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Local Livestock Market. Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 18
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 630 133 845 84
Last
Mon. 568 154 822 29
Last
Yr. 823 65 651 139
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday, slaughter
steers 1.00-1.50 lower; cows
50-1.00 higherr bulls steady,
instances 1.00 lower. Supply
included 512 in afternoon
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 43.00-'
44.85, five head Choice yield
grade 2 46.35-46.60, few
Choice yield grade 3-4 1250-
1325 lb. 41.85-43.00; high-
Good and low-Choice 41.60-
44.10; Good 40.00-42.50, few
1250-1450 lb. Holsteins 39.25
40.00; Standard and low-
Good 38.00-40.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 950-1100 lb. 42.75-
45.25; Good 39.00-42.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 36.00-38.00,
few 38.00-38.50; Cutter 34.00-
37.25; Canner and low-Cutter
31.50-33.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1200 lb. 44.00-46.10; Good
41.25-43.50. »
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 43.75-45.75, few
46.10-48.85; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 40.7543.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
3.00- higher
VEALERS: Prime 80.50-
84.00, few 84.50-86.00;<Choice
74.00- Good 64.00-71.00;
Standard 52.00-64.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 40.50-50.00, 65-85 lb.
35.0040.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-120 lb. 56.0068.00,
few mainly Holstein heifers
-70.50-78.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
strong to 1.00 higher; spring
lambs mostly steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
90-100 lb. 42.5046.00; Good
65-85 lb. 37.0040.00.
HAY MARKETS
GREEN DRAGON
Friday, March 15
106 loads ■ hay including
Alfalfa 46.00-69.00, one load
at 84.00; Timothy 30.00-44.50;
Mixed hay 34.00-60.00, few
67.00-75.00; Clover, few 34.30-
50.00, individual at 66.00;
Grass hay, few 30.00-36.00
(Orchard).
24 loads straw 37.00-46.50.
Com, 12 loads 79.00-86.00.
Cora fodder 34.00-34.50.
PAUL Z. MARTIN
Wednesday, March 20
44 loads of hay, straw and
corn sold as follows:
Alfalfa - 71-76-77 per ton;
Reeds Canary Grass 1 load
83.00; Mixed Hay 65.50-66-67;
Grass Hay 1 load 55;
Timothy 47-48; Straw 44.50-
46-47; Corn 1 load 83.
NEW HOLLAND
Monday, March 18
59 loads of Hay and 21
loads of Straw sold as
follows; (prices per ton)
Alfalfa 41.00-66.00, few
70.00- Timothy, 3 loads
33.00- Mixed hay 39.00-
59.50, few 61.00-85.00; Clover,
5 loads 41.00-75.00; Grass
hay, one load at 55.50; Straw
34.50-46.50, few 48.00-53.00;
Corn, 4 loads 82.50-84.00;
Corn Fodder, one load at
34 00.
Vintage
Auction
Cattle Calves Sheep
521 463 34
Today
Last
Tue.
Last
Year 1133 577 '97
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter
steers uneven, bulk Choice
950-1350 lb. 2.00-3.00 lower,
load 1350-1570 lb. 7.00 lower,
Standard and low-Good fully
steady; cows 1.00-2.00
higher; bulls fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1325 lb. 42.75-
45.00, few 45.00-45.75, with
twenty-one head mainly
Choice yield grade 2-3 950-
1250 lb. 46.00-47.75, load
820 490 24
Choice 1325-1570 lb. yield
grade 3-5 36.75-39.00; high-
Good and low-Choice 1000-
1325 lb. 41.75-43.75; Good
40.50-42.50; Standard and
low-Good 39.00-41.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 35.50*37.50,
few 37.5038.25; Cutter 33.50-
36.00; Canner and low-Cutter
29.5033.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 43.1046.25, couple
47.5048.25; Good 42.0043.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1200-1650 lb. 44.5045.60, three
head 46.2548.25; yield grade
2 1000-1500 lb. 40.7543.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
weak to 2.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00-
77.00, few 79.0061.00; Choice
64.00- Good 56,0064.00;
Standard 49.00-55.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 39.0044.00,80-85 lb.
36.00- couple lots 70-75,
lb. 28.00-30.50.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-120 lb. Holstein
heifers and bulls 55.0060.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs
mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Few
Choice 3040 lb. 70.00-75.00;
few Good and Choice 55-75 lb.
50.0067.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few
Choice 85-100 lb. 42.0046.00.
REGIONAL
Monday, March 18,1974
(All hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm price per ton.)
Hay & straw steady, lower
quality hay weaker and slow.
Alfalfa 60.00-65.00
Mixed Hay 35.00-50.00
Timothy Hay 30.00-40.00
Straw 35.00-38.00
Mulch 17.00-25.00
David Good
Consignment Sale
March 20
North Maple Ave.
Leola, Pa.
Hay 36-72 per ton; Straw
41-42.50 per ton; Corn 82.00
per ton.
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 19
Cattle 362
Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers grading Good $1 to
$1.50 lower. Slaughter cows
75 cents to $1.50 higher.
Slaughter bulls and bullocks
mostly $1 lower. Good
slaughter steers 42.0045.10,
Standard 39.7543.00, Utility
37.5039.50. Few Good and
Choice slaughter heifers
39.25-42.00. Utility slaughter
cows 34.0037.00, High
Dressing Cutter 36.0038.35,
Cutters 33.8535.85, Canners
32.0034.10, Shells down to
30.50. Good slaughter
bullocks 43.00-44.60, few
Standard 41.25-43.60, Utility
39.00-41.00. Yield Grade 1-2
1200-1900 pounds slaughter
bulls 42.25-44.60, individual
at 48.00.
Calves 214
Good vealers 60.0065.00,
Standard 55.0062.00, Utility
90-120 pounds 41.00-50.00, 70-
85 35.0039.50. Farm calves:
Holstein bulls 85-125 42.00-
60.00; Holstein heifers 100-150
150 58.0067.00.
Sheep 6
Few slaughter ewes 15.00-
20.50.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, March 18
Reported receipts of 581
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Load Illinois riding horses
230-585.
Load North Carolina
riding horses 175-700.
Load North Carolina
riding horses 305-325.
Load North Carolina work
horses singles 355-560; pairs
860-1060.
Load Ohio riding horses
125420.
Load New York driving
horses 195-320.
Load Kansas riding horses
170-335.
Local work horses, 275-
600; mules singles 160-570,
pairs 750-1060; driving
horses 175430; riding horses
165-225; better horses 270-
545.
Lightweight killers 17-21; -
heavyweight 21-25.
Mare ponies 2040; colts 5-
10; geldings 15-35; larger
ponies 60-110.
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, March 21
No market report
available at press tune.
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
Box 100 Paradise, Pa
10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March 20
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 419 103 629 54
Last
Wk.
Last
Yr.
Wed’s
Auc.
Last
Wed’s
Auc.
732 91 518 82
1259 70 502 6
527 104 657 63
829 98 551 82
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers
mostly 1.00 higher; cows
1.00-2.00 lower; bulls steady
to 1.00 lower, with bullocks
mostly 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1150 lb. 45.25-45.35, couple
lots 1250-1350 lb. 43.35-43.85;
Choice 950-1225 lb. 44.00-
45.75, few 45.85-46.85, with a
couple 47.50-47.60; Choice
1200-1300 lb. 42.50-44.25,
couple lots 1325-1375 lb. 41.75-
41.85; Good 40.00-43.00;
Standard 39.50-40.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 725-1000 lb. 41.50-
45.00; Good 36.50-41.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.50-35.25;
few 35.25-36.10; Cutter 32.25-
34.00; Canner and low-Cutter
29.75-32.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 42.75-44.60;' Good
40.0043.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 42.7544.60, few
45.7547.60; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 40.0043.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
3.00- lower.
VEALERS: Prime 74.50-
80.00; Choice 70.00-76.00;
Good 59,00-69.00; Standard
48.00- Utility 70-85 lb.
36.0040.00.
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs
and slaughter ewes about
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
60-70 lb. 60.00-62.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Good
and Choice 80-95 lb. 38.00-
41,00.
SLAUGHTER
Utility 13.00-17.00,
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, March 20
Reported receipts of 55
cows, three heifers, three
bulls. Market lower than last
week’s market. <
Load Franklin County
cows, springers 685-1000.
Load New York cows,,
fresh 460-575.
Locally consigned cows,
375-820; open heifers 275-315;
bulls 405-510.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, March 21
Cattle Calves Sheep
754 531 18
Today
Last
Thursday 955 433 14
Last Year 928 400 16
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter
steers mostly steady, in
stances 1.00 lower; cows
1.50-3.00 lower with most
sales Utility 2.50-3.00 lower;
bulls and bullocks 50-1.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. ,44.00-
45.25, few mainly yield grade
2 45.25-46.25,-three head
47.75-49.25; Choice 1250-1400
lb. yield grade 3-5 40.25-
43.50; Good 40.00-43 75;
Standard and low-Good
38.50-40.50, few 37.00-33.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 735-885 lb. 41.25-44.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.75-35.00,
few 35.10-36.25; Cutter 32.00-
34.75; Canner and low-Cutter
29.00-32.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 42.75-45.50; Good
39.75-43.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 42.5046.00, three
head 47.5048.50; yield grade
2 950-1350 lb. 39.2542.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00- lower.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00-
80.00, few early 81.00-85.00;
Choice 67.00-75.00; Good
59.00- Standard 50.00-
58.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 38.00-
44.00, 65-85 lb. 35.00-38.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-120 lb. 51.00-63.00,
few 68.00-74.00 with some
Holstein heifers 81.00-87.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume to fully test trends;
four head Choice 25-30 lb.
spring lambs 70.00-80.00,
with Utility and Good
slaughter ewes 16.00-23.00.
Oklahoma
EWES
Thursday, March 21
No market report
available at press time.
In England, France and Wales,
it was thought that cray/hng
under an arch of brambles
would cure rheumatism, if
the rheumatism would per
mit the crawling!
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
NCW 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
City
Composite
Report
Weekly, March 22
Cattle Calves
This Week 2600 1230
Last Week 3536 1306
Last Year 4966 1137
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
closed the week steady to
1.00 lower after some early
sales being 2.00-3.00 lower;
cows 1.00-3.00 lower; bulls
50-1.00 lower, with bullocks
mostly 1.00 lower;. 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:
Choice 950-1325 lb. 44,00
45.75, few mainly yield grade
2 45.75-47.75; Choiqe 1250
1400 lb. 40.00-43.50, load
Choice 1325-1550 lb. yield
grade 3-5 on Tuesday 36.75-
39.00; Good 40.00-43.75;
Standard and low-Good
38.50-40.50, few 37.00-38.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 750-1050 lb. 42.75-
45.25; Good 36.5042.50.
COWS: Utility and high
thessing Cutter 32.75-35.25,
few 35.25-36.25, several early
part of week 37.50-38.50;
Cutter 32.0034.75; Canner
and low-Cutter 29.0032.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900
1250 lb. 42.7545.50, few 45.75-
48.25; Good 39.7543.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11001700 lb. 42.5045.75, few
45.7548.50; yield grade 2-950
1500 lb. 39.2543.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, opening sales for the
week 2.003.00 higher. This
gain was lost with closing
sales 1.003.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00
80.00, few early sales 82.00
86.00; Choice 67.00-75.00;
Good 59.Q067.00; Standard
48.0058.00; Utility 90120 lb.
38.0044.00, 65-85 ib. 35.00
40.00, few 6075 lb. at 28.00
30.50.
RETURNED TO FARM;
Bulk 90-120 lb. Holstein
heifers and bulls 51.00-63.00,
few 68.0074.00, with some
Holstein heifers at the close
81.0087.00,
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