—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 24, 1973
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, February 21
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 594 112 465 17
Last week 1143 90 354 21
Last year 878 150 362 57
This weeks
Auction
659 112 465 17
Last weeks
Auction 1046 91 341 21
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday, Slaughter Steers
1 25-2 00 higher; Cows strong to
1 00 higher; Bulls strong to 50
higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1325
lbs 45 75-46 75; Choice 950-1375
lbs 44 00-46.35, few head 43.50-
44 00; high-Good and low-Choice
42 50-43.10; Good 40.85-42.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 750-1000 lbs. 40.00-43.10,
couple 43.75-43 85; Good 37.00-
39 50
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.00-35.75,
couple 36 00-36 50; Cutter 31.00-
34.25; Canner and low-Cutter
28.85-31.00.
BULLS Choice 40.35-41.75,
few head 40 85-42.85, Good 37.00-
39.25; Utility and Commercial
39 35-41 10, few 41.6042.25.
VEAL CALVES Compared
to last Wednesday, Vealers
strong to 1 00 higher
VEALERS Prime 72 GO
-75 50, few 76.00-78.00; Choice
68 00-73 00; Good 60.00-68 00,
Standard 51.60-58.00, few Utility
40 004 6 00
SHEEP Couple lots Choice
74-90 lbs Wooled Lambs 38.00-
42.00
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, February 19
Reported receipts of 420 hor
ses; market stronger than last
weeks market.
Load North Carolina work
horses and riding horses; work
horses, single, 230-350, pairs, 505-
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 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 —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 19
No Monday Lancaster Report
Because of Washington Birthday
Holiday.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, February 20
302 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers 25c to $1
higher. Slaughter cows 75c to
$1.50 higher. Slaughter bulls 50c
to $1.75 higher.
STEERS: High Choice (few)
44.6045.25; Choice 43.00-44.60;
Good 40.8542 50; Standard 38.10-
40.75.
HEIFERS: Standard and Good
(few) 38.8541.25.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 33.25-35.50, few
to 36.00; Cutters 31.00-33.50;
Canners 29.25-31.50.
BULLS: Choice (few) 43.75-
44 85; Good 40.5043.75; Utility
and Commercial 38.1043.35.
250 Head of Veal Calves
Prime (few) 70.00-73.00; Choice
66.00-70.00; Good 61.00-67.00;
Standard (few) 50.00-60.00;
Utility 90-120 pounds (few) 45.00-
47 00 ; 70-85 pounds (few) 40.00-
45 00;
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 85-125 pounds 58.00-70.00;
Holstein Heifers 90-150 pounds
75 00-108.00.
21 Head of Sheep
Choice 80-90 pounds wooled
slaughter lambs (few) 34.00-
37 00; Slaughter Ewes 10.00-15.00.
535, riding horses, single, 180-195.
Load Michican work horses,
single, 350-440; pairs, 890-1310.
Load Kansas riding horses, 115-
285; few work horses, 235-450.
Local work horses, 265-490;
mules, 155-280; driving horses,
150-320; riding horses, 150-200;
better horses, 220-500; light
weight killers, 9-13; heavyweight
killers, 14-16.
Mare ponies, 10-40; colts, 5-10;
geldings, 10-30; larger ponies, 45-
65.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
. Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
Phone: (717) 397-7539
J/lARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone (717 ) 872-5491
John Bowman
Phone: (717) 653-5728
Composite
Report
Weekly. February 23
Lancaster, Vintage and
New Holland Markets
Cattle Calves
3300 1325
3387 1311
• 3034 1176
This week
Last week
Last year
CATTLE Slaughter Steers
50-1.00 higher, extremes 2.00
higher; Cows strong to 1.00
higher, most advance on Canner
and Cutter; Bulls 1.00-3.00 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 10004325
lbs. 45.6046.75; 11 head Choice
and Prime 46.7547.00; Choice
950-1400 lbs. 44.0046.00, few 43.50-
44.00; load Choice 1400-1525 lbs.
42.8545.10; high-Good and low-
Choice 42.0044.50; Good 40.50-
43.75; Standard and low-Good
37.5041.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 700-1000 lbs. 40.0043.10;
couple 43.7543.85; Good 37.00-
39.60.
COWS Utility *nd high
dressing Cutter 33.50-35.50, few
35.75-36.50; Cutter 31.00,-34.75;
Canner and low-Cutter \28.75-
31.50.
BULLS Choice 42.0045.00,
few head 45.5046.75; Good 38.75-
42.00; Utility and Commercial
39.5043.75; few 44.0045.10.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
mostly steady with last week’s
close; demand only fair for
Calves returned to farm.
VEALERS Prime 72.00-
75.50, few 75.50-78.50; Choice
65.00-72.00; Good 58.00-66.00;
Standard 51.00-58.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 46.00-53.00,65-85 lbs. 38.00-
47.50, one lot 62 lbs. 25.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-125 lbs. Holstein Heifers
71.00-84.50, with Utility 80-120 lbs.
Holstein Heifers 47.00-57.50; bulk
100-120 lbs. Bull Calves 65.00-
67.50, few 55.00-62.00.
Green Dragon
Hay Prices
Friday, February 16
73 loads hay, including: Alfalfa
52.00-84.00, Timothy 33.00-47.00;
Mixed hay 35.00-71.00; one load
Clover 68.00; two loads Orchard
Grass 33.50 and 39.50.
34 loads straw 32.00-39.00.
6 loads corn 36.00-48.00.
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 20
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 920 552 289 8
Last week 867 654 452 16
Last year 929 492 722 8
CATTLE Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers 50-1.50
higher; Cows mostly steady,
instances weak; Bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Supply included 29 per
cent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1325
lbs. 45.00-46.50, 11 head Choice
and Prime 46.60-47.00; couple
Prime near 1400 lbs. 44.75-44.85;
Choice 950-1350 lbs. 43.50-46.00,
load Choice 1400-1520 lbs. 42.85-
45.10; high-Good and low-Choice
42.50-44.00; Good 39.75-43.00;
Standard and low-Good 37.50-
40.10.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.50-35.00, few
35.00-36.10; Cutte* 30.50-33.25;
Canner and low-Cutter 28.50-
30.50.
BULLS Choice 41.00-43.75,
few 44.85-46.25; Good 38.75-40.75;
Utility and Commercial 38.50-
41.00, few 42.60-43.60.
VEAL CALVES Vealers 1.00-
2.00 higher, good demand for
Calves returned to farm.
VEALERS Prime 72.00-
75.50, few T 6.00-77.50; Choice
66.00-72.00; Good 58.00-66.00;
Standard 52.00-58.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 46.00-53.00,70-85 lbs. 39.00-
47.50, one lot 62 lb's. 25.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Bulk 90-125 lbs. Holstein Heifers
71.00-84.50, with Utility 80-120 lbs.
Holstein Heifers 47.00-57.50; bulk
100-120 lbs. Bull Calves 65.00-
67.50, few 55.00-62.00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, February 21
Reported receipts of 162 cows,
10 heifers, 4 bulls; market
stronger than last weeks market.
Two loads Canadian Purebred
and Grade cows, fresh, 550-1000;
springers, 550-975; three-year-old
Rockman daughter, springer,
1725; Rockman daughter, fresh,
2250.
Load Franklin County cows,
fresh, 585-730; springers, 490-690.
Load Pennsylvania springers,
445-590.
Load New York State and
Canadian Purebred and Grade
cows, fresh, 600-865; springers,
600-1375.
Maryland herd dispersal, 42
NOTICE
Kenneth E. Hershey, sale Manager
New Holland
Auction
Tuesday, February 22
Cattle Calves Sheep
808 502 3
Today
Last week 700 423 7
Last year 700 440 0
CATTLE Compared to last
Thursday, Slaughter Steers SO
LDO higher; Cows uneven. Utility
strong to 50 higher with Canner
and Cutter 50-1.00 higher; Bulls
1.25-3.00 higher. Supply included
43 percent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1000-1200
lbs. 45.60-46.75; Choice 950-1425
lbs. 44.00-45.75, few 43.50-44.00;
high-Good and low-Choice 42.00-
44.50; Good 40.50-43.75; Standard
and low-Good 38.00-41.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Good 700-950 lbs. 37.00-39.60.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.50-35.50, few
35.75-36.50; Cutter 31.75-34.75;
Canner and low-Cutter 28.75-
31.10.
BULLS Choice 42.7545.00,
couple 45.5046.75; Good 40.50-
42.85; Utility and Commercial
39.7543.75, few 44.0045.10.
VEAL CALVES Vealers
weak to 1.00 lower; demand for
Calves returned to farm only fair.
VEALERS Prime 72.00-
75.00, few 75.50-78.50; Choice
65.00-72.00; Good 58.00-65.00;
Standard 52.00-58.00; Utility 90-
120 lbs. 47.00-52.00,65-85 lbs. 38.00-
46.00.
SHEEP No market test,
Monday, February 19
Calf Receipts 99.
Choice and 'Prime. 68-74;
Standard 54-61.50; Good and Low
Choice 62-67.50; Common 36-
53.50.
Monday, February 19
87 loads of hay and 26 loads of
straw sold as follows (prices per
ton)
Alfalfa 50.00-86.00, one load at
127.50; Timothy, 38.00-60.00, one
load at 69.00; Mixed hay 34.00-
73.00, few loads 78.00-89.00;
Clover, 2 loads 45.00 and 53.00;
Straw 33.00-43.00; Ear Corn, 1
load at 47.00.
head, all stages of production,
340-630.
Locally consigned cows, 320-
630.
Springing heifers, 425-470.
Open heifers, 140-165.
Bulls, 465-550.