—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 2,1967
2
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
December 1, 1967
CATTLE 1950 —Compared to
last week’s close, Choice slaugh
ter steers steady to 25c lower,
other grades steady to 25c high
er; cows 25 to mostly 50c high
er; bulls steady to strong feed
er steers fully steady Supply
included an estimated 50 per
cent slaughter steei s, 20 per
cent cows and bulls with the
balance mainly feeder steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS—
Choice 850 1325 lbs 26 25 27 50.
mixed Good & Choice 900 1350
lbs 25 50 26 60 Good 25-26 10,
Standard to low-Good 23 50-
24 75
S L A U GHTER HEIFERS
Choice 840-1060 lbs 24 60 26 10,
Good 22-23 50
COWS—Utility & high yield
ing Cutter 17-17 75, few to 18 35,
Cutter 15 25-17: Cannei & low-
Cutter 13-15 50
BULLS—Choice 25-26. Good
23 50-25, Utility and Commeici
al 22-24, few head 24 75-25 25
FEEDER STEERS Load
Choice 630 lbs 26, load Choice
825 lbs. 24 60, mixed Good &
Choice 825-1000 lbs 23-23 75;
Good 900-1050 lbs 22 50-23 25:
Standard 550-850 lbs. 20-23
CALVES 475—Vealers steady
to $lOO lower
VBAL'ERS Choice 40 50-44,
Good 37-40; Standard 34 38.
Utility 29 34; Cull 90-120 lbs
23-28, 70-90 lbs 20-25
HOGS 1050 —Barrows & gilts
steady to 25c higher Sows
scarce. US 1-2 200-250 libs 20-
20 75; US 1, 210-235 lbs. 21-21 -
50; US 1-3 190-265 lbs. 1910-
19 85.
SHEEP 225 —Wooled lambs
steady to 50c lower Slaughter
ewes fully steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
60-100 lbs 23-24, couple small
lots on Monday $25. Good 60-
100 lbs 21-23 50, Utility 17 25-21
SLAUGHTER EWES—Utility
& Good 4-7 One Lot Good 120
lbs $8 50
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, 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. Diffenbach, Sales Manager
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
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, P*.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
MARKET NEWS REPORT
Wednesday, November 29, 1967
CATTLE 606 Compared
with Monday, slaughter steers
mostly steady; cows 25-50 c high
er, bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1325 lbs. 26 25-27 50,
high-Good to low-Choice 25 50-
26 60. Good 25 00-26 10, Stand
aid to low-Good 23 '5O-24 75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 840-1060 lbs 24 60-26 10,
Good 22 00-23 50
cows Utility and high
yielding Cutter 17 00 -17 75,
couple to SlB 35. Cutter 15 25-
17 00 Cannei and lon -Cutter
13 00-15 50.
BULLS Good 2410-24 75.
Utility and Commeicial 22 00-
2i 00
CALVES 111 -
steady to SI 00 lowei
VEALERS Choice 40 50-
43 50, Good 37 00-40 00, Stand
ard 34 50 38 00, Utility 29 00-34 -
00 Cull 95-120 lbs 23 00-28 00,
70-90 lbs- 21 00-24 00
HOGS 304 Barrows and
gilts mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS US
1-2 200 250 lbs. 20 00-20 75. US
1, 210-235 lbs 21 00 21 50 US 1-
3 190 265 lbs. 19 10-19 85
SHEEP 36 Wooled slaugh
ter lambs steady, slaughter
ewes fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
85-90 lbs 23 25-23 50; Good 50-
90 lbs 21 50-22 25; couple lots
Utility 70-75 lbs 17 25-18.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES One
lot Good 120 lbs. $8 50.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
the previous Friday, slaughter
steers grading Choice and
Prime over 1150 lbs 25-75 low
er with High Choice and Prime
at full decline, other grades and
weights steers steady. Slaughter
PARADISE, PENNA.
Auction Only
Vealeis
Vintage Auction
November 28, 1967
CATTLE 447 - Compared to
last Tues, slaughter steers ste
ady to 50c higher, least advance
on Choice; cows uneven, Utility
steady to weak, Canner & Cut
ter steady to 25c higher, bulls
steady on small supply Supply
included 42 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
Choice 975-1350 lbs. 27 35-28 60,
few head 28 85-29, high-Good to
low-Choice 26-27 60, Good 25-26 -
35, Standaid to low-Good 23 35-
25 10
COWS-Utility and high-yield
ing Cuttei 16 25 17 75, few head
17 85-18 10. Cutter 15 35-17 10.
Canner & low-Cutter 13,35-15 75
BULLS - Utility 2185-24, In
dividual Choice 25 35.
CALVES 474 - Vealeis ste
ady to $1 lower
VBALEES - Choice 40 50-43 -
50, Good 37-40, Standard 34 50-
(Continued on Page 3)
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, November 30)
Midwestern & $
Live Cattle Live Hogs
Chicago Chicago
25.82
December
January ’6B
25.42
February
March
24.92
April
May
25.07
June
25.40
July
25.57
August
25.60
September
25.70
October
•-asked b-bid n-nominai Lancaster Farming i
Trend Cattle are higher; Hogs are irregular and Potatoes Anniversary Passed
With This Issue' j
(See Editorial Page 4)
are lower
heifers unevenly steady to 25
lower, cows strong to 50 higher,
bulls fully steady In the carlot
dressed meat trade at Chicago,
steer beef 50 to 1.50 lower, heif
er beef 50 to 1.25 lowei* cow
beef 1.00-2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
On Wednesday, one load Prime
1325 lbs. 28.00, Prime 1200-
1400 lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4
27.25-27.75, two loads at latter
price, Mixed Choice and Prime
1100-1350 lbs. 26.75-27.25, Choice
900-1350 lbs. Yield Grade 2 to 4
(Continued on Page 3)
$0 Southeast District 4-H SI?
BABY BEEF SHOW & SALE
Wednesday, December 6th, 1967
SHOW 9 A. M.
Support Your 4-H Clubs Buy A Choice or Prime Baby Beef
Chester Dauphin Lancaster Northampton Counties
New Holland Auction
November 30,1967
CATTLE 638 All trends
compared to two weeks ago, be
cause market was closed last
week Slaughter steers 25-100
higher; cows 50-1.25 higher;
ljulls 50-75 c higher. Supply in
cluded 37 percent cows and 18
percent feeder steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 1000-1325 lbs 26 85-28 85,
few high-Choice and Prime 28-
75-2910, high Good to low-
Choiee 26 50-27 00, Good 25 DO
-26 75; Standard to low-Good 22 -
75-25 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 700 925 lbs 22 50-24 60,
Standaid 19 00-22 00.
COWS Utility and high
yieldmg Cutter 16 85-18 50, 10
head 18 60-19 00; Cutter 16 DO
-17 50. Canner and low-Cutter
14 25-16 00.
BULLS Choice 25 50 26 50;
head and sold stronger. Riding
Maine Potatoes horses 80-175; driving horses
New York 105-175, Pony mares 25-40; geld
ings 20-30, work horses 115-225;
killeis 45.
19.50
19.25
19.20
19.00
19.10
19.50
20.60
CUSTOM SPRAYING
HIGH PRESSURE WASHING
and
DISINFECTING
in all types of poultry houses.
MAYNARD L. BEITZEL
Witmer, Pa, Phone 392-7227
Good 2460-25.25; Utility and
Commercial 23.00-24.85, three
head 26 35-27.35; Cutter and low*
Utility 20.00-23.00.
FEEDER STEERS Good
600-850 lbs. 22.50-2400; Stand*
ard 650-885 lbs. 19.35-22.50.
CALVES 316 Vealers $lOO
- 00 higher, although Cull only
steady.
VEALERS Choice 4100*
44 00, few head 45.00-46 00;
Good 38 00-4100; Standard 35.-
00 39 50, Utility 31 00-36 00;
Cull 24 00-29 00, 60-90 lbs. 20.00-
24 00
SHEEP 3 No market test.
COWS
November 29, 1967
Receipts of 130 cows, 1 bull
and 2 heifers sold stronger.
Fresh cows, Holstein 365-535;
Guernseys 245-275, other breeds
275-350. bull 280, heifers 235-
300
HORSES
November 27, 1967
Horse receipts totaled 211
HOGS
November 27, 1967
Receipts totaled 601 head and
sold steady to 25 cents higher.
Retail 20 50-21.25; Wholesale 19.-
50-2050; Heavyweights 18.50-
19.50, Sows 15-17.25.
2.52
2.70
3.11
CALVES
November 27, 1967
Calf receipts of 178 head sold
a $lOO lower. Choice and Prime
38 50-42; Good and Low Choice
34-38; Standard 31-33.50; Com
mon 15-28.
SALE 1:30 P.M.