AMancwter Farming, Saturday, February 14. 1998
Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction
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LANCASTER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MONDAY FEBRUARY 9, 1998
CATTLE
SHEEP GOATS
MONDAYS AUCTION
81 169 206
LAST WEEK
187 444
LAST YEAR
212 214
CATTLE Compared to ThOrsday,
slaughter steers started the week I 00
tomostly 200 lower Slaughter heifers
1 00-1 50 lower Slaughter cows sold
fully steady with weighing conditions
mostly full Slaughter bulls were I 00-
200 higher Trade was fairly slow as
buyers became more selective, showin
gonly moderate demand for steers and
heifers Near 61 percent ot offerings
was made up of slaughter steers, with 17
percent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1300-1430 lbs
64 00-66 83 Choice 2-3 1130-1430
lbs 62 25-64 30. few 1450-1600 lbs
38 75-61 83 Selectand low Choice 2-3
1000 1500 lbs 37 23-62 50, few high
dressing up to 63 73
HOLSTEINS Choice 2-3 1480 1673
lbs 33 33-37 30 Select and low Choice
2-31285-1700 lbs 49 73-33 23 Select
1-2 1000 1430 lbs 43 00-30 30
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few Choice 2-3
1180-1330 lbs 62 23-64 30 Select and
low Choice 2-3 930-1330 lbs 34 30-
60 73 Heiferettes Commercial and
Standard 2 3900-1230 lbs 44 00-30 73
SLAUGHTER COWS LOW
DRESSING BULK HIGH DRES S
ING Brkg Utihty/Commercial 2-3
37 23-43 30 Cutler and Boning Utility
13 32 23-33 73 33 30-40 0039 00
41 30 Canner and low Cutter 1-2 26 00
33 00 32 30-36 75SLAUGHTER
BULLS Yield grade 1 1150-2100 lbs
47 73-36 00, individual 39 73,few out
standing 1250-1420 lb 63 75-67 25
Yield grade 2 1000 2120 lbs 43 25
48 00
CALVES Vealers and slaughter calves
were not well tested
HOGS Not well tested
SHEEP Compared to last Monday's
auction, slaughter lambs sold steady
andslaughler ewes were 300 to 3 00
lower
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 2-7 70-
80 lbs 112 00-118 00, 80-100 lbs
9S 00-102 00 125 MS lbs 88 00-
9S 00
NEW CROP LAMBS Choice 2-7 few
70-40 lbs 178 00. 40 SO lbs 120 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good
I 7 55 00 S 2 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head Bil
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VINTAGE LIVESTOCK
TUESDAY FEBRUARY
SHEEP GOATS
TODAY
CALVES
hog;
LAST TUESDAY
0 0
,LAST YEAR
CATTLE Compared to Monday's
sharply lower steer market, prices on
slaughtersteers were steady Slaughter
heifers were not well tested Slaughter
cowssold firm to 50 higher and a light
offering ot slaughter bulls sold weak
This week's supply included 26 percent
slaughter steers and 69 percent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1250-1425 lbs 6175
67 75 Choice 2-1 1150-1450 lbs
62 00 64 50 Select and low Choice 2-1
1100-1500 lbs 58 00-61 00
HOLSTEINS Select and low Choice 2 3
1180 1430 lbs 48 75-34 73 Select 1-2
1000-1300 lbs 43 23-30 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Not well tested
SLAUGHTER COWS LOW
DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS
ING
Breaking Utility/Comm 2-3 33 23-
38 00 37 23-43 73 Cutler/Bomng
Utility 1-3 32 00-3600 33 73
40 00 39 23-43 SO Canner/low Cuttci
1-2 27 00-33 73 32 00-37 73
BULLS Few Yield Grade 1-2 1200-2300
lbs 42 73-50 00
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday,
vealers sold 300 to 700 higher
Calvesreturmng to the farm sold
10 00-20 00 lower with only moderate
to good demand and trade was not as ac
tive as recent weeks Supply included
684 headm the graded auction and 83
lies Large 93 00-110 00 Nannies
Medium 40 00-48 00, Large 38 00-
63 00 Yearlings Choice 63 00-
80 00 Kids Choice 48 00-62 00
Utility and Good 30 00-40 00
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AUCTION
10, 1998
CATTLE
CALVES
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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
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Auction
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discontinued until farther notice became
of umubstantial receipt*.
percent returned to the farm
VEALERS High Good and low Choice
70-110 lbs 24 00-18 00 Few Standard
andlow Good 70-85 lbs 15 00-23 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES Few Utility and
Good 175-400 lbs 50 00-67 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 90 00-117 00, 80-90 lbs
80 00-95 00 Small frame calves 90-
125 lbs 50 00-80 00, 65-90 lbs 25 GO
-55 00, few 12 00-25 00 Holstein heif
ers 90-115 lbs 111 00-117 00 Small
frame calves 90-115 lbs 50 00-80 00,
75-90 lbs 25 00-40 00
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Feb. 12, 1998
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1203 662 148 43
Last Thursday
1045
Last Year
1157 583
626 90 86
CATTLE: COMPARED TO TUES
DAY. SLAUGHTER STEERS SOLD
STEADY TO FIRM, AS BUYERS WERE
LESS SELECTIVE THAN EARLIER IN
THE WEEK. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
SOLD STEADY IN A LIGHT TEST.
SLAUGHTER COWS WERE STEADY
TO 1.00 HIGHER AND SLAUGHTER
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt 472 5 miles
south of Quanyville or 6 miles
north of Oxford corner of
Rt 472 and Noble Road
Lloyd H Kreider,
Auctioneer
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BULLS SOLD STEADY. SUPPLY
INCLUDED AROUND 45 PERCENT
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 41 PER
CENT COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-14S0
LBS. 64.00-67.75; HIGH DRESSING
INDIVIDUAL 68.75. CHOICE 2-3
1150-1450 LBS. 62.00-64.75; 1450-1600
LBS. 58.00-62.75. SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1100-1500 LBS.
57.75-63.00; 1500-1700 LBS. 55.00-60.00.
FEW SELECT 2-3 1050-1400 LBS.
54.00-58.75.
HOLSTEINS: CHOICE 2-3 1185-1750
LBS. 55.25-60.25. SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1300-1785 LBS.
50.00-57.00. SELECT 1-2 1150-1800
LBS. 46.00-52.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-4 1 150-1440 LBS.
60.00-62.50. SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1450 LBS.
56.25-60.75.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY/
COMMERCIAL 2-3 LOW DRESSING
36.00-37.75, BULKL 37.25-43.25.
CUTTER/BONING UTILITY 1-3 LOW
DRESSING 33.25-36.50, BULK
36.25- HIGH DRESSING
39.25- CANNER/LOW CUTTER
1-2 LOW DRESSING 27.50-33.75, BULK
32.25-
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1150-2100
LBS. 46.50-SS.SO. YIELD GRADE 2
1100-2070 LBS. 42.25-48.50.
CALVES: COMPARED TO MON
DAY’S AUCTION, VEALERS SOLD
5.00 TO 7.00 LOWER IN A LIGHT TEST.
AS OVER 90 PERCENT OF THE
CALVES SOLD TO BE RETURNED TO
THE FARM. PRICES FOR CALVES
RETURNING TO THE FARM WERE
MOSTLY STEADY WITH MODERATE
QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE
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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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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 RER
(717) 733-7434 TRUCKING SERVICE
KENNETH E HERSHEY, FIELD REP. AVAIL-LOCAL*
TO GOOD DEMAND. SLAUGHTER
CALVES WERE NOT WELL TESTED.
VEALERS: FEW GOOD AND
CHOICE 75-100 LBS. 20.00-27.00,
SOME TO 31.00. STANDARD AND
LOW GOOD 65-80 LBS. 11.00-15.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: NOT WELL
TESTED.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-125 LBS. 95.00-125.00;
80-100 LBS. 75.00-100.00. SMALL
FRAME CALVES 70-100 LBS.
40.00- FEW 25.00-40.00. HOLS
TEIN HEIFERS 90-125 LBS.
90.00- 117.00. SMALL FRAME CALVES
75-100 LBS. 45.00-70.00.
SHEEP: COMPARED TO MONDAY'S
AUCTION. A LIGHT SUPPLY OF
SLAUGHTER LAMBS SOLD MOSTLY
STEADY. SLAUGHTER EWES WERE
NOT TESTED.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; FEW CHOICE
2-3 100-130 LBS. 85.00-100.00.
NEW CROP LAMBS: CHOICE 2-3
35-60 LBS. 150.00-200.00; 60-90 LBS.
115.00- 90-115 LBS.
100.00-
Cattle Calves
This Week 2574 1665
Last Week 2396 1730
Last Year 2458 1685
CATTLE: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK'S CLOSING PRICES, SLAUGH
TER STEERS ENDED THE WEEK
1.50-2.00 LOWER. SHARP EARLY
WEEK LOSSES CONTINUED
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
ALTHOUGH DEFINITE PRICE SUP
PORT WAS EVIDENT ON THURSDAY.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS FINISHED
1.00-1 JO LOWER ON A LIGHT TEST.
SLAUGHTER COWS CLOSED JO-1 JO
HIGHER AND SLAUGHTER BULLS
SOLD MOSTLY 1.00 HIGHER. SUPPLY
C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (717) 940-2633
Incorporated
SALE
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
•GET CALVES IN EARLV
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 10:30 A.M.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
Friday, Feb. 13, 1998
(Turn to Pago A 43)
W. Conly Scarff
Home (410) 838-5883
Mobile (410) 790-2650
6:00 P.M
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