Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, April 24,19?9
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calvea Hogi Sheep Goala
Monday'i Auction
890 83 374 2444 744
Lett Monday's Auction
1442 73 254 ISS6 339
Last Year’s Auction
1639 84 3SS 602 431
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY: SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
STEADY, INSTANCES 50 HIGHER
THAN LATE LAST WEEK; COWS
FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER; BULLOCKS
AND BULLS STEADY WITH LAST
WEEK’S CLOSE. SUPPLY INCLUDED
52% SLAUGHTER STEERS, 17%
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. 19% COWS,
AND 12% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1225-1375
LB. 74.75-75.50, EIGHT HEAD
76.75-77.75; CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4
1050-1425 LB. 73.00-75.25; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1450 LB.
70.00-73.00; CHOICE 1250-1575 LB.
HOLSTEINS 63.00-68.50, FEW HEAD
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
68.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1050-1250 LB. 68.00-72.25, FEW
CHOICE 2 72.25-72.75; SELECT 2-3
950-1225 LB. 66.00-68.50; LOAD
MOSTLY SELECT 2-3 740-825 LB.
MANY SOLD AS FEEDERS
59.85-61.25.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 49.75-51.50, HIGH
DRESSING 1285-1700 LB. BEEF
BREED 53.00-56.00; COMMERCIAL 3-4
BEEF BREED 45.00-SO.SO; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2
48.50- LOW DRESSING
46.50-
BULLOCKS; CHOICE 1-3 IKXM3SO
LB. 60.00-62.00, COUPLE 64.00-64.73;
SELECT 1-2 1050-1300 LB. SB.SO-60.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2475
LB. 59.00-63.00, FEW 63.50-64.75;
YIELD GRADE 2 1100-1450 LB.
54.75-59.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY: SLAUGHTER CALVES
MOSTLY STEADY. DEMAND GOOD
FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN
TO FARM.
VEALERS: CHOICE 160-280 LB.
100.00- INDIVIDUAL 260 LB.
121.00; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE,
200-260 LB. 80.00-100.00. 80-110 LB.
75.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 300-600 LB. 65.00-BS.OO.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
90-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
135.00-
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS
STEADY. INSTANCES 50 LOWER;
SOWS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 LB. 39.00-40.00; US 1 FEW
210-245 LB. 40.00-40.75; US 1-3 210-260
LB. 37.00-39.00; US 2-4 225-270 LB.
34.00- US 3-4 AROUND 50 HEAD
410-450 LB. 25.00-27.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB.
29.00- FEW 500-650 LB.
31.00-
SHEEP: SUPPLY MAINLY 20-80 LB.
SPRING LAMBS SOLD TO THE
GREEK EASTER TRADE; SLAUGHT
ER EWES STEADY.
SPRING LAMBS: 20-35 LBS.
CHOICE 100.00-125.00, GOOD
75.00- 35-45 LBS. CHOICE
115.00- FEW 140.00-150.00.
GOOD 75.00-115.00; 45-60 LBS.
CHOICE 100.00-130.00, GOOD
80.00- 60-80 LBS. CHOICE
90.00- GOOD 75.00-90.00; 80-105
LBS. CHOICE 80.00-90.00, GOOD
75.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 15.00-30.00; YEARLINGS AND
2-YEAR OLDS 30.00-45.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 50.00-70.00, FEW
MAINLY BILLIES 70.00-90.00;
MEDIUM FLESHY 40.00-50.00. THIN
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HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday At 11 AM
GREEN DRAGON MARKET I 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
Tueaday, April 25, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goat*
669 520 92 2
Today
Laat
Tueaday 884 664 24 6
Last Year 963 528 13 3
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
50-1.00 HIGHER, INSTANCES 1.50
HIGHER ON YIELD GRADE 4;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY;
COWS 1.00-1.50 HIGHER; BULLS AND
BULLOCKS SCARCE. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 50% SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 40% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: PEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1175-1400
LB. 75.75-77.00; CHOICE 2 1125-1375
LB. 76.00-77.00. COUPLE 78.50-79.00;
CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1100-1450 LB.
73.50-76.25; CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4
1100-1450 LB. 72.50-74.75; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1375 LB.
71.00-74.50; FEW CHOICE 1235-1525
LB. HOLSTEINS 65.50-68.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; FEW
CHOICE 2-3 880-1175 LB. 66.50-68.75;
SELECT 2-3, 780-1000 LB. 61.75-67.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL LO DRESSING 2-3,
BULK 49.00-51.00, HI DRESSING
51.00- CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESSING
48.00- BULK 49.00-51.25, HI
DRESSING 51.50-52.75; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
43.00- BULK 44.75-47.75.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1475-2180
LB. SS.OO-60.00; YIELD GRADE 2
1000-1450 LB. 55.25-58.25.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FULLY
STEADY. ALTHOUGH CHOICE
SCARCE. SUPPLY INCLUDED 407 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 87% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE CHOICE"
160-185 LB. 104.00-108.00; HIGH
GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 140-350 LB.
80.00- 80-110 LB. 83.00-89.0 Q;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85
LB. 63.00-82.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; 15 HEAD
120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 166.00,
45 HEAD 110-115 LB.
135 HEAD 95-105 LB. 198.00-199.00,20
HEAD 90 LB. 190.00, AND 25 HEAD
80-85 LB. 168.00-178.00; 35 HEAD
SMALL FRAME 100-115 LB.
146.00- AND 20 HEAD 90-95 LB.
89.00; 6 HEAD 120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 144.00 AND 20 HEAD 100-105
LB. 165:00-169.00; 35 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 80-110 LB. 89.00-120.00.
SHEEP: FEW SPRING LAMBS AND
SLAUGHTER EWES STEADY.
SPRING LAMBS: FEW CHOICE
25-50 LB. 100.00-116.00, FEW 55-75 LB.
78.00- GOOD 30-60 LB.
60.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 13.00-28.00.
GOATS: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST.
30.00- SMALL MAINLY KIDS
BULK 25.00-45.00, FLESHY
45.00- WITH A FEW THIN
10.00-
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Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, April 26, 1989
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed's Auction
243 0 302 0 0
Last Wed's Auction
43 1
Last Year's Auctiocf
CATTLE; Slaughter itaen fully itcady;
insufficient volume of any other dan to
eitabliih a trend. Supply included 95%
slaughter itcers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 3-4 1370-1585 lb 73.50-75.50;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1450 lb
73.50-75.50, five head 76.00-76.75;
Choice 3-4 1225- 1400 lb 72.00-7450;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1375 lb
71.00-73.50; few Choice 1425-1550 lb
Holiteini 67.00-67.85.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few Choice
2-4 950-1100 lb 68.25-7050.
VEAL CALVES: No market test.
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrowi
and gilts moatly iteady; iowi l.OO.lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-245 lb 39.00-40.00. US 1 210-240 lb
40.25-41.00. US 1-3 210-265 lb
38.00-39.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 27.00-30.00.
500-650 lb 29.00-30.75.
SHEEP: No matfcet ten.
GOATS; No market teat.
Isennock Auction
New Park, Fa.
Moiidajr, April 24, 1989
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: GOOD TO
LOW CHOICE 48.50-49.50; LOW TO
GOOD 45.50-47.50; LOW 44.25 AND
LOWER.
VEAL CALVES; 120-140 I,BS.
120.00- 100-115 LBS.
100.00- 157.00; 85-95 LBS. 115.00-125.00;
UTILITY CALVES 150-220 LBS.
77.00- 85-95 LBS. 80.00-95.00.
FAT STEERS: 650-900 LBS.
63.00- 1200-1250 LBS. 57.00.
FAT HEIFERS: 500-550 LBS. 55-00;
1100-1150 LBS. 59.75-60.00.
FEEDER BULLS: 4SO-6SO LBS.
56.00-
SOWS: 500-550 LBS. 31.00-31 JO.
BOARS: 200-500 LBS. 20.00-26.25.
HOGS: 110-130 LBS. 14.00-17.00;
160-190 LBS. 2100.
SHOATS: 25.00 HEAD.
FEEDER PIGS: 16.50-20.00 HEAD.
SHEEP: 130-150 LBS. 21.00-55.00;
160-210 LBS. 18.00-19.00.
LAMBS; 55-85 LBS. 72.00-98.00.
GOATS: MEDIUM AND SMALL AT
22.00- KIDS 17.00 HEAD.
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AUCTIONS
MONDAY
9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10:00 A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
WEDNESDAY
3:00 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
Fil., May 5 - 11:00 A.M.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, MC.
Today
Lari Thunday
279 0 0
Last Year
365 0 0
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
FIRM TO MOSTLY .50 HIGHER.
INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER; SLAUGHT
ER HEIFERS STEADY; COWS 1.00-2.00
HIGHER; BULLOCKS FULLY
STEADY, INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER
ON CHOICE; BULLS STEADY. SUPP
LY INCLUDED 70% SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 3% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
20% COWS. 6% BULLS. WITH THE
BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-41220-1450L8.
75.75-77.25, FEW 77.50-78.25; CHOICE
2-3, FEW 4 1000-1475 LB. 73.85-76.50,
SEVERAL LATE SALES 76.50-77.00;
CHOICES TO MOSTLY 41200-1550 LB.
72.00- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 900-1450 LB. 71.00-74.35;
CHOICE 1300-1725 LB. HOLSTEINS
64.00- SELECT 1150-1770 LB.
59.25-63.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
950-1200 LB. 71.00-75.35; SELECT 2-3
900-1225 LB. 66.00-70.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 50.00-52.50,
HI DRESSING 52.50-53.75; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 47.00-49.50; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 48.00-49.50; BULK 49.50-52.00, HI
DRESSING 52.00-53.25; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
43.50-45.50, BULK 45.50-47.50.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1175-1325
LB. 61.50-65.00, COUPLE 68.00-72.50;
SELECT 1-2 1050-1300 LB. 58.00-62.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE I 1450-2050
LB. 59.50-63.00; YIELD GRADE 2
1000-1500 LB. 56.00-60.00, FEW LOW
DRESSING 54.75-56.00
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY.
ALTHOUGH VERY FEW 80-120 LB.
GOING TO SLAUGHTER. DEMAND
GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS; CHOICE 170-385 LB.
100.00- FEW HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 295-405 LB. 115.00-121.00;
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
190-400 LB. 85.00-100.00, FEW 80-115
LB. 80.00-91.00, PEW STANDARD AND
LOW GOOD 60-85 LB. 7ZOO-80.0D.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 160-190.00,
WITH ABOUT 50 HEAD 190.00-200.00;
SMALL FRAME 95-120 LB.
110.00- FEW 80-110 LB.
90.00-
SHEEP: SUPPLY MAINLY 25-70 LB.
SPRING LAMBS SOLD TO THE GREEK
EASTER TRADE; SLAUGHTER EWES
FULLY STEADY.
SPRING LAMBS: BULK CHOICE
25-65 LB. 140.00-170.00, FEW 30-45 LB.
175.00- FEW CHOICE 65-9 P LB.
94.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 20.00-35.00. YEARLINGS AND
TWO YEAR OLDS 33.00-50100,
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE62.OO-76.00, FIVE HEAD
80.00- MEDIUM 42.00-66.00;
SMALL 26.00-40.00, FEW THIN
15.00-
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Sale Every Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction -
Steers, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:00.
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Lancaster Weekly
Lancaster, PA
April 28, 1989
CATTLE CALVES
3800 935
4548 989
THIS WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE; Slaughter fteen fold progres
sively higher, with closing tales 1.50-2,00
higher; slaughter heifers SO higher,
instances 1.00 higher; cows 1.00-2.00
higher, extremes 2.50 higher, bulmmcks
steady, some late sales 1.00 higher; bulls
fully steady. Supply included 56% slaugh
ter steers, 6% slaughter heifers, 20% cows,
6% bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1175-1450 lb 75.75-77.25,
few 77.50-78.25; Choice 2 1125-1375 lb
76.00- couple 78.00-79.00; Choice
2-3 few 4 1000-1475 lb 73.50-76.50, sev
eral at the close 76.50-77.00; Choice 3 to
mostly 4 1100-1550 lb 72.00-74.75; Select
and low Choice 2-3 900-1450 lb
71.00- Choice 1235-1770 lb Hols
teins 63.00-69.25, Select 1150-1750 lb
59.25-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3
950-1250 lb 69.00-72.25, few Choice 2
72.25- Select 2-3 880-1250 lb
66.00- load mostly Select 2-3
740-825 lb, many told as feeders at
59.85-61.25.
COWS: DRESSING BULK HIGH
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 49.50-2%52.50-53.25, one
load high dressing 1285-1700 lb beef breed
53.00- Commercial 3-4 45.00-50.50
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 48.00-49.50
49.50-52.00 52.00-53.2 S Canner and low
Cutter 43.50-45.50 45.50-47.75.
BULLOCKS i Choice 1 3 1100-1325 lb
60.00- few late 68.00-72.50; Select
1-2 1050-1300 lb 58.00-62.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2475 lb
59.00- few 63.50-64.4; yield grade 2
1100-1450 lb 56.00-60.00, few low dron
ing 54.75-56.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady,
although very few 80-120 lb going to
slaughter; slaughter calves mostly steady.
Demand extremely good for Holstein bulls
to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160-385 lb
100.00- few high Choice 260-405
lb 115.00-121.00; high Good and low
Choice 140-400 lb 83.00;104.00, few
80-110 lb 80.00-91.00; Standard and low
Good 60-85 lb 65.00-82.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 300-600 lb 65.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-115
lb Holstein bulls 160.00-200.00, 115-125
lb 135.00-170.00; small frame l2O lb
110.00- few 80-110 lb
89.00- Pew 100-125 lb Holstein
heifers 144.00-169.00.
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