A2-LancMter Farming, Saturday, March 11,1989
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, March 6, UN
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogi Sheep Goats
Monday’i Auction
1036 76 360 527 425
Last Monday** Auction
1291 ' 101 48T 641 344
La*t Year** Auction
948 104 396 472 208
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
WEAK TO .50 LOWER; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS 1.00-1.50 LOWER; COWS
FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER; BULLOCKS
FULLY STEADY: BULLS FIRM.
INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 62% SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 15% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
14% COWS. AND 9% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1425
LB. 75.85-77.50, FEW HEAD
77.50- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1100-1450 LB. 73.75-77.10; CHOICE 3-4
1250-1500 LB. 72.75-75.25; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1450 LB.
69.75-74.50; FEW SELECT 2-3
1000-1275 LB. 68.00-70.50; CHOICE
1190-1550 LB. HOLSTEINS 63.00-69.25;
SELECT 1100-1350 LB. 58.50-62.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
950-1300 LB. 69.75-73.00, FEW CHOICE
2 73.00-7450; SELECT 2-3 900-1350 LB.
64.5069.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 50.00-52.75;
COMMERCIAL 3-4 BULK 47.50-51.00;
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2
LOW DRESSING 47.00-48.00, BULK
48.50- HIGH DRESSING
52.00-55.00; CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER BULK 46.00-47.00.
BULLOCKS; CHOICE 1-3 1150-1470
LB. 64.75-68.75, COUPLE 70.00-72.75;
SELECT 1-2 1050-1375 LB. 62.50-64.75.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2100
LB. 62.50-67.76, FEW 68.00-70.00, INDI
VIDUAL 2040 LB. 72.25; YIELD
GRADE 2 1050-1550 LB. 58.50-6250.
VEAL CALVES; VEALERS
STEADY; SLAUGHTER CALVES
STEADY. INSTANCES 10.00 LOWER.
MARKET NOT FULLY TESTED FOR
CALVES TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE PRIME 200-320
LB. 115.00-125.00; FEW CHOICE
180-320 LB. 98.00-110.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 140-280 LB.
75.00-100.00, 80-110 LB. 75.00-90.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 65-85
LB. 65.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 320-450 LB. 55.00-75.00.
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS
.50-1.00 HIGHER, INSTANCES 1.50
HIGHER; SOWS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGH
ER, INSTANCES 2.00 HIGHER ON
300-500 LB. WEIGHTS.
' BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 LB. 42.00-43.00; US 1 210-245
LB. 43.50-44.75; US 1-3 210-250 LB.
41.00- US 2-4 235-260 LB.
39.00-
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB.
31.00-
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS
STEADY; SLAUGHTER EWES FULLY
STEADY.
* WOOLED LAMBS; CHOICE AND
PRIME 95-110 LB. 75.00-80.00; FEW
. CHOICE 75-100 LB. 70.00-76.00; GOOD
'TO MOSTLY CHOICE 120-150 LB.
60.00- WITH AROUND 75 HEAD
150-180 LB. 45.00-60.00.
SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 35-55 LB. 125.00-150.00, FEW
150.00- 60-80 LB. 90.00-100.00,
80-105 LB. 80.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 30.00-50.00; YEARLINGS AND
TWO YEAR OLDS 40.00-60.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
■HEAD. LARGE 75.00-100.00, WITH
THIN 50.00-75.00; MEDIUM FLESHY
50.00- THIN 40.00-50.00; SMALL
MAINLY KIDS 40.00-60.00, THIN
20.00-
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE -*■
Every Friday At Hi AM
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BREEN DRAGON MARKET t AUCTION
RDNo.4 Ephrata.'Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile Nortb.otEphfata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers ■ Cash if Certified Check Only
Livestock Market and Auctions
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tueaday, Mar. 7, 1919
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calve* Sheep Goat*
556 649 5 1
Today
La it
Tuesday 1038 806 1 0
Lait Year 990 799 0 1
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
FULLY STEADY, INSTANCES 50
HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT
FULLY TESTED: COWS STEADY,
INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER; BULLS
AND BULLOCKS SCARCE. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 33% SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 63% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1450 LB.
76.50- ABOUT 10 HEAD
78.00- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1100-1450 LB. 74.25-77.00, FEW
1500-1650 LB. 74.50-77.00; CHOICE
MAINLY 4 1275-1450 LB. 72.00-73.75;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1075-1250 LB. 72.00-74.10.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 49.00-50.50,
HI DRESSING 50.75-53.50; COMMER
CIAL 3-4, BULK 46.25-48.75; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 48.00-49.00, BULK 49.00-5100, HI
DRESSING 52.00-54.25; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
42.50- BULK 46.00-48.00.
BULLOCKS: FEW SELECT 1-2
1125-1350 LB. 56.00-62.25.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1-2
1395-2200 LB. 56.00-59.75.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY, ALTHOUGH CHOICE
SCARCE. SUPPLY INCLUDED 503 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 88% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE CHOICE
ISS-2SO LB. 97.0098.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 135-235 LB.
82.00- 80-110 LB. 70.00-85.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 55-85
LB. 60.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 35 HEAD
120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
136.00- 160 HEAD 95-115 LB.
141.00- AND 25 HEAD 90 LB.
131.00; 50 HEAD SMALL FRAME
100-120 LB. 115.00-119.00 AND 45
HEAD 80-95 LB. 96.00-96.00. 40 HEAD
100-120 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
140.00- AND 30 HEAD 85-95 LB.
124.00- 12 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 80-95 LB. 84.00-103.00.
SHEEP: NO MARKET TEST.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
Isennock Auction
New Park, Pa.
Monday, March 6, 1989
Report supplied by auction
CLOSED DUE TO INCLEMENT
WEATHER.
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
—Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Pris, March 17 at 11:00 A.M. -
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community Per 90 Yeers
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Laacaiter, Pa.
Wedneaday, March 8,1989
Cattle Calvea Hop Sheep Goat*
Wed** Auction
14 0 222 0 0
La*t Wed** Auction
19 0 290 0 0
Lait Year'* Auction
43 4 332 0 0
CATTLE: Intufficient volume for a
market teiL
VEAL CALVES: No market teit
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrow*
and gilt* Heady to 50 lower; *ow* 1.50-
ZOO lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 41.75-4250. US 1 210-240 lb
42.75-43.75. US 1-3 210-260 lb
41.00-41.75.
SOWS: US 1-3 300650 lb 29.003350.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS; No market teal.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, March 9
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 176 Slaughter steers were
steady to weak and cows were weak to
50.00 lower, choice steers 72.0075.00;
select 67.0071.00; standard 6Z0067.25;
few choice holstein 67.0070.00; heifers
choice 68.00-72.75; few select
65.0067.25; cows breaking utility and
commercial 48.0050.00; cutter and boning
45.50-50.00; canner and cutter
39.0045.50; shells 31.00; bolls a few yield
grade 11100130054.0058:00; feeder en
ter few medium 1 400450 lb. steers
82.0086.00; few 700800 lb. 70.0073.00.
Calves; 152, few choice 110117 few
good 90.00-108.00, standard and good
90-120 lb. 77.00-92.00; 60-85 lb.
69.00- few utility 50-65 lb
40.0060.00; holstein bulls 90-125 lb.
1.00- beef cross bulls and heifers
90120 lb. 90.00140.00.
Hogs; 191 25.00-50.00 higher; 1-2
220255 lb. 45.5042.50; 1-3 215-260
40.5041.60; 2-3 205-260 lb. 40.0040.50;
few 2-4 2302501 b. 39.00; sows few US 1-3
300500 lb. 35.0039.00; few 2-3 300400
lb. 33.0035.00.
Feederpigs; 5 not enough for market test.
Sheep: 48 high choice and prime 80-85
lb. spring lambs 84.00-86.50; few 25-35 lb.
124.00- slaughter sheep
34.00-
Goats: 6 few medium and large
40.00-68.00.
MONDAY
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
Today
1254 571 163 223
Lut Thursday
Last Year
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
UNEVEN, AVERAGE CHOICE AND
PRIME STEADY, SELECT TO LOW
CHOICE, AND CHOICE 4 WEAK TO 50
LOWER, INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FULLY
STEADY; COWS 50-1.00 LOWER,
INSTANCES 1.50 LOWER; BULLS
AND BULLOCKS MOSTLY STEADY.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 49ft SLAUGHT
ER STEERS. sft SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS. 39ft COWS. 4ft BULLS, WITH
TEE BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1425
LB. 77.00-78.35. COUPLE 79.00;
CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1080-1425 LB.
74.25-77.10, FEW CHOICE 3-4
1375-1525 LB. 73.25-74.50; CHOICE
MOSTLY 4 1100-1525 LB. 71.00-74.25;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1000-1425 LB. 70.50-74.00, FEW
74.50-75.25; FEW SELECT 2-3
1050-1300 LB. 68.50-70.75; CHOICE
1450-1640 LB. HOLSTEINS 64.00-69.00,
FEW HIGH CHOICE 70.50-73.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
980-1175 LB. 69.85-72.75, FEW
73.00-74.00; SELECT 2-3 950-1185 LB.
65.25-69.50.
COWS; BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 48.00-50.50,
HI DRESSING 50.50-52.25; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 45.50-48.50; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 47.00-48.00, BULK 48.00-51.00, HI
DRESSING 51.00-53.00; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER. LO DRESSING
42.50-44.50, BULK 44.50-47.00.
BULLOCKS; CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300
LB. 67.00-69.00; SELECT 1-21000-1350
LB. 59.00-64.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1500-2030
LB. 61.50-64.50, INDIVIDUAL 1645 LB.
66.00; YIELD GRADE 2 1150-1550 LB.
57.50-62.00.
VEAL CALVES: VBALERS
STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO
FARM.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 175-275 LB. 110.00-11S.00,
INDIVIDUAL 430 LB. 121.00; CHOICE
210-365 LB. 97.00-106.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 160-350 LB.
80.00-95.00, 80-110 LB. 70.00-80.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85
LB. 55.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARMS BU LK
95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN iftUfcO
125.00- FEW 150.001-154.00:
SMALL FRAME 90-115 LB.
94.00- I
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAM IS AND
SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS MAINI Y 30-65
LB. SPRING LAMBS.
SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE 2 )-.
145.00- 10 HEAD 168.0 -!
35-50 LB. 125.00-155.00, AND 5)-'
90.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: FEW 1 TTLITY
AND GOOD 19.00-34.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD IYTHE
HEAD. LARGE 60.00-80.00, COUPLE
88.00- MEDIUM 40.00-55.00;
SMALL. MAINLY KIDS 35.00-45.00,
THIN 25.00-35.00. 1
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New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thuraday, Mar. 9
Cattle Catvei Sheep Goat*
1116 516 111 96
1141 536 43 70
■35 LB.
190.00,
70 LB.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaatar, Pa.
Frida]’, March 10, U 0
Thii Week
Lett Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak to SO
lower, instances 1.00 lower on Choice 4;
slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower, instances
I.SO lower, cows weak to 1.00 lower, bul
locks steady, instances 1.00 lower, bulls
steady to weak. Supply included 47%
slaughter steers, 7% slaughter heifers, 32%
cows, 5% bolls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1400 lb 75.75-79.00,
mainly 76.50-78.00; Choice 2-3. few 4
1080-14501 b 74.25-77.10, few Choice 3-4,
1375-1525 lb 73.25-74.50; Choice mostly
4 1100-1525 lb 71.00-74.25; Select and
low Choice 2-3 1000-14501b69.75-74.5Q;
few Select 2-3 1000-1300 lb 68.00-70.75;
Choice 1190-1640 lb Holsteins
63.00- few high Choice 70.50-73.00,
Select 1100-1350 lb 58.50-62^0.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1300 lb 69.75-73.00, few Choice 2
73.00- 74.50; Select 2-3 900-1350 lb
64.50-
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 48.00-50.50 50.50-33.50
Commercial 3-4 4S.SO-48.7S Cutler ssid
Boning Utility 1-2 47.00-48.00
45.00- Sl.OO-54.2S Gamer and low
Cutter 42.50-44.50 44.50-47.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1000-1470 lb
64.75-69.00, couple 72,00-72.75; Select 1-
2 1000-1375 lb 56.00-62.25, few
62.50-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2200 lb
61.50-67.50, few 68.00-70.00, individual
2040 lb 72.25; yield grade 2 1050-1550 lb
56.00-62.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealert Heady;
•laughter calves Heady, instances 10.00
lower. Demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm. (1
VEALERS; High Choice arid Prime
175-320 lb 110.00-118.00, couple 121.00-
125.00; Choice 155-365 lb 97.00-110.00;
high Good and lew Choice 140-350 lb
75.00- 80-1 IQ lb 7Q.00-82.QP few
82.00- Standard and low Good 55-
85 lb 55.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 320-450 lb 55.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 125.00-150.00, few
150.00- 154.00; small frame 80-120 lb
90.00- Few 85-120 lb Holstein
heifers 124.00-143.00; one small lot small
frame 80-95 lb 84.00-103.00.
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17547
Office Phone;
(717 ) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
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