—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. September 1, 1973
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday, August 27
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 721 60 834 196
Last
Week 1251 104 628 71
Last Year 566 201 985 114
CATTLE; Compared to last
Wednesday, slaughter steers
uneven. Choice 950-1175 lb. steady
to 1.00 lower, other weights and
grades mostly 1.00 lower, in
stances 2.00 lower; cows mostly
1.00 lower; bulls steady to 1.00
lower; instances 2.00 lower;
bullocks scarce. Supply included
654 in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1225 lb.
54.00-55.35, 1225-1385 lb. 53.25-
54.60; Choice 950-1175 lb. 53.50-
55.25, few head mostly yield
grade 2 56.00-56.10; Choice 1175-
13251 b. 52.25-54.00; high Good and
low Choice 1000-1250 lb. 52.25-
53.00; Good 48.85-51.50; Standard
and low Good 45.00-48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
head Good 900-1050 lb. 46.00-51.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.00-36.75;
Cutter 33.50-36.00; Canner and
low Cutter 30.75-32.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11000-1450
lb. 44.00-46.85, 1450-1700 lb. 45.00-
48.00, few 49.00-50.35; yield grade
2 1000-1600 lb. 41.00-44.75, few
39.25-41.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2.00-
4.00 lower, most decline on
Choice and Prime.
VEALERS; Prime 80.00-83.00,
couple 84.00; Choice 72.00-79.00;
Good 66.00-72.00; Standard 61.00-
66.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs slow.
Choice 2.00-4.00 lower, Good 1.00-
2.00 lower.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 70-95
lb. 38.00-40.00; Good 34.00-38.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, August 30
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 ear
com which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, August 30,1973,
are as follows;
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Com, Old 71.00 80.00
Shelled Cora 2.63 2.88
Oats,
Local 1.10 1.32
Oats,
1.51 1.63
1.92 2.20
Western
Barley
3.55
Wheat
H-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.
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, August 28
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 598 700 7
Last Week 960 653 46
Last Year 1095 842 34
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday, slaughter steers 25-1.00
higher; cows mostly steady
although Utility weak to 1.00
lower; bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1325 lb.
54.75-56.35, few head Prime and
Choice yield grade 2 56.75-58.25;
Choice 950-1400 lb. 53.00-55.75,
mainly 53.50-55.00; high Good and
low Choice 52.50-55.00; Good
49.25-53.25; Standard and low
Good 45.00-50.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-36.75;
Cutter 33.00-36.10; Canner and
low Cutter 31.00-33.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1600
lb. 45.00-48.10, individual 1915 lb.
44.75; yield grade 2 1000-1550 lb.
41.00-45.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers very
uneven, Good to Prime 8.00-10.00
lower. Standard 2.00-4.00 lower
and Utility mostly steady.
Deamdn fair for calves returned
to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 69.00-73.00,
couple Prime 73.00-74.50; Good
62.00- Standard 58.00-63.00;
Utility 75-115 lb. 55.50-59.50, few
60-75 lb. 46.00-54.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Couple lots 100-115 lb. Holstein
heifers 84.50; bulk 80-95 lb. 70.00-
76.00, few lots Utility 75-95 lb.
55.00- bulk 90-120 lb. bulls
76.00- few Utility 100-115 lb.
60.00-
SHEEP: Insufficent volume
for a market test.
Sales will be held at the New
Holland Sales Stables and
Lancaster Stockyards as usual on
Monday, Labor Day.
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 27.
In Lancaster, the average
temperature for the week was 69
degrees, -2 degrees below the
normal average for the time of
year; weekly high was 87
degrees, low 53 degrees.
Growing degree days from
April 1 for crops that start at 50-
degrees totaled 2415, or 34 more
than normal in an average year.
Rainfall for the week totaled
only trace showers; rainfall from
April 1 totaled 18.96 inches, or
-1.65 inches less than normal.
3.78
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 P.M
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
NOTICE
Market. Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, August 29
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 444 71 484 40
Last Week 527 69 749 19
Last Year 957 96 550 7
This Week’s
Auction 487 93 509 57
Last Week’s
Auction 462 78 659 16
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers
uneven, Choice 950-1100 lb.
mostly steady, other weights and
grades weak to 1.00 lower,
Standard scarce ; cows steady to
50 higher; bulls mostly steady,
instances 1.00 higher on yield
grade 11350-1600 lb.; few bullocks
fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 1100-1300 lb.
52.10-54.10; Choice 950-1100 lb.
53.35-54.75, few 55.00-55.50;
Choice 1100-1300 lb. 51.00-54.25;
high Good and low Choice 1000-
1325 lb. 49.75-53.00; Good 49.10-
SLOO.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 900-1050 lb. 50.25-53.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.50-37.00;
Cutter 33.50-36.25; Canner and
low Cutter 31.50-33.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1250
lb. 50.75-53.85; Good 49.00-51.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11000-1600
lb. 44.75-48.50, few 48.75-51.00,
including couple 1855-2585 lb.
50.10-50.75; yield grade 2 950-1400
lb. 41.00-44.75; low dressing 38.00-
40.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2.00-
4.00 lower, instances 6.00 lower on
Prime.
VEALERS; Prime 74.50-77.00;
Choice 69.00-72.00; Good
59.00-69.00, few 250-350 lb. 53.00-
58.00.
SHEEP Spring lambs mostly
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 70-90
lb. 37.00-38.50, one lot 45.1 b. 41.50;
Good 32.00-36.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, August 28
283 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers mostly
steady to $1 lower. Slaughter
cows 50 cents $1.50 lower.
Slaughter bulls $1 to $2 lower.
STEERS: High Choice (in
dividual) 55.25; Choice (few)
53.75 - 54.50; Good 49.00 - 54.00;
Standard 47.25 - 49.00.
HEIFERS; Standard and Good
(few) 45.00 - 48.75.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 35.50 - 37.00;
Cutters 34.00 - 35.50; Canners
31.75 - 34.00; Shells down to 29.00.
BULLS; Choice (few) 48.25 -
53.10; Good 47.00 - 51.35; Utility
and Commercial 44.25 - 49.85.
265 Head of Calves
Supply included 75 percent
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, August 30
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 924 481 24
Last Week 792 450 11
Last Year 815 450 56
CATTLE; Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers 2.00-
2.50 lower; cows 50 to mostly 1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower on
Utility; Bullocks 1-2.00 lower;
bulls 2-3.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 22 percent cows and 21
percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1150-1375 lb.
54.00£5.75, three head 1290-1355
lb. 57.00-57.25; Choice 950-1325 lb.
52.00-55.00, few mainly yield
grade 2 55.50-56.00, couple 56.50-
56.75; high Good and low Choice
51.50-53.00; Good 49.00-52.50;
Standard and low Good 44.75-
48.50, few 49.00-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 700-925 lb. 48.00-50.00;
Good 44.00-47.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.75-37.75, few
38.00-38.85; Cutter 33.75-36.50;
Canner and low Cutter 32.00-
34.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-1250
lb. 50.50-52.50, couple 53.50-54.00;
Good 46.50-51.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11000-1500
lb. 43.75-48.25, few 48.50-49.75,
individual 2070 lb. 48.25; Yield
grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 41.00-44.60;
several low dressing yield grade
2 950-1250 lb. 38.00-40.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers slow
Good to Prime 10.00-12.00 lower,
Utility and Standard 2.00-6.00
lower.
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-76.00;
Choice 65.00-70.00; Good 60.00-
66.00; Standard 58.00-61.00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 50.00-58.00, 65-85
lb. 45.00-51.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly Utility
and Good slaughter ewes selling
fully steady at 17.00-22.00.
Monday, August 27
Calf Receipts 108. Market $2.00
higher. Choice and Prime 75-82;
Standard 60-68; Good and Low
Choice 68-75; Common 50-60.
Monday, August 27
18 loads of hay and 9 loads of
straw sold as follows: (prices per
ton)
Alfalfa, few loads 39.00-78.00;
Timothy, one load at 44.00; Mixed
hay 30.00-67.00; Hay, one load at
31.00; Clover, one load at 45.00;
Straw 30.00-45.00; Ear Corn, 5
loads 75.00-89.00.
farm calves,
Choice and Prime 62.00 - 70.00;
Good (few) 63.00 - 68.00; Utility 90
-120 pounds 54.00 - 59.00; 70-85
pounds 55.00 - 60.00; 90 -135 60.00 -
82.00; Holstein Heifers 70-85
55.00 - 68.00; 90 - 135 82.00 - 91.00.
27 Head of Sheep
Choice 80 - 105 pound spring
slaughter lambs 32.00 - 33.00;
Good 50 - 85 31.00 - 32.50;
slaughter ewes 16.00 - 16.50.
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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
Composite
Report
Friday Weekly, August 31
Cattle Calves
This Week 3000 1350
Last Week 4498 1277
Last Year 3938 1609
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
1.00-1.50 lower, instances 2.50
lower; cows 50-1.00 lower;
bullocks 1-2.00 lower; bulls 2-4.00
lower. Supply included estimated
45 percent slaughter steers and 40
percent cows and bulls with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 1100-1350 lb.
53.75-55.75; Choice 950-1150 lb.
53.50-55.50, several mainly yield
grade 2 55.50-56.25; Choice 1150-
1350 lb. 51.00-54.25; high Good and
low Choice 50.00-53.00; Good
49.00-52.50; Standard 44.75-50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 700-1050 lb. 48.00-53.50;
Good 44.00-48.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.50-37.50, few
38.00-38.85; Cutter 33.50-36.50;
Canner and low Cutter 31.00-
34.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 900-1250
lb. 50.50-3.00, few 53.50-54.00;
Good 46.50-51.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11000-1450
lb. 43.75-46.75, 1400-1800 lb. 45.00-
48.50, few 48.50-51.00. Couple 1885-
2585 lb. 48.25-50.75; Yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 41.00-45.00, several
low dressing 950-1250 lb. 38.00-
41.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers very
slow, Good to Prime 8.00-12.00
lower. Utility and Standard
steady to 6.00 lower. Demand fair
for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-77.00;
Choice 65.00-72.00; Good 60.00-
66.00; Standard 58.00-63.00;
Utility 90-120)54.00-60.00; 65-85 lb.
45.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Couple lots 100-115 lb. Holstein
Heifers 84.50; bulk 80-110 lb.
70.00-76.00, few lots Utility 75-95
lb. 55.00-61.00; bulk 90-120 lb.
bulls 76.00-87.00, few Utility 90-115
lb. 60.00-63.00.
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 _