—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 3, 1973
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday. October 29
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1183 133 520 132
Last
Week 1539 161 763 65
Last Year 1038 235 914 175
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday, slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 lower, although
Choice yield grade 3-5 fully
steady; cows steady to 50 lower;
bulls 1.00 lower. Supply included
621 in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1250 lb.
41.25-42.75; Choice 950-1250 lb.
40.00-42.75, 1175-1325 lb. yield
grade 3-4 37.85-40.00, few yield
grade 5 1250-1425 lb. 35.75-37.50;
Good 1000-1325 lb. 39.00-42.00;
Standard 38 50-40.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1050 lb. 41.00-42.50;
Good 38.50-40.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-36.00;
Cutter 32.00-34.75; Canner and
low Cutter 30.00-32.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 44.25-
45.75; Good 40.50-44.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11000-1800
lb. 42.85-46.75, few 47.00-48.10;
yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 40.00-
44.00, few 39.00-40.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
2.00 lower, slaughter calves slow,
not fully established.
VEALERS: Prime 78.00-82.00,
few to 84.00; Choice 73.00-78.00;
Good 64 00-72.00; Standard 58.00-
64.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs weak to
1.00 lower; slaughter ewes
scarce.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 70-
95 lb. 33.00-34.00, few at 35.00;
Good 29.00-33.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, October 30
424 Head Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers $1.50 to
$4 lower. Slaughter cows $1.50 to
$2.50 lower. Slaughter bulls
mostly $1 lower.
STEERS: Good and Choice
1000 -1275 pound slaughter steers
39.00 - 42.00; Standard 38.25 -
40.00; Utility 37.35 - 38.25.
HEIFERS: Standard (few)
slaughter heifers 38.10 - 39 50 ;
Utility (few) 35.00 - 37.00.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter cows
33.50 - 36.00; Cutters 32.00 - 34.00;
Canners 30 00 - 32.50; Shells down
to 27.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice (few)
46.00 - 48.00; Good 43.00 - 46.00;
Standard 40.85 - 42.10.
BULLS: Individual yield grade
1 1785 pound slaughter bull at
50.00, 1-2 1000 - 1200 39.00 - 42.50;
1300 - 1900 40 50 - 44.75
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 30
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 953 678 46
Last Week 1048 703 28
Last Year 709 777 31
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday, slaughter steers 50-1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower; cows
1.00-1.50 lower; bulls 1.00-2.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1075-1300 lb.
40.85-42.75, one lot yield grade 4
1275 lb. 39.85, and lot yield grade 5
1340 lb. 35.60; Choice 950-1200 lb.
40.75-44.00, few 44.00-44.60, 1200-
14501 b. 39.85-43.25, yield grade 3-5
1100-1400 lb. 35.85-39.00; Good
37.50-41.50, including load 1330-
1450 lb. Holsteins 38.00-39.00;
Standard and low Good 35.50-
40.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.00-35.00, few
35.00-36.00; Cutter 31.00-34.00;
Canner and low Cutter 28.75-
31.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 42.50-
44.00; Good 40.00-43.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1000-1600
lb. 42.00-44.00, few 44.50-46.35,
individual 2065 lb. 49.50; yield
grade 2 1000-1450 lb. 40.00-42.75,
few 37.50-40.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
unevenly steady to weak.
Demand only fair for calves
returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 78.00-81.00,
few 81.00-86.50; Choice 70.00-
77.00; Good 62.00-70.00; Standard
56.00- Utility 90-120 lb. 45.00-
52.00, few 52.00-55.00 ; 70-85 lb.
37.50-45.00, one lot 62 lb. 35.50.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100-120 lb. Holstein heifers 65.00-
70.00, couple lots 84-92 lb. 80.00-
82.00; Bulk 100-125 lb. bull calves
63.00-
SHEEP: Small supply wooled
lambs fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 60-
85 lb. 38.00-42.00, few 35-60 lb.
42.50-48.00; Good 55-80 lb. 31.00-
34.50.
Green Dragon Hay
Friday, October 26
14 loads hay, including: One
load Alfalfa 86.00; couple loads
Timothy 38.00 and 57.00; Mixed
hay 38.00 - 62.00.
3 loads straw 55.00 - 65.00.
6 loads corn 50.00 - 53.00, one
load 81.00.
252 Head Veal Calves
Choice and Prime (few) 69.00 -
72.00; Good 62.00 - 67.00; Stan
dard (few) 55.00 - 62.00; Utility 90
-120 pounds 44.00 - 50.00; 70 -85
40.00 - 45.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 70
- 85 pounds 50 00 - 60.00; 90-125
60.00 - 70.00; Holstein Heifers 70 -
85 55.00 - 65 00; 90 - 160 65.00 -
85.00.
14 Sheep
Few Good 70 - 75 pounds wooled
slaughter lambs 31.00 - 32.00.
AUCTIONS
New Holland
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
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New. Holland, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-4341
Market, Auction News
° Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, October 31
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1022 105 706 18
Last
Week 886 79 399 43
Last Year 618 141 470 37
This Week’s
Auction 701 146 817 71
Last Week’s
Auction 657 148 407 62
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers 50-1.00
higher, instances 2.00 higher on
Choice over 12501 b.; cows 50-1.00
lower; bullocks 1.00-1.50 lower;
bulls 50-1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1075-1325 lb.
41.50-43.25, one lot yield grade 3-4
12951 b. 40.50, one lot yield grade 5
1340 lb. 38.00; Choice 950-1300 lb.
41.35-44.00, yield grade 3-4 1200-
1350 lb. 37.75-42.00; Good 40.60-
42.25, couple lots Standard 39.35-
39.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1000 lb. 41.00-43.85;
Good 38.00-40.60.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.00-34.50, few
34.50-35.10; Cutter 31.75-34.00;
Canner and low Cutter 30.00-
31.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 42.00-
44.60, couple 45.50-46.00; Good
39.00-42.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1600
lb. 41.00-44.85, few 46.75-48.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 38.00-
41.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 1.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 78.00-80.00,
couple 80.00-84.00; Choice 72.00-
78.00; Good 62.00-72.00; Standard
56.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 350-440 lb. 35.00-40.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs fully
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 85-
95 lb. 35.00; Good 65-90 lb. 30.00-
30.50.
Local Grain
Thursday, November 1
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, November 1,
1973, are as follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Corn, Old 60.00 75.00
Ear Corn, New 50.00 58.00
Oats, Local 1.08 1.30
Oats,
Western 1.59 1.72
Barley 2.03 2.24
Wheat 4.05 4.31
Soybeans 4.80 5.25
+Bid is the price the dealer
makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
makes the difference
in auctions!
at 12:30 P.M
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, November 1
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 774 612 22
Last Week 961 499 22
Last Year 699 531 17
CATTLE: Compared to last
Thursday, slaughter steers
strong to 1.00 higher; cows 75-1.50
lower; bullocks 1.00-1.50 lower;
bulls 1.00-2.00 lower, instances
3.00 lower on yield grade 1.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 41.75-44.00, few
44.25-45.50; Choice yield grade 3-5
1200-1450 lb. 37.00-41.50; high
Good and low Choice 1100-1300 lb.
40.00-43.00, 1300-1470 lb. 37.00-
40.00; Good 39.50-41.50; Standard
and low Good 37.75-39.75, few
36.50-37.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.00-35.25, few
35.25-36.25; Cutter 32.00-34.25;
Canner and low Cutter 29.00-
32.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 42.50-
45.25; Good 41.50-42.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1600
lb. 43.25-45.50, few 46.00-46.75,
individual 1440 lb. 49.60; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 40.00-42.60,
few 38.50-40.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Good 830-
890 lb. Holsteins 37.75-40.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully
steady, after some early sales
steady to weak.
VEALERS: Prime 77.00-84.00,
few 85.00-90.00; Choice 70.00-
78.00; Good 63.00-71.00; Standard
56.00-63.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 48.00-
53.00, 65-85 lb. 36.00-47.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-120 lb. 64.00-70.00, few 70.00-
76.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 50.00-60.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly
slaughter ewes selling 1.00-2.00
lower.
WOOLED LAMBS: One lot
Choice 55 lb. 41.00, few Good 55-65
lb. 29.00-33.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 10.00-18.00.
Monday, Oct. 29
Calf Receipts-95
Choice and Prime 67-78;
Standard 57-62.50; Good and Low
Choice 63-66.50; Common 42-
56.50.
Monday, Oct. 29
8 loads of hay and 2 loads of
straw sold as follows: (prices per
ton)
Alfalfa, one load at 65.00;
Timothy, 2 loads 35.00 and 44.00;
Mixed Hay, few loads 47.00-58.00;
Hay, one load at 30.00; Straw, 2
loads 42.00 and 45.00; Ear Corn,
one load at 55.00.
will buy from the farmer
delivered to the mill. Offered is
the price the dealer will sell for at
his mill.
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, November 2
Cattle Calves
This Week 4800 1550
Last Week 6153 1452
Last Year 3882 1721
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
closed the week 50-1.00 higher,
after some early sales opening
weak to 1.00 lower, most strength
on Choice over 1250 lb.; cows 50-
1.50 lower; bullocks 1.00-1.50
lower; bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.
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 1075-1325 lb.
40.85-43.25, one lot yield grade 3-4
1295 lb. 40.50, couple lots yield
grade 5 1340 lb. 35.60-38.00;
Choice 950-1300 lb. 41.35-44.00, few
44.25-45.50, yield grade 3-5 1200-
1450 lb. 37.00-42.00; Good 39.50-
42.25, load Good 1330-1450 lb.
Holsteins 38.00-39.00 on Tuesday;
Standard and low Good 37.75-
39.75, few 35.50-37.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1000 lb. 41.00-43.85;
Good 38.00-40.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.00-35.25, few
35.25-36.25; Cutter 31.75-34.25;
Canner and low Cutter 29.00-
32.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 850-1200
lb. 42.00-45.50, few 46.00-46.75;
Good 39.00-43.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1000-1600
lb. 41.00-45.00, few 46.00-68.00,
couple 1440 and 2065 lb. 49.50 and
49.60; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb.
40.00-42.75, few 37.50-40.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
unevenly steady. Demand only
fair for calves returned to farm.
VEALERS: Prime 77.00-84.00,
few 85.00-90.00; Choice 70.00-
78.00; Good 62.00-71.00; Standard
56.00-63.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 45.00-
55.00, 60-85 lb. 35.50-45.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
100-120 lb. Holstein heifers 65.00-
70.00, few lots 75.00-82.00; bulk 90-
1251 b. bull calves 64.00-70.00, with
Utility 90-120 lb. 50.00-60.00.
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
_ Phone: (717) 653-5728