A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 16, 1992
Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Lancaster
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
MAY 12, 1992
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY’S AUCTION
1274 47 144 1160 348
LAST MONDAY’S AUCTION
1179 61 183 1278 349
LAST YEAR’S AUCTION
1251 53 129 1241 293
CATTLE: Slaughter steers mostly
steady, some strength on high Choice and
Prime; slaughter heifers firm, instances
1.00 higher, cows fully steady; bullocks
fully steady; bulls firm to 1.00 higher.
Supply includes an estimated 69% slaugh
ter steers, 13% slaughter heifers, 11%
cows, and 7% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1375 lb 75.00-76.85;
Choice 2-4 1050-1485 lb 72.25-75.00,
mainly 73.00-74.50; Select and low Choice
2-3 1050-1350 lb 70,00-72.50; couple
loads Select to low Choice 2-3 1260-1585
lb 69.85-72.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1200-1550 lb
65.00- few High Choice and Prime
2-3 1400-1550 lb 67.75-69.75; Select 1-3
1100-1450 lb 63.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1275 lb 69.50-72.75; few Choice 2
1000-1275 lb 73.00-74.25; Select 2-3
950-1300 lb 66.00-69.50.
COWS; LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 50.00-52.00 52.50-53.50 Commer
cial 3-4 46.00-49.00 Cutter & Boning Uul
ity 1-2 47.50-48.50 48.50-51.00
51.00- Canner & low Cutter
43.50- 45.00-48.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1375 lb
64.50- couple 67.50-68.75; Select
1-3 975-1300 lb 62.00-64.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300-2200 lb
62.75-68.50, few 68.50-69.25. 10 head
1345-2265 lb 70.00-73.50; Yield grade 2
1050-1600 lb 59.75-63.00, few low dress
ing 57.00-59.50.
CALVES: Veilers not fully tested;
slaughter calves steady. Demand good for
small supply Holstein bulls to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 180-300 lb
100.00-110.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 300-500 lb 70.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few 90-120 lb
Holstein bulls 140.00-170.00.
HOGS; Small supply barrows and gilts
weak to SO lower, sows firm to mostly 1.00
higher, instances 2.00 higher on weights
under 500 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
215-260 lb 41.50-42.25. US 1-2 Few
215-240 lb 42.50-43.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 325-625 lb 33.00-37.00.
BOARS: AU weights 27.50-30.00.
SHEEP; Spring lambs 2.00-5.00 lower,
wooled lambs steady; slaughter ewes
2.00-5.00 lower. Supply includes 50%
spring lambs, 25% wooled lambs, with the
balance slaughter ewes.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RDI, 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 -T «|SL
Please Note New Sale Timel WsfW J
Starting Jan. 3 tiij#;
Sale Starts 10 AM
Every Friday At 10 AM '
GREEN DRAGON MARKET t 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, May 12, 1992
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE 866...U5DA... Supply
included 50% slaughter steers and 42%
cows... Compared with Monday's maiket;
Slaughter steers firm to .50 higher, with
Choice and Prime 2-3 .50 to 1.00 higher;
Heifers steady; Cows .50 to 1.00 higher;
Bullocks not tested; Bulls steady, although
Yield Grade 1 scarce; Choice 2-4
1050/1450 lbs. si. steers 73.00-76.00,
mainly 73.50-75.25. Choice and Prime 2-3,
1150/1425 lbs. 75.50-77.50, few
77.50- with 10 head 79.25-80.25,
Choice 3-4 1150/1450 lbs. 71.00-74.00,
Select and Low Choice 2-3,1030/1350 lbs.
70.00-73.00. Choice and Prime 2-3
1390/1450 lbs. Holsteins 68.00-68.85, few
Choice 2-3 920/1230 lbs. heifers
69.50- Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 bulk 49.50-53.00, high dress
ing 53.00-54.25. Cutter & Boning Utility
1-2 low dressing 47.00-48.50, bulk
48.50- high dressing 52.50-54.00,
Canner & Low Cutter low dressing
41.75- bulk 45.00-48.75. Couple
Yield Grade 1, 1400/1800 lbs. si. bulls
61.75- No. 2 1100/1600 lbs.
57.75-
CALVES 702... Supply included 595 in
graded sale of which 90% sold to return to
farm ...Vealers steady, although weights
over 100 lbs. not tested; Couple High Good
and Low Choice 175/210 lbs. vealers
77.00- 80/105 lbs. 78.00-90.00.
Standard and Low Good 55/75 lbs.
65.00- Farm Calves; 280 head
80/125 lbs. Hot. Bulls 143.00-153.00 and
130 head small frame 80/115 lbs.
115.00- 30 head Hoi. Heifers
100/115 lbs. 185.00-L:rb 945 head 80/95
lbs. 130.00-142.00, one small lot 100/105
lbs. small frame 130.00, and 25 head 70/95
lbs. 100.00-120.00.
SHEEP 15... Insufficient volume to
fully test trends, few Good and Choice
25/60 lbs. Spring Lambs 55.00-66.00.
Few Utility Slaughter Ewes 24.00-35.00.
GOATS 4...N0 market test. - all per
head.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 20-105 lb
80.00- few 20-50 lb 87.00-100.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 60-110 lb
70.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
18.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
25.00- few 40.00-55.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 75.00-100.00; few Thin
55.00- Medium 48.00-55.00; Thin
40.1)0-48.00. Small, mainly kids,
15.00- few Fleshy 25.00-35.00.
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, Eggs, Produce,
etc.
Buyers A Sellers
Welcome
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Wednesday’* market report haa been
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubatantlal receipts.
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Pa.
Tuesday, May 12, 1992
SLAUGHTER HOLSTEIN/CROSS
STEERS: CHOICE 68.25-72.00, SELECT
'63.50-68.00, STANDARD 56.00-61.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS; ACTIVEI
STRONGEST DEMAND FOR EARLY
BIRD PENS. BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 50.00-53.75; CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 48.00-52.75;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
44.75-47.75, BIG MIDDLE 44.50-48.25,
SHELLY 44.00.
SLAUGHTER FAT BULLS: YG#l
60.00- YG#2 53.00-59.00.
FEEDER CATTLE. GOOD EMAND
ON GOOD RUNI FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM «1 300-400 LBS. 85.00-110.00;
MEDIUM AND LARGE «1
575.00- LBS. 70.00-83.00; HOLS
TEINS, ALL WEIGHTS 70.00-83.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS; ALL WEIGHTS.
MEDIUM «1 75.00-85.00, LARGE #1
65.00- HOLSTEINS 56.00-82.00.
FEEDER BULLS: ALL WEIGHTS
MEDIUM #1 BS.OO-108.00, LARGE «1
750-950 LBS. 58.00-67.00.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE
100.00- 122.50, STANDARD AND GOOD
75.00-
FARM BULLS: TO 159.00.
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS:
UStfl-3 210-260 LBS. 43.00-44.00, OVER
270 LBS. 39.00-41.00, UNDER 200 LBS.
34.00- #2&4 ALL WEIGHTS
38.00-
SOWS: STRONG DEMAND! US# 1-3
475-650 LBS. 38.75-39.50; #2*4 ALL
WEIGHTS 36.50-38.00.
BOARS: 450-750 LBS. 27.00-29.50.
FEEDER PIGS; BY THE HEAD:
STRONG DEMAND, 15-25 LBS
20.00-37.00, 30-40 LBS. 28.00-39.00.
SHEEP: EWES 16.00-33.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE 40-60 LBS.
85.00-95.00; GOOD AND CHOICE
70-120 LBS. 67.00-85.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, SMALL/
MEDIUM 25.00-56.00.
SALE EVERY TUBS. MISC. ITEMS,
RABBITS, POULTRY AND EGGS 4:30
P.M., LIVESTOCK 7 P.M.
STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE
FRIDAY. MA Y 22.1:30 P.M. GRADING
7:30-11 A.M.
New Holland Livestock
Thursday, May 14, 1992
Canle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1256 584 256 136
Last Ihunday
1167 418 104 81
Last Year
1127 631 219 50
CATTLE: Slaughter steers mostly
steady, although Choice and Prime 2-3 not
fully tested; daughter heifers steady; cows
firm to 50 higher, few bullocks steady;
bulls fully steady. Supply included 61%
slaughter steers and 24% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1025-1450 lb 72.75-75.60, mainly
73.73-75.00; Choice and Prime 2-3
1100-1350 lb 75.25-76.50, few
76.50- Choice 3-4 1150-1450 lb
69.50- Select and low Choice 2-3
1025-1425 lb 69.25-72.75, few
72.75-73.50.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1265-1650 lb 67.75-69.75; Choice 2-3
1195-1680 lb 65.00-68.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
900-1270 lb 68.75-71.75; few Select 2-3
950- 1100 lb 65.25-68.50.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 50.00-54.00 54.00-55.00. Com
mercial 3-4 45.25-48.50. Cutter and Bon
ing Utility 1-2 48.00-53.50 53.50-55,75.
Canner and low Cutter 42.00-45.00
45.00-48.50.
BULLOCKS: Pew Choice 2-3
1250-1375 lb 65.25-69.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1400-2050 lb
62.00- few 66.25-67.00, individual
2500 lb 64.00; Yield grade 2 1150-1700 lb
59.50-62.00, low dressing 57.50- 59.00.
CALVES: Small supply vealers over
120 lb steady, high Good and low Choice
80- 110 tteaidy. Demand fair for Holstein
bulls and heifers to return to firm.
VEALERS: Choice and Prime 140-415
lb 98.00-109.00; couple high Good and
low Choice 275-325 lb 89.00-93.00,
80-110 lb 74.00-80.00, few 80.00-85.00;
Standard and low Good 60-80 lb
65.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120
lb Holstein Bulls 125.00-150.00, few
150.00- 157.00; small frame 90-115 lb
100.00- few 80-90 lb 80.00-100.00;
bulk 90-120 lb Holstein Heifers
145.00- few 185.00-203.00; small
frame 85- US lb 11000-140.00
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs steady;
slaughter ewes fully steady. Supply
included 50% Spring lambe, 15% wooled
lambs, with the balance slaughter ewes.
SPRING LAMBS: Few Choice 30-45 lb
102.00- 45-65 lb 90.00-100.00,65-
95 lb 74.00-88.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Good to low
Choice 80-105 lb 60.00-72.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
20.00- few 15.00-20.00; Yearlings
and two year old 34.00-48.00.
GOATS: All goats told by the head.
Urge 64.00-88.00, couple 92.00-100.00;
Medium 45.00-62.00; Small, mainly kids,
25.00- few thin 18.00-25.00.
Penns Valley
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every
Thm. 7 p.m.
Centra Hall, Pa.
Report aupplled by Auctloa
Tuck, May 12, 1992
RETURN TO FARM CALF
120.00-192. SO.
GOOD VEAL: 90.00-119.00.
COMMON VEAL: 50.00-89.00.
SELECT STEERS: 65.00-70.00.
COMMON STEERS: Sl.oo-64.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 45.00-54.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 46.00-51.00.
SHELLS: 32.00-45.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 60.006500.
COMMON HEIFERS: 57.00-59.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 60.00-70.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 54.00-59.00.
BULLS: SB.OO-60.00.
HOGS; 41.00-43.25.
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.
Lancaster County Weekly
M«y 15, 1992
CATTLE CALVES
3500 1340
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter steers film to most
ly SO higher, initanoei 1.00 higher on
Choice and Prime 2-3; daughter heifers
film, initancei 1.00 higher; oowr SO-1.00
higher, instances 1.30 higher, bullocks ful
ly steady; bulls 1.00 higher. Supply
included 59% slaughter steers, 6% daugh
ter heifers, 23% cows, S% bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
102S-148S lb 72.73-76.00, mainly
73.50- Choice and Prime 2-4
1175-1375 lb 75.25-76.75; several Choice
and Prime 2-3 1100-1350 lb 76.00-77.00,
few 77.50-80.25; Choice 3-4 1150-1450 lb
69.50- 74.00; Select and low Choice 2-3
1025-1585 lb 69.25-73.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1265-1650 lb 67.75-69.75; Choice 2-3
1180-1680 lb 65.00-68.00; Select 1-3
1100-1400 lb 63.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1275 lb 69.50-72.75. few 900-950 lb
68.75- 70.00; few Choice 2 1000-1275 lb
73.00-74.25; Select 2-3 950-1300 lb 65.25-
69.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 SO.OO-54.00 54.00-SS.OO
Commercid 3-4 45.25-49.00 Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 47.00-48.50
48.50- 53.50-55.75 Canner and low
Cutter 42.00-45.00 45.00-48.75
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1375 lb
64.50- JO, couple 67.50-69.50; Select 1-
3 950-1300 lb 62.00-64.50.
BULLS: Yield gnde 1 1300-2200 lb
6Z75-68.50, few 68.50-69.25, 10 heed
1345-2265 lb 70.00-73-50; Yield gnde 2
1050-1700 lb 59.00-63.00, few low dial
ing 57.00-59.00.
CALVES: Small supply vealen over
110 lb steady, high Good and low Choice
80-110 lb fully steady, although bulk of
supply continued to returned to farm;
slaughter calves steady.
VEALERS: Choice and Prime 140-415
lb 98.00-110.00; few high Good and low
Choice 175-325 lb 77.00-93.00. 80-110 lb
74.00- Standard and low Good
55-80 lb 65.00-75.00
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 300-590 lb 70.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 125.00-153.00, few
153.00- 157.00; small frame 80-115 lb
100.00- few 80-90 lb 80.00-100.00.
Bulk 90-120 lb Holstein heifers
145.00- few 187.00-203.00; small
frame 90-115 lb 110.00-140.00, few 70-90
lb 100.00-120.00.
CATTLE 219. STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 76.00-77.75,
CHOICE 73.00-75.50, SELECT
69.00- SELECT & CHOICE HOLS
TEINS 60.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 76.50, SELECT
72.50-74.00.
COWS: ■ BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 55.00-57.50, CUTTER &
BONING UTILITY 48.00-52.00, CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER 42.00-47.00,
SHELLS 40.00.
BULLOCKS: SELECT 64.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
58.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: 300-400 LBS.
75-804, 550-600 LBS. 74.50.
CALVES 175. CHOICE 98.00, GOOD
00.00, STANDARD & GOOD 80 LBS.
80.00,75 LBS. 77.50, HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 90 LBS. 145.00-155.00, #2 110 LBS.
130.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 130
LBS. 120.00.
SALE TUESDAYS
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
* GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.
3825 1016
3323 1425
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, PA
May 14, 1992
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