Lancaster Livestock
Mon., April 2, 1990
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction
1449 52 459 2737 754
Last Monday's Auction
1160 68 442 889 173
Last Year’s Auction
1941 101 334 644 347
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00-1.50
lower, although high Choice and Prime
scarce; slaughter heifers uneven, 975-1200
lb steady to weak, instances 1.00 lower,
875-975 lb 1.00-1.50 lower, cows 50-1.00
higher; bullocks fully steady; bulls steady,
instances 1.00 higher. Supply included
769 b slaughter steers, 139 b slaughter heif
ers, 109 b cows, and 49b bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1020-1450 lb 75.00-77.25; few
Choice and Prime 2-4 1170-1375 lb
77.25-77.75; couple Choice 2 1200-1300
lb 78.75-81.00; Choice 3-4 1450-1550 lb
74.50- Select and low Choice 2-3
1050-1450 lb 72.00-75.50, few 850-1000
lb 68.00-72.00; few Select 2-3 975-1225 lb
67.50-
HOLSTEINS: Few high Choice and
Prime 1350-1500 lb 69.00-70.50; Choice
1225-1450 lb 65.50-68.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1200 lb 72.75-75.75; few Choice 2
1050-1225 lb 76.00-78.00; Choice 2-3
880-975 lb 69.00-73.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 975-1225 lb 69.00-73.00, few
875-950 lb 64.75-68.75.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-4 51.50-54.00 54.00-55.00. Cut
ter and Boning Utility 1-2 49.00-50.50
50.50- 53.50-55.00. Canner and low
Cutter 47.00-49.50.
BULLOCKS; Choice 2-3 1175-1475 lb
66.75-67.50, three head 70.75-72.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2200 lb
64.00- seven head 70.50-75.00;
yield grade 2 1050-1550 lb 61.00-64.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers and slaughter
calves steady. Demand fair for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 180-275 lb
100.00- high Good and low Choice
140-300 lb 75.00-100.00, 80-115 lb
70.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Choice 350-480 lb 70.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 100.00-140.00; smaU
frame 85-115 lb 80.00-105.00.
HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday
barrows and gilts steady, instances 50 low
er; sows steady, instances 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb 52.00-52.50. US I Few
215-235 lb 53.00. US 1-3 210-260 lb
51.50-52.00.
SOWS: US 1-2 300-450 lb 44.00-48.00.
US 1-3 450-650 lb 49.50-52.25. Medium
300-400 lb 40.00-44.00.
BOARS; Few 210-300 lb 40.00-44.50.
over 400 lb 40.00.
SHEEP; Wooled lambs mostly steady;
slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 lower. Supply
mainly 25-70 lb spring lambs sold to the
Easter Trade
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 70-110 lb
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANCK
Ph (717)656-9849
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday At 11 AM smK
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
Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, April 3, 1990
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE 844...USDA...(Supply
included 35% steers and 56%
cows)...Compared with Monday's market;
Slaughter steers steady, instances to .50
lower on Choice; Heifers not fully tested;
Cows steady, instances .50 lower. Bulls
fully steady. Choice & Prime 2-3,
1175/1425 lbs. si. steers 78.50-80 00,
Choice 2-3 few 4. 1100/1460 lbs.
75.60-78.50, Choice 3-4, 1360/1615 lbs.
74.75-77.00, Select & low Choice 2-3,
1100/1425 lbs. 73.00-75; few Select 2-3,
1050/1350 lbs. 68.50-71; couple Choice
1510 lbs. Holsteins 70.50, Seiect & low
Choice 1215/1470 lbs. 61.25-65.00. Cou
ple Choice #3, 1200/1225 lbs. si. heifers
70 25&73 25, .Select 2-3, 1050/1275 lbs.
65.00- Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 50.75-54.50. High dressing
53.00- Commercial 3-4,
48.50-50.50, Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2
51.00- high dressing 54.00-56, low
dressing 48.00-51, Canner & Low Cutter
low dressing 47.00-49.75, low dressing
45.00- Yield Grade No. 1,
1280/2195 lbs. si. bulls 61.50-67.75.
CALVES 702 .
Supply included 594 in graded sale of
which 87% sold to return to farm ...Vealers
steady. One Choice 170 lbs. 116.00, couple
High Good & low Choice 140/185 lbs.
80.00- few 85/110 lbs. 71.00-81.00,
Standard & low Good 70/85 lbs.
60.00- Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls
120/125 lbs. 164.00-167.00, 75/115 lbs.
18200-183.00,95/105 lbs. 186.00-190.00,
90 lbs. 168.00-170.00, 85 Inbs. 134.00,
Small frame 100/115 lb». 148.00-150.00,
80/95 lbs. 119.00-120.00; Hoi. Heifers
100/120 lbs. 189.00-199.00, 90/95 lbs.
150.00- SmaU frame 80/95 lbs.
75.00-
SHEEP 54... SUPPLY ABOUT 60 PER
CENT 20 TO 65 LBS. SPRING
SLAUGHTER LAMBS SOLD TO EAS
TER TRADE. Choice 20/35 lbs. spring
lambs 110.00-121.00, few 30-65 lbs.
80.00;96.00. Slaugher ewes 5.00 to 10.00
lower. Utility and Good 10.00-20.00.
GOATS 6...lnsufficient volume for a
market test
70.00- Good to low Choice 55-85 lb
70.00-
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and Prime
Good to low Choice 20-35 lb
100.00- 75.00-100.00, Late
75.00- Late 62.00-80.00. 40-50 lb
80.00- 70.00-80.00. 50-60 lb
80.00- 68.00-80.00. 60-80 lb
75.00- 80-105 lb 75.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Uulity and Good
15.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
30.00-
GOATS: All goals sold by the head.
Large 75.00-100.00, thin 55.00-60.00;
Medium 55 00-65.00, thin 40.00-55.00;
Small, mainly kids, fleshy 55.00-70.00,
bulk 35.00-55.00, thin 20.00-35.00.
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. E(gs. Produce,
etc.
Buyers I Sellers
Welcome
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, April 4, 1990
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday’s Auction
49 2 154 0 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
31 5 274 5 0
Last Year’s Auction
CATTLE: Insufficient volume of any
one class to fully test trends. Few sales
Holstein steers steady to weak.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Select and low
Choice 1225-1645 lb 61.75-65.00.
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient volume
for a market test.
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrows
and gilts steady; sows steady to weak.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb 52.50-53.00. US 1 Few
215-235 lb 54.00. US 1-3 210-260 lb
51.50-52.50.
SOWS: US 1-2 300-450 lb 44.00-48.00.
US 1-3 450-650 lb 48.00-50.00. Medium
300-400 lb 40.00-44.00.
BOARS; AU weights 42.50.
SHEEP: No market test.
GOATS; No market test.
RETURN TO FARM CALF
120.00-175.00.
GOOD VEAL 80.00-110.00.
COMMON VEAL 40.00-79.00.
CHOICE STEERS 72.00-76.75.
SELECT STEERS 68.00-71.00.
COMMON STEERS 58.00-67.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS 47.00-52.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS 45.00-56.00.
SHELLS 38.00-44.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS 70.00-75.00.
SELECT HEIFERS 66.00-71.00.
COMMON HEIFERS 54.00-65.00.
GOOD FEEDERS 70.00-81.00.
COMMON FEEDERS 55.00-69.00.
BULLS 61.00-72.00.
GOOD HOGS 50.00-53.00.
HEAVY HOGS: 46.00-52.00.
SOWS: 40.00-50.50.
ROUGHS: 35.00-40.00.
LAMBS: 55.00-135.00.
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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;00A.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 Feeder Cattle Sale
Pri. t April 20 - 11:00 A.M.
‘LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
, Serving The Community Per 90 Years
274 0
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, April 5, 1990
New Holland Livestock
April 5,1990
CATTLE: Slaughter iteen firm; slaugh
ter heifen steady; bullocks not fully tested;
bulls steady to weak. Supply includes an
estimated 300 cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few high
Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1450 lb
78.00-80.00; Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1450
lb 75.60-77.75, few 78.00-79.00; Choice
3-4 1400-1600 lb 74.00-76.50; Select and
low Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 73.00-75.50;
few Select 2-3 1050-1225 lb 65.50-72.25.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 1150-1500 lb
65.50-69.50; few high Choice and Prime
1400-1750 lb 70.00-71.75; Select
990-1200 lb 60.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1000-1250 lb 72.75-75.25.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 2-3
1100-1300 lb 64.00-67.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1250-1850 lb
62.50-65.75, six head 66.00-69.25; yield
grade 21100-1450 lb 60.00-63.00, few low
dressing 56.75-60.00.
Indianapolis
Hogs
Indianapolis, Ind.
Wednesday, April 4,1990
DIRECT HOGS 51 BARROWS AND
GILTS MOSTLY .50, INSTANCES .75
HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE TO
GOOD.
US 1-2 220-260 LBS. 52.00-53.00,
SOME 53.25, FEW 53.50 AND 51.75.
210-220 LBS. 50.50-52.00.
US 1-3 210-260 LBS. 50.50-52.25.
SOWS: STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 42.00-44.50.
500-650 LBS. 45.00-49.00, FEW 50.00.
INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS;
TUESDAY’S ACTUALS 14,900
TODAY’S ESTIMATE 17,000 WED
NESDAY WEEK AGO 14,200 WED
NESDAY YEAR AGO 18,900 WEEK TO
DATE 50,100 SM PD WEEK AGO
47,700 SM PD YEAR AGO 55,700.
CARCASS BASIS HOG PRICES: HOT
WEIGHTS: PLANT DELIVERED.
160-185 LBS. BARROWS & GILTS: .68
HIGHER.
US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS .S-. 79
IN.) 73.76 TO 77.35 US 1 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS .8-.99 IN.) 72.46 TO 73.76
US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.00-1.24
IN.) 70.88 TO 72.46 US 3 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS 1.25-1.49 IN.) 69.88 TO 71.
85 US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS
1.50-1.79 IN.) 67.28 TO 69.88.
ACTUAL PAYING PRICE MAY NOT
ALWAYS BE WITHIN PRICE RANGES
AS ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE FOR
SUPERIOR OR INFERIOR MUSCLING
AND BACKFAT THICKNESS WITHIN
THE GRADES.
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11:00 AM.
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STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS,
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE
7:30 p.m. ra**
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Lancaster County Weekly
April 6, 1990
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 3600 1280
LAST WEEK 3321 1325
LAST YEAR 4958 1347
CATTLE; Slaughter steer* 50 lower,
instance! 1.00 lower, slaughter heifers
uneven, 975-1200 lb steady to weak
instances 1.00 lower, 875-975 lb 1.00-1.50
lower; cows 50-1.00 lower, bullocks
steady; bulls closed mostly steady. Supply
included 55% slaughter steers, 7% slaugh
ter heifers, 25% cows, 5% bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1150-1450 lb 78.00-80.00;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1450 lb
75.50- few 78.00-79.00; Choice 3-4
1400-1600 lb 74.00-76.50; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 73.00-75.50; few
Select 2-3 1000-1250 lb 65.50-71.75.
HOLSTEINS: Few high Choice and
Prime 1400-1750 lb 71.00-71.75; Choice
1150-1500 lb 65.50-70.00; Select
990-1200 lb 60.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1200 lb 72.75-75.75; few Choice 2
1050-1275 lb 76.00-78.00; Choice 2-3
880-975 lb 69.00-73.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 975-1225 lb 68.00-73.00, few
875-950 lb 64.75-68.75.
COWS; LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 49.50-53.00 53.00-55.00
Commercial 3-4 48.50-51.00 Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 48.00-49.50
49.50- 53.50-55.50 Canner and low
Cutter 44.00-47.00 47.00-49.75
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1475 lb
64.00- three head 70.75-72.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-2200 lb
63.50- seven head 70.50-75.00;
yield grade 2 1000-14S0 lb 60.00-63.00,
few low dressing 56.75-60.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady,
instances 5.00 lower on high Good and low
Choice 80-110 lb; slaughter calves steady.
Supply included less than 10% 220-450 lb
weights, balance mainly 80-120 lb with
large share returning to farm.
VEALERS; Few high Choice and Prime
235-255 lb 132.00-138.00, couple 430-450
lb 127.00-132.00; Choice 170-450 lb
105.00- high Good and low Choice
170-450 lb 80.00-100.00, 80-115 lb
71.00- Sundard and low Good
60-85 lb 60.00-72.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good to low
Choice 350-480 lb 70.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 140.00-183.00, several
185.00- small frame 80-115 lb
100.00- Few 100-120 lb Holstein
heifers 189.00-199.00, 90-95 lb
150.00- small frame 80-95 lb
75.00-
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