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    Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, Sept. 7, 1992
Labor Day Market Not Reported
By USDA
Report Prepared By Millie Bunting
CATTLE: 824 HEAD, LAST WEEK
833, LAST YEAR 691. COMPARED TO
LAST THURSDAY, SLAUGHTER
STEERS MOSTLY STEADY; SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS $.50-1.00 HIGHER
(THAN LAST MONDAY): SLAUGH
TER COWS STEADY; BULLOCKS
NOT TESTED: BULLS STEADY TO
WEAK.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: 450 HEAD,
LAST WEEK 407, LAST YEAR 354.
CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4. 1090-1400 LB.
73-74.50, FEW 74.85-75.25, FEW
1445-1630 LB. 73-75.50; FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3, 1100-1350
LB. 74.85-76.75, COUPLE 77-77.75;
FEW CHOICE 3-4, 1300-1570 LB.
71.85-72.75; MIXED SELECT AND
CHOICE 1000-1400 LB. 68.75-72.75.
HOLSTEIN: CHOICE 1200-1575 LB.
64-66.75; FEW HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 67.25-70.00; SELECT 1100-1500
LB. 60-64.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; 166 HEAD,
LAST WEEK 97. LAST YEAR 90.
CHOICE 2-3,1000-1250 LB. 68.75-73.60,
COUPLE 74.00, 887-985 LB.
66 50-69.75; SELECT 930-1250 LB.
62.75-67.25.
COWS- 132 HEAD, LAST WEEK 212
HEAD, LAST YEAR 159. BREAK. UT.
& COMM. 2-3, 47.50-51.50, HIGH
DRESSING 51.75-52.75; COMM. 3-4,
44 50-49 00; CUTTER & BONING UT.
1-2, 47.50-50.50, HIGH DRESSING
51-52.50, FEW LOW DRESSING
45.50-47.00; CANNER & LOW CUTTER
44-47.75, LOW DRESSING 40.75-42.75.
BULLS; 77 HEAD, LAST WEEK 117,
LAST YEAR 88. YG 1, 1300-2260 LB.
62-67 00, FEW 67.50-69.00, 5 HEAD
70-74.50, YIELD GRADE 2, 1000-1730
LB 58-62 00, FEW LOW DRESSING
55-58.00. OXEN: COUPLE 867 LB.
BROWN SWISS 47.00, IND. 2335 LB
CIIAROLAIS 41 75.
BULLOCKS FEW CHOICE 2-3,
1100-1320 LB 66 75-69 25, SELECT
61 50-62 25.
CALVES 77 HEAD. TREND NOT
COMPARABLE VEALERS: GOOD
80-100 LB 50-80 00. SLAUGHTER
CALVES- FEW 250-500 LB. 70-85 00.
RETURN TO FARM; HOLSTEIN
BULLS: 90-120 LB. 80-130.00.
SHEEP: 810 HEAD. LAMBS; CHOICE
& PRIME 80-110 LB. 55-60.00; CHOICE
60-80 LB. 60-70 00, UNDER 60 LB.
70-90.00; GOOD 80-110 LB. 50-55 00,
60-80 LB. 55-60.00, UNDER 60 LB.
55-70 00. SLAUGHTER EWES; UTILI
TY & GOOD 25-40.00; YEARLINGS
AND TWO-YEAR OLDS 35-45.00.
GOATS: 516 HEAD. LARGE
75-100.00, FEW 60-75.00; MEDIUM
45-55.00, FEW 35-45.00; KIDS MOSTLY
25-30 00. FEW 10-25.00.
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 RANCK
Ph (717)656-9849
HAY, STRAW & CORN
—SALE— «R
Please Note New Sale Time!
Starting Jan. 3
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 Slots Buyars - Cash or Cartlfisd Chock Only
Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage
Livestock Auction
PARADISE, PA
September 8, 1992
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
LAST TUESDAY
LAST YEAR
801 1012 46 1
CATTLE .USDA . Supply included
37% slaughter steers and 58% cows
Compared with Monday’s market: Slaugh
ter steers mostly steady; si heifers not
tested; few sales bullocks and bulls steady;
cows steady, instances .50 lower; SL.
STEERS; Choice'2-4 1080/1425 lbs.
73 10-74 10, few 74 25-74 60, Choice and
Prime 2-3 1100/1425 lbs. 75.00-76.35,
couple 77 00-78 25, Choice 3-4 1200/1400
lbs 69 75-73.00, Select and Low Choice
2-3 1000/1425 lbs. 69 75-73 25.
110LSTEINS; Choice 2-3 1150/1460
lbs 64 50-66.85, couple High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1230/1380 lbs. 67.25-67.50,
Select 2-3 1200/1500 lbs. 59 75-63 00, few
Standard 1-2 1325/1425 lbs 53.75-56 00
COWS Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 bulk 47 50-51.00, high dressing
51 00-51 75, Commercial 3-4 bulk
45 00 48 00, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2
low dressing 45.00-46.75, bulk
47 00-50.00, high dressing 50.00-51 50,
Canner & Low Cutter low dressing
40 00-42.50. bulk 42 50-46 75
BULLOCKS Couple Select 2 900/1200
lbs 64 00-65 25.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1400/1930
lbs. 62 00-66.00, Yield Grade 2.
1000/2100 lbs. 57.00-61.00.
CALVES... Small supply vealers steady,
supply included 707 in graded sale of
which 92% sold to return to farm
VEALERS: Few Choice 255/370 lbs.
90 00, High Good and Low Choice
100/115 lbs. 55 00-60 00, 80/95 lbs
45 00 52 00, Standard and Low Good
60/75 lbs 20 00-44 00.
RETURNED TO FARM. Holstein
Bulls 25 head 120/125 lbs. 132 00, 205
head 100/115 lbs 137 00-15000, and 45
head 95 lbs 134 00-135 00. 75 head small
frame 100/115 lbs 115 00.120 head 90/95
lbs 103 00-107 00, and 100 head 80/85
lbs 70 00-92.00 55 head Holstein Heifers
80/120 lbs, 190 00-200 00, 10 head small
frame 90/105 lbs 167 00-172 00, and 25
head 70/85 lbs 55 00-80 00.
SHEEP .Few Good and Choice 1-3
50/80 lbs spring lambs 45 00-60 00
GOATS.. No market lest.
HOGS' 379 HEAD. NOT ENOUGH
“STRAIGHT HOGS" TO QUOTE
PRICES. A FEW 80-120 LB. BARROWS
AND GILTS 37-40.00. SOWS: 30-32.00.
BOARS. 28-29.50.
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, Eg(s, Produce,
etc.
Buyers & Sellers
Welcome
New Holland
ome markets Liv “l“'L r A P “ clion
not available due
to the holiday Toda ; 1345 752 305 348
, , , -i i-i i-~ i- f Last Thursday
698 984 16 0
690 979 9 1
Wednesday’s market report has been
discontinued until further notice because
of insubstantial receipts.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: ACTIVE!
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
70.00-71.50.
SLAUGHTER HOLSTEIN STEERS:
SELECT AND CHOICE 62.25-64.00,
STANDARD 55.00-59.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 900-1050
LBS. 59.50-64.50, HOLSTEINS TO 59.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: STRONG
DEMAND! BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 48.25-51.25, CUTTER
AND BONING UTILITY 47.50-50.25;
CANNER AND LOW CUTTER
44.00-47.25, BIG MIDDLE 43.00-47.50;
SHELLY 42.00 AND DOWN.
SLAUGHTER FAT BULLS;
56.50-59.50.
FEEDER STEERS: ALL WEIGHTS.
MEDIUM #1 89.00-99.00, MEDIUM
AND LARGE #2 66.00-83.00, HOLS
TEINS 62.00-78.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: 400-750 LBS.
MEDIUM #1 71.00-80.00, MEDIUM
AND LARGE #2 60.00-67.00.
FEEDER BULLS: ALL WEIGHTS.
MEDIUM #1 89.00-93.00; LARGE #1
70.50-79.00.
VEAL CALVES- ACTIVE. CHOICE
90.00- GOOD 77.00-89.00, STAN
DARD 55.00-75.00.
FARM BULLS; MOSTLY
135.00-
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS
US#l-3 210-160 LBS. 40 50-41.50, #2&4
210-179 LBS. 38.00-40 00
SOWS: OVER 400 LBS. 33.00-33.50,
UNDER 450 LBS. 32.50-33.50; #2&4
ALL WEIGHTS 25.75-31.75.
BOARS: OVER 350 LBS. 27.00-28.00,
UNDER 325 LBS. TO 31.50.
FEEDER PIGS; BY THE HEAD. 15-25
LBS. 19.00-20.00, 30-35 LBS.
24.00-
SHEEP: EWES 33.00-38.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE 60-100 LBS.
57.00- GOOD 75-110 LBS.
51.00- MEDIUM AND FEEDERS,
ALL WEIGHTS 40.00-50.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE.
NONE OFFERED; SM/MED/KIDS
25.00-50.00.
PRODUCE, RABBITS POULTRY
AND EGG SALE EVERY TOES. 4:30
P.M., LIVESTOCK 7 P.M.
SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE SALE
TOES., SEPT. 29, 8 P.M.
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. Sept. 18 - 11:00 A.M.
UNCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Litltz Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601
IncOrpcrateMit tBW'Semn{T»*CoWn^
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1992
n 24 hours a day
365 days a year
(717) 394-2611
871 683 264 287
Last Year
1111 855 154 182
CATTLE. Slaughter steers steady;
slaughter heifers scarce; cows weak to 1.00
lower, bullocks and bulls steady. Supply
included 47% slaughter steers and 32%
cows, 16% feeders, with the balance
slaughter heifers and bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4
1050-1425 lb 73 00-75 00, mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1400 lb 74.75-75 50.
few Choice 4 1100-1450 lb 70 00-73.00;
Select and low Choice 2-3 2-3 1100-1480
lb 69 75-72 75; several 950-1250 lb return
ing to feed at 71.00-73 75; Select 2-3
1000-1275 lb 67.00-70 00
HOLSTEINS. Choice 2-3 1250-1620 lb
63.50-65.75; few High Choice and Prime
2- 3 1275-1570 lb 66.00-69 00; Select 1-3
1150-1450 lb 58.85-62.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 47.00-50 50 50.50-52 00.
Commercial 3-4 44.00-48 00. Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-2 44.50-47.00
47.00- 50.00-52 25. Canner and low
Culler 40,00-42.00 42.00-47.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb
63.00- 25, few 65.25-67.75; Select 1-3
1000-1300 lb 62.00-63.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900 lb
61.00- couple 65.75-67.50; Yield
grade 2 1150-1550 lb 58.75-61.00, few low
dressing 54.50-58.50.
FEEDERS; Large #2 Holsteins 530-700
lb 67.50-70.00, couple lois 790-870 lb
66 75-67 00, couple lots 960-980 lb
63.00- 25, and couple lots 1190-1220 lb
60 25.
CALVES. Small supply vealers steady
Demand good for Holstein bulls and heif
ers to return to farm
VEALERS- Choice 215-410 lb
86.00- 00, individual 245 lb 106 00,
high Good and low Choice 240-350 lb
68 00-86 00. few 100-115 lb 52 00-60 00,
70-95 lb 40 00-50 00, Standard and low
Good 55-80 lb 25.00-42 00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 100-125
lb Holstein Bulls 130.00-145.00, few
145.00- 149.00, 80-95 lb 115 00-135 00,
smaU frame 90-115 lb 90 00-130 00,70-85
lb 60,00-90 00, bulk 90-120 lb Holstein
Heifers 170 00-200.00, few 200.00-
210.00; small frame 90-115 lb
140 00-165.00, 70-85 lb 90.00-130.00.
SHEEP; Slaughter lambs fully steady.
Slaughter ewes steady. Supply included
65% spring lambs and 35% slaughter ewes.
SPRING LAMBS • Choice 2-3 70-100 lb
55 00-65.00, 55-65 lb 64.00-81.00, couple
25-35 lb 83.00-95.00; few Good and
Choice 80-110 lb 49 00-53 00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
22 00-35 00, Yearlings and two-year olds
32 00-47 00,
GOATS; All goats sold by the head;
Large 65.00-82 00, few 82.00-89.00,
Medium 38 00-55 00, few 55 00-60 00;
Small, mainly kids, 21 00-36 00, few thin
15 00-20 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.
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE' Slaughter steers mostly
steady; slaughter heifers not fully tested
after Monday; cows weak to mostly 1 00
lower; bullocks and bulls steady late
Supply included 42% slaughter steers, 6%
slaughter heifers, 30% cows, and S% bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS. Choice 2-4
1060-1425 lb 73.00-75 00; mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 1100-1425 lb 74.75-75 50.
few' Choice and Prime 2-3 1100-1375 lb
75 50-76 35, couple 77.00-78.25; Choice
3-4 1100-1450 lb 69.75-73.00, Select and
low Choice 2-3 1000-1480 lb 69 75-73 25,
Select 2-3 1000-1275 lb 67.00- 70 00
HOLSTEINS Choice 2-3 1150-1620 lb
63.50-66.85, few High Choice and Prime
2- 3 1230-1580 lb 66 00-69 00, Select 1-3
1100-1500 lb 58.85-63 00, few Standard
1-2 1325-1425 lb 53.75-56.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 47.00-50 50 50 50-52.00
Commercial 3-4 44 00-48.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-2 44.50-47.00
47.00- 50.00-52 25 Canner and low
Cutter 40.00-42 00 42 00-47.00
BULLOCKS. Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb
63.00- few 65.25-67.75; Select 1-3
1000-1300 lb 62.0a63.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900 lb
61.00-66.00, couple 66 00-67.50; Yield
grade 2 1000-2100 lb 57.00-61.00, few low
dressing 54 75-57 00.
CALVES. Small supply vcalers steady
Demand good for Holstein bulls and heif
ers to return to farm.
VEALERS Choice 215-410 lb
86 00-99 00, high Good and low Choice
240-350 lb 68 00-86 00, 100-115 lb
52 00-60 00, 70-95 lb 40 00-52 00, Stan
dard and low Good 55-80 lb 20 00-44 00
RETURNED TO FARM, Bulk 100-125
lb Holstein bulls 130 00-150 00, 80-95 lb
115 00-135 00, small frame 90-115 lb
90 00-130 00, 70-85 lb 60 00-90 00 Bulk
90-120 lb Holstein heifers 170 00-200 00,
few 200.00-210 00, small frame 90-115 lb
140.00-172.00, 70-85 lb 90 10-13000, 25
head 5500-80.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hacketlstown, NJ
Tuesday, Sept. 8, 1992
Report supplied by auction
CALVES .32-1.83/4 .
COWS .35-55.
EASY COWS .34V4 -.43% .
HEIFERS .3514 -.64V..
BULLS .42V4-.65V4 .
STEERS .4S-.78.
HOGS .30-.41.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 26.00-31.00.
BOARS .24V4 -.30.
SOWS: .28-.30.
SHEEP .22 .46.
LAMBS EACH 20.00-63.00
LAMBS PER LB. .33-.80.
GOATS EACH 25.00-122.50.
KIDS EACH 15.00-61.00.
HIDES EACH 3.00.
TOTAL 1233.
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, Pa.
Friday, September 11, 1992
Cattle Calves
3200 1760
2706 1766
3124 1964