A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 8, 1998
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Livestock Market Auction
LANCASTER LIVESTOCK AUCTION
FOR MONDAY AUGUST 3, 1998
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
GOATS
MONDAYS AUCTION
58 25 490 221
LAST WEEK
11 528 242
I-AST YEAR
II 471 38
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers sold 50-
100 lower An attractive offering of
Holstein steers sold mostly steady
Choice sales were stable at the lower
level but plainer cattle were uneven,
starling steady and then turning
sharply lower by days end Slaughter
cows sold steady to firm in a light test
and slaughter bulls were I 00 higher
Supply included 65 percent slaughter
steers and 17 percent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2 4 1110-1400 lbs 60 50-
64 00, individual 1385 lbs 64 75
Choice 2-3 1060-1450 lbs 59 00-
61 75 few Yield Grade 4 985 1025
lbs 56 75-57 60 Select and low Choice
2-3 1070-1520 lbs 54 50-59 25. few
early up to 61 25 Select 1 3 965-1445
lbs 52 00-55 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2 1 1485 1585 lbs 55 10-55 60,
couple outstanding 1565 lbs 56 60
Choice 2-5 1400-1640 lbs 52 25
54 50 pkg 1672 lbs 49 75 Select
and low Choice 2-5 1275-1475 lbs
49 25-52 00 Select 12 1050 1540
lbs 47 50 5 ) 00
SLAUGHTER HEIIERS Few High
Choice and Prime 2 4 1160-1590 lbs
60 50 63 50 Choice 2-4 1080-1 560
lbs 57 50 61 00 Select and low Choice
2 5 1055-1425 lbs 51 85 58 75
Heifercttes Choice 5-4 1000 1495 lbs
50 25 55 00 Commercial and Stan
dard 2 4 940 1275 lbs 40 25 48 75
SLAUGHTER COWS'* PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
INC
Breakers
1400 lbs
75 80 pet lean
Boners 80-85 pet lean over
I 200 Ihs 16 00 19 75 11 00 16 75
Lean (Hi Yield) 85 88 pel lean
over 1200 lbs 16 00-38 75
Lean 88 90 pel lean
1000 lbs 14 (id 17 75 10 00 11 25
Lean (1 ieht Wn S 5 90 pel lean 750
1000 lbs 29 75 15 5()
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BbLLS Indd Grade I 1050 2410 Ihs
47 50 58 00 lew Limousin X I6SO
- lbs 59 75 61 25 Few Yield
Grade 2 975 1865 lbs 45 00-45 00 Bui
locks Select M 820-1345 Ihs 49 00
57 50
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and
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VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION
TUESDAY AUGUST 4, 1998
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
TODAY 624 799
650 0
LAST TUESDAY
693 61
LAST YEAR
886 42
CATTLE Compared to Monday,
slaughter steers sold mostly steady
Holstein
steers and slaughter heders were only
lightly tested Thrifty buyers applied
some pressure on the market but at the
same lime the fancy offerings sparked
added interest, so prices remained
steady Slaughter cows sold mostly 50
higher and there were not enough
slaughter bulls on offer for an adequate
market test Supply included 33 per
cent slaughter steers and 60 percent
Choice 250-300 lbs 78 00-80 00, 400-
500 lbs 62 00-70 00 Few Standard
500-600 lbs 53 00-56 00
SHEEP Compared to last week, slaugh
ter lambs over 80 lbs sold 1 00-4 00
lower, lighter weights were 20 00-70 00
lower in a light test Slaughter ewe
prices were steady to firm
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and '
Prime 2 7 few plain 45 50 Ihs 79 00
82 00 pkg fancy 50 lbs 100 00, 60-
80 lbs 82 00 88 00 80-110 lbs 79 00-
84 00, 110 120 lbs 80 00 86 00, few
fancy up to 88 00, 120-140 lbs 72 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good
1-2 70 00 75 00 Few Good 2 7 20 00
27 00 Aged Bucks 270-260
lbs 75 00 78 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head
Billies Large 115 00-126 00 Small
82 00 90 00 " Mutton Few Choice
and Prime 75 00-82 00 Nannies
Large 62 00 66 00 Medium 50 00-
56 00 Thin 78 00 47 00 Kids
Prime 58 00-65 00 Choice 47 00-
57 00 Good 20 00 78 00
over
over
slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1125-1445 lbs 60 50-64 75
Choice 2-3 1125-1475 lbs 59 GO
-62 00, few high dressing Charolais X 1-
262 50-64 50, 1475-1620 lbs
53 50-59 25 Select and low Choice 2-3
1090-1470 lbs 54 25- 60 25 Few
Select 1-3 1080-1460 lbs 52 35-55 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS Package Select and
low Choice 2-3 1350 lbs 51 60
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few Choice 2-3
1030-1140 lbs 58 85-61 50 Few Select
and low Choice 2-3 980 1175 lbs
54 25-55 25
FEEDER STEERS Medium I (Black)
package 880 lbs 56 75
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium I (Black)
package 815 lbs 56 00
SLAUGHTER COWS* PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean
1400 lbs 39 50-43 25 37 00-39
Boners 80-85 pet lean
1200 lbs 35 75-4150 34 00-36
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
1200 lbs 35 50-39 25 34 25-36
Lean 88-90 pet lean over
-1000 lbs 33 75-38 00 30 00-34 00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750
1000 lbs 32 50-35 75 29 50-32 50
•Over 95 percent of supply consisted
of Holstein cows
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 2
1255-1720 lbs 40 50-46 75
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday,
vealers sold 2 00-3 00 higher Prices
for Holstein bull calves returning to
the farm turned sharply higher in very
active trading and good buyer participa
tion Prices for bull calves were
mostly 40 00 higher Holstein heifer
demand continued good, but not as wild
as last week Prices for heifers were
mostly 15 00 lower Supply included
632 head in the State graded sale and
78 percent returned to the farm
VEALERS Good and Choice 70-110
23 00 30 00 Standard and low Good
90 lbs 12 00-22 00
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SLAUGHTER CALVES Few Good 150-
260 lbs 50 00-70 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls
95-115 lbs 113 00-126 00, pkg 122 lbs
90 00 Plainer calves 80-90 lbs
28 00-52 00, 95-115 lbs 60 00-84 00
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 130 00-
187 00 Plainer calves 75-110 lbs
95 00-130 00 Few beef- type bulls
and heifers 85-115 lbs 52 00-93 00
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Livestock Auction
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THU AUG. 6, 1998
USDA-PA Dept Ag Market News
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
1233
LAST WEEK
1353
LAST YEAR
over
75
over
-00
over
-75
1527
CATTLE: COMPARED TO TUES
DAY CHOICE AND PRIME 1123-1375
LBS. SLAUGHTER STEERS WERE
FIRM TO MOSTLY .50 HIGHER,
OTHER GRADES AND WEIGHTS
OVER 1375 LB. NO MORE THAN
STEADY; HOLSTEIN SLAUGHTER
STEERS MOSTLY 1.00 HIGHER;
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS NOT FULLY
STEADY; COWS WEAK TO 1.00 LOW
ER. WITH MOST DECLINE ON LEAR
NER KINDS; BULLS FULLY STEADY.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 49 PERCENT
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 37 PER
CENT COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 H2O-1375
LBS. 61.50-64.25; CHOICE 2-3, FEW 4
1100-1375 LBS. 58.50-62.00, FEW LOTS
1225-1335 LBS. 62.25-63.25; CHOICE
2-4 1375-1480 LBS. 57.75-60.50;
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1075-1425 LBS. 54.75-58.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 1475-1645 LBS.
54.25-56.00; CHOICE 2-3 1140-1560
»RS. 52.25-55.25; SELECT AND LOW
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS,
COWS, FEEDER CATTLE
Selling Feeders Every Tuesday
At Approx. 1 PM
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BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204
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CHOICE 2-3 1225-1460 LBS.
48.25-52.60; FEW SELECT 1-3
1180-1550-LBS, 3935-45.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-3 750-930 LBS. 54.50-59.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS*:
Percent Lean Weight
75-80* lean Over 1400
80-85* lean over 1200
Breakers
Boners
Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-8896 lean over 1200
Lean 88-9096 lean over 1000
Lean
(Light-Wt) 85-90% lean 750-1000 lb
Bulk Low
Dressing
39.00- 36.50-39.00
38.00- 35.0038.00
Breakers
Bonus
Lean
33.00- 31.00-33.00
33.00- 29.50-33.00
(Hi-Yield)
(Light-Wt) 31.00-35.00 26.50-30.50
•OVER 95 PERCENT OF SUPPLY
CONSISTED OF HOLSTEIN COWS.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: YIELD
GRADE 1 1310-2100 LBS. 47.50-54.50,
COUPLE HIGH YIELDING 1720-2295
LBS. 56.75-58.00; YIELD GRADE 2,
1350-1800 LBS. 42.50-47.50.
CALVES: COMPARED TO MON
DAY’S AUCTION, VEAL CALVES
SOLD MOSTLY STEADY, ALTHOUGH
WEIGHTS OVER 125 LBS. NOT FULLY
TESTED; SLAUGHTER CALVES
STEADY TO 5.00 LOWER. DEMAND
GOOD FOR HOLSTEIN HEIFERS TO
RETURN TO FARM. BUT ONLY PAIR
OF HOLSTEIN BULLS.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
70-110 LBS. 20.00-29.00. STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-90 LBS.
15.00-20.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD, FEW
LOW CHOICE 200-350 LBS.
60.00-72.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-125 LBS. 75.00-99.00. PLAIN
ER CALVES 85-115 LBS. 45.00-77.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 80-115 LBS.
140.00-180.00, COUPLE 180.00-200.00.
SHEEP; COMPARED TO MONDAY’S
AUCTION. SLAUGHTER LAMBS
MOSTLY STEADY, ALTHOUGH NEW
CROP LAMBS NOT FULLY TESTED;
SLAUGHTER EWES SCARCE.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: CHOICE 2-3
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