—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 7, 1972
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, October 4
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
This week 929 97 309 4
Last week 930 111 303 4
Last year 876 147 207 46
This Weeks
Auction 658 125 342 4
Last weeks
Auction 616 120 324 4
CATTLE Compared to
Monday slaughter steers strong
to 25 higher; cows uneven Cutter
and Utility strong to 25 higher,
Canner and low Cutter 50-1.00
lower; bulls steady to 50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS - High
Choice and Prime 1075-1360 lb.
36.60-37.60; Choice 950-1300 lb.
35.75-37.00, 1300-1400 lb. 35.35-
36.25; high Good and low Choice
35.00-36.10; Good 34.25-35.00;
Standard 32.00-33.35.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 910-980 lb. 35.00-36.35;
Good 800-1000 lb. 31.50-34.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.00-28.25, few
28.50-29.35; Cutter 25.00-27.50;
Canner and low Cutter 21.75-
24.75.
BULLS Choice 34.50-35.85;
Good 32.50-34.50; Utility and
Commercial 32.50-35.00, few
35.50-36.75.
VEAL CALVES
strong to 1.00 higher
VEALERS Prime 63.00-
66.00, few 66.50-68.50; Choice
58.00-63.00; Good 52.00-58.00;
Standard 46.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES
Choice 300-400 lb. 46.00-52.00;
Good 38.00-42.00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, October 4
Reported receipts of 114 head of
cattle,'ll heifers; market steady
with last weeks market.
Load Canadian cows, fresh,
465-595.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
490-640; springers, 550-735.
Load New York cows, fresh,
430-585; springers, 420-625.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 415-
720.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
505-655.
Load New York springers, 480-
580.
Locally consigned cows, 300-
580.
Heifers, 335-495,
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Friday, September 29
10 loads hay, including: Few
loads Alfalfa, 70.00 • 75.00; couple
loads Timothy, 48.00 and 52.00;
one load Mixed hay, 67.00; one
load Clover, 69.00.
3 loads straw, 37.00 and 40.00.
1 load ear corn, 51.50.
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.
Lancaster
Market
Monday, October 2
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1111 153 641 56
Last week 909 144 663 169
Last year 1128 266 942 194
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday, Slaughter Steers
steady to weak, although Stan
dard and low-Good strong to 25
higher; Cows steady to weak,
instances 25 lower; Bulls 25-50
higher. Supply included 467 in
afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1100-1365
lbs. 36.50-36.75; Choice 950-1325
lbs. 35.50-36.85; high-Good and
low-Choice 34.75-35.75; Good
33.50-35.50; Standard and low-
Good 31.60-34.25.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.50-28.00, few
28.00-28.25; Cutter 25.00-27.25;
Canner and low-Cutter 23.25-
24.75.
BULLS Choice 34.50-36.35;
Good 31.75-34.00; Utility and
Commercial 32.10-35.00, few
35.25-35.85.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
mostly steady on small supply.
VEALERS Prime 62.00-
64.00, few to 66.00; Choice 58.00-
62.00; Good 54.00-58.00; Standard
45.00- Utility 90-120 lbs.
36.00-
Vealers
SHEEP Wooled Lambs fully
steady; Ewes scarce.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice 65-
90 lbs. 30.00-32.00; Good 60-85 lbs.
26.00-30.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, Octobers
368 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market slaughter steers grading
Choice 50c higher. Slaughter
cows steady to 25c lower.
Slaughter bulls grading Utility
and Commercial 25c to 75c
higher.
STEERS—Choice 972-1150
pounds 36.00-37.10; Good (few)
34.00-36.00; Standard (few) 31.85-
34.25.
HEIFERS—Choice (in
dividual) 34.75; Good (in
dividual) 33.85.
COWS—Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 26.50 - 28.50;
Cutters 24.75 - 27.00; Canners
22.50 - 24.60; Shells down to 20.00.
BULLS-Good 34.60 - 36.25;
Utility and Commercial 32.25 -
35.60, couple to 36.50.
272 Head of Veal Calves
Vealers about steady,
Prime 62.00 - 64.00; Choice 57.00
- 60.00; Good (few) 51.50 - 54.00;
Standard (few) 46.00 - 51.00;
Utility 90 - 120 pounds 40.00 -
46.00; 70 - 85 pounds 34.00 - 38.50.
FARM CALVES—BuIIs 85 -120
pounds 42.00 - 52.00; heifers 100 -
140 pounds 55.00 - 65.00.
AUCTIONS mokes the difference in
_ marketing livestock!
New Holland makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY 10:30 A.M. —FAT HOGSand 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. Dilfenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-219* 1
Composite
Report
Friday, October 6
Lancaster, Vintage
and New Holland
This week
Last week
Lastyear
CATTLE—Slaughter steers
strong to 25 higher; cows steady
to weak, with Canner and low
Cutter 50.1.00 lower; bulls strong
to 50 higher throughout the week
with prices mostly steady with
last weeks close. Supply included
an estimated 40 percent
slaughter steers, 25 percent cows
and 10 percent bulls with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
Choice and Prime 1025-1365 lb.
36.50- few 37.50-38.00;
Choice 950-1300 lb. 35.75-37.25,
1300-1450 lb. 35.00-36.25; several
Choice 1000-1325 lb. yield grade 2
& 3 37.50-38.00 with around 10
head 38.00-39.00; high Good and
low Choice 34.50-36.00; Good
33.50- 35 head Standard to
mostly Good 1280-1325 lb.
Holsteins 33.75-34.50; Standard
31.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Choice 750-980 lb. 34.50-36.35;
Good 750-1000 lb. 31.50-34.50.
COWS—Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.75-28.00, few
28.25-29.50; Cutter 24.75-27.00;
Canner and low Cutter 21.75-
25.00.
RETURNED TO FARId
Bulk 90-130 lbs. Holstein Heifers
„ „ 69:00-78.00; bulk lbs. Bull
BULLS —Choice 34.75-36.75 v -'t} a i V e553.50-57.00,few49.00-53.00.
few 37.00-37.85; Good SLAUGHTERD CALVES
Utility and ciood and Choice 300-425 lbs.
35.00, several 35.50-37.00;' Cutter 38.00-46.00.
and low Utility 30.00-32.00.
VEAL CALVES—Vealers
strong to 1.00 higher, Good
demand for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS—Prime 62.00-66.00,
several 66.50-68.50; Choice 57.00-
63.00; Good 52.00-58.00; Standard
46.00-53.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 39.00-
45.00, 65-85 lb. 36.00-40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM—Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein Heifers 68.00-
78.00, with 90-120 lb. Holstein
bulls 53.50-57.00, few 47.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES—
Choice 300-425 lb. 45.00-52.00,
Good 38.00-42.00.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, October 2,1972
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the farm
price per ton.)
Hay and straw active, steady to
strong.
Alfalfa 50.00-55.00
Mixed hay 35.00-48.00
Timothy hay 30.00-35.00
Straw 25.00-30.00
Mulch 12.00-16.00
Tuesday, October 3
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 847 944 444 49
Last week 874 928 347 47
Last year 915 765 644 17
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers
steady, instances 25 higher; Cows
strong to 50 higher; Bulls steady
to 50 higher. Supply included 34
percent Cows and 9 percent Bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1025-1325
lbs. 37.00-38.00, few 1350-1525 lbs.
35.00- Choice 950-1350 lbs.
35.75- few Choice yield
grade 2 37.25-37.75; high-Good
and low-Choice 34.50-36.00; Good
33.75- Standard 32.00-33.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Choice 750-950 lbs. 34.50-
36.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.00-28.75, few
29.00- Cutter 25.75-27.35;
Canner and low-Cutter 23.50-
25.50.
Cattle Calves
5000 1750
4277 1762
4463 1744
BULLS Choice 34.75-36.00,
few 36.00-36.35; Good 32.50-34.75;
Utility and Commercial 32.50-
35.25, few Cutter and low-Utility
30.00-
VEAL CALVES - Vealers
steady to 1.00 higher; supply
included 280 graded Calves.
VEALERS Prime 62.00-
65.00, several 65.50-67.00; Choice
57.00- Good 52.00-58.00;
Standard 45.00-52.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 39.00-43.00,65-85 lbs. 36.00-
40.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Reported receipts of 314 head of
horses; market steady with last
weeks market.
Load Ohio riding horses, 125-
180.
Load Kansas riding horses, 125-
190.
Local work horses, 140-205;
driving horses, 115-310; riding
horses, 100-105; better horses,
140-260; killers, 9-12.
Mare ponies, 10-35; colts, 5-8;
geldings, 10-25; larger ponies, 45-
65.
SOUTHERN TRUCKING
We will truck from anywhere
in the South to your farm.
Phone anytime, day or night.
(717) 393-4641. Gene Zwally
and Marvin Johns.
S. K. Shotzberger, Inc.
P. O. Box 925
Lancaster, Pa. 17604
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
Vintage
Auction
Monday, October 2
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 717442-4181
Paradise, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Bt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Box 100
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, Octobers
Cattle Calves Sheep
891 513 5
947 574 21
1002 565 9
This week
Last week
Last year
CATTLE—Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers steady
to strong instances 25 higher;
cows 50-1.00 lower; bulls uneven
Good and Choice mostly steady,
Utility and Commercial steady to
weak, with small supply weights
over 1500 lb. 50-75 lower. Supply
included 32 percent cows and 18
percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
Choice and Prime 1075-1325 lb.
36.75-37.50, several Choice yield
grade 2 & 3 37.00-37.75, with seven
head 38.00-39.00; Choice 950-1325
lb. 35.60-36.85; high Good and low
Choice 34.75-36.00; Good .34.00-
35.50; 35 head Standard to
mostly Good 1280-1420 lb.
Holstein 33.75-34.50; Standard
32.00-34.00.
COWS—Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.75-27.60, few
27.75-28.35; Cutter’24.7s-26.75;
Canner and low Cutter 22.50-
25.00.
BULLS—Choice 34.75-36.75,
few 36.85-37.85; Good 32.50-34.75;
Utility and Commercial 32.00-
35.00, few 35.25-36.60; Cutter and
low Utility 30.50-32.00.
VEAL CALVES—Vealers fully
steady, instances 1.00 higher.,
VEALERS—Prime 63.00-65.50,
few 66.00-67.50; Choice 57.00-
62.00; Good 52.00-58.00; Standard
46.00-52.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 39.00-
45.00, 65-85 lb. 38.0041.00.
Monday, October 2,1972
Calf Receipts 115. Choice and
Prime 60-66; Standard 44-51.50;
Good and Low Choice 52-59.50;
Common 34-43.50.
Monday, October 2,1972
13 loads of hay and 6 loads of
straw sold as follows (prices per
ton):
Alfalfa, few loads 69.00-78.00;
Timothy, 2 loads 38.00 and 48.00;
Mixed hay, few loads 30.00-40.50;
Straw, few loads 30.00-36.00.
COMPUTE
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) B*2-5491