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Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March 15
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1017 112 162 47
Last week 989 163 276 35
Last year 1020 124 431 29
This weeks
Auction 1007 95 181 47
Last weeks
Auction 899 163 290 35
CATTLE Compared to
Monday, Salughter Steers steady
with Choice and Prime strong to
25, instances 50 higher; Cows 50-
75 higher, instance 1.00 higher;
Bulls mostly steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1100-1400
lbs. 37.50-38 25, few lots 36.85;
Choice 950-1420 lbs. 35.50-37.50;
high-Good and low-Choice 34.35-
36 00, Good 31.75-35.00, Standard
and low-Good 28.00-30.75
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.00-27.60, few
27 75-28.75; Cutter 24.50-26.25;
Canner and low-Cutter 22.00-
24.50
BULLS Choice 32.50-33.50;
Good 29.35-32.50; Utility and
Commercial 30.85-32 75, eight
head 33.35-35 35.
VEAL CALVES Vealers 1.00-
2.00 higher.
VEALERS Prime 62.50-
65.50, three head 66.00-66.50;
Choice 57.00-62.00; Good 52.00-
57.50; Standard 40.50-51.00;
Utility 34.50-39.50.
SHEEP First available
supply Spring Lambs this year.
SPRING LAMBS Three lots
Choice and Prime 75-80 lbs. 37.25-
37.50.
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
Friday, March 10
The Green Dragon market
reported receipts of 76 head of
cattle, attendance fair, prices
stronger.
Consignments included:
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
530-650.
Load Pennsylvania and
Canadian cows, fresh, 300-600;
springers, 345-660; one out
standing cow, 800.
Load mixed cows, mostly
fresh, 290-540.
Load Pennsylvania cows,
mostly springer, 380-475; one
fresh cow, 427.50.
Load springer, 320-415.
Beef Cows
Beef sale found active market,
prices higher.
Beef Cows: Utility and High
Dressing Cutters, 24.00-27.00;
Cutters, 22.00-24.00; Canners and
Low Cutters, 18.00-22.00.
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.
March 18. 1972
ivestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 14
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 438 167 845 123
Last week 677 189 730 172
Last year 1185 249 848 154
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday, Slaughter Steers
weak to 25 lower, with most
decline on Choice; Cows steady to
50 higher, Bulls steady to weak.
Supply included 335 in afternoon
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
mixed-Choice and Prime 1050-
1300 lbs. 36.60-37.10, three head
high-Choice and Prime 1100-1235
lbs. yield grade 2 39.60-40.10;
Choice 950-1400 lbs. 35.50-36.85;
mixed-Good and Choice 950-1250
lbs. 34.00-35.75, load 1350-1470 lbs.
34.35-35.00; good 32.50-35.00;
Standard and low-Good 28.50-
30.60.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.35-26.85, few
26.85-27.25; Cutter 23.25-25.50;
Canner and low-Cutter 20.75-
22.50.
BULLS Utility and Com
mercial 30.00-32.75, couple 33.60-
33.75.
VEAL CALVES
mostly steady.
VEALERS Prime 60.00-
63.00, few 64.00; Choice 55.00-
60.00; Good 46.00-55.00; Standard
42.00-47.00; Utility 35.00-42.00.
SHEEP Wooled Lambs
mostly steady; Ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice 75-
100 lbs. 31.00-32.50; Good 28.00-
31.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 5.00-10.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, March 14
326 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers grading
Standard and Good mostly steady
to 25c higher. Slaughter cows 25c
to $1 higher.
Steers: Choice (few), 35.75 -
37.10; Good, 33.25 - 35.50; Stan
dard, 30.00 - 32.50; Utility, 27.85 -
28.85.
Heifers: Choice (few), 31.50 -
36.00; Good (few), 29.10 - 34.00;
Standard (few), 28.00 - 29.00;
Utility (few), 25.85 - 27.85.
Cows: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter, 25.60 - 27.75, few
to 27.85; Cutters, 24.00 - 25.75;
Canners, 22.25 - 24.00; Shells
down to 20.50.
Bulls: Good (few), 33.10 - 36.00;
Utility and Commercial, 30.35 -
33.60.
294 Head of Calves
Vealers grading Standard
through Choice steady to $1
higher.
Prime (few), 60.00 - 62.50;
Choice, 55.00 - 59.00; Good, 50.00 -
54.00; Standard, 48.00 - 50.00;
Utility (few) 90-120 pounds, 40.50
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, March 17
Lancaster, Vintage and New
Holland Markets
Cattle Calves
This week 3350 1360
Last week - 4345 1380
Last year - 4148 1190
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
steady to strong, instances 50
higher; Cows generally 50 to 1.00
higher during the week, although
Thursday’s sales only steady to
50 higher than previous week;
Bulls mostly steady. 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 1025-1400
lbs. 37.50-38.50, three head 1100-
1225 lbs. yield grade 2 39.60-40.10
on Monday; Choice 950-1400 lbs.
25.35-27.60; high-Good and low-
Choice 24.35-26.00; Good 31.35-
35.25; Standard and low-Good
28.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 790-1050 lbs. 33.00-34.85;
Good 29.00-32.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.00-27.60; few
-early part of week 27.75-28.75;
Cutter 23.75-26.25; Canner and
low-Cutter 21.85-24.25.
BULLS Choice 32.50-34.50,
few 35.10; Good 29.00-33.00;
Utility and Commercial 29.00-
32.50; few 32.50-33.75.
VEAL CALVES Vealers 1.00-
2.00 higher.
VEALERS Prime 62.00-
65.00, few 66.00-68.00; Choice
57.00- Good 50.00-57.00;
Standard 41.00-52.00; Utility
34.00- few 65-85 lbs. 30.00-
35.00.
Vealers
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, March 13
Reported receipts of 326 head of
horses and mules; market
stronger on all kinds.
Load Ohio work horses, driving
horses and riding horses; work
horses, 320 - 350; driving horses,
105 -155; riding horses, 115 -155.
Load Kansas work and riding
horses; work horses, 270 - 330;
riding horses, 135 - 275.
Load Tennessee work horses
and mules; work horses, single,
290 - 410, pairs, 590 - 810; mules,
single, 510, pair 780.
Locally consigned work horses,
185 - 300; mules, 155 - 270; driving
horses, 130 - 600; riding horses,
125- 185; few better horses, 225 -
340; Killers, 10 - 13.
Mare Ponies, 10 - 30; Geldings,
10 - 20; Colts, 5 - J 2; Larger
Ponies, 35 - 50.
- 48.00; 70 - 85 pounds, 36.50 - 38.50.
Farm Calves: Bulls, 80 - 115
pounds, 39.00 - 53.00; Heifers, 85 -
120 pounds, 43.00 - 57.00.
, Auction Nows
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, March 14
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 994 598 367 15
Last week 981 586 353 56
Last year 816 415 646 14
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers fully
steady, instances 25 higher on
average-Choice to Prime; Cows
fully 1.00, instances 1.50 higher;
Bulls strong to 50 higher, advance
mainly on Choice.
SALUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1325
lbs. 37.50-38.50, few head 38.75;
Choice 950-1400 lbs. 35.35-37.60;
high-Good and low-Choice 34.35-
35.85; Good 31.35-35.00; Standard
and low-Good 28.50-31.75.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.75-27.75, few
27.85-28.25; Cutter 24.35-26.60;
Canner and low-Cutter 21.85-
23.50.
BULLS Choice 33.35-35.10;
Good 29.85-33.00; Utility and
Commercial 29.50-32.50, few
32.60-33.00.
FEEDER STEERS Mixed-
Good and Choice 880-980 lbs.
34.35-35.00, one lot Choice 485 lbs.
Bulls 40.75.
VEAL CALVES Standard to
Prime Vealers 2.00-4.00 higher,
Utility fully steady.
VEALERS Prime 63.00-
68.00; Choice 57.00-63.00; Good
50.00-57.00; Standard 43.00-52.00;
Utility 90-120 lbs. 34.00-42.00, few
65-85 lbs. 30.00-35.00.
SHEEP Few head Choice
and Prime 30-50 lbs. Spring
Lambs 58.50-62.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, March 16
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 com which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, March 16,1972,
are as follows;
Bid+ Offered+
Shelled Cora 39.00 46.00
Ear Com 1.35 1.52
Oats (local) .79 .91
Oats (western) .97 1.07
Barley 1.07 1.28
Wheat 1.43 1.61
+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.
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Friday, March 10
84 loads hay, including:
Alfalfa, 40.50 - 63.00; Timothy,
31.00 - 51.00; Mixed hay, 30.00 -
60.00; one load Clover, 45.00; two
loads grass hay, 36.00 and 50.00.
45 loads straw, 32.50 - 39.50.
11 loads corn, 34.00 - 42.50.
• -
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
N©W Holland makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY It) :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. Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-3S4>2IM
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, March 16
Cattle Calves Sheep
763 464 10
Today
Last week 955 408 5
Last year 898 392 0
CATTLE 763. Compared to
last Thursday slaughter steers
fully steady, instances 50 higher;
cows uneven, Utility steady to
weak, Canner and Cutter strong,
instances 50 higher; bulls steady
to weak. Supply included 35
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Small supply high Choice and
Prime 1025-1250 lb. 37.85-38.50;
Choice 950-1300 lb. 35.60-37.35;
high Good and low Choice 34.75-
36.00; Good 31.35-35.25; Standard
and low Good 28.50-31.85.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 790-1050 lb. 33.00-34.85;
Good 29.00-32.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.00-26.60, few
26.75-27.35; Cutter 23.75-26.25;
Canner and low Cutter 22.00-
24.00.
BULLS Choice 32.75-34.25,
couple 35.00; Good 29.00-32.50;
Utility and Commercial 29.00-
32.00, few 32.25-33.25.
VEAL CALVES 464. Vealers
steady to 2.00 lower.
VEALERS Prime 62.00-
64.00, few 64.50-65.00; Choice
55.00- Good 48.00-54.00;
Standard 42.00-47.00; Utility
35.00-
SHEEP 10. Insufficient
volume for a market test.
Monday, March 13
Calf Receipts 122- Choice
Prime 55-61; Standard 42-48.50;
Good *and Low Choice 49-54.50;
Common 35.41.50.
Monday, March 13
Eighty Six loads of hay and
straw sold as follows: Alfalfa 50-
64; Clover 51.50-54; Timothy 34-
43; Mixed hay 30-55; Straw 34.-41.
Regional Hay Pnces
For Southeastern and
South Central Pennsylvania
Monday, March 13 -
(All hay No. 2 and better, prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton).
Hay and Straw steady.
Alfalfa 40.00-47.00
Timothy hay 22.00-35.00
Mixed Hay 27.00-40.00
Straw 25.00-30.00
Mulch 12.00-20.00
COMPLETE
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