Lancaster Farming. Saturday. February 22. 1960
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
February 21, 1960
CATTLE 2000 Compared
to last weeks close. Choice and
Prime Slaughter Steers 50-75
higher, instances 100 higher;
Standard and Good steady to 50
higher; Cows mostly steady:
Bulls uneven, Good and Choice
steady-50 lower, Utility and
Commercial mostly steady;
Feeder Steers not fully esta
blished Supply included an es
timated 55 percent Slaughter
Steers, 25 percent Cows and
Bulls, with the balance mainly
Feeder Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1100-
1375 lbs 30 50 31 25. Choice 975-
1400 lbs 28 75-30 85, high-Good
to low Choice 27 75 29 35: Good
26 00 28 25 Standaid and low-
Good 23 50 25 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 750 850 lbs 24 00 25 35
Standaid 21 50 22 35
COWS Ulihtc and high
diessing Cuttei 18 85 21 00 se\-
ei al maml> on Mondav 21 25 22 -
25 Cuttei 18 35 19 50 Cannei
and low Cuttei 17 00 18 50
BULLS Choice 26 00 27 00
Good 23 75 26 00 Utilit.v and
Commercial 23 50 26 50, couple
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Febutary 20,1969)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
February 30.10
March
28.55
April
May
28.17
June
28.32
August
October
28.15
November
December
28.10
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Trend Cattle are higher; Hogs are higher and Potatoes are
lower.
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 775 Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers un
even, Choice and Prime 25-50
higher, instance 75 higher;
Standard and Good steady to 25
higher; Cows 25-50 lower; Bulls
steady to 50 lower. Supply in
cluded 13 percent Cows and 10
percent Steers, sold as Feeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 975-1400 lbs 29 10-30 85,
few high-Choice and Prime 1100-
1375 lbs 30 50 3125; high-Good
to low-Choice 27 75-29 35; Good
26 25-28 25; Standard and low-
Good 23 50-25 75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 750 850 lbs 24 00 25 35,
Standaid 2150 22 35
COWS Utility and high
diessing Cutter 18 85 2100. few
21 25 21 50 Cuttei 18 35-19 50,
low Cuttei 17 00 1° '0
BULLS Choice 26 00 26 50
Good 23 75 25 60 Utilitc and
Connneicial 24 00 25 35 seccral
26 00 26 60
FEEDER STEERS Choice
950 1200 lbs 27 25 28 35 lew
Good 23 60 25 75
CALVES 68 Ve'deis steady
to 1 00 lower
VEALERS Choice 49 00
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21.25
20.25
21.35
Auction Only
February 19, 1969
2.49
2.70
3.17
2.45
Vintage Auction
February 18. 1969
CATTLE 588 Compared to
last Tuesday. Slaughter Steers
nneven. Choice and Prime 25-
50 higher, Standaid and Good
steady to strong; Cows 25-75
higher: Bulls mostly steady.
Supply included 35 percent
Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1200 lbs. 30.25-3100. 5 head
31.35-32.00; Choice 900-1325 lbs.
28.75-30.75, mainly 29 00-30 25;
high-Good to low-Choice 27.75-
29.00; Good 26 00-28 25; Stand
ai d and low-Good 23 75-25 50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good and Choice 840-1000 lbs
24 75 26 35
COWS Utilitv and high
diessing Cuttei 19 75 2150. Cut
lei 18 75 20 60 low Cuttei 17 00
18 50
BULLS Good 24 00 25 75
indiudual Choice 26 60 Utilitv
24 35-25 25 thice Commeiual
20 00
CALVES 417 Vealeis un
even Utility lo Choice 1 00-2 00
lov'er, Cull stead.v to 1 00 highei
VEALERS Choice 45 CO
-48 50. Good 41 00-46 00; Stand
aid 38 00-42 50 Utility 34 00-
38 00; Cull 90-120 lbs 30 00-
35 00, 70-90 lbs 25 00-30 50
. HOGS 393 Barrows and
Gilts fully steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 200-235 lbs 22 50 2310,
US 2 190-245 lbs 21 50-22 10, US
2 3 240-255 lbs 20 75-2135, US
12 165-180 lbs 17 00-18 00, US
2 135-155 lbs 15 75-16 60
SHEEP 12 Insufficient
volume for a market test.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steei s 25 to mostly 50 higher,
slaughter heifeis 50-75 higher
cows steady to 50 higher, bulls
unchanged.
Local receipts 75 percent
slaughter steers 20 percent heif
ers and the balance mainly
cows Average cost and weight
of slaughter steers estimated at
2910 and 1150 lbs compared
with 28 66 and 1141 lbs last
week and 27.26 and 1158 lbs. a
year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS on
Wednesday, Prime 1200-1375
lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 31 75-
32 25, Mixed High Choice and
Prime 1100-1375 lbs. 30 50-31 75,
Choice 950-1350 lbs Yield Grade
2 to 4 28 75 30 50, Mixed Good
and Choice 28 00 28 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, High Choice
and Prime 950-1050 lbs Yield
Giade 3 and 4 28 75-29 50,
Choice 825-1025 lbs Yield Grade
2 to 4 27 5028 75, Mixed Good
and Choice 26 50 27 50
HARVESTORE HOG MEETING
For
All Interested Hog Farmers
WHEN March 4, 1969 12:30 to 3:30 P.M.
WHERE Lancaster Stock Yards Pavilion
SPEAKERS Berlin Knoblauch, Low Point, HI. Hog Farmer
Robert Eichelberger Hog Consultant
Earland Carlson Corn Consultant
Hear about feeding high moisture corn to hogs.
Sponsors
Gav Murray r ’ - ). Pena-Jersey Harvestore Pennsylvania Harves'ore
Tunkhannock Pa. iN ew Holland, Pa York, Pa.
New Holland Auction
CATTLE. 690: Comp.iicd to
last Thursday, slaughlei steers
mostly steady, cows steady to
stiong; bulls steady to 50 lower.
Supply included 39 per cent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 925-1,300 lb 29 00-30.50,
lew high-choice and prime 1,050-
1,250 lb. included at 30 25- 30 60;
high-good and low-choice 27.75-
20.50; good 26.25-28.25; standard
and low-good 23.50-2575
COWS: Utility and high-dress
ing cutter 19 50-2185, few 22.00-
22 60; cutter 18 50-20 00; canner
and low-cutter 17 00-18 50
BULLS: Choice 26 25-26 85,
couple 27 85-28 25. good 23 50-
26 00, utility and commercial
23 75-25 25, few 26 00-26 85
CALVES 316, Veaieis steady
to 100 lower, although cull
s r cadv to 1 00 highei
VEALERS Choice 50 00-
53 50 good 44 50-49 50 stand
ee! 41 00-46 50 utiim 34 00-
*’o 50 cull 85120 Id 29 00-34 50.
few 70-80 lb 27 00 29 00
COWS
February 19, 1969
Receipts of 88 cows, 9 bulls
and 5 heifers sold steady Hol
stein 425-600. Guernseys 185-
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 makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY 10:30 A.M. FAT HOGS and SHOATS
2:30 P.M. FAT STEERS, BULLS, COWS & VEAL
HORSE SALE MONDAY at 10:00 A.M.
DAIRY SALE WEDNESDAY at 12:30 P.M.
FAT STEERS. BULLS, COWS & VEAL-THURSDAY
at 12:30 P.M.
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
New Holland, Penna.
Abram W Diffenbach, Manager Phone (717) 354-2194
SSO; Other breeds 265-325: Bulls
135-155. Heifers 280-305
HORSES
February 17, 1969
Receipts of 354 horses sold
stronger. Mules (single) 75-
250, (pairs) 450-710; Work
horses (single) 175-225, (pairs)
475-735; Riding horses 100-900;
Driving horses 115-180; Pony
mares 20-30; Geldings 15-25;
Killers 8-9.
HOGS
February 17,1969
Receipts of 1017 hogs sold
steady Retail 22-23; Wholesale
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Lancaster Auction
Opening Postponed
It has been announced by the
Lancaster Livestock Exchange
and the Stock Yard Co. that
aftei due deliberation the pro
posed opening of a weekly cattle
auction March 7th, 1969, has
been postponed indefinitely un
til such time all problems in
connection with an additional
weekly sales day can be fully
canvassed.