2— Lancaster Farming. Saturday. September 30. 1961
At Lancaster Yards
Stockers, Feeders Active
CATTLE - 5500 Compared 550 lb stock calves 26.00-27.-
with 4540 last week Supply 25 725 Com Dar ed
includes 25 % slaughter steers CALVES. 725. L-omparea
and 65% stackers and feed- to 710 last fading ac
©rs Trading modestly ac- tive. -Vealers fully steady.
tive. but active for stackers Good- and Choice vealers 27.-
and 'eeders with good de- 33.00, Choice
mand for 800-1030 lb feeder 37.00, few at 38 - 00 ’ s^ a 0 r Q d
steers this kind m plentyful and tow-Good ' 23 00-27 °°.
supply. Compared with last Utility 19.00-23 00.
week’s close, slaughter steers HOGS: 1600. Compared to
steady. Cows 25 higher. Bulls 1443 last week. Trading mod
strong. Stockers and feeders erately active Barrows and
steady to 25 higher gilts fully steady. Sows were
Slaughter steers - Several steady to 50 higher,
loads and lots 1000-1350 lb. Barrows and gilts: U S 1-2
mixed High Choice & Prime 190-220 lb 19 75-20.50, Sev
mostly Prime 25.65-26 00, era! lots No. 1 190-200 lb
Bulk of the Choice 24 50-25 - 20.50- about 10 head 195-205
50, Good to low-Choice 22 75 lb 21 50 1-3 190-230 lb 19 -
- 24 50. Standard 2100-22 75 25-19 75 mostly 19 50-19 75,
Heifers: Load and lot 850- 2-3 230-250 lb 18 50-19 25.
903 lb. Good low-Choice 23 - Sows- U S 1-2 mostly 2-3
24 00 300-600 lb 12 00-15 50 few at
Cows' Cutter and Utility 16 00.
16 25-17 50, Canners and
low-Cutters 14 50-16 25, shel
ly Canners down to 12 50
Bulls. Utility ’ and Com
mercial 19 50 22 50, Good
grade 22 00-23 50 Stockers &
Feeders Good and Choice
800-1100 lb feeder steers
22 75-25 50, Medium & Good
21 OC-23 50. Good & Choice
5.50-800 lb. stock steers 24 -
26.50, Medium and Good 22-
24 50. Good and Croice 450-
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SHEEP 475 Compared to
459 last week. Trading mod
erately active Spring slaugh
ter lambs steady Good and
Chocie 65-100 lb spring
lambs 15 00-18 00, Choice &
Prime 18 00-19 50, few lots
Prime at 22 00. Utility 13 00-
15 00.
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Prime Steers
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Primp steers were about
steady to 25 lower than last
week at the September 26
auction at Vintage. Other
slaughter steers were gener
ally steady. Cows were 50
higher. Bulls steady. Recei
pts included 557 cattle.
High choice and prime
950-1250" lb. slaughter steers
25 75-26.50. Few prime at
26.60-26.75, choice 24-25.60,
good to low choice 22.50 -
24, standard 21-22 50.
Cutter and utility cbws
16 25-17 50. canners and low
cutters 14 50-16 25. - shelly
canners down to 12 50. Uti
lity and commercial bulls at
19 50-22 50.
CALVES • 549 Vealers
steady to 1 higher Good and
choice vealers 27-34, choice
and prime 34-37 50, stand
ard and low good 23-27, uti
lity 19-23 50.
HOGS - 130. Barrows and
gilts steady U S 1-2 189-
21? lb. barrows and gilts
19 60-19 75 Lot US No. 1
185 lb. 20 85, few lots 1-3
191-230 lb. 1910-1950. 2
lots No. 2 233-237 lb. 19.50-
19 75. lot 2-3 290 lbs 18 35.
SHEEP. 55. Few lots uti
lity and good spring slaugh
ter lambs 12-15. Cull choice
slaughter ewes 3-6.
“Truly, a nation that can
afford to complain about
abundance must be rich
indeed.” Secretary of Agri
culture, Freeman.
Dairymen:
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formance in the yejars to come will he determined by the way
you manage your replacement stock RIGHT NOW.
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New Holland
2S To Spots
Slaughter steers were ful
ly 25 to spots 50 higher at
the September 28 auction at
New Holland. Cows were 50
to 100 lower. Bulls ' sold
steady. Receipts included 1,-
024 cattle.
High choice and prime
950 to 1,250 lb. slaughter
steers brought 25 75 to 26.-
50. Choice at 950 to 1,350
lbs. made 25 25-25.60. Good
to low choice sold for 22.50
24.25. Standard were 21.25-
22 50, and utility brought
15.50-16.50.
Canners and low cutters"
crossed the block at 14-14.50
while shelly canners sold
down to 12 50."
Utility and commercial
bulls made 19 50-22 50.
A few lots of good grade
550 to 756 pound stock ste
ers went to the farms at
22 25 to 23.85 while a few
lots of good grade feeder ste
ers at 914 to 1,090 lb- re
turned to the feedlots at 22.
60 to 23.35.
CALVES - 422. Vealers so
ld 1 to 2 higher as good and
choice made 28-34 and choice
and prime brought 34-38.
Standard and low good bro
ught 24-28, an 4 utility were
20-24. A few at 75 to 100 lb.
sold for 18-22.
Prices continued about st
eady at the September 27
sale of dairy cattle. Receipts
included 134 cows, five stock
bulls and 29, stock heifers.
Fresh Holstein cows made
$3OO-425, Guernseys brought
$175-220 ' and other breeds
"TOPS IN QUALITY",
Miller &
Bushong,
&
"Finest Service Anywhere"
50 Higher
sold for $375-250. Stock
bulls were $lOO-185, and
stock heifers made- $BO-135
The market continued a
bout steady on the 228 head
of horses, ponies and mules
at the September 25 auction
Mare ponies brought $75-
140 while geldings made $4O
to 110. Riding horses were
$llO-195 and driving horses
crossed the block at $llO
- Killers were 7 to 8
cents.
Wildlife Club
Sees Gun Safety
Demonstration
A demonstration on gun
handling safety was the fea
tured item on the program
at the recent meeting of the
Lititz 4-H Wildlife club,
held at the home of the presi
dent, Jay Foreman, Lititz
Rl.
Melvin Long, Lititz R 3,
showed slides and presented
a recording of birdsongs.
Members responded to a
roll call by describing the
wildlife they had seen dur
ing the past month.
Linda Mae Stauffer, Lititz
R 3 is reporter for the club.
Lancaster Farming advertis
ing brings results.
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