—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 6,1971
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Local Livestock Market and Auction Reports
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, February 3
Cattle Calves Hog's Steep
Today 1316 133 276 16
Last wk 649 72 402 18
791 110 256 14
■Last jr
This wks
auction 1296 133 272 24
Last wks
auction 570 67 361 21
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
stiong to 50 higher than Mon
day, or 50- 1 50 highei than last
Wednesday, Cows 75-1 00 high
er, Bulls strong to 50 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 950-1350 lbs
3210-3310, Choice 950-1350 lbs
30 25-32 25, high-Good and low-
Choice 29 75-3135 Good 26 60-
30 25. Standard and low-Good
23 25-26 85
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-950 lbs 28 00-29 50
few Prime 30 00-30 75 Good
26 50-28 00
COWS Utility and high
clressing Cutter 22 25 23 75, few
23 75-24 10, Cutter 20 50-22 50,
Canner and low-Cutter 19 00-
20 50
BULLS Choice 29 00-30 60,
Good 26 60-29 00, Utility and
Commercial 27 00-30 00, few
30 25-30 75
VEAL CALVES -
fully steady to strong
VEALERS Choice 55 00-
60 Qp, Good 52 00-56 00; Standard
46 m£s2 00, Utility 3500-45 00
HOGS Banows and
50-100 -higher
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 210-230 lbs 20 75-2100,
US 2-3 200-250 lbs '2O 35-2*160,
US* 2-3 190-200 lbs 19 75-20 50;
US 2 170-180 lbs 18 50
SHEEP One lot Choice 90
lbs Wooled Lambs 28 00, one
lot Utility 95 lbs 23 25
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, February 2
305 Head of Cattle
Steei s High Choice and
Prime (individual), 32 00 and
32 75, Choice, 30 00-3185, Good,
28 00 29 85, Standard, 25 50-27-
75, Utility (few), 24 00-25 00
Heifers Choice (few), 28 10-
3100, Good (few), 26 60-27 00;
Standaid (few), 24 35-25 35; Uti
lity, 23 00 24 00.
Cows Utility (individual),
2175-23 50, Cuttei, 20 00-2185,
Canner, 18 25-20 50, Shells down
to 17 00
Bulls Good, 28 00-30 50, Uti
lity and Commercial, 26 50-29 -
225 Head of Veal Calves
Choice 57 50 60 50 Good 54 -
00 58 00 Standai d 45 50 53 00
Utility, 39 00 44 00 Cl ll 90 120
pounds, 30 00 38 50 Cull 70 85
pounds, 25 00 29 00
Faun Cahes Bn’s 80 110
pounds 28 00 36 00 Ucifeis 80-
120 pounds 28 00 30 00
300 Head of Hogs
Bauows and Gilts U S 1-2
210 230 pounds (few), 2100-
2110 US 2-3 185 245 pounds,
20 25 20 50 US 2-4 190 260
pounds (few), 1975-22 00
Sows U S 1-3 300-500 pounds
'lew), 14 00-15 75 US 2-3 300-
000 pounds (few) 12 00-14 25
Boais (few) 1100-13 00.
Lancaster
Market
Monday, February 1
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 456 193 569 297
Last wk 411 166 602 345
Last yr 645 232 749 362
CATTLE Small supply
Slaughter Steers 50-100 higher,
Cows steady, few sales Bulls
steady Supply includes an esti
mated 50 percent Slaughter
Steel s, 20 percent Cows and
Bulls, with the balance mainly
Feeder Steei s
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Load high-Choice and Prime
1275 lbs 32 50, Choice 1100-1250
lbs 30 00-31 00, few sales mixed-
Good and Choice 29 00-29 50
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cuttei 21 00-22 50, Cut
tei 19 50-21 00, Canner and low-
Cutter 17 50-19 50
BULLS Good 27 00-29 00,
Utility and Commeicial 27 CO
-29 00, few sales 29 50-30 50
VEAL CALVES Vealers
mostly steady
VEALERS Choice 55 00-
58 00, Good 51 00-55 00, Standard
46 00-52 00, Utility 35 00-44 00,
Cull 90-120 lbs 28 00-30 00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES—Good
and Choice 300-390 lbs 32.00-
40 00
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM Bulk 90-120 lbs 38 00-
44 00
Vealers
HOGS Banows" and Gilts
stiong.tp 25-highei , -v
BARR(>Ws r Ahf D? S
1 195-225- lbs.' 2023-20 75, few
21 00, US 1-2 200-240 lbs 19 75-
20 00, US 2-3 190-250 lbs 19 25-
19 75, US 3-4 260-280 lbs 18 00-
19 00
SHEEP—Wooled Lambs 25-50
lower, Ewes absent.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
75-105 lbs 25 00-26 25, few sales
26 50 27 50, Good 65-100 lbs
23 00-25 00, Utility 20 00-23 00
Local Grain
Thursday, February 4
These pi ices aie made up of
the average puces quoted by six
participating local feed and grain
concerns It should be noted,
however,'*that not every dealer
handles each commodity All
puces aie per bushel, except for
ear coin which is per ton.
The aveiage local giam prices
quoted Thursday, February 4,
1971, are as follows
Ear Corn
Shelled Corn
Oats (local)
Oats (western)
Barley
Wheat
'•‘Bid is the puce the dealer will
buy fiom the fannei deliveied to
the mill Offeied is the puce the
dealer will sell for at his mill
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
mm 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
Abi am W Diffenbach, Manager Phone - 717-354-2194
Composite Vintage
Report Auction
Friday Weekly, February 5 Tuesday, February 2
Lancaster Terminal, Vintage,
Lancaster and New Holland Auc
tions
Cattle * Calves
This week 4000 ■ 1250
Last week 3018 - 1039
Last year 2817 1082
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
50-1 00 higher, instances 150
higher, Cows 50-l’oo higher,
Bulls strong io 50 higher, in
stances 100 higher on Utility
and Commeicial ovei 1500 lbs
Supply included an estimated 60
pei cent Slaughter Steei s, 25 per
cent Cows, 10 percent Bulls, with
the balance mainly Feeder
Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 950-1350 I"/
32 00-33 10, few head 33 00-33 75,
Choice 950-1350 lbs 30 00-32 25,
few 1350-1450 lbs 29 50-30 50,
high-Good and low-Choice 29 00-
30 75, few on Wednesday 30 75-
3135, Good 26 50-29 50, Stand
ard and low-Good 23 25-27 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-950 lbs 28 00-29 50,
few Prime 30 00-30 75, Good
26 50-28 00
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 21.50-2375, few
23 85-24 85; Cutter 20 00-22 50,
Canner and low-C.Dtter 17 75-
20 00 ’
BULLS Choice 28 75-30 75,
few 3100-32.25, Good 26 60-
29 00, Utility and Commercial
26 50-30 00, few 30 50-31 85
VEAL CALVES Vealers
strong to 200 higher, least ad
vance on Good and Choice
VEALERS Choice 56 00-
60 00, few 61.00,, Good 52.00-
57 00, Standard 46 00-53 00;
Utility 37.0045 00; Cull 90-120
lbs 28 00-36 00, 65-85 lbs 24 00-
28 00
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
The Green Dragon market
reported receipts of 98 head of
average quality cattle, well at
tended, with prices stronger on
fresh cows and top springers,
average prices on remainder
Consignments included -
Load of Canadian fresh cows,
397.50-570 00.
Load of New Yoik State cows,
fresh and springers, 327 50-
500 00
Bid Offered
40 00 45 00
1 65 1 84
.87 97
97 1 10
1 34 1 49
171 191
Load of Wisconsin cows, fiesh
and spnngei s, 320 00 535 00
Load of local cows, fresh
and springers, 337 50-490 00
Local cows, fresh, 335 00-390
Colored cows, 230 00-280 00
One Swiss springei, 415 00
Friday, January 29
Cattle Calves Hog'S Sheep
Today 889 573 491 14
Last wk 628 464 418 25
Last yr 608 341 236 29
CATTLE Slaughter Steeis
fully steady to 100 highei, most
advance on high-Choice and
Prime, Cows 50-75 higher; Bulls
mostly steady Supply included
34 percent Cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 975-1325 lbs
32 25-33 75; Choice 950-1400 lbs
30 00-32 10; high-Good and low-
Choice 29 00-30 50, Good 27 50-
29 25, Standard and low-Good
ssn-97 nn
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Choice 750-950 lbs 28 00-
28 85
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20 75-22 85, few
[23 00-23 75, Cutter 19 75-22 00,
Canner and low-Cutter 17 75-
19 75
BULLS Good 26 75-28 75,
few Choice 28 50-29 25, Utility
and Commercial 26.50-29 10
VEAL CALVES Vealers
strong to 2.00 higher
VEALERS Choice 56 00-
60 00; Good 53 50-56 SCT, Standard
48 00-53 00, Utility 41 00-50 00,
Cull 90-120 lbs 30.00-38 00
HOGS Barrows and Gilts
150-2 00 higher
BARROWS ’ AND GILTS ■
Few US 1 200-215 lbs 21.50-
2160, US 1-2 200-240-lbs s 20 85-
2110, US 2-3 205-250 lbs* 20.50-
20 85,’ US 2-3 185-205 lbs. 20 00-
20 50
SHEEP Insufficient volume
foi market test
Fat Hogs and £eederJPig, §sls *
Saturday,’ January 30*
HOGS 949 Barrows Gilts
Mostly $1 higher.
US No 1-2 210-230 lbs 20 00-
20 75
. US No. 2-3 195-245 lbs 19 25-
19 60
US No 2-4 185-250 lbs 18 75-
19 35.
US No 3-4 250-300 lbs 16.50-
18 85
US No 2-4 150-180 lbs 17 25-
18 75
Sows- US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs
11 75-16 50
Boars 10 00-1125
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Friday, January 29
53 loads hay, including Al
falfa, 35 00-49 00, one load at
56 00, Timothy, 35 50-40 00. Mix
ed Hay, 29 50-41 00, one load at
45 50; one load Clover, 39 00
Two loads Oi chard Grass,
37 00 and 38 50,
29 loads straw, 38 00-43 50
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Int.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS.
HOGS, LAMES AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 13 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
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, February 4
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 934 350 7
Last wk 723 322 0 ■
Last yi 688 367 3
CATTLE—Compared with last
Thursday, Slaughter Steers 50-
100 higher, Cows 75-1.00 higher,
instances 125 higher; Bulls
steady to strong, instances 1.00
higher on Utility and Commer
cial over 1500 lbs. Supply in
cluded 32 percent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1275 lbs 32 00-32 50,, five head
32 85-33 75, Choice 950-1350 lbs.
30 00-32 10, few 1350-1450 lbs.
29 50-30 50, high-Good and low-
Choice 29 00 30 50, Good 27.00-
29 50, Standard and low-Good
24 50-26 75
COWS Utility and high
diessing Cutter 2150-23.75, few
23 85-24 85; Cuttei 20.00-22.25;
Cannei and low-Cutter 19.00-
20 25
BULLS Choice 28.85-30.75,
few 31 00-32 25, Good 26.75-
29 00, Utility and Commercial
26 75-30 00, five head 31.25-31.85.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
strong to 2.00 higher, least ad
vance on Good and Choice.
VEALERS Choice 56.00-
6100; Good 52.00-57,00; stand
ard 46 00-52.00; Utility „ i|7J)(K
44 00; Cull 90-120 lbs. ,2800-
34 00, 65-85 lbs. 24 00-2aoo.'"''''
SHEEP Insufficient
or offer for a market test^
Due to conditions beyond util 1 '
control the Hog, Calf, Hay and.
Straw Market Reports for Mon
day, February.!, fjgom New Hol
land'§ Auction were not avail
able:
HAY PRICES
For Southeastern and
South Central Pennsylvania
Monday, February 1 -
All hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, pi ice per ton.
Hay and straw mostly steady.
Alfalfa 32.00-45,00
Timothy hay 22.00-33.00
Mixed hay
Straw
Mulch
Reported by Bureau of XajdceW
Fa. Dept, of Agriculture.
25.00-35.0 a
30.00-
15.00-