—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 6,1968
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
January 5, 1968
CATTLE 1900 Compared to
last week's close, slaughter
steers strong to 50c higher, cows
steady, some strength on Con
ner & low-Cutter, bulls steady,
although Utility & Commeicial
scarce, feeder steers fully ste
ady on few sales Supply includ
ed an estimated 45 peicent
slaughter- steers, 25 peicent
cows and bulls with the bal
ance mainly feeder steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1200 lbs 26 85-27 85,
five head 28-28 25, Choice 1200-
1470 lbs 26 35 27 25, high-Good
to low-Choice 25 85-26 85, cou
ple loads on Monday 27-27 25,
Good 24 50-26 50 few sales 950-
1000 lbs on Monday at 26 50-27
Standard to low-Good 22-24 50
SLAUGHTER H E I F ERS
Good & Choice 800-1050 lbs 23-
2510, Standard 20 25-22
COWS Utility & hrgh-yreld
ing Cutter 17 25-18 85, few sales
19-19 26, Cutter 16 50-18. Canner
& low-Cutter 14 50-16 75
BULLS Choree 24 85-26.
Good 23-25, Small supply Util
ity & Commercial 22 75-24, with
a couple 25-25 25
FEEDER STEERS Load
mixed Good & Choice 435 lbs
28; two loads Choice & Prime
960 lbs with Good slaughter
flesh 25 75; two loads Choice
1020 lbs 25, load mixed Good &
Choice 950-1100 lbs 23 75-25 25,
load 730 lbs feeder bulls 22 25
CALVES 350 Veaters $2-3
lower
VBALERS Choice 45 50-
49; few high-Ghoice & Prime
50-52; Good 42-46; Standard 36-
43; Utility 33 37, Cull 95-115
lbs 26 50-31, Cull 70-90 lbs 22
25
HOGS 500 Barrows & gilts
mositly steady
BARROWS & GILTS—US 1-2
190-245 lbs 20 25-20 75, 30 head
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Auction Only
January 3,1968
CATTLE 567 Compared to
Tuesday, slaughter steers steady
to 50c lowei cows steady, some
strength on Canner and low-
Cutter; Bulls steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1200 lbs 26 85-27 -
85, five head 28 00-28 25. Choice
1200-1470 lbs 26 35-27 25, high-
Good to low-Choice 25 85-26 85,
Good 24 50-26 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good and Choice 800-1050 lbs
23 00-25 10 Standard 20 25-22 00
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 17 25-18 85, few
19 00-19 25 Cutter 16 50-18 00.
Canner and low-Cutter 14 50-
16 75
(Continued on Page 3)
(Closing bids as of Thursday, January 4,1968)
January
Februaiy 25.82
March
Api il
May
June
July
August
September
Octobei
December
Trend Cattle are steady, Hogs irregular and Potatoes higher
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
687-6546
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
442-4525
For marketing information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 3 00 Paradise, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Kershey, £ales Manager
FUTURES TRADING
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
24.97
25.10
25.42
25.62
25.80
25.90
25.92-u
a-as&ed b-bid n-nominal
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.
Vintage Auction
January 2, 1968
CATTLE 435 Compared to
last Tries, slaughter steers ste
ady to 25c higher; cows strong
to 50c higher, bulls mostly ste
ady on small supply. Supply in
cluded 41 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—
Choree 850-1325 lbs. 26 85 28 50,
hrgh-Choice and Prime 1075-
1325 lbs. 28 60-29 35; high-Good
to low-Choice 26 50-27 10; Good
24 50-26 60; Stan dard to low-
Good 22-24 50
COWS Utility & high-yield
ing Cutter 1735-1950, eight
head 19 60-20, Cutter 16 25-18-
50, Canner & low-Cutter 14 50-
16 50
BULLS Good 23 85-2485,
couple Choice 25 25; Utility and
Commercial 23 35-25 85.
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19.05
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18.80-b
19.35
19.50
20.65
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19.60-n
No. 1-3, 19.50-20.25; Heavy-
CATTLE 657 Compared to wei « Ms 18.75-19.50; Sows 1*
last Thurs, slaughter steers 50- 14
75c higher;-cows 50-100 higher;
bull's steady to 50c higher Sup- re^dwte^of’74 head sold
ply inctaded 38 percent cows
all 9T Cho- wl ' th ' t,h ' e balaTllCe Ghoice
■ & Pnme 42 '48 50; Good & low
ff e , lbs 26 50- 2 8 25 oe 36 . 4150 standard 3i
high-Choi,ce & Pnme 1100-1225 Common 20-30
lbs 28 25-28 75, two loads string 35 5U ’ Lommonzuiu.
Choice & Prime 1250-1515 lbs
January 4, 1968
25 85-27 50, with 8 head 1570-
1675 lbs 23 85-25 85, high-Good V> VjdLUC
to low-Ohoiice 1000-1300 lbs 25- i u p dv ; 0W
60-26 50, Good 24 50-2610. Stan- Vf eeKly Review
da-rd to low-Good 22 50-2410 CATTLE Compared with
SLAUGHTER H EIF ERS i as t weeks close, slaughter
Choice 750-950 Lbs. 24 50-26 25; steers „ and heifers sold 25-50
Good 22 75-24 50 higher Cows were 50-75 lower.
COWS Utility & high-yield- g u |j s were unchanged. In the
ing Cutter 17-18 85, few 1910- car j o (. dr essed meat trade at
19 60 Cutter 16-18, Canner & Chicago, steer and heifer beef
Low-Cutter il VS-LB 25 steady to 50 higher, cow beef
BULLS Choice 24 75-26 50, , /
27l°-27 . 35, Good 23 25-25, Rece i pts 15,000 compared
Utility & Commeiciai 22 75-25- with 19 2 00 ]ast week and 16> ,
10, sevei al 1700-2225 lbs. 26- g go j ast year Twelve market re
-27 35 Veaters ste- cei P ts 116 ’ 400 compared with
384 ~ V 1 ste 125,000 last week and 146,000
ady to $2 Lower , ’
VEALERS Choice 44-47 50, y f ai R ctffrs -a
Three head 51-5150; Good 41 - wtSLv
50-43 50; Standard 36-42, Utility °" isday, ?nme 120M375
sra.ffssf *“■ Kt-xs
SHEEP 11 Insufficient vol- P nce Tl i®.
nmp f(v r , a market test October High Choice and Prime
time tor a market test. noo-1350 lbs. 27.50-28 25, Choice
January's 1968 950-1350 lbs Yield Grade- 2 to
Receipts <rf meows, 3 bulk
and 9 heifers sold lower. Fresh G ]^ ce 25 A l
cows, Holstein 350-525; Guern- 255 ®’ f ta _ ndard and Low Good
seys 175-280; Other breeds 300- 21 < ? o ' 2 ? 2 °- HEIFERS
375; Bulls 155-185, heifers 220- TV . S f ,AGGHTEI \
305 High Choice and Prime 950-1075
HORSES lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 26.25*
January 1, 1968 26.50, one load Tuesday at 26.-
Receipts of 200 horses sold 75, Choice 850-1025 lbs. Yield
steady with killers higher Rid- Grade 2 to 4 25.50-26.25, Mixed
mg Horses 85-280; Driving hors- Good and Choice 24 50-25.50,
es 125-200, Mules 120-245; Pony Good 22 25-24 50, Standard and
mares 35-45, Geldings 25-35, Low Good 20 50-22 25.
Work horses (single) 150-280, COWS Late sales Utility
Pair 355 540, Killeis 8-9. and Commercial 15.00-16.50,
HOGS - High Yielding Utility 16.50-17.-
January 1, 1968 00, Canner and Cutter 1400-16.
Receipts of 396 head sold ste- BULLS Utility and Com
edy. Retail 21-22 50, Wholesale, mercial 20 00-22 50.
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