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Local Livestock Market and Auction
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, April 7
Cattle Calves Hoffs Sheep
Today 925 106 270 112
Last wk 897 84 443 73
Last yr 1022 132 226 63
This wks
auction
Last wks
auction 1166 135 309 30
CATTLE Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers weak
to 100 lower, mostly 50-100
lowei, Cows stiong to 25 high
er- Bulls about steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1325 lbs 33 35 34 50, Choice
1000-1425 lbs 31 35 33 50, high-
Good and low-Choice 30 50 31 -
85; Good 27 00 31 00, Standard
and low-Good 26 25-27 75
902 115 367 175
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Good 750-950 lbs 25 25-26 -
10
COWS utility and high
dressing Cuttei 20 75 22 60, few
22 75-23 25, Cutter 20 00-22 00,
Cannei and low-Cutter 18 75-
20 50
BULLS Choice 28 50 29 50,
Good 26 50-28 50 Utility and
Commercial 26 25 29 00
VEAL CALVES
about steady.
VEALERS Choice 53 GO
-55 00, few 55 50-56 50, Good 49 -
00-53 00, Standard 42 00-47 00,
Utility 33 00-40 00.
HOGS Barrows and Gilts
steady to 25 highei
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1 210 lbs 19 00 US 12 200-
220 lbs 18 25-18 50 US 2 3 195-
240 lbs 1725-17 60
SHEEP Supply mainly
Choice 20 60 lbs Spring Lambs
with few later Utility Wooled
Lambs
SPRING LAMBS Choice
22-30 lbs 72 00-79 00 Choice 35-
45 lbs 45 00-60 00 Choice 45 60
lbs 32 00 45 00
WOOLED LAMBS Couple
lots Utility 60-75 lbs 15 00 20 00
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, April G
340 Head of Cattle
Steers High Choice and
Prime (few), 32 75-3410
Choice, 3100-32 50, Good, 28 00
31.00, Standard, 24 85-27.50.
Heifers - Choice (few), 28 50-
32 00, Good (few), 25 50-27 60.
Standard (few), 24 50-25 85
Cows Utility (individual),
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Green gv
Dragon
Livestock Soles
Ephrata, R. D. 3, Pa
Walter Risser, Manager
Phone: (717) 7333334
Every FRIDAY
• Dauy Cows 12 30 P M
• Hay & Stiaw Auction
1 00 P M
• Beef Cattle & Veal Cahes
11 00 A M
10,4971
Lancaster
Market
Monday, April 5
Cattle Calve* Hog* Sheep
Today 1572 286. 898 899
Last wk 1750 268 990 359
Last yr 814 294 990 144
CATTLE Compaied to last
weeks close. Slaughter Steers
25-50 higher, with Good to low-
Choice fully 100 highei, Cows
mostly steady, Bulls slow, weak
to 50 lower. Supply included an
estimated 50 percent Slaughter
Steers, 20 peicent Cows and
Bulls with the balance mainly
Feeder Steers The auction sup
ply was 695 head
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1150-1325
lbs 34 50-35 35, Choice 975-1475
lbs 32 25-34 35, high-Good and
low-Choice 3175- 32 50, Good
29 25-32 00 few sales late 32 00-
32 50
COWS—Utility and high-dress
mg Cutter 20 50-22 50, few 22 75-
23 25, Cuttei 19 75-22 00, Can
ner and low-Cutter 18 50-20 50
BULLS Few Good 26 85-
27 85, Utility and Commercial
26 25-29 00, few 29 75-30.50.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
slow, weak to 1 00 lower
VEALERS Choice 53 00-
55 00, few 56 00-57 00, Good
48 00-53 00, Standard 42 00-48 00,
Utility 32 00-40 00, Cull 90-120
lbs 26 00-30 00, 65 85 lbs 22 GO
-27 00.
Vealeis
HOGS Barrows and Gilts
steady
BARROWS A. ID GILTS
US I 200-240 lbs 18 25-18 75,
few to 19 25, US 1-2 200-240 lbs
17 50-18 25; US 2-3 195-255 lbs
17 00-17 75
SHEEP Bulk of supply 20-
70 lbs Spung Slaughter Lambs
sold mainly to Eastei trade
Wooled Lambs unsold, Ewes
mostly steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice
25 50 lbs 45 00-60 00, few head
mainly 20 25 lbs 70 00 80 00,
Choice 45-75 lbs 33 00-36 00, few
37 00-38 00, Good 50-70 lbs
30 00-33 00.
SLAUGHTER EWES—Utility
and Good 4 00-9 00
KID GOATS Several 15-30
lbs 1100-18 00 per head
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Friday, April 2
, , . ' Alfalfa
59 loads hay, including Al- Timothy
falfa, 36 00-59 00, Timothy, 26- M d
00-36 50, Mixed hay, 26 00-58 00,
Clover, few loads, 26 00-54 00 Mulch
20 loads straw, 36 00-48 00
Ear corn, one load, 42 50
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 &rVEAL
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.
AbiamW Diffenbach, Manager Phone:7l7-354-2194
Composite
Report
Friday Weekly, April 9
Lancaster Terminal, Vintage,
Lancaster and New Holland Auc
tions
Cattle Calves
4400' ‘ 1100
4777 1235
4415 1295
This week
Last week
Last year
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
opened the week 60-1 00 higher,
most advance lost by mid week
and closing sales steady, Cows
generally 25-50 lower until
Thursday’s when shoit supply
resulted in shaiply higher
prices, and Cows closed 75-175
higher, Bulls strong to 50 high
ei. instances 100 higher Sup
ply included an estimated 55
peicent Slaughter Steers, 20 per
cent Cows, around 10 peicent
Bulls, with the balance mainly
Feeder Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Punie 1050-
1325 lbs 33 35-34 85, few on Mon
day 35 00-35 35, Choice 950-1425
lbs 31 35-34 00, mainly 31 50-
33 50, high-Good and low-Choice
30 50-32 00; Good 27 50-3100,
Standaid and low-Good 24 50-
28 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Good 750-950 lbs 25 25-
26 10
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter mainly 20 50-
23 25, \Vith closing sales 22 25-
24 50, witn a few at 24 50-25 25,
Cutter 20 00-22 00, closing sales
up to 23 50, Canner and low-
Cutter 18 75-2100
BULLS Choice 28 50-30 00,
few head 31 00-33 10, Good 26 75-
29 00, Utility and Commercial
26 75-31 00, ten head 31 10-32 75
VEAL CALVES Vealeis un
evenly steady
VEALERS Choice 53 GO
-57 00, few sales 57 00-60 00, Good
4S 00 55 00, Standaid 42 00-47 00
Utility 33 00-42 00 Cull 90-120
lbs 27 00-33 00, 65-85 lbs 22 00-
27 00
CALVES RETURNED TO
FARM Bulk 90-120 lbs 38 CO
-45 00, few 46 00-50 00.
HAY PRICES
For Southeastern and
South Central Pennsylvania
All hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
faun, puce per ton.
Monday, April 5
Hay and straw steady to weak,
1 large amount on offer
Reported toy Bureau of Market*
Fa. Dept, of Agriculture.
Tuesday, April 6
Cattle Calves
Today 849 402
Last wk 1101 474
Last yr 931 469
CATTLE Compared to
last Tuesday, Slaughter Steers
50 to mostly 100 higher. Cows
25-50 lower, Bulls steady to 50
higher Supply included 22 per
cent Cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Fume 1025-
1325 lbs 33 50-3485, few head
35 00-35 50, Choice 950-1400 lbs
3175-34 00, high-Good and low-
Choice 30 50-32 10, Good 28 00-
Sl 00. Standaid 24 50 28 00
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 21 50-22 50, few
22 75-23 50, Cutter 20 00 22 00
Canner and low-Cutter 18 00-
20 00.
BULLS Choice 29 00 30 85
couple 32 25-32 85, Good 26 50-
29 00; Utility and Commercial
26 75-29 50, few Cutter and low-
Utihty 25 00-26 50
VEAL CALVES
steady to 100 lower.
VEALERS Choice 50 00-
53 00, with a few to 55 00; Good
45 00-50 00; Standard 39 00-46 -
00, Utility 32 00-40 00; Cull 90-
120 lbs 27 00-33 00, 65-85 lbs
22 00-27 00.
HOGS Barrows and Gilts
generally steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS
One lot US 1 220 lbs 18 60 US
1- 200-240 lbs 17.85-18 00 US
2- 195-250 lbs 17 50-17 75
Couple lots US 2-3 250-260 lbs
17 10-17 60.
SHEEP Supply mainly 20-
60 lbs Spung Slaughter Lambs
sold mainly to the Eastei tiade
Slaughter Ewes mostly steady
SPRING SLAUGHTER
LAMBS Choice 15-30 lbs
65 00-72 50- Choice 30-50 lbs
50 00-67 50, Good 30-50 lbs 37 -
50 47 50, Choice 50 65 lbs 42 GO
-47 50; Good 50 65 lbs. 32 00-
40 00; Choice 65-90 lbs 32 50-
37 50.
SLAUGHTER EWES Utili
ty and Good 5 50-1100.
Fat Hogs and Feeder Pig Sale
Saturday, April 3
HOGS 1115 Barrows and
Gilts Unevenly steady. US No
1-2 200-230 lbs 18 00-18 60 US
No 2-3 195-240 lbs. 17.50-18.10.
US No. 2-4 190-260 lbs 17.35-17 -
60 US No 3 4 260-320 lbs 1425-
16 85 US No 2-4 150-180 lbs.
13 50-16 60.
35 00-40 00
20 00-33 00
20 00-35 00
25 00-30 00
12 00-20 00
SOWS US No 1-3 300 490
lbs 12 00-13 85.
BOARS 11 00-13 50
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
Vintage
Auction
Sheep
767
309
34
Bog’s
580
551
578
Vealers 26 75-29 00, Utility and Commef.
cial 27 00-3100, ten head
32 75.
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 Paradis®, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Reports
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, April S "\
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 633 288 '79
Last wk 741 399 365
Last yr 1237 394 17
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday, Slaughter Steerg
mostly steady, with high-Choic«
and Prime scarce, Cows 75-1.79
higher, Bulls strong to 1.00
highei Supply included 25 per*
cent Cows ,
SLAUGHTER STEERS -•
Choice 950-1350 lbs 31 50-33.50,
few high-Choice 33.50-33.85;
mixed-Good and Choice 30.25*
32 00, Good 28 00-30 75
COWS Utility and high*
dressing Cutter 22 25-24.60, few
24 75-25 25; Cutter 21.25-23.50;
Canner and low-Cutter 19.04*
2125
BULLS Choice 29.00-30.00#
five head 3150-33.10; GoOiß
VEAL CALVES VealetS
strong to 1 00 higher, ’bulk of
the Cull and Utility 90-120 Ibsi
returned to farm.
VEALERS Choice 54.00*
57 00, few 58 00-60 00; Good
50 00-55 00, Standard 42 50-50.00;
Utility 37 00-44 00
CALVES RETURNED TO'
FARM Bulk 90-120 lbs. 38.00- -
45 00, few 46 00-50 00.
SHEEP Supply mainly 20<
55 lbs Spung Lambs sold to the
Eastei trade
SPRING LAMBS Choice 2(h
45 lbs 67 50 75 00, few head 20<
30 lbs 77 50-85 00, Choice 40-6 Q
lbs 45 00-60 00 * j
Monday, April 5
Hog Receipts 947 Retsdl
17 75-19 25, Wholesale 2s, 3s, 4S
17 25-17 75, Heavyweights 16.50*
17 25, Sows 12-15; Boars 10-14.
Monday, April 5
Calf Receipts 110 Choice
and Prime 48-54, Standard 28*
41.50, Good and Low Choice 48*
47.50; Common 25-35.50. ,
Monday, April 5
Forty-two loads of bay and
straw sold as follows- Alfalfa
45-61, 1 load at 65; Mixed Hay
34-46, straw 39 45