—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,1968
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
February 16, 1968
CATTLE 2200 Compared' to
last week’s close, slaughter
steers 50-1 00 higher, instances
$1 25 higher with small supply
Prime, cows 50-1 00 higher, in
stances 1 50 higher on Utility,
bulls steady, not enough sales
feeder steers to fully establish
trend Supply included an esti
mated 50 percent slaughter
steers, 20 percent cows and bulls
with the balance mainly feeder
steers
S L A U G H TER STEERS
High-Choice 1150-1275 lbs 28 85-
29 60, five head Prime 1325-1400
lbs. 29 75 30 25, Choice 1000-1450
lbs 27 75-28 85, high-Good to
low-Choice 27-27 75, Good 25 25-
27 50, Standard to low-Good
23 50-25 50
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 18-20 85; four
head 21-21 60, Cutter 16 60-18 50,
Low- Cutter 15-17
BULLS Choice 24 75-25 60,
few head 26, Good 23-25, Utility
and Commeicial 23-25, few head
25 25-26 25
FEEDER STEERS Couple
load Choice and Prime 950-1050
lbs 25 25-26 85
CALVES 400 Vealers $l-2
higher, instances $3 higher
VEALERS Choice 45-48 50,
few head 49 49 50. Good 44-46 50
Standard 39-44, Utility 32-38 50,
Cull 95-115 lbs 29-33, 70-90 lbs
25-30 50, few on Monday 22
HOGS 1025 Compared to
last week’s close, barrows and
gilts $l-1 50 higher Closing sales
Bairows and gilts US 1, 200-245
lbs 22 50-22 75, US 1-2 190-245
lbs 21 60-22 25, US 1-3 205-265
lbs 20 75-21 25
SHEEP 275 Wooled lambs
steady to 50c lower Ewes
steady.
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 759 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers 25-75 c
higher, cows 50-1 00 higher, in
stances $1 50 higher on Utility;
bulls steady to strong Supply in
cluded 14 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice 1150-1275 lbs 28 85-
29 60, five head Prime 1325-1400
lbs 29 75-30 25; Choice 1000-1450
lbs 27 75-28 85, high-Good to
low-Choice 27-27 75, Good 25 25-
27 50, Standard to low-Good 23 -
50-25 50
COWS —Utility and high-yield
ing Cutter 18-20 85, four head 21-
2160, Cutter 16 60-18 50, Low-
Cutter 15-17
BULLS Good 23 35-25, few
Choice 25 50-25 60, Utility and
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February
March
Apiil
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Trend Cattle are highei, Hogs aie irregular and Potatoes
are higher
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
For marketing information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, Fa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
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
Auction Only
February 14, 1968
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of February 15.19681
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
27.40
26.17
25.85
26.20
26.02
26.25
26.15
26.27
a-asked 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
February 13, 1968
CATTLE 462 Compared to CATTLE 885 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers last Thursday, slaughter steers
50-1 00 higher, cows 75-1 25 high- 50-750- higher, with some late
er, bulls strong to 50c higher sales *G oo d steady to strong,
Supply included 32 percent cows, cows 50-1 00 higher, bulls 50-75 c
SLAUGHTER STEERS higher Supply included 38 per-
High-Choice & Prime 1050-1275 cen t cows, 7 percent bulls and 5
lbs 28 75-29 60, four head 29 85- Percent slaughter heifers
30 25, Choice 975-1400 lbs with SLA U G H TER STEERS
five head 1400-1490 lbs 27 50- High-Choice and Prime 1100-1325
28 75, high-Good to low-Choice lbs 29 25-29 85, Choice 950-1350
27-28; Good 25-27. lbs. 27 85-29 35, high-Good to low
COWS Utility & high-yield
ing Cutter 17 75-20, six head 20 -
10-20 60, Cutter 16 50-18.75, low-
Cutter 14 75-17
BULLS Good 23 60-24 85;
Utility and Commercial 22 50-
24 75, individual 25
CALVES 387 Vealers active,
$2-4 higher
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19.60
19.15
18.60
19.50
20.00
20.65
February 15, 1968
-Choice 27 25-28, few head 28 10-
28 50; Good 25-27 35, Standard
to low-Good 23 25-25 50.
S L A U G H TER HEIFERS—
Choice and Prime 850-1100 lbs.
26-26 85; Choice 25-26, Good 23 -
35-25.
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 17 85-19 50, few
19 75-20.50; Cutter 16 75-18 25;
low-Cutter 15-17,
BULLS Choice 26-26 60, cou
ple 27-27 75; Good 24-25 50, Util
ity and Commercial 23-24 85,
aiound ten head 25-26 25
FEEDER STEERS Choice
875-990 lbs 25 75-26 25, one lot
820 lbs 26 60.
CALVES 322 Vealers $l-2
higher, although Cull only steady
to strong
VEALERS Choice 46-49;
Good 42 50-46, Standard 39-42 50;
Utility 33 50-38 50, Cull 90-115
lbs 26 50-33 50, 70-90 lbs 22-27.
SHEEP 4—Few Utility slaugh
ter ewes 5 50-8 50
COWS
February 14, 1968
1.83
1.97
2.36
Receipts of 125 cows, 2 bulls
and 5 heifers sold lower. Fresh
cows, Holstein 375-660; Guern
seys 200-295, Other breeds 300-
365 Bulls 120-215, Heifers 245-
275
HORSES
February 12, 1968
2.35
Receipts of 212 head sold ste
ady Mules (single) 165420,
(pair) 375-950, Work horses (sin
gle) 175-280, (pair) 470-640; Rid
ing horses 125-450, Driving
horses 135-290; Pony mares 30-
40, Geldings 25-35; Killers 8-9.
r-wf, Wfimj
HOGS
February 12, 1968
Receipts of 910 head sold 50
cents higher Retail 20 50-23;
Wholesale, No. 1-3 20-20 50;
New Holland Auction
Heavyweight 19-20 25; Sows 15-
17.
CALVES
February 12, 196*
Receipts of 95 head sold $3
higher Choice and Prime 45-51;
Good & L Choice 37-44; Stand
ard 32-36, Common 16-30.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
February 15, 1968
' CATTLE Compared with
last week’s close, Slaughter
Steers sold 50-$l higher. Slaugh
ter Heifers advanced 75-100.
Cows were 50 higher and the
highest since last August. Bulls
were strong to 75 higher. In the
carlot dressed meat trade at
Chicago, Steer and Heifer beef
sold 50 higher, while Cow beef
was $1 higher. Receipts 16,700
compared with 18,200 last week
and 22,600 last year Twelve
market receipts 144,700 compar
ed with 153,500 last week and
154,900 last year
S L A U G H TER STEERS
On Wed , Prime 1200-1400 lbs.
yield Grade 3 and 4 29 25-30.50.
two loads at latter price, highest
since April 1966. High Choice &
Prime 1100-1400 lbs. 28 50-29 25,
Choice 950-1350 lbs. yield Grade
2 to 4 27 25-28 50, mixed Good
and Choice 26 25-27 25, Good 24 -
50-26 25, Standard and low-Good
22 50-24 50
S L A U GHTER HEIFERS
High Choice and Prime 900-1100
lbs yield Grade 3 and 4 27 25-28.
one load at latter price, highest
since April 1966 Choice 850-1100
lbs. yield Grade 2 to 4 26 50-
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