—l.ancaster Farming, Saturday, March 31, 1973
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 26
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 728 105 821 66
Last weekB23 65 651 131
Last year 743 178 1039 935
CATTLE—Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers
strong to 50 higher on Choice.
Supply included 579 in afternoon
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
Choice and Prime 1150-1350 lb.
47.60-48.75; Choice 950-1425 lb.
45.75-47.85; high Good and low
Choice 44.50-46.60; Good 41.50-
44.60; Standard and low Good
38.00-41.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Choice 700-950 lb 41.50-44.00;
Good 38.75-41.75.
COWS—Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-36.25, few
36.35-37.35; Cutter 31.25-34.75;
Canner and low Cutter 30.00-
31.25.
BULLS—Choice 43.00-45.25;
Good 40.50-43 00, Utility and
Commercial 39.75-43.00, few
43.50-44.50.
VEAL CALVES—Vealers
steady. Very good demand for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS—Prime 69.00-72.00;
Choice 63.00-69.00, Good 58.00-
63 00; Standard 50 00-58.00.
RETURNED TO FARM—Bulk
90-125 lb Holstein Heifers 80.00-
90.00, few 70.00, Bulk 90-125 lb.
bull calves 65 00-72 00.
SHEEP—Slaughter lambs
mostly steady; ewes scarce.
WOOLED LAMBS—Choice and
Prime 70-100 lb. 40 00-42 00; Good
37 00-40 00.
SPRING LAMBS-Choice and
Prime 40-50 lb 50.00-55 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 mokes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland mokes 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. Diffenbacb, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday. March 27
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 979 695 153
Last week 1133 577 97
Last year 810 651 724
CATTLE—Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances 25 lower on
small supply high Choice and
Prime; cows 1.00-2.00 lower,
instances 3.00 lower; bulls
unevenly steady. Supply included
32 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
Choice and Prime 1000-1350 lb.
47.75-48.85, eight head 49.00-49.60;
Choice 950-1400 lb. 46.50-48.25, few
46.00-44.50; high Good and low
Choice 44.25-47.00; Good 41.85-
45.00, Standard and low Good
39.50-42.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Choice 700-1000 lb. 42.00-43.50;
few 43.75-44.25; Good 39.25-42.00.
COWS—Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.50-35.00, few
35.00-35.50; Cutter 31.50-34.50;
Canner and low Cutter 29.00-
31.00.
BULLS—Choice 42.85-45.60;
Good 37.75-42.50; Utility and
Commercial 39.00-42.50, few
43.00-44.75, three head 46.75-47.75.
VEAL CALVES—Vealers
steady to 1.00 lower. Demand
good for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS—Prime 70.00-74.00;
Choice 63.00-69.00; Good 55.00-
63.00; Standard 50.00-56.00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 45.00-52.00, 65-85
lb. 36.50-45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM—Bulk
85-125 lb. Holtein Heifers 80.00-
91.00, Bulk 90-125 lb. bull calves
70.50-51.50.
SHEEP—Spring lambs fully
steady. Slaughter ewes 1.00-3.00;
higher. Supply mainly 35-65 lb.
spring slaughter lambs.
SPRING LAMBS-Choice and
Prime 30-40 lb. 64.00-67.00; Choice
and Prime 45-70 lb. 48.00-59.00,
few low Choice 45-65 lb. 43.00-
48.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES—Utility
and Good 10.00-13.50.
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
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March 28
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1322 64 415 13
Last week 1259 70 502 6
Last year 611 87 241 75
This week
auction
Last week
auction
1215 66 393 21
1206 73 487 6
CATTLE—Compared to
Monday slaughter steers 50 to
1.00 lower; cows 2.50 to 4.50
lower; bulls 1.00 to 2.00 lower.
Most decline on Good and Choice.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
Choice and Prime 1100-1325 lb.
46.35-47.60; Choice 950-1200 lb.
45.25-46.85; High Good and low
Choice 43.50-45.25; Good 40.50-
44.50; Standard and low Good,
37.85-40.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Choice 750-925 lb. 40.50-42.35,
couple 42.50-43.75; Good 37.50-
40.25.
COWS—Utility and high
dressing Cutter N 31.50-33.00;
Cutter 29.75-32.00; Canner and
low Cutter 26.50-29.50.
BULLS—Choice 41.75-43.35;
Good 39.25-41.50; Utility and
Commercial 38.85-42.00; few
42.50-43.10.
VEAL CALVES—Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS—Prime 69.00-74.00;
Choice 63.00-69.00; Good 58.00-
63.00; Standard 50.00-58.00.
SHEEP—One lot Choice and
Prime 80 lb. slaughter lambs
43.50.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, March 28
Reported receipts of 123 cows, 2
heifers; market stronger than
last weeks market.
Two loads New York State
cows, fresh, 450 - 800; springers,
540 - 750.
Load Franklin County cows,
fresh, 585 - 840; springers, 525 -
725.
Herd Dispersal, 60 head
Lancaster County cattle, all
stages of production, 315 - 810.
Local cows, 425 - 730.
Springing heifers, 410 - 500.
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.
New Holland
Auction
T! .day, March 29
Cattle Calves Sheep
952 364 45
928 400 16
556 296 67
Today
Last week
Last year
CATTLE—Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 1.2.00
lower; cows 1.50-2.00 lower, in
stances 3.00 lower; bulls 1-2.00
lower. Supply included 27 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
Choice and Prime 1075-1250 lb.
45.85-46.85; Choice 950-1325 lb.
44.00-45.75, one lot 1000 lb. 43.85;
high Good and low Choice 42.00-
44.25; Good 39.50-43.00; Standard
and low Good 36.50-40.10.
COWS—Utility and high
dressing Cutter 30.75-32.85, few
33.00-34.10; Cutter 30.00-32..25;
Canner and low Cutter 28.50-
30.00.
BULLS—Choice 40.50-42.00,
few, head 43.75-45.60; Good 38.00-
40.00; Utility and Commercial
38.25-40.50, few 41.75-42.25.
VEAL CALVES—Vealers weak
to 2.00 lower; Good demand for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS—Prime 68.00-72.00,
couple 73.00-74.00; Choice 63.00-
69.00; Good 57.00-63.00; Standard
50.00-57.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 40.00-
48.00, 65-85 lb. 35.00-42.00.
RETURNED TO FARM—Bulk
90-125 lb. Holstein Heifers 90.00-
100.00, several 100.00-110.00; Bulk
90-120 lb. bull calves 60.00-70.00,
few 70.00-76.00.
SHEEP—Supply mainly 30-45
lb. spring lambs selling fully
steady at 50.00-55.00.
Monday, March 26
Calf Receipts 90- Choice and
Prime 68-72.50; Standard 55-
60.50; Good and Low Choice 61-
67.50; Common 35-54.50.
Monday, March 26
81 loads of Hay and 23 loads of
Straw sold as follows (prices per
ton);
Alfalfa 51.00-75.00, few to 91.00;
Timothy 41.00-56.00; Mixed hay
42.00-71.00, few to 94.00; Clover,
few loads 41.50-86.00; Straw 31.00-
36.00, one at 38.00;. Broxnegrass,
one load at 70.00; Orchard grass,
one load at 53.00; Ear Corn, 4
loads 40.50-50.00.
Green Dragon Hoy
Friday, March 23
83 loads hay, including: Alfalfa
70.00- one load 92.00;
Timothy 30.00-48,00; Mixed hay
35.00- one load Clover 90.00
39 loads straw 31.00-36.50.
9 loads corn 39.50-56.00.
NOTICE
Kenneth E. Hershey, sale Manager
Composite
Report
Weekly March 30
Lancaster, Vintage and
New Holland Markets
Cattle Calves
4200 1250
4849 1136
2865 1231
This week
Last week
Last year
CATTLE—AII slaughter
classes sharply lower. Slaughter
Steers 1.00-2.00 lower. Cows 1.50-
3.00 lower with instance 4.50
lower. Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower,
supply included estimated 40
percent Slaughter Steers, 25
percent Cows, 15 percent Bulls
with the balance mainly Feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High
Choice and Prime 1050-1325
pounds 45.85-47.60, few early part
of week 48.85. Choice 950-1400
pounds 44.00-46.75. High Good and
Low Choice 42.5045.00. Good
39.5043.50. Standard and Low
Good 36.5040.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Choice 750-925 pounds 40.5042.35,
couple 42.5043.75. Good 37.50-
40.25.
COWS—Utility and Low Choice
30.75-33.00, few head 33.00-34.10
(these kind early part of week
34.50-36.50). Cutter 29.75-32.25.
Cows and Low Cutter 26.50-30.00.
BULLS—Choice 40.50-43.50,
few early 44.50-45.50. Good 38.00-
41.00. Utility and Commercial
38.25-42.00, few 42.50-43.25. Three
head on Tuesday 46.75-47.75.
VEAL CALVES—Vealers
steady to 2.00 lower. Good
demand for Cows returned to
farms.
VEALERS—Prime 68.00-74.00.
Choice 63.00-69.00. Good 57.00-
63.00. Standard 50.00-57.00. Utility
92-120 pounds 40.00-48.00; 55-85
pounds 35.00-42.00.
RETURNED TO FARM—Bulk
85-125 pounds. Holstein Heifers
80.00- several 100.00-110.00.
Bulk 90-120 pounds bull calves
60.00- few 75.00-81.50.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, March 26,1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay and Straw 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 15.00-20.00
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