—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 11.1968
2
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
May 10, 1968
CATTLE 3000 - Compared to
1 ist weeks close, slaughter steers
Cully steady: cows $1 higher;
hulls mostly steady; feeder
steers active, 50c higher. Supply
included an estimated 60% slau
ghter steers. 15% cows and bulls
with the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-High-
Choice and Prime 1100-1250 lbs.
29-29.50: Choice 950-1350 lbs.
>ield grade 2 to 4, 27-28.60; high-
Good to low-Choice 26.50-27.35;
Good 950-1325 lbs. 24.50-27;
Standard to low-Good 23-24.75.'
S L A U G HTER HEIFERS -
Choice 800-850 lbs. 25-25.50. mix
ed Good and Choice 750-900 lbs.
23-24; Standard 21-22
COWS-Utility and high-Cutter
19.85-21 85, few head at 22 W.
Cutter 19-20 50: Canner and low-
Cutter 16.75-18.50.
BULLS-Choice 24.50-25 60. few
head $26; Good 23-24.75: Utility
and Commercial 22.50-25, sever
al head 25.50-26, with a couple
at 27-27.10.
'FEEDER STEERS - Couple
loads Choice and Prime 620-680
lbs. 31-32, load Choice and Prime
825 lbs. $29; Couple loads Choice
660-675 lbs. 29.75-30; Choice 800-
1050 lbs. 26 75-27 25; couple loads
nixed Good and Choice 950-1000
lbs $26
CALVES 425 - Vealers $l-2
higher. Closing sales Choice veal
ers 42 50-46 50, couple 47 50-48;
Good 40 50-43; Standard 36 50-
40, Utility 34-37; Cull 90-115 lbs.
SO-34, few 70-90 lbs 26-30.
HOGS 1200-Barrows and gilts
steady to 25c lower
BARROWS & GILTS - US 1-2
195-230 lbs 21 25-21 75; couple
lots US 1, 205-220 lbs 22-22 50:
US 1-3 195-240 lbs 20 25-21; US
2-3 235-265 lbs 19 50-20 10
SHEEP 250 - Spring lambs
About steady Ewes scarce
SPRING LAMBS-Choice 50-80
lbs 32-35, Good 28-32
SLAUGHTER EWES-One lot
Utility $7
NEWS NOTE
Secretary Orville Freeman
lias announced he is leaving
the Department of Agriculture
at the end of the year—no mat
ter who is elected president,
according to the National
Farmers Union Washington
News Letter. Freeman, serv
ing his eighth year as secre
tary, has indicated he will re
turn to Minneapolis to practice
law.
SECOND ANNUAL
STOCKER and
FEEDER SALE
AT
LANCASTER STOCK YARDS
FRIDAY, MAY 24 - 1 p.m.
AUCTION PAVILION
CALL OR CONSIGN TO ANY MEMBER OF
LANCASTER LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 710 - Compared to
Mon., slaughter steers steady to
strong: cows fully $1 higher;
bulls mostly steady. Supply in
cluded 18% cows and 10% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-Choice
950-1350 lbs. 27 10-28.60; high-
Good to low-Choice 26.50-27 35;
Good 950-1325 lbs. 24.50-27;
Standard to low-Good 23-24.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS-Good
and Choice 750-900 lbs., 23-23 60;
Standard 21-22.
COWS-Utility and high-Cutter
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May
June
July
August
September 26.30
October
November
December
February
March
April
Trend Cattle are lower; Hogs are steady and Potatoes are
ii regular.
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
Auction Only
May 8, 1968
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, May 9)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
26.70
26.55
26.52
26.30
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.
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
Vintage Auction
May 7,1968
CATTLE 771 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
strong to 25c higher, with most
advance on high-Good to aver
age Choice; cows steady to 50c
higher, least advance on high-
Utility; bulls mostly steady.
Supply included 18 percent cows
and 9 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1075-
1300 lbs. 28.50-29.50; Choice 950-
1350 lbs. yield grade 2-4, 27.25-
28.75; high-Good to low-Choice
26.50-27 25 ; Good 24.75-26.60;'
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Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago New York
20.90
22.25
22.65
21.75
20.80
CATTLE 841-Compared to last
Thurs.. slaughter steers steady
to 25c higher, with most advance
on high-Good to average Choice;
Cows strong to 50c higher; bulls
mostly steady. Supply included
21% cow's and 14% bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-Choice
950-1300 lbs. yield grade 2-4, 27.-
2b-28.15, few individual head 29
29.75: high-Good to Jow-Choice
26.25-27.50: Good 24.75-26.75;
Standard to low-Good 23-24.50.
COWS-Cutter and Utility 18.85-
21, high-dressing kinds 21-22.10;
Canner and low-Cutter 17-19.
BULLS-Choice 24.85-25.85, few
head 26 25-27; Good 23.25-25.10;
Utility and Commercial 22.50-
24.75. few 25.10-26.35.
CALVES 251-Vealers $l-2 high
er.
VEALERS - Choice 44-46 50;
Good 41-44; Standard 38-41.50
Utility 34.50-39; Cull 29.50-35 50.
SHEEP Ifi-Insufficient volume
for a market test.
2.44
COWS (May 8)-Receipts of 134
cows, 2 bulls and 59 heifers sold
steady. Holstein 375-820; Other
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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 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
2.35
2.71
2.95
P. L ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smoketown, Pa.
New Holland Auction
May 9. 1968
breeds 230-350; Bulls
Heifers 75-325.
HORSES (May 6)-Receipts (
404 head sold steady. Mules 12
155; Work horses 140-135; Ridm
horses 90-300; Driving horsj
115-210; Pony mares 45-55; Gelt
ings 34-45; Killers BV4-9%.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared wit
the previous Friday, slaughte
steers were steady to 25 lowei
slaughter heifers steady. Cow
sold strong to 50 higher am
bulls generally unchanged.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Oi
Wednesday, Prime 1250-1351
lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 2950
30.25, one load at latter price
Mixed High Choice and Primt
1175-1350 lbs. 28.25-29.50. Choici
990-1350 lbs. Yield Grade 2 to -
26.50-28.50. Mixed Good ant
Choice 25.75-26.75, Good 25 00
25.75, Standard and Low Goot
24.25-25.00. Standard 22.50-2425
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