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    AMancastw Farming, Saturday, Fabruary 5, 1994
Lanca^r
Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, January 31,1994
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction
80 328 648 445
BSI
Last Monday
903 63 334 448 193
Last Year
1098 105 146 845 246
CATTLE; Slaughter steers mostly
steady with last Monday, or LOO- I.SO low
er than Thursday's forced trade; slaughter
heifers fully steady; cows firm to 1.00
highei{ bullocks steady; bulls LOO-I.SO
higher. Supply included 65% slaughter
steers, 12% slaughter heifers, IS% cows,
with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1450 lb 70.00-73.00; few
Choice and Prime 2-3 1225-1325 lb
73.25-74.75; Choice 3-4 1320-1550 lb
67.85-69.50; Select and low Choice 2-3
1075-1425 lb 67.00-69.75; few Select 1-3
1100-1350 lb 62.00-67.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1250-1600 lb
60.00- High Choice and Prime 2-3
1350-1600 lb 62.75-65.00; Select 1-3
1150-1575 lb 55.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3
950-1400 lb 65.50-68.75; few Choice 2
1050- 1350 lb 68.75-69.75; Select 1-3
950-1200 lb 60.00-65.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 1-3 48.00-50.50 51.00-52.25
Cutler & Boning Utility 1-2 44.00-45.00
45.00- 49.00-50.00 Canner & low
Cutter 40.00-41.00 41.00-45.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 2-3
1000-1300 lb 68.75-69.50; couple Select
2-3 1000-1275 lb 64.75-66.75.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1200-2050 lb
64.75-69.50.15 head 1440-2030 lb 70.50-
75.00; Yield grade 2 1100-1600 lb
58.50-63.00, five head 2120-2375 lb
57.00- 60.00.
CALVES; Vealers steady, although
Choice not tested. Demand fair for Hols
tein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Good and low Choice
200-325 lb 65.00-85.00, 80-110 lb 49.00-
64.00; Standard and low Good 60-85 lb
30.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120
lb Holstein built 130.00-140.00, few
140.00- 150.00; small frame 80-110 lb
70.00-
HOGS; Barrows and gilts SO-1.00 high
er; sows 300-500 lb steady, 500-650 lb
1.00- higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-250 lb 46.00-46.50. US 1 215-245 lb
47.00- US 1-3 210-260 lb
44.50-46.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 33.50-35.50.
500-650 lb 39.00-41.00.
BOARS; 350-600 lb 28.00-31.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs firm to 5.00
higher, although few 110-130 lb steady;
slaughter ewes unevenly steady. Supply
included 60% wooled lambs, 10% new
! B&R CATTLE CO. •
• RD 1, Marietta, PA •
• 17547 •
2 Office Phone: •
• (717) 653-8164 2
• Specializing In 2
• Stockers & 2
• Feeders 2
j JOHN BOWMAN •
• Ph. (717) 653-5728 •
; RON RANCK J
• Ph. (717) 656-9849 2
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KAY, STRAW & CORN
- SALE fjJK
Please Kate New Sale Time! 1
Starting Jan. 3 wJ#
Sale Starts 10 AM
Every Friday At 10 AM
GREEN DRAGON MARKET A AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of suit Buyara - Cash or Car'll!ad Chock Only
o. Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, February 1,1994
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
684 887 2 1
Last Tuesday
834 1075 4 0
Last Year
CATTLE..USDA.. Supply included
17% si. steers and 69% cows ..Compared
with Tuesday's market; si. steers steady,
instances .50 higher one Choice and Prime
2-3; si. heifers steady; cows steady to 1.00
lower; bullocks and bulls not fully tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4
1100/1425 lbs. 70.50-73.50, few
73.50- Choice and Prime 2-3
1175/1425 lbs. 73.75-75.00, couple
75.50- Select and Low Choice 2-3
1150/1475 lbs. 66.25-70.00. HOLS THINS:
Choice 2-3 1050/1600 lbs. 61.25-63.00,
few Select and Choice 1-3 1610/1740 lbs.
57.25-58.25. HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1000/1250 lbs, 67.25-69.
75, couple lots High Choice and Prime
mostly 3 1190/1270 lbs. 69.75-70.00, few
Select 1-3 1050/1100 lbs. 65.00-66.00
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
1-3 bulk 46.00-48.75, high dressing
48.75-50.00, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
low dressing 44.00-45.00, bulk
45.00- high dressing 48.50-50.50,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing
38.00- bulk 41.00-44.75. BULLS;
couple Yield Grade No. 1-21220/1900 lbs.
50.50-61.75.
CALVES...VeaIers steady. Supply
included 726 in graded sale in which 89%
sold to return to farm. VEALERS: High
Good and Low Choice 180/215 lbs.
70.00-72.00. 105/115 lbs. 55.00-59.00.
80/100 lbs. 40.00-52.00, Standard and Low
Good 60/85 lbs. 20.00- 35.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 265 head 95/125
lbs. Holstein bulls 120.00-136.00 and 60
head 80/90 lbs. 55.00-67.00, 175 head
small frame 90/115 lbs. 54.00-65.00 and
40 head 80/85 lbs. 47.00; 40 head 90/120
lbs. Holstein heifers 167.00-187.00 and 11
crop lambs, with the balance slaughter
ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 80-105
lb 70.00-80.00,60-80 lb 75.00-90.00, few
110-130 lb SS.OO-65.00; Good to low
Choice 1-3 70-100 lb 60.00-70.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS; Few Choice
30-55 lb 100.00-130.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
35.00- Utility and Good 1-3
20.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
BILLIES; Bulk 75.00-100.00, few
100.00- few Small 50.00-75.00.
NANNIES: Bulk 50.00-60.00, few
YEARLINGS; Good
40.00- few Choice 50.00-60.00.
KIDS: Choice 30.00-40.00; Good
20.00-
LEBANON
.VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Flea Market Auction
every Tueaday at 12:30,
Toola, Eggs, Produce,
etc,
Buyera & Sellers
Welcome
Wednesday’s market report has been
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubstantial receipts.
head 80/85 lbs. 125.00, 25 head small
frame 90/105 lbs. 80.00-95.00 and 30 head
70/85 lbs. 40.00-50.00.
SHEEP...lnsufficient volume for a
market lest
GOATS...No market test
691 4
SLAUGHTER COWS: 156 HEAD,
ACTIVE! 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. UTILITY
46.50-51.00; HIGH DRESSING
51.00- CANNERS 42.00-46.00;
SHELLY 42.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG#2 1400-1800 LBS.
54.00- 1 LOW DRESSING 1560
LBS. AT 51.50.
FED STEERS; NONE
FED HEIFERS; HOL LOW CHOICE
1300 LBS. 55.25; UTILITY TO 51.75.
VEAL CALVES: 204 HEAD. CHOICE
180-300 LBS. 89.00-99.00; GOOD
75.0085.00; CULLS, PRICES LOWER.
80100 LBS. 43.0054.00; 5080 LBS.
38.00-45.00; WEAK/ROUGH 35.00
DOWN.
FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS
15.0025.00 LOWER. #1 95-120 LBS.
120.00135.00; FEW 90 LBS. TO 105.00;
80-85 LBS. 55.0075.00; HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS#! 90120L85. 140.00160.00;
#2100.00135.00; BEEFX BULLS 85-120
LBS. 75.00135.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: 35 HEAD.
2.003.00 HIGHER. US#I&2 250260
LBS. TO 45.85; 2 LOTS 268-275 LBS.
44.85; FEW 285-315 LBS. 39.0040.50;
325-350 LBS. 35.00-36.00.
SOWS: FEW 450 LBS. TO 34.75.
BOARS: NONE.
STOCK CATTLE: STEERS 450650
LBS. 75.0083.00.
HEIFERS: 450600 LBS. 66.0069.50.
BULLS: HOL 300-400 LBS.
65.0070.50.
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS: LARGE
SPRINGERS 985.001085.00; 1 FRESH
AT 750.00.
LAMBS: NO CHOICE OFFERED. 1
GOOD 70 LBS. AT 74.00; MEDIUM
6080 LBS. 60.0068.00.
SHEEP: 1 210 LB. AT 18.00.
GOATS; MEDIUM TO 51.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS: BY THE HEAD
FROM TESTED HERDS. 26 HEAD 3040
LBS. 22.0024.00; 3 HEAD 65 LBS. AT
30.00; BY THE POUND FOR SLAUGH
TER ONLY 100140 LBS. 26.0030.00.
HATFIELD QUALITY MEATS
WEIGHT AND GRADE PROG
RAM-BASE PRICE 49.75 AT PLANT.
PLUS BONUS ON QUALITY HOGS.
BUYING STATION IS HELD EVERY
TUBS. AT FOUR STATES IN
HAGERSTOWN.
Replace Your Bulbs And Save Electricity
WITH SCREW IN FLUORESCENT LIGHTS
• Saw Energy-Replaces up to 75 wan
Incandatoant
• Easy InstaUallon
• Economical-Lasts 10 times longer than
standard bub
• Fawar Lamp Changes
• Lower Maintenance Coat
• Durable PolycaibonWe Housing
• 45,000+ Hour Ballast
• 10,000+ Hour Lamp Lie
•Air Cooled
• Water Resistant Ballast
• 120 Volt
• Ratcheted Brass Socket
• Medium Base .
• Starting Temperaluraa O’
5-7-9 Watt $5.49 each
13 Walt $5.79 each
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Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Frederick Livestock
Auction
Frederick, Md.
January 31, 1994
Report Supplied by Auction
New Holland
Livestock
LANCASTER. FA
FEBRUARY 3, 1994
Cattle Celvei Sheep Goats
TODAY
1627 668 122 211
LAST THURSDAY
785 534 79 153
LAST YEAR
963 522 98 78
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50 lower,
instances 75 lower; slaughter heifers most
ly steady; steady to 1.00 higher, instances
1.50 higher; bullocks not tested; bulls
steady. Supply included 41% steers and
41% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1425 lb 69.76-73.00. few
73.00- 73.35; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1250-1375 lb 72.50-74.00; few Choice 2
1250- 1375 lb 75.00-76.00; Choice 3-4
1400-1500 lb 66.00-70.00, few 1600-1650
lb 64.75-66.00; Select and low Choice 2-3
1100-1425 lb 66.50-70.00, few 70.00-
70.50; Select 1-3 1050-1425 lb
63.00-
HOLSIEINS; High Choice and Prime
2-3 13001550 lb 62.75-64.25; Choice 2-3
1175-1500 lb 60.0062.00, 1500-1700 lb
58.5060.75, 17001800 lb 55.75-57.00,
one lot 1950 lb 54.25; Select 1-3
11801550 lb 54.5060.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
10001325 lb 67.0069.50; High Choice
and Prime 2-3 12001300 lb 70.00-71.00;
couple Choice 2 1070-1225 lb
72.00-74.00; Select 1-3 9301200 lb
64.0066.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility A
Commercial 2-3 47.0050.00 50.0053.00.
Cutler & Boning Utility 1-3 44.0045.50
45.5049.25 49.25-51.00. Canner & low
Cutter 1-2 40.0041.50 42.5046.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 12002000 lb
62.0066.75, couple 69.5072.50; Yield
grade 2100015501 b 58.0061.00, few low
dreuing 54.0058.00.
CALVES; Vealen iteady to 5.00 lower.
Demand fair for Holstein bulls and heifers
to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 170-305 lb
82.0098.00; high Good and low Choice
165-420 lb 60.00-81.00, 80-110 lb
40.00-52.00; Standard and low Good
6085 lb 28.00 40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-115
lb Holstein bulls 120.00-145.00, few
145.00 155.00, 8090 lb 80.00120.00;
small frame 80115 lb 50.0090.00; bulk
90115 lb Holstein Heifers 120.00150.00,
few 150.00177.00; small frame 80110 lb
70.00100.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs steady;
slaughter ewes weak to 5.00 lower. Supply
included 50% wooled lambs, 25% new
crop lambs, with the balance slaughter
ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 95-110
lb 65.00-69.00, couple 65-85 lb
78.00-
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 25-55 lb
125.00- couple 160.00-175.00; few
55- 65 lb 100.00-130.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Choice 2-3
38.00- Utility and Good 2-4 23.00-
36.00, few 14.00-20.00.
GOATS; All Goati fold by the Head
Billies: Large 65.00-88.00, few
88.00- with eight head
120.00- Nannies; All weights
45.00- Kids: Good and Choice
25.00- few 40.00-45.00; Utility
15.00-
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
SALE TUESDAYS
10:30 A.M. 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.
Selling . Every Tues *~y
At -i m r x. 2. M
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
L. ROBERT FRAME. SR., PRESIDENT
BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204
HOME (215) 458-8518
Lancaster County
Weekly
LANCASTER, PA
FEBRUARY 4,1994
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter iteeri 1.00-2.00
lower than last week's close; slaughter
heifers fully steady; cows steady to 1.00
higher, instances 1.50 higher; bullocks
steady; bulls 1.00-1.50 higher. Supply
included 41% slaughter steers, 7% slaugh
ter heifers, 39% cows, 4% bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1425 lb 69.75-73.00, few
73.00- 73.50; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1250-1375 lb 72.50-74.00, few early
74.00- 74.75; Choice and Prime 2-3
1175-1425 lb 74.00-76.00; Choice 3-4
1400-1500 lb 66.00-70.00, few 1600-1650
lb 64.75-66.00; Select and low Choice 2-3
1075- 1425 lb 66.50-70.00; Select 1-3
1050-1400 lb 62.00-67.00.
HOLSTEINS; High Choice and Prime
2-3 1300-1600 lb 62.75-65.00; Choice 2-3
1050-1600 lb 60.00-63.00, 1500-1700 lb
58.50- few 1700-1800 lb 55.75-
57.00; Select 1-3 1150-1550 lb
54.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1400 lb 65.50-69.75; High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1190-1300 lb 69.75-71.00; cou
ple Choice 2 1050-1350 lb 72.00-74.00;
Select 1-3 930-1200 lb 60.00-66.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 47.00-50.00 50.00-53.00
Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3 44.00-45.50
45.50- 49.25-51.00 Canner and low
Cutter 38.00-41.50 41.50-46.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lb
68.75-69.50, couple Select 2-3 1000-1275
lb 64.75-66.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-2000 lb
62.00- around 20 head 1440-2060 lb
70.50-75.00; Yield grade 2 1000-1600 lb
58.00-
CALVES: Vealers steady to 5.00 lower.
Demand no more than fair for Holstein
bulls and heifers to return to farm.
VEALERS; Choice 170-305 lb
82.00- high Good and low Choice
165-420 lb 60.00-85.00, 80-110 lb
40.00- few 100-120 lb 55.00-65.00;
Standard and low Good 60-85 lb
20.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-115
lb Holstein bulls 120.00-145.00 few
145.00- 155.00, 80-90 lb 67.00-120.00.
small frame 80-115 lb 50.00-90.00. Bulk
90-115 lb Holstein heifers 120.00-175.00,
around 40 head 175.00-187.00; small
frame 80-110 lb 70.00-100.00, with 30
head 70-80 lb 40.00-50.00.
Jersey Shore .
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thunday
■t 4:00 pjn.
Jeney Shore, Pa.
Report auppiled by Auction
Thunday, Feb. 3, 1994
RETURN TO FARM CALF
80.00-130.00.
GOOD VEAL: SO.OO-79.00.
COMMON VEAL: 20.00-49.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 67.0068.75.
SELECT STEERS: 65.00-67.00.
COMMON STEERS: 55.00-64.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 43.00-48.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 42.00-51.00.
SHELLS: 33.00-41.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 65.00-67.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 63.00-66.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 51.00-62.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 60.00-70.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 45.00-69.00.
BULLS: 54.00-60.00.
GOOD HOGS: 45.00-45.25.
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