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    A2-Lancaatar Fanning, Saturday, April 22,1989
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, April 17,1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goals
Monday's Auction .
1442 99 254 1556 339
Last Monday's Auction
1808 73 518 803 217
Last Year’s Auction
1602 87 248 387 369
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER, WITH YIELD
GRADE 3-4 MAINLY .50-1.00 LOWER;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY;
COWS STEADY, INSTANCES .50
HIGHER; BULLOCKS FIRM TO 1.00
HIGHER; BULLS .50-1.00 HIGHER.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 71% SLAUGHT
ER STEERS. 12% SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS. 7% COWS. AND 10% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1225-1500
LB. 74.75-75.60, COUPLE 76.50-77.50;
FEW CHOICE, 2 1100-1325 LB.
75.25- COUPLE 77.75; CHOICE
2-3 FEW 4 1100-1400 LB. 73.00-73.25;
CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4 1075-1450
LB. 71.50-73.50; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1425 LB. 69.50-72.75;
PART LOAD CHOICE AND PRIME
1375-1475 LB. HOLSTEINS 69.00-70.35.
• CHOICE 1375-1600 LB. 64.35-69.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: COUPLE
LOTS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4
1125-1280 LB. 73.50-73.85; CHOICE 2-3
975-1250 LB. 69.00-7160; FEW MAIN
LY CHOICE 2 1125-1370 LB.
73.00- SELECT 2-3 950-1200 LB.
64.75-
COWS; BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 48.50-50.50,
HIGH DRESSING 50.50-52.00; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 45.50-48.00; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 BULK
47.50- HIGH DRESSING
49.50- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 44.00-45.00,
BULK 45.00-47.50.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1100-1375 LB.
63.50- COUPLE 66.75-67.25;
SELECT 1-2 1050-1350 LB. 59.75-63.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE I 1350-2000
LB. 61.50-65.25, SDC HEAD 65.75-69.00;
YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1500 LB.
57.25- FEW LOW DRESSING
54.75-
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY, INSTANCES 5.00 HIGHER
ON HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
80-110 LB.; SLAUGHTER CALVES
STEADY, INSTANCES 5.00 HIGHER.
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: CHOICE 160-280 LB.
100.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 140-250 LB. 85.00-100.00,
80-110 LB. 79.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 300-450 LB. 70.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
90-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
130.00-160.00; SMALL FRAME 90-115
LB. 95.00-125.00.
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS
MOSTLY 2.00 HIGHER; SOWS FULLY
STEADY.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 LB. 39.00-40.00, US 1 210-245
LB. 40.00-41.00; US 1-3 210-260 LB.
38.00-
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB.
27.00- US 1-2 FEW 350-550 LB.
30.00-
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS
WEAK TO 5.00 LOWER; SLAUGHTER
EWES 3.00-5.00 LOWER.
WOOLED LAMBS: GOOD AND
CHOICE 75-105 LB. 70.00-80.00.
SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80-110 LB. 80.00-92.00; CHOICE
20-40 LB. 85.00-120.00, 40-60 LB.
80.00- 60-80 LB. 75.00-85.00;
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 20-40 LB.
60.00- 40-60 LB. 70.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 15.00-30.00; YEARLINGS AND
TWO-YEAR OLD 30.00-50.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE FLESHY 70.00-90.00,
THIN, 50.00-70 00; MEDIUM FLESHY
50.00- THIN 35.00-50.00; SMALL,
MAINLY KIDS. 30.00-50.00, FEW THIN
20.00-
INNNMiNMIMMIM
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday At 11 AM
GREEN DRAGON MARKET t 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
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tuesday, April 18, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goals
844 664 24 6
Today
Lait
Tuciday 1072 700 3 4
Last Year 1074 SBO 28 4
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
UNEVENLY STEADY; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS NOT FULLY TESTED; COWS
WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER, INSTANCES
1.50 LOWER; BULLS AND BULLOCKS
1.00- LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED
55% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 39%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1175-1425
LB. 74.50-76.00; CHOICE 2 1125-1425
LB. 75.00-76.50, TEN HEAD
76.75-77.75; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1100-1550 LB. 72.75-74.50, FEW
74.50-75.00; CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4
1250-1500 LB. 70.50-73.00; CHOICE
1250-1600 LB. HOLSTEINS 62.50-65.75,
COUPLE 66.00-67.25; SELECT
1175-1400 LB. 55.00-62.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 48.00-49.75,
HI DRESSING 49.75-51.75; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 44.00-47.75; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 46.25-47.00, BULK 47.00-49.50. HI
DRESSING 49.50-52.25; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
42.00- BULK 44.00-46.50.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1225-1375
LB. 60.00-61.25; FEW SELECT 1-2
1100-1525 LB. 55.00-59.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1450-2030
LB. 59.00-61.00; YIELD GRADE 2
970-1450 LB. 54.00-59.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY, ALTHOUGH CHOICE
SCARCE; SUPPLY INCLUDED 539 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 86% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE CHOICE
175-295 LB. 103.00-108.00; HIGH
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 150-305 LB.
75.00- 80-110 LB. 75.00-83.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85
LB. 60.00-72.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: FEW GOOD
AND CHOICE 280-515 LB. 57.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 25 HEAD
120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 153.00,
65 HEAD 110-115 LB. 158.00-176.00,
160 HEAD 90-105 LB. 179.00-189.00; 50
HEAD SMALL FRAME 100-115 LB.
150.00- AND 45 HEAD 80-95 LB.
100.00; 55 HEAD 100-120 LB. HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS 120.00-132.00 AND 55
HEAD 70-95 LB. 82.00-92.00.
SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST, FEW CHOICE
40-85 LB. SPRING LAMBS 80.00-92.00
AND FEW GOOD 20-70 LB. 58.00-70.00.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
u/
iMONDAY
-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
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri., April 28 - 11:00 A.M.
Graded Cattle sold In lots of 10 or more
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For fO Yoors
Market and
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Wed, April 19, 1989
Cattle Calvet Hogi 'Sheep Goau
Wed’s Auction
43 1 279
Lait Wed’i Auction
63 0 300
Lait Year’i Auction
109 7 189
CATTLE: Iniufficient volume to fully
teit trends; supply mainly slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Select and low
Choice 1-3 1090-1440 lb 69.25-72.75; few
Choice mostly 3 1190-1330 lb
73.50-74.25.
VEAL CALVES; No maiket test
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrows
and gilts and sows mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-245 lb 39.00-40.00. US I 210-240 lb
41.00-43.00. US 1-3 210-265 lb
37.75-38.75.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 27.00-30.00,
Few 500-650 lb 30.00-30.50.
SHEEP; No market test
t GOATS: No maiket test
Isennock Auction
New Park, Pa.
Monday, April 17, 1989
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: GOOD TO
LOW CHOICE 47.00-48.50; LOW TO
GOOD 45.50-46.50; LOW 44.75 AND
LOWER.
VEAL CALVES: 120-130 LBS.
123.00- 100-110 LBS.
104.00- 80-95 LBS. 80.00-118.00;
UTILITY CALVES 110-130 LBS.
81.00- 95-105 LBS. 72.00-85.00;
70-90 LBS. 65.00-79.00.
FAT STEERS: 950-1100 LBS.
57.00- 1150-1450 LBS. 59.50-66.50;
1500-1575 LBS. 60.00-64.00.
FAT HEIFERS: 1250-1550 LBS.
46.75-47.00.
BULLS: 1200-1250 LBS. 58.00-58.50;
450-475 LBS. 62.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: 225-245 LBS.
91.00- 250-300 LBS. 62.00-70.00;
350-500 LBS. 58.00-70.00; 550-625 LBS.
58.00-
SOWS: 325-525 LBS. 24100-26.50;
550-600 LBS: 29.50-31.00.
BOARS; 200-300 LBS. 20.00-25.00;
500-600 LBS. 22.00-25.00.
SHOATS: 45.00 HEAD.
SHEEP: 140-145 LBS. 20.00-23.00;
200-225 LBS. 15.00-19.00.
LAMBS: 30-50 LBS. 75.00-90.00;
80-90 LBS. 77.00-92.00; 100-110 LBS.
76.00-
%
FRIDAY
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
Auctions
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thuraday, Apr. 20
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
824 415 779 244
Last Thursday
1561 467 271 114
Last Year
1406 394 141 83 lower, molt sales 50-1.00 lower; slaughter
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS h eife™ weak; cowi 50-LOO low-
STEADY, INSTANCES 50 LOWER ON "■ * lthou B h breaking Utility and Conuner-
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE; f'* 1 ne * r . , iJ*. dy: b^^ k * '°, wer -
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FULLY |2OO Itwen bulla 1.00-100 low-
TESTED; COWS STEADY TO WEAK; “-Supply trended 53% slaughter item,
BULLS AND BULLOCKS STEADY. 1% COW ! 1 V*
SUPPLY INCLUDED 46% SLAUGHTER CW,
STEERS AND 38% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS. ™Bh Ctoice
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW . «jd fnmt 2-4 1175-1500 !b
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-31100-1325L8. “ d ‘-3 1100-1425 lb
74.75-76.10, SIX HEAD 76.25-77.25; V 5.00-76.50,15 head 76.75-77.75; Oioice
CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1075-1450 LB. J lb Z 2,7 00 ! few
73.00- CHOICE 3TO MOSTLY 4 T™,: 3 ; 2 * 3 i° mo,t ] y 4
1075-1425 LB. 69.25-73.00; SELECT l ow
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1350 LB. °l olce l^ 1 , 423b 690 °' 72 - 73 i f f w
69.00- 75' FEW SELECT 2-3 Selett 2 ‘ 3 65.00-69.00; part load Choice
65.00- OIOICE 1250-1550 LB. «" d • l3 ”-? 475 » 1
HOLSTEINS 64.00-68.85; SELECT °°'Z°' 33, Choice 1250-1600 lb
1200-1425 LB. 59.00-61.50. SeleCt u75 ‘ 1425 lb
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW 3 „ „ ......... „ , ,
CHOICE 2-3 905-1235 LB. 65.75-67.75. \
COUPLE CHOICE 2 1150-1490 LB. “ P T me 2 4 , lb
73.50- FEW SELECT 2-3 840-1145 73 73 ® lolce 2 : 3 , 973 ‘ 1230 lb
LB. 60.75-63.00 69.00-72.60; few mainly Choice 2
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND H?;l 3 J°Z b7 i;^^
COMMERCIAL 2-3. BULK 49.00-50.00. 9 °°', 973 , lb b 3 J 3 : 6 Z; 73; S * l * c * 2 ‘ 3
FEW HI DRESSING 50.00-52.50; COM- 23 ? 64.75-69.50, few 840-950 lb
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 45.75-49.00; CUT- 60.75-63.00.
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO U £°WS: LOW DRESSING BULK
DRESSING 45.75-47.50, BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
47.50- HI DRESSING 50.00-52.00; Commerci * l 2 ‘ 3 48.00-50.00 50.00-52.50
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO CommerciJ 3-4 44.00-49.00 Cutter and
DRESSING 42.25-43.00, BULK J®" 1 "* G V n l ' ty „ l : 2 45 ■ 75 ' 4 J- 50
43 00-45 50 47.50-49.50 49.50-52.25 Canner and low
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 2-3 Cutter 42.00-43.50 43.50-47.00.
1175-1325 LB. 59.50-62.00; SELECT 1-2 BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 1100-1375 lb
1100-1450 LB. 54.25-59.25. 59.50-64.00, few early 64,00-67.25; Select
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1500-1850 1-2 110 °-1450 lb mainly 59.00-63.00, late
LB. 58.75-63.75, FEW 1910-2210 LB. 54.25-59.25.
54.00- YIELDGRADE2IOSO-1450 *l eld gr * de 1 IS OO-2000 lb
LB 5500-5900 59.50-62.50, early tales mainly
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY, 61.00-65.25, with si* head 65.75-69.00;
ALTHOUGH CHOICE AND PRIME y'ddgrade 2 1000-1500 lb 56.00-61.00,
SCARCE. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOL- !”"* A , ’
STEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM. , J EAE C . . Ve,ler * * l , e * d y-
VEALERS: CHOICE 170-365 LB. Choice md Pnme .c«ce; slaugh
-100.0- COUPLE HIGH CHOICE
155-375 LB. 115.00-120.00; HIGH GOOD f.™ l d h f '
AND LOW CHOICE 150-380 LB. vraTfrs*Choir. tr.O ih
84.00- FEW 80-110 LB. 10 o^?o00- ° C ™l iJf.h Choice
78.00- STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 60-85 LB. 65.00-77.00. , chli
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK9O-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 145.00-178.00. “T r
FEW 180.00-189.00; SMALL FRAME *" d te * Good
80-115 LB. 110.00-142.00. DAUGHTER Ot I VFS- .nH
SHEEP: SUPPLY MAINLY 20-70 LB. Good “ d
SPRING LAMBS SOLD TO THE GREEK pSSS? Mk 90-125
SLAUGHmREWES lb^i^buU.SlB9i^m'u
SPRING LAMBS: BULK CHOICE
20-70 LB. 95.00-105.00, SEVERAL 25-55 120.00-132.00.
LB. 110.00-128.00; GOOD TO LOW 33 'O-93 lb 82.00-92.00.
CHOICE 30-80 LB. 85.00-93.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 18.00-34.00, FEW YEARLINGS
AND TWO YEAR OLDS 35.00-42.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 66.00-80,00, FEW,
92.00-102.00; MEDIUM 45.00-65.00;
SMALL 28.00-45.00, FEW THIN
15.00-25.00.
ivary Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Sloughtor Cottlo Auction •
Stoors, Bulla. Holfors, Cow*,
Foodor Cattlo.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
*717-768-8204
21*5*458-8518
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
April 21, 1989
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 3600 1170
LAST WEEK 5014 1228
LAST YEAR 4462 1079
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak to 1.00
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
MR 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
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