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    Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, June 26, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Caitle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Auction
1076 118 433 794 680
Last Monday’s Auction
1065 57 306 728 370
Last Year’s Auction
783 136 581 716 643
CATTLE: COMPARED TO LAST
THURSDAY, SLAUGHTER STEERS
WERE 50-1.00 LOWER. NO RECENT
COMPARISON ON SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS. LARGE SHARE OF SUPPLY CAR
RYING CONSIDERABLE FILL DUE TO
HOT AND HUMID WEATHER. COWS
STEADY. BULLS GENERALLY FIRM
TO 1.00 HIGHER. SUPPLY INCLUDED
67% SLAUGHTER STEERS. 9%
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, 12% COWS.
AND 12% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4 1125-1380
LB. 74.00-75.50; FEW CHOICE 2
1150-1300 LB. 74.00-76.50; CHOICE 2-4
1050-1425 LB. 71.50-74.00, MOSTLY
72.50-73.50; MIXED SELECT AND
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LB. 69.50-71.75;
SELECT 2-3 67.50-70.00; HOLSTEINS,
FEW LOTS CHOICE 2-3 1400-1670 LB.
65.75-68.00, FEW SELECT 2-3
1250-1400 LB. 62.75-63.75, FEW STAN
DARD 1-2 56.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4
1000-1200 LB. 69.50-72.25, FEW 73.25;
MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3
900-1100 LB. 69.00-70.50; SELECT 2-3
64.50-69.00, FEW HEIFERETTES
INCLUDED.
COWS; BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4, BULK 47.50-51.50;
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2,
BULK 49.50-52.00, HI DRESSING
53.00-55.00; CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER. BULK 47.00-49.50.
BULLOCKS; FEW HIGH SELECT TO
LOW CHOICE 2-3 1175-1300 LB.
65.76-67.25.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1200-2050
LB. 60.50-66.75, HIGH DRESSING
67.00-70.25, COUPLE HEAD 71.50,
LOW DRESSING 57.25-60.50; YIELD
GRADE 2 1200-2170 LB. 55.00-61.50,
1000-1200 LB. 54 00-58.75.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS AND
SLAUGHTER CALVES STEADY TO
5.00 HIGHER IN LIGHT TEST.
VEALERS; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
150-200 LB. 75.00-110.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 300-600 LB. 70.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
90-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
110 00-135,00, 70-100 LB. 75.00-85.00.
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS
MOSTLY 1.00 LOWER; SOWS WEAK
TO 50 LOWER.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
215-250 LB. 48.00-49.00; US 1-3 215-265
LB. 45.00-47.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB.
30.00-33.50; US I FEW 300-375 LB.
34.50.
SHEEP: SPRING LAMBS 3.00-4.00
HIGHER; SLAUGHTER EWES
STEADY.
SPRING LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 80-110 LB. 68.00-74.00; CHOICE
40-80 LB. 60.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 20.00-30.00; YEARLINGS AND
TWO-YEAR OLDS 30.00-50.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 75.00-110.00, THIN
55.00-75.00; MEDIUM 50.00-60.00,
THIN 40.00-50.00; SMALL, MAINLY
KIDS 30.00-40.00, THIN 15.00-30.00.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE Rfl
Every Friday At 11 AM
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State or Certified Check Only
Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tuesday, June 27, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
683 732 6 0
Today
Last
Tuesday 1041 756 1 0
Last Year 702 897 6 4
CATTLE: COMPARED TO MON
DAY; SLAUGHTER STEERS WERE
STEADY TO FIRM IN REDUCED SUP
PLIES: NOT ENOUGH HOLSTEIN
STEERS OR SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
ON HAND FOR AN ACCURATE TEST;
COWS FULLY STEADY: NOT
ENOUGH BULLS FOR A TEST. SUPP
LY INCLUDED NEAR 46% STEERS
AND 51% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4 1150-1450
LB. 74.60-77.00; FEW CHOICE 2
1140-1400 LB. 74.50-77.50; CHOICE 2-4
1070-1500 LB. 72.00-74.50; MOSTLY
73.00- FEW MIXED SELECT
AND CHOICE 2-3 1000-1300 LB.
71.00- SELECT 2-3 68.00-71.00;
lIOLSTEINS, FEW CHOICE 2
1340-1750 LB. 66.75-67.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW HEAD
CHOICE 3 965-1030 LB. 71.75-72.25.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4, BULK 49.00-52.00;
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2,
LO DRESSING 47.00-49.00, BULK
49.00- HI DRESSING 53.00-54.25;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER 1-2 LO
DRESSING 42.00-46.00, BULK
46.00-
BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE 2
1000-1500 LB. 57.75-60.75, FEW LOW
DRESSING 53.00-56.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS WERE
GENERALLY STEADY. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 640 IN GRADED SALE
WITH 520 RETURNED TO THE FARM.
VEALERS: GOOD TO LOW CHOICE,
FEW 150-350 LB. 80.00-104.00,100-150
LB. 86.00-100.00, 70-100 LB.
75.00- LOW GOOD 100-150 LB.
64.00- 70-100 LB. 60.00-78.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS; 25 HEAD 139 LB. 143.00; 244
HEAD 100-125 LB. 120.00-144.00; 75
HEAD 80-100 LB. 126.00-140.00; 105
HEAD 80-100 LB. 89.00-103.00. HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS; 63 HEAD 92-113 LB.
93.00-
SHEEP; NOT TESTED.
GOATS: NOT TESTED.
King’s Hay
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, June 27, 1989
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 26.
ALFALFA: 64.00-98.00.
ALFALFA MIX: 40.00-90.00.
MIXED HAY: 65.00-96.00.
TIMOTHY AND TIMOTHY MIX;
40.00-95.00.
STRAW: 80.00-121.00.
EAR CORN: 100.00-116.00.
Ts S
MbNDAY
9:00A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10;00A.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 AM
—Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M.—Slaughter Hogs
Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri., July 7 - 11:00 A.M.
Graded Cattle sold In lots of 10 or more
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, IK.
1147 Uitz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community for 90 Yeers
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Wed., June 28, 1989
Cattle Calvei Hogt Sheep Goats
Wed’s Auction
39 6 444 0 0
Last Wed's Auction
91 6 258 0 0
Last Year’s Auction
36 tl 471 0 0
CATTLE: Not enough of any class on
offer for a market lest
VEAL CALVES: No market test
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrows
and gilts 50-1.00 higher; sows steady to
firm.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-245 lb 49.00-49.75. US 1 215-245 lb
50.00- US 1-3 215-255 lb
48.00-
SOWS; US 1-3 300-650 lb 30.50-33.75.
SHEEP: No market test
GOATS: No market test.
HEINSEY’S POULTRY
Roots, E. Petersburg
Tuesday, June 27
MUSCOVY DUCKS DRAKES
2.06-2.34.
MUSCOVY DUCKS HENS 2.00-2.18.
PEKIN DUCKS .38-.45.
RED FOWL 4-4’/, LBS. .30-.42; 5-6
LBS. .38-.52.
CROSSBRED FOWL 5-10 LBS.
.18-.42.
CROSSBRED ROOSTER 4-6 LBS.
.30-.78; 7-11 LBS. .30-.62.
GUINEA FOWL 2.04-2.50.
BANTY ROOSTERS 3.00-6.50.
BaSiTY HENS 1.50 2.V5.
LEGHORN 18-NS .32-.35.
LEGHORN ROOSTERS .30-.52.
SILKIES 3.00- 5.25.
GEESE 8-12 LBS. .10-.18.
PIGEONS .75-1.35.
WHITE PIGEONS 2.25-3.00.
RABBITS 4-6 LBS. .60-.82.
RABBITS 7-11 LBS. .30-.68.
BUNNIES .10-1.00.
GUINEA PIGS 1,00-2.75.
GOATS 38.00-59.00.
KID GOATS 27.00-40.00.
DOVES 3.00-4.00.
CIIUKERS 4.50-4.85.
PULLETS 5-7 LBS. .30-.48.
TOTAL AMOUNT COOPS 872.
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New Holland
Livestock
' New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, June 22
Cattle Calvei Sheep Goats
Today
1062 563 179 130
Last Thursday
1455 548 227 86
Last Year
663 590 147 192
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY TO FIRM. HOLSTEIN STEERS
AND SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT
ACCURATELY TESTED. COWS FAIR
LY ACTIVE, MOSTLY 1.00 HIGHER.
BULLS NOT FULLY TESTED.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4 1150-1425
LBS. 74.25-76.25, SEVERAL HEAD
77.75- CHOICE 2-4 1050-1400
LBS. 72.00-74.75, MOSTLY 73.00-74.00;
MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3
1100-1425 LBS. 70.00-72.00; SELECT
2-3 67.50-70.00; A FEW CHOICE HOLS
TEIN 2-3 1150-1550 LBS. 68.00-70.00;
SELECT 2-3 62.75-67.00. ,
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: A FEW
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1100 LBS.
70.25- FEW SELECT 2-3
67.00-
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 49.50-53.25; CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW
DRESSING 46.00-49.50, BULK
49.75- HIGH DRESSING
53.25- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
1-2 LOW DRESSING 44.00-46.50, BULK
46.50-50.00.
BULLS: A FEW YIELD GRADE 1
1400-2100 LBS. 61.00-64.25, INDIVIDU
AL 69.50; A FEW YIELD GRADE 2
1000-1500 LBS. 58.00-62.25.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS MOSTLY
5.00 LOWER; DEMAND RELATIVELY
LIGHT ON HOLSTEIN BULLS TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS; A FEW GOOD TO LOW
CHOICE 100-130 LBS. 85.00-91.00;
75-100 LBS. 75.00-90.00; LOW GOOD
70-100 LBS. 50.00-71.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK OF
HOLSTEIN BULLS WEIGHED 85-110
LBS. BULLS: 100-120
112.00 12'- ou, FEW 94.00-110.00; 86-106
LBS. 90.00-120.00; MOSTLY
95.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
80-100 LBS. 85.00-100.00.
SHEEP: SPRING SLAUGHTER
LAMBS 5.00-10.00 HIGHER ON A
LIGHT TEST. SLAUGHTER EWES
FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER.
LAMBS: CHOICE 90-110 LBS.
SPRING LAMB 70.00-78.00; 60-90 LBS.
74.000- 40-60 LBS. 71.00-79.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: UTILITY AND
GOOD 25-32.00; CULLS 19.00-25.00;
FEW MIDDLE-AGED BUCKS
34.00- AGED 21.00-30.00.
GOATS: LARGE 53.00-76.00; SEVER
AL 90.00-100.00; MEDIUMS
35.00- SMALL MAINLY KIDS
24.00- WITH A FEW TO 38.00,
ALL BY THE HEAD.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
June 30, 1989
CATTLE CALVES
2875 1425
3652 1367
2184 1634
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Compared to late la it week
•laughter neert doled generally ileady
despite downward pressure early in the
week; not enough holstein steers or slaugh
ter heifers for an accurate test this week;
cows mostly LOO higher, bulls generally
steady. Supply included 59% slaughter
steers, 6% slaughter heifers, 28% cows and
7% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 3-4 IISO-14S0 lb 74.00-76.25,
few individuals 77.00-77.85; Choice 2
1150-1400 lb 74.00-77.50; Choice 2-4
1050- 1400 lb 71.50-74.50, mostly
72.50- mixed Select and Choice 2-3
1100- 1400 lb 69.50-72.00; Select 2-3
67.50- Holsteins, few Choice 2-3
1350- 1750 lb 66.00-70.00, few Select 2-3
62.75-67.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
2-4 965-1200 lb 69.50-72.25, few 73.25;
mixed Select and Choice 2-3 900-1100 lb
69.00-
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-4 47.50-53.25 late
49.50- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
46.00- 49.00-53.00 53.00-55.00.
Canner and low Cutter 42.00-46.50
46.00-
BULLOCKS; Not tested.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1200-2100 lb
60.50-66.75, few high dressing 67.00-
71.50; yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb
57.00-62.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealen mostly 5.00
lower. Demand wai rather light for Hols
tein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Good to low Choice few
150-350 lb 80.00-110.00, 100-150 lb
85.00-100.00 closing 85.00-91.00,75-100
lb 75.00-91.00; low Good 70-100 lb 50.00-
78.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-115
lb Holstein bulls; 100-140 lb
112.00- mostly 112.00-130.00, few
94.00- 80-100 lb 80.00-120.00, few
126.00- 140.00,' mostly. 95.00-115.00.
Holstein heifers 80-115 lb 85.00-118.00.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RD I, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717 ) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
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Ph (717)656-9849
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