—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 6.1968
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
April 5. 196 S
CATTLE 3500 Compared to
last weeks close, slaughter
steers steady to 25c higher; cows
steady: bulls mostly steady;
feeder steers steady. Supply in
cluded an estimated 55 percent
slaughter steers, 15 percent
cows and bulls with the balance
mainly feeder steers. Supply in
cluded around three loads high-
Choice and Prime slaughter
steers bought to arrive.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—Loan
Prime 1225 lbs. yield grade 3
and 4 30 25; high-Choice and
Prime 1150-1375 lbs. 28 75-29 85;
Choice 1000-1350 lbs. yield grade
2 to 4. 27-28.75; high-Good to
lovv-Choice 26-27.25; Good 24 75-
25.60, couple loads on Monday
$27; Standard to low-Good 21.75-
21.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Low-Choice 700-900 lbs. 23-23 85;
Good 650-800 lbs 21 75-23
COWS Utility 17 50-20 50.
ftw head 20 60-21; Cutter 16 75-
19 25; Canner and low-Cutter
1VL7.10.
BULLS Choice 24 50-26;
Good 22 50-25; Utility and Com
mercial 22-24 75. few head 1400-
2000 lbs. 25-26, with a couple at
$26 50, Cutter and low-Utilitj
20 50-22.50.
FEEDER STEERS Around
four loads Good and Choice 985-
1100 lbs. in Good slaughter flesh
24 85-26.25; Three load string
Choice 1020 lbs 26.25; Load mix
ed Good and Choice 525 lbs $29.
CALVES 450 Vealers $1
higher, instances $2 higher
VEALERS Choice 42-45 50,
few to $46; Good 39-43 50, Stand
ard 36-40, Utility 32 50-37; Cull
90-115 lbs 28-32.50, 70-90 lbs. 23-
29
HOGS 1400 Barrows & gilts
50-1.00 higher Closing sales Bar
rows and gilts: US 1-2 200-225
lbs. 21-21 25: 12 head US 1, 190-
205 lbs. 21.50; US 1-3 200-240 lbs.
20 10-20.75; US 2-3 235-260 lbs
19.50-19 85.
SHEEP 550 Wooled lambs
mostly steady: spring lambs
steady to $1 higher; Ewes
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
65-100 lbs. 27 50-28 50; Good 25-
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 1300 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers steady
to 50c lower, with most decline
on Standard to low-Choice; cows
steady: bulls 25-50 c lower. Sup
ply included 10 percent cows, 10
percent bulls and around 80
head of steeds sold as feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1150-1350 lbs.
28.75-29.85; Choice 1000-1350 lbs.
yield grade 2 to 4. 27-28 50; high-
Good to low-Choice 26-27.25;
Good 24.75-26 60: Standard to
low-Good 21.75-24.75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Low-Choice 700-950 lbs. 23-23.85;
Good 650-850 lbs. 21 75-23
COWS Utility 18-20.50. few
head 20 60-21; Cutter 17-19 25;
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April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February 26.20
March
TREND Cattle are higher, Hogs are steady and Potatoes
are lower.
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Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
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.
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
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. Difienbach, Sales Manager
Auction Only
. April 3, 1968
WVMVW V AA 111. V V A
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, April 4)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
' 27.22
26.52
26.32
26.22
26.25
26.17
26.15
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Vintage Auction
April 2, 1968
CATTLE 782 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
fully steady, with last weeks
close; cows 25-79 c higher; bulls
50-75 c lower. Supply included 23
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-High
Choice and Prime 1075-1410 lbs.
28.50-29.75: Choice 900-1400 lbs.
yield grade 2 to 4 27-28.75, high-
Good to low-Choice 26-27.25;
Good 24.50-26.50.
COWS—Utility 18 50-20.75, few
head 21.25-21.75: Cutter 18-19.85:
Canner and low-Cutter 16.50-
17.75.
BULLS Choice 24.50-25.25;
Good 23-24; Utility and Com
mercial 22.25-24.25, individual
1960 lbs. 26; Cutter and low-
Utihty 20 50-22.75.
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Live Bogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago New York
19.40
20.65
21,75
22,10
21.82
20.67
VEALERS Choice 43.50-45..
50; Good 41.0043.50; Standard
CATTLE 1122 Compared 36.5041.50; Utility 34.00-38.00;
to last Thursday, slaughter Cull 90-115 lbs, 28.00-32.50, 70-
steers fully steady: cows 25-75 c 85 lbs. 25.00-28.00.
higher; bulls steady to weak. SHEEP 170 Supply mainly
Supply included 18 percent 20-50 lb. spring slaughter lambs
cows. The supply also included sold to the Barter trade.
180 slaughter steers in the open SPRING LAMBS Choice
class steer show. 20-30 lbs. 59.00-55.00; 35-45 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS 42.00-47,00; Good and Choice 30-
High-Choice and Prime 1050- 50 lbs. 30.50-34.50; one lob
1300 lbs. 28.60-29.60; couple lots Choice 60 lbs. $31.00.
Prime 1200-1225 lbs. 20.50-30.75;
Choice 1000-1350 lbs. 26.35-28.-
60; high-Good to low-Choice 25.- Receipts of 117 cows, 5 bulls,
85-27.25; Good 24.25-26.10; Stan- and 5 heifers sold lower. Hol
dard to low-Good 21.60-24.25. stein 335-620; Other breeds 275-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 300 >' Bulls 135-160; Heifers 130-
Good and Choice 750-1130 lbs. 300
21.25-23 00; one lot high-Choice
1375 lbs. 25.00.
COWS Utility 18 25-20 50, o ~i
few 20.75-21.60; Cutter 17.50-19.- Little
50; low-Cutter 16 50-17.50. W Irl D *
BULLS Choice 24.00-25.60, . Weekly KCYieW
couple 26 25; Good 22 35-24.35; CATTLE Compared with
Utility and Commercial 22 00- the previous Friday. Slaughter
24.10, few 25 00-26.00; Cutter steers were fully steady, except
and low-Utility 21.00-22.25. High Choice and Prime 25-50
FEEDER STEERS Load higher Slaughter heifers steady
Choice 850-925 lbs. 26.00-26 25. to 25 higher. Cows steady to 25
CALVES 360 Vealers weak tower and bulls unchanged,
to $l.OO lower. (Continued on Page 3)
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Announcing
SPRING FEEDER SALES
April 19 - May 10 - June 7
Fridoy at 7:00 P.M.
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
—lO tpiles east of Lancaster on Route 30
To consign cattle call (717) 442-4181,
P. O. Box 100, Paradise, Pa, Kenneth Hershey, Mgr.
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2.69
New Holland Auction
April 4, 1968
COWS
April 3,1968
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