—Lancaster Farming. Saturda:
2
MARKET NEWS REPORT
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
CATTLE 3500 Compared
v. ith last weeks close, slaughter
steers steady, instances 25c low
er; cows weak to 25c lower;
hulls steady, instances 50c low
ei: feeder steers steady to 50c
lower; Supply included an esti
mated 40 percent slaughter
steers, 15 percent cows and
bulls with the balance mainly
feeder steers. Slaughter steer
supply mainly Good and Choice
w ith loadlots of high-Choice and
Pume absent
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1325 lbs 27 35-29 00;
few high-Choice to low-Piime
1100-1350 lbs 28 85-29 75: Mixed
Good and Choice 26 35-27 50;
Good 24 75 27 25; Standard to
low-Good 23 00-25 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 840-980 lbs. 24 50-26 10;
Good 23 50-24 50
COWS —~ Utility and high
diessmg Cutter 17 75-19 85, few
head 20 00-20 25 Cutter 16 75-
13 75; Canner and low-Cutter
15 00-17 00
BULLS Choice 25 00-26 00;
Good 22 75-24 75; Utility and
Commercial 22 75-25 00, few
head 25.50-26 50; Cutter and
low-Utility 20 50-23 00
FEEDER STEERS Choice
800 970 lbs 25 75-26 50; load
Choice 1070 lbs 26 00; Choice
1000-1100 lbs 24 75-25 25; Good
725 900 lbs 23 50-25.00; Mixed
Standard and Good 700-800 lbs
23 00-24 00; Standard 650-800
2175-23 00, two loads Good with
end of Choice 510 lbs 28.50.
CALVES 500—Vealers steady
to $lOO higher
VEALERS Choice 42 50-
45 00. few head 46.00-47.00;
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MEN WANTED
In This Area To Train As
LIVESTOCK
BUYER
Learn to buy cattle, hogs,
veal and lambs at sale barns,
and direct from farms. We
prefer to train men with
faim or livestock experience.
For local interview write giv
ing age, phone and back
ground to National Institute
of Meat Packing, Box 16053,
Cleveland, Ohio 44116.
CATTLE
SALES
EVERY
TUESDAY
LARGE SELECTIONS
OF CATTLE DIRECT
FROM PRODUCERS
EACH WEEK.
STAUNTON
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
(703) 886-5381 886-3634
C& ©Flats
Staunton, Va.
ir .21,1968
itembi
Auction Only
September 18, 1968
CATTLE 716 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers un
even, average Choice to low-
Prime fully steady, Standard to
low-Choice steady to weak; cows
steady to 25c lower; bulls
steady, instances 50c lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1325 lbs. 27.35-28 85,
few high-Choice to low-Prime
1100-1350 lbs. 28 85-29 35; high-
Good to low-Choice 26.35-27.00;
Good 24.75-27 25; Standard to
low-Good 23.00-25 25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 840-980 lbs 24 50-2610;
Good 23 50-24.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18 10-19 85, few
20 10-20 25; Cutter 16 75-18.75;
Canner and low-Cutter 15 00-16 -
75.
BULLS Choice 25 00-25 85;
Good 22 75-24 75, Utility and
(Continued on Page 11)
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, September 19,1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
27.42
September
26.90
October
November
26.25
December
25.72
February
March
April
..25,65
May
25.55
June
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Trend Cattle are steady, Hogs are stronger, Potatoes are
stronger.
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, Bolls, 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.
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.
Vintage Auction
September 17, 1968
CATTLE 844 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
weak to 50c lower, with Stand
ard to low-Choice near the full
decline; cows 25-75 c higher;
bulls steady to 50c lower. Sup
ply included 21 percent cows
and 8 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1000-
1325 lbs 28.60-29.60? few head
29 85-30; Choice 950-1325 lbs. 27-
29; high-Good to low-Choice 26.-
35-2725; Good 24 75-26.75; Stand
ard to low-Good 23-24.75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few head high-Choice and Prime
850-985 lbs 26.60-27.60.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18 35-20 10; Cut
tei 17 50-19.50; Conner and low-
Cutter 16-17.75
BULLS Good 23-2410, cou
ple Choice 24 50, Utility and
Commercial 22 25-24, few 24.25-
tContmued on page 3)
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21.40
September 19,1068 lot Choice 94 lb. Spring tomb*
J $30.00.
CATTLE 1009 Compared
with last Thursday, slaughter September 18,1968
steers steady to 25c lower, least Receipts of 120 cows, 2 bulls
decline on Choice; cows 50-75 c and 9 heifers sold steady. Hoi.
higher; bulls mostly steady, steins 425-820; Other breeds 300.
Supply included 23 percent 375; Bu n s US; Heifers 300-390.
cows and 10 percent bulls. HORSES
SLAUGHTER STEERS September 16,1968
Choice 900-1350 lbs. 27.35-29.00, Receipts of 247 horses sold
few head high-Choice 28.75-29.- steady. Riding horses 75-310;
25; high-Good to low-Choice 26.- Driving horses 115-190; Mules
50-27.60; Good 24.75 - 27.00; 140-200; Pony mares3s-45; Geld-
Standard to low-Good 23.00-24.- ings 30-40; Killers 6-7.
75. HOGS
COWS Utility and high- September 16,1968
dressing Cutter 18.50-20.00, few Receipts of 755 hogs sold
20.10-21.10; Cutter 17.25-19.50; steady. Retail 21.60 -23 35;
Canner and low-Cutter 16.00-17.- (Continued on Page 3)
50. ' *
BULLS Choice 2450-25.50, PKinaOYV faHle
six head 25.75-26 60; Good 22 75- V/IIIUIgU luc
24.75; Utility and Commercial Weekly Review
22.50-24.50, few 24.50-25.50.
CATTLE Compared with
CALVES 475 Vealers $l.OO- j a s j weeks close, slaughter
2 00 higher. steers steady to 50 lower, most
downturn on High Choice and
Prime. Slaughter heifers and
cows unchanged. Bulls general,
ly 100 lower.
Receipts 17,300 compared
with 18,300 last week and 22,000
SHEEP 13 Insufficient a year ago. Local supply 73 per
volume for a market trend; One (Continued on page 3)
VEALERS Choice 43.50-
47.00; Good 41.00-44.00; Stand
ard 38.00-41.00; Utility 32.00-38.-
00; Cull 95-120 lbs. 27 50-32.00,
70-90 lbs. 24 00-29.00.
VINTAGE
FALL FEEDER SALES
Friday, September 27 - 7 P.M.
Other Sole Dates:
October 11 - 25 November 8- 22
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
—lO miles east of Lancaster on Route! 30—
To consign cattle call (717) 442-4181
P.O. Box 100, Paradise, Pa. Kenneth Hershey, Mgr
2.91
3.40
3.60
4.19
SPECIAL FEEDER
SALE
AT
LANCASTER
Friday, Sept. 27, 1 P. M.
AUCTION SALE PAVILION
Lancaster Union Stock Yards
OPEN SALE
All Sizes and Grades
Consign to members of the
’ Lancaster Livestock Exchange
New Holland Auction
cows