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A2-LancMter Fanning, Safunfey, Ftbrulry 1,1992
Lancaster Co: Livestock Market Auctions
Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, January 27, 1992
Cattle Calvei Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction
844 73 112 698 206
Last Monday's Auction
11S6 86
Last Year's Auction
939 77
231 830 411
300 1190 382
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50-1.00
higher; slaughter heifers SO, instances 1.00
higher, cows steady to weak; bullocks not
tested; bulls steady. Supply included 52%
slaughter steers, 21% slaughter heifers,
20% cows, and 7% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1125-1500 lb 70.75-74.10; small supply
High Choice and Prime mostly 3 few 4
1270-1425 lb 73.50-75.10; few Choice 2
1200-1425 lb 74.50-76.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1100-1425 lb 65.50-70.00; few
Select 2-3 1050-1375 lb 63.00-66.25.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
ISOO-1600 lb 61.50-64.00; Choice
1300-1475 lb 59.35-61.50; few Select
1175-1350 lb 58.00-59.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1225 lb 66.50-70.50; few Choice 2
1100- 1225 lb 70.50-72.00; couple lots
Choice 2-3 920-975 lb 66.00-67.50; Select
and low Choice 2-3 925-1200 lb
61.00-66.00.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility ft Commer
cial 2-3 46.50-50.00 50.00-51.00, One lot
53.00- Commercial 3-4 43.00-47.00
Cutter ft Boning Utility 1-2 46.00-49.50
49.50-50.50. Canner ft low Cutter
41.00- 43.00-45.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300-2100 lb
62.50-66.50, couple 67.75-69.50, eight
head 70.75-74.50; Yield grade 2
1000-1600 lb 58.00-62.50.
CALVES: Vealen steady; slaughter
calves 5.00-7.00 higher.
VEALERS: Choice 200-350 lb
95.00- high Good and low Choice
190-250 lb 80.00-100.00, 85-110 lb
75.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 275-450 lb 70.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few 90-120 lb
Holstein bulls 125.00-145.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts steady; sows
weak to 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 39.00-40.00. US 1 215-235 lb
40.00- US 1-3 210-255 lb
38.00-
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 27.00-27.50,
500-650 lb 27.00-29.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs 1.00-2.00 lower,
slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 70-110 lb
62.00- few 110-135 lb 55.00-62.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 25-50 lb
100.00- 50-85 lb 75.00- , 100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
25.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
35.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 60.00-75.00. few 75.00-100.00, coo-
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)853-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RONRANCK
Ph (717)656-9849
HAY, STRAW & CORN *
saie
Pleas® Note New Sale Tlmel IHMSr 1
Starting Jan. 3 woJf
Sale Starts 10 AM
Every Friday At 10 AM
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. ,
Out ol State Buyers ■ Cash or Certified Check Only
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, January 28, 1992
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE 597...U5DA... Supply
included 25% slaughter steers and 65%
cows ... Compared with Monday’s market:
Slaughter steers firm to most Heifers not
tested; Cows weak to .50 lower, instances
1.00 higher on Canner Sc. low Cutler, Bul
locks not tested; few Bulls steady. Choice
steers 2-4, 1100/1485 lbs. 71.00-74.50,
few 74.50-75.25, Choice 2-3, 1085/1425
lbs, 74.75-76.25, 4 head 77.00-78.00. few
Select and low Choice steady 2-3,
1175/1425 lbs. 67:00-71.00, Breaking
Utility & Commercial sL cows 2-3 bulk
47.00- high dressing at 50.50-53.50.
Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2, bulk
44.75-49.00, high dressing steady at
49.00- Canner & Low Cutter, low
dressing 39.00-41.00, bulk 41.00-45.50.
Yield Grade 1, 1300/2080 lbs. sL bulls
61.00- one 1845 lbs 64.60, No. 2,
120Q/1600 lbs 59.00-61.00, Couple, low
dressing 55.50-58.00.
CALVES 900... Supply included 693 in
graded sale of which 89% sold to return to
farm ...Vealert steady. Couple Choice
170/240 lbs. 91.00-97.00, High Good and
Low Choice 170/290 lbs. 78.00-86.00,
80/110 lbs. 74.00-84.00, Couple
85.00- Standard and Low Good
55/80 lbs. 58.00-75.00. Fann Calves: Hols
tein Bulls 12Q/12S lbs. 140.00, 10Q/11S
151.00- 100/105 lbs,
160.00- 95 lbs, 156.00, 85/95 lbs,
136-144.00, 80 lbs, 124.00, No. 2 90/115
lbs, 120.00-130.00, 80/90 lbs.
90.00- Hoi. Heifers 100/120 lbs.
174.00- 90/95 lbs. 142.00, Small
Frame 70/95 lbs. 84.00-100.00, lot
100/105 lbs. 135.00.
SHEEP 0...N0 market test. - all per cwt
GOATS 5...N0 market test - all per
head.
Keister’s Monthly
Horse Sale
Last Sat Of Each Month
January 25, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
WORK HORSE TEAMS
1850.00- SINGLES
700.00-
DRIVING HORSE BEST
1000.00- MEDIUM
600.00- SMALL 485.00-590.00.
RIDING HORSE BEST 650.00-825.00;
MEDIUM 350.00-625.00; PONIES
75.00-
SLAUGHTER HORSE BEST
700.00- MEDIUM 585.00-685.00;
SMALL 245.00-575.00; PONIES
50.00-
pie 105.00-125.00. Medium 55.00-60.00;
Thin 45.00-55.00. Small, mainly kids,
45.00- few 50.00-60.00; few Thin
30.00-
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 & Sellers
Welcome
Wednesday's market report has beso
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubstantial receipts.
CATTLE: 214. STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 70.25-74.40;
CHOICE 69.50-72.25; SELECT
66.00- SELECT AND CHOICE
HOLSTEINS 58.00-62.0 a
HEIFERS: CHOICE 68.00-71.50;
SELECT 64.75-66.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 42.00-47.00; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 4450-50.00;
CANNBR AND LOW CUTTER
34.00- SHELLS 31.00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 57.00-62.00;
SELECT 54.75-57.00.
BULLS: YG#I 60.00-65.00.
CALVES: 81. STANDARD AND
GOOD 70-95 LBS. 80.00-90.00, 80-110
LBS. 80.00-97.00; HOLSTEIN BULLS #1
95-110 LBS. 1.35-1.59, «2 90-115 LBS.
1.10-1.35; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-105
LBS. 1.10-130.00; BEEF HEIFER TOP
169.00; BEEF BULL 151.00.
HOGS: 102. BARROWS AND GILTS
#l-2 230-240 LBS. 36.75-39.25; US #l-3
210-240 LBS. 34.50-37.50; SOWS #l-3
420-600 LBS. 26.00-32.00; BOARS,
24.00.
FEEDER PIGS: NONE.
SHEEP: NONE.
GOATS: NONE
Isennock Auction
New Park, PA
January 28, 1992
Report (tip pi led by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS; 51.00 A
DOWN.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 1160-1550
LBS. 6ZOO-64.25.
BULLS: 1060-1235 LBS. 57.00-60.00.
CALVES: 120-135 LBS.
110.00- 105-115 LBS.
107.00- 90-100 LBS.
105.00- 80-85 LBS. 102.00-107.00;
HEIFERS CALVES 110 LBS. 147.00.
FEEDER BULLS: 330-515 LBS.
74.00- HOLSTEIN X 405-700 LBS.
54.00-
FEEDER HEIFERS: 670-965 LBS.
58.00-
GOATS: 32.00-46.00 HEAD; KIDS
23.00- HEAD.
SOWS: 620 LBS. 27.50.
BOARS: 610 LBS. 20.00.
AUCTIONS
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 Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, Feb. 7 - 11:00 A.M.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17601
Serving The Community For 96 Years
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Mercer Livestock
Tuesday, Jan. 28
sn 24 hours a day
$65 tfayo a year
|717)594*2611
New Holland
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, ft.
Thursday, January 30, 1992
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
866 609 84 86
Last Bnindiy
950 649 120 96
Last Year
845 631 63 21
CATTLE; Slaughter steers mostly 1.00
higher; slaughter heifers steady; cows
steady to weak; bullocks scarce; bulls
steady. Supply included 34% slaughter
steen and 51% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1100-1425 lb 71.75-75.25, few
75.25-75.75; Select and low Choice 2-3
1100-1425 lb 68.00-71.00, few
71.00- Select 2-3 1100-1375 lb
64.75-69.00.
HOLSTEINS; Choice 1250-1650 lb
60.00- High Choice and Prime
1280-1510 lb 64.00-65.60; Select
1185-1550 lb 56.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice most
ly 3 1280-1400 lb 67.00-71.75; Choice
1225- 1730 lb Holsteins 52.00-53.00.
COWS; LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 47.50-50.00 50.00-51.00. Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 44.50-49.00
49.50- Canner and low Cutter
38.50- 42.00-45.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 3
1200-1350 lb 67,00-68.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2075 lb
61.50-64.25; Yield grade 2 12001600 lb
58.25-61.75, few low dreising
56.0058.00.
CALVES; Vealen iteady. Demand
good for Holitein bulls and beifera to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 180395 lb
91.00100.00, individual Prime 390 lb
117.00; high Good and low Choice
150-350 lb 75.00-87.00, 80110 lb
74.0086.00, couple 86.0090.00; Standard
and low Good 6080 lb 65.0080.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holitein Bulls 135.00158.00, few
158.00 163.00, 8095 lb 110.00135.00;
small frame 95-120 lb 110.00135.00,
75-95 lb 95.00115.00; bulk 90120 lb
Holstein Heifers 110.00150.00, 8090 lb
86.00 110.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes fully steady.
WOOLED: Choice 80-105 lb
60.0068.00, few 55-75 lb 72.0090.00;
Few Choice 25-60 lb New Crop Lambs
110.00135.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
26.0035.00.
GOATS: All goals sold by the head.
Few Large 72.0094.00, ten head 115.00
132.00; Medium 45.0062.00; few Small
28.0047.00.
Leesport Livestock
Lccaport, PA
Wednesday, January 29, 1992
Report Supplied by FDA
CATTLE: 244...PDA... SUPPLY
INCLUDED 17 FEEDER CATTLE AND
114 SL. STEERS AND HEIFERS. COM
PARED WITH LAST WEEKS MARKET:
SLAUGHTER STEERS WERE MOSTLY
STEADY TO WEAK. SL. COWS MOST
LY 1.00 LOWER. CHOICE 1150/1450
LBS. SL. STEERS 69.75-71.75, COUPLE
72.75 & 74.75, FEW SELECT
65.00- FEW STANDARD
59.75- CHOICE HOL^TEINS
63.00- ONE AT 65.75, SELECT
59.75- FEW STANDARD
57.00- FEW CHOICE SL. HEIFERS
67.25-71.00. FEW SELECT 82.00-65.00.
BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL SL. COWSL 46.50-50.00, FEW
50.75, CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
47.00- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
42.00- SHELLS DOWN TO 37.00.
ONE CHOICE SL. BULLOCK 66.25.
YIELD GRADE NO. 1. 1100/2280 LBS.
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
Thii Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 2.00-2.50
higher, slaughter heifers 50-1.00 higher,
cows SO-LOO lower, bullocks scarce; bulls
steady. Supply included 34% slaughter
steers, 9% daughter heifers, 38% cows,
4% bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4
1100-1475 lb 71.50-75.25, few
75.25-75.75; Choice 2-3 1085-1425 lb
75.50- six head 77.00-78.00; Select
and low Choice 2-3 1100-1425 lb
67.00-71.00, few 71.00-72.00; Select 2-3
1100-1375 lb 64.00-69.00.
HOLSTBINS: Choice 1250-1400 lb
doted at 60.00-64.00; High Choice and
Prime 1225-1510 lb 64.00-65.60; Select
1185-1550 lb 56.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1400 lb 66.50-70.50, few late
70.50- few Choice 2 1100-1225 lb
71.50- Select 2-3 925-1200 lb
61.0046.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 47.50-50.00 50.00-51.00
Commercial 3-4 43.00-47.50 Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 44.75-49.00
49.00-51.75 Canner and low Cutter
38.50-41.50 41.50-45.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 3
1200-1350 lb 67.00-68.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2100 lb
62.00-66.50, couple 67.50-69.50. eight
head 70.75-74.50; Yield grade 2
1000-1600 lb 58.00-62.50, few low dress
ing 56.00- 58.00.
CALVES: Vealera iteady; daughter
calvei S.OO-7.00 higher. Demand good for
Holstein bulls and heifers to return to farm.
VBALERS: Choice 170-395 lb
91.00- few 100.00-110.00, indivi
dual Prime 390 lb 117,00; High Good and
low Choice 150-350 lb 75.00-90.00,
80-110 lb 74.00-86.00, few 86.00-90.00;
Standard and low Good 55-80 lb
58.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 275-450 lb 70.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 135.00-167.00, 80-95 lb
110.00- small frame 95-120 lb
100.00- 75-95 lb 95.00-115.00;
Bulk 90-120 lb Holstein heifers
110.00- few 170.00-18100, 80-90
lb 86.00-1 10.00; few small frame 70-95 lb
84.00-
SL. BULLS 57.00-65.00, NO. 2 960-1580
LBS. 51.50-55.25. FEEDER CATTLE:
LOT LARGE FRAME NO. 2, 950 LBS.
STEERS 60.00.
CALVES 171: FEW GOOD VBALERS
75.00- STANDARD AND GOOD
70-95 LBS. 55.00-70.00, COUPLE TO
56.00, UTILITY 45-75 LBS. 35.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: NO. 1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 130.00-163.00, NO.
2,80-120 LBS. 85.00-130.00; FEW NO. 1,
HOL. HEIFERS 85-110 LBS.
87.50-170.00.
HOGS 235; BARROWS & GILTS:
MOSTLY 1.00 HIGHER. US NO. 1-2
220-250 LBS. BARROWS AND GILTS
39.00- 1-3 235-260 LBS.
37.35-38.50, 2-3 235-280 LBS.
35.00- FEW LOTS 1-3 185-205
LBS. 34.00-35.50. SOWS: US NO. 1-3
300-610 LBS. SOWS 25.00-28.75. FEW
BOARS 21.50-25.00, FEW LT. WEIGHT-
S 28.50-29.50.
GOATS 23: FEW LARGE 50.00-91.00,
FEW MEDIUM 37.50-49.00, FEW
SMALL KIDS 30.00-35.00 - ALL PER
HEAD.
SALE TUESDAYS
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
* GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.
Lancaster
County Weekly
Lancaster, At.
Friday, January 31,1992
Cattle Calves
2600 1585
2906 1580
2591 1522
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