Lancaster
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
NOVEMBER 18, 1996
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY’S AUCTION
740 95 143 184 584
LAST MONDAY
765 96 216 486 735
LAST YEAR
581 69 242 488 446
CATTLE.. USDA .. Supply included
56% slaughter steers, 16% si. heifers, 18%
cows balance bulls . slaughter steers .50 to
1.00 higher, although High Choice and
Prune not fully tested, si. heifers .50 to
1.00 higher, cows uneven. Breaking Uulity
and Commercial fully steady, Canner and
Cutler steady to weak, bullocks scarce,
bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1250/1350 lbs.
76.25-77 25, Choice 2-3 1115/1360 lbs.
72.50- Select and Low Choice 2-3
1050/1375 lbs. 66.00-71.25.
HOLSTEINS- High Choice and Pnme
2-3 1280/1550 lbs. 62.00-64.50, one lot
67.00, Choice 2-3 1200/1500 lbs
58.50-
HEIFERS: couple lots High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1200/1275 lbs. 73.00-73.50,
Choice 2-3 1060/1275 lbs. 68.25-72.75.
one lot high dressing 1370 lbs. 74.85,
Select 2-3 1025/1225 lbs. 60.75-68.50.
COWS. Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 bulk 35.00-38.00, high dressing
38 00-40.00, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
bulk 29.00-35.00, Canner and Cutter 1-2
low dressing 20.00-23.00, bulk
23.00-27.00.
BULLS. Yield Grade 1200/2000 lbs.
40 00-45.00, few 45.00-49.00, one 1840
lbs 53.00, No. 2 1000/1800 lbs.
34 00-39.00.
CALVES .Small supply vealers steady,
slaughter calves fully steady.
VEALERS; High Good and Low Choice
80/110 lbs. 1500-30.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 250/475 lbs. 35.00-50.00, few Low
Good 180/250 lbs. 25.00-35.00.
HOGS...INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST’
SHEEP...Slaughter lambs mostly
steady, slaughter ewes firm to 5.00 higher.
Supply includes an estimated 80% slaugh
ter lambs with (he balance slaughter ewes
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 1-3
50/75 lbs. 95.00-115 00. 80/110 lbs
85.00-90 00, 110/130 lbs. 65.00-75.00
NEW CROP LAMBS few Choice
30/50 lbs. 140.00-160.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
1-2 45,00-6000, few Yearlings and Two
year olds 60.00-70.00, Utility and Good 2
mostly 3 25.00-35.00.
GOATS .. All sold by the head .
BILLIES: Medium 70.00-100.00.
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Livestock
PARADISE, PA
NOVEMBER 19, 1996
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
LAST TUESDAY
LAST YEAR
728 766 6 3
CATTLE... USDA ... Supply included
27% slaughter steers and 59% cows
...small slaughter steers fully steady, si.
heifers not tested, cows steady, instances
I.UU higher on Canner and Cutter, bulls
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1150/1500 lbs. 72.25-76.75, few mainly
Choice 2 1225/1425 lbs. 77.00-78.50,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 1100/1425 lbs.
70.00- few Select 1-21150/1460 lbs.
63.00-
HOLSTEINS: couple Choice 2-3
1460/1630 lbs. 59.25-64.60.
COWS: Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 bulk 34.00-37.50, high dressing
38.00- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
low dressing 27.75-30.00, bulk
30.00- high dressing 35.00-37.75,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing
21.00- bulk 24.00-28.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 2 1250/2050
lbs. 31.50-35.75.
FEEDER STEERS: 40 head Small to
mostly Medium 1 585/770 lbs.
58.75-62.50, weighed average 680
weighed price 59.80.
CALVES...VeaIers steady. Supply
included 690 in graded sale of which 83%
sold to return to farm.
VEALERS: couple High Good and
Choice 155/260 lbs. 27.00-49.00, 80/115
lbs. 15,00-22,00. Standard and Low Good
60/85 lbs. 10.00-15.00.
SHEEP-INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST!
GOATS...INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST!
NANNIES: Medium "and Large
40.00-60.00.
KIDS: Choice and Prime 50/80 lbs.
45.00- 30/40 lbs. 30.00-35.00, Good
25.00-
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VA
Feeder Sales
ORANGE, VA
NOVEMBER 20, 1996
Feeder Cattle 246 head Steers 77 head
Medium & Large 1 Small 1 Medium &
Urge 2 200 - 300 300 - 400 44.50 400 -
500 40.00-45.00 500 - 600 45.00-51.00
600 - 700 49.00-56.50 41.00-43.00 700 -
800 52.00-53.00 42.00-49.50 900 -1000
52.00-57.00 1000 -1100 41.50-42.50
WYTHEVILLE, VA
NOVEMBER 19, 1996
Feeder Cattle 565 head Steers 242 head
Medium and Large 1 Small 1 Medium and
Urge 2 300-400 57.00 - 61.00 - 58.00 -
61.00 400-500 52.50 - 60.50 42.00 - 48.00
- 500-600 53.00 - 55.50 44.50 - 52.50 -
600-700 52.50 - 53.00 - 55.00 800-900
58.00 - -
BLACKSTONE, VA
NOVEMBER 20, 1996
Feeder Cattle 325 head Steen 100 head
Medium & Large 1 Small 1 Medium &
Large 2 300 - 400 45.00-5150 400 - 500
45.00- 36.50-44.50 500 - 600
44.00- 44.00-50.50 45.00-56.00 600
- 700 46.00-57.50 50.50-54.50 700 - 800
55.00- 52.00-56.00 800 - 900
47.50-54.50
DALEVILLE, VA
NOVEMBER 18, 1996
Steen; 59 head M-l & M&L-2 few L-l
few S-l 725- 950 lb< avg 875 lb> 60.25 64
head M-l 725- 850 Iba avg 790 Iba 60.75
68 head M-l few M&L-2 few S-l 650- 775
lbs avg 725 Iba 62.75 84 head M&L-1 550
700 lbs avg 600 lbs 61.25 70head M-l, S-l
& M&L-2 650- 750 Iba avg 720 lbs 59.00
70 head M-l, S-l A MAL-2 680- 765 lbs
avg 725 lbs 62.10 60 head M-l few L-l
775- 900 Iba avg 840 Iba 63.30 60 head
M&L-l 775- 875 lbs avg 840 lbs 62.00 55
head M&L-l 875-1000 Iba avg 925 Iba
60.50
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New Holland
Livestock
NEW HOLLAND, PA
NOVEMBER 21, 1996
Cattle Calves Sheep Goals
TODAY
LAST THURSDAY
1429 759 257 224
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter steeis weak to 1.00
lower; slaughter heifers not Billy tested;
breaking Utility and Commercial cows
steady, Canner and Cutter 1.00-1.50 high
er; bullocks scarce; bulls fiim to 1.00 high
er. Supply included 32 percent slaughter
steers and 47 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1100-1450 lb 72.75-76.75; Choice and
Prime 2-3 1250-1500 lb 76.50-77.75;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1075-1450 lb
67.00-72.00; few Select 1-3 950-1400 lb
56.75-65.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1300-1525 lb 59.50-63.50; Choice 2-3
1275-1600 lb 55.75-60.00; Select 1-3
1200-1600 lb 51.50-54.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Couple
Choice 13 1180-1265 lb 69.00-70.50.
COWS; LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 36.00-39.00 30.00-41.50
Cutler and Boning Utility 1-3 29.00-32.00
32.0037.00 37.0039.00 Canner and low
Cutter 1-2 210026.00 26.0029.50
BULLOCKS; Few Select 1-2
11001400 lb 45.5050.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 13002000 lb
42.00-48.00, couple 1390-1620 lb
50.50-54.00, couple 1375-1470 lb
59.0061.00; Yield grade 2 12002165 lb
34.5039.50.
CALVES: Vealers and slaughter calves
steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls
and heifen to return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 170365 lb
57.0067.00; high Good and low Choice
150-300 lb 32.00-50.00, 80-110 lb
15.00- Standard and low Good
6080 lb 10.0017.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 270500 lb 30.0051.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90125
lb Holstein bulls 75.00100.00, several
100.00- 8090 lb 55.00-80.00;
small frame 90110 lb 45.0080.00, 75-85
lb 28.0050.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs fully steady;
small supply slaughter ewe steady. Supply
included 90 percent slaughter lambs, with
the balance slaughter ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 1-2
40-55 lb 135.00-154.00, 55-75 lb
115.00-140.00, 80-105 lb 85.0095.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
1-3 20.00-40.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the head.
Billies; Couple Large 124.00-148.00;
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11:00 | Every Friday At 10 AM
Located Rl. 472 5 miles I ————
south of Quanyville or 6 miles I GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
north of Oxford comer of I
Rt. 472 and Noble Road. I 955 N. State St.
uoyd h. Kraidar, I Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-1117
Auctionaor 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
No outoTsUiM checks 111 °« st *«* Buy.r.-C.ah or Certlflod Chock Only
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
SALE TUESDAYS
10:30 A.M. 6:15 P.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION- EARLY
STEERS. BULLS, HEIFERS. Oilß STATE GRADER
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT
L. ROBERT FRAME, SR., PRESIDENT
1295 696 342 187
421 202 153 160
Medium 75.00-90.00. Ninnies: Medium
and Large 45.00-70.00. Kids: Choice
30.00- Good 20.00-32.00; Utility
13.00-
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter iteen closed weak
to 1.00 lower, although High Choice and
Prime not fully tested during the week;
slaughter heifers 50-1.00 higher, although
not tested after Monday; Breaking Utility
and Commercial cows steady, Canner and
Cutter 1.00-2.00 higher; bullocks scarce;
bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Supply
included 29 percent slaughter steers, S per
cent slaughter heifers, 33 percent cows, 4
percent bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1100-1450 lb 72.50-76.75; few Choice and
Prime 2-3 1225-1500 lb 76.50-77.75;
Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1400 lb
66.00-72.25; few Select 1-2 950-1450 lb
56.75-66.00.
HOLSTEINS; High Choice and Prime
2-3 1280-1550 lb 59.50-64.50; Choice 2-3
1200-1650 lb 55.75-61.00; Select 1-3
1200-1600 lb 51.50-54.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1060-1275 lb 68.25-72.75, one lot high
dressing 1370 lb 74.85; couple lots High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1200-1275 lb
73.00- Select 1-3 1025-1225 lb
60.75-68.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 35.00-39.00 39.00-41.50
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 28.00-32.00
32.00- 37.00-39.00 Canner and low
Cutter 1-2 21.00-25.00 25.00-29.50
BULLOCKS: Few Select 1-2
1100-1400 lb 45.50-50.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-2000 lb
40.00- few 48.00-54.00, couple
1375-1470 lb 59.00-61.00; Yield grade 2
1000-2165 lb 34.00-39.50.
CALVES; Vealers and slaughter calves
steady. Demand good for Holstein bulls
and heifers to return to farm.
VEALERS; Few Choice 170-365 lb
57.00- high Good and low Choice
150-300 lb 27.00-50.00. 80-110 lb
15.00- Standard and low Good
60-80 lb 10.00-15.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 250-500 lb 35.00-51.00; few low
Good 180-250 lb 25.00-35.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 71.00-100.00, several late
100.00- 80-90 lb 50.00-80.00;
small frame 90-115 lb 37.00-65.00, 75-85
lb 28.00-40 00 Bulk 90-120 lb Holstein
heifers 140.00-150.00, few 150.00-175.00,
small frame 90-110 lb 72.00-110.00, 30
head 70-85 lb 12.00-20.00.
3375 1620
2743 1805
1895 1160
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