?—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. September 8, 1973
Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, Septembers
No market held due to Labor
Day Holiday.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, September 4
231 Head of Cattle
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter cows $1.25 to
$2.50 higher.
STEERS: Choice 1050 - 1250
pounds (few) 52.85 - 55.50; Good
50.50 - 52.85; Standard 47.00 -
49.50.
HEIFERS: Good (few) 48.10 -
51.00; Utility (few) 40.25 - 43.00.
COWS - Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 37.60 - 39.75;
Cutters 35 75 - 37.60; Canners
33.00 - 35.25; Shells down to 28.00.
BULLS: Good bullocks (few)
46.10 - 48 25; Standard (few) 45.50
- 46 75; Utility (few) 41.00 - 42.00.
200 Head of Veal Calves
Choice (few) 70.00 - 72.00; Good
(few) 65.00 - 68.00; Standard
(few) 63.00 - 65.00; Utility 90 -120
pounds 55 00 - 61.00; 70 - 85 50.00 -
54.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 70
- 85 pounds 55.00 - 60 00; 90-130
65.00 - 83.00; Holstein Heifers 70 -
85 60.00 - 70.00; 70 - 130 75.00 -
88.00.
22 Head of Sheep
Choice 85 - 100 pound spring
slaughter lambs (few) 32.00;
Good 60 - 75 pounds 30.00 - 32.50;
Utility 50 - 60 (few) 20.00 - 25.00.
Green Dragon
Hay
Friday, August 31
26 loads hay, including: Few
loads Alfalfa 58.00 - 65.00, one
load at 81.00; one load Timothy
25.00; few loads Mixed hay 30.00 -
52.00; one load Clover 50.00;
couple loads Meadow hay 23.00
and 27.00; few loads Stubble hay
26.00 - 35.50.
5 loads straw 34.50 - 38 50.
12 loads corn 78.00 - 87.00, few
loads 53 00 - 71.00
Popeye Needs Wheat
If Popeye the Sailor Man
ate wheat instead of spin
ach. no telling what strong
man feats he might have
been able to pull off Scien
tists have found that the
iron in wheat is picked up
by the body far more read
ily than the iron in spinach
Farm Market Important
A substantial part of the
average worker’s paycnock
comes from sales to farmers
Each year, U S farmers pur
chase more than $4O billion
worth of equipment and sup
plies to be used m their pro
duction of food and fiber
They create nearly 20 '< of
the market for all basic in
dustries in the nation
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, September 4
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 798 679 45
Last Week 598 700 7
Last Year 1254 845 40
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday, slaughter steers mostly
3.00 lower; cows 1.00-1.50 higher;
bulls mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prime 1100-1400 lb.
51.75- Choice 950-1400 lb.
50.75- several mainly yield
grade 2 & 3 52.75-53.85; high Good
and low Choice 49.50-51.75; Good
48.00-50.25; Standard and low
Good 43.25-48.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.75-38.00, few
38.00-39.00; Cutter 34.50-37.00;
Canner and low Cutter 31.50-
34.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 900-1200 lb
41.00-44.00, few Choice 44.00-46.75,
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1500
lb. 45.00-47.50; yield grade 2 1000-
1500 lb. 41.50-45.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady to 1.00 higher although
Utility weak to 1.00 lower.
Demand good for calves returned
to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 73.00-78.00;
Choice 69.00-74.00; Good 63.00-
70.00; Standard 60.00-66 00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 55.00-61.00, 70-85
lb. 45.00-52.00, couple lots 57-73 lb.
low Utility 35.00-40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
80-120 lb. Holstein heifers 78.00-
84 00, few Utility 70-95 lb. Holstein
heifers 58.00-65.00, with one lot
104 lb. 71.00; bulk 100-120 lb. bull
calves 69.00-73.00, couple lots 90-
95 lb. 59.00-62.00.
SHEEP: Few head Good and
Choice 65-95 lb. spring slaughter
lambs weak to 3.00 lower at 35.00-
39.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, September 3
Reported receipts of 588 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market steady with last week’s
market.
Load Kansas riding horses 135 -
290.
Load Virginia riding horses 190
- 300.
Load Ohio driving horse 160 -
370.
Local work horses 250 - 420;
driving horses 175 - 360, riding
horses 175 - 225; better horses 250
- 350.
Killers: lightweight 10 - 14;
heavyweight 20 - 25.
Mare ponies 15 - 25; colts 5 -10;
geldings 10-20; larger ponies 55 -
75
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
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, September 5
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 589 123 638 80
Last Week 444 71 484 40
Last Year 719 182 468 35
This Week’s
Auction 629 139 750 164
Last Week’s
Auction 487 93 509 57
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday, slaughter steers
mostly 1.50-2.50 lower, few sales
Standard to low Good 50-1.00
lower; cows 1.00-1.50 higher,
although Canner and low Cutter
about steady; bullocks weak to
2.00 lower; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1250-1425 lb.
50.75-52.00; Choice 1000-1250 lb.
50.50-51.85, few head 52.60-53.10;
Choice 1250-1450 lb. 49.60-51.50;
high Good and low Choice 49.00-
51.10; Good 46.75-50.25; Standard
and low Good 45.60-47.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.75-38.25, few
39.00-39.75; Cutter 35.00-37.50;
Canner and low Cutter 31.00-
33.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1250
lb. 47.75-50.00, couple 50.85-51.35;
Good 45.75-47.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 11100-1800
lb. 45.85-48.50, several 48.50-50.85,
couple 1850-1985 lb. 53.25-53.50;
yield grade 2 1000-1450 lb. 42.00-
47.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2.00-
5.00 higher, most advance on
Choice and Prime.
VEALERS: Prime 75.50-80.00,
around 15 head 80.50-83.00;
Choice 70.00-75.00; Good 63.00-
70.00; Standard 58.00-63.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 1.00-2.00
lower; ewes mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice 65-95
lb. 35.00-36.00; Good 60-90 lb.
30.00-34.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: One lot
Utility and Good 112 lb. 17.50.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, September 5
Reported receipts of 118 cows,
14 heifers; market stronger.
Load"-Pennsylvania cows,
fresh, 740 - 780; springers, 685 -
815. '
Load New York State cows,
fresh, 610 - 800; springers, 700 -
870.
Load Canadian cows, Grades
and Purebred, fresh, 625 - 1100;
springers, 635 - 1300.
Delaware Herd Dispersal, 42
head cattle, all stages of
production, 325 - 800.
Locally consigned cows, 525 -
750.
Springing heifers, 365 - 630,
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, September 6
Cattle Calves Sheep
821 640 16
Today
Last Week 924 481 24
Last Year 999 565 20
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday, slaughter steers 2.00-
3.oolower; cows 2.50-3.50 higher;
bullocks 1.00-2.00 lower; bulls
1.00-2.00 higher. Supply included
28 per cent cows and 17 per cent
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1300 lb.
51.35-52.75; Choice 950-1150 lb.
50.00-52.00, several 52.10-53.00,
with a couple 53.25-53.35; Choice
1150-1400 lb. 49.35-51.50; high
Good and low Choice 49.25-51.25;
Good 47.00-50.00; Standard and
low Good 43.50-46.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 38.00-41.25, few
41.75-42.25; Cutter 36.50-40.00;
Canner and low Cutter 34.50-
36.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-1250
lb. 47.50-50.75, few 52.00-52.75;
Good 44.50-48.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11150-1600
lb. 46.50-48.50, few 49.25-50.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 41.75-
45.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2.00-
4.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 75.00-78.00;
Choice 69.00-76.00; Good 64.00-
69.00; Standard 60.00-65.00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 52 50-59.00, 65-85
lb. 48.00-55.00.
SHEEP; Few Good and Choice
70-105 lb. spring slaughter lambs
steady at 2.00 lower at 33.50-37.00.
Monday, Sept. 3
Calf Receipts 77.
Choice and Prime 65-78;
Standard 48-53.50; Good and Low
Choice 54-64.50; Common 40-
47.50.
Monday, Sept. 3
17 loads of hay and 5 loads of
straw sold as follows: (prices per
ton)
Alfalfa, few loads 51.00-60.00;
Mixed hay 33.00-62.00; Reed
Grass, one load at 38.00; Straw,
few loads 30.00-39.00, one load at
50.00, Corn, 5 loads 80.00-85.00.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, September 4,1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady.
Alfalfa 50.00-60.00
Mixed Hay 30.00-50.00
Timothy Hay 25.00-45.00
Straw 25.00-30.00
Mulch 10.00-20.00
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 P M.
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES ING.
New Holland, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
Composite
Report
Friday Weekly, September 7
Cattle Calves
This Week 3200 1550
Last Week 3141 1335
Last Year 4661 1686
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
1.00- lower; cows 1.50-3.00
higher, instances 3.50 higher;
bullocks 1.00-2.00 lower; bulls
1.00- higher. Supply included
an estimated 40 per cent
slaughter steers, 35 per cent cows
and bulls, with the balance
mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1425 lb.
50.75-52.75, few 53.00-53.60;
Choice 950-115015. 50.00-52.00, few
mainly yield grade 2 52.25-53.50;
Choice 1150-1450 lb. 49.35-51.50;
high Good and low Choice 49.00-
51.50; Good 46.75-50.25; Standard
and low Good 43.25-48.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 38.00-41.25, few
41.75-42.25; Cutter 36.50-40.00;
Canner and low Cutter 33.00-
36.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-1250
lb. 47.75-50.75, few 51.00-52.75;
Good 44.50-48.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11100-1800
lb. 45.00-48.50, several 48.50-50.75,
couple 1850-1985 lb. 53.25-53.50;
yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 41.50-
47.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
5.00 higher, most advance on
Choice and Prime. Good demand
for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 75.00-80.00,
around 15 head 80.50-83.00;
Choice 63.00-75.00; Good 63.00-
70.00; Standard 58.00-66.00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 54.00-61.00; 70-85
lb. 45.00-52.00, couple lots 57-73 lb.
low Utility 35.00-40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
80-120 lb. Holstein heifers 78.00-
84.00, few Utility 70-95 lb. Holstein
heifers 58.00-65.00, with one lot
104 lb. 71.00; bulk 100-120 lb. bull
calves 69.00-73.00, couple lots 90-
95 lb. 59.00-62.00.
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
Ph0ne:(717)653-5728