Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 27, 1998, Image 2

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    NEW HOLLAND, PA
JUNE 22, 1998
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
GOATS
MONDAY'S AUCTION 7 7 6
12 96 603 202 LAST MONDAY
841 44 17 181 104 LAST
YEAR 773 28 59 221
249
CATTLE [USDA] [Supply included
67% slaughter steers and 16% slaughter
heifers, 9% cows with the balance
bulls] si steers I 00 to 1 50 lower, si
heifers I 00 to 2 00 lower, cows steady,
bulls weak to 1 00 lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1210-1400 lbs 62 50-63 85.
one lot 1315 lbs 64 60, one lot
mostly Yield Grade 4 1400 lbs 58 25,
Choice 2-3 few 4 1125-1480 lbs
60 00-62 60, few lots 59 50-60 00, Se
lect and Low Choice 2-3 1200-1475
lbs 56 00-59 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and
Pnme 2-4 1390-1600 lbs 55 25-56 50,
Choice 2-3 1250-1650 lbs 51 25-
55 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High Choice
few Prime 3-4 1075-1290 lbs 58 25-
60 00, Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lbs
56 00-59 75, Select and Low Choice 2-3
975-1250 lbs 44 00-48 00
SLAUGHTER COWS few Breaking Util
ity and Commercial 2-4 low dressing
39 50-42 50, Commercial 3-4 bulk
33 00-38 00, Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3 low dressing 34 00-38 00, bulk
38 00-40 75, Canner and Low Cutter 1-2
low dressing 30 00-34 00, bulk
34 25-38 00
BULLS Yield Grade I 1200-2235 lbs
49 00-52 50, one 1820 lbs 62 25, Yield
Grade 2 1050-1575 lbs 43 25-48 75
CALVES INSUFFICIENT
FOR A MARKET TEST'
SHEEP Slaughter lambs 200 to 4 00
lower, slaughter ewes weak to 200
lower
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime
2-3 40-50 lbs 90 00-105 00, 50-110
lbs 88 00-98 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Good and Choice I -
2 32 00-38 00. 3-4 22 00-26 00
GOATS [All sold by the head] BIL
LIES Large 100 00-120 00, Medium
78 00-90 00 NANNIES Large
55 00-62 00. Medium 45 00-55 00,
Small 35 00-42 00 KIDS Choice
and Prime 50 00-68 00, Good 45 GO
-52 00 few Utility I 5 00-22 00
Quality Feeder Cattle v
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 JUNE 23, 1998
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
TODAY 601 781
0
LASTTUESDAY 625 739
0
LAST YEAR
1
CATTLE Compared to Monday,
slaughter steer steady instances 50
higher, slaughter heifers steady to
weak, cows uneven, breaking Utility
steady to I 00 lower, other grades
steady, bulls not fully tested Supply
included 36 percent slaughter steers
and 55 percent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice and
Pnme 2-3 1125-1425 lbs 63 75-65 00,
five head 65 50-66 25, Choice 2-3,
few 4 1030-1450 lbs 60 75-63 60, few
1490-1640 lbs 54 25-59 00, Select
and low Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lbs
57 00-60 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS Few Select and
Choice 2-3 1200-1425 lbs 47 75-
50 75, one lot Choice 2-3 1545 lbs
53 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice and
Prime 2-3 1100-1160 lbs 58 60-59 50,
couple Choice 2 1425-1480 lbs
57 50-57 75
SLAUGHTER COWS LOW
DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS
ING Brkg Utility/Commercial 2-4
38 00-42 00 42 00-45 25 Qil
ter/Bonmg Utility 1-3 33 00-35 50
35 50-40 00 40 00-41 50 Grn
ner/low Cutter 1-2 26 50-30 00
30 00-35 50
SLAUGHTER BULLS Few Yield Giade
1-2 1390-1875 lbs 45 25 49 00. cou
ple Choice 3 1255-1380 lbs Bullocks
48 00-51 00
VOLUME
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday
vealers weak to 500 lower Supply
included 646 head in the State graded
sale of which 78 percent sold to lelum
to feed
VEALERS High Good and Choice 80-
High Capacity 40° roof (left)
allowa more atorage and
ataya cleanar than
conventional 30’ roof (right)
HydroShield' Weathar,
Guard pravanta water from
running down hopper
—1
0
ft.
731 734
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rl 472 5 miles
south of Quanyville or 6 miles
north of Oxford corner of
Rt 472 and Noble Road
Lloyd H. Kreldar,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
HAY, STRAW & CORN
- SALE -
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 Buyers -Cash or Certified Checks Only
Contracts available
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.
Light Bulbs
( \ 25 to 100 Watts
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IllnpriiMai Northeast A 9 ri Systems Inc
Flyway Business Pork
139 A West Airport Road
KHUHII 80
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, June 25, 1998
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 12S0 686 438 169
Last Thursday
1492 629 376 262
Last Year
1239
CATTLE: COMPARED TO TUES
DAY, SLAUGHTER STEER PRICES
WERE FIRM, INSTANCES 1.00 HIGH
ER. FAT CATTLE SOL BETTER THAN
PREVIOUSLY IN THE WEEK. BUT THE
MARKET DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF A
SIGNIFICANT TURN AROUND.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS WERE ONLY
LIGHTLY TESTED. SLAUGHTER
COWS SOLD STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER
IN ACTIVE TRADING AN D SLAUGH
TER BULLS WERE STEADY. THIS
WEEK'S SUPPLY INCLUDED 59 PER
CENT SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 29
PERCENT SLAUGHTER COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1210-1435
LBS. 62.75-64.85. PKC. 1530L85. 61.00;
FEW LOW DRESSING 4 1290-1400 LBS.
60.85-61.00. CHOICE 2-3 1115-1450
LBS. 61.00-64.10, FEW HIGH DRESS
ING UP TO 64.75. SELECT AND LOW
CH OICE 2-3 1200-1500 LBS.
110 lbs 29 00-40 00, Standard and low
Good 65-85 lbs 20 00-29 00, few 55-
65 lbs 10 00-18 00
RETURNED TO FARM 40 head 95 lbs
Holstein bulls 109 00-110 00 and 180
head
90-125 lbs 92 00-102 00, 50 head
small frame 110-115 lbs 72 00-79 00
and 155 head 90-105 lbs 82 GO
-88 00, 55 head 90-120 lbs holsteih
heifers 124 00- 149 00 and 15 head
80-85 lbs 102 00, 15 head small frame
90-105 lbs 62 00- 65 00 and 30 head
70-85 lbs 52 00-40 00
B&R CATTLE CO
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specialising in
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
(717)653-5728
RON RANCK
(717)656-9849
36£ Ea
91 CBS
Deimorva Store
305 University Ave RtKW
Federolsburfl MD i^H
1-800-735-6361 IBW
56.00- FEW 1500-1625 LBS,
52.00-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 1425-1756 LBS.
55.00- CHOICE 2-3 1220-1575
LBS. 52.75-55.75, COUPLE PROS.
1715-1725 LBS. 49.85-51.60. SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1300-1650 LBS.
49.50-52.50. FEW SELECT 1-2
1075-1300 LBS. 48.00-52.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-4 1025-1285 LBS.
57.00-
SLAUGHTER COWS: BRKG.
UTILITY/COMMERCIAL 2-4 LOW
DRESSING 36.50-39.00, BULK
39.0043.25, HIGH DRESING UP TO
44.75. CUTTER/BONINO UTILITY 1-3
LOW DRESSING 34.00-36.50. BULK
36.50- HIGH DRESSING
39.7541.00. CANNER/LOW CUTTER
1-2 LOW DRESSING 30.00-34.00, BULK
33.50- HIGH DRESSING UP TO
38.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: YIELD
GRADE 1 1475-1900 LBS. 49.00-54.00,
FEW OUTSTANDING X-BRED BULLS
1840-1960 LBS. 59.50-61.75. YIELD
GRADE 2 1200-1875 LBS. 44.00-48.50.
BULLOCKS: FEW SELECT 1-3
1175-1270 LBS. 48.50-54.00.
CALVES: COMPARED TO MON
DAY’S AUCTION, VEALER PRICES
WERE FULLY SETEADY AND
SLAUGHTER CALVES SOLD STEADY
TO 10.00 HIGHER. PRICES FOR HOLS
TEIN CALVES RETURNING TO FEED
WERE FULLYS TEADY, COMPARED
TO MONDAY’S LIGHT TEST.
AROUND 80 PERCENT OF SUPPLY
RETURNED TO THE FARM.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
75-100 LBS. 25.0040.00. STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-90 LBS.
15.00-25.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: FEW GOOD
AND CHOICE 250-350 LBS. 70.00-85.00.
FEW UTILITY AND LOW GOOD
250350 LBS. 50.0065.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-130 LBS. 60.0095.00, FEW
Willier, Incorporated
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
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 ■ Dairy Heifers
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 TRUCKING SERVICE
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP. AVAIL-LOCAL &
TO 100.00, PLAINER CALVES 85-120
LBS. 45.00-65.00. HOLTESIN HEIFERS
85-120 LBS. 125.00-172.00. PLAINER
CALVES 75-110 LBS. 60.00-87.00.
SHEEP: COMPARED TO MONDAY'S
AUCTION, SLAUGHTER LAMBS AND
SLAUGHTER EWES SOLD FULLY
STEADY.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 35-60 LBS. 100.00-125.00;
60-80 LBS. 90.00-100.00; 80-100 LBS.
85.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 2-3 YEARLINGS AND 2
YEAR-OLDS 40.00-60.00. UTILITY
AND GOOD 1-2 25.00-40.00, FEW
FLESHY DOWN TO 15.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. BILLIES; MEDIUM AND
LARGE 75.00-100.00, FEW TO 110.00.
MUTTON: CHOICE AND PRIME
70.00- NANNIES: MEDIUM AND
LARGE 35.00-50.00. YEARLINGS;
CHOICE AND PRIME 50.00-70.00.
KIDS: CHOICE AND PRIME
40.00- GOOD 20.00-40.00.
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK'S CLOSING PRICES, THE
SLAUGHTER STEER AND HEIFER
MARKET STRUGGLED TO HOLD
STEADY THROUGH MID-WEEK.
INCREASED PRESSURE ON THURS
DAY FORCED PRICES DOWN TO
CLOSE FULLY 1.00 LOWER. DRESSED
BEEF PRICES WERE SLIGHTLY HIGH
ER AGAIN THIS WEEK, BUT LIVE
CATTLE FUTURES SUFFERED LOS
SES. WESTERN CATTLE FEEDERS
STARTED THEIR WEEK WITH GREAT
EXPECTATIONS, ONLY TO END UP
SETTLING FOR STEADY MONEY AT
C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (717) 940-2633
SALE TUESDAYS
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
•GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 10:30 A.M.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
Friday, June 19, 1998
Cattle Calves
2951 1615
2477 1609
2719 1619
(Turn to Pago A2O)
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BEEF CATTLE
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W. Conly Scarff
Home (410) 838-5883
Mobile (410) 790-2650
6:00 P.M
7MT
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