L%caster County Livestock Market Auction Lancaster County Weekly Lancaster, Pa. Monday, December 25, 1995 Became of holiday, no tale. Sale held TODAY Wednesday. Lancaster Livestock LANCASTER, PA DECEMBER 28, 1995 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats WEDNESDAY 620 9 LAST MONDAY 934 79 83 914 661 LAST YEAR 599 16 413 780 344 CATTLE: Compared to recent auctions with small supplies, slaughter steers weak to 1.00 lower, small supply slaughter heif ers and cows steady; bullocks and bulls not fully tested. Supply included 74 percent slaughter sleen. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1160/1450 lbs, 65.75-68.10; High Choice and Prime 2-4 1275/1515 lbs, 68.10-68.60; couple lots 1600/1610 lbs, 65.25-6S.SO; few lots Choice 2-4 1230/1420 lbs, dirty 65.00-66.25; Select and low Choice 2-3 1100/1450 lbs, 62.00-65.50. HOLSTGINS; High Choice and Prime 2-3 1360/1615 lbs, 58.50-60.35; Choice 2-3 1300/1600 lbs, 55.00-59.00; couple lots Select 1-2 1200/1300 lbs, 52.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1050/12501b5, 61.50-65.50; couple Choice 2 1100/1380 lbs, 66.00-67.75. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commeri cal 2-3, few 36.00-37.00; Cutter and Bon ing Uulity 1-2 34.00-35.50; Gartner and low cutter 1-2 24.00-28.00, 28.00-31.00. BULLS: Couple Yield grade 1-2 1560/2060 lbs, 48.25-50.50; couple high dressing Yield grade 1 1565-1910 lbs, 57.50-59.50. CALVES; Vealers not tested; slaughter calves fully steady. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 250/550 lbs, 45.00-60.00. HOGS: Not available. SHEEP; Slaughter lambs firm to 5.00 higher; slaughter ewes 5.00-10.00 higher. Supply included 80 percent slaughter lambs, of which around 60 head were 25/55 lbs, new crop lambs, balance slaugh ter ewes. SLAUGHER LAMBS: Choice 1-2 50/60 Ibi, 100.00-110.00. 60/70 Ibi, 100.00-105.00; 70/80 lbs, 95.00-100.00; 80/110 lbs, 78.00-85.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 25/50 lbs, 180.00-220.00, few 220.00-250.00; HAY, STRAW, & CORN Sale Starts ijA# Every Friday At 10 AM GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION 955 N. State St. Ephrata, Pa. (717> 738-1117 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. Out of State Buyera-Caah or Certified Check Only ' • ACCESS PLUS’" permit! Call for pricing on bint aatambled and eaay clatn out of tha bln delivered to vour farm from tha ground. Vintage Lancaster Livestock Livestock Auction Wedneaday’s market report has been Cattle Calves Sheep Goats iMubrtmnttal reedpta. LAST TUESDAY LAST YEAR CATTLE... USDA ... Supply included 28% slaughter steers and 67% cows ..si. steers steady, si. heifers, bullocks and bulls not fully tested, cows steady, instances 1.00 higher on Breaking Utility and Commercial. 318 231 SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1150/1425 lbs. 66.50-68.75, one lot 1250 lbs. 69.60, few Choice 2 1175/1375 lbs. 68.75-70.75. five head 71.50-73.00, Choice mostly 3 few 4 1425/1500 lbs. 65.50-66.60, one lot 1545 lbs. 63.10, Choice and Prime 2-3 1200/1450 lbs. 68.25-69.25, Select and Low Choice 2-3 1150/14p0 lbs. 63.00-65.25, 1400/1525 lbs. 62.00-63.50. HOLSTEINS: couple Choice 2-3 1250/1375 lbs. 56.50-57.00, couple Select 1-2 1200/1400 lbs. 52,00-55.00. COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-3 bulk 36.50-39.75, high dressing 40.00- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing 31.50-33.50. bulk 33.50-37.00, high dressing 37.00-38.25, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing 25.00- bulk 30.00-33.00. BULLS: couple Yield Grade No. 1-2 1500/2040 lb*. 40.00-42.50. CALVES...VeaIers steady. Supply included 664 in graded sale of which 93% ' sold to return to farm. VEALERS: couple High Good and Low Choice 80/110 lbs. 25.00-34.00, Standard and Low Good 60/80 lbs. 10.00-20.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 285 head 95/125 lbs. Holstein bulls 113.00-121.00, 10 head 95 lbs. 107.00, 45 head 90 lbs. 75.00 and 40 head 80/85 lbs. 40.00-50.00, 60 head small frame 100/115 lbs. 60.00- and 105 head 80/90 lbs. 30.00- 55 head 80/1 IS lbs. Holstein heifers 127.00-142.00 and IS head small frame 65/75 lbs. 25.00-30.00. SHEEP...NO MARKET TESTI GOATS...NO MARKET TEST! 50/65 lbs, 125.00-130.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 1-3 55.00- Utility end Good 2-3 35.00- few 50.00-60.00. GOATS; All goats sold by the head; Billies: Large 130.00-180.00, few 180.00- with 10 head 200.00- medium 80.00-110.00; Nannies: Large 70.00-85.00; medium 50.00- Kids: Choice and Prime 50.00- good 40.00-50.00 High Capacity 40* root (left) allow more atoragt and ataya cleaner than conventional 30* roof (right) Hydro-Shield™ Weather, Guard prevent! water from running down hopper 627 758 4 0 414 553 1 0 654 1022 17 4 B&R CATTLE CO. RD 1, Marietta, PA 17547 ■Office Phone: (717) 653-8164 Specializing In Stockers &'* Feeders ' JOHN BOWMAN ph. (717) 653-5728 RON RANCK pi). (.717) 6564849 Contracts A\ Call For Information ■ Broilers ■ Breeder ■ Turkey ■ Hog Finishing Call For Our Free Brochure “What Is Contract Production?” Replace your bulbs and BHH I save electricity with I SCREW IN FLUORESCENT LIGHTS I 5-7-9 113 Watts 5.49 ea.|Watts 5.79 ea. Light Bulbs ... 25 to 100 Watts 34? Ea Brass Base - 5000 Mrs. In Stock-36" & 48” Wide Kraft Paper ‘ Made in USA jy |lf l| IM| j| Northeast Agrl Systems Inc DUSBU Flyway Business Pork t39A West Airport Rood Ph (717)5692702 ■KIiHHI 1-800-673-2580 VA Feeder Sales RICHMOND, VA DECEMBER 27, 1995 Slaughter Cows 636 head Cutter and boning Utility 1-3 32.50-36.00 High dress ing 34.00-36.25 Breaking Utility and Com mercial 2-4 32.50-36.50 High Dressing 36.00-37.75 Cannes and low Cutter 1-2 30.25-33.75 Slaughter Bulls 26 head YG 1-2 900-1300 lbs 38.50-43.00 YG 1-2 1300-1600 Iba 40.00-46.00 YG 1-2 1600 lbs and over 42.75-51.00 DALEVILLE, VA DECEMBER 27, 1995 Steers: 24 head Choice 2-3 600-925 lbs 109.25 Few Select 2-3 600-925 lbs 97.25 Heifers; 17 head Choice 2-3 550-900 lbs 108.25 Few Select 2-3 550-900 lbs 96.25 New Holland Dairy New Holland Sale* Stables Wednesday, December 27, 1995 Report supplied by auction BETTER COWS; STRONGER; BALANCE STEADY. FRESH COWS LOCAL ssaoo-i175.00. LOCAL SPRINGERS 675.00-1110.00. UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 725.00- 00, SPRINGERS 835.00- BETTER 1110.00- FRESH COWS HERD 39 HEAD ALL STAGES 425.00-1300.00 SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE 985.00-1100.00, SMALL 550.00-875.00. BRED HEIFERS SHORT 550.00-910.00. REGISTERED HEIFERS 810.00-1175.00 OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS 625.00- SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 460.00- SMALLER OPEN 190.00- BULLS: 310.00-600.00, PUREBRED 300.00-650.00. 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 9* m Delmoiva Stow 306 Unjy«ti»r Av» MM Fcdwabbug MD (FamMdy long lumber) ■bEBM t>MC*73S'M6I New Holland Livestock LANCASTER, PA PECEMBER 28, 1995 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats TODAY LAST FRIDAY LAST YEAR CATTLE: Slaughter (teen steady, instances SO higher; slaughter heifen steady; cows weak to 1.00 lower, bullocks and bulls 1.00 higher. Supply included 36 percent slaughter steers and 48 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1160-1425 lb 66.00-68.00, few 68.00459.00; High Choice and Prime 2-4 1225-142 S lb 68.25-69.75, couple 69.85-70.00; Select and low Choice 2-3 1075-1450 lb 61.50-66.00; few Select 1-2 10S0-13S0 lb 54.50-61.00. HOLSTBINS; Choice 2-3 1200-1625 lb 55.55-58.50; couple High Choice and Prime 2-3 1300-1630 lb 59.00-61.25; Select 1-2 1150-1350 lb 50.00-54.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1050-1360 lb 62.00-66.50; few high Choice and Prime 2-3 1150-1300 lb 67.00-68,00; couple lots Choice 2-3 900-975 lb 60.25-62.00; Select 1-3 1050-1250 lb 57.75-62.00, one lot 915 lb 56.50. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 35.00-38.75 39.50-41.00 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 32.50-34.00 34.00-36.75 Caimer and low Cutter 1-2 24.50-28.50 28.50-31.50 BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb 55.50- Select 1-3 1000-1450 lb 49.50- BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2100 lb 43.00-49.50, few 52.00-58.00; Yield grade 2 1150-1500 lb 38.50-43.00. CALVES; Vealen and ilaughier calvei ileady. Demand good for Holnein built and heifer* to return to farm. VEALERS: Choice 150-400 lb 90.00- 13.00; high Good and low Choice 135-380 lb 65.00-88.00, 80-110 lb 28.00- Standard and low Good 60-80 lb 15.00-26.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120 lb Holitein bulls 100.00-125.00, few 125.00-131.00, 80-90 lb 80.00-100.00; small frame 90-1101 b 70.00-100,00,70-85 lb 32.00-55.00; bulk 90-115 lb Holstein Heifers 125.00-)48.00; small frame 80-105 lb BS.OO-125.00. SHEEP: Slaughter lambi and slaughter ewes 3.00-5.00 higher. Supply included 85 percent slaughter lambs with the balance slaughter ewes. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 1-3 90-110 lb 90.00-98.00, 65-90 lb QUALITY FEEDER QATTLE Financing Available * Fixed Interest Rates • Interest Due when Cattle Are Sold • No Monthly Payments Cattle Dealers • Licensed A Bonded 2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047 Lance N. Scarff Farm (410) 877-0370 Fax (410) 877-7802 ■ Contract Feeding Programs ■ Marketing of Finished Cattle ■ Dairy Heifers VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. SALE TUESDAYS 10:30 A.M. 6:30 P.M. SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION- 'SHEEP, GOATS STEERS. BULLS, HEIFERS, OUR STATE GRADER COWS. FEEDER CATTLE STAOTS AT IQ^M. 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. 1447 770 476 456 720 766 171 258 971 563 78 129 SCARFF BROS. INC. C. Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445-7237 Mobile (717) 940-2633 SLAUGHTER EWES: Choice 2-3 50.00- Utility and Good 1-2 30.00- few 50.00-55.00. GOATS; All goats sold by the head. Billies: Urge 140.00-150.00, 20 head 150.00- Medium 100.00-12500.00; Multan: Medium and Large 75.00-125.00. Nannies: Medium and Large6s.oo-100.00, few Medium 50.00-65.00. Kids: Good and Choice 45.00-55.00; Utility 40.00-45.00. Lancaster Co. Weekly LANCASTER, PA DECEMBER 29, 1995 THIS WEEK LAST WEEK LAST YEAR CATTLE: Slaughter steers steady to SO lower; slaughter heifers steady; cows closed weak to 1.00 lower, bullocks and bulls 1.00 higher. Supply included 43 per cent slaughter steers, 5 percent slaughter heifers, 43 percent cows, 4 percent bulls, with die balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1150-1450 lb 65.75-68.00, few 68.00-69.00; High Choice and Prime 2-4 1275-1515 lb 68.00-69.75; few Choice 2 1175-1375 lb 70.00-71.50; couple loti High Choice and Prime moitly 3 1600-1610 lb 65.25-65.50; Select and low Choice 2-3 1075-1450 lb 61.50-66.00; Select 1-2 1050-1350 lb 54.50-61.00. HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1300-1630 lb 58.50-61.25; Choice 2-3 1200-1625 lb SS.OO-59.00; Select 1-2 1150-13S0 lb SO.OO-54.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1050-1360 lb 61.50-66.50; few High Choice and Prime 2-3 1150-1300 lb 67.00-68.00; couple lots Choice 2-3 900-975 lb 60.25-62.00; Select 1-3 10SO-I2SO lb 57.50-62.00, one lot 915 lb 56.50. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 35.00-38.75 39.00-41.00 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 31.50-32.50 32.50- 35.00-37.00 Caimer and low Cutter 1-2 24.50-28.50 28.50-32.00 BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lb 55.50- Select 1-3 1000-1450 lb 49.50- BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-2100 lb 43.00- few 50.50-S7.SO, couple high dressing 1565-1910 lb 57.50-59.50; Yield grade 2 1150-1500 lb 38.50-43.00. CALVES; Vealers and slaughter calves steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls and heifers to return to farm. VEALERS: Choice 150-400 lb 90.00- high Good and low Choice 13S-380 lb 65.00-88.00, 80-110 lb 25.00- Standard and low Good 60-80 lb 10.00-22.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 230480 lb 40.00-SB.OO. W. Conly Sca'ff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650 vLs TRUCKING SERVICE AVAIL-LOCAL & Cattle Calves 2700 1550 2080 1378 2286 1633