I—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. August 3.1968
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
August 2,196 t
CATTLE 3200 Compared to
last weeks close, slaughter steers
steady; cows 50-1.00 lower; bulls
steady, instances 25c lower;
feeder steers about steady. Sup
ply included an estimated 45 per
cent slaughter steers, 20 percent
cows and bulls with the balance
mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1100-1250 lbs.
2835-29.00; Choice 975-1350 lbs.
yield grade 2 to 4, 27.25-28.60;
high-Good to low-Choice 26.75-
27 50; Good 25.25-27.25; Standard
to low-Good 23.50-2525.
COWS Utility and high
diessmg Cutter 17.75-19.00, few
head mainly on Monday 19.00-
20 00; Cutter 16 50-18 50; Canner
and low-Cutter 14 75-16 50.
BULLS Choice 24 50-25.60,
few head at 26 00; Good 23 00~
24 50, Utility and Commercial
2- 75 24 75, few head 25 00-26 00;
Cutter and low-Utility 20 75-22 50
FEEDER STEERS Choice
950-1075 lbs. 26 50-26 75, load
Good 360 lbs. 28.75, Load Good
800 lbs 26 00
CALVES 500 Vealers clos
ed the week steady to $lOO high
el with part of Mondays ad
vance being lost on Wednesday.
VEALERS Choice 38 50-40.-
00 several on Monday 4100-43 -
00 Good 36 00-38 50; Standard
33 00-37 00- Utility 3100-34 00,
Cull 95-120 lbs 27.00-32 00, 70-90
lbs 23 00-28 00.
HOGS 1500 Barrows and
gilts 1.00-2 00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS—US
2. 190-195 lbs 22 75-23 00, US 2,
200-225 lbs 22 00-22 50; US 2-4
195-255 lbs 20 60-2110.
SOWS US 2-3 415-545 lbs
14 75-15 60.
SHEEP 300 Spring lambs
and slaughter ewes mostly
steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice 65-
90 lbs 25 00-25 50, couple lots
26 00, Good 22 50-25 00; Utility
18 00 22 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity to Good 5 00-10 00.
Leaders' Council
To Sponsor Barbecue
The 4 H Leaders’ Council is
sponsoring a Chicken Barbecue
in conjunction with 4-H
Achievement Day on August
15th This will be the Council’s
money raising activity for this
year
The dinner will be available
fiom 4 30 to 7 00 p m. and the
cost is SI 50 for adults and $1 00
foi children Take-out orders
will be available
Mrs Doris Thomas, Extension
Home Economist says, “We sin
ce! ely hope you support this
project and help make it a huge
success ”
All tickets must be purchased
in advance and orders should
be sent to the Extension office
at the Farm and Home Center
by August 13
ABS To Hold Born Meet-
The American Breeder’s Serv
ice representatives announced a
bain meeting this week, to be
held at the farm of Gideon
Sloltzfus, located along Route
41 the first farm south of the
Octoraio High School.
Time for the meeting is 7 00
p‘m
Tea Drinkers
The natives of Tibet are
among the woild’s greatest tea
drinkers The average Tibetan
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 823 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers fully
steady; cows 50-1.00 lower; bulls
steady, instances 25c lower. Sup
ply included 12 percent cows
and 14 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1100-1250 lbs.
28.35-29.00; Choice 975-1350 lbs.
27.25-28.60; high-Good to low-
Choice 26.75-27.50; Good 25.25-
27.25; Standard to low-Good
23.50-25.25.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 17.7519 00, few
head 19.10-20 00; Cutter 16 50-
18 50; Canner and low-Cutter
14 75-16 50.
BULLS Choice 24 75-25.60;
Good 2310-24.50; Utility and
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May
June
Trend Cattle are weaker; Hogs are irregular and Potatoes
are stionger.
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Monday —10:00 A.M. Horse Sale
10:30 A.M. Fat Hogs and Shoats
2:30 P.M. Fat Steers, BuUs, Cows and Veal
Wednesday —12:30 P.M, Dairy Sale
Thursday 12:30 P.M. Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows and Veal
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, Penna. 717-354-2194
Abe W. Diffenbach, Sales Manager
Auction Only
July 31, 1968
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, August 1, 1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
27.55
27.35
26.80
26.50
26.32
26.02
25.92
25.92
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
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BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
HOGS, LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 1:30 P.M.
FAT HOGS AND FEEDER PIG SALE
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For Marketing Information.
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
i Paradise, Pa,
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Box 100
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
July 30,1968
CATTLE 956 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
steady to weak, instances 25c
lower: cows 50-1.00 lower; bulls
25-50 c higher. Supply included
15 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1300 lbs. 28.35-29.25; Choice 925-
1350 lbs. yield grade 2 to 4 27.25-
28.85; high-Good to low-Choice
26.75-27.50; Good 950-1200 lbs.
25.00-27.25, 1200-1350 lbs. 24.60-
26.75; Standard to low-Good 23.-
00-25.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 825-990 lbs. 24.75-26.35;
Good 675-825 lbs. 22.50-24.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18.5020.35, few
head 20.50-21.35; Cutter 17.35-
1950; Canner and low-Cutter
16 00-17.25.
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CATTLE 933 Compared to
last Thrsuday, slaughter steers
mostly steady, instances 25c
higher on high-Choice and
Prime; cows steady; bulls steady
to 25c higher. Supply included
14 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 975-1300
lbs. 28.60-29.10, five head 29.25-
29.60; -Choice 950-1300 lbs. yield
grade 2 to 4, 27.35-28.75; high-
Good to low-Choice 26.60-27.60;
Good 24.-85-27.00; Standard to
low-Good 23.25-25.00.
-SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Choice 850-890 lbs. 25.35-
25.60.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18.10-19 50; few
19.75-20 75; Cutter 17.35-19.00;
Canner and low-Cutter 16.50-17.-
50.
BULLS Choice 24 75-25 35,
few 25.85-26 25; Good 23.10-24.-
60; Utility and Commercial 23.-
25-25.65.
FEEDER STEERS Mixed
Good and Choice 775-835 lbs.
26 25-27.50.
CALVES 406 Vealers
steady to weak, instances $l.OO
lower.
VEALERS Choice 39.50-
42.50; Good 37.00-40 00; Stand
ard 35 00-38.50; Utility 30.00-35.-
00; Cull 95-120 lbs 27.00-31.00,
70-90 lbs. 23.50-28.00.
SHEEP 8 Insufficient vol
ume for a market test.
2.36
Receipts of 141 cows, 2 bulls
and 8 heifers sold steady Hol
stein 285-800; Bulls 220-245;
Heifers 280-380.
2.70
2.90
3.37
New Holland Auction
August 1, 1968 '
COWS
July 31, 1968
HORSES
July 29, 1968
Receipts of 277 horses sold
steady. Riding horses 85-290;
Driving horses 130-225; Pony
mares 35-45; Geldings 2540;
Killers 7-8;
HOGS
July 29, 1968
Receipts of 1038 hogs sold
steady. Retail 22-22.85; Whole
sale, No. 1-3 21-21.50; Heavy
weights 20-21,
CALVES
July 29, 1968
Receipts of 140 head sold
steady. Choice and Prime 4042;
Good and Low Choice 38-39.50;
Standard 32-37.50; Common 22-
31.50.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
Compared with last Friday.
Slaughter steers strong to 25
higher, slaughter steers steady.
Cows 25-75 higher. Bulls un
changed Average cost and
weight of slaughter steers for
the week estimated at 27.60 and
1165 lbs, compared with 27.46
and 1161 lbs. last week and 25.-
52 and 1161 lbs. last year. Over
all finish of slaughter steers 13
percent Prime and 72 percent
Choice, compared with 10 per
cent Prime and 75 percent
Choice last week and 16 per
cent Prime and 72 percent
Choice last year. Heifer supply
mostly Average Good to Low
Prime weighing 800-1025 lbs.
with an increased showing
weighing 700-800 lbs.
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
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