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
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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,
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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
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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 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;
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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
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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.-
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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
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Feeder Sales