—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 29,1972
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Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, April 26
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1312 100 276 52
Lastweekl2l4 101 352 36
Last year 1278 186 383 0
This weeks
Auction 1131
Last weeks
Auction 1309 81 312
103
CATTLE Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers
unevenly steady; Cows 25-50
higher; Bulls about steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
High-Choice and Prime 1125-1350
lbs. 35.50-37.25, seven head 37.00-
37.25; Choice 950-1400 lbs. 34.35-
36.00; high-Good and low-Choice
33.35-34.85; Good 31.50-34.25;
Standard and low-Good 30.00-
31.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 750-950 lbs. • 31.85-34.25;
Good 29.50-32.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.50-28.00, few
28.00-28.75; Cutter 25.00-27.00;
Canner and low-Cutter 23.50-
25.00.
BULLS Choice 31.50-34.35;
Good 29775-32.00; Utility and
Commercial 30.00-34.00, six head
34.75-35.85.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
strong to 1.00 higher.
VEALERS Prime 60.00-
63.00, four head 63.00-64.50;
Choice 55.50-60.50; Good 52.00-
54.50; Standard 47.00-50.50;
Utility 37.5041.50.
SHEEP Slaughter Lambs
and Slaughter Ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS Couple lots
Choice 85-90 lbs. 36.00.
WOOLED LAMBS One lot
Choice 80 lbs. 32.00. .
SLAUGHTjEREWES One lot
Utility 5.50.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday April 26
Reported receipts of 114 cows, 7
heifers and 2 bulls.
Two loads Canadian cows,
fresh close springing heifers, 550-
1,350, with 10 head selling over
800.
Local herd of 20 cows, 290440.
Load New York State cows, 435-
610.
Local fresh and springing
cows, 287.50470.
Heifers, 225480.
Bulls, 335 and 400.
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
Friday, April 21
No market established.
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.
ivestock
Lancaster
Market
Cattle Calve* Hogs Sheep
Today 1128 170 885 142
Last week 898 198 828 104
Last year 1128 266 938 187
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday, Slaughter Steers
uneven, mainly steady to strong
although some weakness on
mixed Good and Choice at the
close; Cows steady; Bulls fully
steady with last week’s sharp
advance. Supply included 677 in
afternoon auction.
272
103
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Eight loads high-Choice and
Prime 1125-1300 lbs. 36.65-37.00;
mixed-Choice and Prime 1100-
1300 lbs, 36.10-36.75; Choice 1000-
1350 lbs. 34.50-36.10; Choice 1400-
1465 lbs. 34.00-34.85, few 1465-1560
lbs. 33.10-34.00; high-Good and
low-Choice 33.60-34.75; Good
31.50-34.50; Standard and low-
Good 29.50-31.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.00-27.60, few
27.75-28.10; Cutter 24.75-26.75;
Canner and low-Cutter 23.00-
24.50.
BULLS Couple Choice 33.00-
34.50; Good 30.00-33.00; Utility
and Commercial 31.00-33.60, few
34.00-35.35.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
mostly steady, bulk of the 85-120
lbs. Calves returbed to farm.
VEALERS Prime 60.00-
62.00, few 63.00; Choice 54.00-
60.00; Good 49.00-55.00; Standard
42.0049.00.
RETURNED TO FARM -
Bulk 85*120 lbs. Bull Calves 50.00-
55.00, with Holstein Heifers 60.00-
65.00.
SHEEP Spring Lambs and
Slaughter Ewes fully steady.
SPRING LAMBS —■ Choice 65-
90 lbs. 38.00-39.00, few lots 40-55
lbs. 40.0045.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 4.00-10.00, few 10.00-
12.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, April 27
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 dealei
handles each commodity. All
prices are per bushel, except for
ear com which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, April 27, 1972
are as follows:
Ear Cora
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 al
his mill.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
HOGS, LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERT TUESDAY 12 NOON
PAT HOGS AND FEEDER PIG SALE
EVERT 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
Monday, April 24
Offered+
45.00
1.55
.93
Bid+
28.33
1.33
.78
1.04
1.28
1.06
1.61
1.41
Market, Auction News
Composite
Report
Friday Weekly, April 29
Lancaster, Vintage, and New
Holland Markets
Cattle Calves
This week 5000 1150
Last week 4662 1104
Last year 5331 1208
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
uneven, Choice and Prime steady
to weak, Standard and Good fully
steady, instances 50higher; Cows
50-1.00 higher; Bulls unevenly
steady with last week’s sharp
advance. Supply included an
estimated 50 percent Slaughter
Steers, 20 percent Cows and 15
percent Bulls, with the balance
mainly Feeder Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 975-1325
lbs. 35.75-37.00, few head 37.10-
37.50; Choice 950-1350 lbs. 34.00-
36.00; high-Good and low-Choice
33.35-34.75; Good 31.25-34.50;
Standard and low-Good 29.50-
32.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 750-950 lbs. 31.85-34.50;
Good 29.00-32.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.75-29.00, 28
head at 29.00-29.85; Cutter 24.75-
27.75; Canner and low-Cutter
23.25-25.25.
BULLS Choice 32.75-34.60;
Good 29.50-33.00; Utility and
Commercial 30.00-34.00, several
34.00- with around ten head
35.00-
VEAL CALVES Vealers
mostly steady, instances 1.00
higher on Choice and Prime; bulk
of 80-125 lbs. Calves returned to'
farm.
VEALERS Prime 60.00-
63.00, few 63.50-66.50; Choice
54.00- Good 47.00-54.00;
Standard 42.00-49.00; Utility
34.00-
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-120 lbs. 50.00-60.00, with
Holstein Heifers 64.00-74.00.
West Nottingham Auction
Rt. 276, Rising Sun, MU.
Monday. April 24
Calves: 80-115 pounds, 50-
59.50; 1 15-140 52-59.50; 140-240
40.50-58.
Cows: G00d24.50-28.25; Cutters
19.75-23.
Feeder Heifers: 415-550 pounds
27-30.
Holstein Feeder Steers: 650-785
pounds 31.25-33.75.
Feeder Steers: 340-400 pounds
42.25-43.50.
Bulls: 1,395-1,605 pounds 28.50-
30.
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Friday, April 21
75 loads hay, including: Alfalfa
41-70; Timothy 36-58; Mixed hay
34-65; couple loads Clover hay 62
and 64; one load Oats hay 38.50;
one load Orchard Grass 28.50.
32 loads straw 35-40, one load
43.50.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, April 25
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 872 422 404 57
Last week 1251 483 535 28
Last year 1143 394 740 33
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, average-Choice to
Prime Slaughter Steers steady to
weak, instances 50 lower
Standard to low-Choice fully
steady; Cows 50-75 higher; Bulls
1.00-2.00 higher. Supply included
23 percent Cows and 16 percent)
Bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
High-Choice and Prime 975-1325
lbs. 35.85-36.85; Choice 950-1400
lbs. 34.35-36.00; high-Good and
low-Choice 33.75-34.75; Good
31.50-34.50; Standard and low-
Good 29.75-31.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 775-950 lbs. 32.00-34.50;
Good 29.00-32.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.50-28.50, few
28.50-28.75; Cutter 25.00-27.00;
Canner and low-Cutter 22.75-
24.75.
BULLS Choice 33.00-35.00,
few 35.50-35.60; Good 30.50-33.25;
Utility and Commercial 31.00-
33.75, several 34.00-35.00 with six
head 35.50-36.00.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
fully steady, good demand for
Calves returned to farm.
VEALERS Prime 59.00-
62.50, few 63.00-64.00; Choice
54.00- Good 49.00-55.00;
Standard 42.00-51.00; Utility
35.00-
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-125 lbs. 50.00-60.00, with
Holstein Heifers 64.00-74.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Monday, April 24
361 Head of Cattle
Compared with last Monday’s
market, slaughter steers grading
Standard and Good mostly 25c to
75c higher; Slaughter cows 25c to
75c higher; Slaughter bulls
steady to $1 higher.
Steers: Choice 1000-1200 lbs.
slaughter steers 34.50-36.00;
Individual at 36.35; Good 32.00-
34.75; Standard 29.85-32.25.
Heifers: Good slaughter
heifers 29.85-32.00; few Standard
29.00-29.75.
Cows: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter cows
26.85-28.60; Cutters 25.25-26.85;
Canners 23.50r25.50; Shells down
to 22.50.
Bulls: Good slaughter bulls
33.00-35.00, few to 36.25; Utility
and Commercial 29.75-33.50,
individual at 34.60, few Cutters
28.75-29.00.
195 Head of Calves
Vealers grading Good through
Prime mostly steady to $1 higher.
Prime vealers 57.50-60.00; Choice
54.00-57.50; Good 50.00-53.00; few
Utility 70-85 lbs. 36.00-39.50; farm
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, Panin.
Abram W. Diffenbach. Manager Phone: 717-SM-ZIM
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, April 27
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 999 399 33
Last week 1014 321 7
Last year 1300 349 29
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday, Slaughter Steers very
uneven, averaging steady; Cows
75-1.25 higher; Bulls opened slow
with few early sales 50-1.00 lower,
although bulk of the later sales
fully steady. Supply included 22
per cent Cows and 20 per cent
Bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
high-Choice and Prime 1075-1225
lbs. 35.50-36.50; Choice 950-1350
lbs. 34.50-36.10, few 34.00-34.50;
high-Good and low-Choice 33.35-
34.75; Good 31.25-34.00; Standard
and low-Good 29.60-31.85.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.25-29.00, 28
head 29.00-29.85 with a couple at
30.00-30.25; Cutter 25.00-27.75;
Canner and low-Cutter 23.25-
25.25.
BULLS Choice 33.00-34.60;
Good 29.50-32.75; Utility and
Commercial 30.00-33.75, several
34.00-35.00.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
mostly steady, instances 1.00
higher on Choice and Prime.
VEALERS Prime 60.00-
63.00, few 63.50-66.50; Choice
55.00- Good 47.00-54.00;
Standard 42.00-49.00; Utility
34.00-
SHEEP Spring Lambs and
Slaughter Ewes fully steady.
SPRING LAMBS Choice 25-
30 lbs. 46.00-54.00; Choice 40-55
lbs. 37.00-42.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
add Gdod 6.50-10.00.
Monday, April 24
Calf Receipts 96- Choice rand
Prime 55-63; Standard 42-48;
Good and Low Choice 48-55;
Common 35-42. rr
Monday, April 24
Ninety-nine loads of hay and
straw sold as follows: Alfalfa 42-
63; Timothy 37-55; Clover 38-58;
Mixed Hay 33-61.50; Straw 28-
40.50: Com 42-43.50.
calves bulls 85-120 lbs. 47.00-58.00,
heifers 80-175 lbs. 50.00-54.00.
Monday, April 24
285 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts steady to 50c
higher: 2-3 200-240 barrows and
gilts 24.35-24.60, couple lots 24.75:
2-4 210-265, 23.50-24.25 ; 2-3 400-600.
Sows 20.00-21.00
Boars 19.00-29.25
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order bnying
of Stockers & Feeders
Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
Phone: (717 ) 397-7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
John Bowman
Phone': (717) 872-5491