Lancaster Livestock LANCASTER, PA FEBRUARY 27, 1996 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats MONDAY’S AUCTION 751 57 81 LAST WEEK 787 88 187 304 149 LAST YEAR LAST YEAR 1033 54 161 630 244 CATTLE: Slaughter iteen fully iteady; slaughter heifers mostly steady; cows firm to 1.00 higher; bulls hilly steady. Supply included 61 percent slaughter steers, 10 percent slaughter heifers, 13 percent cows, 10 percent bulls, with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 2-4 1275-1400 lb 62.10-63.00; Choice 2-3 few 4 1100-1470 lb 59.25-62.00. few 62.00-62.60; couple lots Choice mostly 3 1520-1570 lb 56.00-57.50; Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 55.00-59.50; Select 1-3 1050-1200 lb 49.50-53.50. HOLSTEINS: Few High Choice end Prime 2-3 1425-1460 lb 54.60-55.10; Choice 2-3 1335-1550 lb 51.00-54.85; Select 1-2 1200-1600 lb 48.50-50.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 975-1335 lb 57.75-61.00; couple Choice 2 1200-1260 lb 61.25-62.25; Select 1-2 950-1150 lb 52.75-56.00. COWS; LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSING Bieaking Utility end Com mercial 2-3 33.00-36.00 36.00-38.00 Cut ter and Boning Utility 1-2 31.75-35.25 35.25-36.75 Canner and low Cutter 25.00-28.00 28.00-31.75 BULLS; Yield grade 1 1290-2075 lb 42.00-48.00, few 51.75-56.00; Yield grade 2 1200-1600 lb 37.75-42.00. CALVES: Vealers scarce; slaughter calves mostly 5.00 higher. VEALERS: Few Choice 215-300 lb 75.00-90.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 250-375 lb 50.00-65.00, 350-500 lb 48.00-55.00; Choice SOO-600 lb 45.00- Good 500-600 lb 30.00- RETURNED TO FARM: Few 85-1101 b Holstein bulls 60.00-70.00. HOGS: Insufficient volume any one class for a market lest. SHEEP: Slaughter lambs 5.00-10.00 lower; slaughter ewes fully steady. Supply included 75 percent slaughter lambs with the balance slaughter ewes SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice 2-3 85-120 lb 75.00-85.00, 75-85 lb 90.00- and 55-75 lb 95.00-105.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 25-55 lb 140.00- few 60-65 lb 120.00- SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility and Good HAY, STRAW, & CORN &WP Sale Starts 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 Buyara-Caah or Certified Check Only • ACCESS PLUS™ permits Call lor pricing on bint assembled and aaay claan out ol tha bln dellvaradtovourlarm from tha ground. Vintage Livestock PARADISE, PA FEBRUARY 27, 1996 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats TODAY 410 176 LAST TUESDAY CATTLE... USDA ... Supply included 32% slaughter steers and 60% cows ..slaughter steen mainly .SOto 1.00 higher, few Choice 14S0/ISSO lbs. near steady, slaughter heifers not frilly tested, cows steady, bulls steady to 1.00 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1140/1450 lbs. 60.05-63.25, Choice and Prime 2-3 1100/1425 lbs. 63.32-64.75, couple 65.00-65.25, few Choice mostly 3 14S0/IS6O lbs. 58.00-59.25, Select and Low Choice 2-3 1175/1450 4bs. 56.75-60.25. HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1250/1600 lbs. 51.00-54.00, Select 1-21200/1485 lbs. 45.85-51.00. COWS: Bieaking Utility and Commer cial 2-3 bulk 33.00-37.00, high dressing 37.00- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing 30.50-32.00, bulk 32.00- high dressing 36.50-38.25. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing 24.00- bulk 28.00-31.25. BULLOCKS: couple Choice 2-3 1075/1230 lbs. 45.00-48.50. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1250/1875 lbs. 40.00-44.75, No. 2 1075/1850 lbs. 36.00- CALVES...VeaIers steady. Supply included 739 in graded sale of which 91% sold to return to farm. VEALERS; High Good and Low Choice 80/130 lbs. 22.00-30.00, Standard and Low Good 70/85 lbs. 15.00-20.00, few 60/65 lbs. 10.00-12.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 30 head 120/125 lbs. Holstein bulls 73.00-75.00, 305 head 90/1 IS lbs. 79.00-89.00,40 head 85/90 lbs. 43.00-50.00 and 20 head 75/80 lbs. 20.00-25.00, 110 head small frame 90/115 lbs. 40.00-49.00, 25 head 100/105 lbs. 60.00 and 35 head 80/85 lbs. 25.00; 40 head 90/115 lbs. Holstein heifers 107.00- and 22 head 80/85 lbs. 67.00, 12 bead small frame 90/105 lbs. 80.00- and 25 head 65/85 lbs. 35.00- SHEEP...NO MARKET TESTI 1-2 90-120 lb 45.00-65.00, 120-180 lb 35.00- 2-3 150-250 lb 25.00-30.00. GOATS; All goats sold by the head. Billies: Medium 60.00-80.00; couple Large 90.00-100.00. Nannies: Medium and Large 50.00-70.00. Kids: Choice 40.00- Good 25.00-40.00. High Capacity 40* roof (Ml) allowt more storage and ataya claaner than conventional 30* roof (right) Hydro-Shield™ Weather, Guard prevent* water (ram running down hopper 774 830 0 3 657 910 3 0 696 965 5 3 B&R CATTLE CO RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone: (717)653-8164 Specializing in Stockers & Feeders JOHN BOWMAN (717)653-5728 RON RANCK (717)656-9849 Contracts Available Call For Information ■ Broilers ■ Breeder ■ Turkey ■ Hog Finishing Call For Our Free Brochure “What Is Contract Production?” Replace your bulbe and I Hft save electricity with f I SCREW IN FLUORESCENT LIGHTS I Watts 5.49 ea. |Watts 5.79 ea. Light Bulbs _ . . 25 to 100 Watts 34$ Ea. Brass Base - 5000 Hrs. In Stock-36" & 48" Wide Kraft Paper • m.i. in USA IlliiHlwJ Agr. Systems, Inc DfiQIBB Rywov Business Pork 139 A West Airport Road Ph (717)569 2702 ■filiHKl 1-800-673-2580 Lancaster Livestock LANCASTER, PA Wednesday, Febniarj 28, 1996 Cattle Hogs TODAY LAST WED. LAST YEAR CATTLE:...SMALL SUPPLY STEERS, HEIFERS, AND COWS STEADY. SLAUGHTER STEERS: LOAD CHOICE MOSTLY 3 1275-1475 LBS. 60.25-62.85. HOLSTEINS; PART LOAD CHOICE -AND PRIME 2-3 1410-1450 LBS. 55.35-56.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:PARTLOAD CHOICE 2-3 1020-1265 LBS. SB.OO-60.25. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMERCIAL 2-3 35.50-38.75; COU PLE BONING UTILITY 2-3 32.00-33.50. BARROWS AND GILTS: 25-50 HIG HER. US#l-2 220-255 LBS. 49.50-50.00, 210-265 LBS. 48.50-49.50; US«2-3 260-290 LBS. 45.00-46.00. SOWS: .50-1.00 LOWER. US #l-3 300-400 LBS. 29.00-31.00; 400-500 LBS. 33.00-34.50; 500-650 LBS. 34.50-36.00. BOARS; 300-650 LBS. 25.00-26.00; PEW 240-300 LBS. 29.00-30.00. New Holland Livestock LANCASTER, PA FEBRUARY 29, 1996 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats TODAY 1155 535 288 394 LAST THURSDAY 1216 611 432 161 LAST YEAR 1206 575 268 210 CATTLE: Slaughter iteen uneven, Choice and Prime Heady to moitly 50 low er, Select to low Choice doling SO to mostly 1.00 lower; slaughter heifers steady; cows steady; bullocks scarce; bolls steady. Supply induded 44 percent slaugh ter steers and 38 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1175-1425 lb 59.50-63.10; Choice and Prime 2-4 1175-1450 lb 62.50-63.60, one lot 1245 lb 64.50; Choice mostly 3 LEBANON I VALLEY I 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 Delmarva Stow 9V 306 UntvtrtKv Ave federUjbag MO Formerly long Lumber) ■■MM I-NM-735-AMI SSZi 1450-1500 lb 59.00-61.00, couple loti 1550-1690 lb 56.75-57J0; Select and low Choice 2-3 IOSO-14S0 lb 53.0040.50; Select 1-2 1050-1400 lb 53.00-57.00. HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1400-1600 lb 53.25-55.50, couple lob 1640-1665 lb 50.00-51.75; Choice 2-3 1230-1500 lb 51.50-54.35. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 975-1480 lb 58.25-62.50; Select 2-3 925-1150 lb 53.00-58.00. 76 1138 196 1002 49 90 COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 31.50-36.00 36.00-38.00 Commercial 3-4 27.00-31.00 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 29.00-31.50 31.50-36.00 36.00-39.00 Canner and low Cutter 1-2 24.00-28.00 28.00-31.00 BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 2-3 1225-1410 lb S2.SO-SS.OO; couple Select 1-2 1100-1300 lb 42.00-47.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1375-2260 lb 40.00- Yield grade 2 1200-2150 lb 36.00- CALVES: Vealers steady, instances 5.00 higher on high Good and low Choice 80-110 lb. Demand fair for Hdstein bulls and heifers to return to farm. VEALERS; Couple Choice 235-290 lb 70.00- high Good and low Choice 210-320 lb 50.00-60.00, 80-110 lb 25.00- Standard and low Good 65-85 lb 15.00-25.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 350-475 lb 35.00-50.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120 lb Holstein bulls 67.00-85.00, few 85.00- 70-85 lb 60.00-70.00; small frame 90-110 lb 50.00-65.00, 65-85 lb 40.00- few 90-110 lb Holstein Heif ers 90.00-120.00. SHEEP: Slaughter lambs steady; slaughter ewes fully steady. Supply included around 85 percent slaughter lambs with the balance slaughter ewes. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 1-3 75-105 lb 85.00-100.00, 60-75 lb 90.00-110.00. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 30-50 lb 130.00-166.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Choice 2-3 47.00- Utility and Good 1-2 32.00- 3-4 17.00-30.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head. Billies; Large 80.00-98.00; Medium 65.00- Nannies: Large SO.OO-65.00; Medium 40.00-50.00. Kids: Choice 40.00- Good 25.00-40.00. QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE Financing Available * Fixed Interest Rates • Interest Due when Cattle Are Sold • No Monthly Payments 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 AM 6:30 P.M. SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION- CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS “ssssssssf" • s,«er y ■ FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT L. ROBERT FRAME, SR., PRESIDENT BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204 HOME (610) 458-8518 IRWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP (717) 733-7434 TRUCKING SERVICE KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP. WklL-LOCAL * SCARFF BROS. INC. Cattle Dealers • Licensed A Bonded 2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047 C. Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445-7237 Mobile (717) 940-2633 LAST WEEK LAST YEAR CATTLE: Choice and Prime slaughter •teen doled steady, instances SO higher after being SO-1.00 higher early. Select to low Choice dosed 50-1.00 lower, slaugh ter heifers steady; cows steady to SO lower; bullocks scarce; bulls steady. Supply induded 45 percent slaughter steers, 6 per cent slaughter heifers, 36 percent cows, S percent bulls, with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3 few 4 1075-1450 lb 59.50-63.10; Choice and Prime 2-4 1175-1450 lb 62.10-63.60, few 64.00-64.50; Choice mostly 3 1450-1550 lb 58.00-61.00, couple 1550-1690 lb 56.75-57.50; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1450 lb SS.OO-60.50; Sdect 1-2 1050-1400 lb 53.00-57.00. HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1175-1550 lb 51.00-54.85; Choice and Prime 2-3 1400-1600 lb 53.25-56.75, couple lots 1640-1665 lb SO.OO-SI.7S; Select 2-3 1100-1600 lb 45.85-50.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 975-1335 lb 57.75-61.00, couple Choice 2 1150-1260 lb 61.25-62.50; Select 1-3 950-1200 lb 52.75-58.00. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 31.50-36.00 36.00-39.50 Commercial 3-4 27.00-31.00 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 29.00-31.50 31.50-36.00 36.00-39.00 Catmer and low Cutter 1-2 24.00-28.00 28.00-31.25 BULLS: Yield grade 1 1290-2260 lb 40.00-48.00, few 51.75-56.00; Yield glide 2 1050-2040 lb 36.00-41.00. CALVES; Vealen iteady, imtances 5.00 higher on high Good and low Choice 80-110 lb; daughter calves 5.00 higher. Demand fair for Holstein bulls and heifers to return to farm. VEALERS: Couple Choice 215-300 lb 70.00- high Good and low Choice 210-325 lb 50.00-60.00, 80-110 lb 24.00- Standard and low Good 65-85 lb 15.00-25.00, few 60-65 lb 10.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 250-375 lb 50.00-65.00, 350-500 lb 48.00-55.00; Choice 500-600 lb 45.00- Good 500-600 lb 30.00- RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120 lb Holstein bulls 67.00-89.00, 70-85 lb 50.00- small frame 70-110 lb 30.00- few 90-110 lb 50.00-60.00; bulk 90-110 lb Holstein heifers 100.00- small frame 90-105 lb 80.00- few 65-85 lb 35.00-42.00. W. Conly Scarff Homo (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650 Tiff 2856 1609 3029 1594
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