A2-Lancastar Fanning, Saturday, February 7,1998
TER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
FEBRUARY 2, 1998
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
MONDAYJLAUCnON 738 46
24 444
LAST WEEK
105 179
LAST YEAR 598 59 84
585 347
587 48 62
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers I 00-1 SO lower
Slaughterheifers 50-1 00 lower Slaugh
ter cows sold mostly steady to I 00
lower andbulls were steady Supply in
eluded 51 percent slaughter steers, 18
percentheifers. 19 percent slaughter
cows, 10 percent bulls, with the bal
ancefeeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1250-1500 lbs 65 25
66 75 Choice 2-5 1150-1500 lbs
63 50-65 50 Select and low Choice 2-3
975-1450 lbssB 50-64 00 Few Select
2-3 1150-1300 lbs 57 00-66 25
HOLSTEINS Couple High Choice and
Prime 2 3 1435-1520 lbs 6125-
61 50 Choice 2-3 1400 1600 lbs
55 00-59 75 Select and low Choice 2-3
1250 1725 lbs 5100-56 50 Select 1-2
1100-1450 lbs 47 00 51 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-3
1100-1350 lbs 62 50-65 25. Select and
low Choice 2-3 975-1400 lbs 57 25
63 75
SLAUGHTER COWS LOW
DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS
ING Brkg Utility/Commercial 2-3
35 25-37 00 37 00-44 25 Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 32 00-35 75
35 75 39 25 39 00-42 25
Boars Conner and low Cutter 1-2
27 25-32 00 32 00-36 25
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield grade I
1000-1750 lbs 46 50-56 00, one out
standingindividual 1580 lbs 62 75
Yield grade 2 1000-2235 lbs 40 75
48 00
CALVES Vealers and slaughter calves
were not well tested
HOGS Not enough of any class on hand
lor a market test
SHEEP Compared to last Monday's auc
tion, slaughter lambs and slaughter ewes
sold steady to 3 00 higher
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 2 8 60-
70 lbs 110 00-118 00, lew 70-80 lbs
108 00-112 00, 90-128 lbs 88 00
98 00
NEW CROP LAMBS Choice 2-8 few
80-40 lbs I *5O 00, 40 SO lbs 184 00
I 86 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good
18 40 00-88 00 Aged Bucks 88 00-
48 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head Bil
Qualify 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
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VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 3, 1998
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
TODAY 613 821 0
0
LAST TUESDAY
3 0
605 712
LAST YEAR
CATTLE Compared to Monday,
slaughter veers sold fully steady, in
stancesso higher Not enough slaughter
heifers offered for a market test Slaug h
lercow prices were steady with weigh
ing conditions mostly in tavor of the
seller Slaughter bulls weak in a very
light test Supply included 25 percent
slaughter steers and 67 percent slaughter
cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1450 lbs 66 00-
68 50 Choice 2-3 1100-1500 lbs
63 25-66 25 Select and low Choice 2-3
1125-1550 lbssB 00-63 50
HOLSTEINS Few Choice 2-3 1500-
1700 lbs 55 85-59 50 Select and low
Choice 2-3 1-3 1485-1700 lbs 48 50-
54 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 individual 1395 lbs
66 00 Select and low Choice 2-3 couple
lots 1180-1460 lbs 62 50-63 75
SLAUGHTER COWS I£IW
DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS
ING Breaking Utility/Comm 2-3
35 50-37 25 37 00-44 25 Qit
ter/Bonmg Utility 1-3 33 50-35 75
35 75 39 75 39 00-42 00 Canner/low
Cutter 1-2 28 00-32 75 32 50-
36 00
BULLS Few Yield Grade 1-2 1250-2030
lbs 44 00-50 00
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday,
vealers sold mostly steady to 3 00
lies Large 95 00-120 00 Nannies
Medium 38 00-48 00, Large 65 GO
-75 00 Yearlings Choice 75 GO
-85 00, Kids Choice 55 00-70 00
Good 40 00-50 00 Utility 25 00-
30 00
B&R CATTLE CO
RD 1, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone
(717)653-8164
JOHN BOWMAN
(717)653-5728
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-Cath or Certified Check Only
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
Wednesday’s market report has been
discontinued until further notice because
of unsubstantial receipts.
634 719
higher Trade was active and demand
was good tor calves returning to the
farm Supply included 718 head in the
graded auction and 90 percent returned to
thefarm
VEALERS High Good and low Choice
80-125 lbs 20 00-31 00 Standard and
low Good 70 85 lbs 15 00-20 00, few
60-75 lbs 12 00-1500
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls
100-125 lbs 100 00-122 00, 95-100
Ibsl 10 00-136 00, 85-95 lbs 72 00-
100 00 Small frame calves 130-235 lbs
47 00-65 00, 100-125 lbs 95 00-
102 00. 85-100 lbs 40 00-85 00, few
70-85 lbs 25 00-57 00 Holstein heif
ers 95-125 lbs 92 00-127 00 Small
frame calves 280-4201bs 44 00-57 00,
85-130 lbs 30 00-57 00, 70-85 lbs
TODAY
LAST WEEK
1398
LAST YEAR
1030
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steers and heifers sold steady.
Slaughter cows were steady to .50 lower
Specializing in
Stockers &
Feeders
RON RANCK
(717)656-9849
New Holland
Livestock
NEW HOLLAND, PA
THU FEBRUARY 5, 1998
Cattle Calve* Sheep Goats
1045 626 90 86
693 147 104
144 364
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 000513 L
No out of state checks
with the full decline most evident on the
Utility cows. Slaughter bulls sold mostly
steady, instances 1.00 higher. Supply
included near 33 percent slaughter steers
and 47 percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1410 lbs 66.10-67J0.
Choice 2-3 1200-1475 lbs 63.50-66.50.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1500 lbs
59.50-64.50; 1500-1665 lbs 57.00-61.60.
Select 2-3 1080-1500 lbs 56.50-60.75.
HOLSTEINS: Choice 2-3 1275-1650
lbs 56.00-60.35. Select and low Choice 2-3
1200-1600 lbs 54.00-57.50. Select 1-2
1150-1670 lbs 46.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
2-3 1100-1425 lbs 63.50-64.25. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lbs
57.5061.75. Few heiferettes Commercial
and Standard 2-3 1050-1550 lbs
48.0054.50.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING Brkg Utility/
Commercial 2-3 37.00-43.00 Cutter/
Boning Utility 1-3 33.00-35.00
35.0039.50 39.00-43.00 Cannei/low Cut
ter 1-2 27.5033.25 32.0037.00
BULLS; Yield grade 1 1250-2150 lbs
46.00-54.00, few to 58.50. Yield grade 2
1200-2230 lbs 43.00-48.00.
CALVES; Compared to Monday's auc
tion, vealets sold weak to 5.00 lower in a
very light test, since around 90 percent of
the supply was sold to be returned to the
farm. Demand was good for calves going
back to the farm with prices ranging
5.00- higher. Slaughter calves were
not well tested.
VEALERS: Few Good and Choice
80-100 lbs 20.00-25.00, some to 30.00.
Standard and low Good 70-85 lbs
14.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good
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
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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
BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204
and Choice 250-400 lbs 80.00-110.00.
Utility and Good 235-420 lbs 48.00-72.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls
100-125 lbs 110.00-135.00, few to 140.00;
80-100 lbs 85.00-115.00. Small frame
calves 70-100 lbs 55.00-95.00, few weaker
calves 30.00-55.00. Holstein heifers
95-125 lbs 75.00-115.00. Small frame
calves 70-100 lbs 35.00-75.00.
SHEEP: Competed to Monday's auc
tion, not enough of any class to establish a
market trend.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Few Choice
2-3 80-110 lbs 80.00-110.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Few Choice 2-3
30-60 lbs 150.00-200.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Not well tested.
GOATS: All goats sold per head. Bill
ies; Not well tested. Nannies: Not well
tested. Yearlings: Not well tested. Kids:
Choice 40.00-70.00; Utility 15.00-40.00.
This Week
Last Week 2619 1687
Last Year 2508 1538
CATTLE: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK’S CLOSE, SLAUGHTER STEER
PRICES ENDED THE WEEK MOSTLY
LOO LOWER. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
FINISHED .50-1.00 LOWER IN A
LIGHT TEST. SLAUGHTER COWS
CLOSED THE WEEK .50-1,00 LOWER
AND SLAUGHTER BULLS SOLD
MOSTLY STEADY, INSTANCES 1.00
HIGHER ON GOOD OFFERINGS LATE
IN THE WEEK. SUPPLY INCLUDED 36
PERCENT SLAUGHTER STEERS, 8
PERCENT SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, 44
PERCENT COWS, 5 PERCENT BULLS,
WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS.
C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (717) 940-2633
Incorporated
SALE TUESDAYS
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
•GET CALVES IN EARLV
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 10:30 A.M.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
Friday, Feb. 6, 1998
Cattle
2396
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W. Conly Scarff
Home (410) 838-5883
Mobile (410) 790-2650
6:00 P.M
O''/,
Calves
1730