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    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. State St.
Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-1117
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
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Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
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
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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
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call for information
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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
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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
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C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (717) 940-2633
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CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
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STARTS AT 10:30 A.M.
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