—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 28. 1973
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
MONDAY, APRIL 23
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
TODAY 890 103 739 832
LAST
WEEK 381 105 740 1121
LAST
YEAR 1061 170 885 142
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers 25-50
higher; cows 50-1.00 lower; bulls
strong to 1.00 higher. Supply
included 798 on afternoon auc
tion.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1175-1400 lb.
47.50-48.75, including two load
string mixed Choice and Prime at
47.85; Choice 1000-1350 lb. 46.00-
58.00, few 1350-1490 lb. 45.75-47.35;
high Good and low Choice 44.75-
46.00; Good 42.75-45.50; Few
Standard and low Good 41.60-
42.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750-900 lb. 42.25-43.50;
Good 40.75-42.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing cutter 34.50-37.50 few
37.75-38.50; Cutter 34.00-36.50;
Canner and Low Cutter 32.50-
34.00.
BULLS: Choice 43.75-45.00,
couple 45.75-46.85; Good 40.60-
43.25; Utility and Commercial
40.75-44.00, few 44.25-44.85.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady.
VEALERS; Prime 70.00-73.00,
couple 74.00; Choice 65.00-70.00;
Good 56.00-64.00; Standard
50.00-57.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs fully
steady; Slaughter ewes fully
steady.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice and
Prime 40-50 lb. 60.00-70.00, 65-90
lb. 45.00-47.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 8.00-18.00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, April 25
Reported receipts of 48 cows, 12
heifers, 2 bulls; market stronger
than last weeks market.
Load Pennsylvania springers,
395 - 595.
Load Canadian cows, fresh, 540
- 760.
Load New York State cows,
fresh, 540 - 700; springers, 545 -
650.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 490
710.
Local cows, 450 - 760.
Springing heifers, 360 - 440.
Open Heifers, 320 - 340.
Bulls, 390 - 400.
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 24
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY 1185 420 165 22
LAST
WEEK 505 455 995 197
LAST
YEAR 872 422 57
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers 50-1.50
lower, with most late sales 1.00-
1.50 lower; cows weak to 50
lower, instances 1.00 lower; bulls
strong to 1.00 higher. Supply
included 20 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1075-1350 lb.
46.50-47.35; Choice 950-1350 lb.
45.25-46.75, few sales 44.60-45.25;
high Good and low Choice 43.50-
45.50; Good 42.00-45.00; Standard
and low Good 39.50-42.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-38.00, few
38.00-39.00; Cutter 35.00-37.75;
Canner and low Cutter 32.00-
35.00.
BULLS: Choice 43.00-45.60, few
46.50-47.25; Good 40.35-43.00;
Utility and Commercial 40.50-
44.50, few 44.75-45.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealer 1.00-
2.00 higher, very good demand
for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-74.00,
few 75.00-76.00; Choice 67.00-
72.00; Good 56.00-66.00; Standard
52.00- Utility 80-115 lb. 46.00-
52.00, one lot 74 lb. 40.25.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
80-125 lb. Holstein Heifers 97.50-
110.00, one 15 head lot 103 lb.
117.00; Utility 70-100 lb. 79.00-
95.00; Bulk 100-125 lb. bull calves
77.00- with Utility 80-115 lb.
54.00-
SHEEP: Supply mainly 25-60
lb. spring slaughter lambs.
Spring lambs mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 25-45 lb. 73.00-83.00, Choice
and Prime 40-70 lb. 60.00-70.00;
Good and Choice 40-80 lb. 46.00-
56.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, April 26
Receipts this week 3,700, last
week 2,900, and last year 5,378..
As compared to last weeks close
high Choice and Prime steers
ended unevenly 25-75 lower:
Choice and below grade steers
and slaughter heifers fully 50-75,
instances 1.00 lower. Cows and
bulls fully 50 higher. Supply
mainly Choice slaughter steers
and heifers with several loads
high Choice and Prime. Receipts
about 70 percent steers 25 percent
heifers, and the balance mostly
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1200-1275
pounds 3-4, 46.00-46.50 Wed
nesday: up to 47.25 on Monday.
Choice 975-1300 2-4, 44.00-46.00,
mostly 44.50-45.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 925-1225 43.50-44.50.
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 onJRt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
~i ‘ -
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, April 25
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 614 88 392 96
Last Week 468 54 374' 121
Last Year 1310 100 257 52
This Weeks
Auction 930 88 357 127
Last Weeks
Auction 531 59 370 73
CATTLE: Compared. to
Monday, slaughter steers
uneven, Choice and Prime 1.00-
2.00 lower, Standard and low
Good steady to 50 lower; cows SO
LDO higher; bulls unevenly
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1075-1325 lb.
45.50- Choice 1000-1325 lb.
44.50- couple lots 46.35; high
Good and low Choice 43.25-44.85;
Good 42.10-44.50; Standard and
low Good 40.85-42.35.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 700-950 lb. 41.75-43.35;
Good 40.00-41.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-38.35, few
39.00-39.75; Cutter 34.50-37.00;
Canner and low Cutter 32.35-
34.50.
BULLS: Choice 43.00-45.35;
Good 40.50-43.50; Utility and
Commercial 41.00-44.35, few
44.85-45.10, three head 46.10-46.75.
VEAL CALVES;
strong to 1.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 70.50-72.50,
couple 75.00-76.00; Choice 67.00-
71.00; Good 56.00-66.00; Standard
51.00-56.00.
SHEEP; Spring slaughter
lambs mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS:. Choice and
Prime3s-50lb. 55.50-61.00; Choice
80-100 lb. 42.50-47.00; Good 28-35
lb. 41.00-51.50.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, April 23,1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay and Straw steady
Alfalfa
Mixed hay
Timothy hay
Straw
Mulch
Good 41.25-43.50. Standard to
Good Holsteins 41.50-42.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS :Load
High Choice and Prime 1025
pounds 3-4, 44.60 on Wednesday:
up to 45.50, with a package at
46.00 on Monday, Mixed Good and
Choice 750-925 41.75-43.00. Good
39.50-41.75.
COWS: Commercial 29.00-
34.00. Utility 34.00-36.50. High
Yielding Utility 36.50-37.00; few
37.50. Cutter 29.00-34.00 Canner
24.00-29.00
BULLS; Utility and Com
mercial 34.00-41.00. High Yielding
Utility 41.00-42.50.
New Holland!
Auction
THURSDAY, APRIL 26
Cattle Calves Sheep
906 439 79
TODAY
LAST WEEK 515 298 81
LAST YEAR 999 399 33
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers
uneven, average Choice to Prime
1.00-1.50 lower, Standard to low
Good steady, instances 50 lower.
Cows 75-1.50 lower; bulls steady
to 50 higher, instances 1.50 higher
on Utility and Commercial.
Supply included 24 percent cows
and 27 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 1075-1350
lb. 45.75-47.35, few head mostly
Choice 47.50-48.00; Choice 950-
1350 lb. 45.00-46.75, few 44.60-
45.00; high Good and Tow Choice
43.50-45.00; Good 42.00-44.50;
Standard and low Good 40.50-
42.75, few low Standard 39.25-
40.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 775-990 lb. 41.25-43.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.50-38.25, few
38.25-38.75, with a couple 39.00-
39.50; Cutter 34.25-37.25; Canner
and low Cutter 32.25-34.50.
BULLS: Choice 43.75-45.50,
couple 46.75-47.75; Good
40.50-43.75; Utility and Com
mercial 40.75-44.85, several 45.00-
46.75.
Vealers
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, instances 1.00 higher;
demand very good for all weights
anH i^laccoc
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-78.00,
few 79.00-80.50; Choice 67.00-
72.00; Good 59.00-66.00; Stan
dard 53.00-58.00, very few Utility
vealers going to slaughter.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bilik
90-130 lb. Holstein Heifers 75.00-
90.00, several 90.00-105.00; bulk
90-120 lb. bull calves 72.00-82.50,
few Utility 85-110 lb. 60.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 350-500 lb. 54.00-60.00, with
several of the returned to farm.
Good 350-450 lb. 44.00-500.00.
SHEEP; Spring lambs steady
to 1.00 lower; slaughter ewes
mostly steady. ,
50.00-
40.00-45.00;
few to 55.00
30.00-
22.00-
15.00-
SPRING LAMBS: Few Choice
20-40 lb. 68.00-81.00, 45-55 lb. 59.00-
66.00, one lot Good and Choice 66
lb. 49.00.
Monday, April 23,1973 -
Calf Receipts - 59
Choice and Prime 62-75;
Standard 42.50-57.50; Good and
Low Choice 58-61.50; Common
35.42.
Monday, April 23.1973
55 loads of hay and 20 loads of
straw sold as follows: (prices per
ton)
Alfalfa 54.00-81.00; Timothy
31.0049.00, one at 62.00; Mixed
hay 31.00-61.00, few to 85.00;
Clover, one load at 40.00;
Bromegrass, one load at 35.00;
Orchard Grass, one load at 85.00;
Straw 33.5044.00; Ear Com, 3
loads 46.00-52.00.
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. W.
FAT STEERS, BULLS, COWS & VEAL - THURSDAY
at 12:30 P.M.
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New. Holland, Petma.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
Composite
Report
FRIDAY WEEKLY, APRIL 27
Cattle Calves
THIS WEEK 3800 1100
LAST WEEK 2177 916
LAST YEAR 4894 1098
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
uneven, Choice and Prime 1.00
1-50 lower, instances 2.00 lower;
Standard and Good steady, in
stances 50 lower. Cows steady to
1.00 lower, instances 1.50 lower at
the close. Bulls steady to 50
higher, instances 1.00 higher on
Utility and Commercial. Supply
included an estimated 40 percent
slaughter steers, 20 percent cows
and 20 percent bulls, balance
mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1075-1350 lb
45.50- several on Monday
47.50- Choice 950-1350 lb.
44.50- mixed Good and
Choice 43.25-45.25; Good 42.00-
45.00; Standard and low Good
40.50- few low Standard
39.25-40.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-990 lb. 41.25-43.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-38.50, few
38.50-39.50; Cutter 34.25-37.25;
Canner and low Cutter 32.00-
35.00.
BULLS: Choice 43.00-45.50, few
45.75-47.55; Good 40.50-43.75;
Utility and Commercial 40.75-
45.00, several 45.00-46.75, with 4
head 48.75-50.10.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 4.00 higher. Very good
demand for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS: Prime 70.50-78.00,
few 79.00-80.50; Choice 67.00-
72.00; Good 56.00-66.00; Standard
51.00-59.00; Utility 80-115 lb. 46.00-
52.00,0ne lot 74 lb. 40.75.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
80-120 lb. Holstein Heifers 90.00-
110.00, one 15 head lot 103 lb.
117.00; Utility 70-100 lb. 75.00-
90.00; bulk 100-125 lb. bull calves
77.00- Utility 80-115 lb.
54.00-
Green Dragon Hoy
Friday, April 20
47 loads hay, including: Few
loads Alfalfa, 48.00 - 91.00;
Timothy 30.00 - 42.00; Mixed hay
39.00 - 68.00; one load Oats hay
45.00.
17 loads straw 30.50 - 33.50.
5 loads com 35.00 - 51.00.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
Frank Dussihger
livestock order buyer
Phone: (717)397-7539
JfIARTINLIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone (717) 872-5491
John Bowman
Phone: (717) 653-5728