Lancaster Farming. Saturday, September 9,1967
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
September 8. 1967
CATTLE 3600 - Compared to CATTLE 664 - Compared to
last weeks close, slaughter Tuesday, slaughter steers weak
steers strong to 50c higher; m 50c lower; cows 50c lower;
cows 50c lower: bulls about bulls about steady. Supply in
stead.': feeder steers fully eluded 20 nercent cows and 17
steady. Simply included an es- percent bulls,
timated 30 percent slaughter SLAUGHTER STEERS-Few
steei s. 15 percent cows and high-Choice and Prime 1100-
bulls with the balance mainly 1300 lbs. 28.85-29 50: Choice
feeder steers. Several loads 950-1325 lbs. 27.75-29.25; high
high-Choice and Prime 1200- Good to low-Choice 26.75-28.10;
1350 lb. slaughter steers on Good 850-1325 lbs. 25.50-27 35;
offer Tuesday. Standard to low-Good 24-26.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-Load
Piime 1300 lbs. $30.25; high-
Choice and Prime 1100-1350
lbs 28.85 29 50: load high-
Choice and Prime 1060 lbs
28 50, Choice 950-1325 lbs. 27.-
75-29 25. high-Good to low-
Choice 26 75 28 10; Good 850-
1325 lbs 25 50 27 75; Standard
to low-Good 24-26.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Standard to lovv-Good 700-950
lbs 19-22 25
COWS - Utility and high
yielding Cutter 17 75-19 50, few
on Tuesday to $2O: Cutter 17-
18 50; Conner and low-Cutter
15 25-17 25 low-Canner 14-15 50
BULLS - Choice 25 26 35,
Good 23-25 35. Utility and Com
meicial 22 50-25. few head 1400-
1800 lbs 25 50 26. Cutter and
low-Utility 20 75-22 50
FEEDER STEERS - Choice
470-540 lbs 30-31 50: Good 325-
520 lbs ’ 27-29, Good 530-600
lbs 25 60-27 50. Choice 980-1050
lbs 25 50-26 50, mixed Good
and Choice 750-950 lbs 25 50-
26.25; Good 750-900 lbs 24-25.-
25, two load string Standard
700 lbs 22
CALVES 400 - Vealers clos
ed the,week mostly steady'
VEALERiS - Choice 39-42,
few head $43; Good 3650-40;
Standard 34-38. Utility 28-34.50;
Cull 25 50-30, 70 90 lbs 22-26 50
HOGS 1000 - Barrows and
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SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Standard to low-6ood 700-950
lbs. 19-22.25.
COWS - Utility and high
yielding Cutter 17.75-19.50;
Cutter 17-18 50, Conner and
low-Cutter 15 25-17.10; Low-
Canner 14-15 50
BULLS - Choice 25 10-26 35;
Good 23 50-25 35: Utility and
Commercial 22 50 24 85: Cutter
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September
October
November
December
Feb, ’6B 27.20 19.00-n
March
April
May
June
July
Trends Cattle lower, hogs higher, potatoes lower
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Your Livestock and Our Qualified Buyers
Monday 10:30 A.M. Fat Hogs and Shoats
2:30 P.M. Fat steers, bulls, cows and veal
Horse Sale Monday at 10:00 A.M.
Dairy Sale Wednesday at 12:30 P.M,
Fat steers, bulls, cows & veal
Thursday at 12:30 P.M,
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, Penna. 717-334-2194
Abe W. Diffenbach, Sales Manager
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
Auction Only
September 6, 1967
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, September 7, 1967)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
28.00
27.70
26.75
26.80
27.75-n
a-asked b-bld n-nominal
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Bulls, steers, butcher cows,
Hogs, lambs and veal calves
Sold on Commission
Sale every Tuesday 1:30 P.M.
Fat hogs and Feeder pigs sale
Every Saturday at 10 A.M.
For marketing information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30 „ ;
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales a
Vintage Auction
September 5, 1967
CATTLE 751 - Compared to CATTLE 1222 - Compared
last Tuesday’s market, Choice to last Thursday, slaughter
and Prime slaughter steers 50- steers steady to 50c higher;
75c higher. Standard to low- cows steady to 25c lower, with
Choice steady to 50c higher; eloB|ng prices fully 2 5c lower;
Cows steady to 25c lower; bu]ls stead to 50c highei . with
Bulls steady to 50c higher advance on G ood and Choice.
Supply included 18 percent Feeder stee rs mostly steady.
C0 *T S ATTrHTT?n STFFBS-Hieh Sl ' Pply included , 25 , P e ‘‘ Cent
SLAUGHTER STEERS-High caws jg percent feeder steers
Choice and Prune’ 1050-1375 lbs. H o np] .p e nt bulls
29-30.35; Choice 1000-1400 lbs. SLAUGHTER STEERS-High
-27.59-29.50; high-Gopd to low- Choice and prime i O5 O-1325
Choice 27-28.50; Good 25.50- lbs 28.85-30.35, Five head 30.-
27.75; Standard to low-Good 50.30.60; Choice 950-1350 lbs.
. 27.75-29.35; high-Good to low-
COWS - Uhlity and high- Choice 26.85-28.00; Good 900-
yieldmg Cutter 18.25-19.85 few 1275 lbs 2 5,75-27.50; Standard
20-20 60 Three head 21.50-21- to lmrjGooi 23 .50-26.
85; Cutter 17-19:Canner and SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
iow-Cutter 15.75-17 . Good and Choice 740-910 lbs.
BULLS - Good'23-24.75, few 24 35.20 50, f eW Prime 26 50-
Choice 25 50-2660: Utility and 2 6 85
Commercial 23-2475 few 25- cows _ utility and high .
25.10; Cutter and low-Utihty yielding Cutter 17.75-19.75, sev
-21'2 - eral high-yielding Utility 19.75-
(Contmued on Page 3) 2 0.85; Cutter i 6 75.13 75; Can
ner and low-Cutter 15.75-17.25,
around two loads Commercial
beef breed 15 50-17.50.
BULLS - Choice 25.75-26.50,
couple $27; Good 23.75-25.75;
Utility and Commercial 22.50-
24 75, couple 25 35-2625: Cut
ter and low-Utihty 20.50-22.75.
FEEDER STEERS - Good
and Choice 850-1100 lbs. 24.50-
26 25; Good 600-825 lbs. 24-26-
10, one lot Good 975 lbs. 23.10.
CALVES 506 - Utility to
Choice vealers $l-2 higher.
Cull steady to $1 higher.
VEALERS - Choice 40-42.50,
20.05
19.57
19.60
19.50
19.25
19.30
>- 2.79
26.35-n
September 7,
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few 4345; Good 3840.50; Stand
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SHEEP 6 - Insufficient vol
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COWS
September 6, 1967
Receipts totaling 223 cows,
3 bulls and 3 heifers sold
stronger. Fresh Holsteins 450-
800; Springers 425-1035, Guern
sey none; Bulls 175-240; Heif
ers 135215; Other breeds 350-
500.
HORSES
September 4, 1967
Killers sold a little lower «n
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
Compared with previous
weeks close, prime slaughter
steers steady to 25 higher, other
grades steady to 25 lower with
sales tending toward lower end
of the quotations, slaughter
heifers steady to 25 higher with
many sales toward the top end
of the quotations. Cows steady
with strength on all grades ex
cept Commercial bulls, steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1100-1350 lbs. 29 00-30.00,
about 9 loads latter price, high
est since April 1966, High
Choice and Prime 1150-1350 lbs.
28 50-29 25, Choice 1150-1350
lbs. Yield Grades 2 to 4 27.50-
29 00, Choice 900-1150 lbs. 27.-
25-28.25, Mixed Good and Choice
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