Lancaster Farming. Saturday. August 17.1968 2 At Lancaster Yards Weakly Review August 16, 1968 CATTLE 2800 Compared to last week* close, slaughter steers, strong to 28c higher; cows 80-1.00 lower; bulls steady to weak; feeder steers steady. Sup ple included an estimated SO percent slaughter steers. 25 per cent cows and bulls with the balance mainly feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS High-Choice and Prime 1125- 1300 lbs. 28.75-29.10; Choice 950- 1400 lbs. 27.00-28.85; high-Good to low-Choice 26.60-2735; Good 25 25-27.10; Standard to low- Good 23.25-25.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 700-950 lbs. 23 50-25 35; Good 22.50-24.00. COWS Utility and high diessing Cutter closed the week at 17 50-19 75, a few 19 85-20 50: seieial eaily pait of week 20 75- 2100. Cutlet 16 75-19 00 BULLS Choice 24 75 25 50, few 25 60 26 35: Good 22 85- 24 75 Utility and Conimeicial 22 50 25 00, few 25 50-26 50 Cut tei and low-Utihty 2100 22 50 FEEDER STEERS Choice 1065-1085 lbs in Good to low- Choice slaughter flesh 26 50- 27 25, Good and Choice 950- 1125 lbs in Standard and Good slaughter 25 00-26 60. mixed Good and Choice 720-950 lbs 26 25 26.50 CALVES 450 Vealers $1 00- 200 higher, full advance on Good and Choice. VEALERS Choice 42 00- 44 50, few head 45 00-46 00, Good 3900-42 50, Standard 36 00-40 00; Utility 32 00 36 50, Cull 95-120 lbs 28 00-33 00, 70-90 lbs 24 00- 29 00 HOGS 1250 Banows and guts 75 100 lower Sows scaice CLOSING SALES 200 250 lbs 20 75-21 25 BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2 215-230 lbs 2150 22 00 US 2 4 195-270 lbs 19 50-20 25 (Continued on Page 3) AUCTIONS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN MARKETING LIVESTOCK NEW HOLLAND MAKES THE DIFFERENCE IN AUCTIONS Monday 10:00 A.M. Horse Sale 10:30 A.M. Fat Hogs and Shoats 2:30 P.M. Fat Steers, Balls, Cows and Veal Wednesday —12:30 P.M. Dairy Sale Thursday —12:30 P.M. Fat Steers, Bolls, Cows and Veal New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, Penna. 717-354-2194 Abe W. Diffenbach, Sales Manager VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc. 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 MARKET NEWS REPORT August 13, 1968 August 15,' 1968 Few Choice 800-950 lbs. 23,85- CATTLE 905 Compared to CATTLE 1111 Compared 2b,25. - last Tuesday, slaughter steers un- I® lost Thursday, slaughter COWS Utility and nigh- CATTLE 064 - Comoired to even, high-Cholce and Prime *teers uneven, Choice steady, dresrini_Guttei■ 19.00-20AO, few CATTLE 964 Compared to . . t 0 95c Weber Choice Instances 25c higher; Standard 20.85-21,75; Cutter 17.60-19.75. Monday, slaughter steers strong JJJJJ “L “C nigner unome Good about 8 C ow. BULLS - Choice 24.5tK26.10; *«l 2 * o Wtfjer, ' with advance on Standard fjj ateady to 50c higher; bulls Good 28.00-24,75; Utility and about*steady" d «rws 504.00 1™ lower most decline on Utility; gjjir er; bulls mostly steady. Supply Bulls steady to 50c lower. Sup- eluded 18 percent cows and 9 vmj ggi Vealers included 9 percent cows, 7 per- Ply included 78 percent slaugh- P'claughTEß STEER steady to U-00 higher.- cent bulls with balance mainly ter steers, 15 percent cows with. SLAUGHTER STEER VEALEftS Choice 43.00- slaughter steers, although 80 balance mainly bulls. iVf?’ihe 0 9R aw 45.sn- Good 40.00-43.00; Stand head bought as feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS 1225 lbs. 28.60-29 25; Choice 950- 90* UttUtv 82wtaj. SLAUGHTER STEERS High-Choice and. Prime 1050- 1300 lbs. 27.25-28.85, high-Good *. 05.120 lbs 2800-3250 Choice 950-1400 lbs. 27.25-29.10, 1300 lbs. 28.85-29.75; Choice 950- to low-Choice 26.8527.35; Good 70 ’ g 0 j bs 25.00-29.00. ’ few head high-Choice and Prime 1325 lbs. yield grade 2to 4,27.25- 900-1225 lbs. 24.8527.00; Stand- COWS 28.85-29.60; high-Good to low- 29.10; high-Good to low-Choice »rd to low-Good 23.00-25.00. Au , 14 196 g Choice 26.60-27.35; Good 25.25- 26.60-27.60; Good 25.00-27.10; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Receil)ts 17 ’ 0 cows and 3 27.10; Standard to low-Good 23.- Standard to low-Good 23.2525.00. “ heifers sold steadv Holstein COWS-Utility and high-dress- CHlCaffO Cattle 390-1500; Other breeds 245-350; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS _ ing Cutter 18 2520.00, few 20 25 _ V '^ U,UC Heifers 150-225. Choice 700-950 lbs. 23 50-25.35; 20.60; Cutter 17.50-19.00; Canner Weekly Review HORSES Good 22 50-24 00 and low Cutter 16.50-17.50. , . , , . Auff. 12. 1968 COWS - Utility and high- BULLS - Choice 24 50-25 25: Compared with the previous Receipts 2 ’ g horses sold dressing Cutter 17 50-19 75. few Good 22 85-24 75. Utility and steady Riding horses 90 ' 315 : 19 85-20 35: Cutter 16 75-18 50. Commercial 22 75-24.75, few to 25 higher slaughter heifers 110-380- Pony (Continued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 3) to COWS and ma"s 35 45 Geldings 3040; Local receipts 19,900 compar- Klßers ed with 15,500 last week and 17.400 last year Average cost and weight for the week esti mated at 27 80 and 1166 lbs, the same as last week and com pared with 27 30 and 1152 last year. Steer supply was 14 per- CALVES cent Prime and 72 percent Aug. 12, 1968 Choice compared with 15 per- Receipts of 110 calves sold cent Pume and 71 percent steady. Choice and Prime 4246, Choice last week and 15 percent Good and L. Choice 38-4150; Prime and 70 percent Choice Standard 35-37.50; Common last year. 22-34. SLAUGHTER STEERS On —" Wednesday, Prime 1250-1450 Less Sugar Used At Home lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 428 75- Sugar for home use has de -29,25, Three loads latter price creased from about 60 per cent Mixed High Choice and Prime of all sugar deliveries to 27 per 1100-1450 lbs 28 00-28 75 Choice cent in the past 30 years, accord -1025-1450 lbs Yield Grade 2to 4 ing to the U S Department of 27 25-28 25 Mixed Good and Agriculture The Department Choice 26 50-27 25 found institutional and indus- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS trial usage has increased cones- Pnme 950-1050 lbs Yield Grade pondingly Direct cause of this 3 and 4 27 25-27 75 Mixed High shift is a result of the home- Choice and Prime 950-1025 lbs makei buying an increasing por -26 75-27.00 Choice 800-1025 lbs. tion of sugar in convenience Trend Cattle are steady; Hogs are stronger and Potatoes are Yield Grade 2 to 4 25 25-26 50. foods. Presugared items and stronger Mixed Good and Choice 24 50- “ready-to-eat” products lower 25 50 the needs, of sugar in the home, tr August September October December February March April May US 2, Auction Only August 14,1961 FUTURES TRADING (Closing bids as of Thursday, Aug 15, 1968) Midwestern Live Cattle Chicago 27.62 27.25 26.57 25.72 25.60 25.42 25.45 a-asked b-bid n-nommal Vintage Auction Maine Potatoes New York Live Hogs Chicago 20.30 18.35 18.12 THINKING CAGES? > FLAT DECK A £Q SINGLE TIER I r , cl Ft FULL STAIR STEP"*^ A m 3-TIER MODIFIED 2.70 3.10 3.28 3.89 ... YOUR LARGEST SELECTION is with Bin Vukhmn. Jf Rat Deck, Tiered, Pullet Jf Twice as many birds per w and Grow Cages * foot of feeding and water ing trough, compared to conventional systems Jf Automatic Feeding, » Watering, Central Egg Collecting and Manure Removal DO YOU HAVE... TIME CONSUMING NON-AUTOMATED CAGES? Big Dutchman can easily convert them to labor saving efficient units with automatic feeding. BIG DUTCHMAN Division of U.S.I. Eastern Branch' New Holland (717) 354-5168 Please stop by and give me further informa tion and complete details on Flat Deck, Pullet Grow or Other Cage Systems. NAME ADDRESS CITY PHONE New Holland Auction /Easier to light and ventilate /An exact system to fit your needs HOGS Aug. 12, 1968 Receipts of 1023 head sold steady. Retail 2150-22 50; Whole sale 20 75-21 15, Heavyweights 18 75-20 75. STATE ZIP
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