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Local livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, July 2
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 608 94 663 112
Last
Week 1232 107 674 135
Last Year 769 97 335 41
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers 50-75
higher, with Standard and Good
only steady to strong; cows
mostly steady; bulls 50-1.00
higher. Supply included 718 in
afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1425 lb,
48.35-49.00, couple lots 1075-1125
lb. 47.75-48.00; Choice 950-1350 lb.
46.25-47.85, six head Choice yield
grade 2-3 1340-1445 lb. 48.35-48.60;
high Good and low Choice 44.50-
46.25; Good 41.85-45.00; Standard
and low Good 39.50-42.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.00-36.00, few
36.10-36.35; Cutter 33.50-35.25;
Canner and low Cutter 31.25-
33.50
BULLS & BULLOCKS: Choice
950-1250 lb. Bullocks 43.00-44.75;
Good 41.00-43.25. Bulk yield grade
1-2 1200-1800 lb. bulls 42.00-44.50,
few 1500-1800 lb. yield grade 1
45.35-47.00; yield grade 1-2 950-
1200 lb. 40.50-42.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady.
VEALERS: Prime 69.00-73.00,
few 74.00, Choice 66.00-70.00;
Good 58.00-67.00; Standard 54.00-
59.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 50-1.00
lower; slaughter ewes scarce.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 65-95
lb. 36 00-38.50; Good 60-90 lb.
32.00-36.00.
Growing Degree
Days, Rainfall
A report from Penn State of
weekly crop and weather
roundups with a report on
weather conditions for the week
ending July 2.
In Lancaster, the average
temperature for the week was 73
degrees, no departure from
normal temperatures.
Growing degree days for crops
that start at 50-degrees totaled
1,059 degrees, or 31 more than in
an average year.
Rainfall for the week totaled
149 inches, rainfall for the
season since April 1 totaled 15.16
inches, or 3 46 inches more than
normal.
Regional Hay Prices
(Monday, July 2,1973
(All hay No 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton )
Hay fully steady, straw and
mulch steady to weak
Afalfa
Mixed Hay
Timothy Hay
Straw
Mulch
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.
Tuesday, July 3
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 969 515 66
Last Week 1276 670 70
Last Year 950 446 11
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers mostly
25-50 higher, although Standard
and Good steady to strong; cows
strong to 50 higher; bulls strong
to 50 higher with bullocks in short
supply.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1075-1350 lb.
47.75-59.00, 15 head 49.00-49.60;
Choice 950-1425 lb. 46.25-48.35;
high Good and low Choice 44.35-
46.50; Good 41.60-45.35; Standard
and low Good 40.50-42.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-36.00, few
36.00-36.60; Cutter 33.25-34.50;
Canner and low Cutter 31.00-
33.00.
BULL & BULLOCKS: Few
Choice 850-1200 lb. bullocks 43.50-
45.00; Good 40.00-41.50; Bulk
yield grade 1-2 1200-1600 lb. bulls
41.50-44.50, few yield grade 1 1400-
1850 lb. 44.00-45.25; Bulk yield
grade 1-2 950-1200 lb. 41.25-42.50,
few indicating low dressing
percentage 38.00-40.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, instances 2.00 higher
mainly on Utility. Demand fair
for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 69.00-72.00,
couple 73.00-74.00; Choice 67.00-
70.00; Good 62.00-68.00; Standard
58.00-62.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 53.00-
58.50, 65-85 lb. 46.00-52.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk
80-125 lb. Holstein heifers 88.00-
97.50; Bulk 90-120 lb. bull calves
72.00-79.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 50-1.00
lower; slaughter ewes mostly
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Good and
Choice 50-90 lb. 31.50-37.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 13.00-18.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Reported receipts of 431 head of
horses, mules and ponies,
market steady with last weeks
market,
Load Kansas riding horses 190 -
310.
Load Virginia riding horses 210
- 485.
Local work horses 165 - 400,
mules 120 - 205, driving horses 165
- 400; riding horses 165 - 205,
better horses 225 - 465
Killers - Lightweight 10 - 12,
heavyweight 16 - 18
35.00-
30.00-
20.00-
20 00-25.00
10 00-18 00
Mare ponies 10-35, colts 5-10,
geldings 10-30, larger pomes 45 -
70.
AUCTIONS mokes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland makes the difference^.
in auctions!
MONDAY 10:30 AM 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
ilv 7. 1973
Vintage
Auction
Monday, July 2
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, July 4
No market held due to holiday.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, July S
Receipts this 4-day period,
3169; receipts last week 4382;
receipts last year 4-day week
3196.
Compared to last weeks close,
slaughter steers and heifers
steady to 25 higher, most advance
on Choice. Cows steady to weak.
Bulls steady. Supply largely
Choice slaughter steers and
heifers with few lots mixed
Choice and Prime; balance
mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1125-1275
pounds 3-4, 48.00-48.50. One load
48.25 : 2 loads 48.50. Choice 975-
1300 2-4, 46.50-48.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 950-1200 45.00-46.50.
Good 900-1300 43.00-45.50. Some
Good Holsteins 42.25-43.75.
Standard and low-Good 41.00-
42.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice and Prime 900-1025
pounds 3-4, 46.75-47.50. Two loads
47.50. Choice 800-1000 2-4, 45.00-
46.75. Mixed Good and Choice 800-
950 43.25-45 00. Good 41.00-43.25.
COWS: Commercial 32.00-
34.00. Utility 33.50-36.00. Cutter
32.00-34.00. Canner 30.50-32.00.
BULLS: Grade 1-2. 1100-1700
pounds 39.00-42.00; few grade 1
1400-1700 42.00-43.00. Individual
1000 pounds 43.50.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, July 3
193 Head of Cattle
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter cows steady to
50 cents lower.
STEERS: Choice (few) 46.00 -
47.35; Good (few) 43.75 -
Standard (few) 41.10 - 42.50;
Utility (few) 38.60 - 40.60.
HEIFERS: Good (few) 41.00 -
42 60; Standard (few) 39.50 -
40.85.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 35.00 - 36.00;
Cutters 34.00 - 35.00; Canners
30.85 - 33.60; Shells down to 27.75.
BULLS: Good (few) 43.50 -
45.25; Utility and Commercial
40.00 - 44.35; Cutters (few) 38.60 -
39.00.
193 Head of Veal Calves
Choice (few) 70.00; Good (few)
57.00 - 67.00; Utility 90 - 120
pounds 47.00 - 53.00; 70 - 85 pounds
45 00 - 47.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 70 - 85 pounds 51.00 - 58.00;
90 - 135 pounds 58.00 - 80.00;
Holstein Heifers 70 - 85 pounds
60 00 -98 00; 90 -135 pounds 97.00 -
128 00.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, July 5
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1212 478 3
Last Week 1386 423 43
Last Year 1408 636 16
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 25-50
higher, instances 1.00 higher with
full advance on Standard to
average Good; cows 50-1.00
higher; bulls 50-1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1350 lb.
47.85-48.85; Choice 950-1325 lb.
46.10-48.10; high Good and low
Choice 44.75-46.35; Good 42.25-
45.25; Standard and low Good
39.75-42.25, few 38.75-39.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple lots Choice 880-950 lb,
44.60-45.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.00-37.00, few
37.00-38.25; Cutter 33.75-35.50;
Canner and low Cutter 32.00-
34.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1250
lb. 43.35-44.75, few 44.85-45.35;
Good 41.50-44.25; few Standard
40.00-41.35.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1200-
1450 lb. with a few 1600-1850 lb.
42 75-44.75, couple 45.00-46 60;
yield grade 1 1000-1200 lb. 42.50-
44.60; yield grade 2 1000-1200 lb.
40.50-43.00, few 950-1200 lb. in
dicating low dressing percentage
38.00-40.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
2.00 higher; Good demand for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-75.00,
few 75.50-77.50; Choice 68.00-
72 00; Good 62.00-68.00; Standard
58.00-62.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 52 00-
57.50, 65-85 lb. 49.00-52.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein heifers 90.00-
100.00, few 110.00-122.50; Bulk 90-
1201 b. bull calves 67.00-75.00, few
75.00-81.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume
for a market test.
Monday, July 2
Calf Receipts 96
Choice and Prime 69-75;
Standard 56-62.50; Good and low
Choice 63-68.50; Common 40-
55.50; Back to farm calves 55-90.
Monday, July 2
11 loads of hay and 7 loads of
straw sold as follows • (prices per
ton)
Alfalfa 1 load 39; Timothy 2
loads 40 and 76; Mixed Hay 40-55,
1 load 26.00; Straw 29-41.50; Corn
1 load 67 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, July 6
Cattle Calves
3100 1100
5270 1287
4476 1313
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter Steers SO
LDO higher; cows strong to 50
higher, instances 1.00 higher;
bulls 50-1.00 higher. Supply in
cludes an estimated 50 per cent
slaughter steers, 15 per cent
cows, 15 per cent bulls with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1075-1425 lb.
47.75-49.00, 15 head 49.00-49.60;
Choice 950-1425 lb. 46.10-48.35, six
head Choice yield grade 2-3 1340-
14451 b. 48.35-48.60; high Good and
low Choice 44.35-48.60; high Good
and low Choice 44.35-46.50; Good
41,60-45.35; Standard and low
Good 39.75-42.25, few 38.75-39.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 880-940 lb. 44.60-45.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-36.50, few
36.50-37.50, few late sales to 38.25;
Cutter 33.25-35.50; Canner and
low Cutter 31.00-34.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1250
lb. 43.00-45.00, few 45.00-45.35;
Good 41.00-44.25; few Standard
40.00-41.35.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1250-
1800 lb. 42.00-44.50; few yield
grade 1 1400-1850 lb. 44.75-47.00;
yield grade 1 950-1200 lb. 41.25-
44.50, yield grade 2 40.50-43.00,
few indicating low dressing
percentage 38.00-40.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
2.00 higher. Demand good for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 70.00-75.00,
few 75.00-77.50; Choice 67.00-
72.00; Good 62.00-68.00; Standard
58.00-62.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 52.00-
58.50, 65-85 lb. 46.00-52.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein heifers 88 00-
100.00, few 110.00-122.50; Bulk 90-
120 lb. bull calves 67.00-75.00, few
75.00-81.00.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
Ph0ne:(717)397-7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone (717) 872-5491
John Bowman
. Phone:(7l7) 653-5728,