Lancaster Livestock
Auction
LANCASTER, PA
DECEMBER 4, 1990
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY’S AUCTION
842 69 242 1105 417
LAST MONDAY’S AUCTION
897 67 121 896 233
LAST YEAR’S AUCTION
1076 114 358 628 263
CATTLE: Slaughter steers fully steady;
slaughter heifers firm; cows steady to 1.00
higher; bullocks 1.00 higher; bulls
1.00-2.00 higher. Supply included 55%
slaughter steers, 17% slaughter heifers,
19% cows, and 9% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Choice
and Prune 2-4 1250-1450 lb 83.35-83.75;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1050-1425 lb
80.50- Select and low Choice 2-3
1000-1350 lb 76.25-80.00; Select 2-3
72.00-
HOLSTEINS; Choice and Prune
1270-1650 lb 71.75-74.00; Choice
1225-1775 lb 67.75-71.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and
Prime 2-4 1100-1250 lb 81.00-83.25;
Choice 2-3 975-1225 lb 77.00-81.00;
Select 2-3 900-1200 lb 72.75-77.00; Select
and low Choice 2-4 1000-1350 lb heiferet
tes 58.00-65.00.
COWS- LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 51.50-53.5053.50-56.75 Commer
cial 3-4 50.00-54.00 Cutter & Boning Util
ity 1-2 48.00-50.00 50.00-53.50
53.50- Canner and low Cutter
46.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1000-1435 lb
69.00- six head 73.00-75.75; Select
1-3 1000-1275 lb 63.75-67.00, few low
dressing 60.00-62.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2100 lb
66.25-71.50, few 71.50-73.50, couple
1770-1850 lb 77.00-77.25; Yield grade 2
1000-1800 lb 62.25-66.50, few low dress
ing 58.50-62.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers and slaughter
calves steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS; Few Choice and Prime
180-240 lb 100.00-120.00; high Good and
low Choice 150-270 lb 75.00-95.00,
80-110 lb 45.00-55.00; Standard and low
Good 55-75 lb 35.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 270-450 lb 70.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 100.00-120 00.
HOGS: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gills fully I 00 lower, sows
4 00-5.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS. US 1 Few
210-235 lb 50.00-51 00. US 1-3 210-260 lb
46.50-47.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 350-650 lb 38.00-39.00.
BOARS: All Weights 36.00-37.00.
SHEEP. Wooled lambs mostly steady;
slaughter ewes firm to 5.00 higher. Supply
included several 40-60 lb new crop lambs
WOOLED LAMBS- Choice and Prime
60-125 lb 50.00-60 00, few 60-70 lb
B&R CATTLE CO.
RD 1, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANCH
Ph (717)656-9849
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE— RgJ
Every Friday At 11 AM
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, Dec. 4, 1990
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE; 708 SUPPLY INCLUDED
30% STEERS. AND 59% COWS) COM
PARED WITH MONDAY’S MARKET;
SLAUGHTER STEERS MOSTLY
STEADY. SOME STRENGTH ON
CHOICE GRADE 2-3; HEIFERS NOT
FULLY TESTED: COWS FULLY
STEADY; BULLOCKS AND BULLS
SMALL SUPPLY WEAK TO 1.00 LOW
ER. CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4.1050/1425 LBS.
SL. STEERS 80.25-83.75, FEW 3-4
1500/1630 LBS. 77.75-79.50, CHOICE
2-3 1175/1400 LBS. 83.25-84.25,6 HEAD
6 HEAD 84.75-85 60, SELECT & LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1075-1425 LBS.
76.75- SELECT 2-3, 1025-1400
LBS. 71.25-77.00; HOSLTEINS; COU
PLE CHOICE 1400-1720 LBS. 69.75 &
71.50 LOT CHOICE 2-3, 915 LBS. SL.
HEIFERS 76.10, FEW 2-3 SELECT
1100-1175 LBS. 70.00-71.00. BREAK
ING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL COWS
2-3, 52.50-55.00, HIGH DRESSING
55.00- COMMERCIAL 3-4
48 00-52 00, CUTTER & BONING UTIL
ITY 1-2 50.00-53.75, HIGH DRESSING
53.75- LOW DRESSING
47.75- 00. CANNER & LOW CUTTER
BULK 45.50-47.75. LOW DRESSING
43.00- COUPLE 2-3 SELECT
1100-1350 LBS. SL. BULLOCKS 63 00
& 64.00. FEW YIELD GRADE NO. 1
1300-2165 LBS. SL. BULLS 60.75-64.00.
CALVES 858: (SUPPLY INCLUDED
679 IN GRADED SALEOF WHICH 83%
SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM).
VEALERS STEADY. FEW HIGH GOOD
& LOW CHOICE 140/210 LBS.
75.00- 00, 125-130 LBS. 44 00-47.00,
70-100 LBS. 38.00-42.00, STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-80 LBS.
25.00- 00, FARM CALVES: HOLS
TEIN BULLS 120-125 LBS. 115 00,
100-115 LBS. 119.00-136.00. LOT
100-105 LBS. 146.00, 95 LBS.
111.00- 90 LBS. 128.00-129.00,
SMALL FRAME 100-115 LBS.
110 00-113 00, 80-95 LBS. 66.00-72.00;
HOL. HEIFERS 100-120 LBS.
124.00- 90-95 LBS. 80.00,
SMALL FRAME 70-105 LBS.
55.00-
SHEEP 4: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST - ALL CWT.
GOATS: 1 NO MARKET TEST.
60.00- 40-60 lb 70.00-100.00; Good
to low Choice 80-110 lb 40.00-50.00; sev
eral 40-60 lb new crop lambs
125.00- few 40-50 lb
150.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
15.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
35.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 80.00-100.00, thin 60.00-80.00;
Medium, mainly 55 00-65.00, few thin
45.00- Small, mainly kids,
50.00- few thin 40.00-50 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, Eggs, Produce,
etc.
Buyers S Sellers
Welcome
Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, December 5, 1990
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday's Auction
25 0 338 0 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
23 2
Last Year’s Auction
57 4 244 0 0
CATTLE: Insufficient volume for a
market test.
VEAL CALVES; No market test.
HOGS: Compared to Monday barrows
and gilts 50 lower; sows 1.00-2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
210-255 lb 46.00-47.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 39.00-41.00.
BOARS: All Weights 36.00-37.00.
SHEEP: No market lest.
GOATS: No market lest.
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, Dec. 6, 1990
RETURN TO FARM CALF 1.00-1.30.
GOOD VEAL 70.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL 30.00-69.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 75.00-79.75.
SELECT STEERS 65.00-74.00.
COMMON STEERS 50.00-64.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS 48.00-54.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS 45.00-52.00.
SHELLS 33.00-42.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS 73.00-78.00.
SELECT HEIFERS 55.00-72.00.
COMMON HEIFERS 54.00-64.00.
GOOD FEEDERS 65.00-80.00.
COMMON FEEDERS 45.00-64.00.
BULLS 49.00-64.00.
GOOD HOGS 46.00-47.50.
M
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
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, Dec. 14 - 11:00 A.M.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 90 Years
142 0 0
Jersey Shore
in 24 hours a day
36$ days a year
(717)394*2611
New Holland Livestock
Thursday, Dec. 6, 1990
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 998 682 108 52
Last Thursday
1071 803 130 196
Last Year
CATTLE; Slaughter steers fully steady;
slaughter heifers scarce; cows steady,
instances 1.00 lower on Canner and low
Cutter; bullocks scarce; bulls steady,
instances 1.00 lower. Supply included 449 b
slaughter steers and 419 b cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1100-1325 lb 83.75-85.00; Choice 2-3 few
4 1075-1450 lb 80.50-83.75; few Choice
3-4 1450-1650 lb 79.50-80.75; Select and
low Choice 2-3 1050-1500 lb 77.00-80.25;
Select 2-3 1000-1350 lb 70.75-76.50.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
1375-1625 lb 70.75-73.25; Choice
1275-1500 lb 68.00-70.50; Select
1185-1350 lb 64.00-67.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
925-1225 lb 77.00-78.00; Select 2-3
925-1250 lb 74.00-77.00.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 52.00-55.50. Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-2 47.00-49.00 49.00-53.00
53.00- Canner and low Cutter
43.00- 45.00-48.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple Select 2-3
1100-12S0 lb 63.50-66.00; individual
Choice 2 1500 lb 72.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1500-2200 lb
64.00-66.25, three head 1285-1865 lb
72.75-73.75; Yield grade 2 1175-1525 lb
60.50- few low dressing
56.50-
VEAL CALVES: Vealcrs steady,
although Choice and Prime not tested.
Demand fair for Holstein bulls and heifers
to return to farm.
VEALERS; High Good and low Choice
135-410 lb 72.00-80.00, 110-130 lb
48.00- 80-105 lb 38.00-42.00; Stan
dard and low Good 65-85 lb 30.00-38.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 88.00-112.00, few
112.00- small frame 90-115 lb
65.00- few 80-90 lb 48.00-60.00;
bulk 90-115 lb Holstein heifers
90.00- small frame 90-110 lb
60.00-
SHEEP: Slaughter lambi iteady;
slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice 75-100 lb
57.00-61.00, few 55-70 lb 62.00-69.00;
Good to low Choice 65-95 lb 46.00-51.00.
Small supply Choice 30-75 lb New Crop
Lambs 90.00-106.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
18.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
28.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Urge 62.00-88.00; Medium 47.00-58.00,
few thin 43.00-46.00.
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STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS,
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE
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Lancaster County Weekly
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter steers steady;
slaughter heifers steady to firm; cows
uneven. Breaking Utility and Commercial
firm to 1.00 higher, Canner and Cutter
weak to 1.00 lower; bullocks steady,
instances 1.00 higher early; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Supply included 40% slaughter
steers, 8% slaughter heifers, 36% cows,
6% bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1250-1450 lb
83.35-84.00; Choice 2-3 few 4 1050-1425
lb 80.25-83.75; Choice 2 1100-1350 lb
83.75-85.00, couple 85.00-85.60; Choice
3-4 1450-1630 lb 77.75-80.50; Select and
low Choice 2-3 1000-1450 lb 76.25-80.25;
Select 2-3 1000-1350 lb 70.25-75.00, few
75.00- HOLSTEINS: High Choice
and Prime 1270-1650 lb 71.75-74.00,
Choice 1225-1775 lb 67.75-71.50; Select
1100-1375 lb 64.00-67.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and
Prime 2-4 1100-1250 lb 81.00-83 25,
Choice 2-3 975-1225 lb 76.10-81.00,
Select 2-3 900-1200 lb 72.75-77.00; Select
and low Choice 2-4 1000-1350 lb heiferet
tes 58.00-65.00.
COWS; LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Uulity &
Commercial 2-3 52.00-55.50 55.50-57 25
Commercial 3-4 48.00-53.00 Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 47.00-49 00
49.00- 53.50-55.50 Canner and low
Cutter 43.00-45.50 45.50-48.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1000-1435 lb
69.00- six head 73.00-75.75; Select
1-3 1000-1275 lb 63.50-67.00, few low
dressing 60.00-62.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1350-2100 lb
64.50-71.50, few 71.50-73.50, couple
1770-1850 lb 77.00-77.25; Yield grade 2
1000-1800 lb 60.50-66.50, few low dress
ing 58.50-61.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady,
although Choice and Prime scarce; slaugh
ter calves steady. Demand fair for Holstein
bulls and heifers to return to faim.
577 117 56
VEALERS: Couple Choice and Prime
150-240 lb 90.00-120.00; high Good and
low Choice 135-410 lb 72.00-85.00,
110-130 lb 44.00-55.00, 80-105 lb
38.00- Standard and low Good
60-80 lb 25.00-38.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Choice 270-450 lb 70.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 88.00-125.00, few on
Tuesday 125.00-146.00; small frame
90-115 lb 65.00-113.00, 80-90 lb
48.00- Bulk 90-120 lb Holstein heif
ers 90.00-132.00; small frame 70-110 lb
55.00-
FEEDER & STOCKER
ORDERS NOW
BEING TAKEN
December 7, 1990
CATTLE CALVES
2800 1600
3016 1875
3602 1648
7:30 P.M.
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