—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 29, 1973
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday, September 24
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 821 143 850 143
Last Week 892 129 1194 151
Last Year 909 144 663 169
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday, slaughter steers
very uneven, Choice 950-1200 lb.
2.00- lower, bulk of trading
3.00- lower, with instances
7.00 lower on Choice and Prime
yield grade 4&5 1275-1400 lb.;
cows steady to 50 lower with the
decline mainly on Utility;
bullocks 4.00-5.00 lower; bulls
3.00- lower. Supply included
588 in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1175-1275 lb.
yield grade 2-4 42.10-43.60, 1285-
1320 lb. yield grade 4-5 39.35-
39.85; Choice 950-1200 lb. yield
grade 2-4 42.2543.60, lot yield
grade 4-5 1160 lb. 38.50; Choice
1200-1300 lb. yield grade 3-5 39.75-
42.00, few yield grade 2 1250-1450
lb. 42.5043.35; Choice 1300-1400
lb. yield grade 3-5 36.35-39.85, lot
1310 lb. yield grade 5 34.35; Good
950-1400 lb. 39.5042.10; Standard
and low Good 38.00-39.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 700-900 lb. 42.0044.50;
Good 37.2540.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.25-37.50;
Cutter 34.50-36.50; Canner and
low Cutter 31.50-34.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 900-1350
lb. 43.0045.00, couple 45.75; Good
40.0043.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1650
lb. 42 50-45.00, several 45.00-46.60;
couple 47.00-47.50; three head
1950-2060 lb. 44.75-45.50; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 39.50-42.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to weak; slaughter calves
1.00-2.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-76.00,
few 77.00-78.00; Choice 66.00-
72.00; Good 59.00-66.00; Standard
52.00-60.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 46.00-
53.00, 65-85 lb. 40.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 260-350 lb. 55.00-58.00, few
260-300 lb. 58.00-62.00; Good 250-
350 lb. 50.00-55.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 1.00-2.00
lower; ewes scarce.
' SPRING LAMBS: Choice 60-90
lb. 32.00-34.00, few small lots
35.00-37.00; Good 55-90 lb. 29.00-
32.00.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, September 24,1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay slow and steady; straw
steady to strong.
Alfalfa 50.00-60.00
Mixed Hay 30.00-50.00
Timothy Hay 30.00-40.00
Straw 30.00-35.00
Mulch 10.00-20.00
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 25
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 599 689 53
Last Week 1094 805 42
Last Year 874 928 47
CATTLE: Compared with last
Tuesday, slaughter steers very
uneven, 2.00-5.00 lower, with most
sales to the small retail slaughter
outlets, sales to the major
packers very scarce; cows 3.50-
5.00 lower; bullocks 3.00-7.00
lower; bulls 5.00-7.00 lower.
Supply included 54 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1200 lb.
40.25-43.10, few 44.00-44.50; 1200-
1400 lb. 38.50-41.00; Choice 950-
1150 lb. 40.75-44.10, several
mainly yield grade 2 & 3 44.50-
46.75, 1150-1400 lb. 38.25-41.50,
several mainly yield grade 2
42.00- Good 950-1350 lb.
39.00- Standard and low
Good 37.2541.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.25-34.50;
Cutter 31.25-34.00; Canner and
low Cutter 29.00-32.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 42.00-
43.50; Good 40.0042.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1650
lb. 41.0043.50; few 43.7544.85;
yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 38.00-
42.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
3.00 higher, although Utility 3.00-
7.00 higher.
VEAL CALVES: Prime 72.00-
76.00, few 77.00-81.00; Choice
66.00-72.00; Good 62.00-66.00;
Standard 57.00-62.00; Utility 90-
120 lb. 48.00-57.00, 70-90 lb. 39.00-
48.00, couple lots 60-65 lb. 37.00-
39.00,
RETURNED TO FARM:
Holstein heifers 80-125 lb. 76.50-
88.00, few Utility 85-110 lb. 68.00-
71.00; bulk 100-125 lb. Holstein
bulls 72.00-83.50, few 90-95 lb.
60-00-69.00.
SHEEP: Spring slaughter
lambs fully steady; slaughter
ewes fully steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Good and
Choice 60-90 lb. 34.00-39.00, few
Choice 40-70 lb. 41.00-44.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 16.00-19.00.
Green Dragon
Hay
Friday, September 21
12 loads hay, including; Few
loads Alfalfa 49.00 - 60.00; couple
loads Timothy 47.00 and 49.00;
few loads Mixed hay 43.50 - 67.00.
4 loads straw 37.00 - 53.00.
8 loads corn 62.00 - 74.00; 4 loads
41.50 - 57.50.
Bats Broadcast?
Bats usually broadcast sonar
pulses at frequencies too high for
humans to hear The pulses of a
Malayan naked free-tailed bat
have been measured at 145 deci
bels, comparable to the sound
level of some jets at takeoff
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EV|RY TUESDAY 12 NOON
HOG SALES
Every Saturday At 9:00 A.M.
Every Wednesday At 9:00 AM.
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box TOO Paradise, Pa.
10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, September 26
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 254 117 495 18
Last Week 906 107 458 29
Last Year 930 111 393 4
This Week’s
Auction 272 117 411 19
Last Week’s
Auction 762 114 522 29
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers fully
steady, instances 1.00 higher on
Choice; cows 2.00-3.00 lower;
bullocks and bulls weak to 1.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
head Prime 1050-1250 lb. 42.35;
Choice 950-1200 lb. 41.25-42.75,
several yield grade 2-3 1000-1400
lb. 43.2545.25, few 46.2547.75,
Choice 1200-1460 lb. 40.0042.00;
Good 1100-1350 lb. 40.0041.50;
Standard 38.00-39.85.
SLAUGHTER tfEIFERS:
Choice 850-1000 lb. 42.0044.35;
Good 38.0042.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.75-34.25, few
34.50-35.00; Cutter 32.00-34.00;
Canner and low Cutter 29.50-
32.00.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice
42.0042.75; Good 38.5041.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11100-1550
lb. 41.7543.50, few 43.7544.85;
yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 38.00-
42.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, instances 2.004.00 higher
on Prime.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00-80.00,
several 82.00-86.50; Choice 66.00-
74.00; Good 60.00-66.00; Standard
54.00-60.00.
SHEEP: One lot Choice 95 lb,
2.00 lower at 31.50.
Local Grain
Thursday, September 27
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 for
ear corn which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, September 27,
1973, are as follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Corn, Old 60.00 70.00
Ear Com, New 40.00 48.00
Shelled Corn 2.34 2.61
Oats, Local 1.10 1.32
Oats,
Western
Barley
Wheat
1.66 1.79
1.98 2.28
3.99 4.05
+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.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, September 27
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 513 435 5
Last Week 997 547 44
Last Year 947 574 68
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday, slaughter steers 1.00-
2.00 lower, instances 3.00 lower;
cows 2.00-3.00 lower; bullocks
and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply
included 48 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1075-1200 lb.
43.00-45.00; Choice 950-1200 lb.
42.75-44.75, several 45.50-46.75,
five head 47.00-48.50; Choice 1200-
1400 lb. 42.00-44.00, few yield
grade 4-5 1250-1400 lb. 40.00-40.50;
Good 40.25-42.75; Standard and
low Good 37.00-41.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.00-34.25, few
34.35-35.00; Cutter 31.00-34.00;
Canner and low Cutter 29.00-
31.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1250
lb. 43.2545.75, few 47.0048.00;
Good 40.0043.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11200-1600
lb. 42.0044.25, few 47.2548.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 38.00-
42.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 3.00-
5.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher
on Choice and Prime.
VEALERS: Prime 79.00-86.00,
couple 88.00-90.00; Choice 74.00-
79.00; Good 63.00-73.00; Standard
Utility 90-120 lb. 48.00-
56.00, 65-85 lb. 40.00-50.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient volume
for a market test.
Monday, Sept. 24
Calf Receipts 135
Choice and Prime 71-81;
Standard 59-66.50; Good and Low
Choice 67-70.50; Common 40-
58.50.
Monday, Sept. 24
17 loads of hay and 7 loads of
straw sold as follows (prices per
ton):
Alfalfa 45.00-75.00, individual at
39.00; Timothy, few loads 40.00-
49.00; Mixed Hay, few loads 31.00-
47.00; Hay, one load at 30.00;
Clover, one load at 40.00; Straw
38.00-54.00; Ear Corn, 2 loads
55.00 and 60.00
New Holland Dairy
Wednesday, September 26
Reported receipts of 139 cows; /
market steady with last weeks
market.
Load Pennsylvania cows, fresh
590 - 980; springers, 670 - 710.
Load Franklin County cows,
fresh, 400 - 730; springers, 690 -
800.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 665 -
810.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
660 - 940.
Three loads New York State
cows, fresh, 390 - 925; springers,
530 - 910.
Locally consigned cows 300 -
790.
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 INC.
New. Holland, Ferma.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
Composite
Report
Friday Weekly, Sept. 28
Cattle Calves
This Week 2500 1400
Last Week 4507 1588
Last Year 4459 1765
CATTL^: Slaughter steers
closed the week 2.00-3.00 lower
after some early sales being as
much as 6.00 lower; cows 2.00-
4.00 lower; bulls and bullocks
2.00-4.00 lower. Supply included
an estimated 25 per cent
slaughter steers, 15 per cent
bulls, 40 per cent cows, with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Closing sales high Choice and
Prime 1050-1350 lb. 42.25-45.00;
Choice 950-1300 lb. 41.25-44.00,
several sales mainly yield grade
2-3 44.25-46.50, with a few sales
46.75-48.50; Good 40.00-40.75;
Standard and low Good 38.00-
39.85.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 700-1000 lb. 42.00-44.50;
Good 37.25-40.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.00-34.25, few
34.35-35.00; Cutter 31.00-34.00;
Canner and low Cutter 29.00-
31.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1250
lb. 42.00-45.75, few 47.00-48.00;
Good 38.50-43.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11100-1600
lb. 41.75-44.25, few 44.75-48.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 38.00-
42.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 3.00-
5.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher
on Choice and Prime. Demand
good for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 75.00-86.00,
couple at the close 88.00-90.00;
Choice 70.00-79.00; Good 63.00-
73.00; Standard 56.00-63.00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 48.00-57.00; 70-90
lb. 39.00-48.00, couple lots 60-65 lb.
37.00-39.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Holstein heifers 80-125 lb. 76.50-
88.00, few Utility 85-110 lb. 68.00-
71.00; bulk 100-125 lb. Holstein
bulls 72.00-83.50, few 90-95 lb.
60.00-69.00.
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LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
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livestock order buyer
Ph0ne:(717)397-7539
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Office Phone (717) 872-5491
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Phone: (717) 653-5728