Lancaster
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
TUESDAY APRIL 25, 1995
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY’S AUCTION
1127 77 326
LAST MONDAY
700 47 207 1236 509
LAST YEAR
55 274 2747 625
1057
CATTLE: Slaughter steers firm to 50
higher; slaughter heifers weak to 1.00 low
er; cows steady; bullocks scarce; bulls
steady to 1.00 lower. Supply included 63%
slaughter steers, 18% slaughter heifers,
10% cows, and 9% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1475 lb 65.50-66.85;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1425 lb
63.75-65.25, few 65.25-65.75; couple lots
Choice mostly 3 1450-1550 lb
62.00-63 00; Select and low Choice 2-3
1050-1450 lb 58.50-63.50.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1400-1650 lb 58.00-60.25; Choice 2-3
1200-1550 lb 55 00-58.50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS- Choice 2-3
950-1285 lb 60.60-63.25; couple lots High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1065-1150 lb
64.00-64.50; couple lots Choice 2-3
875-925 lb 57.00-60.00; Select 2-3
950-1200 lb 57.50-61.50, couple lots
900-950 lb 56.00-57.50.
COWS; LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 41.00-43.50 43.50-44.50
Commercial 3-4 38.00-42.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 40.00-43.00
43.00- Canner & low Cutter 1-2
39.00-
BULLOCKS; Couple Choice 2-3
1100-1450 lb 58 00-62.00.
BULLS' Yield grade 1 1200-2000 lb
49.00-55.00, few 55.00-58.00, with six
head 60.50-65.25; Yield grade 2
1050-1500 lb 43.50-48.50.
CALVES; Vealers steady. Demand fair
for Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS; Few Choice 180-275 lb
85.00-lQp.00; high Good and low Choice
150- 300 lb 6000-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Few 85-110 lb
Holstein Bulls 90.00-110.00.
HOGS' Barrows and gills steady
US 1-3 210-260 lbs 33.00-34.00 US 1-2
215-250 lbs 35.00-36.00
SOWS- 1.00-200 higher.
US 1-3 300-500 lbs 22.00-25 00
500-650 lbs 27 00-28.50
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs 5 00-10.00
higher; slaughter ewes steady. Supply
included 40% old crop lambs. 40% New
Crop lambs, with the balances slaughter
ewes
SLAUGHTER LAMBS- Choice 2-3
60-105 lbs 80.00-95 00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 1-2 20-60
lbs 100 00-125 00. 60-100 lbs
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Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
728 259 LAST TUESDAY
LAST YEAR
CATTLE... USDA .. Supply included
46% slaughyter steers, 46% cows ..si.
steers firm to mostly .50 higher, si. heifers
steady, although Choice not fully tested
cows steady, instances 1.00 lower on
Breaking Utility and Commercial, bullocks
not tested, bulls steady to weak, although
Yield Grade No. 1 not fully tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4
1100/1425 lbs. 64.50-66.75, few
64.00- Choice and Prime 2-3
1175/1450 lbs. 66.75-69.25, couple
69.25- few lots Choice and Prime
2-4 1200/1400 lbs. 67.00-67.50, Choice
mostly 3 1400/1500 lbs. 63.25-64.50,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 1050/1425 lbs.
60.25- HOLSTEINS; Choice 2-3
1250/1460 lbs. 57.00-58.75. HEIFERS:
Select 1-3 1000/1250 lbs. 58.00-59.75.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commercial
2-3 bulk 40.00-43.25, high dressing 43.25
45.50, Commercial 3-4 bulk 38.00-41.00,
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 bulk
39 00-40 00, high dressing 40.00-43.00,
Canner and Low Cutter low dressing
35 00-38 00, bulk 38 00-41 50. BULLS;
Yield Grade No 1-2 1200/2000 lbs.
45.00- couple 1820/1865 lbs
49.75-51.25.
CALVES...SmaII supply vealers steady.
Supply included 521 in graded sale of
which 7% sold for slaughter. VEALERS;
one Good 150 lbs. 87.00, High Good and
Low Choice BC/110 lbs. 55.00- 67.00, few
Standard and Low Good 60/65 lbs.
38.00- RETURNED TO FARM: 25
head 120/125 lbs. Holstein bulls
102.00- 65 head 110/115 lbs.
108.00- 160 head 90/105 lbs.
113.00- 25 head 95 lbs.-123 00 and
40 head 80/85 lbs. 98.00-103.00, 95 head
80/115 lbs. 85 00-110 00; 50 head 90/115
95.00-110 00, few 105-120 lbs
85 00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Choice 2-3
35.00-60.00, few 60.00-65.00, Utility and
Good 2- 3 25.00-45 00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the head
Billies- Large 100.00-130 00, few
130.00- 00, Medium 75 00-100 00
Mutton- Large 80 00-100 00, Medium
60 00-80.00. Nannies: Large 60 00-75.00,
Medium 50.00-60 00. Yearlings- Choice
65.00- Good 55.00-65.00 Kids-
Choice 40 00-60.00; Good 30 00-40 00;
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CATTLE 332.. PDA .. Supply included
272 Daily cows & heifers . STEERS: few
Standard 42.50-51.00. HEIFERS: one
Select Holstein 52.60. COWS: few Break
ing Utility and Commercial 38.25-42.10,
Cutter and Boning Utility 37.00-39.85,
Canner and Low Cutter 32.25-36.25.
Shells down to 26.25. BULLS: few Yield
Grade No. 1 1410/2450 lbs. 45.35-50.10,
couple No. 2 1450 & 1560 lbs. 41.60 &
42.85.
CALVES 70...VEALERS: Standard and
Good 70/95 lbs. 55.00-60.00. FARM
CALVES: No. 1 Holstein bulls 85/120 lbs.
82.50-121.00, No. 2 80/115 lbs.
65.00- Few beef cross bulls and heif
ers 80/110 lbs. 80.00-119.00.
HOGS 60... BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 230/260 lbs. 33.75-35.25. one lot
US 1-3 240 lbs. 32.00. SOWS: few US 1-3
430/560 lbs. 25.00-30.25. BOARS; few
15.00-
FEEDER PIGS 180... US 1-3 20/40 lbs.
30.00-44.00, 40/60 lbs. 41.00-52.00.
per head.
SHEEP 33... SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 30/90 lbs. 86.00-120.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: few Choice 60/110
lbs. 53.00-67.00. SLAUGHTER SHEEP:
25.00-46.00.
GOATS 30... Large 45.00-86.00, Small
Kids 24.00-53,00. per head.
DAIRY C0W5...J750.00-51250.00,
couple $1450.00, Jerseys
$700.00-$ 1150.00. per head.
lbs. Holstein heifers 240 00-270.00 and 10
head 80/85 lbs. 127.00-147.00, severaal
95/115 lbs. sold during the singles sale
140.00-210.00.
SHEEP...NO MARKET TEST!
GOATS...NO MARKET TEST!
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Auction
Belleville
Livestock Auction
BELLEVILLE, PA
April 26, 1995
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
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Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
THURS APRIL 27, 1995
Cattle Calves Sheep Goals
TODAY
1294 359 178 160
LAST THURSDAY
1554 377 414 317
LAST YEAR
1297
CATTLE; Slaughter steers steady to 50
lower, instances 1.50 lower, slaughter heif
ers not fully tested; cows weak to 1.00 low
er, instances 2.00 lower on breaking Utility
and Commercial; bullocks scarce; bulls
steady. Supply included 60 percent slaugh
ter steen and 28 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1050-1425 lbs 63.75-66.00, few
66.00- 66.50; High Choice and Prime 2-4
1175-1425 lbs 65.50-66.75, one lot 67.75;
few Choice and Prime 1250-1375 lbs
66.50-68.50; Choice mostly 3 1425-1575
lbs 61.10-64.25; Select and low Choice 2-3
1100-14501bs 60.00-64.00, few 1500-1600
lbs 56.00-60.00; Select 1-2 1100-1375 lbs
56.00-
HOLSTEINS; Choice 2-31170-1500 lbs
56.00- Couple lots high Choice and
Prime 1500-1600 lb 58.50-59.60; Select
1- 1100-1400 lb 54.00-55.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
2- 1075-1300 lb 59.00-62.60; Select 2-3
1000- 1325 lb 55.00-58.75.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 39.00-40.75 41.00-43.00
Commercial 3-4 34.00-37.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 36.50-38.00
38.00- 40.00-42.00 Canner & low
Cutter 1-2 34.00-37.00 37.00-40.00
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1400-2000 lb
48.75-51.50; yield grade 2 1000-1600 lb
42.00-48.50.
CALVES; Vealers steady. Bulk of supp
ly sold to return to farm.
VEALERS; Couple Choice 190-335 lb
91.00- high Good and low Choice
150-350 lb 65.00-86.00, 80-110 lb
50.00- Standard and low Good 60-85
lb 30.00-47.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120
lb Holstein Bulls 90.00-120.00, 80-85 lb
90.00- 105.00; small frame 90-115 lb
80.00- 75-90 lb 65.00-80.00; small
supply 80-115 lb Holstein 150.00-190.00,
few 212.00-240.00.
SHEEP; Slaughter lambs fully iteady;
slaughter ewes steady. Supply included 70
percent slaughter lambs with the balance
slaughter ewes.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 20-35 lb
108.00- couple 135.00-160.00,
40-80 lb 90.00-112.00, with 80-105 lb
85.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
40.00- Utility and Good 2-3
22.00-
GOATS: All Goats sold by the head.
Billies; Large 85.00-102.00. Mutton; Large
80.00- Medium 60.00-80.00. Nan
nies; Large 65.00-79.00; Medium
50.00- Yearlings: Choice
58.0068.00; Good 48.0058.00. Kids:
Good 26.0035.00; Utility 18.0026.00.
JLA/jla SOURCE: USDA; Market News
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Lancaster County
Weekly Review
La neuter, PA
APRIL 27, 1995
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 3600 1080
LAST WEEK 3357 995
LAST YEAR 3407 1154
CATTLE: Slaughter steers doted most
ly tteady, after tome early tales being at
much at 1.00 higher; slaughter heifers weak
to LOO lower; cows doted 1.00-2.oolower;
bullocks scarce; built tteady to 1.00 lower.
Supply induded 49% slaughter steers, 8%
slaughter heifers, 21 % cows, 4% bulls, with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1050-1425 lb 63.75-66.00, few
66.00- high Choice and Prime 2-4
1165-1450 lb 65.50-67.00, few
67.00- Choice and Prime 2-3
1175-1450 lb. 66.75-69.25; Choice mostly
3 1425-1575 lbs. 61.10-64.25; Select and
low Choice 2-3 1050-1450 lbs.
60.00- few 1500-1600 lbs.
56.00- Select 1-2 1100-1375 lbs.
56.00-
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1400-1600 Ibi. SB.OO-60.25; CHoice
2-3 1170-lSSOlbi. SS.OO-SB.SO; iclect 1-2
1100-1400 Ibi. 54.00-SS.SO.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
9SO-1285 Ibi. 60.50-63.25; couple lots
High Choice and Prime 2-3 1065-1 ISO lbs.
64.00- few Choice 2-3 875-925 lbs.
57.00- Select 2-3 9SO-1200 lbs.
57.50-61.50.
COWS; Breaking Utility & Commercial
2-3 Bulk 39.00-41.00, high dressig
41.00- Commercial 3-4 bulk
34.00- Cutter & Boning Utility 1-3
low dressing 36.50-38.00; Bulk
38.00- high Dressing 40.00-42.00;
Cannes & Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing
34.00- bulk 37.00-40.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 2-3
1100-1450 lbs. SB.OO-62.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1200-2000 lbs.
48.50-SS.OO, few SS.OO-SB.OO, with six
head 60.50-65.25; Yieldgtade 2XOOO-1600
lbs. 42.00-48.50.
CALVES: Vealers steady. Demand good
for Holstein bulls and heifers to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Choice 150-335 lbs.
85.00- high good md low CHoice
150-350 lb«. 60.00-86.00, 80-110 Ibi.
50.00- Slandaid and low Good 60-85
lbs. 30.00-47.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90125
lbs. Holstein bulls 98.00120.00, 25 head
95 lbs. 123.00, 8085 lbs. 90.00110.00.
Around 60 head 90115 lbs. Holstein heif
ers 240.00240.00; several small frame
80115 lbs. 127.00150.00.