Lancaster
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
NOVEMBER 29, 1994
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY’S AUCTION
694 23 159 741 208
LAST MONDAY
598 68 119 898 721
LAST YEAR
701 68 391 854 443
CATTLE: Slaughter tteen steady to
weak, although not fully tested since last
Monday; slaughter heifers fully steady;
cows 50-1.00 lower; bullocks scarce; bulls
50-1.00 lower. Supply included 67%
slaughter steers, 10% slaughter heifers,
13% cows, and 10% bulla.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1465 lb 67.60-71.00; few mix
ed Choice and Prime 2-4 1250-1375 lb
70,75-71.75; Select and low Choice 2-3
1100-1470 lb 65.00-67.50. with around 55
head 1015-1215 lb returned to feed at
65.00-
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1135-1500 lb
56.25-59.00; high Choice and Prime 2-3
1300-1500 lb 58.50-61.25; Select 1-2
1125-1380 lb 53.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1000-1300 lb 64.50-66.50, couple Choice
2 1200-1360 lb 68.75-71.75; few Select
1-2 950-1120 lb 60.00-63.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility A
Commercial 2-3 40.00-42.00 42.00-44.00
Commercial 3-4 36.00-39.00 Cutter A
Boning Utility 1-3 39.00-41.00
41.00- Canner A low Cutter 1-2
36.00-
BULLOCKS; Couple Choice 2-3
950-1350 lb 59.25-62.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1200-2100 lb
50.00-55.00, few 55.00-59.50, with 8 head
59.75-62.75; yield grade 2 1050-1550 lb
45.50-50.00.
CALVES; Insufficient volume for a
market test.
HOGS; Barrows and gilts 1.00-2.00
higher; sows 2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb 30.00-30.50. US 1 few 215-245
lb 30.50-31.00. US 1-3 210-260 lb
29.50-30.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 17.00-19.00.
BOARS: All weights 15.00-15.50.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs fully steady;
slaughter ewes steady, instances 5.00 high
er. Supply included 80% slaughter lambs,
-of which 100 head were New Crop, with
the balance slaughter ewes.
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Vintage
Livestock Auction
PARADISE, PA
November 29, 1994
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
LAST TUESDAY
LAST YEAR
CATTLE... USDA .. Supply included
16% si. steers and 70% cows ..small supply
si. steers, heifers and bulls fully steady,
cows steady to weak. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1080/1425 lbs.
68.00- IS head Choice and Prime
2-3 1100/1425 lbs. 72.00-74.00, Select and
Low Choice 2-3 1050/1375 lbs.
63.75-68.25. HOLSTEINS: couple High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1285/1485 lbs.
60.52-63.00, few Choice 2-3 1250/1500
lbs. 58.00-59.85, couple 1680/1840 lbs.
54.50-56.75. HEIFERS: few Choice and
Prime 2-3 1300/1620 lbs. 59.25-61.10,
Choice 2-3 1170/1350 lbs. 53.00-58.00,
Select 1-2 965/1300 lbs. 49.00-52.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
2-3 bulk 40.50-44.25, high dressing
44.25-48.00, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
low dressing 38.00-40.00, high dressing
40.00- high dressing 44.00-46.50,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing
33.00- bulk 37.00-40.50. BULLS:
few Yield Grade No. 1 1300/1750 lbs.
50.00- couple No. 2 1200/1500 lbs.
47.00-
CALVES.-.Vealers steady, although
weights over 125 lbs. not tested. Supply
included 839 in graded sale of which 92%
told to return to farm VEALERS; High
Good and Low Choice 85/120 lbs.
42.00-60.00, Standard and Low Good
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 1-3
80-100 lb 72.00-76.00, 60-85 lb
76.00- few 40-60 lb 80.00-92.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 80-115 lb
74.00- 60-80 lb 80.00-95.00, few 50-
60 lb 90.00-110.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
45.00- few 65.00-70.00; Utility and
Good 2- 3 30.00-48.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Billies: Bulk 85.00-110.00; few
110.00- few Thin 60.00-85.00.
Mutton: Bulk 60.00-70.00, few
70.00- Nannies: Bulk 60.00-75.00;
Thin SO.OO-60.00. Yearlings; Choice
50.00- Good 45.00-50.00. Kids:
Choice 35.00-45.00.
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CATTLE: 206. STEERS: CHOICE
65.50-70.50, GOOD 62.5045.00.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 65.00-69.00,
GOOD 60.0043.50.
COWS: UTILITY A COMMERCIAL
42.00- CANNER AND LOW CUT
TER 30.00-4Z50.
BULLOCKS: GOOD A CHOICE
52.004000.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
48.00-
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS
65.00- BULLS 6000-65.00, HEIF
ERS 50.00-60.00.
CALVES: 13S. PRIME, NO MKT.
TEST, CHOICE, NO MKT. TEST. GOOD
80.00- STANDARD 20.00-50.00,
HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-130 LBS.
90.00- HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
90-130 LBS. 100.00-190.00.
HOGS: 194. US NO. 1-2 30.00-31.00,
US NO. 1-3 28.30-29.73.
SOWS: US NO. 1-3 22.00-28.00.
BOARS 18.00-21.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 18 HEAD. US#l-3
20-50 LBS. 8.00-18.00.
SHEEP: 23. CHOICE LAMBS
62.00- GOOD LAMBS 58.00-60.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES 25.00-32.00.
GOATS 21.00-69.00.
19 LOADS OP HAY. ALFALFA
101.00- TIMOTHY 81.00-116.00;
3 LOADS OF STRAW 91.00-107.00; 2
LOADS OP FIREWOOD 27.00 AND
33.00.
70/85 Ibj. 27.00-42.00, couple loti 60/65
Ibi. 10.00-20.00. RETURNED TO FARM:
30 head 120/125 Ibi. Holstein bulls
122.00- 80 head 110/115 lbs.
130.00- 180 head 95/105 lbs.
141.00- 100 head 90/95 lbs.
116.00- and 65 head 80/85 lbs.
76.00- 70 head small frame 100/1 IS
lbs. 95.00-110.00, 75 head 90/95 lbs.
69.00- and 35 head 80/85 lbs.
56.00- 25 head 100/115 lbs. Holstein
heifers 210.00-215.00, 20 hbad 90/95 lbs.
173.00, IS head 80/85 lbs. 130.00 and 12
head 70/75 lbs.- 120.00, 30 head small
frame 70/95 lb«. 77.00-100.00.
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FOR A MARKET TESTI
GOATS...NO MARKET TESTI
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December 1,1994
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1069 728 174 91
Last Friday 292 127 80 180
Last Year 1283 774 326 154
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak to 50
lower, although Average Choice to Prime
mostly steady; slaughter heifers not fully
tested; cows firm to 1.00 higher; bullocks
scarce; bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Supply
included 31% steers and 50% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1160-1350 lb 71.00-
72.10; couple Choice 2 1175-1325 lb
72.00- Choice 2-4 1100-1470 lb
68.00- couple 1535-1550 lb 65.75-
65.85; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-
1425 lb 64.0047.00, couple 67.00-67.75;
few Select 1-3 10001425 lb 59.2544.75.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1080-1625
lb SS.2S-SB.SO; few mixed Choice and
prime 2-3 1200-1530 lb 58.75-62.00;
Select 1-2 1050-1300 lb 53.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1015-1320 lb 63.75-65.75.
COWS; Breaking Utility and commer
cial 2-3 bulk 42.00-45.00 high dressing
45.00-47.00. Commercial 3-4 bulk 34.50
39.00. Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 low
dressing 38.00-41.00 bulk 41.00-45.50
high dressing 45.50-46.50. Canner and low
cutter 1-2 low dressing 34.50-38.00 bulk
38.0041.50.
BULLS: Yield grade I 1250-2360 lb
49.50-52.00, couple 52.00-SS.SO; Yield
grade 2 1200-1900 lb 45.0050.00, couple
1925-2000 lb 41.5043.50.
CALVES: Vealers steady. Demand
uneven for Holstein Bulls to return to farm,
few 95-120 lb in good demand, although
bulk of supply small frame 70-95 lb sold to
very narrow outlets; only a small supply
Holstein Heifers.
VEALERS: Individual Choice 160 lb
100.00; high good and low choice 150-370
lb 60.00-81.00,80-110 lb 35.00-42.00, few
42.00- Standard and low good 80-85
lb 20.00-35.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few 95-120
lb Holstein bulls 140.00-160.00, bulk 90-
I IS lb 90.00-130.00, few 80-90 lb 75.00-
90.00; small frame 90-115 lb 35.00-90.00,
70-85 lb 48.00-70.00; small supply 90-lIS
lb Holstein heifers 125.00-160.00, couple
185.00- small frame 80-110 lb
75.00-
SHEEP; Slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes fully steady. Supply included 80%
slaughter lambs with the balance slaughter
ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 1-3
90-110 lb 72.00-88.00, 60-80 lb 80.00-
98.00, few 120-140 Ig 66.00-75.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS; Choice 30-50 lb
110.00-145.00. couple 150.00-165.00: few
55-70 lb 100.00-105.00
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and
good 1-3 30.00-42.00; few choice 2-3
44.00-50.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the head.
Billies; Bulk 80.00-102.00, couple 120.00-
155.00. Nannies: Bulk 55.00-72.00, couple
72.00-80.00.
Yearlings: Choice 58.00-67.00; good
45.00-56.00.
Kids; Good choice 29.00-40.00; few
Utility 20.00-30.00.
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Weekly Review
DECEMBER 2, 1994
CATTLE CALVES
2500 1810
1579 1243
2929 1837
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE; Slaughter steers steady to
weak, instances 1.00 lower, daughter heif
ers fully steady; cows closed hilly steady,
after being as much as 1.00 lower early;
bullocks scarce; bulls 1.00-1.50 lower.
Supply included 36% slaughter steers, 6%
slaughter heifen, 43% cows, 6% bulls,
with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1465 lb 67.60-71.50; mixed
Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1375 lb
70.75-72.00; few Choice and Prime 2-3
1100-1425 lb 72.00-74.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lb 64.00-67.00, few
67.00- 68.25; Select 1-3 1000-1425 lb
59.25-64.75.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1200-1550 lb 58.00-62.00; Choice 2-3
1080-1625 lb 55.25-59.00; Select 1-2
1050-1380 lb 53.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1000-1325 lb 63.75-66.50; couple Choice
2 1200-1360 lb 68.75-71.75; few Select
1-2 950-1120 lb 60.00-63.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 40.50-45.00 45.00-48.00
Commercial 3-4 34.50-39.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 38.00-40.50
40,50-45.00 45.00-46.50 Canner & low
Cutter 1-2 34.00-38.00 38.00-41.50
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 2-3
950-1350 lb 59.25-6Z50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1200-2200 lb
49.50-55.00, few 55.00-59.50, wilh eight
head 59.75-62.75; Yield grade 2
1000-1900 lb 45.00-SO.OO.
CALVES: Vealen iteady, imtancei
5.00 lower on high Good and low Choice
80- 110 lb. Demand mixed for Holstein
bulls and heifers to return to fann.
VEALERS; Individual Choice 160 lb
100.00; high Good and low Choice
150-370 lb 60.00-81.00, 80-110 lb
35.00-50.00 few early 50.00-60.00; Stan
dard and low Good 65-85 lb 20.00-42.00,
couple lots 60-65 lb 10.00-20.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-120
lb Holstein bulls 120.00-148.00, few
150.00- 160.00, 80-90 lb 75.00-90.00;
small frame 90-115 lb 55.00-90.00, few
100-115 lb 95.00-110.00, 70-85 lb
48.00- Few 100-115 lb Holstein
heifers 210.00-215.00, few 90-115 lb
125.00- small frame 70-110 lb
75.00- 120.00.