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AMjncnttr Firming, Saturday, May 29,1993
Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Laacaatar, Pm.
Monday, May 24,1993
Cattle Calm Hoga Shoep Goat*
Monday'* Auction
S 3 175 1879 448
1125
La*t Monday
1166 76 184 1177 273
Lait Year
52 477 956 246
CATTLE: Slaughter ateen and heifer*
madly iteady; cow* fully steady; bullock*
steady; bull* fully steady. Supply include
55% slaughter steers, 17% slaughter heif
en, 17% cows, with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1425 lb 78.25-80.50, few
80.50- 80.85; few sales Choice and Prime
2-3 1200-1425 lb 80.25-81.75; Choice 2-3
990-1075 lb 77.10-79.00; couple lots
Choice 3 to mostly 4 1240-1260 lb 77.00-
77.50; Select and low Choice 2-3
1050-1375 lb 75.00-79.00; few Select 2-3
1050-1300 lb 72.00-74.50.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1060-1500 lb
67.50- High Choice and Prime 2-3
1450-1580 lb 70.25-72.25; few Select 1-3
1050-1250 lb 62.50-67.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1300 lb 74.00-78.50; few mixed
Choice and Prime 2-3 1050-1275 lb
78.75-80.00; couple Choice 2 1150-1270
lb 80.00-81.50; Select 2-3 925-1150 lb
71.00- one lot Choice 2-3 1260 lb
Holsteins 65.25, few Select 1-3 1090-1500
lb 54.75-59.50.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility A Commer
cial 2-3 50.00-53J0 53.50-55.50, IS head
1300-1550 lb Exotic 57.00-60.00. Com
mercial 3-4 48.50-51.00 Cutter A Boning
Utility 1-2 49.00-53.00 53.00-54.50 Can
ner and low Cutter 42.00-45.00
45.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1000-1400 lb
65.75-68.00, couple 71.25-73.75; Select 1-
3 975-1350 lb 62.5046.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300200 lb
62.75-68.50, few 68.5071.25, five head
1755-2200 lb 73.0079.75; Yield grade 2
10001500 lb 58.00-62.50.
CALVES; Vealen not fully teited;
daughter calves firm to 5.00 higher;
Demand good for Holitein bolls to mum
to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 180280 lb
100.00105.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Choice
300500 lb 80.0095.00; Good 280550 lb
70.00 80.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts Heady,
although US 1-2 not tested; iowi fully
Heady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
215-255 lb 47.00-47.75. US 2-3 260-280 lb
43.25-47.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 37.00-39.00.
500-650 lb 40.00-42.00.
BOARS: All Weights 35.00-35.50.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs over 70 lb
steady, to 4.00 lower; spring lambs under
70 lb firm to 5.00 higher, slaughter ewes
steady, with bocks film to 5.00 higher.
Supply included 52% spring lambs, 5%
wooled lambs, and 43% slaughter ewes
and bucks.
: B&R CATTLE CO. \
I RD 1, Marietta, PA •
J 17547 •
t Office Phone: •
j (717) 653-8164 ;
: Specializing in •
• Stockers & :
Feeders
: : JOHN BOWMAN :
: Ph. (717) 653-5728 •
: RON RANCK :
I Ph. (717) 656-9849 •
HAY. STRAW & CORN
- SALE - KKi
Please Note New Sale Time! M
Starting Jan. 3 Wyyr
Sale Starts 10 AM w_ c '
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* • Caeh or Certified Check Only
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, May 25, 1993
Report Supplied by UBDA
Cattle Calm Sheep Goat*
Today
712 798 9 0
Last Tuesday
790 789 26 1
Last Year
929 721
CATTLB..USDA... Supply included
53% slaughter steers and 42% cows
...Compared with Monday’s market: si.
steer* mostly steady; si. heifers scarce;
cow, 1.00 to 1.50; bulls steady. STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 2-4 1175/1375 lbs.
80.50- Choice and Prime 2-3
1100/1350 lbs. 81.00-82.50, five head
82.75-83.85, Choice 2-3 few 4 1100/1475
lbs. 78.25-80.50, few 80.50-81.00, Choice
3 to mostly 4 1200/1450 lbs. 76.75-78.50,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 1025/1450 lbs.
75.00- few Select 2-3 1025/1275 lbs.
73.00- HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3
1200/1550 lbs. 69.25-71.50, one lot Select
1-3 1330 lbs. 66.50. COWS: Breaking
Utility and Commercial 2-3 bulk
49.00- high dressing 52.00-54.50,
Commercial 3-4 bulk 46.00-49.00, Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-2 low dressing
45.50- bulk 48.00-52.00, high dress
ing 52.00-55.25, Cannes and Low Cutter
low dressing 41.50-44.00, bulk
44.0048.75. BULLS; Yield Grade No. 1-2
1300/1800 lb*. 58.25-61.50.
CALVES...VeaIen not fully tested, only
21 head told for slaughter. Supply included
656 in graded sale. VEALERS: couple
High Good and Low Choice 255/345 lbs.
67.0087.00. one Choice 315 Ibi. 97.00.
Standard and Low Good 55/85 lbs.
25.0045.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 35
head Holstein bulls 120/125 lbs.
150.00155.
00. 80 head IKVIIS Ibe. 162.00167.00.
115 bead 100/105 lbs. 169.00175.00, 40
head 95 lbs. 166.00169.00, and SO head
80/90 Ibe. 155.00159.00,-15 head small
frame 110/115 lbs. 120.00 and 165 head
80/105 lbs. 125.00-144.00; 25 head
100/125 lbs. Holstein heifers
195.00-200.00, 35 head 90/95 lbs.
172.00179.00 and 30 head 80/85 lbs.
150.00159.00.
SHEEP...lnsufficient volume for a
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 60-105 lb
75.00- 40-60 lb 80.00-90.00, 25-40
lb 100.00-135.00; few Good to low Choice
25-40 lb BS.OO-100.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 70-105 lb
55.00- few 40-65 lb 65.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
20.00- few 30.00-35.00; Bucks
25.00- 40.00; Yearlings and two-year olds
40.00-
GOATS; All goats sold by the head.
BILLIES; Urge 75.00-100.00, few
110.00- Medium 50.00-60.00, few
Thin 40.00-50.00; Kids 30.00-40.00.
NANNIES: Large 60.00-70.00, few thin
45.00- Medium 40.00-45.00, few
Thin 35.00-40.00; Small, mainly kids,
20.00- few Thin 15.00-20.00.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Fin Market Auction
every Tueaday at 12:30,
Toola, Eggs, Produce,
etc.
Buyers & Sellers
Welcome
Wedncaday’i market report hai been
dlacontlnucd until further notice became
of Iniubetantlal recdpti.
CATTLE 251.. PDA ...Compared with
la it Tueiday'i market: (L iteen 4.00 low
er, cowi 1.00 lower. STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1130/1295 Ibi.
76.55-79.35, Choice 102S/1420 Ibi.
75.00- low Yidding down to 71.00,
Sdea 71.00-75.85, Standaid 62.00-69.35.
HOLSTEINS: couple Choice 117 S A 1360
Ibi. 66.40 A 68.75, few Select
61.90-66.00, Standard.s3.oosB.Bs. HEIF
ERS: few Choice 1095/1440 Ibi.
75.00- Select 65.00-73.10, Standaid
50.10-65.25. COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 49.00-56.75, couple to 58.00,
Cotter and Bon. Utility 45.00-50.25, Can
ner and Low Cutter 42.00-49.35. Sheila
down to 35.00. BULLOCKS: few Choice
905/1395 Ibi. 61.50-66.25. BULLS; few
Yield Grade No. 1 1350/1825 Ibi.
63.00- few No. 2 1085/1950 Ibi.
55.50-58.75. FEEDER CATTLE: Steen:
few Medium Frame No. 1 550/700 Ibt.
65.00- few Large No. 2 635/1035
Ibi. 55.0060.50; Heifen; Median No. 1
500/725 Ibi. 65.0077.00, few Medium
No. 1 350/400 Dm. 78.0083.00; Bulb: few
Medium No. 1 290/620 Dm. 76.0083.00,
few Large No. 2 420/760 Ibi. 50.0056.00,
few Medium No. 2 415/575 Ibi.
605070.00
CALVES 83..VEALERS: few Standard
and Good 80/90 Ibi. 65.00-71.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: No. 1 Holitein
bnDi 95/120 Dm. 160.00197.50, few 80/85
Dm. 120.00150.00, No. 2 85/115 Ibi.
120.00155.00, No. 1 Holitein heifen
80/125 Dm. 180.00-196.00, few No. 2
70/75 Dm. 70.00112.50. Beef cron 80/120
Dm. bulb and heifen 180.00190.00.
HOGS 168.. Barrows and gilu fteady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1 -2 235/255
Ibi. 49.00-49.50, 1-3 225/250 Ibi.
47.50-48.75,2-3 220/270 lbs. 46.00-47.10.
SOWS: US 1-3 340/585 lbs. 32.00-40.50,
few 2-3 600 lbs. 31.00-34.00, few Medium
300/405 lbs. 35.50-37.00. BOARS: one
750 lbs. 23.00.
FEEDER PIGS 2...N0 maiket test
SHEEP 17... few Choice 65/75 lbs.
Spring si. Lambs 77.00, Good and Choice
25/70 59.00-65.00. Slaughter sheep: few
20.00-29.00.
GOATS 11.... few Urge 41.00-56.00.
few Small 14.00-21.00, few Small Kids
11.00-20.00. per head.
market test Couple Choice 40/45 lbs.
Spring lambs 70.00-75.00, few Utility and
Good slaughter ewes 28.00-32.00.
GOATS...No market test
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, May 25, 1993
Report Supplied by PDA
New Holland
Livestock Auction
LANCASTER. PA
MAY 27, 1993
Cattle Calfw Shaap Goan
TODAY
1219 571 381 221
LAST THURSDAY
1034 297 192 201
LAST YEAR
889 428 116 67
CATTLE: Slaughter iteen uneven, few
•arty talaa average Choice to Prime iteady
to weak, bulk of talei 1.00130 lower,
with icme doling ialei 2.00 lower;
daughter baifen acaice; cowi firm to 1.00
higher; buUocki iteady; bulb iteady to
1.00 lower. Supply included 56% daughter
iteen and 25% cowi.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 12001350 lb 79.25-81.00,
couple individuali 83.75-84.00; few
Choice 2 1175-1325 lb 78.5081.75;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1050-1425 lb
76.25-79.50, few mainly early
79.5081.00; Choice 3-4 11001450 lb
74.0077.00; Sdect and low Choice 2-3
1025-1450 lb 73.0077.00; few Select 1-3
1025-1500 lb 67.0073.00.
HQLSTEINS; Choice 2-3 12001575 lb
67.0070.00; few High Choice and Prime
2- 3 1195-1635 lb 70.0073.00; Select 1-3
10001450 lb 62.75-67.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
2-3 9001100 D> 72.75-7530; Sdea 1-3
1050 1275 lb Habteim 543059.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility A
Commetdd 2-3 49.0053.50 53.5055.75.
Cutter A Boning Utility 1-2 47.5051.50
51.5054.25. Canner and low Cutter
42.0044.00 44.25-49.25.
BULLOCKS: Sdea 1-3 10001275 lb
64.0067.00; couple Choice 2-311001350
lb 69.0073.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300200 lb
61.0066.00, couple 66.0067.50; Yield
gnde 2 10001550 lb 58.75-60.75.
CALVES: Vcalen nafuUy teited, bulk
of ntpply told to return to farm.
VEALBRS: Few Choice 225-385 lb
91.0097.00, individnd Prime 250 lb
120.00; high Good and low Choice
175-395 lb 79.0091.00, few 105-115 lb
65.0075.00, few 80100 lb 50.0060.00;
few Good and Choice 4004601 b daughter
calvei 80.0092.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Balk 90-125
lb Holstein Bulls 150.00-185.00, several
185.00- small frame 90-120 lb
120.00- few 80-90 lb 100.00-
120.00; bulk 90-115 lb Holstein Heifen
162.00- few 200.00-230.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs steady to weak;
slaughter#ewes steady. Supply included
70% Spring lambs with the balance slaugh
ter ewes.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 60-90 lb
74.00-84.00, few 40-55 lb 90.00-110.00,
couple 20-35 lb 120.00-132.00; Good to
low Choice 35-60 lb 80.00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
24.00-36.00, few 18.00-24.00; Yearlings
and two-year olds 42.00-57.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 65.00-92.00, ten head 100.00-
120.00; Medium 35.00-60.00; Small,
mainly kids, 20.00-36.00, few Thin 12.00-
20.00. JLA/jla -0~
Greencastle
Livestock
Graf raatia, Pa.
Thuraday, May 27, 1993
CATTLE; 214 COWS .90-2.00
LOWER. ,
HOLSTEINS: FEW CHOUS HOLS
TEINS 68.00: FEW SELECT HOLS
TEINS 6200-66,75.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 5030-35.50, COUPLE
56.60, CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
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 i >
IRWIN MARTIN. FIELD REP.
f*
17171442-4874 AVAIL-LOCAL* /II
LONGDISTANCE /II
(RT. 30,10 MILES EAST /If
OF LANCASTER IN IIA
PARADISE, PA) /
V *■*
Lancaster County
Weekly
LANCASTER, PA
MAY 29, 1993
CATTLE CALVES
3200 1223
3241 1162
3133 1201
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: High Choice and Prima
slaughter Men weak to SO lower, other
grades 1.00-1.30 lower with lome late
aalaa 2.00 lower; daughter heifera moatly
steady, although not hilly teMd after Mon
day; cowa cloaed moatly steady after bein|
1.00-1.50 lower at midweek; bullocks
steady; bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Supply
included 33% slaughter steers, 8% slaugh
ter heifers, 26% cows, 6% bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1173-1373 lb 79.23-81.00;
few Choice and Prime 2-3 1100-1330 lb
81.00- eight head 82.73-84.00;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1030-1423 lb
76.23-80.00, few mainly early
80.00- Choice 3 to mostly 4
1100-1430 lb 74.00-77.50; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1023-1430 lb 73.00-77.00; few
Select 1-3 1025-1300 lb 67.00-73.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1200-1373 lb
67.00- High Choice and Prime 2-3
1200-1633 lb 70.00-73.00; Select 1-3
1000-1430 lb 62.30-67.23.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
930-1300 lb 74.00-78.00; few mixed
Choice and Prime 2-3 1050-1273 lb
78.73-80.00; Select 2-3 925-1130 lb
71.00-
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility ft
Commercial 2-3 49.00-S3.SO S3.SO-SS.7S
Commercial 3-4 46.00-Sl.OO Cutter ft
Boning Utility 1-2 4S.SO-47.50
47.50-52.00 52.00-SS.2S Canner and low
Cutter 41.50-44.00 44.00-49.50
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1000-1400 lb
65.75-68.00, few 69.00-73.75; Select 1-3
975-13 SO lb 62.50-67.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000 lb
61.00-68.50, few 68.50-71.25, five head
73.0079.75; Yield grade 2 10001500 lb
58.0062.00.
CALVES: Small supply vealert fully
steady, although bulk of supply sold to
return to farm; slaughter calves firm to
S.OO higher.
VEALERS: Few Choice 180385 lb
91.00105.00; individual Prime 2SO lb
120.00; high Good and low Choice
175-395 lb 67.0091.00, few 100105 lb
65.0075.00, 80100 lb S 0.0060.00; Stan
dard and low Good SS-8S lb 25.0075.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
300500 lb 80.0095.00; Good 280550 lb
70.00 80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 150.00185.00, several
late 18S.0O19S.0Q; small frame 90120 lb
120.00150.00, few 80-90 lb 100.00
120.00, Bulk 90116 lb Holstein heifers
160.00200.00, few 200.00230.00, with
30 head 8085 lb 150.00150 0(1
50.00-54.50, COUPLE6O.OO; CANNER A
LOW CUTTER 44.3049.30, SHELLS
41.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1530-2043
LBS. S9.SO-62.00, COUPLE YIELD
ORAM 2 1060-1100 LBS. 56.00-57.75.
FEEDER STEERS: FEW MEDIUM
FRAME «1 430-785 L 85.79.00-82.00.
CALVES: 320 GOOD FEW STAN
DARD ft G00D73-95 LBS. 52.00-59.00,
FEW UTILITY 60-85 LBS. 40.00-30.00.
FARM CALVES: NO. 1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90-130 LBS. 160.00-191.00; NO.
2 HOLSTEIN BULLS BS-12S LBS.
100.00-137.50, FEW DOWN TO 75.00;
NO. 1 HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 85-120 LBS.
ISOOO-214.00, NO. 2 HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS 79-90 LBS. 80.00-137.50; BEEF
CROSS BULLS ft HEIFERS FEW 80-105
LBS. 97.50-177.50.
SALE TUESDAYS
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP. GOATS
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