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Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, August 15, 1994
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction
746
Last Monday
79 333 544 345
740 53 378 1137 325
Last Year
60 157 632 573
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak to 75
lower, although Holsteins SO-1.00 higher;
slaughter heifers steady to SO lower; cows
weak to LOO lower; bullocks steady to
weak; bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Supply
included S9ty slaughter steers, 16%
slaughter heifers, 9% cows, with the
balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and
Prime 2-4 1220-1350 lb 68.85-71.00; cou
ple Choice 2 1230-1260 lb 72.50-73.00;
Choice 2-3, few 4 1020-1400 lb 65.75-
68.60; few Choice 3-4 1200-1425 lb
63.00-66.00; Select and low Choice 2-3
1050-1400 lb 62.50-66.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1350-1620 lb 58.25-62.00; Choice 2-3
1250-1560 lb 55.75-58.25; Select 1-3
1200-1450 lb 53.00-55.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-4
940-1275 lb 63.75-66.50; few Choice 2
1100- 1225 lb 67.25-69.50; Select 1-3
920-1100 lb 61.50-64.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 45.00-48.00 48.00-49.00.
Cutler A Boning Utility 1-3 43.50-45.00
45.00- Cannes & low Cutter 1-2
38.00- 40.00-43.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1375 lb
64.00- few 66.50-67.50; Select 1-3
1050-1425 lb 55.00-62.50
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-2000 lb
59.50-65.50, few 65.50-68.75, with three
head 1500-1750 lb 70.00-71.25; Yield
grade 2 1050-1450 lb 55.50-59.50, three
head 2100-2465 lb 52.50-57.75.
CALVES: Vealen steady; slaughter
calves steady, instances 5.00 higher.
Demand fair for Holstein bulls to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Choice 200-325 lb
80.00-100.00; high Good and low Choice
80-110 lb 40.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 250-500 lb 60.00-80.00, few
Choice 80.00- 90.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 85-125
lb Holstein bulls 100.00-125.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts steady to 1.00
higher; sows 2.00-S.OO higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-3
215-2551b42.00-43.00. US l-2210-2451b
43.22544.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 30.00-34.00.
BOARS: All weights 27.50-28.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs steady;
slaughter ewes steady to 5.00 higher.
Supply included (>5% slaughter lambs,
with the balance slaughter ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 1-3
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Office Phone:
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iy, August 20, 1994
Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, August 16, 1994
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1028 950 11 1
Last Tuesday
695 991 10 1
Last Year
708 879
CATTLE..USDA.. Supply included
52% si. steers and 42% cows ...SI. steers
uneven, Choice and Prime 2-3 .50 to 1.00
lower, bulk Choice steady to weak, closing
fully steady, small Supply Select to Low
Good weak to 1.00 lower, si. heifers
steady, cows fully steady, bullocks and
bulls steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice and Prime 2-3 1100/1425 lbs.
68.50- few 70.50- 72.50, couple lots
Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4 1430/1450
lbs. 69.00-69.60, Choice 2-3 few 4
1100/1400 lbs. 65.50-68.85, few
68.50- few Choice 3-4 1250/1465
lbs. 63.50-64.75, Select and Low Choice
2-3 1075/1400 lbs. 63.25- 66.50, few
Select 1075/1375 lbs. 60.00-63.50. HOLS
TEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3
1300/1515 lbs. 58.35-60.00, Choice 2-3
1250/1500 lbs. 55.85-58.25, few Select 1-3
1200/1450 lbs. 52.50-55.25. SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS: Select to Low Choice 2-3
990/1225 lbs. 58.75-63.00. COWS: Break
ing Utility and Commercial 2-3 bulk
46.75- high dressing 49.00- 51.75,
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing
43.75- bulk 44.75-47.50, high dress
ing 47.50-50.75, Cannes and Low Cutter
1-2 low dressing 38.00-40.50, bulk
40.50- BULLS; few Yield Grade
No. 1-2 1300/1800 lbs. 57.25-60.00, one
61.50.
CALVES...VeaIers steady. Supply
included 785 in graded sale, of which 95%
sold to return to farm. VEALERS; Good
and Choice 175/390 lbs. 66.00-76.00, High
Good and Low Choice 80/105 lbs.
45.00- Standard and Low Good
60/75 lb*. 30.00-45.00. RETURNED TO
FARM; 90 head 110/125 lbs. Holstein
bulls 129.00-145.00, llShead 100/105 lb*.
154.00- 45 head 95 lbs.
164.00- 120 head 85/95 lbs.
140.00- and 20 head 80 lbs.
130.00- 135 head small frame
80-110 lb 78.00-85.00, 60-85 lb
80.00- few Good to low Choice
70-100 lb 74.00-78.00. •
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
40.00- Utility and Good
25.00-
GOATS; All goats sold by the head.
Billies: Bulk 75.00-100.00, few
100.00- Thin 60.00-75.00. Nan
nies: Bulk 50.00-60.00, few 60.00-75.00;
Thin 40.00-50.00. Yearlings: Choice
40.00- Good 35.00-40.00. Kids:
Good and Choice 30.00-40.00; few Utility
20.00-
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Auction
Wednesday’s market report has been
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubstantial receipts.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
Tuesday, August 16, 1994
Report supplied by Auction
STEERS: 19. CHOICE STEERS:
1215-1520 LBS. 62.26-66.75; COUPLE
SELECTS 1155-1175 LBS. 54.75; HOLS
TEIN STEERS CHOICE 1245-1485 LBS.
57.50-60.50; SELECTS 1295-1520 LBS.
54.25-56.50; STANDARDS 1425-1570
LBS. 53.75-54.60.
HEIFERS: 5 HEAD. CHOICE
1025-1070 LBS. 62.25-67.00; 1 SELECT
AT 52.00.
COWS: 107 HEAD. BREAKING UTIL
ITY AND COMMERCIAL 45.00-48.75;
CUTTER AND BONING UTILITY
42.75- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 38.00-42.75; SHELLS 38.00 DOWN.
BULLS: 4 HEAD. YG#l 1670-1705
LBS. 57.00-57.75; YG#21505 LBS. 55.75.
FEEDER STEERS: 3 HEAD. AVG. 680
AND 725 LBS. AND 690 LBS. 59.00.
CALVES: 183 HEAD. CHOICE 80-130
LBS. 50.00-65.00; GOOD 75-95 LBS.
35.00- STANDARD AND GOOD
75-110 LBS. 30.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 100-120 LBS. 130.00-152.00; #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-105 LBS.
120.00- #1 HOLSTEIN HEIFER
CALVES 85-95 LBS. 155.00-175.00; #2
85-90 LBS. 95.00-145.00.
BEEF BULL X HEIFER CALVES:
85-105 LBS. 85.00-115.00.
HOGS: 55 HEAD. US#l&2 219-251
LBS. 41.00-42.25; US#2-3 211-265 LBS.
40.50.
SOWS; IS HEAD. #l&3 500-640 LBS.
33.25-34.25; #2-3 340-495 LBS.
29.75-
BOARS: 4 HEAD. 300-475 LBS.
28 25-28 75
LAMBS: 2 1 IE AD CHOICE 75 LBS. AT
70.00.
GOATS: 8 MEDIUM. 45.00 EACH.
90/115 lbs. 115.00-129.00 and SO head
80/85 lbs. 56.00; SO head 90/1 IS lbs. Hols
tein heifers 208.00-222.00 and 30 head
70/85 lbs. 162.00-177.00. 20 head small
frame 80/95 lbs. 152.00-168.00 and 20
head 70 lbs. 130.00.
SHEEP...INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST!
GOATS...INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST!
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Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
AUGUST 11, 1994
Cattle Calve* Sheep Goat*
TODAY
1114 483 301 154
LAST THURSDAY
1184 523 298 217
LAST YEAR
1403 578 223 130
CATTLE: Slaughter steers mostly
steady, although Choice and Prime 2-3 not
fully tested; slaughter heifers steady; cows
50-1.00 higher; bullocks scarce; bulls
steady. Supply included 50% slaughter
steers and 33% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3,
few 4 1050-1450 lb 66.50-69.50, few lots
69.50- mixed Choice and Prime 2-3
1150-1400 lb 68.75-71.50; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1400 lb 63.00-66.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-3 1100-1260 lb
66.25-68.00; few Choice 2-3 945-1385 lb
62.50-
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 47.00-49.50 49.50-53.50.
Cutler & Boning Utility 1-3 44.50-46.00
46.00-49.25 49.25-51.500. Carmer A low
Cutter 1-2 39.00-41.50 41.50-45.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple Select 1-2
1085-1350 lb 60.50-62.00.
BULLS: Couple Yield grade 1
1475-1800 lb 60.00-63.25, individual 2220
lb 67.50; yield grade 2 1200-1700 lb
54.50- few low dressing
50.50-
CALVES: Vealers fully steady. Demand
good for Holstein bulls and heifers to
return to farm.
VHALERS: Couple Choice 180-390 lb
91.00- high Good end low Choice
170- 375 lb 48.00-58.00; Standard and low
Good 60-85 lb 30.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein built 110.00-140.00, leveral
142.00- couple 150.00-160.00,
75-90 lb 90.00-120.00; tmaU frame 90-
110 lb 90.00-110.00,65-90 lb 60.00-85.00;
bulk 90-120 lb Holatein heifers
160.00- few 205.00-220.00; small
frame 85-110 lb 90.00-140.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs firm to 5.00
higher; slaughter ewes generally steady.
Supply included 80% slaughter lambs with
the balance slaughter ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 1-3
77-130 lb 81.00-91.00, 50-70 lb
87.00- few 20-50 lb 100.00-122.00,
couple 25-40 lb 125.00-135.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
1-3 22.00-38.00, few Choice 2-3
38.00-
GOATS: All goati sold by the head.
Billies; Bulk 75.00-92.00, five head
100.00- Nannies: Bulk
58.00- Yearlings: Choice
45.00- Good 35.00-45.00. Kids:
Good and Choice 25.00-37.00, few Utility
15.00-
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
IRWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP.
(717) 733-7434
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP.
(717)442-4874
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Lancaster County
Weekly
LANCASTER, PA
AUGUST 12, 1994
CATTLE CALVES
2650 1535
2737 1615
3180 1548
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter steers closed
SO-1.00 higher; slaughter heifers 2.00-4.00
higher; cows closed 2.00-4.00 higher;
small supply bullocks 2.00-3.00 higher
bulls firm to 2.00 higher. Supply included
50% slaughter steers, 8% slaughter heifers,
30% cows, 4% bulls, with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3,
few 4 1050-1425 lb 66.50-69.50. few
69.50- 70.00; high Choice and Prime 2-4
1150-1400 lb 68.75-71.75; few Choice and
Prime 2-3 1100-1375 lb 70.00-73.25;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1400 lb
64.00-66.75; few Select 2-3 1050-1350 lb
61.75-64.50.
HOLS THINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1350-1475 lb 57.50-59.00. few 59.00-
60.50; Choice 2-3 1240-1625 lb
55.00- Select 1-3 1200-1360 lb
53.50- 55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
950-1275 lb 62.50-67.50; high Choice and
Prime 2-4 1050-1275 lb 67.00-69.75; few
Choice 3-4 1075-1300 lb 63.25-65.50;
Select 2-3 875-1100 lb 60.50-64.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 46.50-49.50 49.50-53.50
Cutter A Boning Utility 1-3 43.00-46.00
46.00- 49.00-51.50 Canner & low
Cutter 1-2 38.00-41.50 41.50-45.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1375 lb
65.00- few 67.00-71.00; Select 1-3
1050-1425 lb 58.00-64.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000 lb
60.50-66.50, few 67.00-69.00, with eight
head 1500-2220 lb 70.00-72.00; Yield
grade 2 1050-1700 lb 54.50-60.50, low
dreuing 50.50-54.50.
CALVES; Vealen fully steady, slaugh
ter calves steady. Demand good for Hols
tein bulls and heifers to return to famt.
VEALERS; Choice 180-390 lb
90.00- high Good and low Choice
150-375 lb 69.00-84.00, 80-110 lb
44.00- Standard and low Good
60-85 lb 30.00- 50.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 250-500 lb 60.00-85.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holstein bulls 110.00-140.00, several
late 140.00-160.00,75-90 lb 90.00-120.00;
small frame 90-115 lb 90.00-120.00, 65-
90 lb 60.00-100.00; Bulk 90-120 lb Hols
tein heifers 160.00-205.00, few late
205.00- small frame 85-110 lb
90.00-
SALE TUESDAY!
CALVES. SHEEP, GOATS
•GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 1:00 P.M.
TRUCKING SERVICE
AVAIL-LOCAL A
LONG DISTANCE
(RT. 30,10 MILES EAST
OF LANCASTER IN
PARADISE, PA)
7:30 P.M.