A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 11,1989
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, Feb. 7, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Auction
999 85 332 404 569
Last Monday’s Auction
857 • 84 378 534 356
Last Year’s Auction
987 109 353 310 398
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY: SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FUL
LY STEADY; COWS FIRM TO I.OC
HIGHER; BULLOCKS STEADY,
INSTANCES 2.00 HIGHER; BULLS
FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER, INSTANCES
3.00 HIGHER ON YIELD GRADE 1
SUPPLY INCLUDED 63% SLAUGHT
ER STEERS. 20% SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS, 10% COWS, AND 7% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-145 C
LB. 76.35-78.10; FEW CHOICE 2
U 25-1425 LB. 76.50-78.25; CHOICE 2-3
FEW 4 1075-1450 LB. 1450-1600 LB.
74.00- FEW 76,50-77.00; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1450 LB.
70.50- FEW CHOICE 1300-150 C
LB. HOLSTEINS 63.50-68.00, COUPLE
2030-2085 LB. 64 25-66.00, SELECT
1150-1350 LB. 59.50-61.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1050-1250 LB. 71.00-73.50; FEW
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1150-1300
LB. 73.50-74.50; SELECT 2-3 1000-1250
LB. 68.50-71 50. FEW 850-1000 LB.
65.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 50.00-52.50,
HIGH DRESSING 52.50-54.00; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 47.00-50.00; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LOW
DRESSING 46.00-48.00, BULK
48.50- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER BULK 43.00-46.50.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1150-1450
LB. 63.50-67.50, FEW 69.25-72.00;
SELECT 1-2 1000-1250 LB. 60.00-63.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1450-2100
LB. 62.50-67.50, EIGHT HEAD
69.00- YIELD GRADE 2
1050-1450 LB. 58.00-62.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY. INSTANCES 5.00 HIGHER
ON HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
80-110 LB; SLAUGHTER CALVES 5.00
LOWER. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLS
TEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE CHOICE
220-280 LB. 100.00-125.00; HIGH
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-325 LB.
80.00- 80-110 LB. 70.00-85.00,
FEW 85.0a90.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 32a450 LB. 65.0a80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 9a 125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 125.0ai50.00.
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS
1.0ai.25 HIGHER; SOWS MOSTLY
1.00 HIGHER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
2ia245 LB. 41.00-41.75, US 1 210-245
LB. 42.0a44.00; US 1-3 2ia260 LB.
40.0a40.85, 19a205 LB. 34.0a37.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB.
28.0a31.50.
SHEEP: WOOLED LAMBS AND
SLAUGHTER EWES FULLY STEADY.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80-110 LB. 75.00-80.00; GOOD
TO LOW CHOICE 65-100 LB.
70.00-75.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80-100 LB. 80.00-90.00. FEW
50-80 LB. 90.00-110.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; UTILITY AND
GOOD 25.00-40.00; YEARLINGS AND
TWO YEAR OLDS 40.00-50.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE BILLIES 75.00-100.00;
LARGE NANNIES 50.00-65.00,
MEDIUM 40.00-50.00; SMALL MAIN
LY KIDS 20.00-40.00.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, Feb. 6, 1989
REPORT SUPPLIED BY AUCTION
REGISTERED RECEIPTS OF 154
HEAD OF HORSES, MULES AND
PONIES. MARKET STRONGER.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
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 Stateduyers - Cash Or Certified Check Only
Livestock Market and Auctions
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tuesday, Feb. 7, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 784 796 5 0
Last
Tuesday 766 795 2 1
Last Year 886 842 6 1
CATTLE; SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY, INSTANCES 50 LOWER ON
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FULLY
TESTED; COWS FIRM, INSTANCES
1 00 HIGHER: BULLS AND BUL
LOCKS SCARCE. SUPPLY INCLUDED
46% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 50%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2
AND FEW PRIME 3 1200-1500 LB
77.25-78.60; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1125-1500 LB 73.75-76.50, FEW
76.50-77.00; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 110ai450 LB 71.00-74 00,
FEW CHOICE 1350-1525 LB HOLS
TEINS 63.75-66.25; FEW SELECT
1225-1325 LB 60.0a61.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
SELECT 2-3 95ai065 LB 64.50-67 25,
FEW SELECT 1150-1300 LB HOL
STEINS 52 50-52.75.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 50.00-52.00,
HI DRESSING 52.0a54.00; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 46.00-50.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 47.00-49.00, BULK 49.0a52.50, HI
DRESSING 52.5a55.00; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
45.0a46.00, BULK 46.0a48.75.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FULLY
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 637 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 79% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE 145-270 LB 94.0ai07.00,
80-115 LB 65.0a73.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 6a85 LB 50.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM- 30 HEAD
120-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS
120.0 a 124.00, 90 HEAD 110-115 LB
126.00-131.00, AND 175 HEAD 95-105
LB 135.00-144.00; 55 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 10ail5 LB 130.00-135.00 AND
80 HEAD 80-90 LB 75.0a80.00. 30
HEAD 10ail5 LB HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS 139.0ai61.00 AND 50 HEAD
SMALL FRAME 85- 105 LB
72.0 a 112.00.
SHEEP; INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
TO TEST MARKET.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
DRIVING HORSES 425.0a750.00.
RIDING HORSES 310.0a640.00
HEAVYWEIGHT KILLERS
450.0a600.00.
LIGHTWEIGHT KILLERS
250.0a410.00.
MARE PONIES 35.0a75.00.
COLTS 20.0a35.00.
GELDING PONIES 35.0a75.00.
LARGER PONIES-T35.0a225.00.
MONDAY
9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs •
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
WEDNESDAY
8;00A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
10:00 A.M
11:00 A.M
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Pri.. Feb. 17 at 11:00 A.M.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, RK.
1147 LWt2 Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Yoon
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Wed., February 8, 1989
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed's Auction
35 1 226 0 0
Last Wed'a Auction
37 0 282 0 0
Last Year's Auction
89 85 262 5 4
CATTLE: Insufficient volume of any
one class to test trends.
VEAL CALVES: No market test
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrows
and gilts steady, instances 50 lower; sows
mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
2ia2451b 40.75-41.25. US 1 2ia2401b
41.50-42.75. US 1-3 210-265 lb
39.75-40.50.
SOWS; US 1-2 30a450 lb 28.00-30.00.
US 1-3 30a650 lb 28.0a31.50.
SHEEP; No market test
GOATS: No market lest.
Isennock Auction
New Park, Pa.
Monday, Feb. 6, 1989
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: 1245-1680 LBS.
44.5a48.00.
CALVES: 105- 125 LBS.
100.00-142.00; 85-100 LBS. 90.0ai 11.00;
65-80 LBS. 65.0a79.00.
STEERS: 1145-1200 LBS. 67.25-73.25.
BULLS: 45a600 LBS. 73.00-74.00; 1
AT 1250 LBS. 58.00.
FAT HEIFERS: 1100-1500 LBS.
50.0a51.00; 70ai000 LBS. 55.00-60.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: 300-400 LBS.
61.0a67.00; 425-550 LBS. 65.0a75.00.
BUTCHERING HOGS; 225-260 LBS.
39.0a40.00.
SOWS; 30a500 LBS. 29.0a31.00.
BOARS: 300-400 LBS. 24.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS: BY THE HEAD,
23.0a26.00 EA.
MEDIUM GOATS; 45.0a48.00 HD.
Aberdeen Sales
Co. Inc.
Livestock Auction Market
Harford County, Md.
Hay - Straw - Grain Sale
Saturday, February 4, 1989
ALFALFA HAY 92.0ai10.00 PER
TON; 3RD & 4TH CUTTING 1.30 TO
1.90 PER BALE.
ALFALFA IST CUTTING 70.0a85.00
PER TON.
ALFALFA MIXED HAY 70.00 TO
90.00 PER TON 1.65 TO 1.90 PER BALE.
TIMOTHY HAY 80.00 TO 92.00 PER
TON. 1.50 TO 1.90 PER BALE.
TIMOTHY MIXED HAY 70.00 TO
90.00 PER TON, 1.50 TO 1.80 PER BALE.
CLOVER HAY 90.00 PER TON.
WHEAT STRAW 70.00 TO 80.00 PER
TON, 1.30 TO 1.60 PER BALE.
EAR CORN 105.00 PER TON.
OATS 2.20 PER BU.
AUCTIONS
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Feb. 9
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
811 441 57 9
Last Thursday
910 549 32 63
Last Year
1034 579 57
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS 1.00
LOWER, INSTANCES 1.50 LOWER;
SMALL SUPPLY SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS MOSTLY STEADY; COWS
STEADY, INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER
ON CANNER AND CUTTER; BUL
LOCKS SCARCE; BULLS STEADY,
ALTHOUGH YIELD GRADE 1 NOT
FULLY TESTED. SUPPLY INCLUDED
43% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 47%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1200-1375 LB
76.50- CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4
1050-1450 LB 73.00-76.25, MAINLY
73.50- FEW CHOICE 3-4
1225-1500 LB 70.00-73.25; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1425 LB
69.00- FEW SELECT 2-3
1000-1425 LB 66.00-70.00; FEW
CHOICE 1175-1485 LB HOLSTEIN
62.75- SELECT 1075-1225 LB
56.75-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
985-1270 LB 70.00-74.10.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 48.00-51.25,
HI DRESSING 51.75-54.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 48.00-49.75, BULK 49.75-52.75, HI
DRESSING 52.75-54.75; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
44.00- BULK 45.50-47.75.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1100-1300
LB 63.75-67.75, COUPLE 69.75-70.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2000
LB 62.25-67.25; YIELD GRADE 2
1100-1500 LB 57.75-65.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO
FARM.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 255-295 LB 121.00-131.00;
CHOICE 160r380 LB 96.00-110.00,
COUPLE 110.00-114.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 120-320 LB
70.00- 80-110 LB 65.00-75.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85
LB 60.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
95-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 130.00-
157.00, FEW 158.00-161.00;SMALL
FRAME 90-115 LB 100.00-130.00. FEW
80.00-
SHEEP: SMALL SUPPLY SLAUGH
TER LAMBS AND SLAUGHTER EWES
STEADY.
WOOLED LAMBS: FEW CHOICE
80-105 LB 74.00-83.00; FEW CHOICE
115-150 LB 52.00-65.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: FEW CHOICE
25-50 LB 145.00-175.00, COUPLE 65-70
LB 102.00-122.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: FEW UTILITY
AND GOOD 18.00-35.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. COUPLE LARGE 70.00-79.00
AND FEW MEDIU, 43.00-64.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly Review
Friday, February 10, 1989
CATTLE CALVES
2700 1325
2770 1439
3086 1613
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE; Slaughter steers closed
1.00- lower; slaughter heifers fully
steady; cows firm to 1.00 higher, instances
2.00 higher early pan of week; bullocks
firm, instances 2.00 higher, bulls firm to
1.00 higher, instances 3.00 higher on yield
grade 1. Supply included 51% slaughter
steers, 9% slaughter heifers, 33% cows,
4% bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1500 lb 76.35-78.10;
few head Choice 2 1125-1450 lb
77.50- Choice 2-3 few 4 1050-1600
lb 73.75- 76.50, few early 76.50-77.00;
Choice 3-4 1200-1500 lb 70.00-73.50;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lb
69.00- few Select 2-3 1000-1425 lb
66.00- 70.00; Choice 1175-1500 lb Hols
teins 62.75-68.00, Select 1075-1350 lb
56.75- 61.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
985-1270 lb 70.00-73.50; few Choice and
Prime 2-3 1150-1300 lb 73.50-74.00;
Select 2-3 1000-1250 lb 68.50-71.50, few
850- 1000 lb 64.50-69.50; few Select
1150-1300 lb Holsteins 52.50-52.75.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 48.00-52.00 52.00-54.00.
Commercial 3-4 46.00-50.00. Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 48.00-49.00
49.00- 52.50-55.00. Canner and low
Cutter 44.00-46.00 46.00-47.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1100-1450 lb
63.50- few 69.25-72.00; Select 1-2
1000-1250 lb 60.00-63.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1350-2100 lb
62.25-67.50, eight head 69.00-72.00; yield
grade 2 1050-1500 lb 57.75-62.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealera ateady,
instances 5.00 higher on Good to low
Choice 80- 110 lb; slaughter calves 5.00
lower. Demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and Prime
225-295 lb 121.00-131.00; Choice
160-380 lb 96.00-110.00, couple
110.00- 14.00; high Good and low Choice
120-320 lb 70.00-90.00, few
90.00- 80-110 lb 65.00-80.00, few
early 80.00-90.00; Standard and low Good
60-85 lb 50.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 320-450 lb 65.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 120.00-155.00, few
155.00- 161.00; small frame 95-115 lb
100.00- few 80-90 lb 75.00-100.00.
Couple small lots 100-115 lb Holstein
heifers 139.00-161.00; with few small
frame 85-105 lb 72.00-112.00.
B&R CATTLE CO.
ED 1, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
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Ph (717)656-9849
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