—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Feb. 2,1974
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday,January 28
Cattle Calves Hoes Sheep
Today 648 148 706 142
Last
Mon. 665 100 726 186
Last
Year 599 106 535 169.
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday, slaughter
steers mainly 1.50-2.50
higher, with Standard and
low-Good 50-1.00 higher;
cows 1.00-1.50 higher; bulls
strong to 1.00 higher with
yield grade 2 at full advance.
Supply included 580 in af
ternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1175-
1325 lb. 49.50-51.50; Choice
950-1300 lb. 48.50-50.85,
couple lots yield grade 34
47.7547.85; high-Good and
low-Choice 46.7549.00; Good
44.0047.50, few Standard
39.8542.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Good 800-1000 lb. 39.75-
40.85, one lot Choice 43.10.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.00-37.00;
Cutter 33.50-36.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1200 lb. 45.5047.10, couple
47.3548.75; Good 42.0045.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 45.5047.85, few
- 48.0048.75, couple 2005-2170
lb. 48.3549.00; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 43.6045.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, instances 2.00
lower on Prime.
VEALERS: Prime 78.00-
82.00; Choice 70.00-78.00;
Good 60.00-68.00; Standard
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RETURNED TO FARM:
Few 90-120 lb. Holstein
heifers 70.00-80.00; bulk 90-
120 lb. bull calves 55.00-65.00,
few 70.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
strong to 50 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
65-105 lb. 40.0042.00; Good
60-100 lb. 35.0040.00.
'■’eoria Cattle
Thursday, January 31
CATTLE: Receipts this
week 4200, compared to last
week 5804, and to last year
4962. Compared to last weeks
close, slaughter steers were
uneven, steady to 1.00
higher. Slaughter heifers
steady to 50 higher. Cows
strong to 50 higher. Bulls
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1175-1300
pounds yield grade 3-4, 46.00-
48.00; up to 50.00 Monday.
Couple loads 1410-1500 4-5,
43.00. Choice 950-1250 24,
closed 46.5049.00; Six loads
early 50.00-51.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 900-1300 45.50-
46.50. Good 44.0045.50; Few
Standard and Good Holstems
43.5043.75; load 1460 42.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prune 1000-1050
pounds yield grade 4-5,45.00-
45.25; Monday, grade 3-4, up
to 48.00. Choice 800-1100 2-4,
closed 45.50-47.00. Load
47.50; Early, three loads
49.00-49.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1100 44.00-46.00.
Good 40.00-44.00.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 26 00-32.00.
High dressing Utility 32.50-
33 50, few 33.75. Cutter 25.00-
30 50 Canner 22 50-25.00.
BULLS Yield grade 1-2,
1100-1800 pounds 30.00-40.00.
Individual grade 1, 42.00.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, January 29
Cattle Calves Sheep
969 484 13
Lasttues. 778 518 13
Last Year 829 598 18
Today
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter
steers 1.00-2.00 higher; cows
50-1.00 higher, instances 2.00
higher on Utility; bulls 1.00-
2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1100-1450
1450 lb. 50.00-51.75, few 52.00-
52.85; Choice 950-1400 lb.
48.50- few 51.85-52.50;
high-Good and low-Choice
46.50- Good 950-1450 lb.,
mainly Holsteins, 44.00-47.00,
few 1550-1800 lb. 42.00-44.60;
Standard and low-Good
41.50-
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.50-87.00,
few 37.00-38.50; Cutter 33.00-
35.50; Canner and low-Cutter
29.50-33.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 44.75-47.50, couple
48.00-48.60; Good 42.25-44.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1150-1750 lb. 45.5048.60, few
49.0049.85, individual 1920 lb.
55.75; yield grade 21000-1500
lb. 41.7545.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00-2.00 higher, instances
4.00 higher on Prime.
VEALERS; Prime 79.00-
83.00, few 83.50-85.00; Choice
70.00- Good 60.00-70.00;
Standard 47.00-59.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 41.00-50.00,65-85 lb.
38.00-
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 100-125 lb. Holstein
heifers 61.00-66.00, 29 head
80-95 lb. 79.00-81.00; bulk
100-125 lb. bull calves 65.00-
72.50, one lot 25 head 110-115
lb. 61.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test.
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, January 30
Reported receipts of 142
cows, three bulls. Market
stronger than last week’s
market.
Load Maryland cows,
springers 630-770.
Load New York State
cows, fresh 500-820.
Herd dispersal of 40 head
from Chester County, all
stages of production 365-860.
Herd dispersal of 50 head
from Maryland, all stages of
production 305-810.
Locally consigned cows,
350-800,
Bulls 355-535.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile east of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday at
I 30 PM starting with
feeder cattle and pigs
Lebanon
Valley
Livestock
Tuesday, January 29
Cattle 301
Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers grading Standard &
Good 75 cents to $1.75 higher.
Slaughter cows 50 cents to $1
higher. Slaughter bullocks
grading Standard & Good SO
cents to $1.75 higher. In
dividual Choice slaughter
steer at 49.10, Good 45.10-
48.00, couple to 48.60,
Standard 43.10-44.50, few
Utility 40.2542.25. Few Good
& Choice slaughter heifers
42.75-43.75, few Standard
41.2543.00, Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 34.75-36.85, Cutters
33.50-35.00, Canners 30.50-
33.75, Shells down to 28.00.
Good slaughter bullocks
44.8547.00, Standard 43.10-
44.10, Utility 40.50-42.50.
Yield Grade 1-2 1400-1750
pounds slaughter bulls 43.00-
46.00, individual at 46.85.
Calves 198
Vealers mostly $1 to $4
higher; Holstein heifers $2O
lower. Few Choice vealers
72.00- few Good 64.00-
69.00, few Standard 60.00-
63.00, Utility 90-120 pounds
41.00- 70-85 36.0040.00.
Farm calves, Holstein bulls
90-130 50.00-76.00; Holstein
heifers 90-140 60.00-75.00.
Sheep 19
Few Good 70-130 pounds
wooled slaughter lambs
35.0039.50. Utility Slaughter
ewes 10.00-12.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, January 31
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,
January 31, 1974, are as
follows:
Bid+Offered+
Ear Com, New
67.00 75.00
Shelled Com
3.00 3.20
Oats, Local
1.27 1.81
Oats, Western
2.02 2.18
Barley 2.50 2.75
Wheat 4.58 4.68
Soybeans 5.68 5.90
+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.
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
Bo\ 100 Paradise Pa
10 mi Kast ol Lancaster on Rt 10
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, January 30
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 914 51 560 25
Last
Wk. 749 96 574 22
Last
Yr. 869 81 369 19
Wed.’s
Auc. 916 47 607 25
Last Wed.’s
Auc. 561 97 654 22
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers
1.00-1.50 lower; cows mostly
steady; bulls and bullocks
fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1175-
1400 lb. 48.6049.85, small lot
14301 b. 48.10; Choice 950-1350
lb. 47.50-50.00, couple 50.85-
52.10; high-Good and low-
Choice 46.0048.50; Good
43.00-47.00; Standard and
low-Good 39.8543.35, one lot
38.85.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1000 lb. 43.10-
44.00, couple 45.60-47.00;
Good 38.5042.50; Standard
36.50-39.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-37.00,
couple 38.00; Cutter 33.50-
36.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 45.25-
47.25, few 48.2548.85; Good
42.0044.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1200-1800 lb. 45.0047.75, few
48.0049.85; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 42.7545.00.
VEAL CALVES: Small
supply vealers 1.00-2.00
higher.
VEALERS: Prime 80.00-
84.50, few 85.00-86.00; Choice
70.00-80.00; Good 62.00-68.00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 43.00-53.00.
SHEEP: Couple lots
Choice 97-111 lb. wooled
lambs fully steady at 39.00-
40.50,
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday,January 28
Reported receipts of 726
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market lower than
last week’s market, and a
record low for the New
Holland horse auction.
Load North Carolina
riding horses 150-260. Load
North Carolina work horses
330-510.
Load Ohio riding horses
135-275.
Load Kansas riding horses
140-400.
Load Tennessee riding
horses 230-335. Load Ten
nessee work horses, pairs
810-1150.
Load Virginia riding
horses 175-450. Load Virginia
work horses 410-600.
Load Tennessee riding
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, January SI
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 579 390 0
I j!it Thurs. 701 452 21
Last Year 679 379 0
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday, the sharply
reduced receipts of
slaughter steers sold 1.00-
2.00 higher; cows 1.00-2.00
higher; bulls mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 48.50-
51.75, around 10 head 52.00-
52.50; high-Good and low-
Choice 46.5048.75; Good
43.7546.50; Standard 41.00-
43.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.50-37.60,
few 38.00-38.25; Cutter 34.00-
36.75; Canner and low-Cutter
32.0034.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 45.7548.25, couple
49.0049.75; Good 42.2546.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 45.2547.10,
couple 47.75-48.85; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 42.25-
45.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Choice and Prime
8.00-10.00 higher, Standard
and Good 3.006.00 higher,
with Utility about steady.
VEALERS: Prime 87.00-
92.00, few 93.00-94.00; Choice
78.00-88.00; Good 65.00-78.00;
Standard 55.0064.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 40.0046.00,6565 lb.
37.0040.00.
SHEEP; None.
Monday, January 28,1974
Calf Receipts 66.
Choice and Prime 7864;
Good and Low Choice 65-78;
Standard 5060; Common 30--
45.
HAY MARKET
Monday, January 28,1974
89 loads of hay and 26 loads
of straw sold as follows:
(prices per ton)
Alfalfa 41.00-75.00;
Timothy, few loads 36.00-
46.00; Mixed Hay 31.00-66.00;
Hay 32.00-74.00; Clover, few
loads 41.00-49.00; Straw
37.00- Ear Com, 3 loads
73.00-
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
AD
horses 195-325.
Local work horses, 310-670,
670-1180 pairs; mules 165-
480; driving horses 150-405;
riding horses 160-220; better
horses 245-500.
Lightweight killers 16-18;
heavyweight killers 20-23.
Mare ponies 15-35; colts 6-
10; geldings 15-30; larger
ponies 45-75.
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland
makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY 10:00 A.M. Fat Hogs
2:30 P.M.—Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
Horse Sale - 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
Composite
Report
Weekly, February i
Cattle Calves
ThifWeek 3400 HOO
Last Week 3431 ne?
Last Year , 3191 neg
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
uneven, bulk of the week’s
trading 1.00-2.00 higher,
although Wednesday only
strong to 1.00 higher; cows
closed the week 1.00-2.00
higher; bulls and bullocks
fully steady. 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 1100-
1450 lb. 49.50-51.75; Choice
950-1300 lb. 48.50-51.75,
around 25 head 52.00-52.85;
higb-Good and low-Choice
46.50-48.50; Good 43.75-47.00,
few 1550-1800 lb. 42.00-44.50;
Standard and low-Good
39.85-43.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1000 lb. 43.10-
44.00, couple 45.60-47.00;
Good 38.50-42.50; Standard
36.50-39.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.0087.50,
few 37.5088.50; Cutter 33.00-
36.50; Canner and low-Cutter
29.5083.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 44.75-47.50, few 48.00-
49.75; Good 42.00-44.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 45.0048.50, few
48.75-49.85, individual 1920 lb.
55.75; yield grade 21000-1500
lb. 41.75-45.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00-2.00 higher, with closing
sales as much as 10.00
higher.
VEALERS: Prime 80 ? 00-
85.00, with closing sales" at
87.00- few
Choice closed at 78.00-88.00;
Good 65.00-78.00; Standard
55.00- Utility 90-120 lb.
40.00- 65-85 lb. 37.00-
40.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 100-125 lb. Holstein
heifers 61.00-66.00, 29 head
80-95 lb. 79.00-81.00; bulk 100-
125 lb. bull calves 65.00-72.50,
one lot 25 head 110-115 lb.
61.00.
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