Lancaster
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
DECEMBER 6, 1994
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY’S AUCTION
• 830 47 189 617 279
LAST MONDAY
694 23
LAST YEAR
730 79 448 1119 571
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50-1.00 low
er; slaughter heifers weak to 1.00 lower;
cows steady; bullocks steady; bulls steady
to weak. Supply included 57% slaughter
steers, 17% slaughter heifers, 13% cows,
and 13% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1080-1450 lb 66.50-69.00, few
69.00- 69.50; few lots Choice and Prime
2-4 1200-1400 lb 69.25-71.75;; Select and
low Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb 63.00-67.00,
around 45 head 960-1100 lb returned to
feed at 65.75-68.25; few Select 1-3
1000-1325 lb 58.00-62.50.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1180-1500 lb
55.00- high Choice and Prime 2-3
1400-1510 lb 58 25-60 35; few Select 1-2
1160-1350 lb 50.75-54.50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1275 lb 62 60-67.00, couple lots
67.00- 67.85; Select 1-3 950-1200 lb
59.00-
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 41.00-43.00 43.00-44.50
Commercial 3-4 37.00-39.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 40.00-42.00
42.00- Canner & low Cutter 1-2
34.50-36.50 36.50-41.00
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3
1000-1350 lb 60.00-63.00; few Select 1-3
1000-1325 lb 54.00-58.75.
159 741 208
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-2100 lb
49.75-55.00, few 55.00-59.75. with 12
head 60.25-63.50; yield grade 21050-1550
lb 45.50-50.00, few low dressing 60.25-
63.50.
CALVES: Few Vealers iteady; slaugh
ter calves fully steady. Demand good for
Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS; Few high Good and low
Choice 170-300 lb 75.00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 275-450 lb 55.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Small supply
90-115 lb Holstein Bulls 105.00-130.00.
HOGS; Barrows and gilts steady to 1.00
lower; sows 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
210-250 lb 28.00-27.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb 15.00-18.00.
BOARS: All weights 15.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambi firm to 3.00
higher; slaughter ewes fully steady. Supply
included 80% slaughter lambs, of which
100 head were New Crop, with the balance
slaughter ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 1-3
80-100 lb 75.00-80.00, 60-80 lb
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Cattle Calves Sheep Goats insubstantial receipts.
TODAY
756 1116 15 4
LAST TUESDAY
653 1051 30
LAST YEAR
656 1078 3 1
CATTLE... USDA .. Supply included
22% fl. steers and 62% cows ..si. steers
steady, few si. heifers steady, cows 1.00 to
2.00 lower, instances 3.00 lower, bullocks
and bulls not fully tested. SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Choice 2-4 1075/1425 lbs,
66.50-70.00, few Choice and Prime 2-3
1125/1400 lbs. 70.00-71.75, Select and
Low Choice 2-3 1100/1350 lbs. 63.00-
67.25. HEIFERS; Choice mostly 2 few 3
1220/1430 lbs. 62.50-66.25. COWS:
Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 bulk
38.00- high dressing 42.00-44.50,
Commercial 3-4 bulk 34.50-37.75, Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing
36.75-38.50, bulk 39.00-42.00, high dress
ing 42.00-43.50, Canner and Low Cutter
1-2 low dressing 33.00-36.00, bulk
36.00- BULLS; few Yield Grade
No. 1-2 1220/1650 lbs. 46.00-50.50.
FEEDERS: 40 head Small & Medium
Frame No. 1 675/700 lbs. steers
69.00- one lot Medium Frame No. 1
795 lbs. 67.00, one lot Medium Frame No.
2 770 lbs. 59.00, few Medium & Large
Frame No. 1 1135/1180 lbs. with Select
slaughter finish 61.75-64.50, one lot
Fleshy Large Frame No. 2 Holstein steers
860 lbs. 54.00, one lot 1110 lbs. 52.60
CALVES...VeaIers steady, although
80.00-95.00, few 100-120 lb 70.00-75.00,
NEW CROP LAMBS; Choice 80-1101 b
75.00- 60-80 lb 80.00-95.00, few 50-
60 lb 95.00-120.00, couple 30-550 lb
115.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
45.00- few 65.00-70.00; Utility and
Good 2- 3 28.00-50.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Billies; Bulk BS.OO-100.00; few
100.00- few Thin 60 00-75.00.
Mutton': Bulk 60.00-80.00, few
80.00- Nannies: Bulk 60.00-80.00,
Thin 50.00-60.00. Yearlings; Choice
55.00- Good 45.00-50.00. Kids:
Choice 45.00-50.00; Good 30.00-40.00.
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CALVES .05-ZOO.
COWS .20-.43X.
EASY COWS .05-.37V4.
HEIFERS .3514 -.53.
BULLS .25-.63V4.
STEERS .43-.60.
HOGS .12-.31.
ROASTING PIGS EACH 10.00-41.00.
BOARS .10-.13V4 .
SOWS .12-.15.
SHEEP: .IS-.66.
LAMBS EACH 24.00-75.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .25-1.10.
GOATS EACH 22.00-150.00.
KIDS EACH 13.00-86.00.
HIDES. 1 AT 8.00.
TOTAL: 1427 HEAD.
weight! over 125 lbs. scarce. Supply
included 907 in graded sale of which 92%
sold to return to faim VEALERS: couple
High Good and Low Choice 175/235 lbs.
62.00- 80/110 lbs. 36.00-46.00, cou
ple 50.00-52.00, Standard and Low Good
60/85 lbs. 20.00-35.00. RETURNED TO
FARM: 35 head 120/125 lbs. Holstein
bulls 122.00-124.00, 300 head 95/115 lbs.
123.00- and 70 head 95/105 lbs.
90.00- 25 head small frame
110/120 lbs. 100.00,65 head 100/105 lbs.
65.00- and 200 head 80/95 lbs.
50.00- 65 head 90/120 lbs. Holstein
heifers 231.00-238.00, 25 head 80/85 lbs.
190.00- IS head small frame
90/105 lbs. 195.00, 15 head 80/85 lbs.
152.00 and IS head 65/75 lbs.
125.00-
SHEEP...INSDEFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST,| daughter lambs:
few Choice 2-3 85/100 lbs. 72.00-74.00.
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TODAY
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LAST FRIDAY
1069
224 254 190
728 174 91
LAST YEAR
1257
614 412
CATTLE; Slaughter steers uneven, bulk
of trading steady to weak, few Average
Choice to Prime firm to SO higher; slaugh
ter heifers scarce; cows steady; bullocks
not tested; bulls about steady. Supply
included 32% steers and 44% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1260-1400 lb
72.00- few Select and Choice 1-2
1100-1350 lb 70.75-73.00; Choice 2-3 few
4 1090- 1425 lb 66.25-70.50, couple lots
70.50- Select and low Choice 2-3
1050- 1425 lb 62.50-67.00, couple
67.50- Select 1-3 925-1200 lb
58.00-
HOLSTEINS: Few High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1375-1550 lb 58.75-60.50;
Choice 2- 3 1200-1650 lb 54.75-57.75;
Select 1-2 1100-1300 lb 47.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Couple
Choice 2-3 1100-1200 lb 63.00-64.00;
Select 2-3 980-1175 lb 57.00-62.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 40.00-42.50 42.50-43.75.
Commercial 3-4 33.50-39.50. Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 36.50-38.50
38.50-42.00 42.00-43.00. Camer & low
Culler 1-2 32.50-35.00 35.50-39.25.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1200-2000 lb
49.00-53.00, couple 58.50-61.25; Yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb 46.00-48.00.
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 veiy
narrow outlets; only a small supply Hols
tein Heifers.
VEALERS: Few Choice 230-400 lb
85.00- high Good and low Choice
165-370 lb 70.00-81.00, 80-110 lb
38.00- couple 44.00-52.00; Standard
and low Good 55-85 lb 22.00-35.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk 90-120
lb Holstein bulls 100.00-135.00, few
140.00- 154.00; small frame 90-115 lb
75.00- 70-85 lb 55.00-80.00; small
supply 85-115 lb Holstein Heifers
120.00- couple 165.00-187.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes fully steady. Supply included 80%
slaughter lambs with the balance slaughter
ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 1-3
80-105 lb 77.00-86.00, 60-80 lb
88.00-98.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 30-50 lb
110.00-140.00. 50-65 lb 92.00-110.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
1-3 27.00-40.00; few Choice 2-3
40.00-53.00.
GOATS; All goati told by the. head.
Billiei: Bulk 78.00-95.00, 12 head
100.00- with five head 132.00-
160.00. Nannies; Bulk 52.00-72.00. Year
lings: Choice 58.00-70.00; Good
50.00- Kids; Good and Choice
28.00- few Utility 20.00-28.00.
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STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS,
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Selling Feeders Every Tuesday
At Approx. 2 PM
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Lancaster County
Weekly
LANCASTER, PA
DECEMBER 9, 1994
CATTLE CALVES
3500 1700
2491 1809
2887 1771
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATILE: Slaughter steen uneven, few
tales Choice and Prime steady to weak,
bulk of trading SO-1.00 lower; slaughter
heifers weak to 1.00 lower, cows 1.00-2.00
lower, instances 3.00 lower; bullocks
steady; bulls steady to weak. Supply
included 28% slaughter steers, 6% slaugh
ter heifers, 30% cows, 5% bulls, with the
balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1080-1450 lb 66.25-70.50, few lots
70.50- 71.75; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1260-1400 lb 71.50-73.00; few Select and
Choice 1-2 1100-1350 lb 70.75-73.00;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lb
62.50- Select 1-3 925-1325 lb
58.00-63.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1375-1550 lb 58 25-61,25; Choice 2-3
1180-1650 lb 54.75-58.00; Select 1-2
1100-1350 lb 47.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1275 lb 62.50-67.00, couple lots
67.00- 67.85; Select 1-3 950-1200 lb
57.00-
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 38.00-42.00 42.00-44.50
Commercial 3-4 33.50-39.50 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 36.50-38.50
38.50-42.00 42.00-43.50 Canner & low
Cutter 1-2 32.50-35,50 35.50-39.50
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3
1000-1350 lb 60.00-63.00; few Select 1-3
1000-1325 lb 54.00-58.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-2100 lb
49.00-55.00, few 55.00-59.75, with 12
head 60.52-63.50; Yield grade 2
1050-1550 lb 45.00-50.00, few low dress
ing 43.00- 45.00.
CALVES; Small aupply veal ateady;
•laughter calvei fully ateady. Demand
mixed for Holitein bulls to return to farm,
and good for heifers to return to farm.
VEALERS; Few Choice 230-400 lb
85.00- high Good and low Choice
165-370 lb 70.00-85.00, 80-110 lb
36.00- few 46.00-52.00; Standard
and low Good 55-85 lb 22.00-35.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 275-450 lb 55.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 100.00-135.00, few
140.00- 154.00; small frame 90-115 lb
65.00- 70-90 lb SO.OO-80.Q0. 65
head 90-120 lb Holstein heifers
231.00- few 80-85 lb
190.00- smaU frame 85-115 lb
120.00-
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