—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 2,1971
2
Local Livestock Market and Auction
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, December 30
Cattle Calves Ho»s Sheep
Today 688 105 218 3
Last wk 344 33 80 6
Last yr 598 134 200 7
This weeks
auction 691 114 216 6
Last weeks
•auction 338 35 51 6
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
25 to mostly 50 lowei; Cows
100-2 00 lower, Bulls mostly
steady, Utility and Commeicial
under 1200 lbs steady to 50
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS —Few
high-Choice and Pnme 1150-1360
Ins 28 50-28 75. Choice 1000-
1200 lbs 27 85 28 85 1200-1350
lbs 27 25-28 60 .1350-1175 lbs
26 50-27 85, high-Good and low-
Choice 26 00-28 25 Good 25 75
27 35, Standaid 24 00-25 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good and Choice 700 850 lbs
25 00-26 85, Standaid 22 50-24 50
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cuttei 19 75-20 75, live
21 00-2185 Cuttei 18 25-19 75.
Canner and low-Cutter 16 75
18 00
BULLS Choice 29 00-30 85
thiee 3160-32 10, Good 27 50
29 00, Utility and Commercial
28 00-30 50, thi ee 31 75-32 10,
Utility under 1200 lbs 26 00-
28 00
VEAL CALVES Vealeis
mostly steady with Monday
VEALERS Choice 54 GO
-55 50, few 5600-57 00, Good
(JO-5'4 00, ~Standard 42 50-49 50,
Utility 36 50-42 50
■HOGS Banows and Gilts
1 00-1 25 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS—US
1 one lot 225 lbs 17 50, US 1-2
190-245 lbs 16 50-16 60, US 2-3
195-260 lbs 16 00-16 50, one lot
US 3-4 270 lbs 15 50
SHEEP No market test
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, December 29
335 Head of Cattle
Steeis Good (few), 27 60-28-
50, Standard, 25 85-26 50i Utili
ty (few), 23 75-2485
Heifers Choice, 27 35 28 25,
Good (few), 24 75-26 60
Cows Utility and High
Diessing Cutter, 20 85-22 10,
Cutleis 19 75 21 00, Canneis,
18 00 19 60, Shells down to 16 00
Bulls Good 28 00 29 00, Uti
lity and Commeicial, 25 60 28-
85
283 Head of Veal Calves
Choice (few) 54 00 57 50,
Good, 50 00 54 50 Standaid, 44-
00 50 00 Utility, 36 00-43 50,
Culls 90 120 pounds, 26 00 34 00,
Culls 70 85 pounds 21 50 25 00
249 Head of Hogs
Banows and Gilts US 1-2
(few) 225 pounds, 17 35 US 2-3
200 250 pounds, 16 60-17 00, U S
2 4 195-270 pounds, 16 00-16 60
Sows US 13 (lew) 300 400
pounds. 13 00 14 75, U S 2-3 300-
575 pounds, 10 25-1125
Boais (few) 10 00-11 25
65 Head of Feedei Pigs
US 13 20-40 pounds, 5 00-
10 00 pei head
5 Head of Sheep
Slaughlei Ewes (few), 5 50-
7 50.
Lancaster
Market
Monday, December 28 Thursday weekly, December 31 Tuesday, December 29
Lancaster Terminal, Vintage, cattle calves Hogs sheep
Cattle Calves Hogs sheep a nd Lancaster Auctions Tndav 899 610 534 49
Today 512 208 1116 214 cattle Calves 409 416 v 26
Last wk 526 184 858 184 wee i c 2300 950 , as t yr 750 624 426 22
Last yr 238 285 771 146 wee j£ 1506 246
r net i7«n 1072 CATTLE Compared to last
CATTLE Slaughter Steeis c TLE _ Slaughter Steers Tuesday, Slaughter Steel s weak
steady to weak, Cows fully * ~ 50 lower cows 50- to 25 lower, with weights over
IS' SS/md'SJ™l fob low°s some late'sales 200 1350 lbs 25-50 l.we., Co,s 25
steady, Utility and Commercial steady, few 75 lower, with closing sales 75-
absent Supply includes an esti- a J commercial 100 lower, Bulls fully steady
Steers 30 percent Cows S and ovei 1500 lbs higher Supply with Utility and Commercial 50
Bui wflh fhe balance maml, »n estimated g per- 49
icoprflr clop,, cent Slaughter Steers, 35 pei- cent Lows
cent Cows, 10 percent Bulls, SLAUGHTER STEERS—Few
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High- with the balance mainly Feedei head high-Choice and Pume
Choice and Prime 1150-1260 lbs Steers 1075-1325 lbs 29 50-31 10, Choice
29 00-29 25, Choice 1150-1250 SLAUGHTER STEERS
lbs 28 00-28 50 load mixed-Good Few high-Choice and Prime 1075
and Choice 1520 lbs 25 50 1350 lbs 28 50 31 10, Choice 900
_ „ TT , , , , 1200 lbs 27 85-29 00, few to
COWS Utility and hi 3 h- 2950; Choice 1200-1400 lbs
dressing Cuttei 21 00-23 00. Cut- 2? 2g . 28 6Q> few 4400-1475 lbs
tei 19 00-21 50 20 50-27 85, high-Good and low
BULLS Choice 29 00-30 00, Choice 26 00-28 50, Good 25 50
G ood 2 7 50-29 00 27 75 > few S tandai d 225025 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Vealers Good and Choice 700-850 lbs
25 00-26 85, Standai d 22 50-24 50
VEATFPS Choice 5300- COWS Utility and high
VETERS Choice 03 00 diessmg Cuttei 19 00-2150, few
700^! 0 !’ S 21 50 22 00, Cutter 18 25-20 00
42^°’t 7 on’ion tJ !w‘ V 07 nn Cutter 18 25-20 00, Canner and
4 „ 9O-420 s nn 27 00 ‘ low-Cutter 16 75-18 00
3*oo**, 15 l s 24 00-28 rlt BULLS Choice 28 75-30 25,
HOGS Banows and Gilts fow head 31 25.32 10> Good
m ° .r.TT -pc tip 27 00-29 00, Utility and Com
-1 ?inn S THS Yf meicial 27 35-30 50, eight head
4 40 J bs 48 80 : 49 „ 00 ’tV| n'o 31 75-32 10, Utility 950-1200 lbs
195 240 lbs 17 75-18 20, US 2-3 n „„ ’
I 1 ? 3 172 ® n 1770 ’ U T S M VEAL CALVES Vealeis
m ißsn^nn 0, US 2 10 °- 200 lower, with large share
iBO-19d lbs 16 50-17 00 « « Calves returned to
SHEEP Wooled Lambs ™ 115 lbS CaIV6S re^urnea t 0
‘vealers - Choice 52 50-
WOOLED LAMBS—Choice 65 g 0 50j few head 57 0 0-58 go> Good
5 los2d 00-27 nn’oq G qn d 23 s °’ 47 50-54 00, Standard 42 50-49 50,
2o 00, UtilityJooo-23 50 Ut i llty 34 0042 50, Cull 90-120
HAY PRICES
VEAL CALVES
mostly steady
For Southeastern and
South Central Pennsylvania
Monday, December 28
All hay No 2 and better
puces paid by dealeis at the
faun, puce per ton
Hay & stiaw steady. Mulch
steady to stronger
Alfalfa
33 00-40 00
few sales to 45 00
22 00-33 00
25 00-35 00
Timothy hay
Mixed hay
Straw 25 00-4-0 00
Mulch 20 00 26 00
Reported by bureau of Market!
Fa. Sept, of Agriculture.
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Wednesday, December 23
loads hay. including 1 load
altalfa, 44 50 2 loads timothy
33 00 and 40 00 2 loads clovei,
39 00 and 44 00
6 loads stiaw 36 00-40 50
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
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 Manage?
lbs 25 00-31 00, 65-85 lbs 22 00
26 50
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM—Bulk 90-120 lbs 34 00-
40 00, with several at 40 00-45.00
Local Grain
Wednesday, December 30
These prices aie made up oi
the average puces quoted by six
participating local feed and gram
conceins It should be noted,
however, that not every dealer
handles each commodity. Al]
prices are per bushel, except for
ear corn which is per ton.
The aveiage local giam prices
quoted Wednesday, December
30, 1970, aie as follows
Bid ! Offered*
37 00 42 00
1 65 1 84
88 99
1 28 1 42
Ear Corn
Shelled Corn
Oats
Barley
Wheat
*Bid is the puce the dealer will
buy from the farmer delivered to
the mill Offeied is the price the
dealer will sell toi at his mill
PARADISE, PENNA
Composite
Report
168
Vintage
Auction
900-1250 lbs 28 25-29 50r 1250-
1400 lbs 27 50-29 00, few 1415-
1550 lbs 25 50 26 50, high-Good
and low-Choice 27 25-28 60, Good
25 50-27 75, few Standard 22 50-
25 75
COWS Utility and high
dieasing Cutter 19 00-2150, few
21 50-22 00, Cutter 18 50-20 25,
Canner and low-Cuttei 17 00
10 50
BULLS Choice 28 75-30 25,
couple 3125-3210, Good 27 00-
28 85, Utility and Commercial
27 35-30 35, few 30 60-31 10, five
head 31 75-32 00
VEAL CALVES Vealeis
100-2 00 lower, bulk of the 95-
115 lbs Calves returned to farm
VEALERS Choice 52 50-
56 50, few 57 00-58 50, Good
47 50-52 00, Standard 44 00-48 00.
Utility 34 00-42 00 Cull 90-120
Ips 25 00-3100, 65-85 lbs 22 00-
26 50
CALVES RETURNED TO
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Wednesday, December 30)
January ’7l
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
December
Tiend Cattle aie weaker, Hogs are weaker, Potatoes .are
steady and Eggs aie steady
1 85
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynold* fc Company
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland
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) 354-2184
Hog Receipts 931. Retail
18-19 50; Heavyweights 16-17.50;
Wholesale 2s 3s 4s, 17.50-18;
Sows 11-14, Boars 10-12.
Monday, December 28
Calf Receipts 173. Market
$1 to $2 higher. Choice and
Prime 51-56 50; Good and Low
Choice 44-50.50; Standard 36-
43 50, Common 24-35.50.
Monday, December 28
Hay and Straw 22 loads.
Mixed Hay 37 50-53; Alfalfa BB
SS, Straw 39-44.
FARM Bulk 90-120 lbs. 34.00.
40 00, several 40 00-45 00. >
HOGS Bairows and Gilts 50-
1 00 lowei
BARROWS AND GILTS—US
1 205-215 lbs 17 50-17.85; US
1- 195-235 lbs 1710-17.55; US
2- 185-245 lbs 16 75-17.00.
SHEEP Wooled Lambs and
Slaughter Ewes fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
45-85 lbs 26 00-28 00; Good
22 50-26 50
SLAUGHTER EWES—Utility
and Good 6 00-9 00
Fat Hogs and Feeder Pig Sale
Saturday, December 26 ■
HOGS 768 Barrows and
Gilts mostly 75c to $l.OO higher.
No 1-2 200-225 lbs. 18.25-19,
a few at 19 10, No. 2-3 195-245
lbs 17 50-18; No 3-4 235-260 lbs.
17 25-17 60. No. 2-4 180-190 lbs.
17-17 60
SOWS Few US No. 1-3 290-
345 lbs 9 50-12 25.
BOARS A few at 10.50. '
New York . Chicago
Chicago Chicago Maine Fresh Eggs
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
28.50 16.45
29.10 16.45 2.67 33.2*
29.30 17.90
19.07
29.17 19.25
28.85 19.15
28.87
b-bid n-nominal
a-askcd
makes the difference
in auctions!
Reports
New Holland
Auction
Monday, December 28
2.61 35.15
3.15 33.00
36.85
35.85
33.08