A2-ljhcaatar'Farming, Saturday, January 24, 1998 Lancaster County livestock Market Auction t LANCASTER LIVESTOCK AUCTION MONDAY JANUARY 19, 1998 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS MONDAY'S AUCTION 699 120 213 245 LAST WEEK 766 9 281 256 LAST YEAR 804 1C 571 321 CATTLE Slaughter steers mostly steady, instances 1.00 lower on High Choiceand Prime, slaughter heifers sold steady to 100 higher; cows firm to I OOhigher, bulls fully steady Supply included 59 percent slaughter steers, 19percenC slaughter heifers, 15 percent cows, and 7 percent bulls SLAUGHTER STEERS’ High Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1450 lb 66 00-68 25, Choice 2-3 1160-1550 lb 63 75-65 85, Select and low Choice 2-3 1175-1500 lb 57 85-63 75 HOLSTEINS- High Choice and Prime 2- 3 1200-1700 lb 57.00-59.00, Choice 2-31400-1700 lb 54.25-57 75, few sales Select and low Choice 2-3 50 00- 55 25 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1075-1300 lb 65 50- 68 OO.Choice 2-3 1050-1285 lb 63,00- 65 75, Select and low Choice 2-3 1000- 1250 1658,00-63 00. COWS LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Brkg Util- ity/Commercial 2-3 41 00 41 00-43 00 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 34 75-37 50 37 50-39 00 Canner and low Cutter 1-2 28 00-3000 30.00-32 00. BULLS Yield grade 1 1250-1870 lb 48 00-55 25, few to 57 25; Yield grade 21000-1830 lb 41.75-46.50. CALVES Vealers and slaughter calves steady VEALERS Individual Choice 280 lb 92 00; High Good and low Choice 280- 350 1658 00-65 00 SLAUGHTER CALVES Good 460-540 lb 50 00-55 00 HOGS Insufficient volume sold for a market test SHEEP Slaughter lambs steady; slaugh ter ewes 5 00 lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS One lot Choice 1-2 70 lb 121 00, 80-95 lb 105 00- 112 OO.Choice 1-3 95-120 lb 95 00- 105 00, 120-135 lb 75 00-78 00 SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good 1-2 48 00-55 00, 2-3 38 00-42 00 GOATS All goats sold by the head Billies Large 95 00-110 00 Nannies Medium 40 00-48 00, few Large 70 00-75 00 Yeailmgs Choice 78 00-85 00, Kids Choice and Prime 50 00-65 00, Good 35 00-48 00, 30 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 9\[euJ Next Generation bin VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION TUESDAY JANUARY 20, 1998 CATTLE SHEEP GOATS TODAY 56 LAST TUESDAY 0 0 LAST YEAR CATTLE Slaughter steers 1 00-1 50 higher, too few heifers or bulls on offer for a market test. Slaughter cows sold 1 00-3 00 higher on an attractiveoffer mg Supply included 24 percent slaughter steers and 67 percentslaug li ter cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice and Prune 2-4 1200-1500 lb 67 50-70.50, Choice 2-3 1220-1500 lb 64 25- 67.75, Select and low Choice 2-3 1120- 1450 lb 60 75-65 00. HOLSTEINS Choice and Prime 2-3 lew 1300-1630 lb 57 50-58 75, Choice 2-3 few 1300-1570 lb 55 25-57.60 COWS LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking Utility & Comm 2-3 36.50-40.00 39 00-44 75 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 34 25-36 00 36 00-40.00 39.75-41.25 Canner and low Cutter 1-2 28.00-33.50 33 50-36.75 BULLS: Few Yield grade 1-2 1200-2400 lb 40 75-47 75. CALVES: Vealers sold fully steady Supply included 676 head in the grade d sale of which 83 percent of the supply sold to be returned to the farm. 38 00- VEALERS: Couple Choice 195-240 los 77.00-87.00 High Good and low Choice 130-330 lbs 35.00-47.00, 80- 105 lbs 22.00-28.00; Standard and low Good 70-801bs 17.00-22.00, few 60-65 lbs 10.00-11 00 RETURNED TO FARM: 20 head 120- 125 lbs Holstein bulls 100 00, ISO head 100-115 lbs 104.00-109 00, 60 head 95 lbs 91 00-95.00, 65 head 85-90 lbs 65.00-72 00, 100 head small frame 90- 105 lbs 67 00-75.00 and 25 head 110- 115 Ibs42 00, 35 head 90-105 lbs Hoi- Utility 25 00- Wednesday’■ market report has been discontinued until farther notice because of umubatantial receipts. CALVES 759 0 605 770 stem heifers 95 00-112 00 80-85 lbs 77 00, 10 head 100-105 lbs 82.00 and 20 lbs 26 00-35.00 SHEEP. No market test GOATS: No market test 552 736 0 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 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 Buyert-Caah or Certified Check Only E Lancaster Livestock Auction and 25 head small frame head 80-85 A LESSON WELL LEARNED... LANCASTER FARMING’S CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS! 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 AU-000513L No out of state checks New Holland Livestock NEW HOLLAND, FA THU JANUARY 22, 1998 Cattle Calve* Sheep Goat* TODAY 1168 LAST WEEK 1034 LAST YEAR 1272 CATTLE: Slaughter steers fully steady, instances 1.00 higher. Not enough slaugh ter heifers to establish a trend. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm and bulls were fully 1.00 higher. Supply included 34 per cent slaughter steers and 48 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1450 lbs 67.75-70.50. few 1200-1325 lbs 70.50-71.75. Choice 2-3 1100-1550 lbs 64.25-67.75. Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1500 lbs 59.50-65.00. Few sales Select 2-3 1000-1300 lbs 58.00-61.00,1300-1650 lbs 5650-58.50. HOLSTEINS: Choice and Pome 2-3 few 1350-1650 lbs 59.50-61.85. Choice 2-3 1300-1750 lbs 54.00-57J0. Select 1-2 1100-1700 lbs 51.50-56.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 1125-1400 lbs 62.00-66.50. Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lbs 5750-62.75. COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESSING Brkg Utility/ Commercial 2-3 3850-40.00 40.00-45.00 45.00-47.75 Cutter/Boning Utility 1-3 34.75-37.50 36.50-41.75 40.00-43.75 Canner/low Cutter 1-2 29.00-34.00 3350-37.00 BULLS: Yield giade 1-2 1100-1800 lbs 4450-5050. 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 * Daily Heifers c c G c c i g c G c c G G D te G G te G G m G G G i G G G G Willier, Incorporated Your Source for Quality Cattle Licensed and Bonded Cattle Brokers J Inside Pennsylvania: 717-626-3113 FAX: 717-626-1260 Toll-Free Outside of PA: 1-800-485-2233 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 580 140 214 654 180 178 652 C. Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445-7237 Mobile (717) 940-2633 iygSEEU?I SALE TUESDAYS Lancaster County Weekly New Holland, PA Friday, Jan. 23, 1998 Cattle 2428 This Week 2405 1752 2639 16*7 Last Week Last Year CATTLE: SLAUGHTER STEERS FINISHED THE WEEK FULLY 1.00- HIGHER. SLAUGHTER HEIF ERS SOLD STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER COW PRICES WERE 3.00- HIGHER IN ACTIVE TRAD ING, WHILE SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD 1.00-2.00 HIGHER. SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice & Prime 2-4 1200-1500 LBS. 66,00-7050, FEW 1200-1325 LBS. LATE IN THE WEEK 7050-71.75. CH 2-3 1100-1550 LBS. 63.75-67.75, SE ft LC 2-3 1100-1500 LBS. 57.85-65.00, LATE MOSTLY 60.00-65.00, FEW SE 2-3 1000-1600 LBS. 5650-61.00. HOLSTEINS: FEW High Choice ft Prime 2-3 1200-1700 LBS. 57.00-6050. SOME LATE 61.85, CH 2-3 1300-1750 L85.54.00-57.75.5E 1-3 1100-1700 LBS. 50.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW High Choice ft Prime 2-4 1075-1300 LBS. 6550-68.00, CH 2-3 1050-1400 LBS. 62.00-65.75. SE ft LC 2-3 1000-1350 LBS. 5750-63.00. BREAKING UTILITY ft CUTTER 2-4 LOW DRESSING 365040.00, BULK 38.0045.00, HIGH DRESSING 41.0047.75; CUTTER ft BONING 1-3 Low Dressing 34.25-3750, BULK 36.0041.75. HIGH DRESSING 39.7543.75. CANNER ft LOW CUTTER 1-2 LOW DRESSING 28.0034.00, BULK 335037.00. BULLS; YQ 1 1200-2400 LBS. 45.00-50.50, FEW TO 55.25, YG 2 1000-ISOO LBS. 40.75-44.75. CALVES: VEALERS AND SLAUGH TER CALVES SOLD FULLY STEADY. DEMAND WAS GOOD FOR CALVES RETURNING TO THE COUNTRY WITH PRICES STEADY TO FIRM. W. Conly Scarff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650 lu|Lnmaiqq 6:00 P.M CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS •GET CALVES IN EARLY OUR STATE GRADER STARTS AT 10:30 A.M. Calve* 1623 A''/,