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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
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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.
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Lancaster
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
Wednesday, April 11, 1996
Cattle Hogs
TODAY
LAST WED.
LAST YEAR
CATTLE:...INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
OP ANY ONE CLASS FOR A MARKET
TEST.
BARROWS AND GILTS: .50-1.00
HIGHER. US#l-2 210-265 LBS.
50.50-52.00; US#l 225-250 LBS.
52.00-52.50; US#l-3 175-200 LBS.
40.0043.00.
SOWS: STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER,
ALTHOUGH WEIGHTS UNDER 475
LBS. NOT TESTED. US«I-3 475-600
LBS. 35.00-36.00.
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
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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
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New Holland
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LANCASTER, PA
APRIL 11,1996
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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
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