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    Lancaster
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
TUBS MAY 2, 1995
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY’S AUCTION
1193 *92* 219 1609 431
EAST MONDAY
1127 77 326 728 259
LAST YEAR
1053
461 703 375
CATTLE: {laughter steers steady;
slaughter heifers steady to weak; cows
steady to weak; bullocks steady; bulls firm
to 1.00 higher. Supply included 76 percent
slaughter steers, 12 percent slaughter heif
ers, 6 percent cows, with the balance bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1175-1450 lbs 63.25-65.25; High
Choice and Prime mostly 3 few 4
1250-1375 lbs 65.50-66.35; Choice 2-3
1070-1175 lbs 61.00-64.25; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lbs 58.75-63.50.
HOLSTEINS; High Choice end Prime
2-3 1300-1560 lbs 57.50-59.50; Choice 2-3
1250-1625 lbs 55.
75-57.50; few Select 1-2 1175-1300 lbs
52.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1325 lbs 60.50-62.10; Select 1-3
950-1150 lbs 57.00-60.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 38.00-40.00 Commercial
3-4 34.00-38.00 Cutter & Boning Utility
1-3 37.50-40.00 40.00-41.00 Camter &
low Cutter 1-2 34.00-36.00 36.00-38.50
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 2-3
1175-1375 lbs 51.00-54.00; Select 2-3
1025-1200 lbs 47.00-55.00, few
55.00-57.75, couple Select 1-2 1030-1150
lbs 63.75-65.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1950 lbs
53.00- few 57.50-60.50, 10 head
61.00- Yield grade 2 1150-1900 lbs
48.75-51.00, couple 2010-2015 lbs
40.50-45.00.
CALVES: Vealers steady; slaughter
calves 10.00-15.00 lower.
VEALERS: High Good and low Choice
150-300 lbs 60.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 275-450 lbs 40.00-60.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 50-1.00
higher.
US 1-3 210-260 lbs 34.50-35.25 US 1-2
215-250 lbs 35.50-36.00
SOWS; Steady, instances 1.00 lower on
weights over SCO lbs
US 1-3 300-500 lbs 22.00-25.00 500-650
lbs 25.00-28.00 Medium 1-2 300-425 lbs
20.00-22.00
BOARS: All weights 19.00-20.50
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs 5.00-10.00
higher, slaughter ewes firm to 5.00 higher.
Supply included 15% old crop lambs. 25%
New Crop lambs, with the balances slaugh
ter ewes, including Yearlings.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3
HAY, STRAW, & CORN
Sale Starts
Every Friday At 10 AM
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Vintage
Livestock Auction
PARADISE, PA
May 2,1995
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
TODAY 856 624 20 I
LAST TUESDAY 599 630 0 0
LAST YEAR 717 729 23 2
CATTLE... USDA .. Supply included
51% slaughter steers, 39% cows ..si. steers
steady to weak, si. heifers not fully
tested, cows steady, bulls .50 to 1.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1150/1425 lbs. 63.50-65.50, High
Choice and
Prime 2-3 1200/1425 lbs. 65.50-66.00,
Choice and Prime 2-3 1150/1425 lbs.
65.75-67.00, few 67.50-68.75, Choice
mostly 3 1425/1535 lbs. 62.00-64.35,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 1075/1450
lbs. 58.75-63.25, few Select 1-2 1050/1325
lbs. 56.00-60.00.
HOLSTEINS; High Choice and Prime
2-3 1425/1585 lbs. 58.50-59.25, Choice
2-3
1300/1450 lbs. 56.50-58.25, one lot
Select 1-2 1220 lbs. 55.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 bulk 38.00-39.50, high dressing
39.50-41.50, couple 41.75-43.50, Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing
36.00-37.00, bulk 37.00-39.00, high
dressing 39.00-41.50, Cannes and Low
Cutter
1-2 low dressing 33.50-37.00, bulk
37.00-38.75.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1-2
1700/2085 lbs. 48.00-51.25, No. 2
1400/2100 lbs.
42.75-48.25.
CALVES...SmaII supply vealers steady.
60-80 lbs 90.00-110.00, few 80-105 lbs
85.00- 90.00
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 1-2 30-50
lbs 100.00-125.00, 50-80 lbs
95.00- 80-110 lbs 85.00-110.00,
with male lambs mainly 100.00-110.00.
SHORN LAMBS; 65 head 90-130 lbs
with No 2 pelts 90.00-105.00, few 130-140
lbs 80.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
40.00- few male 65.00-75.00; Utility
and Good 2-3 25.00-50.00, with male
40.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Billies: Large 90.00-110.00, few
110.00- Medium 75.00-90.00.
Mutton; Large 95.00-125.00; Medium
75.00- Nannies: Large 60.00-80.00;
Medium SO.OO-60.00. Yearlings: Choice
65.00- Good 45.00-65.00. Kids;
Choice 40.00-60.00; Good 30.00-40.00;
Utility 20.00-30.00. JLA/jlk. SOURCE:
USDA Market News; Lancaster, PA
717/394-3490 -o~
B&R CATTLE CO.
RD 1, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone;
(717) 653-8164
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Wednesday*! market report has been
discontinued until further notice because
of insubstantial receipts.
DAIRY COWS 70; HEIFERS 60;
BULLS 6. MARKET STEADY.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
775.00-
LOCAL SPRINGERS 510.00-1210.00.
FRESH HEIFERS 510.00-1325.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
600.00-
UPSTATE LOADS SPRINGERS
700.00-1210.00.
LARGE SPRINGING HEIFERS
1050.00- SMALL SPRINGING
HEIFERS 725.00-910.00.
SHORT BRED HEIFERS
410.00-
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
610.00-
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
410.00-
GRADE BULLS 450.00-800.00, PURE
BREDS 4Q5.00-650.00.
Supply included 550 in graded tile of
which 6% lold for slaughter.
VEALERS: High Good end Low Choice
80/110 Ibi. 40.00-62.00, Standard and Low
Good 70/75 Ibi. 30.00-43.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 25 head
120/125 lbs. Holstein bulls 85.00,65 head
110/115
lbs. 90.00-98.00, ISO head 95/105 lbs.
94.00- 55 head 90/95 lbs. 98.00
105.00 and 20 head 80/85 lbs. 8100,60
head small frame 90/115 lbs. 82.00
88.00 and 25 head 80/85 lbs. 73.00; 38
head 90/105 lbs. kolstein heifers
270.00 and 10 bead 105/115 lbs.
225.00- 35 head small frame 80/95
lbs.
115.00-135.00 and 12 head 70/72 lbs.
102.00.
SHEEP...SLAUGHTER EWES: imall
supply Utility and Good 2-4 22.00-36.00.
GOATS...NO MARKET TEST!
Contracts Available
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Lancaster Livestock
Auction
New Holland
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New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, May 3, 1995
Report supplied by auction
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LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
(717) 865-2881
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every Tuesday at 12:30,
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Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
THURS MAY 4, 1995
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
1252 417 259 155
LAST THURSDAY
1294 359 178 160
LAST YEAR
1129 498 174 136
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50-1.00
higher, slaughter heifers fully steady; cows
steady to weak; bulls l.(X)-2.00 lower.
Supply included 60 percent slaughter
steers and 26 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1430 lbs 65.85-66.85;
few Choice and Prime 2-3 1200-1375 lbs
66.75- three head 70.00-71.00;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1175-1425 lbs
64.75- few 1100-1150 lbs
63.00- couple lots 1040-1060 lbs
60.00- Select and low Choice 2-3
1100-1450 lbs 59.50-64.50.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1400-1625 lbs 57.75-58.85; Choice 2-3
1125-1565 lbs 55.25-57.50; few Select 1-2
1180-1450 lbs 5Z0054.50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3
1000-1250 lbs 61.00-62.60; Select 2-3
950-1150 lbs 58.50-61.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility A
Commercial 2-3 38.00-41.00 41.00-43.50
Commercial 3-4 32.50-38.00 Cutter A
Boning Utility 1-3 35.75-37.00
37.00-40.00 40.00-41.00 Canner A low
Cutter 1-2 34.5036.00 36.0039.00
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13601950 lbs
46.0049.00; Yield gyade 2 12002000 lbs
43.25-46.50.
CALVES; Veal era steady. Bulk of supp
ly sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 195-335 lbs
89.00100.00; high Good and low 160425
lb 66.00 84.00, 80IIS lb 48.0056.00;
Standard and low Good 60-85 lb
35.0045.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90120
lbs Holstein Bulls 92.00112.00, couple
112.00114.00, 8085 tbs 85.0095.00;
small frame 90115 lbs 80.00102.00,
75-90 lbs 65.0080.00; small supply
80115 lbs Holstein 140.00180.00, few
195.00210.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs fully steady;
slaughter ewes steady. Supply included 60
percent slaughter lambs with the balance
slaughter ewes.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 2-3
80-110 lb 98.00-110.00, 70-80 lb
103.00-115.00, 30-70 lb 120.00-155.00,
couple 20-25 lb 170.00-205.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
45.00- Utility and Good 2-3
28.00- few Cull 20.00-25.00.
GOATS; All Goats sold by the head.
Billies: Large 95.00-110.00, eight head
120.00- Mutton; Large
74.00- Medium 65.00-75.00. Nan-
nies; Large 59.00-70.00; Medium
50.00- Yearlings: Choice
53.00- Good 48.00-53.00. Kids:
Choice 32.00-40.00; Good 23.00-32.00;
Utility 17.00-23.00. JLA/jla SOURCE:
USDA Market Newt,
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, IMG.
10:30 A.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS.
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE
Soiling Feeders Every Tuesday
At Approx. 1 PM
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
L ROBERT FRAME. SR.. PRESipENT
BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204
HOME (215) 458-8518
IRWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP.
(717) 733-7434 TRUCKING SERVICE
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP. AVAIL-LOCAL &
Lancaster County
Weekly
LANCASTER, PA
FRI MAY 5, 1995
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter fleers closed
50-1.00 higher, slaughter heifers steady to
weak; cows 50-1.00 lower; bullocks
steady; bulls opened firm to 1.00 higher,
later trading no more than steady. Supply
included 61 percent slaughter steers, 7 per
cent slaughter heifers, 21 percent cows, 4
percent bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1430 lbs 65.85-66.85;
few Choice and Prime 2-3 1200-1375 lbs
66.50-68.25; Choice 2-3 few 4 1150-1425
lbs 64.75-66.50, few 1100-1150 lbs
63.00- couple lots 1040-1070 lbs
60.00- Select and low Choice 2-3
1075-1450 lbs 59.00-64.50; few Select 1-2
1050-1325 lbs 56.00-60.00.
HOLSTEINS; Hij’h Choice and Prime
2-3 1300-1625 Ibi 57.50-59.50; Choice 2-3
1125-1625 Ibi 55.75-58.25; Select 1-2
1175-1450 Ibi 52.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1325 Ibi 60.50-62.60; Select 1-3 950-
1150 lb* 57.00-61.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 38.00-40.50 40.50-43.50
Commercial 3-4 32.50-38.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 35.75-37.00
37.00- 40.00-41.50 Caimer & low
Cutter 1-2 3350-36.50 36.50-39.00
BULLOCKS; Few Choice 2-3
1175-1375 Ibi 51.00-54.00; Select 2-3
1025-1200 Ibi 47.00-55.00, few
55.00-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1950 Ibt
50.00- few 57.50-60.50, 10 head
61.00- Yield grade 2 1150-1900 Ibi
45.00- few 40.50-45.00.
CALVES: Vealen iteady; ilaughter
calvei 10.00-15.00 lower. Demand fair for
Holitein bulli and heifen to return to farm.
VEALERS; Choice 195-395 Ibi
89.00- high Good and low Choice
160-425 Ibi 66.00-84.00, 80-115 Ibt
48.00- Standard and low Good
60-85 Ibf 30.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Choice 275-450 Ibt 40.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120
Ibi Holitein bulli 90.00-112.00, couple
112.00- 80-85 Ibi 82.00-95.00;
imall frame 90-115 Ibi 80.00-102.00,
85-90 Ibi 65.00-80.00. 35 head 90-105 lbs
Holitein heifen 270.00, few 100- 1 IS Ibi
195.00- imall frame 80-105 Ibi
115.00-
PENNFIELD FARMS
LE TUEI
DAY!
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
•GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 10:30 A.M.
CATTLE CALVES
3450 1150
3576 1080
3081 1306
7:00 P.M.
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