—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 9,1967
2
MARKET
At Lancaster Yards
Weakly Review
December t, 1967
CATTLE '24OO—Compared to
last week’s close, slaughter
ateers 25-50 c higher, instances
75c higher; cows closed the
week steady to 25c lower, after
opening sales being strong to
50c higher on Mon.; bulls fully
steady; feeder steers steady to
50c higher. Supply included an
estimated 50 % slaughter steers,
15% cows and bulls with the
balance mainly feeder steers,
SLAUGHTER STEERS—
Choice 950-1200 lbs. 26.50-27.75;
on Wed., part-load Choice 950-
1050 lbs. 28-28.75; on Mon , part
load Prime 1190 lbs. 28.50; high-
Good to low-Choice 1000-1250
lbs. 26.25-26.85; Good 950-1325
lbs. 25-26 50; Standard to low-
Good 23.75-25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Part-load Prime 990 lbs 26.25.
COWS—Utility & high-yield
ing Cutter 15 50-17 25: few on
Mon., to 18 50: Cutter 14 50-16 -
50; Canner & low-Cutter 13 25-
15.
BULLS Choice 25-26 25;
Good 23 50-25- Utility & Com
mercial 22-24 85, few head 25-
26; Cutter & low-Utility 20 75-
2175
FEEDER STEERS Couple
loads Choice 450-475 lbs $2B
- 25; two loads Choice 560 lbs.
26 50; two loads Choice 850 lbs
24 25, Mixed Good & Choice 750-
975 lbs 23-24; mixed Standaid
& Good 750-950 lbs 21-22 50
CALVES 575—Vealers most
ly steady, although Cull 50-1 00
lower.
(Continued on Fage 7)
Auction Only
December 6, 1967
CATTLE 731—Compared to
Mon., slaughter steers steady
to 25c higher; cows 50-75 c low
er; bulls mostly steady. Supply
included around 35 head aver
age Choice & Prime 900-1050
lb. resales from 4-H Baby Beef
Sale at 28-30.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—
High-Good to low-Choice 1000-
1250 lbs. 26.25-26.85; part-load
Choice 950-1050 lbs. 28-28.75;
Good 950-1325 lbs. 25-26.50;
Standard to low-Good 23.75-25.
COWS—Utility & high-yield
ing Cutter 15 50-17, few 17-17.35;
Cutter 14.50-16.35; Canner &
low-Cutter 13.25-14.75.
DULLS—Good & Choice 24-
25.10; Utility & Commercial 22-
(Continued on Page 14)
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of December 7,1967)
Midwestern
- Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
December
26.40
January ’6B
February
25.80
March
25.25
April
May
25.40
June
July
26.03
25.90
August
September 26.00-n 19.75
25.85-n
October
November
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Trend Cattle are irregular; Hogs are higher and Potatoes are
higher.
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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.
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New Holland, Penna. 717-354-2194
Abe W. Diffenbach, Sales Manager
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
Bulls, steers, butcher cows.
Hogs, lambs and veal calves
Sold on Commission
Sale every Tuesday 1:30 PJVI.
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 Manager
NEWS REPORT
Vintage Auction
December 5, 1967
CATTLE 597—Compared to
last Tues., slaughter steers ste
ady to strong; cows weak to 50c
lower; bulls about steady; Sup
ply included 50 percent cows.
S LAUGHTER STEERS—
Choice 950-1325 lbs. 27-28.50,
few high-Choice & Prime 28.50-
29.35, couple head 29.50-29.75;
Good 25-27; Standard to low-
Good 23.50-25.
COWS—Utility & high yield
ing Cutter 15.75-17.75, few head
18-18.60; Cutter 14.85-17; Can
ner & low-Cutter 13.25-15.
BULLS—Good & Choice 23-
25.10; Utility & Commercial 22-
24.25; Three head 24.75-25.75.
CALVES 687 Vealers $l-2
higher.
VIEALERS Choice 40.50-
44.50, couple 46.50; Good 38-41;
(Continued on Page 9)
19.47
19.30
19.25
19.00
19.02-n
19.50-n
20.00-n
20.70
20.00
1
cows
December 6, 1967
CATTLE 958—Compared to Receipts C £ 137 cows, 4. bulls
last Thurs., slaughter steers 23 and 9 heifers sold well. Spring*
to 50c lower; cows 25-1.25 c low- ers were steady and fresh cows
wl ,_ flllTv cfenHv feeder *° ld stronger. Fresh cows, Hoi
er, bulls fully steady; f f ede J stein 425-050; Guernseys (none);
steers steady. Supply included other breeds 325-565; Bulls 130-
30% cows & 15% feeder steers. 220; Heifers 155-325.
SIIAUGHTER STEERS— HORSES
Choice 950-1300 lbs. 26.35-28.35; December 4, 1967
Jew heed hlgfcCholce 28.1M59; a ®“S n ° g ' ToSf row
high-Good to low-Choice 25.85- j) r | v j n g horses 125-375; Single
26.60; Good 950-1300 lb*. 24.60- horses 210-290; work horses
26.35; Standard to low-Good ( pa i r ) 540-600; Pony mares 35-
22.85-24.60. (Continued on Page 6)
COWS—Utility & high-yield-
ing Cutter 15.75-17.10, several -
17.25-17.60; Cutter 14.50-16.25;. Cjh.lC£lj£o V>3-ttlC
Canner & low-Cutter 13.50-15. &
bulls—Choice 25-27; Good Weekly Review
eJ'SfS 5 Sn?inH CATTLE Compared with
Sfhi 2?85-276°0 h d weeks close, slaughter
FEEDER-STEERS-Good 700- ® te .® rs , we sf stead-v
-900 lbs 22 85-24 heifers sold, steady to 25 lower,
CALVES’426-Vealers most- mostly steady. Cows were steady
ly steady, instances $1 lower on to ov^ ei i wbde were
Choice unchanged. In the carlot dress-
VEALERS Choice 41-43; , meat , trade , at _„ C . hicag °’
Good 38-41 50; Standard 35 50- Choice steer beef 50 to 1.00
39.50; Utility 29-36; Cull 95-115 Good steady. Heifer
lbs 24-29 50, 70-90 lbs. 22-26. beef 50-1.50 higher, with most
SLAUGHTER CALVES upturn on Choice. Cow beef 50-
Choice 280-350 lbs. 30-35, 330- 150 lower ’ except Commercial
425 lbs 25.50-28; Good 270-425 steady. Receipts 21,900 compar
es 23-25 50; Standard 19-22. ed with 20,800 last week and 26,-
SHEEP 24—Insufficient vol- 400 last year. Twelve market re
ume of any one class for a mar- ceipts 189,500 compared with
ket test (Continued on Page 3)
December 7, 1967
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2.46
2.67
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