—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Feb. 23, 1974 2 Local Livestock Market, Auction News Lancaster Market Monday, February 18 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 461 173 631 176 Last Mon. 1019 179 715 160 Last Year 565 135 1173 104 CATTLE: There were 379 head sold in afternoon auction. Auction was not reported due to holiday. Local Grain Thursday, February 21 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 21, 1974, are as follows: Bid-f Offered-f- Ear Com, New 71.00 80.00 Shelled Com 3.11 3.36 Oats, Local 1.45 1.90 Oats, Western 2.12 2.29 Barley 2.5 S 2.78 4.82 4.89 Wheat Soybeans 5.85 6.00 +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. New Holland Dairy Auction Wednesday, February 20 Reported receipts of 49 cows, and two bulls. Market lower than last week’s market. Load Pennsylvania cows, fresh 570-795; springers 600- 800. Load New York State cows, fresh 550-770. Locally consigned cows 375-900. Springing heifers 445-515, Bulls 500-565. HAY MARKETS PAUL Z. MARTIN Wednesday, Feb. 20 36 loads of Hay and Straw sold as follows: Alfalfa 59-71; Timothy 30- 47; Mixed Hay 35-66; Straw 44 50-49. REGIONAL Monday, February 18,1974 (All hay No. 2 and better prices paid by dealers at the farm price per ton.) Hay steady to $5 lower. Straw steady. Alfalfa 55,00-65.00 Mixed Hay 40.00-50.00 Timothy Hay 35.00-40.00 35.00- 17.00- Straw Mulch NEW HOLLAND Monday, February 18 95 loads of Hay and 32 loads of Straw sold as follows (prices per ton) Mixed Hay 32 00-51 00, 20 loads 54 5 0-88 00, few loads 24 00-43.00, Straw 41 00-47 00, few loads at 52 00; Corn, 5 loads 73 00-80 00, Oats $2 35 per bushel, Barley $2 50 per bushel Vintage Auction Tuesday, February 19 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 558 591 6 Last Tue. 922 586 8 Last Year 920 552 8 CATTLE: Compared to last Tuesday, slaughter steers uneven, Choice and Prime 950-1300 lb. 50-150 higher, weights over 1300 lb. steady to strong, Standard and Good strong to 50 higher; cows 50-150 lower after a few early sales mostly steady; bulls 50-1.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High-Choice and Prime 1050- 1250 lb. 49.75-50.75, six head 51.00- Choice 950-1300 lb. 49.00-50.60, few 50.60- 50.85; Choice 1300-1400 lb. 47.00- 1450-1600 lb. 46.00- 47.50; high-Good and low- Choice 1100-1350 lb. 46.50- 48.00; Good 43.75-47.25; Standard and low-Good 40.50-43.25. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 35.00-36.50, few 36.50-37.50, with about 10 head early 38.00-38.75; Cutter 34.00-36.00; Canner and low-Cutter 30.50-33.75. BULLOCKS: Good 850- 1200 lb. 44.25-46.50, couple Choice 49.00, with an in dividual 52.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1700 lb. 46.75-49.00, couple 49.50-50.00; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 42.50- 45.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady, with slaughter calves 1.00-3.00 higher. Supply included 72 bought to arrive. VEALERS: Prime 80.00- 83.00, couple 84.00-85.50; Choice 73.00-80.00; Good 63.00-72.00; Standard 55.00- 63.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 46.00- 55.00, 65-85 lb. 37.00-48.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 350475 lb. 50.00-55.00, few 56.00-63.50; Good 45.00- 50.00, RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 80-100 lb. Holstein heifers 58.00-61.00, one lot 100-105 lb. 70.00 and seven head 110-125 lb. 83.00-63.50; bulk 90-125 lb. bull calves 68.50-74.00. GREEN DRAGON Friday, February 15 102 loads hay including: Alfalfa 55.00-84,00; Timothy 30.00-39.00, one load 46.00; Mixed hay 34.00-68.00; Clover, few loads 37.5047.00; Blue Grass hay, one load at 42.00. 36 loads straw 45.00-50.00. Corn, seven loads 77.00- 81.50. 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 19 Cattle 384 Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Standard St Good 50 cents to $1 lower. Slaughter cows $1.50 to $3 lower. Slaughter bulls St bullocks steady to weak. Few Choice slaughter steers 46.00-48.10, Good 44.35-46.60, Standard 41.75-43.75, few Utility 38.75-40.50. Few Standard St Good slaughter heifers 40.1043.25. Utility St High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 34.50-36.85, Cutters 32.85-35.85, Canners 30.50-33.10. Few Choice slaughter bullocks 47.00- 48.60, Good 44.10-47.60, Standard 42.50-44.10, few Utility 40.00-41.25. Yield Grade 1-2 1400-2000 pounds slaughter bulls 44.2547.85, individual at 48.75. Calves 198 Few Choice vealers 72.00- 75.50, Good 66.00-72.00, few Standard 55.00-65.00, Utility 90-120 pounds 46.00-55.00, 70- 85 43.00-46.00. Farm calves, Holstein bulls 85-130 55.00- 78.00; Holstein heifers 85-130 85.00-110.00. Sheep 10 Few Good 80-100 pounds wooled slaughter lambs 35.00-37.00. Few Slaughter ewes 18 00-23.00. Oklahoma City Thursday, February 21 Estimated Receipts Same Day Last Week Same Day Last Year Moderately active after a slow start, feeder cattle and calves uneven, about steady with the weeks decline; majority receipts Good and Choice 400-750 pound steers and 400-650 pound heifers; moderate attendance buyers; heavy snow and near blizzard conditions at this tune. FEEDER STEERS: Small lot choice 349 pound at 59.00; Choice 400-500 50.50-56.00; 500-600 46.25-48.75, few 505- 531 49.25-50.90 and small lot and part load 503-506 53.25- 53.30; 600-700 45.25-48.00 ; 700- 800 45.00-46.50 ; 800-850 43.00- 45.80; Mixed Good and Choice 330-500 49.75-53.75; 500-700 43.50-46.25 ; 700-910 42.00- Good 390-500 44.00- 500-800 40.75- 45.00; Good 550-909 Holstein steers 39.30-43.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Few Choice 343-377 pound 46.80- 49.00; 400-500 43.00-46.50; 500- 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 IQ mi E.ist ol Lancaster on Rt io Lancaster Auction Wednesday, February 20 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 529 84 5% 12 Last Week 235 125 386 21 Last Year 689 110 485 16 ’s Auction 438 106 597 35 Last Wed.’s Auction 235 132 469 35 CATTLE: Trend on slaughter steers not com parable, market not reported Monday and in sufficient volume last Wednesday; cows 50-1.50 lower, most decline on Utility; bulls mostly steady, instances 1.00 lower on yield grade 1. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Couple lots Prime 1075-1250 lb. 47.5048.10; load high Choice and Prime 1400-1550 lb. 43.6046.50; Choice 975- 1250 lb. 47.8548.60, one lot 49.50; high Good and low Choice 46.00-47.50; Good 43.5045.50; Standard and low Good 40.5043.00, few 38.75- 40.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice 850-1025 lb. 46.00- 47.25, couple 47.85; Good 800- 1000 lb. 42.0045.00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 34.25-35.60, few 35.75-36.60; Cutter 33.00- 35.00; Canner and low Cutter 31.50-33.25. BULLOCKS: Good 850- 1250 lb. 43.6046.00, couple Choice 46.7547.85. BULLS; Yield grade 1 1100-1700 lb. 45.0046.75, few 46.8548.35, individual 49.60; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 42.0045.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully steady. VEALERS: Prime 80.00- 82.00,15 260-295 lb. from one lot 83.00-88.00; Choice 72.00- 80.00; Good 65.00-71.00; Standard 58.00-62.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 90-120 lb. 60.00-72.00, few 73.50-79.50. SHEEP; One lot Prime 75- 80 lb. new crop lambs 69.00, four head Utility and Good slaughter ewes 18.00-20.50. 6,000 10,502 9,090 600 41.00-44.30, small lot 586 at 44.90; 600-700 40.00-43.50; 10ad731 at 39.90; mixed Good and Choice 300-500 40.50- 45.00; 500-700 39.00-41.00; Good 485-721 35.7540.00. For the week: Feeder cattle and calves mostly 2.00- 3.00 lower, some sales 4.00- 4.50 lower compared to late last week; slaughter cows recovered part of the early loss to close 50 cents to 1.00 lower; bulls generally steady. Salable receipts near 12,400 head compared to 17,839 last week and 14,311 the comparable period a New Holland Auction Thursday, February 21 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 672 470 8 Last Thur. 629 454 2 Last Year 808 502 3 CATTLE: Compared to last Thursday, slaughter steers very uneven, Choice 950-1150 lb. yield grade 2-3 steady to weak, Choice 1100- 1300 lb. yield grade 24 1.00- 2.00 lower, with instances of Choice yield grade 34 1275- 1350 lb. 2.00-4.00 lower; Standard and Good 50-1.00 lower; cows 50-1.00 lower; bulls and bullocks 1.00-3.00 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 950-1150 lb. 47.75- 50.50. six head 50.75-51.00, Choice 1050-1300 lb. yield grade 24 46.7548.50, few 1250-1350 lb. yield grade 34 44.5046.75; high-Good and low-Choice 1000-1250 lb. 44.5047.75; Good 42.5045.00; Standard and low-Good 38.7542.45. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Few head Choice 850-975 lb. 45.0045.50. COWS; Utility and high dressing Cutter 34.00-36.60, few 36.75-37.60; Cutter 33.50- 35.25; Cannerandlow-Cutter 31.00-33.50. BULLOCKS: Choice 900- 1250 lb. 44.0046.50, couple 46.7547.00; Good 42.0044.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1000-1700 lb. 43.50-46,50, couple 47.00-48.60; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 40.00- 43.50. VEAL CALVES; Vealers 1.00- higher, instances 4.00 higher on Prime. VEALERS: Prime 83.00- 88.00, few 88.00-82.00; Choice 75.00- Good 65.00-75.00; Standard 58.00-65.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 42.00-50.00, few 50.00- 65-85 lb. 38.00- 45.00. SHEEP; No market test, Monday, February 18,1974 Calf Receipts 98. Choice and Prime 73-87; Standard 54-66.50; Good and Low Choice 67-72.50; Common 38-53.50. year ago. Cows 15 percent cattle receipts; feeders 85 percent of total. COMPUTE MEMO LIVESTOCK HAY, STRAW BUYING SERVICE mmJ can #>Aiku Specializing in order buying onfl EAR CORN of Stockers & Feeders Cikl r FRANKDUSSINGER HLK LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER EVERY MONDAY PHONE; 1717) 397-7539 AT 11 A M - NewHoUandSales MARTM LIVESTOCK Stables, Inc. Washington Boro, Pa. 17582 Phone 717-3544341 Office Phone [7l7] 872-5491 LloydH. Kreider, Auct. Dli Phone: 17171653-5728 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 SaIe—MONDAY at 10:00 A.M. Hay, Straw & Ear Com 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 22 Cattle Calves This Week 2700 1325 Last Week 3403 1349 Last Year 3289 1353 CATTLE: Slaughter steers very uneven, sales early part of the week 50-100 higher, with closing prices generally dull except Choice 950-nso lb. yield grade 2-3, these closing the week steady to weak, other grades and weights 1.00-2.00 lower; cows 50-1.00 lower; bulls and bullocks 1.00-3.00 lower Supply included an estimated 45 per cent slaughter steers, 30 per cent cows, 10 per cent balls, with the balance mainly feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High-Choice and Prime 1050 1250 lb. 49.50-50.75, few on Wednesday 47.75-50.00; Choice 950-1300 lb. 47.50- 50.50, few mainly yield grade 2 50.50-52.00; Choice 1300- 1400 lb. 44.50-49.50; high- Good and low-Choice 44.50 48.00; Good 42.50-46.50; Standard and low-Good 38.75-43.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 850-1025 lb. 45.00 47.25, couple 47.85; Good 800 1000 lb. 42.00-45.00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 34.00-36.60, few 36.75-37.60; Cutter 33.00 35.25; Canner and low-Cutter 31.00-33.50. BULLOCKS: Choice 850 1250 lb. 44.00-46.50, few 46.75- 47.85; Good 42.0045.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1000-1700 lb. 43.5046.75, few 46.7549.00, with a couple 49.50-50.00; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 40.0045.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady, although Choice and Prime closed 2.004.00 higher. VEALERS: Prime 80.00- 88.00, with a few late sales 88.00- Choice 73.00- 83.00; Good 63.00-75.00; Standard 55.00-65.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 44.00-55.00, 65-85 lb. 37.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice 350475 lb. 50.00-55.00, few 56.00-63.50; Good 45.00- 50.00.
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