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Livestock Auction
Lancaitcr, Pa.
Monday, February 28, 1994
Cattle Cal vo Hogi Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction
59 516 655 232
956
Last Monday
1061 57 336 1129 496
Last Year
1067 122 225 952 194
CATTLE: Slaughter steers fully steady;
small supply slaughter heifers steady; cows
fully steady; bullocks scarce; bulls steady,
instances 1.00 lower. Supply included 65%
slaughter steers, 12% slaugh’er heifers,
14% cows, with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1425 lb 71.00-74.00; Choice
and Prime 2-3 1200-1425 lb 73.75-75.50;
Choice 3 few 4 1400-1500 lb 70.00-71.50;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1500 lb
67.00- few Select 1-3 1000-1300 lb
64.00-
HOLSTHINS; High Choice and Prime
2-3 1450-1560 lb 63.25-64.75; Choice 2-3
1185-1500 lb 61.00-63.50 Select 1-2
1030-1550 lb 55.00-59.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
2-3 1000-1300 lb 68.00-71.00; couple
Choice 21150-1320 lb 72.00-75.25; Select
2-3 950-1150 lb 63.00-66.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 48.00-51.00 51.00-53.00
Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2 46.00-47.00
47.00-50.00 SO.OO-52.00 Canner & low
Cutter 40.00-43.00 43.00-47.00.
BULLOCKS; Few Choice 2-3
1200-1375 lb 68.25-71.50; couple Select
1-2 1150- 1250 lb 65.25-66.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1950 lb
62.00-66.75, few 68.50-69.50, eight head
1430-1955 lb 70.00-76.00, five head
2140-2235 lb 60.00-62.75, couple 2000-
2250 lb 66.25-69.75; Yield grade 2
1000-1550 lb 57.25-61.25.
CALVES: Vealers steady. Demand only
fair for small supply Holstein bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 180-250 lb
100.00- 113.00; high Good and low Choice
180-245 lb 60.00-85.00, few 75-105 lb
45.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Small supply
90-120 lb Holstein bulls 110.00-130.00.
HOGS; Barrows and gilts 50 lower;
sows steady to 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
205-250 lb 45.50-46.00. US 1 220-240 lb
46.00- US 1-3 220-260 lb
45.00-
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 36.00-38.00.
500-625 lb 40.00-42.00.
BOARS: All Weights 31.00-32.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambi Heady,
instances 5.00 higher; slaughter ewes 3.00-
10.00 higher. Supply included 50% wooled
lambs, 25% new crop lambs, with the
balance slaughter ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS; Choice 2-3 85-105
lb 65.00-75.00, 60-80 lb 80.00-95.00, Tew
110-130 lb 60.00-70.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 1-3
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• RD 1, Marietta, PA 2
• 17547 •
• Office Phone: •
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HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE
Please Note New Sale Time!
Sale Starts 10 AM
Every Friday At 10 AM
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrta, Pa. 717-738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of Slat* Buyara-Caah or Cartiflad Check Only
ii'rday, March 5, 1994
ancaster Co. Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, March 1, 1994
Report Supplied by PDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goals
Today
897 928 4 0
Last Tuesday
729 842 4 0
Last Year
910 782 7
CATTLE..USDA.. Supply included
37% si. steers and 54% cows ..Compared
with Tuesday's market; si. steers .50 to ful
ly 1.00 lower, although few Sales Choice
and Pnme 2-3 about steady, si. heifers
steady to 1.00 lower, cows steady,
instances 1.00 lower on Breaking Utility
and Commercial, bullocks not tested, few
sales bulls steady, although Yield Grade
No. I not fully tested. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1075/1425 lbs.
70.75-73.50, few 73.50-74.35, Choice and
Pnme 2-3 1125/1425 lbs. 73.75-75.50, few
75.50- Choice mostly 3 few 4
1425/1500 lbs. 69.00-72.00, ISOO/16S0
lbs. 65.75-69.00, Select and Low Choice
2-3 1100/1475 lbs. 66.75-70.75,
1475/1600 lbs. 64.50-66.00, few Select 1-3
1100/1350 lbs. 62.00-65.00. HOLSTEINS:
Choice and Pnme 2-3 1340/1550 lbs.
62.50- few Select 1-2 1275/1450 lbs.
57.00- HEIFERS; Choice 2-3
975/1250 lbs. 65.75-69.85, couple Choice
2 1040/1160 lbs 70.00-70.75, Select 1-3
950/1150 lbs. 60.00-66.00. COWS: Break
ing Utility and Commercial 1-3 bulk
48.00- high dressing 51.00-53.25,
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing
45.50- bulk 47.50-50.50, high dress
ing 50.50-54.25, Canner and Low Cutter
1-2 low dressing 40.50-43.00, bulk
43.00- BULLS: one Yield Grade No.
1 1620 lbs. 66.00, No. 2 1300/1900 lbs.
58.00-
CALVES...
CALVES; Vealen not hilly tested, few
High Good and Low Choice 70/100 lbs.
steady. Supply included 811 in graded sale
of which 90% sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: few High Good and Low
Choice 70/100 lbs. 45.00-55.00, Standard
and Low Good 60/85 lbs. 30.00-40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; 290 head 95/125
lbs. Holstein bulls 120.00-143.00 and 55
head 80/90 lbs. 94.00-110.00, 230 head
small frame 80/115 lbs. 80.00-95.00; 25
80-110 lb 80.00-90.00, 60-80 lb
90.00- Choice 1-2 40-60 lb
100.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
45.00- Utility and Good 1-3
25.00-
GOATS; All goats some of the head.
BILLIES: Few 50.00-75.00, although
Large not tested. NANNIES: Bulk
40.00- few 50.00m69.00. YEAR
LINGS: Choice 45.00-55.00; Good
35.00- KIDS: Choice 30.00-40.00;
Good 20.00-30.00.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Flea Market Auction
every Tueeday at
12:30, Toola, Egga,
Produce, etc.
Buyera & Sellers
Welcome
Wednesday’s market report has been
discontinued until further notice because
of insubstantial receipts.
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, February 28, 1994
Report supplied by auction
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES TO
170.00
VEAL CALVES 60.00-92.50.
VHALER BULL CALVES 132.50 AND
DOWN
SLAUGHTER CALVES 55.00 AND
DOWN
GOOD COWS 45.00-48.25, TOP 51.00.
COWS MEDIUM 40.00-44.00.
COWS POOR OR SMALL 39.00 AND
DOWN.
CATTLE MARKET STEADY
CALF MARKET STEADY
HORSES 450.00-900 00
PONIES, NONE
GOATS TO 57 00.
MONTHLY DAIRY SALE MARCH
17; HORSE SALE MARCH 19; EASTER
LAMB SALE WED., MARCH 23
STEERS; M&L-l 300-500 LBS.
95.00- 500-700 LBS. 80.00-95.00;
700-1000 LBS. 70.50-76.50; HOLSTEIN
300-1000 LBS. 62.00-86.00.
FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS.
90.00- 500-700 LBS. 73.50-86.00.
HEIFERS; 300-500 LBS. 81.00-86.00;
500-700 LBS. 69.00-80.00; 700-1000 LBS.
66.00-
STOCK COWS- BABY CALVES
45.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 42.00-49.00; CAN
NER AND CUTTERS 1-3 39.00-45.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 52.00-59.75.
LAMBS; RED O CHOICE 58.25; NEW
CROP 71.25; SLAUGHTER EWES
25.00-26.50; HEAD EWES 55.00-58.00.
SOWS 1-3: 33.50.
BOARS: 25.00.
head Holilein heifers 100/115 lbs.
202.00-210.00, 95 head small frame
80/105 lbs. 160.00-175.00 and 20 head
70/75 lbs. 135.00-144.00.
SHEEP...lnsufficient volume for a
market lest
GOATS.. .No market test
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Lancaster Livestock
Auction
GRASSERS & FEEDERS 55.00-71.00
LAMBS NEW CROP TO 1.00
SHEEP 27 00-44 00
HOGS 200-250 TO 46.50
SOWS TO 35.50
BOARS 29 00-32.00
PIGS EACH TO 26.00
HEIFERS 55 00-75.00
STEERS NONE.
FEEDER STEERS 40.00-65.00.
BULLS 51.00-59.00.
Shenandoah
Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
February 26, 1994
Report supplied by auction
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New Holland
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
MARCH 3,1994
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
LAST THURSDAY
971
440 120 214
LAST YEAR
1057 572 189
CATTLE: Storm shorten supply slaugh
ter steers and heifers 1.00-1,50 higher;
cows steady; bulls not fully tested. Supply
included 40% slaughter steers, 15%
slaughter heifers, 35% cows, with the
balance bulls and feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1050-1400 lb 72.50-76.10; few
Choice 21200-1375 lb 75.25-76.75; Select
and low Choice 2-3 1125-1450 lb
67.50-72.50.
HOLSTEINS: Few Choice 2-3
1225-1570 lb 61.75-63.50; few Select 1-3
1030-1480 lb 59.25-61.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
990-1250 lb 69.25-73.00, one lot 1235 lb
73.75; Select 1-2 950-1335 lb 67.00-69.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 46.50-SO.OO 50.00-53.50.
Commercial 2-4 45.00-48.50. Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 47.00-51.00
51.00- Canner & low Cutter
41.00- 43.00-48.00.
BULLS; Couple yield grade 2
1200-16501 b 59.25-59.50; individual yield
grade 1 1340 lb 63.75.
CALVES: Vealers steady. Demand only
fair for small supply Holstein bulls and
heifers to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 280-335 lb
84.00- individual 235 lb 111.00;
high Good and low Choice 80-125 lb
50.00- Standard and low Good
70-85 lb 35.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few 90-120 lb
Holstein bulls 90.00-110.00; few small
frame 80-95 lb 60.00-90.00; few 85-115 lb
Holstein Heifers 170.00-195.00; couple
small frame 80-90 lb 100.00-130.00.
SHEEP: Few Choice 1-2 25-42 lb New
Crop Lambs 92.00-120.00.
GOATS: All Goats sold by the Head Bill
ies: Large 74.00-85.00, with five head
105.00- Nannies: Bulk
35.00- couple 62.00-66.00. Year
lings; Choice 48.00-68.00; Good
38.00- Kids; Choice 40.00-44.00;
Good 20.00-38.00.
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;00P.M.
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
KENNE'
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Because of recent
inclement weather,
several markets indi
cated reduced sales
and several were
unavailable.
75 18 83
Cattle Calve*
This Week 2375 1080
Last Week 2802 1339
Last Year 3346 1476
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER. ALTHOUGH
SMALL SUPPLY ON THURSDAY 1.00
HIGHER: SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
STEADY, FEW LATE SALES 1.00
HIGHER: COWS MOSTLY STEADY,
INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER; BULLOCKS
SCARCE: BULLS STEADY. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 46% SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 10% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
31% COWS, 4% BULLS, WITH THE
BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; CHOICE 2-3
FEW 4 1050-1425 LB. 70.75-73.50, FEW
LATE 74.00-76.10; CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 lI2S-142S LB. 74.50-76.85;
CHOICE MOSTLY 3 FEW 4 1425-1475
LB. 69.00-72.00, FEW 1500-1600 LB.
65.75-69.00; SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1125-1450 LB. 66.75-71.50,
FEW 1450-1600 LB. 64.50-66.00.
HOLSTEINS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 1450-1560 LB. 63.25-64.75;
CHOICE 2-3 1185-1570 LB. 61.00-63.50;
SELECT 1-3 1000-1600 LB. 55.00-60.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
975-1250 LB. 68.00-71.00; FEW LATE
71.00-73.00; FEW CHOICE 2-3 900-975
LB. 65.75-69.00; SELECT 2-3 950-1150
LB. 63.00-68.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 47.00-51.00,
HIGH DRESSING 51.00-53.50; COM
MERCIAL 3-4, BULK 45.00-48.50; CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3, LOW
DRESSING 46.00-47.00, BULK
47.00- HIGH DRESSING
51.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER. LOW DRESSING 40.00-43.00,
BULK 43.00-48.00.
BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 2-3
1200-1375 LB. 68.25-71.50; COUPLE
SELECT 1-2 1150-1250 LB. 65.25-66.00.
BULLS; YIELD GRADE 1 1300-1950
LB. 62.00-66.75, FEW 68.50-69.50,
EIGHT HEAD 1430-1955 LB.
70.00-76.00; YIELDGRADE 21000-1550
LB. 57.25-61.25.
CALVES: VEALERS STEADY.
DEMAND FAIR FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS TO RETURN TO FARM AND
GOOD HOLSTEIN HEIFERS.
VEALERS: FEW CHOICE 280-335 LB.
84 00-93.00, COUPLE 105.00-113.00.
HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE
180-245 LB. 60.00-85.00, 80-110 LB.
45 00-55 00, FEW 100-125 LB.
55.00- STANDARD AND LOW
GOOD 70-85 LB. 30.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 120.00-143.00,
FEW LATE 90.00-110.00; SMALL
FRAME 80-115 LB. 80.00-95.00, FEW
LATE 60.00-90.00; BULK 90-115 LB.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 170.00-210.00;
SMALL FRAME 80-105 LB.
160.00- FEW 70-75 LB.
135.00-
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