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    A2-Lancnter Farming, Saturday, Dacambar 25,1993
Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, December 20, 1993
Cattle Calve* Hog* Sheep Goat*
****SHEEP QUOTATIONS WILL FOL
LOW LATER****
Monday's Auction
76 560 1777 674
767
Last Monday
561 100 339 1173 699
Last Year
751 97 140 946 467
CATTLE: Slaughter steers mostly
steady; slaughter heifers firm to SO higher,
cows 1.00-1.50 lower; bullocks not tested;
bulls steady. Supply included 53% slaugh
ter steers, 20% slaughter heifers, 14%
cows, with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1425 lb 68.75-72.50; mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1400 lb
72.50- couple Choice 2 1175-1350
lb 73.75- 74.50; Select and low Choice 2-3
2-3 1075-1450 lb 66.00-69.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1100-1525 lb
60.50- few High Choice and Prime
2-3 1250-1550 lb 62.00-63.60; few Select
1-3 1165-1535 lb 56.50-60.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1250 lb 63.75-69.50; few Choice 2
1050-1300 1b69.50-71.75; few Choice 2-3
875-950 lb 61.00-63.50; Select 1-3 950
1150 lb 60.00-63.50.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 46.00-48.00 48.00-50.50 Commer
cial 3 to mostly 4 38.00-43.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 44.00-46.00
46.0048.50 Canner & low Cutter 1-2 Few
40.0043.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1900 lb
61.50-68.75,15 head 1280-19901670.75-
75.00; Yield grade 2 1200-1600 lb
58.75-61.50,10 heed 2085-2475 lb 54.50-
60.00.
CALVES; Veilers nol fully tested;
slaughter calves steady, instances 5.00
higher. Demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS; Couple Choice 180-280 lb
90.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 300-450 lb 60.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Small supply
90-120 lb Holstein bulls 140.00-175.00.
HOGS; Bairowi and gilts SO to mostly
1.00 lower, sows 1.00 higher, instances
2.00 higher on weights over 500 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 Few
215-240 lb 39.50-40.00. US 1 -3 215-255 lb
38 50-39 50
SOWS; US 1-3 300-500 lb 32.00-34.00,
500-650 lb 33.00-36.00.
BOARS: All Weights 28.00-30.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the head.
Supply included 30% Billies, 25% Nan
nies, 35% Kids, with the balance Year
lings. Billies; Large 100.00-150.00, around
25 head 150.00-220.00; Medium 75.00-
100.00. Nannies: Large 60.00-70.00;
Medium 50.00-60.00. Yearlings; All
weights and grades 40.00-70.00. Kids:
Choice 50.00-70.00; Good 35.00-50.00;
Utility 25.00-35.00.
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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.
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Lancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, December 21, 1993
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goals
Today
561 925 31 0
Last Tuesday
701 891 6 1
Last Year
636 909 4
CATTLE..USDA.. Supply included
25% si. steers and 67% cows ..Compared
with Tuesday's market: small supply si.
steers steady to 1.00 higher with few sales
Choice 2 2.00 higher; cows steady,
instances .50 higher cn Cutter and Boning
Utility; si. heifers and bulls not fully tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3 few 4
1100/1425 lbs. 70.5074.50, Choice and
Prime 2-3 1175/1400 lbs. 74.5077.00, five
head 78.5080.00, Select and Low Choice
2-3 1100/1450 lbs. 65.5070.50, few Select
1-3 1050/1375 lbs. 63.5066.00. HOLS
TEINS: few Select 1-3 1475/1625 lbs.
59.25-60.00. HEIFERS; one lot Choice 2-3
1200 lbs. 66.60. COWS: Breaking Utility
and Commercial 2-3 bulk 45.5049.00,
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing
43.0044.50, bulk 44.5048.00, high dress
ing 48.0049.75, Canner and Low Cutter
1-2 low dressing 38.00-41.00, bulk
41.0043.50. BULLS: few Yield Grade
No. 2 1300/1800 lbs. 57.25-61.00.
CALVES...VeaIers steady, although
only about 75 sold for slaughter. Supply
included 830 in graded sale. VEALERS;
couple Low Choice 180/230 lbs.
82.00- High Good and Low Choice
80/240 lbs. 57.00-67.00, Standard and Low
Good 60/75 lbs. 37.00-40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 40 head 120/125
lbs. Holstein bulls 152.00,90 head 110/115
lbs. 165.00-167.00,140 head 10Q/10S lbs.
176.00- 50 head 95 lbs.
164.00- and 60 head 80/90 lbs.
129.00- 245 head small frame
80/115 lbs. 109.00-133.00, few 70/85 lbs.
Utility 50.00-60.00; 65 head 80/115 lbs.
Holstein heifers 200.00-213.00, 30 head
small frame 90/110 lbs. 192.00-199.00,10
head 80/85 lbs. 160.00 and 5 head 75 lbs.
122.00.
SHEEP...Few Good 3-4 si. ewes
17.00- few Utility 1-2 24.00-41.00.
GOATS...No market test.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Tuesday, December 21, 1993
Report Supplied by PDA
SALE NOT REPORTED DECEMBER
21, 1993; BUT HEADAGE IS AS FOL
LOWS: CATTLE 92; CALVES 142-
HOGS 101; FEEDER PIGS 0; SHEEP 6
AND GOATS 01
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 273.. PDA ..Compared with
lait Tueiday'i matfcei..iL iteen itrong
2.00 higher, il. cowi unevenly steady.
STEERS: one High Choice and Prime
1265 lbs. 73.75, few Choice 2-3 few 4
1200/1400 lbs. 71.25-73.25, Select and
Low Choice 68.00-70.00 few Yield Grade
No. 4 down 65.00, Select 65.00-68.50.
HOLSTEINS: few Choice 1140/1480 lbs.
63.75-66.00, Select 60.00-63.50, few
64.50, Standard 55.75-60.00. HEIFERS:
few Choice 1145/1465 lbs. 64.50-69.00,
few Select 65.00-68.50. COWS: Breaking
Utility and Commercial 47.50-50.75, few
52.00, low yielding down 41.50, Cutter
and Boning Utility 44.00-50.00, Caimer
and Low Cutter 40.00-44.50, few down
38.00. Shells down to 26.50. BULLOCKS:
one Select 68.50. BULLS: few Yield
Grade No. 1 1305/2130 lbs. 56.50-63.50,
one 2260 lbs. 55.25. FEEDER CATTLE:
Steers; few Medium and Large Frame No.
I 355/480 lbs. 66.00-69.00, one 75.00, few
Large Frame No. 2 300/685 Holsteins
57.00- few 730/1035 lbs.
47.00- Heifers: few Medium Frame
No. 1 390/675 lbs. 63.00-69.00; Bulb: few
Medium Frame No. 1 480/555 lbs.
61.50-69.00.
CALVES 179.. Holstein bulli steady
10.00 higher. VGALERS: two Choice
87.50 & 100.00, Standard and Good
70/100 Ibi. 52.00-67.50, few 75.00, few
Utility 45/90 Ibi. 32.50-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; No. 1 Holftein
built 80/120 Ibi. 130.00-177.50 moitly
150.00- No. 2 70/115 lb».
75.00- moitly 95.00-135.00, few
No. 1 Holstein heifen 85/110 Ibi.
177.50-212.50, few No. 2 75/100 lbs.
110.00- few 60/95 lbs.
65.00- Beef crocs bulls end heifers
75/100 lbs. bulls and heifers
110.00-
HOGS 555.. (12/20 &
12/21/93)..Barrows and gilti moldy weak
.75 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US
No. 1 230/250 Ibi. 40.50-42.50, US 1-2
220/250 Ibi. 38.75-40.25, US 2-3 215/300
Ibi. 36.50-38.50. SOWS; US 1-3 350/695
Ibi. 27.00-32.50, US 2-3 300/840 Ibi.
25.00- BOARS: 200/695 Ibi.
26.50-31.00, few Thin 24.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 308..8u1k of supply told
for slaughter. US 1-3 20/35 lbs.
26.00- 35/50 lbs. 37.00-40.00, few
down 33.00, few lots 50/65 lbs.
40.00- per head.
SHEEP 39. .New Crop Lambs: two High
Choice and Prime 35/40 lbs. 175.00 &
160.00, two 65/70 Ux. 85.00 A 81.00, few
Choice 23/30 lbs. 120.00-130.00. Wooled
si. Lambs: Choice 45/85 lbs. 70.00-75.00,
few 85/110 lbs. 56.00-62.00. Slaughter
sheep; 26.00-35.00.
GOATS 12... Few Urge 40.00-80.00,
few Medium 40.00-54.00, few Small Kids
20.00- all per head.
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Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Keister’s
Middleburg Auction
Mtddlefaurg, Pa.
Tuesday, December 21, 1993
Report Supplied by PDA
250
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75 WATTS
Carlisle Livestock
Market
Carilria, Pa.
Tuesday, Decern her 22, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER STEERS: SELECT
AND CHOICE 950-1350 LBS.
68.00-71.25.
SLAUCTER HEIFERS: SELECT
900-1050 LBS. 64.25-66.00.
’ SLAUGHTER COWS: ACTIVE!
BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL 47.00-50.25; CUTTER AND BON
ING UTILITY 45.00-50.00; CANNER
AND LOW CUTTER 42.00-45.00; BIG
MIDDLE 44.00-48.00; SHELLY 41.00
AND DOWN.
FEEDER CATTLE; FEEDER STEERS,
ALL WEIGHTS, #2 66.00-76.00; FEED
ER HEIFERS, ALL WEIGHTS,
54.00- FEEDER BULLS, ALL
WEIGHTS AND GRADES 79.00-91.00.
VEAL CALVES: CHOICE
90.00- STANDARD 60.00-75.00.
HOLSTEIN FARM BULLS:
150.00-
HOLSTEIN FARM HEIFERS: ALL
WEIGHTS 175.00-200.00.
HOGS; BARROWS AND GILTS
US#l-3 220-270 LBS. 37.00-38.00; OVER
280 LBS. 34.00-36.50; UNDER 200 LBS.
33.50-35.00; #2*4, ALL WEIGHTS
35.00-
SOWS: 400-550 LBS. 31.00-35.75;
#2*4 ALL WEIGHTS THIN/WET
26.00-30.00.
BOARS; 350-700 LBS. 24.25-26.50.
FEEDER PIGS: BY THE HEAD. 20-25
LBS. 26.00-35.00; 35-45 LBS.
30.00-40.00.
SHEEP: 17.00-28.00.
GOATS: BY THE HEAD, LARGE
70.00-90.00; SM/MED/KIDS 24.00-59.00.
SALE EVERY TUESDAY: PRO
DUCE. RABBITS, POULTRY AND
EGGS - SALE TIME 5 P.M. RECEIVING
4 P.M LIVESTOCK SALE TIME 7 P.M.
NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDERPIG
SALE FRI., DEC. 31, 1:30 P.M
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, December 22, 1993
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COWS 147; HEIFERS 33 AND
9 BULLS. MARKET STRONGER ON
GOOD COWS AND HEIFERS.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
825.00-1275.00.
FRESH HEIFERS 815.00-1310.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 810.00-1300.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
1135.00- 1 AT 1950.00.
BETTER SPRINGERS
1425.00-
LOAD OF CANADIAN FRESH COWS
1100.00- SPRINGERS
1100.00- 1 AT 1725.
SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE
1 1 10.00-1260.00. SMALL
785.00-
SHORTBRED HEIFERS
675.00-
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
600.00-
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
360.00-
REGISTERED HEIFERS
1210.00-
BULLS; 510.00-82J.00, PUREBREDS
775.00-
HERD ALL STAGES 510.00-1125.00.
10:30 A.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS,
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
L. ROBERT FRAME, SR., PRESIDENT
BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204
HOME (215) 458-8518
IRWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP.
(717) 733-7434
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP,
(717) 442-4874
| Qome markets
| not available due
! to the holiday
Frederick Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
December 20, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS; 81 HEAD
STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. UTILITY
45.00-49.00; HIGH DRESSING 50.56
CANNERS 41.00-45.00; SHELLY 41.00
DOWN.
BULLS: YG#2 1365 LBS. AT 59.0 a
FED STEERS: NONE.
FED HEIFERS; FEW OFFERED.
VEAL CALVES; CHOICE, NONE;
CULLS 85-110 LBS. 55.00-60.00; 50-80
LBS. 48.00-58.00; WEAK/ROUGH 40.00
DOWN.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
#1 95-120 LBS. 150.00-173.00; 80-90
LBS. 90.00-135.00; HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
95-125 LBS. ISO.OO-I87.00; 70-90 LBS
75.00-120.00; BEEF X BULLS AND
HEIFERS TO 157.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: FEW OFFERED
USBI-3 1 LOT 276 LBS. TO 43.56
215-260 LBS., NONE; 4 HEAD 350-425
LBS. AT 36.00.
SOWS: 500-700 LBS. 32.00-33.06
THIN 250-400 LBS. 20.00-27.00.
BOARS: 600-800 LBS. TO 27.75.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS HOLS
TEINS SSO-6SO LBS. 54.00-59.00.
HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 64.00-69.06
BULLS: 300-400 LBS. 75.00-85.06
400-600 LBS. 65.00-70.00; HOL 300-450
LBS. 60.00-62.00.
LAMBS: CHOICE 80-90 LBS. TO
71.50; 1 NEW CROP 45 LBS. AT 90.06
GOOD 70-90 LBS. 62.00-65.00.
SHEEP: 2 HEAD 115 LBS. AT 56.06
LIGHT WEIGHTS TO 32.00.
GOATS: MEDIUM 55.00-71.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD,
20-25 LBS. 14.00-15.00; BY THE
POUND. 7 HEAD 64 LBS. AT 31.00
Shenandoah
Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
December 18, 1993
Report mpplled by auction
STEERS: M&L-l 300-300 LBS.
85.00- 300-700 LBS. 80.00-92.00:
HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 65.00-8430
FEEDER BULLS: 300-300 LBS
70.00- 700-800 LBS. 60.00-70.00
HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 70.00-78.30;
500-700 LBS. 72.00-75.00; 700-1000 LBS
70.00-
STOCK COWS: BEEF 500.0CM525.0ft
BABY CALVES 10.00-131.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 44.00-48.00; CAN
NERS AND CUTTERS 1-3 36.00-42.0 ft
SLAUGHTER BULLS 1&2
55.00-
LAMBS: BLUE O HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 67.50-68.00; RED 0
CHOICE 73.25; FEEDER LAMBS
CHOICE 71.00-78.00; SLAUGHTER
EWES 23.25-27.50.
HOGS; USI-3 200-240 LBS. 42.50
SOWS: 1-3 30.00-38.00.
BOARS: 24.25.
7:30 P.M.
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