Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, March 5,1990
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction
973 75 208 955 206
Last Monday’s Auction
1016 70
Last Year’s Auction
1036 76
231 587 207
360 1530 s/ll
CATTLE; Choice and Prime slaughter
steers fully steady, instances SO higher.
Select and low Choice steady; slaughter
heifers firm to 50 higher; cows 1.00- 1.50
higher, bullocks steady; bulls folly steady.
Supply included 60% slaughter steers,
18% slaughter heifers, 15% cows, and 7%
bolls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1400 lb 77.50-78.50;
couple head Choice and Prime 2-3
1200-1375 lb 79.00-80.25; Choice 2-3 few
4 1080-1450 lb 74.75-77.25, few
77.25- S sleet and low Choice 2-3
1050- 1450 lb 72.50-75.00; Choice and
Prime 1135-1575 lb Holsteins
67.00- Select 1100-1450 lb
60.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
and Prime 3-4 1160-1215 lb 75.75-76.35;
couple Choice 2 1150-1445 lb
75.25- Choice 2-3 925-1200 lb
73.00- Select 1-2 900-1150 lb
66.75-72.00.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 51.75-55.00 55.00-56.00 Com
mercial 3-4 49.00-52.50 Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-2 49.25-51.00 51.00-55.00
55.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1500 lb
64.00- few 69.00-71.75, couple high
dressing 1220-1440 lb 73.00-76.75; Select
1-3 1100-1450 lb 61.25-64.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2300 lb
63.75-69.25, eight heed 71.50-75.50; yield
grade 2 1050-1500 lb 60.00-64.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers steady;
slaughter calves steady, instances 5.00
higher. Demand fair for Holstein bulls and
heifers to return to farm.
VEALERS: Individual Prime 275 lb
146.00; Choice 180-280 lb 105.00-120.00;
high Good and low Choice 150-320 lb
80.00- 80-115 lb 78.00-85.00; few
Standard and low Good 65-85 lb
75.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 350-480 lb 75.00-85.00, few
Choice 85.00- 90.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls and heifers
125.00- small frame 90-115 lb
100.00-
HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday
small supply barrows and gilts mostly
steady; 300-450 lb sows 2.00-3.00 higher,
450-650 lb 8.00-10.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 Few
215-235 lb 49.25-49.75. US 1 Couple lots
215-230 lb 50.00. US 1-3 210-260 lb
48.50-49.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-450 lb 40.00-43.00.
450-650 lb 48.00-50.00, Couple 51.50.
BOARS; All weights 40.00-41.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs mostly steady;
slaughter ewes steady, instances 5.00
lower.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and Prime
80-120 lb 68.00-72.00, few Shorn with #1
Pelts 72.00-80.00; Choice 120-140 lb
60.00- Good to low Choice 60-75 lb
70.00-
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 80-100 lb
70.00- 60-80 lb 80.00-100.00,40-60
lb 100.00-140.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
20.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
30.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 75.00-100.00, thin 60.00-75.00;
Medium 50.00-60.00, thin 40.00-50.00;
Small, mainly kids, 20.00-30.00, few
fleshy 30.00-40.00.
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday At 11 AM sAjrs
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & 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
Tuesday, Mar. 6, 1990
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 609 848 4 1
Last
Tuesday 620 793 4 0
Last Year 556 649 5 I
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
MOSTLY 1.00 HIGHER. SOME EARLY
SALES 2.00 HIGHER; SMALL SUPPLY
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FULLY
STEADY; COWS WEAK TO 1.00 LOW
ER; BULLOCKS NOT TESTED; BULLS
WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 28% SLAUGHTER STEERS
AND 64% COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE
AND PRIME MOSTLY 3 1300-1450 LB
79.00- CHOICE 2-3 1100-1400 LB
79.00- COUPLE 81.75-82.35;
CHOICE 2-4 MOSTLY 3 1150-1500 LB
76.75- FEW 79.00-79.50; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1525 LB
73.00- CHOICE AND PRIME
1290-1595 LB HOLSTEINS 67.50-70.25,
SELECT 1170-1480 LB 63.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
960-1340 LB 71.25-76.00; COUPLE
CHOICE 4 1060-1180 LB 67.00-68.00,
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
925-1150 LB 66.25-69.50.
COWS; BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 51.00-52.50,
HIGH DRESSING 52.50-56.50; COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 48.50-51.50; CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-2 LOW
DRESSING 49.00-50.50, BULK
50.50-54.75, HIGH DRESSING
54.75- CANNER AND LOW GUT
TER LOW DRESSING 46.00-48.00,
BULK 48.00-50.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1250-2200
LB 63.25-66.00, INDIVIDUAL 67.75;
YIELD GRADE 2 1100-1600 LB
59.25-62.50.
VEAL CALVES; VEALERS
STEADY, INSTANCES 2.00 LOWER
ON HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
80-115 LB SUPPLY INCLUDED 670 IN
GRADED SALE OF WHICH 85% SOLD
*TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: COUPLE CHOICE
195-220 LB 106.00-110.00; HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 140-300 LB
82.00- 80-110 LB 79.00-84.00,
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-80
LB 50.00-74.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 30 HEAD
120-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 135.00,
88 HEAD 110-115 LB 139.00-140.00,150
HEAD 95-105 LB 145.00-146.00, 40
HEAD 90-95 LB 139.00-140.00, AND 25
HEAD 80-85 LB 116.00-124.00; 30
HEAD SMALL FRAME 110-115 LB
124.00- 105 HEAD 90-105 LB
100.00- AND 20 HEAD 80=85 LB
81.00; 40 HEAD 100-115 LB HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 160.00-171.00,25 HEAD 90-95
LB 139.00-140.00, AND 25 HEAD
SMALL FRAME 80-110 LB
90.00-
SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri., March 16 -11:00 A.M.
Graded Cattle sold In lots of 10 or more
'1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Sutvlng The Community For 90 Yoora
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, March 7, 1990
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves Hog* Sheep Goats
Wednesday's Auction
IS 1 305 4 0
Last Wednesday's Auction
28 7
Last Year's Auction
14 0 222 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume for a
maricet test
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient volume
for a maricet test
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrowi
and gilts fully steady; 300-475 lb sows
2.00-3.00 higher, weights over 475 lb
scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 49.25-49.50. US 1 Few 230 lb
50.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-400 lb 41.75-46.00.
400-475 lb 45.75-47.00. Individual 580 lb
51.50.
BOARS; All Weights 39.00-40.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume for a mark
et test
GOATS: No market test
Isennock Auction
White Hall, Md.
Monday, March 5, 1990
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: GOOD TO
LOW CHOICE 52.75-53.25; LOW TO
GOOD 50.00-52.75; LOW AND SHELLS
49.25 AND LOWER.
VEAL CALVES; 170-290 LBS.
81.00- 140-145 LBS. 90.00-92.00;
120-130 LBS. 136 00-147.00; 100-115
LBS. 119.00-151.00; 85-95 LBS.
90.00- 70-80 LBS. 77.00-97.00;
WEAK 82.00 AND DOWN.
SOWS: 430-540 LBS. 40.00-44.00.
BOARS; 665-685 LBS. 34.00-34.50.
HOGS: 210-265 LBS. 46.00-49.00;
LIGHT HOGS 135-180 LBS. 34.50-37.00.
GOATS: MEDIUM 66.00-71.00 HD.
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK: 136 LAST
WEEK; 99.
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK
COWS 1.00 TO 2.00 LOWER. FEW REP
RESENTED SALES OF BULLS MOST
LY STEADY. NOT ENOUGH FEEDER
CATTLE FOR A MARKET TEST.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 44.00-52.50 CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-2
43.50- HIGH DRESSING
53.50- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 1-2 39.0043.00.
BULLS: FEW YG 1-2 1500-2365 LBS.
57.50-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: FEW
MEDIUM FRAME 1 440-597 LBS.
82.00-84.00.
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
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
356 0 0
Peoria Cattle
Peoria, Illinois
Tuesday, March 6, 1990
New Holland
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Thursday, March 8,1990
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1080 661 97 76
Last Thun day
809 630 60 42
Last Year
1254 571 163 223
CATTLE; Choice and Prime daughter
tteen firm to SO higher. Select and low
Choice iteady; daughter heifen iteady;
cowi weak to 1.00 lower, instances 1.50
lower; bulls and bullocks fully iteady.
Supply included 58% daughter steers and
32% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 3-4 1190-1425 lb 78.50-81.25,
part load 1525-1600 lb 77.35-79.50; few
Choice 2 1080-1375 lb 79.75-80.75, cou
ple 1500-1510 lb 78.50-78.75; Choice 2-3,
few 4 1100-1450 lb 76.75-79.00, few
79.00- Choice 2-4 1500-1650 lb
75.00- Select and low Choice 2-3
1075-1525 lb 73.75-76.75; few Select 2-3
67.75-73.25; part load Choice and Prime
1485-1805 lb Holsteins 69.75-70.75; cou
ple Choice 1300-1380 lb 66.50- 70.00;
couple Select 1250-1565 lb 63.00-63.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1040-1100 lb 74.00-77.10; mixed Select
and Choice 940-99 S lb 68.25-69.10.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-4 50.00-53J0 53.50-56.50. Cut
ter and boning Utility 1-2 49.00-50.50
50.50-53.75 53.75-56.50. Calmer and low
Cutter 42.75-46.50 47.00-49.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1175-1325 lb
68.75- couple 71.00-71.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1345-1800 lb
63.75- couple 1740-1775 lb 69.75-
71.00; yield grade 2 990-1450 lb
62.00-64.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealen steady.
Demand good for Holitein built and heif
ers to return to farm.
VEALERS; Choice and Prime 170-350
lb 101.0Qr130.00, individual 345 lb
138.00; Good to low Choice ISS-=3SO lb
81.00- 80-115 lb 78.00-84.00;
Standard and low Good 60-85 lb
68.00-
RETURN TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb
Holstein bulls 130.00-156.00; mull frame
95- 120 lb 100.00-130.00, few 85-95 lb
85.00-100.00; few 105-120 lb Holstein
heifera 160.00-182.00.
SHEEP; Spring lambs fully steady;
slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 25-40 LB
135.00-150.00, 45-60 LB 92.00-118.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice and Prime
80-105 lb 70.00-80.00; Choice 55-70 lb
79.00- 85.00; Good to low Choice 65-95 lb
57.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
18.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
30.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 60.00-79.00, five head 90.00-
110.00; Medium 45-62.00.00; Small
35.00-47.00, few thin 22.00-28.00.
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to Evory Tuesday
10:30 A.M.
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Steers, Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 1:00.
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10 mites East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, March 9, 1990
Cattle Calves
Tfti* Week
Leu Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter iteen 1.00-2.00
higher; slaughter heifers firm to SO higher,
instances 1.00 higher; cows opened
1.00- higher, this advance with dosing
sales 50-1.00 lower, bullocks and bulls ful
ly steady. Supply included 47% slaughter
steers, 8% slaughter heifers, 30% cows,
4% bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 3-4 1180-1425 lb 78.50-81.25,
part load 1525-1600 lb 77.35-79.50;
Choice 2 1080-1375 lb 79.50-81.00, cou
ple 81.75-82.35; Choice 2-3 few 4
1100-1450 lb 76.75-79.00, few
79.00- Choice 2-4 1500-1650 lb
75.00- Select and low Choice 2-3
1075-1525 lb 73.00-76.75; few Select 2-3
67.75- high Choice and Prime
1450-1805 lb Holsteins 69.75-72.00,
Choice 1135-1550 lb 66.50-70.00, Select
1100-1565 lb 60.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
and Prime 3-4 1160-1215 lb 75.75-76.35;
couple Choice 2 1100-1445 lb
75.25- Choice 2-3 925-1340 lb
71.25- Select and low Choice 2-3
940-995 lb 68.25-69.10; Select 2-3
900-1150 lb 66.25- 69.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 50.00-53.50 53.50-56.50
Commercial 3-4 48.50-52.00 Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 49.00-50.50
50.50-53.75 53.75-56.50 Canner and low
Cutler 42.75-46.50 47.00-50.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1500 lb
64.00- few 69.00-71.75; Select 1-3
1100-1450 lb 61.25-64.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-2300 lb
63.75- 10 head 69.75-75.50; yield
grade 2 1050-1500 lb 59.25-64.50.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers steady,
instances 2.00 lower on high Good and low
Choice 80-115 lb; slaughter calves 5.00
higher. Demand fair for Holstein bulls and
heifers to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice and Prime 170-350
lb 101.00-130.00; couple Prime 275-345 lb
138.00- high Good and low Choice
140-350 lb 80.00-105.00, 80-115 lb
78.00- Standard and low Good
60-85 lb 65.00-78.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 350-480 lb 75.00-85.00, few
Choice 85.00- 90.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 125.00-150.00, few
150.00- 156.00, 80-85 lb 116.00-124.00;
small frame 90-120 lb 100.00-130.00, few
80- 90 lb 81.00-100.00. Bulk 100-115 lb
Holstein heifers 160.00-182.00, around 25
head 90-95 lb 139.00-140.00; small frame
80-110 lb 90.00-114.00.
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RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717 ) 653*8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
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Ph (717)653-5728
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Ph (717)656-9849
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