—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 16,1968
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
March 15, 1968
CATTLE 2200 Compared to
lust week's close, slaughter
s eers steady, instances 25c
higher on Choice: cows steady to
s‘ic higher: bulls steady; feed
er steers steady Supply includ
ed 45 percent slaughter steers,
and 25 percent cows and bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS
C icice 1000-1300 lbs. yield grade
2 and 3 27-28 75, few high-Choice
aid Prime 29-29 50; high-Good
to low-Choice 26 50-27 50, Good
9)0-1325 lbs 25-27; Standard to
low -Good 22 50-25 10
COWS High-Cutter and Util
ivv 19 25-21, couple 21 25. Cutter
17 75-19 50l Canner and low-Cut
ti-r 15 50-18
BULLS Choice 25 26 10,
Good 23 25 25 25, Utility and
C.immeicial 23 25-25, few head
2 • 50-26 50 with two head 2355-
2no lbs 26 35 27 25
FEEDER STEERS Choice
400-570 lbs 29-30, lot 715 lbs.
£7 90, Choice 900-960 lbs 26 25-
V Load Good and Choice 660
lis 26 50
CALVES 450 Vealers $l-2
1 ci w e r, instances $3 lower on
Good and Choice
VEALERS Choice 45-48.
few on Monday 48 50-50, Good
4’-44, Standard 37-41; Utility 32-
C' T . Cull 90-115 lbs 27-32, 70-90
ili s 24-28
HOGS 1250 Barrows and
guts 25c higher, instances 50c
L gher Sows scarce
CLOSING SALES BARROWS
S. GILTS US 1-2 200-235 lbs
Ii 25-21 50; One lot US 1. 200
I«.s 22; US 1-3 195-245 lbs 20 85-
£t 25, US 2-3 265-280 lbs 19 35-
One lot US 2-3 310 lbs
17 75. One lot US 2-3 375 lbs
16 35
SHEEP 200 Wooled lambs
st -ong to 50c highei Ewes ab-
.Sr, i it
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
69-105 lbs 28-28 50, Good 25-
27 50. couple lots Choice 80-100
1 1 fall crop lambs $3l-33
DID YOU KNOW The Ci
\ Man Conservation Coips, be
t-een 1933-41, proved helpful in
impioving the state’s woodlands,
\ iters roads tiails and reciea
ton aieas There were over 100
CC camps in the state at van
o » times (Dept of Forests &
V'ateis)
FARMERS Now is the
time to think about your
sprayer needs for the com
ing year. We have any
-type sprayer you may
treed; high or low pres
sure, tractor mounted or
trailer type, boom or
boomless, with Myers
I i?TO PLUNGER TYPE
;i?UMPS THAT WILL
i-HANDLE ANY MATERI
AL. New and used spray
ers and pumps of various
size in stock now.
Lancaster County’s Only
Dealer Specializing in
Sprayer Sales & Service
Lester A.
Singer
RONKS
Ph. Strasburg 687-6712
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 733 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers steady
to 25c higher, with the advance
mainly on Choice: cows steady;
bulls about steady. Supply in
cluded 22 percent cows and 9
percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 1000-1300 lbs yield grade
2 and 3 27.25-28 75, with six head
29-29 50; high-Good to low-
Choice 26 50-27 50; Good 950-
1325 lbs 25 27: Standard to low-
Good 22 50-25.10
COWS Utility and high-Cut
ter 19 25-21, couple $2l 25; Cut
ter 17 85-19 25; low-Cutter 15 50-
18
BULLS Choice 25-26 10;
Good 23 25-25 25, Utility and
Commercial 23 25 24 50, couple
2355 2410 lbs 26 35-27 25
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March
April
May
June
July
August
September 26.30
October
November
December
February
Trend Cattle are irregular; Hogs are lower and Potatoes are
lower
r -
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
For marketing information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, P«.
10. mi. East of Lancaster on Bt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
LOOKING FOR A
PERFECT MATCH?
Your Livestock and Our Qualified Buyers
Monday 10:30 A.M. Fat Bogs 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 PJVL
" 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
March 13, 1968
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, March 14, 1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
26.95
26.37
26.12
26,07
26.15
26.25
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
March 12, 1968
CATTLE 714 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
steady to 50c higher, with most
early sales 25-50 c higher; cows
steady: bulls steady to 50c high
er. Supply included 30
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1325 lbs 27.25.-29,
high-Choice and Prime 28 85 30;
high-Good to low-Choice 26 50-
27.75; Good 25.25-27; Standard
to low-Good 23.50-25.25.
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 18-20.35, eight
head 20.60-21 60; Cutter 17 25-
19; Low-Cutter 15 50-17 35.
BULLS Good 23.50-25.35;
Utility and Commercial 23 25-
25, few 25.35-26.60.
CALVES 397 U t i 1 i t y to
Choice vealers $2-5 lower, Cull
weak to $1 lower
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Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago New York
19.32
20.65
20.85
, , TS3E*
HOGS
CATTLE 943 Compared to p .
last Thursday, slaughter steers . Receip n t ° f , 8 91 ™ , 25
steady to 25c lower; cows steady Retail 21-22 25; Whole.
to 25c lower; bulls mostly sa l e ’ N ° « 20 -S°-
steady. Supply included 33 per- we * hts 19 ' 2 £;SU£ ws "
cent cows. _ . _ A ._ .
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1300 lbs yield grade
2 to 4 27.25-29; high-Choice and
Prime 28.85-30.10; high-Good to
low-Choice 26.25-27.50; Good 25-
26 60; Standard to low-Good
22 50-25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 875-945 lbs. 25 35-26 60;
Good 24-25.10.
COWS Utility 18.85-20.85,
few 21-21.75; Cutter 18-20; low-
Cutter 16.50-17.75.
BULLS—Choice 25.25-26; Good
23-24 75; Utility and Commercial
22 85-24 60, couple 25-.35-2S 85,
with individual 1570 lbs 27 50
v. v 1 H
FEEDER STEERS One lot
Choice 860 lbs 26 50, Good 730-
1065 lbs 23.85-25.
CALVES 350—Utility to Choice
vealers $2-4 lower, Cull weak to
$2 lower.
VEALERS Choice 43 50-46 -
50, Good 41-44; Standard 38-41-
50; Utility 32-38; Cull 95-115 lbs
28-31 50, 70-90 lbs 24-28 50
1.70
2.19
Receipts of 158 head of cows,
2 bulls and 6 heifers sold steady
Holstein 375-700, Guernseys 205-
240; other breeds 2,75-325, Bulls
225-240; heifers 100-260.
Receipt of 399 head sold
stronger Riding horses 135-305,
Driving horses 150-360; Work
horses (single) 175-245, (pair)
395-600; Mules (single) 165-220,
(pair) 395-600, Pony mares 45-
60, Geldings 35-50, Killers 8%-
m
2.28
Robert K. Rohrer
Bulldozing - Grading
Patz Soles & Service
Barn Cleaners - Silo
Unloaders - Cattle Feeders
Quarryville, E. D. 1
Hensel 548-2559
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Lancaster, Pa.
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New Holland Auction
March 14, 1968
COWS
March 13, 1968
HORSES
March 11. 1968
Receipts of 120 calves sold si
lower Choice 42-47.50, Good .iiiq
L, Choice 38-41.50; Standard 33
37.50; Common 20-30.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last week’s close, slaughter
steers sold strong to 25 highei,
Slaughter heifers were steady.
Cows advanced 25-50. Bulls
were unchanged
Receipts 17,400 compaied
with 17,300 last week and 17,700
last year Twelve market le
ceipts 141,800 compared with
156,900 last week and 149,900
last year
SLAUGHTER STEERS —On
Wednesday, Prime 1175-1300
lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 30 00-
3100, load 1268 lbs. at 3110,
Highest since April 1966 High
Choice and Prime 1100-1350 lbs.
28 75-30.00, Choice 950-1500 lbs.
Yield Grade 2 to 4 27 50-28 75
Mixed Good and Choice 26 50-
27.50, Good 25 00-26 50, Stand
ard and Low Good 22.50-25 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
On Wednesday, couple loads
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ON-THE-FARM i
SERVICE
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FIRESTONE
329 W. High St., Manheim, Pa.
Phone 665-2258