A2-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, December 7, 1996
Lancaster
Livestock
LANCASTER, PA
DECEMBER 2, 1996
Cattle Calvei Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY’S AUCTION
482 87 89 304 257
LAST MONDAY
647 162 176 691 794
LAST YEAR
945 69 153 685 416
CATTLE... USDA .. Supply included
51% slaughter steers, 16% si. heifers, 22%
cows balance bulls ...slaughter steers and
heifers mostly steady, cows firm to 1.00
higher, bullocks not tested, bulls steady,
although Yield Grade No. 1 not fully
tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1175/1450 lbs. 72.50-74,50, Select and
Low Choice 2-3 1100/1400 lbs.
66.85-72.00, few Select 1-3 1100/1270 lbs.
61.00-66.00.
HOLSTEINS: load High Choice md
Prime 2-3 1440/1530 Ibi. 60.25-64.25, few
Choice 2-3 1275/1475 lb.. 58.00-60.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1000/1450 lb».
67.50- Select 2-3 950/1300 Ibi.
64.50-
COWS: Breaking Utility «nd Commer
cial 2-3 bulk 38.50-40.00, high dteiiing
40.00- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
bulk 32.00-36.00. high drening
36.00- Canner and Cutter 1-2 low
dressing 22.00-26.00, bulk 26.00-29.00.
BULLS: couple Yield Grade No. 1
2200/2230 lbs. 46.75-47.50, No. 2
1000/1500 lbs. 34.00-39.75.
CALVES...VeaIers steady, instances
10.00 higher on Choice, slaughter calves
steady 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand fair
for Holstein bulls to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 180/290 lbs.
70.00- High Good and Low Choice
160/250 lbs. 49.00-56.00, 80/115 lbs.
15.00- Standard and Low Good
60/85 lbs. 10.00-15.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice
275/550 lbs. 45.00-55.00, Good 2SQ/600
lbs. 32,00-42.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: few 100/115
lbs. Holstein bulls 40.00-70.00.
HOGS...INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
FOR A MARKET TEST!
SHEEP...Slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes fully steady. Supply included an 85%
slaughter lambs with the balance slaughter
ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 1-2
55/70 lbs. 100.00-115.00, 70/80 lbs.
95.00- Choice 1-3 80/110 lbs.
90.00- 110/130 lbs. 85.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
1-2 110/140 lbs. 45.00-60.00,2-3 140/250
lbs. 15.00-30.00.
GOATS... All sold by the head
BILLIES: Medium 70.00-90.00.
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LAST TUESDAY
LAST YEAR
CATTLE... USDA ... Supply included
21% slaughter steers and 69% cows ...si.
steers weak to 1.00 lower, although High
Choice and Prime not fully tested, cows
1.00 to 2.00 lower, si. heifers not tested,
few bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-3
1100/1425 lb*. 71.75-74.75, couple Choice
2 1225/1425 lbs. 75.25-76.25, couple High
Choice 3 1350/1425 lbs. 78.00-78.25,
Select and Low Choice 2-3 1100/1450 lbs.
67.25-72.00, Select 1-2 1100/1250 lbs.
57.50-66.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1300/1550 lbs. 61.50-63.25. Select 2-3
1150/1500 lbs. 51.25-56.00, couple lots
Standard 1150/1300 lbs. 47.00-49.00.
COWS; Breaking Utility and Commer
cial 2-3 bulk 34.00-39.00, high dressing
39.00- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
low dressing 28.75-30.00, bulk
30.00- high dressing 35.00-38.50,
Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing
20.00- bulk 24.50-29.50.
BULLS; Yield Grade No. 2 1300/1850
lbs. 33.25-36.75.
CALVES...VeaIers steady to s.oolower.
Supply included 900 in graded sale of
which 85% sold to return to farm.
VEALERS; High Good and Choice
80/1 IS lbs. 15.00-21.00, Standard and Low
Good 60/85 lbs. 10.00-15.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 300 head
95/125 lbs.
Holstein bulls 78.00-90.00,50 head 90 lbs.
39.00- and 70 head 80/85 lbs.
22.00- 30 head small frame 110/115
lbs. 57.00-60.00, 65 head 100/105 lbs.
30.00- and 130 head 80/95 lbs.
22.00- 42 head 90/1 IS lbs. Holstein
heifers 90.00-120.00,35 head small frame
80/105 lbs. 40.00-48.00 and 35 head 70/85
lbs. 17.00-20.00.
SHEEP-INSUFFICIENT VOLUME
TO FULLY TEST TRENDS!
SLAUGHTER EWES: few Utility end
Good 1-3 27.00-32.00.
GOATS... All told by the head .
NANNIES: couple Large 58.00-72.00.
NANNIES: Medium and Large
40.00-65.00.
KIDS: Choice 40.00-55.00, few
55.00-70.00, Good 25.00-40.00,
Utility 15.00-25.00.
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Livestock
PARADISE, PA
DECEMBER 3, 1996
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
720 1093 7 7
577 921 23 0
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VA
Feeder Sales
ORANGE, VA
DECEMBER 4, 1996
Feeder Cattle 340 head Steers 151 head
Medium and Large I Small 1 Medium and
Urge 2 200-300 - - 34.00 - 42.00 300-400
48.00 41.00 - 46.00 49.00 - 50.00 400-500
50.00 - 53.00 45.00 - 49.00 41.50 500-600
48.50 - 54.50 50.25 - Some 60.50 - 64.00 -
- 600-700 54.60 - 62.00 - - 700-800 54.10 -
55.75 - - 800-900 56.50 - -
WYTHEVILLE, VA
DECEMBER 3, 1996
Feeder Cattle 317 head Steen 91 head
Medium and Large 1 Small 1 Medium and
Large 2 300-400 52,00 - 58.00 40.00 -
49.50 53.00 - 60.00 400-500 51.00 - 57.00
43.00 - 50.00 51.00 - 56.50 500-600 53.00
- 54.00 36.00 - 40.00 46.00 - 50.00
600-700 51.50 37.50 - 44.00 51.00 - 53.00
700-800 53.00 - 58.00 45.00 - 49.00 45.00
- 48.00
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Cattle, Hogs
SPRINGFIELD, IL
DECEMBER 2, 1996
Cattle: 450 head, lait week 350, and last
year 500 head. Compared to last Monday,
strictly Choice steers and heifers weak to
1.00 lower. Lower grades of both classes
1.00- lower. Holstein steers, Cows and
Bulls steady. Supply mainly Select and
Choice steen and hrifen. Moderate supply
Holstein steen. Around 20% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 2-4
1025-1350 lbs. 68.00-70.00; 2-3
10S0-12S0 lbs. 70.00; Several Select and
Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lbs. 62.00-66.00.
Select 2-3 1000-1250 lbs. 58.00-62.00.
Holstein Steen: Choice 2-3 1250-1400 lbs.
61.00- Select and Choice 2-3
1200-1450 lbs. 57.00-61.00; Select 2-3
1150-1400 lbs. 53.00-57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
900-1225 lbs. 67.00-69.00; 2-3 975-1300
lbs. 69.00-70.00; Several Select and
Choice 2-3 900-1200 lbs. 61.00-65.00;
Select 2-3 850-1100 lbs. 57.00-61.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking Utili
ty, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-4
27.00- High Yielding 30.00, part
load 32.00; Catmer jmd Low Cutter 1-2
24.00- Shelly Canner 1-2
19.00- Low Yielding 15.00-19.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1200-1700
Ibi. 30.00-35.00.
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New Holland
Livestock
NEW HOLLAND, PA
DECCEMBER 5, 1996
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
1372 746 151 383
LAST THURSDAY
953 222 115 65
LAST YEAR
1301
CATTLE: Slaughter steers steady,
instances SO higher, slaughter heifeis not
fully tested; cows mostly steady; bulls
steady. Supply included 36 percent slaugh
ter steers and 46 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Few Choice
and Prime 2-3 1200-1400 lb 75.00-76.00;
Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 71.00-74.50. few
lots 74.50-75.00; Select and low Choice
2-3 1050-1425 lb 65.50-71.00; Select 1-2
1050-1300 lb 60.00-65.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1335-1485 lb 60.50-64.60; Choice 2-3
1250-1475 lb 55.25-59.50; Select 1-2
1100-1400 lb 51.50-55.50; couple lots
Standard 1200-1300 lb 43.00-47J0.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3 34.00-39.00 39.00-42.00,
few 44.00-45.50 Commercial 2-4
30.00- Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
27.00- 30.00-34.00 34.00-37J0 Can
ner and low Cutter 1-2 20.50-24.00
24.00-
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1900-2150 lb
38.50- Yield grade 2 1100-1800 lb
33.25-38.00, couple 2050-2200 lb
35.50-
CALVES: Vealets steady. Demand
good for Holstein bolls and heifers to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 140-270 lb
68.00- high Good and low Choice
140-280 lb 35.00-55.00, 80-110 lb
17.00- Standard and low Good
60-80 lb 10.00- 17.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-125
lb Holstein bulls 70.00-100.00, few
100.00- 109.00, 80-90 lb 55.00-75.00;
small frame 90-115 lb 65.00-80.00, 80-90
lb 22.00-55.00; few 90-120 lb Holstein
Heifers 115.00-160.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs firm to 5.00
higher, slaughter ewes fully steady. Supply
included 85 percent slaughter lambs, with
the balance slaughter ewes.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice 1-2
30-50 lb 125.00-140.00, 50-70 lb
120.00- 70-90 lb 110.00-120.00,
2-3 90-110 lb 98.00-109.00; couple Choice
1-2 35-65 lb New Crop Lambs
170.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
1-3 25.00-35.00, few Choice 1-3 55.00-
65.00.
GOATS: AH goats sold by the head.
Billies; Urge 100.00-115.00, few
IIS.OO-140.00, with couple
10:30 A.M.
SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
STEERS, BULLS. HEIFERS,
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE
Selling Feeders Every Tuesday
At Approx. 1 PM
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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.
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Lancaster Co.
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
Wed., Dec. 6, 1996
Cattle Calves
This Week 2575 1925
Last Week 2177 1305
Last Year 3505 1651
CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS
STEADY, INSTANCES .50 LOWER;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS MOSTLY
STEADY; COWS WEAK TO 1.00 LOW
ER; BULLOCKS NOT TESTED; BULLS
STEADY: ALTHOUGH YIELD GRADE
1 SCARCE. SUPPLY INCLUDED 34
PERCENT SLAUGHTER STEERS, 6
PERCENT SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, 48
PERCENT COWS, AND 4 PERCENT
BULLS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1100-1450 LB. 71.00-74.50, FEW
74.50-75.00: FEW CHOICE AND PRIME
2-3 1200-1400 LB. 75.00-76.25; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1050-1450 LB.
6550-71.50; SELECT 1-2 1050-1300 LB.
5750-66.00.
HOLSTEINS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 1300-1550 LB. 6050-64.60;
CHOICE 2-3 1200-1475 LB. 55.25-60.50;
SELECT 1-2 1100-1400 LB. 51.50-55.00;
FEW LOTS STANDARD 1150-1300 LB.
43.00-49.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1000-1450 LB. 6750-70.75; SELECT 2-3
950-1300 LB. 6450-67.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-3 BULK 34.00-39.00;
HIGH DRESSING 39.00-43.00, FEW
44.004550; COMMERCIAL 2-4 BULK
30.0034.00; CUTTER AND BONING
UTILITY 1-3 LOW DRESSING
27.0030.00, BULK 30.0035.00, HIGH
DRESSING 35.0038.50; CANNER AND
LOW CUTTER 1-2 LOW DRESSING
20.0024.00, BULK 24.0029.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1900-2330
LB. 38.50-47.50: YIELD GRADE 2
1100-1800 LB. 33.25-39.75, COUPLE
2050-2200 LB. 35.50-37.50.
CALVES: VEALERS STEADY,
INSTANCES 10.00 HIGHER ON
CHOICE; SLAUGHTER CALVES
5.00- HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD
FOR HOLSTEIN BULLS AND HEIFERS
TO RETURN TO FARM.
VEALERS: CHOICE 140-290 LB.
68.00- HIGH GOOD AND LOW
CHOICE 140-280 LB. 35.00-56.00,
80-115 LB. 15.00-24.00; STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-85 LB.
10.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: CHOICE
275-550 LB. 45.00-55.00; GOOD 250-500
LB. 32.00-42.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: BULK
90-125 LB. HOLSTEIN BULLS
70.00- FEW 100.00-109.00, 80-90
LB. 35.00-75.00; SMALL FRAME 90-115
LB. 57.00-80.00, 80-90 LB. 22.00-55.00.
BULK 90-120 LB. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS
120.00- SMALL FRAME 80-110
LB. 40.00-90.00.
153.00- 156.00; Medium 80.00-95.00.
Nannies: Medium and Large 40.00-70.00.
Yearlings; Choice 65.00-80.00; Good
45.00- Kids: Choice 45.00-60.00;
Good 30.00-45.00; Utility 20.00-30.00.
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