Livestock Market Auction Lancaster Livestock Auction New Holland, Pa. Nov. 9, 1998 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLL CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS MONDAY 6TT 110 14 224 277 LAST WEEK 529 82 17 190 121 LAST YEAR 861 78 200 171 289 CATTLE Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers sold mostly steady to 50 lower Trading was not as active as last week, but prices held then ground fairly well A good offering of slaughter steers sold firm to 50 higher and slaughter heifers were fully steady with Thursday's light lest The slaughter cow market was not fully tested, but prices on the light supply were no tioeably higher Slaughter bulls sold fully steady Supply included 57 percent slaughter steers and 18 percent slaughter cows SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1230-1465 lbs 62 25- 64 25 Choice 2-3 1180-1435 lbs 60 00-63 )0, consignment of low per forming 1-5 1130-1340 lbs 57 50- 59 00 Select and low Choice 2-3 1075 1520 lbs 54 75-60 60, few 1500-1560 lbs 52 75-58 00 Few Select 1-3 1225- 1430 lbs 52 50-58 25 HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice 2 3 1315-1555 lbs 52 35-54 50, few 1615- 1690 lbs 50 00-52 00 Select and low Choice 2 3 1195-1535 lbs 49 75- 52 60 Select 1-2 1110-1625 lbs 46 25-50 50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few high Choice and Prime 2-4 1020-1195 lbs 60 25-61 10 Choice 2-3 1020-1350 lbs 57 75-60 50, couple 1520 lbs 52 00 Select 1-3 930-1305 lbs 50 25- 57 00 SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over -1400 lbs 33 00-35 00 Boners 80-85 pet lean over -1200 lbs 31 25-34 00 28 00-32 50 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 29 75-53 25 29 00- 30 25 Lean 88-90 pet lean over -1000 lbs 27 00-31 00 25 75-28 75 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 25 00 27 50 SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade I 1150-2050 lbs 42 00-50 00, few out standing up to 53 00 Yield Grade 2 950-2110 lbs 36 00-42 00 Bullocks Select 1-3 980-1350 lbs 45 00-53 00 HAY, STRAW & CORN - SALE - Sale Starts Every Friday At 10 AM GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION 955 N. 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Nov. 10, 1998 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS TUESDAY 526 757 LAST TUESDAY 470 745 LAST YEAR 650 859 CATTLE Compared to Monday, slaughter steers sold steady in a light test Quality of the small supply cov ercd a wide range and was not quite as fancy as in lecent weeks Holstein steers and slaughter heifers were not SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and Choice 250-350 lbs 65 00-70 00, 350- 400 lbs 62 00 65 00, 400-500 lbs 49 00-56 00, 500-550 lbs 48 GO -55 00 SHEEP Compared to last week, slaughter lambs under 100 lbs sold 8 00-10 00 higher, those over 100 lbs traded 1 00-3 00 higher Slaughter ewes sold 2 00- 3 00 higher SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and Prime 2-3 package 45-50 lbs 120 00, few 70-80 lbs 85 00-90 00, 80-90 lbs 80 00-85 00, 90-110 lbs 78 00-82 00, 110-120 lbs 72 00-75 00 SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good 1-3 35 00-42 00, fleshy 220-280 lbs 22 00-26 00 Aged Bucks 230-300 lbs 27 00-30 00 GOATS All goats sold by the head Billies Large 99 00-120 00 Mutton Choice and Prime 78 00- 84 00 Nannies Large 56 00-62 00 Me dium 45 00-50 00 Thin 35 00-42 00 Yearlings Choice and Prime 65 00- 72 00 Kids Choice and Prime 45 GO -65 00 Good 35 00-42 00 Vintage o o 8 3 B&R CATTLE CO RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone (717)653-8164 Specializing in Stockers & Feeders JOHN BOWMAN (717)653-5728 RON RANCK (717)656-9849 Quality Feeder Cattle Specializing In; Fresh Off The Farm Stockers sad Feeders Order Buying caii Eugene Martin 717-336-2690 Office 717-336-3676 Home Licensed & Bonded Contracts available call for information ■ Broiler ■ Pullfets Call for our free brochure “What is contract production?” Replace your bul with energy efficli 5-7-9 Watts 5.49 ea. 5.79 ea Light Bulbs A ( \ 25 to 100 Watts OOV Ea. V Brass Base - 5000 Mrs. Authorized blm4he««l Northeast Agrl Systems Inc 3SC njEJESfiFlvwav Business Poik Dolmaro Store 139 A West Airport Road ■RH ■ I HOP IiTI 1 ~Hfl 1-800-735-6361 nsa^l well tested Compared to last Thursday, slaughter cow trading was active and prices were I 00 I 50 higher A limited test of slaughter bulls were mostly steady Supply included 20 percent slaughter steers and 69 percent cows SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1195-1430 lbs 62 75 66 75 Choice 2-3 1125-1490 lbs 60 00-63 10, several high dressing Charolais X 1-2 1300 1450 lbs 63 25- 66 00, few low dressing 4-5 58 75- 60 60 Select and low Choice 2-3 11 GO -1515 lbs 56 75-60 75 Few Select 1-3 1045-1365 lbs 52 00-55 00, few re turning to feed 1170-1215 lbs 50 GO -55 50 HOLSTEIN STEERS Package Select and low Choice 2-3 1410 lbs 50 00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Not well tested SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over -1400 lbs 33 75-36 25 32 50-33 75 Boners 80-85 pet lean over -1200 lbs 31 50-34 75 28 00-31 50 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 29 75-33 25 28 50- 30 00 Lean 88-90 pet lean over -1000 lbs 27 00-30 00 25 00-28 00 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 26 00-28 50 24 00-26 75 SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1-2 1100-1815 lbs 35 00-41 00 FEEDER STEERS Medium and Large 2 pkg 640 lbs 60 00, pkg 730 lbs 58 00, few 840-885 lbs 52 00-55 00 FEEDER HEIFERS Couple Medium 2 675 lbs 49 75 CALVES Compared to last Tuesday, veal calves sold 2 00-3 00 lower A good crowd of buyers actively traded for Holstein bull calves returning to feed and prices ranged 2 00-13 00 higher Demand was good for Holstein heifers and prices were steady to 10 00 higher Supply included 688 head in the State KIRKWOOD HAY AUCTION Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 11:00 Located Rt 472 5 miles south of Quanyville or 6 miles north of Oxford corner of Rt 472 and Noble Road l toyd H. Kreider, Auctioneer AU 0005131 No out of state checks lbs and save electricity lent Fluorescent Lights 13 Watts Master Distributor Since 1982 graded sale and 84 percent of supply re turned to the farm VEALERS Good and Choice 70-120 lbs 22 00-33 00 Standard and low Good 55-90 lbs 10 00-20 00 RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls 95-125 lbs 92 00-109 00 piamer type bulls 80-115 lbs 28 00-77 00, pkg 102 lbs 90 00 Holstein heifers 90-115 lbs 145 00-190 00 Plainer heifers 75-85 lbs 77 00-115 00 Few beef-type bulls and heifers 70-130 lbs 62 00-110 00 New Holland Livestock NEW HOLLAND, PA THU NOVEMBER 12, 1998 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats THURSDAY 1213 LAST WEEK 1325 LAST YEAR 791 347 197 792 422 228 1515 CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers sold steady to .SO higher. The auction picked up steam, after opening slow on an unusually large selection of bulls and odd bunches of plain cattle. Early-week pressure was not evident and prices ended the week fully steady. Hols tein steers sold steady and slaughter heifers were not well tested. Slaughter cows sold •SO-1.00 higher with the highest prices posted late in the sale. A good tun of slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher. Supply included 34 percent slaughter steers and 42 percent slaughter cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1155-1490 lbs 62.50-65.75. Choice 2-3 1065-1460 lbs 60.50-63.60, few high dressing 1-2 up to 65.25 and low dressing 4-5 down to 58.50. Select and low Choice 2-3 1040-1500 lbs 56.00- 61.60; 1500-1705 lbs 50.00-57.75. Select 1-3 965-1445 lbs 53.00-59.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS; Choice 2-3 1295-1545 lbs 53.25-54.30. Select and low L*itaiaaiMia4aiauii3iaifloi3uiaoiaatfiL«iiainauiia4aiaiauiuiuumii:imu.muiLLaiag_ia.awiiiwi3mi: G Willier, Incorporated I 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 A 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 MINTAGE 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. not available due j to the holiday ( Choice 2-3 1305-1555 lbs 50.00-53.25. Select 1-2 1295-1655 lbs 47.00-50.75. Standard 1-2 1225-1968 lbs 37.75-43.50; consignment 2060-2395 lbs 33.25-36.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Select and low Choice 2-3 1020-1270 lbs 57.25-58.75. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs 34.50-38.00 33.00-35.00 Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200 lbs 32.25-35.75 29.00- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 30.50-33.75 29.00- Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 27.50-30.50 25.50-27.75 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 26.00-29.25 24.50-27.50 SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1325-1885 lbs 41.50-52.00. Yield Grade 2 960- 2330 lbs 35.50-43.00. Bullocks: Few Select 1-3 1180-1530 lbs 45.75-52.50. CALVES: Compared to Monday’s auc ti jn, veal calves sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter calves were mostly steady. Hols tein bull calves returning to feed sold steady, with only moderate demand. Hols tein heifers were very active and prices were 10.00-15.00 higher than last Thurs day. Around 89 percent of supply tetumed to feed. 226 184 VEALERS; Good and Choice 70-110 lbs 18.00-27.00. Standaid and low Good 60-90 lbs 10.00-18.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good and Choice 200-350 lbs 65.00-88.00, 350-500 lbs 50.00-65.00. Standard 300-600 lbs 40.00-55.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 95-125 lbs 60.00-90.00, few early up to 100.00. Plainer-type bulls 80-115 lbs 27.00- Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 140.00- Plainer-type heifets7o-100 lbs 90.00-130.00. SHEEP: Compared to Monday, slaugh- BEEF CATTLE iiaiaiaia C. Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445-7237 Mobile (717) 940-2633 >ALE TUESDAY! CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS •GET CALVES IN EARLY OUR STATE GRADER STARTS AT 10:30 A.M. TRUCKING SERVICE AVAIL-LOCAL & (Turn to Pago A2l) iiaunaiaiaiaiaiaia W. Conly Scarff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650 6:00 P.M vis •**%( G C G G G is a
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