LANCASTER LIVESTOCK AUCTION MONDAY DECEMBER 21, 1998 CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS MONDAY 697 506 LAST WEEK 14 454 467 LAST YEAR 299 278 CATTLE Compared to Thursday slaughter steers and heifers I 00-1 50 lower, although High Choice and Prime not fully tested Cows weak to 100 lower, decline on fleshier kinds Bulls firm to 200 higher, with lean Yield Grade 2 for the ethnic trade 4 00-5 00 higher Supply included 55 percent slaughter steers and 15 percent cows STEERS Few High Choice and Prime 2-4 1175-1445 lbs 60 50-6160 Couple Choice 2 1150-1350 lbs 61 50- 62 00 Choice 2-3 few 4 1200-1450 lbs 57 50-60 00, one lot 6100, cou ple lots 2-3 *OBO-1100 lbs 57 25- 57 50. one lot 3-4 1540 lbs 55 85 Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1350 lbs 55 00-57 75, couple lots 1150- 1210 lbs returning to feed at 58 GO -58 25 HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice, few Prime 2-3 1400-1550 lbs 51 75-54 50 Select 2-3 1200-1550 lbs 48 25- 52 00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-3 950-1290 lbs 56 50-59 00 Couple High Choice and Prime mostly 3 1195 lbs 59 50 Select 2-3 950-1200 lbs 51 00-56 25 SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80 pci lean over -1400 lbs 35 50-38 50 Boners 80-85 pet lean over -1200 lbs 34 00-37 25 32 00-34 00 Lean (Ht-Yteld) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 34 00-38 25 Lean 88-90 pet lean over -1000 lbs 3100-33 00 28 00-30 00 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 1000 lbs SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade I 1400-1975 lbs 55 00-60 75, six head 1210- 1575 lbs 62 00 68 50 Yield Grade 2 1000-2000 lbs 46 00-55 00 Yield Grade 2 950-1550 lbs 39 75- 45 50 SHEEP Compared to last week, slaughter lambs mostly steady Slaugh ter ewes fully steady WOOLED LAMBS Choice 2-1 60-90 lbs 78 00 81 00, few 81 00-90 00. 90- 110 lbs 72 00-76 00, 110-120 lbs 6100-70 00, several 121-140 lbs 11 00-60 00 HAY, STRAW & CORN - SALE - ffiil Sale Starts Every Friday At 10 AM GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION 955 N. 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NEW CROP LAMBS Choice and Prime 50-60 lbs 150.00-172 00; few 40-45 lbs 185.00 SLAUGHTER EWES Good and Choice yearlings and 2 year-olds 45 00-52 00 Utility and Good 1-3 45 00-54 00, 3-4 30 00-34 00 Aged Bucks- 220-260 lbs 38 00-40 00 588 86 537 58 525 45 GOATS (All goats sold by the head) Billies Large 110 00-140 00 Me dium 80 00-90 00 Nannies Large 68 00-74 00 Medium 50 00-60 00, Small and Thin 42 00-48 00 Mutton Choice 78 00-85 00 Yearlings* Choice and Prime 85 00-90 00 Kids Choice and Prime 49 00-60 00 Good 30 00-42 00 VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION TUESDAY DECEMBER 22, 1998 CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS TUESDAY LASTTUESDAY 504 824 LAST YEAR CATTLE Compared to Monday small supply of slaughter steers sold I 00-2 00 higher. Holstein steers and slaughter heifers were not tested Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, instances I 00 lower and slaughter bulls were not tested Supply included 23 percent slaughter steers and 72 percent slaughter cows SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 1-3 1200-1450 lbs 62 50- 64 25, eight head 64 50-65 00 Choice 2-3 1200-1450 lbs 59 00- 62 35, 1475-1535 lbs 56 00- 57 50 Select and low Choice 2-3 1150-1425 lbs 54 00-58 00 HOLSTEIN STEERS Co uple Choice 2 1325-1450 lbs 50 75-52 25 750 HydroShleld* Weather, Guard prevent* water from running down hopper CALVES: Compared to last Tuesday, veal calves sold steady Holstein bull calves returning to feed sold mostly steady Holstein heifer calves, in short supply sold fully steady Supply included 711 head in the State graded sale and 81 percent returned to the farm VEALERS Good and Choice 70-110 lbs 17 00-25 00 Standard and low Good 60-90 lbs 10 00-15.00 RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls 95-115 lbs 09.00-103.00, one lot 122 lbs 79 00, and 45 head 90 lbs 60 00-62 00 Plainer-type bulls 80-115 lbs 27 00- 37 00, with couple lots 90-105 lbs 49 00-60 00. 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Ff»wdy Business Park Drtnorvo Store SB TO ' 3 ’ A p" e f 7 yr ,ir!oaa 305 University Ave wng lit3 1 •800-673-2580 1-800-735-6361 (g|| SLAUGHIhK HblPfcKS couple Choice 2-3 1150-1185 lbs 56 25- 58.25. SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over -1400 lbs 36 50-39 00 Boners 80-85 pet lean over -1200 lbs 34 00-37 25 32 50-34 00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 33 00-37 50 31 50- 33 00 Lean 88-90 pet lean over -1000 lbs 30.00-34 25 28 00-30 00 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 28 00-32 00 23 00-28 00 SLAUGHTER BULLS Few Yield Grade 1-2 1825-1950 lbs 42 00 Bullocks Couple Choice 2 980-1225 lbs 50 00-50 75 and couple Select 1-2 980-1280 lbs 42.00-47 25 KIRKWOOD HAY AUCTION Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 11:00 Located Rt 472 Strifes soulh cf Quairyvie or 6 mies north of Oxford comer of Fit 472 and Noble Road. Lloyd H. Kreider, Auctioneer AU-000513L No out of state checks Some Markets Not Available Due To Early Press Deadlines New Holland Livestock New Holland, Pa. Thuraday, Dec. 17, 1998 Report Supplied by USDA Cattle Calves Sheep O-*' nG t upd* w ° , 7 „ «*■«> “UrtKir*-*'.''"'” 0 . 1«” Usl These tvv< ; CATTLE: Compared to last week’s clos • lioUohy* 636 ing prices, slaughter steeis closed steady to “* fj. IAIO mosUy -50 lower. Demand remains fairly _ 1365 696 J good and in the last two weeks local sleen CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday; *e have lost only 1.00-1.50, whilelhe Western slaugteer star maritet was folly steady, but markets have dropped 4.00-5.00 live ncigedsteadytom<wtly 50lowerthanlast „ d &00 . ?00 d^.‘^beUevib ,y low ces ** ukin « * hdr «• good for this time of year and late sales demand as retailers are featuring pork spe wree Justas strong as tte opening.Holstem d#|g jn mealcnes. Local Holstein stem sold steady to 100 higher and claugh- sl hterheifers mded o, e week ter heifers were mosriysteady in alight test t .oo lower. Slaughter cow prices Slaughter com sold firm to 1.00 higher. do6ed 7 100 ., 50 hWier „ is especially on the fleshier ty pea.snd steugb- celUjn tobelow oveMheneJt t two weeks in ter bulls were steady. Supply included 39 slaughter bulls finished firm to percent slaughter steers and 37 percent Supply was made up of around SIEERS: High Choice IZTjllTv St. ‘suS ~w?s percent s*bulls, 5 *bulls, with foe balance individual 1340 Iba 65.00. Choice 2-3 , . ’ 1140-14*5 lbs few high dress- SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice « and Prime 2-4 1160-1465 Iba 61.10-65.00. Choice 2-3 1095-1455 lbs 59.00-62.25, Selet* 1-3 1015-1495 lb. 50.25-51.00. 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