—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 6, 1973
2
Local Livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday, October 1
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 778 99 1177 109
Last
Week 821 143 850 143
Last Year 1107 153 628 56
CATTLE; Compared to last
Wednesday, slaughter steers
2.00-3.00 higher; cows 1.00-2.00
higher, instances 3.00 higher on
Utility; bullocks 3.00-5.00 higher;
bulls 3.004.00 higher. Supply
included 558 in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1375 lb.
43.75- Choice 950-1375 lb.
43.00-45.75, few Choice yield
grade 2&3 Charolais 46.25-47.50,
and few head Choice 1225-1375 lb.
down to 42.50; high Good and low
Choice 42.00-43.75; Good 41.50-
43.50; Standard and low Good
40.75-
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.00-36.60, few
36.75-37.85; Cutter 33.50-35.75;
Canner and low Cutter 30.50-
33.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 45.75-
47.25; Good 43.00-45.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 11100-1600
lb. 44.50-47.75, six head 1770-2220
lb. 48.00-50.00; yield grade 2 1000-
1400 lb. 41.00-45.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS; Prime 75.00-80.00,
few 82.00-83.00, one 10-head lot 313
lb. 86.00; Choice 66.00-75.00; Good
60.00-66.00; Standard 54.00-60.00.
SHEPP: Wooled lambs steady
to weak. Ewes absent..'
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 60-
90 lb. 30.00-31.00, few small lots
33.00-35.00; Good 55-90 lb. 28.00-
30.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, October 4
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 com which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, October 4,1973,
are as follows;
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Com, Old 60.00 70.33
Ear Com, New 40.00 48.00
Shelled Com 2.39 2.65
1.15 1.37
Oats, Local
Oats,
Western
Barley
Wheat
1.67 1.80
1.92 2.18
3.83 4.02
+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, October 2
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 778 623 50
Last Week 599 689 53
Last Year 944 847 49
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday, slaughter steers
unevenly 1.004.00 higher with
most sales 2.00-3.00 higher; cows
2.00-3.00 higher with Cutter
mostly 3.00 higher; bullocks
scarce, bulls 2.00-3.00 .higher.
Supply included 27 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1200 lb.
44.3547.00, 1200-1350 lb. 43.85-
45.50; Choice 950-1250 lb. 43.00-
46.00, several mainly yield grade
2&3 46.5048.10, Choice 1250-1400
lb. 42.0045.25, few 1400-1535 lb.
39.10-42.10; Good 41.85-43.75;
Standard and low Good 39.00-
42.10.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.00-37.60, few
mainly Cutter 37.75-39.10; Cutter
34.75-37.00; Canner and low
Cutter 32.50-34.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice
yield grade 1 50.85-51.60; Choice
46.00-47.50, few Good 43.50-45.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 11200-1600
lb. 43.75-47.00, few 47.00-48.00,
with a couple 50.10-50.35; yield
grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 40.60-44.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
3.00 higher, instances 6.00 higher
on Choice and Prime.
VEALERS: Prime 79.00-85.00;
Choice 72.00-79.00; Good 35.00-
72.00; Standard 60.00-65.00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 50.00-61.00, 65-85
lb. 40.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
80-120 lb. Holstein heifers 75.00-
81.50; bulk 100-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 69.50-76.50, one lot 122 lb.
65.50.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs 3.00-
5.00 lower, slaughter ewes mostly
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few head
Choice and Prime 55-70 lb. 40.00;
Good 60-90 lb. 23.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 12.50-16.00.
Days, Rainfall
Growing Degree
A report from Penn State of
weekly crop and wjeather
roundups with a report on
weather conditions for the week
ending October I.
In Lancaster, the average
temperature for the week was 64
degrees, 3 degrees above the
normal average for the time of
year; weekly high was 80
-degrees;4ow-41-degrees-.
Growing degree days from
April 1 for crops that start at 50-
degrees totaled 2073 degrees, or
126 more than normal in an
average year.
Rainfall for the week totaled .30
inches; rainfall from April 1
totaled 23.33 inches, or 01.51 in
ches less than normal.
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, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-2194
Market
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, October 3
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1007 97 447 63
Last
Week 254 117 495 18
Last Year 925 97 309 4
This Week’s
Auction 713 133 420 58
Last Week’s
Auction
272 117 411
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers mostly
steady; cows 1.00-2.00 higher;
bullocks steady to 1.00 lower,
decline on Good; bulls fully
steady, instances 1.00-higher on
yield grade 2.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1175-1350 lb.
45.00-46.35; Choice 950-1250 lb.
43.25-46.25, few 46.50-47.10, 1250-
1400 lb. 42.75-45.25; Good 42.25-
44.35; Standard and low Good
40.35-42.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1000 lb. 43.KH4.60;
Standard 36.00-40.35.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-38.00, few
38.25-38.75; Cutter 34.00-37.50;
Canner and low Cutter 32.00-
34.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 44.75-
47.00, couple 48.50-48.75; Good
41.50-45.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11000-1600
lh- 44.50-48.00, few 1400-1900 lb.
48.60-50.00; yield grade 2 1000-
1600 lb. 42.25-45.50.
FEEDER STEERS: Around 70
head Choice and Prime 850-1075
lb. with Good and Choice
slaughter finish 45.50-46.75, few
44 IA-44 ftR
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Prime 77.00-82.00,
few 83.00-87.00; Choice 71.50-
77.50; Good 65.00-71.00; Standard
60.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 250-350 lb. 54.50-60.00;
Good 49.00-54.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 70-
100 lb. 30.00-32.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, October 1
Reported receipts of 388 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market steady with last weeks
market.
Load Kansas riding horses, 155
- 390.
Local” work“hofses~27s””-” 400;“
mules 115 -145; driving horses 140
- 470; riding horses 150 - 215;
better horses 230 - 425.
Killers: Heavyweight 8-11;
lightweight 15 - 20.
Mare ponies 10 - 30; colts 5 -8;
geldings 10 - 20; larger ponies 45 -
75. .
, Auction News
New Holland
Auction
Thursday .October 4
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 686 546 23
Last Week 513 435 5
Last Year 891 513 5
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday, slaughter steers 1.00-
2.00 higher; cows 3.00-5.00
higher; bulls and bullocks 2.00-
3.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1000-1250 lb. 43.50-46.25,
few 46.50-47.75, five head 48.00-
49.00, Choice 1250-1425 lb. 42.50-
45.25; high Good and low Choice
950-1250 lb. 43.00-45.00; Good
41.75-43.75; Standard and low
Good 40.75-43.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 37.50-39.50, few
39.50-40.60; Cutter 35.00-38.50;
Canner and low Cutter 31.25-
35.00. .
BULLOCKS: Choice 46.00-
48.00, couple 48.50-50.10; Good
42.75-45.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 11000-1600
lb. 45.00-48.75, few 49.00-50.25;
yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 41.25-
45.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Choice and Prime 1.00-
3.00 lower, other grades steady.
VEALERS: Prime 76.00-82.00,
few 85.00-89.00; Choice 70.00-
76.00; Good 62.00-70.00; Standard
58.00-63.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 48.00-
56.00; 65-85 lb. 40.00-50.00.
SHEEP: Small supply wooled
lambs and slaughter ewes
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: One lot
Choice 87 lb. 38.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: One lot
Utility 19.50.
Manday, Oct. 1
Calf Receipts 210
Choice and Prime 66-88;
Standard 47-51.50; Good and Low
Choice 52-65.50;C0mm0n 40-46.50.
Monday, Oct. 1
13 loads of hay and 5 loads of
straw sold as follows (prices per
ton)
Alfalfa, few loads 55.00-95.00;
Timothy, 2 loads 55.00 and 57.50;
Mixed Hay 47.00-59.00; Hay, few
loads 32.00-61.00; Straw 45.00-
60.00; Corn, 4 loads 49.00-72.00.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, October 1,1973
- --(AR-hay-Nor2 and-betterpricefr
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay and straw slow, mostly
steady.
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
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 KOON
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, October 5
Cattle Calves
This Week 3900 1400
Last Week 2606 1388
Last Year 5141 1597
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
1.00- higher, instances as
much as 4.00 higher; cows
generally 2.00-3.00 higher, with
some closing sales as much as
5.00 higher; bulls and bullocks
2.00- higher throughout the
week. Supply included an
estimated 40 per cent slaughter
steers, 15 per cent bulls, 30 per
cent cows, with the balance
mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1050-1200 lb'.
44.35-47.00, 1200-1350 lb. 43.75-
45.50; Choice 950-1250 lb. 43.25-
46.25, few 46.50-47.75, five head
48.00- Choice 1250-1425 lb.
42.00- Good 41.75-44.25;
Standard and low Good 39.00-
43.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 850-1000 lb. 43.10-44.60;
Standard 36.00-40.35.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter closed the week
at 37.00-39.50, few 39.50-40.60;
Cutter 35.00-38.50; Canner and
low Cutter 31.25-35.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 44.75-
48.00, few head 48.50-51.60; Good
41.50-45.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 11000-1600
lb. 43.75-48.50, few 48.60-50.25,
including six head 1770-2220 lb.;
yield grade 2 1000-1600 lb. 41.25-
45.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady, instances 2.00 lower 4han
last week’s late close on Choice
and Prime.
VEALERS: Prime 76.00-82.00,
few 83.00-89.00; Choice 76.00-
77.00; Good 63.00-71.00; Standard
58.00-63.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 50.00-
61.00, 65-85 lb. 40.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
80-120 lb. Holstein heifers 75.00-
81.50; bulk 100-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 69.50-76.50, one lot 122 lb.
65.50.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 250-350 lb. 54.50-60.00;
Good 49.00-54.00.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
ofS(ockers& Feeders
Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
Phone: (717) 397-7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone (717) 872-5491
John Bowman
_ Ph0ne:(717)653-5728,