—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. January 11.1969
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
January 10, 1969
CATTLE 2600 Compared to
Irst weeks close Slaughter
Sleers uneven; Choice and low-
Pnme 25-50 higher, Standard to
low-Choice steady, instances 25
lower.
COWS Steady to 25c lower,
least decline on Utility, Bulls
fully steady, with some sales
Utility-Commeicial 50c highei,
Feeder Steers steady Supply in
cluded an estimated 60 percent
Slaughter Steeis, 15 percent
Cows and Bulls, with the bal
ance mainly Feedei Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Mixed-high-Choice and Prime
1100-1350 lbs 29 50 30 35, Choice
950-1300 lbs 28-29 75, few 1350-
1475 lbs 27 50-28 85, high-Good
and low-Choice 27 25-28 50, Good
25 27 50; Standard and low-Good
2310 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Cnoice 750 925 lbs 25 35 27,
Good 23 50-25 25
COWS Utility and high
d essing Cutter 17 50-19, Cuttei
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 627 Compared to
Monday Slaughter Steers un
even Choice to low-Prime
steady to 25 higher, Good to low-
Choice steady to 25 lower Cows
steady to 50 lower, least decline
on Utility. Bulls fully steady,
with some sales Utility and
Commercial 50 higher Supply
included 19 percent Cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS—
Mixed Choice and low-Pnme
1100-1350 lbs 29 60 30 35; Choice
950-1350 lbs 28 00-29 75, few
3350-1475 lbs 27 50-28 85, high-
Good and low-Choice 27 25-28 -
50, Good 25 00-27 25 Standard
and low-Good 23 10-25 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-925 lbs 25 35-27 00,
Good 23 50 25 25
cows Utility and high
dressing Cuttei 17 50-19 00,
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February 29.95
March
April
May
June
August
October
November
Trend Cattle are lower; Hogs are steady 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 1:30 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
Neu Holland. Penna. 717-354-2194
Abe W. Diffenbacb. Sales Manager
Auction Only
January 8, 1969
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, January 9,1969)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
27.07
26.60
26.75
26.57
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Vintage Auction
January 7, 1969
CATTLE 703 Compared to CATTLE 791 Compared to
last Tuesday Slaughter Steers last Thursday, slaughter steers
strong to 25 higher; Cows 50- steady to 25c higher, instances
100 lower. Bulls fully steady 50c higher; Cows steady to 50c
Supply included 39 percent higher. Most advance on cutter.
Cows Bulls steady to 50c higher Sup-
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1000-
1275 lbs 29 60-30 50, few head
30 60-30 75, Choice 950-1300 lbs ,
28 00-29 85, high-Good and low-
Choice 27 50-2825; Good 25 00-
27 75, Standard and low-Good
23 50-25 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Choice 900-1150 lbs. 26 00-
27 85, Good 750-950 lbs. 23 35-
25 00
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 17 00-19 50, few
19 50-20 00; Cutter 16 00-18 00,
Canner and low-Cutter 14 50-
16 00
BULLS Choice 26 00-26 60,
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Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago New York
19.00
18.55
19.95
19,85
ply included 38 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Few High-Choice and Prime
1050-1275 lbs. 29 75-30 25, Choice
900-1350 lbs 28-30; High-good
and low choice 27 25-28 25, Good
25 50-2810; Standard and low
good 23-25.25
COWS Utility and High-
Dressing Cutter 17 2519, few
head at 1910-20 25, Cutter 16 50-
18 50, Canner and low-cutter 14 -
50 16 75
BULLS Choice 26-2710,
couple at 27 75-28, with an In
dividual at 29, Good 23 60-26 25,
Utility and Commercial 2325-
26, Several 26 25-26 85, One in
dividual 2475 lbs 28 35
VEALERS 419 1 to 3 high
er; Choice 47-49, Good 42 50 46,
Standard 37 50-44 50; Utility 34-
40, Cull 90-100 lbs. 28-34; 70-90
lbs 24-29
SHEEP 3 Insufficient vol
ume for a market test
COWS
January 8, 1969
Receipts of 30 cows sold
stionger Holstein 250-680; Oth
er breeds 295-375.
HORSES
January 6, 1969
2.64
Receipts of 174 horses sold
stronger Mules, , I.sth,
2.78
3.29
2.37
New Holland Auction
January 9, 1969
245, (pairs) 660-680; Work hors,
es (single) 165-295, (pairs) 460-
685; Driving horses 105-140;
Riding horses 85-200; Pony
Mares 20-25, Geldings 15-20;
Killers 8-9.
HOGS
January 6, 1969
Receipts of 836 hogs sold
steady. Retail 2150-23; Whole
sale 20 50-20.75; Heavyweights
19-20 50, Sows 12 50-15.
CALVES
January 6, 1969
Choice and Prime calves sold
for 43-49 cents a pound this
week. Good and L Choice 38-
42 50, Standard 30-37.50; Com
mon 15-25. All grades were
steady
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steers 25-50 higher, slaughter
heifers steady to 25 higher,
cows 75-100 lower, except Com
mercial steady to 25 lower, bulls
unchanged
A moderate reduction in re
ceipts early in the week ap
peared to be the main bullish
factor for the price upturn in
slaughter steers.
The advance offset most of
the price declines registered at
the close of last week. Local re-v
ceipts consisted of 72
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