, Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction LANCASTER LIVESTOCK AUCTION MONDAY APRIL 12, 1999 CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS MONDAY 122 242 LAST WEEK 353 325 LAST YEAR 517 263 750 54 0 CATTLE Compared to Thursday, slaughter steer sales were weak Trad ing started out rather slow and never reached the active levels of last week, although prices held up fairly well Hol stein steers and slaughter heifers sold steady Slaughter cow prices were mostly steady on a plain test and slaughter bulls sold 1 00-1 50 higher in active trading Supply included 67 per cent slaughter steers and 11 percent slaughter cows SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1175-1440 lbs 64 00- 66 50 Choice 2-3 1050-1465 lbs 62 25-64 85, 1470-1500 lbs 60 60- 62 00 Select and low Choice 2-3 980- 1475 lbs 58 35-62 75, 1500-1575 lbs 56 00-60 75 Select 1-3 1000-1475 lbs 55 00-59 00 HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice, few Prime 2-3 1340-1610 lbs 54 75-57 35, few 1730-1635 lbs 51 25-51 85 Se lect and low Choice 2-3 1150-1530 lbs 52 25-55 00 Select 1-2 1005-1520 lbs 49 50-53 00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few high Choice and Prime 2-4 1045-1165 lbs 64 00-64 50, individual 1150 lbs 66 25 Choice 2-3 1040-1325 lbs 6150-63 50, few 940-980 lbs 56 25- 57 85, low dressing 4-5 1000-1140 lbs 59 60-61 75 Select and low Choice 2- 3 1055-1330 lbs 57 00-61 00 Select 1- 3 910-1380 lbs 52 00-56 50 Henferettes Few Choice 3-4 1080- 1440 lbs 54 00-58 75 Commercial and Standard 2-4 995-1360 lbs 38 00- 49 75 SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING - Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs 36 00-39 75 Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200 lbs 35 00-37 50 32 00-35 00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over -1200 lbs 33 75-36 00 Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 32 00-33 75 28 75-32 50 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 - 1000 lbs 29 25-33 25 27 25-29 75 SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1 1110-2080 lbs 48 75-55 75, Limousin 1870 lbs 56 25 Yield Grade 2 1000- Quality Feeder Cattle hay, straw & corn Specializing In; C A T IT ■ Fresh Off The Farm Stockers and Feeders „ s “ l ® s,a . rts , Order Buying EvM » Fr,da » A,IOAM Call Eocene Martin GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION 717-336-2690 Office II | 955 N. State St 717-336-3676 Home II I Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-1117 Ik Licensed & Bonded J 1 n m t il f of Ephrata on N State St. Y Out of State Buyers -Cash or Certified Checks Only Get more capacity and better service from Chore-Time’s 9\(eiO Next Generation bin .. 'ACCESS PULlS'pefmits Cad for pnong on bins assembled and easy clew out of the bin dedveredtoyou-farm from the yound. 2085 lbs 42 00-48 75 Bullocks Select 1-3 805-1490 lbs 49 00-56 50, few high dressing up to 60 25 SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE AUCTION - There were 568 head of feeder cattle sold on Friday, April 9th. including several large local consignments A large crowd was on hand and trading was moderately active, with the best demand for steers under 600 lbs with the proper conditioning for summer grazing FEEDER STEERS. Medium and Large 1 370-420 lbs 87 00-90 00, 500-600 lbs 82 75-86 50, 600-700 lbs 76 75- 8100, 23 hd 930 lbs 65 00-66 00 Large 1 550-6001bs 75 25-78 75, pkg 692 lbs 74 00, pkg 798 lbs 63 25 Me dium and Large 1-2 500-600 lbs 66 50- 79 00, 600-700 lbs 60 00-72 50 Me dium and Large 2 350-500 lbs 61 50- 65 00 Large 2 (Holsteins) 350-500 lbs 54 50-60 00, few 500-600 lbs 53 75- 56 50, pkg 696 lbs 56 75, pkg 845 lbs 54 25, pkg 975 lbs 51 00 FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and Large 1 pkg 431 lbs 76 50. 25 hd pkg 566 lbs 68 50, pkg 615 lbs 66 25, pkg 7) 1 lbs 65 00 Medium and Large 1-2 350- 500 lbs 67 00-71 00, 500-600 lbs 57 50-66 50, 600-800 lbs 53 25- 56 75 HOG! SHEEP Compared to last week, slaughter lambs sold 6 00-10 00 higher and slaughter ewe prices wen; steady to 2 00 lower SLAUGHTER LAMBS New Crop- Choice and Prime 2-3 40-55 lbs 132 00-160.00 Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 70-90 lbs 90 00-100 00, 90- 110 lbs 80 00-94 00; 110-140 lbs 75 00-80 00, 140-160 lbs 70 GO -74 00 SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-38 00, few fleshy down to 19 00 Aged Bucks 220-260 lbs 25 00-42 00 GOATS (All goats sold by the head) Billies Large 115 00-128 00 Me dium 90 00-110 00 Mutton Choice and Prune 75.00-80 00. Nannies High Capacity 40° roof (led) alows more storage and stays cleaner than conventional 30” roof (nght) HydraShWd* Weather, Guard prevents water from mmhg down hopper 'i?' -I Large 55 00-58 00 Medium 48 00 52 00 Thin 35 00-40 00 Kids Choice and Prime 35 00-62 00. SHEEP GOATS TUESDAY LAST WEEK 8 LAST YEAR 0 CATTLE Compared to Monday, slaughter steers sold mostly steady to firm With help from some premium quality cattle, the market regained part of the weakness shown early in the week. Holstein steers and slaughter heif ers were not well tested. Slaughter cow prices were mostly steady, while slaughter bulls sold steady on a thin test. Supply included 23 percent slaugh ter steers and 68 percent slaughter cows SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1190-1540 lbs 64.00- 68 00, couple outstanding up to 69 75 Choice 2-3 1175-1470 lbs 62.75- 65.00, fewhigh dressing 1-2 up to 66 75; package 1550 lbs 59 75 Select and low Choice 2-3 1205-1505 lbs 59 25-62.25; couple 1550 lbs 55.25 HOLSTEIN STEERS: Couple Select and low Choice 2-3 1440-1610 lbs 52.00-S4.So;individual 1670 lbs 49.75 Couple Select 1-2 1585 lbs 50.75 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Few Com mercial and Standard 2-4 heiferettes 930- 1480 lbs 38 50-44 00 SLAUGHTER COWS' FERCHNT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs 36.00-39 50 34 00-36 50 * Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200 lbs 34.75-37.75 32 75-35 00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over- B&R CATTLE CO RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone (717)653-8164 Specializing in Stockers & Feeders JOHN BOWMAN ph. (717)653-5728 RON RANCK ph. (717)656-9849 Contracts available call for information ■ Layers ■ Broiler ■ Pullets Call for our free brochure “What is contract production?” Replace your bulbs and save electricity with energy efficient Fluorescent Lights 5-7-9 Watts 13 Watts 5*49 ea 5*79 ea. Q( Light Bulbs \ 25 to 100 Watts \ Brass Base - 5000 Hrs Authorized Master Distributor Since 1982 ■ Northeast Agn Systems Inc mm „ Delmarva Store ” M 139 A West Airport Road , nt . l( . . unt- pa 17543 ? 05 Un, y® fSff y Av ® Esa Ph (717)569 2702 Federalsbug MO l-800-673-2580 1-800-735-6361 BBBSt VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION TUESDAY APRIL 13, 1999 CATTLE 484 578 8 KIRKWOOD HAY AUCTION Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 10:00 Located Fit 472 5 mies soUh of Quanyvle or 6 tries north of Oxford comer of Ft 472 and Noble Road. Lloyd H. Kreider, Auctioneer AU-000513L No out of state checks 36