—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, October 19.1968
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
October 18, 1968
CATTLE 4600—Compared to
last weeks close, slaughter steers
about steady; cows steady to 25c
higher; bulls about steady; feed
ei steers steady to 50c higher;
Supply included 35 percent
slaughter steers, 15 percent cows
and bulls with the balance main
li feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice to low-Prime 1050-
1325 lbs. 29-29.75; Choice 950-
1350 lbs. 27.35-29; high-Good to
low-Choice 26.50-27.50; Good 24.-
75-27; Standard to low-Good 23-
25
SLAUGHTER T !EIFERS
Choice 750-1000 lbs. 2- -26; Good
21.25-23.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18-19.50; Cutter
16 75-18.75; Canner anl low-Cut
ter 14.50-17. “
BULLS Choice 24 25-25 75,
few 26; Good 22.75-24 75; Utility
and Commercial 22.50-24 75, few
25 25-26.50
FEEDER STEERS Choice
600-800 lbs. 26-28 75; Choice 850-
1075 lbs 25-26.25, Good 650-1050
lbs 22 50-25; Standard and Good
675-850 lbs 22-22 50
CALVES 500—Vealers steady
to $1 higher
VEALERS Choice 42 50-46,
few head 46 50-48; Good 40 50-
44 50, Standard 37-41, Utility 32-
38, Cull 95-120 lbs 29 34,'70-90
lbs 23-30
HOGS 1250 Barrows and
guts closed the week steady to
25c higher
CLOSING SALES US 2-3
200-240 lbs' 20 50-21, one lot US
1-2 210 lbs 21 50; US 24 190-240
lbs 19 75-20 25, US 34 240-255
lbs 19.10-19 50; US 2, 175-180
lbs 17 25-17 50
SHEEP 300 Wooled lambs
steady Ewes full steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
60 90 lbs 25-26 50, few head at
27 Good 22-25, Utility 19-22 50
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity and Good 5-9. I
It would be refreshing if the
editorial writers and the col
umnists left their spaces blank
occasionally and simply report
ed that they were tired and had
nothing of importance to say
CATTLE
SALES
EVERY
TUESDAY
LARGE SELECTIONS
OF CATTLE DIRECT
FROM PRODUCERS
EACH WEEK.
STAUNTON -
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
(703) 886-5381 886-3634
C & 0 Flats
Staunton. Va.
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 877 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers about
steady; cows steady to 25c high
er; bulls about steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice to low-Prime 1050-
1325 lbs. 26-29.25; Choice 950-
1350 lbs. 27.35-29; high-Good to
low-Choice 26.50-27.50; Good 24.-
75-27; Standard to low-Good 23-
25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-1000 lbs. 24-26; Good
21.25-23.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18-19.50; Cutter
17-18.50; Canner and low-Cutter.
1517.
BULLS Choice 24.25-25.25;
Good 22.85-24.35; Utility and
Commercial 22.75-24.50.
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October
November
December
Februaiy 25.70
March
April
May
June
August
TREND Cattle are steady: Hogs are steady, 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, 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.
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.
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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
Auction Only
October 16, 1968
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, October 17,1968)
Midwestern
Lhe Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
27.62
27.07
26.60
25.47
25.40
25.72
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Vintage Auction
October 15, 1968
CATTLE 873 Compared to CATTLE 068 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers J nst Thursday’s market, slaugh
ter steers mostly steady; slaugh
steady, some early sales of ter cows stM( j y to £Sc higher,
Choice and Prime under 1100 spots 50c higher; slaughter bulls
lbs. 25c lower; cows 25-50 c low- mostly steady
er; bulls slow, weak to mostly SLAUGHTER STEERS -
50c lower. Supply included 21 Few h |g h . C hoice and Prime
percent cows. . 1200-1350 lbs. 29.00-29.50; Choice
SLAUGHTER STEERS 850-1350 lbs. 27.35-28.85; Good
High-Choice and Prime 1100- and Choice 26.75-27.60; Good
1300 lbs. 29.10-29.85; *950-1100 24.85-27.25; Standard to Good
lbs. 28.60-29.85; Choice 900-1300 23.00-25.00.
lbs. 27.50-29.10; high-Good to J C °WS Utility and high
low-Choice 26.50-27.50; Good dressing Cutter 18.25-19.60, five
24.75- Standard to low- he>d 20.10-21.00; Cutter 17.25-
Good 22.75-25.00 18,50; Canner 15.50-17.25; Shells
down to $14.00.
COWS Utility and high- BULLS Few Choice 24.85-
dressing Cutter 17.50-19.60, few 26.85; Good 23.60-25.00; Utility
19.75- Cutter 16.50-18.25; and Commercial 22.85-25.35;
Canner and low-Cutter 14.50- Cutter 19.60-22.35.
16.50. FEEDER STEERS—Medium
BULLS Choice 24.25-24.75; and Good 400-750 lbs. 21.75-24.-
(Continued on Page 3) 75, with a few to 25.75.
CALVES 508 Vealers 50-
2.00 higher.
VEALERS Few Choice 46.-
00-49 50; Good 42.00-45 50; Stan
dard 39 00-42 50; Utility 34 00-
40 00; Cull 90-120 lbs. 32 00-34.-
•50, 70-85 lbs. 29.00-31.50.
SHEEP 13 Few Choice 90-
105 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
24 00-25 00.
18.75
18.40
19.00
VINTAGE
FALL FEEDER SALES
Friday, October 25 - 7 P*M.
November 8-22
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.
2.73
3.14
3.32
3.93
DON'T ms '
THE 14th ANNUAL
LANCASTER
FEEDER CALF SALE
and
SPECIAL FALL
FEEDER SALE
FRIDAY, OCT 25, 1968
1:00 P. M.
Cattle Auction Pavilion
Lancaster Union Stock Yards
Selling all weights, all grades.
New Holland Auction
October 17,1968
COWS
October 16, 1968
Receipts of 140 cows and .3
heifers sold lower. Holstein 350
465; Guernseys 175-380; Other
breeds 290-325; Heifers 180-290.
HORSES
October 14, 1968
Receipts of 334 horses sold
lower. Riding horses 90-350,
Driving horses 120-390; Pony
Mares 25-35; Geldings 3040,
Mules (killer way) Killers 5-6
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
the previous Friday. Slaughter
steers steady, heifers steady to
strong. Cows fully 25-50 lower
Bulls strong to 50 higher. Local
supply 75 percent Slaughtei
steers, 22 percent heifers, bal
ance mainly cows. Overall finish
of slaughter steers about like
last week at 13 percent Prime
and 77 percent Choice compai
ed with 14 percent Prime and
76 percent Choice last week and
13 percent Prime and 71 pei
cent Choice last year. Average
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