These two market reports were not updated this week because
LANCASTER livestock AUC- Vintage Livestock Lancaster Livestock of the holiday.
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MONDAY DECEMBER 22, 1997 No report from USDA available. No Wedaeaday’i market report hM bee* yf ■UOUana
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP report from auction available. dlacootlnuad until further notice becauae LIVCStOCk
GOATS
MONDAY'S AUCTION 525 45
143 299 278
LAST WEEK
410 385
LASTYEAR 408 ' 119 203
626 457
CATTLE Slaughter steers firm to 50
higher, slaughter heifers fully
steady.cowi fully steady, bulls firm to
100 higher Supply included 38 per
centslaughter steers, 24 percent
slaughter heifers, 30 percent cows, and
Bpercent bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1250-1400 lb 68 50-
69 60, onelot 7100, couple lots
1410-1460 lb 67 25-68 25, Choice 2-3
1100-1400 1b64 85-68 50. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1025-1425 lb 60 50-
64 50
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime
2-3 1375-1500 lb 58 75-59 60, one
lot6l 00, Choice 2-3 1275-1500 lb
53 75-58 50, couple Select 1-3 1100-
1475 lbsl 00-53 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1100-1300 lb 66 75-
68 00,Choice 2-3 1050-1300 lb 62 00-
66 00, Select 1-3 950-1175 lb 50 50-
55 00
COWS LOW DRESSING
BULK HIGH DRESSING Brkg Util
ity/Commercial 2-3 38 00-
41 00 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3
33 00-37 00 Canner and low Cutter 1-2
27 00-30 00 30 00-32 00
BULLS Yield grade 1 1200-2100 lb
42 00-47 00, couple 50 50-53 00,
Yieldgrade 2 1050-1600 lb 38 00-
42 00
CALVES Vealers and slaughter calves
not fully tested, couple Good 250-3251 b
vealers 65 00-75 00, few Good and
Choice 400-550 lb slaughter calves
48 0-58 00
SHEEP Slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes fully steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 1-2 30-
40 1b 150 00-160 00, 40-50 lb 122 00-
135 00,60-80 lb 110 00-118 00, 80-
90 lb 95 00-110 00, 90-110 lb 88 00-
96 00, few 125-135 lb 88 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good
45 00-53 00, Aged Bucks 38 00-42 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head
Billies Medium 80 00-95 00, Large
98 00-110 00 Nannies Large 65 DO
-78 00, Medium 45 00-52 00 Yearlings
Good and Choice 68 00-80 00 Kids
Prime 60 00-75 00, Choice 40 00-
55 00, Good 25 00-40 00
Quality Feeder Cattle
Specializing In:
Fresh Off The Farm
Stockers and Feeders
Order Buying
caii Eugene Martin
717-336-2690 Office
717-336-3676 Home
Licensed & Bonded
Get more capacity and better service from
Chore-Time’s Generation bin
TUESDAY DECEMBER 16, 1997
654 55 0
CATTLE
SHEEP GOATS
TODAY 58
LAST TUESDAY
2 2
LAST YEAR
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CATTLE Slaughter steers 50-75 lower,
except for ;mall supply Choice and
Prime steady, cows steady, slaughter
heifers and bulls not fully
tested. Supply included 28 percent
slaughter steers and 65 percent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few Choice and
Prime 2-3 1200-1475 lb 68.00-69 25.
10 head7o.oo-72.25; Choice 2-3 1070-
1500 lb 64.00-67.50, few 67.50-68.10;
Select andlow Choice 2-3 1075-1450 lb
59.75-65.00
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1350-1550 lb
55.50-56.00, Select 1-3 1300-1450 lb
47.75-53 25. one lot Select and Choice
2-3 1445 lb Heifers 44.85.
of unsubstantial receipts.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, December 22, 1997
Report Supplied By Auction
242 HEAD. MARKET LOWER.
WORK HORSES 850.00-1325.00.
DRIVING 500.00-885.00, 40 HEAD
675.00-3300.00.
RIDING 410.00-750.00, 1 AT 1125.00.
KILLERS, 1 AT 800.00, HEAVY
WEIGHTS 560.00-675.00, LIGHT
WEIGHTS 325.00-485.00.
PONIES 110.00-375.00.
LARGE PONIES 1 AT 1000.00.
COLTS 150.00-265.00.
CALVES
779 5
744
736 858
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, December 24, 1997
Report supplied by auction
37 DAIRY COWS. 92 HEIFERS, 4
BULLS. MARKET STEADY.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
500.00-1225.00.
SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE
985.00- SMALL 400.00-850.00
FEW 900.00-925.0 a
SHORTBRED HEIFERS
285.00-
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
585.00-700.00.
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
115.00-450.00. _
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
HAY, STRAW, & CORN &«a|P
Sale Starts
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 State Buyera-Cash or Certified Check Only
New Holland
Dairy
BULLS 450.00-510.00.
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt 472 5 miles
south of Quarryville or 6 miles
north of Oxford corner of
Rt 472 and Noble Road
Lloyd H Kreider,
Auctioneer
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No out of state checks
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Dec. 18, 1997
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1363 696 847 1019
Lea t Thuisday
1410
Last Year
1078
CATTLE: Shunter steam steady at the
week's dedlne„best demand oouUedcs for
heifers scarce; cows 1.00-2.00
bulb firm *o 1.00 higher. Supply
lia blind 31 percent slaughter steem and 43
pement cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choke aid
Pttne2-4 1250-1475 lb 68.00-7030. oou-
P*e Choke 2 71.00-71.75; Choke 2-3
1173-1460 lb 64.0061.00; Choke 3 few 4
1470-1600 lb 61.50-64.85; Select and low
Choke 2-3 1100-1450 lb 39.00-64.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choke and Prime
2-3 1190-1450 lb 57.75-59.23; Choke 2-3
1130-1500 ft) 53.75-57.00; Select 1-2
■5O-1400 l> 49.00-52.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
BOH DRESSING: Hiking Utility/
Ooeipcsdel 2-3 313042.00 42.004430
Outer and Boning UUHty 1-3 3330-3730
37303830 Cstskt and low Cutter 1-2
25.002830 28303200.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1230-2100 lb
41304730; Yield grade 2 930-1600 lb
30504130; around 25 bead 860-1220 k;
mainly aold as /sedan, 49005330
CALVES! Vealan and dangbeer cabas
QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE
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
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Your Source for Quality Cattle
Licensed and Bonded Cattle Brokers
Inside Pennsylvania: 717-626-3113 FAX: 717-626-1260
Toll-Free Outside of PA: 1-800-485-2233
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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
BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204
HOME (610) 458-8518
IRWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP.
(717) 733-7434
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP.
This Week
Last Week
Laat Year
CATTLE: Slao£ilc( Mb aoevea, Ugh
Choke *od Prime moMty steady, Select to
avenge Choke 90 to meetly 1.00 low,
ehnghtn hdfen steady, cows doeed
1.00-2.oohigher, bulb firm to 1.00 higher.
Supply fariwdffl 35 pffffnt lUnghter
been, 5 percent daughter hdfeo. 43 per
cent cows, 6 percent balk, with die bahnoe
feedea.
637 279 165
602 451
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
mi Prime 2-4 1200-1473 lb 6790-7090.
feir 1110-1423 fc 70907225; Choice 2-3
1100-1473 lb 64.30-67.30, few
679061.10; Choice 3 few 4 147016001 b
6190-64.13; Select end low Choice 2-3
1073-1430 lb 39.0063.00.
C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (717)940-2633
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SALE TUESDAY!
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, Pa.
Friday, Dee. 19, 1997
Cattle
2604
3220
3046
HOLSTTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1190-1623 lb 57.25-59.25; Choice 2-3
1130-1373 lb 53.73-37.73; Select 1-2
1100-1330 lb 49.00-34.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High Choice
end Prime 2-3 1000-1 ITS lb 66.50-6730;
Choice 2-3 1030-1430 lb 61.25-6635;
Select 1-2 930-1130 lb 38.00-61.73; one lot
Select and Choice 2-3 Holitein 44.13.
COWS; LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Bifcg Utility and Com
mercial 2-3 37.0041.00 41.004430 Cut
ter and Boning Utility 1-3 31.0034.00
34.003730 37303830 Canner and low
Cutter 1-2 23.002830 283032.00.
W. Conly Scarff
Home (410) 838-5883
Mobile (410) 790-2650
6:00 P.M
CALVES. SHEEP, GOATS
•GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 10:30 A.M.
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TRUCKING SERVICE
AVAIL-LOCAL &
Calm
1673
1363
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