—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 20,1971
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Local Livestock Market and Auction Reports
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March 17
Cattl* Calves Hors Sh*»p
Today 1041 124 431 29
Last wk 1181 134 358 0
Last \r 1097 90 320 99
This weeks
auction 977 126 430 31
Last weeks
1007 115 343 0
auction
CATTLE —Compared to Mon
day, Slaughtei Steers 50-75 low
ei, few sales steady these mam-
L Standaid and low-Good. Cows
steady to 50 lower, decline on
Utility, Bulls mostly steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Pnme 1050-
1300 lbs 32 50-33 75 Choice 950-
1450 lbs 30 85-33 10 high-Good
and low-Choice 29 50-31 35 Good
27 35-30 00 Stand,'d and low-
Good 25 60-28 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-975 lbs 28 25-30 25
Good 26 60-28 50
COWS utility and high
dressing Cuttei 21 50-23 00, few
23 00-23^50 Cuttei 20 50-22 25,
Cannet and low-Cuttei 19 00-
20 50
BULLS Choice 23 50-29 85
Cood 26 75-28 75. Utihtj and
Commercial 26 75-29 75, lew
£1 35-31 85
VEAL CALVES ■
stiong to 1 00 highei
VEALERS Choice 54 50-
57 50, few 58 00-59 50 Good
49 00-55 00 Standaid 43 00-
49 00 Utihtv 35 00-42 00 Cull
90-120 lbs 26 00 32 00
Banows and Gilts
HOGS
50-1 00 lower
BORROWS AND GILTS—US
1 210-225 lbs 19 00 US 2-3 195-
260 lbs 17 50-18 00, mainly
17 75-18 00
SHEEP Couple lots Choice
65-70 lbs Spimg Lambs 35 50-
26 50 one lot Utility 60 lbs
IS 50
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday. Maich 16
362 Head of Cattle
Steei s High Choice and
Mime itew), 33 003375
Choice 31 50 32 75 Good, 28 00-
Z I 00 Standard 26 75-28 00
Utility (few), 25 10-26 25
Heifeis Choice (few), 28 00-
cI 00 Standai d, 25 25-26 35
Cows Utility (individual).
22 00 23 60 Cuttei, 21 50-22 35,
Cannei 19 50-2125 Shells down
O 17 50
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Green
Dragon
Livestock Sales
Ephrata, R. D. 3, Pa
Walter Rissci, Manager
Phone: (717) 733-2334
Every FRIDAY
$ Dan v Cows 1-2 20 P M
• Hav & Sti aw Auction
1 00 P M
• Beet Cattle & Veal Calves
11 00 A M
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 15
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1234 249 848 154
Last wk 1037 215 806 117
Last yr 980 259 879 298
CATTLE Including 780 at
auction Compaied to last weeks
close, Slaughtei Steel s uneven,
average Choice to Pume stiong
tc 25 higher, Standard to low-
Choice steady to 25 lowei. Cows
mostly steady, instances 25 low
ei on Utility. Good and Choice
Bulls steady, Utility and Com
mercial 50-75 lowei
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Pnme 1200-1250 lbs 34 60 35 25,
including load 1300 lbs at 35 25
mixed-Choice and Pnme 1100-
1450 lbs 33 35-34 25, Choice 950-
1420 lbs 31 50-33 35 high-Good
rnd low-Choice 30 25 31 50 Good
28 00-30 75, Standaid and low-
Good 25 75-28 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-925 lbs 28 <5-30 00
Good 26 75-29 00
COWS Utility and higli
diessmg Cuttei 21 75-23 cO few
20 50-24 00 Cuttei 20 75-22 25
Cannei and lo\v-Cuttei 18 75-
21 00
BULLS Choice 29 03-30 50
Good 26 50-29 00 Utility and
Commercial 27 00-29 00, few
29 00-30 50, Cutter and low-
Utility 900-1100 lbs 25 75 27 00
VEAL CALVES Vealers
steadv to 1 00 lowei
VEALERS Choice 53 00-
56 00, few sales 57 00, Good
48 00-54 00, Standaid 43 00-48 00
Utility 34 00-42 00 Cull 25 00-
32 00
jIOGS Borrows and Gilts
strong to 50 higher, Cows scarce
BARROWS AND GILTS—US
1 200-240 lbs 19 50-20 00, US 1-2
200 240 lbs 19 00-19 50, US 2-3
200 260 lbs 18 25-19 00 180-200
lbs 17 25-18 25
Vealeis
SHE'S? Wooled Lambs 50-
100 hignei Ewes absent
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
70-100 lbs 25 50-27 50 lot Choice
7C lbs New Ciop Lambs 29 00.
Good 65-100 lbs 23 50-26 00,
Utility 20 00-23 50
HAY PRICES
For Southeastern and
South Central Pennsylvania
Monday, March 15
All hay No 2 and better
puces paid by dealers at the
ta’m, puce per ton
Hay and stiaw steady to
weak Large amount on offei
Alfalfa
Timothy hay
Mixed hay
Stiaw
Mulch
„ > Eat corn, 2 loads, 3100 and
Reported by Bureau of Market*
Pa. Dept, of Agriculture. 4b UU
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
marketing livestock! PARADISE, PENNA.
M II II J , 1 BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
New nOllcinCl makes tke difference j HOGS,-LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
in auctions. I SOLD ON COMMISSION
MONDAY 10 30 A M. FAT HOGS and SHOATS 1 SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
230 P M FAT STEERS. BULLS. COWS & VEAL 1
HORSE SALE MONDAY at 10:00 A.M j FAT HOGS AND FEEDER PIG SALE
„ TTm EVERY SATURDAY AT 9:00 A.M.
DAIRY SALE WEDNESDAY at 12:30 P.M.
FAT STEERS, BULLS, COWS & VEAL THURSDAY i For Marketing Information
at 12:30 P.M. I Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. BoxlOO Paradise, Pa.
_ T TT „ , _ 10 nn East of Lancaster on Rt 30
New Holland, Penna
Abi am W Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194 Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Composite
Report
Friday weekly, March 19
Lancaster Terminal, Vintage
and Lancaster Auctions
Cattle Calves
This week .4300 1200
Last week 4525 1383
Last year 4278 1042
CATTLE Slaughtei Steers
50-1 00 lower, after some eaily
sales Pnme 25 highei, Cows
steady to 50 lower, with Utility
mainly 50 lower, Bulls uneven.
Good and Choice generally
steady, Utility and Commercial
50-1 00 lowei, Supply included an
estimated 55 percent Slaughter
Steeis, 20 peicent Cows, 15 pei
cent Bulls, with the balance
mainly Feedei Steeis
SLAUGHTER STEERS— High-
Choice and Fume 1050-1350 lbs
32 50-34 25, few loads Fume
main,}' on Honda}’ 34 GO-35 25
Choice 950-1420 lbs 31 00 33 75,
mainly 31 50-33 00, hish-Good
and low-Choice 29 00-31 50,
Good 27 35-30 75 Standard and
low-Good 24 50 28 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-1000 lbs 28 00-30 50,
en head 30 60-31 00. Good
26 75-28 50
COWS Utility and high
diessing Cuttei 21 50-23 50
mainly 21 50-23 00 lew earl}
pait of week 23 50-24 00 Cutter
20 50-22 50 Canner and low-Cut
tei 18 50 21 00
BULLS Choice 28 50 31 00,
few head 31 25-32 00. Good
26 50 29 00, Utility and Commei
cial 26 75-29 75, few 30 50-31 85,
Cuttei and Low-ULlity 900-1100
lbs 25 75-27 00
VE\L CALVES Vealeis
strong to 100 highei, with most
advance on Choice Calves re
tained to farm fully steady
VEALERS Choice 54 50-
58 00, few 58 50-60 50 Good
48 00-55 00 Standaid 43 00-49 00,
Utility 33 00-42 00, Cull 90-120
lbs 28 00-32 00, 65-85 lbs 25 00
29 00
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM—Bulk 90 120 lbs 35 GO
-44 00, few sales 49 00-55 00
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Friday, March 12
82 loads hay, including Al
falfa, 33 00-51 00, few to 60 50,
Timothy, few loads 27 00-38 00
Mixed hay, 28 00-49 00, couple
loads to 70 00, Clovei, few loads
30 00-45 50
32 00-45 00
20 00-33 00
23 00-35 00
25 00-32 00
13 00-22 00
46 loads straw, 35 00-46 00.
one load 52 00
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, March 16
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 816 415 646 14
Last wk 894 566 621 8
Last yi 878 388 365 293
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughtei Steeis weak
to 25, instances 50 lower, Cows
mostly steady, instances 25 low
ei on Utility, Bulls steady to
weak Supply included 29 per
cent Cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Pnme 1075-1325 lbs
33 00-34 10, few head Choice
yield grade 2 34 50-35 10, Choice
S5O-1425 lbs 31 00-33 75, mainly
31 50-33 25, high-Good and low-
Choice 29 75-31 50, Good 28 00-
30 25, Standard and low-Good
24 75-28 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-1000 lbs 23 75-30 50
jfven 30 60 31 00, Good 27 00-
28 50
COWS Utility and high
diessing Cutter 21 75-23 00, few
23 00-23 50. Cuttei 20 50-22 25
Canner and low-Cuttei 18 25-
2U 75
BULLS Choice 28 75-30 00,
thiee head 30 85-32 85, Good
26 50-28 60, Utility and Commer
cial 26 75-29 60
VEAL CALVES Vealers
strong to 2 00 highei, Calves le
turned to faim fully steady Sup
ply included around 45 percent
itturned to farm
VEALERS Choice 54 50-
58 00, few 58-50 59 50, Good
40 50-55 50, Standaid 44.00-49 00,
Utility 33 00-42 00, Cull 90-120
lbs 29 00-33 00, 65-85 lbs 25 00-
30 00
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM Bulk 90-120 lbs 36 00-
44 00, few 49 00-55 00
HOGS Banows and Gilts
stiong to 25 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS US
1 200-230 lbs 19 00-19 50. US 1-2
200-240 lbs 18 75-19 10. US 2-3
200-240 lbs 1850-18 75, US 2
170-195 lbs 17 00-18 10
SHEEP Insufficient volume
foi a market test
Fat Hogs and Feeder Pig Sale
Saturday, March 13
HOGS 1040 Banows & Gilts
75c to $1 lower US No 1-2 200-
230 lbs 18 75-19 35 US No 2-3
200-245 lbs 18 25-18 75 US No
2-4 190-260 lbs 17 60-18 35 US
No 3-4 260-325 lbs 16 50-17 75
Few US No 2-4 175-190 lbs
15 85-17 75
Sows US No 1-3 330-445 lbs
13 25-14 25 US No 2-3 300-535
lbs 10 00-12 25
Boars 10 00-12 00
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, March 18
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 898 392 0
Last week 1058 449 2
Last year 916 324 214
CATTLE Compared to last
Thui’sday, Slaughter Steers 50<
75 lower; Cows uneven, Utility
weak to 50 lower, Canner and
Cutter steady to 25 higher; Bulls
weak to 50 lower, instances 1.00
lower on Utility and Commercial,
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Small supply high-Choice and
Prime 1075-1325 lbs 32.85-34 19;
Choice 950-1325 lbs 30 60-33 09,
lew head 33 00-33 50; high-Good
and low-Choice 29 00-3100; Good
27 35-30 25, Standard and low-
Good 24 50-27 60
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS —.
Choice 825-970 lbs 27 50-30 25.
COWS Utility and high
diessmg Cutter 21 60-23 25, few
23 25-23 85. Cuttei 20 75-22.50;
Canner and low-Cutter 18 50-
21 00
BULLS Choice 29 00-31 00,
five head 3125-32 00, Good 26 50-
29 00, Utility and Commercial
27 25-30 00, few 30 25-31.10.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
mostly steady, instances 100
higher on Choice, Calves return
ed to farm fully steady.
VEALERS Choice 55 GO
-58 00, few 59 00-60 50, Good
49 00-55 00, Standard 42 00-50 00;
Utility 34 00-42 00; Cull 25.00-
32 00
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM Bulk 90-115 lbs. 33.00-
41 CO, few 40 00-45 00.
SHEEP None
Monday, March 15
Hog Receipts 1179- Retail
18-19 75, Wholesale 2s, 3s, 4s
1818 60, Heavyweights 17-18;
Sows 12-14 50, Boars 11-13.75.
Monday, March 15
Calf Receipts 175 Choice
and Prime 52-58, Standard 36-
42 50, Good and Low Choice
43-51 50, Common 25-35 50.
Monday, March 15
Forty-four loads of hay and
straw sold as follows - Alfalfa
40-57, Timothy and Clover (1
load) 53 50, Mixed Hay 28 50-
48, Straw 39-46 50; Corn Fodder?
(1 load) 35 50.
Cattle
Weekly Review
Monday - Wednesday
March 15 • March 17
CATTLE WEEKLY Com
pared last Fuday, slaughter
steers uneven, Choice and
Prime 50-75 lower, Standard
and Good steady to 50 lower,
slaughter heifeis 50-75 lower;
cows 25-75 highei, bulls 50 high
ei
Increased i eceipts locally,
coupled with a somewhat less
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