A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 2, 1993 Lancaster Livestock Auction Lancaster, Pa. Monday, December 28, 1992 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday’s Auction 752 81 215 1223 822 Last Monday's Auction 140 946 467 751 97 Last Year's Aucuon 1002 88 103 1072 391 CATTLE: Slaughter steers fully steady; slaughter heifers steady; cows 1 00 lower; bullocks firm to 1.00 higher; bulls mostly 1 00 higher. Supply included 50% slaugh ter steers, 19% slaughter heifers, 23% cows, with the balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3 few 4 1050-1450 lb 76 50-79.00; few Choice 2 1150-1350 lb 78.50-79.50, cou ple 80.75-81.25, few High Choice and Prime 3-4 1450-1615 lb 77 25-80.00; Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 74.00- HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1150-1475 lb 65.00- High Choice and Prime 2-3 1150-1600 lb 67.75-69.25; few Select 1-3 1200-1400 lb 63.00-65.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3 925-1250 lb 71.75-77.00; few Choice 2 1100- 1250 lb 77.0a77.85; few Select 2-3 90ai250 lb 67.0a71.00. COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer cial 2-3 47.0a49.00 49.5a51.00 Commer cial 3-4 43.00-47.00 Cutter & Boning Util ity 1-2 45.00-46.00 46.00-49.00 49.00- Canner and low Cutter 41.0a42.00 42.0a45.50. BULLOCKS; Choice 2-3 1150-1400 lb 65.0a68.50, few 12.50-1$ 00, Select 1-3 1100-1350 lb 61.75-65.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2075 lb 63.00-67.00, few 69.75-74.25, couple 1665- 1990 lb 80.25-80.50; few Yield grade 2 1200-1500 lb 59.00-63.00. CALVES: Vealers not tested; slaughter calves steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and Choice 275-550 lb 65.00-75.00; few Choice 275-350 lb 75.00-85.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb Holstein bulls 120.00-150.00. HOGS: Barrows and gilts 25-50 higher; sows steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-245 lb 41.00-41.50. US 1 215-245 lb 42.00-43.00. US 1-3 210-255 lb 40.75-41 25 SOWS- US 1-3 300-650 lb 32 00-34.00. Medium 1-2 300-450 lb 29.50-31.50 BOARS: 300-650 lb 28.00-29 50. SHEEP: Wooled lambs mostly steady; slaughter ewes firm to 5 00 higher. Supply included 70% wooled lambs, 10% New Crop lambs, with the balance slaughter ewes. WOOLED LAMBS- Choice 2-3 70-110 lb 76 00-84.00 few 84 00-87.00, 60-80 lb 80 00-95 00. NEW CROP LAMBS- Choice 20-45 lb 130.00-150 00. few 150 00-180.00; 45-65 B&R CATTLE CO. d RD 1, Marietta, PA ii 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— nv 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 State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions Vintage Livestock Auction Tuesday, December 29, 1992 Report Supplied By USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 879 1022 3 0 Last Tuesday 636 909 4 1 Last Year 598 918 4 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS FULLY STEADY; SLAUGHTER HEIF ERS AND BULLS NOT FULLY TESTED: COWS STEADY, INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 20% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 71% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1100-1450 LB. 77.00-80.00; CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 110ai400 LB. 80.0a81.50, SIX HEAD 81.75-82.50; CHOICE 3-4 115ai450 LB. 74.0a77.00; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1075-1425 LB. 72.0a77.50. HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 2-3 135ai600 LB. 65.50-67.50; COUPLE HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 145ai535 LB. 68.0a70.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: COUPLE CHOICE 2-3 1075 LB. 73.10. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 47.00-51.00, HIGH DRESSING 51.0a52.00; COM MERCIAL 3-4, BULK 44.0a48.00; CUT TER & BONING UTILITY 1-2, LOW DRESSING 43.75-45.50, BULK 45.50-50.00, HIGH DRESSING 50.0a52.50; CANNER & LOW CUTTER, LOW DRESSING 40.00-42 00, BULK 42.0a45.75. BULLS: COUPLE YIELD GRADE 1 140a2080 LB. 60.75-64.75. COUPLE SELECT 3 1390-1405 LB. BULLOCKS 61.25-64.25. CALVES: VEALERS STEADY. SUPP LY INCLUDED 744 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 93% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: COUPLE HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 280-285 LB. 67.0a77.00, 8a 110 LB. 42.00-52.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 7a85 L?, 27.00-40.00, FEW 6aTO LB. 15.0a25.00. lb 100.00-125 00; 60-80 lb 85.00-95.00 SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 30.00- Yearlings and two-year olds 40.00- GOATS: All goats sold by the head. Large Billies 100.00-150.00, with around 25 head 150.00-208.00; Large Nannies 75.00- Medium 60.00-70.00; few Thin 50.00-60.00. Small, mainly kids, 35.00- few Thin 25.00-35.00. LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile East of Fredericksburg alohg Rt. 22 PHONE JONESTOWN 865-2881 Flea Market Auction every Tuesday at 12:30, Tools, Eggs, Produce, etc. Buyers & Sellers Welcome Wednesday’* market report has been discontinued until further notice because of insubstantial receipts. STOCK BULLS AND STEERS (20a500 LBS.) 75.0a82.00. STOCK HEIFERS 55.0a70.00. SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO CHOICE 73.0a77.75; MEDIUM TO GOOD 65.0a72.50; HEAVY CHOICE OVER 1450 LBS. 67.0a73.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS HEAVY 58.5a64.00; LIGHT 45.0a56.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO CHOICE 72.00-76.00; MEDIUM TO GOOD 65.0a71.50. BULLS HEAVY 54.00-66.10; LIGHT 46.0a54.00. COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING 47.00- UTILITY HOLSTEIN 44.5a50.00, CANNERS 41.00-47.00, COMMERCIAL TO GOOD 39.00-45.50, CULL COWS 40.00 AND DOWN. VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE 72.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD 50.0a70.00. 808 CALVES 40.00 AND DOWN. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES, RETURN TO FARM (9ai2o LBS.) 125.0ai64.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES, RETURN TO FARM (10ai20 LBS.) 120.0 a 198.00. BEEF X CALVES, RETURN TO FARM. UP TO 170.00. HOGS: TOP QUALITY 41.0a42.50, HEAVY 40.50-41.30, LIGHT 35.0a40.00. SOWS 28.0a33.00. MALE HOGS: 24.0a31.00. LAMBS: 66.0a75.00. SHEEP: 15.0a28.00. LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL GIVEN PER HUNDREDWEIGHTI RETURNED TO FARM: 285 HEAD 100-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 153.00- 60 HEAD 95-100 LB. 161.00- 50 HEAD 90-95 LB. 140.00- AND 30 HEAD 80-85 LB. 115.00- 80 HEAD SMALL FRAME 100-115 LB. 134.00-141.00, 75 HEAD 90-95 LB. 92.00-107.00, AND 60 HEAD 80-85 LB. 70.00-89.00; 40" HEAD 100-120 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 195.00- 25 HEAD 90-95 LB. 155.00, AND 40 HEAD 70-85 LB. 105.00- 45 HEAD SMALL FRAME 70-100 LB. 77.00-80.00. SHEEP: NO MARKET TEST. GOATS: NO MARKET TEST. / 24 hours a day (i ■!] 365 days a 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 jfi ktM JiflB MM MSK MH WH iiMK iWI iWfe 15 Holiday Schedule 1 | No Hog Sale Sat., Jan. 2 jj Next Feeder Cattle Sale ■ Friday. Jan. 8 - 11:00 A.M. LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. i!47 Lltit* Flke, Lancaster, m 17601 fer97M» Lancaster Livestock Auction Friend’s Stockyard Inc. Accident, Md. 21520 Dec. 21, 1992 Some markets , which missed last week*s deadline , are printed in this issue. Keister’s Middleburg Livestock Middleburg, Pa. Monday & Tuesday December 28-29, 1992 Report supplied by Auction CATTLE; 201. STEERS; 1.00-2.00 LOWER; COWS 1.00-1.50 LOWER. STEERS: CHOICE 1050-1450 LBS. 73.00- IND @ 79.75, SELECT 65.00- CHOICE HOLSTEINS 66.00- SELECT HOLSTEINS (FEW) 63.50-66.50. HEIFERS: CHOICE 69.50-77.00, IND. AT 78.75, FEW SELECT 66.00-67.50. IND. CHOICE HOLSTEINS AT 63.00. COWS: BR. UTILITY & COMMER CIAL 48.00-52.00, COUPLE TO 53.75; CUTTER & BONING UT. 47.50-51.50, COUPLE TO 53.00, CANNER & LOW CUTTER 41.50-46.75; SHELLS DOWN TO 36.00. BULLOCKS: COUPLE CHOICE @ 71.50. BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1 FEW 1370-2100 LBS. 58.00-63.00. FEEDER STEERS FEW M&L-l 400-600 LBS. 66.00-81.00. CATTLE HEIFERS; FEW Ml 350-565 LBS. 65.00-77.00. CALVES 186 VEALERS: FEW UTILI TY & LOW STANDARD 60-85 LBS. 45.00- FARM CALVES: NO. 1 HOL. BULLS 90-130 LBS. 130.00-182.00; NO. 2 HOL. BULLS 80-120 LBS. 65.00-115.00. HOL. HEIFERS NO. 1 85-120 LBS. 115.00- FEW DOWN TO 85.00, BEEF X BULL & HEIFERS 70-110 LBS. 110.00- HOGS: 286. BARROWS & GILTS #1 225-250 LBS. 42.00-44.25; US NO. 1-2 225-250 LBS. 40.00-42.00; US NO. 1-3 225-250 LBS. 39.00-40.00; US NO. 1-3 190-300 LBS. 35.00-38.75 FEW. FEEDER PIGS: 619. US NO. 1-3 20-35 LBS. 28.00-37.00; NO. 1-3 35-55 LBS. 35.00- SHEEP: 16, LAMBS (3 GOATS) FEW LARGE GOATS 88.00-110.00 HD.. FEW GOOD & CHOICE 90.00-125.00, 40,00-65.00, FEW EWES 21.00-23.00. Dewart Livestock Dewart, Pa. Monday, Dec. 28, 1992 Report Supplied by Auction HEIFERS: 55.00-64,00. GOOD COWS: 45.00-52.00. CANNERS AND CUTTERS: 38.00-45.00. BULLS: 55.00-60.00. VEAL: 90-190 LBS. 99.00-182.00; 70-90 LBS. 60.00-99.00. HOGS: 38.00-40.00. SOWS: 27.00-32.00. FEEDER PIGS: 25.00 HEAD. VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. 10:30 A.M. SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS, COWS, FEEDER CATTLE Selling Feeders Every Tuesday At Approx. 2 PM L. ROBERT FRAME, SR./ PRESIDENT GLENN S. FRAME, MGR. BLIS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204 some rot availa to the h Valley Stockyards Athens, Pa. Monday, Dec. 28, 1992 Report supplied by auction HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES GOOD 180.00. VEAL CALVES TO 88.00. VEALER BULL 125.00-175.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES 35.00-65.00. GRASSERS & FEEDERS 40.00-66.00. LAMBS SMALL 120.00-157.00; WOOL LAMBS TO 70.00. SHEEP 14.00-34.00. HOGS 36.00-41.00. SOWS TO 34.50. BOARS TO 25.00. PIGS BY THE POUND 15.00-31.50. HEIFERS 48.00-54.00. STEERS: MEDIUM HOLSTEIN TO 56.00. FEEDER STEERS TO 70.00. BULLS 48.00-54.50. GOOD COWS 46.00-48.50. COWS MEDIUM 40.00-44.00. COWS POOR OR SMALL 36.00 AND DOWN. HORSES TO 385.00. PONIES TO 215.00. GOATS TO 95.00. CATTLE AND CALF MARKETS UNSETTLED: CALF MARKET WAS STEADY: LAMB AND SHEEP MARK ET REAL GOOD. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. Dec. 19, 1992 Report supplied by auction STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 85.00- 500-700 LBS. 78.00-83.50; 700-1000 LBS. 71.00-78.00; HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 71.75-75.50. S-L&M&L-2; 500-700 LBS. 75.00- 700-1000 LBS. 64.00-71.50. FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS. 80.00- 500-700 LBS. 65.00-77.50; 700-800 LBS. 60.00-62.50. HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 71.50-79.00; 500-700 LBS. 68.00-75.00. S&M&L-2; 300-500 LBS. 65.00-71.00; 500-700 LBS. 63.00-68.00. BABY CALVES: BY THE HEAD 75.00-150.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS: 55.00-61.25. LAMBS: BLUE O HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 74.50; RED O CHOICE 67.50; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 73.00- SLAUGHTER EWES 23.50-36.50. HOGS: 28.00- SOWS 1-3: 29.00, SALE TUESDAYS 7:30 P.M. CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS * GET CALVES IN EARLY OUR STATE GRADER STARTS AT 1:00 P.M. US#l-3 250-400 LBS