LANCASTER LIVESTOCK AUC- TION NEW HOLLAND, PA APRIL 27, 1998 CALVES HOGS CATTLE GOATS MONDAY’S AUCTION 35 110 153 64 LAST MONDAY 105 172 112 LAST YEAR 288 180 CATTLE [USDA] [Supply included 69% slaughter steers and 13% slaughter cows] si steers steady to mostly 50 lower, si cows mostly steady with some weakness on Canner and Cutter, si bulls were active, firm to SO higher SLAUGHTER STEERS' High Choice and Prime 2-4 1260-1465 lbs 63 75- 65 35, Choice 2-3 1060/1470 lbs 61 85-64 75, one high dressing 1560 lbs 66 50, few 1455-1570 lbs 58 60- 61 75, Select and Low Choice 2-3 1040- 1475 lbs 57 25-62 75, 1500-1590 lbs 54 00-59 75 HOLSTEIN STEERS’ High Choice and Prune 2-3 1180-1466 lbs 56 75-62 25, Choice 2-3 1230-1560 lbs 55 00- 57 25, package 1707 lbs 48.00, Select and Low Choice 2-3 1275-1475 lbs 52 50-55 00, few Select 1-2 1380-1415 lbs 48 00-62 10 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice few Prime 2-3 100-1390 lbs 60 75-62 85, Select and Low Choice 2-3 950-1280 lbs 56 25-59.75 SLAUGHTER COWS Breaking Util ity and Commercial 2-4 low dressing 36 25-40 00, bulk 40 00-44 00, Ou ter and Boning Utility 1-3 low dressing 33.50-36 00, bulk 35.75-40 75, high dressing up to 45 00, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 low dressing 28 00- 33 00 bulk 34.00-38 00 BULLOCKS: one Choice 3 1410 lbs 71 50, Select 1-3 1065-1425 lbs 56 50- 63 00. few Standard 1-2 900/1220 lbs 48 00-54.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS’ Yield Grade 1 1025-2095 lbs 48 75-56 50, few up to 58.75, several fancy and lean X-bred bulls 1340-2030 lbs 64 25-66 25, Yield Grade 2 1030-2105 lbs 43 75-46 25 CALVES NOT ENOUGH ON OFFER FOR AN AD EQUATE MARKET TEST' SHEEP Slaughter lambs steady to 5 00 lower, slaughter ewes 100 to 500 lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 2-3 90-100 lbs 95 00-100 00, 100-110 lbs 95 00 NEW CROP LAMBS Choice 2-3 60- 70 lbs 110 00-112 00, 70-80 lbs 100 00-110 00, Good and Choice 2-3 50-60 lbs (plain) 95 00-98 00 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 • ACCESS PLUS* permits Call lor pricing on bins assambled ind my claan out of tha bln , , , , to your farm w , , .. jrgnitotjrjmng., VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION TUESDAY APRIL 28, 1998 CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS TODAY 574 570 0 SHEEP LAST TUESDAY 584 591 635 o ~ LAST YEAR 834 26 7 0 790 24 15‘ CATTLE Compared to Monday, slaughter steers sold firm, instances 1.00 higher Nearly half of the steer supply was high Choice and Prime, which made comparison difficult Trade was active and demand was good for the fancy types with prices 'climbing higher'than in recent weeks. Slaughter heifers wete not well tested. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with some weakness noticed on the fleshier breaking Utility and Commercial individuals Supply included 36 percent slaughter steers and 52 percent slaughter cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-1465 lbs 63 50-69 00. Choice 2-3 1110-1450 lbs 61 75- 65 00, high dressing 1225-1370 lbs 65 25-66.75, few fancy Charolais X 68 50-69 75, 1490-1565 lbs 57 50- 62 25 Select and low Choice 2-3 1180-1490 lbs 57 00-63.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS’ Choice 2-3 1515- 1550 lbs 55.25-57 75, couple 1670 lbs 50 00 Select and low Choice 2-3 1245-1600 lbs 52.25-55 00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Not well tested. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 1-3 32.00-36.00, 1-2 35.00- 44 00, Aged Bucks 250-275 lbs 35.00-38.00. GOATS...[AII sold by the head], BILLIES: Large 98.00-110.00. NANNIES’ Large 62.00-68.00, Me dium 45.00-52.00, Thin 38.00-42.00 KIDS’ Good and Choice 45 00- 65.00 High Capacity 40‘ root (left) allows more storage and stays cleaner than conventional 30' root (right) HydroShield* Weather, Guard preventa water from running down hopper 805 648 B&R CATTLE CO RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Ph0ne (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 Slat* Buyara-Caah or Cartlllad ChacK Only call for information ■ Broiler ■ Pullets Call for our free brochure “What is contract production?” ilbs and save electricity Replace your bul lent Fluorescent Lights with energy efficii 13 Watts 5-7-9 Watts 5.49 ea. I 5.79 ea. /'-'v Light Bulbs OC a f \ 25 to 100 Watts JO V Ea. V Brass Base • 5000 Hrs. Northeast Agri Systems, Inc Flywav Business Park Delmoiva Sto.. ~HI )39AW©st Ai/port Rood vu-, q. 305 University Ave I^B Kw 2702 Federalsburfl MD ■ 1-800-673-2580 1-800-735-6361 IPB>| FEEDER STEERS: Medium 1 430-530 lbs 73.00-81.00; couple Medium 2 615- 750 lbs 55.50-58 00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large 1 450-470 lbs 62 50-66.00, package (black) 620 lbs 60.75 SLAUGHTER COWS DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS ING Brkg Utihty/Commercial 2-4 36 75-40 25 39 50-43.00 Qit ter/Boning Utility 1-3 33 75-35 75 35 75-41 00 39 50-41.75 Can ner/low Cutter 1-2 29.00-34 75 34 00-38 00 SLAUGHTER BULLS' Few Yield grade 1 1515-1940 lbs 47 50-50.25 Yield grade 2 1145-1975 lbs 40.00-47.50, few lightweight 845-1105 lbs 39.75- 41.25 CALVES' Compared to last Tuesday, vealers sold steady to firm Trading was moderately active for calves returning to the farm. Holstein bull calves sold steady. Demand was lighter this week for Holstein heifers as prices ranged 30.00-40.00 lower. This week’s offering included 487 head in the State graded sale and over 95 percent returned to the farm VEALERS Good and Choice 70-95 lbs 24 00-30 00 RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls 90-125 lbs 100 00-129.00 Plainer calves 80- 115 lbs 50.00-90.00, few weaker calves 70-100 lbs 26.00-50.00. Holstein heifers 80-115 lbs 102.00- 148.00 Few plainer calves 80-110 lbs 45 00-82 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. Kraldar, Auctioneer AU-000513L No out of state checks New Holland Livestock NEW HOLLAND, PA THU APRIL 30, 1998 Cattle Calve* Sheep Goat* TODAY 1405 515 356 151 LAST WEEK 1442 LAST YEAR CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steer prices were JO to mostly 1.00 higher. The highest quotes were marked early in the auction, with sales opening up very active. Slaughter heifcis were not well tested. Slaughter cow prices were uneven, Cannes and Cutter sales were steady to weak and the Utility and Com mercial cows were JO to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 1.00 lower. This week's supply consisted of SO percent slaughter steeis and 29 percent slaughter cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1130-1425 lbs 64.25-68.75. Choice 2-3 1080-1490 lbs 62.75-65.85, high dressing up to 70.00; few 1470-1685 lbs 59.00-62.75. Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1500 lbs 57.50-63.50.1495-1650 lbs 55.00- Few Select 1-3 1030-1475 lbs 53.00- HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1215-1675 lbs 57.00-59.50. Choice 2-3 1220-1650 lbs 55.00-57.60. Select and low Choice 2-3 1390-1505 lbs 53.25- 55.60. Few Select 1-2 980-1250 lbs 49.50-51.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Not well tested. SLAUGHTER COWS: LOW DRESS- QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE Financing Available * Fixed Interest Rates • Interest Due when Cattle Are Sold • No Monthly Payments Lance N. 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Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445-7237 Mobile (717) 940-2633 Willler, Incorporated Your Source for Quality Cattle Licensed and Bonded Cattle Brokers ING BULK HIGH DRESSING Brkg Utility/Commercial 2-4 37.00-41.00 40.00- Cutter/boning Utility 1-3 33.00- 35.30-41.00 40.00-44.00 Canner/low Cutter 1-2 28.50-33.75 33.75-38.25 SLAUGHTER BULLS: Few Yield grade 1 1315-2130 1b547.00-50.50. indivi dual Limousin 1540 lbs 59.00. Yield grade 2 1125-2100 lbs 42.00-47.00. BUL LOCKS: Select 1-3 1050-1375 lbs 53.00-57.50. CALVES: Compared to Monday's auc tion; There were only a few small calves sold for veal, as demand was very good for all classes of farm calves. Slaughter calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Holstein bull calves returning to feed were sharply high er with little regard for quality. Heifers were not quite as active, with only a few on offer. Over 95 percent returned to feed. VEALERS: Few Good and Choice 75- 100 lbs 25.00-32.00. Few Standard and low Good 65-95 lbs 15.00-22.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good and Choice 200-350 lbs 100.00-110.00. Few Utility and Good 200-350 lbs 75.00-100.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs 110.00-145.00. few to 152.00. Plainer calves 80-110 lbs 60.00-100.00. weaker calves 60-90 lbs 30.00-55.00. Few Holstein hdfers 80-120 lbs 110.00-165.00. Few Plainer calves 70-115 lbs 50.00-92.00. SHEEP; Compared to Monday's auc tion, spring slaughter lambs sold mostly steady and old crop lambs were in short supply. Slaughter ewes sold steady to 10.00 lower. NEW CROP LAMBS; Choice 2-3 30-70 {Turn to Page A2O) W. Conly Sea rtf' Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650 TUESDA 6:00 P.M. CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS •GET CALVES IN EARLY OUR STATE GRADER STARTS AT 10:30 A.M. TRUCKING SERVICE AVAIL-LOCAL & unagggaH vicC
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