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Livestock Market Auction
LANCASTER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MONDAY JUNE 8,
CALVES HOGS
CATTLE
GOATS
MONDAY'S AUCTION
27 25 271 172
LAST WEEK
17 177 62
I .AST YEAR
201 2.19 164
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers sold steady,
instances “iO lower The auction
opened-up weak and slowly picked up
steam as the quality of cattle im
proved Buyers were more selective, be
ing especially careful to discount in
dividuals that may produce a yield grade
4 carcass A light test of slaughter
cows sold mostly steady and slaughter
bulls were fully steady. Supply in
cluded 62 percent slaughter steers and
10 percent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS' High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1160-1420 lbs 63.50-
65.35. Choice 2-3 1060-1495 lbs
61 50-64.50, individual high dressing
Charoldis 1250 lbs 66.00. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1020-1645 lbs 57.00-
62 85; couple 1735- 1890 lbs 53.10-
55 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1490-1650 lbs 56.00-59 75
Choice 2-3 1200-1650 lbs 54.00-
57 50. Select and low Choice 2-3 1090-
1680 lbs 52.00- 54.75 Few Select I -
2 1260-1700 lbs 51.00-53 75 Individ
ual Standard 3 3275 lbs 30.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few high
Choice and Prime 2-4 1250-1285 lbs
63 25-64.25 Choice 2-3 1025-1340
lbs 60 00-62 35, few full Yield Grade 4-
s’s 875-1170 lbs 52 00-58 00 Se
lect and low Choice 2-3 1190-1510
lbs 55 00-60 50 Heiferettcs Com
mercial and Standard 2-4 900-1085 lbs
41 00-48 75
COWS
LOW DRESSING
BULK HIGH DRESSING
Brkg Utihly/Commercial 2-4
39 00-42 75
Cutler/bomng Utility 1-3 34 00-
36 75 36 25-40 25 up to 41 50
Canner/low Cutter 1-2 32 00-
34 50 33 75-37 50
BULLS Yield Grade I 980-2415 lbs
46 75-57 75, individual Limousin 1370
lbs 60 50 Yield Grade 2 930-2540 lbs
42 25-47 75 Bullocks Select 1-3 900-
1270 lbs 49 50-6175, individual
high dressing I 300 lbs 64 50
CALVES Compared lo lasi week,
slaughter taKes sold 200 to 500
lower
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good lew
Choice 180 2SO lbs 82 00 90 00 tew
250-550 lbs 75 00-80 00, 550-500
lbs 60 00-72 00
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.
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VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION it ™ ™ D S C 6 °u ™ * ~
TUESDAY JUNE 9, 1998 HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS £" me 2 nd ‘ v ' d “ a ' 23
TODAY 524 690 5 2 ' 3 25-55 lbs 54 75-
56 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Couple Choice
B 1150 lbs 60 00
SLAUGHTER COWS- LOW
DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS
ING Brkg Utility/Commercial 2-4
38 00-40 00 39 75-43.25 up to
45.00 Culter/Boning Utility 1-3
34.50-37.00 36 50-40 50 39.25-
42.00 Canner/low Cutter 1-2
30 00-34 00 33 00-38 00 up to
98 75
SLAUGHTER BULLS- Yield grade 1
960-1975 lbs 45.50-47 75 Few Yield
Grade 2 1060-1770 lbs 43 00-44.75.
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday,
vealers sold I 00-5.00 higher in active
trading. Demand was only moderate for
Holstein bull calves reluming to feed
with prices ranging 20.00-25.00 lower.
Holstein heifer trade continued active
on a small supply and prices were 5.00
to mostly 10 00 lower. This week's
offering included 593 head in the State
graded sale and 83 percent returned to
the farm.
SHEEP
659
LASTTUESDAY 567 695
551 27
LAST YEAR
7(H 48
CATTLE Compared to Monday, slaugh
ter steers sold fully steady Trading was
modeately active with good demand on
an attractive supply Slaughter heifers
not well tested Utility and Commercial
cows sold firm to 50 higher, while the
Canner and Cutter cows were unevenly
steady and traded in a wide price range.
Slaughter bulls sold weak on a light test.
Supply included 37 percent slaughter
steers and 57 percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1090-1420 lbs 64 00-
08 10, several low dressing 4-s's
61.85-63 75 Choice 2-3 1040-1480
lbs 61 75-64.85, several high dress
ing X-bred 1-2 1150-1385 lbs 65.00-
67.50. Select and low Choice 2-3
1150-1615 lbs 58.50-62.75. Few Select
SHEEP. Compared to last week, slaugh
ter lambs sold steady to 10.00 higher
and slaughter ewes were steady to 3.00
higher
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prune 2-3 few plain 40-50 lbs 75.00-
80.00. 60- 70 lbs 90.00-95.00; 70-
80 lbs 85 00-90 00, 80-100 lbs 88 00-
95.00, 100-110 lbs 80 00-83.00,
110-125 lbs 75.00-80.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good
1-2 22.00-42.00, few thin up to 45 00
Aged Bucks- 220-260 lbs 35.00-38 00.
GOATS- All goats sold by the head
Billies Large 115 00-134.00 Medium
85 00-100 00 Nannies- Medium
and Large 60 00-68.00 Few Thin
43 00-50.00 Yearlings Choice and
Prime 48 00-55 00 Kids: Choice
and Prime 45 00-60 00 Good 20 00-
28 00
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VEALERS: Good and Choice 75-100 lbs
27.00-41.00. Standard and low Good 60-
90 lbs 15.00-22.00. Few Utility down
to 10 00.
RETURNED TD FARM: Holstein bulls
95-120 lbs 55 00-90.00. Plainer calves
85- 125 lbs 38.00-57.00. Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 110.00-138.00.
Plainer calves 70-100 lbs 65.00-
112 00
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Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, June 11, IMS
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Today 1306 681 415 232
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EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt 472 5 miles
south of Quarryviiie or 6 miles
north of Oxford corner of
Rt 472 and Noble Road
Lloyd H. Kreider,
Auctioneer
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JOHN BOWMAN
(717)653-5728
RON RANCK
(717)656-9849
Last Thursday
694 394 302
1475
Last Year
1414
CATTLE: COMPARED TO TUES
DAY, SLAUGHTER STEER AND HEIF
ER PRICES WERE MOSTLY FIRM TO
.50 HIGHER. STRENGTH WAS EVI
DENT ON ALL CLASSES, BUT THE
TREND STILL FELL SHORT OF
EXPECTATIONS AFTER MARKET
INDICATORS MOVED HIGHER ALL
WEEK SLAUGHTER COW PRICES
WERE FULLY STEADY, INSTANCES
1.00 HIGHER ON THE FLESHIEST
BREAKING UTILITY AND COMMER
CIAL INDIVIDUALS. SLAUGHTER
BULLS SOLD MOSTLY STEADY. THIS
WEEK'S SUPPLY INCLUDED 52 PER
CENT SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 35
PERCENT SLAUGHTER COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1145-1420
LBS. 64.00-66.00, INDIVIDUAL 1260
LBS. 67.00; LOW DRESSING 4-S'S
1040-1430 LBS. 61.0042.00. CHOICE
2-3 1015-1490 LBS. 62.00-65.10; FEW
HIGH DRESSING 1105-1360 LBS.
65.00-67.00. SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1065-1500 LBS.
57.85-63.00; IS 10-1805 LBS. 54.50-59.50.
SELECT 1-3 925-1485 LBS. 57.00-61.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 COUPLE PACKAGES
1430-1520 LBS. 57.00. CHOICE 2-3
1320-1615 LBS. 54.50-56.50. SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1175-1580 LBS.
52.50-55.50. SELECT 1-2 1030-1470
LBS. 50.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-4 1020-1230 LBS.
61.75-62.75, FEW HIGH DRESSING UP
TO 64.00. FEW SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1075-1410 LBS.
56.00-59.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: BRKG.
UTILITY/COMMERCIAL 2-4 LOW
DRESSING 37.50-42.00, BULK
40.75-43.75. HIGH DRESSING
43.50-46.75; CUTTER/BONING UTILI-
QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE
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' 2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047
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Farm (410) 877-0370
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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 REP.
(717) 336-7538
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: YIELD
GRADE 1 1185-1960 LBS.
YIELD GRADE 2 945-1635 LBS.
43.00- BULLOCKS: FEW SELECT
1-3 1095-1290 LBS. 48.00-57.50.
CALVES: COMPARED TO MON
DAY’S AUCTION, VEALERS SOLD
3.00- HIGHER IN ACTIVE TRAD
ING AND VERY GOOD DEMAND.
LARGER SLAUGHTER CALVES SOLD
MOSTLY 5.00 LOWER. TRADING WAS
VERY SLOW AND DEMAND CON
TINUED TO BE LIGHT FOR HOLSTEIN
BULLS RETURNING TO FEED. PRICES
WERE 25.00-30.00 LOWER AND THE
MAJORITY OF THE PLAINER CALVES
SOLD FOR VEAL. HOLSTEIN HEIFER
TRADING WAS AN ENTIRELY DIFFE
RENT STORY AS DEMAND WAS
VERY GOOD AND PRICES WERE AS
MUCH AS 40.00 HIGHER. AROUND 68
PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SUPPLY
RETURNED TO THE FARM.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
75-110 LBS. 35.0045.00, STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-95 LBS.
20.00-35.00. FEW UTILITY DOWN TO
11.00
SLAUGHTER CALVES: FEW GOOD
AND CHOICE 2SO-3SO L 85.75.00-90.00;
350-500 LBS. 70.0080.00. FEW UTILI
TY AND LOW GOOD 350500 LBS.
00.0070.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90125 L 85.500070.00. PLAIN
ER CALVES 85-115 LBS. 38.0050.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 85-120 LBS.
125.00170.00, FEW TO 182.00. FEW
PLAINER CALVES 75-105 LBS.
85.00125.00
SHEEP: COMPARED TO MONDAY *S
AUCTION. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
SOLO MOSTLY 10.00 HIGHER AND
INSTANCES 20.00 HIGHER ON
WEIGHTS UNDER 50 LBS. SLAUGH
TER EWE PRICES WERE UNEVENLY
STEADY.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 3070 LBS. 105.00130.00;
7090 LBS. 90.00105.00; 90110 LBS.
85.0090.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: UTILITY AND
C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (717) 940-2633
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