—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 14, 1973 -
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday, April 9
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1125 98 781 288
Last Week 594 117 481 239
Last Year 77* 156 849 178
CATTLE- Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers
steady to 2 00 lower, with large
share of Choice and Prime 1.00-
1.50 lower most of the steady
sales on Standard and low Good;
cows fully steady, bulls weak to
mostly 100 lower Supply in
cluded 1013 in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS. High
Choice and Prime 1125-1425 lb
46 75-48.10, Choice 950-1400 lb
45.00-47 00, high Good and low
Choice 44 00-45 50, Good 4100-
44.50, Standard and low Good
39 50-42 25
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34 50-38 50, few
38 50-39 10, Cutter 33.00-35.00,
Canner and low Cutter 31.00-
33.50
BULLS- Choice 41.75-44 50,
couple 45 10-46 00, Good 39 25-
42 00, Utility and Commercial
40.00-43 50, few 44 00-44 75 With
two head 1635-1650 lb high
dressing yield grade No 1 49 75-
50 10
FEEDER STEERS Choice
and Prime 950-1125 lb. with Good
to low Choice slaughter finish
43 50-45 00
VEAL- CALVES Vealers weak
to 1 00 lower
VEALERS Prime 66.00-68 00,
lew 70 00, Choice 62.00-66 00,
Good 57 00-63 00; Standard 50 00-
57 00
SHEEP Spring lambs mostly
steady, slaughter ewes fully
steady ’
SPRING LAMBS Choice and
Prime 20-40 lb 50 00-65 00 , 40-55
lb 45 00-50 00 , 60-90 lb 40.00-
45 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 11 00-16 00, few 20.00
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, April !l
Reported receipts of 517 head of
horses, mules and ponies,
market steady with last weeks
market
Load lowa riding horses 160-
300
Load Ohio riding horses 185-
725
Load Kansas riding horses 115-
300
Load Illinois driving horses 170-
600
Load Texas riding horses 165-
150
Local work horses 215-430,
mules 160-300, driving horses 160-
640, riding horses 160-210, better
horses 235-510
Lightweight killers 11-15,
heavyweight killers 16-18
Mare ponies 15-35, colts 5-10,
geldings 10-30, larger ponies 45-
65
Local work horses 215-430,
mules 160-300, driving horses 160-
640, riding horses 160-210, better
horses 235-510
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
Frank Dussinger
livestock order bnver
■ Phone. (717) 397-7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone (717) 872-5491
John Bowman
Phone: (717) 653-5728
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, April 10
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
986 485 398 122
Today
Last
Week 598 436 98
Last
Year 1043 589 .44
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 1.00-
2 00 lower, instances 2.25 lower;
Standard and low Good weak to
1.00 lower; cows 1.50-2.sohigher;
bulls fully steady on Good and
Choice with Utility and Com
mercial strong to 1.00 higher.
Supply included 28 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1400 lb.
46.00- Choice 950-1375 lb.
with a few 1450-1520 lb. included
45.00- few late 44.50-45.00;
high Good and low Choice 43.75-
45.00, Good 41.00-43.75; Standard
and low Good 39.00-41.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.25-38.10, few
38.25-38 85, couple 39.25-39.60;
Cutter 33.75-37 00, Canner and
low Cutter 30.75-34.00.
BULLS- Choice 43.50-45.50;
Good 41.75-43.75; Utility and
Commerical 40.50-44.25, several
44.50-45,75, few 46.00-47.85.
VEAL CALVES- 485. Vealers
1.00- 00 lower, demand only fair
for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 67 00-71.00,
couple 74.00, Choice 63 00-67.00;
Good 53.00-62.00; Standard 48 00-
56.00; Utility 85-120 lbs. 45.00-
52 00 ; 65-85 lb. 35 00-42.00
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
85-120 lb. Holstein heifers 72.00-
90 00, Bulk 100-120 lb. bull calves
76.00- with 80-115 Utility bulls
54.00-
SHEEP’ Supply mainly 20-60
lb. spring lambs sold to the
Easter trade
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 20-30 lb. 75.00-85.00, 30-40
lb 64 00-75 00 ; 40-50 lb 55.00-
65 00, 50-75 lb 45.00-55.00
GOATS Supply mainly 10-35
lb sold by the head at 13 50-22 00
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, April 9,1973
(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 25.00-40.00
Straw 22.00-30.00
Mulch 15.00-20.00
New land of milk and honey?
Residents of Springfield and
Joplin, Missouri are lucky
enough to be in the test market
area for a new product called
“Honeymilk”. The product is 1.8
per cent milk fat, 8 per cent
honey, looks just like milk, and
goes great with fruit-flavored
yogurt
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
HOG SALES
Every Saturday At 9:00 A.M.
Every Wednesday At 9:00 A.M.
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, Pa.
10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Market/ Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, April 11,1973
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 958 74 595 209
Last Week 953 63 426 38
Last Year .1572 81 316 17
This Weeks
Auction -
Last Weeks Auc
tion 1020 53 232 40
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers steady,
instances 50 lower; cows mostly
steady; Good and Choice bulls
strong to 1.00 higher, Utility and
Commercial fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1350 lb.
46.25-47.75, one lot $48.10; Choice
950-1425 lb. 44.50-47.00; high Good
and low Choice 43.50-45.00; Good
41.00- Standard and low
Good 38.7541.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 750-900 lb. 42.25-44.35;
Good 40.5041.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-38.50,
couple 38.75-39.50; Cutter 32.75-
36.00; Canner and low Cutter
30.50-33.00.
BULLS: Choice 43.5045.00, few
45.35-46.50; Good 40.00-43.00;
Utility and Commercial 40.75-
44.10, few 44.2544.60; Cutter and
low Utility 39.0041.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Prime 64.00-68.00,
few 68.50-70.00; Choice 60.00-
64.00; Good 56 00-61.00; Standard
48.00-
SHEEP: Supply mainly 40-90
lb. spring slaughter lambs.
Spring lambs fully steady.
SPRING LAMB?.; Choice and
Prime 40-60’lb. 66.06-65.66, 66-7o'
lb 50.00-60.00, 70-90 lb. 44.0047.00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, April 11
Reported receipts of 101 head of
cows, 13 heifers, 5 bulls; market
stronger than last weeks market.
Two loads Canadian Purebred
and Grade cattle; four-year-old
Lassie Leader daughter, 1,800;
four-year-old Rockman grand
daughter, 1,475; 16-month-old
Marcus grandson, 760, Fresh,
575-850; springers, 515-780.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 595-
800.
Load Franklin County cows,
fresh, 590-700; springers 520-810.
Maryland herd dispersal, 21
head, all stages of production,
275-540.
Local Cows, 465-690
Springing heifers, 455-535.
Open heifers, 230-355.
Bulls, 285-435
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New Holland
Auction
New Holland
Thursday, April 12
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 874 324 437
Last Week 1043 371 9
Last Year 1123 416 19
CATTLE: Compared"to last
Thursday slaughter steers
uneven, Choice and Prime 1.00
lower, instances 1.50 lower.
Standard to low Choice weak to
1.00 lower. Cows mostly steady;
bulls strong to 1.00 higher with
Good and Choice at the full ad
vance. Supply included 31 per
cent cowS. Slaughter steer supply
increased by 162 bead in the show
and sale.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
head High Choice and Prime
1100-1300 lb. 46.6047.50, couple
head 48.0048.50; Choice 950-1425
lb. 45.0046.75, few 44.5045.00;
high Good and low Choice 43.75-
45.25; Good 41.0045.00; Standard
and low Good 39.0041.75.
SHOW AND SALE: Lot Choice
grade 1 & 2 1220 lb. 49.75; lot
Prime 1200 lb. 49.00; Prime 1100-
1410 lb. 47.0048.35; Choice 1000-
12701 b. 45.1047.35, few lots mixed
Good and Choice 44.8545.10.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-37.50, few
37.75-38.50, with a couple 39.00-
39.50; Cutter 32.75-35.75; Canner
and low Cutter 30.00-33.00.
BULLS: Choice 44.0046.00, few
46.25-47.10; Good 41.75-44.00;
Utility and Commercial 40.75-
44.85, few 47.0049.50; Cutter and
low Utility 38.5041.00.
VEAU CALVES: Vealers
steady to 2,00 higher with Choice
and Prime 24.00 higher. Demand
/ -fair-for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 70.00-74.00,
Several ■76 1 00-78.50; Choice 65.00-
70.00; Good 56.00-64.00; Standard
50.00-
SHEEP: Supply mainly 20-60
lb. spring slaughter lambs sold to
the Easter trade.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2040 lb. 74.00-88.00, 40-60
lb. 49.00-67.00; Good 3040 lb.
67.00- 40-80 lb. 46.00-53.00.
GOATS: Few head 15-30 lb. sold
by the head at 24.00-25.00.
Monday, April 9
Calf Receipts 156.
Choice and Prime 68-73;
Standard 59-63.50; Good and Low
Choice 64-67.50; Common 35-
58 50.
Monday, April 9
95 loads of hay and 24 loads of
straw sold as follows: (pricesper
ton).
Alfalfa, few loads 49.00-52.00,
bulk 61.00-87.50; Timothy 35.00-
47.00, few loads 72.00; Mixed hay
42.00-77.00, few loads down to
29.00; Clover, few loads 39.00-
81.00; Straw 37.00-47.00; Ear
Com, 7 loads 25.00-53.00.
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 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: 717-3542104
Composite
Report
CATTLE - 4350. Compared to la
week’s close.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Uneven. Choice and Prime 1.0
2.00 lower, instances 2.25 lowe
Standard and Low Good steady
1.00 lower.
COWS - Fully steady with la
week’s close.
BULLS - Strong to 1.00 highe
Supply included an estimated <
percent Slaughter Steers, ;
percent Cows, 15 percent Bui
with the balance mainly Feed<
Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS - Hig
Choice and Prime 1100-140
pounds 46.00-47.75. Couple lot
48.00-48.10. Choice 44.50-47.0 t
High Good and Low Choice 43.75
45.25. Good 41.00-45.00. Standar
and Low Good 38.75-41.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS - Fe\
Choice 750-900 pounds 42.25-44.35
Good 40.50-41.75.
COWS - Utility and Higl
Dressing Cutter 34.50-38.50, fev
38.50-39.50, Cutter 32.75-36.00
Canner and Low Cutter 30.0 C
33.00.
BULLS - Choice 43.50-46.00, fe\
46.25-47.10. Good 40.00-44.0(
Utility Commercial 40.75-44.85
couple 47.00-49.50. Cutter an
Low Utility 38.50-41.00.
VEAL CALVES -1000 Vealer
Uneven, generally steady to 2.(
lower throughout week, althoug
closing sales 1,00-2.00 hig he:
Advance mainly on Choice an
Prime. Demand fair for calv<
returned to farm. t:
VEALERS - Prime 67$fc?|.(l
several at the close 76.00-’i'&s(
Choice 63.00-70.00, Good 54.01
63.00, Standard 50.00-56.00. Utilit
85-120 pounds 45.00-52.00. 65-8
pounds 35.00-42.00.
RETURNED TO FARM’-Bul
85-120 pounds Holstein Heifer
72.00-90.00. Bulk 100-120 pound
Bull Calves 76.00-85.00 with‘Bo-11
pounds Utility Bulls 54.00-69.01
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.