—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 4, 1971 2 Local Livestock Market, Auction News Lancaster Auction Wednesday, December I Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 812 133 256 57 Last week 524 77 111 32 Last year 585 150 193 30 This weeks auc tion 467 132 244 57 Last weeks auc tion 463 80 111 32 CATTLE Compared to Monday, Slaughter Steers steady to strong, Cows 25-50 higher, Bulls strong to 50, instances 1 00 higher SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 950-1325 lbs 34 75-35 60, few 35 75-36 10, load Choice 1400- 1450 lbs 34 00, high-Good and low-Choice 33 00-34 75; Good 50 25-33 50, Standard and low- Good 28 00-30 50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS - Choice 750-925 lbs 29 50-31 60, couple 32 35-32 75, Good 26 85- 29 50 COWS Utility and high drcbsing Cutter 22 25-24 10, Cutter 21 00-23 00, Canner and low-Cutter 20 00-21 00 BULLS Choice 30 25-32 50, couple 33 00-33 75, Good 28 50- 10 25, Utility and Commencal 27 50-32 25, lew 32 50-33 50 VEAL CALVES - Vealers mostly steady, Calves returned to lann active and higher VEALERS Choice 50 00- 55 50, tew 54 00-54 50, Good 47 00- 50 00, Standard 42 00-48 00, Utility 55 00-40 00 CALVES RETURNED TO FARM - Bulk 90-120 lbs 42 CO -48 00, lew Holstein Heifers 77 00- 80 00 HOGS Barrows and Gilts 25- 50 lower BARROWS AND GILTS US i 215-225 lbs 22 25-22 75, US 1-3 200- 245 lbs 21 10-21 50 SHEEP Wooled Lambs steady to 50 lower WOOLED LAMBS Choice 85- 00 lbs 26 50-27 50, low Good 60-80 lbs 20 00-23 00 Hay Prices Monda>, Nov ember 2‘) (All hay No 2 and better, prices paid by dealeis at the farm, price per ton) Hay and straw steady to strong Alfalfa Timothy hay Mixed hay Straw Mulch a* ■' ■ 1 Green '|£|V Dragon Livestock Soles Ephrata, R. D. 3, Pa. Walter Risser, Manager Phone: (717) 733-2334 Every FRIDAY • Dairy Cows 12 30 P.M. • Hay & Straw Auction 1 00 PM 0 Beef Cattle & Veal Calves 11.00 AM. Monday, November 2!) Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 719 222 940 76 Last week 371 185 613 98 Last year 638 272 928 92 CATTLE Compared to last week’s close, Slaughter Steers 25- 75 lower, Cosw strong to 50 higher, Bulls weak to 50 lower. Supply included 369 in auction SLAUGHTER STEERS Small lot Prime 1225 lbs 37.00, high-Choice and Prime 1050-1225 lbs 35 60-36 10, Choice 950-1250 lbs 34 75-35 75, high-Good and low-Choice 33.25-35.00, Good 30 85-33 50, Standard and low- Good 28 00-30 50. COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 22 00-23.60, Cutter 20 60-22 35, Canner and low-Cutter 19 50-21 00 BULLS Choice 30 00-31.50, Good 27 35-30 00, Utility and Commerical 27 00-30 00, three head 30 25-30.75, two head 32.85 VEAL CALVES - Vealers steady to strong on short supply. VEALERS Choice 52 00- 54 00, couple 54.50-55 00, Good 43 00-52 00, Standard 41.00-47 50, Utility 34 00-41 00, Cull 90-120 lbs 29 00-33 00, 65-85 lbs 25 00-29 00 HOGS Barrows and Gilts 25- 50 higher BARROWS AND GILTS US 1 200-240 lbs 22 50-23 00, US 1-2 200- 240 lbs 22 00-22 50, US 2-3 195-255 lbs 21 50-22 00 SHEEP Wooled Lambs steady to strong, Ewes absent WOOLED LAMBS Choice 70- 95 lbs 26 50-28 00; Good 24 GO -26 50. Green Dragon Dairy Cattle Friday, November 26 The Green Dragon market reported receipts of 64 head of cattle, good attendance with prices steady Receipts low due to snow Consignments included Load Virginia springers, 222.50 - 400 Load Pennsylvania and New York State cows, fresh, 395 - 565, springers, 495 - 545 Load Pennsylvania springers, 275 - 520 Herd thin Delaware cows, fresh, 240 - 265, springers, 227 50 - 287 50, milkers, 150 - 255 35 00-45 00 22 00-30 00 25 00-40 00 25 00-35 00 15 00-22 00 Beef sale stronger in active maiket, feeder cattle sale stronger in active market with stronger receipts Beef Cows Cutter, 19 00 -22 00, Fat cows, 18 00 - 21 00, Utility, 16 00 - 19 00 Stocker Market Beef bred bulls, 24 00 - 3o 00, Holstein type bulls, 24 00 - 28 00, Steers, 26 00 - 14 00 VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc. Lancaster Market Beef Cows 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 Paradise, Pa. 10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt. 30 Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager Box 100 Composite Report Friday weekly, December 3 Lancaster, Vintage and New Holland Markets Cattle Calves This week 3700 1650 Last week 1917 892 Last year 3122 1661 CATTLE Slaughter Steers uneven, generally steady, Cows 25-50 higher Bulls steady to strong, closing strong to 1.00 higher. Supply included 45 per cent Slaughter Steers, 35 percent Cows and Bulls, with the balance mainly Feeder Steers SLAUGHTER STEERS High-Choice and Prime 950-1275 lbs. 36.50-37.10, few head 37.25- 37 85, Choice 950-1250 lbs 34.75- 36.75, load 1400-1450 lbs. 34.00; high-Good and low-Choice 33.00- 35 00; Good 30.25-33.75; Standard and low-Good 28.00-30 50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 750-975 lbs. 29.50-32.00, couple 32 75-33.75; Good 27 50- 29 75 COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 22.00-23.75, few 23 75-24.75; Cutter 21.00-23.00, Canner and low-Cutter 19.00- 21.50 BULLS Choice 30.00-33.00, few 33 00-34 00; Good 27.50-30.50; Utility and Commercial 27.25- 30 50, few 31.50-32.50, with around eight head 32 50-33 50. VEAL CALVES Vealers unevenly steady, Calves returned to farm active with best demand for Holstein Heifers. VEALERS Choice 49.00- 53.00, few 53.00-55 00, Good 44.00- 50.00, Standard 40.00-48.00; Utility 35 00-40.00; Cull 90-120 lbs. 30.00-35.00, 65-85 lbs. 25.00-30.00. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM Bulk 90-120 lbs. 38.00- 48.00, with Holstein Heifers 68.00- 77.00, few 77.00-80.00. Green Dragon Hay Market Friday, November 26 Thirty-one loads hav. in cluding - few loads Alfalfa, 52.00 - 61 00, few loads Timothy, 39.00 - 50 00, Mixed hay, 34.00 - 50.00; one load" Clover, 48.00. Eighteen loads straw, 39.00 - 44 00 One load corn, 37.50 COMPLETE r LIVESTOCK SSI ANNOUNCEMENT of Stockers & Feeders ■ Frank Dussinger SnfflsS J. M. Hoober, Inc. wjato™ pl°ragj Lancaster Union Stock Yards John Bowman > _ . . ... Phone: (717) 872-5491 ' s pleased to announce that 1 Melvin M . Weaver Lititz, R.D. 2 is now in charge of the hog, veal lamb department. He is assisted by Roy Meliinger, Christ Landis and Burnell Siegrist. Mel has weekly orders for hogs at top prices and welcomes your consignments. Office Telephone: 397-6191 i Home Telephone: 626-5659 MARKET DAYS-Monday • Wednesday • Saturday Vintage Auction Tuesday, November 30 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 740 689 277 56 Last week 694 630 298 70 Last year 546 674 366 51 CATTLE Compared to last Tuesday, Slaughter Steers fully steady, instances strong on high- Choice and Prime; Cows strong to 25 higher; Bulls fully steady, instances 50 higher. Supply in cluded 48 percent Slaughter Steers and 40 percent Cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS High-Choice and Prime 950-1275 lbs 36.50-37.10, few head 37.25- 37.85, Choice 950-1350 lbs. 35.00- 36 75, few 34.75-35.00; high-Good and low-Choice 33 75-35.25; Good 30.50-34.75; Standard and low- Good 28.00-31.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 750-975 lbs. 30.00-32 00, couple 32 75-33.75; Good 27.50- 29.50. COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 22.00-23.85, Cutter 2125-22.75; Canner and low-Cutter 19.50-21 00. BULLS Choice 30 00-32.00, few 32 50-33.85; Good 27 50-29.75, Utility and Commercial 27.50- 30.35, few 31.75-33.10. VEAL -CALVES Vealers uneven, Standard to Choice 1.00 lower, Cull 1.00-2 00 higher, with Calves returned to farm active and Holstein Heifers sharply higher. VEALERS Choice 50.00- 55 00; Good 45.00-50 00; Standard 41.00-47.00; Utility 35.00-41.00; (Continued on Page 3) AUCTIONS makes the difference in marketing livestock! New Holland makes the difference in auctions! - MONDAY 10:30 A.M. —FAT HOGSand 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, BUL LS, COWS & VEAL —THURSDAY at 12:30 P.M. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. New Holland, Penna. Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194 New Holland Auction Thursday, December 2 Cattle Calves Sheep 800 580 24 Today Last week HOLIDAY Last year 720 548 23 CATTLE All trends com pared with two weeks ago, no market last week due to the holiday. Slaughter Steers 25-50 lower; Cows 1.00-1.50 higher; Bulls 50-1.00 higher, instances 1.50 higher on Good and Choice. Supply included 41 percent Cows and 35 percent Slaughter Steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 950-1300 lbs. 34.75-35.75, few 35.75-36.00; high-Good and low-Choice 33.00-34.75; Good 30.50-33.75; Standard and low- Good 28.50-30.50. SUALGHTER HEIFERS Choice 775-950 lbs. 30.50-31.50; Good 27.75-29.75. COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 22.00-23.75, few 23.75-24.75; Cutter 21.00-23.00; Canner and low-Cutter 19.00- 21.50. BULLS Choice 30.50-33.00, few 33.00-34.00; Good 27.75-30.50; Utility and Commercial 27.25- 30.50, few 31.50-32.35. VEAL CALVES Vealers strong to 1.00 higher, Calves returned to farm active with best demand on Holstein Heifers. VEALERS Choice 49.00- 53.00, few 53.50-55.00; Good 44.00- 50.00; Standard 40.00-46.00; Utility 35.00-40.00; Cull 90-120 lbs. 30.00-35.00, 65-85 lbs. 25.00-29.00. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM Bulk 90-120 lbs. 37.00- (Continued on Page 3),
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