—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, October 27, 1973 2 Local Livestock Lancaster Market Monday. October 22 Cattle Cal\ es Hogs Sheep Today 1539 161 763 64 Last Week 1121 133 707 110 Last Year 808 217 888 226 CATTLE Supply included 684 in afternoon auction. MARKET NOT REPORTED DUE TO HOLIDAY Green Dragon Livestock Sale Dairy Cow Show and Sale Friday, October 19 The grand champion, shown by Norman Kolb, Lancaster, was purchased by Marvin Eshleman, Strasburg, for $2,600. The grand champion was the first place dry Holstein Other placings, consigners, buyers and prices paid were: Holstein Dry Cows First - grand champion, second - cow shown and purchased by Melvin Kolb, Lancaster, $2,850; third - shown by Kolb, purchased by Ken Brown, Lancaster, $2,600, fourth - shown by Kelly Bowser, Worthington, to Kolb for $1,580. Holstein Fresh Cows First - Cow shown by Alfred Albright, Landisburg, purchased by Glenn Fite, Quarryville for $1,200, second - shown by Kolb, to Raymond Smucker, Narvon RDI, $1,100; third - shown by Albright, purchased by Charles Myers, Lancaster, $975; fourth - by Sam Kennedy, Mars, to Myers, $1,500. Mixed Breed Class First - Shown by Kelly Bowser, Worthington, to Norman Kolb, $900; second - shown by Albright, sold to Myers, $B2O, third and fourth - shown by Kolb, sold to Myers, for $950 and $770. Guernsey Class First - Shown by Bowser, sold to Kolb, $575; second - shown by Kolb, to Wilbur Price, Mt Bethel, $590, third - shown by J. R. Zimmerman, Plainfield, sold to J. Aaron Hoover, Denver RDI, $670, fourth - shown by Robert Kennedy, Gibsonia, to Fred Potteiger, Carlisle, $490. Judges for the show were Herbert Dickerson, Mt. Hope, Ontario, Canada; Marvin Eshleman, Strasburg, and Paul B. Zimmerman, Ephrata RDI Manager of the show and sale was Walter Risser, Palmyra RD2 Where’s Women’s Lib? According to a tradition of the Somba people in Dahomey, West Africa, when a bride enters her husband’s house, he stabs an ar row into her headdress of ante lope homs, symbolizing that she comes as a creature taken in the hunt LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile east of Fredericksburg along Route 222 PHONE JONESTOWN 865-2881 Sale every Tuesday at 1 30 PM starting with feeder cattle and pigs Vintage Auction Tuesday, October 23 Cattle Calves Sheep 1048 703 28 Today Last Week 722 706 19 Last Year 1140 820 57 CATTLE: Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter steers uneven, mostly 1.00-2.00 lower, with some sales Choice and Prime 1300-1550 lb. yield 3-5 off 4 00, cows 1 00-1.50 lower, bulls strong to 1.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1100-1300 lb. yield grade 2-4 41 7544.50, 1300- 1450 lb yield grade 3-5 39.75- 42 00; bulk Choice yield grade 24 950-1300 lb 40.504 4 50, several mainly yield grade 2 45.0046.50, yield grade 3-5 39.0041.00; Choice 1300-1530 lb yield grade 2-3 40.00- 43 50, yield grade 3-5 35.0040.00; Good 100043501 b 41.0042.50, load Good 1340-1540 lb Holsteins 40.10- 40.85; Standard and low Good 1000-1400 lb 40 0042 00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 34.00-36.25, few 36.25-37.00, Cutter 33.00-35.00; Canner and low Cutter 30.00- 33.00 BULLOCKS: Choice 44.75- 47 25, individual 49 00; Good 41 75-44.25. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1600 lb. 43 50-46.75, few 47.00-48.00, individual 1785 lb. 49.85; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 41.75-43.75. VEAL CALVES- Vealers 1.00- 2.00 lower with the decline mainly on Utility. VEALERS: Prime 78 00-82.00, few 84.00-86.00, Choice 69.00- 77.00; Good 62.00-69.00; Standard 57.00- Utility 85-115 lb. 50.00- 57.00, 70-85 lb. 37.00-46.00, few 60- 70 lb. 31.00-36.00 RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein heifers 90-120 lb. 65.00- 67 00 Utility heifers 80-105 lb. 49.00- bulk 90-125 lb. bulls 71.00- one 25-head lot 122 lb. 62.50 SHEEP: Slaughter lambs fully steady. WOOLED LAMBS- Choice 60- 90 lb 30 00-36.00, few head 65.75 lb. new crop lambs 45.00-49 00. New Holland Dairy Auction Wednesday, October 24 Reported receipts of 102 cows, 14 heifers, market steady with last weeks market Load New York state springers 535 - 820 Load Vermont cows, fresh, 590 - 855 Load Wisconsin cows, fresh, 770 - 880 Load Pennsylvania cows, fresh, 550 - 750 Maryland herd dispersal, 40 head, all stages of production, 300 - 690 Locally consigned cows 430 940 Springing heifers 380 - 580 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 TOO Paradise, Pa 10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt 30 Market, Auction News Lancaster Auction Wednesday, October 24 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 886 79 399 43 Last Week 767 89 400 27 Last Year 771 108 426 19 This Week’s Auction 657 148 407 62 Last Week’s Auction 343 89 387 26 CATTLE - Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter steers 1.00-2.00 lower, instances 4.00 lower on weights over 1300 lb.; cows 50-1.00 lower, instances 1.50 lower on Utility; bulls 50-1.00 higher. Supply included 657 in afternoon auction. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1100-1325 lb 40.85-43.00, Choice 950-1200 lb. 41 75-43.50, few 43.50-44.00; Choice 1200-1400 lb. yield grade 2- 3 40.00-43.00, 1200-1400 lb. yield grade 3-5 38.75-40 00, 1400-1560 lb. yield grade 3-5 35.00-38 75, one lot 1500 lb. 32.00; Good 39.75-42.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 850-1000 lb. 41 60-43.35; Good 36.50-40.60. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 34.50-36.50; Cutter 32.00-34.50; Canner and low Cutter 30.00-43.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 44.75- 46.35; Good 40.25-44.75. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1600 lb. 44.0047.75, few 47.7548.75, couple 1800-1900 lb. 49.7549.85, yield grade 2 1200-1800 lb. 41 00- 43 75. VEAL CALVES • Vealers strong to 2 00 higher VEALERS; Prime 81 00-86.00, few 86.00-70.00; Choice 75.00- 81.00; Good 64.00-74.00; Standard 58.00-64.00 SHEEP: Wooled lambs fully steady WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 75- 85 lb. 34.00-35.50, Good 30.00- 32 00. Local Grain Thursday, October 25 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 corn which is per ton. The average local grain prices quoted Thursday, October 25, 1973, are as follows; Bid+ Offered+ Ear Corn, Old 60.00 72 50 Ear Corn, New 49.50 57.50 Shelled Corn 2 34 2 66 Oats, Local 1.08 130 Oats, Western Barley Wheat 1.62 1.75 2.00 2 26 3 78 4 06 +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, October 25 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 961 499 22 Last Week 631 505 2 Last Year 658 458 13 CATTLE: Compared to last Thursday, slaughter steers 1.00- 2 00 lower; cows 1.00-1.50 lower; bulls and bullocks 1.00-2 00 higher. Supply included 28 lots of six steers in the show and sale. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1100-1275 lb. 42 00-43.25, few yield grade 4-5 38.60-40 00, Choice 950-1300 lb 40.50-43 75, few mainly yield grade 2 43.75-44.50, several yield grade 4-5 38.00-40.50; Choice 1300- 14501 b yield grade 4-5 34.00-38 50, few mainly yield grade 3 39 50- 40 50, Good 40.00-42 00; Standard and low Good 37.75-41.00. (SHOW AND SALE): All sales made in lots of six. Lot Choice and Prime yield grade 2-3 1220 lb. 50.00; high Choice and Prime 1225-1310 lb. yield grade 3-5 41.25- 42 85; Choice yield grade 2-31090- 1370 lb. 43 7545 75, Choice yield grade 34 41.60-43.25, lot Choice yield grade 4-5 1265 lb. 40.50, five lots 910-1020 lb. with Choice slaughter finish sold as feeders at 44.2545.00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 34.00-36.50, few 36.50-37.60; Cutter 32.50-35 00; Canner and low Cutter 30.00- 32 60, few 29.50-30.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 46.50- 48.00, few 49.0049.75; Good 42.50- 45.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1800 lb. 44 7548 00, several 48.00-49 75, three head 50 75; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 42.7545.00. FEEDER STEERS: Around 50 head Choice and Prime with Choice slaughter finish 950-1050 lb. 44.00-45.60 VEAL CALVES; Vealers mostly steady, although Utility 2 00-3.00 lower. VEALERS: Prime 78.00-82 00, few 84.00-87.00; Choice 70.00- 76.00; Good 63 00-7/3 00; Standard 56.00-63.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 45.00- 52.00, 65-85 lb 39.00-45 00. SHEEP; Insufficient volume for a market test. Ag Weather Report A report from Penn State on weather conditions for the week ending October 22. In Lancaster, the average temperature for the week was 51 degrees, -3 degrees below the normal average for the time of year, weekly high was 74 degrees, low 33 degrees Rainfall for the week totaled .08 inches, rainfall from April 1 totaled 23.74 inches, or -3 31 in ches less than normal. Two Sides? He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that AUCTIONS New Holland in auctions! MONDAY 10 30 A M FAT HOGS and SHOATS 2 30 PM 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: 717-354-4341 Composite Report Friday, Oct. 2G Cattle Calves 5600 1450 5100 1461 4981 1629 This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1 00-2.00 lower, instances 4.00 off on yield grade 3-5 over 1250 lb.; cows 1.00 -1.50 lower; bulls and bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply included an estimated 30 per cent slaughter steers, 15 per cent cows and bulls, with the balance mainly feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1100-1325 lb 40 85-43.00, several on Tuesday 43 00-44.50, 1300-1450 lb. yield grade 3-5 38.60-42.00; Choice 950- 1300 lb. 40.50-43.50, few mainly yield grade 2 44.50- 46.50, yield grade 3-5 38.00-40.50; Choice 1300- 1560 lb. yield grade 3-5 35.00-39.00, one load 1500 lb. 32.00; Good 39.75- 42.50; load Good 1340-1540 Holstein included at 40.10-40.85; Standard and low Good 37.75- 4100 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 850-1000 lb 41.60-43.35; Good 36.50-40.60. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 34.00-36.50, few 36 50-37 60; Cutter 32.50-35.00; Canner and low Cutter 30.00- 33 00, few 29.50-30.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 90(1-1250 lb 44.75-47.25, few 48.00-49.75, Good 40.25-45.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1800 lb. 44.00-48.00, several 48.00-49.85, three head 50.75; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb 41.00-43.75, few to 45.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady, although Utility 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand fair for calves returned to farm. VEALERS: Prime 78.00-84.00, few 86.00-90 00; Choice 72.00- 78 00, Good 62.00-70.00; Standard 56 00-64.00, Utility 85-115 lb. 45.00- 52.00, few to 57.00, 70-85 lb 37.00- 46.00, few 60-70 lb. 31.00-36 00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein heifers 90-120 lb 65.00- 67 00, Utility heifers 80-105 lb. 49 00-55.00, bulk 90-125 lb bulls 71 00-77 50, one 25-head lot 122 lb. 62 50 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 makes the difference in marketing livestock! makes the difference
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