—Lanoster Farming. Saturday. November 23.1968
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review Auction Only
November 22,1968 November 20, 1068
CATTLE 4400 Compared
to last weeks close, slaughter
steers mostly steady, some
strength on high-Good and low-
Choice; cows $l.OO-1:25 lower;
hulls mostly steady; feeder
steers steady to strong; Supply
included 30 percent slaughter
steers, 15 percent cows and
bulls with the balance mainly
feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—
high-choice and Prime 1075-
1275 lbs, 29.25-29.85; Choice 950-
1350 lbs. 27 35-29.35; high Good
and low-Choice 26.75 -28 00;
Good 25.25-27 25: Standard and
low-Good 22 75-24 50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-950 lbs. 24.60-25 25
COWS Closing sales Utili
ty 16.50-17.25, several on Mon
day 17.75-18 50; Cutter 15 25-
17 00; Canner and low-Cutter
00-15.25.
BULLS Choice 25.00-2610.
few head 26 25-26.40; Good 23.-
00-25 00; Utility and Commer
cial 22 85-25.00, few head 25 00-
26 00; Cutter and low-Utility
20 50-22 25.
FEEDER STEERS Load
Choice and Price 740 lbs. 28 25-
part-load Choice and Prime 900
lbs. with Good to low-Choice
slaughter finish 27 00; load
Choice 450 lbs $30.00; Choice
900-1025 lbs. 2475-26 00; Choice
650-900 lbs 25 90-27 65; load
mixed Good and Choice 1050
lbs 2450
VEALERS 525 1.00-2.00
lower. Choice 42 00-4450, few
45 00-47.00 on Monday; Good 39.-
00-43 00; Standard 36 00-40 00,
Utility 30 00-36 00; Cull 95-125
lbs 26 00 31 00, 70-90 lbs. 22 00-
■27 00
HOGS 1400 Barrows and
gilts closed the week mostly
steady, with Monday’s advance
being lost on Wed Closing sales
Barrows and gilts US 1-2 195-
220 lbs 20 50-2100 US 2, 200
245 lbs 19 25-19 50 US 2-3 195-
270 lbs 18 50 19 10
SHEEP 450 Wooled slaugh
ter lambs steady to 50 lower;
Ewes fully steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
60-90 lb $25 00-27 00; Good 60-
100 lb $22 00-25 00, Utility $l9 -
00-22 00
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CATTLE 1300 Compared
to Monday, slaughter steer*
steady, some strength on high*
Good and low*Choicc; cows sl.*
00*1.25 lower; bulls mostly
steady. Supply included 12 per
cent cows and 10 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 975*1350 lbs. 27.35*29.35,
few high-Choicc and Prime 29.*
35*29.85: high-Good and low*
Choice 26.75-28.00; Good 25 25*
27.25: Standard and low-Good
22.75-24 50.
SLAUGHTER. HEIFERS
Choice 800*950 lbs. 24 60-25 25.
COWS Utility 16.50-1725,
cotmle to 17.75: Cutter 15 25-
17.00: Conner and low-Cutter
14 00-15 00.
BULLS Choice 25 10-26 10:
Good 23 75-25.10: Utility and
Commercial 22 85-25 00, few 25 -
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December
February 27.05
March
April
May
June
August
October
November
TREND Cattle aie stronger: Hogs aie steady; and Potatoes
aie weaker.
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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
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
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, November 21,1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
27.90
26.75
26.60
26.75
26.70
a-asked b-bid n nominal
Vintage Auction
November 19,1988
CATTLE 838 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
unevenly steady: cows 50*1.00
lower; bulls mostly steady. Sup
ply included 39 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050*
1300 lbs. 29.00*20.50. few head
20 75*30 00: Choice 950-1350 lbs.
27.60*29.10; high-Good to low-
Choicc 27.00*28.00; Good 25.00-
27 25: Standard and low-Good
23.00*25 00.
cows utility and high
dressing Cutter 17.00-18.25. few
18 25-18.75; Cutter. 15.50-17.85:
Conner and low-Cutter 14.35-
15.50.
BULLS Choice 2450-25.25;
Good 23 75-24 50: Utility and
Commercial 23.25-24.75, couple
25.00-25 85.
'CALVES 611 Utility to
Choice vealers mostly steady;
Cull Sl.oo-2 00 lower.
VEALERS Choice 43.00-
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19.50
18.47
19.50
19.85
New Holland Auction
November 21, 1968 340; Other breed! 275-325; Bulls
120-130; Heifers 75-190.
CATTLE 1068 Compared
to last Thursday, slaughter
steers steady to weak; cows $l.-
50-2.00 lower; bulls about
steady; feeder steers steady.
Supply included 31 percent
cows and 23 percent feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1300 lbs. 27.35-29.10,
few head high-Choice and
Prime 29 25-2960; high-Good
and low-Choice 26.60*28.10:
Good 25.00*27 00; Standard and
low-Good 22.85*25.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Good and Choice 700*850
lbs. 23.00-24 00
COWS —. Utility and high
dressing Cutter 15.50-16.75, few
head 17.00-17.75; Cutter 14.75-
16.00: Canner and low-Cutter
13 25-15.00.
BULLS Choice 25.00-26 25,
few head 26 50-27 35;, Good 23.-*
25-25.25; Utility and Commer
cial 23.00-24 85: Cutter and low-
Utilitv 20 50-22 75.
CALVES 443 Good and
Choice vealers $lOO-2 00 lower:
Utility and Standard 2 00-3.00
lower. Cull 5 00-7 00 lower.
VEALERS Choice 42.00-
43.50; Good 38 00-42 00; Stand
ard 33.00-38 50; Utility 28.00-35.-
00; Cull 95-120 lbs 21.00-26.5(5;
70-90 lbs. 17.00-23 00.
SHEEP 40 All classes
about steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Utility
50-85 lbs. 17 00-19.00
SLAUGHTER EWES Uti
lity and Good 5.00-8.00.
3.08
COWS
November 20,1968
3.25
Receipts of 123 cows, 2 bulls
and 9 heifers sold steady. Hol
stein, 385-555; Guernseys 265-
3.83
2.41
HORSES
November 18,1961
Receipts of 265 head sold
steady. Riding horses 95-185;
Driving horses 95-245; Pony
mares 20-30; Geldings 20-25;
Killers 4-5.
HOGS
November 18,1968
Receipts of 880 hogs and 45
shoats sold steady. Retail 20-
22; Wholesale 10 25-19.75;
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE WEEKLY Com
pared with last weeks close,
slaughter steers and heifers
steady, cows 75 to 1.00 lower
and currently the lowest since
January, bulls unchanged.
Receipts 19,500 compared
with 22,600 last week and 18.200
last year. Supply 75 percent
slaughter steers. 20 percent heif
ers and the balance mainly
cows. Overall finish of slaughter
steers was about the same as
last weeks 10 percent Prime
and 77 percent Choice, and com
pares with 12 percent Prime
and 76 percent Choice a year
ago Average cost and weight of
slaughter steers, estimated at
28 30 and 1140 lbs, compared
with 28.42, the highest since
April, 1966 and 1143 lbs last
week and 26 95 and 1156 lbs a
year ago. Heifer supply largely
High Good to Low Prime weigh
ing 825-1025 lbs
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