Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, Jan. 10, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calvei Hogi Shedp Goad
Monday’i Receipt!
929 122 488 687 320
Monday*! Auction
921 118 458 616 472
Lail Monday*! Auction
955 69
Last Year's Auction
1004 129 466 583 305
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEER AND
HEIFER TRENDS NOT FULLY COM
PARABLE, BECAUSE SMALL SUPPLY
ON RECENT AUCTION; COWS FULLY
STEADY; BULLS AND BULLOCKS
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 57%
SLAUGHTER STEERS, 18% SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS. 14% COWS WITH THE
BALANCE BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4 1300-1555
LBS. 74.25-77.35; FEW CHOICE 2
1150-1275 LB. 76.00-76.75, WITH COU
PLE HEAD 77.75-78.75; CHOICE 2-3,
FEW 4 1100-1450 LB. 73.50-76.10;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1050-1375 LB. 70.25-73.75, WITH
AROUND 80 HEAD SELECT AND
CHOICE 1080-1265 LB. RETURNED TO
FEED AT 71.75-74.35, COUPLE LOTS
1290-1335 LB. 68.85-69.25; FEW
SELECT 2-3 1100-1350 LB. 68.00-70.75;
CHOICE 1285-1580 LB. HOLSTEINS
61.75-66.50, COUPLE 66.60-68.00;
SELECT 1075-1425 LB. 57.00-61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1000-1250 LB. 68.00-72.00, COUPLE
CHOICE 2 1100-1350 LB. 72.25-73.75;
SELECT 2-3 950-1175 LB. 64.00-68.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 47.00-48.50,
HIGH DRESSING 48.50-50.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LOW
DRESSING 43.00-45.00, BULK
45.50- HIGH DRESSING
47.50- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 41.00-42.00,
BULK 42.00-44.50.
BULLOCKS; CHOICE 1-3 1100-1500
LB. 63.75-68.00, FEW 68.00-69.75; FEW
SELECT 1-2 1050-1250 LB. 61.00-63.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1450-1950
LB. 61.00-66.50, FEW 66.50-68.75;
YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1550 LB.
58.00- FEW LOW DRESSING
54.50-
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY.
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 140-300 LB. 75.00-90.00,
80-115 LB. 65.00-75,00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB. 60.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 280-440 LB. 65.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 125.00-150.00,
FEW SMALL FRAME 90-115 LB.
100.00-
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY BARROWS AND
GILTS 3.00-3.50 HIGHER; SOWS
STEADY, INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER.
734 474 351
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 LB. 46.00-47.00; US 1 210-245
LB. 47.25.48.00; US 1-3 210-260 LB.
45.00-46.00; US 2-4 FEW 230-265 LB.
43.50-44.50.
SOWS US 1-3 300-650 LB.
30.00-
SHEEP; WOOLED LAMBS STEADY,
SLAUGHTER EWES 5.00-8.00 HIGHER.
WOOLED LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE
AND HUME 80-110 LB. 70.00-80.00;
CHOICE 115-125 LB. 65.00-70.00, FEW
125-140 LB. 55.00-65.00; FEW 60-80 LB.
70.00- FEW CHOICE 40-60 LB.
NEW CROP LAMBS 85.00-125.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE mfj
Every Friday At 11 AM
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, Jan. 10, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 788 850 3 0
Last
Tuesday 90S 899 9 0
Last Year 810 884 4 0
CATTLE: SMALL SUPPLY CHOICE
AND PRIME SLAUGHTER STEERS
FULLY STEADY, INSTANCES 50
HIGHER, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
WEAK TO 50 LOWER; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS NOT TESTED; COWS WEAK
TO 1.00 LOWER, MOST DECLINE ON
CANNER AND CUTTER; BULLS AND
BULLOCKS SCARCE. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 4095. SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 5795. COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1150-1470 LB
76.50-77.75, WITH EIGHT HEAD
78.00- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1090-1525 LB 73.25-76.00, FEW
76.00- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1100-1400 LB 70.00-73.50,
FEW SELECT 1250-1650 LB
66.00- CHOICE 1350-1725 LB
HOLSTEINS 62.00-66.85, SELECT
1050-1350 LB 55.00-61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-4 1085-1355 LB 67.00-72.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 46.50-49.00.
HI DRESSING 49.50-51.50; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 42.50-46.50; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 43.00-44.75, BULK 44.75-48.50, HI
DRESSING 48.50-49.75; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
38.00- BULK 41.00-44.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 2 1350-2000
LB 56.50-60.00, COUPLE YIELD
GRADE 1 61.00-63.50; FEW SELECT
AND CHOICE 1100-1350 LB BUL
LOCKS 56.00-64.75.
VEAL CALVES: HIGH GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE VEALERS STEADY,
OTHER GRADES NOT TESTED. SUPP
LY INCLUDED 710 IN GRADED SALE
OF WHICH 789 b SOLD TO RETURN TO
FARM.
VEALERS: INDIVIDUAL CHOICE
"305 LB 108.00, COUPLE LOW CHOICE
250-330 LB 88.00-92.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 110-130 LB
70.00- 80-105 LB 62.00-73.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 65-85
LB 55.00-62.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; 40 HEAD
120-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 125.00;
225 HEAD 95-115 LB 143.00-153.00; 70
HEAD SMALL FRAME 100-115 LB
127.00- 115 HEAD 80-95 LB
GOOD 25.00-40.00, FEW 40.00-50.00;
YEARLINGS AND TWO YEAR OLDS
45.00-60.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD, LARGE 60.00-90.00, SEVERAL
90.00-105.00; MEDIUM 45.00-60.00;
SMALL 30.00-50.00.
365 day*
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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
11:00 A.M. —Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri*. Jan. 20 at 11:00 A.M.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving Tho Community For 90 Yoors
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, January 11,1989
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed’s Receipts
0 470 9 7
45
Wed's Auction
41 0 383 0 0
Last Wed's Auction
27 0
Last Year's Auction
97 7 208 22 106
CATTLE; Insufficient volume of any
one class to test trends.
VEAL CALVES: No maiicet test
492 0 0
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrowi
and gilts 1.50 lower; sows steady,
instances SO lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 44.50-45.50.
US 1-3 210-265 lb 43.50-44.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 325-650 lb 30.00-34.00.
SHEEP: No market test
GOATS: No market test
88.00-94.00, WITH ONE 25 HEAD LOT
80-85 LB 74.00; 75 HEAD 90-115 LB
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 75.0080.00.
SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
TO TEST MARKET.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
Dewart Livestock
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, January 9,1989
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 142...PDA...0ne Choice
Daughter steer 73.50, few Select
67.50-72.00; few Choice holsteins
61.25- few Utility & low Standard
54.25- Few Choice si. heifers
67.75-7Z75, Breaking Utility & Commer
cial si. cows 46.0050, Cutter & Bon. Utili
ty 45.75-48.75, Canner & Sow Cutter
40.5046, Shells down to 38.00. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1030/2275 lbs. bulls
58.0065.75.
CALVES 193... Few Choice vealers
100.00117.00, Standard & Good 70/95
lbs. 67.00-74.00, Utility 60/85 lbs.
55.0065.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
90/135 lbs. 100.00155, few down to
85.00, few Hoi. Heifers 90/120 lbs.
80.00100.00.
HOGS 28...C0up1e Lots US No. 1-3
220/240 lbs. barrows and gilts
44.10&43.70, few lots 2-4 360/400 lbs.
25.0026.00. One US No. 3,560 lbs. sow
25.00. One Boar 26.25.
FEEDER PIGS 184... US No. 1-3 20/40
lbs. feeder pigs 13.0022.00, 50/80 lbs.
25.0032.50 all per head.
SHEEP 0...N0 Market Test
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thuradaj, Jan. 12
Cattle Calves Sheep Goat*
Today
723 475 23 49
Last Thursday
826 554 95 45
Last Year
755 492
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
FULLY STEADY. INSTANCES 50
HIGHER ON CHOICE: SMALL SUPPLY
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 50-1.00 HIGH
ER; COWS LOO-ZOO HIGHER; BULLS
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 27%
SLAUGHTER STEERS, 5% SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS. 62% COWS WITH THE
BALANCE BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3.
FEW 4 1100-1450 LB. 73.75-76.75, FEW
77.00- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1050-1400 LB. 70.70-73.50;
FEW SELECT 2-3 1000-1375 LB.
66.00- CHOICE 960-1600 LB.
HOLSTEINS 62.00-65.76, COUPLE
PRIME 1370-1675 LB. 68.85-72.00; FEW
SELECT 1000-1350 LB. 57.75-61.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-3 1025-1320 LB. 71.25-74.10;
SELECT 950-1280 LB. HOLSTEINS
52.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 48.00-50.00,
FEW HI DRESSING 50.00-5Z75; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO
DRESSING 43.75-47.50, BULK
47.50-51.00, HI DRESSING 51.00-53.75;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO
DRESSING 41.50-43.00, BULK
43.00-
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 1-3
1100-1375 LB. 63.25-66.50; FEW
SELECT 1-2 1050-1250 LB. 60.00-63.25.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-1900
LB. 61.50-65.75; YIELD GRADE 2
1100-1900 LB. 58.00-60.75, FEW LOW
DRESSING 55.00-57.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY.
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 200-420 LB. 114.00-121.00;
CHOICE 140-415 LB. 96.00-107.00;
HIGH GOOD LOW CHOICE 110-140 LB.
70.00- 80-110 LB. 65.00-70.00,
FEW 70.00-74.00; STANDARD AND
LOW GOOD 65-90 LB. SZOO-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK9S-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 135.00-155.00,
FEW 155.00-165.00; SMALL FRAME
90-115 LB. 90.00-130.00, FEW
75.00-
SHEEP' SLAUGHTER LAMBS NOT
FULLY TESTED: SLAUGHTER EWES
SCARCE.
WOOLED LAMBS: FEW CHOICE
AND PRIME 70-100 LB. 70.00-90.00,
FEW 45-70 LB. 93.00-114.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 66.00-83.00, FIVE HEAD
94.00- MEDIUM 45.00-64.00;
FEW SMALL 35.00-42.00.
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Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, January 13, 1989
Cattle Calves
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers uneven,
Choice, few Prime firm to 50 higher, Select
to low Choice weak to SO lower, slaughter
heifers firm to LOO higher, cows steady,
instances 1.00 lower early but recovered to
closed mostly 1.00 higher; bullocks firm to
1.00 higher, bulls 1.00 higher. Supply
included 40% slaughter steers, 8% slaugh
ter heifers, 40% cows, 6% bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1470 lb
76.25- few 3-4 1450-1555 lb
74.25- few Choice 2 1150-1450 lb
77.00- Choice 2-3, few 4 1100-1525
lb 73.50-77.00, few late 77.00-78.10.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1450 Ih
70.00- with about 80 head
1080-1265 lb returned to feed at
70.25- Select 2-3 1000-1375 lb
66.00- Few Choice and Prime
1370-1675 lb Hoi steins 68.85-72.00;
Choice 960-1600 lb 61.75-66.85, Select
1000-1425 lb 55.00-61.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1000-1320 lb 68.00-72.00, few late 72.00-
74,10; Select 2-3 950-1175 lb 64.00-68.00;
few Select 950-1220 lb Holsteini
52.00-
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 47.00-50.00 50.00-52.75.
Commercial 3-4 42.50-47.00. Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 43.00-47.00
47.00- 51.00-53.75, Canner and low
Cutter 41.00-43.00 43.00-47.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1100-1500 lb
63.25- Select 1-2 1050-1250 lb
60.00-
BULLS: Yield gnde 1 1350-2000 lb
61.00-66.50, few 66.50-68.75; yield gnde
2 1000-1900 lb 58.00-62.00, low dressing
54.50-57.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady.
Demand good for Holstein bulls to return
to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and Prime
200-420 lb 114.00-121.00; Choice
140-415 lb 96.00-107.00; high Good and
low Choice 110-300 lb 70.00-90.00,
80-110 lb 62.00-70.00, few 70.00-75.00;
Standard and low Good 65-90 lb
52.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 280-440 lb 65.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Hohtein bulls 125.00-155.00, few
155.00- 165.00; small frame 80-120 lb
90.00- few 80-95 lb 74.00-90.00;
few 90-115 lb Holstein heifers
75.00-
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717 ) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
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Ph (717)653-5728
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Ph (717)656-9849
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