—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 12, 1972
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, August 9
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1081 120 387 33
Last week 685 89 242 33
Last year 768 121 261 62
This weeks
Auction 1004 122 347 37
Last weeks
Auction 600 95 210 50
CATTLE Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers weak
to mostly 50 lower, instances 1.00
lower on weights over 1350 lbs.;
Cows steady; Bulls fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1100-1400
lbs 38.00-39 10; Choice 950-1350
lbs. 36.25-38 60, Choice 1350-1475
lbs. 35.75-37.50; high-Good and
low-Choice 35.25-36.60, Good
34.00-36.00; Standard 32.50-34.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-960 lbs. 34.75-36.85;
Good 32.85-34.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.75-28.85;
Cutter 25.50-27.50; Canner and
low-Cutter 23.50-25.50.
BULLS Choice 33.60-35.35,
few 36.00-37.00; Good 32.00-34.00;
Utility and Commercial 32.00-
35 00, few 35 10-35.35.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
uneven, Good to Prime 1.00-3.00
lower, Utility and Standard
steady to 1.00 lower.
VEALERS Prime 58.50-
60 50, Choice 52.00-58.50; Good
47 00-52.00; Standard 42.00-47.00;
Utility 70-120 lbs. 36.00-42 00.
SHEEP Spring Lambs
steady
SPRING LAMBS One lot
Choice 110 lbs. 29.50; Good 65-80
lbs. 26-50-28.50.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, August 8
283 Head Cattle
Compared with last Tuesday’s
market, slaughter steers mostly
steady to 50c higher. Slaughter
cows active, steady to 50c higher.
STEERS—High Choice and
Prime (few) 1150 - 1350 pounds
38.50 - 39 00; Choice 1050 - 1200
36 75 - 38 50; Good 34.75 - 37.10;
Standard (few) 33.60 - 34.60;
Utility (few) 30.75 - 33.50.
HEIFERS —Choice (few) 36.25
- 36 85; Good (few) 34.00 - 35.75;
Standard (few) 30 10 - 32.00.
COWS—Utility and High
Dressing Cutter, 27.25 - 29.10, few
29 35 - 29.75; Cutters 25.35 - 27.25;
Canners 22.60 - 25.35, Shells down
to 15.00
BULLS—Choice (few) 33,60 -
36.60; Good (few) 33.00 - 34.35,
Utility and Commercial 31.50 -
34 75, Cutters (few) 28.75 - 31.50.
241 Head Veal Calves
Vealers grading Utility $1 to $3
lower
Choice (few) 56.50 - 60.00; Good
(few) 52 00 - 57.50; Standard 49.00
- 52.00; Utility 90 - 120 pounds
38 00 - 43.00 , 70 - 85 pounds 33.00 -
38 00 , 60 - 65 pounds 29.00 - 35 00.
FARM CALVES—Holstein
Bulls 80 -120 pounds 41.00 - 54.00;
Holstein Heifers 80 - 135 pounds
50 00 - 67 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
Lancaster
Market
Monday, August 7
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 700 213 821 166
Last week 946 191 774 185
Last year 1202 215 831 85
CATTLE—Compared to last
Wednesday, Slaughter Steers 50-
75 higher; Cows unevenly steady;
Bulls steady to weak, instances 50
lower on Utility and Commercial.
Supply included 586 in afternoon
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1050-1490 lbs.
38.85-39.85; Choice 950-1325 lbs.
36.60-38.60,c0up1e lots 1440-1480
lbs. included at 37.25-27.60; high-
Good and low-Choice 35.25-37.00;
Good 34.00-36.50; Standard 32.50-
34.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Choice 750-950 lbs. 34.50-36.00,
five head 36.50-37.00; Good 31.75-
34.00.
COWS—Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.75-28.85,
couple 29.00-29.35; part load
Commercial 27.85-29.25; Cutter
25 50-27.35; Canner and low-
Cutter 22.00-25.50.
BULLS—Choice 34.00-35.25,
couple 35.60-35.75; Good 32.00-
34.00; Utility and Commercial
31.75-34.75, couple 35.00-35 10;
Cutter and low-Utility 29.75-32.00.
VEAL CALVES—Compared to
last Wednesday’s sharp advance,
Vealers 1.00-2.00 lower, instances
300 lower; good demand for
Holstein Heifers to be returned to
farm
VEALERS—Prime 60.00-62.00,
few 63.00-64.00; Choice 55.00-
60.00; Good 48.00-55.00; Standard
42.00-47.00; Utility 90-120 lbs.
35 00-41.00, 65-85 lbs. 28.00-35.00.
RETURNED TO FARM—Bulk
90-120 lbs. Holstein Heifers 58.00-
55.00.
SHEEP—Spring Lambs steady
to strong; Ewes fully steady.
SPRING LAMBS—Choice 70-95
lbs. 30.00-32.00, few lots 33.00;
Good 60-90 lbs. 25.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES—Utility
and Good 5.00-11.00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, Augusts
Reported receipts of 80 cows, 5
heifers, 3 bulls; fresh cows
higher.
Cows 425-650; Bulls 275-730;
Heifers 260-420.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, August 7
Reported receipts of 285 head of
horses; trend higher.
Mules 60-130; Riding horses
110-300; Pony Mares 25-60;
Driving horses 200-565; Geldings
15-40; Killers 7-9.
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 AM.
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Paradise, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hcrshey, Sales Manager
Box 100
Market
Friday Weekly, August 11
Lancaster, Vintage and
New Holland Markets
Cattle Calves
This week 4500 1600
Last week 3962 1642
Last year 4535 1572
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
uneven, sales early part of week
50-1.00 higher, this advance lost
late, closing sales 25-50, instances
75 lower than last week’s close;
Cows generally steady, instances
50 lower at the close; Bulls steady
to 50 lower, instances 1.00 lower
on Utility and Commercial.
Supply included an estimated 50
percent Slaughter Steers, 20
percent Cows, 20 percent Bulls,
with the balance mainly Feeder
Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1025-1350
lbs. 38.00-39.10, several on
Monday and Tuesday 39.00-39.85;
Choice 950-1350 lbs. 36.25-38.50;
high-Good and low-Choice 35.00-
36.50; Good 33.75-36.00; Standard
and low-Good 31.75-34.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-9501b5. 34.50-36.00, few
36.50-37.00; Good 32.50-34.00, part
load Standard 1015-1200 lbs. 28.00-
29.25.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.25-28.75, few
28.75-29.50; Cutter 25.00-27.50;
Canner and low-Cutter 22.50-
25.25.
BULLS Choice 33.60-35.75,
few 36.00-37.00; Good 31.00-34.00;
Utility and Commercial 31.75-
35.00; few 35.00-36.25; couple
36.50-37.10; Cutter and low-Utility
29.00-
VEAL CALVES Vealers
uneven, Good to Prime 1.00-3.00
lower than last week’s close;
Standard steady to weak; Utility
1.00- higher.
VEALERS Prime 58.00-
63.50; few 64.00-66.00; Choice
53.00- Good 48.00-55.00;
Standard 42.00-49.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 37.00-43.00,65-85 lbs. 34.00-
38.00.
Local Grain
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, August 10,1972
are as follows:
Bid+
OfferecH-
Ear Corn 41.00 47.00
Shelled Corn 1.40 1.58
Oats (local) .73 .88
Oats (western) 1.00 1.15
Barley 1.04 1.26
Wheat 1.52 1.72
+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.
PARADISE, PENNA.
Composite
Report
, Auction News
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, Augusts
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1317 735 424 51
Last week 1264 903 381 57
Last year 1118 790 450 70
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers 50 to
mostly 1.00 higher; Cows strong
to 50 higher; Bulls unevenly
steady. Supply included 20
percent Cows and 9 percent Bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime, few
Choice yield grade 2 included
1000-1350 lbs. 38.75-39.85; Choice
950-1350 lbs. 37.25-39.35, few 36.85-
37.25; high-Good and low-Choice
35.85-37.35, Good 34.50-37.00;
Standard and low-Good 32.00-
34.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-990 lbs. 34.75-35.85,
part load 36.75-36.85; Good 33.00-
35.00; part load Standard 1015-
1200 lbs. 28.00-29.25.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.75-28.85, few
29.00-29.60; Cutter 25.10-27.35;
Canner and low-Cutter 23.00-
25.50.
BULLS Choice 33.75-35.75,
couple 36.00-36.35; Good 32.00-
34.00; Utility and Commercial
32.00-35.00, several 35.00-36.00,
few 36.50-37.10.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
steady to 1.00 higher with Utility
65-85 lbs. 3.00-4.00 higher.
VEALERS Prime 58.00-
62.00, few head 62,00-63.50;
Choice 54.00-58.00; Good 47.00-
54.00; Standard 42.00-47.00;
Utility 85-120 lbs. 36.00-43.00,65-85
lbs. 30.00-38.00.
Green Dragon
Dairy Cattle
Friday, August 4
Market not reporting.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, August 7
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the farm
price per ton.)
Hay and Straw steady.
Alfalfa 35.00-45.00
Mixed hay 25.00-40.00
Timothy hay 20.00-25.0 f
few sales to 35.00
18.00-
10.00-
New Straw
Mulch
The United States Department
of Agriculture donated over 1.82
billion pounds of food during the
July, 1971 to March, 1972 period.
The food went to improve the
diets of school children, needy
families and needy people in
charitable institutions in the
United States and territories.
This represents a 2 per cent in
crease over the same period in
the previous year.
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. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-21 M
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, August 10
Cattle Calves Sheep
1240 484 14
834 457 3
1123 446 4
This week
Last week
Last year
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 50-75
lower; cows 25 to mostly 50
lower; bulls 50 to 1.00 lower.
Supply included 21 percent bulls,
18 percent cows with the balance
mainly slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTERSTEERS - High
Choice and Prime 1025-1310 lbs.
37.85-38.60, few head 38.75-39.00;
Choice 950-1350 lb. 36.35-38.00;
high Good and low Choice 35.00-
36.50; Good 33.60-36.00; Standard
and low Good 31.75-33.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Good and Choice 695-800 lb.
32.50-33.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.25-28.75, few
28.75-29.60; Cutter 25.00-27.50;
Canner and low Cutter 22.50-
25.10.
BULLS Choice 33.60-35.50,
couple 36.00-37.00; Good 31.00-
34.00; Utility and Commercial
31.75-34.75, few 35.00-36.25; Cutter
and low Utility 29.00-31.60.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
uneven. Good to Prime 1-2.00
lower, Standard steady, Utility 1-
3.00 higher.
VEALERS Prime 60.00-
63.50, few 64.00-66.00; Choice
54.00-60.00; Good 48.00-55.00;
Standard 43.00-50.00; Utility 90-
120 lb. 37.00-43.00, 65-85 lb. 34.00-
38.00.
Monday, August 7
Calf Receipts 165- Market $l.OO
lower. Choice and Prime 58-63;
Good and Low Choice 53-58;
Standard 45-53; Common 35-45.
Monday, August 7
Twenty Six loads of hay and
straw sold as follows: Alfalfa and
Clover 43; Timothy and Clover
24-25; Timothy 34-50.50; Mixed
Hay 21-46; Straw 26-35; Ear Com
47.50; Meadow Grass 27; Bird
food 30.50.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET. INC.
1 mile east of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday at
1:30 P.M. starting with
feeder cattle and pigs.