A2-lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 13, 1996 ————^ Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction Lancaster Livestock LANCASTER, PA APRIL 9, 1996 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats MONDAY’S AUCTION 814 S 6 91 449 101 LAST WEEK 814 45 166 1254 675 LAST YEAR 986 42 199 1355 558 CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50-75 high er, slaughter heifers mostly steady; cows steady; bullocks fully steady; bulla steady. Supply included 67 percent slaughter steers, 18 percent slaughter heifers, 9 per cent cows, with balances bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-4 1235-14S0 lb 61.50-62.75; Choice 2-3 few 4 1150-1550 lb 58.75-61.75; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1475 lb 55.75-58.75. HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1225-1600 lb 54.00-56.75; Choice 2-3 1200-1580 lb 50.00-53.75; Select 1-3 1150-1350 lb 46.75-50.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 975-1260 lb 57.25-60.00; couple Choice 2 1150-1265 lb 61.75-62.00. COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI DRESSING Bieaking Utility and Com mercial 2-3 35.00-38.50 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-2 31.00-35.50 Canter and low Cutter 26.50-28.00 28.00-30.50 BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1140-1460 lb 49.00- couple 56.75-59.00. BULLS; Yield grade 1 1250-2100 lb 41.00- few 49.00-53.25; Yield grade 2 1200-1600 lb 37.00-41.50. CALVES: Vealen scarce; slaughter calves mostly steady. VEALERS: Couple Choice 250-275 lb 70.00 75.00; high Good and low Choice 80-115 lb 30.00-35.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 250-350 lb SO. 00-65.00; Choice 350-550 lb SHIbO-SS.OO; Good 3SO-S2S lb 35.00-45.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Few 85-110 lb Holstein bolls 60.00-70.00. BARROWS AND GILTS: Small supply steady. US 1-3 220-265 lbs 49.00-50.00 US 1 Few 225-250 lbs 50 JO-51.00 SOWS: Weak to 1.00 lower. US 1-3 300-500 lbs 30.00-34.00 500-650 lbs 34.00-35.00 BOARS: 300-650 lb« 26.00-28.00 SHEEP: Slaughter lamb* and daughter ewei steady. Supply included 65 percent 20-70 lb New Crop lambs sold to the Greek Easter Trade; 20 percent old crop lambs, with the balance slaughter ewes. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 25-35 lb 170.00- 35-45 lb 170.00-190.00, 45-60 lb 140.00-160.00, 60-100 lb 105.00- SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3 HAY, STRAW, & CORN Sale Starts wSf Every Friday At 10 AM GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION 955 N. State St. Ephrata, Pa. (7171738-1117 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. Out of State Buyers-Cath or Certified Check Only Get more capacity and better service from Chore-Time’s Next Generation bin •ACCESS PLUS™ permit* Call tor pricing on blna aaaamMad and aaay clean out oltha bln dallvarad to vour farm from tba around, Vintage Livestock PARADISE, PA APRIL 9,1996 Cattle Calves Sheep Goals TODAY LAST TUESDAY LAST YEAR CATTLE: USDA Supply indixled 44% slaughter sleets and 49% cows... slaughter steers mostly steady, some early sales .50 lower, sL heifers sparce, cows weak to 1.00 lower, bullocks & bolls steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice & Prime 2-4 1165/1425 lbs 61.75-62.75, Choice & Prime 2-3 1150/1450 lbs 62.25-64.00, couple 64.00-64.50, Choice 2-3 few 4 1150/1475 lbs. 58.75-61.75. few mostly 3 1510/1590 lbs, SS.OO-60.00, Select and Low Choice 2-3 1050/1400 lbs, 5450-58.00. HOLSTEINS: Part load Choice and Prime 2-3 1640/1740 lbs, 50.00-53.10. COWS: Bieaking Utility and Commer cial 2-3 bulk 34.00-38.00, high dressing 38.00- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 bulk 30.50-34.50, high dressing 34.50-37.00, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing 25.00-28.00, bulk 28.00- BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1150/1310 lbs 50.00-51.25. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1450/1900 lbs, 40.00-43.75, Yield Grade No. 2 1300/1960 lbs. 38.50-40.00, one 2490 lbs. 37.25. CALVES: Vealers steady. Supply included 563 in graded sale of which 87% sold to return to faim. VEALERS: High Good and Low Choice 80/110 lbs. 25.00-31.00, Standard and Low Good 70/85 lbs. 15.00-25.00. RETURNED TO FARM: 65 head 110/125 lbs. Holstein bulls 92.00-100.00, 140 head 95/105 lbs. 107.00-112.00, 65 head 85/90 lbs, 54.00-65.00; 55 head small frame 100/115 lbs. 60.00-69.00 and 50 head 80/95 lbs. 42.00-60.00; 30 head 90/115 lbs. Holstein heifers 110.00-123.00, 25 head 80/85 lbs. 57.00; 15 head small frame 90/105 lbs. 50.00. SHEEP: Insufficient volume of any one 80-110 lb 80.00-95.00, few 130-160 lb 75.00-85.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Choice 2-3 50.00-70.00; Utility end Good 1-2 90-120 lb 40.00-50.00, 125-225 lb 30.00-40.00, 2-3 140-250 lb 18.00-25.00. GOATS: All goats sold by the head. Billies: Medium 70.00-90.00; couple Large 90.00-100.00. Nannies: Medium and Large 50.00-70.00. Kids: Choice 40.00-55.00; Medium 30.00-40.00; Good Small 20.00-30.00. High Capacity 40' roof (Ml) allow! mora (torago and atayaclaanarthan convantional 30* roof (riol)t) Replace your bulbs and | save electricity with I SCREW IN FLUORESCENT LIGHTS I 5-7-9 113 Watts 5.49 ea. [Watts 5.79 ea. Light Bulbs ■ Hj 25 to 100 Watts 34$ Ea. 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BOARS: FEW 240-300 LBS 27.00-30.00; 300-600 LBS. 27.00. New Holland Dairy New Holland Sale* Stable* Wednesday, April 10, 1996 Report nipplled by auction DAIRY COWS 45. HEIFERS 79. 14 BULLS. COW MARKET STRONGER; HEIFER MARKET STEADY. LOCAL FRESH COWS 350.00-10S0.00. LOCAL SPRINGERS 610.00-1010.00. FRESH HEIFERS 675.00-1110.00. UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 800.00- BETTER 1250.00- FRESH COWS LOAD OF CANADIAN COWS 325.00- PUREBREDS 600.00- SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE 950.00-10S0.00, SMALL 400.00-710.00. SHORTBRED 400.00-785.00. OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS 585.00- SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 385.00- class for a market left GOATS: Iniufficiem volume market test I LEBANON j: 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 M«d« in USA ss3E DefnorvoSlott 306 Urtvenßy Awe Fedetabburg MO (Fotmacly Long LumbsO 14M-73MM1 W’* w \ TODAY 1439 489 409 252 LAST THURSDAY 65 1331 159 1049 LAST YEAR 116 11 CATTLE: Slaughter iteen l.OOtomost ly 2.00 lower, extremes 2.50 lower; slaugh ter heifers scarce; cows steady to 1.00 low er, bollocks and bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Supply included 57 percent slaughter steers and 30 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1225-142 S lb 60.00-60.75, couple lots mostly 3 1450-1535 lb 57.25-59.75, one lot mostly 4 1285 lb 54.75; Choice 2-3 few 4 1075-1425 lb 56.50-60.10, several mostly 3 1425-1525 lb 54.00-56.50; Select and low Choice 2-3 1075-1400 lb 54.75-57.25; couple lots Select 10S0-12S0 lb 51.50-54.50. HOLSTEINS: Few High Choice and Prime 2-3 1310-IS2S lb SO.SO-53.25; Choice 2-3 1200-ISSO lb 4S.SO-S1.00; Select 1-3 HOO-13SO lb 42.25-4S.SO. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: One lot Choice 2-3 122 S lb 55.75; Select 2-3 975-1150 lb 50.00-52.75. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 33.00-37.00 37.00-41.00 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 29.00-30.00 30.0034.00 34.00-37.00 Canner and low Cutler 1-2 24.50-26.50 26.50-30.00 BULLOCKS: Few Choice 2-3 975-1200 lb 43.0046.50; Select 1-3 975-12S0 lb 39.5041.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 13001800 lb 395041.00, couple 43.5047.50, couple 20502200 lb 37.25-38.50; Yield grade 2 12001700 lb 35.75-39.50. CALVES: Vealen Heady, initancet 5.008.00 higher on high Good and low Choice SOUS lb; ilaughter calvei iteady. Demand good for Holitein bulls and heif ers to return to farm. HEIFERS VEALERS: Few Choice 250320 lb 87.0095.00; high Good and low Choice 175-350 lb 55.00-75.00, 80-115 lb 30.00-43.00; Standard and low Good 6S-8S lb 20.0030.00 SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 275-600 lb 40.00-60.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-120 lb Holitein bulla 100.00-120.00, 80-90 lb 80.00- amall frame 85-115 lb 70.00- 70-85 lb 40.00-60.00; bulk 90-120 lb Holstein Heifers 110.00-145.00. for a SHEEP; Slaughter lamb* mainly 20-60 lb sold to the Greek Easter Trade; slaughter ewes steady. Supply included around 75 percent 20-65 lb New Crop Lamb* the 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. SLAUGHTERCATTLEAUCTION- CALVES. SHEEP GOATS buShhfSs * GET CALVES ,N EARLY ' Sws FEEDER OUR STATE GRADER COWS, FEEDER CATTLE STARTS AT 10:30 A.M. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT L. ROBERT. FRAME, SR., PRESIDENT New Holland Livestock LANCASTER, PA APRIL 11,1996 Cattle Catvea Sheep Goata 930 456 706 648 995 368 519 364 SCARFF BROS. INC. Cattle Dealers • Licensed & Bonded 2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047 C. Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445 -7237 Mobile (717) 940-2633 Lancaster County Weekly LANCASTER, PA APRIL 12,1996 THIS WEEK LAST WEEK LAST YEAR CATIUB: Slaughter iteen 50-1.00 low er, inftanoei 2.00 lower, slaughter heifers steady; cows 1.00-1.50 lower, bullocks steady; bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Supply included 54 percent slaughter steeis, 7 per cent slaughter heifeii, 29 percent cows, 4 percent bulls, with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-4 1225-1450 lb closed at 60.00-61.00, few early sales 61.00-62.75; Choice 2-3 few 4 1075-1425 lb S6.SO-60.50, several mostly 3 1425-1525 lb 54.00-56.50; Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1400 lb 54.75-57.50; few Select 1-3 1050-1250 lb 51.50-54.50. HOLS THINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1225-1600 lb 50.50-53.25, early sales 54.00-56.75; Choice 2-3 1200-1550 lb closed at 45.50-51.00; Select 1-3 1150-1350 lb 42.25-45.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3 975-1260 lb SS.7S-60.00; Select 2-3 975-1150 lb 50.00-52.75. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 33.00-38.00 38.00-41.00 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 29.00-30.00 30.00-34.50 34.50-37.00 Canner and low Cutter 1-2 24.50-27.00 27.00-31.00 BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 975-1310 lb 43.00-46.50, couple 51.00-51.25; Select 1-3 975-1250 lb 39.00^1.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1250-2100 lb 39.50-47.00, couple 49.00-53.25; Yield grade 2 1200-1700 )b 35.75-40.00. CALVES: Vealera iteady, instances 5.00-8.00 higher on high Good and low Choice 80-115 lb; slaughter calves steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls and heif ers to return to farm. VEALERS: Few Choice 250-320 lb 70.00- high Good and low Choice 175-350 lb 55.00-75.00, 80-110 lb 25.00- Standard and low Good 65-85 lb 20.00-30.00, few 15.00-20.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 250-350 lb SO.OO-65.00; Choice 350-550 lb 50.00-55.00; Good 350-525 lb 35.00- balance mainly slaughter ewes. NEW CROP LAMBS: Bulk Choice 20-50 lb 170.00-190.00, with around 20 head 210.00-235.00, 50-70 lb 125.00- few 80-110 lb 95.00- SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-50.00, few 3-4 25.00-30.00. GOATS; All goats sold by the head. Billies; Large 75.00-95.00, few 105.00- Medium 65.00-80.00. Nannies: Medium and Large 40.00-70.00 Kids: Choice 35.00-45.00; Good 25.00- Utility 16.00-25.00. W. Conly Scarff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650 Cattle Calves 3200 1200 2444 1224 2972 1083 >V'/>