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Li.-stock Market Auction LANCASTER LIVESTOCK AUCTION MONDAY MAY 24, 1999 CATTLE CALVES HOG SHEEP GOATS MONDAY 23 0 LAST WEEK 313 201 LAST YEAR 411 246 154 4 0 CATTLE Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers sold 50- 75 higher Slaughter heifers were fully steady Slaughter cows were not tested Slaughter bulls and bullocks sold mostly steady SLAUGHTER STEERS' High Choice and Prime 2-4 1225-1435 lbs 65 50- 66 85 Choice 2-3 1225-1485 lbs 63 00-66 00 Select and low Choice 2-3 1035-1290 lbs 58 25-62 00 HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice and Prime 2-3 1300-1550 lbs 54 25-56 25 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS' Choice and Prime 2-3 1000-1270 lbs 61 00-62 50 Few Choice 2-3 865-980 lbs 55 00- 58 25 SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade I 1400-2300 lbs 48 75-53 75, individual 2330 lbs 44 75 Bullocks Choice 2-3 1090-1260 lbs 54 75-57 75 Few Se lect 1-3 800-1175 lbs 50 50-54 50 SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 50-60 lbs 90 00-100 00 VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION TUESDAY MAY 25, 1999 CATTLE SHEEP GOATS TUESDAY 973 645 132 LAST WEEK 0 LAST YEAR 0 CATTLE Compared to Thursday, slaughter steer and heifer trading started the week mostly steady on a plain offer ing, but Tuesday's supply was much fan cier and pushed prices to end mostly steady to 50 higher. Holstein steers sold steady to 100 lower Slaughter cows ranged 1 00-1 50 lower than Thursday's active market A good offer ing of slaughter bulls traded steady to 50 higher Total supply included 46 percent slaughter steers and 37 percent slaughter cows (Note price quotes from the two-day sale are combined, with the bulk of the slaughter steers sold on Monday and the bulk of the slaughter cows sold on Tuesday ) SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice Qualify Feeder Cattle Specializing In: Fresh Off The Farm Stockers and Feeders Order Buying caii Eugene Martin 717-336-26 M onice 717-336-3676 Home Licensed & Bonded Call for pricing on tains assembled and deiveredtoyourfann and Prime 2-4 1080-1470 lbs 63.5p -68 25 Choice 2-3 1060-1395 l(is 61 50-65 25, few high dressing 1-2 up to 68.00, lew 1480-1540 lbs 59 75- 61 25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1080- 1515 lbs 57.00-62 50. Select 1-3 1120-1290 lbs 53.75-56 00, few return ing to feed 940-1150 lbs 55.50-58 00 HOLSTEIN STEERS' Choice, few Prime 2-3 1300-1600 lbs 53 25-56 00 Select and low Choice 2-3 1210-1535 lbs 50 75-54 60 Select 1-2 1050-1395 lbs 47 50-51 75, few returning to feed 1000-1160 lbs 46 00-47 10 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice, few Prime 2-4 1110-1310 lbs 60 75- 53 75, low dressing 4-5 pkg 1040 lbs 56 10. pkg 1490 lbs 54 75 Few Select and low Choice 2-3 1005-1435 lbs 55 50-60 50. Heiferettes. Few Com mercial and Standard 2-4 10S0-1200 lbs 43 00-50 00 SLAUGHTER COWS fERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs 40 75-43 50 38 00-41 50 Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200 lbs 37 00-41 75 35.00-37.75 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over -1200 lbs 36 75-40 25 34 75-37.00 Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 35 00-38 50 32 50-35 50 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 - 1000 lbs 3100-35 00 28 50-32 00 SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1 1015-2075 lbs 48.00-58.00, few out standing up to 60.25. Yield Grade 2 905- 2525 lbs 43 25-49 00 Bullocks: Select 1-3 740-1250 lbs 46 75-59 00. FEEDER HEIFERS Medium and Large 1-2 consignment (dark-nose Charolais) 600-675 lbs 61 25-63.10. CALVES CALVES Compared to last Tuesday, veal calf prices wete mixed and ranged from 3.00 lower to 500 higher in un even trading Trading was less active for Holstein bull calves returning to ?eed and prices ranged 8 00-20 00 lower on Number 1 calves The Holstein heifers High Capacity 40* roof (left) atom man storage and stays cleaner than conventional 30* roof (right) HydroSWeid* Weather, Guard prevents water from tunning down hopper •ACCESS PLUS* pem«s easy dean out of the bin from the ground. New Holland Livestock NEW HOLLAND, PA THU MAY 27, 1999 Cattle Calves Sheep Goal* THURSDAY 1221 LAST WEEK . 1474 LAST YEAR CATTLE: Compand to Tuesday, slaughter Seen and betters sold steady to end the week steady to JO higher. Noes held up fidrly well but failed to gain ground as moat expected, after Wednesday’s high er market indtagon. Hcbtdn steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows traded JO-1.00 lower, but daughter bull 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 HAY, STRAW & CORN - SALE - Sale Starts Every Friday At 10 AM c ' GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION 955 N. State St. Ephrata, Pa. <717) 738-1117 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. Out of State Buyers -Cash or Certified Checks Only jntracts a call for information ■ Layers ■ Broiler ■ Pullets ■ Hogs Cali for our free brochure “What is contract production?” lbs andi save electricity Replace your bull withenergy efficii int Fluorescent Lights 13 Watts 5-7-9 Watts 5.49 ea. I 5.79 ea. Q,. Light Bulbs aa | 25 to 100 Watts OOV Ea. V Brass Base - 5000 Hrs. Autl ■ Northeast Agn Systems, Inc 9| 98D Delmarva Store ROQd 305 University Ave 3 1-800-673-2580 1-800-735-6361 (jPjgl were also in lighter demand and trended 6.00-16 00 lower. Supply included 562 head in the State graded sale and 85 per cent returned to the farm VEALERS Good and Choice 70-110 lbs 22.00-37.00 Standard and low Good 60-90 lbs 10.00-24.00. RETURNED TO FARM; Holstein bulls 95-125 lbs 105 00-131 00. Plainer-type bulls 90-115 lbs 60 00- 108 00, 80-90 lbs 22 00-50 00 Hol stein heifers 90-115 lbs 212 00- 246 00. Plainer heifers 70-95 lbs 130.00-221.00. Few beef-type bulls and heifers 85-120 lbs 70 00-130 00 SHEEP: No recent comparison (Note The bulk of the sheep and goats were sold by private treaty on Monday ) SLAUGHTER LAMBS' Choice and Prime 2-3 few 45-50 lbs 92.00-95 00, 70-90 lbs 85 00-90.00; 100-110 lbs 90 00-95 00 SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 1-3 22 00-35.00 GOATS’ (All goats sold per head) Nannies - Medium and Large 48.G0-52 52 00 Kids: Good and Choice 25 00- 41 00 695 59t 367 701 346 203 1440 612 KIRKWOOD HAY AUCTION Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY . 10:00 Located RL 4725 tries soUh of Quanyvfc or 6 tries north of Oxford comer of Fl472and Node Road. Lloyd H. Kraldar, Auctioneer AU-000513L No out of state checks V. [s' prion wen needy to .50 higher. Supply included 53 percent slaughter steers and 31 percent slaughter cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1110-1440 Iba 64.0047.25. Choice 2-3 1065-1455 Iba 62,75-65J0, couple Ugh dressing 1-2 up to 67 JO. Select and low Choice 2-3 1010-1515 the 55.00-63.10; few 1550-1630 lbs 54.75-5-.65. Select 1-3 945-1445 Ibe 55.50-59.25, few returning to feed 1130-1155 lbs 62.00-62.85. HOLSTEIN STEERS; Few Ugh Choice wid Prime 2-3 1205-1550 lbs 55.25-55.00. Choice 2-3 1200-1650 lbs 53.50-56J0. Select and low Choice 2-3 1085-1620 Iba 52.00-54.50. Select 1-2 1035-1530 lbs 47 JO-51.50. Few Standard 1-2 1240-1565 lbs 45.25-47.00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice; few Prime 2-4 1055-1200 iba 61.60-63.25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1135-1355 Iba 57.75-6025. Few Select 1-3 1040-1140 Iba 53.50-56.00. Heiferettea: Choice 3-5 1075-1525 lbs 5075-54.00 SLAUGHTER COWS; PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Bicaken 75-80 pet lean over-1400 Iba 40.0044.25 37.00-40.75 Bonets 80-85 pet lean over-1200 Iba 36.50-40.50 34J0-37.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 36.50-39.50 34.00-36.50 Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 34J0-37.7S 32.00-34.25 Lean (Ught-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 31.00-34.75 28.00-31 JO SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1000-2135 tbs 49 JO-SSJO. Yield Grade 2 1070- 2120 lbs 43.75-49J0 Bullocks: Select 1-3 870-1410 lbs 47.00-56J0. CALVES: Compered to Monday’s auc tion, veelers sold steady to 2.00 higher and slaughter calves were not fully tested. Demand was veqr good for Holstein calves returning to feed, with bulls selling 25.00-30.00 higher and heifers trading sharply higher than Monday's tight offer ing and fully steady with last Thursday’s active market. Supply included 441 bead in the State graded side and around 94 percent 216 I) \IKV ' ’•'A mil i:ks i XiWi Inside Pennsylvania: 717-626-3113 FAX: 717-626-1260 Toll-Free Outside of PA; 1-800-485-2233 isuaggciaLia QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE Financing Available * Fixed Interest Rates • Interest Due when Cattle Are Sold • No Monthly Payments Lance N. Scarff Farm (410) 877-0370 Fax (410) 877-7802 (410) 459-4865 ■ Contract Feeding Programs ■ Marketing of Finished Cattle ■ Pany Heifers 6:00 P.M. L ROBERT FRAME, SR.. PRESIDENT SHEEP f ?d7? Dl 1C !“7 -1 *7\ AAr> aaq* ni IO /747\ 7CO *GET CALVES IN EARLY' BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204 .p otatp f^RAnPR HOME (610) 458-8518 STARTS AT loSTa^. Willier, Incorporated Your Source for Quality Cattle Licensed and Bonded Cattle Brokers SCARFF BROS. INC. Cattle Dealers • Licensed & Bonded 2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047 C. Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445-7237 Mobile (410)459-4864 SLAUGHTER CALVES: Eaw Good and Choice 200-350 lbs 73.00-90.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulU 95-125 lbs 101.00-131.00. Plainer type bulb 10-125 lbs 50.00-102.00, few weaker calves down to 33.00. Holstein beifeit SO-120 lbs 240.00-330.00. Plainer heifeis 70-100 lbs 150.00-250.00. SHEER: Compared (o Monday, slaugh ter lambs under 100 lb* sold steady, while the heavier weights fmded mostly 10.00 higher. Slanghter cares and aged riieep sold 2.00-5.00 lower. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and Prime 2-3 40-60 lbs 90.00-110.00; 60-100 lbs 92.00-105.00; 100-130 lbs 75.00-95.00 SLAUGHTER EWES: Good sod Choice yesrlings snd 2 year-olds 40.00- Utility and Good 1-3 23.00- GOATS: (All goats sold by the head) Billies: Large 100.00-130.00. Medium 75.00- Mutton: Choice and Prime 6000-90.00 Nannies; Medium and Large 35.00- Yearlings: Choice and Prime 60.00- Kids: Choice and Prime 4000-60.00 Good 20004000 Lancaster Co. Weekly NEW HOLLAND, PA PHI MAY 28, 1999 CATTLE 2382 2730 2800 THIS WEEK LAST WEEK LAST YEAR CATTLE: Compared to lut week’s closing prices, slaughter steers and heifers said front steady to JO higher. The market opened the week with mild strength. but late-week sales failed to capitalize on the higher figures mwket and the strongest tbmsed beef values In recent memoiy. Western feedlots were able to lake ad van tage of the increased demand, by selling fat cattle 1.00 higher at 06.00 live end 102.00-104.00 dressed* Local Holstein (Turn to Page A 23) hew dispers iLiauiaLi W. Conly Scarff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650 CALVES 1343 1730 1317
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