Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, February 10, 1973, Image 2

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    —Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10, 1973
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, February 7
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1183 114 622 50
Last week 869 81 369 19
Last year 672 137 386 1
This weeks
Auction 1010 116 604 50
Last weeks
Auction 848 79 314 19
CATTLE Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers 50
higher; Cows and Bulls strong to
50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1300
lbs 44.00-44.75, few 1400-1425 lbs.
42 50-43 75; Choice 950-1300 lbs.
42 25-44.10, 1300-1485 lbs. 41.25-
43 60, couple lots 1530-1575 lbs.
40 50-40 85; high-Good and low-
Choice 40.35-42 25; Good 38.75-
41 35, Standard 36.00-38.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-1025 lbs. 39 00-42 00,
few 42 25-43 50.
COWS Utility and Com
mercial 30.50-33 00, few 33.00-
33 85, Cutter 29.50-31.00; Canner
and low-Cutter 27.75-29 00
BULLS Choice 39.75-40.25;
Good 37 00-39 00; Utility and
Commercial 36.50-39.00, few
39 35-40 25
VEAL CALVES
strong to 1 00 higher
VEALERS Prime 70 50-
74 00, few 74 00-75 00, Choice
65 00-70 00, Good 55.00-65 00;
Standard 49.00-55 00; Utility 85-
120 lbs 40.00-50 00.
SHEEP Wooied Lambs
strong to 1.00 higher
WOOLED LAMBS One lot
Choice and Prime 85 lbs 38 25,
Good 75-80 lbs 31 00-34 50
LEBANON
VAUEV
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.
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, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
Lancaster
Market
Monday, February 5
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 850 149 875 191
Last week 599 106 535 169
Last year 337 146 611 139
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday, Slaughter Steers
steady to 50 higher, instances 75
higher; Cows strong to 50higher;
Bulls steady to 50 lower. Supply
included 686 in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1225-1385
lbs. 43.35-44.10; Choice 975-1300
lbs 41.75-43.85, few head 44.00;
Choice 1375-1550 lbs. 40.50-43.00;
high-Good and low-Choice 1000-
1300 lbs 40.50-62.50; Good 39.00-
4100; Standard and low-Good
35 50-37 25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-1000 lbs. 37.75-39 75,
few 40 50-40.75.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 30.00-32.50, few
32 50-33.50; Cutter 29.00-31.50;
Canner and low-Cutter 27.50-
29 00.
BULLS Choice 38.25-39.60;
Good 36.00-38.00; Utility and
Commercial 36.00-39.00, few
39.60-40 10; Cutter and low-Utihty
34 00-36.00.
FEEDER STEERS Around
40 head Choice and Prime 1025-
1210 lbs. with good to low-Choice
slaughter finish 40.75-43.00.
Vealers
VEAL CALVES Vealers
mostly steady; good demand for
Holstein Heifers, only fair
demand for Bull Calves to be
returned to farm.
VEALERS Prime 70.00-
73.00; Choice 63.00-70 00, Good
58.00-63 00; Standard 46.00-55.00
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-120 lbs. Holstein Heifers
65 00-75.00; bulk 90-120 lbs. Bull
Calves 50 00-55.00, few 58.00.
SHEEP Wooied Lambs 50-
1 00 higher than last Monday,
Slaughter Ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
and Prime 80-105 lbs. 35.00-36.00,
few 36.50, Good 32 00-35 00, one
lot Choice and Prime 85 lbs. New
Crop Lambs 40 00.
SLAUGHTER EWES - Utility
and Good 7 00-12 00.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, February 5,1973
(All hay No 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton )
Hay and Straw steady to weak,
poorer quality hay slow and
weaker.
Alfalfa
Mixed hay
Timothy hay
Straw
Mulch
Weekly, February 9
Lancaster, Vintage and
This week
Last week
Last year
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
25-50 higher, instances 1.00
higher; Cows 25-75 higher; Bulls
unevenly steady. Supply included
an estimated 40 percent
Slaughter Steers, 25 percent
Cows, 10 percent Bulls, with the
balance mainly Feeder Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1300
lbs 43.50-44 85; few 1300-1375 lbs.
43.00- 50; few head 44.85-45.75;
Choice 950-1300 lbs. 42.25-44.10;
Choice 1300-1500 lbs. 40.5043.50;
high-Good and low-Choice 40.50-
43.10; Good 37.5041.25, Standard
and low-Good 36.00-38.50, few
35.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-1000 lbs. 39.0042.00,
few 42 2543.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 30.50-33.60, few
33 75-34 60; Cutter 29.50-32 00;
Canner and low-Cutter 27.00-
29.50.
BULLS Choice 38.5040.50;
Good 36.00-39.00; Utility and
Commercial 36 50-39 50, few
39 5040.35
VEAL CALVES Vealers
strong to 1.00 higher; good
demand for Calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS Prime 70 00-
74.00, few 74.50-75 50, Choice
65 00-71.00; Good 55.00-65.00;
Standard 49 00-56.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-120 lbs. Holstein Heifers
65 00-82 50; several 90-102.50;
bulk 80-120 lbs. Bull Calves 47 00-
61 00, several 61 00-72 50.
Green Dragon
Hay Prices
Friday, February 2
26 loads hay, including: Alfalfa
68 00-80 00; few loads Timothy
36 00-49 00; Mixed hay 33.C0-56
56 00, one load, 62 00; couple
loads Orchard Grass hay 33.00
and 41 00
Few loads Straw 37 00-43 50.
4 loads Corn 42.50-48 00.
50 00-70.00
35 00-55.00
30 00-45.00
25 00-32.00
15 00-25 00
Composite
Report
New Holland Markets
Cattle Calves
4300 1300
3164 1169
2694 1238
Due to increase in our livestock receipts on
our Tuesday Sale we find a need for a change.
Effective March 7, 1973 Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
will be holding their hog sales on Wednesday
Morning and Saturday Morning at 9 A.M.
There will be no hogs sold on Tuesday after Feb. 27, 1973.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, February 8
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 892 570 348 28
Last week 829 593 572 16
Last year 761 544 393 11
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers 50-1.00
higher; Cows 1.00 higher, in
stances 1.50 higher on Cutter;
Bulls strong to 50 higher. Supply
included 32 percent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1375
lbs. 43.5044.85, four head 45.00-
45.75; Choice 950-1200 lbs. 42.25-
44.10, few 1300-1450 lbs. 42.00-
43.50, few 1475-1585 lbs, 41.00-
42.25; high-Good and low-Choice
40.5042.50, few 42.5042.85; Good
37.5041.25; Standard and low-
Good 35.75-38.25, few 35.00-35.75.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 30.25-33.00, few
33 10-34.10; Cutter 29.50-31.85;
Canner and low-Cutter 27.00-
29 50.
BULLS Choice 39.2540.50;
Good 36.75-38.75; Utility and
Commercial 36.50-39.25, few
39 7540.35.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
mostly steady; very good
demand for Calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS Prime 69.00-
72.00, few 72.50-73.50; Choice
64.00-70.00; Good 55.00-64.00;
Standard 46.00-54.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 43.0047.00,65-85 lbs. 36.00-
46 00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-125 lbs. Holstein Heifers
75 00-82.50; bulk 90-125 lbs. Bull
Calves 61.00-72.50.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, February 7
Reported receipts of 53 cows, 9
heifers, and 2 bulls. Market
stronger.
Load New York State Cows,
fresh 440-580.
Load Vermont cows, fresh 575-
620.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh
610-760
Load Franklin County cows,
fresh 610-670, springers 650-680.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh
565-720.
Locally consigned cows 365-670.
Springing heifers 410-435.
Open heifers 190-290.
Guernsey 350-405.
Bulls 370-410.
NOTICE
Kenneth E. Hershey, sale Manager
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, February 8
Cattle Calves Sheep
962 463 21
Today
Last week 679 379 0
Last year 729 403 12
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday, Slaughter Steers
strong to 50 higher with most
advance on early sales; Cows
uneven mostly steady to strong,
instances 75 higher on Utility;
Bulls weak to 50 lower. Supply
included 35 percent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1075-1300
lbs. 43.85-44.25, few 1325-1375 lbs.
43.00-43.50, five head Choice and
Prime yield grade 2 & 3 44.35-
44.85; Choice 950-1350 lbs 42.25-
44.10, few late sales 41.75-42.25;
Choice 1350-1500 lbs. 40.35-43.25;
high-Good and low-Choice 1000-
1350 lbs. 40.50-43.10; Good 38.00-
4100; Standard and low-Good
36 00-38.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-1000 lbs. 39.25-41.25,
one lot 42.35.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 31.00-33.60, few
34 00-34.60; Cutter 30.00-32.50, few
late 29.35-30.00; Canner and low-
Cutter 27.00-29.50.
BULLS Choice 38.50-39.50,
few 39.75-40.60; Good 36.00-38.50;
Utility and Commercial 36.50-
39 00, few 39.00-39.75.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
fully steady, Good demand for
Calves returned to farm.
VEALERS Prime 70.00-
74 00, several 74.50-75.50; Choice
65.00-71.00; Good 58.00-64.00;
Standard 49.00-56.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-130 lbs. Holstein Heifers
65 00-80 00, several 90.00-102.50,
bulk 80-120 lbs. Bull Calves 47.00-
58 00, few 58.00-64 00.
SHEEP Wooled Lambs 1.00-
2.00 higher on small supply.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
and Prime 80-105 lbs. 37.00-39.00.
Monday, February 5
Calf Receipts 80.
Choice and Prime 67-74;
Standard 50-58.50, Good and Low
Choice 59-66.50; Common 35-
49 50.
Monday, February 5
82 loads of hay and 30 loads of
straw sold as follows (prices per
ton): Alfalfa, few loads 41.00-
83.00, one at 91.00; Timothy,
39 00-49 00, few to 60.00; Mixed
hay 40.00-79.00, few 30.0040.00,
few to 101.00; Straw 33.00-43.00;
Corn, few loads 44.00-51.00; Ear
Corn, one load at 38.00; Clover, 2
loads 42.00 and 89.00; Corn
Fodder, one load at 31.50.