Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction LANCASTER LIVESTOCK Lancaster, PA May 5,1997 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS MONDAY’S AUCTION 978 46 99 461 81 LAST MONDAY 24 159 288 180 777 LAST YEAR 53 212 236 180 CATTLE [USDA] [Supply in cluded 65% slaughter steers, 16% si heifers, 10% cows with the balance bulls]. slaughter steers mostly steady, some weakness on 1050/1 ISO lbs, si heifers and cows fully steady, bullocks scarce, bulls steady SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1175/1400 lbs 68 25-70 50, couple lots 1070/1135 lbs 65 25-67 25, Choice 2-3 1050/1475 lbs 65 25-68 50, few 1475/ 1600 lbs 64 50-65 50, Select and Low Choice 2-3 1050/1450 lbs 6075-65 25, few Select 1-2 980/1400 lbs 58 60- 61 00 HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-3 1250/1550 lbs 59 35-62 00, 12 head mostly Prime 1440/1530 lbs 63 10-64 00, Choice 2-3 1200/1550 lbs 55 00-59 50, Select 1-3 1150/1450 lbs 50 00-54 25 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High Choice and Prime 2-3 1100/1360 lbs 66 75-68 00, Choice 2-3 1050/1300 lbs 63 25-67 00, Select I-3 950/1150 lbs 59 00-63 00 COWS. Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 bulk 39 00-42 00, high dressing 42 00-44 SO, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 bulk 38 00-41 00, high dressing 41 00-43 00, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing 30.00- 34 00, bulk 34 00-38 00. BULLOCKS one lot Select 1-2 985/1225 lbs 60 GO -65 00 BULLS Yield Grade No I 1200/ 1900 lbs 46 00-51 25, few 52 00-55 00, couple 60 00-62 00, No 2 1050/1600 lbs 42 50-45 00 CALVtS' Vealers scarce, slaughter calves fully steady VEALERS' couple Choice 225/375 lbs 70 00-89 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and Choice 280/500 lbs 45 00-55 00. HOGS Barrows and gilts not fully tested BARROWS AND GILTS US 2- 3 280 lbs @ 53 50, US 3-4 280 lbs @ 50 50.310/325 lbs 46 00 SOWS NOT TESTED' . . SHEEP New Crop lambs 10 00 to 20 00 lower, slaughter ewes steady to 5 00 lower Supply included 60% New Crop lambs with the balance slaughter ewes NEW CROP LAMBS Choice 30/ 50 lbs 115 00-125 00,50/70 lbs 95 00- 115 00. 75/115 lbs 90 00-105 00 SLAUGHTER EWES. Utility and Good 1-2 45 00-52 00,2-3 25 00-42 00 GOATS [All sold by the head] BILLIES Medium 70 00-85 00, few Large 90 00-110 00 NANNIES Me - dium and Large 45 00-60 00 KIDS Choice 40 00-45 00, Good 25 00-35 00 QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE Financing Available * Fixed Interest Rates * Interest Due when Cattle Are Sold »No Monthly Payments SCARFF BROS. INC. Cattle Dealers • Licensed & 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 ■ Daify Heifers VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. 10:30 A.M. SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS, COWS, FEEDER CATTLE Selling Feeders Every Tuesday At Approx. 1 PM FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT L. ROBERT FRAME, SR.. PRESIDENT VINTAGE LIVESTOCK Paradise, May 6,1997 CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS TODAY 688 716 0 0 LAST TUESDAY LAST YEAR CATTLE . [USDA], [Supply in cluded 47% slaughter steers and 45% cows] slaughter steers uneven, some weakness early, although closing sales fully steady, sl heifers fully steady, cows firm to I 00 higher on advance on Cut ter and Boning Utility, bullocks and bulls not fully tested SLAUGHTER STEERS' High Choice and Prime 2-4 1300/1450 lbs 68 25-70 50, Choice and Prime mostly 2 few 3 1175/1425 lbs 69 75-72 35, one small lot 71.75, Choice 2-3 1150/1450 lbs 65 25-68 75, few late sales 68 75-69 SO, Select and Low Choice 2-3 1100/1375 lbs 61 75-65 50 HOLSTEINS few Choice and Prime 2- 3 1300/1575 lbs 6100-64 00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice and Prime 2-3 1185/1300 lbs 65 50-69 00, couple Select 1-2 1040/1135 lbs 54 75 COWS Breaking Utility and Commer cial 2-3 bulk 39 50-43 00, high dressing 43 00-45 50, Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing 36 75-38 00, bulk 38 00-42 00. high dressing 42 00-44 00, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dress ing 28 00-31 00, bulk 31 00-35 50 BULLS few Yield Grade No 1 1790/ 2000 lbs 44.75-49 75, couple No 2 1600/1880 lbs 41 00-43 25 CALVES Vealers steady Supply included 622 in graded sale of which 76% sold to return to farm VEALERS' couple Choice 195/310 lbs 70 00-77 00, couple Good 165/315 lbs 52 00, High Good and Low Choice 80/115 lbs 25 00- 32 00, Standard and Low Good 60/85 lbs 15 00-22 00 RETURNED TO FARM’ IS head 125 lbs Holstein bulls 100 00, 130 head 100/115 lbs 121 00- 131 00,50 head 95 lbs 82 00-85 00 and 35 head 90 lbs 50 00, 85 head small frame 100/120 lbs 37 00-40 00 and 65 head 90/95 lbs 30 00; 60 head 80/120 lbs Holstein heifers 135 00-150 00, 5 head small frame 105/110 lbs 12000, 10head90/95lbs 11200-11500,5 head 75 lbs 82 00 and 10 head 65/70 lbs 50 00 SHEEP NO MARKET TEST' GOATS NO MARKET TEST' C. Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445-7237 Mobile (717) 940-2633 IALE TUESDAY! CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS •GET CALVES IN EARLY OUR STATE GRADER STARTS AT 10:30 A.M. 805 648 7 0 826 479 10 1 W. Conly Scarff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650 6:15 P.M. Lancaster Livestock Auction Wednesday's market report has been discontinued until further notice became of unsubstantial receipts. VA Feeder Sales WINCHESTER, VA MAY 5, 1997 Steers 180 head Medium and Large 1 Small 1 Medium and Large 2 300-400 - 81.00 87.00 400-500 9950 83.00 91.00 500-600 85.00 • 86.00 8550 74.00 - 89.75 600-700 80.25 - 86.00 8450 74.00 - 8250 700-800 76.00 - 81.00 - 68.00 - 78.00 800-900 - - 71.00 900-1000 69.00 - - WYTHEVILLE, VA MAY 6, 1997 Feeder Cattle 494 head Steen 225 head Medium and Large 1 Medium and Large 2 200-300 - 74.00 - 78.00 300-400 86.00 80.00 - 87.00 400-500 76.00 - 87.00 75.00 - 77.00 500-600 79.00 - 88.00 70.00 - 75.00 600-700 70.00 - 7850 71.00 - 77.00 LYNCHBURG, VA MAY 5, 1997 Feeder Cattle 715 head Steen 186 head Medium and Large 1 Small 1 Medium and Large 2 200-30090.00 - 9050 - 85.00 - 94. 00300400-69.00-71.00-400-50084.00 - 88.50 71.00 - 82.00 81.00 - 81.00 500600 77.00 - 88.00 - 75.00 - 85.00 600700 76M - 85.50 55.00 - 61.00 6950 - 84.00 800900 65.00- 6850 - - 900-1000 62.00 - 64.00- -1000-11005550-59.00- FRONT ROYAL, VA MAY 6,1997 Steen 437 head Medium A Large 1 Small 1 Medium A Large 2 300-400 88.50 83.75- 400-500 91.00-97.00 76.00- 78.00-87.00 500-600 78.50- 86.25 74.00-89.75 600-700 89.50- 79.00-88.25 700-800 87.75- 68.00-75.00 800-900 75.00- 67.75-75.00 900-1000 68.00- B&R CATTLE CO RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone (717)653-8164 Specializing in Stockers & Feeders JOHN BOWMAN (717)653-5728 RON RANCK (717)656-9849 Get more capacity and better service from Chore-Time s Next Generation bin • ACCESS PLUS" pormlti Call for pricing on bins Humbled md oily dun out of flit bln Jollvorod lo »our form from lha ground. New Holland Livestock NEW HOLLAND, PA HAY 8, 1997 Cattle Calves Shaep Goats TODAY 1353 422 276 404 LAST THURSDAY 1525 519 153 191 LAST YEAR 1385 319 322 279 CATTLE: Choice nd Prime Slaughter Keen Heady, Select to low Choice weak to 1.00 lower, (laughter heifer* moitly steady, cows film to 1.00 higher; bullocki not fully tested; bulls steady. Supply included 64 percent daughter steers and 19 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice wd Prime 2-4 1150-1450 lb 68.75-70.25. one lot 1355 lb 70.15; Choice 2-3 1110-1450 lb 65.50-69.00, few 69.00- mostly 3 1450-1550 lb 6350-65.75, couple lots 1650-1690 lb 62.25-63.10, with one lot 1720 lb 60.00; Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 61.00- few Select 1-2 1000-1275 lb 58.00- HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1340-1600 lb 60.75-63.25; Choice 2-3 1230-1550 lb 55.00-59.50; Select 1-3 1200-1400 lb 47.00-S3.oa SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1150-1260 lb 62.50-65.85; Select 1-3 940-1150 lb 57.00-62.00. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility and Commercial 2-3 41.00-45.50 45.5046.75 Cutler and Boning Utility 1-3 35.50-39.75 40.00-45.00 Camer and low Outer 1-2 27.50-32.00 3100-37.00 BULLOCKS: Pew Select 2-3 1200-1450 lb 45.00-50.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-2000 lb 46.00-51.00. individual 1575 lb 54.50; Yield grade 2 1100-1500 lb 4100-46.00 CALVES: Vealen Heady; daughter calves scarce. Demand good for Holstein bulls and heifers to return to farm. VEALERS: Couple Choice 175-275 lb 70.00- high Good and low Choice 140-225 lb 58.00-70.00. 85-115 lb 28.00- Standard and low Good 60-90 lb 18.00-28.0 a RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95-125 lb Holstein bull 110.00-125.00. few 125.00-13100, 89-90 lb 80.00-105.00; small frame 90-110 lb 70.00-9a00.80-90 lb 45.006000. SHEEP: Supply mainly 30-75 lb new crap lamb* selling weedy; ilau|hter ewes weak to 5.00 lower. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice 1-240-70 lb 120.00-145.00, few 25-40 lb 145.00-169.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 1-3 25.0045.00 GOATS: All goats told by die head. HAY AUCTION I HAY, STRAW, & CORN Hay, Straw and I SALE nA|l Grain Auction I M every Tuesday Sale Starts 11:00 Every Friday At 10 AM ' Located Rt 472 5 miles I south of Quarryville or 6 miles GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION north of Oxford comer of I ( _ ■ Rt 472 and Noble Road. I 955 N. State St. uoyd h. Kraider, I Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-1117 H Auctioneer I N 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State StWI AU'OOOSTSL I Out of State Buyera-Caah or Certified Check Only IB No out of slate checks 111 :* High Cipiolly 40' root (lilt) •llowi non itorigi ind iliyi cliinir thin eonvmtionil 10' roof (right) Hydro-lhltld" Wnlhtr, Quird pnvinti witir Iron running down hoppor THIS WEEK LAST WEEK LAST YEAR CATTLE: High Choice and Prime daughter Men ftdly Heady, Select lo arer age Choice weak to 1 AX) lower; daughter heifers fully needy; oowi 1.00-2.00 high er; bullocks scarce; bulla fuUy steady. Supply included 59 percent slaughter •teen, t percent slaughter heifers, 21 per cent cows, 5 percent bulls, with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice aid Prime 2-41150/1450 lbs. 68.25-7025, couple lots 70.50-70.85, with a couple lots 1070/1135 lbs. 65.25-67.25; Choice 2-3 1050/1450 lbs, 65.50-69.00, few 69.00-69.50, couple lots JSSftCy 3 14SQ/15S0 lbs, 63.5065.75 couple lots 1650/1690 lbs, 62.25-63. ICI Select aid low Choice 2-3 105Cyi450 lbs, 60.75-65.50; Select 1-2 9k(V1400 lbs, 58.0061.00. HOLSTEINS: High Choice andl 2-3 1250/1600 lb*. 59.35-62.75, few ly Prime 1400/1530 Ibe. 63.10-64. Choice 2-3 1200/1550 Ibe, 55.00-59. Select 1-3 1150/1450 Ibe, 47.00-S4.oa SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High Choice 1 aid Prime 2-3 1100/13601be, 66.75-69.00; Choice 2-3 1050/1300 Ibe, 62,50-67.00; Select 1-3 940/1150 Ibe, 57.0063.00. COWS: Breeking Utility end Commer dal 2-3 39.50-45.00, 45.0046.75; Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 35.50-39.00, 39.0043.00. 43.0045.00; Canner and low Critter 1-2 27.5032.00. 32.0037.00. BULLS: Yield Grade 1 120G/2000 Ibe, 46.0051.25, few 52.0055.00, couple 60.0062.00; Yield grade 2 1050/1600 Ibe, 42.0046.00. CALVES: Vealen eteady; ilaughter calvee weak to 5.00 lower. Demand good for Holstein built and beifere to return to farm. VBALERS: Choice 175/325 Ibe, 70.0090.00; high Good and low Choice 140/250 Ibe, 55.0075.00, 85/115 Ibe, 25.00-42.00; Standard and low Good 60/90 Ibe, 15.0028.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 250/450 Ibe, 500065.00; Good 250/400 Ibe, 40.005000. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 95/125 Ibe, Holstein bulle 100.00132.00, IM Ibe, 80.00105.00; small frame BS/12HF 37.0070.00, few 700090.00. 70 head 80/120 Ibe, Holstein heifers' 135.0015000; few email frame 90/110 lbs, 11200120.00,65/90Ibe, 50.0085.00. BiUiec Large 110.00-130.00, four bead 149.00- Mutton: Medium and Large7o.oo-110.00. 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