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Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction
Lancaster Livestock
October 11,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE CALVES
SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
0 329 129
LAST WEEK
17 0 387 125
LAST YEAR
38 348 299
Auction not covered due to
Federal Holiday
Vintage Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Mon., Tucs., Oct. 11-12,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION
FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY
OCTOBER 11-12, 1999
CALVES SHEEP
CATTLE
GOATS
THIS WEEK
0 4
LAST WEEK
1 2
LAST YEAR
0 0
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and a light test of heifers
sold 50 to mostly 100 higher The
market continues to improve and price
ranges are lightening up. with most of the
advancement on the bottom side A
light run of Holstein steers sold fully
steady Slaughter cows sold steady to
weak and slaughter bulls were steady to
100 higher Supply included 48
percent slaughter steers and 43 percent
slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1210 1465 lbs 67 50-72 00
Choice 2-3 1130-1495 lbs 66 75 68 75,
high dressing 1-2 up to 71 00, few 1530-
1600 lbs 62 75-65 25 Select and low
Choice 2-3 1115-1540 lbs 62 00-67 00,
individual 1700 lbs 60 00 Select 1-3
1130-1425 lbs 56 25-63 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS Few high
Choice and Prime 2-3 1380-1485 lbs
60 60-61 25 Few Choice 2-3 1265-
1450 lbs 58 25-59 00 Select and low
Choice 2-3 1220-1475 lbs 54 00-57 00,
few heifers 1320-1330 lbs 51 50-55 25
Couple Select I 2 1325- 1360 lbs
50 50 51 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Couple
Choice 2-3 1170-1295 lbs 65 50 Select
and low Choice 2 3 1010-1285 lbs
59 75-63 50
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK
LOW DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean
over-1400 lbs 38 50-43 75 35 00-38 75
B&R CATTLE CO
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone'
(717)653-8164
Specializing in
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
ph. (717)683-572$
RON RANCK
[717)656-9849
Get more capacity and better service from
Chore-Time’s New Next Generation bin
Call for pndng on bins assembled and
delivered to your farm
Boners 80-85 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 36 00-39 25 33 25-36 75
Lean (Ht-Yteld) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 34 25-37 50 31 75-3475
HOGS
Lean 88-90 pet lean over
-1000 lbs 32 50-35 00 29 00-33 00
Lean (Lighl-Wt) 85-90 pet lean
750-1000 lbs 29 00-32 75 27 00-29 75
SLAUGHTER BULLS Few Yield
Grade I 1300-1880 lbs 53 00-57 00 Yield
Grade 2 1010-2175 lbs 43 75-48 75
Bullocks Select 1-3 1220-1365 lbs 46 00-
54 50, few high dressing up to 58 00
CALVES Compared to last week,
veal calves sold steady to 2 00 lower with
few calves going straight to slaughter
Trading was very active for Holstein
calves returning to feed and prices were
sharply higher Holstein bulls sold
35 00-50 00 higher and heifers traded
30 00 to as much as 70 00 higher Supply
included 660 head in the Stale graded sale
and 94 percent returned to feed
VEALERS Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 15 00-20 00, few up to 25 00
Standard and low Good 60-90 lbs
10 00-15 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls 95-125 lbs 152 00-170 00 Plainer
type bulls 85-115 lbs 80 00-133 00, 80
85 lbs 47 00-70 00, weaker calves down to
20 00 Holstein heifers 80-115 lbs
325 00-361 00 Plainer heifers 80-105 lbs
297 00- 330 00, 70-75 lbs 105 00-
140 00, pkg 64 lbs 30 00
New Holland
Livestock
NEW HOLLAND. PA
THU OCTOBER 14, 1999
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1317
LAST WEEK
1206
LAST YEAR
1097
CATTLE: Slaughter steers JO to mostly
1.00 Uglier, instances 1.50 higher. Hob
tein daughter sleets and slaughter hdfers
scarce. Cows firm to 1.00 higher, instances
2.00 higher. Yield Otade 1 bolls not fully
tested. Yield Ormde 2 steady. Supply
included 46 percent slaughter steers and 33
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1140-1465 lbs 70.00-73.00.
many lots 71 JO-72 JO. Choice 2-3 few 4
1140-1450 lbs 67.00-70.00, couple high
dressing 1-2 71.00-73.00. Choice 3-4
1450-1600 lbs 64.75-67J0. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1020-1500 lbs 60.0066.00,
including 40 head 1020-1150 lbs returned
to feed 64.50-66.00. Select 1-2
55.00-60 JO.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Couple lot* Ugh
Choice and Prime 2-3 1525-1565 lb*
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
10:00
Located RL472 stries
south of Quanyyfe or 6 miss
north of Oxford comer of
Rt 472 and Noble Road.
Lloyd H. Kreider,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
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725 396 316
641 325 423
64S 512
HAY, STRAW & CORN
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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.
Out of State Buyer* -Caah or Certified Check* Only
Contracts available
call for Information
■ Layers ■ Broiler ■ Pullets ■ Hogs
Call for our free brochure
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60.15- 61.50. Few Choke 2-3 1300-1350
tbs 57.13-5*35. Few Select 1-2 1273-1620
Ibi 52.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
2-4 1100-1230 lbs 63.73-67.23. Couple
Choke 2-3 973 lbs 60.23.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Bieakos 73-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
40.00- 37.30-30.50 Boneis 80-85 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 3t.00-42.00 Lean (Hi-
Yleld) 13-81 pet lean over-1200 lbs
36.00- Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 lbs 34.00-37.00 31.00-34.00
Lean (Light-Wt) 83-90 pet lean 730 -1000
lbs 27.00-29.73 30.00-33.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Couple Yield
Grade I 1393-1661 lbs 48.00-30.50. indi
vidual high dressing 1510 lbs 38.30. Yield
Grade 2 1230-2100 lbs 42.75-47.00. Bul
locks: Few Select 1-2 973-1340 lbs
46.5053.00.
CALVES: Compared to Monday's suc
tion. veal calves sold 2.005.00 Uglier,
instances 9.00 Uglier. Larger slaughter
calves were steady to 3.00 lower. The
Holstein bull calves returning to feed sold
40.00-50.00 Uglier Small supply Holstein
heifers mostly stesdy. Supply included 338
besd the State graded sale with around 83
percent returning to feed.
VBALERS: Few Choice 180-235 lbs
81.00- Good 130-300 Ibc
09.00- Good and Choice 70-110 lbs
23.00- Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 11.00-22.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good
nd Choice 235-400 lbs 55.00-80.00 Stan
dard 290-630 tba 44.00-SS.OO.
RETURNED TO FARM: 170 head
Holstein bulla 9S-12S lbs 142.00-162.00.
12S head Plainer type bulls 9S-12S lbs
107.00-120.00. 85-95 lbs 60.00-75.00,
weaker calves 80-110 lbs 30.00-60.00.
Few Holstein heifers 100-120 lbs
290.00315.00. Plainer heifers 80-1 IS lbs
130.00220.00
SHEEP: Compared to Monday, slaugh
ter lambs sold mostly, although some
strength on 4070 lbs weights. Slaughter
ewes and aged sheep sold weak to 5.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 40-00 lbs 100.00-125.00; 00-80
lbs 8000-10000; SO-110 tbs 72.00-82.00.
110-140 lbs 06.00-73.00
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice yearlings and 2 year-olds
33.00-SS.OO. Utility and Good 1-3
300040.00. few 3-4 13.0023.00.
GOATS: (All goats sold by the head)
Billies: Large 100.00123.00. Medium
73.00100.00. Mutton: Choice and Prime
700090.00. Nannies: Large 30.0070.00.
Medium 33.003000 Yearlings; Choice
and Prime 600080.00 Kids: Choice and
Prime 40.00-63.00 Good 20.004000.
Lancaster Co.
Weekly
NEW HOLLAND, PA
FRI OCTOBER 15, 1999
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE; Slaughter steers closed
1302.00 higher, instances 2.50 higher
teaching highest levels since January 1997.
Small supply Holstein steers firm to 1.00
higher. Slaughter heifers scarce. Cows
closed 1.002.00 higher. Yield Grade 1
bulls not flilly tested. Yield Grade 2 steady
to 1.00 higher. Supply included 47 percent
slaughter steers, S percent slaughter heif
ers. 33 percent slaughter cows, 4 percent
slaughter bulls, with the balance made up
of feeder cattle.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 11401465 lbs 69.5073.00.
around 7S head late 713072J0. Choice
2-3 1135-1475 tbs 66.75-70.00, few high
dressing 1-2 71.0073.00. Choice 3-4
14501600 lbs 62.75-6730. Select and low
Choice 2-3 10501500 lbs 61.0067.00,
including 40 head 10201150 tbs returning
to feed at 64.50-66.00. Select 1-3
10501425 lbs 55.0063.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Few High
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 & Bonded
2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047
Lanc« N. Scarff C. Howard Scarff, II W. Conly Scarff
Farm (410) 877-0370 Home (717) 445-4355 Home (410) 838-5883
Fax (410) 877-7802 Fax (717) 445-7237 Mobile (410) 790-2650
(410) 459-4865 [Mobile (410) 459-4864
■ Contract Feeding Programs ■ Marketing of Finished Cattle ■ Dairy Heifers
L. ROBERT FRAME, SR., PRESIDENT
BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204 6:00 P.M.
HOME (610) 458-8518 CALVES, SHEEP, GOATS
*GET calves IN EARLYI OUR
FIELD REPS STATE GRADER STARTS AT 10:30 A.M.
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CATTLE CALVES
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Choice and Prime 2-3 1380-1565 lbs
60.60-61.50. Choice 2-3 1265-1550 lbs
57.55-S9.oa Select and low Choice 2-3
1220-1475 lbs 54.00-57.00. Select 1-2
1275-1620 lbs 52.00-54.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1100-1295 lbs 65.50-67.25; couple 975 lbs
60.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1010-1285 lbs 59.75-63.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Braakeia 75-80 pet lean over 1400 lbs
39.50-45.00 37.50-39.50 Boners 80-85 net
lean over-1200 Iba 38.00-42.00
34.00- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet
lean over-1200 Iba 36.00-39.50
34.00- Lean 88-90 pet lean
overlooo lbs 34.00-37.00 30.50-34.00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000
Iba 29.50-33.50 27.00-29.75
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Few Yield
Grade 1 1300-1880 lbs 48.00-57.00, indi
vidual 1510 lbs 58.50. Yield Grade 2
1010-2175 lbs 42.75-48.75. Bullocks;
Select 1-3 975-1540 lbs 46.00-54.75. few
high dressing up to 58.00.
CALVES: Vealere closed mostly steady.
Slaughter calves steady to 5.00 lower.
Holstein bulls reluming to farm sold most
ly steady with last week’s close, although
Monday's small supply sold sharply lower.
Holstein hcifeis fully steady.
VEALERS: Few Choice 180-235 lbs
81.00- Good 130-300 lbs
69.00- Good and Choice 70-110 lbs
20.00- Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs iaoo-22.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Choice 200-550 lbs 55.00-90.00. Standard
290-630 lbs 40.0060.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 142.00170.00. Plainer type
bulls 85-125 lbs 80.00133.00; 8085 lbs
47.007000. Weaker calves 80110 lbs
20.006000. Holstein heifers 80120 lbs
290.00361.00. Plainer heifers 80 I IS lbs
130.00-330.00; 70-75 lbs 105.00-140.00.
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