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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Mar. 16. 1974
Local Livestock Market. Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 11
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 568 154 822 29
Last
Monday
919 171 805 162
Last
Year 613 106 740 219
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday, slaughter
steers 3.00-4.00 higher; cows
about steady: bulls steady,
although instances 1.00
higher on yield grade 1 over
1600 lb. Supply included 322
in afternoon auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1350 lb. 46.00-
48.50, couple 48.60-49.35, few
Choice 1275-1385 lb. yield
grade 3-5 44.85-46.00; high-
Good and low-Choice 950-1275
lb. 45.00-47.25; Good 42.50-
46.00; Standard and low-
Good 38.00-41.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 900-1050 lb. 43.75-
47.00; Good 41.50-44.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.50-34.50,
few 34.60-34.85; Cutter 30.50-
33.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 43.50-46.50, few
1500-1800 lb. 47.00-47.50; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb.- 40.00-
43.25, few 1000-1300 lb. 38.00-
40.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1200 lb. 43.50-44.75, couple
45.00-45.85; Good 41.50-43.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
slow, 1.00-2.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00-
80.00; Choice 66.00-74.00;
Good 58.00-65.00; Standard
48.1XW7.00; Utility 90-120 lb.
35.00-45.00, 65-85 lb. 30.00-
38.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-125 lb. Holstein
heifers 60.00-70.00, few 75.00;
bulk 90-120 lb. bull calves
52.00-60.00.
HAY M
GREEN DRAGON
Friday, March 8
115 loads hay including
Alfalfa 54.00-83.00; Timothy
30.00- Mixed hay 31.00-
58.00, couple loads to 87.00;
Clover, few loads 37.50-40.00;
Orchard Grass hay, few
loads 30.00-40.50.
34 loads straw 42.50-50.00.
Ear Corn, eight loads
80.00-
Shelled Com, one load at
$3.23 per bushel.
PAUL Z. MARTIN
Wednesday, March 13
68 loads of hay, straw and
com sold as follows:
Straw - 45-50; Mixed Hay
40-46; Alfalfa 56-73; Timothy
36-85; Mulch Hay 30-32.50;
Com 83-85.
NEW HOLLAND
Monday, March 11
80 loads of Hay and 29
loads of Straw sold as
follows: (prices per ton)
Alfalfa 56 00-91.00;
Timothy 31.00-44.00; Mixed
Hay 33 00-56 00, 10 loads
59 00-85 00; Straw 43 00-49.00,
few loads to 53 00; Corn, 7
loads 80 00-89 00, Oats, $2 15
per bushel
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, March 12
Cattle Calve* Sheep
820 490 24
Today
Last
Tuesday 905 587 5
Last Year 1037 556 62
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter
steers uneven, Good and
Choice 2.00-4.00 higher, with
Standard to low-Good steady
to 1.50 higher; cows strong to
1.00 higher; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1400 lb. 46.00-
48.50, few mainly yield grade
2 48.75-49.75, with a couple
50.50-51.00, few Choice 1350-
1565 lb. 44.0046.85; high-
Good and low-Choice 44.25-
46.25; Good 40.50-45.00;
Standard and low-Good
38.0041.50, few low-Standard
35.00-38.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.50-35.25,
few 35.50-36.00; Cutter 32.50-
34.85; Canner and low-Cutter
29.00-32.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1200-1700 lb. 43.50-46.50, three
head 48.25-50.60; yield grade
2 41.00-43.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, although
Utility steady to 3.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 75.00-
79.00, couple 82.00; Choice
68.00-75.00; Good 60.00-70.00;
Standard 48.00-60.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 38.00-46.00, 65-85 lb.
30.50-38.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-120 lb. Holstein
heifers 58.00-62.00; bulk 100-
125 lb. bull calves 60.00-63.00,
with a couple lots 80-95 lb.
46.0f1W3.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 25-
75 lb. spring lambs.
SPRING LAMBS: Bulk 45-
75 lb. Choice and Prime
63.00-67.50, few 25-45 lb. 71.00-
76.00.
ARKETS
REGIONAL
Monday, March 11,1974
(All hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm price per ton.)
Hay & straw slow and
steady
Alfalfa
Mixed Hay
Timothy Hay
Straw
Mulch
60.00-
35.00-
30.00-
35.00-
17.00-
David H. Good Sale
Wednesday, March 6
27 loads of hay and' straw
sold as follows (prices per
ton)
Hay 36-60
Straw 47-51
Corn 84.00
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, March 12
Cattle 354
Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter bulls $1 to $1.50
lower. Pew Choice slaughter
steers 46.50-46.75, Good 43.00-
46.00, few Standard 41.85-
43.75, few Utility 39.00-40.60.
Few Good slaughter heifers
41.00- Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 33.25-36.00, Cutters
33.00- Canners 31.00-
33.10, Shells down to 27.00.
Good slaughter bullocks
44.10-46.00, individual at
47.60, Standard 42.75-43.85,
Utility 38.85-42.00. Yield
Grade 1-2 1200-1595 pounds
slaughter bulls 43.10-46.25;
few 1000-1150 40.5042.00.
Calves 246
Few Choice vealers 67.00-
72.00, few Good 63.00-69.50,
Utility 90-120 pounds 41.00-
50.00. 70-85 35.00-39.00. Farm
calves, Holstein bulls 90-135
pounds 44.00-67.00; Holstein
heifers 85-125 50.00-70.00.
Sheep 4
Not enough of any one
grade to establish a market.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, March 11
Reported receipts of 655
head of horses, mules and
pomes. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Load Kansas riding horses
190-350.
Load Michigan riding
horses 225-360.
Load Ohio riding horses
200-685.
Load Tennessee riding
horses 190-520.
Locally consigned work
horses, singles 400-710; pairs
800-970; mules 175-430;
driving horses 175-625;
riding horses 165-225; better
horses 325435.
Lightweight killers 17-21;
heavyweight 21-25.
Mare ponies 15-35; colts 5-
10; geldmgs 15-30; larger
ponies 55-90.
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, March 13
Reported receipts of 43
cows, two bulls. Market
stronger than last week’s
market.
Load New York cows,
fresh 535-860,
Locally consigned cows,
365-845; springing heifers
450-525; bulls 390400.
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, March 13
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 732 91 581 82
Last Week
386 118 702 53
Last Year
1059 67 279 26
Wednesday’s Auction
829 98 551 82
Last Wed.’s Auction
462 125 714 52
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers
mostly 1.00 lower, instances
2,00 lower; cows 1.00-2.00
higher, instances 3.00
higher; bulls mostly 1.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few high-Choice and Prime
1050-1200 lb. 45.60-47.50;
Choice 950-1350 lb. 44.00-
47.00, few yield grade 2 47.25-
47.60; Choice yield grade 34
1100-1350 lb. 43.00-44.50;
Choice 1350-1550 lb. 42.00-
44.00; Good 41.00-43.50;
Standard 39.5040.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 900-1080 lb. 44.00-
45.10, few Good 43.0044.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.25-37.00,
few 37.2538.25; Cutter 32.50-
35.00; Canner and low-Cutter
30.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1250 lb. 45.0047.10, couple
47.5047.85; Good 43.0043.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 44.5046.85, three
head 47.0047.85; yield grade
2 1000-1500 lb. 41.0044.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Prime 73.50-
78.50, including 15 head 325-
340 lb.; Choice 66.50-74.00;
Good 58.00-67.00; Standard
50.00-
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs
1.00- higher; slaughter
ewes 2.004.00 higher.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
and Prime 55-75 lb. 66.00-
71.50; one lot 100 lb. 57.00;
Good 50-70 lb. 55.00-60.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Good
45-75 lb. 33.50-37.50, one lot
Choice 75-80 lb. 44.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 15.00-25.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, March 14
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by four 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
corn which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
March 14, 1974 are as
follows:
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, March 14
Cattle Calves Sheep
955 433 14
Today
Last
649 416 9
Thurs.
Last
Year
993 450 3
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter
steers mostly steady, in
stances 1.00 higher; cows
1.50- higher; bulls mostly
steady, bullocks strong to
1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1075-
1275 lb, 45.5046.50, three
head 47.7548.75; Choice 950-
1350 lb. 44.0047.25, few 47.25-
47.50, few Choice 1200-1350 lb.
43.5044.00; high-Good and
low-Choice 43,0045.50; Good
40.50- Standard and
low-Good 37.2540.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750-900 lb. 45.5046.75,
couple 970-990 lb. 47.0049.00;
Good 700-800 lb. 37.7541.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 34.50-37.50,
few 37.50-38.60; Cutter 33.50-
36.25; Canner and low-Cutter
BULLOCKS: Choice 43.75-
45.75; Good 42.0043.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 43.5046.50; yield
grade 2 40.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES;
Eighty head mostly Good
550-770 lb. 38.3540.60.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
fully steady, although bulk of
the 80-120 lb. returned to
farm.
VEALERS; Prime 77.00-
83.00, few 84.00-88.00; Choice
70.00- Good 59.00-69.00;
Standard 50.00-60.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 38.0045.00, 65-85 lb.
35.00-
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-120 lb. 56.00-66.00,
few Holstein heifers 66.00-
72.50.
Monday, March 11
Calf Receipts 79
Choice and Prime 65-78;
Standard' 52-57.50; Good and
Low Choice 58-64.50;
Common 38-51.50.
Bid-1- Offered+
Ear Com, New
75.00 84.00
Shelled Com
3.00 3.36
Oats, Local
1.40 1.65
Oats, Western
1.90 2.12
Barley •- 2.48 2.75 -
Wheat 4.45 4.71
Soybeans 5.30 5.60
+Bid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
fanner 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: OO A M.
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, Pa
lomi East of Lancasleron Rt 30
Composite
Report
Weekly, March IS
Cattle Calves
This Week 3400 1200
Last Week 3255 1297
Last Year 4209 1191
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
closed the week strong to 1.00
higher after early sales
being 3.00-4.00 higher; cows
closed 1.00-3.00 higher; bulls
mostly 1.00 higher. Supply
included an estimated 40 per
cent slaughter steers, 20 per
cent cows, 15 per cent bulls,
with the balance mainly
feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1300 lb. 45.50-47.50; Choice
950-1350 lb. 44.0047.25, with
several early part of the
week 47.5049,50; Choice
1200-1350 lb. 43.0044.50, few
1350-1550 lb. 42.00-44.00;
Good 40.5044.00; Standard
andlow-Good 39.2541.00, few
low-Standard 35.00-37.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 900-1050 lb. 43.75-
47.00; Good 37.7543.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter closed the
week at 34.25-37.50, few 37.50-
38.60; Cutter 33.00-36.00;
Canner and low-Cutter 30.00-
33.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1200 lb. 43.7547.00, few 47.00-
47.85; Good 42.0044.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 43.5046.50, few
47.0048.25; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 40.0043.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady. Demand fair
for calves returned to 'farm.
VEALERS: Prime 75.00-
80.00, with several at the
close 83.00-88.00; Choice
68.00-75.00; Good 59.00-70.00;
Standard 48.00-60.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 38.0046.00, 65-85 lb.
30.50-38.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-120 lb. Holstein
heifers 58.00-62.00, few 66.00-
72.50; bulk 100-125 lb. bull
calves 56.00-66.00, with a
couple lots 80-95 lb. 46.00-
53.00.
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BUYING SERVICE
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PHONE: (717 J 397-7539
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