—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 25.1968
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
May 24, 1968
CATTLE 3300 - Compared to CATTLE 1000 Compared
last weeks close, slaughter steers to Monday, slaughter steers 25-
25S0c lower: cows 50-$I lower: 50c lower; cows 50-1.00 lower;
bulls 50c lower: feeder steers bulls mostly steady.
fully steady. Supply included an
estimated 50 percent slaughter
steers. 20 percent cows and bulls
with the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-High-
Choice and Prime 1100-1320 lbs.
28-29; Choice 1000-1325 lbs. yield
grade 2to 4, 26.60-28.50; mixed SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good and Choice 26-27; Good Choice 700-950 lbs. 23.50-24.50;
24 50-26.50; Standard to low- Good 21.50-23.50.
Good 23-24.50. COWS Utility and high-
S L A U G HTER HEIFERS - Cutter 20.00-21.50, few head 22.-
Choice 700-950 lbs. 23.50-24.50; 00-22.25; Cutter 18.75-20.75;
Good 21.50-23.50
COWS-Utility and high-Cutter 75 - TTT
20-21.50: few head 22-22.50 main-
Iv on Monday: Cutter 18.75-20.- Good 23-50-25.00; Utility and
75: Canner and low-Cutter 17 50- (Continued on Page 3)
18.75. I,
BULLS-Choice 24 50-25.50, few
head 25.50-26; Good 23-25; Util
ity and Commercial 23-25, few
25 50-26.60.
FEEDER STEERS-Load mix- "
ed Choice and Prime 1050 lbs.
27.25; load Choice 675 lbs. 29;
part-load Good 550 lbs. 29; two
loads mixed Standard and Good _
750-825 lbs. 24.50-25.
CALVES 360 - VeaJers Jl-3 July
lower, decline mainly on Good ~r~~r
and Choice. Angast
VEALBRS-Choice 43.50-45.50, October
few on Monday 4647; Good 39 -
5043; Standard 36.5040; Utility
33-38; Cull 90420 lbs. 29-34.
HOGS 120043 arrows and gilts ‘December
strong to 50c higher. Sows February
scarce
(Continued on Page 5) March
MARKET
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 1000-1325 lbs. yield
grade 2 to 4, 26.60-27.75, few
high-Choice and Prime 28.00-
28.60; high-Good to low-Choice
25.85-26.85; Good 24.50-26.50;
Standard to low-Good 23.00-24.-
50.
Canner and low-Cutter 17.50-18.-
rovcmber
April
May
Trend Cattle are lower; Hogs are steady and Potatoes are
steady.
f. ' ’
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
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
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
Auction Only
May 22,1968
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, May 23,1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
26.40
26.27-b 22.20
26.32
26.40
26.13
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.
NEWS
Vintage Auction
May 21, 1968
. CATTLE 652-Compared to last
Tues., slaughter steers 25-75 c
lower; Utility cows steady to 50c
lower; Cutter about steady; bulls
fully steady. Supply included 17
percent cows and 9 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STBERS-High-
Choice and Prime 1000-1410 lbs.
28-29; Choice 950-1350 lbs, yield
grade 2 to 4, 26.50-28.25; high-
Good to 26-26.75;
Good 24.50-26.25; Standard to
low-Good 23.35-24.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 750-920 lbs. 24-25.50.
COWS—Utility and high-Cutter
20.60-22.25, few 22.50-23.25: Cut
ter 19.T5-21.75: Canner and low-
Cutter 18.25-19.50.
BULLS , Choice 24.75-25.35,
CQuple 26 35-26.75; Good 23.60-
25; Utility and Commercial
23.75-25.
(Continued on Page 8)
Maine Potatoes
New York
Live Hogs
Chicago
21.30
21.85
REPORT
CATTLE 655-Compared tb last
Thurs,, slaughter steers fully
steady; cows unevenly steady:
bulls uneven, Good and Choice
steady to 25c lower, Utility and
Commercial fully steady. Supply
included 15 percent cows and 18
percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEBRS-Choice
950-1325 lbs.‘yield grade 2 to 4,
26.75-28.35; high-Good to low-
Choice 25-27; Good 24.75-26.75;
Standard to low-Good 23-24.75.
COWS-Utility 20.25-22.50, few
22 60-23.10; 'Cutter 19.75-21.75;
Canner and low-Cutter 17.75-
19.75.
' BULLS-Ghoice 24.50-26; Good
23.50- Utility and Commer
cial 23.25-25.25, several 25.35-27.
CALVES 156 - Standard to
Choice vealers steady; Cull and
Utility $l-2 higher.
VEALERS - Choice 44-45.50;
Good 42-44.50; Standard 39.50-
42: Utility 38-41; Cull 90-120 lbs
34.50- 70-90 lbs. 29-35.
SHEEP 0-None.
COWS (May 22)-Receipts of 86
cows, 6 bulls and 12 heifers sold
stronger on better cows. Hol
stein 335-540; Guernseys 250-300;
Other breeds 275-325; Bulls 155-
255; Heifers 250-360.
ANNOUNCING
Spring Feeder Sale
Friday June 7 7;00 P.IVL
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
—lO miles east of Lancaster on Route 30 —■ -
To consign, cattle call (717) 442-4181
P. O. Box 100, Paradise, Pa. Kenneth Hershey, Mgr,
2.32
2.63
2.83
3.24
SPRING CLEARANCE SALE
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. __
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• Weatherproof
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• Saves feed
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Distributed By:
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Willow Street R. D. #l, Pa. Ph. 464-3321
New Holland Auction
May 23, 1968
HORSES (May 20)-Receipts of
392 head sold stronger. Riding
horses 115-360; Work horses 155-
245; Mules 125-150: Driving hors
es 135-260; (Pony mares 45-55,
Geldings 35-45; Killers Btt-9V a .
HOGS ('May 20)-Receipts ot
783 head of hogs sold 50 lower.
Retail 21-22; Wholesale 20.25-21;
Heavyweights 18.50-20.25; Sows
13.50- Boars 12.75-14.25.
CALVES (May 20)-Receipts of
75 calves sold steady. Choice
and Prime 42-44.50; Standard
31.50- Good and L. Choice 3?.-
50-41; Standard 31.50-37; Com
mon 20-31.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steers sold 29-75 lower, most
decline on Choice and Prime
over 1100 lbs. Slaughter heifers
wefe steady to mostly 25 low
er. Cows sold steady to 25 low
er. Bulls declined 50-1.00.
Receipts 18,100 compared
with 17,100 last week and 18,400
last year. Twelve market re
ceipts 135,300 compared with
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