Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, December 6, 1993
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction
79 448 1119 571
730
Last Monday
701 68 391 854 443
Last Year
894 115 221 1013 723
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak to
mostly 50 lower; slaughter heifers mostly
steady; cows steady to 1.00 lower; bullocks
steady; bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Supply
included 48% slaughter steers, 19%
slaughter heifers, 21% cows, and 12%
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1450 lb 69.25-72.50, few
72.50- 72.85; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1260-1425 lb 72.25-73.50; few Choice 2
1135- 1400 lb 73.50-74.50; couple lots
Choice mostly 3 1450-1565 lb
65.75-70.35; Select and low Choice 2-3
1300-1650 lb 64.75-69.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1200-1500 lb
61.00- Select 1-3 1150-1575 lb
60.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1000-1300 lb 65.75-70.00; few Choice 2
1050- 1225 lb 70.00-71.50; Choice 3-4
1000-1150 lb 62.75-65.75; Select 1-3
950-1200 lb 59.75-65.50.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility A Commer
cial 2-3 45.00-47.50 47.50-48.50 Commer
cial 3-4 38.00-44.00 Cutter A Boning Util
ity 1-3 41.50-43.00 43.00-46.50
46.50- Canner A low Cutter 1-2
39.00- 40.00-41.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 11550-1375
lb 66.75-69.550, couple 70.00-73.75, with
a couple 1285-1480 lb 77.50-80.00; few
Select 2-3 1050-1350 lb 62.50-66.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900 lb
60.00-65.00, few 66.00-69.00, with 12
head IS9O-226S lb 70.00-74.75; Yield
grade 2 1050-1550 lb SS.OO-60.00, five
head 2050-2300 lb 55.00-58.50.
CALVES: Vealen not teited; daughter
calves steady. Demand good for Holstein
bulls to return to farm.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 300-500 lb 65.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120
lb Holstein bulls 140.00-165.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.00-2.00
lower, sows weak to 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-245 lb 39.50-40.00. US 1-3 210-255 lb
38.50-39.50. US 2-3 260-290 lb
36 00-38 50.
SOWS; US 1-3 300-600 lb 30.00-33.00.
BOARS; All Weights 28.00-29.00,
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs 5.00-10.00
lower; slaughter ewes steady. Supply
included an estimated 70% slaughter lambs
with the balance slaughter ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3
80-110 lb 69.00-75.00, 60-80 lb
75.00-83.00, few 35-60 lb 85 00-91.00,
few 115-140 lb 62.00-68.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 2 40-70
lb 100.00-145.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility and Good
30.00- Yearlings and two-year olds
40.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Large 75.00-100.00, around 35 head
110.00-160.00; few Thin 50.00-75.00.
Medium 40.00-55.00; few Thin 35.00-
40.00. Small, mainly kids, 25.00-35.00.
Around 100 head Angora 25.00-40.00.
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Lancaster Co, Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, December 7, 1993
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
656 1058 3 1
Last Tuesday
733 995 2 7
Last Year
686 886 3
CATTLE..USDA.. Supply included
21% slaughter steers and 68% cows ..Com
pared with Tuesday's market; si. steers
weak to .50 lower, cows 1.00 to 1.50 low
er; other classed not fully tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1075/1400 lbs. 69.00-71.50. few
71.50- Choice and Prime 2-3
1150/1375 lbs. 72.75-74.00, couple
74.50- Choice 3 to mostly 4
1150/1480 lbs. 67.25-69.25, Select and
Low Choice 2-3 1050/1400 lbs.
66.00- few Select 2-3 1100/1350 lbs.
62.75- HOLSTEINS: few Choice
1500/1550 lbs. 60.00-62.50, Select 1-3
1200/1400 lbs. 56.50-59.50. HEIFERS:
few Choice 2-3 1025/1070 lbs.
67.75- COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 bulk 43.75-45.00, high
dressing 45.00-46.75, Commercial 3-4
bulk 40.00-43.00, Cutter and Boning Utili
ty 1-3 bulk 42.00-45.00, high dressing
45.00- Canner and Low Cutter 1-2
low dressing 36.00-38.50, bulk
38.50- BULLS: Yield Grade No. 2
1300/1850 lbs. 54.00-58.25.
CALVES...VeaIers steady. Supply
included 843 in graded sale of which 95%
sold to return to farm. VEALERS: couple
Choice 210/290 lbs. 87.00-90.00, High
Good and Low Choice 125/360 lbs.
70.00- few 80/105 lbs. 45.00-55.00,
Standard and Low Good 65/80 lbs.
30.00- RETURNED TO FARM: 45
head 120/125 lbs. Holstein bulls
140.00- 265 head 95/115 lbs.
157.00- 45 head 90 lbs.
150.00- and 45 head 70/80 lbs.
100.00- 30 head small frame
110/120 lbs. 122.00-127.00, 140 head
90/105 lbs. 132.00-141.00 and 55 head
80/85 lbs. 75.00-95.00; 60 head 90/115 lbs.
Holstein heifers 205.00-222.00, 10 head
small frame 90/110 lbs. 197.00-199.00,30
head 80/85 lbs. 100.00-110.00 and 20 head
70/75 lbs. 45.00-60.00.
SHEEP...lnsufficient volume for a
market test.
GOATS...lnsufficient volume for a
market test.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, December 8, 1993
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COWS 129; HEIFERS 180
AND 14 BULLS. MARKET STEADY.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
670.00-
FRESH HEIFERS 885.00-1400.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 560.00-1210.00.
FEW 1500.00-1650.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
225.00- SPRINGERS
1025.00-
BETTER
1375.00-
HERD OF 44 HEAD ALL STAGE
COWS 550.00-1375.00.
SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE
1010.00- SMALL 650.00-885.00.
FRESH COWS
SHORTBRED
635.00-
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
585.00- SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
310.00-
REGISTERED HEIFERS
1175.00-
BULLS: PUREBRED 585.00-985.00,
GRADES 625.00-750.00.
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Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Wednesday's market report bee beets
discontinued until further notice because
of insubstantial receipts.
Grantsviile
Livestock
Grantsviile, Maryland
Report Supplied by Auction
Sat., December 4, 1993
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
200-500 LBS. 70.00-87.00.
STOCK HEIFERS: 55.00-78.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS GOOD TO
CHOICE, NONE AVAILABLE;
MEDIUM TO GOOD UP TO 64.00.
FEEDER STEERS GOOD 70.00-80.00;
LIGHT 68.00-87.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS GOOD TO
CHOICE, NONE AVAILABLE;
MEDIUM TO GOOD 54.00-62.00.
BULLS HEAVY 50.01V65.00, LIGHT
45.00-
COWS FEW HIGH DRESSING
42.50- UTILITY HOLSTEIN
42.50- CANNERS 36.00-43.50,
CULLS 36.00 AND DOWN.
VEALS GOOD TO CHOICE
85.00- MEDIUM TO GOOD
60.00-
808 CALVES: 40.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES RETURN
TO FARM 90-120 LBS. 100.00-138.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVFES
RETURN TO FARM 100-120 LBS. UP
TO 130.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN TO
FARM UP TO 105.00.
HOGS TOP QUALITY 40.00-41.00,
HEAVY 38.00-40.50, LIGHT
35.00-40.00, FEEDER PIGS BY THE
HEAD 20.00-36.00.
SOWS 28.00-34.00.
MALE HOGS 24.00-30.50.
LAMBS 58.00-70.00. LIGHT
70.00-82.00.
SHEEP 20.00-29.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
HackeiMown, NJ
Report Supplied by Auction
' Tueeday, December 7, 1993
Report fupplied by auction
CALVES .21-ZO5.
COWS .25-51.
EASY COWS .10-.45K .
HEIFERS .25 .63.
BULLS .45-.69V4 .
STEERS .35-.68'/i.
HOGS .28 .43.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 25.00-31.00.
BOARS .22-.25.
SOWS .15 .31.
SHEEP .21-.53.
LAMBS EACH 28.00-76.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .39-1.07.
GOATS EACH 15.00-105.00.
KIDS EACH 20.00-75.00.
TOTAL 1400.
HEIFERS
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
Flh Market Auction
•vary Tuesday at 12:30,
Toola, Egga, Produce,
ate.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
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New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thuraday, December 9,1993
Market not reported by USDA.
Reported by Sherry Bunting
Lancaater Llveitock Reporter
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: 1257 HEAD.
LAST WEEK 1283, LAST YEAR 781
(STORM-REDUCED RECEIPTS). COM
PATED TO TUESDAY. SLAUGHTER
STEERS .50-1.00 LOWER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED MANY LARGE, HEAVY
YIELD GRADE 4-5 CATTLE RECEIV
ING ADDITIONAL DISCOUNTS.
DEMAND BEST FOR CHOICE AND
PRIME 1100-1350 LB. STEERS; YIELD
GRADE 4-5 TOLERATED IN LOTS
WEIGHING UNDER 1425 LB. AND
EXHIBITING BETTER OVERALL
QUALITY OF FINISH. SLAUGHTER
HEIFER RECEIPTS INSUFFICIENT TO
FULLY TEST TREND. COWS 1.00-2.00
HIGHER. BULLS 1.00-2.00 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: 525 HEAD,
LAST WEEK 453, LAST YEAR 223,
CHOICE 2-4,1045-1425 LB. 67.75-71.25,
FEW HIGH YIELDING LOTS TO 72.85,
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUALS
73.00-76.00; YIELD GRADE 3-5,
1280-1775 LB. 63.75-68.50 (UP TO AND
INCLUDING OR APPROACHING
PRIME); MIXED CHOICE & PRIME 2-4,
11167-1425 LB. 71.00-73.35, FEW 74.50;
SELECT A LOW CHOICE 2-41020-1660
LB. 64.00-67.00; SELECT 1-3,1050-1350
LB. 62.00-66.00. HOLSTEINS: STEADY
TO WEAK, CHOICE 2-3,1210-1590 LB.
60.75- SELECT 1-3,1315-1660 LB.
54.75-
HEIFERS: 35 HEAD, LAST WEEK 50,
LAST YEAR 20. CHOICE 2-4,950-1195
LB. 60.25-65.25; FEW LARGE FRAME
1615 LB. 62.00.
COWS; 483 HEAD. LAST WEEK 530,
LAST YEAR 550. BRKNG. UT. &
COMM. 2-3, 44.25-47.25; COM. 3-4,
35.00- BN. UT. 1-3, 44.00-47.00,
HIGH DRESSING 47.25-50.50; CUTTER
1-2 42.00-43.75; CAN. & LOW CUTTER
39.00- LOW DRESSING
36.00-
BULLS: 50 HEAD, LAST WEEK SO,
LAST YEAR 40. YIELD GRADE 1,
1200-1735 LB. 59.25-62.75; YIELD
GRADE 2 1275-2030 LB. 54.75-58.25.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 2-3,
1020-1470 LB. 62.75-66.25, INDIVIDU
AL 73.75.
CALVES: 614 HEAD. VEALERS;
CHOICE 200-350 LB. 70.00-85.00, COU
PLE 100.00; HIGH GOOD & LOW
CHOICE 80-115 LB. 40.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS: BULK 90-125 LB.
125.00- FEW TO 150.00; LIGHT
ER WEIGHTS 60.00-100.00. GOOD
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-120 LB.
180.00- LIGHTERWEIGHT 90.00
AND DOWN.
SHEEP: 412 HEAD. LAMBS; NEW
CROP: CHOICE 25-45 LB.
127.00- CHOICE 80-105 LB.
55.00- SLAUGHTER EWES:
UTILITY & GOOD 20.00-40.00.
GOATS: 189 HEAD. PER HEAD:
LARGE 60.00-70.00, SEVERAL
110.00- MEDIUM 45.00-55.00;
SMALL 20.00-45.00. I.
10:30 AM. 7:30 P.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS, • GET CALVES IN EARLY
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.
FOR MORI: INFORMATION CONTACT:
L. ROBERT FRAME, SR., PRESIDENT
Lancaster County
Weekly
LANCASTER, PA
DECEMBER 10, 1993
CATTLE CALVES
2850 1750
2929 1837
2986 1452
HUS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter iteen 1.00-1.50
lower, daughter heifen Heady to weak;
cowi 1.00-3.00 lower, faullocki Heady;
bulla weak to 1.00 lower. Thia report cov
en only Monday and Tueiday marketi.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1075-1450 lb 69.00-72.00, few
72.00- Choice and Prime 2-3
1150-1375 lb 72.75-74.00, couple
74.25-75.00; few lota high Choice and
Prime 3-4 1260-1425 lb 72.25-73.50;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb
64.75- few Select 2-3 1100-1350 lb
62.75-
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1200-1500 lb
60.00- Select 2-3 1150-1575 lb
56.50-60.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3
1000-1300 lb 65.75-70.00; few Choice 2
1050- 1225 lb 70.00-71.75; Choice 3-4
1000-1150 lb 62.75-65.75; Select 1-3
950-1200 lb 59.75-65.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 43.75-45.00 45.00-48.00.
Commercial 3-4 39.00-45.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 41.00-42.00
42.00- 45.00-47.00. Caimer and low
Cutter 36.00-38.50 38.50-42.00,
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 IISO-137S lb
66.75- couple 70.00-73.75; Select 1-
3 1050-1300 lb 62.50-66.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900 lb
60.00-65.00, few 65.00-69.00, wilh 12
head 1590-2265 lb 70.00-74.75; Yield
grade 2 1050-1550 lb 55.00-60.00, five
head 2050-2300 lb SS.OO-SB.SO.
CALVES: Small supply vealers iteady;
•laughter calvei iteady. Demand good for
Holstein bulli and heifers to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 210-290 lb
87.00- high Good and low Choice
125- 360 lb 70.00-80.00, 80-110 lb
45.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 300-500 lb 65.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 140.00-163.00; small
frame 90-120 lb 122.00-141.00, few 80-85
lb 75.00-95.00; bulk 90-115 lb-Holstein
heifers 205.00-220.00; few small frame
90-110 lb 197.00-199.00 and few 80-85 lb
100.00-