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    Lancaster
Livestock Auction
La neuter, Pa,
Monday, August 16,1993
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Auction
60 157 632 573
“799
Last Monday
1006 64 245 1088 417
Last Year
94 79 1002 548
CATTLE; Slaughter steers fimt to SO
higher, instances 75 higher, slaughter heif
ers steady; cows weak to 1.00 lower, bul
locks scarce; bulls fully steady. Supply
included 56% slaughter steers, 15%
slaughter heifers, 19% cows, and 10%
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1400 lb 72.25-74.35, few
74.35- 75.10; high Choice and Prime 2-4
1150-1400 lb 74.50-76.00, couple Choice
2 .1250-1300 lb 77.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1075-1425 lb 68.50-72.50.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1280-1575 lb
65.25- couple High Choice and
Prime 2-3 12.85-1485 lb 66.50-68.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3
950-1250 lb 67.50-72.50, couple Choice 2
72.75- Select 2-3 900-1175 lb
63.25-
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 50.50-52.00, Load exotic
1100-1300 lb 52.50-55.00. Commercial
3-4 46 50-50.50 Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 46 50-48.00 48.00-51.50 51.50-53.00
Canner and low Cutter 1-2 38.00-42.00
42.00-47.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1400 lb
64.75- couple 67.50-71.75; Select 1-
3 1000-1350 lb 61.00-64.75.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1200-2000 lb
62.00-68.00, few 68.00-73.00, with three
head 78.50-80.50; yield grade 2
10500-1500 lb 58.50-62.00.
CALVES: Vealers and daughter cdvei
iteady. Demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 180-320 lb
90.00- couple Good 280-320 lb
75.00- 87.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Choice 270-475 lb 65.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 85-115
lb Holstein bulls 120.00-145.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts steady to 50
lower, tows steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
21S-2SO lb 45.00-46.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-600 lb 35.00-37.00.
BOARS: All Weights 31.00-32.50.
SHEEP: Spring lambs steady, slaughter
ewes mostly steady. Supply included an
estimated 75% spring lambs, with the
balance slaughter ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3
80-110 lb 58.00-62.00, 60-80 lb
60 00-70 00 few 70.00-73.00. few 40-60 lb
70 00-100.00; Good and Choice 1-3 70-90
lb 54.00- 58.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
28 00-40.00; Yearlings and two-year olds
35 00-45.00.
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: 17547 ;
I Office Phone; • I
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: Specializing In •,
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HAT. STRAW & CORN A-
- sale IajTVW
Please Note New Sale Time! e&w M
Starting Jan. 3 ww#
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. State St.
Out of State Buyara - Cash or Cartlflad Chack Only
Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, August 17, 1993
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
708 886 16 1
Last Tuesday
734 906 26 0
Last Year
CATTLE..USDA.. Supply included an
estimated 42% slaughter steers and 51%
cows ..Compared with Monday’s maiket;
si. steers uneven, early sales mostly steady,
later trading mainly Select and Low
Choice 1.00 lower, si. heifers scarce; cows,
bullocks and bulls steady. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1100/1425 lbs.
72.75- late trading 72.00-73.50,
Choice and Prime 2-3 1100/1425 lbs.
75.25-76.25, five head 76.75-77.75, Select
and Low Choice 2-3 1050/1475 lbs.
69.75- several late 68.00-69.50, few
Select 1-3 1075/1350 lbs. 64.75-68.00.
HOLSTEINS: few Choice 2-3 1200/1450
lbs. 64.00-65.00, few Select 2-3 1200/1350
lbs. 62.00-63.75. COWS: Breaking Utility
and Commercial 2-3 bulk 49.75-52.50,
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 bulk
48.00- high dressing 51.50-53.75
Canner and Low Cutter low dressing
41.00- bulk 44.00-48.00. BUL
LOCKS; Choice 2-3 1100/1400 lbs.
63.00- couple Select 1-3 1075/1300
lbs. 60.00-63.50. BULLS: Yield Grade No.
1 1400/1750 lbs. 62.00-64.25, few No. 2
1200/1800 lbs. 58.00-61.00.
CALVES.-.Vealers not fully tested, at
only 30 head sold for slaughter. Supply
included 722 in graded tale. VEALERS;
one Choice 220 lbs. 88.00, High Good and
Low Choice 80/1 IS lbs. 45.00-60.00, Stan
dard and Low Good 60/75 lbs.
34.00- RETURNED TO FARM:
155 head 120/125 lbs. Holstein bulls
150.00, 65 head 110/115 lbs.
160.00- 90 head 100/105 lbs.
182.00- 50 head 95 lbs.
169.00- 50 head 90 lbs.
155.00- and 40 head 80/85 lbs.
130.00- 65 head small frame
100/1 IS lbs. 148.00-154.00,75 head 90/95
lbs. 137.00-142.00 and 60 head 80/85 lbs.
118.00- 45 head 90/120 lbs. Hols
tein heifers 212.00-226.00, IS head 80/85
lbs. 180.00-195.00 wd 10 head 70/75 lbs.
145.00, 20 head small frame 80/105 lbs.
160.00- 7J.00 and 25 head 65/70 lbs.
77.00,
SHEEP,..lmufficient volume for s
market test
GOATS...No market ten.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large Billies 75.00-100.00, several
100.00- few Thin 50.00-75.00.
Large Nannies 40.00-50.00; few Fleshy
50.00- Medium 40.00-50.00; Thin
30.00- 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
Flea Market Auction
every Tuesday at 12:30,
Tools, Eggs, Produce,
etc.
Buyers & Sellers
Welcome
Wednesday’s market report has been
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubstantial receipts.
CATTLE 251.. PDA ..Compared with
lait Tueiday'i market: tl. iteen weak to
.SO lower; cowi uneven, moatly steady.
STEERS; High Choice and Prime
1140/1440 lbs. 73.50-75.50, Choice
1055/1460 lbs. 70.00-74.75. Select
65.00- few Standard 61.75-68.50.
HOLSTEINS: few Choice 1245/1460 lbs.
65.00- few Select 60.00-65.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 1050/1385 lbs.
67.50-69.50, couple at 72.00, Select
63.00- COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 49.50-54.00, couple to 55.50,
Cutter and Bon. Utility 47.00-50.00, cou
ple to 52.95, Canner and Low Cutter
42.75-46.50. Shells down to 35.00. BUL
LOCKS: few Select 975/1265 lbs.
59.00- BULLS: few Yield Grade
No. 1 1400/2055 lbs. 60.50-64.25, few No.
2 1015/2080 lbs. 54.25-58.25. FEEDER
CATTLE: few Medium Frame No. 1
350/750 lbs. heifers 63.00-68.00, couple to
78.00, few Medium No. 2 230/325 lbs.
70.00- few Medium Frame No. 1
645/775 lbs. bulls 61.00-68.00, 245/490
lbs. 83.00-95.00.
CALVES 100..VEALERS: Standard
and Good 80/95 lbs. 40.00-62.50.
RETURNED TO FARM; No. 1 Holstein
bulls 120/125 lbs. 130.00-165.00, 90/115
lbs. 150.00-170.00. few 70/85 lbs.
100.00- No. 2 Holstein bulls
80/115 lbs. 85.00-142.50; few No. 1 Hols
tein heifen 80/130 lbs. 180.00-210.00, few
No. 2 70/110 lbs. 95.00-150.00. Beef cross
145/220 lbs. bulls and heifers
91.00- 80/115 lbs. 110.00-160.00,
HOGS 133.. Barrows and gilts strong to
mostly .50 higher. BARROWS AND
GILTS: US 1-2 225/260 lbs. 47.00-47.75,
one 48.00, US 1-3 215/270 lbs.
45.00-46.25.2-3 245/275 lbs. 43.75-44.75,
few 1-3 150/200 lbs. 45.25-48.00, one
69.00. SOWS: few US 1-3 555/595 lbs.
32.50-34.00. BOARS; one 630 lbs. 25.50.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 market test.
SHEEP 11...Choice-90/120 lbs. Spring
si.
lambs 58.00-71.00, one 91.00.
GOATS 0...N0 market teat.
Lancaster Stockyards
New Sale Schedule
Effective Sept. 8, 1993
All Livestock Sold By
Auction On Monday & Wednesday
Private Treaty Balance of Week
MONDAY
9:00 A.M. - Sheep Goats, Calves
9:30 A.M. - Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows
1:00 P.M. - Hogs
WEDNESDAY
7:30 A.M. - Hogs, Cows
11 ;00 A.M. - Bulls, Heifers, Steers, Cows
12:00 P.M. - Feeder Cattle
LANCASTER STOCKVARDS, INC,
1X47 Lititz Pike, Lancaster, PA 17401 :
i
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, August 17,1993
Report Supplied by PDA
kr>*i
New Holland
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Thursday, August 19,1993
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
Last Thursday
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers steady,
instances 50 lower; slaughter heifers
steady; cows steady, instances 1,00 lower
on Canner and low Cutter; small supply
bullocks and bulls steady to weak. Supply
included 47% slaughter steers and 37%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1080-1450 lb 71.50-74.50; mixed
Choice and Prime 2-3 1225-1375 lb
74.50- few Choice 3 to mostly 4
1150-1400 lb 1150-1400 lb 69.00-72.00;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1450 lb
68.50- few Select 1-3 1150-1375 lb
66.75-69.25.
HOLSTEINS; Choice 2-3 1300-1600 lb
64.50- High Choice and Prime 2-3
1200-1640 lb 66.00-68.00; Select 1-3
1140-1425 lb 61.75-64.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1035-1200 lb 66.00-70.50; couple Choice
2 1250-1370 lb 72.50-73.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 50.00-52.50 52.50-54.00.
Commercial 3-4 46.50-50.00. Cutler Sc
Boning Utility 1-3 47.50-52.50
52.50- Canner and low Cutter 1-2
40.00- 44.00-48.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1300 lb
64.00- Select 1-3 1050-1200 lb
61.00-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1850 lb
61.50- Yield grade 2 1200-1700 lb
58.50- few low dressing
53.25-57.00.
CALVES: Vealers over 180 lb scarce,
few high Good and low Choice 75-115 lb
firm to 5.00 higher. Supply sold mainly to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 150-260 lb
97.00- high Good and low Choice
75-1 IS lb 50.00-60.00, couple 245-310 lb
80.00- Standard and low Good 55-
80 lb 40.00-SO.OO.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein Bulls 155.00-180.00, few
180.00- 185.00, 85-95 lb 120.00-150.00;
small frame 90-119 lb 85.00-120.00, few
75-85 lb 70.00-95.00; few 85-115 lb Hols
tein Heifers 170.00-200.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambi Heady and
•laughter ewea Heady. Supply included
80% (laughter lambi, of which 110 head
told to a reitrictive trade, with the balance
•laughter ewei.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 2-3 70-110 lb
53.00-60.00, 50-70 lb 61.00-91.00, few
25-55 lb 100.00-110.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
22.00- Yearling! and two-year oldi
32.00-
GOATS: All goati told by the head.
Uige 52.00-79.00, few 83.00-99.00, with
a couple 123.00-125.00; Medium
35.00- Small, mainly kidi
20.00- few Thin 15.00-20.00.
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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 *\f.
HOME (215) 458-8518 k >
IRWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP.
FIELD REP. "SSSSSST “ ] \
(717) 442-4874 LO NG DISTANCE / \
1199 581 223 130
1403 578 223 130
1064 740 173 212
TUESDAY!
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, August 13, 1993
Cattle Calves
3000 IS2S
3180 1548
3236 1789
CATTLE: AVERAGE CHOICE TO
PRIME SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY
TO WEAK. SELECT TO LOW CHOICE
50 TO MOSTLY 1.00 LOWER;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY;
COWS MOSTLY 1.00 LOWER; BUL
LOCKS SCARCE: BULLS STEADY TO
WEAK. SUPPLY INCLUDED 44%
SLAUGHTER STEERS, 6% SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS, 32% COWS. 4% BULLS,
WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
FEW 41080-1450 LB. 71.50-74.50; HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-41100-1450 LB.
74.50- FEW CHOICE 3 TO MOST
LY 4 1150-1400 LB. 69.00-72.00;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1050-1475 LB. 68.50-72.00; FEW
SELECT 1-3 1150-1375 LB. 64.75-68.50.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 2-3 1200-1600
LB. 64.00-66.50; HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 66.00-68.75; SELECT 1-3
1140-1425 LB. 61.75-64.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
950-1250 LB. 67.00-72.50; COUPLE
CHOICE 2 1250-1370 LB. 72.50-73.50;
SELECT 1-3 900-1175 LB. 63.25-67.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 50.00-52.50,
HIGH DRESSING 52.50-55.00; COM
MERCIAL 3-4, BULK 46.50-50.50; CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW
DRESSING 46.50-47.50, BULK
47.50- HIGH DRESSING
52.50- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER LOW DRESSING 38.00-44.00,
BULK 44.00-48.00.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1400
LB. 63.00-69.00, COUPLE 69.00-71.75;
SELECT 1-3 1000-1300 LB. 60.00-64.75.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1200-2000
L 8.61.50-68.00, FEW 68.00-73.00,W1TH
THREE HEAD 78.50-80.50; YIELD
GRADE 2 1050-1700 LB. 58.50-62.00,
FEW LOW DRESSING 53.25-57.00.
CALVES: VEALERS OVER 180 LB.
SCARCE, HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 75-115 LB. FIRM TO 5.00
HIGHER; SLAUGHTER CALVES
STEADY. BULK OF SUPPLY SOLD TO
RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 150-320 LB.
90.00- COUPLE HIGH GOOD
AND LOW CHOICE 245-320 LB.
75.00- 75-115 LB. 50.00-60.00;
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-75
LB. 34.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 270-475 LB. 65.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 95-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 150.00-185.00,
85-95 LB. 120.00-150.00; SMALL
FRAME 90-115 LB. 85.00-130.00, FEW
75-85 LB. 70.00-95.00. BULK 85-115 LB.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 170.00-200.00,
WITH AROUND 50 HEAD
212.00- SMALL FRAME 25
HEAD 65-70 LB. 77.00.
This Week
Lait Week
Lett Year
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
* GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.