A2-Lancaster Fuming, Saturday, March 28, 1998 Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction LANCASTER LIVESTOCK AUCTION MONDAY MARCH 23, 1998 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS MONDAYS AUCTION 52 116 175 326 LAST WEEK 726 86 187 210 LAST YEAR 62 1465 955 CATTLE Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers and heifers sold steady Buyers continue to impose strict dis counts on weights over 1485 lbs with little regard for quality Slaughter cow prices were steidy to 50 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to firm Supply consisted of near 65 percent slaughter steers and 15 percent slaughter cows SLAUGHTER STEERS Few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1300-1400 lbs 63 25-65 25 Choice 2-3 1135-1485 lbs 60 85-64 00, 1485-1640 lbs 55 50- 59 75 Select and low Choice 2-3 1150-1485 lbs 58 25-61 50, 1485-166 lbs 54 10-58 75 Select 2-3 950- 1380 lbs 54 75-60 00 HOLSTEINS STEERS Choice 2-3 1350-1585 lbs 55 50-59 25 Select and low Choice 2-3 1435-1750 lbs 52 85- 55 75 Select 1-2 1090-1550 lbs 45 25- 53 25 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice, few Prime 2-4 1070-1365 lbs 60 50-62 25 Select and low Choice 2-3 2-3 950 1400 lbs 56 25 61 00 SLAUGHTER COWS LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS ING Brkg Utility/Commercial 2-3 36 00-40 75 39 25-43 50 Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 32 50-35 50 35 00-39 75 39 00-40 75 Canner and low Cutter 1-2 26 00-31 25 31 00-37 00 SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield grade I 1050-2100 lbs 44 00-53 00, few up to 55 50, outstanding individual 1710 lbs 63 25 Yield grade 2 not well tested BULLOCKS Few Select 1-3 950- 1320 lbs 54 25-61 50 CALVES Compared to last Monday, slaughter calves sold 2 00-4 00 higher SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and Choice 250-350 lbs 75 00-82 00, 350- 450 lbs 70 00-76 00, 500 600 lbs 60 00 65 00 SHEEP Compared to last Monday s auc tion, wooled slaughter lambs sold 10 00- IS 00 higher, while new crop lambs trade steady to 500 higher Slaughter ewes sold mostly 500 higher SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 2 5 90- 110 lbs 102 00-110 00, 115-125 lbs 95 00- 102 00 Quality Feeder Cattle Specializing In: Fresh Off The Farm Stockers aod 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 Next Generation bin VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION TUESDAY MARCH 24, 1998 SHEEP GOATS TODAY 725 LAST TUESDAY LAST YEAR 17 6 782 42 CATTLE Compared to Monday, a light offering of slaughter steers sold fully steady Slaughter heifers were not well tested Demand was very good for lean slaughter cows as Canner and Cutters sold 2 00-3 00 higher, the flesh ier Utility and Commercial cows were mostly 100 higher Slaughter bulls were only lightly tested Supply was made up of near 15 percent slaughter steers and 78 percent slaughter cows SLAUGHTER STEERS Few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1200-1400 lbs 64 00-66 25 Choice 2-3 1200-1485 lbs 61 25-64 25, couple high dressing up to 65 25 Select and low Choice 2- 3 1165-1480 lbs 58 25-62 25, few 1500-1570 lbs 54 75- 58 75 HOLSTEIN STEERS Few Select and Choice 2-3 1300-1430 lbs 53 DO -56 25 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Not well tested FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 - NEW CROP LAMBS Choice 2-3 few 45-50 lbs 142 00-158 00, 50 60 lbs 128 00 136 00, 60-70 lbs 118 GO -123 00, 70-90 lbs 115 00-119 00 SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good 1-3 40 00-45 00, few 1-2 up to 52 00 Aged Bucks 250-300 lbs 45 00-49 00 GOATS All goats sold by the head Billies Large 95 00 112 00 Nbn mes Large 58 00-65 00 Medium 42 00-46 00 Few thin 35 00 Year lings Choice 75 00-80 00 Kids Choice 50 00-70 00 Utility 30 00- 52 00 Good 25 00-30 00 CATTLE CALVES 510 748 I 576 749 542 677 B&R CATTLE CO RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone (717)553-8164 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 Buyera-Cash or Certified Check Only Lancaster Livestock Auction WedMadaj’* aurkrt report h m beta iflrnrwtlniml natll further anti nr tnr»n» of MUiibflUitiil receipt*. 2 (Black and Thin) 9 head 645 lbs 64 25 SLAUGHTER COWS LOW DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS ING Breaking Utihty/Comm 2-3 38 25-41 00 40 00-44 25 Qil ter/Bonmg Utility 1-3 33 50-36 75 36 00-41 00 39 50-44 00 Qin ner/low Cutter 1-2 30 00-34 00 34 25-39 25 SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield grade I few 1425-1860 lbs 43 50-46 75, 5 head Black 950-1075 lbs 45 00-51 00 CALVES Compared to last Tuesday, vealers sold mostly steady to 400 lower Holstein bull calves returning to the country sold firm to 15 00 higher, while heifers sold 25 00- 35 00 lower than last week's seasonal market Supply included 639 in state graded sale with near 85 percent returned to farm VEALERS Good and Choice 75-100 lbs 15 00-25 00 Standard and low Good 60- 75 lbs 10 00-15 00 RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls 95-125 lbs 62 00-92 00 Plainer calves 85-115 lbs 35 00-60 00 Holstein heifers 85-115 lbs 100 00- 124 00 Plainer calves 90-100 lbs 57 00-82 00, 70-85 lbs 18 00-25 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 AU 000513 L No out of state checks New Holland Livestock NEW HOLLAND, PA THU MARCH 26, 1998 Cattle Calve* Sheep Goat* TODAY 1642 LAST WEEK 1445 LAST YEAR 1050 CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday; a large offering of slaughter steers sold .SO to mostly 1.00 lower, becoming I.SO lower late. Slaughter heifers were not well tested. At present local conditions, cattle feeders are better off selling average weight Selects rather than producing Choice cattle that may finish out too heavy. Slaughter cow prices were 1.00-2.00 lower than Tuesday's sharply higher market. Slaugh ter bull demand was good with prices rang ing steady to 1.00 higher. Supply consisted of near 49 percent slaughter steers and 31 percent slaughter cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1150-1400 lbs 63.25-65.25. Choice 2-3 1075-1460 lbs 59.00-63.50. few high dressing up to 65.00; 1450- 1650 lbs 55.50-59.50. Select and low Choice 2-3 1000-1460 lbs 56.50-61.50; 1445-1730 lbs 51.50-58.25. Select 2-3 1000-1550 lbs 51.00-59.25. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Few Choice 2-3 1300-1515 lbs 53.75-56.00. Select and low Choice 2-3 1375-1575 lbs 51.75-54,85; couple packages 1600-1700 lbs 50.85- 51.00. Select 1-2 1000-1530 lbs 47.75-52.80. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice 2-4 1000-1200 lbs 58.75-60 JO. Few Select and low Choice 2-3 950-1235 lbs 56.00-60.50. Few Select 2-3 935-1300 lbs 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 tHIHIHtHttaSIHIHISItaH Wittier, 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 rC i i i i i JjC 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 HOME (610) 458-8518 IRWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP. (717) 336-7538 KENNETH E HERSHEY, FIELD REP. 672 38S 522 696 483 222 C. Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445-7237 Mobile (717) 940-2633 Incorporated SALE Tl 47.00- 55.75. SLAUGHTER COWS: LOW DRESS ING BULK HIGH DRESSING Brkg Utility/Commercial 2-3 37.00-40.50 38.75-43.00 Cutter/Boning Utility t-3 31.50-35.50 35.00-39.00 38.25-43.25 Canner/low Cutter 1-2 28.50-34.00 33.00- SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield grade I 1200-2000 lbs 45.00-53.00, individual 1835 lbs 58.50. Yield grade 2 1150-1950 lbs 41.50-46.00. BULLOCKS: Few Select 1-3 950-1350 lbs 53^0-56.00. CALVES: Compared to Monday's auc tion, vealers sold unevenly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter calves were steady to weak in a light test. Trade was active and demand was good for calves returning to the country with bulls selling fully steady and heifers trading 10.00-15.00 higher. Over 70 percent of the calves were sold to be returned to feed. VEALERS: Good and Choice 75-TO lbs 20.00-32.00. Standard and low Good 70-100 lbs 12.00-20.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good and Choice 200-250 lbs 85.00-100.00. Utility and Good 300-500 lbs 50.00-65.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 95-130 -lbs 85.00-115.00, few to 125.00. Plainer calves 90-120 lbs 50.00-80.00, few weak calves 70-85 lbs 20.0040.00. Hols tein heifers 90-120 lbs 112.00-147.00. Plainer calves 80-100 lbs 50.00- 95.00, few weak calves 70-80 lbs 18.00-30.00. SHEEP: Compared to Monday's auc tion, wooled slaughter lambs were not well tested. New crop lambs under SO lbs sold weak to 20.00 lower, heavier weights wen fully steady. Slaughter ewes sold 3.00-10.00 lower in a very light test SLAUGHTER lAMBS; Not enough of any one weight class to establish quotes. NEW CROP LAMBS: Choice and Prime 2-4 20-40 lbs 130.00-100.00; 40-60 lbs 130.00-150.00. Choice 2-3 2040 lbs 100.00- 40-60 lbs 113.00-130.00; 60-80 lbs 113.00-130.00; 80-100 lbs 105.00- (Turn to Page A2O) W. Conly Scarff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650 DA 6:00 P.M CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS •GET CALVES IN EARLY OUR STATE GRADER STARTS AT 10:30 A.M. TRUCKING SERVICE AVAIL-LOCAL &
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