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A2-Lancaster Fi Lan Lan< Livestocl Lancaster, Pa. Monday, February 1, 1993 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday’s Auction 1098 105 146 845 246 Last Monday's Auction 836 96 361 810 292 Last Year’s Auction 821 59 103 862 247 CATTLE: SUughter steers 1.00-2,00 lower, with Ute sales mostly 2.00 lower, slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower, cows fully steady; bullocks fully steady; bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply included 57% slaugh ter steer, 15% slaughter heifers, 20% cows, and 8% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4" 1100-1425 lb 76.50-78.10; mixed Choice and Prime mostly ,3 1225-1375 lb 77.85-78.75; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lb 73.00-76.50, few 76.50-77.00. HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1200-1500 lb 64.75-67.75; High Choice and Prime 2-3 1450-1525 lb 68.00-69.00; Select 1-3 1100-1500 lb 58.00-64.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 975-1275 lb 73.00-76.75; few Choice 2 1025- 1275 lb 77.00-78.50; Select 2-3 925-1250 lb 69.00-73.00. COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer cial 2-3 50.00-53.00 53.00-54.00 Commer cial 3-4 44.00-49.00 Cutter & Boning Util ity 1-2 49.00-53.00 53.00-54.00 Canner and low Cutter 40.00-45.00 45.00-49.00. BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3 1175-1400 lb 68.50-71.75, couple 74.25; few Select 1-3 1050-1350 lb 64.75-68.25. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2100 lb 53.50-68.50, several 70.00-75.50; Yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb 58.75-63.50. CALVES: Small supply vealers firm to 5.00 higher; slaughter calves steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS: Few Choice 225-325 lb 95.00- couple 105.00-115.00; high Good and low Choice 170-300 lb 75.00- 80-110 lb 45.00-57.00; few Standard and low Good 65-85 lb 30.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 275-400 lb 75.00-90.00; Good 250-550 lb 50.00- 75.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb Holstein bulls 135.00-160.00, few 160.00- 185.00. HOGS: Barrows and gills SO lower, sows steady, instances 50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-250 lb 42.00-43.00. US 1 215-235 lb 43.50-44.50. US 1-3 210-250 lb 41.00-42.00. SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 32.50-34.50. BOARS: All Weights 30.00-31.00. SHEEP: Wooled lambs steady to 5.00 lower, slaughter ewes weak to mostly 5.00 lower. Supply included 65% wooled lambs, 10% new crop lambs, with balance slaughter ewes. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 80-105 : B&R CATTLE CO. \ * RD 1, Marietta, PA ; I 17547 ; ! Office Phone; ; : (717) 653-8164 • : Specializing In • • Stockers & : : Feeders • : JOHN BOWMAN : : Ph. (717} 653-5728 • : RON RANCK : : Ph. (717) 656-9849 •; HAT. STRAW & CORN A^^ SALE AjJIX Please Note New Sale Time! WxWM 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 Buyer* . Cadh or Certified Check Only Auction Paradise, Pa. Tuesday, February 2, 1993 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 601 692 4 0 Last Tuesday 688 769 6 0 Last Year 659 827 4 1 CATTLE ..USDA... Supply included 28% slaughter steers and 65% cows ... Compared with Monday’s market; si. steers uneven. Choice 2-3 1100/1425 lbs. firm to 1.00 higher, Select to average Choice 2-4 steady instances .50 lower, cows .50 to 1.00 lower; si. heifers, bullocks and bulls not fully tested. SL. STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1100/1425 lbs. 75.50- Choice 2-3 1100/1350 lbs. 78.75-80.25, 10 head 80.75-82.00, Select and Low Choice 2-3 1050/1425 lbs. 73.00- few 75.25-76.00. HOLS TEINS: Choice 2-3 1200/1770 lbs. 64.25-67.00, few High Choice and Prime 2-3 1300/1590 lbs. 67.60-69.00. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 bulk 48.50- high dressing 52.00-53.50; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 low dressing 46.00- bulk 48.50-50.75, high dress ing 51.00-54.50; Canner and Low Cutter low dressing 40.00-44.50, bulk 44.50- BULLS: couple Yield Grade No. 1 1475/1605 lbs. 62.25-63.25, couple No. 2 1550/2000 lbs. 58.00-60.25. CALVES-.Vealers not fully tested, few 60/110 lbs. firm to 5.00 higher. Supply included 596 in graded sale of which 96% sold to return to farm. VEALERS: few High Good and Low Choice 80/100 lbs. 55.00- Standard and Low Good 60/80 lbs. 33.00-46.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 25 head Holstein bulls 120/125 lbs. 176.00-180.00, 230 head 95/115 lbs. 187.00- and 65 head 80/90 lbs. 160.00- 105 head small frame 80/115 lbs. 157.00-170.00, and 20 head 80/85 lbs. 149.00. 55 head Holstein heifers 90/120 lbs. 191.00-212.00, and 30 head 80/85 lbs. 135.00-140.00, 10 head small frame 90/100 lbs. 160 00-163.00, and one lot 80/85 lbs. 117.00. SHEEP...No market test. GOAI'S...No market test lb 75.00-82.00, 60-80 lb 80.00-85.00; Good to low Choice 1-3 70-100 lb 70.00-75.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 2-3 50-70 lb 90.00-110.00. 30-50 lb 110.00-150.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 30.00- few 25.00-30.00; Yearlings and two-year olds 40.00-60.00. GOATS; All goats sold by the head. Large 60.00-100.00, around 25 head 100.00- Medium 45.00-55.00; Thin 35.00- Small, mainly kids, 35.00- few Thin 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 & Sellers Welcome ck Market Auctions Lancaster Livestock Auction Wednesday’s market report has been discontinued until further notice because of insubstantial receipts. CATTLE 306..PDA..Compared to last Tuesday's market: si. steers steady; si. heifers weak to 1.00 lower, cows weak. STEERS: Choice 1000/1515 lbs. 75.00- low yielding down to 72.00, Select 900/1280 lbs. 67.50-76.50, couple Standard 60.00. HOLSTEINS: one Choice 1240 lbs. 67.50, few Select 1120/1350 lbs. 65.00- couple high yielding 79.50, couple Standard 60.00-64.00. HEIFERS: one Choice and Prime 1120 lbs. 77.00, Choice 850/1395 lbs. 68.00-76.00, Select 865/1460 lbs. 62.00-67.00, one Standard 54.50. COWS: Breaking Utility and Com mercial 46.00-50.60, couple high yielding 55.25-56.00, Cutter and Bon. Utility 44.50-50.00, Canner and Low Cutter 39.00- Shells down to 35.00. BUL LOCKS: one Choice 1240 lbs. 74.00, cou ple Select 55.00-62.00. BULLS: two Yield No. 1 1875/2245 lbs. 62.00-63.75, few No. 2 1030/1445 lbs. 42.00-57.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: Few Large Frame No. 1 475/700 lbs. 82.00-85.00, Medium Frame No. 1 350/915 lbs. 55.00-82.00, couple to 93.00, few Large No. 2 Holsteins 600/1058 lbs. 61.00-62.00, couple Medium No. 2 670 lbs. 44.00. HEIFERS: Medium Frame No. 1 300/400 lbs. 73.00- 400/845 lbs. 61.00-83.00, few down to 45.00. BULLS; few Large Frame No. 1 720/1015 lbs. 70.00-73.00, Medium No. 1 265/950 lbs. 56.00 one to 115.00, few Medium No. 2 325/390 lbs. 81.00. CALVES 92... Holstein Bulls 5.00 high er. VEALERS: few Sundard and Good 90/130 lbs. 50.00-63.00, Utility 60/85 lbs. 20.00- RETURNED TO FARM; No. 1 Holstein bulls 85/120 lbs. 150.00- couple down to 135.00, few 120/130 lbs. 125.00-140.00, No. 2 75/115 lbs. 50.00-137.00. No. 1 Holstein heifers 80/115 lbs. 120.00-197.50, one to 206.00, few No 2 70/125 lbs. 55.00-64.00. Beef cross 90/120 lbs. bulls and heifers 100.00- HOGS 96...8arr0ws and gilts strong to .50 higher. BARROWSAND GILTS: US 1-2 230/260 lbs. 42.50-43.50,1-3 225/260 lbs. 41.25-42.25 few 2-3 270/290 lbs. 39.00- few 1-3 375/450 lbs. 36.00- SOWS: few US 1-3 375/450 lbs. 36.00-39.00. FEEDER PIGS 0....N0 market test. SHEEP 9—. One Choice 90 lbs. 65.00. Slaughter sheep: 12.00-30.00. GOATS 0....N0 market test. Mercer Livestock Auction Mercer, Pa. Tuesday, February % 1993 Report Supplied by PDA New Holland Livestock Auction Lancaster, Pa. Thursday, February 4, 1993 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 963 522 98 78 Last Thursday 993 523 202 212 Last Year 850 672 194 164 CATTLE; Slaughter steers fully steady, although Choice 2 not fully tested; slaugh ter heifers and bullocks scarce; cows 50-1.00 higher; bulls steady. Supply included 42% slaughter steers and 44% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1425 lb 76.00-78.35; mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1180-1325 lb 78.35-79.25; few Choice 2 1250-1425 lb 78.50- 79.75; Choice 3 to mostly 4 1125-1350 lb 73.75-75.75; Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 73.50-76.00; few Select 2-3 1100-1350 lb 67.50-70.00. HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1300-1750 lb 65.75-68.00; few High Choice and Prime 2- 3 1235-1600 lb 67.50-70.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few Choice 2-3 1060-1220 lb 74.25-76.10; Select 1-3 1300- 1350 lb 68.75-72.25. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commercial 2-3 49.00-52.00 52.50-54.25. Commercial 3-4 44.00-48.00. Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2 47.50-51.75 52.00- Canner and low Cutter 40.00- 45.00-49.00. BULLOCKS; Couple Select 1-3 1100-1350 lb 64.75-65.75; couple Choice 2-3 1100-1400 lb 69.00-70.50. BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300-1900 lb 62.75-66.75; Yield grade 2 1100-1400 lb 60.00- few low dressing 57.00- CALVES; Small supply vealers steady, although bulk of supply sold to return to farm. Demand good for Holstein bulls and heifers to return to farm. VEALERS: Few high Good and low Choice 195-335 lb 78.00-88.00, 80-110 lb 47.00- Standard and low Good 60-80 lb 30.00-45.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb Holstein Bulls 150.00-200.00, several 200.00- small frame 95-120 lb 120.00- 80-90 lb 90.00-125.00; few 90-120 lb Holstein Heifers 185.00-216.00; few small frame 85-110 lb 135.00-160.00. SHEEP: Slaughter lambs and slaughter ewes steady. Supply included 40% wooled lambs, 40% New Crop Lambs, with the balance slaughter ewes. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 75-100 lb 68.00-78.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 30-55 lb 110.00- twelve head 25-40 lb 140.00- 167.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 23.00- Yearlings and two-year olds 38.00- GOATS: All goats sold by the head; Large 65.00-90.00, few 102.00-147.00; Medium 48.00-6S.()0; Small, mainly kids, 30.00-45.00. Jersey Shore Livestock Market, Inc. Auction every Thursday at 4:00 pm. Jersey Shore, Pa. Report supplied by Auction Thursday, Feb. 4, 1993 RETURN TO FARM CALF 110.00-200.00. GOOD VEAL: 70.00-130.00 COMMON VEAL: 30.00-70.00. SELECT STEERS: 65.00-69.75. COMMON STEERS: 53.75-63.50. COMMERCIAL COWS: 48.00-55.00. CANNERS-CUTTERS: 43.00-52.00 SHELLS: 33.00-44.00. . 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. BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204 Lancaster County Weekly Lancaster, Pa. Friday, February 5, 1993 Cattle Calves This Week Lest Week Lest Year CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00-2.00 lower, slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower, cows closed mostly steady; bullocks fully steady; bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply included 41% slaughter steers, 7% slaugh ter heifers, 36% cows, S% bulls, with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1425 lb 76.00-78.35; mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1180-1375 lb 77.85-79.25; Choice 2-3 1100-1425 lb 78.50- 10 head 80.75-82.00; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lb 73.00- few Select 2-3 1100-1350 lb 67.50- HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1200-1770 lb 64.75-68.00; High Choice and Prime 2-3 1235-1600 lb 67.50-70.75; Select 1-3 1100-1500 lb 58.00-64.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 975-1275 lb 73.00-76.75; few Choice 2 1025- 1275 lb 77.00-78.50; Select 2-3 925-1250 lb 68.75-73.00. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commercial 2-3 49.00-52.00 52.50-54.25 Commercial 3-4 44.00-49.00 Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2 46.00-48.00 48.00- 51.75-54.50 Canner and low Cutter 40.00-45.00 45.00-49.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1400 lb 68.50- couple 74.25; few Select 1-3 1050-1350 lb 64.75-68.25. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2100 lb 62.75-68.50, reveral 70.00-75.50; Yield grade 21000-1400 lb 58.75-63.50, few low dressing 57.00-60.00 CALVES: Small supply calves sold as vealers steady; bulk of the supply sold to return to farm. VEALERS: Few Choice 225-325 lb 95.00- couple 105.00-115.00; high Good and low Choice 170-335 lb 75.00- 80-110 lb 45.00-57.00; Stan dard and low Good 60-80 lb 30.00-46.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 275-400 lb 75.00-90.00; Good 250-550 lb 60.00- 75.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb Holstein bulls 150.00-200.00, several late 200.00-208.00; small frame 90-120 lb 120.00- 80-90 lb 90.00-125.00. Few 90-120 lb Holstein heifers 185.00- 30 head 80-85 lb 135.00- small frame 90-110 lb 135.00- Isennock Auction New Park, PA Feb. 1, 1993 Report supplied by auction SLAUGHTER COWS: 54.00 & DOWN. FEEDER HEIFERS: HOSLTEINS 260-450 LBS. 69.00-75.00. HEIFER CALVES: 95-110 LBS. UP TO 185.00. FARM CALVES: 120-130 LBS. 167.00- 110-115 LBS. 155.00- 100-105 LBS. 160.00- 90-95 LBS. 122.00-165.00; 80-85 LBS. 100.00-135.00; WEAK AND ROUGH 67.00 AND DOWN. BOARS: 620 LBS. 26.00. SOWS: 465-600 LBS. 30.00-32.25. SHEEP: 140-160 LBS. 26.00-28.00. GOOD FEEDERS: 65.00-74.00. COMMON FEEDERS: 45.00-55.00. BULLS 55.00-61.00. GOOD HOGS: 42.00-42.25. LIGHT HOGS: 38.00-42.00. SALE TUESDAYS 7:30 P.M. CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS * GET CALVES IN EARLY OUR STATE GRADER STARTS AT 1:00 P.M. 2900 1318 2749 1388 2672 1558