2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 1.1968
MARKET NEWS REPORT
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
May 31, 1968
CATTLE 2100 - Compared to
List week's close slaughter steers
25-50 higher; cows 50-1.00 high
er: bulls fully steady. Supply in
cluded an estimated 55 percent
slaughter steers, 25 percent cows
and bulls with the balance main
ly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-Four
loads high-Choice and Prime
grade 3 and 4 1210 lb. $28.50;
mixed Choice and Prime 1150-
1225 lb. $28.25-28 40: Choice 950-
1 >25 lb. yield grade 2-4 $26.75-
2125, high-Good to low Choice
$26-27 10: Good $24.75-26 75:
Standard to low Good $23 50-
25 10
COWS—Utility and highdress
u g Cutter $2O 50-22 25, few head
oa Mon . $22 50 23: Cutter $l9 25-
21. Canner and low Cutter $lB
-
BULLS - Choice $24 50-25 60,
several on Mon , $26-26 25; Good
$23 50-25, Utility and Commer
cial $23-25, few head to $26
CALVES 450 - Vealers mainly
sl-2 lower, although Cull fully
steady.
VEALERS-Ohoice $4l 50-44 50,
few head on Mon , $45 46; Good
$.58-42: Standard $36-40, Utility
$13.50-38; Cull 90-125 lb $3O
- 50, few 70-90 lb $2B-31.
HOGS UOO-'Barrows and gilts
steady to 25 lower, sows scarce
•BARROWS & GILTS - Closing
sales US 1-2 200-230 lb $2l
- 50; US 1-3 200-245 lb $2O
- US 2-3 240-265 ib $l9-
19 50; few US 1-2 180-190 lb. $l9-
19.25.
SHEEP 175 - Spring lambs
steady, instances $1 lower. Ewes
about steady.
SPRING LAMBS-Choice 50-90
ib $3O-31, few lots at $32; Good
$2B-$3O
Auction Only
May 29, 1968
CATTLE 724 Compared to
Monday slaughter steers fully
steady, instance 25 higher;
cows mostly steady instances
50 lower; bulls steady to small
supply. Supply included 16 per
cent cows and bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1350 lb. yield grade
2-4 $26.75-28.25, few high-Choice
and Prime included at $28.25.
High Good to low-Choice $26.00-
2710; Good $24.75-26.50; few
Standard to low-Good $23.50-25.-
10.
COWS Utilitv and high
dressing Cutter $20.50-22 25, Cut
ter $l9 25-20 75; Canner and
low-Cutter $lB 00-19 25
BULLS Choice $25 50-25.-
60; Good $2400 24 75
(Continued on Page 31
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Wednesday, May 29)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Liv* Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
June
26.57
July
26.50
August
26.40
September 26.47
October
26.42
November
26.22
December
26.25
Feb.
March
April
May
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Trend Cattle are irregular; Hogs were lower and Potatoes
were stronger.
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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
Vintage Sales Stables, he.
Bulls, steers, butcher cows,
Hogs, lambs and veal calves
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
Bor 100 Paradise, Pa,
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
CATTLE 709 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
25c higher; cows fully steady,
instances 25c higher on Canner
and low-Cutter; bulls fully
steady. Supply included 17 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1350 lbs. yield grade 2 to 4,27.85-
29.00; Choice 1000-1400 lbs.
yield grade 2 to 4, 26.75-28.50;
high-Good to low-Choice 26.00-
27 25; Good 24.85-26.50; Stand
ard to low-Good 23.25-25.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good and Choice 750-950 lbs.
23.35-25 SO.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.50-22 50; Cut
ter 19 75-21 85: Canner and low-
Cutter 18 75-20.00.
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21.33
22.20
21.70
20.50
20.00
19.80
19.90
PARADISE, PENNA.
Sold on Commission
May 28,1968
2.32
2.65
2.83
3.26
New Holland Auction
May 30, 1968 CALVES
SLAUGHTER STEERS May *7,1968
730 head, Choice 950-1325 lbs. . R * cel fi S , f
~, . . i rinN .<iA.. steady. Choice and Prime 42.50-
yield grad. 2 04, W7MB.W; « * Choice 3M2;
Average Choice 26.75-27.75 __ * m
High Goed to Low Choice 25.75- ® and “ rd aM7 -* i Comm<, “ 27 -
26.75. 35
COWS 110 head, Utility 20-
■22.50; Canner to Low Cutter 18.-
50-20.
vealers 222 head, Weekly Review
Choice 42 50-45.50; Good to Low
Choice 40.50-42; Standard 38- CATTLE - Compared with
40; Cull and Common 28-37. the previous Friday, slaughter
COWS (May 29)-Receipts of s ‘ eer ® ge " e . r / lly
167 cows, 3 bulls and 3 heifers slaughter heifers . fully 25 high
sold stronger. Holstein 400-770; er - Cows and bull ® steady.
Guernseys 225-275: Other breeds Local receipts for three days
300-375; Bulls 135-195; Heifers 14.800 compared with 17,800
120-345 last week and 18,000 last year.
TJcvDOTTo 07-i Twelve market totals for the
same period 121,500 compared
391 he&d sold steady. Riding with 117100 last week and 108,-
horses 135-390; Driving horses ftnn ’ r
120-300; Geldings 35-45: Pony " STPPRS
mares 45-55; Mules. Killer-way; _ SLAUGHTER
KiiiPT-s oin Prime 1125-1325 lbs. Yield
muers »-iu. Gra( j e 3 and 4 2825-29.00, one
HOGS load at latter price on Wednes-
May 27, 1968 day, High Choice and Prime
Receipts' of 578 head sold 25 1150-1400 lbs. 27,50-28 25, Choice
higher. Retail 21.25-22 25; 950-1400 lbs. Yield Grade 2to 4
Wholesale 21.25-21.75; Heavy- 26.50-27.75, Mixed Good and
weights 18.75-20.75; Sows 14- Choice 25.75-26.75, Good 24.75-
15 50; Boars 12-13 50. (Continued on Page 3)
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Spring Feeder Sale
Friday June 7 7:00 P.M.
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
—lO miles east o! Lancaster on Route 30
To consign cattle call (717) 442.4181
P. 0. Box 100, Paradise, Pa. Kenneth Hershey, Mgr.
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15H95 Sensation SMP 359 +5BO +ll
15H106 Hector PQ 65 +534 +3O
15H100 Mookown PQ 239 +499 +3
19H47 Baron GM 629 +461 +3
. 23H68 Kingpin SMP ( + ) 1,408 +1,346 +4B
23G59 M. Chief —GS 105 +533 +22
4G509 Wood,— GS 108 +4BO +lO
4G525 Prince 23 +330 +l6
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