2—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. September 16.1967 At Lancaster Yards Weekly Review CATTLE 4000 Compared to last weeks close, slaughter steers about steady, with Choice and Prime steady to 25c lower; cows steady to 50c higher; bulls steady: feeder steers rather slow, steady to weak. Supply in cluded an estimated 35 percent slaughter steers, 15 percent cows and bulls with the balance mainly feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS High-Choice and Prime 1050- 1275 lbs. 28 50-29.35. one lot 1120 lbs 29.50; Choice 900-1300 lbs. 27.35-28 60; High-Good to low- Choice 26 50-27 50: Good 25 35- 27.25: Standard to low-Good 23.- 75-25 50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS yielding Cutter 18.25-20, few Choice 850-1100 lbs 24 50-26 00: head 20-20.25; Cutter 17-19; Good 23.25-24 00; Standard 20.- Canner and low-Cutter 15.50- 50-22 50 17. cows Utility and high- BULLS - Choice 25-26 25; yielding Cutter 18.25-20 00, few Good 23 25-24 60; Utility and head 20 00-20 25; Cutter 17 00- Commercial 22 85-24 35. 19 00: Canner and low Cutter (Continued on Page 3) 15 50-17 50 BULLS Choice 25.00-26 25; Good 23 25 25 00. Utility and Commercial 22 85-24 50, few head near 1600 lbs on Monday 25 50 FEEDER STEERS Load Choice 470 lbs. 29 50. Good 315- 650 lbs 26 00-29 00 Choice 1000- 1025 lbs 25 00-25 60. Load Good September 1085 lbs 2450. couple loads Standaid 850-1115 lbs 23 00. October CALVES 750 Vealers most ly steady, although Cull SI 00- 300 lower Choice 39 50 42 00, December few 42 00 44 00, Good 37 00-41- 00, Standard 3400-38.50, Utility Feb. ’6B 28 00-35 00. Cull 2400-28 00, 70- 90 lb Cull 18 00-24.00. ' SLAUGHTER CALVES Choice 280-350 lbs. 32 00-34 00; Good 280 425 lbs 26 50-33 00, Standard 23 50-26 50 HOGS 1400 Barrows and June gilts steady to 25c lowei. Clos ing sales Barrows and gilts, US 12 190-235 lbs ,21 00-21.50, One (Continued on Page 3) The day is long past when one seed is just like an other, Today, profit-mind ed farmers realize that buy ing the highest quality seed is a long first step toward getting extra returns from every acre. Look to Hoffman if you’d like to move up to bigger grain yields. A. H. HOFFMAN SEEDS, INC. Landisville, Pa. 898-2261 cHoffman C/ FARM SEEDS ALFALFA • CLOVER • PASTURE OATS • FUNK’S G-HYBRIDS MARKET NEWS REPORT CATTLE 588 - Compared to Monday, slaughter steers stea dy: cows steady to 50c higher; bulls mostly steady. Supply in cluded 22 percent cows and 14 percent bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS - High-Choice 1050-1275 lbs. 28.- 75-29.35; Choice 900-1300 lbs. 27.35-28.60; high-Good to low- Ohoice 26.50-27.50; Good 900- 1300 lbs. 25.35-27.25; Standard to low-Good 23.75-25.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS - Choice 850-1100 lbs. 24.50-26; Good 23.25-24; Standard 20.50- 22.50. COWS Utility and high- November March April July Trends Cattle irregular, Hogs lower and Potatoes higher, LOOKING FOR A PERFECT MATCH? Your Livestock and Our Qualified Buyers Monday —10:30 A.M. Fat Hogs and Shoats 2:30 P.M, Fat steers, hulls, 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. 717-354-2194 Abe W. Diftenbach, Sales Manager Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. Auction Only September 13, 1967 FUTURES TRADING (Closing bids as of Thursday, September 14, 1967) Midwestern Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes Chicago Chicago New York 27.70 27.32 26.75 26.37 26.40 27.00-n a-asked b-bid n-nominal PARADISE, PENNA. 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 Bt. 30 Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager Vintage Auction September 12, 1967 CATTLE 699 - Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter steers steady to 50c lower, most de cline on average Choice to Prime; cows steady to 50c higher; bulls mostly steady, although an increased supply of Good and Choice. Supply in cluded 22 percent cows and 10 percent bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS - High-Choice and Prime 1050- 1325 lbs. 28.75-29.60; Choice 900-1350 lbs. 27.35-29.25, sever al high-yielding Choice 29-29.- 75; high-Good to low-Ohoice 26.50-28; Good 25.25-27.50; Standard to' low-Good 23.50-25. SLAUGHTER HEIFBBS-few head Prime 865-955 lbs. 26.85- 27, Good and Choice 23.25- 26 25. COWS Utility and high yielding Cutter 18.50-20.35, few 20.50-20.85; Cutter 17-19.25; (Continued oi- Page 3) 20.27 19.60 19.50 19.50 19.00-n 19,25-n 19.30 20.75-n September 14, 1967 CATTLE 882 Compared to last Thursday, slaughter steers fully steady, instances 25c high er on high-Good to average Chocie; cows steady to 25c high er, with high-yielding Utility mostly steady; bulls steady to 50c lower; feeder steers steady. Supply included 32 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS High-Choice and Prime 1025- 1300 lbs. 29.00-30.25, five head 30.35-20.50; Choice 950-1300 lbs. 27.85-29.35; high-Good to low- Choice 950-1250 lbs. 27.00-28 00, few head 28.00-29.00; Good mainly 26 Standard to low-Good 23.50-26.00. COWS Utility and high yielding Cutter 18.00-1960, few 19.75-20.85; Cutter 17.00-1885; Canner and low-Cutter 15 35- 17.25. BULLS Choice 25 00-26.10, three head 26.60-26 85; Good 23.- 35-25.25: Utility and Commer cial 22.50-24.50, couple 25 50- 25.75; Cutter and low-Utility 20 50-23 00. FEEDER STEERS Good and Choice 700-920 lbs. 24 85- Vintage Sales Stables, Inc. Box 100, Paradise, Pa. Lancaster County In the heart of Penna. Steer Feeding Country 2.33 Special 2.70 Friday evenings at 7:00 P.M. ** September 22nd - October 6th - 20th 2.90 3.38 Approx. 400 head each sale All weights and breeds New Holland Auction Fall November 3rd - 17th Anyone wishing to consign cattle please call: Area (717) 442-4181 or 768-3751 Kenneth E. Hershey, Manager 26 10. couple lots Choice 26 60- 26.85. CALVES 427 Vealers most ly steady, Cull and Utility Sl.OO - lower. VEALERS Choice 4000- 42 00, few $43.00-45.00; Good 37.00-40.50; Standard 35.00-38.- (Continued on Page 3) Chicago Cattle Weekly Review CATTLE Compared with last Friday, slaughter steers, heifers and cows sold 25-50 low er, with slaughter steers mostly 25 lower. Bulls declined 50. In the carlot dressed meat trade at Chicago, steer "beef sold SO LDO lower, heifer beef was 50 lower, while cow beef was un changed. Local receipts 20,900, com pared with 16,800 last week and 18,300 last year. Twelve market receipts 189,100, compared with 141,800 last week and 178,300 last year. SLAUGHTER STEERS Prime 1100-1400 lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 28 25-29.50, with (Continued on Page 8) Feeder Sales
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