M9SW Monday, April IS, 1994 Cattle Calve* Hog* Sheep Goati Monday*! Auction 1138 33 Lett Monday 1221 42 411 1033 399 Last Year 1309 CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50-1.00 low er, slaughter heifers SO to mostly 1.00 low er; cows mostly steady; bullocks weak to 1.00 lower, bulls steady to weak. Supply included 73% slkughter steers, 11% slaughter heifers, 9% cows, and 7% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3 few 4 1095-1450 lb 70.75-73.50, few 73.50- 74.00; mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1450 lb 72.75-75.35; Choice 3-4 1460-1565 lb 69.00-70.75; Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 66.50-70.75. HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1300-1625 lb 63.00-64.75; Choice 2-3 1200-1625 lb 60.50-63.50; few Select 1-3 1200-1550 lb 56.00-60.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 950-1200 lb 66.75-71.50; few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1125-1225 lb 71.50-72.10; Choice 2-3 860-950 lb 62.00-67.00; Select 1-3 950-1200 lb 60.75-65.00. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commercial 2-3 48.00-50.00 50.00-51.00 Cutter A Boning Utility 1-2 46.00-48.50 48.50-50.50 Canner & low Cutter 40.00- 42.00-45.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 60.00- Select 1-3 1000-1300 lb 60.00- BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000 lb 60.00-66.50, five head 67.00-70.50, five head 2000-2250 lb 63.25-68.75; Yield grade 2 1000-1550 lb 57.00-61.00. CALVES; Vealen and ilaughter calves steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls to return to farm. VHALERS: Couple Choice 200-280 lb 89.00-95.00; high Good and low Choice 280- 400 lb 74.00-83.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 400-515 lb 60.00-79.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-120 lb Holstein bulls 125.00-138.00; few small frame 85-115 lb 100.00-120.00. HOGS: Barrows and gilts mostly steady; sows steady, instances 1.00 higher on weights over 500 lb. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1 215-240 lb 43.00-44.00. US 1-3 210-260 lb 42.00-43.00. SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb 34.00-38.00. 500-650 lb 40.00-43.50. BOARS; All Weight! 28.50-29.50. SHEEP; Wooled lambi mostly steady; new crop lambs under 60 lb 5.00-10.00 higher, 60-100 lb mostly steady; slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 higher. Supply included 50% wooled lambs, 20% new crop lambs, with the balance slaughter ewes. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 80-100 lb 55.00-65.00, 100-130 lb 45.00-55.00; Good to low Choice 1-3 70-100 lb 50.00-55.00. •••% B&R CATTLE CO.: RD 1, Marietta, PA J 17547 • 2 Office Phone: 2 e (717) 653-8164 e e Specializing In • * Stockers & 5 I Feeders e • JOHN BOWMAN j • Ph. (717) 653-5721 • : RON ranck : • Ph. (717) 656-9849 S 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 State Buyara-Caah or Cortlflod Chock Only Saturday, April 23, 1994 Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions 392 969 74 236 681 495 : LEBANON : VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile East of Fredericksburg along Rt. 22 PHONE JONESTOWN 865-2881 Flea Market Auction every Tueadny at 12:30, Toola, Eggs, Produce, etc. Buyers & Sellers Welcome Vintage Livestock Auction Paradise, Pa. Tuesday, April 19, 1994 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 731 512 36 1 Last Tuesday 783 588 11 1 Last Year 663 691 10 CATTLE..USDA.. Supply included 40% si. steers and 45% cows ..Compared with Tuesday's market: si. steers mostly steady, si. heifers not fully tested, bullocks scarce, bulls steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3 few 4 1100/1425 lbs. 70.60-73.60, few 73.75-74.10, Choice and Prime 2-3 1075/1425 lbs. 74.00-75.75, few 76.00- couple lots Choice 3 few 4 1100/1125 lbs. 69.50, one lot 1050 lbs. 69.25, few Choice 3-4 1300/1425 lbs. 69.50- Select and Low Choice 2-3 1100/1425 lbs. 67.00- 71.00, few Select 1-3 1075/1400 lbs. 62.00-66.00. HOLS TEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1400/1500 lbs. 63.00-66.00, few 1620/1635 lbs. 61.75-61.85, Choice 2-3 1270/1575 lbs. 61.00-63.00, Select 1-2 1200/1400 lbs. 56.75-61.00, COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 bulk 47.00- high dressing 49.50-51.25, Commercial 3-4 bulk 45.00-47.00, Cutter and Bon. Utility low dressing 44.00-46.00, bulk 46.00-49.50, high dressing 49.50- Calmer mid Low Cutter low dressing 38.00-41.00, bulk 41.00-46.00. BULLOCKS: couple Choice 2-3 1100/1305 lbs. 63.00-64.50. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1300/2100 lbs. 59.75-63.75, No. 2 1200/1600 lbs. 57.00- CALVES...VeaIers not fully tested. Supply included 424 in graded sale of which all sold to return to farm. VEALERS: few High Good and Low Choice 80/110 lbs. 52.00-60.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 25 head 120/125 lbs. Holstein bulls 130.00-136.00,50 head 110/115 lbs. 149.00-158.00, 95 head 95/105 lbs. 160.00-168.00 and 35 head 80/85 lbs. 147.00-155.00. 90 head small frame 80/115 lbs. 130.00-146.00; 45 head 80/115 lbs. Holstein heifers 250.00- 20 head small frame 80/95 lbs. 240.00 and 10 head 70/75 lbs. 170.00- SHEEP...INSUFFICIENT VOLUME TO FULLY TEST MARKET TRENDS I Few Good and Choice 1-2 30/50 lbs. New Crop Lambs 72.00-76.00. Slaughter ewes: few Utility and Good 1-3 32.00-37.00. GOATS...NO MARKET TEST! NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 1-2 20-40 lb 100.00-140.00, 40-60 lb 85.00-110.00, few 40-50 lb 110.00-130.00, 60-80 lb 75.00- 80-100 lb 62.00-75.00; Good to low Choice 20-40 lb 75.00- SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 1-3 35.00- Utility and Good 1-3 Replace Your Bulbs And Save Electricity WITH SCREW IN FLUORESCENT LIGHTS n Bm3 Northeast Agrl Systems, Inc jj? jjn Byway !«»>•■ Pa* mo*WMB Uory* '»“<» nu IMA Wad Atpal Hoad inJ?il£S£S ■■ jiuilK 17543 gg HH wsgwswnw |.lOO-t73-238P B Big Lancaster Livestock Auction Wednesday’s market report has been discontinued until further notice because of insubstantial receipts. Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harriaonburg, Va. April 16, 1994 Report aupplied by auction STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS. 95.00- 500-700 LBS. 81.00-100.00; 700-900 LBS. 72.00-79.50; HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 60.50-85.00. S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS. 88.00- 500-700 LBS. 76.00-95.00. FEEDER BULLS; 300-500 LBS. 88.00- 500-700 LBS. 67.00-86.00. S-L&M&L-2; 300-500 LBS. 73.00- HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 73.00-88.00; 500-700 LBS. 71.00-80.00. S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS. 73.00- STOCK COWS: COWS WITH CALVES. BEEF 500.00-790.00; IST CALF HEIFERS 800.00-905.00; BEEF 530.00- SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4 45.50-53.25; CAN NER AND CUTTERS 1-3 3,6.00-44.75. SLAUGHTER BULLS 1&2: 53.00-65.00. LAMBS: BLUE O HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME WOOL 61.00; RED O CHOICE WOOLED 57.50; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 70.00; SLAUGHTER EWES 11.50-17.00. SOWS: 39.25. BOARS; 26.25. LAST YEAR 437. BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 47.50-51.50; COM MERCIAL 3-4 44.00-47.50; CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 47.00-50-00, HIGH DRESSING 50.50-52.00, LOW DRESS ING 45.00-47.00; CANNER & LOW CUTTER 43.00-45.00, LOW DRESSING 38.00- BULLOCKS: FEW CHOICE 2-3, 1265-1345 LB. 63.00-66.50. New Holland Horses bulls: so head, last week so. New Holland Sales Stables LAST YEAR 60. YIELD GRADE 1, New Holland, PA 1400-1845 LB. 61.00-67.50, FEW TO Monday, April 18, 1994 69.50; YIELD GRADE 2,1100-1935 LB. Report Supplied By Auction 56.00-61.50. 312 HEAD. MARKET STRONGER. CALVES: 345 HEAD. SMALL SUPP WORK HORSES 900.00-1175.00. LY VEALERS STEADY TO 5.00 HIGH MULES 960.00-1125.00. ER. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS TO RETURN TO T r i FARM - VEALERS; HIGH GOOD AND (JwS».io(¥»nn i at tnrmm • LOW CHOICE 80-110 LB. 55.00-65.00. KILLERS ’ FEW 925.001950.00, RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN LIGHTWEIGHTS 510.00-705.00, BULLS: BULK 90-125 LB. HEAVYWEIGHTS 770.00-900.00. 140.00-170.00, FEW 175.00-180.00; PONIES: 1605.00-370.00. 75-90 LB. 100.00-125.00. HOLSTEIN LARGE PONIES 425.00-485.00, lAT HEIFERS; BULK AROUND 100 LB. 600.00. 200.00-280.00. COLTS 150.00-410.00. SHEEP: 900 HEAD. STRONG MARK ET FOR 30-60 LB. NEW CROP LAMBS. WOOLED LAMBS: GOOD TO LOW CHOICE 1-3, 65-100 LB. 62.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 1-2, 154& LB. 80.00- 30-60 LB. 80.00-102.00, SLAUGHTER EWES: -UTILITY & GOOD 2-3, 26.00-32.00. GOATS: 375 HEAD. ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. SMALL 15.00- MEDIUM 30.00-58.00; LARGE 72.00-100.00. 20.00- few Cull 15.00-20.00. GOATS: All goats told by the head. BILLIES; Bulk 75.00-100.00; few Urge 100.00- few Thin 50.00-75.00 NANNIES; Bulk SS.OO-65.00, few 45.00- YEARLINGS; Choice 40.00- Good 30.00-40.00. KIDS; Choice 30.00-45.00; Good 20.00-30.00. • Say* En*rgy-R*pl*o** up to 75 watt lncand**o*nt • Easy InstalaUon • Economical-Last* 10 tbn** k>ng*r than atandard bub • F*wsr Lamp Chang** • Lower MalnMnane* Coat • Durabl* Polycaibonat* Housing • 45,000+ Hour Ballast • 10,000+ Hour Lamp Ll* • AlrCoolad • Wmr Baltin! Bilal • 120 Volt • Raehmd Brai Scckil • IMlum Bai • Stating Twnpmlum 0* 5-7-9 Watt $5.49 each 13 Watt ....... $5.79 each N»w 3»aM Ctntor Uounll • Mad* In USA son *2OO sno STM PtnwylvaniiTl Aulhurlxtd (Si, Mister Diilribulor 400 •00 *OO isn 40 WATTS n WATTS 75 WATTS Oft WATTS New Holland Livestock Auction Thursday, April 21,1994 Report Provided By Sherry Bunting Llveatock Reporter CATTLE; 1167 HEAD, LAST WEEK 1375, LAST YEAR 1372. SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY TO MOSTLY 50 CENTS HIGHER THAN TUESDAY, CLOSING MOSTLY STEADY TO 25 CENTS LOWER THAN LAST WEEK; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT TESTED; COWS GENERALLY STEADY; BUL LOCKS INSUFFICIENT SUPPLY TO TEST TRENDS; BULLS STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. SUPPLY INLCUDED 44% SLAUGHTER STEERS OF WHICH ABOUT 150 HEAD WERE HOLSTEINS; 34% COWS; 7% BULLS; BALANCE MOSTLY FEEDERS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: 517 HEAD, LAST WEEK 652, LAST YEAR 710. CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1075-1450 LB. 71.00-74.00, MAINLY 71.50-73.50; MIX ED CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4, 1175-1440 LB. 73.00-74.75; FEW HEAD CHOICE 2. 1200-1350 LB. 75.00-75.50; CHOICE 3-4,1410-1665 LB. 65.00-70.50; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3, 1050-1450 LB. 68.00-71.00. HOLS TEINS: HIGH CHOICE A PRIME 2-3, 1275-1545 LB. 64.50-67.00; CHOICE 2-3, 1200-1505 LOB. 60.50-63.75; SELECT 1-3, 1100-1475 LB. 57.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 20 HEAD, LAST WEEK 65. LAST YEAR 40. FEW CHOICE 2-3, 980-1205 LB. 67.50-70.50. COWS: 396 HEAD. LAST WEEK 408, 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 Fee 'ers At A', pr x. 2 ;M FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: L. ROBERT FRAME, SR., PRESIDENT Lancaster County Weekly Lancaster, Pa. Friday, April 22, 1994 Report Provided By Sherry Bunting Livettock Reporter SLAUGHTER STEERS: 1644 HEAD, LAST WEEK 1903, LAST YEAR 1860. FED STEER PRICES DECLINED .50-1.00 MONDAY: HELD AT MOST LY. STEADY LEVELS TUESDAY AND TRENDED STEADY TO MOSTLY .50 HIGHER THURSDAY. COMPARED TO LAST THURSDAY, STEERS CLOSED MOSTLY STEADY TO 25 CENTS LOWER. CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4, 1075-1450 LB. STEERS CLOSED 71.00- MAINLY 71.50-73.50; MIX ED CHOICE & PRIME 2-4, 1175-1440 LB. 73.00-74.75; FEW HEAD CHOICE 2, 1200-1505 LB. 60.50-63.75; HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 2-3, 1275-1545 LB. 64.50-67.00; SELECT 1-2,1100-1475 LB. 57.00- HEIFERS .50-1.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 186 HEAD, LAST WEEK 229, LAST YEAR 233 CHOICE 2-3, 950-1200 LB. 66.00-71.50, 860-950 LB. 62.00-67.00; FEW HIGH CHOICE & PRIME 2-4, 1125-1225 LB. 71.00- SELECT 1-3, 950-1200 LB 60.75-65.00. COWS GENERALLY STEADY SLAUGHTER COWS: 852 HEAD, LAST WEEK 889, LAST YEAR 908. COW PRICES WERE GENERALLY STEADY THROUGH THE WEEK. COW PRICES CLOSED: BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-4,47.50-51.50; COM MERCIAL 3-4, 44.00-47.50; CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 1-2 47.00-50.00, HIGH DRESSING TO 52.00, LOW DRESSING 45.00-47.00; CANNER & LOW CUTTER 43.00-45.00, LOW DRESSING 38.00-42.50. BULLOCKS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER; BULLS CLOSE STEADY TO $1 UP. BULLS: 180 HEAD. LAST WEEK 169, LAST YEAR 205. YIELD GRADE 1, 1300-2000 LB. BULLS SOLD 60.00- FEW HEAD TO 70.50, FIEV HEAD 2000-2250 LB. 63.25-t8.75 MON DAY. YIELD GRADE 2. 1000-1935 LB. 56.00- BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3, 1100-1450 LB. 60.00-68.50; SELECT 1-3 1000-1300 LB. 60.00-63.75. 1 FT T T lL I 1