—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 22, 1972
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Local Livestock Market
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, July 19
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1072 122 332 9
Last Week 1408 117 448 26
Last Year 991 117 234 51
This Weeks
Auction 1077 110 338 37
Last Weeks
Auction 1227 116 346 26
CATTLE—Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers very
uneven, 25-1 00 lower, least
decline on high-Choice and
Prime, with most decline on Good
and Choice over 1250 lbs ; Cows
steady to 50 lower, Bulls 25-50
lower
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1100-1325 lbs
38 50-39 75, 950-1100 lbs 38 10-
38 75, Choice 950-1375 ’hs 30 35-
38 60, high-Good and low-Choice
34 85-35 50, Good 33.60-36 25,
Standard and low-Good 31.G0-33
33 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Choice 750-975 lbs 34 50-36.50,
Good 32 50-34.50
COWS—Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26 60-28 00, few
28 00-28 50, Cutter 25 00-27.25;
Canner and low-Cutter 23 35-
24 50
BULLS—Choice 33 25-35.00,
few 35 00-35.75, Good 31 50-33.50,
Utility and Commercial 3160-
33 75, few 34.35-35 25
VEAL CALVES—Vealers weak
to 2 00 lower
VEALERS—Prime 57 00-60 00,
few 60 50-61.50, Choice 56 CO
-58 00, Good 49 00-55 50, Standard
44 50-48 50.
SHEEP—Soring Lambs
steady
SPRING LAMBS—Good 60-95
lb 26 00-28 50.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, July 19
Reported receipts of 147 head of
cows, 14 heifers; market lower
than last weeks market with the
exception of a few top cows.
Two loads New York state
cows, fresh, 440 - 725, springers
420 - 620
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 470 -
580
Load New York State
springers, 455 - 550
Two loads Canadian cows,
Purebred and Grade, fresh, 540 -
1,250, springers, 440 - 950
Load Canadian cows, fresh, 480
530, springers, 555 - 650
Local cows, 315 - 650
Heifers, 385 - 540
Green
Dragon
Livestock Sales
Ephrata, R. D. 3, Pa.
Walter Kisser, Manager
Phone: (717) 733-2334
Every FRIDAY
• Dairy Cows 12 30 P.M.
• Hay & Straw Auction
1:00 PM.
• Beef Cattle & Veal Calves
11:00 A.M.
Lancaster
Market
Monday, July 17
a Cattle Calves flogs Sheep
Today 952 156 816 99
Last
Week 937 158 824 147
Last Year 1042 239 839 248
CATTLE—Compared to last
Wednesday, Slaughter Steers 25-
75 higher with high-Choice and
Prime, showing the most ad
vance, Standard mostly steady;
Cows 25-50 lower, Bulls 50-75
lower Supply included 749 in
afternoon auction
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1075-1350 lbs.
38.85- 85, one five head lot 1275
lbs 40.10, Choice 1000-1440 lbs.
36 75-38.85; high-Good and low-
Choice 35 60-37.00; Good 34.00-
36 00; Standard 32.00-34 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Few Choice 800-950 lbs. 34 00-
34.75, Good 31 75-34 00.
COWS—Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.50-28 75, few
28.85- 35; Cutter 25.50-27 50;
Canner and low-Cutter 23 25-
25.75.
BULLS—Choice 33.00-35 00;
Good 32.00-33 00; Utility and
Commercial 31 75-34.50, few
34.75-35 25, Cutter and low-Utility
900-1200 lbs. 29 75-32.00, few
Commercial yield grade 4 and 5
29 00-29.25.
VEAL CALVES—Vealers
strong to 1.00 higher.
VEALERS—Prime 60.00-62.00;
Choice 56.00-60.00; Good 52.00-
56 00; Standard 46.00-52.00,
Utility 95-120 lbs 40 00-45.00,65-85
lbs. 38.00-42 00.
RETURNED TO FARM—Bulk
90-120 lbs. 50.00-56.00, with
Holstein Heifers 60.00-67.00.
SHEEP—Spring Lambs mostly
steady; Ewes scarce.
SPRING LAMBS—Choice 65-90
lbs. 30.50-32.00, Good 26.00-29.00.
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
Friday, July 14
Reported receipts of 138 head of
cattle, auction well attended,
prices strong.
Consignments included:
Load Tioga County cows, fresh,
500-600, one outstanding Grade,
800.
Load Upstate cows, mostly
springers, 475-630; first calf
heifers 475-570.
Load Upstate cows, springers
averaged 480; Purebred
springers 650-730, fresh 500-630;
pair Purebred heifers 500-550
Herd 23 Maryland cows,
springers 420-710; fresh and
milkers 435-625.
Beef Market
Beef and Feeder markets
active with stronger market.
Beef Sale: Utility and High
Cutters 26 00-28.00; Cutters 24.00-
26 00, Low Cutters 22.00-24.00.
Feeder Sale: Holstein type
bulls 30 00-33.00; Beef type bulls
34 00-38 00; Steers 33 00-40 00
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
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, July 21
Lancaster, Vintage and
New Holland Markets
Cattle Calves
This week 4500 1400
Last week 5613 1536
Last year 4937 1634
CATTLE Slaughter steers
opened this week 25-75 higher,
most of this advance was lost late
and closing sales only steady to 25
higher, although Standard 50-75
lower, cows lower through the
week with closing sales 50-1.00
lower instances 1.50 lower; bulls
slow closing sales 50-1.00 lower,
instances 200 lower on Utility
and Commercial. Supply in
cluded an estimated 60 percent
slaughter steers 15 percent bulls
and 15 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice and Prime 1000-1350 lb.
38 00-39.00 with most sales early
part of week 38.85-39.85 with one
lot on Monday 40.10; Choice 950-
1350 lb. 36.50-38.50, several early
sales 38.50-39.25; high Good and
low Choice 34.75-36.75; Good
33.50-36.50; Standard and low
Good 31.00-34.00, few late 29.50-
30.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-950 lb 34.00-36.50;
Good 31.75-34.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.50-28.50, few
early 28.60-29.35; Cutter 24.50-
27-00; Canner and low Cutter
22.50-25.00, few 21.00-22.50.
BULLS Choice 32.75-35.00,
few 35.00-35.75, couple 36.00-36.60;
Good 30.50-33.50; Utility and
Commercial closing at 30.00-
33.50, several early part of week
34.00-35.25 with a few Utility yield
grade 2 & 3 36.35-37.00.
VEAL CALVES Vealers 1-
2.00 lower, although Utility
mostly steady.
VEALERS Prime 57.00-
62.00, few 62.00-63 00; Choice
54.00-59 00; Good 48.00-55.00,
Standard 44 00-49.00, Utility 90-
120 lb 40.00-45.00, 65-85 lb. 30.00-
40.00
New Holland
Horse Auction
Reported receipts of 425 head of
horses, market lower than last
weeks market.
Load New York driving horses,
165 - 350
Load Kansas riding horses, 115
- 275.
Load Ohio driving horses, 120 -
330.
Locally consigned work horses,
125 - 240; driving horses, 95 - 550;
riding horses, 90 - 190, few better
horses, 250 - 280; Mules, mostly
Killer way, Killers, 7 - 9.
Mare Ponies, 5 - 20; Geldings, 5
-15; Colts, 5-8; Larger Ponies, 35
- 55.
PARADISE, PENNA.
Monday, July 17
, Auction News
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, July 18
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1280 649 414 38
Last week 1226 813 421 29
Last year 1265 754 580 59
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers steady
to strong; Cows steady to weak,
instances 25 lower, Bulls 50-1.00
lower. Supply included 12 percent
Cows, 9 per cent Bulls, with the
balance mainly Slaughter Steers.
Slaughter Steers, mainly Choice
and Prime 1000-1250 lbs. with
very few Standard on offer; the
quality of the cow run was
reduced with large share of the
supply Canner and low-Cutter.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 975-1300
lbs. 38.85-39.85; Choice 950-1350
lbs. 37.25-39.25, few 36.85-37.25;
high-Good and low-Choice 35.75-
37.75; Good 34.00-37.25; Standard
and low-Good 31.00-34.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.75-28.75;
Cutter 25.00-27.35; Canner and
low-Cutter 26.75-28.75; Cutter
25.00-27.35; Canner and low-
Cutter 23.50-25.25, low-Canner
21 00-23.25.
BULLS Choice 33.50-35.50;
Good 31.00-34.00; Utility and
Commercial 31.00-35.00, several
Utility yield grade 2 and 3 36.35-
37.00.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
mostly steady, instances 1.00
lower on Prime with Utility 90-120
lbs. 1.00-2.00 higher.
VEALERS Prime 59.00-
62.00, few 63.00; Choice 54.00-
59.00; Good 48.00-55.00; Standard
44.00- Utility 90-120 lbs.
40.00- 65-85 lbs. 30.00-40.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, July 18
371 Head Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers steady
to mostly 50c lower. Slaughter
cows steady to 75c lower.
Slaughter bulls mostly 50c to 75c
lower.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime (few) 38.00 - 38.75; Choice
1,000 - 1,100 pounds 37.00 - 37.75;
Good 34.35 - 37.00; Standard 31.85
- 33.25; Utility (few) 31.00 - 31.60.
HEIFERS: Good and Choice
(few) 33.00 - 35.50; Standard
(few) 29.85 - 31.85.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 26.85 - 28.25,
Cutters 24.75 - 26.75; Canners
22.75 - 24.50; Shells down to 21.00.
BULLS: Good 34.35 - 35.10,
couple to 37.10; Utility and
Commercial 31.00 - 34.25.
245 Head Veal Calves
’ Vealers grading Utility to Good
; $1 to $4 lower.
’ Prime (few) 58.00 - 60.00;
Choice (few) 53 00 - 57.00; Good
50.00 - 53.00; Standard 48.00 -
! 50.00; Utility 90 -120 pounds 45.00
* - 48.00; 70 -85 pounds 38.00 - 42.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 80 - 120
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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, Penna.
Abram W. Dlffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-21 M
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, July 20
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 935 460 52
Last year 1452 429 13
Last year 1253 496 12
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday, Slaughter Steers
uneven, mainly steady to strong,
some weakness on high-Choice
and Prime and Standard 50-75
lower; Cows 50-1.00 lower, in
stances 1.50 lower; Bulls 50-1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower on
Utility and Commercial. Supply
included 18 percent Cows and 19
percent Bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 950-1300
lbs. 38.00-38.75; Choice 950-1300
lbs. 36.00-38.50, mainly 36.50-
37.75; high-Good and low-Choice
34.75-36.75; Good 33.50-35.50;
Standard 31.00-33.10, couple lots
29.50-30.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.50-27.75, few
28.00-28.60; cutter 24.50-27.00;
Canner and low-Cutter 22.50-
24.75.
BULLS Choice 32.75-35.00,
couple 36.00-36.60; Good 30.50-
33.00; Utility and Commercial
30.00- few 33.50-34.60; Cutter
and low-Utilitv 28.00-30.00.
VEAL CALVES Vealers 1.00-
2.00 lower, although Utility
mostly steady.
VEALERS Prime 57.00-
61.00; Choice 54,00-58.00; Good
48.00- Standard 44.00-49.00;
Utility 90-120 lbs. 40.00-44.00, 65-85
lbs. 32.00-40.00
SHEEP
mostly steady,
SPRING LAMBS Couple lots
mixed-Good and Choice 80-90 lbs.,
29.00- Good 55.00-80 lbs.
24.50-27.00.
Spring Lambs
Monday, July 17
Calf Receipts 129- Choice and
Prime 51-59; Standard 44-46.50-
Good and Low Choice 47-50.50;
Common 35.43.50.
Monday, July 17
18 loads hay & 7 loads straw
sold as follows:
• Timothy, few sales 21.00-43.00;
Mixed Hay, few sales 30.00-55.00;
Straw, few sales 22 00-40.00.
pounds 48.00 - 54.00; heifers 80 -
140 pounds 50.00 - 65.00.
54 Head Sheep
Good and Choice spring
slaughter lambs, 75 - 100 pounds,
29.00 - 31.00; Utility 60 - 80 pounds
25.00 - 28.00.
Slaughter Ewes: 5.00 - 8,00.
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