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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 / Get more capacity and better service from Chore-Time’s 9{ezVNext Generation bin •ACCESS PLUS* parmita Call for pricing on bint aattmblad and aaty claan out of tna bin dtllvtrad to your farm from tha ground. 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 V "— x V Brass Base - 5000 Mrs 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) IHUsIHUsIHISUnHI BEEF CATTLE naiaiauna W. Conly Scarff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650 6:00 P.M 7MT EU3HE