—Lancaster'Farming,' Saturday, August 4, 1973
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, July 31
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 477 86 813 150
Last Week 770 96 862 216
Last Year 946 191 774 185
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday, slaughter steers
2.00-3.00 higher; cows 25-50
higher, instances 75 higher on
Utility; bulls and bullocks 1.00-
2.00 higher. Supply included 518
in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1275 lb.
53.00- Choice 950-1300 lb.
52.25-53.50, ten head mixed
Choice and Prime 1440-1445 lb.
yield grade 3-5 52.10-52.25, couple
Choice 1165-1235 lb. yield grade 2
55.75, high Good and low Choice
51.00- few lots late 50.25-
51.00, Good 48.50-51.50; Standard
and low Good 46.00-48.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750-900 lb. 50.00-51.75,
three head yield grade 2 1380-1690
lb. 48.00-51.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.50-39.25, few
40.10-40.85; Cutter 35.00-38.25;
Canner and low Cutter 33.50-
35.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1200
lb. 50 25-53.10, couple 54.25; Good
47.50-52 00
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1650
lb. 48.00-49.85, few 1575-1970 lb.
50.25-51.60, two head 2165-2250 lb.
47.75-48.00, yield grade 2 1000-
1600 lb. 45.00-48 50, few low
dressing 43.25-45.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 2.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-75.00,
few 76.00-77.00; Choice 69.00-
72.00; Good 63.00-70.00; Standard
56.00-63 00.
SHEEP- Spring lambs strong
to 1 00 higher; ewes scarce.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 60-90
lb. 37.00-39 00, few 40.00; Good
34.00-38.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, July 30
Reported receipts of 360 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market steady with last weeks
market
Load New York State driving
horses, 170 - 540
Load Kansas riding horses, 155
- 320
Local work horses, 215 - 515;
mules, 115 - 255; driving horses,
170 - 405; riding horses, 125 - 190;
better horses, 225 - 500.
Killers: lighweight, 8
heavyweight, 15 - 18
Mare pomes, 15-35; colts, 5-9;
geldings, 15-30; larger ponies, 50
- 80
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 31
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 706 695 36
Last Week 993 599 30
Last Year 1264 903 57
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday, slaughter steers 4.00-
5.00 higher, instances 7.00 higher;
cows mostly 1.00 higher, in
stances I.sohigher; bullocks 4.00-
6.oohigher; bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.
The bulk of the slaughter steers
and bulls were bought by the
small packers, many that had not
been on the market heretofore,
purchases by the four major
packers were practically nil.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1325 lb.
55.75- Choice 950-1400 lb.
54.50- several mainly yield
grade 2 57.00-58.25, few late sales
53.50- high Good and low
Choice 53.00-55.50; Good 50.75-
54.00; Standard and low Good
49.75- few late sales Stan
dard 46.50-49.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 38.00-40.00,
several 40.00-41.00; Cutter 35.75-
38.25; Canner and low Cutter
34.00-35.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1250
lb. 52.00-54.00, few 54.50-56.00;
Good 48.00-51.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1150-1450
lb. 51.75-52.85, couple 54.75-55.85;
yield grade 2 1000-1550 lb. 47.00-
50.00, few low dressing 45.00-
47.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
2.00 higher, demand fair for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00-76.00,
few 77.00-78.50; Choice 69.00-
74.00; Good 62.00-69.00; Standard
57.00-62.00; Utility 70-105 lb. 51.00-
57.00, one ten head lot 63 lb. 47.50.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-115 lb. Holstein heifers 80.00-
90.00, with Utility 85-115 lb. 60.00-
74.00; bulk 90-125 lb. bulls 72.00-
80.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume of
any one class to fully test trends,
few Choice 65-90 lb. spring
slaughter lambs 39.00-43.00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, August 1
Reported receipts of 95 cows, 8
heifers, 6 bulls; market steady
with last weeks market.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
730 - 800.
Load Pennsylvania cows, fresh
470 - 925.
Load Canadian cows, fresh 515 -
700.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 430 -
810.
Cumberland County herd
dispersal, 40 head, all stages of
production, 450 - 745.
Locally consigned cows, 370 -
840.
Springing Heifers, 380 - 535
Bulls 345 - 675.
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
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Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, August 1
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 698 97 595 48
Last Week 881 72 399 0
Last Year 685 89 242 33
This Week’s Auc
tion 700 100 568 53
Last Week’s Auc
tion 912
74 407
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers
uneven, 50-3.00 higher; cows 50-
1.00 higher; bullocks 50-1.00
higher; bulls fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and 'Prime 1050-1250 lb.
55.10-56.85, few 1290-135015. 53.35-
55.50; Choice 950-1350 lb. 54.00-
56.50, few 1400-1575 lb. 53.75-55.35;
high Good and low Choice 52.85-
55.35; Good 50.25-53.25; Standard
and low Good 49.50-51.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1000 lb. 54.00-55.75,
four head 56.50-57.75; Good 51.00-
53.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 37.00-39.50, few
40.50-41.10; Cutter 35.75-37.50;
Ganger and low Cutter 34.00-
35.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 52.25-
53.75, three head 55.60-56.25;
Good 50.00-52.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1050-1450
lb. 49.00-51.25; yield grade 2 1000-
1600 lb. 45.75-48.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
2.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00-78.00;
Choice 71.00-74.00; Good 67.00-
72.00; Standard 60.00-67.00;
Utility 54.50-60.00.
SHEEP; Few Choice 70-85 lb.
spring lambs fully steady 38.00-
39.50.
Growing Degree
Days, Rainfall
A report from Penn State of
weekly crop and weather con
ditions for the week ending July
30, 1973.
In Lancaster, the average
temperature for the week was 75
degrees, 1 degree above normal
temperatures.
Growing degree days for crops
that start at 50 degrees totaled
1,761, or 44 more than in an
average year.
Rainfall for the week totaled .02
inches, rainfall for the season
since April 1 totaled 16.90 inches
or .77 inches more than normal.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, July 30,1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay and straw steady to $5
higher.
Alfalfa 40.00-50.00
Mixed Hay 30.00-45.00
Timothy Hay 20.00-35.00
Straw 25.00
Mulch 10.00-18.00
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, August 2
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1065 483 19
Last Week 1061 459 10
Last Year 834 457 3
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday, slaughter steers 4 00-
5.00 higher; cows 3.50-5.00
higher; bulls and bullocks 4.00-
5.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1075-1325 lb.
56.60-58.75; Choice 950-1350 lb.
55.00- few yield grade 2
58.00- with two head 60.00;
high Good and low Choice 54.00-
56.00; Good 52.00-54.50; few
Standard and low Good 50.00-
52.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple lots Choice 890-960 lb,
54.25-56.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 40.50-43.75,
several 44.00-44.75 with a few at
45.00-45.25; Cutter 38.50-41.25;
Canner and low Cutter 37.00-
40.00. ->
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-1250
lb. 54.00-57.50, couple 58.75-59.00;
Good 49.75-53.75.
BULLS Yield grade 1 1100-1400
lb. 52.00-54.00, few 54.50-56.75;
yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 49 50-
52.00.
VEAL CALVES' Vealers 2.00-
4.00 higher; good demand for
calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 78.00-81.50,
couple 85.00; Choice 72.00-77.00;
Good 68 00-72.00; Standard 60.00-
68.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 52.00-59.00,
65-85 lb. 45.00-52.00.
SHEEP: Small supply spring
lambs 1.00-2.00 higher.
SPRING LAMBS: Good and
Choice 50-100 lb. 38.00-41.00.
Monday, July 30
Calf Receipts-87
Choice and Prime 68-75,
Standard 58-63.50; Good and Low
Choice 64-67.50; Common 40-
57.50.
Monday, July 30
22 loads of hay and 14 loads of
straw sold as follows (prices per
ton):
Alfalfa, 5 loads 41.00-72.50;
Timothy, few loads 28.00-50 00;
Mixed Hay 24.00-49.00; Hay, one
load at 77.50; Corn Fodder, one
load at 37.00; Straw 39.00-43.00,
Ear Corn, 5 loads 65.00-87.00.
New York
Dressed Meats
Thursday, August 2
Daily distributive-less than
carlot meat trade-
Compared with Wednesday:
Trading virtually at a standstill
with most meat wholesalers
devoid of supplies while at same
time local slaughter and
fabricating reduced sharply. No
significant price changes to
record as quotations are not
available at present time
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
NeW Holland makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY 1030 A.M FATHOGSand 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
Composite
Report
Friday, Augusts
Cattle Calves
This Week 3400 1400
Last Week 4151 1241
Last Year 3963 1642
CATTLE: All classes advanced
throughout the week with closing
sales on slaughter steers 4.00-500
higher. Cows 3.50-5.00 higher.
Bulls and bullocks closed 2.00-4.00
higher, instances 5.00 higher.
Supply included an estimated 50
per cent slaughter steers, 35 per
cent cows and bulls with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1275 lb.
55.75-58.75; Choice 950-1400 lb.
54.00- few yield grade 2
58.00- with 2 head at the close
60.00. High Good and low Choice
53.50- Good 51.50-54.50;
Standard and low Good 49.75-
53.25. Few sales low Standard
46.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1000 lb. 54.00-56.75.
Few head 56.75-57.75. Good 51.00-
53.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 40.00-43.75.
Several at the close 44.00-44.75
with a few head 45.00-45.25.
Cutter 38.50-41.25; Canner and
low Cutter 36.00-39.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-1250
lb. 52.50 ; 57.50, couple 58.75-59 00.
Good 49.00-53.75
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1050-1450
lb. 51.00-54.00 few 54.50-56.75.
Yield grade 2 1000-1600 lb. 47.00-
52.00
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
2.00 higher with closing sales as
much as 400 higher. Good
demand for calves returned to
farm.
VEALERS; Prime 76.00-81.50,
couple 85.00; Choice 71.00-77.00;
Good 67.00-72.00; Standard 60.00-
68 00; Utility 90-120 lb. 52.00-
59.00, 65-85 lb. 45.00-52.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-125 lb. Holstein heifers 80.00-
90.00; Utility 85-115 lb. 60.00-74.00.
Bulk 90-125 lb. Bulls 72.00-80.00.
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Phone: (717) 397-7539
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