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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, December 13
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 957 106 0 21
Last week 500 92 205 24
Last year 598 115 228 39
This weeks
Auction 738 103 0 15
Last weeks
Auction 456 86 183 22
CATTLE Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers 1.00 to
mostly 2.00 higher; Cows 25-75
higher; Bulls steady to 50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 950-1300
lbs 39.60-40.60, one lot 1390 lbs.
39.00, Choice 950-1400 lbs. 37.75-
40.10, few Choice 1375-1450 lbs.
37.00-38 35; high-Good and low-
Choice 950-1300 lbs. 37.00-39 00;
Good 35 25-38.00; Standard and
low-Good 32 85-35.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 850-1000 lbs 36.00-37.35,
couple 37 85-38 25, Good 34.25-
35.25
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26 50-28.75, few
29 00-29 60, Cutter 25.50-27.50;
Canner and low Cutter 23 75-
25 50.
BULLS Choice 35 85-37.35;
Good 34 75-35 50; Utility and
Commercial 34.00-37 00, in
dividual 1975 lbs. 39.85.
FEEDER STEERS Two
loads Choice and Prime 1025-1170
lbs. with Good to low-Choice
slaughter finish 36 75-38.35.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
fully steady
VEALERS Prime 64.00-
66 00, couple 66 50-67.50; Choice
58 00-63 00; Good 54.50-58.00;
Standard 47.50-52.00.
SHEEP Couple lots Choice
70-75 lbs. Wooled Lambs steady to
strong at 30.00-32.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, December 12
269 Head of Cattle
STEERS- Choice (few) 37.10 -
38 50; Good 35.00 - 36.50; Stan
dard 33.00 - 34.85; Utility (few)
32 85 - 34 50
HEIFERS: Choice (few) 32.75 -
35 25; Standard (few) 28.60 -
30 60
COWS: Utility (individual)
26 85 - 28 60, Cutter 25.10 - 27.00;
Canner 23.00 - 25.00.
BULLS: Good (individual)
36 25 and 36.60; Utility and
Commercial 33.85 - 37.75, Cutter
(few) 29.50 - 33.00.
230 Head of Veal Calves
Prime (few) 61.00 - 64.00;
Choice (few) 58.00 - 61.50; Good
(few) 54.00 - 58.00; Utility 90 -120
pounds (few) 41.00 - 46.50; Utility
70 - 85 pounds (few) 35.00 - 38.00.
FARM CALVES: Bulls 80 -120
pounds 50.00 - 66.00; Heifers 80 -
140 pounds 55.00 - 77.00.
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.
December 16. 1972
Lancaster
Market
Monday, December 11
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 488 139 0 62
Last week77o 168 1745 137
Last year 610 153 886 177
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday, Slaughter Steers 75
higher, instances 1.00 higher;
Cows steady to weak; Bulls
steady, instances 1.00 higher on
few 1600-2025 lbs. Utility and
Commercial. Supply included 297
in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
Prime 1175-1250 lbs. 37.75-38.00;
Choice 950-1275 lbs 37.10-38.00,
few head 38.10-38.50; Choice 1250-
1400 lbs. 36.00-37.85; high-Good
and low-Choice 35.75-37.50; Good
34.60-36 50; Standard and low-
Good 33 00-34.10.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.75-28.00, few
28 00-28.50; Cutter 25.25-27.25;
Canner and low-Cutter 23.00-
25 25.
BULLS Choice 35.50-36.50;
Good 33.00-36.00; Utility and
Commercial 33.50-36.00, six head
1600-2025 lbs. 36.75-37.60.
VEAL CALVES
steady to 1.00 higher.
VEALERS Prime 62.00-
66.00, few 66.50-67 50; Choice
57 00-62.00; Good 53.00-57.00;
Standard 45.00-52.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 37.00-43.00,65-85 lbs. 34.00-
39.00.
SHEEP Supply included
around 200 head carried from
Saturday. Wooled Lambs mostly
I.oohigher; Slaughter Ewes fully
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice 70-
95 lbs. 29.50-31.00; Good 26.00-
29.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 5 00-10.00,
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, December 13
Reported receipts of 181 cows,
10 heifers, 6 bulls; market
stronger.
Load Canadian Purebred and
Grade cows, fresh, 675 - 1550;
springers, 650 - 1500.
Load New York State cows,
fresh, 500 - 700; springers, 590 -
780
Load Franklin County cows,
fresh, 490 - 540; springers, 540 -
595.
Herd dispersal, 32 head
Maryland cattle, all stages of
production, 300 - 700.
Herd dispersal, 52 head
Maryland cattle, all stages of
production, 320 - 900.
Local cows, 370 - 570.
Springing heifers, 345 - 495.
Open heifers, 155 - 275.
Bulls, 250 - 450.
19 Head of Sheep
and Lambs
Good 50 - 90 pounds (few) 25.00 -
27.00.
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 Holland, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbacb, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
Composite
Report
Weekly, December 15
Lancaster, Vintage and
New Holland Markets
Cattle Calves
This week 3500 1450
Last week 3677 1581
Last year 3753 1430
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
1.00-2.00 higher, extremes 3.00
higher; Cows 1.00-2.00 higher;
Bulls strong to 1.00 higher.
Supply included an estimated 45
percent Slaughter Steers, 30
percent Cows, with the balance
mainly Bulls and Feeder Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 950-1300
lbs. 38.75-40.60, including around
100 head at 40.00-40.60; Choice
950-1300 lbs. 37.00-40.10; high-
Good and low-Choice 35.50-38.25;
Good 34.75-37.75; Standard and
low-Good 32.00-35.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 850-1000 lbs. 36.00-37.50,
few head 37.85-38.85.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.75-29.75, few
29.75-30.60; Cutter 25.50-28.25;
Canner and low-Cutter 23.00-
25.75.
Vealers
BULLS Choice 35.85-38.85,
few 39.50-40.10; Good 34.75-36.75;
Utility and Commercial 34.00-
38.75, few 39.00-39.85, with a
couple at 40.85-41.25.
VEAL CALVES
strong to 1.00 higher.
VEALERS Prime 63.00-
67.00, few 67.50-71.50; Choice
57.00-64.00; Good 52.00-59.00;
Standard 45.00-52.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 37.00-45.00,65-85 lbs. 33.00-
39.00, one lot 62 lb. 32.25.
Local Grain
Friday, December IS
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 Friday, December 15,1972
are as follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Corn, New 39.00 45.50
Shelled Corn 1.76 1.96
Oats, Local .96 1.14
Oats, Western 1.32 1.45
Barley 1.33 1.68
Wheat 2.11 2.51
+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.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, December 11
Reported receipts of 241 head of
horses; market stronger.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, December 12
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 604 651 0 11
Last week 935 802 514 37
Last year 768 614 423 15
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers 1.50-
2.00 higher; Cows 50-1.00 higher;
Bulls mostly 1.00 higher. Supply
included 46 percent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1350
lbs. 39.00-39.85; Choice 950-1375
lbs. 37.25-39.10, few 39.25-40.00,
few 1300-1400 lbs. down to 36.75;
Choice 1525-1620 lbs. 35.75-36.85;
high-Good and low-Choice 36.60-
37.50; Good 35.00-36.50; Standard
and low-Good 33.75-35.35, few
32.50-33.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.85-28.85, few
29.00-29.35; Cutter 25.50-28.25;
Canner and low-Cutter 24.00-
25.50.
BULLS Choice 37.00-39.75;
Good 34 00-36.00; Utility and
Commercial 35.00-36.75.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
uneven, Good to Prime fully
steady. Standard and Utility
steady to 1.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 291 graded Calves.
VEALERS Prime 63.00-
66.00, few 66.50-67.50; Choice
58.00-63.00; Good 51.00-58.00;
Standard 45.00-52.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 39.00-45.00,65-85 lbs. 35.00-
39.50, one lot 62 lbs. 32.25.
Vealers
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 100-120 lbs. Holstein Heifers
53.00-59.00; bulk 90-125 lbs. Bull
Calves 50.00-57.00. 1
SHEEP Market not repor
ted.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, December 11,1972
(All Jiay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the farm
price per ton.)
Hay steady to strong, Straw
steady
Alfalfa
Mixed hay
Timothy hay
Straw
Mulch
Green Dragon
Friday, December 8
51 loads hay, including; Few
loads Alfalfa, 59.00 - 86.00;
Timothy, 34.00 - 53.00; Mixed hay,
43.00 - 72.00, couple loads 80.00
and 86.00; one load Clover, 66.00.
17 loads straw, 38.00 - 46.00.
4 loads com, 36.00 - 40.00.
Load lowa riding horses, 115 -
350.
Local work horses, single, 145 -
350; pairs, 460 - 660; mules,4lo -
230; driving horses, 85 - 330;
riding horses, 100 - 170; better
horses, 225 - 375; killers, 9 - 12.
Mare ponies, 10-20; colts, 5 -8;
geldings, 10 -15; larger ponies, 45
- 75.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
Box 100
50.00-
few to 70.00
40.00-
30.00-
26.00-
14.00-
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. Hershey, Sales Manager
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, December 14
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 941 535 9
Last week 679 505 21
Last year 738 525 6
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 50-1.00
higher, instances 1.50 higher;
cows 1-1.25 higher, instances 2.00
higher; bulls strong to 1.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS - Few
high Choice and Prime 1050-1275
lb. 38.75-39.75, couple 39.85-40.00;
Choice 950-1300 lb. 37.00-39.10, few
1430-1600 lb. 35.50-38.50; high
Good and low Choice 35.00-37.60;
Good 34.60-37.10, including few
1500-1620 lb. 34.75-35.35; Standard
and low Good 32.00-35.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 32.25-35.00, couple Choice
36.60-38.35.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.35-29.75,
several 29.85-30.60; Cutter 25.75-
28.60; Canner and low Cutter
24.50-25.75.
BULLS Choice 36.50-38.85,
couple 39.60-40.10; Good 35.00-
36.75; Utility and Commercial
34.00-38.75, few 39.00-39.75, in
dividual 1920 lb. 40.85
VEAL CALVES
steady to 1.00 higher
VEALERS Prime 64.00-
69.00, few 70.00-71.50; Choice
59.00-64.50; Good 52.00-59.00;
Standard 46.00-52.00; Utility 90-
120 lb. 37.00-41.00, 65-85 lb. 33.00-
38.00.
SHEEP Insufficient volume
for a market test.
Monday, December 11
Calf Receipts 105. Choice and
Prime 60-69; Standard 45-55;
Good and Low Choice 56-59.50;
Common 30-46.50.
Monday, December 11
60 loads of hay and 17 loads of
straw sold as follows (prices per
ton);
Alfalfa, few loads 42.00-81.00;
Timothy 46.00-57.00; Mixed hay
40.00-62.50, few loads 68.00-72.50;
Straw bS.OO-43.50; Ear Corn, one
load at 42.50; Clover, one load at
55.00; Bromegrass, one load at
46.00.
COMPLETE
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
Office Phone (717) 872-5491
John Bowman
Phone: (717 ) 653-5728
Vealers