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A2-Lanoaatar Panning, Saturday, AprM 8,1980
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, April 3,1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calvei Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction
1941 101 334 644 347
Last Monday’s Auction •
1354 78 517 401 392
I .ait Year's Auction
712 90 357 1634 785
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
WEAK TO .50 LOWER. CLOSING .50
TO FULLY 1.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS STEADY TO WEAK; COWS
FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER; BULLOCKS
STEADY: BULLS FULLY STEADY.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 78% SLAUGH
TER STEERS. 10% SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS. 7% COWS. AND 5% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1165-1500
LB. 75.75-77.50, FEW 77.75-78.50;
CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1090-1475 LB.
74.75- 10, LATE 74.00-76.00; CHOICE
4 1200-1500 LB. 71.00-74.50; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1425 LB.
70.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
975-1225 LB. 70.00-73.50; FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1150-1250
LB. 73.50-74.00; SELECT 2-3 900-1250
LB. 65.75-70.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 49.50-52.50,
HIGH DRESSING 52.75-54.00; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 47.50-50.50; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 BULK
49.00- HIGH DRESSING
53.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 44.50-45.50,
BULK 45.50-48.50.
BULLOCKS; CHOICE 1-3 1050-1350
LB. 64.00-67.25, FEW 67.50-71.75;
SELECT 1-2 975-1250 LB. 61.00-64.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1300-2150
LB. 62.50-68.50, FEW 69.00-72.25;
YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1450 LB.
58.75-
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FULLY
STEADY; SLAUGHTER CALVES
UNEVENLY STEADY. DEMAND
GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS AND
HEIFERS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 240-325 LB. 115.00-125.00;
FEW CHOICE 160-300 LB. 98.00-110.00;
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
140-325 LB. 75.00-100.00, 80-110 LB.
65.00- STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 60-85 LB. 60.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 275-400 LB. 70.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
95-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS
120.00- SMALL FRAME
100.00- BULK 90-120 LB. HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS 110.00-130.00, SMALL
FRAME 100.00-110.00.
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS
1.50- LOWER: SOWS STEADY TO
1.00 LOWER. INSTANCES 2.00
LOWER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 LB. 37.00-37.85; US 1 210-240
LB. 38.00-38.50; US 1-3 210-265 LB.
36.50- US 2-4 235-265 LB.
35.75-
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB.
28.00- FEW 500-650 LB.
30.00-
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS FUL
LY STEADY, INSTANCES 3.00 HIGH
ER; SLAUGHTER EWES FIRM TO 5.00
HIGHER.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80-110 LB. 78.00-82.00; GOOD
TO LOW CHOICE 75-105 LB.
72 00-78 00
SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80-110 LB. 90.00-96.00; CHOICE
80-110 LB. 80.00-90.00, 60-80 LB.
80.00- 40-60 LB. 90.00-115.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 20.00-30.00; GOOD AND
CHOICE 80-130 LB. YEARLINGS AND
TWO YEAR OLDS 30.00-50.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE FLESHY 50.00-80.00,
THIN 40.00-60.00; MEDIUM FLESHY
40.00-50.00, THIN 35.00-40.00; SMALL,
MAINLY KIDS, FLESHY 30.00-40.00,
THIN 20.00-30.00.
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE Bo
Every Friday At 11 AM
GREEN OMGON MARKET ft 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 Auctions
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tuesday, April 4, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1143 786 5 0
Last
Tuesday 1053 779 6 0
Last Year 674 722 56 6
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
50-1.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS NOT FULLY TESTED; COWS
STEADY TO MOSTLY 1.00 LOWER;
BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED
56% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 39%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1475 LB
75 00-77.00, FEW CHOICE AND PRIME
2-3 1175-1400 LB 77.00-78.60, CHOICE
2-4 1100-1450 LB 73.25-75.50, FEW
75.50- CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4
1275-1485 LB 72.00-73.50; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1075-1450 LB
70.50- CHOICE 1350-1585 LB
HOLSTEINS 63.50-68.25, COUPLE
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 1580-1665
LB 71.75-73.10; FEW SELECT
1160-1265 LB 54.00-57.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-3 960-1050 LB 67.25-68.10;
FEW SELECT 2-3 950-1050 LB
62.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 48.00-50.00,
FEW HI DRESSING 50.50-54.50; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 46.0 Q-48 00; CUT
TER And boning utility 1-2 lo
DRESSING 47.00-48.00, BULK
48.25-52.00, HI DRESSING 52.00-53.50;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO
DRESSING 43.00-45.50, BULK
45.50-
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1400-1950
LB 60.00-63.75; YIELD GRADE 2
1100-1500 LB 54.75-58.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FULLY
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 602 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 86% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS; CHOICE 155-255 LB
98.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 130-170 LB 75.00-93.00,80-110
LB 75.00-82.00; STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 60-85 LB 55.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; 35 HEAD
120-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 134.00,
190 HEAD 100-115 LB 139.00-143.00,65
HEAD 90-95 LB 130.00-138.00, AND
ONE LOT 85 LB 118.00; 65 HEAD
SMALL FRAME 100-120 LB
119.00- AND 35 HEAD 90-95 LB
80.00- 25 HEAD 100-120 LB
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 138.00-144,00, 35
HEAD 90-95 LB 151.00-164.00, AND 20
HEAD 80-85 LB 120.00-123.00; 15
HEAD SMALL FRAME 90-105 LB
99.00- AND 15 HEAD 7085 LB
76.00-
SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
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 Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri., April 14 - 11:00 A.M.
Graded Cattle sold In lots of 10 or more
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
v Serving The Community For 90 Yeers
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, PA
Wed., April 5, 1989
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed’s Auction
135 0 274 0 0
Last Wed’s Auction
103 0 375 0 0
Last Year's Auction
27 9 289 0 0
CATTLE; Slaughter steers steady, few
slaughter heifers and cows about steady.
Supply included 80% slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1140-1405 lb 73.5075.10; Select and low
Choice 2-3 10501365 1071.0073.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Couple
Choice 2-3 1020110 lb 68.0070.50.
COWS: Few Cutter 1-2 45.75-48.50;
few Canner 43.00-46.00.
VEAL CALVES: No market test
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrows
and gilts 5075 higher, sows steady to 1.00
higher, instances 1.50 higher on weights
over 500 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210245 lb 37.75-38.25. US 1 few 210-235
lb 38.5 P-39.25. US 1-3 210-260 lb
37.0037.75.
SOWS: US 1-3 300500 lb 28.00-31.00,
500650 lb 31.0033.00.
SHEEP: No market test
GOATS; No matket test
Isennock Auction
New Park, Pa.
Monday, APRIL 3, 1989
Report supplied by auction
81 COWS. SLAUGHTER COWS: NO
CHOICE: GOOD 45.00-47.00; LOW
39.5043.00.
VEAL CALVES; 110-120 LBS.
100.00- 90-105 LBS.
105.00131.00.
UTILITY CALVES 185-205 LBS.
98.00- 130-150 LBS.,
90.00110.00; 85-100 LBS. 83.0098.00;
WEAK CALVES 7095L85. 70.00-79.00.
FAT STEERS; 1300 LBS. 73.00.
FAT HEIFERS: 985-1010 LBS.
64.0068.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: 12901600 LBS.
62.0063.75.
FEEDER BULLS: 510-695 LBS.
64.0072.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: 200-500 LBS.
68.0085.00; 8001000 LBS. 74.00-75.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 23.00 HD.
SHOATS: 20.00 HD.
HOGS: 35.00 PER LB.
SHEEP: 95 LBS. 35.00 PER LB.;
130160 LBS. 22.0025.00 PER LB.;
210215 LBS. 15.00-23.00 PER LB.
BABY LAMBS: 12.00 HD.
GOATS: LARGE 54.0063.00 PER
HD.; MEDIUM 28.0043.00 PER HD.
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365 days a year
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New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Apr. 6
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1434 461 80 75
Last Thunday
1372 504 37 70
Lait Year
1073 497 208 159
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
50-75 HIGHER, ALTHOUGH YIELD
GRADE 3-4 MOSTLY STEADY;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FULLY
STEADY; COWS STEADY TO WEAK;
BULLOCKS STEADY: BULLS
STEADY, ALTHOUGH YIELD GRADE
1 NOT FULLY TESTED. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 62% SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 26% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1175-1425
LB. 76.00-77.60, FIVE HEAD
77.75- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1075-1550 LB. 73.75-76.10, FEW
76.25-76.68; CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4
1075-1525 LB. 70.50-73.75, COUPLE
YIELD GRADE 5 1450-1690 LB.
68.75- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1550 LB. 70.00-74.50;
CHOICE 1215-1735 LB. HOLSTEINS
63.75- FEW SELECT 1150-1410
LB. 60.00-63.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1050-1270 LB. 71.00-73.50, COUPLE
CHOICE 2 1220-1250 LB. 74.50-75.35;
FEW SELECT 2-3 725-950 LB.
65.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 48.00-51.00,
HI DRESSING 51.50-52.75; COMMER
CIAL 3-4, BULK 45.00-49.50; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2, LO
DRESSING 46.50-48.50, BULK
48.50-51.00, HI DRESSING 51.00-53.00;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER. LO
DRESSING 42.00-45.00, BULK
45.00-
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1150-1465
LB. 63.50-66.25; SELECT 1-2 1050-1375
LB. 60.00-64.00, COUPLE 57.75-60.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1450-1900
LB. 61.00-63.75, COUPLE 64.00-64.75;
YIELD 2 1100-1450 LB. 57.75-61.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY, INSTANCES 3.00 HIGHER
ON HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
110-130 LB. DEMAND GOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO
FARM.
VEALERS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 240-270 LB. 114.00-119.00;
CHOICE 150-355 LB. 99.00-107.00,
COUPLE 109.00-111.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 130-400 LB.
81.00- 110-125 LB. 80.00-86.00,
80-105 LB. 70.00-82.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB.
60.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
118.00- FEW 150.00-157.00,
85-90 LB. 110.00-135.00; SMALL
FRAME 90-115 LB. 95.00-120.00.
SHEEP: SMALL MAINLY 30-60 LB.
SPRING LAMBS SELLING FULLY
STEADY; SLAUGHTER EWES WEAK
TO 5.00 LOWER.
SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE 30-60 LB.
92.00- COUPLE 70-80 LB.
79.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 15.00-23.00, FEW 23.00-27.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. SUPPLY MAINLY MEDIUM AT
40.00-61.00, FEW LARGE 64.00-79.00;
SMALL 16.00-28.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
April 7, 1989
CATTLE CALVES
4900 1350
4181 1364
2803 1318
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter' steers 1.00-2 00
lower, with some recovery on late sales of
Choice 2-3; slaughter heifers steady to
weak; cows steady, instances 1.00 lower,
bullocks steady; bulls fully steady,
although yield grade 1 not fully tested late.
Supply included 64% slaughter steers, 6%
slaughter heifers, 20% cows, 4% bulls,
with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1165-1475 lb 75.75-77.60;
few head Choice 2 1175-1375 lb
77.50- Choice 2-3 few 4 1075-1550
lb 73.75-76.00, few 76.00-76.50; Choice 3
to mostly 4 1075-1525 lb 70.50-73.75;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1000-1550 lb
70.00- couple high Choice and
Prime 1580-1665 lb Holsteins
71.75- Choice 1215-1735 lb
63.75- Select 1150-1410 lb
54.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
960-1225 lb 70.00-73.50; few high Choice
and Prime 2-3 1150-1250 lb 73.50-75.35;
Select 2-3 950-1250 lb 65.75-70.00, few
725-950 lb 62.00-65.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 48.00-51.00 51.00-54.00
Commercial 3-4 45.00-50.00 Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 46.50-48.50
48.50- 52.00-54.00 Cannes and low
Cutter 42.00-45.50 45.50-48.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1050-1465 lb
62.50- few 67.50-71.75; Select 1-2
975-1375 1b61.00-64.50, few 57.75-61.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2150 lb
61.00- few 69.00-72.25; yield grade
2 1000-1450 lb 57.50-63.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers moitly
steady, instances 3.00 higher on Good to
low Choice 110-130 lb; slaughter calves
steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls
and heifers to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Choice and Prime
240-270 lb 114.00-119.00; Choice
150-355 lb 98.00-107.00, few
109.00- 1.00; high Good and low Choice
130-400 lb 81.00-96.00, 110-125 lb
80.00- 80-105 lb 70.00-82.00; Stan
dard and low Good 60-85 lb 55.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Cnoice 275-400 lb 70.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 118.00-148.00, few
150.00- 85-90 lb 110.00-135.00;
small frame 90-115 lb 95.00-122.00, few
80-95 lb 80.00-100.00. Few 90-120 lb
Holstein heifers 138.00-164.00, few 80-85
lb 120.00-123.00; few small frame 90-105
lb 99.00-112.00.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
10HN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
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Ph (717)656-9849
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