—Lancaster Farming, Saturday Jan. 26.1974
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday,January 21
Cattle Olives Hogs Sheep
Today 665 100 726 186
Last Mon*
day 875 179 717 263
Last
Year 406 115 826 215
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday, slaughter
steers steady to weak,
although Standard and low-
Good strong to 50 higher;
cows mostly steady, in
stances 50 lower; bulls and
bullocks 1.00*2.00 lower,
instances 3.00 lower on yield
grade 2 bulls. Supply in
cluded 478 in afternoon
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1075-
1300 lb. 48.75-49.85; Choice
950-1325 lb. 47.60-49.25, few
head Choice yield grade 2 49-
85-50.85, couple 51.35-51.85;
high-Good and low-Choice
45.75-48.50; Good 42.00-47.00;
Standard and low-Good
40.0043.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1100 lb. 42.50-
44.25; Good 39.7542.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.50-35.25,
few 35.50-36.00; Cutter 32.00-
34.00; Canner and low-Cutter
29.50-31.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 44.5046.00, few 47.00-
48.00; Good 42.0044.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 44.0046.75, few
47.0048.85; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 41.5044.50, few
38.5041.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Prime 78.00-
82.00, couple 83.00; Choice
68 00-78.00; Good 59.00-68.00;
Standard 49.00-59.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 40.0047.00, 65-85 lb.
35.0040.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
65-105 lb. 39.0041.00, few lots
41.50; Good 60-100 lb. 34.00-
39.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday,January 21
Reported receipts of 671
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market steady with
last week’s market
Load Kansas riding horses
145-500
Load lowa riding horses
210-320
Load Illinois driving
horses 155-520.
Load Illinois riding horses
190-320.
Two loads Kansas riding
horses 170-620.
Load North Carolina
riding horses 150-390
Load North Carolina work
horses 410-690.
Load Ohio work horses 320-
650.
Local work horses, 325-
500, mules 165-215, driving
horses 175-550; riding horses
165-200, better horses 250-
515
Lightweight killers 18-
20; heavyweight killers 22-
25
Mare ponies 15-35; colts 6-
12, geldings 15-30; larger
ponies 55-85
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, January 22
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 778 518 13
Last Tuesday 575 500 8
Last Year 935 608 15
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter
steers uneven, Choice and
Prime 1.00-2.50 lower, with
yield grade 2 off the least,
Good steady to 2.00 lower,
standard and low-Grade
strong to 1.00 higher; cows SO
higher, instances 1.00
higher; bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice with a few Prime 950-
1375 lb. 46.75-50.00, several -
mainly yield grade 2 50.00-
51.00, with about a dozen
head 51.25-52.35; Choice 1350-
1475 lb. yield grade 3-5 44.00-
45.25; high-Good and low-
Choice 45.25; Good 43.00-
46.00; Standard and low-
Good 40.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 850-1000 lb. 42.00-
44.00, couple 46.0046.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.00-35.25,
few 35.50-36.25; Cutter 32.50-
34.50; Canner and low-Cutter
30.00-32.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 44.2545.50, few
46.7548.00; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 41.7544.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to weak.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00-
78.00; Choice 67.00-74.00;
Good 59.00-67.00; Standard
48.00-57.00; Utility 90-120 lb.
42.0047.00, 65-85 lb. 38.00-
42.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Couple lots 80-95 lb. Holstein
heifers 89.50-90.00, bulk 100-
125 lb. Holstein heifers 60.00-
64.00; bulk 100-125 lb. bull
calves 65.00-75.00.
SHEEP: Few head Choice
and Prime 50-65 lb. new crop
lambs 50.50-54.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 15.00-19.00.
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, January 23
Reported receipts of 55
cows, 11 heifers and two
bulls. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Load Pennsylvania cows,
springers 660-1085.
Load New York State
cows, fresh 560-710;
springers 530-660.
Locally consigned cows,
450-920; Springing heifers.
430-535; Open heifers 255-
335; Bulls 535-545.
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
Lebanon
Valley
Livestock
Tuesday, January 22
Cattle 305
Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers grading Good &
Choice steady to 75 cents
lower. Slaughter cows about
steady. Slaughter bulls 25
cents to $1.25 lower. Choice
1100-1350 pounds slaughter
steers 46.85-48.25, couple to
49.00, Good 44.00-46.25,
Standard 42.00-43.35, few
Standard 40.10-41.00, few
Utility 36.85-38.00. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 33.85-36.25,
Cutters 32.75-34.00. Canners
30.00- Shells down to
27.00. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 45.35-47.75, Good
43.60-45.00, Standard 41.50-
43.50; Yield Grade 1-2 1500-
2100 pounds slaughter bulls
43.00-
Calves 230
Choice vealers 65.00-71.00,
Good 60.00-67.00, Standard
51.00- Utility 90-120
pounds 40.00-44.00, 70-85
38.00- Farm calves,
Holstein bulls 90-120 50.00-
72.00; Holstein heifers 100-
140 81.00-102.00, individual at
110.00.
Sheep 6
Few Choice 100-125 pounds
wooled slaughter lambs
35.00-38.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, January 24
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,
January 24, 1974, are as
follows;
Bid+Offered+
Ear Com, New
66.00 74.00
Shelled Com
2.94 3.19
Oats, Local
1.25 1.79
Oats, Western
1.95 2.12
Barley 2.47 2.86
4.51 4.66
Wheat
Soybeans 5.49 5.90
-1-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.
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MONDAY 10:. ■. A.M. - Fat Hogs i
2:30 P.M. Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
Horse SaIe—MONDAY at 10:00 A.M.
Hay, Straw & Ear Corn MONDAY 11:00 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
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, January 23
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
749 96 574 22
Last Week
774 77 660 17
Last Year
984 67 464 1
Wed’s Auction
561 97 654 22
Last Wed.’s Auction
728 94 623 17
CATTLE; Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers
1.00- lower, instances 2.50
lower on yield grade 3-51350-
1500 lb., although Standard
mostly steady; cows mostly
50 higher, instances 1.00
higher; bulls strong to 1.00
higher, instances 1.50 higher
on yield grade 2.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Few Prime 1050-1200 lb. yield
grade 2-4 48.00-49.00, one lot
1275 lb. yield grade 4-5 45.35;
Choice 950-1300 lb. 47.00-
48.35, couple loads Choice
yield grade 3-5 1350-1500 lb.
43.00- high-Good and
low-Choice 45.00-47.00; Good
42.50-45.60; Standard and
low-Good 39.50-43.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1000 lb. 43.00-
45.00; Good 40.00-42.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.50-36.00,
few 36.25-36.85; Cutter 33.00-
34.85; Canner and low-Cutter
30.00-
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
48.00- and a few Good
46.0047.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 45.00-48.25, few
48.3549.50, individual 1530 lb.
50.25 and 2050 lb. 53.10; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 41.75-
45.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 2.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 78.00-
83.00, couple 85.00-87.00;
Choice 70.00-80.00; Good
60.00-69.00; Standard 52.00-
60.00.
SHEEP: Small lot Choice
and Prime 78 lb. new crop
lambs 50.00, and lot Good
and Choice 77 lb. wooled
lambs 38.50.
Regional
Hay Prices
Monday, January 21,1974
(AH hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm price per ton.)
Hay steady to $5 higher,
■draw steady.
Alfalfa 60.00-65.00
Mixed Hay 40.00-50.00
Timothy Hay 30.00-45.00
Straw 35.00-38.00
Mulch 20.00-26.00
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, January 24
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 701 452 21
Last Thurs. 1026 512 14
Last Year 928 425 10
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter
steers uneven, Choice and
Prime weak to 50 lower,
Standard and low-Good SO
LDO higher; cows 50-1.00
higher, instances 1.50 higher
on Utility; bulls steady to
strong, with small supply
bullocks 1.00-1.50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime
48.2549.00; Choice 950-1300
lb. 46.6049.00, few 49.00-
49.50; high Good and low-
Choice 45.50-47.00; Good
43.00-46.00; Standard and
low-Good 40.0043.50, few low
Standard 37.00-39.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 8501050 lb. 42.50
44.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.00-37.00,
few 37.0037.85; Cutter 32.50
35.50; Canner and low-Cutter
30.0032.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900
1250 lb. 47.0048.25, couple
49.00; Good 43.5046.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11001600 lb. 44.5047.00, few
47.6049.50. individual 49.85;
yield grade 2 10001500 lb.
42.2545.00, few 40.0042.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady, instances 2.00
higher on Prime and Utility.
VEALERS: Prime 78.00
82.00, few 82.00-85.00; Choice
69.0078.00; Good 60.0068.00;
Standard 51.00-60.00; Utility
90120 lb. 41.0047.00,64-85 lb.
35.0041.00,
Monday, January 21,1974
Calf Receipts 96.
Choice and Prime 68-77;
Standard 51-57.50; Good and
Low Choice 58-67.50;
Common 30-50.50.
Monday, January 21,1974
52 loads of hay and 19 loads
of straw sold as follows:
Alfalfa 46.00-80.00;
Timothy, few loads 34.00-
51.00; Mixed hay 40.00-79.00;
Hay 38.00-60.00; Clover, few
loads 48.00-54.00; Orchard
Grass, one load at 46.00;
Straw 43.00-54.00; Ear Com,
one load at 77.00.
Green
Dragon Hay
Friday, January 18
96 loads of hay, including:
Alfalfa 53.00-72.00, few to
89.00; Timothy 34.50-51.00;
Mixed hay 34.00-51.00, few
63.00-93.00; Clover, few loads
32.0041.00; Stubbly hay, two
loads 37.00 and 47.00.
33 loads straw 46.00-52.00.
Com, four loads 74.00-
79.00.
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: OO A.M
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
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lOini East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Composite
Report
Weekly, January 25
Cattle Calves
This Week 3300 1200
Last Week 3680 1270
Last Year 4034 1260
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
uneven, Good to Prime
around 1.00 lower, instances
1.50- lower, most of the
decline on yield grade 3-5
over 1300 lb.; cows 50-1.00
higher, some sales 1.50
higher; bulls steady to
strong, with bullocks 1.00-
1.50 higher. Supply included
an estimated 40 per cent
slaughter steers, 30 per cent
cows, 15 per cent bulls, with
the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1300 lb. 48.00-49.85; Choice
950-1300 lb. 46.6049.00, few
early part of week 49.00-
50.00, with about a dozen
head 51.25-52.35; Choice 1350-
1500 lb. yield grade 3-5 43.00-
45.25; high-Good and low-
Choice 45.00-47.00; Good
42.50- Standard and
low-Good 40.00-43.50, few
low-Standard 37.00-39.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
.Choice 850-1030 lb. 42.00-
45.00, couple 46.00-46.75;
Good 39.7542.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.50-37.00,
few 37.00-37.85; Cutter 32.50-
35.50; Canner and low-Cutter
30.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 45.0048.23, few 48.25-
49.50; Good 42.0045.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 44.50-48.00, few
48.00- individual 2050 lb.
53.10; yield grade 2 1000-1500
lb. 41.75-45.00, few 38.50-
41.00, ,
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 2.00 higher.
Demand fair for calves
returned to farm.
' VEALERS: Prime 78.00-
83.00, few 84.00-87.00; Choice
69.00- Good 60.00-69.00;
Standard 51.00-60.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 41.0047.00,65-85 lb.
OK An AO AA
RETURNED TO FARM:
Couple lots 80-95 lb. Holstein
heifers 89.50-90.00; bulk 100-
125 lb. Holstein heifers 60.00-
70.00; bulk 100-125 lb. bull
calves 65.00-75.00.
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