2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday. November 29. 1958
At Lancaster Yards
Stocker Cattle Lead
Active Lane. Market
Jam** E. O'Hara,
In Charge, Market New» Branch
LANCASTER, Nov". 28
Receipts of cattle were re
duced compared, with last
week’s total, mainly because
of the holiday. The supply
totaled about 2533 cattle
(compared with 3291 " head
last week.
Slaughter steers made up
about 25 per cent of the sup
ply and stackers and feeders
comprised about 55 per cent.
Trading was moderately ac
tive on all classes this week
except slaughter steers
weighing, over 1200 bs. were
slow. Compared with last
week’s close, slaughter steers
were steady.
Bulls sold strong. Cows
closed about 25 higher.
Stockers and feeders were
fully steady. The bulk of the
choice slaughter steers
weighing 940-1200 pounds
brought $27 - 28 75, and sev
eral loads and lots 1150 -
I*oo lb. ranged between $26
- 28.25 with load 1390 lb.
high-choice bringing $27.
One load choice and-pnme
1497 lb. steers sold at $26 90.
Good to low choice steers
made $24 50 - 27 and stand
ard sold down to $23. A load
of good 800 lb. heifers made
25 50 - 27.25, with a few up
to 27.50. Cutter and utility
ranged from 16.75 to 17 50,
while carmers and low cut
ters made 15 50 - 16 75.
Comml. $20.75 - 21.75, good
and choice 800 - 1050 lbs.
feeders brought $25 - 27.75,
lot high-choice 870 lb. reach
ed $2B, Medium and good
sold at $24 - 25 75
Good and choice 550 - 800
lb. stock steers sold for $26.-
75 - 30, and several lots and
part loads 500-600 lb. choice
stockers made $30.50 - 32.
Medium and good 600 - 800
lb. stockers cashed at 24.75 -
26.75. Good grade 375 - 490
lb. stock calves made 29-32.
Calf receipts totaled about
664 compared with 696 last
week. Trading was active as
vealers sold $1 - 200 off.
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Dealers in Bones, Tallow
and Hides
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Good and choice vealers
early made $3O - 35, but
closed at 29 - 34 and prime
grade brought 35.00 - 39.00,
and standard and low-good
sold at $23 - 29.00 with utili
ty own to 18.00.
In the hog division this
week receipts totaled about
1012 compared with 1145
head last week. Trading was
active in spite of the 50 cent
lower market for barrows,
gilts and sows. U. S. No. 1-3
grade 180 - 240 lb. barrows,
and gilts made $2O - 25.50,
and few No. 3 down to $19.-
50, with several lots No. 1
and 2 grade scaling 190-220
lb. making $20.75 - 21, and a
few scattered lots mostly No.
1 at $21.25 - 21.50, with 300
- 500 lb. sows selling at $14.-
50 - 18.00.
Sheep receipts totaled a
bout 205 compared with 441
head last week. Wooled
slaughter lambs sold 50 cents
lower m active trading. Good
and choice slaughter lambs
brought 22.75 - 24.00 and
utility and low good made
$19.25 - 23.00.
Guernsey Club
Elects Officers
A total of 131 members
and guests of the Lancaster
County Guernsey Breeders
Association attended the or
ganization’s annual business
meeting and banquet at the
Quarryville Spanish Tavern,
Nov. 21
Delegates to the meet elec
ted Rbhrer Witmer, Willow
Street; Harold Herr, Kirk
wood, and Samuel Groff,
Peach Bottom to three-year
terms on the county board
of directors. The d’rectors
will select their officers Mon
day evening during a meet
ing at the Frank Hershey
home, 422 Willow Road,
Lancaster.
Special recognition was
given to Mr. and Mrs. Ray
mond Witmer Willow Street,
fox' the highest Guernsey
herd-average in DHIA 57-58
tests The Witmer herd, a
consitant pace-setter in
Pennsylvania Guernsey Cir
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Glut Market
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NEWS SERVICE
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Cattle Three full day
receipts slightly'' smaller than
the same three days last week
but fully fifteen per
cent larger than the same
period last year. Fully 70 per
cent slaughter steers, up a
few percentage points from
last week. Fhlly-15 per cent
slaughter heifers, down sli
g'ately from last week, around
five percent cows, the same
as last week.
Average weight ot-slaugh
ter steers continuing’ to run
about the heaviest on record,-
this weeks average estimated
to be about the same as last
weeks average of 1172 lbs.
Smaller percentage prime
steers Monday but the. per
centage of prime Werijmsday
largest for any day
this year, better than 15 j>er
cent of the steer supply' prime
and around 70 percent choice
steers standard and below
very scarce as usual, some in
crease in the percentage of
good grade new crop short
fed steers.
Most heifers good and choi
ce grades. Advancing dressed
beef prices and moderate cat
tle receipts led to higher
prices, slaughter steers un
evenly 25 - 1.00 higher than
last week. Prime grades show
least upturn, losing a con
siderable part of early gains
on Wednesday. Heifers most
ly 50 - 75 higher, most ad
vance on canners and cut
ters. Bulls 25 - 50 higher.
Vealers steady to strong.
Stockers and feeders mostly
steady. At least a dozen loads
prime 1125 - 1300 lb. slaugh
ter steers $28.75 and 29, in
cluding several loads which
arrived with show herds.
Week’s bulk choice and pri
me fed steers 26 - 28.50', ma
jority 26.50 up, load lots
mixed high-choice and prime
1400 - 1500 lb. steers $26 00-
27. Few high choice 950 lb.
steers reached 28 50 and load
lots choice and mixed choice
and prime 1000 - 1100 lb.
weights 28.00 - 28.50. Good
steers 25 - 25 75, under ITOO
lbs. 26.50 - 27.00, few loads
mixed high-good and choice
950 - 1000 lb. steers up to"
27 50, few standard holstein
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At New Holland
Western Shipments
jSpur Auction Interest
Special to Lancaster Fanning- By 5f~H Sales Stable Management
Nov. 27, 1958 Thursday's holiday auction at New
Holland Sales Stables recorded light receipts of 511 cat
tle and 123 calves, with the market 25 - 50 higher on all
choice cattle weighing under 1100. Market on ail heavy
cattle Weighing over 1300 very slow.
Prime .butcher steers un- and 18 heifers on the/ block,
der 1100 ranged fr*om 528 - Market was agairrwery active
29 weights between 1200 apd on top fresh and springing
1400 went at $27 - 27.50, and cows. Feature of the market
over 1400 Tb. steers sold for was one load or Wisconsin
*25 - 26.50. cows, fresh and close sprmg-
Choicebutdiers miderlloo h lold
1400 lb. Weights, $26 - 27, afs2™fto°3Bs
if £5 steers^under* 4 1100 m
lbs. $26 - 27, and 1200 lbs. to 305 and other breeds $225
grades" 3 HOO bulls sold from $125
lbs. $24 - 25.50, and over I2do to 220 and stock heifers $llO
$23 - 24. ' t° 225 -
Choice butcher heifers bro
ught $23 - 26; Gsad kinds,
$22 - 23, and plain to med
ium heifers, $l9 - 22.
Good bulls, $25 - 27; plain
to medium, $23.50 - 25; good
butcher cows, $2O - 21.50;
Mediums, $l9 - 20, and can
ners and cutters, $l7 - 19.
Stocker and feeder steers
went at $25 to 27.50, stock
steer calves, $2B - 32.50;
choice to prime calves,
40; good butcher calves, $33-
37; mediums, $2B -'',33, and
thin calves, $l9 - 28.
Nov 24 —• Receipts for
this week’s New Holland
horse and mule auction total
ed 154; with two loads of
western horses holding the
spotlight. One load of Am
erican Saddlebred horses,
shipped' from Missouri, drew
active bidding due to their
size and ’ breeding. Twelve
head of Illinois Standard
breds sold for from $175 to
$230.
About 90% of the draft
and mules on the market
went into the killer channels.
The market in general:
Mules -,5110.t0 160; Riding
horses - $135 to 265; Driving
horses - $135 to 240; Heavy
killers - $95 to 130, and thm
killers - $45 to 80
Nov. 26 Receipts for the
week’s dairy sale totaled 160
with 123 cows, 19 slock bulls
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of all grades and weights
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