•Lancaster Farming. Saturda 1 2 Local Livestock Lancaster Market Monday, December 10 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep 876 171 595 99 Today Last Mon- day 691 171 860 138 Last Year 478 139 0 62 CATTLE: Compared to last Wednesday, slaughter steers uneven, Choice and Prime steady to 50 lower, Standard and Good fully steady; cows 1.00-1.50 lower; bulls mostly steady. Supply included 624 in afternoon auction. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1100-1325 lb. 38.75- Choice 950-1300 lb. yield grade 2-4 39.25-41.50, several mainly yield grade 2 41.75- Choice yield grade 4-5 1200-1400 lb. 38.35-39.50; Good 1000-1400 lb. 38.00-40.50; Standard 36.75- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 900-1135 lb. yield grade 3-4 36.00-37,00; Good 850-1000 lb. yield grade 2-3 36.00-38.85; Standard 34.25-36.00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 30.50-33.00, few 33.25-34.10; Cutter 29.00-31.00; Canner and low Cutter 27.50 29.50. BULLOCKS: Choice 43.00- 44.75, couple 44.85-45.35; Good 40.25-43.50. BULLS; Yield grade 11000-1600 lb. 42.85-44.75, few 45.00-46.85, couple 47.25-47.75; yield grade 2 1000-1600 lb. 40.25-43.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady. VEALERS: Prime 81.00-85.00, one 14-head lot 330 lb. 88.50; Choice 72.00-80.00; Good 62.00 70.00; Standard 54.00-60.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 35.00-45.00, 65-85 lb. 32.00-38.00. SHEEP: Wooled lambs 1.00 1.50 higher than last Monday; slaughter ewes steady. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 70- 105 lb. 36.00-38.00; Good 60-90 lb. 32.00-36.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 14.00-19.00. New Holland Horse Auction Monday, December 10 Reported receipts of 374 head of horses, mules and ponies; market steady with last week’s market. Load Tennessee riding horses, 170-300. Load Kansas riding horses, 115- 340. Load Ohio driving horses, 150- 250. Local work horses, 300-420; mules 145-230; driving horses 175- 415, riding horses 165-200; better horses 215-425. Lightweight killers 10-12; heavyweight killers 19-21. Mare pomes 15-35; colts 5-8; geldings 15-30, larger ponies 45- 65 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. December 15. 1973 Vintage Auction Tuesday, December U Cattle Calves Sheep Today 694 671 8 Last Week 665 673 11 Last Year 604 651 11 CATTLE: Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter steers 25-50 lower; cows 1.00-2.oolower; bulls fully steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 950-1350 lb. yield grade 2-4 40.00-42.25, several mainly yield grade 2 42.50-43.50, couple 45.10; Choice yield grade 3-4 1200-1425 lb. 37.0039.50; Good 38.50-40.00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 31.50-33.50, few early 33.50-34.25; Cutter 29.50- 43.00; Canner and low Cutter 28.00-29.50. BULLS: Yield grade 110001600 lb. 42.00-44.75, several 44.75-46.50, five head 48.25-49.00; yield grade 2 10001400 lb. 40.0042.50, few 38.0039.75. VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00 2.00 lower with some sales Prime 6.00 lower. VEALERS: Prime 78.0082.00, few 83.0085.00; Choice 70.00 78.00; Good 60.0070.00; Standard 50.0060.00; Utility 90120 lb. 38.00 46.00, 8090 lb. 32.0038.00 with 60 80 lb. 23.5027.00. RETURNED TO FARM; Bulk 100125 lb. Holstein heifers 55.00 60.00; bulk 100115 lb. bull calves 64.0065.00, with one lot 120125 lb. 59.00, SHEEP: No market test. Lebanon Valley Auction Tuesday, December 11 295 Cattle Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows steady to $1.50 lower. Slaughter bullocks grading Good strong to 50 cents higher. Few Choice 1150-1325 pounds slaughter steers 38.00- 41.00, few Good 39.10-41.00, few Standard 37.85-38.25, few Utility 36.00- Few Good & Choice slaughter heifers 37.00-38.10. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 32.50-34.00, couple to 34.75, Cutters 31.00-33.00, Canners 29.00-32 00, Shells down to 27.00. Good slaughter bullocks 43.00- individual at 45.60. Few Yield Grade 1-2 1250-1520 pounds slaughter bulls 39.85- 42.75; individual yield grade l at 46.35. 208 Vealer Calves Vealers steady to $l lower. Individual Prime vealer at 73.00, Choice 69.50-71.00, Good 60.00- 65 00, Standard 51.00-56.00, Utility 90-120 pounds 41.00-46.00, 70-85 36.00-41.00. Farm calves, Holstein bulls 90-120 45.00-55.00; Holstein heifers 90-150 55.00-72.00. 402 Hogs Barrows & Gilts $1.50 to $2 higher. US 1-3 195-240 pounds barrows & gilts 43.10-43.85, 2-3 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: 717-354-4341 Market Lancaster Auction Wednesday, December 12 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 740 89 701 23 Last Week 515 84 361 18 Last Year 957 106 0 21 Wednesday’s - Auction 437 106 667 23 Last Wed.’s ' 412 84 330 27 Auction CATTLE: Compared to Monday, slaughter steers 50-1.00 higher; cows 50-I.oohigher; bulls mostly steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 950-1300 lb. 40.50-42.50, several yield grade 2 43.00-44.00; Choice yield grade 3-5 39.00-40.50; Good 38.10-41.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 850-1000 lb. 40.35-41.75; Good 35.00-38.75. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 31.00-33.50, few 33.50-34.00, couple 35.00-35.10; Cutter 29.75-32.50; Canner and low Cutter 28.50-30.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 43.00- 45.35; Good 41.50-43.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1000-1600 lb. 42.50-44.80,- few 45.60-46.85, couple 47.85-48.75; yield grade 2 41.00-43.00, few 38.25-39.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2.00- 4.00 lower. VEALERS: Choice 68.00-77.00, couple Prime 79.50-82.00; Good 61.00-70.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 300-400 lb. 45.00-52.00; Good 270-390 lb. 37.50-44.00. SHEEP; Small supply wooled lambs 50-1.00 higher. WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 80- 100 lb. 38.50-40.00; Good 35.00- 38.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 12.50-16.00. Local Grain Thursday, December 13 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 com which is per ton. The average local grain prices quoted Thursday, December 13, 1973, are as follows: Bid+ Offered-f Ear Com, New 59.00 67.66 Shelled Cora . 2.77 3.04 Oats, Local 1.15 1.35 Oats, Western Barley Wheat Soybeans 1.73 1.87 2.33 2.56 4.02 4.60 5.47 5.95 +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. 200-250 41.60-42.50, 3-4 260-270 40.60-40.85. US 1-3 300-500 pounds sows 32.50-33.50. , Auction News New Holland Auction Thursday. December 13 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 690 484 6 Last Thursday 811 541 37 Last Year 941 535 3 CATTLE: Compared to last Thursday, slaughter steers 1.00- 2.00 higher, instances 4.00 higher on Choice yield grade 3-5; cows 1.00-2.00 higher; bulls 50-1.00 higher, instances 1.50 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 950-1325 lb. 41.50-45.00, several mainly yield grade 2 45.00-46.10, yield grade 4-5 39.00- 42.50; Good 40.50-43.00, few low Good 39.00-40.50. UOWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 34.00-36.75, few 37.00-37.85; Cutter 32.00-35.25; Canner and low Cutter 29.75- 32.50. BULLOCKS; Choice 950-1300 lb. 43.50-46.00, couple 46.75-47.25; Good 42.50-44.50. BULLS: Yield grade! 1100-1650 lb. 43.50-46.25, few 1550-1900 lb. 47.75-48.85, individual 2105 lb. 46.00; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 41.50-13.50, few 39.00-41.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2.00- 5.00 lower, with the bulk of the 65- 120 lb. being sold for slaughter at mostly 5.00 lower. VEALERS: Prime 75.00-83.00, few 85.00-87.00; Choice 68.00- 74.00; Good 60.00-68.00; Standard 50.00-58.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 38.00- 46.00, 65-85 lb. 30.00-38.00. SHEEP: Insufficient volume for a market test. Monday, December 10 Calf Receipts 123 Choice and Prime 76-84; Standard 60-70.50; Good and Low Choice 71-75.50; Common 38- 58.50. Monday, December 10 51 loads of hay and 8 loads of straw sold as follows; (prices per ton) Alfalfa 42.00-59.00, individual at 72.50; Timothy 33.50-46.00; Mixed hay 26.00-49.00, few loads 51.00- 65.00; Grass Hay, 1 load at 35.00; Clover, 1 load at 52.00; Straw 38.00- Cora Fodder 3 loads 37.00- Ear Com, 4 loads 66.00- 00. Green Dragon Hay Friday, December 7 80 loads of hay, including: Alfalfa 53.00-83.50; Timothy 31.50- 41.00, Mixed hay 37.00-70.00; Clover, few loads 40.00-57.00; Stubble hay, few loads 35.00-45.00. 25 loads straw 38 50-44.00 Com, seven loads 62.50-66.00. Com Fodder, two loads 39 00 and 46 00. Shavings, one load 16.00. VINTAGE SALES STABLES, Inc. PARADISE, PENNA. BULLS STEERS BUTCHER COWS. LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES SOLD ON COMMISSION SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOOFf ' 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 100 Paradise. Pa 10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt 30 Composite Report Weekly, December 14 Cattle Calves 3600 1450 3379 1461 3636 1439 This Week Last Week Last Year CATTLE: Slaughter steers opened the week steady to so lower, but by Wednesday had more than recovered the early loss and by Thursday was selling 1.00-2.00 higher; cows closed the week 1.00-2.00 higher after early sales being 1.00-2.00 lower; bulls 50-1.00 higher, instances 1.50 higher. Supply included an estimated 40 per cent slaughter steers, 25 per cent cows; 10 per cent bulls, with the balance mainly feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 950-1300 lb. yield grade 2-4 40.50-44.50, several mainly yield grade 2 at the close 45.00-46.60, Choice yield grade 3-5 1100-1425 lb. 37.50-42.50; Good 38.00-43.00; few Standard and low-Good 36.75- 39.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 850-1000 lb. yield grade 2-3 40.35-41.75; Choice 900-1135 lb. yield grade 3-4 36.00-37.00; Good 35.00- Standard 34.25-35.50. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter closed the week 34.00- few 37.00-37.85; Cutter 31.00- Canner and low Cutter 29.50-32.50. BULLOCKS: Choice 950-1300 lb. 43.00-46.00, couple 46.75-47.25; Good 41.50-43.50. BULLS: Yield grade 11000-1650 lb. 43.00-46.25, few 1550-1900 lb. 47.75-48.85; yield grade 2 1000- 1500 lb. 40.50-43.00, .few 38.25- 40.00. * j VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2.00? 5.00 lower, with bulk of the closing sales Utility 65-120 lb. being sold for slaughter. ; VEALERS: Prime few 83.00-88.50, includingtwo lots 330-340 lb. on Monday at 87.00- 88.50; Choice 68.00-78.00; Good 60.00-68.00; Standard 50.00-58.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 38.00-46.00; 65-85 lb. 30.00-38.00, with some 60-80 lb. low-Utility 23.50-27.Q0. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 300-400 lb. 45.00-52.00; Good 270-390 lb. 37.5044.00."'' ~ RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 100-125 lb. Holstein heifers 55.00- 60.00; bulk 100-115 lb. bull calves 64.00-65.00, with one lot 120-125 lb. 59.00. 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