—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 4. 1972
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Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March 1
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 778 152 393 17
Last week 878 150 362 57
Last year 1034 96 304 3
This weeks
Auction
Last Weeks
Auction 865
691 152 388 17
CATTLE Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers
uneven, Choice and Prime steady
to 50 higher. Standard and Good
steady to 25 lower, Cows steady,
instance 50 lower; Bulls mostly
steady, instances 50 lower on
Choice.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1350
lbs. 36.75-37.10, four head 37.50;
Choice 950-1400 lbs. 35.25-37.00;
high-Good and low-Choice 33.50-
35.25; Good 30.50-34.60; Standard
27.85-31.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 700-950 lbs. 32.25-34.00;
Good 29.50-32.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.25-26.75, few
26.75-27.35; Cutter 23.50-26.00;
Canner and low-Cutter 22.00-
24.00.
BULLS Choice 32.50-34.50;
Good 30.00-33.00; Utility and
Commercial 29.75-32.60, eight
head 32.85-33.10, few 29.00-29.75.
VEALERS Vealers 1.00-2.00
lower.
VEALERS Prime 57.50-
62.00, few 62.50-63.50, Choice
53.00-60.50; Good 48.00-53.50;
Standard 42.00-48.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 37.00-41.50,65-85 lbs. 33.50-
37.00.
SHEEP Few Choice 75-95
lbs. Wooled Lambs 32.00-33.25.
New Holland
Driry Cattle
Wednesday. March 1
Reported receipts of 154 head of
cattle, 15 heifers; market lower
than last weeks market except on
a few top cows.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
450-755.
Load Franklin County and
Canadian cows, fresh, 545-600;
springers, 435-850.
Two loads Canadian cows
fresh, 500-660; springers, 460-650
Load New York State cows,
fresh, 410-600; springers, 345-605.
New York State herd dispersal,
36 head Ayrshires, all stages of
production, 230-400.
Local cows, 285-585.
Springing heifers, 420-470; open
heifers, 145-185.
Green
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 P.M.
• Beef Cattle & Veal Calves
11:00 A.M.
ivesto
Lancaste
Market
Monday, February 28
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 559 248 1038 183
Last week 330 87 705 79
Last year 821 235 802 133
CATTLE Compared to last
week’s close, Slaughter Steers 25-
75 lower, most decline on Choice
and Prime; Cows uneven, Utility
and high-dressing Cutter 25-50
lower, Canner and Cutter about
steady; Bulls steady. Supply
included 369 in afternoon auction.
327
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Four load string mostly Choice
1265 lbs. 37.00; Choice 950-1275
lbs. 35.00-36.75; high-Good and
low-Choice 33.50-35.25; Good
32.00-34.75; Standard 29.00-30.85
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 800-950 lbs. 32.60-34.00;
Good 750-900 lbs. 30.75-32.85.
COWS - Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.50-27.00, few
27.25-27.85; Cutter 23.50-26.50;
Canner and low-Cutter 22.00-
24.00.
BULLS Choice 33.50-35.10;
Good 30.00-32.50; Utility and
Commercial 29.35-31.00, few
31.00-
VEAL CALVES
strong to 1.00 higher
— Prime 60.00-
62.00, few 63.00-64.00; Choice
57.00- Good 52.00-57.00;
Standard 44.00-52.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 33.00-40.00.
SHEEP Wooled Lambs 50-
1.00 lower than last Wednesday’s
sharp advance; Ewes steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice 75-
105 lbs. 31.00-32.00, few 33.00; one
lot Choice and Prime 60 lbs. New
Crop Lambs 38.00; Good’ 28.50-
31.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 7.00-11.00, few Cull 4.00-
7.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, February 28
Reported receipts of 399 head of
horses; market steady with last
weeks market.
Load Kentucky riding horses,
130-310.
Two loads Tennessee and North
Carolina work horses and mules:
work horses, single, 170-340;
pairs, 560-700; mules, single, 300-
390; pairs, 540-750.
Load local work horses and
driving horses: work horses,
single, 165-300; pairs, 475-690;
driving horses, 280-650.
Locally consigned driving
horses, 125-510; riding horses,
130-210; few better horses, 240-
400; mules, 140-200.
Mare ponies, 5-25; Colts, 5-8;
Geldings, 5-20; Larger Ponies, 40-
55.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
Box 100
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ck Market,
Vealers
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
Composite
Report
Friday, Weekly, March 3
Lancaster, Vintage and
New Holland Markets
This week
Last week
Last year
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
25-1.00 lower, most closing sales
25-50 lower; Cows 50-1.00, in
stances 1.50 lower; Bulls steady
to 50 lower. Supply included an
estimated 40 percent Slaughter
Steers, 35 percent Cows and
Bulls, with the balance mainly
Feeder Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1350
lbs. 36.75-37.85, including four
load string mostly Choice 1265
lbs. 37.00; Choice 950-1400 lbs.
35.00-37.00; high-Good and low-
Choice 33.50-35.25; Good 31.00-
34.75; Standard and low-Good
27.85-31.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-950 lbs. 32.25-35.00;
Good 28.50-32.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 24.50-26.75, few
26.85-27.60; Cutter 22.75-26.00;
Canner and low-Cutter 21.50-
23.00.
BULLS Choice 32.50-34.50;
Good 28.50-32.50; Utility and
Commercial 29.25-32.50; few
32.75-33.85.
VEAL CALVES —Vealers 1.00-
2.00 lower; good demand for
Calves returned to farm.
VEALERS Prime 57.50-
62.50; few 63.00-64.00; Choice
53.00- Good 47.00-55.00;
Standard 42.00-48.00; Utility
35.00- few lbs. 33.50-
37.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-120 lbs. 50.00-59.00, few
mainly Holstein Heifers 59.00-
65.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, March 2
These prices are made up of the
average prices quoted by six
participating local feed and grain
concerns. It should be noted,
however, that not 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, March 2, 1972,
are as follows:
Bid+ Offered-)-
39.00 46.00
1.33 1.51
.79 .91
.98 1.09
1.07 1.28
1.42 1.63
Ear Com
Shelled Corn
Oats (local)
Oats (western)
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 29
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 900 621 453 54
Last week 929 492 722 8
Last year 788 480 743 10
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers
mostly 1.00 lower; Cows 50-1.00
lower; Bulls 50-1.00 lower, in
stances 2.00 lower on Utility and
Commercial. Supply included 40
percent Cows.
Cattle Calves
3600 1500
3034 1176
3481 923
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1025-1400
lbs. 36.35-37.25, few 37.35-37.75;
Choice 950-1400 lbs. 35.00-36.60,
mainly 35.50-36.25; high Good and
low-Choice 33.50-35.75; Good
30.75-34.50; Standard and low-
Good 28.00-31.00, few 26.00-28.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-950 lbs. 32.25-35,00;
Good 28.50-31.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 24.50-26.85, few
27.00-27.60; Cutter 22.75-25.75;
Canner and low-Cutter 21.50-
22.75.
BULLS Choice 32.50-33.60;
Good 29.00-32.00; Utility and
Commercial 29.00-31.75, few
31.75-32.00.
FEEDER STEERS - Mixed-
Good and Choice 635-890 lbs.
34.10-35.50, lot Good 830 lbs. 31.00.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
uneven, Good to Prime weak to
1.00 lower, Utility and Standard
steady to 1.00 higher; very good
demand for Calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS Prime 59.00-
63.00; Choice 55.00-61.00; Good
48.00-54.00; Standard 41.00-48.00;
Utility 90-120 lbs. 34.00-42.00,65-85
lbs. 30.00-36.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-125 lbs. 54.00-59.00, few
mainly Holstein Heifers 59.00-
65.00.
Lebanon Valley
Steers: Choice 1100 - 1250
pounds, 34.85 - 35.85, couple to
36.50; Good, 32.85 - 34.60; Stan
dard, 30.00 - 32.25.
Heifers: Choice (few), 31.50 -
33.35; Good (few), 29.00 - 32.25;
Standard (few), 27.60 - 29.00.
Cows: Utility and High
dressing Cutter, 24.85 - 27.50;
Cutters, 23.00 - 24.50; Canners,
22.35 - 23.85; Shells down to 21.00.
Bulls: Good, 31.10 - 34.00;
Utility and Commercial, 29.00 -
32.75; Cutters (few), 27.60 - 28.25.
Prime (few), 58.00 - 60.00;
Choice, 55.00 - 58.00; Good, 48.00 -
54.00; Standard, 46.00 - 50.00;
Utility 90 - 120 pounds, 37.00 -
45.00; Utility 70 - 85 pounds, 34.00 -
36.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls, 85 - 110
pounds, 40.00 - 51.00; Heifers, 80 -
120 pounds, 45.00 - 62.00.
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, Penn*.
AbnpW.Diffenbaph,Manager Phone: 717 : 354-21»4
Auctio
Vintage
Auction
Auction
Tuesday, February 29
445 Head of Cattle
325 Head of Veal Calves
n News
New Holland
Auction
Hiursday, March 2
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 905 435 3
Last week 700 440 0
Last year 553 106 0
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday, Slaughter Steers 25-50
lower; Cows 1.00-1.50 lower;
Bulls 50-75 lower. Supply included
38 percent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
High-Choice and Prime 1100-1350
lbs. 37.00-37.85; Choice 950-1375
lbs. 35.25-37.25; high-Good and
low-Choice 33.85-35.25; Good
31.00-34.00; Standard and low-
Good 28.50-31.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 24.50-26.00, few
26.10-26.85; Cutter 23.00-25.00;
Canner and low-Cutter 21.75-
23.25
BULLS Choice 32.50-34.00;
Good 28.25-32.50; Utility and
Commercial 29.25-32.00, few
32.25-33.35.
VEAL CALVES—Vealers 1.00-
2.00 lower, although Utility
mostly steady.
VEALERS Prime 60.00-
62.50, few 63.00-64.00; Choice
55.00- Good 47.00-55.00;
Standard 42.00-47.00; Utility
35.00-
Monday, Feb. 28
Calf Receipts 147 Choice and
Prime 50-60; Standard 39.50-
44.50; Good and Low Choice 45-
49.50; Common 30-39.
Monday, Feb. 28
Sixty-four loads of hay and
straw sold as follows: Alfalfa 61-
67; Clover 45-48; Timothy 33-45;
Mixed Hay 43-45; Hay 25-55;
Straw 34-39.50.
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
Friday, February 25
The Green Dragon market
reported receipts of 124 head of
cattle, well attended, prices
steady.
Load Butler County Springers,
380-600.
Herd Cumberland County
cows, fresh, 307-605; springers,
250-625; milkers, 280-391.
Load Pennsylvania heifers,
fresh, 360-450.
Load local springers, 362.50-
460.
Load Pennsylvania springers,
280-515.
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LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
Phone: (717) 397-7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
John Bowman
Phone: (717) 872-5491