—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22, 1973
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Local Livestock
Lancaster
Market
Monday, December 17
Cattle Calvesllogs Sheep
707 119 398 58
Today
Last Mon-
day 876 171 595 99
Last Year 459 204 1768 114
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday, slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 higher; cows 1.00-
2.00 higher; bullocks 50-1.00
higher; bulls strong to 1.00
higher. Supply included load
Choice yield grade .2-3 1225 lb.
bought to'arrive at' 44.50. There
was 545 head in afternoon auc
tion.
Slaughter steers: High
Choice and Prime 1100-1375 lb.
vield grade 2-4 42.10-43.35, load
yieW .grade
39.85; Choice 950-1350 lb. yield
grade 2-4 41.50-43.10, yield grade
3-5 1200-1425 lb. 39.60-41.50; Good
39.25-41.35, few Standard 36.25-
-38.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice yield grade 3-4 900-950 lb.
39.50- Good 38.50-40.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.00-36.50, few
36.50- Cutter 32.50-35.35;
Canner and low-Cutter 30.35-
31.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 44.00-
46.75; Good 41.00-44.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 11200-1700
lb. 43.35-46 35, few 46.60-47.85,
couple 1445-1795 lb. 49.60-50.00;
yield grade 2 41.50-44.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers 1.00-
2.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 80.00-85.00;
Choice 70.00-78.00; Good 61.00-
70.00; Standard 48.00-60.00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 38.00-45.00, 65-85
lb. 35.00-40.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs fully
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 70-
95 lb. 383)0-38.50; Good 34.00-
38.00.
NOTICE
HOLIDAY MARKET SCHEDULE
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES
The only sale to be held at New Holland on Monday,
Dec. 24 will be a hog sale at 10 ;00 A.M.
There will be NO Horse Auction Mon., Dec. 24.
There wilt be NO Dairy Auction on Wed. r Dec. 26.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES
No Sale-at-Vintage Tuesday, Dec. 25.
Hog Sale on Wednesday, Dec. 26 at 9 :00 A.M
LANCASTER STOCK YARDS
Fat Cattle Sale Monday at 11:00 A.M.
Fat Cattle Sale Wednesday at 12:00 Noon
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, December 18
- -- CattleCalvesSheep
Today 560 510 24
Last Week 694 671 8
Last Year 654 767 6
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday, slaughter steers 1.00-
2.00 higher; cows 2.00-4.00
higher; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High-
Choice and Prime 1450-1600 lb.
yield grade 4-5 36.00- 38.50, few
38.50-40.00, few yield -5
34.75-36.00; Choice 950-1325 lb.
yield grade 24 41.7544.75, few
head 45.0045.75; Choice 1300-1425
lb. yield grade 34 38.5041.00;
Good 39.0042.50.
' SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Good 800-1000 lb. 36.50-38.00, few
Choice 38.75-40.35.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-37.00, few
37.00-38.00 i Cutter 33.00-35.75;
Canner and low-Cutter 30.00-32.50
BULLS: Yield grade 11200-1600
lb. 43.00-46.00, few 46.00-47.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 41.25-
43.50, few 39.75-41.00-.
VEAL CLAVES: Vealers
steady to weak with Prime in
short supply, Utility fully steady.
VEALERS: Prime 79.00-81.00,
individual 88.00; Choice 70.00-
78.00; Good 60.00-68.00; Standard
50.00- Utility 90-120 lb. 38.50-
46.00,80-90 lb. 35.00-38.00, 60-80 lb.
25.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
80-115 lb. Holstein heifers 70.00-
78.00; bulk 100-120 lb. bull calves
55.00-65.00.
SHEEP; - Supply mainly
slaughter ewes selling fully
steady.
SLAUGHTER'EWES: Utility
and Good 13.00-17.50, few 18.00-
20.00.
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 Ht 30
Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Auction
Thursday, December 20
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 746 , 590 15-
Last Week 690 484 6
Last Year 463 412 3
CATTLE; Compared to last
Thursday, slaughter steers
mostly steady; cows 1.00 to
mostly 2.00 higher; bulls fully
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice 950-1300 lb. 41.50-45.00, few
mainly yield grade 2 45.25-46.50;
Choice yield-grade 3-5 1375-1550
lb. 38.00-41.00; Good 39.75-43.25;
few Standard 37.00-39.00.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High- COWS: utility and high-
Choice and Prime 1075-1325 lb. dressl ?f 0 “life
yield grade 3-4 42.0043.00; high- tsSSo-
Choice and Prime 1350-1450 lb. at 40.0040.50;
IO, TotlSltT“ Canner-and low-Gutter-41.00-
Ib. 36.85; Choice 950-1300 lb. yield 1250
grade 24 41.5043.00, few 43.00- BULLOCKS. MO-12S0
43.50, couple yield grade 2 44.75- lb. 44.5045.75, few 46.8547.50,
45.85; Choice 1200-1400 lb. yield Good 42.0044.00. linA I,™
grade 3-5 39.0041.00; Good 39.50- J BULM: Yield grade 1
| l5O lb. 43.5046.50, few 47.2549.25,
individual 1650 lb. 50.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 41.0043.50.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
mostly steady, although in
stances 2.00 higher on Utility.
VEALERS: Prime 76.00-80.00,
couple 89.00-89.50; Choice 68.00-
77,00; Good 60.00-68.00; Standard
48.00-58.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 40.00-
47.00, 65-85 lb. 35.0041.00.
SHEEP: Small supply wooled
lambs 1.00-2.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 60-
85 lb. 38.0042.00; Good 33.00-
35.00.
- Wednesday, December 19
- Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 595 103 660 34
Last Week 740 89 701 23
Last Year 534 86 803 15
Wednesday’s
Auction 563 104 660 33
Last Wed.’s
106 667
Auction 437
CATTLE; Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers mostly
steady, instances 50 lower; cows
fully steadyrinstances'so higher; -
bulls steady to weak..
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 900-1050 lb. 38.75-40.25.
COWS; Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-36.60, few
36.60-37.75; Cutter 32.35-35.50.
BULLOCKS: Good and Choice
950-1250 lb. 43.00-45.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 11100-1600
lb. 43.00-46.00, few 46.85-47.35;
yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. . 40.60-
43.50.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
steady to 2.00 lower, although
Prime absent.
VEALERS: Choice 68.00-75.00,
individual 78.00; Good 58.00-
67.00; . Standard 48.00-59.00; .
Utility 90-120 lb. 38.00-45.00, few
65-85 lb. 30.00-37.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
300-425 lb. 43.00-47.00, couple
Choice 47.00-50.00; Standard
35.00-43.00.
SHEEP; Small supply
slaughter lambs and slaughter
ewes fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Lot Choice
85 lb. 39.50, and lot Choice and
Prime 105 lb. 42.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Small
lot Utility and Good 17.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, December 17
Reported receipts of 242 head of
horses, mules and ponies, Market
steady with last week’s market.
Load Kansas riding horses 170-
Local consigned work horses,
295-425'; driving horses 150-210;
riding horses 150-210; better
horses 225-400.
lightweight- killers 10-12;
heavyweight killers 19-21.
Mare ponies 15-35; colts 5-8;
geldings 15-30; larger ponies 40-
65.
New Holland
Auction
Monday, Dec. 17
Calfßeceipts-90
Choice and Prime 73-78;
Standard 56-67.50; Good and Low
Choice 68-72.50; Common 35-
55.50.
< ' Monday, Dec.l7 “
7 loads of Hay sold as follows
(prices-per ton);
Timothy, couple loads 39.50-
5K00; Mixed hay, few loads 43.00-
64.00; Straw, two loads 40.00 and
46.00; Corn Fodder, one load at
35.00.
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, December 19
Reported receipts of 165 cows,
12 heifers and 14 bulls. Market
lower than last week’s market.
Two loads New York State and
Canada cows, fresh 790-920;
.springers 670-1120. . . _
Load Vermont cows, fresh 585-
790.
Load Pennsylvania _ cqws,
fresh, 750-100 CT.
Maryland herd dispersal of 40
head, all stages of production 380-
930.
Montgomery County herd
dispersal of 20 head, all stages of
production 350-760.
Locally consigned cows 350-700.
Springing heifers 450-585.
Bulls 225-585.
AUCTIONS mokes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland mokes 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
Composite
Report
Weekly, December 21
Cattle Calves
3100 1350
3425 1422
2314 1483
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE:- Slaughter steers
steady with last week’s close;
cows 1.00-2.00 higher, instances
4.00 higher; bulls fully steady,
instances 50 higher. Supply in
cluded an estimated 35 per cent
slaughter steers, 30 per cent
cows. lO per cent bulls.with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High-
Choice and Prime 1075-1375 lb.
yield grade 2-4 42.00-43.35, high-
Choice and Prime 1450-1600 lb.
yield"grade"
yield grade 5 1600-1700 lb. 34.75-
36.00; Choice 950-1300 lb. yield
grade' 2-4 41.50-43.00, few 43.00-
45.00, with a couple 45.00-46.50,
Choice yield grade 3-5 1375-1550
lb. 38.00-41.50; Good 39.00-42.50;
few Standard 36.25-39.00.'
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Ch
oice yield grade 3-4 900-1050 lb.
38.75-40.35; Good 36.00-40.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter closed the week
at 36.00-38.50, several 38.75-39.75,
with a couple at 40.00-40.50;
Cutter 33.75-36.50; Canner and
low-Cutter 31.00-33.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-1250
lb. 43.5045.75, few 46.75-47.50 f
Good 41.0044.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 11100-1700
lb; 43,00-46.50, few
individual 1650 lb. 50.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 41.0043.50,
few 39.7541.00.
VEAL CALVES,- - Vealets.
unevenly steady, although,,
closing sales Utility strong to 2.00'
higher.' - -
VEALERS: Prime 76100-80.00,
few 84.00-89.50;- Choice 68.00-
78.00; Good 60.00-68.00'; Standard
48.00- Utility 90-120 lb. 38.50-
47.00, 65-85 lb. 35.00-41.00, few 60-
70 lb. 25.00-35.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
300-425 lb. 43.00-47.00, few Choice
47.00-
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
80-115 lb. Holstein heifers 70.00-
78.00; bulk 100-120 lb. bull calves
55.00-65.00.. - ' -
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