—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. September 14,1068
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
September 13, 1968
CATTLE 3700 Compared to
List weeks close, slaughter steers
strong to 50c higher, most ad
vance on high-Choice and Prime:
cows steady to 50c lower; bulls
steady; Feeder steers fully stea
dy. Supply included an estimat
ed 40 percent slaughter steers,
13 peicent cows and bulls, with
the balance mainly feeder steers.
Two loads Prime bought to ar
uve 1175 lbs load Choice
1000 lbs bought to arrive at $2B
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1325 lbs 29 10-30 25; Choice 950-
1350 lbs 27 35-2925; high-Good
to low-Choice 26 50-27 25; Good
2510-27; Standard to low-Good
23-24 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 700-900 lbs 22-24, few
Choice 24 50-2525
COWS Utility and high
d easing Cutter 18-20 35, few 20-
SC-20 85, Cutter 17-19, Canner
and low-Cuttei 15 50-17 50
BULLS Choice 24 75 26,
Good 23 25-25, Utility and Com
meicial 22 50-25, few 25 75 26.
v ith a couple at 27 25-27 50
FEEDER STEERS Load
Cnoice 500 lbs $3l. Choice 725-
900 lbs 25 75 27. load mixed
Good and Choice 610 lbs 26 50,
Good 850-1050 lbs 24-26. Stand
aid and Good 750-950 lbs 22 50-
24 50
CALVES 550 Vealers stea
d” to $1 lower.
VEALERS Choice 42 50-44 -
50, few on Monday 45-47, Good
3943, Standard 36-39 50, Utility
21-36, Cull 95-120 lbs 27 32, few
70-90 lbs 23-28
HOGS 1550 Bai rows and
gilts steady to 25c lowei Sows
scaice
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 225 lbs "22 25-22 50, US
2, 195 225 lbs 2175 22, US 2 4
195-250 lbs 21-21 50, US 3-4 240-
270 lbs 20 35-20 85
SHEEP 350 Spnng lambs
steady Ewes steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice
60 90 lbs 25 50-26 50, few head at
$27, Good 23 50-25 50, Utility 19-
20 50
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity and Good $5-8, Cull $3-5
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 923 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers un
even, Choice and Prime steady
to strong: Good to low-Choice
steady to 25c lower; cows 50c
lower; bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1325 lbs. 29.10-30 25; Choice 950-
1350 lbs. 27.35-29 25: high-Good
to low-Choice 26 50-27 25; Good
25.10-26 75; Standard to low-
Good 23 00-2450.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 700-900 lbs 22 00-24.00,
few Choice 24 50-25 25.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18.00-20.35, few
20 50-20 85; Cutter 17 00-18 75;
Canner and low-Cutter 15 50-17.-
50
BULLS Choice 25 00-26 00;
Good 23 25-25 00, Utility and
Commercial 23 00-25 00, couple
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September 27.40
October
November
December 26.05
February 25.80
March
April
May
June
TREND Cattle are steady, Hogs are highei, and Potatoes
aie higher
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, Bulls, 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
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
Box 100 Paradise, Pa.
10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Auction Only
September 11,1968
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, September 12, 1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
26.80
26.10
25.65
25.60
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 PIG SALE
EVERY SATURDAY AT 10 A.M.
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
September 10, 1968
CATTLE 996 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
strong to 50c higher, with hlgh-
Choice and Prime mainly 25-50 c
higher: cows 50 to fully $l.OO
lower: bulls steady to 25c lower.
Supply included 20 percent cows
and 13 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Piime 1050-
1325 lbs 28.75-29 85; Choice 950;
1350 lbs 27 50-29; high-Good to
low-Choice 26,75-27.75; Good 25-
27 25; Standard to low-Good 22-
75-2525.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 820-980 lbs. 24 85-26 35.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 17.75-19 50, few
1960-20.25; Cutter 17-19, Canner
and low-Cutter 15-17.
BULLS Choice 24 85 25 50,
couple 26 60-26 85, Good 23-24 -
75, Utility and Commercial 23-
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•*£
20.60
19.60
; 3.67
4.32
September 12, 1968
CATTLE 1138 Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter steers
strong to 25c higher with Choice
and Prime mostly 25c higher;
cows weak to 50c lower; bulls
50-75 c lower; feeder steers fully
steady Supply included 13 per
cent bulls and 18 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1200 lbs 29-30.10; Choice 950-
1250 lbs. 2750-2935; high-Good
to low-Choice 26 75-27 60; Good
25-2725; Standard to low-Good
23-24 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Utility and Standard 750-1040
lbs. 17.50-20 25.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 1785-19.85, few
20-20 35; Cutter 17-19 25; Canner
and low-Cutter 15-1725 '
BULLS Choice 24 50-25 60;
Good 22 75-24.60; Utility and
Commercial 22.75-2510
FEEDER STEERS Good
900-1050 lbs 2375-2510; Stand
ard and Good 630-925 lbs. 22 50-
24 25
CALVES 451—Vealers steady
to $1 higher, most advance on
Good and Choice
VEALERS Choice 43 50-
45 50. few 4647; Good 39-43 50,
Standard 36-41; Utility 33-38,
Cull 95-120 lbs. 27-31, 70-90 lbs
23-28
COWS
September 11, 1968
3.01
Receipts of 173 cows, 11 bulls
and 12 heifers sold stronger.
Holstein 425-1125, Other breeds
300400; Bulls 95-235; Heifers 95-
425.
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steers steady to 50 higher, with
most upturn on High Choice
and Prime over 1200 lbs. slaugh
ter heifers and cows steady to
25 lower. Bulls 50 lower.
Local receipts 18,300 compar
ed with 14,900 last week and 20,-
800 last year. Supply consisted
of 70 percent slaughter steers,
24 percent neuers ana the bal
ance mainly cows. Overall finish
of slaughter steers was not
much different than a week
ago with 15 percent Prime and
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