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Lancaster
Market
Monday, July 9
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 946 128 680 132
Last Week 608 94 663 135
Last Year 837 158 824 147
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday slaughter steers 50-75
higher, instances 1.00 higher;
cows 50-75 higher; bulls strong to
50 higher. Demand broad for all
classes. 1130 head sold in af
ternoon auction, including 950
slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1425 lb.
48.50-49.50, four lots 1190-1330 lb.
49.60-49.85, few yield grade 4-5
1200-1450 lb. 47.60-48.35; Choice
950-1450 lb. 47.00-48.50; high Good
and low Choice 45.00-47.00; Good
950-1550 lb. 42.25-45.50; Standard
and low Good 40.00-42.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.50-36.75, few
36.85-37.50; Cutter 34.00-35.75;
Canner and low Cutter 31.85-
34.00.
BULLS & BULLOCKS: Choice
960-1300 lb. Bullocks 43.50-44.75;
Good 41.50-43.85. Few yield grade
1-2 1800-2050 lb. bulls 45.75-46.75,
individual yield grade 1 2110 lb.
48.00; Bulk yield grade 1-2 1200-
1800 lb. 42.50-45.00, few 45.35.-
46.75, few yield grade 3 40.25-
42.35; yield grade 1-2 950-1200 lb.
40.75-43.00.
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 steady,
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 65-95
lb. 36.00-38.50; Good 60-90 lb.
32.00-36.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, July 9
Reported receipts of 410 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market steady with last week’s
market.
Load lowa riding horses, 175480.
Load Kansas riding horses, 140-
360.
Load Tennessee work horses,
260-350.
Load Tennessee riding horses
165-320.
Load work horses 255-400;
mules 125-155; driving horses 160-
430; riding horses 125-205; better
horses 225425.
Killers: lightweight 9-12,
heavyweight 15-17.
Mare poines 15-35; colts 5-10;
geldings 10-30; larger ponies 55-
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.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, July 10
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1242 735 40
Last Week 969 515 66
Last Year 1226 813 29
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday, slaughter steers strong
to 50 higher; cows 1.00-1.50
higher; bulls mostly 1.00 higher,
instances 1.50-2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1000-1450 lb.
48.25- few 49.60-49.85;
Choice 950-1450 lb. 46.50-48.50, few
1050-1250 lb. yield grade 2-3 48.60-
48.85; high Good and low Choice
45.00-47.00; Good 1000-1550 lb.
42.25- Standard and low
Good 40.50-42.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.50-38.00, few
38.10-38.75, couple 39.00; Cutter
34.50-36.00; Canner and low
Cutter mostly 32.00-34.50, few
Canner 31.10-32.00.
BULLS & BULLOCKS: Choice
825-1250 lb. Bullocks 44.50-46.00,
few 46.25-46.50, individual 1085 lb.
47.35; Good 41.35-43.50. Few yield
grade 1 1280-1575 lb. Bulls 48.35-
49.75, couple 1310-1480 lb. 50.00-
50.10; Bulk yield grade 1-2 1200-
1700 lb. bulls 42.50-46.00, few
46.2547.25,950-1200 lb. 42.25-44.50,
few low-dressing 39.2541.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers fully
steady.
VEALERS: Prime 69.00-73.00,
few 74.00-75.50; Choice 67.00-
70.00; Good 62.00-68.00; Standard
58.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few
Choice 350-400 lb. 47.00-50.00.
SHEEP: Small supply spring
lambs about steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 50-90
lb. 35.00-39.50, couple 40.00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, July 11
Reported receipts of 81 head of
cows, 14 heifers; market
stronger.
Load Maryland cows, fresh 440-
570; springers 540-650.
Load Franklin County and
Canadian cows, fresh 430-760;
springers 600-780.
Load Vermont cows, fresh 560-
880.
Herd dispersal of 21 Virginia
cows, fresh 470-800, springers 575-
1030.
Locally consigned cows, 400-
620.
Springing heifers. 520-630
AUCTIONS makes 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 PM.
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
Market. Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, July 11
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1159 841 829 62
Last
Week 608 94 663 112
Last Year 1408 117 448 26
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers steady,
instances 25 lower; cows and
bulls steady to 50 higher. Supply
included 1148 head in afternoon
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: In
dividual Prime 15101 b. 49.75, high
Choice 1160 lb. yield grade 2
50.00; Bulk high Choice and
Prime 1000-1425 lb. 48.25-49.50,
few 49.60-49.75, few yield grade 4-
5 1350-1450 lb. 47.75-48.00; Choice
950-1450 lb. 46.75-48.35; high Good
and low Choice 45.00-47.00; Good
42.25-45.25; Standard and low
Good 40.00-42.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.50-37.25, few
37.50-38.25; Cutter 34.50-36.00;
Canner and low Cutter 32.00-
34.50.
BULLS & BULLOCKS: Choice
900-1200 lb. Bullocks mostly 43.50-
45.00, few 45.25-46.85, individual
1150 lb. 47.35; Good 41.50-44.00.
Bulk yield grade 1-2 1200-1800 lb.
Bulls 42.50-45.50, few 45.60-46.50,
individual yield grade 1 1380 lb.
48.00, few yield grade 2 41.50-
42.50; yield grade 1-2 950-1200 lb.
Bulls 41.00-43.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers about
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; Utility 47.00-52.50.
SHEEP: Small supply spring
lambs mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Lot Choice
80 lb. 38.00; Good 55-95 lb. 32.50-
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 9.
In Lancaster, the average
temperature for the week was 76
degrees, a 2 degree departure
from normal temperatures.
Growing degree days for crops
that start at 50 degrees totalled
1,238 degrees, or 45 more than in
an average year.
Rainfall for the week totaled
1.23 inches; rainfall for the
season since April 1 totaled 16.39 -
inches or 3.62 inches more than
normal.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, July 12
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1165 630 14
Last Week 1212 478 3
Last Year 1452 429 13
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday, slaughter steers
strong to 50 higher, mostly 25-50
higher; cows active, 1.00-1.50
higher; bulls fully 50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1350 lb.
48.25-49.25, few 49.35-49.75;
Choice 950-1400 lb. 46.60-48.50;
high Good and low Choice 45.00-
46.85; Good 42.25-45.25; Standard
and low Good 40.00-42.50.
COWS: Few Commercial yield
grade 4 & 5 34.75-36.60; Utility
and high dressing Cutter 36.50-
38.50, few 38.60-39.00, five head
39.25-39.60; Cutter 35.00-37.00;
Canner and low Cutter 33.00-
35 00, few 750-910 lb. 31.85-32.50.
BULLS & BULLOCKS: Choice
900-1200 lb. Bullocks 43.5045.50,
few 45.60-46.50, couple 1070-1115
lb. 47.0047.50; Good 42.0044.50;
Standard 850-1215 lb. 40.0041.85.
Few yield grade 1 1200-1525 lb.
Bulls 45.7547.35, individual 1350
lb. 48.00; Bulk yield grade 1-2
1200-1600 lb. 43.0045.60; 1000-1200
lb. 40.5043.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 1.00 lower. Demand
only fair for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS: Prime 71.00-74.00,
few 75.00-76.50; Choice 67.00-
71.50; Good 61.00-68.00; Standard
57.00- Utility 90-120 lb. 51.00-
57.00, 65-90 lb. 48.00-52.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein heifers 70.00-
85.00; bulk 90-120 lb. bull calves
55.00-
SHEEP: Insufficient volume
for market test.
Monday, July 9
Calf Receipts 74
Choice and Prime 68-75;
Standard 54-62.50; Good and Low
Choice 63-67.50; Common 40-
53.50; Back-to-farm Calves 55-
87^.
Monday, July 9
24 loads of hay and 5 loads of
straw sold as follows: (prices per
ton)
Alfalfa, one load at 75.00;
Timothy, one load at 43.00; Mixed
hay, one load at at 28.00; Hay
26.00-59.00, few loads 19.00-23.00;
Orchard Grass, one load at 29.00;
Straw 26.00-40.00; Ear Corn, 2
loads at 72.00.
Keep Eggs Cool
Herbert C. Jordan, Extension
poultry specialist at The Penn
sylvania State University, urges
egg producers to gather eggs
often during hot, summer
months, and cooling them as soon
as possible.
Shoppers should also place
their eggs in the refrigerator as
soon as possible.
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 13
Cattle Calves
4685 2384
3100 1287
5500 1550
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers 25
to mostly 50 higher; cows in good
demand all week, 1.50-2.00
higher; bulls 50-1.00 higher, in
stances 1.50 higher. Supply in
cluded an estimated 60 per cent
slaughter steers, 13 per cent
cows, 13 per cent bulls, with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1000-1450 lb.
48.25-49.50, individual high Choice
1160 lb. yield grade 2 50.00;
Choice 950-1450 lb. 46.50-48.50;
high Good and low Choice 45.00-
47.00; Good 950-1550 lb. 42.25-
45.50; Standard and low Good
40.00-42.50.
COWS; Few Commercial yield
grade 4 & 5 34.75-36.60; Utility
and high dressing Cutter 35.50-
38.50, late sales mostly 36.50-
38.50, few 38.60-39.00, five head
39.25-39.60; Cutter 34.00-37.00,
late 35.00-37.00; Canner and low
Cutter late 33.00-35.00, few 750-910
lb. 31.85-32.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1250
lb. 43.50-46.00, several 46.00-46.85,
few 47.00-47.50; Good 41.50-44.50;
Standard 40.00-41.85.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1
1200-2110 lb. 47.50-48.00, couple
1310-1480 lb. 50.00-50.10; bulk
yield grade 1-2 1200-1800 lb. 42,50-
46.00, few 46.10-47.50, 950-1200 lb.
40.50-44.50.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
steady to 1.00 lower. Demand
only fair for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS: Prime 69.00-74.00,
few 75.00-76.50; Choice 66.00-
71.50; Good 58.00-68.00; Standard
54.00-62.00; Utility 47.00-57.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. Holstein heifers late
70.00-85.00; bulk 90-120 lb. bull
calves late 55.00-70.00.
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One of the least known facts in
modem American agriculture is
that farmers for years have
sought their profits through in
creased production and ef
ficiency rather than in higher
prices.
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.