incaster Farming. Saturday, May 4. 1974
Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday. April 29
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 984 92 1082 93
Monday
1449 134 768 143
I-ast
Year 933 127 1004 185
Monday’s Auc.
927 86 1084 89
Last Mon.’s Auc.
1132 120 746 143
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers uneven, Choice and
Prime 950-1300 lb. yield
grade 2-4 steady to 50 lower,
Choice 1175-1400 'b. yield
grade 3-5 fully 1.00 lower,
instances 2.00 lower;
Standard and low Good 50-
1.00 lower; cows 50-1.00
lower; bullocks steady to 50
lower; bulls 50-1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1075-
1325 lb. yield 2-4 41.7543.00;
Choice 950-1300 lb. yield
grade 2-4 40.00-42.75, mainly
41.25-42.60; Choice 1150-1300
lb. yield grade 3-
5 38.00-39.75, 1300-1425 lb.
36.00- high Good and
low Choice 38.00-40.50; Good
38.00- Standard 36.50-
38.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 900-1050 lb. 41.25-
42.85; Good 37.50-39.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.75-34.00,
few 34.00-34.50; Cutter 31.00-
33 00
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1200 lb. 41.50-43.50, couple
45.75-45.85; Good 39.50-41.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 40.50-43.50, few
43.60-46.00; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 37.60-40.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady with last
weeks decline.
VEALERS: Prune 69.00-
HAY MARKETS
New Holland
Monday, April 29
39 loads of Hay and 11
loads of Straw sold as
follows: (prices per ton).
Alfalfa, 6 loads 61.00-
111.00; Timothy 35.50-40.00,
individual's 56.00 and 56.50;
Mixed hay 35.00-60.00,9 loads
63.00-92.00; Fodder, 2 loads
38.50 and 40.00; Reed Canary
Grass, one load at 89.00;
Meadow Grass, one load at
35.00; Straw 42.00-55.00;
Com, one load at 82.00.
David Good
Consignment Sale
May 1
North Maple Ave.
Leoia, Pa.
7 loads of Hay & Straw sold
as follows: Hay 36.60 per
ton; Straw 35.00 to 51.00 per
ton.
Regional
Monday, April 29,1974
(All hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm price per ton.)
Hay & straw steady to
weak
Alfalfa 55.00-62.00
Mixed Hay 30.00-40.00
Timothy Hay 30.00-35.00
Straw
Mulch
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, April 30
. Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 726 391 21
Tues
I*ast Yr
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers fully 1.00 lower, in
stances 2.00 lower; cows
1.150 lower, instances 2.00
lower; bulls and bullocks 1-
1.50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High Choice and Prime 1075-
1300 lb. yield grade 2-4 41.75-
43.00, few 1250-1300 lb. yield
grade 4 40.00; Choice 1000-
1325 lb. yield 2-4 40.25-42.25,
few yield grade 3 42.25-43.75
with five head 44.10-44.50;
Choice 1200-1300 lb. yield 3-5
38.00-39.50.1300-1425 lb. 35.60-
37.50; Good 37.50-39.25;
Standard and low Good 36.75-
38.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Ten head Choice 900-970 lb.
yield grade 2 42.75-43.75, few
Choice 840-970 lb. yield 3-4
39.25-40.25.
COWS; Utility and high
dressing Cutter 33.00-34.00,
few 34.00-34.85; Cutter 31.00-
33.60; Cannerandlow Cutter
28.00-31.00.
BULLOCKS; Good 900-
1200 lb. 39.00-40.60, couple
Choice 40.60-42.00.
71.00, few 72.00-74.00; Choice
64.00- Good 55.00-63.00;
Standard 48.00-55.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 40.00-46700, 65-85 lb.
34.00-
SHEEP: Spring lambs 1-
2.00 higher; Slaughter ewes
fully steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
80-95 lb. 45.00-48.00, one lot
Good 78 lb. wooled lambs
39.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 13.50-20.00.
Green Dragon
Friday, April 26
57 loads of hay including
Alfalfa, few loads, 68.00-
98.00; Timothy 32.00-51.00;
Mixed hay 35.00-65.00, few to
98 00; Clover one load at
45 50; Stubble hay, one load
at 41.50.
15 loads of straw 44.00-
56.00, one load at 64.00.
3 loads of corn 84.00-89.00.
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, May 1
34 loads of hay and straw
sold as follows:
Alfalfa 41 to 120; Timothy
34 to 68; Mixed Hay 41 to 60;
Straw 48 to 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
32.00-
15.00-
Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers grading Standard &
Good steady to $1 lower.
Slaughter cows $1.50 to $3
lower. Slaughter bullocks 25c
to $1.50 lower. Slaughter
bulls steady to weak. Good
slaughter steers 38.85-40,75,
individual at 41.50, Standard
37.00-38.50, Utility 35.50-
37.25. Few Standard
slaughter heifers 36.00-38.75.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 31.00-
33.35, Cutters 30.75-32.35,
Canners 29.75-31.50, Shells
down to 27.00. Good & Choice
slaughter bullocks 39.75-
41.75, individual at 43.50,
Standard 38.50-42.00, few
Utility 37.25-39.50. Yield
Grade 1-2 1200-1700 pounds
slaughter bulls 40.75-42.85,
couple to 45.10.
669 410 25
942 453 39
Few Choice vealers 66.00-
69.50, Good 62.00-65.00, few
Standard 55.00-62.00, Utility
90-120 pounds 40.00-52.00, 70-
85 36.00-38.50.
Farm calves, Holstein
bulls 85-125 40.00-61.00;
Holstein heifers 90-130 45.00-
61.00.
Pew Good 30-70 pounds
spring slaughter lambs 41.00-
50.00. Few slaughter ewes
5.00-14.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 38.75-40.50, few
yield grade, 1 1100-1600 lb.
41.10-44.00, couple 45.25-
45.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, instances 1.00
lower and Choice and Prime
with Utility 1-2.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prune 70.00-
74.00; Choice 65.00-70.00;
Good 56.00-64.00; Standard
49.00- Utility 90-120 lb.
40.00- 70-85 lb. 34.50-
41.00, one lot 65 lb. 31.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
One lot 90-95 lb. Holstein
heifers 70.00 with 9 head 100-
115 lb. 79.00-80.00; one lot 100-
115 lb. bull calves 77.50,
couple lots 100-125 lb. 65.50-
66.00, and couple lots 85-95 lb.
45.00-46.50.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume'for a market test
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
60-90 lb. 45.00-52.00, four head
20-45 lb. 64.00-70.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 17.00-26.00,
Lebanon
Valley
Livestock
Tuesday, April 30
Cattle 328
Calves 179
Sheep 17
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY 9:00 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 12:00 Noon
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Penna
Abram W Diffenbach, Manager
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, May 1
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 893 59 574 74
Last Wednesday
887 58 576 38
Last
Year 1379 76 289 70
Wednesday’s Auc-
tion 682 63 650 77
Last Wednesday’s Auc-
tion 937 73 703 38
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
uneven. Choice and Prime
strong to 1.00 higher with
Choice yield grade 3 & 4 over
1200 lb. fully 1.00 higher;
Good steady; Standard 50-
LOO lower; cows uneven
Utility mostly 1.00 lower,
Cutter about steady;
bullocks 50-1.00 lower; bulls
mostly 50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1325 lb. yield grade 2-4 42.60-
43.00; Choice 950-1300 lb.
yield grade 2-4 40.60-42.75,
few yield 2 42.60-42.10;
Choice yield grade 34 1200-
1350 lb. 38.8540.75; Good
38.0040.25; Standard 35.00-
37.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 900-1050 lb. 38.25-
42.60; Good 35.00-37.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 31.50-33.00,
couple 33.25-34.25, few Utility
yield grade 3-4 30.00-31.00;
Cutter 31.00-32.25.
BULLOCKS; Choice 900-
1250 lb. 40.75-42.75, Couple
43.00-43.25; Good 38.00-40.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 40.0042.25, few
43.0043.85; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 38.0040.00.
VEAL CALVES:' Small
supply vealers mostly
steady.
VEALERS; Prime 70.00-
72.00, couple to 74.50; Choice
64.00-68.00; Good 55.00-63.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
Bulk 95-115 lb. bulls and
heifers 55.00-65.00.
SHEEP; Slaughter lambs
fully steady, slaughter ewes
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: One lot
Choice 90 lb. 46.00, four head
35 lb. 62.00; one lot Good 40
lb. 52.00.
WOOLED LAMB: Good 50-
80 lb. 33.00-39.50, Utility and
Good slaughter ewes 13.50-
17.00.
New Holland
Monday, April 29
Reported receipts of 536
head of horses, mules, and
pomes. Market stronger than
last week’s market.
Load of Kansas riding
horses 185-400.
Load of Tennessee ridmg
and work horses, work 495-
725; riding 210-600.
Phone 717 354-4341
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, May 2
Cattle Calves Sheep
996 316 73
Today
Last Thur
sday 1304 368 75
Last Year 1165 367 12
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday, Slaughter
Steers uneven, Choice and
Prime weak to 50 lower,
instances 1.00 lower, Stan
dard and Good mostly 1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower
on Standard; Cows 1.00-1.50
lower, least decline on
Cutter; Bullocks 1.50-2.50
lower; Bulls 2.00-3.00 lowe/.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1100-
1300 lbs. 42.50-43.00; Choice
950-1300 lbs. yield grade 2-4
40.25-42.85, few mainly yield
grade 2 42.85-43.25, Choice
1100-1400 lbs. yield grade 3-4
38.85-41.00; Good 37.00-39.50;
Standard 35.50-37.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 740-915 lbs. 40.00-
42.00, mixed-Good and
Choice 740-850 lbs. 37.00-
38.25, few mostly Good 1060-
1155 lbs. 34.50;-35.00.
COWS: Cutter and Utility
31.00- few mainly
Utility 33.75-34.50; Canner
and low-Cutter 28.50-31.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1225 lbs. 38.50-41.50; Good
900-1200 lbs. 35.00-38.50. Yield
grade 1 1100-1600 lbs. 39.00-
41.00, couple 41.75-43.50;
‘ yield grade 2 1000-1500 lbs.
36.00-
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
weak to 1.00 lower, instances
3.00 lower on Utility.
VEALERS;, Prime 69.00-
72.00; Choice 64.00-70.00;
Good 58.00-64.00; Standard
48.00- Utility 90-120 lbs.
37.00- 65-85 lbs. 30.00-
38.00,
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume to fully test trends.
SPRING LAMBS; Small
lot Choice 49 lbs. 47.00 and
small lot 30 lbs. 60.00.
REPLACEMENT EWES:
Around 45 head, some with
lambs at side 90-140 lbs.
18.00-
Monday, April 29
Calf Receipts 39.
Choice and Prime 67-73;
Good and Low Choice 57-
66.50; Standard 48-56.50;
Common 33-47.50.
Horse Auction
Local work horses 475-490;
mules 210-385; driving
horses 175-235; ridmg horses
160-225; better horses 255-
545.
Lightweight killers 17-20;
heavyweight killers 21-25.
Mare ponies 15-30; colts
110; geldings 15-25; larger
ponies 60-135.
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 itm Paradise Fa
10 mi Fast of Lancaster on lit .50 -
Composite
Report
Weekly,-May 3
Cattle Calvei
4200 850
5123 1003
4718 1024
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter
Steers uneven, bulk Choice
and Prime steady to weak,
instances 1.00 lower on
Choice yield grade 3-5;
Standard closed the week
fully 1.00 lower, instances
2.00 lower; Cows 1.00-2.00
lower, most decline on
Utility; Bullocks 2.00-3.00
lower; Bulls 2.00-3.(N) lower.
Supply included an
estimated 40 percent
Slaughter Steers, 25 percent
Cows and Bulls, with the
balance mainly Feeder
Steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High-Choice and Prime 1100-
1325 lbs. 41,75-43.00; Choice
950-1300 lbs. yield grade 2-4
40.25-42.75, few mainly yield
grade 2 42.8543.75, five head
44.10-44.50; Choice 1100-1400
lbs. yield grade 3-5 38.85-
41.00; Good 37.00-41,00;
Standard 35.00-37.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 740-1050 lbs. 38.25-
42.60, mixed-Good and
Choice 740-850 lbs. 37.00-
38.25; Good 34.50-37.00.
COWS: Cutter and Utility
31.00- few mainly
Utility 33.75-34.50; Canner
and low-Cutter 28.50-31.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lbs. 38.50-42.00, few
early part of week 42.00-
43.50; Good 900-1200 lbs.
35.00-
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lbs. 39.00-42.50, few
early part of week 43.50-
45.50; yield grade 21000-1500
lbs. 36.0040.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
unevenly steady, instances
1.00 lower ,oi) Prime, with
Utility closing 1.00-3.00
loWer.
VEALERS: Prime 69.00-
72.00, few 72.00-74.50; Good
55.00-64.00; Choice 64.00-
70.00; Standard 48.00-58.00;
Utility 90-120 lbs. 37.0045.00,
65-85 lbs. 30.00-38.00, one lot
65 lbs. included at 31.00.
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BUYING SERVICE
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LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE |717|397-7539
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