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Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, February 14, 1994
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday’s Auction
Jl2 56 33S 909 334
Last Monday
804 67 414 1011 485
Last Year
1016 96 300 757 452
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00-1.50
higher, although High Choice and Prime
little change from Thursday's small supp
ly: slaughter heifers fully steady, instances
1.00 higher, cows steady; bullocks fully
steady; bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply
included 70% slaughter steers, 11%
slaughter heifers, 10% cows, and 9% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1450 lb 71.75-74.00, few
74.00- 74.25; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1250-1450 lb 73.75-75.25; Choice 3 few 4
1450-1600 lb 68.85-71.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1100-1425 lb 67.00-70.00, few
70.00-
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1165-1550 lb
61.00- High Choice and Prime 2-3
1350-1500 lb 63.75-66.00; few Select 1-2
1200-1490 lb 58.50-60.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1250 lb 66.50-71.00. few 71.00-71.50;
Select 1-3 900-1150 lb 65.00-66.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 1-3 48.00-52.00 52.00-53.00
Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2 47.00-50.00
50.00- Canner St low Cutter
44.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1130-1300 lb
68.50- few Select 1-2 1100-1350 lb
63.00-
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1300-1975 lb
62.50- 10 head 1190-1965 lb 70.50-
75.00; Yield grade 2 1000-1550 lb
57.75-62.50.
CALVES: Insufficient vealers or
slaughter calves to fully test trends.
Demand good for small supply Holstein
bulls and heifers to return to farm.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120
lb Holstein bulls 130.00-160.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts mostly steady;
sows firm to 50 higher, instances 2.00
higher on weights over 500 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb 47.00-47.50. US 1 215-250 lb
47.50- US 1-3 205-265 lb
46 50-47.25, 195-205 lb 45.00-47.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 33.00-37.00.
500-650 lb 38.50-40.50.
BOARS: All Weights 31.00-32.60.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs steady to 5.00
lower; slaughter ewes mostly steady.
Supply included 55% wooled lambs, 10%
shorn lambs, 10% new crop lambs, with
fie balance slaughter ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 90-110
lb 65.00-75.00, 80-90 lb 72.00-80.00.
50-80 lb 80.00-90.00, 45-60 lb
55 00-105.00, few 110-150 lb 60.00-70.00.
SHORN LAMBS- Choice and Prime 2-3
with #1 Pelts 105-125 lb 65.00-75.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 40-60 lb
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1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
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Saturday, February 19, 1994
Lancaster Co, Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, February 15, 1994
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
420 626 0 0
CATTLE..USDA.. Supply included
34% si. steers and 60% cows ..Compared
with Tuesday’s market; si. steers uneven,
mostly steady; si., heifers scarce; cows
steady, instances 1.00 lower on Breaking
Utility and Commercial; bullocks not fully
tested; few bulls steady. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1100/14501b5.
71.50- few 74.00-74.85. Choice and
Prime 2-3 1100/1400 lbs. 74.50-75.50, few
75.75- Choice mostly 3 few 4
1450/1550 lbs. 66.25-70.50, Select and
Low Choice 2-3 1150/1450 lbs.
68.75- 1450/1600 lbs. 64.25-68.50.
HOLSTEINS: few Choice 2-3 1135/1375
lbs. 63.50-65.10. COWS: Breaking Utility
and Commercial 1-3 bulk 48.00-51.00,
high dressing 51.00-53.00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing
45.50- hulk 47.25-51.00, high dress
ing 51.00-53.00, Canner and Low Cutter
1-2 low dressing 40.00-43.00, bulk
43.00-47.00. BULLS: few Yield Grade
No. 1 1290/1925 lbs. 60.25-66.50, couple
No. 2 1200/ 1600 lbs. 55.75-60.00.
CALVES...VeaIers steady. Supply
included 707 in graded sale in which 95%
sold to return to farm. VEALERS: couple
Choice 165/190 lbs. 91.00-95.00, couple
High Good and Low Choice 120/200 lbs.
70.00- 80/110 lbs. 42.00-50.00,
Standard and Low Good 70/85 lbs.
30.00- RETURNED TO FARM: 35
head 120/125 lbs. Holstein bulls 131.00,
220 head 95/115 lbs. 144.00-150.00 and 25
head 90 lbs. 128.00,110 head small frame
100/115 lbs. 112.00-127.00, 45 head
100/105 lbs. 95 00-100.00 and 100 head
90/95 lbs. 82.00-110.00; 35 head 100/115
lbs. Holstein heifers 200.00-207.00 and 25
head 90/95 lbs. 175.00, 55 head small
frame 80/105 lbs. 151.00-157.00 and 10
head 70/75 lbs. 105.00-112.00.
SHEEP...lnsufficient volume for a
market test.
GOATS...No market test.
100 00-120.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
40.00- Utility and Good 1-3
25.00-
GOATS; All goats sold by the head.
BILLIES: Bulk 60.00-90.00, few
90.00- NANNIES: Bulk
40.00- few 50.00-60.00.
YEARLINGS: Choice 40.00-50.00; few
Good 35.00-40.00. KIDS: Good
20.00-30.00; few Choice 30.00-40.00.
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Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Wednesday’* market report has been
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubstantial receipts.
Mercer
Livestock Auction
Mercer, Pa.
Tuesday, February 15, 1994
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 293.. PDA . STEERS: few
High Choice and Prime 1285/1405 lbs.
71.60-73.00, Choice 1165/1500 lbs.
68.00- Select 62.00-68.00, Standard
53.00- HOLSTEINS: Choice
1365/1490 lbs. 63.85-65.00, one at 67.25,
Select 55.00-63.00. HEIFERS; Choice
1085/1340 lbs. 68.50-72.00, one 73.50,
few Select 62.25-66.35, few Standard
53.75-59.75. COWS; Breaking Utility and
Commercial 46.75-51.10, Cutter and Bon.
Utility 44.50-49.25, couple to 51.35, Can
ner and Low Cutter 40.00-45.00. Shells
down to 33.50. BULLOCKS: few Select
1030/1175 lbs. 58.00-63.85. BULLS: few
Yield Grade No. 2 1190/2435 lbs.
52.85-60.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers:
few Large Frame No. 1 563 lbs. 74.00;
Heifers: Large Frame No. 1 460/500 lbs.
64.00- few Large Frame No. 2
330/860 lbs. 52.00-59.00, one 80.00, few
Medium Frame No. 1 375/450 lbs.
65.00- Bulls: Large Frame No. 1
370/640 lbs. 63.00-77.00, one 80.00, few
Medium Frame No. 1 310/505 lbs.
73.00-
CALVES 127..VEALERS: Standard
and Good 70/105 lbs. 40.00-62.5 Q, Utility
55/85 lbs. 10.00-30.00. RETURNED TO
FARM: No. 1 Holstein buUs 120/135 lbs.
107.50-142.50,85/115 lbs. 130.00-147.50,
couple to 155.00, No. 2 85/110 lbs.
80.00-
50; couple No. 1 Holstein heifers 90 & 95
lbs. 170.00 & 190.00, few No. 2 85 lbs.
70.00-150.00. Beef cross bulls and heifers
85/105 lbs. 65.00-155.00.
HOGS 181.. BARROWS AND GILTS:
US No. 1-2 230/260 lbs. 46.00-46.85, US
1- 230/265 lbs. 44.50-45.85, US 2-3
220/260 lbs. 39.50-44.00, couple US 1-3
190 & 195 lbs. 42.25 & 44.50. SOWS: few
US 1-3 400/500 lbs. 36.00-39.00, one US
2- 380 lbs. 28.50. BOARS: one 380 lbs.
28.50.
FEEDER PIGS IS...US 2-3 90/130 lbs.
34.00- few Utility 80/100 lbs.
20.00- - per head.
SHEEP 2... Slaughter sheep: couple
16.00.
GOATS 0...N0 market test.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, February 21, 1994
Report Supplied By Auction
79 HEAD. MARKET STEADY.
WORK HORSES 810.00-1315.00.
DRIVING HORSES 540.00-785.00.
RIDING HORSES 450.00-800.00.
BETTER HORSES 1070.00-1150.00.
REGISTERED RIDING
880.00-
KILLERS. HEAVY WEIGHTS
750.00- LIGHT WEIGHTS
425.00-
PONIES: 140.00-380.00.
LARGE PONIES 430.00-510.00.
COLTS 215.00-405.00.
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Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
FEBRUARY 17, 1994
Cattle Calve* Sheep Goat*
TODAY
1295 SSS 142 228
LAST THURSDAY
867 653 79 191
LAST,YEAR
1061 672
CATTLE: Slaughter iteen mostly
steady; slaughter heifers steady; cows fully
steady; small supply bullocks fully steady;
bulls steady. Supply included 38% slaugh
ter steers and 42% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1075-1425 lb 71.50-74.00; High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1125-1400 lb
74.00- Choice 3 few 4 1425-1500 lb
68.75- 1500-1700 lb 63.75-68.75;
Choice 3 to mostly 4 1125-1450 lb
67.75- Select and low Choice 2-3
1075-1450 lb 66.00-70.00, few
70.00-
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1100-1550 lb
60.75- High Choice and Prime 2-3
1290-1475 lb 63.50-65.75; Select 1-3
1050-1450 lb 59.00-61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1000-1225 lb 66.25-71.75, 940-980 lb
64.50- 66.00; one lot Select 1-3 1120 lb
63.25.
COWS; LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 49.00-51.00 51.00-55.00.
Commercial 2-4 44.00-49.50. Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 46.00-48.00
48.00- 52.00-S4.SO. Canner & low
Cutter 1-2 39.00-43.00 43.00-47.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1375 lb
69.25-72.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1350-1950 lb
62.00- Yield grade 2 1050-1500 lb
58.00-
CALVES: Vealen fully iteady. Demand
good for Holitein built and heifert to
return to farm.
VEALGRS: Couple Choice 255-320 lb
93.00- few high Good and Choice
215-375 lb 74.00-84.00, 80-110 lb
45.00- Standard and low Good
60-80 lb 30.00-45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-115
lb Holstein built 135.00-160.00, few
160.00- 172.00, 80-90 lb 90.00-130.00;
small frame 80-115 lb 80.00-130.00; bulk
90-115 lb Holitein Heifers 130.00-175.00,
few 180.00-202.00; tmaU frame 80-110 lb
90.00-
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes steady. Supply included 35% wooled
lambs, 25% new crop lambs, with the
balance slaughter ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 80-105
lb 66.00-76.00, 60-80 lb 80.00-86.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 20-65 lb
95.00-110.00, few 125.00-145.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
35.00- Utility and Good 2-4
23.00- few Cull 15.00-20.00
GOATS: All Goats sold by the Head
Billies: Large 75.00-97.00, six head
115.00- Nannies; Bulk
50.00- Yearlings: Cho'ice
54.00- Good 35.00-54.00. Kids:
Choice 35.00-42.00; Good 22.00-35.00;
Utility 15.00-20.00.
10:30 A.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS,
COWS. FEEDER CATTLE
Selling Feeders Every Tuesday
At Approx. 2 PM
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
L. ROBERT FRAME, SR„ PRESIDENT
BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204
HOME (215) 458-8518
ERWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP.
(717) 733-7434
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP
(717) 442-4874
Lancaster
County Weekly
LANCASTER, PA
FEBRUARY 18, 1994
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter itcen 1.00-1.50
higher; daughter heifen fully iteady,
instance! 1.00 higher, cowi iteady with
last week's close; bullocks fully steady;
bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply included
44% slaughter steers, S% slaughter heifers,
37% cows, 4% bulls, with the bdance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1075-1450 lb 71.30-74.00, few
74.00- 74.50; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1125-1450 lb 73.75-75.25; few Choice and
Prime 2-3 1100-1400 lb 75.00-76.00;
Choice 3 few 4 1425-1500 lb 68.75-72.00,
1500-1700 lb 63.75-68.75; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1075-1450 lb 66.00-70.00, few
70.00- few 1450-1600 lb
64.25-68.50.
66 46
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1275-1500 lb 63.50-66.00; Choice 2-3
1100-1550 lb 60.75-63.60; Select 1-3
1050-1500 lb 58.50-61.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1250 lb 66.50-71.00, few 71.00-71.75;
Select 1-3 900-1150 lb 63.25-66.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 48.00-51.00 51.00-55.00
Commercial 3-4 44.00-49,50 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 45.50-47.50
47.50- 52.00-54.50 Canner & low
Cutter 39.00-43.00 43.00-47.50
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1375 lb
68.50- Select 1-3 1100-1350 lb
63.00-65.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1280-1975 lb
62.00-69.75, 10 head 70.50-75.00; YicUj
grade 2 1000-1550 lb 57.75-62.50, few low
dressing 55.50-57.50.
CALVES; Vealers fully steady. Demand
good for Holstein bulls and heifers to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 165-320 lb
91.00- high Good and low Choice
120-375 lb 70.00-84.00, 80-110 lb
42.00- Standard and low Good
60-85 lb 30.00- 45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 128.00-160.00, few
160.00- 172.00; small frame 80-115 lb
80.00- Bulk 90-115 lb Holstein
heifers 130.00-175.00, around 50 head
100-115 lb 180.00-207.00; small frame
80-110 lb 90.00-125.00. with 55 head
80-105 lb 151.00-157.00.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jeney Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, Feb. 17, 1994
RETURN TO FARM CALF
100.00-157.00.
GOOD VEAL: 70.00-135.00.
COMMON VEAL: 35.00-70.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 70.01V74.00.
SELECT STEERS: 66.00-71.50.
COMMON STEERS: 58.00-65.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 46.00-52.50.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 38.00-48.75.
SHELLS: 32.00-42.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 67.00-71.50.
SELECT HEIFERS: 64.0CV68.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 52.00-58.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 60.00-72.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 35.00-55.00.
BULLS: 54.00-60.50.
GOOD HOGS: 47.51V49.25.
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
* GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.
TRUCKING SERVICE
AVAIL-LOCAL &
LONG DISTANCE
(RT. 30, 10 MILES EAFT
OF LANCASTER IN
PARADISE, PA)
CATTLE CALVES
2830 1355
2475 1457
2547 1420