTER
CALVES STEADY. DEMAND GOOD
FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN
TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 150-300 LB. 85.00-92.00, COU
PLE CHOICE 210-310 LB. 92.00-100.00;
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
80-110 LB. 60.00-70.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB.
55.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 270-470 LB. 65.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
120.00-
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS
4.00- HIGHER: SOWS STEADY,
INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER ON US 1-2.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-255 LB. 43.50-44.25; US 1 210-250
LB. 44.25-45.00; US 1-3 210-260 LB.
42.50-
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB
24.00- FEW US 1-2 300-450 LB.
27.50-
HAY. STRAW & CORN Vjjtji
SALE
Every Friday at EtNeotC.
NEW SALE TIME
Starting Jan. 6, sale will begin
at 11 am every Friday.
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyer* • Cash or Certified Check Only
market and auction news
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tuesday, Dec. 13, 1988
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 631 878 9 2
Last
Tuesday 798 1016 4 0
Last Year 689 831 4 1
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY, ALTHOUGH HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME NOT TESTED; SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER;
COWS 1.00 HIGHER, INSTANCES 100
HIGHER EARLY; BULLS AND BUL
LOCKS NOT FULLY TESTED. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 28% SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 64% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3,
FEW 4 1050-1550 LB. 71.00-74.00, FEW
74.00- COUPLE CHOICE 2
1150-1425 LB. 75.50-76.00; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1425 LB.
68.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND HUME 2-3 1075-1275 LB.
73.00- FEW CHOICE 2-3
1000-1250 LB. 68.00-72.10.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 47.00-48.75,
HI DRESSING 48.75-51.00; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 44.00-46.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 44.75-46.00, BULK 46.00-50.00, HI
DRESSING 50.00-52.00; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
40.00- BULK 41.50-45.00.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1-3
1250-1425 LB. 62.25-64.00; COUPLE
SELECT 1-2 1150-1425 LB. 56.50-61.75.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1-2
1100-1850 LB. 55.75-58.50. COUPLE
YIELD GRADE 1 59.00-61.75.
SHEEP; SLAUGHTER LAMBS FUL
LY STEADY: SLAUGHTER EWES
FIRM TO 5.00 HIGHER.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80-110 LB. 70.00-76.00, WITH
SOME LATE SALES 65.00-70.00;
CHOICE 6080 LB. 65.00-80.00. FEW
120155 LB. 55.00-65.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 3050
LB. 125.00-175.99, 50-70 LB.
100.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 20.00-30.00, FEW 30.00-40.00;
YEARLINGS AND TWO YEAR OLDS
40.00-
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD, LARGE FLESHY 60.00-80.00,
FEW 80.00-90.00, THIN 50.00-60.00;
MEDIUM 40.00-55.00; SMALL, MAIN
LY KIDS. FLESHY 40.00-60.00, THIN
25.00-
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MONDAY I
9:00 A.M.— Slaughter Bulls, I
Heifers, Steers, Cows I
10:00 A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves, I
Lambs I
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs I
WEDNESDAY I
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs I
10:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls, I
Heifers, Steers, Cows I
11:00 A.M.—Veal Calves, Lambs I
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M.—Stocker and Feeder Cattle I
SATURDAY
' 8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
S HOLIDAY SCHEDULE |
g No Feeder Sale Fri., Dec. 23 i
S No Hog Sale Set.. Dec. 24 S
S OPEN: Mon., Dec. 26 As Usual HI
5 Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale g
« Fri.. Dec. 30 - 11:00 AM. |
I CLOSED: No Hog Sale Sat.. Dec. 31 w
K Open Same As Usual Mon., Jan. 2, 1989 m
Graded Cattle Sold In Lots of 10 or More
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, WC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancatter, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Years
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, December 14, 1988
Cattle Calvei Hogi Sheep Goats
Wed’s Receipts
12 560 120 33
72
Wed’s Auction
47 0 436 0 0
Last Wed's Auction
23 9
Last Year’s Auction
53 5 189 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume of any
one class to test trends.
VEAL CALVES: No market test
329 0 0
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrowa
and gilts 1.50-2.00 lower, sows mostly
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 41.50-42.25.
US 1 210-240 lb 43.00-45.00.
US 1-3 210-260 lb 41.00-41.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 350-650 lb 24.00-28.50.
SHEEP: No maiket test
GOATS: No maiket test.
VEAL CALVES; VEALERS STEADY,
ALTHOUGH CHOICE AND PRIME
SCARCE. SUPPLY INCLUDED 693 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 80% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS; COUPLE CHOICE
140-180 LB. 100.00-104.00. INDIVIDU
AL PRIME 195 LB. 111.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 200-320 LB.
73.00- 80-110 LB. 60.00-65.00,
FEW 105-115 LB. 66.00-74.00; STAN
DARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB.
52.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: 25 HEAD
120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 120.00,
265 HEAD 90-115 LB. 132.00-141.00; 80
HEAD SMALL FRAME 100-115 LB.
115.00-119.00, 45 HEAD 90-95 LB.
90.0092.00 AND 20 HEAD 8085 LB.
70.00.30 HEAD 100115 LB. HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 127.00128.00 AND 65 HEAD
SMALL FRAME 85-105 LB. 70.0072.00.
SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
TO TEST MARKET.
GOATS: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
TO TEST MARKET.
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 15
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
847 571 221 14
Last Thursday
832 596 83 38
Last Year
794 644 295 75
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
FULLY 1.00 HIGHER: SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS NOT FULLY TESTED; COWS
LOO TO MOSTLY 2.00 HIGHER; BUL
LOCKS SCARCE; BULLS STEADY,
ALTHOUGH YIELD GRADE 1 NOT
FULLY TESTED. SUPPLY INCLUDED
39% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 51%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HEAD
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4
1200-1425 LB. 75.50-76.85; CHOICE 2-3,
FEW 4 1075-1450, COUPLE 1500-1610
LB. 72.00-75.00; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 1050-1425 LB. 68.00-72.10,
FEW SELECT 2-3 64.50-67.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 48.00-50.50;
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2
LO DRESSING 46.00-47.00, BULK
47.50-51.00, HI DRESSING 51.00-54.00;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO
DRESSING 40.50-43.50, BULK
44.00-
BULLOCKS: COUPLE CHOICE 1-3
1150-1400 LB. 65.00-66.75.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 14502000
LB. 60.00-63.25, COUPLE 64.00-66.25;
YIELD GRADE 2 1050-1500 LB.
57.00- FEW LOW DRESSING
53.0056.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS MOSTLY
STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLS
TEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 260350 LB. 119.00130.00;
CHOICE 170350 LB. 90.00-102.00,
COUPLE 103.00107.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 135-330 LB.
77.0090.00, 80110 LB. 62.0070.00,
FEW 70.0075.00; STANDARD AND
LOW GOOD 6085 LB. 50.0062.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 110.00140.00,
FEW 140.00145.00; SMALL FRAME
90115 LB. 85.00115.00.
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS
STEADY, SUPPLY INCLUDED SEVER
AL 25-65 IN NEW CROP LAMBS;
SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80110 LB. 72.00-79.00, FEW
CHOICE 110-150 LB. 61.0068.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 20-40
LB. 180.000-212.00, 40-50 LB.
135.00-184.00, AND 55-65 LB.
107.00135.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 22.0032.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 51.0064.00, MEDIUM
35.0051.00, FEW SMALL 30.0036.00.
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Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
December Its 1988
Cattle Calves
2700 1565
3330 1726
2795 1605
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE; Slaughter steers dosed most
ly 1.00 higher, slaughter heifers weak to
1.00 lower, although not tested late; cows
2.00-3.00 higher, instances 4.00 higher,
bullocks fully steady; bulls 1.00-2.00 high
er. Supply included 41% slaughter steers,
7% slaughter heifers, 38% cows, 6% bulls,
with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-1425 lb
75.50- Choice 2-3, few 4 1050-1550
lb 72.00-75.00, with some early sales
71.00- 72.00; Select and low Choice 2-3
1050-1425 lb 68.00-72.10; few Select 2-3
64.50- few Choice 1350-1625 lb
Hdsteins 62.00-64.00; few Select 1250-
1550 lb 54.25-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few high
Choice and Prime 2-4 1075-1275 lb
73.00- Choice 2-3 1000-1275 »>
66.00- Select 2-3 950-1225 lb
62.00-
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 47.00-50.50 50.50-51.50.
Commercial 3-4 44.00-47.00. Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 45.00-47.00
47.00-51.00 51.00-54.00. Canner and low
Cotter 40.00-43.50 43.50-47.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1100-1600 lb
62.25-65.50, few 65.50-66.50; Select 1-2
1050-1475 lb 56.50-62.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000 lb
60.00- few 65.25-67.25; yield grade
2 1050-1600 lb 57.00-60.50, low dressing
53.00-
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady;
slaughter calves steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS; Pew high Choice and Prime
195-350 lb 111.00-130.00; Choice
150-350 lb 90.00-104.00, couple
105.00- high Good and low Choice
135-330 lb 73.00-90.00, 80-110 lb
60.00- few 70.00-75.00; Standard
and low Good 60-85 lb 50.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 270-470 lb 65.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holitein built 110.00-140.00, few
140.00- 145.00; small frame 90-120 lb
90.00- 80-90 lb 70.00-90.00; few
100-115 lb Holitein heifen
127.00- with 65 head small frame
85-105 lb 70.00- 72.00.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANCK
Ph (717)656-9849
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