Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 25, 1973, Image 2

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    —Lancaster Farmini
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday. August 20
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1251 104 628 71
Last
Week 1065 91 742 147
Last Year 972 161 793 169
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday, slaughter steers
mostly 5.00 lower, instances 6.00
lower; cows 1.00 to mostly 2.00
lower; bulls and bullocks 3.50-5.00
lower. Supply included 72 per
cent slaughter steers and 22 per
cent bulls. The auction total was
1342.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1350 lb.
53.50- Choice 950-1300 lb.
52.50- few head 55.25-56.10;
Choice 1325-1475 lb. 52.10-53.50;
high Good and low Choice 51.75-
54.00; Good 49.10-53.00; Standard
and low Good 46.75-49.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Three head Choice 850-950 lb.
54.00-55.25; Good 48.00-50.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-38.25, few
38.50- individual 40.00;
Cutter 34.50-37.00; Canner and
low Cutter 33.00-34.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1300
lb. 52.00-55.00; Good 48.50-52.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 11200-1850
lb. 49.50-54.10, few 1450-1750 lb.
54.35-55.75, individual 1480 lb.
59.50; yield grade 2 950-1400 lb.
47.50- few low dressing 950-
1250 lb. 44.00-47.75.
FEEDER STEERS: Around
two loads Choice 950-1075 lb. with
Good and Choice slaughter finish
54.25-56.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 1.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 81.00-82.00,
couple 83.00; Choice 75.00-80.00;
Good 67.00-74.00; Standard 62.00-
67.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs weak to
1.00 lower; slaughter ewes ab
sent.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 70-95
lb. 42.00-44.00; Good 70-95 lb.
39.00-42.00, few lots 55-75 lb. 35.00-
38.00.
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 August 20.
In Lancaster, the average
temperature for the week was 73
degrees, 1 degree above the
normal average for the time of
year; weekly high was 85
degrees, low 61 degrees.
Growing degree days from
April 1 for crops that start at 50-
degrees totaled 2285, or 58 more
than normal in an average year.
Railfall for the week totaled .16
inches; rainfall from April 1
totaled 18.% inches, or -.53 less
than normal.
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
l, feeder cattle and pigs-
•ust 25. 1973
Saturda
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, August 21
Cattle Calves Sheep
960 653 46
666 703 33
1160 752 49
Today
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday, slaughter steers 7.00-
9.00 lower, extremes 10.00 lower;
cows 4.00-5.00 lower; bulls and
bullocks 3.00-5.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1000-1325 lb.
54.00- Choice 950-1450 lb.
52.75-54.85, few 55.00-55.75, couple
56.00- high Good and low
Choice 51.00-54.35; Good 48.25-
53.25; Standard and low Good
45.00-
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.25-38.10, few
-38.25-39.00; Cutter 32.75-36.00;
Canner and low Cutter 31.00-
33.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 51.00-
53.00, couple 55.50-56.50; Good
47.00-51.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 11150-1600
lb. 50.00-53.50, few 54.75-55.75,
individual 2415 lb. 52.50; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 46.00-50.00,
few low dressing 43.00-45.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice
950-1075 lb. 53.35-54.60; Standard
1000-1150 lb. 45.25-45.50; lot
Choice 750 lb. 60.85.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 2.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 394 in graded sale.
VEALERS: Prime 80.00-83.50,
few 83.50-86.00; Choice 74.00-
80.00; Good 70.00-75.00; Standard
63.00-70.00; Utility 80-110 lb. 57.25-
60.00, 70-80 lb. 55.50-57.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-125 lb. Holstein heifers 75.00-
83.50; bulk 90-125 lb. bull calves
75.00-97.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 1.00-3.00
higher.
SPRING LAMBS; Few Choice
65-90 lb. 45.00-49.50.
Local Grain
Thursday. August 23
These prices are made up of the
average prices quoted by five
participating local feed and grain
concers. It should be noted,
however, that not every dealer
handles each commodity. All
prices are per bushel except ear
corn which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, August 23,1973,
are as follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Corn, Old 71.00 79.33
Shelled Corn 2.79 3.04
Oats, Local 1.10 1.32
Oats,
Western 1.48 1.62
Barley
Wheat
+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.
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 PM.
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
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Wednesday, August 22
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 527 69 749 19
Last Week 757 52 569 68
Last Year 950 95 383 20
This Week’s
Auction 462' 78 659 16
Last Week’s
Auction 825
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers 1.00-
2.00 higher; cowg mostly steady;
small supply bullocks 1.00-2.00
higher; bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1400 lb.
54.50-56.60; Choice 950-1475 lb.
54.00- few 56.00-57.10, few
early sales 53.50-54.00; high Good
and low Choice 53.25-54.25; Good
51.00- Standard and low
Good 46.75-49.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-38.10, few
38.25-39.25; Cutter 34.00-36.00;
Canner and low Cutter 33.00-
45.00.
BULLOCKS: Pew Choice 975-
1200 lb. 53.50-55.10; Good 50.75-
53.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11100-1550
lb. 44.75-48.50, few 48.75-50.25;
yield grade 2 42.50-45.00, few low
dressing 40.50-42.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 2.00 higher, instances
4.00 higher on Prime.
VEALERS; Prime 81.00-85.00,
few 86.5088.00; Choice 75.00-
81.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 45.00-51.50.
SHEEP: One lot Choice 94 lb.
spring lambs fully steady at
43.50.
Peoria Cattle
.Receipts this week 4800, com
pared to last week 5500, and to
last year 4600.
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers mostly
1.00- lower. Slaughter heifers
2.00- lower. Cows 2.00-3.00
lower and bulls steady. After
opening the week on a sharply
lower note, slaughter steers and
heifers made some advance at
midweek but not enough to offset
the early decline.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1100-1225
pounds 3-4, 55.25-55.75. Three
loads at latter price. Choice 950-
1200 2-4, 53.00-55.25. Mixed Good
and Choice 900-1300 51.50-53.00.
Good 50.00-51.50; few Good
Holsteins 49.50-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Load High Choice 930 pounds 3-4,
53.00. Choice 800-1000 2-4, 50.50-
52.00. Mixed Good and Choice 800-
1050 49.00-50.50. Good 48.00-49.00.
1.96 2^23
COWS: Utility and Com
mercial 35.00-38.00. Cutter 34.50-
36.50. Conner 32.00-34.50.
4.08
3.71
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2, 1100-
1700 pounds. 40.00-46.00. In
dividual yield grade 1-2, 48.00.
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Lancaster
Auction
52 569 68
Thursday, August 23
New Holland
Auction
Thursday. August 23
Cattle Calves Sheep
792 450 11
Today
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday, slaughter steers
mostly 4.00 lower; cows 1.00-1.50
lower; bullocks 2.00-4.00 lower;
bulls 4.00-7.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1300 lb.
56.00- Choice 950-1350 lb.
54,75-57.25, several purchased by
the small retail trade 57.50-59.25,
couple 59.6060.00; high Good and
low Choice 54.00-55.75; Good
51.00- Standard and low
Good 46.00-51.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 900-1050 lb- 53.50-55.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.25-39.25,
several 39.5040.25-; Cutter 34.75-
37.25; Canner and low Cutter
32.00-35.00.
BULLOCKS : Choice 900-1250
lb. 52.50-55.00, few 55.25-55.75;
Good 48.50-52.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 11100-1600
lb. 47.0049.25, few 49.2549.60,
couple 1945-2270 lb. 49.0049.50;
yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 44.75-
47.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 2.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 83.00-86.00,
few 87.5089.00; Choice 76.00-
83.00; Good 72.00-77.00; Standard
65.00-72.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 55.00-
65.00, 65-85 lb. 49.00-55.00.
SHEEP: Couple lots Good and
Choice 70-80 lb. spring lambs
fully steady at 40.0043.00.
Monday, August 20
Calf Receipts 132, Market
Steady. Choice and Prime 78-80;
Standard 64-72; Good and Low
Choice 74-78; Common 40-50.
Monday, Angnsl 20
15 loads of hay and 7 loads of
straw sold as follows: (price per
ton)
Alfalfa, few loads 38-67;
Timothy 1 load 45; Mixed Hay 31-
54; Hay 42; Straw 31-47; Com 4-
- loads 49-82.
New York
Dressed Meats
Thursday, August 23
Daily distributive - less than
carlot meat trade:
Compared with Wednesday:
Fresh meat wholesalers
struggling to affect clearance of
beef, lamb and pork as
movement out of sales coolers is
disappointingly slow." Retail,
buyers only acquiring token
tonnage while H & R supply
houses working on day to day
orders and carrying no
significant inventory. Advance
carlot purchases for next week’s
arrival reportedly no better than
needed for two days business.
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 I
Cattle Calves
This Week 3900 1200
Last Week 4604 1359
Last Year 4693 1493
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
3.00- lower than last week,
instances as much as 10.00 off on
Tuesday; cows 1.00-2.00 lower;
bullocks 2.00-4.00 lower; bulls
4.00- extremes 9.00 lower.
Supply included an estimated 50
per cent slaughter steers, 40 per
cent cows and bulls, with balance
mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1000-1325 lb.
54.00- Choice 950-1450 lb.
54.00- few 56.50-59.00; high
Good and low Choice 53.25-55.50;
Good 51.00-54.00, several early
part of week 48.50; Standard and
low Good 45.00-49.00.
1300 511 14
916 483 66
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 900-1050 lb. 53.50-55.25;
Good 48.00-50.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-39.25, few
39.50-40.25; Cutter 34.00-37.00;
Canner and low Cutter 31.00-
35.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-1250
lb. 52.00-55.00, few 55.10-55.75;
Good 48.50-52.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 11100-1600
lb. 45.00-49.00, few 49.00-51.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 42.50-
47.00, few low dressing 40.50-
42.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 2.00 higher.
VEALERS; Prime 81.00-86.00,
few 86.50-89.00; Choice 75.00-
81.00; Good 72.00-77.00; Standard
65.00- Utility 90-120 lb. 55.00-
65.00, 65-85 lb. 49.00-57.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-125 lb. Holstein heifers 75.00-
83.50; bulk lb. bull chives
75.00- couple lots 85.00-87.00.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, August 20, 1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm prfce
per ton.)
Hay steady to $5 higher, straw
steady.
Alfalfa 45.00-60.00
Mixed Hay 30.00-50.00
Timothy Hay 25.00-45.00
Straw 25.00-30.00
Mulch 10.00-20.00
Composite
Report
Friday Weekly, August 24
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
__Phone:J7j 7 > 397-7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone (717) 872-5491
John Bowman
Phone; (717) 653-5728