—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 19, 1973
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday, May 14
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 863 81 959 96
Last Week 923 112 734 157
Last Year 652 172 947 87
CATTLE; Compared to last
Wednesday Choice and Prime
slaughter steers 50-1.00 higher,
Good scarce, Standard mostly
steady; cows mostly steady;
bulls steady. Supply included 777
in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1150-1350 lb.
47.60-78.85; Choice 950-1425 lb.
46.00-48.00, few 45.50-46.00, load
Choice and Prime yield grade 4 &
5 1425-1600 lb. 44.35-45.75; few
mixed Good and Choice 1000-1325
lb. 44.75-46.50; Standard and low
Good 39.60-42.85.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.75-38.00,
couple 38.85-39.85; Cutter 34.50-
36.50; Canner and low Cutter
32.00-33.50.
BULLS: Couple Choice 46.85-
48.00; Good 42.00-44.25; Utility
and Commercial 41.60-46.00,
several 46.50-47.85; Cutter and
low Utility 40.75-41.75.
VEAL CALVES: Small supply
vealers mostly steady.
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-74.00;
Choice 66.00-72.00; Good 59.00-
67.00; Standard 52.00-58.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs mostly
steady; Ewes scarce.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 65-85
lb. 42 00-43.00, couple lots 45.00;
mixed Good and Choice 60-90 lb.
39.00-42.00.
SHORN LAMBS: Choice 85-90
lb. with No. 1. pelt 37.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, May 15
280 Head of Cattle
STEERS: Choice 45.60 - 46.75;
Good 43.60 - 45.60; Standard 41 35
- 42.85.
HEIFERS: Good (few) 41.85 -
43.25, Standard (few) 39.60 -
41.00.
COWS- Utility 37.50 - 39 50
(individual); Cutter 35.25 - 37.60;
Canner 33.00 - 35 00, Shells down
to 30.00.
BULLS: Good 44.35 - 45.75;
Utility and Commercial 41.85 -
47.35
132 Head of Veal Calves
Prime (few) 68.00 - 75.00;
Choice (few) 65 00 - 73 00;
Standard (few) 56 00 - 63 00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 68.00 - 91 00; Holstein
Heifers 75 00 - 115 00.
15 Head of Sheep
Choice 80 - 110 pounds (few)
4100, Good 45 - 105 (few) 34 50 -
38 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.
Vintage
An Hon
Tuesday, May 15
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 965 448 106
Last Week 911 425 35
Last Year 1038 548 48
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances 50 higher on low
to average Choice; cows 50-1.00
higher, instances 1.25 higher;
bulls uneven, Good and Choice
fully steady, Utility and Com
mercial strong to 1.00 higher.
Supply included 17 per cent cows
and 14 per cent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 1050-1300 lb.
47.00-48.50, five head 48.60-49.05;
Choice 950-1400 lb. 46.00-47.75, few
mainly late sales 45.50-46.00; high
Good and low Choice 44.50-46.00;
Good 42.00-45.25; Standard and
low Good 40.00-42.60.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 37.00-39.00, few
39.25-39.85; Cutter 35.00-37.75;
Canner and low Cutter 34.00-
35.25.
BULLS: Choice 44.00-45.85,
couple 47.00-48.00; Good 41.00-
44.00; Utility and Commercial
42.00-45.25, few 47.60-49.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, good demand for calves
returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-75.00,
few 76.00-77.50; Choice 67.00-
72.00; Good 60.00-66.00; Standard
54.00- few Utility 80-115 lb.
51.00- couple lots 65-70 lb.
30.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
80-125 lb. Holstein Heifers 85.50-
97.00, couple lots 90-105 lb. 102.50-
106.00; Utility 70-110 lb. 68.00-
84.00; Bulk 100-125 lb. bull calves
78.00-87.00, Utility 80-125 lb. 55.00-
63.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs mostly
steady, slaughter ewes fully
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 55-85 lb. 43.00-48.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 12.50-19.50.
GOATS: Bulk 13.00-19.00; few
21.00-25.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, May 14
Reported receipts of 348 head of
horses, mules and ponies.
Mules 90'- 200; driving horses
190 - 420; riding horses 170 - 475;
killers 17 - 18.
Mare ponies 25 - 60; geldings 20
- 50.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, May 16
Reported receipts of 131 cows,
13 heifers, 9 bulls.
Holsteins 525 - 950.
Guernseys 340 - 480.
Heifers 175 - 505.
Bulls 320 - 440.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
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 TOO
10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Kenneth JE. Hershey, Sales Manager
Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, May 16
- Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 872 71 593 76
Last Week 839 51 465 25
Last Year 950 98 414 83
This Weeks Auc
tion 881 69 587 76
Last Weeks Auc
tion 901 51 497 25
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances 25 lower; cows
uneven, Utility steady to weak,
Canner and Cutter steady; bulls
steady, although instances 50
lower on Utility and Commercial.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1350 lb.
47.10-48.50, part load Choice and
Prime 1450-1600 lb. 45.75-46.60;
Choice 950-1450 lb. 45.35-47.35;
high Good and low Choice 44.35-
46.00; Good 42.25-45.00; Standard
and low Good 40.75-42.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 700-950 lb. 44.00-44.60;
Good 40.00-43.10.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.75-38.00,
couple 38 35-38.85; Cutter 35.00-
37.00; Canner and low Cutter
33.00-35.25.
BULLS: Choice 44.00-46.00, few
46.25-47.25; Good 41.00-44.00;
Utility and. Commercial 41.75-
45.10, few 46.75-47.25, including
2820 lb. yield grade 1 at 47.10.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady.
VEALERS: Prime 70.00-73.00,
few 73.50-75.00; Choice 65,00-
71.00; Good 59.00-65.00; few
Standard 54.00-59.00.
SHEEP; Spring lambs and
slaughter ewes mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 80-95
lb. 40.00-41.00, couple 45-50 lb.
50.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 11.00-14.00, couple lot
cull 5.00-6.50.
Local Grain
These prices are made up of the
average prices quoted by five
participating local feed and grain
concerns. It should be noted,
however, that not every dealer
handles each commodity. All
prices are per bushel except for
ear corn which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, May 17, 1973,
are as follows:
Bid-t- Offered-t-
Ear Corn 46.00 51.33
Shelled Corn 1.88 2.11
Oats, Local
Oats, Western 1.25 1.38
Barley 1.42 1.79
Wheat 2.16 2.34
+Bid is the price the dealer
will buy from the farmer
delivered to the mill. Offered is
the price the dealer will sell for at
his mill.
PARADISE, PENNA,
Thursday, May 17
88 1.09
Paradise, Pa
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, May 17
CATTLE: 987. Compared to
last Thursday slaughter steers
mostly steady, instances 25
higher; cows steady to 50 lower;
bulls 50-1.00 lower, instances 2.00
lower on Utility and Commercial.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1300 lb.
47.00-48.25; Choice 950-1400 lb.
45.50- 47.25, few lots 45.35; high
Good and low Choice 44.35-46.10;
Good 42.50-45.00; Standard and
low Good 40.00-42.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-38.25, few
38.35-38.85; Cutter 35.00-37.25;-
Canner and low Cutter 33 00-
35.00.
BULLS: Choice 43.75-45.75;
Good 42.00-44.00; Utility and
Commercial 41.75-44.75.
VEAL CALVES; 351. Vealers
steady to strong. Very good
demand on calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS; Prime 75.00-79.00,
couple 80.00-82.00; Choice 69.00-
75.00; Good 65.00-69.00; few
Utility 90-120 lb. 40.00-53.00.
RETURNED TO FARM. Bulk
90-140 lb. Holstein Heifers 80.00-
100.00, several 110.00-120.00 with
six head 122.50-130.00; bulk 90-120
lb. bull calves 70.00-85.00, few
90.00-97.50. Few 190-220 lb. bulls
and heifers 75.00-85.00.
SHEEP; 19. Supply mainly
Utility and Good slaughter ewes
these selling fully steady at 12.00-
18.00.
Monday, May 14
Calf Receipts - 58
Market $2.00 higher.
Choice and Prime 68-75;
Standard 55-60; Good and Low
Choice 60-68; Commond 45-55;
Back to farm calves 60-80.
Monday, May 14
28 loads of Hay and 12 loads of
straw sold as follows (prices per
ton);
Alfalfa 49-101; Timothy hay 45-
52; Clover hay 67; Mixed hay se
es; ear corn 43 and 50; Straw
34 50-44.
Green Dragon Hay
Friday, May 11
43 loads hay, including; Few
loads Alfalfa 46.00 - 67.00;
Timothy 25.00 - 39.00, few loads at
57.00; Mixed hay 35.00 - 47.00, few
loads 50.00 - 69.00; two loads
Clover 26.00 and 55.00; one load
Grass hay 36.00.
22 loads straw 30.00 - 40.00.
2 loads corn 36.00 and 51.00.
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: 717-354-2104
Composite
Report
Friday Weekly, May 18
Cattle
This
Week
Last Week 4944
Last Year 4352
5500 1000
918
f 192
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
fully steady, instances 50 higher
on high Good to average Choice;
cows mostly steady, although
some late weakness on Utility;
bulls mostly steady, although
closing sales 50-1.00 lower.
Supply included an estimated 45
per cent slaughter steers, 20 per
cent cows, 15 per cent bulls with
the balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1350 lb.
47.00- Choice 950-1425 lb.
45.50-47.75, around a load Choice
and Prime 1450-1600 lb. yield
grade 4 & 5 44.35-46.60; high Good
and low Choice 44.35-46.50; Good
42.00- Standard and low
Good 39.60-42.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 700-950 lb. 44.00-44.60;
Good 40.00-43.10.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.75-38.50, few
mainly early part of week 38.75-
39.85; Cutter 34.50-37.25; Canner
and low Cutter 32.00-35.00.
BULLS: Choice 43.75-46.00, few
head 46.25-48.00; Good 41.00-
44.00; Utility and Commercial
41.75-45.25, few 46.50-48.00, with a
couple 48.50-49.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady.' Demand very good for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 73.00-75.00,
few 75.00-79.00, with a couple
80.00-82.00; Choice 66.00-73.00;
Good 59.00-67.00; Standard 52-00-
58.00, few Utility 80-115 lb. 51.00-
58.00, couple lots 55-70 lb, 30.00-
40.00,
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
80-140 lb. Holstein Heifers 80.00-
100.00, several 100.00-120.00, with
six head 122 50-130.00; Utility 70-
110 lb. Holstein Heifers 68.00-
84.00; bulk 90-125 lb. bull calves
70.00-85.00, few 90.00-97.50.
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
Calves