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Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction
This market report was not
updated this week because of the
holiday.
Lancaster Livestock
Monday, September 6
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE
SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
15 91 96
LAST WEEK
20 0 366 103
LAST YEAR
15 402 122
AUCTION NOT COVERED;
CALVES HOGS
Vintage Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
September 7,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP
GOATS
TUESDAY
0 2
LAST WEEK
0 0
LAST YEAR
0 I
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers sold weak to 50 lower,
although upper end of high Choice and
Prime not fully tested, slaughter
heifers not tested; cows mostly steady;
slaughter bulls steady to the small
supply Supply included SI percent
slaughter steers and 42 percent slaughter
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1425 lbs 65.25-66,25.
Choice and Prime 2-3 1225-1450 lbs
66 75-68 50 Choice 2-3 1175-1425 lbs
63 50- 65 25, few 1450-1550 lbs 61.75-
64 00. Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-
1465 lbs 59.50-63.50
HOLSTEIN STEERS- Few Choice 2-
3 1300-1500 lbs 53.25-55 25, one high
Choice and Prime 2-3 1470 lbs 56 25.
SLAUGHTER COWS- PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK
LOW DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean
over-1400 lbs 4000-43.50 37 00-39 00
Boners 80-85 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 37 50-41 25 34 25-34 50
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 35 00-39 75 33 50-34 50
Lean 88-90 pet lean over
-1000 lbs 3100-34 50 29 75-3100
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean
750-1000 lbs 27 50-31 00 25 00-27 50
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade
2 1120-1800 lbs 39 00-43 50, couple yield
grade I 1600-1800 lbs 47 50-48 00
Bullocks Select 1-3 1275-1500 lbs 48 00-
54 00
CALVES Compared to last week
small supply veal calves mostly steady
Quality Feeder Cattle
Specializing In;
Fresh Off The Farm
Stockers ond Feeders
Order Buying
call Cugene Martin
717-336-2690 Office
717-336-3676 Home
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Call for pricing on bins assembled and easy de*i out of the bin
delvered to your farm from the ground.
Demand good for Holstein bulls to
return to feed, with prices firm to 10.00
higher. Holstein heifers continued to
sell well although pnees were 10.00-
20.00 lower than last weeks high
level. Supply included 608 head in the
State graded sale with only 4 percent
being sold for slaughter.
VEALERS: Good and Choice 75-110
lbs 2000-30 00. Standard and low Good
50-65 lbs 12 00
223 18
RETURNED TO FARM: 160 head
90-125 lbs Holstein bulls 118.00-130.00,
with 45 head 100-105 lbs 14000-
142.00, and 25 head 80-85 lbs 50,00-
57 00.150 head Plainer-type bulls 90-
115 lbs 58 00-88.00 and lIS head 80-95
lbs 20.00-35.00. Holstein heifers 40
head 90-105 lbs 320.00-352.00 and 25
head 80-85 lbs 290.00-30000. Few
Plainer heifers 70-75 lbs 150.00-190 00.
Few beef-type bulls and heifers 80-120
lbs 75 00-105.00
595 44
New Holland
Livestock
NEW HOLLAND, PA
THU SEPTEMBER 9, 1999
Cattle Catvea Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1281
LAST WEEK
1132
LAST YEAR
934 709
1101
1511
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steers sold mostly steady, Hols
tein steers and slaughter heifers not fully
comparable. Cows 1.00-2.00 lower,
slaughter bulls steady. Supply included 47
percent slaughter steers and 34 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1410 lbs 66.00-68.10,
couple lots 1435-1460 lbs 65.25. Few
Choice 2 1150-1425 lbs 66.25-68.00.
Choice 2-3 1150-1425 lbs 63.75-66.25,
one lot 1030 lbs 61.75; few I4SO-ISSO lbs
60.35- 63.75. Select and low Choice 2-3
1125-1450 lbs 58.25-64.00. Select 1-3
975- 1425 lbs 54.00-58.50.
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Guard prevents water from
tunning down hopper
747 503 376
849 533 372
499
716
B&R CATTLE CO
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specializing jn
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
ph. (717)653-5728
RON RANCK
[717)656-9849
HAY, STRAW & CORN
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955 N. State St.
Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-1117
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HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-3 few 1280-1530 lbs 56.50-57.75.
Choice 2-3 1200-1550 lbs 54.00-56.50;
couple 1600-1820 lbs 49.50-51.00. Select
1-3 1200-1400 lbs 47.75-51 JO.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1030-1185 lbs 59 JO-62.85, couple High
Choice and Prime 3 65.75. Select 1-3
1100-1460 lbs 54.25-56.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
39.50- Boners 80-85 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 36.50-40.25 Lean (Hi-
Yleld) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs
34.50- 31.50-34J0 Lean 88-90 pet
lean over-1000 lbs 31.00-34.50
28.00- Lean (Laght-Wt) 85-90 pet
lean 750 -1000 lbs 26.50-30.50
23.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS; Yidd Grade 1
1260-1960 lbs 46.3 0-S 1.00, individual
2350 lbs 45.00. Yidd Grade 2 i 190-1260
lbs 40.00-SS.OO. Bullocks; Couple Choice
2 1265-1630 lbs 53.25-5650. Sdect 1-2
1000-1300 lbs 46.50-50.00.
CALVES: Compared to Monday's auc
tion, vealers traded steady. Slaughter
calves sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Holstein bull
calves returning to feed sold sharply high
er, with some graded calves as much as
60.00-70.00 higher than last Thursday.
Holstein heifers sold fully steady, with
some late sales 10.00-13.00 higher. Supply
.Deluded 460 head in the State graded sale
with only 9 percent sold for slaughter.
VEALERS: Choice 170-270 lbs
76.00- couple Prime 175-260 lbs
93.00- 105.00. Good and Choice 90-120
lbs 24.00-30.00. Standard and low Good
35-85 lbs 11.00-20.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good
and Choice 300-500 lbs 60.00-74.00. Stan
dard 270-430 lbs 47.00-60.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Holstdn bulls
105 head 95-120 lbs 145.00163.00. Plain
er type bulls 95-125 lbs 95.00125.00.
8095 lbs 47.0070.00, with 80 head weak
calves 75-90 lbs 22.0029.00. Holstein
heifers 100125 lbs 27000335.00, with
some late sales 335.00370.00; 75-95 lbs
22.00270.00. Plainer heifers 75-125 lbs
180.00220.00.
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
10:00
Located RL 472 smies .
south of Quanyvile or 6 mies
north d Oxford corner of
Rt 472 and Noble Road.
Lloyd H. Kreider,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
13 Watts
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SHEEP: Compared to Monday, slaugh
ter lambs firm to 5.00 higher, with some
35-40 lbs 15.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter
ewes sold folly steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 40-60 lbs 90.00-125.00, few
30-45 lbs 130.00-185.00; 60-110 lbs
75.00-90.00. Good and Choice 1-2 40-65
lbs 70.00- 95.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good
1-3 22.00-35.00.
GOATS: (All goats sold by the head)
Billies: Large 100.00-107.00, individual
130.00. Medium 75.00-100.00. Nannies:
Large 50.00-70.00. Medium 35.00-50.00.
Yearlings: Choice and Prime 60.00-85.00.
Kids: Choice and Prime 50.00-70.00.
Good 20.00-50.00.
Lancaster Co.
Weekly
NEW HOLLAND, PA
FRI SEPTEMBER 10, 1999
CATTLE CALVES
2438 1655
2474 1929
2676 1667
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Slaughter sleets closed the
week weak to .50 lower, extremes 1.00
lower. Insufficient volume slaughter heif
ers or Holstein steers either day to establish
a trend. Cows closed 1.00-2.00 lower.
Bulls mostly steady. Supply included 49
percent slaughter steers, 4 percent slaugh
ter heifers, 36 percent slaughter cows, 3
percent slaughter bulls, with the balance
made up of feeder cattle.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
ind Prime 2-4 1150-1425 lbs 65.25-68.10.
Few Choice and Prime 2-3 1223-1450 lbs
56.30-68.50. Choice 2-3 1150-1425 lbs
53.50-66.25; one lot 1030 lbs 61.75; few
1450-1550 lbs 6035-64.00. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1100-1465 lbs 58.25-64.00.
Select 1-3 975-1425 lbs 54.00- 58.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-3 few 1280-1530 lbs 5630-57.75.
Choice 2-3 1200-1550 lbs 53.25-5630.
Select 1-3 1200-1400 lbs 47.75-5130.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
Willier, Incorporated
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
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SCARFF BROS. INC.
Cattle Dealers • Licensed & Bonded
2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047
Lance N. Scarff
Farm (410) 877-0370
Fax (410) 877-7802
(4101459-4865
• Contract Feeding Programs ■ Marketing of Finished Cattle ■ Dairy Heifers
L. ROBERT FRAME, SR., PRESIDENT
BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204
HOME (610)458-8518
FIELD REPS
IRWIN MARTIN (717) 336-7538
KENNETH E. HERSHEY (717) 442-4874
LEON HOOVER (717) 354-5835
BUTCH BROWN (717) 626-5394
not available
to the holiday i
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1030-11S5 lbs 59.50-62.55. Couple High
Choice and Prime 3 65.75. Select 1-3
1100-1460 lbs 54.25-36.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
(JEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakeis 7S-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
39.50- 37.00-39 50 Boners 80-8 S pet
lean over-1200 lbs 36.50-40.50
34.25-36.50 Lean (Hi-Yield) BS-88 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 34.50-39.00
31.50- Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 lbs 31.00-34.50 28.00-31.00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000
lbs 27.50-31.50 25.00-27.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1260-1960 lbs 46.50-51.00, individual
2350 lbs 45.00. Yield Grade 2 1120-1800
lbs 39.00-45.00. Bullocks: Couple Choice
2 1265-1630 lbs 53.25-56.50. Select 1-3
1000-1500 lbs 46.50-53.00.
CALVES: Voters mostly steady;
slaughter calves 3.00-5.00 lower. Holstein
bulls returning to farm sold sharply higher
with some graded as much as 70.00 higher
than last week’s close. Holstein heifers
closed mostly steady, although some sales
at midweek 10.00-20.00 higher than last
week’s extremely high level.
VEALERS: Choice 170-350 lbs
76.00- couple Prime 170-300 lbs
93.00- 115.00. Good and Choice 80-120
lbs 18.00-30.00; Standard and low Good
50-85 lbs 11.00-20.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 300-500 lbs 60.00-8000. Standard
270-550 lbs 47.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk 90-125
lbs Holstein bulls 118.00-145.00, with
around 100 head late 145.00-163.00. Plain
er type bulls 95-125 lbs 58.00-100.00, with
closing prices 95.00-125.00; with around
200 head 75-90 lbs weaker calves
20.00-35.00. Holstein heifers bulk 90-105
lbs 270.00-350.00, few late 350.00-
370.00; 75-95 lbs 220.00-270.00. Rainer
heifers 70-125 lbs 150.00-220.00.
C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (410) 459-4864
CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
*GET CALVES IN EARLYI OUR
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Home (410) 838-5883
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