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Lancaster Livestock
Lancaster, PA
Monday, May 25, 1992
Report Supplied By Millie Bunting
Due To Monday Holiday
CATTLE: 929 HEAD. LAST WEEK
1426, LAST YEAR 909. COMPARED TO
LAST THURSDAY, SLAUGHTER
STEERS $.50 TO MOSTLY $l.OO HIGH
ER. SOME SALES TO AS MUCH AS
$lOO HIGHER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
MOSTLY STEADY WITH A WEEK
AGO; SLAUGHTER COWS $.50-1.00
HIGHER; BULLOCKS NOT TESTED;
BULLS MOSTLY STEADY. THE
QUALITY OF THE STEER OFFERINGS
WAS OUTSTANDING WITH THE
MAJORirV CHOICE 2-3.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; 660 HEAD.
LAST WEEK Ml, LAST YEAR 692.
CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4, 930 1450 LB.
73-75.10; HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 2-3,
1100-1410 LB. 74.50-76.25, SEVERAL
HEAD 76.25-78.75, INDIVIDUAL
CHOICE 2, 1035 LB. CHAROLAIS
80.00; FEW CHOICE 3-4,1100-1620 LB.
70-73.00; SMALL SUPPLY OF SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 990-1445 LB.
69.25-73.25; FEW SELECT 67-68.75.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE & PRIME
1100-1510 LB. 68-70.00; CHOICE
1100-1680 LB. 65.25-68.50; SELECT
1200-1615 LB. 62-65.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; 115 HEAD.
LAST WEEK 225, LAST YEAR 76.
CHOICE 2-4, 950-1260 LB. 68.75-72.75;
SEVERAL CHOICE & PRIME 2-3,
72.74-74.25; FEW CHOICE AND PRIME
3-4, 840-1160 LB. 66.50-68.60; FEW
SELECT 840-1405 LB. 6175-68.50.
COWS: 86 HEAD. LAST WEEK 221
HEAD, LAST YEAR 89. BREAK. UT. &
COMM. 2-3,49.50-52.75, HIGH DRESS
ING 53-54.00; COMM. 3-4, 42-48.00;
CUTTER & BONING UT. 1-2,
48.50- HIGH DRESSING
52.50- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
46.50-
BULLS: 68 HEAD. LAST WEEK 139,
LAST YEAR 52. YG 1. 1300-1980 LB.
63.75-68.75, NINE HEAD 1225-1990 LB.
70-74.25, ONE 2225 LB. 68.75;
1175-2035 LB. 59.25-62.50, LOW
DRESSING 57-58.50.
Winchester, Va.
Horse Sale
Report Supplied by Auction
May 22, 1992
79 HEAD.
RIDING HORSES: AVERAGE TO
GOOD QUALITY 4-12 YEARS.
950-1150 LBS. 570.00-840.00; 800-900
LBS. 480.00-600.00; BETTER QUAL
ITY, 5-9 YEAR OLDS MOSTLY REGIS
TERED 950-1100 LBS. 800.00-1185.00.
LOOSE HORSES (SLAUGHTER):
AVERAGE TO GOOD FLESH 950-1150
LBS. 525.00-760.00; 800-900 LBS.
375.00-470.00; 1175-1250 LBS. FEW
792 50-820.00.
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 ftfL
Please Note New Sale Timel IBWSf 1
Starting Jan. 3 SmMw
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 of StateSuyers ■ Cash or Certified Check Only
Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tueaday, May 26, 1992
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE 914. (SUPPLY INCLUDED
62% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 33%
COWS)... COMPARED WITH MON
DAY’S MARKET: SLAUGHTER
STEERS 1.00 TO 1.25 HIGHER; HEIF
ERS SMALL SUPPLY FULLY
STEADY: COWS MOSTLY STEADY;
BULLOCKS AND BULLS STEADY.
INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER ON YIELD
GRADE 1 BULLS; CHOICE 2-4
1065/1485 LBS. SL. STEERS
72.85-75.50, MAINLY 73.50-75.00. MIX
ED CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4,
1225/1300 LBS. 75.25-76.00, CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 1075/1375 LBS.
75.75-78.00, FEW 78.00-78.75, WITH
THREE HEAD 79.50-80.75, COUPLE
LOTS HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME
MOSTLY 4 1245/1345 LBS. 73.75-74.25,
CHOICE 3 TO MOSTLY 4 1150/1425
LBS. 69.50-73.10, SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1050/1375 LBS.
69.50- FEW 72.50-73.75, SELECT
2-3 1050/1325 LBS. 65.50-70.00.
CHOICE 2-3 1300/1550 LBS. HOLS
TEINS 65.25-68.25. COUPLE LOTS
SELECT 1-3 1200/1250 LBS.
62.00- FEW CHOICE 4 HEIFERS
1000/1100 LBS. 64.75-67.00. BREAK
ING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3
BULK 48.50-52.00, HIGH DRESSING
52.00- COMMERCIAL 3-4 BULK
46.50- CUTTER & BONING UTIL
ITY 1-2 LOW DRESSING 46.00-47.75,
BULK 47.75-52.25, HIGH DRESSING
52.50- CANNER & LOW CUTTER
LOW DRESSING 42.00-45.00, BULK
45.00- CHOICE 2-3 BULLOCKS
1175/1400 LBS. 67.00-68.00, ONE LOT
SELECT 2-3 1240 LBS. 65.60. YIELD
GRADE 1. 1250/1950 LBS. SL. BULLS
62.25-66.25, NO. 2 1200/1500 LBS.
59.00- FEW LOW DRESSING
57.00-
CALVES: 723...(SUPPLY INCLUDED
608 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 89%
SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM)...
VEALERS STEADY: ONE CHOICE 200
LBS. VEALER 98.00, HIGH GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE 250/350 LBS.
75.00- 70/100 LBS. 77.00-87.00,
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60/75
LBS. 69.00-71.00, ONE LOT 55 LBS.
50.00. FARM CALVES: 115 HEAD
110/125 LBS. HOL. BULLS
127.00- 110 HEAD 100/105 LBS.
133.00- AND 100 HEAD 80/95
LBS. 140.00-145.00, 20 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 100/115 LBS. 110.00-117.00,40
HEAD 100/105 LBS. 120.00-125.00,
AND 60 HEAD 80/95 LBS.
125.00- 20 HEAD HOL. HEIFERS
10Q/115 LBS. 192.00-201.00. 40 HEAD
80/95 LBS. 152.00-155.00 AND 10
HEAD 70/75 LBS. 85.00, 30 HEAD
SMALL FRAME 80/115 LBS.
137.00- SEVERAL 80/115 LBS.
BLACK BULLS 125.00-185.00 AND
FEW 75/115 LBS. BLACK HEIFERS
110.00-
SHEEP 1... NO MARKET TEST.
GOATS 3... NO MARKET TEST.
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. Egg*. Produce,
etc.
Buyers & Sellers
Welcome
Wednceday'i market report baa been
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubstantial receipts.
DAIRY COW RECEIPTS 43; HEIFERS
69; BULLS IS.
FROM PENNSYLVANIA, FRESH
725.00-
PENNSYLVANIA FRESH
875.00-
FROM WISCONSIN FRESH
1275.00-
FROM OHIO, SPRINGERS
1125.00-1500.00, FRESH7OO.OO-1350.00.
LOCALLY CONSIGNED COWS
SOLD FRESH 675.00-1325.00, BETTER
1500.00-
SPRINGING HEIFERS
860.00-
PUREBRED HEIFERS
1300.00-
SHORTBRBD HEIFERS
835.00-
OPEN BREEDING-AGE HEIFERS
560.00-
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
34a00-siaoo.
VACCINATED HEIFERS BRING A
PREMIUM.
BULLS SOLD 460.00-750.00.
CATTLE 135... PDA ...Compared with
last Tuesday*! Market; Choice Holsteins
68.00- one Prime 72,75, few Select
64.00- Breaking Utility and Com
mercial si. cows 49.00-53.25, couple
57.50; Cutter and Boning Utility
50.00- couple 55.75; Canner & Low
Cutter 44.75-48.50. Shells down to 42.00.
Few Standard and Select bullocks
61.00- Bulls: one Yield Grade No. 2,
1700 lbs. 57.75.
CALVES ISO...Standard and Good
70/95 lbs. si. calves 78.00-85.00, Utility
60/90 lbs. 65.00-75.00. No. 1 Hoi. Bulls
90/130 lbs. 115.00-135.00, No. 2, 80/120
lbs. 85.00-117.00. Few No. 1 Hoi. Heifers
80/115 lbs. 120.00-192.00, one 165 lbs.
97.00. Few Beef cross 75/100 lbs. bulls
and heifers 100.00-120.00.
HOGS 49...C0up1e lots US 1-3 225/250
lbs. 43.75-44.25. Sows; few US 1-3
425/565 lbs. 36.50-37.50. Couple Boars
28.75-29.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 market test.
SHEEP 0...N0 market test.
GOATS 2..N0 market test
®)pen 24 hours a day
365 daysa year
(717) 394-2611
MONDAY
9:00 A.M. - Slaughter Bulls, Heifers,
Steers, Cows
10:00 A.M. - Goats, Veal Calves,
Lambs
12:00 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, June 5 - 11:00 A.M.
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Lancaster Livestock
Auction -
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, May 27, 1992
Report supplied by auction
Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May 26, 1992
Report Supplied by PDA
New Holland Livestock
May 28,1992
Cattle Calves Sheep Goau
Today 889 428 116 67
Last Thursday
837 520 258 304
La»t Year
1435 622 283 168
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00-I.SO
lower, slaughter heifers scarce; cows weak
to 1.00 lower, small supply bulls steady.
Supply included 67% slaughter steers and
25% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1100-1460 lb 71.50-74.25, mainly
72.00- mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1250-1400 lb 74.25-75.10, couple
75.25-7S.SO; couple Choice 2 1225-1350
lb 77.00-78.00; Choice 3-4 1150-1475 lb
68.50- 71.50; Select and low Choice 2-3
1050-1500 lb 69.25-72.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1220-1575 lb
64.00- few High Choice and Prime
2- 3 1250-1670 lb 66.25-66.50; few Select
1-3 1080-1500 lb 60.50-63.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Couple
Choice 2 1050-1070 lb 73.25-73.75; few
Choice 2-3 1050-13001b68.75-70.00; few
Select 1-3 1080-1500 lb 60.50-63.50.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 48.50-50.75 51.00-54.00. Com
mercial 3-4 46.00-48.50. Cutter and Bon
ing Utility 1-2 46.00-47.00 47.00-51.50
51.50-53.25, couple 54.00-55.00. Canner
and low Cutter 42.00-44.50 44.50^7.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-1800 lb
62.25-64.75, individual 2075 1b61.50; few
low dressing Yield grade 2 1050-1400 lb
55.00-60.00.
CALVES; Vealers not fully tested, only
about 10 head over 140 lb sold for daugh
ter, with weights under 125 lb told mainly
to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 220-230 lb
100.00- 108.00, couple high Good and low
Choice 250-290 lb 80.00-93.00, 80-110 lb
74.00- couple 80.00-84.00; few
Standard and low Good 60-85 lb
62.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-120
lb Holstein Bulls 120.00-137.00, few
137.00- 140.00; small frame 90-115 lb
95.00- few 80-90 lb 85.00-100.00;
bulk 90-120 lb Holstein Heifers
135.00- few 185.00-197.00; small
frame 80- 115 lb 85.00-125.00.
SHEEP; Slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes steady. Supply included 75% Spring
lambs with the balance slaughter ewes.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 40-90 lb
74.00- few 30-65 lb 88.00-103.00;
couple High Choice and Prime 90-100 lb
84.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility and Good
21.00- Yearlings and two year old
35.00-
GOATS; All goats sold by the head.
Large 62.00-76.00, couple Billies 92.00-
112.00; Medium 45.00-60.00; Small,
mainly kids, 22.00-44.00.
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
May 29, 1992
CATTLE CALVES
3000 1200
3404 1313
3407 1333
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Weekly does not include
Monday's prices, market not reponed
because of holiday. Slaughter steers closed
weak to 50 lower, daughter heifers not
fully tested; cows weak to 1.00 lower; bul
locks not tested; bulls firm, instances 1.00
higher on Yield grade 1. Supply included
61% slaughter steers, 5% slaughter heif
ers, 20% cows, 4% bulls, with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1065-1485 lb 71.50-7S.SO, mainly
72.00- mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1250-1400 lb 74.25-75.50, few early
75.50- few Choice and Prime 2-3
mainly early 1075-1375 lb 75.50-78.00;
Choice 3 to mostly 4 1150-1475 lb
68.50- Select and low Choice 2-3
1050-1500 lb 69.25-72.50; Select 2-3
1050-1325 lb 65.50-70.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1220-1575 lb
64.00- few High Choice and Prime
2- 3 1250-1670 lb 66.25-68.25; Select 1-3
1080-1500 lb 60.5044.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Couple
Choice 2 1050-1070 lb 73.25-73.75; few
Choice 2-3 10SO-1300 lb 68.75-70.00;
Select 1-3 1080-1300 lb 60.50-63.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 48.50-SI.SO SI.SO-S4.SO
Commercial 3-4 46.00-49.00 Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-2 46.00-47.00
47.00- 52.00-55.00 Canner and low
Cutter 42.00-44.50 44.50-48.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 117 S-1400 lb
67.00- one lot Select 2-3 1240 lb
65.60.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-1950 lb
62.25-66.25; Yield grade 2 1200-1500 lb
59.00- few low drening
57.00-
CALVES: Small supply vealen tteady,
although bulk of supply told to return to
farm.
VBALERS: Couple Choice 200-230 lb
98.00- few high Good and low
Choice 250-350 lb 75.00-93.00,70-110 lb
77.00- few 82.00-87.00; Standard
and low Good 60-85 lb 62.00-75.00, one
lot SS lb SO.OO.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 80-120
lb Holitein built 120.00-145.00; tmall
frame 80-115 lb 95.00-136.00, few 80-90
lb BS.OO-100.00. Bulk 90-120 lb Holstein
heifen 135.00-175.00. few 185.00-201.00;
tmall frame 80-115 lb BS.OO-125.00,
around 30 head 137.00-147.00.
In last week’s issue of Lancaster
Farming, the parents of Keith Zim
merman should have been listed as
David and Alma Zimmerman of
Lititz. Zimmerman was a recipient
of a $l,OOO scholarship from the
Farm and Home Foundation,
which he will apply toward his
major in prc-veterinary medicine
at Eastern Mennonite College,
Virginia. Currently, Zimmerman
is a senior at Ephrata High School,
where he is chapter president of the
Cloister FFA. He also serves as
secretary of the county FFA, In his
four-year involvement in FFA,
Zimmerman has earned Green
hand, Chapter, and Keystone
degrees. Zimmerman is president
of the Hammer Creek Mennonite
Church Youth Group.
SALE TUESDAYS
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
* GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.
Correction