-Lancaster Farming. Saturday. May 24. 1960
2
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
May 22, 1969
CATTLE 3500 Compared
to last weeks close, Slaughter
Steers steady to 50 higher, most
advance on weights under 1200
lbs, Cows 50-1 50 lowei; Bulls
steady to weak: Feeder Steers
fully steady Supply included an
estimated 60 peicent Slaughter
Steers, 20 percent Cows and
Bulls, with the balance mainly
Feeder Steel s The 1411 head
on offer at the Wednesday
Auction was the largest in the
histoiy of the Auction
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Load Fume 1325 lbs 37 00.
high Choice and Pnme 1025-
1300 lbs 34 85 36 00, few head
36 10-36 35. Choice 900 1400 lbs
33 00 35 10 high-Good and low-
Choice 3150 33 35. Good 30 GO
-33 00: Standaid and low Good
26 85-29 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 760-1000 lbs 28 75 30 25
Good 27 00 28 75
COWS Closing sales Utili
ty and high-diessing Cuttei 21-
25-23 60, few 23 75 24 75 sevei al
on Monday 25 00 25 50, Cuttei
20 50-22 50 Cannei and low-
Cutter 19 00-2100.
BULLS Choice 28 50-30 00.
few head 30 50 3100; Good 26-
50-29 00, Utility and Commer
cial 26 50 29 50, few head 29 60-
30 50
FEEDER STEERS Sevei al
Choice 980-1120 lbs 32 00-32 75
CALVES 350 Vealers 100-
2 00 lower; instances 3 00 lower
VEALERS Choice 42 00-
4JtSsT"several on Monday 45 GO
-48 00; good 39 50-42 00; Stand
ard 3650-4000; Utility 33 00-
37 00; Cull 90-120 lbs 28 00-34
HOGS 700 Bairows and
Gilts 25-1 00 higher
CLOSING SALES, BAR
ROWS AND GILTS US 1 2
200-245 lbs 25 00-25 50 US 2 200
250 lbs 24 35-24 85 US 2-3 235-
265 lbs 23 50-24 25
SHEEP 150
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 1411 Compared
to Monday, Slaughter Steers un
evenly steady to 50 lower, most
decline on Choice and Prime
over 1200 lbs: Cows 50-150
lower, Bulls fully steady The
supply at Auction was the larg
est in history of Lancaster Auc
tion.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1025-
1300 lbs 34 85-35 85, eight head
36 10-36 35. Choice 900-1400 lbs
33 00-35 10, high Good and low-
Choice 3150-33 35, Good 30 00-
32 50: Standaid and low Good
26 85-29 75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 750 1000 lbs 28 75 30 25
Good 27 00 28 75
COWS Utility and high
diessing Cuttei 2125 23 60 few
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June
July
August
October
November
December
February ’7O 29.45
March
April
May
June
a-asked b-bid n-nommal
Tiend Cattle aie stionger Hogs aie strongei Potatoes are
stronger
Slaughter
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.
HEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
New Holland, Penna
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone (717) 354-2194
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
HOGS, LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
FAT HOGS AND FEEDER PIG SALE
EVERY SATURDAY AT 9:00 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
Auction Only
May 21, 1969
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thuisday. May 22, 1969)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
32.90
31.60
30.33
29.70
28.90
28.70
Vintage Auction
May 20, 1969
CATTLE 1078—Compared to
last Tuesday, Slaughter Steers
25-50 higher; Cows weak to 25
lower: Bulls fully steady Supply
was the largest in history of
Vintage Sales Stables.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Pnme 1050-
1275 lbs 35 00 36 10, foiu head
36 35-36 75, Choice 950-1350 lbs
32 60-35 10; high-Good and low-
Choice 31 75-33 50. Good 29 85-
32 25, Standaid and low Good
28 00-29 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-1075 lbs 28 25-30 00
COWS—Utility and high-diess
inc Cutter 22 50-24 75, five head
2500-25 60, Cutter 20 75-23 00.
Cannei and low-Cuttei 18 50-
20 75
BULLS Llioice 28 85-30 00
couple 30 85 31 00 Good 27 00
23 60 Utility and Comvneicial
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Maine Potatoes
\>w York
Liv» Wogg
Chicago
25.25
24.27
22.30
21.45
CATTLE 1183 Compared
to last Thursday. Slaughter
Steers steady to 50 lower, some
sales off 1 00; Cows 50-1 00 low
er; Bulls uneven weak to 1 00
lower, with some eaily sales as
much as 200 lower Supply in
cluded 18 peicent Cows and 18
percent Bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1275 lbs 34 75-35 75, Choice 950-
1375 lbs 32 50 34 75, high-Good
and low-Choice 3150-33 00,
Good 29 00 32 00. Standaid and
low-Good 27 00 29 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 570 900 lbs 26 25-28 00,
few Choice 28 00 28 50
COWS Utility and high
dressmg Cuttei 21 85 24 00 few
24 10 24 75, Cuttei 20 50 22 75
Cannei and low-Cuttei 18 50 20
BULLS Choice 28 00-29 50,
few 30 00-30 35. Good 26 25 28
25. Utility and Commeicial 26-
00-28 50, few 29 50-30 60, couple
highdiessing 1800 2000 lbs 31-
35-32 50, Cutter and low-Utihty
24 00-25 75
CALVES 333 Vealers very
uneven Good and Choice 3 00-
4 00 lower, Utility and Standard
steady to 100 lower; Cull
steady
VEALERS Good and
Choice 40 00-45 00, Standard 37 -
FINAL SPRING SALE
JUNE FEEDER SALE, JUNE 6 7:00 P.M.
ALL WEIGHTS AND GRADES SOLD
/
For Further Information Call
717-442-4181 717-768-8204
KEN HERSHEY, Mgr.
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
Box 100, Paradise, Penna.
2.44
2.76
3.02
3.47
New Holland Auction
May 22. 1909
50 42 50: Utility 35.00-39.00; Cult
90 120 lbs. 32 00-37.00.
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM 90-120 lbs. 36 00-42.00,
few 42 00-45 00.
SHEEP 20 Spring Lambs
and Slaughter Ewes mostly
steady.
SPRING LAMBS Good and
Choice 40 80 lbs 28 50-31.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES Utili
ty and Good 6 00-8 00.
COWS
May 21, 1969
Receipts of 130 cows, 13 bulls
and 43 heifers sold steady. Hol
stein 400 600; Guernseys 225-
315. Other breeds 290-375; Bulls
135 285. Heifers 75-395.
HORSES
May 19, 1969
Receipts of 374 horses sold
steady Work horses 150-170;
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last Friday, slaughter steers un
even Choice and Prime steady
to 50 lower The first weekly
downturn on such kinds in five
weeks Standard and good
strong to 50 higher. Slaughter
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