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    Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Monday, Dec. 11, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goals
Monday’s Auction
839 62 440 934 550
Last Monday’s Aucuon
1076 114 358 628 263
Last Year's Auction
955 102 259 912 758
CATTLE; SLAUGHTER STEERS
1.50- 00 HIGHER: SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS 50-1.00 HIGHER; COWS 1 00-200
HIGHER; BULLOCKS SCARCE;
BULLS FIRM TO 1 00 HIGHER. SUPP
LY INCLUDED 37% SLAUGHTER
STEERS. 24% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
33% COWS, WITH THE BALANCE
BULLS
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 3-4 1275-1450
LB. 77.50-78.50; CHOICE 2 1125-1325
LB. 77.00-78.50, COUPLE 80.00-81.00;
CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1035-1450 LB.
74.85-77.50, FEW 77.60-78.00; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1000-1450 LB.
72.50- WITH AROUND 50 HEAD
890-1250 LB. RETURNING TO FEED
AT 72.00-75.25; CHOICE 1200-1860 LB.
HOLSTEINS 65,00-68.25, FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 1270-1740 LB.
68.00- SELECT 1200-1350 LB.
56.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1170-1290
L 8.76.00-77.00; FEW CHOICE 2
1075-1250 LB. 74.75-76 00; CHOICE 2-3
950-1225 LB. 70.00-74.75, SELECT 2-3
66.00-70.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 49.00-53.00,
HI DRESSING 53.00-56.00; COMMER
CIAL 3-4, BULK 46.50-49.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 47.50-48.50, BULK 48.50-53.00, HI
DRESSING 53.00-54.00; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER. BULK 43.50-47.50.
BULLOCKS; COUPLE CHOICE 2-3
1225-1350 LB. 69.25-70.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1350-1850
LB. 64.50-67.50, EIGHT HEAD
1540-2185 LB. 68.00-70.75, COUPLE
72.50-75.50; YIELD GRADE 2
1050-1350 LB. 60.25-64.00, LOW
DRESSING 56.00-60.00.
VEAL CALVES; VBALERS
STEADY. ALTHOUGH CHOICE AND
PRIME NOT TESTED: SLAUGHTER
CALVES STEADY, INSTANCES 5.00
HIGHER ON GOOD. DEMAND GOOD
FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN
TO FARM.
VEALERS; HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 120-250 LB. 75.00-90.00,
80-110 LB. 70.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 270-400 LB. 60.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: FEW 90-120
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 130.00-140.00.
HOGS: COMPARED TO LAST WED
NESDAY BARROWS AND GILTS 1.00
HIGHER, INSTANCES 1.50 HIGHER;
SOWS MOSTLY STEADY.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-240 LB. 49.50-50 50; US 1 COUPLE
215-235 LB. 51.50-52 00; US 1-3210-260
LB. 48 50-49.50
SOWS US 1-3 350-650 LB.
34 00-38 00
BOARS: 350-650 LB 31.50-32 50,
FEW 200-250 LB 40 00-41 00,
SHEEP; WOOLED LAMBS AND
SLAUGHTER EWES FULLY STEADY.
WOOLED LAMBS CHOICE AND
PRIME 65-105 LB 60 00-65 00, FEW
65 00-70 00, CHOICE 105-140 LB
56 00-60 00, GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
70-100 LB. 58.00-60.00, 40-70 LB.
60 00-66 00, WITH MOST OF THE 40-70
LB. RETURNING TO FEED,
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 25-45
LB. 165.00-180.00, 50-55 LB.
135.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES. UTILITY AND
GOOD 22.00-32.00; YEARLINGS AND
TWO-YEAR OLDS 36.00-45 00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 75 00-100.00, THIN
65.00- MEDIUM 65.00-75.00,
THIN 50.00-65.00; SMALL. MAINLY
KIDS, FLESHY 45.00-60.00, BULK
35.00- THIN 20.00-30 00.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday At 11 AM
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RDNo.4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers ■ Cash or de'rtitied Check Only
Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tuesday, Dec. 12, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
615 873 12 0
Today
Last
Tuesday 827 974 24 2
Last Year 634 878 9 2
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
1.00- HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS STEADY: COWS STEADY,
INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER ON CAN
NER AND LOW CUTTER; BULLOCKS
SCARCE; BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 31 % SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 62% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3, FEW 4 1100-1450 LB
79.75- WITH 15 HEAD
81.00- CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1100-1450 LB 77.50-80.25,1450-1690 LB
75.75- SELECT AND CHOICE 2-3
1100-1450 LB 73.00-77.00. FEW
77.00- FEW SELECT 2-3
1075-1375 LB 68.00-72.50; COUPLE
CHOICE 1325-1420 LB HOLSTEINS
64.85-67.75; SELECT 980-1375 LB
60.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-4 940-990 LB 71.75-73.10.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 49.50-52.75,
HIGH DRESSING 52.75-55.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LOW
DRESSING 47.00-49.50, BULK
49.75- HIGH DRESSING
52.50- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 42.00-45.00,
BULK 45.00-47.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1455-2380
LB 62.75-66.25; YIELD GRADE 2
1195-1365 LB 58.00-62.50.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY. SUPPLY MAINLY 80-115 LB,
WITH ABOUT 20 CALVES 140 LB AND
OVER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 675 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 80% SOLD
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE CHOICE
190-230 LB 105.00-106.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 140-310 LB
70.00- 80-110 LB 70.00-75.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 65-80
LB 50.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 25 HEAD
120-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 155.00,
200 HEAD 100-115 LB 168.00-171.00,50
HEAD 95 LB 150.00-158.00, AND 85
HEAD 85-90 LB 134.00-136.00; 60
HEAD SMALL FRAME 100-115 LB
135.00- AND 30 HEAD 90-95 LB
112.00- 25 HEAD 100-115 LB
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 179.00-191.00
AND 25 HEAD 90-95 LB 137.00-138.00.
SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
TO FULLY TEST TRENDS, COUPLE
CHOICE 30-35 NEW CROP LAMBS
118.00-
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1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Yoon
Lancaster Livestock
Wed, Dec. 13, 1989
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed’s Auction
42 1 400 10 0
Last Wed’s Auction
57 4 244 0 0
Last Year’s Auction
47 0 436 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume to fully
test trends; few Select and low Choice
1245-1475 lb Holstein steen 59.00-62.75;
few Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3
cows 48.00-52.50.
VEAL CALVES: No market test
HOGS; Compared to Monday barrows
and gilts 25-50 higher, sows mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-240 lb 50.0050.75. US 1 Couple lots
215-235 lb 51.00. US 1-3 210260 lb
49.5050.25.
SOWS: US 1-3350650 1b34,0037.50.
BOARS: All weights 30.0032.50.
SHEEP: No market test
GOATS; No market test
Receipts:
Today
Last Friday 468
Last Year 621
TREND: NOT FULLY COMPAR
ABLE. SUPPLY INCLUDED AROUND
300 HEAD SOLD IN LOTS, BULK OF
SUPPLY 1-4 HEAD LOTS.
FEEDER STEERS: MEDIUM #1
440500 LB 84.25-89.50; 500600 LB
82.25-87.25; ONE LOT 613 LB 85.00,
ONE LOT 756 LB 78.00, COUPLE LOTS
800830 LB 80.5081.00; COUPLE LOTS
900930 LB 75.25-77.75. MEDIUM &
LARGE #1 600650 LB 74.00-75.00;
FEW 8901030 LB 69.0074.50. LARGE
#1 ONE LOT 975 LB 71.00; COUPLE
SMALL LOTS 1115-1190 LB
65.0067.50. MEDIUM #l-2 COUPLE
LOTS 425-490 LB 72.5073.00; ONE
LOT 640 LB 72.00. HOLSTEINS FEW
LARGE #2 9301175 LB 57.5061.25,
ONE LOT 640 LB 65.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS: MEDIUM #1
ONE LOT 405 LB 75.50; 450600 LB
67.75-74.25. MEDIUM #l-2 ONE LOT
380 LB 70.25; 400525 LB 63.0066.25.
FEEDER BULLS: MEDIUM #1 COU
PUB LOTS 450490 LB 72.5073.75
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
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. —Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. —Slaughter Hogs
Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, Dec. 22nd
I HOLIDAY SCHEDULE *
S Closed Saturday, Dec. 23 8
S And Monday, Dec. 25 8
| Closed Saturday, Dec. 30 s
8 And Monday, Jan. 1 b
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
Lancaster Feeder
Cattle Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, December 8, 1989
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
December 14, 1989
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
912 650 386 191
Last Thursdiy
825 577 117 56
Last Year
847 571 221
CATTLE: CHOICE AND PRIME
SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY TO
WEAK. AN INCREASED SUPPLY OF
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE WEAK TO
1.00 LOWER: SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
FULLY STEADY; COWS 1.00-2.00
HIGHER. INSTANCES 3.00 HIGHER
ON CANNER AND LOW CUTTER;
BULLOCKS SCARCE; BULLS
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 45%
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 40%
COWS
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1150-1375 LB.
79.50- FEW CHOICE 2 1100-1350
LB. 79.00-81.00; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1100-1425 LB. 76.85-80.25, MAINLY
77.25-79.50; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1075-1400 LB. 72.75-76.50;
FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
1295-1500 LB. HOLSTEINS 68.00-71.00;
FEW CHOICE 1300-1685 LB.
64.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
850-1355 LB. 70.00-74.25, COUPLE
CHOICE 2 1225-1275 LB. 76.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4, BULK 51.00-54.50.
HI DRESSING 54.50-55.75; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2, LO
DRESSING 49.00-50.50, BULK
50.50- HI DRESSING 54.00-56.00;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER LO
DRESSING 42.00-46.00. BULK
46.00-51.00.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 2-3
1100-1350 LB. 70.75-74.00; COUPLE
SELECT 1-2 1050-1275 LB. 64.00-66.25.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1400-2115
LB. 64.50-67.75. INDIVIDUAL 1425 LB.
71.00; YIELD GRADE 2 1050-1475 LB.
61.50- FEW LOW DRESSING
56.75-60.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FULLY
STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOL
EIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 175-220 LB. 109.00-113.00;
CHOICE 155-345 LB. 90.00-100.00;
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
145-415 LB. 70.00-80.00, 80-115 LB.
70.00- STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 65-85 LB. 65.00-70.00.
RETURN TO FARM: BULK 90-120
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 145.00-170.00,
FEW 170.00-178.00; SMALL FRAME
90-115 LB. 110.00-140.00, FEW 80-95
LB. 80.00-110.00.
SHEEP: WOOLED LAMBS FULLY
STEADY; SLAUGHTER EWES
STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED SEVER
AL 25-55 LB. NEW CROP LAMBS.
WOOLED LAMBS; CHOICE 75-105
LB. 64.00-72.00, FEW 60-70 LB.
72.00- GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
70-100 LB. 55.00-64.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 25-55
LB. 160.00-171.00, 10 HEAD 30-37 LB.
199.00- .00; GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
25-50 LB. 110.00-145.00, FEW 65-75 LB.
70.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
GOOD 16.00-26.00, FEW YEARLINGS
AND TWO YEAR OLDS 26.00-34.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 65.00-84.00, FEW
90.00- MEDIUM 34.00-55.00,
m
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
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 1:00.
Business Phone
717-768-8204
Home Phone .
215-458-8518
L. Robert Frame, President
Glenn S. Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Lancaster County
Weekly
Dec. IS, 1989
CATTLE CALVES
2700 1580
3602 1648
2799 1564
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 2.00-3.00
higher, slaughter heifers 50-1.00 higher,
cows closed 2.50-3.00 higher, bullocks
scarce; bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply
included 34% slaughter steers, 10%
slaughter heifers, 38% cows, 4% bulls,
with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1100-1375 lb 79.50-81.00,
with 15 head 81.00-82.00; Choice 2-3 few
4 1100-1450 lb 77.00-80.25,1400-1690 lb
75.75-79.00; Select and low Choice 2-3
1075-1400 lb 72.75-77.00; few Select 2-3
1075-1375 lb 68.00-72.50; few high
Choice and Prime 1295-1740 lb Holsteins
68.00- Choice 1200-1860 lb
64.50-68.25, Select 980-1375 lb
56.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1170-1290 lb 76.00-77.00;
few Choice 2 1075-1250 lb 74.75-76.00;
Choice 2-3 850-1355 lb 70.00-74.75.
Select 2-3 66.00-70.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 50.50-54.50 54.50-56.00
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 49.00-50.50
SO.SO-53.7S 54.00-56.00 Canner and low
Cutter 42.00-46.00 46.00-51.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1350 lb
69.25-74.00; few Select 1-2 1050-1275 lb
64.00-66.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2380 lb
64.50-67.75,10 head 1425-2185 lb 68.00-
70.75, couple 72.50-75.50; yield grade 2
1050-1475 lb 60.25-64.50, low dressing
56.00-60.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady,
although Choice and Prime scarce: slaugh
ter calves steady, instances 5.00 higher on
Good. Demand good for Holstein bulls
and heifers to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple High Choice and
Prime 175-220 lb 109.00-113.00; Choice
155- 345 lb 90.00-100.00, couple
105.00- high Good and low Choice
120-415 lb 70.00-90.00, 80-115 lb
70.00- Standard and low Good
65-85 lb 50.00- 70.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 270-400 lb 60.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 145.00-171.00, few
171.00- 178.00, 85-95 lb 130.00-136.00;
small frame 90-115 lb 110.00-140.00, few
80- 90 lb 80.00-110.00. Few 100-115 lb
Holstein heifers 179.00-191.00, small
supply 90-95 lb 137.00-138.00.
B&R CATTLE CO.
HD 1, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANGK
Ph (717)656-9849
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