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    Lancaster
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
MAY 14 1995
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Gol'.s
MONDAY’S AUCTION
967 34 329 548 256
EAST MONDAY
43 458 1450 SSI
LAST YEAR
1042 65 433 384 141
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00 lower,
instances 2.00 lower on Holsteins; slaugh
ter heifers 50-1.00 lower, cows steady to
weak; bullocks steady; bulls mostly steady.
Supply included 76 percent slaughter
steers, 9 percent slaughter heifers, 5 per
cent cows, with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1175-1425 lbs 62.50-63.75,
couple 64.50-65.75, couple lots 1490-1530
lb* 58.75-62.00; Choice 2-3 few 4
1175-1425 lbs 61.00-62.50,1425-1550 lbs
56.25-61.50; few lots Choice 2-3
1030-1170 lbs 59.75-61.00; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1450 lbs 57.75-60.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1350-1550 Ibi 54.50-56.75; Choice 2-3
1275-1500 lb> 51.50-54.50; Select 1-3
1160-1525 lbs 47.75-51.00; few Standard
1-2 1200-1300 lbs 45.00-47.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1025-1250 lbs SS.2S-59.25; one lot High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1310 lbs 60.75:
Select 2-3 950-1125 lbs 52.75-55.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 38.00-40.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 37.00-39.00 Canner &
low Cutter 1-2 33.00-34.00 34.00-38.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1150-1350 lbs
48.75-53.25, couple 57.00-61.25; Select
1-3 1100-1300 lbs 47.00-50.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1200-2100 lbs
48.00-53.00, few 53.00-58.25; Yield grade
2 1000-1500 lbs 44.50-48.00.
CALVES; Vealers steady; slaughter
calves not tested.
VEALERS; High Good and low Choice
150-300 lbs 60.00-80.00.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 2.00-3.00
higher.
US 1-3 210-260 lbs 37.00-38.00
US 1-2 215-250 lbs 38.00-40.00
US 2-3 280-300 lbs 31.00-32.50
SOWS: Steady to 2.00 lower.
US 1-3 300-500 lbs 23.00-26.00
500-650 lbs 27.00-28.50
BOARS; All weights 20.00-22.00
SHEEP; Slaughter lambs steady to 5.00
lower, slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 lower.
Supply includtd 60% new crop lambs,
around 5% old crop lambs, with the
balance slaughter ewes including year
lings.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 1-2 40-80
lbs 9Q.00-110.00, 80-100 lbs
90.00- Choice 2-3 100-130 lbs
80.00- few Choice 25-40 lbs
100.00-
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Livestock Auction Auction
PARADISE, PA Wednesday’s market report has been
May 16, 1995 discontinued until further notice because
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats of insubstantial receipts.
TODAY
LAST TUESDAY
569
LAST YEAR
CATTLE... USDA .. Supply included
45% slaughter steers, 44% cows ..si. steers
mostly steady, few si. heifers fully steady,
cows steady to firm, bullocks not fully
tested, small supply bulls steady to weak.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-3
1100/1360 lbs. 60.75-63.00. few
63.00-63.50, High Choice and Prime 3-4
1200/1350 lbs. 61.85-63.85, Choice and
Prime 2-3 1150/1425 lbs. 63.50-65.25, few
65.75-66.75, Select and Low Choice 2-3
1050/1400 lbs. 57.00-61.00, few Select 1-2
950/1350 lbs. 55.50-57.25.
HOLSTEINS: couple lots Choice 2-3
1300/1375 lbs. 63.10-64.85.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1045/1160 lbs.
57.75-61.25, couple Choice and Prime 2-3
1160 lbs. 62.50.
COWS; Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 bulk 37.75-40.50, high dressing
40.50-52.75, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
low dressing 37.00-38.00, bulk
38.00- high dressing 40.00-41.00,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing
34.00- bulk 37.00-38.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1200/1800
lbs. 46.75-48.75, No. 2 1000/1500 lbs.
41.25-44.75.
CALVES...SmaII supply vealers steady.
Supply included 694 in graded sale of
which 7% sold for slaughter.
VEALERS; High Good and Low Choice
70/110 lbs. 40.00-SS.OO, Standard and Low
Good 65/80 lbs. 30.00-40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 40 head
120/125 lbs. Holstein bulls 119.00, 275
head 95/115 lbs. 123.00-131.00, 45 head
90/95 lbs. 114.00-115.00 and 25 head 85
lbs. 104.00 20 head small frame 110/115
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
35.00- few Yearlings 60.00-70.00;
Utility and Good 2-3 20.00-40.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by the head.
Billies: Large 90.00-125.00; Medium
75.00- Mutton: Large 70.00-90.00;
Medium 60.00-70.00. Nannies: Large
60.00- Medium 45.00-60.00. Year
lings: Choice 60.00-70.00; Good
50.00- Kids: Good and Choice
30.00- Utility 20.00-30.00.
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CATTLE 95.. PDA ..
STEERS; few Select 57.00-60.75.
HOLSTEINS: one Select 54.00.
HEIFERS: one Choice 58.00.
COWS: Breakingi Utility and Commer
cial 39.25-43.50, Cutter and Boning Utility
37.75-43.00, Canner and Low Cutter
31.50-37.50. Shell* down to 25.50.
BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 1
1375/1750 lbs. 42.25-46.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: HEIFERS: few
Medium Frame No. 1 300/675 lb«.
55.00-60.00.
CALVES 122...VEALERS: few Utility
60/8S lb). 35.00-55.00.
FARM CALVES; No. 1 Holitein bull)
85/120 lbs. 92.50-12Z50, No. 2 80/115
lbs. 55.00-85.00; No. 1 Holstein heifers
90/115 lbs. 177.50-207.50, few No. 2
70/100 lbs. 70.00-125.00. Beef cross bulls
md heifers 70/100 lbs. 62.50-122.50.
HOGS 72...8ARR0WS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 230/255 lbs. 36.75-38.00, US 1-3
230/260 lbs. 33.75-36.00, one US 2-3 280
lbs. 33.00.
SOWS; US 1-3 310/590 lbs
24.00-29.75.
BOARS; one 20.50.
FEEDER PIGS 42... Few lots US 1-3
20/35 lbs. 24.00-30.00. per head.
SHEEP 0...N0 MARKET TESTI
GOATS S... Few Medium & Large
35.00-82.50. per head.
lbs. 114.00, 80 head 90/105 lbs.
103.00- and 50 head 80/85 lbs.
71.00- 20 head 100/115 lbs. Holstein
heifers 200.00-209.00, 35 head 90/95 lbs.
185.00- and 10 head 70/75 lbs.
95.00, 40 head small frame 80/110 lbs.
172.00- and 13 head 70/75 lbs.
60.00.
SHJEEP...NO MARKET TESTI
GOATS...NO MARKET TESTI
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
ph. (717) 653-5728
RON RANCK
ph. (717) 656-9849
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Dewart
Livestock Auction
DEWART, PA
May 15, 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,
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Livestock Auction
LANCASTER, PA
MAY 18, 1995
Cattle Calve* Sheep Goat*
TODAY
1343 458 263 107 LAST week
LAST THURSDAY
1470 423 170 191 LAST YEAR
LAST YEAR
1552 466 223 281
CATTLE: Slaughter iteen steady to SO
higher, most advance on Choice and Prime
1200-1400 Ibi; slaughter heifers steady;
cows 2.00-3.00 higher; bullocks fully
steady; bulls steady, although Yield grade
1 not fully tested. Supply included 59 per
cent slaughter steers and 23 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 12S0-142S lbs 63.50-66.00;
Choice 2-3 few 4 1125-1450 lbs
61.25-65.25, mainly 62.50-64.75; Choice
3-4 1450-1520 lbs 58.00-61.75; Select and
low Choice 2-3 1150-1450 lbs
57.00- few 1475-1600 lbs
S2.SO-S8.00; Select 1-2 1050-1350 lbs
52.00-
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1300-1575 lbs 56.00-57.50; Choice 2-3
1250-1550 lbs 53.50-56.00; few Select 1-2
1200-1400 lbs 50.50-53.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1025-1250 lb 55.75-59.50; Select 1-3
975-1150 lbs 53.50-55.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 39.75-42.50 42.50-45.75
Commercial 3-4 35.00-39.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 37.50-39.50
39.50-42.00 42.00-43.25 Canner & low
Cutter 1-2 35.00-37.00 37.00-40.00
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3
1050-1350 lbs 50.00-56.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 2 1200-1600 lbs
42.50-45.25; few yield grade 1 1500-1900
lbs 48.25-50.50.
CALVES: Few high Good and low
Choice 200-400 lbs weak to 5.00 lower,
small supply Standard and low Good
steady. Supply included 40 head told for
slaughter.
VEALERS; Couple Choice 190-200 lbs
84.00-90.00; high Good and low 200-400
lbs 58.00-80.00; Standard and low Good
60-85 lb 35.00-45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120
Ibt Holstein Built 125.00-140.00, few
140.00-144.00, 75-90 Ibt 100.00-125.00;
small frame 90-115 Ibt 95.00-112.00,
80-90 Ibt 85.00100.00; bulk 90115 Ibt
Holstein 160.00212.00; few tmall frame
85-100 Ibt 125.00160.00.
SHEEP; Slaughter lambi fully steady;
slaughter ewet steady. Supply included 60
percent slaughter lambs with the balance
slaughter ewes.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 2-3
70-105 lbs 85.00-97.00, 30-60 lbs
IOOOOi 17.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3
38.00-49.00; Utility and Good 2-3
22.0035.00.
GOATS: All Goats sold by the head.
Billies: Large 90.00-100.00, few
100.00114.00.
Mutton; Large 78.0084.00; Medium
65.0075.00.
Nannies: Large 53.0065.00; Medium
45.0053.00.
Yearlings: Good and Choice
46.0058.00.
Kids; Good and Choice 28.0040.00.
JLA/jla
10:30 A.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS,
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE
FOR MORE INFORMATION C
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
MAY 19, 1995
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak to 50
lower, recovering some of the early loss on
Thursday; slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower,
cows 1.00-2.00 higher; bullocks steady;
bulls mostly steady, although Yield grade 1
not tested late. Supply included 58 percent
slaughter steers, 5 percent slaughter heif
ers, 20 percent cows, 5 percent bulls, with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1175-1425 lb 62.50-66.00,
mainly 63.00-65.50; Choice 2-3 few 4
1100-1450 lb 61.00-64.50, few
64.50-65.25; Choice 3-4 1400-1550 lb
58.00- Select and low Choice 2-3
1150-1450 lb 57.00-61.75, few 1475-1600
lb 52.50-58.00; Select 1-2 1050-1350 lb
52.00-
HOLSTEINS; High Choice and Prime
2-3 1300-1575 lb 55.00-57.50; Choice 2-3
1250-1550 lb 53.50-56.00; Select 1-2
1160-IS2S lb 50.00-53.50; few Standard
1-2 1200-1300 lb 45.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1025-1250 lb 55.25-59.50; one lot High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1310 lb 60.75;
Select 1-3 950-1150 lb 52.75-55.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility &
Commercial 2-3 38.50-42.50 42.50-45.75
Commercial 3-4 35.00-39.00 Cutter &
Boning Utility 1-3 37.00-39.50
39.50-42.00 42.00-43.25 Canner & low
Cutter 1-2 34.00-37.00 37.00-40.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb
48.75-54.00, couple 55.00-61.25; Select
1-3 1100-1300 lb 47.00-50.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-2100 lb
48.00-53.00, few 53.00-58.25; Yield grade
2 1000-1600 lb 42.50-48.00.
CALVES; Vealert steady; slaughter
calves not tested. Bulk of supply sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS; Couple Choice 190-200 lb
84.00- high Good and low Choice
200-400 lb 58.00-80.00, 70-110 lb
40.00- Standard and low Good
60-85 lb 30.00-45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120
lb Holstein bulls 114.00-140.00, few
140.00-144.00, 70-85 lb 100.00-125.00;
small frame 90-1 IS lb 95.00-112.00,80-90
lb 71.00-100.0). Bulk 90-115 lb Holstein
heifers 160.00-.M2.00; small frame 80-110
lb 125.00-180.00.
JLA/jl*
SOURCE: USDA; Market News Office;
Lancaster, PA.
(717/394-3490)
ALETUESDAY
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
3100 1275
3285 1173
3688 1324
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