Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, November 04, 1961, Image 2

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    2—Lancaster Farmiiig, Saturday, November 4. 1961
At Lancaster Yards
Many Stocker - Feeders
CATTLE 5500 Compared 95 no-29 M^^loo^Vo 30 Vw
■wrth 5422 last week 15 per- ch 23.00-25 CO, Standard
cent slaughter steers and 80 “ nn
percent stockers and feeders. ' , .
Trading moderately active. Heifers: Load mixed high-
Compaied with last week’s Choice and Prime 870 lb. -5.
msrirpf cifltichier steers Cows. Cutter And utility
S StfsSl on Prtafe 15 50-16 75 Canner and low
grade, cows steady to 25 Cutter 13.70-15.50, shelly
VnrfsAf* bulla steady stockers Csnuer down, to Xi.2o.
stid feeders steady but Bulls Utility and Commer-
ghSlver 1C 30 lbs 25-50 ciajl If 50-22 50, Good grade
Imxror 22 UU-24 uu.
lower. , , Stockers & Feeders; Good
Slaughter steers- Loadof and Choice 800 . 1050 lb feed-
Pnme 1139 lb 27 00- three er gteers 22 50 . 25 50, Medium
loads Prime 1141-1244 lb. , Good 21.00-23.00. Good
26.50, lot 1259 lb 26 25 Bulk and ch oice 550 800 lb. stock
steers 24.00-26 50. Good and
Choice stock calves 26 -30 00.
CALVES: 725. Compared
w.th 794 last week. Trading
active. Vealers steady Good
and Choice vealers 28.00-34,
Choice and Prime 34 00-38 ,
odd head to 40.00 Standard
and low Good 24.-28.00, Utili
ty 20 00-24 00
HOGS 1025. Compared
with-1381 last week. Trading
moderately active Barrows
and gilts fully steady Sows
steady
Barrows and gilts: U S 1-
2 190-225 lb. 18-19.25, few
lots No. 1 19 50-20 00, 1-3 190
to 230 lb 17 50-18 00, 2-3 230
to 250 lb 16 50-17 50.
Sows: U S 1-3 mostly 2-3
300 600 lb. 13 00-16 00
SHEEP 400 Compared
with 413 last week Trading
moderately active W ooled
daughter lambs steady to 50
lower. Good and Choice 65-
ICO ib slaughter lambs 14.00
to 17 00. Choice and Prime
17 00-18 50, few lots 19 00,
Utility 12 50-14.00
Feeder Sale
Averages 28.03
A total of 385 head of
cattle crossed the block at
the annual feeder calf sale
■&t the Lancaster Union St
ock Yards last week
Average price of all cat
tle including heifers and
steers was 28 03 per cwt
Total sales included 176,440
pounds and brought a total
of $49,46140 to the con
signers.
A total of 236 steer cal
ves including 10 fancy calv
es averaging 459 pounds br
ought an average price per
cwt of 3117 ' which was
S 3 50 per cwt higher than
the average of last year.
Top price for a fancy
calf was. 42c per pound paid
by Glenn Kulp, Manheim
jR4 for an Angus consigned
by Wind Fall Farm, West
drove.
The sale included 134
heifers at 23 34 per cwt and
15 stags and bulls at 23.38
per cwt The fancy calves
averaged out at $36.88 per
cwt.
I
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The trouble with being a
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can’t ba sure whether the
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chasing you
Few things are busier than
idle minds and idle hands
Contact —
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SERVICE CENTER
Ph. ST 6-2147
(MASTER
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Ph EX 4-3755
OR YOUR LOCAL
REPRESENTATIVE
Vintage livestock
LowGradeSteers
Under Pressure
Slaughter steers grading
choice and prime were fully
steady at the October 31 auc
tion at Vintage when com
pared with last week’s mar
ket Good grade and below
were weak to 25 lower. Cows
were steady, and bulls were
strong Receipts included 545
cattle.
High-Choice and Prime
grade 950-1100 lb. slaughter
steers 26.00-27.10, Bulk of
the Choice 950-1300 lbs. 24-
75-26 00. Good to low-Choice
23 00-24.75, Standard 21.00-
23 00 Few Good and Choice
800-1000 lb heifers 23 00-25.
Cutter and Utility cows
15.25-16 25, Canner and low-
Cutter 13.75 15 25, shelly
Chicago CafHe
Price Advance
On Yearlings
WEEKLY REVIEW—
Cattle - Although local re
ceipts 4 per cent below last
week, the number of slaugh
ter cattle increased as smal
ler percentage of stockers
and feeders in the run.
Slaughter steers steady to
50 higher, most advance on
yearlings 1150 lbs. down
Heifers strong to 25 higher.
Cows weak to 50 lower.
Bulls steady Vealers steady
to 1 lower. Stockers and fe
eders steady.
Dozen loads prime 1250-
1350 lb slaughter steers at
26.25, bulk choice and prime
950-1400 lbs 24 25-26.
Choice 1500-1600 lbs. 23.
Bulk choice steers 900-1300
lbs 24.25-25 25. Good 900-
1300 lbs. 22 75-24.25, load
good 1300 lbs. 22 75. „
Mixed choice and prime
heifers, 24-24 25, load 925
lbs. 24.35, most choice 23-
24, good 21.50-22 75.
(Turn to page 31
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Steady On
Slaughter steers sold st
eady to strong although the
quality was not as good as
last week at the November
2 auction at New Holland.
Cows, average cutter and
better were 25 to 50 lower.
All other cows and bulls
steady.
Choice and prime slaugh
ter steers brought 26-26.50.
Choice made 24.75-26, and
standard brought 20 50-23.
Heifers grading good to
choice and weighing 800 to
950 lbs crossed the block
at 23 to 25.
Cutter and utility cows
were 15 to 15 with canners
and low cutters bringing
13.75-15 and shelly canners
Canner down to 11 50. Utili
ty and Commercial burs 19.-
50-22.50. Few dots good grade
566 603 lb. stock steers 22.50-
24 00. Lot, j£ood 820-lb feed
er steers 22.50
CALVES. 520 Vealers
weak. Good and Choice veal
ers 27 r 0 34 00, Choice and
Pr me 34.00-38.00, Standard
and low Goo.d 24 00-27 00
Utility 19 00-24 00
HOGS: 151. Barrows and
gilts °.5 higher U S 1-3 193
- 206 barrows and gilts, 17.35-
17 85, 1-2 19C 255 Tbs 18 10-
18 50. lot No. 3 i5 l lb,, 17 25
SHEEP 20 Not enough on
sale to establish a market.
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Poor Quality
down to 11
Utility and commercial
bulls were 19-22. Good gi
ade feeder steers at 712 to
1030 pounds sold for 22 to
23 25.
Calves - 367 Vealers st
eady on wgts over 110 lbs
All others were 1 lower
Good and choice made 28
to 34 with choice and prime
selling at 34 to 37.50. Stan
dard and low good were 24-
28. Utility brought 19-24.
The market on dairy cows
was generally stronger at
the November 1 sale at New
Holland Receipts included
152 cows, three stock bulls
and 12 stock heifers.
Fresh Holstein cows br
ought $325 to $445 while
Guernseys made $175 to
$345 and other breeds $175-
$325. Stock heifers were $6O
to $9O.
The horse market was
generally steady at the Oct
30' auction A total of 300
head crossed the block.
Pony mares brought $9O ■
$l5O and geldings $4O - 110
Plding horses were $lOO ■
$2OO and driving horses at
$l2O - 235 Killers were IVz
to 8 cents.
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