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Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, September 6,1993
Labor Day Market Not Reported
By USDA
Report Prepared By MIHIe Bunting
CATTLE: 771 HEAD. LAST WEEK
639. LAST YEAR 824.
COMPARED TO LAST THURSDAY.
SLAUGHTER STEERS AT THE LAN
CASTER STOCKYARDS TODAY
SOLD MOSTLY STEADY; HEIFERS
NOT COMPARABLE: COWS 2.00
HIGHER; BULLS .SO-1.00 HIGHER.
SLAUGHTER STE&W: 461 HEAD,
LAST WEEK 339, LAST YEAR 450.
CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4, 1070-1440 LB.
71.25-74.00, MAINLY 72-73.85; MDffiD
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4, 1130-1385
LB. 73.50-75.10, FEW HEAD 75.50;
HIGH SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
1100-1450 LB. 68-71.35, 970-1117 LB.
RETURNED TO FEED AT 68-72.00.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 1230-1675 LB.
64-66.00; HIGH CHOICE & PRIME
1345-1690 LB. 66-68.75; SELECT
1185-1340 LB. 60-63.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; 98 HEAD.
LAST WEEK 61, LAST YEAR 166.
CHOICE 2-3, 1040-1240 LB. 67-71.60,
890-980 LB. 63-66.25; FEW SELECT 2-3,
970-1230 LB. 63.25-66.25.
COWS: 103 HEAD. LAST WEEK 109,
LAST YEAR 132. BREAKING UT. ft
COMMERCIAL 2-3, 50-52.50; COM
MERCIAL 3-4, 43.75-45.25, FEW
49-49.50; CUTTER ft BONING UT. 1-3,
49.25- FEW HIGH DRESSING
52-53.00, LOW DRESSING 46.50-48.50;
CANNER ft LOW CUTTER 44.25-47.75.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE
1075-1205 LB. 64-67.50, IND. 69.75.
BULLS; 109 HEAD, LAST WEEK 130,
LAST YEAR 77. YG 1. 1165-2100 LB.
62-68.75, NINE HEAD 69-7175, IND.
1715 LB. 78.75. YG 2. 1090-2065 LB.
58-63.25, COUPLE LOW DRESSING
55.25-
CALVES: 56 HEAD, LAST WEEK 98,
LAST YEAR 77. SMALL SUPPLY NOT
TESTED. SLAUGHTER CALVES:
GOOD 250-450 LB. 60-90.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; HOLSTEIN
BULLS: TO 175.00.
HOGS: 313 HEAD, LAST WEEK 122,
LAST YEAR 379. COMPARED TO
LAST MONDAY BARROWS AND
GILTS STEADY TO .50 HIGHER;
SOWS 3-4.00 HIGHER. BARROWS ft
GILTS; US 1-3, 215-250 LB. 45-46.00;
FEW US 1. 48-49.00. SOWS; GOOD
38.50-42.00; MEDIUM 36.50-38.50;
THIN 35-36.00. BOARS: 31-32.00.
SHEEP: 549 HEAD.LAST WEEK 714,
LAST YEAR 810. LAMBS: HIGH
CHOICE & PRIME 80-110 LB. 55-65.00,
60-80 LB. 60-70.00, UNDER 60 LB.
65-75.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILI
TY & GOOD IS 40.00; YEARLINGS &
TWO-YEAR OLDS 35-45.00.
GOATS: 429 HEAD. LAST WEEK
471, LAST YEAR 516. PRICES PER
HEAD: LARGE 75-100.00, FEW 50.75;
MEDIUM 45-50.00; SMALL 20-35.00,
FEW 35-45.00.
: B&R CATTLE CO. \
I RD 1, Marietta, PA ;
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
: Specializing In •
• Stockers & :
Feeders
1 JOHN BOWMAN :
: Ph. (717) 653-5728 •
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Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, September 7,1993
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calvea Sheep Goats
Today
749 953 12 2
Last Tuesday
618 937 5 0
Last Year
699 922
CATTLE..USDA.. Supply included an
estimated 38% slaughter steers and 54%
cows ..Compared with Thursday’s market;
sL steen .50 to 1.00 higher; small supply
si. heifen and bolls fully steady; cows .50
to 1.00 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1200/1425 lbs.
71.75-74.35, few 74.50-75.75, Choice and
Prime 2-3 1250/1450 lbs. 74.75-76.25. five
head 76.60-77.60, Choice 2-3 1100/1170
lbs. 71.00-73.50, Select and Low Choice
2-3 1050/1400 lbs. 69.00-71.50, several
1050/1150 lbs. returned to feed at
69.35-71.50. HOLSTEINS: couple Choice
2-3 1280/1290 lbs. 63.10-64.60, Select 1-3
1120/1250 lbs. 59.75-61.50. HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 1050/1150 lbs. 66.25-69.75,
couple Choice 2 1070 lbs. 71.75. COWS;
Bteiddng Utility and Commercial 2-3 bulk
48.00- high dressing 50.00-52.75,
Cutler and Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing
46.00- bulk 47.00-49.25, high dress
ing 49.50-53.00, Canner and Low Cutter
low dressing 38.00-41.00, bulk
41.00- BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1
1780/2115 lbs. 62.00-64.50, couple No. 2
1200/1600 lbs. 59.00-62.25.
CALVES...VeaIers icarce. Supply
included 733 in graded tale. VBALERS;
few High Good and Low Choice BC/110
Ibt. 50.00-70.00, Standard and Low Good
55/75 Ibt. 30.00-40.00. RETURNED TO
FARM; 20 head 120/125 Ibt. Holnein
built 150.00, 215 head 95/115 Ibt.
160.00- and 95 head 80/90 Ibt.
140.00- 175 head tmall frame
80/115 Ibt. 126.00-145.00; 55 head 80/120
Ibt. Holitein heifen 192.00-215.00, and IS
head 70/75 Ibt. 175.00, 20 head tmall
frame 80/105 Ibt. 170.00-185.00 and 10
head 70 Ibt. 130.00.
SHEEP...lntufficiem volume to fully
ten trendi, few Choice and Prime 3 80/110
Ibt. Spring lambi 54.00-62.00. Few Utility
and Good daughter sheep 23.00-28.00.
GOATS—No market ten.
Shenandoah
Valley
Livestock
Harriaonburg, Va.
September 4, 1993
Report anpplled by auction
STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 LflfS.
90.00- 500-700 LBS. 85.00-95.00;
700-1000 LBS. 75.00-86.00; HOLSTEIN
300-1000 LBS. 58.00-83.00.
FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS.
65.00- 500-700 LBS. 60.00-65.00;
700-800 LBS. 65.00-75.00.
HEIFERS; 300-500 LBS. 75.00-86.75;
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Flu Market Auction
every Tuesday at 12:30,
Tools, Eggs, Produce,
etc.
Buyers A Sellers
Welcorno
WiMij’i market report hao kata
discontinued until furthar notice becauaa
of inaubatantial receipts.
CATTLE 351.. PDA ..Compared with
last Tueaday'i maifcet; al. iteers iteady to
STEERS: few High Choice and Prime
1190/1300 Ibi. 73.25-74.10, Choice
980/1420 Ibi. 70.00-74.50, Select
60.75-09.00. HOLSTEINS: few Choice
1260/1510 lb«. 62.25-63.75, few Select
58.00- HEIFERS; Choice 995/1140
Iba. 68.25-72.00, Select 59.85-68.00, few
Standard 50.00-60.50. COWS: few Break
ing Utility and Commercial 48.00-55.00,
one 59.25, Cutter and Bon. Utility
45.00- couple to 52.70, Cinner and
Low Cutter 39.CN3-45.00. Shells down to
37.50. BULLS: couple Yield Grade No.
1 1365 * 1395 lbs. 64.00 * 64.25, No. 2
990/1575 lbs. 54.10-58.25. FEEDER
CATTLE: few Large Frame No. 1365/545
lbs. steers 79.00-94.00, few Large No. 2
815/1025 lbs. 59.00-68.50; few Large
Frame No. 1 heifers 79.00, Medium Frame
No. 1215/365 lbs. 68.00-79.00; Large and
Medium Rune No. 2 655/840 lbs. bulls
60.00-
CALVES 143..VBALERS: Standard
and Good 7CV95 lbs. 40.00-60.00, few Util
ity 65/100 lbs. 20.00-32.50. RETURNED
TO FARM: No. 1 Holstein bulls 115/140
lbs. 120.00-142.50, 85/110 lbs.
150.00- No. 2 Holstein bulls
75/110 lbs. 85.00-135.00; few No. 1 Hols
tein heifers 85/115 lbs. 195.00-225.00, one
at 145 lbs. 155.00, No. 2 70/85 lbs.
120.00- Beef-cross 85/125 lbs.
bolls and heifers 100.00-180.00.
HOGS 146..Barrowi and gilts steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2225/245
lbs. 46.75-47.50, 1-3 230/260 lbs.
45.75-46.50,2-3 230/260 lbs. 44.00-44.75,
few 1-3 190/220 lbs. 43.00-45.50, SOWS:
US 1-3 395/610 Dm. 36.50-39.56, few 2-3
S3S/84S lb*. 39.50. BOARS: few 300/790
lbs. 2S.SO-25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0...N0 market test
SHEEP 10.... Few Choice 100/110 lbs.
Spring sL lambs 52.00-54.00. few 80/100
lbs. 64.00-66.00.
GOATS 0...N0 market test.
500-700L85.75.00-81.25; 700-1000 LBS.
55.00-70.00.
STOCK COWS: BEEF 600.00-725.00;
BABY CALVES 65.00-130.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTTUTY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 45.00-60.00; CAN
NER AND CUTTERS 1-3 35.00-42.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS I*2:
57.0069.00.
LAMBS: BLUB O HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 57.00. RED O CHOICE
51.85; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE
59.00-63.75; SLAUGHTER EWES
20.0024.00.
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Mercer Livestock
Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, September 7, 1993
Report Supplied by PDA
New Holland
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Thursday, September 9,1993
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1112 689 274 291
Last Thursday
995 63T 172 220
Last Year
1345 752 305 348
CATTLE: Slaughter steers firm; slaugh
ter, heifers not tested; cows fully steady;
bullocks and bulls weak to 1.00 lower.
Supply included 46% daughter steers and
39% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3
few 4 1075-1400 lb 72.00-74.00, few
74.00- 74.60;mixed Choice and Rime 2-4
1175-1350 lb 73.75-75.10; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1000-1350 lb
with around 40 head 985-1150 lb returned
to feed at 69.50-73.10.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1240-1600 lb
64.00- High Choice and Prime 2-3
1300-1550 lb 66.00-69.00; Select 1-2
1150-1350 lb 61.00-64.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility A
Commercial 2-3 48.50-51.00 51.00-52.50.
Cutler A Boning Utility 1-3 46.00-47.00
47.00- 50.00-51.50. Caraier and low
Cutter 1-2 39.00-42.00 42.00-46.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1350 lb
65.0067.00, couple 68.25-70.25; Select 1-
3 1050-1300 lb 60.0064.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1350-2275 lb
59.75-64.00, couple 65.25-65.50; Yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb SB.OO-60.0Q, low
dressing SS.OO-SB.OO.
CALVES: Vealers steady. although bulk
cf supply sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 170-210 lb
90.00- individual 27S lb 112.00;
high Good and low Choice 180-420 lb
73.00- 80-110 lb 52.00-60.00; Stan
dard and low Good 60-8 S lb 30100-45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 9S-12S
lb Holstein Bulls ISS.OO-175.00, few
175.00- 185.00, 80-90 lb 125.00-1SS.00;
small frame 9S-IIS lb 11S.00-ISO.OO,
75-90 lb 60.00-120.00; Bulk 90-120 lb
Holstein Heifers ISO.OO-210.00, few
210.00- 235.00, with a couple
245.00- small frame 80-110 lb
110.00-
SHEEP. Slaughter Lambs film to 5.00
higher, slaughter ewes fidly steady. Supply
included 809 b slaughter lambs with the
balance slaughter ewes.
WOOLBD LAMBS; Choice 2-3 70-110
lb SB.OO-70.00. Few New Crop 50-70 lb
72.00- 25-50 lb 80.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
21.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
32.00-
GOATS: All goats told by the head.
Laige 60.0085.00, few 900098.00, with
eight head 110.00-136.00; Medium
32.00-60.00; Small, mainly kids
24.0038.00, few thin 15.0022.00.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, PA
Thursday, Sept. 9, 1993
Report supplied by Auction
BEEF: HEIFERS GOOD 75.75,
MEDIUM 71.0074.00; COMMON 7000
DOWN. STEERS: GOOD 76.25,
MEDIUM 73.00-75.00, COMMON
72.00D0WN. COWS: GOOD 52.00,
MEDIUM 44.00-48.50, COMMON
43.00D0WN.
BULLS: BUTCHER62.SO, BOLOGNA
61.00 DOWN.
FEEDERS; GOOD 300 LBS.
80.0090.00, MEDIUM 300 LBS. 82.50,
OCT. 15 - 7:00 PM
FEEDER & STOCKER AUCTION
All Weights And Breeds, 200 Head
*>10:30 A.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS,
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
L. ROBERT FRAME, SR.. PRESIDENT
j some markets
not available due
to the holiday
Thii Week
Lilt Week
Lett Year
CATTLE; Slaughter iteen 50-1.00
higher, initancei I.SO higher; daughter
heifen not fully tested; cowi 50-1.00 low
er; bullocks and bulls weak to 1.00 lower.
Supply included 43% slaughter steers, 5%
slaughter heifen, 32% cows, 6% bulls,
with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3
few 4 1075-1425 lb 71.75-74.35, few
74.50- 75.10; Choice and Prime 2-3
1250-1450 lb 74.75-76.25. five head
76.60-77.60; Select and low Choice 2-3
1000-1400 lb 68.75-72.50, with around 75
head 985- 1150 lb returned to feed at
69.35-73.10.
HOLSIEINS; Choice 2-3 1250-1600 lb
63.50- High Choice and Prime 2-3
1300-1550 lb 66.00-69.00; Select 1-2
1150-1350 lb 61.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few Choice
2-3 1050-1150 lb 66.25-69.75; couple
Choice 2 1070 lb 71.75.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 48.00-51.00 51.00-52.75
Outer A Boning Utility 1-3 46.00-47.00
47.00- 50.00-51.50 Calmer and low
Cutter 38.00-41.50 41.50-46.25.
BULLOCKS; Choice 2-3 1150-1350 lb
65.00- couple 68.25-70.25; Select 1-
3 1050-1300 lb 60.00-64.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2275 lb
59.75-64.50, couple 65.25-65.50; Yield
grade 2 1000-1600 lb 58.00-60.50, low
dreuing 55.00-58.00.
CALVES; Vealers needy, although bulk
of supply told to return to faon.
VEALERS: Pew Choice 170-210 lb
90.00- individual 275 lb 112.00;
high Good and low Choice 180-420 lb
75.00- 80-110 lb 50.00-70.00; Stan
dard and low Good 55-85 lb 30.00-45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holnein built ISO.OO-175.00 few
175.00- 185.00, 80-90 lb 125.00-155.00;
small frame 95-115 lb 115.00-150.00,
75-90 lb 60.00-120.00. Bulk 80-120 lb
Holstein heifers 150.00-215.00. few
215.00- 235.00, with a qouple
245.00- small frame 80-110 lb
110.00-
125.00- small frame 90-115 lb
105.00- 75-90 lb 70.00-110.00;
bulk 80-120 lb Holstein Heifers
180.00- smell frame 70-110 lb
135.00- 200.00, few 65-80 lb
75.00-
COMMON 70.00-DOWN.
CALVES: 85-115 LBS. (BULLS)
110.00- 85-115 LBS. (HFRS.)
135.00- 80 LBS. UNDER
70.00- 120 LBS. OVER VEAL
90.00-
LAMBS: GOOD 90 LBS. 69.00,
MEDIUM 57.00-63.00, COMMON
SHEEP 24.00-3aoo.
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Lancaster
County Weekly
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, September 10,1993
Cattle Calves
2900 1700
2556 1649
3320 1751