—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 26, 1972
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Local Livestock Market, Aucti
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, August 23
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 951 95 383 20
Last week 835 85 364 31
Last year 1032 158 429 17
This weeks
Auction 906 95 370 55
Last weeks
Auction 719 91 366 34
CATTLE Compared to
Monday slaughter steers 50-1.00
lower, instances 1.25 lower; cows
uneven, Utility mostly steady,
Canner and Cutter 50-75 higher;
bulls steady to 50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice and Prime 1075-1300 lb.
36.35-37.60, couple lots Choice
with end of Prime 36.00-36.10;
Choice 950-1350 lb. 34.85-36.60;
high Good and low Choice 34.00-
35.35; Good 33.00-35.00, few
Standard 31.25-32.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-950 lb. 33.50-35.00,
couple 35.60-36.00; Good 30.50-
32.50; Standard 28.75-31.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.35-28.60;
Cutter 26.00-28.00; Canner and
low Cutter 24.50-26.00.
BULLS Good 32.00-34.00;
Utility and Commercial 31.75-
35.00.
VEAL CALVES
fully steady.
VEALERS Prime 60.50-
63.00, couple 63.50-64.50; Choice
57.00- Good 50.00-57.00, few
Standard 45.00-49.00.
SHEEP —Spring lambs mostly
steady.
SPRING LAMBS Couple lots
mixed Good and Choice 70-95 lb.
29.00-
New Hofland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday August 23
Reported receipts of 89 head of
cattle, 10 heifers; market steady
with last weeks market.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
545-710.
Load Pennsylvania cows, 425-
720 and 245-465.
Load Canadian cows,
springers, 540-700.
Load New York cows, fresh,
490-585.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 540-
580.
Load Canadian cows,
springers, 520-565.
Locally consigned cows, 285-
655.
Heifers 325-515.
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Friday, August 18
26 loads hay, including: few
loads Alfalfa 50.00-61.00; few
loads Timothy 24.00-52.00; Mixed
hay 31.00-59.00.
Eight loads straw, 28.00-36.00.
Three loads ear com, 46.50-
50.00.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET. INC.
I 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.
Lancaster
Market
Monday, August 21
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 999 161 793 169
Lastweek77o 147 753 167
Last year 868 253 1004 199
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday, Slaughter Steers 25-
50 lower; Cows 50 lower, in
stances 1.00 lower on Canner and
Cutter; Bulls steady to weak.
Supply included 622 in afternoon
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1100-1350
lbs. 37.35-38.35; Choice 950-1350
lbs. 35.35-37.60, few 37.75-38.10;
high-Good and low-Choice 35.10-
36.00; Good 34.50-35.60; couple
lots Standard 31.75-32.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-935 lbs. 35.10-36.10.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.50-28.60,
couple 28.75-29.50; Cutter 24.75-
27.60; Canner and low-Cutter
23.25-25.00.
BULLS Choice 34.00-35.50;
Good 32.00-34.00; Utility and
Commercial 32.50-34.50, few
35.25-36.10.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
fully steady although Choice and
Prime Vealers scarce.
VEALERS Prime 61.00-
64.00; Choice 57.00-61.00; Good
52.00-57.00; Standard 42.00-51.00;
Utility 36.00-45.00.
SHEEP Spring Lambs
uneven, generally steady,
although Good 75-90 lbs. slow,
steady to 50 lower; Ewes absent.
Vealers
SPRING LAMBS Choice 70-
95 lbs. 30.00-32.00; Good 90-105
lbs. 27.00-30.00, 60-90 lbs. 25.00-
28.00.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, August 21
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the farm
price per ton.)
Hay and Straw steady.
Alfalfa 35.00-40.00
few sales to 55.00
25.00-
few sales to 45.00
25.00-
18.00-
10.00-
Mixed hay
Timothy hay
New Straw
Mulch
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, August 22
346 Head of Cattle
STEERS: Choice 35.75-36.75;
Good 33.85-35.60; Standard 32.50-
33.60; Utility 30.75-32.00.
HEIFERS: Choice (individual)
33.10-35.00; Utility 29.00-30.60.
COWS: Utility (individual)
27.35- Cutter 25.35-27.10;
Canner 23.50-25.60; Shells 20.10.
BULLS: Choice 35.10-36.85;
Good 34.50-35.25; Utility and
Commercial 31.60-34.75; Cutter
29.35-
245 Head of Veal Calves
Prime 59.00-63.00; Choice 55.00-
AUCTIONS mokes 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*4
Composite
Report
Friday Weekly, August 25
Lancaster, Vintage and
New Holland Markets
Cattle Calves
This week 4400 1500
Last week 3968 1494
Last year 4274 1638
CATTLE Slaughter steers
50-1.00 lower, instances 1.25
lower; cows uneven, Utility
mostly steady, Canner and Cutter
50-1.00 higher; bulls steady to
weak, instances 50 lower. Supply
included 55 percent slaughter
steers, 15 percent cows and 15
percent bulls with the balance
mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1300
lbs. 36.35-38.25, few early part of
week 38-25-38.50; Choice 950-1325
lbs. 34.85-37.10; high-Good and
low-Choice 34.00-35.50; Good
32.75- Standard and low-
Good 31.00-33.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-950 lbs. 33.50-35.00,
couple 35.60-36.00; Good 645-750
lbs. 29.50-32.50; Standard 28.75-
30.00,
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.00-29.00, few
29.00- Cutter 26.00-28.00, few
28.00- Canner and low-
Cutter 24.00-26.00.
BULLS Choice 33.50-35.75,
couple 36.00-37.25; Good 31.60-
34.00; Utility and Commercial
31.75- few 35.50-37.00.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
uneven, Standard to Prime
steady to strong, instances 1.00
higher, Utility weak to 2.00 lower.
VEALERS Prime 60.50-
64.00, few 64.50-66.00; Choice
56.00- Good 50.00-57.00;
Standard 44.00-50.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 37.00-44.00,65-85 lbs. 32.00-
38.00,
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, August 24
Cattle for the week:
Receipts this week
Receipts last week
Receipts last year
Trend: Sharp declines in the
wholesale beef market forced
slaughter cattle prices down for
the second consecutive week. As
compared to last weeks close
Slaughter steers closed 75-1.25
lower. Most decline on Choice
and below Grades. Slaughter
heifers ended 1.50-1.75 lower.
Cows 50-75 lower at weeks end.
Bulls steady. Supply mainly High
Good to Choice slaughter steers
and heifers with few loads choice
60.00; Good 52.50-54.50; Standard
50.00- Utility 90-120 pounds
42.00- 70-85 pounds 35.00-
41.00
FARM CALVES: Bulls 80-110
pounds 45.00-60.00; Heifers 90-120
pounds 53.00-66.00
22 Head Sheep
Choice 70-110 pounds 29.50-33.00
Ewes: 11.00-13.00
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, August 22
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1160 752 392 49
Last week 1121 786 441 63
Last year 1038 776 407 22
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 50-75
lower, instances fully 1.00 lower
on Standard and low Good; cows
uneven, Utility steady to strong,
Canner and Cutter 50-1.00 higher;
bulls 50-75 lower. Supply included
21 percent cows and 9 percent
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS —High
Choice and Prime 1025-1275 lb.
37.60-38.50; Choice 950-1325 lb.
36.00-37.75, few 35.50-36.00; high
Good and low Choice 34.75-36.50;
Good 33.50-36.10; Standard and
low Good 31.50-33.50.
COW Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.00-29.25, few
29.35-29.85; Cutter 26.50-29.00;
Canner and low Cutter 24.25-
26.50.
BULLS Choice 33.50-35.75,
few 36.00-37.25; Good 32.00-34.00;
Utility and Commercial 31.75-
34.75, few 35.50-37.00.
FEEDER STEERS One lot
Standard and Good 510 lb.
Holsteins 36.25.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
uneven, Standard to Prime
steady to strong, instances 1.00
higher, Utility 1-3.00 lower.
VEALERS Prime 61.00-
64.00, few 64.00-65.00; Choice
56.00-60.00; Good 49.00-56.00;
Standard 44.00-49.00; Utility 90-
120 lb. 39.00-44.00, 65-85 lb. 32.00-
39.00.
to prime steers. No Choice to*
prime heifers marketed during
the period. Balance of receipts
mainly cows. Supply about 70
percent steers 20 percent heifers
10 percent cows.
4600
4873
4580
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
Choice and Prime 1200-1300
pounds 50-37.50. Muted Choice
and Prime 1200-1300 pounds 35.50-
36.50. Choice 975-1300 pounds
34.25-35.75. Mixed Good and
Choice 900-1200 pounds 33.75-
24.75. Good 30.75-34.00. Standard
to Good holsteins 31.00-32.00.
Slaughter heifers: Choice 800-
1085 pounds 32.00-34.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 750-950 pounds
25-32.75. Good 29.75-32.00.
COWS commercial 24.00-26.00
Utility 24.75-27.50 High yielding
utility 26.75-28.50 Cutter 22.50-
26.50, Canner 20.00-23.50.
Bulls: Utility and Commercial
30.00-33.50 few Good 34.00.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
FAT HOGS AND FEEDER PIG SALE
EVERY SATURDAY AT 9:00 A.M.
Box 100
on News
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
HOGS, LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Paradise, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, August 24
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 916 483 17
Last week 1150 473 5
Last year 851 434 18
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 50-1.00
lower; cows uneven Utility about
steady, Canner and Cutter 50-75
higher; bulls steady to weak.
Supply included 24 percent cows
and 18 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
Choice and Prime 1050-1200 lb.
36.85- Choice 950-1325 lb.
34.85- high Good and low
Choice 34.35-35.50; Good 32.75-
34.85; Standard and low Good
31.00-33.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-950 lb. 34.00-35.00;
Good 645-750 lb. 29.50-31.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.00-29.00, few
29.00-29.75; Cutter 26.25-28.00;
Caimer and low-Cutter 24.00-
26.00.
BULLS Choice 33.50-35.10,
couple 36.00-36.85; Good 31.60-
34.00; Utility and Commercial
31.75-34.85, few 35.60-36.75.
VEAL _ CALVES Vealers
strong to 1.00 higher, although
Utility steady to weak.
VEALERS Prime 60.00-
64.00, few 65.00-66.00; Choice
56.00-60.00; Good 50.00-56.00;
Standard 44.00-50.00; Utility 90-
120 lb. 37.00-44.00, 65-85 lb. 32.00-
38.00.
SHEEP Small supply spring
lambs steady to s.trong.
SPRING LAMBS Choice 65-
100 lb. 30.00-32.00; Good 60-75 lb.
25.00-27.00.
Monday, August 21
Calf Receipts 123.
Choice and Prime 58-66;
Standard 43-51.50; Good and Low
Choice 52-57.50; Common 30-
42.50.
Monday, August 21
PRICES PER TON
20 loads hay and 3 load straw.
Alfalfa, few loads 46.00-55.50;
Timothy, few loads 34.00-41.00;
Mixed hay 31,00-57,00, one load at
78.00; Straw, few loads 33.00-
36.00.
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