A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 24, 1993
Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, April 19, 1993
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Auction
1309 74 236 681 495
Last Monday
1200 107 202 1860 651
Last Year
1097 64 140 1461 633
CATTLE: Slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances 1.00 lower; slaughter
heifers weak to SO lower; cows steady; bul
locks 1.00-1.50 lower; bulls uneven, few
Yield grade 1 steady, bulk of the supply
50-1.50 lower. Supply included 66%
slaughter steers, 13% slaughter heifers,
12% cows, and 9% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 1180-1350 lb 80.25-81.25,
few 81.25-82.00; Choice 2-3 few 4
1000-1400 lb 77.00-79.75; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1075-1450 lb 74.00-77.50.
HOLSTEIN’S: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1400-1600 lb 70.00-72.75; Choice 2-3
1350-1650 lb 68.00-70.00; few Select 1-3
1280-1575 lb 64.25-66.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
960-1250 lb 74.75-78.25; couple Choice 2
1050-1200 lb 78.25-79.00; few Choice 3-4
1050-1200 lb 73.75-75.00; couple lots
Choice 4 985-1100 lb 67.75-68.00; Select
2-3 950-1150 lb 71.00-75.00; few head
Choice 2-3 1290-1400 lb Holsteins
62.75-68.75.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 48.50-50.50 50.50-51.00 Commer
cial 3-4 45.00-48.00, load mostly 4 few 5
42.50-44.50. Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2
47.00-49.50 49.50-52.50 Canner and low
Cutter 40.00-43.00 43.00-46.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1130-1370 lb
64.75-67.50, couple 67.50-69.25; Select 1-
3 1100-1300 lb 61.00-64.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1350-2050 lb
62.00-68.50, few 68.50-71.50, with five
head 72.75-78.00; Yield grade 2
1100-1500 lb 57.00-60.50, few low dress
ing 54.00-57.00.
CALVES: Vealers steady; slaughter
calves steady, instances 5.00 lower.
Demand good for Holstein bulls to return
to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 180-300 lb
95.00- 10.00; high Good and low Choice
200-350 lb 75.00-100.00, 80-110 lb
50.00- few Standard and low Good
60-85 lb 30.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
300-500 lb 75.00-90.00; Good 275-550 lb
60.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Few 90-120 lb
Holstein bulls 140.00-175.00; small frame
85-115 lb 110.00-140.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 50-75 higher;
sows 1.00-2.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-245 lb 43.00-44.00. US 1-3 210-250 lb
42.00- US 2-3 270-290 lb
36.00-
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 36.0038.00,
500-600 lb 38.00-40.00.
i B&R CATTLE CO. j
I RD 1, Marietta, PA •
17547
Office Phone;
(717) 653-8164
: Specializing In •
• Stockers & i
Feeders
j JOHN BOWMAN :
; Ph. (717) 653-5728 \
RON RANCK :
Ph. (717) 656-9849 |
*9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 999999999
HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE
Please Note New Sale Time! M
Starting Jan. 3 WiMf
Sale Starts 10 AM w— a '
Every Friday At 10 AM
GREEN DRAGON MARKET i AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephtata, 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
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, April 20, 1993
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
661 696 10 o
Last Tuesday
778 758 14 1
Last Year
CATTLE..USDA... Supply included
43% slaughter steers and 46% cows ...
Compared with Monday’s market; si.
steers uneven, generally steady; si. heifers,
bulls and bullocks not fully tested; cows
steady, instances 1.00 higher on Cannes
and Low Cutter. STEERS: Choice 2-3 few
4 1100/1450 lbs. 77.35-80.00, few
80.00- Choice and Prime 2-3
1100/1400 lbs. 80.00-82.00, about 10 head
82.00- couple lots Choice 2-3
1030/1100 lbs. 77.00-78.25, few Choice
3-4 1150/1400 lbs. 73.75-77.75, Select and
Low Choice 2-3 1050/1400 lbs.
74.00- few Select 2-3 1050/1250 lbs.
70.00- HOLSTEINS: few Choice
2-3 1385/1525 lbs. 67.50-70.50. HEIF
ERS; few Choice 2-3 1100/1280 lbs.
74.25-75.25. COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 bulk 47.50-50.50, high
dressing 51.00-53.50, Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-2 low dressing 45.50-47.00, bulk
47.00- high dressing 50.00-53.00,
Canner and Low Cutter low dressing
41.50- bulk 44.00-47.00. BULLS:
few Yield Grade No. 1 1400/1900 lbs.
60.50- couple Yield Grade No. 2
1000/1350 lbs. 58.75-60.00.
CALVES...SmaII supply vealers steady.
Supply included 591 in graded sale of
which 96% sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: couple Choice 135/230 lbs.
90.00-95.00, few High Good and Low
Choice 220/340 lbs. 62.00-75.00, 80/105
lbs. 40.00-55.00, Standard and Low Good
55/80 lbs. 20.00-35.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 40 head Hols
tein bulls 120/125 lbs. 136.00-137.00,275
head 85/115 lbs. 139.00-149.00, 20 head
small frame 110/lIS lbs. 120.00, and 115
head 80/105 lbs. 134.00-139.00. 15 head
BOARS: All Weights 34.50-35.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs mostly steady;
slaughter ewes film to 5.00 higher. Supply
included 60% Spring lambs, 20% wooled
lambs, with the balance slaughter ewes.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 2-3 80-105 lb
85.00- 60-80 lb 87.00-95.00, 40-60
lb 90.00-100.00, with 20-40 lb
100.00-
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 70-105
lb 60.00-75.00, 50-70 lb 70.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
25.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
30.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 65.00-100.00, several Billies
100.00-140.00; few thin 50.00-65.00.
Medium 40.00-50.00; few thin 30.00-
40.00. Small, mainly kids, 30.00-40.00;
few thin 20.00-30.00.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Flea Market Auction
every T uesday at 12:30,
Tools, Eggs, Produce,
etc.
Buyers & Sellers
Welcome
859 706 34 6
24 hours a day
to)
Ngjfjgy (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
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, April 30 - 11:00 A.M.
UNCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC.
1147 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA 17601
Incorporated In 1895 Serving The Conrwwty for 98 Years
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Wednesday’s market report has been
discontinued until further notice because
of insubstantial receipts.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, April 20, 1993
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 221.. PDA ...Compared with
Uit Tueiday’i market; il. iteen 1.00 high
er; cowa Heady; heifen 1.50 higher.
STEERS: Choice 1000/1465 lbs.
76.50- Select 68.75-75.75. Standard
62.00- HOLSTEINS: few Choice
1280/1425 lbs. 71.60-73.00, few Standard
58.50- HEIFERS; Choice 985/1425
lbs. 71.60-73.00, Select 64.00-71.10, Stan
dard 56.75-66.50. COWS: Breaking Utility
and Commercial 46.00-52.00, Cutter and
Bon. Utility 43.00-49.85, Canner and Low
Cutter 40.00-45.60. Shells down to 30.50.
BULLOCKS: one Choice 1500 lbs. 67.50.
BULLS: one Yield Grade No. 1 1750 lbs.
65.00, few No. 2 1070/2200 lbs.
52.00- FEEDER CATTLE: Steers:
few Medium Frame No. 1 690/965 lbs.
65.00- few Large No. 2 870/1080
lbs. 56.00-58.00; Heifers: few Large and
Medium Frame No. 1 375/425 lbs.
70.00- Medium Frame No. 1
500/815 lbs. 55.50-70.00; Bulls; few Large
Frame No. 2 650/760 lbs. 54.00-57.00, few
Medium Frame No. 1 545/835 lbs.
58.00-
CALVES 79... VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70/95 lbs. 30.00-49.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: No. 1 Holstein
bulls 80/115 lbs. 130,00-160.00, few
120/130 lbs. 117.50-121.00, No. 2 85/115
lbs. 60.00-125.00, few No. 1 Holstein heif
ers 90/110 lbs. 160.00-195.00, few No. 2
80/95 lbs. 70.00-125.00. Few Beef cross
80/125 lbs. bulls and heifers
100.00-
HOGS 62.. Barrows and gilts steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 225/255
lbs. 45.00-46.50, 1-3 220/275 lbs.
42.85-44.10, lot 2-3 278 lbs. 38.85.
SOWS: US 1-3 310 lbs. 35.00. BOARS:
one 530 lbs. 29.00.
Holstein heifers 115 lbs. 192.00, 50 head
90/105 lbs. 218.00, 35 head small frame
80/105 lbs. 167.00-185.00 and 5 head
70/75 lbs. 132.00.
SHEEP...lnsufficient volume for
market test
GOATS...No market test
New Holland
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
APRIL 22, 1993
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
1365 450 263 189
LAST THURSDAY
1561 488 541 209
L,AST YEAR
1406 516 479 259
CATTLE: Slaughter steers mostly
steady; few slaughter heifers fully steady;
cows 50-1.00 higher; bullocks and bulls
1.00 higher. Supply included 52% slaugh
ter steers and 32% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1125-1520 lb 77.50-80.00, few
80.00- 80.60; mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1200-1450 lb 79.75-81.25; few Choice 2
1075-1350 lb 80.50-81.75; Choice 2-3
1050-1125 lb 76.00-79.60; Choice 3-4
1175-1450 lb 74.50-77.25; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1375 lb 75.00-78.00; few
Select 2-3 1050-1275 lb 73.00-75.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1200-1650 lb
66.50- few High Choice and Prime
2- 3 1400-1600 lb 69.50-74.35; Select 1-3
1200-1475 lb 64.00-66.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
970-1165 lb 73.25-76.50, one lot mostly 4
1200 lb 69.75.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 48.50-51.75 52.00-54.50.
Commercial 3-4 45.50-49.00. Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-2 45.75-48.00
48.00- 51.50-53.75. Canner and low
Cutter 41.00-44.00 44.00-46.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1425 lb
67.50- Select 1-3 1050-1400 lb
62.50-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2100 lb
62.25-68.00; Yield grade 2 1050-1550 lb
58.50-62.50, low dressing 54.00-78.00.
CALVES: Vealers steady, although bulk
of supply sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 175-330 lb
98.00- few high Good and low
Choice 270-540 lb 73.00-87.00, 80-110 lb
45.00- Standard and low Good
55-80 lb 35.00-42.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein Bulls 140.00-167.00, few
167.00- 175.00; small frame 95-120 lb
120.00- 70-85 lb 95.00-120.00;
90-120 lb Holstein Heifers 170.00-197.00,
few 200.00-207.00; small frame 90-115 lb
120.00-
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs steady;
slaughter ewes steady to weak. Supply
included 10% wooled lambs, 60% Spring
Lambs, with the balance slaughter ewes.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 60-90 lb
80.00-88.00, 45-60 lb 94.00-110.00, and
25-45 lb 95.00-135.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 60-100
lb 72.00-76.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
17.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
25.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 65.00-92.00, few 102.00-120.00;
Medium 35.00-65.00; Small, mainly kids,
21.00- few 35.00-39.00. thin
14.00-
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, April 22, 1993
RETURN TO FARM CALF
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
HOME (215) 458-8518
Lancaster County
Weekly
LANCASTER, PA
APRIL 23, 1993
CATTLE
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE; Slaughter steers steady to 50
lower; slaughter heifers weak to SO lower,
cows 50-1.00 higher; bullocks 1.00-1.50
lower; bulls steady, instances 1.00 lower
on Yield grade 2. Supply included 53%
slaughter steers, 7% slaughter heifers, 25%
cows, 6% bulls, with the balance feeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1525 lb 77.35-80.00, few
80.00- 80.60; mixed Choice and Prime 2-3
few 4 1180-1450 lb 79.75-81.25; few
Choice 2 80.50-82.75; Choice 2-3
1050-1125 lb 76.00-79.60; Choice 3-4
1150-1450 lb 73.75-77.75; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1400 lb 74.00-78.00; few
Select 2-3 1050-1275 lb 70.00-75.00,
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1400-1600 lb 69.50-72.75; Choice 2-3
1200-1650 lb 66.50-70.50; Select 1-3
1200-1575 lb 64.00-66.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
960-1250 lb 74.75-78.25; couple Choice 2
1050-1200 lb 78.25-79.00; few Choice 3-4
1050-1200 lb 73.75-75.00; couple lots
Choice 4 985-1100 lb 67.75-68.00; Select
2-3 950-1150 lb 71.00-75.00; few head
Choice 2-3 1290-1400 lb Holstems
62.75-68.75.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 48.50-51.75 52.00-54.50
Commercial 3-4 45.00-49.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-2 45.50-48.00
48.00- 51.50-53.75 Catmer and low
Cutler 41.00-44.00 44.00-47.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1130-1425 lb
65.00- Select 1-3 1050-1400 lb
61.00-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2100 lb
62.00- few 68.50-71.50, with five
head 72.75-78.00; Yield grade 2
1050-1550 lb 58.50-62.50, low dressing
54.00- 58.00.
CALVES; Vealera steady, although bulk
of supply sold to return to farm; slaughter
calves steady, instances 5.00 lower.
VEALERS: Few Choice 135-330 lb
95.00- few high Good and low
Choice 220-350 lb 70.00-87.00, 80-110 lb
40.00- Standard and low Good
55-80 lb 20.00-42.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
300-500 lb 75.00-90.00; Good 275-550 lb
60.00- 75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 136.00-160.00, several
late 160.00-175.00; small frame 95-120 lb
120.00- 75-85 lb 95.50-120.00
Bulk 90-120 lb Holstein heifers
170.00- small frame 80-115 lb
120.00- 160.00, 35 head 167.00-185.00.
100.00-170.00.
GOOD VEAL; 60.00-99.00
COMMON VEAL; 30.00-59.00.
SELECT STEERS: 65.00-68.00.
COMMON STEERS: 56.00-64.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS 47 00-5000
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 44.00-54.00
SHELLS. 32 00-43.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 53.00.
GOOD FEEDERS- 70 00-102 00
COMMON FEEDERS 56 00-69 00
BULLS- 55.00-63 00
GOOD HOGS 40 00-44 85
SALE TUESDAYS
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
* GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.
CALVES
3500 1215
3798 1353
4304 1286