Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 04, 1994, Image 2

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Monday, May 30
USDA Report
Unavailable Because
Of Holiday
Monday, May 23, 1994
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction
1096
Last Monday
1041 65 433 1857 374
Last Year
1125 53 175 1879 448
44 384 787 213
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00 lower,
extremes 2.00 lower, although Holtteins
50-1.00 hightf, instances 2.00 higher;
slaughter heifers 2.00-3.00 lower, although
not fully tested since last Monday; cows
steady to weak; bullocks scarce; bulls
50-1.00 higher, instances 2 00 higher on
Yield grade 1. Supply included 79%
slaughter steers, 11 % slaughter heifers, 5%
cows, and 5% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1130-1425 lb 63.25-65.60;
couple individual Choice and Prime 2-3
1150-1300 lb 66.00-66.75; Choice 2-3 few
4 1060-1425 lb 61.75-65.10, mainly
62.50- few Choice 3-4 1425-1475 lb
59.50- Select and low Choice 2-3
1050-1425 lb 59.25-62.25.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1350-1475 lb 57.00-60.75; Choice 2-3
1235-1450 lb 54.75-57.00; couple lots
Standard 1-2 1020-1040 lb SS.OO-SS.2S.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1300 lb 59.75-63.10; couple Choice 2
1325- 1420 lb 62.50-65.00; few Choice 4
950-1150 lb 56.75-59.00; Select 1-3 900-
1150 lb 54.25-60.00; few Select and
Choice mostly 3 1200-1500 lb heiferettes
50.75-58.50.
COWS; LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 46.00-48.50 48.50-49.50
Cutter & Boning Utility 1-2 45.50-49.00
49.00- Canner A low Cutter
38.00- 41.00-43.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 2-3
1200-1400 lb 65.75-69.00; few Select 1-3
1150- 1300 lb 61.75-62.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-2000 lb
60.25- eight head 1130-2180 lb
70.25- Yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb
56 50-60 00, few low dressing 54.50-
56 50
CALVES: Vealers steady. Demand
good for Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS; Few Choice 220-300 lb
95.00-110 00; high Good and low Choice
220- 325 lb 75.00-100.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few 95-120 lb
Holstein bulls 145.00-170.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts steady,
instances 50 lower; 300-500 lb sows 1.00
lower, 500-650 lb 2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
215-250 lb 44.0045.00. US 1-3 215-260 lb
43.50-44.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300500 lb 34.0037.00.
500650 lb 41.0043.00. Medium 1-2
300450 lb 29.0031.00.
BOARS: AU weights 27.5029.25.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs steady,
instances 5.00 lower, slaughter ewes 5.00
%
J B&R CATTLE CO. 2
• RD 1, Marietta, PA J
• 17547 •
• Office Phone; £
• (717) 653-8164 •
2 Specializing In 2
2 Stockers & 2
J Feeders 2
• JOHN BOWMAN ;
• Ph. (717) 653-5728 •
I RON RANCK :
• Ph. (717) 656-9849 J
HAY, STRAW & CORN A
SALE
Please Note New Sale Time!
Sale Starts 10 AM oMUr
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 Stato Buyera-Caah or Certified Check Only
—-y, ».jy 31, 1994
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
727 778 11 3
Last Tuesday
Last Year
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
1 50-3.00 HIGHER: FEW SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS FULLY STEADY; COWS
STEADY; BULLOCKS AND BULLS
NOT TESTED. SUPPLY INCLUDED
54% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 41%
COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
FEW 4 1100-1500 LB. 63.00-65.50, FEW
65.60-66.25; HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-4 1200-1400 LB. 65.50-68.75;
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1125-1450 LB.
66.50- FIVE HEAD 69.75-71.00;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1100-1500 LB. 60.75-63.25.
HOLSTEINS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 1465-1615 LB. 59.75-60.25;
CHOICE 2-3 1215-1550 LB. 57.25-60.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
975-1225 LB. 59.75-61.50; COUPLE
CHOICE 2 1050-1125 LB. 63.00-64.50.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 45.00-48.00,
HIGH DRESSING 48.00-51.00; COM
MERCIAL 3-4, BULK 42.00-46.00; CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3, LOW
DRESSING 43.00-45.00, BULK
45.00- HIGH DRESSING
47.50- CANNER & LOW CUTTER,
LOW DRESSING 37.50-41.00, BULK
41.00-
BULLS: COUPLE YIELD GRADE 1
1400-1760 LB. 60.75-62.25; FEW YIELD
GRADE 2 1200-1650 LB. 56.00-58.50.
CALVES: VEALERS STEADY,
ALTHOUGH ONLY 45 SOLD FOR
SLAUGHTER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 662
IN GRADED SALE.
VEALERS: HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 70-110 LB. 70.00-80.00; STAN
DARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB.
45.00-52.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 30 HEAD
120-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 150.00,
80 HEAD 110-11SLB. 154.00-156.00,165
HEAD 95-105 LB. 159.00-163.00. ANP
55 HEAD 80-90 LB. 134.00-150.00; 190
10.00 lower. Supply included 10% wooled
lambs, 55% new crop lambs, and 35%
slaughter ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 60-100
lb 60.00-70.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS; Choice 1-2
40-100 lb 75.00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Choice 1-3
35.00- Utility and Good 1-3
23.00-
GOATS: AU goats sold by the head.
BILLIES: Bulk 75.00-100.00, few
100.00- NANNIES: Bulk
50.00- few Thin 45.00-50.00.
YEARLINGS: Choice 40.00-55,00; Good
35.00*40.00. KIDS: Good and Choice
25.00- Utility 20.00-25.00.
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MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
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865-2881
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every Tuesday at
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Lancaster Livestock
Auction .
Wednesday's market report has been
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubstantial receipts.
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
June 1, 1994
Report supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER COWS; 60 HEAD, 1.00
HIGHER. UTILITY 45.00-49.00; HIGH
DRESSING 49.00-51.25; CANNERS
41.00- SHELLY 41.00 DOWN.
BULLS: YG#I 1300-1600 LBS.
59.00- YG#2 54.00-58.00.
FED STEERS: 2.00-3.00 HIGHER.
HIGH CHOICE TO PRIME 1200-1450
LBS. 65.00-58.00; FEW 1500-1650 LBS.
60.00- LOW CHOICE 1000-1200
LBS 59 00-62.00.
FED HEIFERS; HIGH CHOICE
1050-1250 LBS. 65.00-67.50; 000-1050
LBS. 62.00-64.50.
VEAL CALVES; 120 HEAD. CHOICE
150-200 LBS. TO 90.00; CULLS 85-110
LBS. 80.00-90.00; 60-80 LBS.
75.00-
FARM CALVES: GOOD DEMAND.
HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 90-120 LBS.
140 00-164.00, #2 80-110 LBS.
110.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS #1
90-120 LBS. 90-120 LBS. IBS.OO-2IO.OO;
75-85 LBS. 120.00-165.00; BEEF X
BULLS AND HEIFERS TO 135.00.
BUTCHER HOGS: NONE.
SOWS 300-450 LBS. 30 00-32.00,
450-650 LBS 36.00-38.00.
BOARS. 300 LBS. TO 31.50; 500 LBS
TO 27 75.
STOCK CATTLE: 89 HEAD. STEERS
400-600 LBS. 75.00-87.00; 600-700 LBS.
69.00-
HEIFERS; 300-500 LBS. 62.00-73.00;
500-700 LBS. 62.00-68.00.
BULLS 500-700 LBS 64 00-74.00
DAIRY REPLACEMENTS; LARGE
AND FANCY 1000 00-1175.00,
MEDIUM 800 00-1000 00, FEW SHORT
BREDS TO 660 00; 1 REG HOL. BULL
AT 1010,00, HOLSTEIN HEIFERS BY
THE POUND, 300-500 LBS. 80.00-98 0O
500-800 LBS 70 00-8000
LAMBS CHOICE 80-115 LBS
69 00-73 00.
SHEEP FEW TO 25 00
GOATS LARGE TO 76 00, MEDIUM
10 60 00, SMALL TO 24.00.
PIGS AND SHOATS NONE
HEAD SMALL FRAME 80-115 LB.
130.00- 55 HEAD 80-105 LB.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 221.00-222.00
AND 5 HEAD 115 LB. 212.00; 30 HEAD
SMALL FRAME 80-105 LB.
172.00-
SHEEP: INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
TO FULLY TEST MARKET.
GOATS: NO MARKET TEST.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
Lancaiter, Pa.
Thursday, June 2,1994
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1113 464 242 173
Last Thursday
1056 511 275 162
Last Year
1129 611 222 101
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50 instances
1.00 higher, slaughter heifers scarce; cows
1.00-2.00 higher; bullocks fully steady,
few sales Choice 1.00 higher; bulls steady,
although yield grade not tested. Supply
included 51% slaughter steers and 30%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1450 lb 63.50-65.75, several
lots 66.00-66.75; High Choice and Prime
2-4 1275-1375 lb 66.50-68.50; Choice 3-4
1150-1450 lb 61.25-63.50; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1475 lb 60.75-63.75; few
Select 1-3 1100-1425 lb 59.00-61.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1300-1600 lb
56.25-59.50; few High Choice and Prime
2- 3 1350-1550 lb 59.50-62.50; Select 1-3
55.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few Choice
2-3 1015-1200 lb 60.00-64.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 47.00-49.50 50.00-53.00.
Commercial 3-4 44.50-47.00. Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 45.50-47.00
47.00- 50.00-50.50. Canner & low
Cutter 38.00-42.00 42.00-45.00
45.00-
BULLOCKS: Pew Choice 2-3
1050-1325 lb 64.00-68.75, five head
70.00- Select 1-3 1000-1300 lb
54.50-
BULLS; Yield grade 2 1200-1700 lb
54.50-59.50; couple Yield grade 1 1350-
1800 lb 61.00-62.75.
CALVES: Vealers steady. Demand
good for Holstein bulls and heifers to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 180-310 lb
90.00- high Good and low Choice
145- 275 lb 76.00-90.00, 80-115 lb
70.00- Standard and low Good
60-85 lb 57.00-70.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 100-125
lb Holstein balls 140.00-168.00, few
168.00- 176.00; small frame 85-115 lb
90.00- bulk 85-120 lb Holstein
Heifers 150.00-190.00. few
190.00-
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes steady. Supply included 10% old
crop lambs, 70% new crop lambs, with the
balance slaughter ewes.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 2-3 90-130
lb 62.00-75.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 1-240-80
lb 75.00-96.00. few 25-45 lb
112.00- Choice 70-90 lb
72.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
2-3 22.00-38.00; few Choice 2-3
38.00-45.00.
GOATS: All Goats sold by the Head
Billies: Bulk 70,00-98.00, few
100.00- Nannies; Bulk
50.00- few 42.00-50 00. Yearlings:
Good and Choice 38.00-55.00 Kids; Good
and Choice 20.00-40.00.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
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
IRWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP.
jryy 733-7434
Lancaster
County Weekly
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, June 3, 1994
Cattle Calves
Thi. Week
Last Week
Lut Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steen 2.00-3.00
higher; daughter heifen firm to 1.00 high
er; cowi doaed 1.00-2.00 higher, bullocki
fully iteady, few talei 1.00 higher; bulli
Heady, although Yield grade 1 not fully
teited. Supply included 38% slaughter
steen, 4% daughter heifers, 26% cows,
4% built, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1500 lb 63.00-65.75, several
lots 66.00-66.75; High Choice and Prime
2-4 1200-1400 lb 65.50-68.75; Choice and
Prime 2-3 1125-1450 lb 66.50-68.75, five
head 69.75-71.00; Choice 3-4 1150- 1450
lb 61.25-63.50; Select and low Choice 2-3
1050-1500 lb 60.75-63.75; few Select 1-3
1100-1425 lb 59.00-61.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1215-1600 lb
56.25-60.00; High Choice and Prime 2-3
1350-1615 lb 59.50-62.50; Select 1-3
1050-1450 lb 55.50-56.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1225 lb 59.75-64.00; couple Choice 2
1050- 1125 lb 64.00-64.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 46.00-49.50 50.00-53.00
Commercial 3-4 42.00-47.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 44.00-47.00
47.00- 50.00-50.50 Canner & low
Cutter 37.50-42.00 42.00-47.75,
BULLOCKS; Few Choice 2-3
1050-1325 lb 64.00-68.75, five head
70.00- Select 1-3 1000-1300 lb
54.50-58.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 2 1200-1700 lb
54.50-59.50; couple Yield grade 1 1350-
1800 lb 60.75-62.75.
CALVES; Small supply vealers steady.
Demand good for Holstein bulls and heif
ers to return to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 180-310 lb
90.00- high Good and low Choice
145- 275 lb 76.00-90.00, 70-115 lb
70.00- Standard and low Good
60-85 lb 45.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 140.00-168.00, few
168.00- 176.00; small frame 80-115 lb
90.00- Few 80-115 lb Holstein
heifers 190.00-222.00; small frame 85-115
lb 150.00-180.00.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, June 2, 1994
RETURN TO FARM CALF
100 00-200 00.
GOOD VEAL. 7000-99 00.
COMMON VEAL: 35 00-69.00.
COMMON STEERS. 52.00-55 00.
COMMERCIAL COWS. 45.00-50.00
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 40 00-47 00
SHELLS 35 00-39 (X)
GOOD FEEDERS 65.00-110.00
COMMON FEEDERS' 45.00-64.00
HULLS 53 00-60.25
GOOD HOGS 39.00-44.50
,E T 1
7:30 P.M.
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
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OUR STATE GRADER
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2550 1280
2997 1316
2768 1335
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