Lancaster Livestock LANCASTER, PA MARCH 7, 1995 Cattle Oliver Hogs Sheep Goats MONDAY’S AUCTION . 1087 38 376 742 490 LAST MONDAY 1033 54 161 630 244 LAST YEAR 1031 68 447 888 392 CATTLE; Slaughter steers steady, instances SO lower; slaughter heifers steady; cows firm to 1.00 higher; bullocks steady; bulls steady to weak. Supply included 709& slaughter steers, 10% slaughter heifers, 12% cows, and 8% bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1225-1435 lb 71.75-73.00; Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1450 lb 68.50-71.75; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1550 lb 64.75-68.75. HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1300-1525 lb 62.50-65,75; Choice 2-3 1275-1500 lb 59.75-61.75; Select 1-3 1170-1500 lb 55.00-58.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lb 65.00-69.75; few High Choice and Prime 2-3 1150-1250 lb 70.00- Select 1-3 975-1200 lb 61.00- COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility & Commercial 2-3 41.00-44.00 44.00-45.00 Commercial 3-4 38.00-41.00 Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3 38.00-41.00 41.00- 43.00-44.50 Canner & low Cutter 1-2 37.50-41.00 BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1200-1550 lb 57.75- Select 2-3 1100-1350 lb 51.75- BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-2300 lb 51.00- few 56.00-59.50, six head 62.25-67.50; Yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb 46.00- CALVES; Vealen not tested; slaughter calves steady. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 275-400 lb 70.00-80.00; Good 290-400 lb 60.00-70.00. HOGS: Barrows and gilts steady, instances 1.00 higher; sows steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 210-265 lb 37.00-39.00. US 1 Few 215-235 lb 39.00-40.00. SOWS; US 1-3 300-500 lb 26.50-28.50. 500-650 lb 38.00-31.00. SHEEP: Slaughter lambs steady; slaughter ewes weak to 5.00 lower. Supply included an estimated 65% slaughter lambs balance slaughter ewes. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3 80-105 lb 80.00-90.00, 60-80 lb 85.00- Good to low Choice 1-3 75-100 lb 75.00-80.00. 90.00-105.00. NEW CROP LAMBS; Choice 1-2 40-65 lb 100.00-120.00, 80-100 lb 90.00- SLAUGHTER EWES; Choice 2-3 40.00- Utility and Good 2-3 30.00- GOATS: All goats sold by the head. HAVSTBAWAmBN A B&R CATTLE Co ' HAY , STRAW, & CORN RD 1, Marietta, PA SALE— Kll 17547 Hj®' W Office Phone: Sale Starts luf (717)653-8164 Every Friday At 10 AM Specializing In GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION 955 N. state St. JOHN BOWMAN Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-1117 Ph. (717)653-5728 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. RON RANCK Out of State Buyera-Caah or Certified Check Only ph. (717) 656-9849 Get more capacity and better service from Chore-Time’s IA/i Jr w Next Generation bin Vintage Livestock Auction PARADISE, PA March 7, 1995 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats TODAY 844 930 2 0 LAST TUESDAY 696 965 5 3 LAST YEAR 1005 1093 1 3 CATTLE... USDA .. Supply included 37% si. steers and 54% cows ~sl. steers and slaughter heifers steady, cows firm to 1.00 higher, bullocks not tested, bulls steady to 1.00 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3 few 4 1100/1425 lbs. 68.75-71.75, Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1250/1425 lbs. 71.75-72.25, Choice and Prime 2-3 1150/1425 lbs. 72.00-73.75, Select and Low Choice 2-3 1100/1450 lbs. 65.00- HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1325/1430 lbs. 60.75-62.25, High Choice and Prime 2-3 1480/1570 lbs. 62.85-64.00. HEIFERS; Choice 2-3 980/1200 lbs. 62.50-66.10, one lot Select and Choice 2-3 945 lbs. 61.85. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 bulk 40.50-44.50, high dressing 45.00-48.00, Commercial 3-4 bulk 36.00-40.00, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing 38.00-41.00, bulk 41.00- high dressing 44.00-46.00, Canner and Low Cutler 1-2 low dressing 34.00- bulk 38.00-41.00. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1200/1800 lbs. 50.00- No. 2 1200/1500 lbs. 45.00 50.00, few low dressing 42.00-45.00, one Yield Grade No. 3 2195 lbs. 45.25. CALVES...VeaIers steady. Supply included 787 in graded sale of which 92% told to return to farm. VEALERS; couple High Good and Low Choice 130/275 lbs. 70.00- 80/110 lbs. 50.00-57.00, Standard and Low Good 70/85 lbs. 30.00- one lot 60/65 lbs. 20.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 300 head 100/125 lbs. Holstein bulls 100.00-105.00, 100 head 90/95 lbs. 90.00-97.00 and 25 head 85 lbs. 86.00, 135 head small frame 90/1 IS lbs. 70.00-82.00 and 35 head 80/85 lbs. 62.00-70.00; 50 head 90/1 IS lbs. Hols tein heifers 196.00-216.00, IS head small frame 90/110 lbs. 185.00, 25 head 80/85 lbs. 142.00-150.00 and 20 head 70/75 lbs. 75.00- SHEEP...NO MARKET TEST! GOATS...NO MARKET TEST! Billies; Large 90.00-120.00, few 120.00- Medium 75.00-90.00. Mutton; Large 80.00-100.00; Medium 60.00- Nannies; Large 65.00-75.00, couple 75.00-80.00; Medium 50.00-60.00. Yearlings; Choice 50.00-70.00; few Good 40.00- Kids: Choice 25.00-35.00; Good 15.00-25.00. High Capacity 40* roof (loft) •llowa mora aloraga and ataya c'aanar than convan tlonal 30* roof (right) Replace your bulbs and HHTIiH save electricity with I SCREW IN FLOURESCENT UGHTS I 5-7-9 |l3 Watts 5.49 ea.[Watts 5.79 Hydro-Shlald™ Waathar Guard pravanta watar from running down hoppar Light Bulbs 25 to 100 Watts 34 V Ba. Brass Bass - SON Hra. BZ3 Northeast Agri Systems. Inc IE f lywoy Busman Pork n H 139 A Wait Airport Pood iil utm pa 17M3 TiamSSSiS MR FT> (717)5692702 (FormtrtvLong Hi 1-800-673-2580 • ACCESS PLUS™ par mlta aaay claan out of lha bln from lha ground. Wednesday'i market report has been discontinued until further notice because of Insubstantial receipts. CATTLE 489... PDA ...Compared to last Tuesday's maxfcets...steers uneven, mostly. STEERS: Choice 1150/1450 lbs. 67.50- 25, couple 73.25, Select 61.00- HOLSTEINS: Choice 1000/1500 lbs. 61.75-63.50, couple 65.75, Select 57.00-61.25, Standard 50.50-55.25. HEIFERS; few Choice 1050/1350 lbs. 65.00- , few Select 56.00-60.00, few Select Molsteins 52.75-58.25. COWS; Breaking Utility and Commercial 42.50- few 47.75, Cutter and Boning Utility 41.00-44.75, couple 46.00, Canner and Low Cutter 36.00-41.00. Shells down to 33.00. BULLOCKS: few Choice 57.75-62.00, few Select 47.50-51.50. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1100/2060 lbs. 45.25-53.25, No. 2 970/1840 1b5.40.75-44.75 FEEDER CATTLE: Steers: few Large Frame No. 2 400/870 lbs. 51.00-67.00; Heifers: Large Frame No. 2 500/695 lbs. 71.00-75.00; Bulls: few Medium Frame No. 1400/775 lbs. 73.00- Large Frame No. 1 650/980 lbs. 55.00-64.00. CALVES 236...VEALERS; one Choice 86.00, few Utility 60/85 lbs. 35.00-45.00. FARM CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls 85/125 lbs. 90.00-115.00, couple 120.00, N 0.2 75/120 lbs. 55.00-95.00; No. 1 Hols tein heifers 90/125 lbs. 145.00-187.50, No. 275/100 lbs. BS.OO-i50.00. Few beef cross bulls and heifers 80/175 lbs. 7200-130.00. HOGS 397...(03/D6 & 07/95)..8u1k of supply sold on Monday and repotted by the auction. Barrows and gilts steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 220/260 lbs. 40.00-41.75, US 1-3 220/260 lbs. 38.00-40.00, US 2-3 210/265 lbs. 36.50- US 1-3 270/295 lbs. 32.50- SOWS: US 1-3 300/480 lbs. 27.00- 480/530 lbs. 29.50-32.00. FEEDER PIGS 224... US 1-3 30/50 lbs. 21.00- one lot 60 lbs. 32.00. —per head. SHEEP 110... FALL LAMBS: Choice 75/118 lbs. 82.00-87.00. NEW CROP LAMBS; Choice 40/70 lbs. 88.00-127.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP: 24.00-41.00. GOATS 32... Large 55.00-110.00, Small Kids 20.00-36.00. - per head. Contracts Available Call For Information ■ Breeder ■ Pullets ■ Broilers ■ Layer ■ Turkey ■ Hog Finishing Call For Our Free Brochure "What Is Contract Production?’' in Slock- 36" & 48” Wide Kraft Paper uthoi Lancaster Livestock Auction Keisters Middieburg Livestock Auction MIDDLEBURG, PA March 7, 1995 LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile East of Fredericksburg along Rt. 22 PHONE JONESTOWN (717) 865-2881 Flea Market Auction every Tuesday at 12:30, Tools, Eggs, Produce, Etc. Buyers & Sellers Welcome • Mads In USA SOB m New Holland Livestock Auction New Holland, Pa. March 9,1995 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 1286 444 139 239 Last Thursday 1206 575 268 210 Last Year 1408 603 161 241 CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER, COWS 1.00- 1 50 HIGHER; BULLOCKS SCARCE BULLS STEADY TO WEAK. SUPPLY INCLUDED 54% SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 30% COWS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1090-1450 LB. 68 75-72.10, COU PLE LOTS 72 50-73 00; 1450-1525 LB. 67.75-69.25. HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1425 LB 70.85-72.60, SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050- 1450 LB 65.00-69 00. HOLSTEINS; HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1300-1550 LB. 62.50-63.85: CHOICE 2-3 1160-1600 LB. 59.25-62.50: SELECT 1-2 1100-1500 LB. 54.00-59.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 975-1225 LB. 64.60-67 75: SELECT 2-3 975-1350 LB 60.50-64.50. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 42.50-45.50, HIGH DRESSING 45.50-49 75, COM MERCIAL 3-4 BULK 37.00-42.00; CUT TER AND BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW DRESSING 33.00-38 00. BULK 38.00- 42.25, BULLOCKS: COUPLE CHOICE 2-3 1225-1325 LB 60.00-68.25; COUPLE SELECT 2-3 1150-1250 LB 56.00-56.50. BULLS: YIELD GRADE I 1200-1800 LB. 50.00-52.50: COUPLE 52.50-54 00. YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1500 LB 45.00- 50.00; COUPLE LOW DRESSING 42.50- 45.00. CALVES: SMALL SUPPLY VEAL ERS STEADY. WITH ONLY 34 HEAD SOLD FOR SLAUGHTER. VEALERS: FEW GOOD AND CHOICE 140-280 LB 75.00-90.00; HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 80-115 LB 50.00- 80-115 LB 44 00-58.00, FEW 58.00-62.00; STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB 30.00-40.00. RETURNED TO FARM- BULK 90- 120 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 85.00- 110.00, FEW 110.00-113 00; SMALL FRAME 90-110 LB 60.00-90.00, 70-90 LB 50.00-70.00; BULK 90-120 LB HOL STEIN HEIFERS 170.00-190.00. FEW 190.00- SMALL FRAME 90-110 LB 9000-16000 SHEEP: SLAUGHTER LAMBS STEADY TO WEAK; SLAUGHTER EWES MOSTLY STEADY. SUPPLY INCLUDED 70% SLAUGHTER LAMBS. OF WHICH 60 HEAD WERE NEW CROP 25-70 LB . WITH THE BALANCE SLAUGHTER EWES SLAUGHTER LAMBS' CHOICE 1-3 85-115 LB 75 00-88 00. NEW CROP LAMBS- CHOICE 60-85 LB 82 00-102 00, 30-60 LB 98.00-11000 SLAUGHTER EWES' FEW CHOICE 2-3 43 00-48 00: UTILITY AND GOOD 2-3 28 00-40 00. FEW 24 00-28 00. GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE HEAD. BILLIES' LARGE 70,00- 90.00. FEW 90 00-100.00, WITH SIX HEAD 115 00-140.00, NANNIES' LARGE 65 00-70 00, MEDIUM 50.00- 65.00, YEARLINGS CHOICE 50 00- 55.00. GOOD 34.00-50.00, KIDS CHOICE 28.00-34.00, GOOD 2100- 28 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 Lancaster County Weekly Lancaster Pa. Friday, March 10,1995 This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE. SLAUGHTER STEERS WEAK TO 50 LOWER: SLAUGHTER HEIFERS STEADY TO 1 00 LOWER, COWS 1.00-3 00 HIGHER; BULLOCKS STEADY. BULLS STEADY TO WEAK. SUPPLY INCLUDED 54% SLAUGH TER STEERS, 6% SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, 30% COWS, 5% BULLS, WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS. SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 FEW 4 1090-1450 LB 68.75-72 10, COU PLE LOTS 72.50 73 00, 1450-1525 LB 67.75-69.25; HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1435 LB 70.85-73 00; FEW CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 I ISO -1425 LB 72.50-73.75; SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450 LB 64 75- 69.00. HOLSTEINS: HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1300-1570 LB 62.50-65.75; CHOICE 2-3 1160-1600 LB 59 25-62.50, SELECT 1-2 1100-1500 LB 54.00-59,00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3 975-1250 LB 64.60-69.75; FEW HIGH CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1150- 1250 LB 70.00-71.00; SELECT 1-3 975- 1350 LB 60.50-65.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-3, BULK 42 00- 45.50, HIGH DRESSING 45.50-49.75: COMMERCIAL 3-4, BULK 36 00- 42.00; CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 1-3, LOW DRESSING 38 00-42.00. BULK 42 00-45.00, HIGH DRESSING 45.00-46.50. CANNER & LOW CUT TER 1-2, LOW DRESSING 33 00-38 00, BULK 38.00-42.25. BULLOCKS: CHOICE 2-3 1200- 1550 LB 57.75-60.75, COUPLE 63.00- 68.00; SELECT 2-3 1100-1350 LB 51.75- 56.75. BULLS; YIELD GRADE I 1200-2300 LB 50.00-56.00, FEW 56 00- 59.50, SIX HEAD 62.25-67.50; YIELD GRADE 2 1000-1500 LB 45 00-50 50, FEW LOW DRESSING 42.5056.00 CALVES. VEALERS AND SLAUGH TER CALVES STEADY. DEMAND GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS TO RETURN TO FARM. VEALERS: HIGH GOOD AND LOW CHOICE 130-280 LB 70.00-90 00,80-110 LB 50.00-60.00: STANDARD AND LOW GOOD LB 30.00-42.00, ONE LOT 60-65 LB 20.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES. CHOICE 275-400 LB 70.00-80 00; GOOD 290-400 LB 60 00-70.00. RETURNED TO FARM: BULK 90-125 LB HOLSTEIN BULLS 85.00- 110 00, FEW 110 00-113 00; SMALL FRAME 90-115 LB 60.00-90.00. 70-90 LB 50.00-70 00, BULK 90-120 LB HOL STEIN HEIFERS 170.00-200.00. AROUND 50 HEAD 200 00-216 00, SMALL FRAME 90-110 LB 90 00- 160.00, FEW 70-75 LB 75 00-80 00. TUESDAYI 7:00 P.M. CALVES, SHEEP. GOATS •GET CALVES IN EARLY OUR STATE GRADER STARTS AT 10:30 A.M. TRUCKING SERVICE AVAIL-LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE (RT. 30,10 MILES EAST OF LANCASTER IN PARADISE, PA) Cattle Calves 3250 1410 3029 1594 3444 1767