Lancaster
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
DECEMBER 5, 1995
Cattle. Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY'S AUCTION
945 69
LAST MONDAY
LAST YEAR
830 47 189 617 279
CATTLE- Slaughter steers steady to
weak, slaughter heifers 50-1.00 lower;
cows weak to 1.00 lower; bulls steady.
Supply included 58 percent slaughter
steers, 17 percent slaughter heifers, 14 per
cent cows, with the balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1400 lb 68.00-68.75,
few 69 00-69 60, Choice 2-3 few 4
1085-1425 lb 65.00-67.75; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1435 lb 60.50-65.00; few
Select 1-3 1050-1350 lb 56.00-60.00.
HOLSTEINS; Choice and Prime 2-3
1100-1535 lb 58.00-60.85; Choice 2-3
1100-1550 lb 55 00-58.25; few Select 1-2
1100-1400 lb 48 00-53 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
975-1335 lb 60 50-65 00; Choice and
Prime 2-3 1050-1350 lb 65.25-65.75;
Select 1-3 935-1175 lb 54.50-60.00.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 31 25-35.50 35.50-36.50 Cut
ter and Boning Utility 1-2 30.00-33.50
Canner and low Cutter 1-2 25 00-30.00
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2000 lb
39.00-41.00. few 41.00-45.75, with six
head 50.50-56.25; Yield grade 2
1000-1600 lb 35 00-39.00. few low dress
ing 31.00-35.00.
CALVES; Vealers and slaughter calves
steady.
VEALERS: High Good and low Choice
85-110 lb 25.00-28.00; Standard and low
Good 65-85 lb 15.00-22.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 250-500 lb 35.00-45.00, few
250-350 lb 48.00-60 00.
RETURN TO FARM: Few 85-110 lb
Holstein Bulls 60.00-85.00
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 2.00-3.00
lower
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
215-255 lb 38 50-40.00 US 1 215-245 lb
42.00-43.00
SOWS: Fully steady. US 1-3 300-650 lb
30.00-33.00
BOARS: All weights 26.00-27.50
SHEEP; Slaughter lambs weak 5.00
lower; slaughter ewes steady. Supply
included 70 percent slaughter lambs with
the balance slaughter ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 1-2
50-65 lb 98 00-115.00, 65-75 lb
92.00-96.00, 75-90 lb 83.00-90.00. few
95-110 lb 75.00-82 00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
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153 685 416
LAST TUESDAY
14 488 330
LAST YEAR
CATTLE... USDA ... Supply included
19% slaughter steers and 68% cows ..small
supply si. steers steady, instances .50 high
er on Choice 2-3, si. heifers not fully
tested, cows and bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice 2-4
1100/1450 lbs. 65.50-68.50, Choice 2-3
1150/1425 lbs. 68.00-70.25, five head
70.50-71.50, Select and Low Choice 2-3
1050/1425 lbs. 61.00-65.50.
HEIFERS; few Choice 2-3 1050/1425
lbs. 61.75-65.75.
COWS; Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 bulk 30.00-35.50, high dressing
35.50-39.00, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
low dressing 28.00-31.00, bulk
31.00- Cannes and Low Cutter 1-2
low dressing 20.00-25.00, bulk
25.00-
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1-2
1460/2340 lbs. 37.00-40.50.
CALVES...VeaIcrs steady. Supply
included 870 in graded sale of which 91%
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: couple Choice 250/285 lbs.
57.00- High Good and Low Choice
200/290 lbs. 42.00-57.00, 80/110 lbs.
25.00- Standard and Low Good
70/90 lbs. 20.00-25.00, one lot 55/60 lbs.
10.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 450 head
90/125 lbs. Holstein bulls 80.00-90.00 and
50 head 80/85 lbs. 45.00-50.00, 70 head
smaU frame 110/115 lbs. 45.00-50.00, 75
head 90/95 lbs. 40.00-46.00 and 35 head
80/85 lbs. 30.00; 40 head 90/105 lbs. Hols
tein heifers 115.00-117.00,5 head 115/120
lbs. 92.00 and IS head 80/85 lbs. 55.00,20
head small frame 90/105 lbs.
107.00- 30 head 80/85 lbs.
55.00- and 30 head 80/85 lbs. 30.00.
SHEEP...INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST!
GOATS...INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST!
1- 100-150 lb 35.00-50.00, 150-250 lb
2- 20.00-33.00.
GOATS: All goals sold by the head.
Billies: Large 105.00-140.00, few
140.00-160.00; Medium 70.00-105.00.
Mutton; Medium and Large 60.00-75.00.
Nannies: Medium and Large 55.00-80.00.
Kids: Prime 60.00-70.00;' Good and
Choice 40.00-55.00.
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DECEMBER 5, 1995
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VA
Feeder Sales
MARSHALL, VA
DECEMBER 5, 1995
Prices based on in weights
Feeder Cattle 290 head Steers 128 head
Medium 1 Large 1 Small 1 300-400 - -
52.00 400-500 - - 50.00-54.00 500-600
57.00-61.50 - - 600-700 50.00-55.50 55.00
- 700-800 61.50 53.00-56.75 - 800-900
58.25 50.50 - 900-1000 58.50 55.00 -
WYTHEVILLE, VA
DECEMBER 5, 1995
Prices based on in weights
Feeder Cattle 254 head Steers 96 head
Medium and Large 1 Small 1 Medium and
Large 2 300-400 63.00-72.00 47.00-56.00
57.00- 400-500 53.00-60.00
42.00- 49.00-56.00 500-600
54.00- 41.00-47.00 48.00-55.00
600-700 53.00-59.00 41.00-47.00
48.00- 700-800 50.00-56.00
42.00- 47.00-52.00 800-900
48.00- - -
SOUTHSIDE, VA
DECEMBER 6, 1995
Prices based on in weights
Feeder Cattle 300 head Steers 75 head
Medium and Large 1 Small 1 Medium and
Large 2 300-400 - 34.50-48.00
44.50- 400-500 48.50-57.50
38.00- 42.50-51.50 500-600
44.00- 38.00-38.50 42.50-50.00
600-700 42.50-44.00 41.00-47.00
41.50- 700-800 44.00-45.50 -
38.50- 800-900 45.00-50.00 - -
WINCHESTER, VA
DECEMBER 6, 1995
221 head sold State Graded.
Slaughter Cows; Boning Utility 1-2
25.75-29.00 High Dressing 30.50-34.00
Breaking Utility 4-5 28.25-29.50 Utility 3
28.00-29.50 Cutter 1-2 23.50-27.00
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LANCASTER, PA
DECEMBER 7, 1995
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
LAST FRIDAY
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak to 1.00
lower, least decline on Choice and Prime
1200-1350 lb; slaughter heifers steady;
cows 50-1.00 higher, bulls steady. Supply
included 38 percent slaughter steers and 40
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1375 lb 64.75-68.00; few
Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1375 lb
68.00- couple head 69.25-71.25, one
lot mostly 3 1505 lb 64.25; Choice 2-3
1400-1525 lb 62.50-65.50; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lb 59.75-64.75;
Select 1-2 1050-1350 lb 55.00-59.50.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1200-1600 lb
55.00- Select 1-2 1130-1400 lb
50.00- couple lots Standard 1-2
1330-1450 lb 48.00-49.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3
970-1175 lb 60.10-63.50; Select 1-2
925-1150 lb 56.25-60.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 31.00-36.50 36.50-39.75
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 28.00-31.50
31.50-35.50 Canner and low Cutter 1-2
24.00-27.00 27.00-30.50
BULLS: Yield;d grade I 1250-1850 lb
39.00-40.50, six head 51.00-56.00, with a
couple S7.SO-S8.00; yield grade 2
1000-1600 lb 33.00-39.00.
CALVES: Vealers fully steady. Demand
good for Holstein bolls, but only fair for
Holstein Heifers to return to farm.
VEALERS; Couple Choice 220-310 lb
80.00- high Good and low Choice
165-390 lb 50.00-75.00, few 110-145 lb
30.00- 80-110 lb 22.00-32.00; Stan
dard and low Good 60-80 lb 10.00-22.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120
lb Holstein bulls 90.00-125.00, few
125.00- 80-90 lb 80.00-95.00;
small frame 90-110 lb 70.00-95.00, 70-85
lb 35.00-75.00; small supply 90115 lb
Holstein Heifers 85.00-115.00; small
frame 80105 lb 45.0080.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambi weak 5.00
lower; slaughter ewes steady. Supply
included 80 percent slaughter lambs, of
which around SS head 35-60 lb New Crop
Lambs, with the balance slaughter ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 1-2
75-105 lb 82.00-94.00, few 65-70 lb
90.00-97.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 40-60 lb
100.00- few 25-35 lb
150.00-
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2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047
C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
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Lancaster County
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LANCASTER, PA
DECEMBER 8, 1995
Cattle Calves
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter steers and heifers
50-1.00 lower; cows steady to 1.00 lower;
bulls steady. Supply included 33 percent
slaughter steers, 7 percent slaughter heif
ers, 31 percent cows, 4 percent bulls, with
the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1400 lb 68.00-69.00,
few 69.00-69.60; around 10 head Choice
2-3 1150-1425 lb 70.00-71.50; Choice 2-3
few 4 1100-1425 lb 64.75-68.00,
1400-1525 lb 62.50-65.50; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1050-1435 lb 59.75-65.00;
Select 1-2 1050-1350 lb 55.00-60.00.
HOLSTEINS: Choice and Prime 2-3
1100-1535 lb 58.00-60.85; Choice 2-3
1100-1550 lb 55.00-58.25; Select 1-2
1100-1400 lb 50.00-53.00; couple lots
Standard 1-2 1330-1450 lb 48.00-49.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3
975-1335 lb 60.00-65.00; Choice and
Prime 2-3 1050-1350 lb 65.25-65.75;
Select 1-3 925-1175 lb 54.50-60.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 30.50-36.50 36.50-39.75
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 28.00-31.50
31.50-35.50 Canner and low Cutter 1-2
22.00-27.00 27.00-30.50
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-2000 lb
39.00- few 41.00-45.75, with 12
head 50.50-56.25; Yield grade 2
1000-1600 lb 35.00-39.00, low dressing
31.00-
CALVES: Vealers and slaughter calves
steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls
but <wily fair for Holstein heifers to return
to farm.
VEALERS: Couple Choice 220-310 lb
70.00- high Good and low Choice
165-390 lb 50.00-75.00, few 110-145 lb
30.00- 80-110 lb 22.00-32.00; Stan
dard and low Good 60-80 lb 10.00-25.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 250-500 lb 35.00-45.00, few
250-350 lb 48.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holitein bulls 80.00-125.00, few late
125.00- small frame 90-110 lb
70.00- 70-85 lb 30.00-75.00. Bulk
90-105 lb Holstein heifers 100.00-117.00;
small frame 80-105 lb 45.00-80.00.
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Home (410) 838-5883
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