—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, March 24. 1973 2 Local Livestock Lancaster Market Monday, March 19 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 828 65 651 131 Last week 613 106 740 219 Last year 793 174 822 288 CATTLE Compared to last Wednesday slaughter steers weak to 1.00 lower, with large share 50 lower. Bulls 50-1.00 lower. Supply included 640 in afternoon auction. Cows steady to 50 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 1175-1425 lb. 47.75- Choice 1000-1350 lb. 46.60-48.25; high Good and low Choice 44.25-47.25; Good 42.00- 46.00; Standard and low Good 39.75- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS - Few Choice 750-950 lb. 42.75-44.35; Good 40.50-43.00; COWS Utility and High dressing Cutter 35.00-37.00; few 37.00-37.75; Cutter 31.50-35.00; Canner and Cutter 29.50-31.50. BULLS Choice 42.75-44.50; Good 40.00-42.00; Utility and Commercial 41.00-43.00, few 43.00-43.75. VEAL CALVES Small supply vealers weak to 1.00 lower. VEALERS Prime 70.00- 73.00; Choice 63.00-70.00; Good 58.00-64.00; Standard 50.00-58.00. SHEEP Slaughter lambs 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter ewes scarce. WOO LED LAMBS Choice and Prime 70-100 lb. 40.00-42.00; Good 37.00-40.00. SPRING LAMBS Choice and Prime 69-90 lb. 42.00-48.00. 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. 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 PM. 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, Penn*. Abram W. Dißenbacb, Manager Phone: 717-3544104 Vintage Auction Tuesday, March 20 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 1133 577 97 Last week 1037 556 62 Last year 1214 553 468 CATTLE Compared to last Tuesday slaughter steers 50-1.00 lower; cows steady to strong; bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. Supply in cluded 24 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS —High Choice and Prime 1100-1350 lb. 48.25-49.36, six head 49.50-49.75; Choice 950-1350 lb. 46.25-48.00; high Good and low Choice 44.50- 46.50; Good 41.50-44.50; Standard and low Good 39.35-41.50. COWS Utility and high dressing Cutter 35.00-37.25, few 37.50-38.50; Cutter 32.50-36.00; Canner and low Cutter 30.00- 31.50. BULLS Choice 42.75-44.00, few 45.00-46.60; Good 40.00-42.50; Utility and Commercial 40.00- 42.50, few 42.50-43.50; Cutter and low Utility 38.85-40.00. FEEDER STEERS Load Choice and Prime 735 lb. 50.60; Choice 770-1025 lb. 47.10-49.10; part load Choice with end of Good 670 lb. 49.75; around two load Choice and Prime 1000-1125 lb. with Good to lew Choice slaughter finish 46.00-47.10. VEAL CALVES Vealers fully steady. Good demand for calves returned to farm. VEALERS Prime 71.00- 73.00, few 73.50-75.00; Choice 64.00-71.00; Good 56.00-64.00; Standard 50.00-56.00; Utility 90- 120 lb. 45.00-50.00, 65-85 lb. 37.50- 46.00. RETURNED TO FARM Bulk 100-125 lb. Holstein Heifers 91.50-93.00, 85-100 lb. 75.00-85.00; Bulk 90-125 lb. bull calves 69.00- 77.00. SHEEP—Spring lambs mostly steady. SPRING LAMBS - Choice and Prime 30-40 lb. 60.50-64.50, Choice 40-50 lb. 51.00-58.00; Choice 50-85 lb. 46.00-50.00. 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. IfS9§ Office Phone (717) 872-5491 John Bowman Phone: (717)653-5728. Market, Auction News Lancaster Auction Wednesday, March 21 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 1259 70 502 6 Last weeklos9 67 279 26 1119 116 309 173 This weeks Auction 1206 73 487 6 Last week Auction 1130 73 272 26 CATTLE Compared to Monday slaughter steers 25-50 lower, instance 75-lower, or 75- 1.50 lower than last Wednesday; Cows 25-75 lower; Bulls uneven Good and Choice 50-1.00 lower, Utility and Commercial mostly steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 1225 lb-1425 lb. 48.00-48.75, one lot 49.10, high Choice and Prime 1050-1225 lb. 47.35- Choice 950-1450 lb. 45.35- most 1000-1250 lb. 46.35- Choice 1500-1570 lb. 43.60-44.85; high Good and low Choice 44.00-45.50, Good 41.10- 44.00; Standard and low Good 38.75-41.35. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 800-950 lb. 42.50-44.10, Good 39.50-42.75. COWS Utility and high dressing cutter 34.50-36.25, few 36.25-36.75; Cutter 31.00-35.00; Canner and low Cutter 29.50- 31.00. BULLS Choice 41.75-44.00; Good 39.00-41.00; Utility and Commercial 40.00-44.10, few 44.60-45.85; Cutter and low Utility 38.75-40.50. FEEDER STEERS Around 120 head Choice and Prime 1000- 1080 lb. with Good to low Choice slaughter finish 45.50-47.10, one lot Choice 775 lb. 48.10 VEAL CALVES steady to 1.00 lower VEALERS Prime 69.00- 72.00, Couple 72.50; Choice 63.00- 69.00; Good 58.00-63.00; Standard 50.00-58.00. Regional Hay Prices Monday. March 19,1973 (All hay No. 2 and better prices paid by dealers at the farm price per ton.) Hay and Straw slow, steady to weak. Alfalfa 50.00-70.00 Mixed hay 35.00-55.00 Timothy hay 30.00-40.00 Straw 20.00-30.00 Mulch 15.00-25.00 NOTICE Due to increase in our livestock receipts on our Tuesday Sale we find a need for a change. Effective March 7, 1973 Vintage Soles 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. Kenneth E. Hershey, sale Manager New Holland Auction Thursday, March 22 CATTLE: 928. Compared to last Thursday slaughter steers 50-1.00 lower, instances 1.50 lower on low Choice; Cows 1.00-1.50 lower, extremes 2.00 lower; bulls uneven Good and Choice strong to 50 higher, Utility and Com mercial mostly steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1050-1325 lb. 47.75-48.85; Choice 950-1350 lb. 45.25-47.60; high Good and low Choice 44.00-45.60; Good 41.00- 44.00; Standard and Ipw Good 38.50-41.25. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 34.00-35.85, few 36.50-37.35; Cutter 32.00-34.75; Canner and low Cutter 28.50- 31.50. BULLS: Choice 42.50-45.25;, Good 40.50-42.00; Utility and Commercial 39.85-42.60, Cutter and low Utility 38.0040.00. VEAL CALVES: 400. Vealers weak to 2.00 lower, demand only fair for calves returned to farm. VEALERS: Prime 69.00-74.00, couple 74.50-76.50; Choice 64.00- 70.00; Good 58.00-64.00; Standard 50.00-57.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 42.00- 48.00, 65-95 lb. 38.0043.00. SHEEP: 16. Insufficent volume to fully test trends, one lot Choice 65 lb. spring lambs 53.00. Monday. March 19 Calf Receipts -100 Choice and Prime 68-74; Standard 55-60.50; Good and Low Choice 61-67.50; Common 40- 54.50. Monday, March 19 95 loads of Hay and 33 loads of straw sold as follows: (prices per ton) Alfalfa 53.00-75.00, one at 83.00; Timothy 32.0049.00, one at 58.00; Mixed Hay 35.00-70.00, few to 81.00; Bromegrass, few loads 23.00-46.00; Straw 30.00-40.00; Ear Corn, 11 loads 27.00-50.00. Vealers Peoria Cattle Thursday, March 22 Cattle for the week: Receipts this week 4600. Receipts last week 4281, Receipts last year 5782. Slaughter steer and Heifer prices ended the week sharply lower. (As compared to last weeks close) slaughter steers ended 1.00-2.00) 9234; Most decline on Choice 1000-1100 pounds Choice steers. Slaughter heifers 1.75-2.25 lower. Full decline on Choice to Prime. Cows closed fully 1.00, instances 1.50 lower. Few Bulls about steady. Supply consisted mainly of Composite Report Weekly March 23 Lancaster, Vintage and New Holland Markets Cattle Calves This week 4800 1150 Last week 4109 1191 Last year 4126 1284 CATTLE - Compared to last week Slaughter Steers .50-1.00 lower. Cows .50-1.00 lower with instance 2.00 lower; Bulls unevenly steady supply included 40 percent Slaughter Steers, 30 percent Cows with the balance mainly Feeder Steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS - High Choice and Prime 1040-1425 pounds 47.75-48.85, few 49.00- 49.50, few 1050-1200 pounds 47.35- 48.00. Choice 950-1425 45.25-48.25, mainly 45.75-47.50, few Choice 1500-1570 43.60-44.85. High Good and low-Good 44.00-46.00. Good 41.00-45.00. Standard and low Good 38.50-41.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS - 750- 950 42.50-44.35. Good 39.50-43.00. COWS - Utility and high dressing Cutter 44.00-46.25, few 36.25-37.50 with few early sales 37.50- Cutter 31.50-35.00. Cows and low Cutter 28.50-31.50. BULLS - Choice 42.00-45.25, few 45.50- Good 39.00-42.50. Utility and Commercial 39.85- 44.00, few 44.50-48.50. Cutter and low Utility 38.50-40.50. VEAL CALVES - Veal is weak to 2.00 lower. Demand for Cows return to farm only fair. VEALERS - Prime 69.00-73.00, few 73.50-76.50; Choice 64.00- 70.00. Good 57.00-64.00; Standard 50.00-57.00. Utility 90-120 pounds 42.50-50.00; 65-85 pounds 37.50- 46.00. RETURNED TO FARM - Bulk 90-125 pounds. Holstein Heifers 83.00-93.00, few 75.00-83.00; Bulk 90-125 pounds bull calves 65.00- 75.00, few to 77.00. Choice slaughter steers and heifers with several loads Choice to Prime. Receipts about 70 percent steers, 25 percent heifers, 5 percent cows. Slaughter Steers; Load High Choice and Prime 1285 pounds 3-4 48.75, On Wednesday; up to 49.50 Monday. Choice 975-1325 pounds 2-4,45.50-48.00, mostly 46.00-47.75. Several loads 1000-1100 pounds 46.00-47.25 on Wendesday. Mixed Good and Choice 950-1200 pounds 44.75-46.00. Good 42.50-44.75. Cows: Commercial 29.00-33.00. Utility 33.00-36.00. High Yielding Utility 36.00-37.50, some 38.00. Cutter 29.00-33.00. Canner 24.50- 29.00.
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