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Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction
Lancaster
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
October 5,1998
Cattle Calvea Hoga Sheep Goata
Monday
500 81 46 197 272
Last Week
728 52 27 377 331
Last Year
672 59 44 403 487
CATTLE COMPARED TO THURS
DAY, A LIGHT OFFERING OF
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND AN OUT
STANDING SELECTION OF SLAUGH
TER HEIFERS SOLD STEADY TO 50
HIGHER DEMAND SEEMED FAIRLY
WELL ESTABLISHED AT THE
LOWER PRICE LEVELS, AFTER LAST
WEEK’S MARKET DROP. HOLSTEIN
STEER PRICES WERE FULLY
STEADY A LIMITED SUPPLY OF
SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS
TRADED NEAR STEADY. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 56 PERCENT SLAUGH
TER STEERS AND 18 PERCENT
SLAUGHTER COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1110-1380
LBS 57.75-59 85, OUTSTANDING
INDIVIDUAL 1410 LBS 62 00
CHOICE 2-3 1220-1460 LBS 57 10-
59 50, COUPLE HIGH DRESSING 1-2
1340 LBS 6125 SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 203 1030-1510 LBS 53 25-
58 35 FEW SELECT 1-3 1160-1425
LBS. 53 75-56 75
HOLSTEIN STEERS CHOICE,
FEW PRIME 2-4 1275-1635 LBS 51 GO
-53 00, FEW 1650-1790 LBS 48 10-
50 50 SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1190-1600 LBS 48 85-51 35 SELECT 1-
2 920-1500 LBS 45 7548 85
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS CHOICE,
FEW PRIME 2-3 1075-1310 LBS 56 25-
59 00, COUPLE IDEAL INDIVIDUALS
1380 LBS 6150, LOW DRESSING 4-5
1125-1230 LBS 53 85-55 00 FEW
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1035-
1350 LBS 54 25-56 10 HEIFERETTES
COUPLE CHOICE 3 1000-1245 LBS
47 00-47 25 COMMERCIAL AND
STANDARD 2-4 770-1000 LBS 32 GO
-42 00
SLAUGHTER COWS BREAKERS
75-80 PCT LEAN, OVER 1400 LBS,
BULK 34 25-37 00, BONERS 80-85 PCT
LEAN, OVER 1200 LBS BULK 31 GO
-35 00, LOW DRESSING 28 00-31 50,
LEAN (HI-YIELD) 85-88 PCT LEAN,
OVER 1200 LBS BULK 29 75-32 50,
LEAN 88-90 PCT LEAN, OVER 1000
LBS BULK 26 50-30 75, LOW DRESS
ING 25 00-28 00, LEAN (LIGHT-WT)
85-90 PCT LEAN, 75-1000 LBS BULK
25 00-28 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS FEW YIELD
GRADE 1 1000-1600 LBS 45 00-49 50
HAY, STRAW & CORN
Sale Starts
Every Friday At 10 AM
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SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 350-500 LBS. 55 00-65 00,500-
600 LBS. 52.00-58 00 FEW STANDARD
220-350 LBS. 38.00-42 00
SHEEP. COMPARED TO LAST
MONDAY, SLAUGHTER LAMBS SOLD
FIRM TO 5 00 HIGHER AND SLAUGH
TER EWE PRICES WERE MOSTTV
STEADY TO WEAK
SLAUGHTER LAMBS' CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 50-60 LBS. 95 00-
100 00, 70-90 LBS 75 00-85 00, 90-100
LBS 78 00-85.00, 100-120 LBS 72 00-
78 00, 120-140 LBS 62.00-66 00 FEW
GOOD AND CHOICE 1-3 (PLAIN) 50-60
LBS RETURNING TO THE FARM
55.00-58.00
SLAUGHTER EWES UTILITY
AND GOOD 1-3 30.00-37 00. AGED
BUCKS. 220-280 LBS 32 00-35.00
GOATS ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. BILLIES LARGE 90.00-110 00,
NANNIES' LARGE 55.00-60.00, MEDI
UM 45.00-49.00. THIN 32.00-38 00,
YEARLINGS: CHOICE AND PRIME
65 00-75 00 KIDS: CHOICE AND
PRIME 50 00-58 00 GOOD 30 00-42.00
Vintage
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Tuesday, October 6, 1998
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
TUESDAY
SSS 696 3 0
LAST TUESDAY
669 165 0 2
LAST YEAR
610
748 II 1
CATTLE The very light, but supe
rior quality, offering of slaughter steers
was not comparable to Monday's mar
ket Premiums returned as the majority
of the small supply was made up of
B&R CATTLE CO
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Ph0ne
(717)653-8164
Specializing in
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
(717)653-5728
high Choice and Prime and trade turned
active as buyers struggled to fill their
orders Holstein steers sold steady in a
light test Slaughter heifers were not
tested Slaughter cows sold steady,
instances firm on the fleshier types A
larger than normal supply of slaugh
ter bulls sold weak Supply included 18
percent slaughter steers and 74 percent
slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prune 2-4 1180-1475 lbs 59 75-
62 25, few ideal individuals 63 GO
-63 75 Choice 2-3 1145-1460 lbs
57 00-59 75, individual 1555 lbs
56 00 Select 1-3 1180-1550 lbs 50 00-
56 75
HOLSTEIN STEERS Few Choice 2-3
1305-1425 lbs 51 25 Few Select and
low Choice 2-3 1335-1425 lbs 50 00
50 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 3 1170 lbs 57 00
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over
1400 lbs 34 00-36 50 31 25-34.0 C
Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200 lbs
3175-34 50 28 00-32.50 Lean (Hi
Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs
29 50-32 50 27 25-30 00 Lean 88-9 C
pet lean over-1000 lbs 26 75-30 75
25 00-28 75 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pel
lean 750 -1000 lbs 25 00-28 00
23 75-25 50
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1-2
1085-1995 lbs 32 50-39 50
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday
veal calves sold 1 00-5 00 higher with
the full advance placed on the bottom
of the price range Trade was moder
ately active for Holstein bulls return
mg to feed as quality calves traded
within a narrow price range Holstein
bull prices were mostly steady Heifei
price ranges became very wide as
demand was good for heifers over 90
lbs, but rather light for lightei
weights Holstein heifers over 90 lbs
sold mostly 20 00 higher but lightei
heifers sold mostly 20 00 lower Supply
RON RANCK
(717)656-9849
Quality 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
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Individual
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt 472 5 miles
south of Quartyville or 6 miles
north of Oxford corner of
Rt 472 and Noble Road
Lloyd H. Krelder,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
included 616 head in the State graded
sale and 86 percent of supply returned to
the farm.
VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-105
lbs 21 00-27.00 Few Standard and low
Good 60-80 lbs 10 00-1200
RETURNED TO FARM' Holstein
bulls 95-125 lbs 65 00-75 00. Plainer
type bulls 80-115 lbs 26 00-65 00
Holstein heifers 80-115 lbs 130.00-
235 00 Plainer heifers 70-85 lbs
110 00-170 00, few 70-75 lbs 24 GO
-47 00
New Holland
Livestock
NEW HOLLAND, PA
THU OCTOBER 8, 1998
Cattle Calvei Sheep Goat*
THURSDAY
1139
LAST WEEK
1351
LAST YEAR
621 326 213
693 499 318
1253
CATTLE: Compared to early in the
week, slaughter steers sold .SO-1.00 higher.
Trading returned to normal, after last
week's buyers market. For the week, prices
aided 1.00-1.50 higher with moderate pre
miums and discounts applied to the fancy
and plainer individuals respectively. Hols
tein steer prices were fully steady and a
limited test of slaughter heifers sold steady
to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls
traded mostly steady to firm. Supply
included 39 percent slaughter steers and 39
percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1120-1445 lbs 58.75-62.00,
couple ideal individuals 1180-1250 lbs
64.00. Choice 2-3 1080-1500 lbs
57.75-60.60, few high dressing 1-2 up to
61.75; 1500-1575 lbs 56.75-57.75. Select
and low Choice 2-3 1100-1560 lbs
54.50-58.75; few 1500-1770 lbs
47.25- Select 1-3 1090-1485 lbs
50.00-56.00. Standard 1045-1440 lbs
46.25-
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Package High
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Financing Available
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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
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP.
lbs 47.25-49.50, couple 1823 lbs 41.75.
Package Standard 1-2 1076 lbs 44.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Package
High Choice and Prime 3 1235 lbs 59.25.
Package Choice 2-3 1233 lbs 57.85. Few
Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1180 lbs
53.50- 57.00. Couple packages Select 3
940-955 lbs 48.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
34.00-37.00 31.50-34.50 Boners 80-85 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 31.25-34.50
28.25-32.75 Lean (HI-Yield) 85-88 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 29.50-33.00
27.50-29.50 Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 lbs 26.75-30.50 25.00-28.00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000
lbs 2450-27.00 2350-25.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1385-1675 lbs 42.75-48.50, individual
Simmental 1385 lbs 5050. Yield Grade 2
1060-1910 lbs 32.75-38.50. Bullocks:
Select 1-3 1100-1350 lbs 44.00-52.00.
Oxen: Pair 2590 lbs each 30.25.
CALVES: Compared to Monday’s auc
tion, veal calves sold 1.00-3.00 higher and
a light test of slaughter calves sold steady
to weak. Holstein bull calves returning to
feed sold 2.00-5.00 lower in fairly active,
but volatile trading. Holstein heifer calf
trading continued active, but was not com
parable to Monday's light test. Around 80
percent of supply returned to feed.
VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 20.00-27.00. Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 11.00-18.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice few 200-250 lbs 70.00-90.00;
2SO-3SO lbs 55.00-70.00; 350-500 lbs
50.00- Standard 300-500 lbs
40.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 57.00-80.00. Plainer type bulls
80-115 lbs 28.00-55.00. Holstein heifers
80-110 lbs 115.00-220.00. Plainer heifers
70-100 lbs 70.00-120.00.
SHEEP: Compared to Monday's auc
tion, slaughter lambs sold firm to 5.00
higher with increased demand as we con
tinue into the Fall of the year. Slaughter
ewes sold 5.00-7.00 higher.
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Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (717)940-2633
tALE TUESDAYS
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
•GET CALVES IN EARLY
OUR STATE GRADER
STARTS AT 10:30 A.M.
TRUCKING SERVICE
AVAIL-LOCAL &
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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