Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, Oct 2,1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Costs
Monday's Auction
1173 139 316 693 237
Last Monday's Auction
1000 82 331 893 Sll
Last Year's Auction
989 127 328 664 498
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY TO 50 LOWER; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS STEADY TO 50 HIGHER;
COWS 50-1.00 HIGHER; BULLOCKS
FULLY STEADY; BULLS WEAK TO
1.00 LOWER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 67%
SLAUGHTER STEERS, 11% SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS. 13% COWS, WITH THE
BALANCE BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1175-1350 LB
70.85-71.75; FEW CHOICE 2 1150-1320
LB 71.25-72.00. COUPLE 72.75-73.25;
CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1050-1425 LB
68.35-71.10; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1025-1375 LB 66.00-68.50;
FEW SELECT 2-3 1075-1240 LB
63.00- CHOICE 1220-1600 LB
HOLSTEINS 60.35-65.00, SELECT
1100-1275 LB 56.75-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
925-1300 LB 66.75-69.50; FEW CHOICE
2 1100-1445 LB 70.00-71.50; SELECT
2-3 925-1225 LB 62.00-66.00; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 1150-1500 LB
HEIFERETTES 51.75-56.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 50.00-53.50,
HI DRESSING 53.50-55.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 47.00-49.00, BULK 49.00-52.00, HI
DRESSING 52.00-54.00; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER BULK 44.50-47.00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 1-3 970-1525
LB 63.50-66.50. FIVE HEAD
68.50-70.50; SELECT 1-2 900-1200 LB
60.00-
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1250-2000
LB 61.60-66.75, COUPLE 1740-1755 LB
70.00- AND COUPLE 2210-2580
LB 61.50-63.00; YIELD GRADE 2
1100-1700 LB 59.00-61.75, FOUR HEAD
2040-2570 LB 56.50-59.75.
VEAL CALVES; VEALERS
STEADY; SLAUGHTER CALVES
STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER.
INSTANCES 10.00 HIGHER. DEMAND
GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 160-300 LB
90.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 140-280 LB 70.00-90.00,80-115
LB 70.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 300-450 LB 60.00-70.00, FEW
CHOICE 70.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
95-120 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS
115.00- SMALL FRAME 90-115
LB IOOTOO-115.00.
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS
50-1.25 HIGHER: SOWS FULLY
STEADY, INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-250 LB 46.50-47.50; US 1 215-235
LB 47.50-48.00; US 1-3 215-260 LB
45.00- US 2-4 220-265 LB
43.00-
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 LB
34.00-38.00.
SHEEP; WOOLED LAMBS FIRM TO
5.00 HIGHER, INSTANCES 10.00
HIGHER ON GOOD; SLAUGHTER
EWES STEADY TO WEAK.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 65-105 LB 60.00-65.00, FEW
65.00-70.00; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
60-80 LB 60.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 19.00-30.00; YEARLINGS AND
TWO-YEAR-OLDS 30.00-40.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 60.00-85.00, FEW
85.00- THIN 50.00-70.00;
MEDIUM 40.00-50.00. THIN
30.00- SMALL, MAINLY KIDS.
30.00- THIN 20.00-30.00.
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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
Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tneaday, Oct. 3,1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
846 963 20 5
Today
Last
813 1003 26 12
Tuesday
Last Year 882 936 IS 2
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
.75-1.00 LOWER, INSTANCES 1.50
LOWER ON CHOICE 4; SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS 1.00 LOWER; COWS MOST
LY 1.00 LOWER; BULLS NOT FULLY
TESTED. SUPPLY INCLUDED 41%
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 50%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1155-1325
LB. 69.35-71.50; CHOICE 2 1150-1400
LB. 70.75-71.75, EIGHT HEAD
72.00- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1075-1475 LB. 67.75-70.00, FEW
70.00- CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4
1200-1475 LB. 64.25-67.50; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1400 LB.
65.00- COUPLE CHOICE
1370-1385 LB. HOLSTEINS 61.50-63.00,
COUPLE SELECT 1170-1375 LB.
57.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: COUPLE
CHOICE 2-3 910-1000 LB. 64.25-66.00;
SELECT 2-3 900-1175 LB. 58.00-62.75.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 48.00-51.00,
HIGH DRESSING 51.00-54.50; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 45.00-48.00; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LOW
DRESSING 45.50-47.00, BULK
47.25-50.50. HIGH DRESSING
50.50-53.00; CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 42.00-43.75,
BULK 44.00-47.00.
BULLS: FEW YIELD GRADE 1-2
1200-1960 LB. 57.00-62.00, INDIVIDU
AL 1410 LB. 64.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS MOSTLY
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 646 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 77% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS; CHOICE 180-320 LB.
89.00- INDIVIDUAL 265 LB.
111.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 200-385 LB. 77.00-86.00,
70-110 LB. 88.00-95.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-80 LB.
60.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: 15 HEAD
120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 145.00,
65 HEAD 110-115 LB. 149.00-151.00,
160 HEAD 95-105 LB. 155.00-163.00,
AND 75 HEAD 80-90 LB. 128.00-133.00;
75 HEAD SMALL FRAME 90-115 LB.
121.00- 25 HEAD 100-125 LB.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 140.00-148.00, 30
HEAD 90-95 LB. 130.00, AND 30 HEAD
SMALL FRAME 80-115 LB.
94.00-
SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
TO FULLY TEST MARKET, FEW
CHOICE 110-115 LB. WOOLED
LAMBS 55.00.
GOATS; ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. FEW MEDIUM 34.00-50.00.
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MONDAY
9:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10:00 A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves,
Lamb§
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., Oct. 13 - 11:00 A.M.
Graded Cattle sold in lots of 10 or more
1147 Lltitz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
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Lancaster Livestock
Auction
. Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, October 4,1989
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed's Auction
17 1
Last Wed’s Auction
39 4
Last Year’s Auction
38 1 398 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume for a
market test
VEAL CALVES; No market test
HOGS: Compared to Monday small
supply barrows and gills SO higher; sows
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-245 lb 47.00-48.00. US 1 One lot 230
lb 49.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-6501 b 35.00-37.50.
SHEEP; No market test
GOATS; No market test
2800 - BARROWS & GILTS MOD
ERATE, STEADY-. 25 LOWER.
US 1-3 230-270 LB. 47.00-47.25;
200-230 LB. SCARCE.
US 2-3 260-270 LB. 46.75-47.25;
270-300 LB. 44.75-46.75.
SOWS: UNDER 500 LB. 1.00 HIGH
ER; OVER 500 LB. STEADY. (AROUND
12%).
US 1-3300-500 LB. 40.50-41.50; OVER
500 LB. 4W60-46.00.
BbARS: OVER 300 LB. 37.00-37.50;
UNDER 300 tB. 36.00.
HOGS: 2000 - BARROWS & GILTS
FAIRLY ACTIVE, WEAK-. 50 LOWER.
US 1-3 230-250 LB. 47.00-47.25, 150
HEAD 47.50.
US 2-3 240-260 LB. 46.50-47.00.
SOWS-.FIRM 1.00 HIGHER. (13%). US
325-400 LB. 40.00-40.50, 400-500 LB.
41.00- FEW 40.50; 500-650 LB.
43.00-
BOARS: OVER 350 EB. 38.00;
UNDER 350 LB. 37.00-37.50.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, Oct 5, 1989
HOGS; 600 - BARROWS & GILTS
MODERATELY ACTIVE, .50 LOWER.
US 1-3 230-255 LB. 47.00-47.25.
SOWS: MODERATELY ACTIVE,
NOT WELL TESTED. (3%).
US 1-3 FEW 400-550 LB. 38.00-40.00.
BOARS: SCARCE.
%
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
99 0 0
312 0 0
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, Oct 5, 1989
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, Oct 5, 1989
New Holland
Livestock
Lancaster, Pa.
Thursday, October 5, 1989
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
723 656 103 64
Last Thursday
723 592 107 82
Last Year
1151 607 225 120
CATTLE: Slaughter fteen Heady;
■laughter heifers tteady; cowi fully steady;
bulls and bullocks mostly steady. Supply
included 35% slaughter steers and 54%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Choice 2
1150-1425 lb 70.00-71.25, couple
72.00- Choice 2-3, few 4 1040-1450
lb 67.75-70.00; Choice 3 to mostly 4
1175-1400 lb 64.00-67.25; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1000-1525 lb 65.00-68.00; few
Select and Choice 1200-1575 lb Holsteins
58.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
870-1225 lb 65.50-69.00, few Choice 2
69.00- 69.75.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 48.00-52.00 52.00-53.50.
Commercial 3-4 47.00-49.50. Cutter and
boning Utility 1-2 46.50-48.00
48.50-50.75 51.00-53.75. Caimer and low
Cutter 42.00-43.00 43.00-46.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 2-3
1220-1375 lb 65.75-66.00; few Select 1-2
1050- 1350 lb 62.00-62.50.
BULLS ; Yield grade 1 1300-1960 lb
62.00-63.75, individual 67.25; yield grade
2 1000-1475 lb 57.00-61.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers needy.
Demand Good for Holstein bulls to return
to farm.
VEALERS; Couple high Choice and
Prime 210-360 lb 111.00-117.00; Choice
180- 390 lb 85.00-99.00, couple
100.00- high Good and low Choice
150-325 lb 70.00-85.00, 80-110 lb
85.00- Standard and low Good
60-85 lb 65.00- 80.00.
RETURN TO FARM: Bulk 95-120 lb
Holsteins bulls 124.00-150.00, several
150.00- small frame 85-120 lb
100.00- few 87.00-100.00.
SHEEP: Wooled Lambs and slaughter
ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS; Choice 75-105 lb
57.00- few 60-65 lb 69.00-88.00,
couple 55 lb 112.00; Good to low Choice
60-100 lb 54.00-58.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
19.00- Yearlingi and two-year oldi
35.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 54.00-73.00, Medium 33.00-50.00;
few Small 17.00-30.00.
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Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, October 6,19*9
This Week
LanWeek
Lait Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00-1.50
lower, inMancei 2.00 lower on Choice 4;
slaughter heifers 50 lower, instances 1.00
lower; cows steady, instances 1.00 lower;
bulls and bullocks weak to 1.00 lower.
Supply included 43% slaughter steers, 7%
slaughter heifers, 31% cows, S% hills,
with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1350 lb 69.35-71.50,
couple 71.75; Choice 2 1150-1375 lb
70.75- few early 72.50-73.25;
Choice 2-3, few 4 1040-1450 lb
67.75- few 70.00-70.75; Choice 3 to
mostly 41175-1475 lb 64.0a67.50; Select
and low Choice 2-3 1000-1400 lb
65.0a68.50; Choice 120ai660 lb Hds
teins 61.0a65.00; Select 1100-1375 lb
56.75-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
87ai300 lb 65.5a69.50, few Choice 2
110 a 1445 lb 69.5a71.50; Select 2-3
90ai225 lb 60.0a66.00; Select and low
Choice 1150-1500 lb heiferettes
51.75-
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 48.0a52.00 52.0a53.50.
Commercial 3-4 45.0a49.50. Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 45.50-47.50
47.5a50.75 51.0a53.75. Caimer and low
Cutler 42.0a43.50 43.5a47.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1-3 97ai525 lb
63.5a66.50, five head 68.5a70.50; Select
1-2 900-1350 lb 60.0a62.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000 lb
61.50- couple 1740-1755 lb 70.00-
72.25; yield grade 2 1000-1700 lb
57.00-61.75. four head 2040-2570 lb
56.50- 59.75.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers .ready;
•laughter calves steady to 5.00 higher t
instances 10.00 higher. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS; Couple High Choice and
Prime 210-360 lb 111.00-117.00; Choice
160- 390 lb 85.00-100.00, few
100.00- high Good and low Choice
150-385 lb 77.00-90.00, 80-115 lb
85.00- Standard and low Good
60-80 lb 60.00- 80.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 300-450 lb 60.00-70.00. few
Choice 70.00- 80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 128.00-163.00. few
163.00- 170.00; small frame 85-115 lb
100.00- few 87.00-100.00; few
100-125 lb Holstein heifers 130.00-148.00.
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17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
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Ph (717)653-5728
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