—La ncaster Farming. Saturday, December 16.1967
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
December 15, 1961
CATTLE 2400—Compared to
last weeks close, slaughter
steers 50-1.00 lower, most de
cline on Good over 1200 lbs.;
cows and bulls steady to 50c
lower: feeder steers steady. Sup
ply included an es t i mated 50
I ercent slaughter steers, 20 per
cent cows and bulls with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—
Choice 1000-1350 lbs. 26-27.50;
few head mixed Choice & Prime
1200-1275 lbs. 27-27.85; mixed
Cood & Choice 900-1250 lbs. 25-
60-26.75; load mixed Go o d &
Choice 1330 lbs 25.50, Good 950
-1250 lbs 24 35-26; Good 1250_-
1400 lbs. 23 60-25; Standard to
low-Good 900-1250 lbs 22 50-24 -
50. load Standard 1200-1500 lbs.
20 25-21.60
COWS—utility & high yield
ing Cutter 15 50-17 25, few head
17.35-17 75; Cutter 14 50-16 50:
Canner & low-Cutter 13-14 75
BULLS Choice 25-26, few
head on Mon 26 SO; Good 23-25,
Utility & Commercial 22 25-24-
50, few head 24 75-26.50; Cutter
& low-Uta’lity 21-22.
FEEDER STEERS Couple
loads Choice 525 lbs 28 50; two
loads Choice 470 lbs $27; mixed
Good & Choice 750-950 lbs. 23-
50-24 25
CALVES 400 Vealers $l-2
higher.
VEALERS Choice 42-44 50,
few head 45-46 50, Good 38-42,
Standard 35-39; Utility 30-35 50,
Cull 95-120 lbs. 25-29, 70-90 lbs
20-26
HOGS 950 Barrows & gilts
25-50 c lower US 1-2 195-230 libs.
19 75-20.35; Few US 1, 200-205
ibs 20 50. US 1-3 200-240 lbs
19-19 50; US 2-3 205-255 lbs 18 -
50-18 60, US 2-3 250-280 Ibs 17 -
60-1825
SHEEP 150—Slaughter lambs
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Auction Only
December 13, 1967
CATTLE 552 Compared to
last Mon., slaughter steel's un
even, 25-75 c lower, with most de
cline on Good over 1200 lbs.;
cows steady to 50c lower; bulls
weak to 50c lower. Supply in
cluded 27 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—
Choice 1000-1350 lbs. 26-27.35,
few head mixed Choice & Prime
1200-1275 lbs. 27.50-27.85; mixed
Good & Choice 900-1250 lbs.
25.60-26.75; Good 950-1250 lbs.
24.3525.75, 1250-1400 lbs. 23 60-
24.85; Standard to low-Good 900-
1250 lbs. 22 50-24 50; load Stand
ard 1200-1500 lbs. 20 25-21.60
COWS Utility & high-yield
ing Cutter 15 50-17.25, few head
17 35-17.50; Cutter 14 50-16 25;
Cannei- & low-Cutter 13-14 75.
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of December 14, 1967)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
December
26.00
January *6B
25.52
February
Hatch
April
25.00
June
25.12
26.02
July
August
September
November
a-asked b-bid
Trend Cattle are irregular, Hogs aie weaker and Potatoes
aie megular
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, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Bt. 30
Kenneth E, Hershey, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
December 12, 1967
CATTLE 661 —Compared to
lost Tues.. slaughter steers ste
ady to 75c lower, the early sallies
of Choice being steady; cows
steady to 50c lower with best
decline on Canner and low-Cut
tcr; bulls steady to 25c lower.
Supply included 28% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—
Choice 1000-1350 lbs. 26.75-28.10,
few head Choice & Prime 28 25
28.85, with three head 29-29.3 5;
Mgh-Good to Tow-Choice 26.25
27; Good 900-1275 lbs. 24.25
26.25; Standard to low-Good
23-24.50.
COWS—Utility & high-yield
ing Cutter 15.50-17, few head
1710-17.60; Cutter 14 50-15.75;
Cannier & low-Cutter 13-14.75.
BULLS Good 22.8524 50,
couple Choice 25-25.50; Utility
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Live Hog*
Chicago
19.25
19.12
19.00
18.75
19.00
19.65
20.00
20.50
20.00
19.50
o-nominal
PARADISE, PEiVNA.
Guernseys 140-340; Other breeds
„ . 375450: Bull® 125*210; Heifer®
CATTLE 676 Compared to °
last Thurs., slaughter steers im- iw-oio
even, small supply Choice ste* HORSES
ady to weak, Standard & Good December 11 1967
steady to ’soc lower with most
decline on weights over 1200 Receipts of 210 horses sold
lbs.; cows 25-75 c higher; bulls killers higher. Riding
steady’to 50c lower, with few lwi<ses 95.350; Driving horses
1500-22001 b. Utility & Commer- p . nv m , a , re s 2565-
cial $1 'lower; feeder steers ste- 5 , p ° ny mares
ady. Supply included 36 percent 160-250!
cows & 21 percent feeder* steers, vpan) dzo-ow, (smgie; vw
SLAUGHTER STEERS— HOGS
Choice 950-1250 lbs. 26.60-27.75, December 11, 1967
eight head 28.10-28.75; high-
Good to low-Choice 900-1200 lbs.
25 60-26.75; Good 900-1250 lbs.
24.50-26, 1250-1400 lbs. 24-25.50;
Standard 'to Low-Good 23-24.25
COWS—Cutter & Utility 15 50
-17.35, few head 17.50-17.75; Oan
ner & low-Cutter 13.75-15.50
BULLS Choice 25-26.10: *
Good 23-24 60; Utility & Com
mercial 22.25-24.50, several 1500-
2200 lbs. 24.75-26.10; Cutter &
low-Utility 20.50-22.25.
FEEDER STEERS Choice
830-935 lbs. 24.35 24.50, few mix
g 8 r a * Cho, “ 760 ‘ B “ ,bs - Chicago Cattle
«£AL. VES 404 - Vealers *l4 Week , y Reyiew
VEALEES Choice - Compared with
f’ weeks close, slaughter
r lbs’ steers were 50 to 100 lower.
£, U o4n $ ’ Slaughter heifers sold 50-75
Sfp Ohome 70-85 lower. Cows declined 25-50,
ady at 23-26. Chicago, steer and heifer beef
sold steady to 100 lower, most
decline on Choice. Cow beef
Maine Potatoes
New' York
2.47
2.65
3.07
Receipts of 169 cows, 3 bull’s traded steady to 50 lower,
and 10 heifers sold stronger on Local receipts 25,500, com
fresh cows and close springers pared with 22,000 last week and
Fresh cows, Holstein 475-1010, (Continued on Page 8)
2.35
New Holland Auction
December 14, 1967
December 13, 1967
COWS
"K ->
‘ V
Hog receipts totaled 688 head
and sold 25 lower. Retail 20 50-
22: 'Wholesale, No.’s 1-3, 19 25-
20 25: Heavyweights 18 25-19 50;
Sows 15-15 25.
CALVES
December 11, 1967
Calf receipts of 131 bead sold
$1 to $2 higher. Choice and
Prime 39-45. Good and L. Choice
36-38.50; Standard 3335 50;
Common 15-30.