A2-Lancaster Firming, Saturday, May 6,1989
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, May 1, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction
1364 93 411 633 236
Last Monday’s Auction
890 83 374 2444 744
Last Year's Auction
216 591 358
1401
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
OPENED 1.00 LOWER. INSTANCES
1.50 LOWER, LATER TRADING .50
LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 1.00
HIGHER THAN LAST FULL TEST;
COWS FULLY STEADY: BULLOCKS
STEADY; BULLS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 72% SLAUGH
TER STEERS, 15% SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS, 7% COWS, AND 6% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1225-1400
LB. 74.35-75.50, LATE TRADE
75.00- FEW HEAD HIGH DRESS
ING MOSTLY 3 1200-1350 LB.
77.00- CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4
1100-1450 LB. 72.60-75.00, SEVERAL
LATE 75.25-76.00; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1050-1485 LB. 70.50-73.50;
FEW SELECT 2-3 1000-1350 LB.
65.00- CHOICE 1160-1635 LB.
HOLSTEINS 63.00-67.75, SELECT
1050-1525 LB. 60.00-63.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
925-1225 LB. 69.00-72.50; FEW CHOICE
2 1100-1315 LB. 72.75-74.25; SELECT
2-3 900-1150 LB. 65.00-69.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 52.00-53.50,
HIGH DRESSING 53.50-55.00; COM
EMRCIAL 3-4 BULK 47.50-50.00; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LOW
DRESSING 49.00-50.00, BULK
50.00- HIGH DRESSING
52.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER BULK 47.5049.00.
BULLOCKS; CHOICE 1-3 11001350
LB. 63.0064.75, COUPLE 68.75-71.75.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 13502300
LB. 62.25-67.00, FEW 67.50-70.75;
YIELD GRADE 2 1050-1450 LB.
57.00-62.50, FEW LOW DRESSING
54.75-57.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY: SLAUGHTER CALVES
STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER, EXTREMES
10.00 LOWER. DEMAND GOOD FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO
FARM.
WEALERS: FEW CHOICE 160-300 LB.
100.00-115.00; GOOD TO LOW
CHOICE 140-300 LB. 75.00-100.00,
80-110 LB. 80.00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 300-550 LB. 65.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; BULK
95-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
140.00-170.00.
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS AND
SOWS 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.
38.00-38.75; US 2-4 225-265 LB.
36.50-37.50.
SOWS: US 1-2 300-650 LB.
27.00- US 1-2 FEW 400-600 LB.
30.00-
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS
5.00-7.00 HIGHER: SLAUGHTER
EWES FIRM TO MOSTLY 5.00 HIGH
ER, INSTANCES 15.00 HIGHER ON
YEARLILNGS AND TWO-YEAR
OLDS.
SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80-105 LB. 87.00-95.00, 60-80
LB. 90.00-100.00, 30-60 LB.
100.00- GOOD 30-60 LB.
80.00-
WOOLED LAMBS: GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE 60-100 LB. 70.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 20.00-35.00, FEW 15.00-20.00;
YEARLINGS AND TWO-YEAR OLDS
35.00-55.00, FEW 55.00-65.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 55.00-80.00, FEW THIN
45.00- 00; MEDIUM 45.00-50.00, FEW
THIN 35.00-45.00; SMALL. MAINLY
KIDS 25.00-35.00, FEW THIN
20.00-
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 Ephreta on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only
Livestock Market and
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tueiday, May 2,1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calve* Sheep Goat*
Today 1239 558 2 0
Laft
Tuesday 669 520 92 6
Last Year 1167 579 8 0
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
FIRM TO .50 HIGHER THAN LATE
MONDAY; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
STEADY; COWS MOSTLY STEADY.
INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER; BULLS
FULLY STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED
63% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 31%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1225-1500
LB. 75.35-77.50, COUPLE 77.60-78.10;
CHOICE 2 1175-1425 LB. 76.00-77.50,
FIVE HEAD 78.00-78.50; CHOICE 2-4
1100-1480 LB. 73.60-75.50, SEVERAL
LOTS 75.50-76.10; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1015-1100 LB. 73.00-74.00; CHOICE 3
TO MOSTLY 4 1175-1500 LB.
72.00-74.25; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1050-1425 LB. 71 00-74.50;
CHOICE 1400-1750 LB. HOLSTEINS
66.75-68.25, COUPLE HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 68.50-70.50; FEW SELECT
H 50-1275 LB. 61.75-62.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1000-1250 LB. 70.00-72.75; SELECT 2-3
970-1300 LB. 62.75-69.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 49.50-52.00,
HI DRESSING 52.00-53.00; COMMER
CIAL 3-4 BULK 47.00-50.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 49.00-49.75, BULK 49.75-53.00; HI
DRESSING 53.00-54.25; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
44.50-47.00, BULK 47.00-48.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1475-2000
LB. 59.50-62.25, COUPLE 62.75-63.50;
YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1475 LB.
56.00-62.00.
VEAL CALVES; VEALERS FULLY
STEADY, ALTHOUGH VERY FEW
VEALERS UNDER 120 LB. GOING TO
SLAUGHTER. SUPPLY INCLUDED
453 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 94%
SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: CHOICE 165-285 LB.
100.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 170-285 LB. 80.00-98.00, FEW
80-115 LB. 78.00:91.00; FEW STAN
DARD AND LOW GOOD 55-75 LB.
55.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: 25 HEAD
120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
155.00- 60 HEAD 110-115 LB.
171.00- AND 160 HEAD 90-105
LB. 184.00-189.00; 25 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 100-115 LB. 148.00-156.00 AND
45 HEAD 80-95 LB. 125.00-129.00. 25
HEAD 100-115 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS 150.00-152.00 A&ti 45 HEAD
SMALL FRAME 70-95 LB. 82.00-102.00.
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
11:00 A. M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri. v May 12 - 11:00 A.M.
Graded Cattle sold In lots of 10 or more
UNCASTER STOCKYARDS, RK.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
, Sorvlnf Tho Community For fO Yeers
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaiter, PA
Wed., May 3, 1989
Cattle Calvei Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed’s Auction
256 6 324 0 0
Last Wed’s Auction
243 0 302 0 0
Last Year’s Auction
172 0
CATTLE: Slaughter steers steady,
instances 50 lower, small supply slaughter
heifers fully steady; cows and bulls not ful
ly tested. Supply included 86% slaughter
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1100-1500 lb 73.50-76.60, few
75.75- couple high dressing
1300-1380 lb 77.25-78.25; Choice 3-4
1200-1500 lb 72.00- 74.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1100-1375 lb 70.00-74.00;
Choice 1425-1615 lb Holsteini
67.75-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1165-1255 lb 70.00-73.85; couple Choice
1340- 1400 lb Holsteins 63.00-66.00.
COWS: Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
48.25-50.50, few low Cutter 45.50-47.75.
BULLS; Individual yield grade 1 1945
lb 60.00; couple Choice 2-3 1145-1260 lb
Bullocks 61.75-63.25.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient
for a market test.
HOGS. Compared to Monday barrowi
and gilts steady, instances SO lower; sows
firm to 1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 39.00-39.50. US 1 210-240 lb
40.00- US 1-3 210-265 lb -
38.00-
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 27.00-30.7
US 1-2 Few 300-375 lb 31.00-32.00.
SHEEP; No market test
GOATS: No market test
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Westminster
Livestock Auction
April 21, 1989
1,117 PIGS. 2 WEEKS AGO 1560;
COMPARED TO LAST SALE PRICES
WERE $2-5 HIGHER. ALL PIGS
WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD
BY THE HUNDREDWEIGHT.
1&2: 42 HD. 20-3 S LBS. 72.00-76.00;
55 HD. 37-42 LBS. 68.00-80.00; 159 HD.
46-49 LBS. 68.00-79.00; 232 HD. 50-55
LBS. 74.00-79.50; 176 HD. 53-57 LBS.
67.00- 243 HD. 60-68 LBS.
65.00- 37 HD. 75-85 LBS.
49.00- 14 HD. 113-115 LBS.
38.00-
2: 25 HD. 33-39 LBS. 61.0 d; 79 HD.
42-52 LBS. 60.00-75.00; 29 HD. 60-71
LBS. 56.00-65.00.
2&3: 11 HD. 47-48 LBS. 40.00-55.00.
NEXT SALE FRIDAY. MAY STH.
FRIDAY
Auctions
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, May 4
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1547 219 136 124
Lait Thursday
1582 329 133 104
Last Year
1636 346 148
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
50-I.oo' HIGHER, INSTANCES 1.50
HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
STEADY; COWS STEADY.
INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER ON CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY; BULLS AND
BULLOCKS STEADY. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 74% SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 12% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1250-1525 LB.
76.00- FEW CHOICE 2 1175-1425
LB. 77.00-77.85; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1100-1550 LB. 74.50-77.00, FEW LOTS,
77.00- FEW LOTS CHOICE 2-3
1025-1100 LB. 74.00-75.60; FEW
CHOICE 4 1200-1450 LB. 72.75-74.50;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1000-1350 LB. 72.00-75.25; CHOICE
1125-1525 LB. HOLSTEINS 64.75-67.75,
COUPLE HEAD HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 69.00-70.50; SELECT 2-3
990-1250 LB. 57.75-63.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1000.1200 LB. 70.00-73.75; SELECT 2-3
900-1175 LB. 66.00-70.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 50.00-52.75
FEW 53.50-56.00; COMMERCIAL 3-4
BULK 47.00-50.00; CUTTER AND BON
ING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESSING
48.75-50.50, BULK 50.50-54.00, HI
DRESSING 54.00-55.25; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LO DRESSING
44.00-47.00, BULK 47.00-48.75.
BULLOCKS} CHOICE 2-3 1175-1325
LB. 63.00-67.50, COUPLE 68.00-70.00;
SELECT 1-2 1050-1300 LB. 60.00-63.00.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE 1 1450-2050
LB. 60.00-63.25; YIELD GRADE 2
1000-1500 LB. 58.00-60.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY.
ALTHOUGH VERY FEW 80-120 LB.
GOING TO SLAUGHTER. DEMAND
GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: CHOICE 155-300 LB.
106.00- 12.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 190-385 LB. 82.00-98.00, FEW
80-110 LB. 85.00-97.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 70-90 LB. 72.00-83.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 150.00-190.00;
SMALL FRAME 90-120 LB.
110.00-
SHEEP: SUPPLY MAINLY 25-70 LB.
SPRING LAMBS; SLAUGHTER EWES
WEAK TO 5.00 LOWER.
SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE 20-45 LB.
110-140.00, 45-75 LB. 85.00-100.00;
GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 50-80 LB.
60.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 20.00-30.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 68.00-84.00; MEDIUM
42.00-60.00; SMALL 24.00-40.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
May 5, 1989
CATTLE CALVES
4600 875
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
' CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS,
CLOSED .50 TO 1.00 HIGHER;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 1.00 HIGHER;
COWS 1.00 HIGHER. INSTANCES
2,00 HIGHER: BULLOCKS FULLY
STEADY; BULLS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER;
SUPPLY INCLUDED 68% SLAUGHTER
STEERS. 7% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
15% COWS. 4% BULL WITH THE
BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1225-1500
LBS. 75.35-78.00; CHOICE 2 1175-1425
LBS. 77.00-77.85, FIVE HEAD
78.00- CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4
1100-1550 LBS. 74.50-77.00, FEW LOTS
77.00- 1015-1100 LBS. 73.00-75.60;
CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4 1175-1500
LBS. 72.00-74.50; SELECT & LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1485 LBS.
71.00- FEW SELECT- 2-3
1000-1350 LBS. 65.00-70.00; CHOICE
1125-1750 LBS. HOLSTEINS
63.50-68.25; FEW HIGH CHOICE &
PRIME 68.50-70.50; SELECT 990-1525
LBS. 57.75-63.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
925-1259 LBS. 69.00-72.75; FEW
CHOICE 2 1100-1315 LBS. 72.75-74.25;
SELECT 2-3 900-1300 LBS. 65.00-70.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERIAL 2-3 BULK 50.00-52.75
HIGH DRESSING 53.00-56.00; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 47.00-50.00; CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-2 LOW
DRESSING 48.75-50.50 BULK
50.50-54.00 HIGH DRESSING
54.00- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
LOW DRESSING 44.00-47.00 BUILK
47.00-
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 1100-1350
LBS. 63.00-67.50, COUPLE 68.00-71.75;
SELECT 1-2 1050-1350 LBS.
60.00-63.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-2300
LBS. 60.00-67.00, FEW 67.00-70.75;
YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1500 LBS.
57.00-62.50 FEW LOW DRESSING
54.75-57.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS STEADY
ALTHOUGH VERY FEW 80-120 LBS.
GOING TO SLAUGHTER. SLAUGH
TER CALVES STEADY TO 5.00 LOW
ER, EXTREMES 10.00 LOWER;
DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: CHOICE 155-300 LBS.
100.00- COUPLE IU|X)-115.00;
LOW CHOICE 140-385 LBS.
80.00- FEW 80-115 LBS.
80.00- STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 55-90 LBS. 65.00-83.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD &
CHOICE 300-550 LBS. 65.00-75.00.
RETURN TO FARM: BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 140.00-190.00;
SMALL FRAME 80-120 LBS
110.00- FEW 100-115 LBS.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 150.00-152.00.
WITH SMALL FRAME 70-95 LBS.
82.00-
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