—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 25, 1972
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, November 22
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 311 79 219 12
Last week 605 119 457 25
Last year 524 77 111 32
This weeks
Auction 248 79 215 10
Last weeks
Auction 471 131 430 21
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers fully
steady; Compared to Monday
cows 25-50 higher; bulls 1.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
high Choice and Prime 1050-1200
lb. 35.75-36.35; Choice 925-1200 lb.
35.35-36.75, five head 37.00-37.50;
Choice 1250-1375 lb. 33.75-35.00;
high Good and low Choice 1050-
1250 lb. 33.25-35.00; Good 1000-
1250 lb. 32.00-34.60; Standard and
low Good 31.75-32.75.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.00-27.60, few
27.75-28.25, couple 28.75-28.85;
Cutter 24.75-26.25; Canner and
low Cutter 22.35-24.25.
BULLS Choice 36.10-37.60;
Good 34.25-35.50; Utility and
Commercial 33.35-36.35, couple
36.75-37.00, few 950-1100 lb. 32.00-
33.00.
VEAL CALVES—Vealers slow
1-3.00 lower.
VEALERS Choice 55.00-
60.00; Good 50.00-55.00; Standard
44.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-120 lb. Holstein Heifers
55.00-65.00; Bulk 90-120 bull
calves 48.00-60.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, November 21
313 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers grading
Standard and Good 75c to $1
lower. Slaughter cows unevenly
steady.
STEERS: Choice (few) 34.75-
36.50; Good 34.00-35.35; Standard
32.50-33.50; Utility (few) 31.00-
32.50.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 26.00-27.75;
Cutters 24.50-26.50; Canners
23.00-24.75; Shells down to 21.50.
BULLS: Good (few) 33.75-
36.60; Utility and Commercial
32.85-34.85; Cutters (few) 29.50-
32.25.
240 Head of Veal Calves
Vealers mostly $2 to $3 lower.
Prime (few) 57.00-65.00; Choice
(few) 54.00-57.00; Good 52.00-
54.50; Standard 45.00-49.00;
Utility 90-120 pounds 39.00-45.00;
70-85 pounds 36.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: Bulls 80-120
pounds 41.00-63.00; Heifers 85-150
pounds 60.00-83.00.
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
Monday, November 20
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 375 171 750 143
Last weeks4B 165 1068 160
Last year 371 185 613 98
CATTLE Insufficient
volume Slaughter Steers to test
market trend; Cows steady to
weak; Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.
Supply included 204 in afternoon
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
Standard and Good 1050-1500 lbs.
30.85-33.35.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.75-26.50, few
26.75-27.35; Cutter 24.00-25.50;
Canner and low-Cutter 21.50-
23.50.
, BULLS Good 33.00-34.25, few
Choice 34.75-36.35; Utility and
Commercial 32.50-34.10, few
34.75-35.75.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
slow, weak to 1.00 lower; good
demand for Calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS Prime 62.00-
67.00, few 68.00; Choice 57.00-
61.00; Good 53.00-58.00; Standard
46.00-53.00; Utility 42.00-46.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-125 lbs. Holstein Heifers
60.00-75.00, few 75.00-80.00; bulk
90-120 lbs. Bull Calves 48.00-54.00.
SHEEP Wooled Lambs
steady; Ewes mostly steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
70-95 lbs. 27.00-29.00, few 29.50;
Good 60-95 lbs. 24.00-27.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 4.00-10.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, November 20
Reported receipts of 369 head of
horses; market stronger on
riding horses, lower on killers.
Load New York driving horses,
125 - 310.
Load Ohio riding and work
horses; riding 115 - 180; single
draft work horses 255 - 270; pair
740.
Load Kansas saddle bred
riding and driving horses, 320 -
710.
Load lowa riding and work
horses; riding 145 - 340; single
work horses 300 - 405.
Load lowa riding horses, 155 -
300.
Local work horses 165 - 275;
driving horses 80 - 260; riding
horses 75 - 210; better horses 225 -
320; killers 5 - 8.
Mare ponies 5 - 20; colts 3 -6;
geldings 5 -15; larger ponies 25 -
35.
Oklahoma City
No Auction Due
to Holiday.
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
EVRRY 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. Hershey, Sales Manager
Box 100
Market, Auction News
First three days
Same period last
week
Same period last
year 1756 892
CATTLE Slaughter steers
steady to 25 lower; cows strong to
50 higher; bulls steady to 1.00
lower. Supply included 35 percent
slaughter; 45 percent cows with
the balance mainly bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice and Prime 1050-1315 lb.
35.60-36.60; Choice 925-1275 lb.
34.75-37.10, few 37.10-37.75, eight
head 37.85-38.75; Choice 1300-1425
lb. 33.75-35.25; high Good and low
Choice 1000-1250 lb. 33.25-35.50;
Good 32.00-34.60; Standard and
low Good 30.00-33.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 775-950 lb. 34.00-36.60;
Good 33.25-35.50; few Standard
28.00-31.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.75-27.75, few
27.85-28.50, couple 28.75-28.85;
Cutter 24.35-26.75; Canner and
low Cutter 22.35-24.50.
BULLS Choice 36.10-37.60;
Good 33.00-35.50; Utility and
Commercial 33.35-36.35, few
36.35-37.35; Low Utility 900-1100
lb. 32.00-33.00.
VEAL CALVES Choice and
Prime* vealers steady to weak;
Utility to Good 1-3.00 lower.
Demand only fair for calves
returned to farm.
VEALERS Prime 62.00-
67.00, few 67.50-69.50; Choice
56.00- Good 50.00-57.00;
Standard 44,00-52.00; ■, IJtility 90-
120 Jb. 40.00-46.00, 65-85 lb. 35.00-
41.00, one lot 59 lb. 30.75.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-120 lb. Holstein Heifers
75.00- 70-85 lb. 52.40-67.50;
Bulk 90-120 lb. bull calves 47.00-
60.00,
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, November 22
Reported receipts of 89 cows, 15
heifers; market steady on fresh
cows, balance lower.
Load New York cows, fresh,
520-585; springers, 480-560.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 460-
650.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
600-700.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
550-770.
Load Pennsylvania cows,
fresh, 610-1,250.
Load Franklin County cows,
fresh, 510-740.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
540-740.
Local cows, 300-690.
Springing heifers, 360-500.
Open heifers, 200-265.
PARADISE, PENNA.
Composite
Report
Weekly, November 25
Lancaster and Vintage
Auctions.
Cattle Calves
1400 1150
2055 999
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, November 21
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
This week 590 857 346 50
Last week 748 696 453 5
Last year 694 630 298 70
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers steady
to 25 lower; cows strong to 50
higher; bulls steady to 50 higher
on Utility and Commercial, Good
and Choice scarce. Supply in
cluded 53 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
high Choice and Prime 1100-1315
lb. 35.60-36.60; Choice 950-1300 lb.
34.75-37.10, few 37.25-37.75, eight
head 37.85-38.75; Choice 1300-1425
lb. 34.00-35.25; high Good and low
Choice 1000-1250 lb. 34.25-35.50;
Good 32.75-34.50; Standard and
low Good 30.00-33.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 775-950 lb. 34.00-36.60;
Good 34.25-35.50; few Standard
28.00-31.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.75-27.75, few
27.75-28.50; Cutter 24.35-26.75;
Canner and low cutter 22.50-24.50.
BULLS Good 33.00-34.60,
individual Choice 36.85; Utility
and Commercial 33.60-35.85,
couple 36.35-37.35.
VEAL CALVES Choice and
Prime vealers fully steady,
Utility to Good weak to 2.00
lower, instances 3.00 lower on
Utility. Demand only fair for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS Prime 63.00-
66.00, few 67.0069.50; Choice
58.00-63.00; Good 50.00-57.00;
Standard 45.00-52.00; Utility 90-
120 lb. 40.00-45.00, 65-85 lb. 35.00-
41.00, one lot 59 lb. 30.75.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-120 lb. Holstein Heifers
77.00-83.00, 7065 lb. 52.5067.50;
Bulk 100-120 lb. bull calves 53.50-
59.00, 90-100 lb. 47.00-52.00.
Local Grain
Friday, November 24
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 com which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Friday, November 24,
1972 are as follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Cora, New 36.33 42.00
Shelled Con? 1.55 1.73
Oats, Local .84 .98
Oats, Western 1.03 1.16
Barley 1.23 1.48
Wheat 1.88 2.04
-i-Bid is the price the dealer
will buy from the farmer
delive-ed to the mill. Offered is
the price the dealer will sell for at
his mill.
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, Pena*.
~ Abram W. Dilfeobach. Manager Phone: 717-3H-21to
New Holland
Auction
NO AUCTION DUE
TO HOLIDAY
Monday, November 20
Calf Receipts 183.
Choice and Prime 64-71;
Standard 48-59.50; Good and Low
Choice 60-63.50; Common 35-
47.50.
Monday, November 20
33 loads of hay and 7 loads of
straw sold as follows (price per
ton): Alfalfa, few load 41.00-
82.00; Timothy 46.00-60.00; Mixed
hay 47.00-58.00, few 64.00-82.00;
Com, two loads 30.00 and 32.50;
Straw, few loads 37.00-44.00; Ear
Cora, two loads 36.50 and 39.50;
Clover, one load 69.00.
Peoria Cattle
Wednesday, November 22
Receipts this 3 day period 4200;
receipts last week 5578 (5-days);
receipts last year 3874 (4-days).
As compared to last weeks
close, slaughter steers and
heifers fully 50-75 lower. Cows
and bulls steady. Supply, mainly
Choice slaughter steers and
heifers, with several loads choice
Prime steers. Balance of receipts
mainly cows. Receipts about 70
percent steers; 25 percent
heifers; and 5 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1225-1300
pounds 3-4, 34.50-34.75 (on
Monday). Load 3-5, around 1275
pounds at 34.00. Mixed Choice
and Prime 1175-1275 2-4, 33.50-
34.50. Choice 975-1340 24, 33.00-
34.50; mostly 33.25-34,25. -Mixed
Good and Choice 950-1225 32.75-
33.75. Good 31.50-33.25. Standard
to Good Holsteins 32.00-32.25. ,
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Load Choice and Prime 960
pounds 3-4,33.00. Choice 825-1050
2-4, 32.25-33.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 775-950 31.50-32.25. Good
30.00-31.50.-
COWS: Commercial 22.25-
25.00. Utility 24.00-26.00. High
yielding Utility 26.00-26.25; in
dividual 26.50. Cutter 21.50-25.50.
Canner 19.00-22.00.
BULLS; Utility and Com
mercial 30.00-32.50.
COMPUTE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
Ph0ne:(717)397-7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
. John Bowman
Phone* (717) 872-5491