Farming, Saturday, February 20, 1993 Lancaster Livestock Auction * Lancaster, Pa. '> Monday, February 15, 1993 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats Monday's Auction 1016 96 300 757 452 Last Monday’s Auction 918 83 Last Year’s Auction 1157 71 181 526 476 180 1194 331 CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50-75 high er; slaughter heifers 1.00-1.50 higher; cows steady; bullocks fully steady; bulls steady, although yield grade 1 scarce. Supply included 59% slaughter steers, 13% slaughter heifers, 19% cows, with the balance bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-14501b78 60-81.00; few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1180-1425 lb 80.75-82.00, couple 82.25-83.75; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lb 74 00-78.00. HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1280-1525 lb 66.00- 25; High Choice and Prime 2-3 1400-1550 lb 69.00-72.75; Select 1-3 1130-1460 lb 62.25-66.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 975-1300 lb 74 00-77.75; few Choice 2 1075- 1300 lb 77.50-79.00; Select 2-3 950-1200 lb 68 00-74.75. COWS; LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer cial 2-3 49.50-53.00 53.00-55.00 Commer cial 3-4 45.00-49.00 Cutter & Boning Util ity 1-2 48.00-50.00 50.00-54.00 54.00- Canner and low Cutter 44.00- 46.00-50.50. BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3 1200-1375 lb 67.50-71.25; few Select 2-3 1050-1300 lb 61.75-66.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000 lb 62.00- few 69.75-73.00, couple 1835- 1990 lb 78.75-79.75; Yield grade 2 1150-1600 lb 58.25-62.00, few low dress ing 55.75-58.00. CALVES: Vealers fully steady; slaugh ter calves steady to 5.00 lower. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VEALERS; Few Choice 225-325 lb 95.00- high Good and low Choice 170- 300 lb 75.00-95.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 275-400 lb 70.00-85.00; Good 250-550 lb 60.00- 75.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb Holstein bulls 140.00-165.00. HOGS: Barrows and gilts steady; sows 1.00- SO higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-250 lb 44.75-45.50. US 1 215-235 lb 45.50-46.50. US 1-3 210-255 lb 44.00- SOWS: US 1-3 300-625 lb 34.00-36.50. BOARS: All Weights 30.00-32.00. SHEEP; Slaughter lambs steady; slaughter ewes mostly steady. Supply included 60% wooled lambs, 15% new crop lambs, with balance slaughter ewes. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 80-105 lb 75 00-85 00, 60-80 lb 80 00-90.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 2-3 30-50 : B&R CATTLE CO. | I RD 1, Marietta, PA • j 17547 | I Office Phone: • ■ (717) 653-8164 J : Specializing in • : Stockers & : Feeders : JOHN BOWMAN : Ph. (717) 653-5728 : RON RANCK : Ph. (717) 656-9849 4 HAY. STRAW & CORN a SALE fjJK Please Note New Sale Time! J Starting Jan. 3 Ww# Sale Starts 10 AM Every Friday At 10 AM GREEN DRAGON MARKET i 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 r Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions Vintage Livestock Auction Tuesday, February 16, 1993 Report Supplied By USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 419 637 0 0 Last Tuesday 708 792 8 3 Last Year 729 898 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS FULLY STEADY; COWS STEADY; OTHER CLASSES NOT FULLY TESTED. SUPPLY INCLUDED 43% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 53% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1100-1450 LB. 79.00-60.75, FEW 80.75- CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1150-1425 LB. 81.50-82.50, 10 HEAD 82.75- FEW CHOICE 3-4 1150-1350 LB. 74.00-77.60; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1425 LB. 76 00-77.75, FEW 77.75-79.25. HOLSTEINS- CHOICE 2-3 1250-1500 LB 85.75-89 00; FEW HIGH CHOICER AND PRIME 2-3 1370-1600 LB. 70.00- SELECT 1-3 1080-1375 IN 64 00-65.75. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 40.25-53.00, HIGH DRESSING 53.00-54.50; COM MERCIAL 3-4, BULK 45.75-49.00; CUT TER & BONING UTILITY 1-2, LOW DRESSING 47.75-50.00, BULK 50.00- HIGH DRESSING 53.50-54.50; CANNER & LOW CUTTER, LOW DRESSING 44.00-46.00, BULK 46.00- BULLS: COUPLE YIELD GRADE 1-2 1335-1685 LB. 58.75-62.50. CALVES: FEW 80-100 LB. STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 522 IN GRADED SALE OF WHICH 96% SOLD TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: FEW HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 85-100 LB. 52.00-60.00; FEW STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-75 LB. 24.00-50.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 20 HEAD 120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 165.00, 185 HEAD 95-115 LB. 174.00-191.00 AND 60 HEAD 80-90 LB. 158.00-172.00, 20 HEAD SMALL 110-115 LB. 120.00, 100 HEAD 90-105 LB. 127.00-140.00, AND 20 HEAD 80-85 LB. 120.00; 15 HEAD 100-110 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIF ERS 210.Q0-218.00, 25 HEAD 90-95 LB. 229.00- AND 25 HEAD 80-85 LB. 167.00- 10 HEAD SMALL FRAME 80-90 LB. 135.00-147.00. SHEEP: NO MARKET TEST. GOATS: NO MARKET TEST. lb 100.00-140.00, few 50-80 lb 90.00- 110.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility end Good 30.00-45.00; Yearlings and two-year olds 40 00-60.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head. Large 60.00-100.00, few 100.00-125.00; Thin 60.00-75.00. Medium 50.00-60.00; Thin 45.00-50.00. Small, mainly kids, 30.00-40.00; Thin 20.00-30.00. LEBANON i 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 Lancaster Livestock Auction Wednesday’s market report has been discontinued until further notice because of Insubstantial receipts. Oklahoma City Feeder Cattle Oklahoma City, Okla. Wednesday, February 17, 1993 ••ATTN: DODGE CITY** OKLAHOMA NATIONAL STOCK YARDS X WEEKLY CATTLE SUM MARY: Compared to last week; Stocker steers and steer calves under 6SO lbs. steady; feeder steers over 650 lbs. $1.50-$2.00 lower. AU heifers 52.00-53.00 lower. This a definite stoim market with trucking to north impossible and trucking difficult to west. Demand good for Stocker steers, light to moderate for all others. Quality of supply average thru attractive. Flesh widely varied from thin thru mod erately fleshy with feeder cattle flesh a bit less desirable than last week. Weigh-ups gaunt to average. Demand for Brahma cross cattle has improved during past few weeks. These cattle were receiving normal to severe discounts due to winter season. Generally discounts are not lifted til mid March. Slaughter cows 52.00-53.00 high er. Demand very good for light run of cows. Slaughter bulls scarce. Receipts this week 4,500; last week 6,390; last year 12,945. Supply consisted of 70 percent feeders over 600 lbs.; 26 percent calves under 600 lbs.; 4 percent cows and bulls. Bulk price ranges follow. Weighted aver ages in parenthesis. Feeder Steers; Medium and Large Frame 1, 350 lbs. thin $115.00; 400-500 lbs. 5105.00-SlOB.OO ($ 106.85)r 500-550 lbs. 596.50-SlOl.OO ($98.20); 550-600 lbs. 591.00- ($94.60); 600-650 lbs. 587.25-592.50 ($89.71); 650-700 lbs. 585.00- ($86.40); 700-800 lbs. 583.00- ($85.09); 800-900 lbs. 581.00- ($82.69); 900-1000 lbs. 578.50- ($79.19). Urge Frame 2 Holsteins, 400-500 lbs. 579.00-584.75; 550-700 lbs. $69.75- $73.25; 700-800 lbs. 568.00- .25; 850-875 lbs. 566.00- 1000 lbs. $62.25. Feeder Heifers; Medium .and Large Frame 1,- 400-500 lbs. 582.00-590.50 ($89.51); 500-600 lbs. 582.00-587.50 ($84.34); 600-700 lbs. 579.25-584.25 (S 81.87); 700-800 Tbs. 578.00-583.75 ($80.08); 800-900 lbs. 574.25-578.00 ($75.75). Slaughter Cows; Cutter, Boning, and Breaking Utility Y.G. 1-4, average dress ing SSI.SO-SS3.7S; high dressing 553.50- low dressing $47.50- $51.50. Canner 538.75-544.25. Slaughter Bulls: Y.G. 1 high dressing 1900 lb. Hereford $65.75; low dressing 1200-2000 lbs. $53.50-$57.50. ®\Open 24hours a day : * 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, Feb. 26 - 11:00 A.M. LANQ&TER STOCKYARDS, INC. M L'ltte Pike, Lancaster, FA 17601 New Holland Livestock Auction Lancaster, Fa. Thursday, February 18, 1993 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 1061 672 66 46 Last Thursday 1111 537 136 177 Last Year 1089 618 116 69 CATTLE; Slaughter steers steady, some strength on High Choice and Prime; slaughter heifers steady; cows 50-1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher; bullocks firm to 1.00 higher; small supply bulls ful ly steady. Supply included 41% slaughter steers and 45% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1475 lb 78.60-81.00, few 81.00- 81.50; High Choice and Prime mostly 3 1200-1350 lb 81.60-82.60; Choice 3 |o mostly 4 1200-1375 lb 74.75-77.00; Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1500 lb 73.75-77.50, few 77,50-78.50. HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1080-1500 lb 70.00-73.50; Choice 2-3 1050-1600 lb 66.75-70.00; Select 1-3 1200-1650 lb 64.75-66.35. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1000-1285 lb 73.50-77.00, couple lots 940-960 lb 71.25-74.25. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commercial 2-3 50.25-54.50 54.50-55.75. Commercial 3-4 47.75-51.00. Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2 48.00-51.50 51.50- 55.00-56.00, Canner and low Cutter 44.00-47.00 47.50-51.00. BULLOCKS; Choice 2-3 1200-1450 lb 68.50- couple 73.25-73.50. BULLS; Yield grade 1 1200-2250 lb 61.75-68.00; Yield grade 2 1200-1500 lb 59.00-61.50. CALVES: Small supply vealers steady, although bulk of supply sold to tecum to farm. VEALERS: Few Choice 205-325 lb 95.00- Good 195-465 lb 83 00-91.00; high Good and low Choice 80-105 lb 50.00-60.00; Standard and low Good 60-80 lb 35.00-50.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb Holstein Bulls 145.00-185.00, few 185.00- 198.00; small frame 85-120 lb 110.00- smaU supply 90-120 lb Holstein Heifers 140.00-190.00, few 195.00- smaU frame 85-110 lb 115.00- SHEEP: Slaughter lambs steady; slaughter ewes steady. Supply mainly 30-70 lb new crop lambs with about 1556 .laughter ewes. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 35-55 lb 115.00- 55-75 lb 86.00-105.00, vith a couple 80-85 lb 84.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 15.00- Yearlings and two-year olds >5.00-45.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head, ilthough Large not fully tested; Large 66.00-90.00; Medium 43.00-57.00; few Small 25.00-40.00. 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 Because of recent inclement weather, several markets indi cated reduced sales and several were unavailable. Lancaster County Weekly Lancaster, Pa. Friday, February 19,1993 Cattle Calves This Week Lut Week Lait Year CATTLE: Slaughter Steen 50 to mostly 1.00 higher; slaughter heifers 1.00- 1.50 higher; cows SO to mostly 1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher, bullocks firm to 1 .00 higher; bulls steady, although Yield grade 1 scarce. Supply included 49% slaughter steers, 7% slaughter heifers, 36% cows, 5% bulls, with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1475 lb 78.60-81.00, few 81.00- 81.50; High Choice and Prime mostly 3 few 4 1150-1425 lb 80.75-82.60, IS head mainly 2-3 82.75-83.85; Choice 3 to mostly 4 1150-1375 lb 74.00-77.60, Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1500 lb 73.75-77.50, few 77.50-78.50. HOLSTGINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1050-1600 lb 69.50-73.50; Choice 2-3 1200-1600 lb 66.00-70.00; Select 1-3 1080-1600 lb 62.25-66.35. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 975-1300 lb 73.50-77.75, couple lots 940-960 Jb 71.25-74.25; few Choice 2 1075-1300 lb 77.50-79.00; Select 2-3 950-1200 lb 68.00-74.75. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commercial 2-3 50.00-54.50 54.50-55.75 Commercial 3-4 45.00-51.00 Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2 48.00-51.50 51.50- SS.OO-56.00 Canner and low Cutter 44.00-46.50 46.50-51.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1200-1450 lb 67.50- couple 73.25-73.50; Select 2- 3 1050-1300 lb 61.75-66.50. BULLS: Yield gride 1 1200-2250 lb 61.75-68.00, few 69.75-73.00, couple 1835- 1990 lb 78.75-79.75; Yield gride 2 1150-1600 lb 58.25-62.00, few low dress ing 55.75-58.00. CALVES; Small supply vealers steady, although bulk sold to return to farm; slaughter calves steady to 5.00 lower. VEALERS: Few Choice 205-325 lb 95.00- high Good and low Choice 170- 425 lb 75.00-95.00, 80-110 lb 50.00- Standard and low Good 60-80 lb 24.00-50.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 275-400 lb 70.00-85.00; Good 250-550 lb 60.00- 75.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125 lb Holstein bulls 145.00-191.00, few 191.00- 198.00; small frame 85-120 lb 110.00- Small supply 90-120 lb Holstein heifers 140.00-200.00, with around 25 head 200.00-218.00, 25 head 90-95 lb 229.00-231.00; small frame 80-110 lb 115.00-147.00. SALE TUESDAYS 7:30 P.M. CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS * GET CALVES IN EARLY OUR STATE GRADER STARTS AT 1:00 P.M. 2500 1420 3167 1412 3230 1579
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