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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday. June 4
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1239 154 1039 232
Last Week HOLIDAY
Last Year 836 247 1037 172
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers
unevenly steady, instances 25
lower, mainly on Prime; cows 50-
1.00 lower; bulls mostly steady.
Supply included 931 in afternoon
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1300 lb.
47.60-48.75; Choice 925-1350 lb.
45.75-47.85; high Good and low
Choice 45.10-46.25; Good 43.00-
45.50; Standard and low Good
41.50-43.10.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-37.60;
Cutter 34.35-36.50; Canner and
low Cutter 33.00-34.50.
BULLS: Choice 44.00-45.50;
Good 41.75-44.25; Utility and
Commerical 42.50-45.60, few
45.75-46.50, individual 1750 lb.
yield grade 1 50.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Few
Choice and Prime with Good to
average Choice slaughter finish
950-1100 lb. 46.75-47.25; Choice
with Good to low Choice
slaughter finish 1025-1170 lb.
46.00-46.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2.00-
3.00 lower, good demand for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 70.00-73.00;
Choice 67.00-70.00; Good 60.00-
67.00; Standard 54.00-60.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 1.00-1.50
lower; ewes scarce.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 65-95
lb. 37.00-39.00; Good 35.00-37.00;
Choice and Prime 40-50 lb. 48.00-
55.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, June 4
Reported receipts of 519 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market steady with last weeks
market
Load Kansas nding horses 140 -
335.
Load lowa riding horses 160 -
350.
Load Ohio riding horses 200 -
450.
Local work horses 200 - 475;
mules 115 - 240; driving horses 150
- 400, riding horses 140 - 215;
better horses 235 - 400.
Killers: lightweight 14 - 15;
heavyweight 16 - 19.
Mare ponies 15-50; colts 5-10;
geldings 15-40; larger ponies 50 -
75.
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.
June 9. 1973
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, June 5
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 841 523 65 16
Last
Week 1145 425 78
Last
Year 1421 586 47
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers uneven,
Choice and Prime weak to 50
lower, Standard and Good steady
to 25 higher; cows 1.00-2.00 lower;
bulls weak to 1.00 lower. Supply
included 22 per cent cows. The
slaughter supply was mainly
Good to average Choice with high
Choice and Prime scarce.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
head high Choice and Prime 1050-
1175 lb. 47.75-48.10, couple 48.60-
49.00; Choice 950-1400 lb. 45.75-
47.75, couple 48.00; high Good and
low Choice 44.75-46.25; Good
43.00-45.50; Standard and low
Good 40.2543.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-37.25, few
37.25-37.75; Cutter 33.75-35.85;
Canner and low Cutter 31.75-
33.85.
BULLS: Choice 43.50-44.75,
couple 46.0046.75; Good 41.50-
43.50; Utility and Commercial
40.2544.10, few 44.0044.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers weak
to 2.00 lower, demand no more
than fair for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS; Prime 72.00-75.00,
few 75.50-76.50; Choice 68.00-
73.00; Good 63.00-68.00; Standard
54.00-61.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 48.00-
53.00, 65-85 lb. 40.0048.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein Heifers 86.00-
95.50, Utility 75-95 lb. Holstein
Heifers 60.00-77.00; Bulk 90-135 lb.
Holstein bulls 72.00-81.00, one lot
102 lb. 87.00.
SHEEP; Spring lambs mostly
steady, although 30-55 lb. strong
to 5.00 higher.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 30-55
lb. 52.00-65.00; Good 30-60 lb.
45.00-52.00; Choice 60-90 lb. 36.00-
42 00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
14 00-17.50.
GOATS; Goats sold by the head
15.50-19.00 each.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday. June 4.1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay steady to weak on Old
Crop; no prices on New Crop
Hay; and Straw steady
Alfalfa
Mixedhay
Timothy hay
Straw
Mulch
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, Penha.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, June 6
'Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 870 87 485 18
Last Week 1164 107 428 49
Last Year 1195 154 720 23
This Week’s Auc-
tion 807
Last Week’s Auc
tion 1201 110 404 51
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers weak to
50 lower; cows 1.00-2.00 lower;
bulls 50-1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1400 lb.
47.35-48.00; Choice 950-1400 lb.
45.60-47.25, few 1400-1450 lb. 44.75-
45.00; high Good and low Choice
44.50-45.50; Good 43.00-45.25;
Standard and low Good 40.75-
42.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple Choice 950-1050 lb. 43.10-
44.00; Good 40.50-43.00.
COWS: Cutter and Utility 33.75-
36.25, few 36.25-36.75; Canner and
low Cutter 32.75-33.75.
BULLS: Choice 43.50-45.10,
couple 46.25-46.75; Good 41.25-
43.50; Utility and Commercial
few 44.85-46.25.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice
and Prime 950-1100 lb. with Good
to low Choice slaughter finish
46.25-47.25; Choice 1000-1130 lb.
with Good to low Choice
slaughter finish 44.85-46.10.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
3.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 73.00-75.50,
few 76.00-76.50; Choice 69.00-
72.00; Good 64.00-70.00.
SHEEP: One lot Choice 82 lb.
spring lambs steady at 39.00.
Lebanon Valley
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers steady
to 50 cents higher. Slaughter cows
$1.50 to $3 lower. Slaughter bulls
steady to 50 cents lower.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime (few) 46.75 - 47.60; Choice
1100 - 1300 pounds 45.85 - 47.00;
Good 44.00 - 45.85; Standard 41.75
- 43.50.
COWS; Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 34.85 - 36.25;
Cutters 33.50 - 35.75; Canners
32.00 - 33.50; Shells down to 29.00.
BULLS: Good 44.00 - 45.60,
individual at 47.00; Utility and
Commercial 41.85 - 45.60, in
dividual at 47.50.
HEIFERS: Choice (few) 43.00-
43.75; Good 42.00 - 43.35; Stan
dard 40.50 - 42.00.
219 Head of Veal Calves
20.00-60.00
35.00-
25.00-
20.00-
10.00-
Prime (few) 73.00
Choice (few) 68.00 - 71.00
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 75 -175 pounds 62.00 - 82.00;
96 483 18
Auction
Tuesday,June 5
349 Head of Cattle
New Holland
Auction
Thursday. June 7
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1291 440 28
Last Week 603 377 24
Last Year 1039 366 21
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers weak
to 50 lower, instances 1.00 lower
on Standard and low Good; cows
1.00 - 2.oolower; bulls steady to 50
lower. Supply included 15 per
cent cows and 22 per cent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1325 lb.
47.35-48.35;. Choice 950-1350 lb.
45.50-47.60; high Good and low
Choice 44.10-46.00; Good 42.50-
45.25; Standard and low Good
40.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 700-910 lb. 42.60-43.75,
couple lots Choice 890-1000 lb.
yield grade 2 & 3 45.50-46.00; Good
40.00-
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.25-36.35, few
36.50-37.25; Cutter 33.00-35.75;
Canner and low Cutter 31.75-
33.25.
BULLS: Choice 43.50-45.50;
Good 41.00-43.50; Utility and
Commercial 40.50-44.50, few
44.75-45.75, couple 46.10-46.60;
Cutter and low Utility 38.75-40.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2.00-
4.00 lower, although Utility
mostly steady. Demand fair for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 71.00-74.50;
Choice 65.00-71.00; Good 59.00-
65.00; Standard 53.00-60.00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 48.00-52.00, 65-85
lb. 42.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Several Choice 375-450 lb. 49.00-
53.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 2.00-4.00
lower, slaughter ewes mostly
Steady
SPRING LAMBS: Good and
Choice 30-80 lb. 41.50-49.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.50-17.50.
Monday, June 4
Calf Receipts 66.
Choice and Prime 71-76;
Standard 61-66.50; Good and Low
Choice 67-70.50; Common 40-
60.50; Back to farm calves 60-85.
Monday,June 4
35 loads of hay and 17 loads of
straw sold as follows: (prices per
ton)
Alfalfa, two loads 47.00 and
61.00; Timothy 32.00-39.00; Mixed
hay 30.00-48.00, individual’s at
50.00, 64.00 and 67.00, few loads
down to 25.00; Straw 32.00-39.00,
individual at 41.00; Ear Corn, 3
loads 60.00-67.00; Clover, one load
71.00; Brome Grass, one load
35.00.
Holstein Heifers 80 - 150 pounds
88.00 - 120.00.
29 Head of Sheep
75.50;
Good 90 - 95 pound spring
slaughter lambs 30.00 - 35.00;
slaughter ewes (few) 10.00 -19.00.
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
Friday Weekly, June 8
Cattle Calves
This Week 4850 1325
Last Week 3683 950
Last Year 5181 1379
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
weak to 50 lower, instances 1.00
lower; cows 1.00-2.00 lower; bulls
50 lower, instances 1.00 lower.
Supply included an estimated 40
per cent slaughter steers, 15 per
cent cows and 15 per cent bulls
with the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1400 lb.
47.35-58.35, few early part of the
week 48.50-49.00; Choice 950-1400
lb. 45.50-47.75; High Good and low
Choice 44.50-46.25; Good 42.50-
45.50; Standard and low Good
40.00-42.50, sales early part of
week to 43.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 700-1050 lb. 42.60-44.00,
couple lots Choice 890-1000 lb.
yield grade 2 & 345.50-46.00; Good
-40.00-43.00.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 34.25-36.35, few
36.50-37.25; Cutter 33.00-35.75;
Canner and low Cutter 31.75-
33.25.
BULLS: Choice 43.50-45.50,
couple 46.00-46.75; Good 41.00-
43.50; Utility and Commercial
40.5044.50, few 44.7545.75, couple
46.1046.60; Cutter and low Utility
38.7540.75.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice
and Prime 950-1100 lb. with Good
to low Choice slaughter finish
46.2547.25; Choice 1000-1150 lb.
with Good to low Choice
slaughter finish 44.8546.10.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 2.00 lower, instances
4.00 lower at the close. Demand
only fair for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS: Prime 71.00-75.50,
few 75.50-76.50; Choice 65.00-
72.00; Good 59.00-68.00; Standard
53.00-61.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 48.00-
53.00, 65-85 lb. 40.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Several Choice 375-450 lb. 49.00-
53.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein heifers 86.00-
95.50; Utility 75-95 lb. 60.00-77.00;
Bulk 90-135 lb. Holstein bulls
72.00-81.00, one lot 102 lb. 87.00.
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 Bownjan
Phone; (717) 653-5728,