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    Lancaster
Livestock Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, October 3, 1994
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction
637 80 161 1023 390
Last Monday
724 69 409 680 466
Last Year
606 524 439
593 69
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY. INSTANCES 50 HIGHER;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY;
COWS STEADY; BULLOCKS 1.00
HIGHER: BULLS 1.00-2.00 HIGHER
THAN LAST WEEK’S CLOSE. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 64% SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 13% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS,
15% COWS, AND 8% BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
FEW 4 1100-1400 LB. 63.75-66.10, FEW
1015-1090 LB. 62.00-63.85; MIXED
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-41190-1375 LB.
65.60-66.85; FEW CHOICE 3-4
1350-1500 LB. 59.75-61.00; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1425 LB.
59.50-63.50; FEW SELECT 1-3
1075-1350 LB. 58.00-60.75.
HOLSTEINS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 1325-1486 LB. 57.50-58.85;
CHOICE 2-3 1235-1575 LB. 55.00-57.75;
SELECT 1-2 1100-1450 LB. 53.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
950-1275 LB. 60.75-63.25; COUPLE
CHOICE 2 1000-1225 LB. 64.25-65.50;
SELECT 1-2 1000-1165 LB. 55.00-60.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 40.50-43.00;
CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 1-3,
LOW DRESSING 49.50-41.00, BULK
41.00-43.50; CANNER A LOW CUTTER
1-2, LOW DRESSING 35.00-38.00,
BULK 38.00-40.50.
BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1100-1350
LB. 58.00-62.50; SELECT 1-3 900-1200
LB. 54.00-57.25.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1200-1800
LB. 52.75-58.00, FOUR HEAD 1700-1980
LB. 63.00-64.00; YIELD GRADE 2
1000-1500 LB. 51.00-52.00, FEW LOW
DRESSING 45.00-48.00.
CALVES: VEALERS STEADY;
SLAUGHTER CALVES STEADY TO
5.00 HIGHER. DEMAND FAIR FOR
HOLSTEIN BULLS TO RETURN TO
FARM.
VEALERS: FEW HIGH GOOD AND
LOW CHOICE 180-325 LB. 75.00-85.00,
80-110 LB. 47.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 250-500 LB. 60.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 85-125
LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS 90.00-112.00.
HOGS: BARROWS AND GILTS
50-1.00 HIGHER: SOWS WEAK TO 1.00
LOWER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
215-255 LB. 34.00-35.00; US 1-2 210-245
LB. 35.00-35.50.
SOWS; US 1-3 300-500 LB.
22.00-24.00; 500-600 LB. 24.00-26.50,
COUPLE 27.00-28.50.
BOARS: ALL WEIGHTS 22 00-22.50.
B&R CATTLE CO.
RD 1, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717) 653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
ph. (717) 653-5728
RON RANCK
ph. (717) 656-9849
HAY, STRAW & -CORN
- SALE
Please Note New Sale Time!
Sale Starts 10 AM cWr
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.
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Lancaster County Livestock Market Auctions
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Paradise, Pa.
Tuesday, October 4, 1994
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goals
Today
776 1034 7 3
Last Tuesday
773 1045 45 1
Last Year
674 911
CATTLE..USDA.. Supply included
27% si. steers and 61% cows ...si. steers
.50 to 75 higher, cows steady to 1.00 lower,
si. heifers, bullocks and bulls not fully
tested. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-3 few 4 1150/1400 lbs. 64.75-66.85,
Choice 2-3 1100/1375 lbs. 66.25-68.25,
couple 68.50-69.50, few Choice mostly 3
1500/1625 lbs. 59.75-62.00, Select and
Low Choice 2-3 1050/1350 lbs.
61.75-64.25, few 1475/1620 lbs.
58.00- HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3
1285/1530 lbs. 55.25-57.50, Select 1-2
1300/1450 lbs. 52.50-54.50. HEIFERS:
couple Choice 2-3 1130/1400 lbs.
60.50- COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 bulk 39.50-44.00, couple
high dressing 45.00-47.00, Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 bulk 39.50-44.00, high
dressing 44.00-46.00, Cannes and Low
Cutter 1-2 low dressing 34.00-37.50, bulk
37.50- BULLS; few Yield Grade
No. 1 1350/1675 lbs. 48.25-53.50.
CALVES...VeaIers steady. Supply
included 850 in graded sale, of which 10%
sold to return to farm. VEALERS; few
High Good and Low Choice 140/235 lbs.
67.00- 80/110 lbs. 45.00-50.00,
Standard and Low Good 70/85 lbs.
30.00- couple lots 60/65 lbs. 20.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 15 head 120/125
lbs. Holstein bulls 100.00,45 head 110/115
lbs. 113.00-115.00, 265 head 90/105 lbs.
123.00- 90 head 85/90 lbs.
117.00- and 30 head 80 lbs.
SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS
STEADY: SLAUGHTER EWES FULLY
STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 65% SLAUGHTER LAMBS
WITH THE BALANCE SLAUGHTER
EWES.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE 1-3
80-110 LB. 65.00-70.00, 60-80 LB.
70.00- GOOD TO LOW CHOICE
80-100 LB. 60.00-65.00, FEW 55-80 LB.
65.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: CHOICE 2-3
35.00- UTILITY AND GOOD
25.00-
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD.
BILLIES: BULK 75.00-100.00,
AROUND 30 HEAD 100.00-130.00;
THIN 55.00-75.00.
NANNIES: BULK 45.00-55.00, FEW
55.00-
YEARLINGS; CHOICE 50.00-60.00;
GOOD 40.00-50 00.
KIDS: GOOD AND CHOICE
30.00-
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MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
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PHONE
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865-2881
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Welcome
Wednesday’s market report hat been
discontinued until further notice because
of Insubstantial receipts.
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CATTLE 420.. PDA ..Compared to last
Tuesday's market..small supply si. steers
mostly steady, cows 1.50 to 3.00 lower.
STEERS: Choice 1025/1310 lbs.
62.35-64.35, one 69.00, Select
55.75- few Standard 50.00-53.00.
HOLSTEINS: few Choice 1335/1465 lbs.
58.00- HEIFERS: few Choice
1075/1225 lbs. 63.25-66.35. COWS; few
Breaking Utility and Commercial
38.00- Cutter and Bon. Utility
37.75- few 44.75, Canner and Low
Cutter 34.00-38.75. Shells down to 27.00.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1 1415/2040
lbs. 50.00-55.85, No. 2 940/2110 lbs.
43.75- FEEDER CATTLE: Steers:
Large Frame No. 1 250/815 lbs.
69.00- Medium Frame No. 1
550/850 lbs. 57.00-68.00. 270/500 lbs.
71.00- Heifers; Medium Frame No.
1 500/700 lbs. 50.00-58.00, 250/450 lbs.
60.00- 330/700 lbs. 46.50- 54.00.
CALVES 100..VEALERS: Sundard
and Good 70/105 lbs. 40.00-60.00, few
Utility 45/65 lbs. 20.00-35.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: No. 1 Holstein
bulls 95/115 lbs. 115.00-130.00, few 85/90
lbs. 105.00-120.00, No. 2 85/115 lbs.
70.00- few No. 1 Holstein heifers
105/115 lbs. 205.00-237.50, few No. 2
85/105 lbs. 175.00-190.00. Few Beef cross
bulls and heifers 80/125 lbs. 70.00-85.00.
HOGS 151... Barrows and gilts steady
.25 to 1.00 higher. BARROWS AND
GILTS: US No. 1-2 230/250 lbs.
35.10-36.75, US 1-3 220/270 lbs.
33.00- SOWS: few US 1-3 520/590
lbs. 28.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 15... US 1-3 60/120 lbs.
25.00- per cwt
SHEEP S.. Slaughter lambs: few Choice
85/90 lbs. 62.00-65.00.
GOATS 0...N0 MARKET TESTI
80.00- SS head small frame 100/115
lbs. 80.00-96.00, 65 head 90/95 lbs.
106.00- and 45. head 80/85 lbs.
60.00- 79.00; 15 head 100/115 lbs. Hols
tein heifers 218.00-225.00, 30 head 90/95
lbs. 180.00,225 head 80/85 lbs. 145.00 and
12 head 70/75 lbs. 10 head small frame
80/85 lbs. 127.00 and 20 head 65/75 lbs.
64.00.
SHEEP...Slaughter lambs steady,
slaughter ewes not fully tested. Slaughter
lambs; few Choice 2-3 75/90 lbs.
58.00-64.00.
GOATS...INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST!
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Tuesday, October 4, 1994
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Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
OCTOBER 6,1994
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
941 516 205 263
LAST THURSDAY
1293 627 343 185
LAST YEAR
980
CATTLE; Slaughter steers firm to 50
higher; slaughter heifers not fully tested;
cows weak to 1.00 lower, most decline on
Breaking Utility and Commercial; bul
locks not tested; bulls 1.00 lower. Supply
included 37% slaughter steers and 42%
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1450 lb 65.00-67.75; mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1400 lb
67.50- few Choice 2 1150-1375 lb
68.50- 70.00; few Choice mostly 3
1450-1550 lb 63.00-66.00; Select and low
Choice 2- 3 1100-1525 lb 61.00-64.85;
Select 1-3 1050-1350 lb 58.00-61.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1300-1500 lb
55.75-58.50; few high Choice and Prime 2-
2 1350-1475 lb 58.50-59.00; Select 1-3
1200-1450 lb 53.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Couple
Choice 2-3 975-1180 lb 58.50-61.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH
DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commer
cial 2-3 38.75-42.00 42.00-43.75. Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 38.75-39.75
39.75-42.00 42.00-44.00. Canner & low
Cutter 1-2 35.00-39.00 39.00-41.25
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1200-1900 lb
49.75-52.25, couple 55.50-56.25; Yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb 46.75-50.00, couple
low dressing 43.75-45.00.
CALVES: Vealers steady. Demand
good for Holstein bulls and heifers to
return to farm.
VEALERS; High Good and low Choice
160-400 lb 62.00-86.00, 80-110 lb 45.00-
53.00; Standard and low Good 60-85 lb
35.00-45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 120.00-145.00, several
145.00-163.00, 80-90 lb 95.00-120.00;
small frame 90-115 lb 80.00-115.00, 70-
85 lb 65.00-85.00; few 90-115 lb Holstein
Heifers 155.00-190.00; few small frame
80-110 lb 90.00-140.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes steady. Supply included 70% slaugh
ter lambs with the balance slaughter ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 1-3
80-110 lb 62.00-70.00, couple
70.00-73.00,50- 75 lb 70.00-80.00, couple
30-40 lb 85.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
1-3 15.00-35.00, few Choice 2-3
35.00-44.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Billies; Bulk 70.00-96.00, couple few
97.00- couple 115 00. Nannies;
Bulk 52.00-70.00. Yearlings: Choice
44.00- Good 38.00-44.00. Kids;
Good and Choice 22.00-34.00; few Utility
12.00-
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VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
10:30 A.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
STEEBS, 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.
Lancaster Co.
Weekly
LANCASTER, PA
OCTOBER 7, 1994
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00-2.00
higher; slaughter heifers steady; cows
1.00- lower; few bullocks firm to 1.00
higher; bulls closed mostly steady, after
early sales being 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply
included 38% slaughter steers, 6% slaugh
ter heifers, 38% cows, 4% bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1450 lb 64.75-67.75, few
1015-1090 lb 62.00-63.85; mixed Choice
and Prime 2-4 1100-1400 lb 67.00-68.25,
few Choice 2 1100-1375 lb 68.50-70.00,
Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1525 lb
61.00- Select 1-3 1050-1350 lb
58.00-
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1225-1530 lb
55.00- few High Choice and Prime
2- 3 1325-1485 lb 57,50-59.00; Select 1-3
1200-1450 lb 52.50-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
950-1275 lb 60.75-63.25; couple Choice 2
1000- 1225 lb 64.25-65.50; Select 1-2
1000-1175 lb 55.00-60.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 38.75-42.00 42.00-44.00
Cutler & Boning Utility 1-3 38.75-39.75
39.75-43.00 43.00-46.00 Canner & low
Cutter 1-2 34.00-38.00 38.00-41.25
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1100-1350 lb
58.00- Select 1-3 900-1200 lb 54.00-
57.25.
230
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1900 lb
49.75-55.00, few 55.00-58.00, with four
head 1700-1980 lb 63.00-64.00, Yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb 46.75-51.00.
CALVES: Vealers steady; slaughter
calves steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good
for Holstein bulls and heifers to return to
farm.
VEALERS: High Good and low Choice
160-400 lb 62.00-86.00, 80-110 lb 45.00
53.00, couple 53.00-60.00; Standard and
low Good 70-85 lb 30.00-45.00, couple
lots 60-65 lb 20.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 250-500 lb 60.0075.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90125
lb Holstein bulls 113.00-145.00 several
late 145.00163.00,80-90 lb 95.00-120.00,
small frame 90-115 lb 80.00-115.00, 70-
85 lb 60,00-85.00. Few 90115 lb Holstein
heifers 115.00-190.00, 15 head
218.00-225.00; small frame 80-110 lb
90.00140.00, 20 head 6065 lb 64.00.
DAYi
ALE Tl
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
•GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 10:30 P.M.
TRUCKING SERVICE
AVAIL-LOCAL &
CATTLE CALVES
2575 1630
3075 1748
2694 1613
7:00 P.M.
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