—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 30. 1972 2 Local Livestock Market, Auction News Lancaster Auction Wednesday, December 27 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 939 98 732 48 Last week 534 86 803 15 Last year 518 118 433 3 This weeks 877 108 729 45 Aution Last weeks 453 88 786 37 Auction CATTLE Compared to last Wednesday, Slaughter Steers steady to weak, instances 50 lower; Cows strong to 50 higher; Bulls 50-1.00 lower SLAUGHTER STEERS High-Choice and Prime 1025-1375 lbs 38.75-39.60, one lot 1400 lbs. 37 75; Choice 950-1300 lbs. 37.35- 39.50, Choice 1300-1455 lbs. 35.85- 37.50; high-Good and low-Choice 35.75-37.75; Good 34.75-36.50; Standard and low-Good 32.35- 35.10. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Good 700-950 lbs. 33.35-35.60. COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 28.00-29.50; few 29.50-30.50; Cutter 26.25-28.00; Canner and low-Cutter 24.50- 26.50 BULLS Choice 36.00-38.00, few 38.85-39.10; Good 34.50-37.00; Utility and Cdmmercial 33.75- 3675, couple 37.00-37.60. VEAL CALVES Compared to Tuesday, Vealers 1.00-2.00 higher. VEALERS Prime 67.50- 71.00; Choice 60.00-65.00; Good 55.50-60 00. SHEEP Small supply Wooled Lambs 1.00-2.00 higher. WOOLED LAMBS Choice 100-105 lbs. 32.00-34.00, one lot Good 66 lbs. 33.50. New Holland Dairy Cattle Wednesday, December 27 No market report available, Green Dragon Friday, December 22 51 loads hay, including: Alfalfa, 78.00 - 90.00, one load at 97 00; Timothy, 38.00 - 57.00; Mixed hay, 47.00 - 60.00, few 76.00; one load Clover, 80.00; load Grass hay, 46.00 22 loads straw, 38.00 - 48.00. Load corn, 55.00 New Holland Horse Auction Monday, December 25 No sale due to Christmas holiday 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 Tuesday, December 26 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 63 35 1381 269 Last week 103 13 40 22 Last year 47 16 3 0 CATTLE Insufficient volume at any one class for a market test. VEAL CALVES Small supply Vealers fully steady. VEALERS Prime 64.00- 68.00; Choice 60.00-65.00; Good 55.00- SHEEP Wooled Lambs SO LDO higher; Ewes absent. WOOLED LAMBS Choice 70- 95 lbs 31.00-32.50; Good 60-90 lbs. 25.00- Omaha Cattle Thursday, December 28 No Market Report due to day declared as National Day of Mourning. New York Dressed Meats Thursday, December 28 No Market Report due to day declared as National Day of Mourning. Local Grain Thursday, December 28 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, December 28, 1972 are as follows: Bid+ Offered+ Ear Corn 39.33 46.00 Shelled Corn 1.76 1.92 Oats, Local .94 1.12 Oats, Western 1.27 1.38 Barley 1.35 1.51 Wheat 2.09 +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. Regional Hay Prices Monday, December 26,1972 (All hay No. 2 and better prices paid by dealers at the farm price per ton ) Hay and Straw Steady. Alfalfa 50.00-70.00 Mixed hay 40.00-50.00 Timothy hay 30.CKM0.00 Straw 28.00-35.00 Mulch 16.00-22.00 AUCTIONS makes the difference in marketing livestock! New Holland makes the difference in auctions! MONDAY 10:30 AM FAT HOGS and SHOATS 2 30 P.M FAT STEERS, BULLS, COWS & VEAL HORSE SALE MON DAY at 10:00 A.M DAIRY SALE —WEDNESDAY at 12:30 P.M. FAT STEERS, BULLS, COWS & VEAL THURSDAY at 12:30 PM. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. New Holland, Penna. Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194 Composite Report Weekly, December 29,1972 Lancaster and Vintage Cattle Calves This week 2000 850 Last week 2314 1483 Last year 2717 1283 CATTLE This report will cover only Tuesday and Wed nesday, with Monday being a Holiday and Thursday a National day of morning. Slaughter Steers closed the week steady with last week’s close, although very uneven trends on the specific daily market; Cows steady with last week’s close; Bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Supply included an estimated 25 percent Slaughter Steers, 25 percent Cows, with the balance mainly Bulls and Feeder Steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS High-Choice and Prime 1025-1375 lbs. 38.75-39.60; Choice 950-1250 lbs. 37.35-40.00, few 40.00-40.60; Choice 1250-1435 lbs. 35.85-39.00; high-Good and low-Choice 36.00- 38.50; Good 34.75-37.50; Standard and low-Good 32.25-35.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Good 700-950 lbs. 33.35-39.60. COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 28.00-30.50, few 30.75-31.25; Cutter 26.25-29.25; Canner and low-Cutter 24.50- 26.50. BULLS Choice 37.50-40.60, several 41.00-41.35, with three head 41.75-42.50; Good 34.50- 38.00; Utility and Commercial 33.75-39.00, few 39.00-40.10; Cutter and low-Utility-33c85-34.50. VEAL CALVES Vealers 1.00- 3;00 higher; Good demand for Calves returned to farm. VEALERS Prime 67.50- 72.00; Choice 64.00-69.00; Good 55.00-64.00; Standard 46.00-55.00; Utility 90-120 lbs. 39.00-46.00; 65- 85 lbs. 36.50-39.50, one lot 59 lbs. 29.50. RETURNED TO FARM Bulk 100-120 lbs. Holstein Heifers 84.00- few 80-100 lbs. 64.00- 75.00, bulk 100-120 lbs. Bull Calves 58.00- 80-100 lbs. 41.00-55.00. 2.24 E-town Vo-Ag Dept. The Vocational Agriculture Department of the Elizabethtown Area High School is conducting a survey of farming operations in the area for purposes of planning a program of adult education in agriculture. The survey, which has been distributed to area farmers by mail this week, is to be returned to the school so that farmers can be notified when meetings are scheduled pertaining to their own Markets Vintage Auction Tuesday, December 26 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 658 631 1228 20 Last Week 654 767 1234 6 Last Year 903 591 853 25 CATTLE—Compared to last Tuesday, Slaughter Steers 50-1.00 higher, instances 1.50 higher; Cows 1.00-1.25 higher; Bulls 1.00- 2.00 higher, full advance on Choice. Supply included 33 percent Cows and 16 percent Bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS Few Prime 1100-1425 lbs. 33.85-39.85; Choice 950-1250 lbs. 38.50-40.00, few 40.00-40.60; Choice 1250-1425 lbs. 38.00-39.50; high-Good and low-Choice 37.50-38.85; Good 35.50-38.50; Standard and low- Good 34.10-35.85. COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 28.75-30.50, few 30.75-31.25; Cutter 26.75-29.25; Canner and low-Cutter 24.75- 26.50. BULLS Choice 38.50-40.60, several 41.00-41.35, three head 41.75-42.50; Good 35.00-38.50; Utility and Commercial 35.25- 39.35, few 39.5040.10; Cutter and low-Utility 32.85-35.10. FEEDER STEERS Around two loads Choice 950-1125 lbs. with Good to low-choice slaughter finish 37.00-38.75. VEAL CALVES Vealers uneven, Good to Prime 2.00-5.00 higher, Standard and Utility strong to 1.00 higher; Good demand for Calves returned to -farm. „ ' VEALERS Prime 69.00- 72.50; Choice 65.00-69.00; Good 55.00-64.00; Standard 46.00-55.00; Utility 90-120 lbs. 39.00-46.00,65-85 lbs. 36.50-39.50; one lot 59. lbs. 29.50. SLAUGHTER CALVES - Choice 340-400 lbs. 51.00-57.00; Good 350-470 lbs. 44.00-51.00, few Standard 39.00-43.00. CALVES RETURNED TO FARM Bulk 100-120 lbs. Holstein Heifers 84.00-85.00, few 80-120 lbs. 64.00-75.00; bulk 100-120 lbs. Bun Calves 58.00-66.50, 80-100 lbs. 41.00-55.00. iurveys Area Farming production, whether it be dairy, beef, swine, etc. Tentative class meeting topics include “Protein Needs in Feed Rations,” “Changes in DHIA Data,” and “Income Tax and Farm Records ” The agriculture teachers at Elizabethtown planning the program are Elvin S. Hess and James S. White. Assisting is Larry L. Garber, graduate student in agriculture at Penn State University. 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 EVERY SATURDAY AT 9:00 A.M. For Marketing Information Phone Area Code 717-442-4181 Paradise, Pa. 10 mi. East of Lancaster on Et. 30 Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager Box 100 New Holland Auction Thursday, December 28- No Thursday Market Report due to day declared as National Day of Mourning. Lebanon Valley Tuesday, December 28 237 Head of Cattle Compared with last weeks market, slaughter cows steady mostly 25c higher, spots 50c higher. Slaughter bulls UtUity and Commercial about steady. STEERS: Choice (few) 37.35- 38.85; Standard 34.00-35.75; Utility (few) 32.75-34.25. HEIFERS: Choice (few) 35.00- 36.25; UtUity (few) 29.85-31.60. COWS: Utility and High Dressing Cutter 28.25-30.00, few 30.85; Cutters 26.35-28.25; Can ners 24.00-26.35; SheUs (few) down to 22.75. BULLS: Good (individual) 37.50; UtUity and Commercial 33.60-38.25; Cutters (few) 31.35- 31.50. 201 Head of Veal Calves Prime (few) 62.00-64.50; Choice (few) 60.00-61.00 (few) 55.00- 57.00; Standard (few) 48.50-54.00; UtUity 90-120 pounds 40.00-47.00; 70-85 pounds 35.50-38.50. FARM CALVES: $5 to $l5 higher. BuUs 85-115 pounds 45.00-65.00; Heifers 90-150 pounds 50.00-86.00. Oklahoma City Thursday, December 28 No Market Report due to day declared as National Day of Mourning. Peoria Cattle Thursday, December 28 No Market Report due to day declared as National Day of Mourning. 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 Office Phone (717 ) 872-5491 John Bowman Phone; (717 ) 653-5728 PARADISE, PENNA. Auction
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