—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, February 13,1971
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Local Livestock' Market and Auction Reports
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, February 10
Cattle CalV'S Ho‘'« Sh—’T
Today 934 89 338 10
Last wk 1296 133 276 16
Last yi 1021 106 361 1
This wks
auction
Last wks
908 81 337 57
auction 1296 133 272 24
CATTLE Slaughter steel s
50-75 higher, cows 50-1 00 high
er, bulls mostly steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice and Prime 975-
1275 lbs 32 85-33 35, part load
1150 lb 34 25 Choice 950-1450
Id 31 00-33 00, high Good and
low Choice 29 60-31 75, Good
27 50-30 00 Standard 24 60-26 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-950 lb 28 50-29 75,
Good 25 00-27 75
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cuttei 22 50-23 75 few
24 00-24 75 Cutter 21 00 22 85,
Cannei and low Cutter 18 75
20 75
BULLS Choice 29 00 30 35
few 30 75-31 10, Good 27 GO
-29 00 Utility and Commeicial
27 50-30 00 few 30 50 31 50
VEAL CALVES Vealers
strong to 2 00 higher
VEALERS Choice 54 00
57 00, sik head 58 50-60 00, Good
50 00-55 00 Standard 46 50-50 00
Utility 37 00-45 50, Cull 90-120
lb 29 00-37 00 65-85 lb 25 00-
28 00
HOGS Bauows and gilts
mosth steady
BARROWS AND GILTS US
1 210-235 lb 22 75 US 1-3 190-
250 lb 21 50-22 00
SHEEP Couple lots Utility
60-75 lb wooled lambs steady at
2150
Lebancn Valley
Auction
Tuesday, Febiuaiy 9
372 Head of Cattle
Slecis High Choice and
Pi ime 32 50 33 25 Choice, 30-
35-32 00 Good, 28 50-30 00
Standaid 26 00-27 60 Utilitj
(few) 24 50 25 75
Heifeis Choice (few), 27 85-
30 00 Good 26 75 27 75 Stan
daul (lew) 24 50-27 00
Cows Utility (individual)
22 00-23 60 Cuttei 21 00 22 25
Cannei, 18 75 21 00 Shells down
to 18 00
Bulls Choice (individual)
30 75 and 3135 Good (few)
27 85-29 75 Utility and Com
meicial 25 00 29 60
175 Head of Veal Calves
Choice (few) 57 50-59 50
Good 52 00 57 00 Stanclai d 46 -
50 49 50 Utility 39 50 44 50
Culls 90-120 pounds 30 00 38 00
Culls 70 85 pounds 24 00-29 00
Faini Calves Bulls 80-110
pounds 32 00 44 50 Heifei s 85-
120 pounds (few) 32 004450
235 Head of Hogs
Bauows and Gills US 2 3
190 260 pounds 21 35 21 85 US
2 4 185 260 pounds 21 uO 21 85
Sov's US 1 8 275 pounds
15 50 16 85 US 2 8 300 600
pounds 14 00 15 00
Boais (lew r ) 1300 14 00
10 Hcod of Feed ai Pigs
US 1-3 25 35 pounds (lew)
9 50
CHIC VGO OPEN TILL AUG 1
,'lhe Chicago Slock Yaids,
which was slated to close Feb
maiy 1. has announced an ex
tension of the closing dale until
August 1 " ‘ 1
Couit action was bi ought to de
lay the closing date to give feed
tis, brokeis and packets six
months to develop alternate
plans.
Composite Vintage
Report Auction
Monday, February 8 Friday Weekly, February 12 Tuesday, February 9
Lancaster
Market
Cattle Calves Hoys Sheep
Today 531 286 822 276
Last wk 385 193 569 297
Last yi 481 274 673 262
CATTLE Small supply
Slaughter Steers fully steady,
small supply Cows weak to 50
lower, Bulls geneially steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS Lot
high-Choice 1225 lbs 33 00,
Choice 1075-1200 lbs 31 25-32 00,
mixed-Good and Choice 30 00-
30 50, one lot Good 1200 lbs
29 50
COWS Utility and high
diessing Cuttei 21 50-22 50, Cut
ter 20 25-22 00, Canner and low-
Cutter 18 00-20 00
BULLS Good 26 50-29 00,
Utility and Commeicial 27 50-
29 00, few head 30 50
VEAL CALVES Vealers
1 00-3 00 lower, most decline on
Good and Choice
VEALERS Choice 54 00
50 00, Good 50 00-55 00, Stand
aid 43 00-50 00 Utility 35 00-
44 00, Cull 90-120 lbs 28 00-
33 00, 65-85 lbs 24 00-28 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES
Good and Choice 300-350 lbs
3100-38 00
HOGS Bariows and Gilts
1 25-1 50 highei, Sows 50-10 D
higher
BARROWS AND F- t LTS
US 1 200 230 lbs 22 25-23 00 US
1- 195-245 lbs 21 75-22 00, US
2- 190-260 lbs 2125-2175, US
3 1 260-230 lbs 20 50-21 50, 280-
300 lbs 19 00 20 00
SOWS US 2-3 300-450 lbs
14 00-15 00, US 2-3 450-550 lbs
13 00-14 00
SHEEP Wooled Lambs
steady to 50 lowei, Ewes about
steadj
WOOLED LWIBS Choice
75-105 lbs 25 00-26 50, few sales
27 CO Good 65 100 lbs 23 00-
25 00 Utility 20 00-23 03
SLAUGHTER EWES—Utility
c'nd Good 400 8 00
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, Febiuaiy 10
Repoited leceipts of 68 head
of cattle, 5 heifeis, 3 bulls,
maiket stronger
Load Veimont cows, fiesh,
415 575 spnngeis, 450 615
Load Canadian cows fiesh,
460 720 spnngeis 465 600
Load Canadian and Franklin
County cows liesh, 315-475
Locally consigned cows, most
ly ti esh, 250 560
Few Guemsey cows 275-305
Heilei s, 275 430
Bulls 170 400
AUCTIONS makes ***e difference in
marketing livestock!
HnffglSld snakes 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.
Abiam W Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
Lancaster Terminal, Vintage,
Lancaster & New Holland Auc
tions
Cattle Calves
3200 1250
3810 1260
3472 1135
This week
Last week
Last year
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
50-75 higher, Cows generally 50-
100 higher, or mostly steady
with last weeks close, Bulls ful
ly steady. Supply included an
estimated 40 percent Slaughter
Steers, 35 percent Cows, 10 per-'
cent Bulls, with the balance
mainly Feeder Steels
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 975-1275 lbs
32 85-34 00, few head 34 10-34 50,
Choice 950-1400 lbs 30 50 33 00,
high-Good and low-Choice 29 25-
31 00, Good 27 50-30 00, Stand
ard and low-Good 24 50 27 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-950 lbs 28 50 29 75,
Good 25 00-27 75
COWS Utility and high
di easing Cuttev 2150-24 00, few
24 00-24 75. Cutter 20 50-22 50,
few to 23 00, Canner and low-
Cuttei 18 50-20 75
BULLS Choice 28 75-30 50,
few 30 50 31 85, Good 26 50-29 00,
Utility and Commercial 26 75-
30 00, few 30 50-31 50
VEAL CALVES Vealeis
weak to 2 00 lower, with Good
and Choice mostly 2 00 lower
VEALERS Choice 54 GO
-53 50, few head 53 50-60 00.
Good 50 00 55 00 Standard
46 00-51 00, Utility 37 00-46 00,
Cull 90-120 lbs. -29 00-34 00, 65-
85 lbs 25 00-30 00
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM Bulk 90-120 lbs 35 00-
42 00, few mainly Holstein Heif
ers 45 00 49 00
Local Grain
Thursday, February 11
These pi ices aie made up of
the aveiage puces quoted by six
paiticipating local feed and grain
concerns It should be noted
howevei, that not eveiy dealei
handles each commodity. All
tv ices ate r>m bushel except for
ear corn which is pei ton
The aveiage local giain pi ices
quoted Thuisday, February 11,
1971, aie as follows
-Bid Offered
40 00 45 00
167 1 87
.83 94
Ec.r Corn
Shelled C<vn
Oats (local)
oats (western)
Barley
Wheat
-Hid is the puce the dealer win
buy fiom the faimei delivered to
the null Offeied is the puce the
dealer will sell for at his null
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 739 500 636. 11
Last wk. 889 573 491 14
Last >i 636 475 241 76
CATTLE Cogipaied to last
Tuesday, Slaughtei Steers 50-
75 higher, Cows 50 to mostly
100 higher, Buds steady to
stiong Supply included 4u per
cent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1025-
1300 lbs. 33 00-3400, live head
3410-34 50, Choice 950-1400 lbs
30.50-32 50, lew 32 50-33 00,
high-Good and low-Choice 29 00-
30 50 Good 27 50-29 50, Stand
ard and low-Good 25 00-27 i 5
COWS Utility and high
diessing Cutter 21 15-23 /5, few
23 85-24 50, Cuttei 20 75-23 00,
Canner and low-Cuuei 18 io
-20 75
BULLS Choice 28 75-30 75,
Good 26.50-28 1 5, liuiuy ana
Commeicial 26 /5-29 50, few
29 50-30 50
FEEDER _ STEERS Part
loaa Urooa to Choice »oo
lbs 2y 85
VEAL CALVES
1 00-2 00 lower
VEALERS Choice 55 00-
53 00, Good 51 CO 55 00, Stana
aid 47.00-52 00, Utility 36 00-
46 00, Cull 90-120 iOa 2y ou
-34 00, 65-8 o lbs 25 00 30 00
HOGS Banows and Gilts
50 1 00 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US
1 195-230 lbs 22 25-22 50, US 1-2
200-240 lbs 21 85-22 10, US 2-3
190-250 lbs 2135-21 75, 180-190
lbs 20 10-21 00
SHFEP - Insufficient volume
lor maxic A t test
Fat Hogs and Feeder Pig Sale
Saturday, February 6
HOGS 971 Bai rows and
Gills $2 to $2 25 higher US No
1-2 200-235 lbs 22 10-22 60 US
No. 2-3 195-250 lbs 21 50 21 85
US No 2-4 185-260 lbs 21 35-21 -
50 Few US No 3-4 260-270 lbs
20 85-2100 US No 2-4 140-180
lbs 16.10 20 60
SOWS US No 1-3 300 500 lbs
14 75-18 25
BOARS 10 75-13 25
Green Dragon
Hay Market
1 11
1 48
190
31 loads hay, including Alfal
fa, few loads, 34 00 48 00, Timo
thy, few loads, 29 00-39 00, Mix
e.. hay, 27 00-34 00. one load 40 -
00, two loads Clover. 33 00 and
4100
1 02
136
172
10 loads straw, 38 50 42 00
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, im.
PARADISE, PENN Y.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
HOGS, LAMES 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
Vealeis
Friday, February 5
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, February 11
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 767 361 8
Last vvk 934 350 7
Last yi 830 304 6
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 50-75
lughei, cows uneven, mainly
steady to strong although Can
ner and low Cutter weak to 50
lower, bulls fully steady. Sup
ply included 47 peicent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Small supply high Choice and
Prime 1050-1250 lb 32.75-33.00,
few head mainly Choice yield
grade 2 33 35-34 50; Choice 950-
1375 lb 30 50-32 75; high Good
and low Choice 29 25-31.00; Good
28 00-30 00, Standard and low
Good 25 50-27 50
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 21 50-24 00, few
24 00-24 75 Cutter 20 50-22 50;
Canner and low Cutter 18.50-
20 50
BULLS Choice 29 25-30.85,
lew 3100-31 85, with a couple at
32 50-33 50, Good 27 00-29.25;
Utility and Commercial 27.00-
30 10, few 31 00-31 50
VEAL CALVES Vealers
weak to 2 00 lower, with Good
and Choice mostly 2 00 lower
VEALERS Choice 55.00-,
58 50, Good 50 00-54 50, Stand
ai d 46 00-51 00. Utility 37.00-
44 00, Cull 90-120 lb 28 00-34.00,
65-85 lb 25 00 30 00
SHEEP One lot Choice 105
lb fully steady at 28 00.
Monday, February 8, 1971
Hogs 1052— Retail 21.75-23;
Wholesale 2s. 3s, 4s 21 50-21.75,
Heavyweights 20 50-21 50; Sows
13-16 50 Boar 10 50-13.
Monday, February 8, 1971
Calves 92—Choice and Prime
53-61, Standaid 41-47 50; Good
and Low Choice; 48-52 50; Com
mon 26-40 50
Monday, February 8, 1971
Hay and Straw —38 Loads. Al
falfa—44. Mixed Hay 28-45;
Straw 39 50-43 50, Peanut Shells
30 50
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
Fridaj, February 5
The Green Dragon market re
ported receipts of* 162 head of
poorer quality cattle, market
well attended, with prices lower.
Consignments included:
Load of Canadian cows, 500.00-
660 00, one puiebred, 850 00.
Load of Canadian cows, fresh
and springers, 430 00-530 00
Held of West Virginia cows.
225 00-325 00
Herd of New York State cows,
265 00-380 00
Herd of Lancaster County
cows, 200 00-300 00