—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. October 12.1968
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
October 11, 1968
CATTLE 4600 Compared to
last weeks close, slaughter steers
steady, instances 25c lower;
cows 50-1.00 lower; bulls mostly
steady; feeder steers steady.
Supply included an estimated 50
I ercent slaughter steers and 10
percent cows and bulls with the
balance mainly feeders. The sup
ply of Choice slaughter steers
ottered on Wednesday was the
Ingest in many weeks.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
F igh-Choice and Prime 975-1250
l.)s. 2910-29 75, Choice 925-1325
1)s yield grade 2 to 4 27 25-
2910; mixed Good and Choice
2-3 25-27 50; Good 24.75-27; Stand
rid to low-Good 22 25-24 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Load mixed Good and Choice
l')40 lbs 23 75.
COWS Utility and high
er! essing Cutter 18-19 35, few on
Konday 19 50-2025, Culter 16-
75-18.75, Canner and low-Cutter
1150-16 50, couple loads Utility
t nd Commercial beef breed cows
14-16 35, few 13 50-14
BULLS Choice 24 50-25 75,
f w head at 26, Good 22 85-24 -
75, Utility and Commercial 22-
50-24 85, few head 25-25 50
FEEDER STEERS Choice
730-800 lbs 26 25-27 25, load
Choice 900 lbs 25 50, Good and
Choice 850-1025 lbs 24 25-25 25,
C ood 700-900 lbs 23-24 50
CALVES 500 —Vealers steady
t) SI lowei Slaughter Calves $l
- lower
VEALERS Choice 43-45 50,
f' j w head on Monday 4R-47, Good
4U 44 50, Standard 37-41, Utility
52-38; Cull 95-120 lbs 28-34, 70-
Su lbs 23-28
SLAUGHTER CALVES
Choice 270400 lbs 31-35 Stand
a d and Good 250-400 lbs 25-31
HOGS 1700 Bairows and
g'lts 50-125 lowei
BARROWS & GILTS US
1 2 190-220 lbs 21-2150, US 2-3
230-240 lbs 20 25-20 50, US 2-4
1 >35-260 lbs 19 35-20
SHEEP 400 Wooled slaugh-
M lambs 50c lower. Ewes
s eady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
60 90 lbs 25-26 50, few head $27,
Cood 22.50-25, Utility 19-22 50
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ry and Good $5-8; few Cull $4
CATTLE
SALES
EVERY
TUESDAY
LARGE SELECTIONS
OF CATTLE DIRECT
FROM PRODUCERS
EACH WEEK.
STAUNTON
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
(703) 886-5381 886-3634
C & O Flats
Staunton, Va.
Auction Only
October 9, 1968
CATTLE 1688 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers steady;
Cows 50-$l lower; bulls mostly
steady. Supply included 81 per
cent slaughter steers. The sup
ply of Choice slaughter steers
was the largest for a Wednesday
in many weeks.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice to low-Prime 975-
1250 lbs. 29.10-29.35; Choice 925-
1325 lbs. yield grade 2 to 4, 27 -
25-2910; high-Good to low-
Choice 26 25-27.35; Good 24 75-
27; Standard to low-Good 22 25-
24.75
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18-19 35; Cutter
16 75-18 60, Canner and low-Cut
tei 14 50-16 50; couple loads Util
ity and Commercial beef breed
cows 14-16 35, few 13 50-14
BULLS Choice 24 50-25 60;
(Continued on page 31
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, October 10, 1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
27.35
October
26.75
November
26.42
December
February 25.85
March
25.65-b
April
May
25.57
June
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
TREND. Cattle are steady, Hogs are lower and Potatoes are
lower
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
HOGS, LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 1:36 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 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 Auction
October 8, 1968
CATTLE 947 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
steady to 25c higher, with some
sales Choice and Prime up 50c.
Cows steady to 50c lower, Utili
ty mainly steady: bulls fully
steady. Supply included 24 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1000-
1275 lbs 2900-30.10; Choice 950-
1350 lbs. Yield Grade 2 to 4,
27 30-29.35: high Good to low-
Choice 26.60-27 85; Good 24.75-’
27 25: Standard to low-Good 22 -
85-24 50; Utility 20 00-22 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 770-900 lbs 25 50-27 35.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18 00-20 00. few
head 20 25- 21 00; Cutter 17 25-
18 75, Canner and low-Cutter
15 35-17 25.
BULLS Choice 24 75-26.00,
Good 22 75-24 85: Utility and
Commercial 22 50-24 35.
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CATTLE 1259 Compared
to last Thursday, slaughter
steers steady to 25c higher;
cows weak to 50c lower; bulls
mostly steady. Supply included
21 percent cows. Supply also
included 246 head in Special
show including 36 head Prime
1060-1290 lbs. selling at 31.00-
32 00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 975-1420
lbs. 29.00-30.25; Choice 950-1325
lbs 27.35-29 35: high-Good to
low-Choice 26 50-27.60; Good 24.-
75-27 00; Standard to low-Good
22.85-24 85.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
One lot Choice 880 lbs 25 85,
couple lot Good 775-820 lbs. 22.-
00-22 60
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 17.75-19 60, few
19.75-20 25 Cutter 16 75-19.00;
Canner and low-Cutter 15 35-16 -
85
BULLS Choice 24 75-25 85,
few head 26 25-26 75, Good 22 -
50 24 50. Utility and Commer
cial 22 75 25 00
FEEDER STEERS Good
750 935 lbs 23 60-25 00, one lot
Choice 840 lbs 26 60; couple
lots Standai d 750-825 lbs 19 00-
20 10
CALVES 392 Vealers fully
steady
VEALERS Choice 43 GO
-46 50, few head 47 50-49 00,
Good 41 50-44 00, Standard 38 -
00-41 50, Utility 33 50-38 00. Cull
95-125 lbs 30 00 34 00, 70-90 lbs.
24 00-30 00.
2.51
2.95
Receipts of 226 cows, 3 bulls
and 16 heifers sold lower Hol
stein 350-600, Other breeds 250-
325, Heifers 320-420; Bulls 150-
205
3.16
3.68
Receipts of 364 horses sold
steady Riding hoises 80-345,
Driving horses 115-255, Mules
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New Holland Auction
October 10, 1968
COWS
October 9, 1968
HORSES
October 7, 1968
125-175; Pony mares 25-30; Geld
ings 20-35; Killers s»*-6Vi.
HOGS
October 7, 1968
Receipts of 706 hogs sold
steady. Retail 21-23: Wholesale
20-20.75; Heavyweights 18.75-20;
Sows 14.75-17; Boars 12.50-14.
CALVES
Receipts of 155 calves sold
steady. Choice and Prime 42.50-
46.50; Good and L. Choice 38-42;
Standard 32-37 50; Common 20-
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers steady,
slaughter heifers strong to 25
higher Cows 25-50 lower, bulls
scarce, steady.
Receipts 16,000 compared
with 15,700 last week and 23,000
last vear Local supply consist
ed of 70 percent slaughter
steers, 24 percent heifers and
the balance mainly cows Over
all finish of slaughter steers
was not much different than
last week with 12 percent Prime
and 75 percent Choice
This compares with 10 per
cent Prime and 77 percent
Choice last week and 15 per
cent Prime and 79 percent
Choice last year Average cost
and weight of slaughter steers
estimated at 28 20 and 1135 lbs.
compared with last weeks 28 12
and 1129 lbs latter the lightest
in three years and 27 07 and
1162 lbs a year ago Heifer
supply mainly High Good to
Low Prime weighing 800-1025
lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1175-1375 lbs Yield
Grade 3 and 4 30 00-30 50, Mixed
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1350 lbs 28 50-30 00, Choice
1100-1350 lbs Yield Grade 2 to 4
27 75 28 75. Choice 950-1150 lbs
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G-4644 SINGLE CROSS,
G-5757 4-WAY CROSS
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