Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 24, 1991, Image 2

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    A2-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 24, 1991
Lancaster Livestock
Monday, Aug. 19, 1991
Cattle Calvei Hogs Sheep'Goats
Monday's Auction j
1097 79 96 935 1376
Last Monday's Auction
595 72 279 914 180-
Last Year's Auction
981 69 219 582 278
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50 to mostly
1.00 higher; slaughter heifers 2.00-2.50
higher; cows steady, instances 1.00 lower
on Caimer and low Cutter, bullocks steady;
bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply included
61% slaughter steers, 15% slaughter heif
ers, 15% cows, with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1075-1450 lb 68.75-72.00, few
72.00-72.’50; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1165-1400 lb 72.00-73.00, one small lot
74.00; few Choice 2 1100-1325 lb
71.75- few Choice 3-4 990-1425 lb
67.75- Select and low Choice 2-3
1050-1425 lb 65.00-69.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
1375-1785 lb 63.50-65.00; Choice
1130-1550 lb 62.00-64.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1250 lb 64.75-68.50; few Choice 2
1060-1250 lb 69.50-71.25; few lots Choice
3-4 1100-1250 lb 64.00-66.50; Select and
low Choice 2-3 1050-1200 lb 62.00-65.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 51.50-53.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-2 50.00-51.50
51.50-52.50 Canner & low Cutter
47.00-
BEEF BREED COWS: Several CuUer and
Boning Utility 1-3 750-825 lb 42.00-45.00,
675-750 lb 39.00-42.00; Canner and low
Cutter 650-700 lb 37.00-39.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3
1200-1425 lb 64.50-66.00, individual
70.50; Select 1-3 1050-1250 lb
61.00-
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300-2400 lb
66.00-69.50, several 70.00-73.25, with
three head 1680-1905 lb 74.75-75.75;
Yield grade 2 1050-1550 lb 61.00-66.00.
CALVES; Vealers not tested; slaughter
calves steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Good and low Choice
60-90 lb 57.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good to low
Choice 300-425 lb 69.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein Bulls 150.00-162.00; small
frame 85-110 lb 115.00-135.00, 75-85 lb
77.00-100.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts not tested; sows
steady.
SOWS; US 1-3 300-600 lb 36.00-38.50.
BOARS: All Weights 33.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs steady to weak;
slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 65-110 lb
50.00-6000, few 40-60 lb 60.00-80.00;
Good to low Choice 60-90 lb 45.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
IS 00-25.00; Yearlings and two-year olds
25.00-45.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the head.
Large mainly 40.00-75 00. few
75 00-100.00; Medium 30.00-40.00, few
40 00-50.00; Small, mainly kids,
15.00-3000, few 3000-40 00
MILK.
UDOESA
BODYGOOK
B&R CATTLE CO.
RD 1, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
1717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653 5728
RON RANCK
Ph (717)656 9849
HAY, STRAW & CORN
- SALE - Bgl|:
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
1 6 s|
:age~tfvestock
Paradise, PA
Aug. 20, 1991
CATTLE 1151...U5DA... Supply
included 67% slaughter steers and 29%
cows... Compared with Monday's market:
Slaughter steers steady; Heifers scarce;
Cows firm to 1.00 higher; Bullocks and
Bulls few sales steady. Choice 2-4,
1100/1500 lbs. slaughter steers
69.00- few 72.10-73, Choice #2.
1125/1375 lbs. 72.50-74, couple
74.10&74.60, few High Choice & Prune
2- 1150/1400 lbs. 72.50-73.75, Choice
3- 1150/1450 lbs. 66.00-70, Select & low
Choice 2-3, 1050/1425 lbs. 66.00-68.50;
Choice Holsteins 1390/1600 lbs.
60.75-64.10, Select 1415/1600 lbs.
58.00- Few Select & Choice 1-3
985/1025 lbs. si. heifers 60.50-63.75.
Breaking Utility & Commercial cows 2-3,
bulk 49.00-53.25, high dressing
53.50- Commercial 3-4 48-49.50,
Cutler & Boning Utdity 1-2, low dressing
49.25-50.50, bulk 50.50-53.25, high dress
ing 54.00-55.25, Canner & Low Cutter,
low dressing 44.00-47.00, bulk
47.00- Couple Choice si. bullocks
2-3, 1200/1400 lbs. 66.25-66.00. Yield
Grade No. 1. 1300/1900 lbs. si. bulls
64.50- couple 1960/2060 lbs.
60.00-
CALVES 853... Supply included 656 in
graded sale of which 90% sold to return to
farm ...Vealers steady, Choice scarce. Cou
ple Choice 265/280 lbs. 100.00-103.00.
High Good and low Choice 85/105 lbs.
65.00- few 80.00-86.00, Standard
and low Good 60/95 lbs. 40.00-60.00.
Farm Calves: No. 1, Holstein Bulls 90/125
lbs. 168.00-180.00, 80/90 lbs.
145.00- Small frame 100/115 lbs.
140.00- 70/100 lbs. 95.00-116.00;
Hoi. Heifers 100/115 lbs. 190.00-200.00,
80/95 lbs. 120.00-135, Small frame 70/95
lbs. 100.00-112.00.
SHEEP 42... SPRING SLAUGHTER
LAMBS...lnsufficient volume to fully test
a trend. Few Good 40/100 lbs.
39.00-
GOATS I. Insufficient volume for a
market test - all per head.
Isennock Auction
New Park, PA
Monday, August 19, 1991
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY 51,00
AND DOWN.
FARM CALVES: 110-120 LBS.
135.00- 95-105 LBS.
157.00- 80-90 LBS. 127.00-149.00.
VEAL CALVES: 165-225 LBS.
60.00- 80-100 LBS. 85.00-135.00;
WEAK AND ROUGH 60.00 AND
DOWN.
FEEDER PIGS- 40.00-46.00 HEAD.
LAMBS: 80-110 LBS. 55.00-60.00.
GOATS: LARGE BILLY 92.00 HEAD;
NANNIES 33.00-44.00 HEAD; KIDS
17.00- HEAD.
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 & Sellers
Welcome
. >
Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wed’s Auction
7 3 74 0 0
Last Wed’s Auction
12 0 122 0 0
Last Year’s Auction
19 1 411 0 0
CATTLE; Insufficient volume for a
market test
VEAL CALVES: Insufficient volume
for a market lest.
HOGS; Insufficient volume to fully test
trends.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 One
lot 227 lb 50.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 few 400-550 lb
37.50-38.50.
SHEEP: No maiket test
GOATS: No market test
Keister’s Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, PA
Aug. 20, 1991
CATTLE 398... PDA ...Compiled with
last Tuesdsay’s market; Slaughter steers
grading Choice .50 to 1.00 higher; Cows
mostly .50 to 2.00 higher. Few High
Choice & Prime slaughter steers
71.00- Choice 1050/1650 lbs.
67.00- few Select 65.00-68.25; few
High Choice & Prime 1500/1770 lbs. Hols
leins 62.00-66.75, few Choice
62.75- Select 58.00-63.00. Few
Choice si. heifers 64.75-69.25. Breaking
Utility & Commercial si. cows
48.50- couple to 56.00, Cutter &
Boning Utility 49.00-54.75, Canner & low
Cutter 44.50-49.50, Shells down to 42.00.
Few Select si. bullocks 62.00-64.75. Few
Yield Grade No. 1,1100/2150 lbs. si. bulls
62.00-
CALVES 237. ..Few Standard and Good
70/90 lbs. vealers 60.00-70.00, Utility
50/75 lbs. 45.00-60.00. Farm Calves: Hols
tein bulls No. 1, 90/130 lbs.
150.00- No. 2, 80/120 lbs.
100.00- few down to 80.00, No. 1,
Hoi. Heifers 90/110 lbs. 150.00-192.50,
No. 2, 70/90 lbs. 100.00-130.00. Beef
cross 75/115 lbs. bulls and heifers
140.00-
HOGS 506...8ARR0WS & GILTS: US
No. 1, 220/250 lbs. barrows and gilts
52.50- No. 1-2, 215/250 lbs.
51.75- 2-3 200/265 lbs. 48.00-51.75,
2-4 190/275 lbs. 42.00-48.00. US No. 1-3
280/675 lbs. sows 37.00-39, few light wts.
42.00, No. 2-3 260/575 lbs. 30.00-37.00.
Bairs 33.50-35.00.
FEEDER PIG 257... US No. 1-3 25/35
lbs. feeder pigs 26.00-36.00, 40/60 lbs.
41.00-49.00 all per head.
SHEEP IIO...SPRING SLAUGHTER
LAMBS :...Few Choice 40/60 lbs. spring
slaughter lambs SS.OO-57.50, Good and
Choice 75/140 lbs. 41.00-49.00. Slaughter
sheep 13.00-18.00. - all cwt
GOATS 18... Few Large 40.00-99.00,
Small & Medium 20.00-37J0. all per
head.
Lancaster Livestock
Wed, August 21, 1991
New Holland
Livestock
Aug. 22, 1991
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1431 721 186 142
Last Thursday
766 743 229 186
Last Year
982 629 135 54
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak to 1.00
lower, with many sales at midsession fully
1.00 lower, slaughter heifers steady; cows
50-1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher, bul
locks and bulls steady to weak. Supply
included 63% slaughter steers and 25%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1100-1475 lb 68.50-70.75, few
71.00- few Choice and Prime 2-3
1100-1375 lb 71.00-72.85; Choice 3-4
1100-1425 lb 65.50- 69.50; Select and
Choice 2-3 1500-1800 lb 63.00-66.00;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1425 lb
64.00-
HOLSTEINS: Choice 1240-1600 lb
61.00- few Select 1200-1450 lb
59.25- 61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1075-1275 lb 63.00-67.75; few Select 2-3
975- 1150 lb 60.00-61.50.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 50.75-55.00 55.00-57.50. Com
mercial 3-4 48.00-52.00 Cutter & Boning
Utility 1-2 49.75-51.50 51.50-54.75
55.00- Canner and low Cutter
45.50- 48.00-51.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1400 lb
65.50- couple 69.00-70.00; Select 1-
3 1050-1300 lb 61.75-64.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-1900 lb
65.50-67.50, couple 68.00-70.00; Yield
grade 21000-1450 lb 60.50-65.00, few low
dressing 56.75-60.00.
CALVES: Vealers firm to 5.00 higher,
although Choice and Prime scarce.
Demand good for Holstein bulls and heif
ers to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 200-300 lb
94.00- couple 110.00-112.00, indi
vidual Prime 205 lb 120.00; high Good
and low Choice 175-315 lb 81.00-87.00,
couple 380-400 lb 72.00-76.00,80-110 lb
65.00- few late 80.00-86.00; Stan
dard and low Good 60-80 lb 50.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein Bulls 150.00-182.00, several
late 182.00-190.00, with few
190.00- small frame 90-110 lb
120.00- few 80-90 lb
85.00- few 95-120 lb Holstein
Heifers 150.00-185.00.
SHEEP; Spring lambs steady to weak;
slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 70-105 lb
51.00-56.00, few 25-60 lb 75.00-86.00;
Good 60-90 lb 44.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
14.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
28.00-
GOATS; All goats sold by the head.
Urge 68.00-90.00, couple 100.00-117.00;
Medium 43.00-68.00; Small 25.00-36.00,
few Thin 17.00-25.00.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
11:00 A.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS,
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE
L. ROBERT FRAME. SR.. PRESIDENT
BUS (717) 442-4181
BUS (717) 768-8204
HOME (215) 458-8518
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter steers closed most
ly steady, after being fiim to LOO higher
during early part of week; slaughter heifers
2.00-2.50 higher; cows 1.00-2.00 higher,
instances 3.00 higher; bullocks steady;
bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply included
60% slaughter steers, 6% slaughter heifers,
22% cows, 4% bulls, with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1075-1450 lb 68.50-72.10, mainly
69.00-71.00; high Choice and Prune 2-4
1200-1450 lb 72.00-73.75; Choice 2-3
1100-1350 lb 71.50-74.00; Choice 3-4
990-1450 lb 65.50-69.50; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1450 lb 64.00-69.00.
HOLSTHINS: High Choice and Prime
1375-1785 lb 63.50-65.00; Choice
1130-1600 lb 60.75-64.50; Select
1200-1600 lb 58.00-61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1275 lb 63.50-68.50; few Choice 2
1060- 1250 lb 69.50-71.25; Select 2-3
975-1200 lb 60.00-64.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 50.75-55.00 55.00-57 50
Commercial 3-4 48.00-52.00. Culler and
Boning Utility 1-2 49.50-51.50
51.50- 55.00-57.00 Caimer and low
Cutter 44.50-48.00 48.00-51.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1425 lb
64.50- couple 69.00-70.50; Select
1-3 1050-1300 lb 61.00-64.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-2400 lb
65.50-69.50 several 70.00-73.25, with
three head 1680-1905 lb 74.75-75.75; yield
grade 2 1050-1550 lb 60.50-66.00, few
low dressing 56.75-60.00.
CALVES: Vealers steady, instances
5.00 higher on high Good and low Choice
80- 110 lb; slaughter calves steady.
Demand good for Holstein bulls and heif
ers to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 200-300 lb
94.00- couple 110.00-112.00; indi
vidual Prime 205 lb 120.00; high Good
and low Choice 175-315 lb 81.00-87.00,
80-110 lb 65.00-80.00, few 80.00-86.00;
Standard and low Good 60-95 lb
40.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good to low
Choice 300-425 lb 69.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 150.00-190.00, few
190.00- 195.00; small frame 90-115 lb
116.00- few 75-90 lb 85.00-105.00,
few 90-120 lb Holstein Heifers
150.00- with 20 head
190.00- few small frame 70-95 lb
100.00-
SADDLE
UP!
TO BETTER EQUIPMENT
PM It to Lmmtm ator Fmhf'i
tlmuHM Pmgmt.
TUESDAY
Lancaster County
Weekly
Aug. 23, 1991
CATTLE CALVES
3900 1660
2736 1794
2867 1700
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
* GET CALVES IN EARLY -
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.
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