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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, Feb. 11
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1019 179 715 160
Last
Mon. 1120 124 578 152
Last
Year 433 134 860 174
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday, slaughter
steers 1.00-3.00 lower, in
stances 4.00 lower, with most
late trading fully 3.00 lower;
cows mostly steady; bulls
weak "to 50 lower; bullocks
50-1.50 lower. Supply in
cluded 1134 in afternoon
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1075-
1400 lb. 49.50-50.35; Choice
950-1350 lb. 48.00-49.60,
several late sales 47,00-48.50;
high-Good and low-Choice
46.50- Good 42.75-47.50;
Standard 40.50-43.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1025 lb. 44.50-
46.85, few 47.2547.50; Good
41.50- Standard 36.25-
39.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 37.00-39.50;
Cutter 34.75-37.50; Canner
and low-Cutter 31.00-35.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 900-
1250 lb. 45.0048.00; Good
41.5044.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 44.7548.00, few
48.2548.85, couple 1675-1695
lb. 50.50-52.10; yield grade 2
1000-1450 lb. 41.5045.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Prime 80.00-
85.00, few 86.00-87.00; Choice
70.00- Good 62.00-70.00;
Standard 55.00-62.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 42.00-50.00,65-85 lb.
% OfU49 no
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
1.00- lower than last
Wednesday. Supply mcluded
110 head Choice and Prime
100-110 lb. wooled lambs
bought to arrive at 42.50.
WOOLED LAMBS; Choice
70-95 lb. 40.00-42.50; Good 60-
90 lb. 36.00-40.00; 15 head
Choice and Prime 70-75 lb.
new crop lambs 57.00.
HAY MARKETS
REGIONAL
Monday, February 11,1974
(All hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm price per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow, steady,
spots weaker
Alfalfa
Mixed Hay
Timothy Hay
Straw
Mulch
60.00-
40.00-
30.00-
35.00-
20.00-
NEW HOLLAND
Monday, February 11
59 loads of Hay and 24
loads of Straw sold as
follows:
Alfalfa 73.00-98.00, 2 loads
39.00 and 49.00; Timothy
42.00-45.00; Mixed Hay 37.00-
79.00; Clover, few loads
46.50-55.00; Bromegrass, 1
load at 42.00; Straw 43.00-
53 00; Corn, 4 loads 76.00-
82.00.
PAUL Z. MARTIN
Wednesday, Feb. 13
50 loads of Hay and Straw
and 1 load of Corn sold as
follows.
Alfalfa 60-79; Timothy up
to 51.50; Mixed Hay 59-67;
Clover 42-44; 1 load Meadow
Grass 30.00; Straw 4448; 1
load Corn 79 00
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, February 12
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 922 586 8
Last. Tues. 1056 464 5
Last Year 867 654 16
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter
steers 1.00-3.00 lower; cows
uneven, Utility steady to 50
lower, instances 1.00 lower,
Canner and Cutter steady to
weak, instances 50 lower;
bulls.and bullocks 1.00-2.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1100-
1325 lb. 48.75-50.00; Choice
950-1300 lb. 47.50-50.00, few
50.00- Choice 1250-1425
lb. 46.35-48.00, couple lots
1400-1450 lb. 44.6045.10; high-
Good and low-Choice 44.60
47.25; Good 41.50-45.50;
Standard and low-Good
39.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 875-1150 lb. 43.60
45.25, couple 46.50-46.75;
Good 40.5044.00.
COWS: Utility and high- -
dressing Cutter 35.75-38.60,
couple 39.50-40.00; Cutter
34.50-36.50; Canner and low-
Cutter 32.00-34.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1250 lb. 44.7546,75, individual
49.85; Good 41.0044.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 44.5047.75, few
49.25-50.00, individual 1870 lb.
51.85; yield grade 2 41.00-
45.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady, with Utility
1.00-2.00 higher. -
VEALERS: Prime 80.00-
85.50; Choice 72.00-80.00;
Good 61.00-71.00; Standard
55.00- Utility 90-120 lb.
43.00- 65-65 lb. 40.00-
45.00,
RETURNED TO FARM:
Thirty head 100-125 lb.
Holstein heifers 100.00-
102.00, 80-115 lb. 52.00-70.00;
bulk 100-125 lb. bull calves
69.00- one 25-head lot
110-115 lb. 81.50.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test.
GREEN DRAGON
Friday, February 8
98 loads hay including:
Alfalfa 55.00-79.00, 14 loads
36.00-54.00; Timothy 31.00-
42.00; Mixed hay 38.00-80.00,
9 loads 35.00-36.00; Clover
two loads 41.00 and 51.00;
Blue Grass hay, one load at
36.00; Stubble hay, one load
at 29.00.
' 31 loads straw, 39.00-45.50.
Com, seven loads 71.00-
75.50.
Corn Fodder, one load at
43.00.
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, February 12,
Cattle 381
Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers grading Standard and
Good 75 cents to (1.25 lower.
Slaughter cows steady to 75
cents higher. .Slaughter
bullocks grading Good 25
cents to 75 cents lower.
Slaughter bulls $1.50 higher.
Choice 1100-1300 pounds
slaughter steers 46.35-49.10,
individual at 49.85, Good
45.00-47.00, Standard 42.75-
44.75, few Utility 40.75-42.00.
Good slaughter heifers 42.50-
45.00, Standard 41.50-42.75.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 36.85-
40.00, Cutters 34.85-37.35,
Canners 33.50-35.50, Shells
down to 30.00. Few Choice
slaughter bullocks 46.75-
50.25, Good 45.00-47.00, few
Utility 41.00-42.50. Yield
Grade No. 1-2 1400-1800
pounds slaughter bulls 44.60-
48.85, individual at 49.60.
Calves 240
Vealers about steady.
Choice vealers 69.00-76.00,
Good 64.00-70.00, few
Standard 55.00-60.00, Utility
90-120 pounds 44.0048.00, 70-
85 40.0043.00. Farm calves $7
to $3O higher. Holstein bulls
90-125 55.00-72.00; Holstein
heifers 70-85 40.00-50.00, 100-
170 82.00-106.00.
Sheep 9
Few slaughter ewes 16.50-
20.00.
Oklahoma
City
Thursday, February 14
Cattle and calves - 9000
Cattle auction
Moderately active, early
sales .feeder cattle and
calves about steady with the
weeks decline; fairly large
attendance buyers; majority
receipts Good and Choice
400-800 pound steers and 400-
650 pound heifers; supplies
include liberal numbers
arriving from wheat
pasture.
FEEDER STEERS; Small
lot Choice 341 pound at 63.25;
400-500 54.50-56.60, small lot
and part load 431444 61.75-
62.50; 500-600 49.75-55.00; 600-
700 48.0049.30, part load 613
at 51.60; 700-800 46.5048.50;
few 833-943 46.70-47.90;
mixed Good and Choice 350-
500 50.75-55.75; 500-700 46.50-
48.50; Good 400-600 45.00-
50.00. Short load Good 840
pound Holstein steers 41.60.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Small lot and part load
Choice 314-395 pound 49.60-
50.00; Choice 400-500 46.00-
48.90; 500-600 45.00-47.20;
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
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, February 13
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 235 125 - 386 37
Last
Week 1726 71 1148 47
Last
Year 1143 90 354 21
Wed’s
Auc. 235 125 386 31
Last Wed’s
Auc. 1600 36 997 47
CATTLE; Compared to
Monday, insufficient volume
slaughter steers to establish
a trend, small supply mostly
steady; cows 25-1.00 lower
instances 1.50 lower on
Utility; bullocks mostly
steady; bulls 50-1.00 higher.
Supply included 235 in af
ternoon acution. ,
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Choice and mixed Good
Choice 950-1200 lb. 46.50-
48.60; Good, mainly 1300-1500
lb. Holsteins, 42.50-44.60, five
head 1515-1600 lb. 41.00-42.00;
few Standard 39.0043.35.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Small supply Choice 800-1025
lb. 45.50-46.75; Standard
35.00-37.75.
COWS; Utility and high
dressing „ Cutter 35.75-37.50,
few 37.50-37.85; Cutter 33.50-
37.00; Canner and low-Cutter
32.50-34.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 44.75-
46.85, four head 48.5049.10;
Good 44.0045.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1200-1600 lb. 46.0049.50,
including 2295 lb. 46.25, three
Local Grain
Thursday, February 14
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,
February 14, 1974, are as
follows;
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Com, New
70.00 79.00
Shelled Com
3.09 3.31
Oats, Local
1.40 1.65
Oats, -Western
2.08 2.25
Barley 2.53 2.75
Wheat 4.72 4.79
Soybeans 5.65 5.80
+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.
10ad613 at 44.20; mixed Good
and Choice 495-537 44.00-
44.40.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, February 14
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 629 454 2
Last Thurs. 1667 494 16
Last Year 700 423 7
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday, insufficient
volume slaughter steers to
fully establish a trend, few
sales steady to 1.00 lower;
cows 501.00 lower, instances
2.00 lower on Utility; bulls
501.00 higher. Supply in
cluded load Choice with end
of Prime slaughter steers
bought to arrive.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 9501300 lb. 48.70
50.50, eight head 50.7052.75;
Good 44.50-47.50; Standard
40.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 8501000 lb. 47.00
48.60.
.COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.00-37.00,
few 37,50-38.50; Cutter 34.00-
36.00; Canner and low-Cutter
31.00-34.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 46.0049.00, couple
49.50-50.10; Good 44.0045.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1000-1650 lb. 46.0049.00, few
49.25-50.25; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 42.5045.50, three
lead 1905-2130 lb. 45.5048.25.
FEEDER STEERS; Forty
head Good to mostly Choice
830-940 lb. 44.2546.00, five
head 825-900 lb. 47.5048.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven. Choice and Prime
4.00-6.00 lower, Standard and
Good mostly steady, with
Utility 1.00-3.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 80.00-
84.00, couple 85.00-87.50;
Choice 73.00-79.00; Good
63.00-75.00; Standard 53.00-
62.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 42.00-
50.00, 65-85 lb. 38.0042.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
Monday, Feb. 11
Calf Receipts - 80; Choice
and Prime 73-84; Good and
Low Choice 62-72.50; Stan
dard 54-61.50; Common 38-
53.50.
head 1370-1790 lb. 50.00-52.85;
yield grade 2 975-1400 lb.
42.0044.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, although
Utility 2.00-3.00 higher.
Supply included about 50
head 325-350 lb. vealers
bought to arrive at 86.00.
VEALERS: Prime 81.00-
85.00, few 85.50-87.00; Choice
72.00-79.00, few Good 65.00;
Utility 85-115 lb. 45.00-52.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume of any one class to
establish a trend.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few
Choice 70-95 lb. 43.0045.00,12
head Choice and Prime 65-75
lb. new crop lambs 58.50-
60.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES;
Utility and Good 15.50-20.50.
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
Boxl 00 Paradise, Pa
lO mi East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Composite
' Report
Weekly, February 15
Cattle Calves
This Week ' 3200 1350
Last Week 6075 1153
Last Year 3393 1311
CATTLE: Compared to
last week's close, slaughter
steers 1.00-3.00 lower,
although not enough steers
on offer Wednesday and
Thursday to fully test
trends; cows 50-1.00 lower,
instances 2.00 lower on
Utility; bulls closed the week
50-1.00 higher; bullocks
mostly steady, instances 1.00
lower. Supply included an
estimated 55 per cent
slaughter steers, 25 per cent
cows, 10 per cent bulls with
the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1075-
1400 lb. 48.85-50.35; Choice
950-1350 lb. 47.50-50.00, eight
head at the close 50.50-52.75;
Choice 1250-1425 lb. 46.35-
48.00; high-Good and low-
Choice 44.50-48.00; Good
41.50- Standard and
low-Good 39.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1150 lb. 44.00
46.50, few 47.0048,60; Good
40.50- Standard 36.25-
39.50.
COWS; Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.00-37.50,
few 37.50-38.50, few sales
Monday and Tuesday 39,50
40.00; Cuttter 33.50-36.50;
Canner and low-Cutter 31,00
34.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950
1250 lb. 44.75-46.75, few 47.50
50.10; Good 41.00-45.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
10001650 lb. 46.00-49.00, few
49.25-50.25, four head 1330
1870 lb. 50.5052.85; yield
grade 2 , 975-1500 lb. 42.00-
45.50, few 41.0042.00. ,
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven. Choice and Prime
4.00-6.00 loweiy than last
week’s • close or mostly
steady with bulk of last
week’s sales; Standard and
Good steady; Utility 1.00-3.00
higher.
VEALERS: Prime 80.00-
85.00, few 85.00-87.50; Choice
72.00- Good 62.00-75.00;
Standard 53.00-62.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 42.00-50.00, 65-85 lb.
38.00-
COMPLETE
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BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order baying
of Stockers & Feeaers
Frank Dussinger
livestock order buyer
Phone: (717) 397-7539
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Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone (717) 872- 5491
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Phone: (717)653-5728