—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 16. 1973
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday, June 11
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 980 147 661 136
Last Week 1239 154 1039 232
Last Year 601 206 819 179
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers SO
LDO higher, most late sales
Choice over 1200 lb. fully 1.00
higher, Standard and low Good
25-50 higher; cows 75-I.sohigher;
bulls fully steady, instances 1.00
higher on Utility and Com
mercial. Supply included 1001 in
afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 1075-1425 lb.
47.60- Choice 950-1400 lb.
46.60- few Choice yield
grade 2 & 3 48.35-49.00; high Good
and low Choice 44.50-46.75; Good
43.00-45.75; Standard and low
Good 41.35-43.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750-950 lb. 43.35-45.50;
Good 40.00-43.10.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-38.00, few
38.00-38.50; Cutter 34.50-36.50;
Canner and low Cutter 33.00-
34.50.
BULLS: Few Choice 44.00-
45.60; Good 42.00-43.85; Utility
and Commercial 42.75-45.50, few
46.75-48.25; Cutter and low Utility
39.35-42.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers weak
to 2.00 lower.
VEALERS; Prime 71.00-73.00,
several included at 73.00; Choice
67.00-71.00; Good 62.00-69.00;
Standard 58.00-64.00.
SHEEP; Spring lambs 50-1.00
higher; slaughter ewes scarce.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 65-95
lb. 38.00-40.00, few lots 41.00;
Good 36.00-39.00.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, Juneu, 1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid'by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay steady to weak on Old
Crop; Straw steady.
Alfalfa 40.00-50.00
few sales new crop 30.00-50.00
Mixed hay • 35.00-40.00
few sales new crop 30.00-35.00
Timothy hay 25.00-35.00
few sales new crop 25.00-28.00
Straw 20.00-30.00
Mulch 10.00-20.00
Green Dragon Hay
Friday, June 8
24 loads hay, including: Two
loads Alfalfa 33.00 and 46.00; two
loads Timothy 32.50 and 34.00;
Mixed hay 30.00 - 39.00; two loads
Mulch hay 21.00 and 21.50.
14 loads straw 30.00 - 40.00, two
loads at 26.00.
4 loads corn 40.50 - 70.00.
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
Auction
Tuesday,June 12
Cattle Calves Sheep
1154 588 75
841 523 65
1177 616 80
Today
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers uneven,
Choice and Prime slaughter
steers strong 4o 25 higher, in
stances 50 higher on Choice,
Standard and Good 25-50 lower;
cows 25-75 higher, instances 1.00
higher; bulls uneven, Good and
Choice 50-1.00 lower, Utility and
Commercial steady to weak.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1375 lb.
47.25-48.75, couple 49.00; Choice
950-1350 lb. 46.00-47.60; High Good
and low Choice 44.75-46.00; Good
42.50-45.25; Standard and low
Good 40.00-42.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 945-1185 lb. 43.10-44.35;
Good 40.00-42.75; Standard 36.25-
39.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.25-38.10, few
38.35-39.00; Cutter 34.50-36.75;
Canner and low Cutter 32.60-
34.50.
BULLS: Choice 43.50-44.75,
couple 45.00-45.50; Good 40.60-
43.50; Utility and Commercial
40.50-44.75, couple 46.60-48.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers weak
to 2.00 lower. Demand good for
Holstein heifers, although Utility
heifers and bull calves in poor
demand.
VEALERS: Prime 69.00-74.00,
couple 74.00-77.00; Choice 66.00-
70.00; Good 62.00-66.00; Standard
54.00-62.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 49.00-
55.00, 65-85 lb. 42.00-51.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
100-125 lb. Holstein heifers 100.00-
109.00, Utility Holstein heifers 80-
90 lb. 60.00-70.00, couple lots 95-
1101 b. 85.00-90.00; Bulk 100-132 lb.
bull calves 60.00-78.00, one lot 122
lb. 85.00.
SHEEP: Small supply spring
lambs 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter
ewes mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 40-90
lb. 43.50-50.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 13.00-18.00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, June 13
Reported receipts of 77 cows, 44
heifers, 7 bulls; market steady
with last weeks market.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 540 -
750.
Load New York State
springers, 510 - 660.
Load Franklin County cows,
fresh, 540 - 680.
Load Cumberland County
cows, fresh, 560 - 810; springers,
630 - 685.
Locally consigned cows, 355 -
790.
Springing heifers, 390 - 630.
Bulls, 370 - 535.
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: 717-354-2194
Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, June 13
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1080 130 467 36
Last Week 870 87 485 18
Last Year 118& 106 330 24
This Week’s Auc
tion 1164 124 428 44
Last Week’s Auc
tion 807 96 483 18
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers very
uneven, weak to fully 1.00 lower;
cows steady to strong; bulls SO
LDO lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1350 lb.
47.25-48.60; Choice 950-1400 lb.
46.00-47.75, couple lots Choice
yield grade 4 & 5 45.00-45.60; high
Good and low Choice 44.50-46.00;
Good 42.00-45.25; Standard and
low Good 40.50-42.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750-1000 lb. 43.00-44.10;
Good 40.00-43.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.50-38.00, few
38.50-39.35; Cutter 35.00-37.00;
Canner and low Cutter 33.75-
34.75.
BULLS: Choice 43.00-45.10;
Good-40.60-43.25; Utility and
Commercial 41.25-44.00, few
44.35-44.85.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 1.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 71.00-73.50,
few 74.00-74.50; Choice 67.00-
70.50; Good 59.50-67.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs mostly
steady.
SPRING LAMBS; Good 65-90
lb. 35.50-37.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, June 14
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 prides
quoted Thursday, June 14, 1973,
are as follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Com 57.33 65.33
Shelled Cora 2.53 2.76
Oats, Local .90 1.13
Oats, Western 1.27 1.41
Barley 1.58 1.82
Wheat 2.40 2.69
+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.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, June 14
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1267 389 28
Last Week 1291 440 28
Last Year 1426 458 71
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers steady
to weak, instances 25 lower; cows
1.00- higher, instances 2.00
higher; bulls 50 to mostly 1.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1300 lb.
47.25-48.00, couple 48.60-48.75;
Choice 950-1325 lb. 45.50-47.60;
high Good and low Choice 44.25-
46.00; Good 42.25-45.25, few 41.75-
42.25; Standard and low Good
on 7CJ9 fin
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 890-960 lb. 42.75-45.10;
Good 40.00-42.00; Standard 36.00-
39.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-38.00, few
38.00- Cutter 35.00-37.00;
Canner and low Cutter 33.00-
34.75, few 31.75-33.00.
BULLS: Choice 42.50-44.00,
three head 46.00-47.85; Good
40.00- Utility and Com
mercial 40.00-44.00, few 44.25-
'44.75; Cutter and low Utility
38.75-40.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to weak; slaughter calves
1.00- lower; Demand fair for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 71.00-74.00,
few 74.50-76.00; Choice 65.00-
71.00; Good 59.00-65.00; Standard
53.00- Utility 90-120 lb. 48.00-
53.00, 65-85 lb. 40.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 350-500 lb. 45.00-51.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly
slaughter ewes, with one lot Good
spring lambs. All classes steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: One lot
Good 70 lb. 38.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 12.00-19.00.
Monday, June 11
Calf Receipts - 63
Choice and Prime 68-75;
Standard 57-62.50; Good and Low
Choice 63-67.50; Common 40-
56.50; Back to farm calves 58-90.
Monday, June 11
19 loads of hay and 11 loads of
straw sold as follows:
Alfalfa, two loads 46.00 and
57.00; Timothy, three loads 30.00-
36.00; Mixed Hay 30.00-51.00;
Straw 33.00-39.00, two loads 45.00
and 46.00; Corn, 1 load at 69.00;
Clover, two loads 30.00 and 58.00.
Lebanon Valley Hogs '
Tuesday, June 12
246 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts $1 to $1.25
higher.
U.S. 2-3 200 - 240 pounds 40.35 -
41.00; 2-4 200 - 255 39.60 - 40.10 ; 2-4
155 - 180 37.00 - 38.25.
SOWS: U.S. 2-3 450 - 550 pounds
(few) 32.25 - 33.85.
7 Head of Feeder Pigs
Lot U.S. 1-3 30 pound feeder
pigs 21.00 per head.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
KOG SALES
Every Saturday At 9:00 A.M.
Every Wednesday At 9:00 AM
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
JCenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Composite
Report
Friday Weekly, June 15
Cattle Calves
THIS WEEK 4600 1300
LAST WEEK 509 r 1311
LAST YEAR 4585 1395
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
opening the week 50-1.00 higher,
sales throughout the rest of the
week progressively lower with
closing sales only steady to
strong; cows 50-1.00 higher, in
stances 2JK) higher than last
week’s low close; bulls 50-1.00
lower. Supply included an
estimated 40 per cent slaughter
steers, 15 percent cows, 15 per
cent bulls with the balance
mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1300 lb.
47.25-48.75, few 48.75-49.10;
Choice 950-1400 lb. 45.50-47.75,
several on Monday 47.75-48.35;
high Good and low Choice 44.25-
46.00; Good 42.25-45.25, few late
41.75-42.25; Standard and low
Good 39.75-42.50, few 43.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 750-1000 lb. 42.75-45.50;
Good 40.00-43.10; Standard 36.00-
39.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-38.00, few
38.00-39.00, couple 39.00-39.35;
Cutter 34.50-37.00; Canner and
low Cutter 32.50-34.75, few 31.75-
33.00
BULLS: Choice 42.50-45.10, few
45.00-45.50, with three head 46.00-
47.85; Good 40.00-43.25; Utility
and Commercial 40.00-44.75, few
46.60-48.25; Cutter and low Utility
38.75-40.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 1.00 lower; demand
only fair for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS: Prime 70.00-74.00,
few 74.00-77.00; Choice 65.00-
71.00; Good 59.00-66.00; Standard
53.00-60.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 48.00-
54.00, 65-85 lb. 41.00-51.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-125 lb. Holstein heifers 75.00-
95.00, few lots 100-125 lb. 100.00-
109.00; Bulk 100-130 lb. bull calves
60.00-78.00, one lot 122 lb. 85.00.
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 Bowman
Phone: (717)653-5728,