AMancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21, 1992
Lancaster Qo. Livestock Market Auctions
Lancaster Livestock
Monday, March 16,1992
Cattle Calve* Hogi Sheep Coat*
Monday'* Auction
1206 72 179 1029 294
Last Monday's Auction
1177 S 4 266 1087 219
Last Year'i Auction
1045 65
184 2337 632
CATTLE: Slaughter iteen mostly
steady, instances weak to 50 lower; Choice
slaughter heifers mostly steady. Select and
low Choice weak to SO lower; cows fully
steady; bullocks and bulls fully steady.
Supply included 64% slaughter steers,
18% daughter heifers, 11% cows, with the
balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1150-1475 lb 73.50-76.25, few
76 JO-77.10; few Choice and Prime 2-3
1100-1350 lb 77.50-78.50, three head
79.75-80.00; Choice and Prime 3 to mostly
4 1250-1475 lb 69.35-72.00; Select and
low Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 69.75-73J0;
few Select 2-3 1050-1375 lb 67.00-70.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
1270-1400 lb 68.50-69.00; Choice
1130-1400 lb 62.75-67.75; few Select
1200-1450 lb 60.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1350 lb 69.50-74.00; couple Choice 2
1100-1325 lb 74.10-75.25; Select 2-3
950-1250 lb 67.00-69.50.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 49.00-52.00 52.00-53.00 Commer
cial 3-4 46.50-48.50 Cutter & Boning Ulil
ily 1-2 47.50-49.00 49.00-51.00
51.00- Canner & low Cutter
43.00- 45.00-48.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1350 lb
66.50-68.50; Select 1-3 1150-1350 lb
64.00-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000 lb
63.25-68.00, few 68.00-70.25, three head
1370-1850 lb 77.75-80.00; Yield grade 2
1000-1450 lb 61.00-63.00.
CALVES: Small aupply vealen iteady;
slaughter calves fully steady. Demand
good for Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 180-280 lb
100.00-112.00; few high Good and low
Choice 200-240 lb 90.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 285-425 Jb 70.00-90.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Small supply
90-125 lb Holstein bulls 130.00-160.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.00-2.00
lower, sows SO-I.oohigher, instances 2.00
higher on 300-500 lb weights.
BARROWS AND GILTS: **US 1-2
Few 215-240 lb 40.00-40.50. **US 1-3
210-255 lb 38.00-39.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 32.00-35.00.
BOARS: AU weights 27.00-28.50.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs 2.00-4.00
higher; slaughter ewes 3.00-5.00 higher.
Supply included 40% wooled lambs, 30%
new crop lambs, with the balance slaughter
ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 80-110 lb
75.00-80.00; 100-140 lb 65.00-75.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 80-115 lb
80 00-90.00,60-80 lb 85.00-100.00.40-60
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 RANCK
Ph (717)656 9849
HAY, STRAW & CORN .
SAIE
Please Note New Sale Time! ft&W J
Starting Jan. 3
Sale Starts 10 AM
Every Friday At 10 AM
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION 1
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
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, March 17, 1992
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE 913...U5DA... Supply
included 45% slaughter steers and 44%
cows with a balance bulls and heifers ...
Compared with Monday's market: Slaugh
ter steers mostly .50-1.00 lower few
Choice and Prime 2-3 about steady. Heif
ers steady; Cows fully steady instances
1.00 lower on Canncr and Low Cutter;
Bullocks and Bulls not fully tested; Choice
and Prime 2-3 1100/1400 lbs. si. steers
77.00- 10 head 79.00-80.25. Choice
2-4, 1100/1450-lbs. 73.50-76.00, few
76.00- Choice 3 mostly 4 1250/1475
lbs. 69.75-72.50, Select and Low Choice
2-3, 1100/1450 lbs. 69.50-73.25, Choice
Holstcins 1400/1725 lbs. 64.50-66.75, few
Choice 2-3 1050/1150 lbs. heifers
71.75-74.75, few Choice mostly 4
1270/1380 lbs. 63.50-66.25, few Select 2-3
1050/1225 lbs. 67.85-70.50. Breaking
Utility and Commercial 2-3 49.00-52.00,
high dressing 52.00-53.50. Cutter & Bon
ing Utility 1-2 49.00-51.25, high dressing
51.25-53.50, low dressing 46.50-48.75;
Canncr & Low Cutter, 47.50-51.00, low
dressing 44.75-47.50. Few Yield Grade
1-2, 1250/1800 lbs. si. bulls 61.75-64.25.
CALVES 743... Supply included 632 in
graded sale of which 94% sold to return to
farm ...Vcalcrs steady, all the weight over
170 lbs. scarce. Couple Choice 170/175
lbs. vcalcrs 101.00-102.00, couple High
Good and Low Choice 215/400 lbs.
75.00- 80/105 lbs. 82.00-90.00.
Standard and Low Good 60/85 lbs. si.
calves 60 00-84.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 35 head 120/125 lbs. 144.00-147.00,
70 head 110/115 lbs. 157.00-159.00, 165
head 95/115 lbs. 161.00-168.00. 65 head
80/90 lbs. 142.00-152.00, Small Frame
125 head 80/115 lbs. 122.00-131.00. 30
head Hoi. Heifers 100/120 lbs.
187.00- 50 head 80/95 lbs.
164 00-168.00, 10 head Small Frame
100/105 lbs. 167.00. 10 head 80/95 lbs.
147.00,
SHEEP 1...N0 market test. - all per cwt.
GOATS 2...N0 market lest. - all per
head.
lb 85.00-105.00, 20-40 lb 90.00-110.00;
few Good 20-40 lb 75.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
35.0048.00; Yearlings and two-year olds
45.0062.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 75.00100.00; couple Billies
100.00- Nannies 60.0075.00.
Medium 45.00-55.00; few Thin
35.00- Small, mainly kids,
30.0045.00; few Thin 20.0030.00.
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 bat been
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubstantial receipts.
CATTLE 89..-PDA...Compared with
last weeks market: SI. cows mostly 1.00
higher; Individual Select sL iteen 63.00,
individual Choice Heifer 74.00, few Select
and Standard 59.00-62.75. Breaking Utili
ty and Commercial sL cows 47.75-SO.OO,
individuals6.2s. Cutter and Baling Utility
48.00-51.50, Canner and Low Cutter
44.50-48.00, Shells down to 42.00. Indivi
dual Yield Grade Na 1.1250 lbs. si. bulls
63.25, individual Na 2.1190 lbs. at 57.00
CALVES 123...C0up1e Good vealers
90.00- few Standard and Good
7(VI00 Ibi. 75.00-100.00, few Utility
60/80 Ibi. 60.00-75.00. FARM CALVES:
No. 1, 90/125 Ibi. HoUtein bulla
140.00- No. 2, 80/125 Ibi.
100.00- few No. 1, 75/110 Ibi.
Holstein heifers 100.00-170.00. Few Beef
cron 75/100 lbs. bulls and heifers
125.00-
HOGS 37...8ARR0WS & GILTS: Few
Lou 1-3 210/250 lbs. 38.10-38.50, one
lightweight 1-3 165 lbs. at 30.00. Sows 1-3
300/585 lbs. 31.25-36.25, Few Boars
25.00-
FEEDER PIGS 42...N0t enough of any
one grade to test the market. all per
head.
SHEEP 3...N0 market test
GOATS 0...N0 market test. - per head.
CATTLE: 175. HIGH CHOICE &
PRIME SLAUGHTER STEERS
74 00-78.75, CHOICE SLAUGHTER
STEERS 73.50-77.00, SELECT STEERS
68 00-73.00, SELECT & CHOICE HOLS
TEINS 64.00-70.00. SLAUGHTER HEIF
ERS CHOICE 67.25-72.60, SELECT
59 00-64.00.
COWS; BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 44.75-53.00, CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 43.00-51,00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 59.75-63.50,
SELECT 59.00-62.50.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE NO. 1,
63.00-66 00 1 @ 70.00 IN FAT PANS.
CALVES: 92. GOOD 145-340 LB.
84(f-86«t. STANDARD & GOOD 75-105
LB. 70C-95C. HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-115
LB. 1.50-1.61, #1 90-120 LB. 1.20-1.45.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-140 LB.
1 20-1.78. TOP BEEF BULL AT 100 LB.
1.85. TOP BEEF HEIFER AT 75 LB. 1.17.
HOGS: 100. US NO. 1-3 225-240 LB.
36.25-39.00; SOWS US NO. 1-3 350-500
LBS 33.00-36 00; BOARS 25.00-31.00;
LAMBS 25 AT 75-90 LBS. 68.00-80.00.
>perf2#l»o«r«aitey
365 days a year
(717)394-2611
;>UCTI NS
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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
10:00 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, March 27 - 11:00 A.M.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, fNC.
i Pike. P«r»npy|vartia trsoi
Serving The Community For 96 Years
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, PA
March 16, 1992
Mercer Livestock
Mcrccr, Pa.
Tuesday, March 17, 1992
Report Supplied By Auction
V
New Holland Livestock
March 19, 1992
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1006 583 173 129
Last Thursday
1116 536 220 84
Last Year
1082 646 1540 421
CATTLE; Slaughter steers 50 to mostly
1.00 higher, although Choice and Prime
2-3 scarce; slaughter heifers not tested;
cows steady; bullocks and bulls fully
steady. Supply included 50% slaughter
steers and 37% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1100-1450 lb 73.10-77.00, few
77.00- mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1150-1425 lb 77.50-77.85, few head
79.00- Choice 3 to mostly 4
1200-1500 lb 69.75-73.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1075-1475 lb 69.75-74.25.
HOLSTEIN'S: Few Choice 1135-1500
lb 64.00-68.25; Select 1015-1500 1b61.25-
62.50.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 49.00-52.00. Commercial 3-4
45.75-49.25. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2
46.00- 47.50-51.00 51.00-53.00.
Canner and low Cutler 42.00-46.00
46.00-
BULLOCKS; Select 1-3 1075-1350 lb
62.00- couple Choice 2-31150-1300
lb 68.00-68.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2300 lb
62.50-66.50, few 67.75-71.50; Yield grade
2 1050-1500 lb 59.00-62.75.
CALVES; Small supply Vealcrs over
150 lb steady, high Good and low Choice
80-110 lb 4.00-5.00 higher. Demand good
for Holstein bulls and heifers to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 210-310 lb
94.00- couple high Good and low
Choice 165-440 lb 84.00-92.00, 80-110 lb
88.00- Standard and low Good
65-85 lb 78.00-88.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein Bulls 132.00-167.00, few
167.00- 175.00; small frame 95-115 lb
110.00- 80-90 lb 95.00-110.00;
bulk 95- 120 lb Holstein Heifers
130 00-182.00, few 182.00-187.00; small
frame 95-115 lb 110.00-135.00, 70-90 lb
95.00-
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes steady. Supply included 65% New
Crop Lambs, 30% slaughter ewes, with
only about 5% woolcd lambs.
NEW CROP LAMBS; Choice 20-30 lb
125.00-130.00,30-60 lb 91.00-110.00, few
60-80 lb 75.00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility and Good
28.00-48.00.
GOATS; All goals sold by the head.
Large 7000-94.00; Medium 47.00-68.00;
Small, mainly kids, 32.00-47.00, few Thin
22 00-25.00,
Penns Valley
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every
Tuce. 7 p.m.
Centre Hell, Pe.
Report wpplled by Auction
Tuee, Mercb 17, 1992
RETURN TO FARM CALF
100.00-170100.
GOOD VEAL: 7100-90.00.
COMMON VEAL: 40.00-69.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 70.00-75.00.
SELECT STEERS: 65.00-69.00.
COMMON STEERS: 58,00-64.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 47.00-SO.OO.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 44.00-56.50.
SHELLS: 37.00-43.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 68.00-73.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 60.0067.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 510059.00.
GOOD FEEDERS; 70.0090.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 52.0069.00.
BULLS: 55.0066.75.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
10:30 A.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS,
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE
L. ROBERT FRAME, SR., PRESIDENT
GLENN S. FRAME, MGR.
BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204
HOME (215) 458-8518
IRWIN MARTIN. FIELD REP.
(717) 733-7434
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP.
(717) 442-4874 _ ,
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter steers closed
steady to weak, after early sales being SO
to mostly 1.00 lower; slaughter heifers
mostly steady; cows fully steady,
instances LOO higher, bullocks and bulls
mostly steady. Supply included 49%
slaughter steers, 9% slaughter heifers, 26%
cows, S% bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4
1100-1450 lb 73.00-77.00. few
77.00- Choice and Prime 2-3
1100-1400 lb 77.00-78.75, about 15 head
79.00- Choice 3 to mostly 4
1200-1500 lb 69.75-73.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1075-14751b69.50-74.25;few
Select 2-3 1050-1375 lb 67.00-70.00.
HOLSTEIN'S: High Choice and Prime
1270-1450 lb 68.50-69.50; Choice
1130-1725 lb 62.75-68.25; Select
1050-1500 lb 60.00-62.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1350 lb 69.50-74.00; few Choice 2
1100- 1325 lb 74.00-75.25; couple lots
Choice mostly 4 1270-1380 lb
63.50- Select 2-3 950-1250 lb
67.00-
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 49.00-52.00 52.00-53.50
Commercial 3-4 45.75-49.25 Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 46.00-48.75
49.00- 51.25-53.50 Canner and low
Culler 42.00-47.00 47.00-51.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1350 lb
66.50- Select 1-3 1075-1350 lb
62.00-
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1350-2300 lb
62.50-68.00, few 68.00-70.25. three head
1370-1850 lb 77.75-80.00; Yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb 59.00-63.00.
CALVES; Vealerj over 140 lb scarce,
mostly steady, high Good and low Choice
80-110 lb 4.00-5.00 higher; slaughter
calves steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls and heifers to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 170-310 lb
92.00- couple 105.00-112.00; high
Good and low Choice 165-440 lb
75.00- 80-110 lb 85.00-95'00; Stan
dard and low Good 60-85 lb 70.00-88.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 285-425 lb 70.00-90.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 9(M25
lb Holstein bulls 132.00-168.00, few
168.00- 175.00; small fume 95-115 lb
110.00- few 80-90 lb 95.00-110.00.
Bulk. 9S-120i lb Holstein heifers
130.00- 30 head 187.00-196.00;
small frame 95-115 lb 110.00-147.00,
70-95 lb 95.00-110.00.
Greencastle Livestock
Green castle. Pa.
Thursday, March 19, 1992
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 229. COWS STEADY T
1.00 LOWER. STEERS; FEW SEL. <
LOW CHOICE 70.00-73.00. HEIFERS:
COUPLE CHOICE73.OO& 14J00. COWS:
BR. UTILITY A COMMERCIAL
48.50-51.75. COUPLE TO 55.50; CUT
TER & BOM. UT. 49.00-51.75; CANNER
& LOW CUTTER 45.25-48.50; SHELLS
DOWN TO 35.00. BULLS: YIELD
GRADE NO. 1 FEW 1400-1800 LBS.
57.25-61.25.
CALVES: 305. VEALERS; STAN
DARD A GOOD 70-95 LBS. 85.00-95.00;
UTILITY 60-80 LBS. 60.00-75.0tt
FARM CALVES: NO. 1 HOL BULLS
99-125 LBS. 1.45-1.72; NO. 2 HOL.
BULLS 80-120 LBS. 1.00-1.50; HOL
HEIFERS NO. 1 75-115 LBS. 1.20-1.80;
BEEF X BULL HEIFERS 75-110 LBS.
92.50-187.50.
HOGS: 3.
FEEDER PIGS: 10.
SHEEP: 1.
SALE TUESDAYS
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
* GET CALVES IN EARLY -
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.
TRUCKING SERVICE
AVAIL-LOCAL & - \
LONG DISTANCE / 1
Lancaster County
Weekly
March 20, 1992
CATTLE CALVES
3300 1410
3385 1302
3565 1532