Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 30, 1989, Image 2

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    Lancaster Livestock
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A PROS
PEROUS NEW YEARI
NO SALE HELD ON DECEMBER 25,
1989, DUE TO THE CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY!
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Dec. 27, 1989
Report supplied by auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO
125.00.
VEAL CALVES TO 88 00.
VEALER BULL CALVES TO 160 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES 75 00 AND
DOWN.
GRASSERS & FEEDERS 50 00-72 00
LAMBS, 50 00-60.00, NEW CROP TO
135 00
SHEEP 15 00-28 00.
HOGS 200 TO 250 LBS 42 00-46 00
SOWS 23.00-34 50
BOARS 23 00-26 00
HEIFERS 52 00-61 50
STEERS 50 00-63 25
FEEDER STEERS 55 00-75.00
BULLS 50 00-67.25
COWS GOOD 52.00-58 75.
COWS MEDIUM 47.00-51.00.
COWS POOR OR SMALL 43 00 AND
DOWN.
CATTLE MARKET STRONG.
CALF MARKET STEADY
GOATS TO 75 00
SALE NEXT WEEK ON MON. AS
USUAL
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, Dec. 27, 1989
Report supplied by auction
REPORTED RECEIPTS OF 88 COWS.
25 HEIFERS, AND 4 BULLS. MARKET
ACTIVE; PRICES ABOUT STEADY,
QUALITY NOT AS GOOD AS LAST
WEEK.
FEW LOCAL FRESH COWS AND
SPRINGERS: 925.00-1200.00. 1
PUREBRED, 1300.00.
FEW THIN FRESH HEIFERS:
700.00-800.00.
NY STATE 1125.00-1300 00.
NORTHERN PA 1100.00-1285.00.
WISCONSIN 1350.00-1585.00.
NY STATE FRESH AND SPRINGERS
1100.00-1600.00
ONE OPEN HEIFER 525.00.
SHORTBRED 700.00-800.00.
SPRINGING
850 00-1075 00.
FEW BETTER UP TO 1225.00
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, Dec. 28, 1989
RETURN TO FARM CALF
100.00-166.00.
GOOD VEAL 80.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL 40.00-79 00.
CHOICE STEERS 75.00-82.75.
SELECT STEERS 69.00-74 00.
COMMON STEERS 55 00-68 00.
COMMERCIAL COWS 48 00-53 00,
3.00 LOWER.
CANNERS-CUTTERS 46 00-55.25.
SHELLS 32.00-45.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS 72.00-77.00.
SELECT HEIFERS 65.00-71.00.
COMMON HEIFERS 53.0a64.00
GOOD FEEDERS 70.0a85 00.
COMMON FEEDERS 45.00-69.00.
BULLS 55.00-74.75.
GOOD HOGS 50.0a52.00.
HEAVIES 45.0a49 00.
SOWS 45.0a48.75.
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday At 11 AM
GREEN DRAGON MARKET t AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile'Ndrth of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out otState Buyers - ‘Cash hr Certified Check Only
Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tuesday, Dec. 26, 1989
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
471 672 0 0
Today
Last
Tuesday 785 858 5 0
Last Year 804 832 6 0
CATTLE: SMALL SUPPLY
SLAUGHTER STEERS FIRM TO 1.00
HIGHER: SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
SCARCE: COWS UNEVEN, BREAK
ING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL
WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER. CANNER TO
BONING UTILITY STEADY TO 1.00
HIGHER, CLOSING MOSTLY 1 00
HIGHER; BULLS NOT FULLY
TESTED. SUPPLY INCLUDED 33%
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 59%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1225-1500 LB
80.50- CHOICE 2 1175-1425 LB
81.00- TEN HEAD 84.00-84.75;
CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4 1100-1500 LB, FEW
1500-1610 LB 77.00-81.25; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1450 LB
74.50- FEW SELECT 2-3
1050-1350 LB 67.00-73 00; CHOICE
1300-1530 LB HOLSTEINS 66.00-69.25;
SELECT 1300-1380 LB 59.50-62 85.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2 1125-1265 LB 76 00-79.75;
FEW CHOICE 2-3 1015-1350 LB
71.25-75.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 50.00-53.75,
HIGH DRESSING 53.75-55.50, CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LOW
DRESSING 48.75-51.50, BULK
51.50- HIGH DRESSING
55.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 44.00-46.50,
BULK 46.50-50.25.
BULLS; COUPLE YIELD GRADE 1
1450-1700 LB 64.00-65.75; FEW YIELD
GRADE 2 1050-1500 LB 56.25-61.75.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS
STEADY. ALTHOUGH ONLY ABOUT
15% GOING TO SLAUGHTER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 250 IN GRADED SALE OF
WHICH 82% SOLD TO RETURN TO
FARM.
VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 145-240 LB
96.00- COUPLE HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 140-235 LB
80.00- 80-110 LB 78.00-80.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 70-85
LB 60.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
95-115 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS
150.00- FEW 120-125 LB
135.00- 85-90 LB 125.00-140.00;
SMALL FRAME 90-115 LB
118.00- 80-90 LB 78.00-110.00;
FEW 90-110 LB HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
161.00- AND FEW SMALL
FRAME 80-95 LB 79.00-81.00.
SHEEP: NO MARKET TEST.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
HEIFERS
AUCTIONS
MONDAY
—Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
10:00 A.M. —Goats, Veal Calves,
9:00 A.M
Lambs
12 Noon —Slaughter Hogs
WEDNESDAY
8:OOA.M. —Slaughter Hogs
10:00 A.M. —Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
—Veal Calves, Lambs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M
—Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
—Slaughter Hogs
11:00 A.M
8:00 A.M
I Closed Saturday, Dec. 30 I
1 And Monday, Jan. I |
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Frl., Jan. 5 - 11:00 A.M.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Years
Lancaster Livestock
Wed, Dec. 27, 1989
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday's Auction
386 9 732 514 303
Last Wednesday’s Auction
44 2 653 0. 0
Last Year’s Auction
38 0
795 0
CATTLE; Slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances 1.00 lower; slaughter
heifers fully steady; cows 1.00 higher;
bulls and bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher. Supp
ly included 60% slaughter steers, 10%
slaughter heifers, 18% cows, with the
balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Pnme 2-4 1200-1375 lb 79.75-82.00;
few Choice 2 1150-1275 lb 83.10-84.25;
Choice 2-3, few 4 1100-1450 lb 76.75-
79.75; Select and low Choice 2-3
1100-1400 lb 74.00-77.50; few Select 2-3
71.50-74 50; few Chocie 1400-1600 lb
Holstems 68.00-69.00, couple high
Choice and Prime 1300-1370 lb
73.75- few Select 1200-1450 lb
63 00- 65.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1250 lb 74.00-78.75, few Chocie 2
1240- 1275 lb 80.75-81.50; Select and low
Choice 2-3 950-1100 lb 70.00-74.00.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 53.00-55.75 55.75-58.25.
Commercial 3-4 49.00-52.00. Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 52.50-56.00
56 00-57.75. Canner and low Cutter
47.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1200-1475 lb
71.00- Select 1-2 1040-1300 lb
66.75-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1450-1975 lb
69.75-73.00, couple 1795-1840 lb 76.00-
79.25; yield grade 2 1050-1475 lb
66.00-70.00.
VEAL CALVES: No market test.
HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday
barrows and gilts 1.00-2.00 higher, sows
not fully tested.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 52.75-53.75. US 1 215-235 lb
54.00- US 1-3 210-260 lb
51.00-
SHEEP: Wooled lambs fully steady;
slaughter ewes 10.00-15.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: Good to Prime
80-130 lb 62.00-70.00, 60-80 lb
7000-80.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility and Good
35.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
50.00- BUCKS: Utility and Good
35 00-60.00.
GOATS. All goats sold by the head.
Large 100.00-135.00, around 25 head
135.00-150.00; Medium 69.00-95.00, sev
eral 95.00-110 00. few Small 57.00- 69.00.
<x*iis*aQir
dajwtyw
) 394-2811
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
December 28, 1989
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
858 753 51 17
Last Thursday
528 513 146 45
Last Year
716 559
CATTLE: FEW HEAD HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME AND CHOICE 2 ABOUT
STEADY, BULK OF SUPPLY SELECT
TO AVERAGE CHOICE 2.00-3.OOLOW
ER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FUL
LY TESTED: COWS UNEVEN, BREAK
ING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL
1.00-2.00 LOWER; CANNER TO BON
ING UTILITY STEADY TO WEAK;
BULLOCKS SCARCE; BULLS WEAK
TO 1.00 LOWER, ALTHOUGH YIELD
GRADE 1 NOT FULLY TESTED. SUPP
LY INCLUDED 63% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HEAD
HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME AND
CHOICE 2 1175-1375 LB. 80.00-82.00,
COUPLE 83.35-84.00; CHOICE 2-3, FEW
4 1050-1420 LB. 76.00-79.50; FEW
CHOICE MOSTLY 3 1530-1820 LB.
72.25-76.75; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1050-1425 LB. 72.00-76.00;
COUPLE HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
1065-1485 LB. HOLSTEINS 69.25-70.50;
COUPLE CHOICE 1260-1560 LB.
63.75-66.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4, BULK 48.00-53.00,
HI DRESSING 53.00-54.75; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LO DRESS
ING 50.00-51.00, BULK 51.00-55.00, HI
DRESSING 55.00-57.50; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER LOW DRESSING
43.00- BULK 47.50-51.50.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 2-3
1100-1450 LB. 69.25-74.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1400-2020
LB. 66.00-68.75; YIELD GRADE 2
1075-1450 LB. 61.00-66.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FULLY
STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLS
TEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 255-365 LB. 104.00-111.00;
CHOICE 200-355 LB. 89.00-101.00;
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
155-430 LB. 69.00-90.00, 80-110 LB.
74.00- STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 55-85 LB. 60.00-72.00.
RETURN TO FARM: BULK 90-120
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 145.00-170.00,
FEW 170.00-177.00; SMALL FRAME
95-115 LB. 110.00-140.00, SEVERAL
80-95 LB. 80.00-110.00.
SHEEP: WOOLED LAMBS FULLY
STEADY; SLAUGHTER EWES
STEADY.
WOOLED LAMBS: CHOICE 75-105
LB. 70.00-76.00, COUPLE 55-75 LB
80.00- GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
80-105 LB. 52.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; UTILITY AND
GOOD 23.00-35.00, FEW YEARLINGS
AND TWO YEAR OLDS 35.00-48.00
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. LARGE 85.00-106.00, COUPLE
112.00- MEDIUM 65.00-77.00
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 Phene
717-768-8204
Heme Pftidne
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
December 29, 1989
CATTLE CALVES
1900 1430
2426 1440
2401 1441
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
UNEVEN. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
FULLY STEADY. INSTANCES LOO
HIGHER, SELECT TO AVERAGE
CHOICE FULLY STEADY EARLY,
LATER WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER,
INSTANCES 2.00 LOWER; SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS FULLY STEADY;
BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL COWS 1.00-2.00 LOWER. CAN
NER TO BONING UTILITY STEADY.
INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER; BULLOCKS
AND BULLS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. SUPP
LY INCLUDED 33% SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 5% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
46% COWS, 5% BULLS. WITH THE
BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1500 LB
79.75- CHOICE 2 1150-1425 LB
81.00- 15 HEAD 84.00-84.75;
CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1050-1475 LB
76.00- FEW EARLY 79.50-80.50;
SEVERAL CHOICE MOSTLY 3
1530-1820 LB LATE 72.25-76 75;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1050-1425 LB 72.00-76.50. FEW EARLY
76.50- SELECT 2-3 1050-1350 LB
67.00- FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 1300-1485 LB HOLSTEINS
69.25-74 00, CHOICE 1260-1560 LB
63.75- 00, SELECT 1200-1450 LB
62.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
975-1250 LB 74.00-78.75; FEW CHOICE
2 1240- 1275 LB 80.00-81.50; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 950-1100 LB
70.00-
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING BREAKING UTILITY
AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 48.00-53 50
53.50- CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-2 48.75-51.50 51.50-5500
55.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 43.00-47.50 47.50-51.50.
BULLOCKS; CHOICE 2-3 1200-1475
LB 70.00-74.50; SELECT 1-2 1040-1300
LB 66.75-71.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1450-2000
LB 68.00-73.00, COUPLE 1795-1840 LB
76.00- 79.25; YIELD GRADE 2
1050-1475 LB 61.00-69.00, FEW LOW
DRESSING 56.00-60.00.
VEAL CALVES: VEALERS FULLY
STEADY, ALTHOUGH ONLY ABOUT
15% BEING SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 255-365 LB 104.00-111.00;
CHOICE 145-355 LB 89.00-101.00,
COUPLE 101.00-106.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 140-430 LB
69.00- 80-110 LB 74.00-81.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 70-85
LB 60.00- 72.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-120
LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 135.00-170.00,
FEW 170.00- 177.00. 85-95 LB
125 00-140.00; SMALL FRAME 90-115
LB 110.00-140.00, SEVERAL 80-95 LB
78.00- FEW 90-110 LB HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS 161.00-180.00; FEW
SMALL FRAME 80-95 LB 79.00-81.00.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717 > 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANCH
Ph (717)656-9849
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Flea Market Auction
every Tuesday at 12:30,
Tools, Eggs, Produce,
etc.
Buyers S Sellers
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