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    A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 25,1989
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, Feb. 20, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Auction
485 493 270
1057
Last Monday's Auction
443 530 249
1019
Last Year’s Auction
809 97 607 432 292
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
MOSTLY STEADY; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS STEADY TO WEAK; COWS
STEADY: BULLOCKS AND BULLS
FULLY STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED
69% SLAUGHTER STEERS, 10%
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. 14% COWS.
AND 7% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1235-1450
LB. 75.50-77.60; FEW CHOICE AND
PRIME 1-3 1200-1400 LB. 77.25-78.50,
CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1100-1535 LB.
73.50- FEW 76.00-76.60; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1350 LB.
70.00- FEW SELECT 2-3
1000-1300 LB. 66.00-70.00; CHOICE
1175-1550 LB. HOLSTEINS 62.50-67.75,
SELECT 1100-1500 LB. 60.00-62.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE
2-3 1000-1275 LB. 69.00-74.00, FEW
CHOICE 2 74.50-75.50; SELECT 2-3
925-1200 LB. 67.00-70.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 49.00-50.50,
HIGH DRESSING 50.75-52.50; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2, LOW
DRESSING 47.00-48.50, BULK
48.50-
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1150-1450
LB. 64.50-67.75, COUPLE 70.00-73.00;
SELECT 1-2 1000-1300 LB. 62.00-65.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2200
LB. 64.00-69.50, SEVEN HEAD
70.00- YIELD GRADE 2
1050-1550 LB. 59.00-63.75, FEW LOW
DRESSING 56.00-58.00.
VEAL CALVES: SMALL SUPPLY
CHOICE AND PRIME VEALERS
STEADY. HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 5.00 HIGHER; SLAUGHTER
CALVES 5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND
GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE PRIME 200-320
LB. 115.00-130.00; FEW CHOICE
180-320 LB. 100.00-115.00; HIGH
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-280 LB
75.00- 80-110 LB. 75.00-9000.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; GOOD AND
CHOICE 320-450 LB. 75.00-85 00
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
90-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
145.00-165.00.
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS 50
HIGHER; SOWS 2.00-2 50 HIGHER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 LB. 41 50-42.50; US 1 210-245
LB. 42.75-44.00; US 1-3 210-260 LB.
40.75-41.50; US 2-4 220-270 LB.
39.50-40.50, 285-350 LB. 35.00-3900
SOWS; US 1-3 300-650 LB
30 00-34.50.
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS AND
SLAUGHTER EWES FULLY STEADY
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80-110 LB. 72.00-82.00, 110-140
LB. 65.00-72.00; FEW GOOD AND
CHOICE 60-80 LB. 75.00-85.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80-110 LB 80.00-95.00, 60-80
LB. 90.00-1 10.00. 40-60 LB.
120.00-150.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 20 00-40 00; YEARLINGS AND
TWO YEAR OLDS 40 00-60 00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 50.00-100.00. MAINLY
60.00- MEDIUM FLESHY
50.00- THIN 40.00-50.00; SMALL
MAINLY KIDS. FLESHY 35.00-45 00,
THIN 25.00-35 00
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 State Buyers ■ Cash or Certified Check Only
Livestock Market and
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tuesday, Feb. 21, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 881 808 0 0
Last
Tuesday 889 813 0 2
Last Year 1036 872 0 0
CATTLE; SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY TO 50 LOWER. INSTANCES
1.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
MOSTLY STEADY: COWS FULLY
STEADY; BULLS SCARCE. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 51% SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 43% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4 1200-1425
LB. 75.75-77.25; CHOICE 2 1100-1400
LB. 76.00-77.75, FIVE HEAD
78.00- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1070-1480 LB. 72.75-75.85, FEW
76.00- SMALL SUPPLY CHOICE
3-4 1480-1570 L 8.71.00-72.50; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1450 LB.
70.00- INCLUDING AROUND 70
HEAD 1100-1300 LB. RETURNED TO
FEED AT 71.00-73.50; FEW CHOICE
1270-1425 LB. HOLSTEINS 63.25-68.00,
FEW SELECT 1150-1425 LB.
56.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1000-1200 LB. 70.50-72.85; SELECT 2-3
975-1100 LB. 67.00-70.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 49.25-52.50,
HI DRESSING 52.50-53.75; COMMER
CIAL 3-4, BULK 46.25-48.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2, LO
DRESSING 48.00-50.00, BULK
50.00- HI DRESSING 53.00-54.00;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER, LO
DRESSING 43.00-46.50, BULK
46.50-47.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1-2
1250-1800 LB. 56.75-62.75, COUPLE
YIELD GRADE 1 1500-1915 LB.
63.0a63.75.
VEAL CALVES; VEALERS
STEADY, ALTHOUGH CHOICE
SCARCE. SUPPLY INCLUDED 654 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 82% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 135-250
LB 96 00-105.00; HIGH GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE 110-220 LB. 75.00-90.00,
80-110 LB. 72.00-80.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB.
55 00-70 00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 25 HEAD
120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
133.00- 90 HEAD 110-115 LB.
153.00- 150 HEAD 95-105 LB.
16000-161.00,40 HEAD 90 LB , AND 20
HEAD 85 LB. 124.00; 80 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 100-115 LB. 118.00-120.00
AND 40 HEAD 90-95 LB. 80.00; 30
HEAD 10ai20 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS 136.00, 30 HEAD 90-95 LB.
111.00- AND 35 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 85-110 LB. 76.0a80.00.
SHEEP; NO MARKET TEST.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
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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., March 3 at 11:00 A.M.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Litltz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
, Serving Tho Community For 90 Yoon
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, Feb. 22, 1989
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed’s Auction
18 0 193 0 0
Last Wed’s Auction
108 2
Last Year’s Auction
109 16 301 0 4
CATTLE: Insufficient volume for a
market test.
VEAL CALVES: No market lest.
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrows
and gilts steady; sows not tested.
283 0 0
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-245 lb 41.50-42.25. US 1 210-240 lb
42.50-43.00. US 1-3 210-265 lb
41.00- US 2-4 Few 250-270 lb
40.00-
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS: No market test
Friend’s Stockyard, Inc.
Accident, Md. 21520
February 20, 1989
STOCK BULLS & STEERS (200 TO
400 LBS,) 74 00-90 00
STOCK HEIFERS 63.00-83 50
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 70 00-74.00; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 63.00-68.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY
57 00-64.00, LIGHT 48.00-52 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE 67.50-70.50; MEDIUM TO
GOOD 60.00-66.00
BULLS HEAVY 57.50-63.25, LIGHT
48 00-57.00.
COWS- FEW HIGH DRESSING UP
TO 54.00; UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
47 00-53.00, CANNERS 41.50-50 00,
COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 40 00-47 00,
CULL COWS 40.00
VEALS GOOD TO COICE
80 00-100 00, MEDIUM TO GOOD
70 00-81 00
808 CALVES MEDIUM TO GOOD
70 00-81 00
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RE I URN
10 FARM (100 TO 120 LB )
125 00-16000
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (100 TO 120 LB )
80 00-96.00
HOGS TOP QUALITY 41 00-42 00,
HEAVY 39.00-41.00; LIGHT
30 00-38.50.
SOWS 25.00-32.25
MALE HOGS 23.00-27.00
LAMBS 60 00-69 50. FEEDER
LAMBS 60 00-74 00
SHEEP 20 00-28 00.
EGGS LARGE- 70-.76 PER DOZ,
MEDIUM. NONE AVAIL, SMALL,
NONE AVAIL
Auctions
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Feb. 23
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
963 517 85 25
Last Thursday
773 480 80 134
Last Year
864 604 124 123
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
1.00- HIGHER: SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS 1.00-1.50 HIGHER; COWS 1.00
HIGHER, INSTANCES 1.50 HIGHER;
BULLS AND BULLOCKS MOSTLY
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 42%
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 49%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1240-1450
LB. 77.00-78.10, FOUR HEAD
79.10-80.25; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1100-1450 LB 74.85-77.10, FEW 3-4
1500-1650 LB 74.00-76.50, FEW
CHOICE 2-3 1040-1075 LB 73.85-76.10;
SMALL SUPPLY CHOICE 4 1200-1475
LB 72.50-74.50; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1050-1500 LB 70.75-75.00,
CHOICE 1040-1650 LB HOLSTEINS
63.00- COUPLE HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 70.50-72.00; SELECT
1200-1450 LB 57.00-62.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1000-1375 LB 70.00-75.75, COUPLE
75.85-76.85; SELECT 2-3 950-1200 LB
65.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 50.00-53.00,
FEW HI DRESSING 53.00-55.75; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 48.00-50.00; CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO
DRESSING 48.25-50.00, BULK
50.00- HI DRESSING 54.00-56.00;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO
DRESSING 44.00-45.50, BULK
45.50-48.50.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 2-3
1175-1325 LB 66.50-70.25; SELECT 1-2
1100-1450 LB 61.50-65.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1500-2000
LB 62.50-67.50; YIELD GRADE 2
1050-1550 LB 57.50-62.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO
FARM.
VEALERS- CHOICE 140-360 LB
96.00- COUPLE 107.00-113.00,
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
140-400 LB 75.00-92 00, 80-115 LB
70.00- STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 60-85 LB 65.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
95-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS
135.00- FEW 165.00-169.00;
SMALL FRAME 95-105 LB
90.00-
SHEEP; SLAUGHTER LAMBS AND
SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY.
WOOLED LAMBS: FEW GOOD TO
LOW CHOICE 80-110 LB 68.00-75.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 30-50
LB 1 18.00-129 00, 50-75, LB
90 00-120.00, FEW 120 00-160 00
SLAUGHTER EWES. FEW UTILITY
AND GOOD 24 00-40 00
GOATS ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 65 00-79 00, COUPLE
93.00- MEDIUM 47.00-60.00; FEW
SMALL 36.00-40.00.
ivery Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattla Auction -
Steers, Built, Heifers, Cows,
Faodar Cattla.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2; 00.
Business Mmm
717-768-8204
«
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
CATTLE CALVES
lIIIS WEEK 3100 1410
LAST WEEK 2998 1405
LAST YEAH 3142 1593
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50-1 00
higher, instances 1.50 higher, slaughter
heifers 50-1.00 higher; cows closed
1.00- higher; bullocks and bulls fully
steady. Supply included 51% slaughter
steers, 6% slaughter heifers, 32% cows,
4% bulls, with the balance feeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1250-1450 lb closed at
77 00-78 10, 10 head Choice and Prime
2-3 1125-1400 lb 78 50-80 25, Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1450 lb 74 50-77 10, few 3-4
1480-1650 lb 73 50-76 50, few mostly 4
1200-1450 lb 71 50-74 50, Select to low
Choice 2-3 1050-1500 lb 70 00-75 00, few
Select 2-3 1000-1300 lb 66 00 70 00,
Choice 1 140-1650 lb Holslcins
62 50-69 50, couple High Choice and
Prime 70 50-72 00, Select 1100-1500 lb
56 00-62 50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-3
1000-1375 lb 70.00-75 75, few Choice 2
75 50-76.85, Select 2-3 925-1200 lb
65.00-
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSINGBreaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 49.50-53.00 Few
53.00- 55.75. Commercial 3-4
47.00- and Boning Utility 1-2
4 48.00-50.00 50.00-54.00
54.00- and low Cutter
43 00-46 00 46.00-48.50.
BULLOCKS; Choice 1-3 1150-1450 lb
64.00- couple 69.00-73 00, Select
1-2 1000-1450 lb 61 50-65 00.
BULLS Yield grade 1 1350-2200 lb
62 50-69 50, seven head 70 00-76 00,
yield grade 2 1050-1550 lb 58 00 63 75,
few low dressing 56 00-58 00
VEAL CALVES Vealcrs steady,
instances 500 higher, slaughter calves
steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS; Couple Prime 200-320 lb
113.00- Choice 140-360 lb
96.00- few 108.00-115.00, high
Good and low Choice 140-400 lb
75 00-95.00, 80-115 lb 72.00-80 00, Stan
dard and low Good 60-85 lb 55.00-70 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 320-450 lb 75 00-85 00
REIURNED TO FARM Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 133 00-165 00, few
165 00-169 00, small frame 90-115 lb
80 00-125 00 Few 100-120 lb Holstein
heifers 136 00, 30 head 90 95 lb
111 00-11200, 35 head small frame
85-110 lb 76 00-80 00
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Lancaster Weekly
Lancaster, PA
February 24, 1989
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
| VALLEY
) LIVESTOCK
i MARKET, INC.
I 1 mile East of
I Fredericksburg
* along Rt. 22
I PHONE
| JONESTOWN
I 865-2881
Flea Market Auction
every Tuesday at 12:30,
Tools, E(fs, Produce,
etc.
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