Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 20, 1993, Image 2

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    AfrUncaster Fanning, Saturday, March 20 1993
Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions I
Because of recent
inclement weather,
several markets indi
cated reduced sales
and several were
unavailable.
Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, March 17, 1993
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Wednesday Auction
429 964 239
AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY,
UNABLE TO HOLD ON MONDAY
BECAUSE OF SHOW STORM.
CATTLE; Slaughter steers firm to 50
higher, slaughter heifers 50-1.00 higher,
cows firm to 1.00 higher; small supply
bulls fully steady. Supply included 51%
slaughter steers, 19% slaughter heifers,
23% cows, with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1425 lb 79.85-82.50; mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1375 lb
82.50- Select and low Choice 2-3
1150-1350 lb 75.00-79.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1200-1550 lb
69.00-7Z00; few High Choice and Prime
2-3 1200-1550 lb 72.00-73.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
990-1325 lb 75.50-80.00; few Choice and
Prime 2-3 1050-1250 lb 80.00-81.25;
Select 2-3 950-1200 lb 73.50-75.50.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK 111
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 50.00-52.50 52.50-53 50. Com
mercial 3-4 46.00-49.00. Cutter & Boning
Utility 1-2 47.00-48.50 49.00-51.75
51.75-53.50. Canner and low Cutter
42.50- 44.50-46.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3
1100-1450 lb 71.00-73.75; couple Select
1-3 1050- 1350 lb 65.75-69.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-2200 lb
64.00- couple 1450-1750 lb 72.00-
78.00; yield grade 2 1100-1450 lb
60.00-
CALVES: Vealers not tested; slaughter
calves 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand good
for Holstein bulls to return to farm.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
270-500 lb 80.00-100.00; Good 250-650 lb
70.00- 80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 100.00-130.00
HOGS; Barrows and gilts 2.00-2.50
lower; sows steady to I 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-255 lb 44.00-44.50. US 1 215-235 lb
few 44.50-45.00. US 1-3 210-255 lb
42.50-43.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 36 00-37.50.
500-625 lb 39.00-42 50.
BOARS: All WeiM 33 00-33.50.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs 3 00-5.00
: B&R CATTLE CO. j
I -RD 1, Marietta, PA •
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
: Specializing In •
• Stockers & :
: Feeders •
: JOHN BOWMAN :
: Ph. (717) 653-5728 ‘
: RON RANCK i
: Ph. (717) 656-9849 •
HAY, STRAW 8c CORN ~
- sale - Vm\
Please Note New Sale Time!
Starting Jan. 3
Sale Starts 10 AM '
Every Friday At 10 AM
GREEN DRAGON MARKET A AUCTION
RD NO. 4 Ephrata, Pa, 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyer* ■ Caeh or Certified Check Only
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, March 16,1993
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
Last Tuesday
754 857 6 0
Last Year
769 741 1 2
CATTLE ..USDA... Supply included
57% slaughter steers and 38% cows ...
Compared with Monday's market: si.
steers .50 to 1.00 higher, si. heifers scarce;
cows 1.00 to 2.00 higher; bulls not fully
tested. SL. STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4
1100/1450 lbs. 79.75-82.25, Choice and
Prime 2-3 1150/1425 lbs. BZOO-83.50,
couple 83.50-84.00, Select and Low
Choice 2-3 1075/1375 lbs. 77.00-80.00,
few Select 2-3 1100/1350 lbs. 75.00-77.00.
HEIFERS: few Choice 2-3 965/990 lbs.
75.10-76.25, couple Choice 2 1145 lbs.
80.85. COWS: Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 bulk 48.75-51.50, high dress-.
mg 51.50-52.75, Commercial 3-4 bulk
47.00- Cutter and Boning Utility*l-2
low dressing 47.50-49.00, bulk
49.00- high dressing 51.50-53.50,
Canner and Low Cutter low dressing
43.00- bulk 45.00-48.00. BULLS:
couple Yield Grade No. 1 1475/1945 lbs.
62.00- one 1285 lbs. 66.50.
CALVES...SuppIy sold mainly to return
to farm with only 45 sold for slaughter.
Supply included 461 in graded sale.
VEALERS: couple Choice 260/340 lbs.
90.00- couple High Good 315/340
lbs. 82.00-86.00, High Good and Low
Choice 80/110 lbs. 47.00-57.00, Standard
and Low Good 60/75 lbs. 35.00-47.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 65 head Holstein
bulls 110/125 lbs. 150.00,120 head 95/105
lbs. 143.00-146.00, IS head 90 lbs. 122.00,
and 20 head 80/85 lbs. 107.00-110.00,110
head small frame 80/115 lbs.
95.00- 20 head Holstein heifers
100/115 lbs. 182.00-186.00,30 head 80/95
lbs. 147.00, and 12 head small frame
80/105 lbs. 128.00-135.00.
SHEEP...few Utility and Good Slaugh
ter sheep 36.00-42.00.
GOATS...No market test
higher; slaughter ewes steady. Supply
included 40% wooled lambs, 30% new
crop lambs, with balance slaughter ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 80-100
lb 87.00-93.00, 100-120 lb 82.00-87.00,
few 60-80 lb 85.00-100.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 2-3
80-105 lb 90.00-105.00. 40-65 lb
100.00-130.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
30.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
40.00-
GOATS: All goals sold by the head.
Large 75.00-100.00, few 100.00-130.00;
Thin 50.00-75.00; Medium 40.00-55.00,
few thin 30.00-40.00; Small, mainly kids,
20.00-30.00, few Thin 10.00-20 00.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK I
MARKET, INC. i
1 mile East of |
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Flea Market Auction
every Tuesday at 12:30,
Tools, Eggs, Produce,
etc.
Buyer* & Sellers
Welcome
566 561 8 0
®>pen 24 hours a day
365 days a year
(717) 394-8611
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
11:00 A.M. - Steers, Bulls, Cows,
Heifers
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. - Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
8:00 A.M. - Slaughter Hogs
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, March 26 - 11:00 A.M.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, IHC,
1147 Utxtz Pike, Lancaster. PA 17601 ...
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Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Wednesday’s market report hae been
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubstantial reedpta.
Westminster Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
March 16, 1993
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY
47.00- HIGH DRESSING TO 51.75;
CANNERS 43.00-47.00; SHELLY 43.00
DOWN.
BULLS: NONE.
FED STEERS: CHOICE HOLSTEINS
1150 LBS. TO 68.25; LOW CHOICE
1000-1250 LBS. 63.00-65.00.
FED HEIFERS; NO CHOICE
OFFERED; 1 SELECT 1050 LBS. 67.75; 1
HOLSTEIN 1150 LBS. 62.25.
VEAL CALVES: CULLS 50-90 LBS.
45.00- WEAK/ROUGH 45.00
DOWN.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 95-120 LBS. 150.00-165.00; FEW
85-90 LBS. 120.00-135.00; SMALL
FRAME 75.00-110.00; HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS FEW 125 LBS. TO 140.00; BEEF X
BULLS TO 155.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: US*l&3 215-260
LBS. TO 44.50; FEW 300-350 LBS. TO
40.50.
SOWS; 300-500 LBS. 38.00-41.50;
THIN 31.00-36.00; 500-700 LBS.
41.00-
BOARS: 300-650 LBS. 31.50-32.50.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS FEW
300-500 LBS. 80.00-83.00.
HEIFERS: 300-600 LBS. 71.00-76.00,
BULLS: 200-300 LBS. TO 86.00.
LAMBS, CHOICE NEW CROP 50-65
LBS. 91.00-99.00.
SHEEP; 32.00-36.00.
GOATS: LARGE TO 86.00; MEDIUM
35.00- SMALL 15.00-35.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD
FROM TESTED HERDS. 1 LOT 30 LBS.
23.00; 1 LOT 40 LBS. 30.00; 1 LOT 60
LBS. 30.00; PEW 80-100 LBS.
30.00-
STOCK BOARS: 195-300 LBS.
32.50-34.50; 1 GILT 195 LBS. 40.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, March 17, 1993
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COWS 54; HEIFERS 19 AND 3
BULLS. MARKET LOWER.
PENNSYLVANIA FRESH COWS
1000.00-
CANADA FRESH COWS
925.00- 125.00. SPRINGERS
950.00-
HERD OF 18 HEAD ALL STAGE
COWS 500.00-1125.00.
LOCAL COWS FRESH
600.00-
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
500.00-700.00.
SPRINGING HEIFERS 785.00-950.00.
BULLS 650 00-775.00
New Holland
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Ft.
Thursday, March 18, 1993
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1144 784 197 100
Last Thursday
1336 613 196 111
Last Year
1006 583 173 129
CATTLE; Slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances 1.00 lower on Select and
low Choice; slaughter heifers steady; cows
steady, instances 1.00 lower, bullocks not
tested; bulls steady. Supply included 45%
slaughter steers and 44% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1125-1450 lb 79.50-82.00, few
1050-1100 lb 79.00-79.25; mixed Choice
and Prime 2-3 few 4 1175-1375 lb
81.75-83.75; Choice 3-4 1200-1525 lb
77.00- Select and low Choice 2-3
1075-1400 lb 74.50-79.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1125-1580 lb
67.50-70.50; few high Choice and Prime 2-
3 1200-1450 lb 70.75-72.10, one lot 1138
lb 75.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
985-1300 lb 76.00-78.85, one lot Choice
3-4 1320 lb 1320 lb 73.25; few Select 2-3
950-1150 lb 73.00-75.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 49.00-53.00 53.00-54.00.
Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2 47.50-49.00
49.00- 52.00-54.00. Canner and low
Cutter 42.00-45.50 45.50-47.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Select 2-3
1150-1350 lb 64.00-65.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1450-2000 lb
61.50-66.75, couple 67.76-69.75; Yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb 59.75-62.00.
CALVES: Vealers steady. Demand
good for Holstein bulls and heifers to
return to farm.
VEALERS; Few Choice 195-400 lb
90.00- couple 190-345 lb
106.00- few high Good and low
Choice 300-425 lb 75.00-87.00, couple
Good 200-215 lb 66.00-67.00; high Good
and low Choice 80-110 lb 45.00-52.00;
Standard and low Good 55-80 lb
35.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein Bulls 120.00-147.00, few
150.00- 160.00; small frame 90-120 lb
95.00- 70-85 lb 60.00-85.00; bulk
90-120 lb Holstein Heifers 140.00-168.00,
few 170.00-182.00; small frame 85-115 lb
82.00-
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs steady;
slaughter ewes 3.00-5.00 lower. Supply
included 40% wooled lambs, 30% New
Crop Lambs, with the balances slaughter
ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 70-105 lb
82.00-
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 30-60 lb
98.00- few 118.00-130.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
27.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
40.00-
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, March 18, 1993
RETURN TO FARM CALF
80.00-ISS.OO.
GOOD VEAL: 60.00-120.00
COMMON VEAL: 30.00-60.00
SELECT STEERS: 64.00-78.00.
COMMON STEERS: 59.00-67.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 48.00-53.75
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 43 00-51.50.
SHELLS; 32.00-43.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 68 00-78.50
SELECT HEIFERS: 60.00-75 50
COMMON HEIFERS: 57.00-62.00
10:30 A.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS,
L, ROBERT FRAME, SR., PRESIDENT
GLENN S. FRAME, MGR.
BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204 \\l/,
HOME (215) 458-8518 k *
IRWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP. VK
(717) 733-7434 TRUCKING SERVICE . f
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP. AVAIL-LOCAL A 1
(717) 442-4874 LONG DISTANCE I
(RT. 30, 10 MILES EAST /
OF LANCASTER IN A
PA) / \
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, Pa,
Friday, March 19, 1993
Cattle Calves
Thii Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter iteers 50 to mostly
1.00 higher, instances 1,50 higher; slaugh
ter heifers 50-1.00 higher; cows 2.00-3,00
higher; bullocks scarce; bulls steady,
Supply included 46% slaughter steers, 1%
slaughter heifers, 35% cows, 3% bulls,
with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEER: Choice 2-3 few
4 1100-1450 lb. 79.50-82.00, few 82.00-
82.50; mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1150-1400 lb 81.75-84.00; few Choice 3-4
1200-1525 lb 77.00-79.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1075-1400 lb 74.50-79.00 few
79.00-79.75.
HOLSTEINS; Choice 2-3 1100-1580 lb
67.50-71.50; High Choice and Prime 2-3
1200-1550 lb. 70.75-73.75, one lot 1138 lb
75.25,
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
970-1325 lb. 75.50-80.00; few Choice and
Prime 2-3 1050-1250 lb 80.00-81.25; one
lot Choice 3-4 1320 lb 73.25; Select 2-3
950-1200 lb 73.00-75.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 48.75-53.00 53.00-54,00.
Commercial 3-4 46.00-49.00. Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-2 47.50-49.00
49.00-51.75 51.75-54.00. Canner and low
Cutter 42.00-45.00 45.00-47.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-145011)
71.00- few Select 1-3 1150-1350 lb
64.00-
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1250-2000 lb
61.50-68.25, couple 72.00-78.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb 59.75-63.00.
CALVES; Small supply veaters steady,
slaughter calves 5.00-10.00 higher
Demand good of Holstein bulls and heifers
to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 195-400 lb
90.00- couple 106.00-112.00; high
Good and low Choice 250-425 lb
75.00- 80-110 lb 45.00-57.00; Stan
dard and low Good 55-80 lb 35.00-47.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
270-500 lb 80.00-100.00; Good 250-6501 b
70.00- 80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
(b Holstein bulls 120.00-150.00, few
150.00- 160.00; few 80-85 lb
107.00- small frame 90-120 lb
J 5.00-120.00, few 70-85 lb 60.00-85.00;
bulk 90-120 lb Holstein Heifers
140.00- few 175.00-186.00; small
frame 80-115 lb 82.00-115.00, few
128.00-
New York &
Phila. Frozen Egg
Report
Tuesday, March 16, 1993
Prices continued to trend higher u
heavy snow storms disrupted normal oper
ations. Trading was limited. Raw malenili
were available but difficult to get to pro
cessing plants as roads were still difficult
to traverse. Floor stocks were adequate foi
current light buyer interest
WHOLESALE SELLING PRICES
(CENTS PER POUND IN 30 LB. CON
TAINERS) TRUCKLOTS LTL (MIN 25
CONT.) RANGE MOSTLY RANGE
WHOLE 55-58 56-57 58-64 BLEND (/)-
59-69 WHITES 46-49 47-48 49-58
SUGARED YOLKS (MIN 43% SOLIDS)
58-61 60-61 62-68 SALTED YOLKS
(MIN 43% SOLIDS) 56-59 57-58 58 64 (I)
- WHOLE PLUS YOLK PLUS
SWEETENER, GENERALLY 28 32*
EGG SOLIDS
SALE TUESDAYS
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
* GET CALVES IN EARLY -
2400 1375
3307 1574
3261 1407