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Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, March 28, 1994
Cattle Calves Hog* Sheep Goata
Monday*! Auction
802
Last Monday
49 381 2078 573
998 91 436 2372 697
Last Year
102 S 77 265 1968 1068
CATTLE: Slaughter steers SO-7S high
er, slaughter heifers fully steady; cows
steady to weak; bullocks 1.00-2.00 lower,
bulls steady. Supply included 59% slaugh
ter steers, 14% slaughter heifers, 13%
cows, and 14% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1175-1450 lb 71.00-74.00; High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1275-1460 lb
74.00- couple Choice 2 1150-1275
lb 75.00-76.00; Choice 2-4 1400-1525 lb
69.75-71.75; Select and low Choice 2-3
1075-1400 lb 65.75-70.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1150-1500 lb
60.50- few High Choice and Prime
2- 3 I2SO-1400 lb 64.00-66.00; Select 1-3
1000-1300 lb 56.50-60.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1300 lb 66.00-71.25; few Choice 2
1100-1325 lb 72.00-72.75; few Choice 2-3
875-925 lb 6.75-68.00; Select 1-3 950
1285 lb 62.25-65.75.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility ft
Commercial 2-3 45.50-48.00 25 head
1350- 1600 lb Exotic 51.00-53.50. Cutter
ft Boning Utility 1-2 45.00-47.00, Few
47.00- Canner ft low Cutter
40.00- 4100-44.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1375 lb
62.50- Select 1-3 1000-1350 lb
59.50-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000 lb
61.00- few 66.50-69.35. with four
head 1435-2010 lb 7125-75.00; Yield
grade 21000-1500 lb 56.75-60.50, few low
dressing SS.OO-S6.SO.
CALVES: Vealen and ilaughter calvei
Heady. Demand fair for Holttein bulla to
return to farm.
VEALHRS: Few Choice 180-270 lb
90.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Choice 280-425 lb 75.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few 90-120 lb
Holstein bulls 100.00-130.00.
HOGS; Barrowi and gibs 1.00 to mostly
2.00 lower; sows weak to 2.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
220-245 lb 43.00-45.00. US 1-3210-260 lb
40.00- US 2-3 260-275 lb
36.00-
SOWS; US 1-3 300-500 lb 35.00-37.50.
500-650 lb 38.00-43.00. Medium 1-2
300-450 lb 31.00-34.00.
BOARS: Over 300 lb 29.00-32.00.,
190-260 lb 32.00-33.00.
SHEEP; Wooled lambs 5.00-10.00 low
er, New Crop Lambs sold mainly to the
Easter Trade, slaughter ewes steady,
instances 5.00 lower. Supply included 20%
wooled lambs, 65% New Crop Lambs,
with the balance slaughter ewes.
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: B&R CATTLE CO. I
• RD 1, Marietta, PA 2
• 17547 •
• Office Phone: •
• (717) 653-8164 •
1 Specializing In •
• Stockers & •
2 Feeders •
j JOHN BOWMAN j
• Ph. (717) 653*5728 •
: RON ranck :
• Ph. (717) 656-9849 I
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'Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage Livestock
Auction
Tuesday, March 29, 1994
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
762 837 69 13
Last Tuesday
714 868 16 3
Last Year
CATTLE: (SUPPLY INCLUDED 38%
SL. STEERS AND 54% COWS). COM
PARED WITH TUESDAY’S MARKET
SL. STEERS UNEVEN, BULK OF
SALES STEADY, INSTANCES .50
LOWER EARLY, CHOICE AND PRIME
2-3 .50 TO .75 HIGHER, SL. HEIFERS
SCARCE: COWS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGH
ER: BULLOCKS NOT FULLY TESTED,
BULLS .50 TO 1.00 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
FEW 4 1150/1450 LBS. 70.00-74.50
MAINLY 71.00-73.50, CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 1125/1450 LBS. 74.50-76.75,
FEW 77.00-77.85, SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1075/1400 LBS.
67.00-
HOLSTEINS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 1070/1500 LBS. 65.75-67.00,
CHOICE 2-3 1200/ISSO LBS.
62.00- SELECT 1-31100/1400 LBS.
58.85-60.50.
HEIFERS: ONE LOT CHOICE 2-3
1140 LBS. 70.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 46.00-49.00,
HIGH DRESSING 49.00-50.00, COM
MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 44.00-47.00, CUT
TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW
DRESSING 44.00-45.00, BULK
45.00- HIGH DRESSING
47.50-49.50, CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 1-2 LOW DRESSING 39.00-43.00,
BULK 43.00-45.00.
BULLS: COUPLE YIELD GRADE NO.
1 1400/1750 LBS. 59.75-62.00, NO. 2
1165/2050 LBS. 55.75-62.00.
CALVES: VEALERS NOT FULLY
TESTED. AS ONLY 33 HEAD SOLD
FOR SLAUGHTER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 694 IN GRADED SALE.
VEALERS: HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 80/110 LBS. 52.00-62.00,
WOOLED LAMBS: Choipe 2-3 80-110
lb 50.00-55.00.60-80 lb 55.00-60.00,110-
135 lb 50.00-65.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 1-220-45
lb 125.00-160.00, few 20-30 lb 160.00-
180.00, 45-80 lb 75.00-85.00. 80-110 lb
60.00- Good to low Choice 1-2
20-60 lb 80.00-120.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 1-3
25.00- Utility and Good 1-3
20.00-
GOATS; All goats told by the head.
BILLIES: Bulk 60.00-90.00. few Large
100.00- NANNIES: Bulk
40.00- few 50.00-55.00, few Thin
35.00- YEARLINGS: Choice
45.00- Good 30.00-45.00. KIDS:
Choice 30.00-40.00, few 40.00-55.00;
Good 20.00-30.00.
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discontinued until further notice because
o t Insubstantial receipts.
810 30 30
STOCK BULLS AND STEERS
(200-500 LBS.) 70.00-91.0tt
STOCK HEIFERS: 60.00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 70.00-71.85, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 64.00-69.00, HEAVY CHOICE
OVER 1450 LB. 64.00-68.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; HEAVY
56.00-64.50, LIGHT 48.50-56.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: GOOD TO
CHOICE 67.00-70.50, MEDIUM TO
GOOD 46.00-66.00.
BULLS: HEAVY 55.0061.00, LIGHT
46.0059.00.
COWS: PEW HIGH DRESSING
48.50-50.00, UTILITY (HOLSTEIN)
44.0048.00. COMMERCIAL TO GOOD
39.0045.00. CULL COWS 38.00 AND
DOWN.
VEALS: GOOD TO CHOICE
70.00-85.00, MEDIUM TO GOOD
50.0069.00.
808 CALVES; 40.00 AND DOWN.
HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (90 TO 120 LB.)-
90.00130.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES
RETURN TO FARM (100 TO 120 LB.) -
100.00150.00.
BEEF CROSS CALVES RETURN
TO FARM UP TO 135.00
HOGS: TOP QUALITY 42.00-43.00,
HEAVY 41.00-42.00, LIGHT
35.00-40.00.
SOWS; 28.00-35.00.
MALE HOGS: 22.00-27.00.
LAMBS: 62.00-73.50.
FEEDER LAMBS: 60.00-75.00.
SHEEP; IS.OO-24.00.
LIVESTOCK PRICES ARE ALL
GIVEN PER HUNDRED WEIGHTI
STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60/75
LBS. 38.00-45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 25 HEAD
120/125 LBS. HOLSTEIN BULLS
120.00- 335 HEAD 90/115 LBS.
127.00- 137.00 AND 35 HEAD 80/85 LBS.
98.00- 60 HEAD SMALL FRAME
100/115 LBS. 114.00-118.00 AND 100
HEAD 80/95 LBS. 84.00-107.00; 70
HEAD 80/115 LBS. HOLSTEIN HEIF
ERS 225.00-275.00. 20 HEAD SMALL
FRAME 90/95 LBS. 187.00 AND 30
HEAD 70/85 LBS. 137.00-150.00.
SHEEP: SUPPLY MAINLY 20/60 LBS.
NEW CROP LAMBS SOLD TO THE
EASTER TRADE, FEW SLAUGHTER
EWES MOSTLY STEADY.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 1-2
25/45 LBS. 77.00-97.00. COUPLE 10/15
LBS. 105.00-135.00; FEW 50/85 LBS.
58.00-
SLAUGHTER SHEEP: FEW UTILITY
AND GOOD 2-3 14.00-26.00.
GOATS: FEW KIDS AND YEAR
LINGS 15.00-35.00 PER HEAD.
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Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Thursday, March 31, 1994
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
918 418 620 509
Last Thursday
1235 516 915 532
Last Year
1338 533 656 227
CATTLE: Slaughter steers and heifers
mostly steady; cows steady to 1.00 lower,
bullocks and bulls steady to weak. Supply
included 39% slaughter steers and 39%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 11001425 lb 70.5073.50. few
73.50 74.00; mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1275-1425 lb 73.5074.60; Select and low
Choice 2-3 11001450 lb 67.0070.75.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 110016001 b
60.75-63.50, one lot 1650 lb 59.75; High
Choice and Prime 2-3 12001450 lb
63.50-67.00; Select 1-3 11001550 lb
58.50 60.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1225 lb 66.25-70.75; couple Choice 2
1000 1225 lb 72,0072.50; Select 1-3
8301000 lb 61.0065.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility ft
Commercial 2-3 46.004750 47.5048.25.
Cutter ft Boning Utility 1-3 43.0044.00
44.0046.00 46.0049.00. Canner ft low
Cutter 38.004000 40.0043.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 10501250 lb
63.00-67.00; Select 1-2 10001250 lb
60.0063.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 12501825 lb
60.0063.75, couple 66.75-71.75; Yield
grade 2 10001500 lb 55.25-60.00.
CALVES: Small supply vealers steady.
Demand good for Holstein bulls and heif
ers to return to farm.
VEALERS; Couple high Good and low
Choice 300-340 lb 80.00-84.00, individual
Choice 26S lb 112.00; high Good and low
Choice 80-115 lb SO.OO-SS.OO; Standaid
and low Good 60-85 lb 30.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 105.00-140 XX), several
1400.00- small frame 7S-IQS lb
70.00- few BS-12S lb Holstein
Heifers 235.00-275.00; few small frame
70-110 lb 105.00-170.00.
SHEEP; Small aupply wooled lamb*
5.00-10.00 lower, new Crop Lamb* steady
to 155.00 lower, ewe* weak to 5.00 lower.
Supply included 10% wooled lamb*, 75%
new crop lambs, mainly 20-60 lb told to
the Easier Trade, with the balance slaugh
ter ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 80-105
lb 40.00-55.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 1-2 20-40
lb 90.00-127.00, few 130.00-137.00,40-60
lb 80.00-102.00, 60-80 lb 70.00-78.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
2-3 16.00-26.00: few Choice 2-3 26.00-
35.00.
GOATS: All Goats sold by the Head
Billies; Bulk 60.00-77.00. few Large
85.00- Nannies: Bulk 45.00-55.00.
Yearlings: Choice 40.00-52.00; Good
25.00- Kids: Choice 35.00-42.00;
Good 20.00-35.00; Utility 10.00-20.00.
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Lancaster
County Weekly
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, April 1,1994
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
2617 1339
CATTLE: Slaughter steers steady,
instances SO higher; slaughter heifers
mostly steady; cows steady, instances 1.00
higher on Breaking Utility and Commer
cial; bullocks 1.00-2.oolower, bulls steady
to weak. Supply included 43% slaughter
steers, 6% slaughter heifen, 33% cows,
6% bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1450 lb 70.50-74.00; High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1275-1460 lb
74.00-74.85; few Choice and Prime 2-3
1125-1450 lb 74.50-77.00; Choice 2-4
1400-1525 lb 69.75-71.75; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1075-1450 lb 65.75-70.75.
HOLS THINS; High Choice and Prime
2-3 1200-1500 lb 63.50-67.00; Choice 2-3
1100-1600 lb 60.50-64.00, one lot 1650 lb
59.75; Select 1-3 1000-1550 lb
56.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1300 lb 65.75-71.25; few Choice 2
1100-1325 lb 72.QP-72.75; few Choice 2-3
875-925 lb 66.75-68.00; Select 1-3 950-
1285 lb 61.00-65.75.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 46.00-48.00 48.00-50.00
Commercial 3-4 44.00-47.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 43.00-44.00
44.00-47.00 47.00-49.50 Canner & low
Cutter 38.00-41.00 41.00-44.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1375 lb
62.50- Select 1-2 1000-1350 lb
59.50-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-2000 lb
60.00- few 66.50-69.50, with five
head 1435-2010 lb 72.25-75.00; Yield
grade 2 100-1500 lb 55.25-60.50.
CALVES: Small supply vealen steady;
(laughter calves steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls and heifeis to return to
farm..
VEALERS: Few Choice 180-270 lb
90.00- individual 265 lb 112.00;
couple high Good and low Choice 300-340
lb 80.00-84.00, 80-115 lb 50.00-62.00;
Standard and low Good 60-80 lb
30.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good ahd
Choice 280-425 lb 75.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 85-125
lb Holstein bulls 105.00-140.00, several
late 140.00-149.00; small flame 75-115 lb
70.00- Bulk 80-120 lb Holstein
heifers 225.00-275.00; small frame 70-110
lb 105.00-170.00,20 head 90-95 lb 187.00.
Cattle Calves
2625 1310
3037 1487