—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21.197;
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Local livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday, April 16
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 391 105 740 1121
Last Week 1116 98 781 285
Last Year 880 198 827 104
CATTLE; Small supply
slaughter steers on offer 50-1.00
higher; cows fully steady; bulls
scarce mostly steady. Supply
included 191 in afternoon acution
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 1000-1325 lb. 46.10-47.25;
high Good and low Choice 44.75-
46.35; Good 42.60-45.00; Standard
and low Good 39.50-42.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 725-950 lb. 42.50-43.85;
Good 40.00-42.25; Standard 36.75-
39.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-38.50;
Cutter 32.75-35.50.
BULLS; Few Choice 43.25-
45.50; Utility and Commercial
39.50-42.50, couple 43.00-43.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 2.00 higher with the
advance mainly on Choice and
Prime.
VEALERS: Prime 66.00-72.00;
Choice 62.00-69.00; Good 57.00-
62.00; Standard 49.00-57.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 20-50
lb. spring slaughter lambs sold to
the Easter Trade. Supply in
cluded 209 goats sold by the head.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 20-35 lb. 79.00-92.00, with
few Prime 20-40 lb. 95.00-100.00;
Choice and Prime 35-50 lb. 60.00-
80.00; 50-65 lb. 50.00-60.00; 65-100
lb. 40.00-50.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, April 16
Reported receipts of 603 heao
of horses, mules and ponies;
market steady with last weeks
market.
Load Virginia work horses, 295-
390.
Load New York driving horses,
175 - 480.
Load Illinois driving horses, 180
- 710.
Load Kansas riding horses, 150
- 340.
Load North Carolina work
horses, 140 - 300
Local work horses, 285 - 330;
mules, 160 - 250; driving horses,
180 - 480; riding horses, 150 - 225;
better horses, 240 - 380; light
weight killers 10' - 14,
heavyweight killers 16 - 18.
Mare ponies 15 - 40; colts 5-10;
geldings 15-35; larger ponies 45 -
65.
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.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, April 17
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 505 455 995 197
Last Week 986 485 398 122
Last Year 1251 483 28
CATTLE; Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 50-1.00
higher, instances 2.00 higher;
Cows 50-1.00 higher, instances
1.25 higher on cutter; bulls weak
to 50 lower. Supply included 34
per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1325 lb.
47.25-48.00, five head 48.10-48.50;
Choice 950-1300 lb. 46.25-47.60;
high Good and low Choice 45.00-
46.35; Good 42.75-45.25; Standard
and low Good 41.75-43.10.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.50-38.85, few
39.00-39.75; Cutter 35.00-38.10;
Canner and low cutter 33.00-35.00.
BULLS: Choice 42.85-44.10;
Good 41.00-43.00; Utility and
Commercial 40.50-43.60, few
39.75-40.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealer 1.00-
3.00 higher, good demand for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 70.00-
73.00, few 73.50-74.50; Choice
65.00-70.00; Good 56.00-64.00;
Standard 50.00-57.00. Utility 90-
120 lb. 46.50-52.00, 70-80 lb. 38.50-
41.50.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
85-125 lb. Holstein heifers 88.00-
97.50; Utility 80-95 lb. Holstein
heifers 76.00-81.50; 85-120 lb. bull
calves 78.50-88.50, 80-115 lb.
Utility bulls 73.00-76.00.
SHEEP: Bulk of supply 20-60
lb. spring slaughter lambs sold to
the Easter trade. 197 goats in
cluded.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 20-35 lb. 75.00-85.00,
several 85.00-96.00; 35-50 lb. 65.00-
76.00, 50-75 lb. 50.00-65.00; Good
25-35 lb. 65.00-72.00, 35-50 lb. 50.00-
62.00.
GOATS: Bulk 30-45 lb. 19.00-
29.00 per head; 10-25 lb. 11.00-
20.00 per head.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, April 18
Reported receipts of 94 cows, 10
heifers, 2 bulls; market lower
than last weeks market.
Load Canadian cows, fresh, 450
- 730; springers, 555 - 725.
Load New York cows, fresh, 475
- 625; springers, 510 - 700.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 640 -
730.
Load Pennsylvania cows,
fresh,7oo - 715; springers 775 -
1075.
New Hampshire herd
dispersal, 30 head,' all stages of
production, 395 - 765.
Local cows, 350 - 525.
Springing heifers, 475 - 525.
Open heifers, 340 - 480.
Bulls, 340 and 385.
AUCTIONS makes 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, Penn*.
Abram W. Diffenbacfa, Manager Phone: 717-3542104
Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 477 54 374 121
Last week 958 74 595 209
Lastyear «1214 ioi 352 36
This'Weeks
Auction
531 59 370 73
Last Weeks
Auction 1004 74 560 194
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances 50 lower; cows
50-1.00 higher; bulls mostly
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1000-1250
lb. 46.85-47.75; Choice 950-1325 lb.
45.60-47.50, around ten head yield
grade 2 47.75-48.75; high Good
and low Choice 44.35-46.60; Good
42.00-45.85; Standard and low
Good 39.35-42.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing'Cutter 36.60-38.50, few
38.85-39.00; Cutter 35.25-37.00;
Canner 33.00-33.75.
BULLS: Choice 43.35-45.35;
Good 41.00-43.00; Utility and
Commercial 40.35-43.10, few
43.85-44.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 1.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 69.00-73.00;
Choice 64.00-70.00; Good 56.00-
64.00; Standard 52.00-57.00.
SHEEP: Few lots Choice and
Prime 45-60 lb. spring slaughter
lambs fully steady at 58.00-60.00.
Oklahoma City
Thursday, April 19
Fairly active early, com
pared to late last week, early
sales feeder cattle and calves
under 700 pounds 1.00-2.00 higher,
full advance on offerings suitable
for grazing, most activity cen
tering on Sun fleshed offerings.
Not enough early sales feeder
cattle over 700 pounds to make an
adequate test of the trade. Fairly
large attendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS: Early
sales Choice 300-400 pounds 66.50-
71.25, small lot 299 pounds at
78.00; few 216-300 69.00-79.00; 400-
500 62.50-68.00; 500-600 57.00-59.00,
few 600-683 52.00-55.50; few 741-
782 49.25-51.80 and part load 841
pounds at 50.00; Mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 57.50-61.00; 500-700
49.25-53.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Good
453-467 pounds 51.25-51.40; 520-589
47.50-49.25, small lot 821 pounds at
45.90.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice
300-500 pounds 56.50-62.50, few
204-275 58.50-67.50; small lot 442
pounds at 51.00; 500-600 46.50-
49.70; 600-700 45.0(M8.80, few 725-
763 45.00-46.00; mixed Good and
Choice 325-500 46.25-49.50; 500-600
41.50-45.25.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, April 19
-Cattle Calves Sheep
515 298 81
Today
Last Week 874 324 437
Last Year 1014 321 7
Cattle: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 1.00-
1.50 higher; cows 1.00-200 higher,
instances 3.00 higher; bulls
steady to weak with Good and
Choice fully 1.00 lower. Supply
included 28 percent cows.
Slaughter Steers: Choice 950-
1300 lb. 46.60-48.00, few head
mostly Choice yield grade 2 & 3
48.00- high Good and low
Choice 45.00-46.25; Good 42.50-
45.50; Standard and low Good
41.00-
Cows; Utility 37.00-39.60;-
Cutter 35.75-38.00, several high
dressing Cutter 38.00-39.50;
Canner and low Cutter 33.00-
35.50.
Bulls: Choice 43.50-46.00; Good
41.00-43.25; Utility and Com
mercial 40.50-44.00.
Veal calves: Vealers strong to
2.00 higher; Good demand for
calves returned to farm. -
Vealers; Prime 72.00-78.00,
few 78.00-80.00; Choice 67.00-
71.00; Good 58.00-66.00; Standard
50.00-58.00.
Sheep: Supply mainly 20-65 lb.
spring slaughter lambs soldLto
the Easter trade.
Spring lambs: Choice and
Prime 20-35 lb. 77.00-85.00, few
90.00- Choice and Prime 40-
70 lb. 62.00-77.50; Good 40-70 lb.
52.00-
Monday, April 16
Calf Receipts 55.
Choice and Prime 65-73;
Standard 46-57.50; Good and Low
Choice 58-64.50; Common 35-45.50
Monday, April 16
Sheep Receipts 169, 41 cents to
89 cents per pound.
Monday, April 16
65 loads of hay and 17 loads of
straw sold as follows: (prices per
ton). /•
Alfalfa 36.00-75.00, few loads
77.00- Timothy 40.50-60.00;
Mixed hay 23.00-67.00, few loads
70.00- Bromegrass, one load
at 46.00; Orchard Grass, one load
at 60,00; Straw 35.00-48.00; Ear
Com, 3 loads 47.00-51.00.
Green Dragon Hay
Friday, April 13
86 loads hay, including; Alfalfa
65.00- Timothy 32.00-58.00;
Mixed hay 40.00-72.00, one load
89.00; few loads Orchard Grass
hay 40.00-73.00,
21 loads straw 38.00-44.50.
5 loads com 44.00-53.00; 5 loads
25.00-
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
Composite
Report
CATTLE CALVES
This Week 2250 950
Last Week 4428 992
Last Year 4662 1104
SLAUGHTER STEERS - .50-
1.00 higher, instances 1.50
higher.
COWS - .50-1.00 higher with
some closing sales 2.00 higher.
BULLS - mostly steady with
instances 1.00 lower. Supply
included an estimated 40 percent
Slaughter Steers, 20 percent
Cows, 15 percent Bulls with the
balance mainly Feeder Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS - High
Choice and Prime 1000-1325
pounds 46.85-48.00, few 48.00-
48.50. Choice 950-1350 pounds
45.75-48.00, few choice yield grade
2-3 48.00-48.75. High Good and
Low Choice 44.50-46.50. Good
42.50-45.50. Standard and Low
Good 39.35-42.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 725-950 pounds 42.50-43.85.
Good 40.00-42.25. Standard 36.75-
39.75.
COWS - Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 36.50-39.00,
several 39.00-39.75. Cutter 35.25-
38.00. Canner and Low Cutter
33.00-35.50.
BULLS - Choice 42.75-46.00.
Good 41.00-43.25. Utility and
Commercial 40.25-44.00, few
44.00-44.75. Cutter and Low
Utility 39.50-41.00.
VEAL CALVES - Vealers 1.00-
3.00 higher. Good demand for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS - Prime 70.00-78.00,
few at the close 78.00-80.00.
Choice 65.00-72.00. Good 56.00-
' 66.00. Standard 50.00-58.00. Utility
90-120 pounds 46.50-52.00. 65-85
pounds 38.50-41.50.
RETURNED TO FARM - Bulk
85-125 pounds Holstein Steers
88.00-97.50. Utility 90-120 pounds
Holstein Heifers 76.00-85.00. Bulk
85-120 pounds Bull Calves 78.50-
88.50. Utility 80-115 pounds Bull
Calves 70.00-76.00.
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BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in older buying
of Stockers ’& Feeders
, Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
Ph0ne:(717)397-7539
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Washington Boro, Pa. ftSB2
Office Phone <717) 872-5491
John Bowman
Phone: (717) 653-5728,