•Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 10.1968
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
August 9, 1968
August 7, 1968
CATTLE 2800 - Compared
to last weeks close, slaughter “la y , slaughter steeis steady,
steers fully steady; cows 50 to 50 *° fully $l.OO h *S her ’
fully 1.00 higher; bulls steady; bulls s eady ' Su ?P ly 1 1 n i :ludes 10 .
feeder steers fully steady. Sup- P e ‘’ cent cows and 15 P ercent
ply included an estimated 40
percent slaughter steers, 25 SLAUGHTER STEERS
pei cent cows and bulls with the Choice 950-1325 lbs. 27.25-28 50;
balance mainly feeder steers. high-Good to low-Choice 26.75-
SLAUGHTER STEERS 27 - 60 '’ 00 r3 0 9o 2 nn°os9S tand '
Tin ee loads Prime 1320-1330 ard to lo w-Good 23 00-25.25.
lbs 29 00-29 25; load Prime 1175 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
lbs 28.85; Choice 950-1325 lbs. Choice 780-920 lbs. 24.10-25 50;
27 00-28 50; high-Good to low- Good 22 50-24.00.
Choice 26.75-27 60; Good 25 00- COWS Utility and high
-27 00: Standard to low-Good 23.- dressing Cutter 19.00-20.60, few
00-25.25. 20.60-21.25; Cutter 18 25-19.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS BULLS Choice 24.85-25 50;
Choice 780-920 lbs. 2410-25 50; Gootl 23.00-2435; Utility and
Good 22 50-24.00. Commercial 22.75-24.75, few 25 -
COWS Utility and high- 00-26 00.
dressing Cutter 19.00 20 60, few (Continued on Page 3)
20 75-21.25; Cutter 18 00-19 50;
Canner and low-Cutter 16 00-18 -
50
BULLS Choice 24 50-25 50,
few head 25.75; Good 23.00-24.- -
50; Utility and Commercial 22 -
75-25.00, few head 25.50-26 50;
Cutter and low-Utility 2100-22-
50
FEEDER STEERS Three
load string Choice 1080 lbs in
Good to low-Choice slaughter August
finish 27.65; load mixed Good Sentemher
and Choice 910 lbs. 26.50; Load
1070 lbs 26 25; Load Good 650 October
lbs. 26.00.
CALVES 500 Vealers November
strong to $2.00 higher, least ad- .
vance on Cull and Utility. pecemnei
VEALERS Choice 40.00- February
42 50; few head 43.00-44,00:
Good 36 00-41.00; Standard 34.- Marph
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, August 8,1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
27.50
26.97
26.37
25.95
25.80
25.65
April
May
25.62
June
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Trend- Cattle are higher; Hogs are steady and Potatoes are
higher.
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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 PIG 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
AUCTIONS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN
MARKETING LIVESTOCK
NEW HOLLAND MAKES THE
DIFFERENCE IN AUCTIONS
Monday 4-M. Horse Sale
10:36 A M- F»t Hogs and Shoals
2:30 P.M. Steeps, Hulls, Caws and Veal
Wednesday 1?:30 P.M. Pa|ry gale
Thursday —12:30 P.M. Fat {Steers, Hulls, Cows and Veal
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland. Penna. 717-354-2194
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Abe \V. Diffeubach, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
August 6, 1968
CATTLE 926 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
strong to 500 higher; cows steady
to 50c higher; bulls fully steady.
Supply included 18 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1000-1300 lbs.
28.50-29.25; Choice 900-1400 lbs.
27.35-28.75; around a load of
Choice and Prime 1400-1500 lbs.
27.00-28.25; high-Good to low-
Choice 26.75-27.75; Good 25.50-
27:25; Standard to low-Gopd
23 60-25.50.
SLAUGHTER HEJFERS
Good and Choice 665-800 lbs.
22.85-25.75.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18 75-20.55. few
2100-21.60; Cutter 17.75-19.75;
Canner and low-Cutter 16.75-
17 85.
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Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chipago New Yorjc
19.70
18.50
18.50
18.45
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CATTLE 1226 Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter steers
unevenly steady; cows 50-100
higher; bulls mostly steady. Sup
ply Included 17 percent cows
and 12 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1050-1300 lbs.
28.60-29.25, six head 29.35-29.75;
Choice 950-1350 lbs. yield grade
2 to 4, 27.00-28.75; high-Good to
low-Choice 26.75-27.35; Good 25.-
00-27,00; Standard to low-Good
23.50-25.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 780-910 lbs. 26.00-26.10;
Good 22.75-24.60.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18.50-20 50, sev
eral 20.60-21.50; couple 21.75-22-
35; Cutter 17.50-20.00; Canner
and low-Cutter 16.50-17.60.
BULLS Choice 24.75-25.75;
four head 26 25-27.25; Good 23.-
00-24.75; Utility and Commercial
22.75-25.00; Cutter and low-Util
ity 20.50-22.75.
FEEDER STEERS One lot'
Choice 825 lbs. 27.35.
CALVES 461 Vealers $l.OO
- higher.
VEALERS Choice 42 50-44.-
50, few head 45.50-47.50; Good
39 5042 50; Standard 36.0041.00;
Utility 32 50-36.00; Cull 95-120
lbs. 28.00-32.00, 70-90 lbs. 24.00-
2800.
SHEEP 14 Insufficient vol
ume for a market test.
2.40
Receipts of 148, cows, 4 bulls
and 27 heifers sold-steady. Hol
stein 385-540; Guernseys 190-
315; Other breeds 265-340; Bulls
160-210; Heifers 235-450.
2.78
2.98
3.49
Receipts of 298 horses sold
steady Riding horses 85-290;
Driving horses 100-235; Pony
mares 30-50; Geldings* 25-4 P;
Killers 6-7
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New Holland Auction
August 8, 1968
COWS
August 7, 1968
HORSES
August 5, 1968
HOGS
August 5, 1068
Receipts of 871 head sold
steady. Retail 21.25-22.50; Whole
sale No. 2, 3 & 4, 20.75-21.25;
Heavyweights 18.50-21; Shpats
14.50-18.50.
CALVES
August 5, IMS
Receipts of 120 calves sold
steady. Choice and Prime 41.50-
45; Good and L. Choice 3841;
Standard 31-37.50; Common 25-
30 50.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
Weekly Cattle Compared
with the previous Friday,
slaughter steers steady, heifers
25-75 lower, cows steady and
bulls unchanged. Overall finish
of slaughter steers most attrac
tive in recent weeks at 15 per
cent Prime and 73 percent
Choice compared with 14 per
cent Prime end 72 percent
Choice last w#ek and 13 percent
Prime and 71 percent Choice
last year. Average cost and
weight for the week estimated
at 27.?5 and 1170 compared Vith
27.58 and 1163 lbs. Igst week
and 26.08 and 1160 lbs. last year.
Local receipts this week 15,400
last week 17,800 last year 19,-
200.
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Wednesday, Prime 1250-1400
lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 28.50-
29.00 Mixed High Choice end
Prime 11Q0-14Q0 lbs. 28.00-28.75.
Choice 1050-1400 lbs. Yield
Grade 2 to 4 27.00-28 25. Mixed
Good and Choice 26.50-27 25. -
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Monday, Prime 950-1025 lbs.
Yield Grade 3 and 4 27.25-27 SQ.
On Wednesday, Mixed ftigh
Choice and Prime 875-925-lbs.
26.75. Choice 800-1000 lb. Yield
Grade 2 to 4 25 25-26 50. Mixed
Good and Choice 24.50-25.501 •