—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 9. 1972
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, September 6
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 724 182 468 35
Last week 957 96 550 7
Last year 1254 204 282 80
This weeks
Auction 715 191 459 30
Last weeks
Auction 745 103 468 6
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday, Slaughter Steers
steady to 50 lower; Cows steady,
instances 50 lower on Utility,
Bulls steady. Supply included 17
percent Cows and 13 percent
Bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Twenty-eight head load Prime
1200-1375 lbs 37.75-38.25, high-
Choice and Prime 1025-1225 lbs.
36 75-37.00, Choice 9500-1325 lbs.
34 75-36 50, few Choice yield
grade 2 36.50-37 00; high-Good
and low-Choice 34.25-35 35; Good
33 00-34 75, Standard and low-
Good 29 60-33 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Choice 750-900 lbs 33.00-
35 00
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25 75-26 85, few
27 00-27 35, Cutter 24.75-26.50;
Canner and low-Cutter 22.75-
24 75
BULLS Choice 33 00-35.00,
Good 30 25-33.00, Utility and
Commercial 31.00-34.00, couple
34 75-35 25
VEAL CALVES
weak to 2 00 lower
VEALERS Prime 59.00-
62 50, couple 63 00-66.00; Choice
55 00-60 50, Good 50.00-56.00;
Standard 44 50-50 00.
SHEEP Few Good 60-85 lbs.
Spring Lambs 26 00-28.00,
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, September 7
Cattle weekly Receipts this
week (4-day) 4,600; last week (5-
day), 5,098, last year (4-day),
3,553
As compared to the previous
weeks close, slaughter steers and
heifers closed steady to strong,
instances 25 higher. Cows and
bulls ended steady to strong.
Supply mainly High Good to
Choice slaughter steers and
heifers with several loads Choice
to Prime. Balance of receipts
mostly cows. Receipts about 60
per cent steers, 35 per cent
heifers, 5 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. High
Choice and Prime 1150-1250
pounds 3-4, 37.00-37.50. Mixed
Choice and Prime 1175-1275 3-4,
36 50-37 00 Choice 975-1335 2-4,
34 50-36.50, mostly 34.75-36.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 950-1225
34 00-34.75. Good 31.25-34.00.
Standard to Good Holsteins 32.50-
33 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 900-1000
pounds 3-4 34.25-34.50. Choice 800-
1025 2-4, 32 50-34.25, mostly 32.75-
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
No market Report for Monday,
September 4 because of Labor
Day Holiday—auction held in
Lancaster, but market not
reported
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, September 5
350 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers about
steady. Slaughter cows steady to
50c higher. Slaughter bulls steady
to 25c higher
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime (few) 36.50-36.60; Choice
1000-1250 pounds 34.85-36.35;
Good 33.25-34 85; Standard 31.85-
33 10.
HEIFERS: Choice (few) 32.25-
34.85, Standard 31.85-33.10.
COWS: Choice (few) 32.25-
33.75.
COWS. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 26.00-27.85, few
to 28.35; Cutters 24.50-26.50;
Canners 22.35-24.35; Shells down
to 19.25.
BULLS: Choice (one) at 36.00;
Good 33.60-35.35, couple to 36.10;
Utility and Commercial 30.25-
33 25; Cutters (few) 28.00-30.00.
280 Head of Veal Calves
Prime 58.50-62.50; Choice 55.00-
58.00; Good 52.00-54.00; Standard
48.00- Utility 90-120 pounds
42.00- 70-85 pounds 37.00-
41.00.
FARM CALVES; Bulls 75-115
pounds 43.00-56.00; Heifers 80-120
pounds 51.00-65.00.
52 Head of Sheep
Choice spring slaughter lambs
(few) 30.50-31.00; Good 60-80
pounds 25.00-27.50; slaughter
ewes 10.00-13.00.
Vealers
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, September 4
Reported receipts of 238 head of
horses; market steady with last
weeks market.
Load Kansas riding horses, 140-
310.
Local work horses, 150-270;
driving horses, 110-290; riding
horses, 100-200; few better hor
ses, 220-260, killers, 6-9.
Mare Ponies, 5-30; Colts, 4-12;
Geldings, 5-20; Larger Ponies, 45-
70.
34.00. Mixed Good and Choice 750-
950 31.75-32.75. Good 30.25-31.75.
COWS: Commercial 23.50-
25.00. Utility 24.00-26.00. High
yielding Utility 26.00-26.75; in
dividual at 27.00. Cutter 22.00-
25.50. Canner 19.50-22.00.
BULLS: Utility and Com
mercial 29.75-33.00. Few Good
33.75 and 34.00.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
Box 100
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
Paradise, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Herahey, Sales Manager
Market,
Composite
Report
Friday Weekly, September 8
Lancaster, Vintage and
New Holland Markets
Cattle Calves
This week 4700 7000
Last week 3929 1597
Last year 4837 1725
CATTLE Slaughter steers
uneven, generally steady to 50
lower during early part of week
but closing mostly steady to
strong; cows sharply lower
early part of week when com
pared to same day last week,
although Thursday steady to 50
higher than last Thursday; bulls
steady to 50 lower, instances 1.00
lower. Supply included an
estimated 55 percent slaughter
steers, 20 percent cows and 15
percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Twenty-eight head load Prime
1200-1375 lb. 37.75-38.25; high
Choice and Prime 1000-1400 lb.
36.75- Choice 950-1400 lb.
34.75- few Choice yield
grade 2 36.50-37.25; high Good
and low Choice 34.25-35.75; Good
33.00-35.00; Standard and low
Good 30.50-33.35, few low Stan
dard 28.75-30.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 700-950 lb. 33.00-35.00;
Good 31.50-33.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.00-28.50, few
late 28.75-29.35; Cutter 24.75-
27.25; Canner and low Cutter
22.75-25.50.
BULLS Choice 33.25-35.75;
Good 30.50-33.50; Utility and
Commercial 31.00-34,00, few
34.25-35.25, with couple 36.75-
37.00; Cutter and Utility 850-1100
lbs. 29.50-31.00.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
weak to 2.00 lower, although
Utility mostly steady; good
demand for Calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS Prime 59.00-
63.00, few 63.50-66.00; Choice
54.00-60.50; Good 49.00-56.00;
Standard 44.50-50.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 39.00-43.00, few 43.00-
45.00; 65-85 lbs. 34.00-39.00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, September 6
Reported receipts of 50 cows, 2
heifers, 2 bulls; market steady
with last weeks market.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 450-
620.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
600-730.
Load Susquehanna County
cows, fresh, 575-660; springers,
570-645.
Locally consigned cows, 375-
485.
Heifers, 315-400.
Bulls, 275-350.
Auction News
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, September 5
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1254 845 557 40
Last week 1095 842 405 34
Last year 1257 827 617 21
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers 25-50
lower, instances 1.00 lower early,
Standard to lower-Good 50-1.00
lower throughout; Cows 1.50-2.00
lower; Bulls 50-I.oolower. Supply
included 20 percent Cows and 13
percent Bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1000-1400
lbs. 36.35-37.35, around 20 head
37.50-37.85, few early sales 36.00-
36.35; Choice 925-1400 lbs. 34.75-
36.50, several Choice yield grade
2 36.50-37.35; high-Good and low-
Choice 34.25-35.25; Good 33.00-
34.75; Standard and low-Good
30.75- several low-Standard
28.75-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-950 lbs. 33.50-35.00;
Good 700-950 lbs. 31.50-33.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.75-27.10;
Cutter 24.75-26.50; Canner and
low-Cutter 22.00-24.75.
BULLS Choice 33.25-35.00,
few 35.00-35.85; Good 31.00-33.50;
Utility and Commercial 31.00-
34.00, few 34.25-35.10, low-Utility
29.75-31.00.
VEAL CALVES
strong to 2.00 higher
VEALERS Prime 60.50-
64.50; Choice 56.00-60.50; Good
50.00-56.00; Standard 45.00-50.00;
Utility 90-120 lbs. 39.00-44.00,65-85
lbs. 35.00-40.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, September 7
These prices 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 grain prices
quoted Thursday, September 7,
1972 are as follows
Bid+
Offered+
Ear Corn 44.33 50.66
Shelled Corn 1.46 1.62
Oats (local) .80 .93
Oats (western) 1.05 1.12
Barley 1.08 1.30
Wheat 1.59 1.77
-fßid 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.
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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 HoDaiid. Penns.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phase: 717454-21 M
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, September 7,1972
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 999 565 20
Last week 815 450 17
Last year 1064 551 40
CATTLE—Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers strong
to 50 higher; cows 25-50 higher;
bulls mostly steady instances 50
lower, mainly on Good and
Choice. Supply included 26
percent cows and 16 percent
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-
Choice 950-1325 lb. 35.50-37.25, few
high Choice and Prime 37.00-
37.50; high Good and low Choice
34.50-35.75; Good 33.25-35.00;
Standard and low Good 30.35-
33.35.
COWS—Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.50-28.50, few
28.75-29.35; Cutter 25.25-27.25;
Canner and low Cutter 24.00-
25.50.
BULLS—Choice 33.25-35.75;
Good 31.50-33.60; Utility and
Commercial 31.00-34.25, few
34.50-35.00, couple 36.75-37.00;
Utility 850-1100 lb. and Cutter
90 01.41 An
VEAL CALVES—Vealers 1-2.00
lower, although Utility mostly
steady.
VEALERS—Prime 60.00-63.00,
few 63.00-65.00; Choice 54.00-
60.00; Good 49.00-55.00; Standard
45.00- Utility 90-120 lb. 39.00-
43.00, few 43.00-45.00; 65-85 lb.
34.00-
Vealers
Calf Receipts 93. Choice and
Prime 56-63; Standard 45-50.50;
Good and Low Choice 51-55.50;
Common 34-44.50.
19 loads of Hay and 1 load straw
sold as follows: (prices per ton)
Alfalfa, couple loads 61.
Clover, few loads 40.-61.
Mixed Hay 38-61
Straw, one load 41.
Corn, one load 50.50
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Friday, September 1
30 loads hay, including; Few
loads Alfalfa, 41.00 - 71.00; few
loads Timothy, 33.50 - 56.00;
Mixed Hay, 25.00 - 62.00.
7 loads straw, 29.50 - 35.00.
5 loads ear corn, 45.00 - 52.00.
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
Monday, Sept. 4
Monday, Sept. 4