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Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday. May 17, 1993
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Coals
Monday's Auction
76 184 1177 273
1166
Last Monday
55 69 1083 581
1044
Last Year
1426 74 288 1002 337
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak to 1.00
lower, instances 1.50 lower, slaughter heif
ers mostly steady, instances 1.00 lower on
weights under 1000 lb; cows fully steady;
bullocks fully steady; bulls firm to 1,00
higher. Supply included 60% slaughter
steers, 13% slaughter heifers, 17% cows,
with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4
1075-1450 lb 79.00-80.75; few mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1160-1450 lb
80.50- few Choice 2 1075-1350 lb
81.25-81.75, couple 82.00-83.50; Choice
2-3 1015-1075 lb 77.75-79.50; Select and
tow Choice 2-3 1025-1450 lb 74.50-78.50,
few 78.50-79.25; few Select 2-3
1050-1325 lb 73.00-75.00.
HOLSTEINS; Choice 2-3 1270-1600 lb
67.50- High Choice and Prime 2-3
1325-1630 lb 71.00-74.25; Select 1-3
995-1500 lb 64.00-67.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3
975-1150 lb 74.50-78.50, few 78.50-79.00;
few Choice 2 1100-1230 lb 79.75-82.50;
few Choice 2-3 900-975 lb 72.00-74.50;
Select 2-3 950-1200 lb 70.00-73.50.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 50.50-53.50 53.50-55.00 Commer
cial 3-4 43.00-50.00 Cutter & Boning Util
ity 1-2 48.50-52.00 52.50-53 50
Canner and low Cutter 42.00-45.00
45.00-49.50.
BULLOCKS; Choice 2-3 950-1300 lb
66.50- couple 69.25-75.25; Select
2-3 1000-1200 lb 63.50-66.00.
BULLS; Yield grade I 1300-2200 lb
62.75- few 1400-1800 lb
72.00- eight head 1900-2570 lb
71.00- Yield grade 2 1000-1600 lb
58.75- few low dressing
55.25-58 50.
CALVES; Few vealcrs steady; slaughter
calves fully steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS; Few Choice 190-300 lb
100.00-105.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 300-550 lb 70.00-90.00
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120
lb Holstein bulls 145.00-16SOO.
HOGS: Barrows and gills steady, sows
steady, instances 1.00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-250 lb 46.00-46 50.
US 1 215-235 lb 47.50-48 50. US 1-3
210-255 lb 45.50-46 00
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 36.00-40 00
500-650 lb 39.00-43.00.
BOARS: AU Weights 34.50-35.50.
SHEEP: Spring lambs steady, instances
5.00 higher, slaughter ewes firm, instances
5.00 higher. Supply included 70% Spring
: B&R CATTLE CO. j
* RD I, Marietta, PA •
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
: Specializing In •
• Stockers & :
Feeders
j JOHN BOWMAN :
: Ph. (717) 653-5728 '
: RON RANCK :
: Ph. (717) 656-9849 •
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HAY, STRAW & CORN
SALE - SK
Please Note New Sale Time! 1
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. Slate St.
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, May IS, 1993
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
Today
790 793 ‘ 26 1
Last Tuesday
547 646 6 2
Last Year
879 719
CATTLE..USDA... Supply included
46% slaughter steers and 41% cows
...Compared with Monday's market; si.
steers fully steady, instances .50 higher on
Choice and Prime 2-3; si. heifers fully
steady; cows fully steady; bulls and bul
locks mostly steady. STEERS; Choice 2-4
1075/1450 lbs.. 79.00-80.75, few
80.75- High Choice and Prime 2-3
1200/1450 lbs. 80.50-83.00, Choice 2
1100/1375 lbs. 81.00-82.50, couple
83.00-84.25, Choice 3-4 1150/1400 lbs.
76.75- Select and Low Choice 2-3
1100/1425 lbs. 75.00-79.00, few Select 1-3
1050/1300 lbs. 71.75-75.00. HOLSTEINS:
few High Choice and Prime 2-3 1350/1625
lbs. 71.00-73.25, few Choice 2-3
1270/1550 lbs. 68.25-69.75, couple Select
1-3 1220/1550 lbs. 63.00-67.00. HEIF
ERS: Choice 2-3 1050/1200 lbs.
73.85-79.00, couple Choice 2 1100/1200
lbs. 79.00-79.25, one lot Choice 3-4 975
lbs. 72.10.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 bulk 50.75-54.75, Cutter and Bon
ing Utility 1-2 low dressing 47.50-50.00,
bulk 50.00-54.50, high dressing
54.50-55.75, Canner and Low Cutter low
dressing 43.00-46.50, bulk 46.50-SO.OO.
BULLS: one Yield Grade No. 1 1200/1950
lbs. 60.25-63.10, Yield Grade No. 2
1050/1600 lbs. 57.75-60.00.
CALVES..,VeaIers not fully tested, only
24 head sold for slaughter. Supply included
688 in graded sale. VEALERS; few High
Good and Low Choice 180/280 lbs.
65.00- few 85/110 lbs. 65.00-73.00,
Standard and Low Good 70/85 lbs.
35.00- RETURNED TO FARM: 40
head Holstein bulls 120/125 lbs.
145.00- and 310 head 80/115 lbs.
150.00- 20 head small frame
10Q/11S lbs. 127.00 and 145 head, 80/115
lbs. 133.00-144.00; 35 head 100/110 lbs.
Holstein heifers 180.00-187.00, 40 head
80/95 lbs. 152.00-157.00 and 10 head
70/75 lbs. 147.00, IS head small frame
lambs with the balance slaughter ewes.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2-3 80-110 lb
78 00-83.00, 60-80 lb 80.00-90.00, 40-60
lb 90 00-100.00; few Good to low Choice
40-70 lb 75.00-9000.
SLAUGHTER EWES- Utility and Good
25.00-40.00, Yearlings and two-year olds
40 00-60.00
GOATS AU goats sold by the head
Large 60.00-90.00, several Billies
100 00-150 00; few Thin 50.00-60.00
Medium 45.00-50.00; few Thin
35.00-45.00. Small, mainly kids,
20 00-30.00; several Thin 10.00-20.00.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Flea Market Auction
every Tueaday at 12:30,
Tools, Eggs, Produce,
etc.
Buyers & Sellers
Welcome
Wednesday'* market report has been
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubstantial receipts.
CATTLE 142.. PDA ..iL cows uneven,
mostly steady 1.00 higher. STEERS: two
Select 65.75 Sc. 66.75. HOLSIEINS: few
High Choice and Prime 1200/1495 lbs.
71.75- few Choice 1335/1390 lbs.
69.75- few Select 66.00-65.25, few
Standard 64.25-67.50. HEIFERS: two
Select 63.00-70.75, few Standard
55.00-57.00, few Choice Holstein
1160/1400 lbs. 61.75-68.75. COWS:
Breaking Utility and Commercial
47.75- few 56.75, Cutter and Boning
Utility 44.75-54.25, few 56.75, Canner &
Low Cutter 43.75-»8.75. Shells 29.00.
BULLOCKS: few Standard 850/1190 lbs.
53.25-58.75. BULLS: few Yield Grade
No. 1 1100/1720 lbs. 58.25-61.50 one
64.25.
CALVES 149.. Holstein Bulls steady to
weak. VEALERS: two Good 81.00 &
86.00, few Standard and Good 70/115 lbs.
50.00- few Utility 55/75 lbs.
40.00- RETURNED TO FARM:
No. 1 Holstein bulls 80/125 lbs.
140.00- few 180.00, few down
117.00, No. 2 80/115 lbs. 100.00-152.00;
No. 1 Holstein heifers 80/135 lbs.
135.00- No. 2 70/90 lbs.
75.00- Few Beef cross 75/135 lbs.
bulls & heifers 132.00-155.00.
HOGS 109...Bairows and gilts 4.00 to
5.00 higher. Sows small supply strong to
4.oohigher. BARROWS AND GILTS; US
1-3 225/240 lbs. 47.50-47.60,2-3 230/255
lbs. 47.00-47.25. 1-3 185/200 lbs.
38.00- SOWS: US 1-3 355/460 lbs.
37.00- 500/675 lbs. 39.00-39.50, one
40.00, few Medium 280/305 lbs.
30.50-32.00. BOARS: few 34.25-34.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0..N0 market test.
SHEEP 2.. Two Choice and Prime 40/60
lbs. Spring si. Lambs 70.00 & 74.00.
GOATS 0..N0 market test.
80/105 lb*. 142.00-147.00 md 10 head
70/75 lbs. 120.00.
SHEEP...lnsufficient volume for a
market test. Few Choice 40/45 lbs. Spring
lambs 80.00-82.00, few Utility and Good
slaughter ewes 25.00-33.00.
GOATS.. .No market test.
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, May M, 1993
Report Supplied by PDA
New Holland
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Fa.
Thursday, May 20, 1993
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1034 297 192 201
Last Thursday
1348 457 117 67
Last Year
837 520 258 304
CATTLE: Slaughter steers uneven,
average Choice to Prime steady to 1.00
lower, Select and low Choice mostly 1.00
instsnees 1.50 lower; small supply slaugh
ter heifers steady; cows fully steady,
instances 1.00 higher; bullocks fully
steady; bulls steady to 1.00 lower, although
Yield grade 1 not fully tested. Supply
included 55% slaughter steers snd 32%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1080-1475 lb 78.50-80.50. few
80.50- High Choice and Prime 2-4
1200-1375 lb 80.50-81.85; few Choice and
Prime 2-3 1185- 1425 lb 81.50-82.50;
Choice 3-4 1150-1500 lb 76.00-78.50;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1075-1450 lb
74.50- few Select 2-3 1100-1400 lb
72.00-75.50.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1450-1650 lb 71.75-74.35; Choice 2-3
1250-1625 lb 67.75-70.75; few Select 1-3
1200-1500 lb 65.00-67.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1000-1200 lb 75.50-78.35; few Select 2-3
850- 925 lb 67.00-69.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility Sc
Commercial 2-3 50.00-55.00 55.00-58.50.
Commercial 3-4 47.75-51.50. Cutler &
Boning Utility 1-2 48.75-50.50
50.50-55.50 55.50-56.75. Canner and low
Cutter 44.00-45.50 45.50-49.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1400 lb
67.00-70.00, couple 71.00-73.00; few
Select 1-3 1000-1300 lb 61.00-64.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1800 lb
60.00- Yield grade 2 1000-1550 lb
58.00-
CALVES; Vealers not fully tested, only
about 15 sold for slaughter.
VEALERS: Few high Good and low
Choice 240-365 lb 87.00-96.00; individual
Choice 280 lb 110.00; couple Choice
450-505 lb slaughter calves 80.00-89.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein Bulls 160.00-182.00, few
182.00- 190.00; small frame 80-120 lb
125.00- few 90-115 lb Holstein
Heifers 190.00-210.00, couple
210.00- few small frame 80-115 lb
130.00-
SHEEP: Spring lambs fully steady;
slaughter ewes steady. Supply included
80% Spring lambs with the balance slaugh
ter ewes.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 60-90 lb
75.00- few 35-60 lb 80.00-96.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
21.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
36.00- 00.
GOATS; AU goats sold by the head.
Large 60.00-84.00, six head 94.00-127.00;
Medium 36.00-55.00; Small, mainly kids,
20.00-36.00, few Thin 16.00-20.00.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, May 20, 1993
RETURN TO FARM CALF
100.00-195.00.
GOOD VEAL: 70.00-110.00
COMMON VEAL: 35.00-69.00.
CHOICE STEERS; 75.00-80.00.
SELECT STEERS: 68.00-74.00.
COMMON STEERS: 52.00-67.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 48.00-55.00.
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 vV l|.
HOME (215) 458-8518 k £
IRWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP.
SsraTH 4 E. 4 HERSHEY, FIELD REP. IvaKSjal?' ° E W
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaater, Fa.
Friday, May 21, 1992
Cattle Calves
Thii Week 3200 116 S
Last Week 3303 1101
Last Year 3404 1313
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
50-1.50 LOWER, MOST DECLINE ON
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY,
INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER ON
WEIGHTS UNDER 1000 LB; COWS
FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER; BULLOCKS
STEADY; BULLS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGH
ER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 51%
SLAUGHTER STEERS. 1% SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS, 21 % COWS, 5% BULLS,
WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-4
1075-1475 LB. 78.50-80.75, FEW
80.75-81.50; HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-4 1200-1450 LB. 80.50-81.85;
FEW CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3
1185-1425 LB. 81.50-83.00; CHOICE 2-3
1015-1075 LB. 77.75-79.50; CHOICE 3-4
1150-1500 LB. 76.00-78.50; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1075-1450 LB.
74.50- FEW SELECT 2-3
1050-1400 LB. 71.75-75.50.
HOLSTEINS; HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 1270-1630 LB. 71.00-74.35;
CHOICE 2-3 1250-1625 LB. 67.50-71.00;
SELECT 1-3 975-1550 LB. 63.00-67.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
975-1200 LB. 73.85-78.50. FEW
78.50- FEW CHOICE 2 1100-1230
LB. 79.00-82.50; FEW CHOICE 2-3
900-975 LB. 72.00-74.50; SELECT 2-3
950-1200 LB. 70.00-73.50, FEW 850-925
LB. 67.00-69.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 50.00-55.00,
HIGH DRESSING 55.00-58.50; COM
MERCIAL 3-4, BULK 45.00-51.50; CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-2, LOW
DRESSING 47.50-50.00, BULK
50.00- HIGH DRESSING
55.50- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 42.00-45.50,
BULK 45.50-50.00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 950-1400
LB. 66.50-69.00, FEW 69.25-73.25;
SELECT 1-3 1000-1400 LB. 61.00-66.50.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1300-2200
LB. 61.00-68.00, FEW 1400-1800 LB.
72.00- YIELD GRADE 21000-1600
LB. 58.00-62.00.
CALVES; VEALERS NOT FULLY
TESTED. ONLY ABOUT 50 HEAD ALL
WEEK SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER; FEW
SLAUGHTER CALVES STEADY.
VEALERS: INDIVIDUAL CHOICE
280 LB. 110.00; FEW HIGH GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE 180-365 LB. 65.00-96.00,
FEW 85-110 LB. 65.00-73.00; STAN
DARD AND LOW GOOD 70-85 LB.
35.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 300-550 LB. 70.00-90.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 145.00-182.00,
FEW 182.00-190.00; SMALL FRAME
80-120 LB. 125.00-160.00. FEW 90-115
LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 180.00-210.00,
COUPLE 210.00-222.00; SMALL
FRAME 80-120 LB. 130.00-170.00, ONE
LOT 70-75 LB. 120.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS; 45.00-57.00
SHELLS: 35.00-44.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 70,00-75.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 68.00-70.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 65.00-90.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 42.00-64.00.
BULLS: 54.00-66.00.
GOOD HOGS. 45.00-48.00.
LIGHT HOGS. 38.00-45.00.
SALE TUESDAYS
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
* GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.