—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, September 2. 1972
2
Local Livestock Market, Auction Mews
New Holland
Auction
Lancaster
Auction
Wedneaday, August 30
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 957 96 550 7
Last week 950 95 383 20
Last year 1044 100 367 72
This weeks auc
tion 745 103 468 6
Last weeks auc
tion
906 95 370 55
CATTLE —Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers 25-50
lower, Cows steady with Mon
day’s decline, Bulls 50-I.oolower
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High-
Choice and Prime 1100-1300 lbs
36.85-37 75, Choice 950-1350 lbs
35 50-37 00, few 35 00-35 50, high-
Good and low-Choice 34 35-35 75,
Good 33 00-35 00, Standard and
low-Good 31 60-32 60
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Choice 750-950 lbs 33 35-35 00,
couple 35 35-35 60, Good 32 CO
-33 50
COWS—utility and high
dressing Cutter 26 35-27 75,
Cutter 24 75-27 00, Canner and
low-Cutter 23 25-24 75
BULLS—Choice 32 75-35.00,
couple 37 10-37 50, Good 31.50-
33 50, Utility and Commercial
31 75-34 00
VEAL CALVES—Prime 1.00-
3 00 higher, other grades fully
steady
VEALERS—Prime 60 50-64.50,
seven head 66 00-68 00, Choice
56 00-60 00 Good 50 00-56 00;
Standard 45 00-50 00
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday. August 2!)
408 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers grading
Good and Choice 25c to 75c lower
Slaughter cows 75c to $1 50 lower
Slaughter bulls weak to mostly $1
lower
STEERS Choice 975-1200
pounds 35 00-36 00, Good 33 50-
35 00, Standard 31 25-33 00,
Utility (few) 28 75-31 00
HEIFERS Choice (couple)
33 10 and 34 35, Good (few) 29 GO
-32 75, Utility (few) 26 00-28 00
COWS Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 26 10-28 00,
Cutters 23 75-26 35, Canners
21 60-23 75, Shells down to 16 00
BULLS Choice (individual)
36 10, Good 33 25-35 10, Utility
and Commercial 30 00-33 75,
Cutters 28 00-29 60
2 55 Head of \ eal Calves
Vealers uneven, mostly steady
to $1 lower
Prime (few) 58 50-61 00, Choice
55 00-58 00, Good (few) 5100-
55 00, Standard 49.00-52 00,
Utility 90-120 pounds 43 00-48 00,
70-85 pounds 37 00-41 50
FARM CALVES Bulls 85-120
pounds 42 00-53 00, Heifers 85-120
pounds 52 00-65 00
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.
Lancaster
Market
The Lancaster Stockyards will
be open for business as usual
Monday, September 4, Labor
Day.
Monday, August 28
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 598 201 985 114
Last week 982 161 793 169
Last year 832 328 972 176
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday, Slaughter Steers
mostly 50 higher, instances 1.00
higher, Cows 50 to mostly 1.00
lower, Bulls about steady. Supply
included 533 m afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1125-1350
lbs 37.35-37.75, Choice 950-1350
lbs 35.75-37.25, few 35.35-35.75;
high-Good and low-Choice 34.60-
35 75, Good 33.50-35.25, Standard
and low-Good 32 25-33 50, few low
Standard 29.00-30.85
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 775-925 lbs. 33.50-35.25;
Good 31.35-33.85; Standard 28.35-
30.85
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.10-27.85;
Cutter 24 75-26.75, Canner and
low-Cutter 23.50-25.00
BULLS Good 31.75-34.00, few
Choice 33.50-35.10; Utility and
Commercial 32.00-34 60, few low-
Utihty 30 00-31 50.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
mostly steady, good demand for
Calves returned to farm
VEALERS Prime 6100-
63 00, Choice 58 00-62 00, Good
50 00-57 00; Standard 45 00-49.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-120 lbs Bull Calves 50.00-
57 00, with Holstein Heifers 60.00-
67 00
SHEEP Spring Lambs
mostly steady, least demand for
Good 70-90 lbs weights,
Slaughter Ewes fully steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice 70-
90 lbs 30.00-31.00, few 32.00,
Good 60-95 lbs 25 00-29 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 5.00-10.00
Local Grain
Thursday, August 31
These pnce&are made up of the
average prices quoted by five
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 gram prices
quoted Thursday, August 31,1972
are as follows
Bid+
Ear Corn 44.00
Shelled Corn 1.47
Oats (local) .79 .95
Oats (western) 1 04 1.15
109 1.30
Barley
1.58
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 at
his mill
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 PM
FAT STEERS, BULLS, COWS & VEAL THURSDAY
at 12 30 PM
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-21 M
Composite
Report
Market not available at time of
publication.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, August 30
Reported receipts of 88 head of
cattle, 20 heifers, 3 bulls; market
stronger on fresh cows, balance
steady.
Load Susquehanna County
cows, fresh 410-600; springers
370-630.
Load Franklin County cows,
fresh 350-525; springers 400-740
Load New York State cows,
fresh 420-600; springers 465-565.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh
640-720.
Locally consigned cows, 340-
580.
Spnngmg heifers, 350-555,
Open heifers, 215-250.
Bulls, 290-385
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, August 31
Receipts This Week 5200
Last Week 4565
Last Year 4184.
Cattle: as compared to last
weeks close, slaughter steers and
heifers ended mostly 50 higher.
Utility grade cows closed 75 -1.50,
instances 2 00.
Supply consisted mainly of
Good to Choice slaughter steers
and heifers with several loads
Choice to Prime. Balance of
receipts mostly cows. Receipts
about 65 percent steers; 25
percent heifers and 10 percent
cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1175-1300
pounds 3-4, 37 00-38.00. Mixed
Choice and Prime 1175-1325 3-4,
36 50-37.00. Choice 975-1325 2-4,
34 50-36.50 mostly 34.75-36.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 950-1225
pounds 34.00-35.00. Good 31.25-
34.25 Standard to Good Holsteins
31.50-32 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 860-1000
pounds 3-4, 34.00-34.50, mostly
34.00-34 25 Choice 800-1000 2-4,
32.50-34 00. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-950 pounds 31.75-32.50.
Good 30.25-31.75.
Offered-(-
50.33
1.62
COWS: Commercial 23 50-
25.50. Utility 24.00-27.00, several
late 24.00-26.00. High yielding
Utility 26.00-27 50, late 28 00.
Cutter 22.00-26 00 Canner 19.50-
22.25
1.74
BULLS: Utility and Com
mercial 29 75-33 00; few Good
33.25-33 75
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, August 29
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1095 842 405 34
Last week 1160 752 392 49
Last year 983 825 567 191
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers
uneven, average-Choice to Prime
steady, instances 25 lower, Good
and low-Choice steady to strong,
instances 25 higher, strong to 50
higher; Cows steady to 25 lower;
Bulls mostly steady. Supply
included 23 percent Cows and 9
percent Bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1325
lbs. 36.75-38.00, eight head 38.10-
38.85; Choice 950-1350 lbs. 36.00-
37.35, few 35.60-36.00; high-Good
and lowGhoice 34.50-36.25; Good
33.60-36.00; Standard and low-
Good 31.60-34.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.25-29.25;
Cutter 26.50-23.75; Canner and
low-Cutter 23.25-26.00.
BULLS Choice 33.85-35.10,
few 36.00-37.60; Good 32.00-34.00;
Utility and Commercial 31.60-
34.50.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
uneven, Good to Prime 1.00-2.00
lower, Utility and Standard
strong to 2.00 higher; good
demand for Calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS Prime 59.50-
62.50; Choice 55.00-59.50; Good
49.00-55.00; Standard 45.00-49.00;
Utility 90-120 lbs. 40.00-45.00, 65-85
lbs. 36.00-41.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, August 28
Reported receipts of 273 head of
horses; market steady with last
weeks market.
Load Kansas riding and driving
horses; riding 125-270; driving
290-480.
Load Ohio riding horses 120-
210.
Locally consigned driving
horses 100-690, riding horses US
-20 0, few better horses 225-400;
work horses and mules went
killer way; killers 5-7.
Mare ponies 5-30, geldings 5-
25; colts 5-12; larger ponies 40-65.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, August 28
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the farm
price per ton.)
Hay steady to $5 higher, Straw
and Mulch slow, steady.
Alfalfa 40.00-55.00
Mixed hay 32.00-45.00
Timothy hay 25.00-35.00
Straw 20.00-25.00
Mulch 10.00-16.00
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.
30 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
New Holland Sales Barn will be
open as usual September 4, Labor
Day.
Thursday, August 31
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 815 450 17
Last week 916 483 17
Last year 992 516 18
CATTLE—Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers fully
steady; cows 50-1.00 lower; bulls
steady to 50 lower. Supply in
cluded 27 percent cows and 18
percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
Choice and Prime 1100-1325 lb.
37.10- Choice 950-1300 lb.
35.10- few 37.10-37.35; high
Good and low Choice 34.50-35.25;
Good 33.00-34.75; Standard and
low Good 31.35-33.00.
COWS—Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.35-28.10, few
28.25-28.75; Cutter 25.25-27.25;
Canner and low Cutter 23.50-
25.25.
BULLS—Choice 33.50-35.75,
few 36.00-36.85; Good 31.50-34.00;
Utility and Commercial 31.50-
34.50, couple 35.50-36.50.
VEAL CALVES—Vealers fully
steady, instances 2.00 higher on
Prime, good demand for calves
returned to farm
VEALERS—Prime 61.00-65.00,
few 65.50-67.50; Choice 56.00-
61.00; Good 50.00-56.00; Standard
45.00- Utility 90-120 lbs.
39.00- 65-85 lb. 35.00-40.00.
SHEEP—Supply mainly Utility
and Good slaughter ewes selling
fully steady at 5.00-9.00.
Monday, August 28'
Calf Receipts 141.
Choice and Prime 57-62;
Standard 44-51.50; Good and Low
Choice 52-56.50; Common 30-
43.50.
Monday, August 28
PRICES PER TON: 17 loads
Hay and 8 loads straw. Alfalfa,
one load at 65.00, Clover hay, one
load at 48.00, Timothy, few loads
42 00-54 00, Mixed Hay 31.00-54.50,
one load at 70.00, Straw 27,00-
34.00, Ear Corn, one load at 50.00.
COMPLETE
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BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
Phone: (717) 397-7539
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John Bowman
Phone* (717) 872-5491