—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, February 17. 1973
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, February 14
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1143 90 354 21
Last week 1183 114 622 50
Last year 562 149 387 6
This weeks
Auction 1046 91 341 21
I>ast weeks
Auction 1010 116 604 50
CATTLE Compared to
Monday slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances 50 lower; cows
SO-75 higher; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice and Prime 1075-1350 lb.
43 75-44 85, one six head lot 45 25,
couple lots 1420-1425 lb x 43.35-
43 75, Choice 950-1400 lb. 42.25-
44 60, few 41 75-42 25, high Good
and low Choice 40 60-42 50; Good
39 25-41 60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-1000 lb 38.75-40.60, few
41 60-42 85; Good 34.75-38 00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33 00-34.75, few
35 00-35 85; Cutter 30.50-34 00;
Canner and low Cutter 29.00-
30 50
BULLS Choice 40.00-42 10,
couple 42 25-42 75, Good 38.75-
19 50, Utility and Commercial
38 85-41 00, eight head 41 25-41.85,
few low Utility 37 75-38 50.
VEAL CALVES
strong to 1 00 higher
VEALERS Prime 72 00-
74 50, few 75 00-76.00, Choice
66 00-71 50; Good 58 00-66.00;
Standard 51 00-58 00.
SJTEEP - Small supply
slaughter lambs fully steady
Few Choice 90-95 lb wooled
lambs 36 00-38 00, one lot Choice
45 lb new crop lambs 67 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.
AUCTIONS mokes 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 MONDAY at 10:00 A M.
DAIRY SALE WEDNESDAY at 12:30 P M.
FAT STEERS, BULLS, COWS & VEAL THURSDAY
at 1230 PM
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Pbone: 717-354-2194
Lancaster
Market
Monday, February 12
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 435 134 860 174
Last week 846 149 875 191
Last year 448 209 642 127
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers
mostly steady, although high
Choice and Prime not fully
tested, cows 50-75 higher with the
most advance on Cutter; bulls
steady to 50 higher. Supply in
cluded 371 in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
high Choice and Prime 1150-1350
lb 43 35-44 50; Choice 950-1325 lb.
42 75-44.00, couple lots 1375-1450
lb 40.50-41.60; high Good and low
Choice 41.00-42.35; Good 38.60-
4175; Standard and low Good
36 60-38 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 725-1000 lb. 38.50-40.85,
three head 42.00-43.00; Good
37 50-39.25
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.75-34.00;
Cutter 29.60-33 00; Canner and
low Cutter 27.50-29 50.
BULLS Choice 39.35-40.60;
Good 37.25-39.60, Utility and
Commercial 36 50-40.35.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
fully steady.
VEALERS Prime 7100-
74 00, Choice 66.00-71.00; Good
56 00-66.00; Standard 50.00-56.00;
Utility 85-120 lb 38.00-48.00.
SHEEP Wooled lambs fully
steady, slaughter ewes strong to
1 00 higher
Vealers
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
and Prime 80-105 lb 36.00-37 75,
few lots 38 00; Good 70-105 lb.
32 00-36 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 7 00-12 00.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, February 12,1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay and Straw slow and
steady, poorer quality hay
weaker
Alfalfa 50.00-70.00
Mixed hay 35.00-55.00
Timothy hay 30.00-45.00
Straw 25.00-32.00
Mulch 15.00-25.00
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
Market, Auction News
Composite
Report
Weekly, February 16
Lancaster, Vintage and
New Holland Markets
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
50-1.50 higher; Cows 1.00-1.50
higher; Bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.
Supply included an estimated 40
percent Slaughter Steers, 30
percent Cows, 10 percent Bulls,
with the balance mainly Feeder
Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1400
lbs. 34.75-45.25. Around 15 head
Choice and Prime 45.35-46.25;
Choice 950-1400 lbs. 42.50-44.60;
few 41.75-42.50; High, Good and
Low Choice 40.50-43.00; Good
-39.50-42.50; Standard and Low
Good-37 50-40.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-1000 lbs. 38.50-40.85;
few 41.60-43.00; Good-36.00-38.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.50-35.00; few
35.00-36.00; Canner and Low-
Cutter 28.50-30.50.
BULLS Choice 39.60-42.00;
few 42 25-43.75; Good 38.00-39.75;
Utility and Commercial 38.50-
41.00; few 41.25-42.00.
VEAL CALVES Vealers 1.00-
300 higher; good demand for
Calves returned to farm.
VEALERS Prime 72.00-
76.00; few 76.50-78.50; Choice
66.00- Good 58.00-66.00;
Standard 51.00-59.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 42.00-50.00; 65-85 lbs.
36.25-45 00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 100-120 lbs. Holstein Heifers
82.00- few head 95.00-104; 1
lot 92 lbs. 66.00; bulk 110-125 lbs.
Bull Calves 65.00-69.00 ; 90-105 lbs.
47.50-57 00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, February 1*
Reported receipts of 107 cows, 5
aeifers, 2 bulls; market steady
with last weeks market.
One load Franklin County
cows, fresh, 545-690.
One load Wisconsin cows,
fresh, 585-600.
One load New York State
springers, 440-460.
Maryland herd dispersal, 58
head, all stages of production,
410-785.
Locally consigned cows, 395-
680.
Springing heifers, 460-500.
Bulls, 425.
Due to increase in our livestock receipts on
our Tuesday Sale we find a need tor 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 13
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 867 654 452 16
Last week 892 570 548 28
Last year 1064 530 480 12
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers strong
to 50 higher, least advance on
average Choice to Prime; cows
1.00 higher, instances 1.50 higher;
bulls 50-1.00 higher. Supply in
cluded 35 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
Choice and Prime 1050-1400 lb.
43.75-44.85, around 12 head Choice
and Prime 45.00-45.60; Choice
950-1300 lb. 42.75-44.50, 1300-1450
lb. 41.75-44.00; high Good and low
Choice 41.00-43.10, several yield
grade 2 43.50-44.75; Good 39.75-
42.00; Standard and low Good
36.25-39.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few head Choice 750-950 lb. 39.50-
41.85, couple 43.00-43.25.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.50-34.50, few
34.50-35.25; Cutter 30.50-33.50;
Canner and low Cutter 28.50-
30.50.
BULLS Choice 39.75-41.50,
few 42.25-43.60; Good 37.00-39.75;
Utility and Commercial 36.60-
40.00, few 40.00-41.25.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
strong to 1.00 higher, good
demand for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS Prime 70.00-
73.50, few 74.00-76.00; Choice
65.00- Good 58.00-64.00;
Standard 50.00-57.00; Utility 90-
120 lb. 44.00-50.00, 65-85 lb. 36.25-
45.00, one lot 58 lb. 26.50.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 100-120 lb. Holstein Heifers
82.00- one lot 92 lb. 66.00;
Bulk 110-125 lb. bull calves 65.00-
69.00, 90-105 lb. 47.50-57.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, February 12
Reported receipts of 413 head of
horses; market steady with last
weeks market, killers lower.
One load lowa riding and work
norses; riding, 175-550; work, 255-
305.
One load Kansas riding horses,
165-320.
One load Oklahoma riding
horses, 85-175.
One load Virginia work horses,
270-320.
One load Ohio work horses,
single, 180-210; pairs, 600-740.
Four loads Tennessee and
NOTICE
Kenneth E. Hershey, sale Manager
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VEALERS Prime 73.00-
76.50, few 77.00-78.50; Choice
66.00-72.50; Good 59.00-65.00;
Standard 51.00-59.00; Utility 90-
120 lb. 42.00-50.00, 65-85 lb. 38.00-
44,00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES
Choice 350-500 lb. 52.00-56.00,
Good 350-450 lb. 47.00-52.00.
SHEEP Insufficient volume
for a market test.
Alfalfa 46.00-70.00, few loads
82 00; Timothy 34.50-53.00, few
loads 70.00; Mixed hay 37.00-
70.00, few loads 85.00; .plover, few
loads 45.00-86.00; Grass hay, one
load at 45.00; Straw 32.00-39.00;
Ear Corn, 9 loads 31.50-45.50.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, February IS
Cattle Calves Sheep
700 423 7
962 463 21
800 348 6
Today
Last week
Last year
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 50-1.00
higher, instances 1.50 higher on
Standard and Good; cows fully
1.00 higher, instances 1.50 higher;
bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply
included 47 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 975-1325 lb. 42.7542.25,
around ten head Choice and
Prime 45.5046.25; high Good and
low Choice 41.00-43.50; Good
39.7542.00; Standard and low
Good 37.5040.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.00-35.10, few
35.50-36.00; Cutter 30.75-34.00;
Canner and low Cutter 28.50-
30.50.
BULLS Choice 39.6040.60,
couple 42.7543.75; Good 38.75-
39.75; Utility and high dressing
Cutter 38.5040.50, few 41.0042.00.
VEAL CALVES Vealers 1.00-
3.00 higher.
Monday, February 12
Calf Receipts 84- Choice and
Prime 65-74; Standard 50-60;
Good and Low Choice 60.50 to
64.50; Common 35-49,50. „
Monday, February 12
90 loads of hay and 34 loads of
straw sold as follows (prices per
ton):
Kentucky work horses and
mules; work horses, single, 210-
355; pairs, 580-700; mules, single,
255-640; pairs, 145-1210.
Local work horses, 240-495;
mules, 130-430; driving horses,
140-300; riding horses, 130-200;
better horses, 235-270; light
weight killers, 8-12; heavyweight
killers, 12-15.
Mare ponies, 10-30; colts, 5-8;
geldings, 10-20; larger ponies, 40-
60.