Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 18, 1996, Image 2

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    Lancaster
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
MAY 13, 1996
Cattle Calvei Hogi Sheep Goats
MONDAY’S AUCTION
1140 59 291 400 122
LAST WEEK
643 S 3 312 236 180
LAST YEAR
967 34 329 548 256
CATTLE: Slaughter steers weak to
mostly 1.00 lower; slaughter heifers firm to
1.00 higher; cows steady; bullocks not
tested; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply
included 74 percent slaughter steers, 12
percent slaughter heifers, 6 percent cows,
with thb balance bulls!
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1250-1460 lb 58.50-60.10,
couple 61.00; Choice 2-3 few 4 1080-1500
lb 56.00-59.00, few 59.00-59.50; Select
and low Choice 2-3 1050-1425 lb
54.00-56.00; few Select 1-3 1000-1300 lb
47.50-54.00.
HOLSTEINS; High Choice and Prime
2-3 1350-1580 lb 50.00-52.75; Choice 2-3
1180-1500 lb 47.00-50.75; Select 1-3
1050-1350 lb 40.25-45.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 2-3
1000-1275 lb 55.25-59.10; high Choice
and Prime 2-3 1100-1290 lb 59.25-60.75;
few Select 1-3 950-1200 lb 48.00-54.00.
COWS: LO DRESSING BULK HI
DRESSING Breaking Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 34.00-37.50 37.50-40.00 Cut
ler and Boning Utility 1-2 32.00-36.00
Canner and low Cutter 26.00-30.00
30.00-32.00
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1700 lb
42.00-50.00, few 50.00-54.00; Yield grade
2 1150-1700 lb 36.00-41.00.
CALVES; Vealert tteady; slaughter
calvri weak to 5.00 lower.
VEALERS: High Good and low Choice
180-280 lb 60.00-70.00, 80-110 lb
30.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
350-500 lb 45.00-55.00, 600-700 lb
35.00- Good 300-650 lb
25.0040.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few 90-125 lb
Holstein bulls 80.00-110.00.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 1.00-1.50
higher. US 1-2 215-265 lbs 56.00-S7.SO
US 1 215-250 Iba 57.50-58.50 US 1-3
190-210 lbs 52.50-54.00
SOWS: S.OO-7.00 higher, although
weights over 450 lb not tested. US 1-3
300-450 Ibi 40.0042.00
BOARS; 350650 lbs few 32.00-34.75
240-350 lbs 33.0034.50, one lot 36.25
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes steady. Supply included 70 percent
slaughter lambs with the balance slaughter
ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 2-3
QUALITY FEEDER SETTLE
Financing Available
* Fixed Interest Rates • Interest Due when Cattle Are Sold
• No Monthly Payments
SCARFF BROS. INC.
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 Pfeifers
•ACCESS PLUS" 1 permits
Call for pricing on Mnaaaaamfifad and aaayclaanoutafmMn
dallwrad favour farm from tha around.
TODAY
LAST TUESDAY
LAST YEAR
CATTLE... USDA ... Supply included
46% slaughter steers and 47% cows
..slaughter steers steady, instances .50 to
.75 higher on High Choice and Prime,
slaughter heifers scarce, cows mostly
steady, bulls not tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200/1400 lbs. 59.00-61.00,
Choice and Prime 2-3 1150/1400 lbs.
59.75-61.00, five head 61.50-63.25,
Choice 2-3 110Q/1500 lbs. 55.50-59.00,
few 59.00-59.35, Select and Low Choice
2-3 1050/1425 Iba. 53.00-55.75.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1200/1425
lbs. 46.75-49.75, Select 1-3 1100/1300 lbs.
42,00-44.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 bulk 34.75-38.00, high dressing
39.00- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
low dressing 31.50-33.50, bulk
35.00- high dressing 36.00-39.00,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing
25.50-29.50. bulk 29.50-32.75.
CALVES...SmaII supply vealers steady.
Supply included 469 in graded sale of
which 89% sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: High Good and Low Choice
75/110 lbs. 25.00-35.00, Standard and Low
Good 60/85 lbs. 15.00-22.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; 60 head
110/125 lbs. Holstein bulls 141.00-146.00,
70 head 100/105 lbs. 150.00-157.00, 40
head 95 lbs. 143.00, 25 head 90 lbs.
125.00. 20 head 85 lbs. 70.00 and IS head
75/80 lbs. 35.00-41.00, IS head small
frame 100/115 lbs. 100.00,50 head 90/105
lbs. 90.00-95.00,25 head 90/95 lbs. 72.00
and 35 head 70/85 lbs. 25.00-30.00; 30
head 90/115 lbs. Holstein heifers
138.00- and 16 head 80/85 lbs.
45.00, 10 head small frame 90/105 lbs.
67.00- and IS head 70/85 lbs.
25.00-
SHEEP-INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
70110 lb 90.00105.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 30-70 lb
115.00130.00. 70-90 lb 100.00120.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
1-2 110140 lb 35.00-45.00, 140200 lb
25.0035.00, 2-3 125-150 lb 25.0035.00,
150250 lb 15.0025.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Billies: Medium 85.00100.00; Large
100,00-140.00. Nannies; Medium
45.0060.00; Large 60.0070.00. Kids;
Choice 40.0045.00; Good 30.0040.00.
C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355 ,
Fax (717) 445 7237
Mobile (717)940-2633
High Capacity 40' root (Mt)
allow* mort atorago and
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convantional 30' roof (rlaht)
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Vintage Lancaster Livestock
Livestock Auction
PARADISE, PA Wednesday’s market report wai
MAY 14, 1996 unavailable from USDA and auction as
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats gf presume.
649 540 4 11
826 479 10 1
572 776 0 1
W. Conly Scarff
Home (410) 838-5883
Mobile (410) 790-2650
Contracts availai
call for information
■ Breeder ■ Pullets
■ Turkey ■ Hog
Call for our free brochure
“What is contract production?”
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Light Bulbs H |H
25 to 100 Watts 34$ Ea.
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139 A WMt Airport Rood
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Indiana
Farmers
HOMER CITY, PA
MAY 16, 1996
CATTLE; 220: Steers; Steady to 1,50
lower; Heifers: Steady to 3.00 lower;
Cows: Steady; Bulls: Steady.
STEERS; Choice 950/1425 lbs,
55.25-61.00; Select 51.00-55.75; Standard
42.00- Holsteins: Select
40.00-
HEIFERS: Choice 1050/1450 lbs,
54.75-61.50; Select 46.00-55.00; Standard
31.50-45.50.
COWS; Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 34.00-41.00; Cutler and Boning Utility
30.50- Canner and Low Cutter
24.25-31.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1250/1520 Ibt,
40.00- Yield Grade 21000/1300 Iba,
38.50-
FEEDER CATTLE; Few STEERS:
M&L 1 375/650 Ibt, 42.00-53.00; HEIF
ERS: Ml 300/600 Ibt, 42.50-55.00; M&L
275 Ibt, 30.0043.00; Few BULLS: Ml
350/400 Ibt, 38.0046.00.
CALVES; 53: Few Choice 130/300 Ibt,
63.00- Good 130/300 Ibt,
27.5059.50; Standard and Good 70/105
Ibt, 22.50-31.00. Utility 55 Ibt,
10.002000.
FARM CALVES: Steady; No 1 Holitein
Built 90/120 1bt,75.00-112.50; No2Holt
tein Built 90/120 Ibt, 37.5072.50; No 1
Holitein Heifen 130 Ibt, one at 100.00;
Few No 2 Holitein Heifen 70/80 Ibt,
35.0042.50; Few Beef Croti Built and
Heifen 90/110 Ibt, 40.0050.00, one at
127.00.
HOGS; 32: Barrowt and Giltt: Steady to
6.00; 1-3 225/250 Ibt, 59.5060.50; 1-3
190 Ibt, one lot at 53.00.
SOWS: 1-3 400/500 Ibt, 33.25-38.75;
1-3 525-675 Ibt, 38.75-41.75; BOARS;
290 Ibt, one at 39.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 20: US 1-3 30/50 Ibt,
28.0036.00.
SHEEP: 16: Choice 10115 Ibi,
92.50-104.00; Good and Choice 30/40 Ibi;
Feeder Lambs: BS.OO-102.00; Slaughter
Sheep: 15.00-27.00.
FOR A MARKET TEST!
GOATS...INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TESTI
B&R CATTLE CO
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specializing in
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
(717)653-5728
RONRANCK
(717)656-8849
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New Holland
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
MAY 16, 1996
Cattle Calvei Sheep Goatt
TODAY
LAST THURSDAY
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter steers steady,
■nuances 50-1.00 higher on early sales
Choice and Prime; slaughter heifers not
tested; cows 50-1.00 higher, instances 2.00
higher; bullocks fully steady; bulls steady.
Supply included 54 percent slaughter
steers and 32 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1100-1425 lb 59.50-61.00,
couple lots 61.35-62.10; Choice 2-3, few 4
1100-1475 lb 55.75-59.75, few
60.00-60.50; Select and low Choice 2-3
1075-1425 lb 53.50-56.00; Select 2-3
1050-1350 lb 47.75-53.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1185-1500 lb 50.0053.50, one lot
1560 lb 48.60; Choice 2-3 11001475 lb
45.50- Select 1-3 10501400 lb
40.0045.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 36.004000 40.0043.25
Commercial 3-4 31.5036.50 Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 32.50-34.00
34.0038.50 38.5040.50 Onner aid low
Cutter 1-2 26.0030.00 30.0033.00
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 10501470 lb
46.50- Select 1-3 9501200 lb
40.0046.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 15002100 lb
39.5042.50, couple 42.5046.50; Yield
grade 2 1100-1600 lb 35.00-39.50.
35.5039.50.
CALVES: Vealen Heady. Demand fair
for Holitein built return to farm, not fully
letted on Holttein Heifen.
VEALERS; Couple Choice 225-265 lb
81.0088.00; high Good and low Choice
150350 lb 62.00-75.00, 80-115 lb
30.00-40.00; Standard and low Good
65-85 lb 22.0030.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125
lb Holitein built 105.00-130.00, few
130.00135.00, 8090 lb 90.00105.00;
imall frame 90115 lb 70.00100.00,7085
lb 45.0075.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambi firm to 5.00
higher; slaughter ewes steady. Supply
included around 80 percent slaughter
lambs with the balance slaughter ewes.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 1-2 30-60
lb 115.00-140.00, few 140.00-148.00,
70-105 lb 95.00-107.0 a
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Choice 2-3
40.00- Utility and Good 1-3
25.00- few 2-3 18.00-25.00.
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Haiy, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located R1.47S 5 mlea
south of Quanyvie or 6 mNes
north of Oxford comer of Rt
472 and Noble Road.
Lloyd H. KraMer,
Auclton—r
AU-000513L
No out of state cbacfcs
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
in*3o A M B:30 P.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION- rAl EARLY
STEERS. BULLS. HEIFERS, * WI EARLY
rnw«s ppfhfr rXTTLE OUR STATE QRADcn
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE STARTS AT 10:30 A.M.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
L. ROBERT FRAME, SR., PRESIDENT
945 330 219 322
1383 319 322 279
1343 458 263 107
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1000/1275 lbs, 55.23-59.10; high Choice
and Prime 2-3 1100/1290 Ibi, 39.23-60.75;
few Select 1-3 950/1200 Ibi, 48.00-34.00.
COWS: Bieaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 36.00-40100, 40.00-43.25; Com
mercial 3-4 31.30-36.30; Cutter and Bon
ing Utility 1-3 32.00-34.00; 34.00-38.50;
38.30-49.30; Canner and low Cutter 1-2
26.00- 30.00-33.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 2-3 1030/1470
Ibi, 4630-50.50; Select 1-3 9SQ/1200 lb.,
40.00-
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1300/2130 lb.,
41.00- few 30.00-34.00; Yield
Grade 2 1130/1700 Iba, 33.00-41.00.
CALVES: Vealer iteady; daughter
calve, weak to 3.00 lower. Demand good
for Holstein built and heifers to return to
farm, although very narrow late.
VEALERS; Couple Choice 225/265 lbs,
81.00- high Good and low Choice
130/330 lbs, 62.00-73.00, 80/113 lbs,
23.00- Standard and low Good
60/BSlbi, 13.00-27.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Choice
330/500 lbs, 43.00-33.00, 600/700 lbs,
33.00- Good 300/630 lbs,
25.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk early
sales 90/12S Ibi, Holitein bulla
125.00- doling 105.00-135.00;
small frame 90/120 Ibi, 70.00-100.00; 30
head 90/115 Ibi, Holitein Heifers
138.00-
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Billies: Large 100.00-124.00; Medium
88.00- Nannies: Large
50.00- Medium 45.00-55.00. Kids:
Choice 30.00-45.00; Good 18.00-35.00.
HAY, STRAW, & CORN
Sale Starts VJJ
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 Stale Buyora-Caah or Certlfiod Cheek Only
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter iteen aleady to
1.00 lower, lean decline on high Choice
and Prime; mall supply slaughter heifers
fum to 1.00 higher; cows 1.00-I.SO higher;
bullocks steady; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.
Supply included 65 percent slaughter
steers, 6 percent slaughter heifers, 24 per
cent cows, S percent bulls, with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1130/1450 lbs, 38.00-61.00,
couple lots 61.35-62.10; few Choice and
Prime 2-3 1150/1400 lbs, 61.00-63.25
Choice 2-3 few 4 1100/1500 lbs
55.30-60.00, few 60.00-60.50; Select and
low Choice 2-3 985/1500 lbs, 53.75-56.00-
Select 1-3 1000/1350 lbs, 47.50-54.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1085/1575 lbs, 50.00-53.50, one lot
1560 lbs, 48.60; Choice 2-3 1100/1500 lbs,
45.50-50.00; Select 1-3 1100/1400 lbs,
40.0045.00.
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