—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 19, 1972
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, February 16
Cattle Calves Hogs
Today 562 149 389
Last week 674 137 386
Last year 997 105 436
This weeks auc
tion
556 148 392
Last weeks auc
tion
654 148 326
CAT T LE Compared to
Monda\ Slaughter Steers 50-75
lower; Cows steady, instances 50
lower on Utility; Bulls 50-1.00
lower, most decline on Utility and
Commercial, which were fully
2 00 lower than last Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1400 lbs. 35.35-36.85,
high-Good and low-Choice 33.75-
35.75; Good 31.00-34.50; Standard
and low-Good 29.00-31.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Choice 700-900 lbs. 33.75-
34.50; Good 29.60-32.35.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.50-27.50, few
27.60-28.35; Cutter 24.50-26.75,
Canner and low-Cutter 22.25-
24.25
BULLS Choice 33.00-34.10;
Good 29 00-32.75, Utility and
Commercial 29.25-31.60, few
31 75-32 10, Cutter and low-Utility
27.10-28 60.
VEAL CALVES Vealers 1.00-
2 00 higher.
VEALERS Prime 63.00-
66 50, ten head 67.00-68.00; Choice
59 50-64.00, Good 54.00-58.50;
Utility 32.00-40.00.
West Nottingham Auction
Rt. 276, Rising Sun, Md.
6:30 p.m. Monday, February 14
Cows: Good and Choice 1,000 -
1,435 pounds, 23.75 - 27.25;
Commercial and Cutters, 15.00 -
23.75.
Calves: 85 - 115 pounds, 54.00 -
63 00; 115 - 160, 56.00 - 63.50; 160 -
250, 54.50 - 65.00.
Feeder Cattle: Heifers, 26.00 -
30 50, Steers, 27.50 - 36.50.
Regional Hay Prices
For Southeastern and
South Central Pennsylvania
Monday, February 14
(All hay No. 2 and better, prices
paid by dealers at the farm, price
per ton)
Hay and Straw steady, in
stances weaker, Mulch slow
Alfalfa 40.00-47.00
Timothy hay 20.00-35.00
Mixed Hay 28.00-40.00
Straw 25.00-30.00
Mulch 12.00-22.00
Creen
Dragon
Livestock Sales
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 P.M.
• Beef Cattle & Veal Calves
11:00 A.M.
Lancaster
Market
Monday, February 14
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 458 209 642 127
Last week 337 146 611 139
Last year 630 188 619 175
CATTLE Compared to last
week’s close, Slaughter Steers
steady to weak, instances 50
lower on weights over 1200 lbs.;
Cows mostly steady; Bulls
steady, instances 1.00 lower on
Utility and Commercial. Supply
included 358 in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
Load high-Choice and Prime 1265
lbs. 39.00; high-Choice and Prime
1175-1350 lbs. 37.50-38.35; Choice
950-1250 lbs. 36.35-37.85, 1250-1350
lbs. 35.60-36.75; high-Good and
low-Choice 35.00-36.75; Good
33.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 750-900 lbs. 32.50-35.75, few
Prime 36.50-36.75; Good 27.00-
31.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.50-27.60;
Cutter 24.75-27.00; Canner and
low-Cutter 22.50-24.00.
BULLS Choice 32.75-35.35;
Good 29.75-32.75; Utility and
Commercial 29.75-32.85, few
33 00-34.00.
VEAL CALVES
fully steady.
VEALERS Prime 61.00-
63.00, few 64.00; Choice 58.00-
61 00; Good 51.00-58.00; Standard
42.00- Utility 34.00-40.00.
SHEEP Wooled Lambs 50-
1.00 higher; Ewes 1.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice 70-
95 lbs. 30.00-32.00; Good 27.00-
30 00.
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 7.00-10.00
Lebanon Valley 1
Auction
Tuesday, February 15
373 Head of Cattle
Steers: High Choice (in
dividual), 37.75; Choice (few)
35.00- Good, 33.00-32.50;
Standard, 29.85-32.50; Utility
(few), 27.50-28.35.
Heifers: Choice, 33.00-36.00;
Good, 30.50-33.00; Standard
(few), 28.00-30.00.
Cows: Utility (Inidiviual),
25 75-27.60; Cutter, 24.00-25.75;
Canner, 22 75-24.00.
Bulls; Good, 31.10-32.85; Utility
and Commercial, 28 85-33.10.
220 Head of Veal Calves
Prime (few), 63.50-66.50; Good,
60.00- Good, 55.00-59.00;
Standard, 50.00-54.00; Utility 90-
120 pounds (few), 37.00-45.00;
Utility 70-85 pounds, 35.00-38.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 80-110
pounds, 41.00-53.50; Heifers 85-120
pounds (few), 45.00-62.00.
20 Head of Sheep and Lambs
Choice 70-105 pounds, 33.00-
36.00.
Ewes: (few) 6.50-12.00.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
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 Paradise, Pa,
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Market,
Composite
Report
Friday Weekly, February 18
Lancaster, Vintage, and New
Holland Markets
Cattle Calves
This week 3100 1250
Last week 2695 1238
Last year 3628 1160
CATTLE Slaughter steers
1.00, instances 1.50 lower; Cows
50-1.00 lower, instances 1.50 lower
at the dose; Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower,
instances 3.00 lower than the high
time on Utility and Commercial.
Supply included an estimated 50
percent Slaughter Steers, 30
percent Cows and Bulls, with the
balance mainly Feeder Steers.
-SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1350
lbs. 37.00-38.35, load high-Choice
and Prime 1265 lbs. on Monday
39.00; Choice 950-1200 lbs. 35.00-
37.50, few late 34.50-35.00; Choice
1300-1500 lbs. 34.00-37.00; high-
Good and low-Choice 33.75-36.00;
Good 30.75-34.50; Standard and
low-Good 27.50-31.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 700-900 lbs. 32.50-35.75;
few head Prime 36.50-36.75; Good
27.00-32.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 23.85-26.50, large
share early part of week 25.50-
27.50, few 27.50-28.50; Cutter
22.75-25.50; Canner and low-
Cutter 21.50-23.00.
Vealers
BULLS Choice 32.60-34.50,
couple to 35.35; Good 29.00-33.00;
Utility and Commercial 29.00-
31.75, few 31.75-33.35; Cutter and
low-Utility 25.75-28.50.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
fully steady, instances 1.00
higher; good demand for calves
returned to farm.
VEALERS Prime 62.00-
66.50; few 66.50-68.00; Choice
57.00- Good 48.00-56.00;
Standard 40.00-49.00; Utility
34.00- few 65-85 lbs. 30.00-
34.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-120 lbs. 48.00-56.00, few
57.00-60.00, with some Holstein
Heifers 60.00-65.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, February 17
These prices are made up of the
average prices quoted by six
participating local feed and grain
concerns. It should be noted,
however, that no every dealer
handles each commodity. All
prices are per bushel, except for
ear corn which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, February 17,
1972, are as follows:
Bid+ Offered-1-
Ear Com 39.00 46.00
Shelled Com 1.32 1.50
Oats (local) .79 .91
Oats (western) .98 1.13
Barley
Wheat
+Bid is the price the dealer
will buy from the farmer
delivered to the mill. Offered is
the price the dealer will sell for at
his mill.
Tuesday, February 15
Cattle Calves Hogs
Today 1064 530 480
Last week 761 544 393
Last year 728 506 547
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers 25-50
lower with large share of Choice
75-1.00 lower; Cows fully steady,
instances 50 higher; Bulls mostly
steady although some sales
Utility and Commercial 1.00
lower. Supply included 27 percent
Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1350
lbs. 37.35-38.00, couple head 38.10-
38.60; Choice 950-1300 lbs. 35.25-
37.60, 1300-1500 lbs. 34.35-37.00;
high-Good and low-Choice 34.00-
36.00; Good 31.50-35.00; Standard
and low-Good 28.50-31.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few head Choice 750-900 lbs.
34.60-36.75.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 24.75-27.10, few
27.50-28,50; Cutter 23.00-26.00;
Canner and low-Cutter 21.50-
23.00.
BULLS Choice 32.75-34.60,
couple to 35.35; Good 29.00-33.00;
Utility and Commercial 30.50-
32.75, few 32.85-33.35.
VEAL CALVES
fully steady.
VEALERS Prime 61.00-
64.00, few 64.50-66.50; Choice
57.00- Good 49.00-55.00;
Standard 40.00-49.00; Utility
34.00- few 65-85 lbs. 30.00-
34.00.
The Green Dragon market
reported receipts of 75 head of
cattle, well attended with prices
higher.
Consignments included;
Herd Clarion County cows,
fresh and milkers, 265 - 380;
springers, 440 - 490.
Load Butler County cows,
fresh, 460 - 590; springers, 410 -
485.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
490 - 640.
Load Pennsylvania cows, 415 -
555.
Local cows, fresh, 375 - 455;
springers, 435 - 510; two colored
cows, 465 and 375.
Beef Cow market active with
prices $2 per hundred higher;
feeder cattle market active with
light supply.
Beef Cows: Utility and High
Dressing Cutters, 26.00 - 28.00,
few to 30.00; Cutters, 24.00 - 26.00;
few Canners and Low Cutters,
21.00 - 23.00.
1.07 1.28
1.49 1.63
Stocker Market; Holstein
steers, 26.00-28.00; Herefords, up
to 32.00; beef bulls, 25.00 - 20.00;
Holstein bulls, 25.00 - 31.50.
Auctio
Vintage
Auction
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
Friday, February 11
Beef Cows
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 & 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, Peon*.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-21 M
n News
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, February 17
Cattle Calves Sheep
800 348 6
Today
Last week 729 403 12
Last year 691 334 22
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday, Slaughter Steers 1.00-
1.50 lower; Cows 1.00, instances
1.50 lower; Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower,
instances 3.00 lower on Utility
and Commercial. Supply in
cluded 35 percent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
head high-Choice and Prime 1100-
1250 lbs. 37.00-37.25; Choice 950-
1325 lbs. 35.00-37.00, few sales
34.50- high-Good and low-
Choice 33.75-35.50; Good 30.75-
33.75; standard 27.50-30.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 23.85-26.60,
several 26.75-27.75; Cutter 22.75-
24.75; Canner and low-Cutter
21.50-
BULLS Choice 32.60-34.00;
Good 29.00-32.00; Utility and
Commercial 29.00-31.60, few
31.75- Cutter and low-Utility
25.75-
VEAL CALVES
slow, about steady.
VEALERS Prime 63.00-
66.00, few 66.50-67.50; Choice
58.00-64.00; Good 48.00-56.00;
Standard*42.o-48.00; Utility 34.00-
40.00.
Vealers
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-120 lbs. 48.00-56.00, few
57.00-60.00.
SHEEP Insufficient volume
for a market test.
Monday, February 14
Calf Receipts 120 Choice and
Prime 59-64.50; Standard 42-
52.50; Good and Low-Choice 53-
58.50; Common 30-41.50.
Monday, February 14
58 loads of hay and straw sold
as follows: Alfalfa 48-58; Mixed
Hay 34.50-44.00; straw 35-40.
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Friday, February 11
Eighty loads hay, including:
Alfalfa, 40.00 - 60.50; Timothy,
30.00 - 38.00; Mixed hay, 28.50 -
44.50, one load 52.00; few loads
Clover, 33.50 - 48.00.
43 loads straw, 35.50 - 40.00.
Six loads corn, 42.00 - 49.00.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
■■■■■ 1 9 " "
Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
Phone; (717) 397-7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
John Bowman
Phone: (717 ) 872-5491
Vealers