—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 30,1967
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
September 29, 1967
CATTLE 4800 - Compared to
last week’s close, slaughter
steers uneven. high-Choice and
Prime steady to 25c lower,
Good to average Choice steady
to 25c higher: cows steady:
bulls steady to 50c higher, ad
vance mainly on Utility and
Commercial; Feeder steers over
800 lbs 50c lower, wts under
800 lbs steady to weak. Supply
included an estimated 30 pei
cent slaughter steers, 15 per
cent cows and bulls with the
balance largely feeder steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
High-Choice and Prime 1075-
1255 lbs 28 25-29, load Choice
and Pume yield giade 4 and 5
1435 lbs 27 50, Choice 950
1250 lbs 27 25-28 50. High-
Good to low-Choice 26 75-27 60,
Good 25-27. Standard to low-
Good 23 50-25 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 700-900 lbs 24-25 25;
Good 22 50-24 10, Standard 22-
22 50
COWS - Utility and high
vielding Cutter 17 75-19, few
19 35-20. Cutter 16-18 25, Can
ner and low-Cutter 14 50-16
BULLS - Choice 24 85-26
Good 23-25 Utility and Com
mei cial 22 50-24 85, few at 25-
25 50
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CATTLE 561 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers most
ly steady, although some weak
ness on Good; cows 25-50 c low
er; bulls about steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1250 lbs 27.25-29.10,
1250-1325 lbs 26.75-28 00: mixed
Good and Choice 26 75-27 50;
Good 900-1300 lbs 25 25-27.00,
Standard to low-Good 23 50-25 -
25; Utility 20 50-23 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-950 lbs 25 00 26 35.
Standard 21 25-23 00
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cuttei 17.75-19 00, Cutt
ei 16 00-18 00: Canner and low-
Cutter 14 75-16 00
BULLS Choice 25 85-26 00:
Good 23 00 24 75; Utility and
Commercial 22 00-2450, couple
25 50 25 75. Cutter and low-Utili
ty 19 00-22 00
CALVES 149 Vealers
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October
November
December
February ’6B 25.95
March
April
May
June
[July
Tiends Cattle lowei Hogs lower and Potatoes higher
LOOKING FOR A
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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. 717-354-2194
Abe W. DifSenbach, Sales Manager
687-6546
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
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 Rt, 30
e .. _ _ Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
367-2280
442-4525
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Auction Only
September 20, 1967
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, September 21.1967)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
27.10
26.45
26.00
25.90
26.00-n
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Vintage Auction
September 26, 1967
CATTLE 708 - Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
and cows steady to 25c lower:
bulls uneven, Good and Choice
fully steady, Utility and Com
mercial weak to 50c lower.
Supply included 27 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1300 lbs 28 50-29.50; Choice
900-1300 lbs. 27 25-29: high-
Good to low-Choice 26.75-27.75,
Good 25.50-27.25, Standard to
low-Good 23 75-25 75.
COWS - Utility 17 50-1910,
few 19 25-20: Cutter 16 50-18 50,
Canner and low-Cutter 15-16 50
BULLS - Choice 25 25 26,
couple 26 75. Good 23 50-25,
Utility and Commercial 22-24
CALVES 601 - Vealei s steady
to $1 higher, least advance on
Good and Choice
VE - Choice 40-43 50,
Good 37-40 50, Standard 35-38-
50: Utility 29-35, Cull 90-115
lbs 25-29. 70-90 lbs $2l-27 50
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19.35
19.30
19.52
20.00
19.50-n
19.75-n ,
21.00
September 28, 1967
CATTLE 1140- Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter steers
steady to 50c higher, with most
advance on average Good to
average Choice; cows steady
to strong; bulls 25-50 c higher;
feeder steers 50c lower. Supply
included 22 percent cows and
30 percent feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1225 lbs 28.75-29 60: Choice
900-1300 lbs 27.50-29 25; high-
Good to low-Choice 26 75-28:
Good 25 50-27; Standard to low-
Good 23-25.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 700-900 lbs. 25-26, Good
600-850 lbs. 23-2410.
COWS - Utility 17 85-20, few
20 25-20 60, Cutter 16 75-18 60,
Canner and low-Cutter 15 25-
16 50
BULLS - Choice 25 25-26 35,
few 2710-27 50; Good 23 35-25:
Utility and Commercial 22 35-
24 50
FEEDER STEERS - Good
400-490 lbs 25 2527 25; mixed
Good and Choice 525-690 lbs
25 25-26 85, Good 535-700 lbs
23-25 50, mixed Good & Choice
700-900 lbs. 23-24 50; mixed
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
Box 100, Paradise, Pa. Lancaster County
In the heart of Penna. Steer Feeding Country
2.37
Special Fall Feeder Sales
2.86
3.06 > -v
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NOVEMBER 3rd - 17th
Approx. 400 head each sale All weights and breeds
3.58
New Holland Auction
Friday evenings at 7:00 P.M.
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OCTOBER 6th - 20th
Anyone wishing to consign cattle please call:
Area (717) 442-4181 or 768-3751
Kenneth E. Hershey, Manager
Good and Choice 900-1000 lbs.
23.85-24.50; Good 900-1100 Iba.
22.50-24.
CALVES 457 - Vealers most
ly steady.
VEALERS - Choice 41.50-
43; Good 37.50-41.50; Standard
36-39.50; Utility 30-35.50; Cull
95-115 lbs. 26-30, 70-90 lbs. 22-
27.50.
SHEEP 43 - Not enough ol
any one class to fully test
trends.
SPRING LAMBS - One Lot
Choice 75 lbs. 29.50; Good SO
BS libs 22.50-25.
'SLAUGHTER EWES - Util
ity and Good 5,50-9.00. couple
lots Choice $3-3 50.
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last Friday, slaughter steers
sold steady to 25 higher, slaugh
ter heifers were 25-50 higher,
cows sold mostly 50 higher
while bulls were steady to 25
lower In the carlot dressed
meat trade at Chicago, steer and
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