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Lancaster County livestock Market Auction
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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
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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
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Willier, Incorporated
Your Source for Quality Cattle
Licensed and Bonded Cattle Brokers
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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
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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
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6:00 P.M
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
•GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 10:30 A.M.
Calve*
1623
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