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    - Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 25. 1974
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oeal livestock Market
Lancaster
.Market
Monday, May 20
* - Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today - _
759 141 626 112
liast Monday
-__ 897 70 792 124
Year
1508 105 976 224
Monday’s Auction
827' 135 - 629 116
Last Mon.’s Auction
897 51 760 131
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday Slaughter
Steers 50 lower, instances 75
lower; Cows steady to weak,
Bulls steady to 50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1325 lb. yield grade 3-4 40,25-
“41.75; Choice 950-1325 lb.
yield" grade 2-4 39.35-42.00;,
Choice 1100-1400 lb. yield
grade 3-5 37.85-39.35, couple
lots 1300-1400 lb. 34,60-35.60; ■
high Good and low
37.50-39.10; Good 36.00-37.35;
-Standard and low Good 35.25-
36.60. -
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 850-1000 lb. 36.50-
37.85.
7 COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.50-34.25,
couple 34.35-34.85; Cutter
31.75-33.25; Canner and low
Cutter 29.50-31.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
925-1250 lb. 38.35-41.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1200-1600 lb. 38.60-40.85, eight
head 41.85-42.75; yield grade
2 1000-1500 lb. 36.00-38.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostljLsteady, instances 2.00
higher than last Wednesday.
VEALERS: Prime 69.00-
73.00, few 73,00-75.00; Choice
62.00-69.00; Good 56.00-62.00;
Standard 48.00-57.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 42.00-50.00.
RETURN TO FARM: Few
90-120 lb. 56.00-62.50.
SHEEP; Spring Lambs
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
70-95 lb. 47.50-49.00; Good 55-
85 lb. 43.00-47.50.
HAY MARKETS
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, May 22
25 loads of hay and straw
sold as follows;
Alfalfa 32, 61, 86; Timothy
33.50, 38; Mixed Hay 32, 45,
50, 60; Straw 40, 43, 45.
New Holland
Monday, May 20
34 loads of Hay and 9 loads
of Straw sold as follows:
(prices per ton).
Alfalfa 32.00-78.00;
Timothy 32.00-60.00; Mixed
hay 28.00-71.00; Clover, one
load at 33.00; Soybeans, one
load at 29 50; Straw 46.00-
54.00; Corn, 10 loads 63.00-
85 50.
Regional
Monday, May 20, 1974
(All hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm price per ton.)
Hay & straw steady, lower
quality hay slow
Alfalfa 55 00-60.00
Mixed Hay 30.00-40.00
Timothy Hay 30.00-35.00
Straw 32.00-35 00
'Mulch 15.00-23 00
Vintage
Auction
Cattle Calves Sheep
756 366 95
Today
I-ast
Tuesday 993 367 142
Last Year 825 384 113
CATTLE; Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steeds 50-75 lower, instances
1.00 lower; cows steady to 50
lower; bullocks 1-2.00 lower;
bulls 1-1.50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1050-
1250 lb. 40.75-41.50; Choice
9504275 lb. yield grade 2-4
39.50-41.50, around 20 head
mostly yield grade 2 42,00-
44.00, three head 44.85-45.00;
Choice 1100-1325 lb. yield
grade 3-4 37.75-39.50; Good
950-1300 lb. 36.25-39.50, few
1300-1460 lb. 35.75-37.00;
Standard and low Good 34.50-
37.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1000 lb. 36.00-
•40:00, couple 40
- Good 34.00-36.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32,75-34.50,
few 34.50-34.85; Cutter
33.75; Canner and low Cutter
30.00-31.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1200 lb. 37.75-38.85, four head
39.75-40,50; Good 35.00-37.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 38.00-40.00, five
head 40.50-41.50; yield grade
2 1000-1500 lb. 35.50-38.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
steady to 1.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 68.00-
73.00, few 74.00-78.00; Choice
65.00- Good 55.00-65.00;
Standard 48.00-55.00; Utility
80-115 lb. 40.00-45.50, 65-75 lb.
30.00-
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 100-125 lb.
Heifers 61.00-63.00, 70-95 lb.
42.00- Bulk 100-115 lb.
bull calves 65.00-77.00, couple
lots 110-125 lb. 58.00-60.00.
SHEEP; Spring Lambs 5-
110.00 lower.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
50-75 lb. 44.00-46.00, few 25-35
lb. 55.00-66.00; Good 45-70 lb.
36.0042.00.
Green Dragon
Friday, May 17
29 loads of hay including
Alfalfa, 2 loads 60.00 and
75.00; Timothy 2 loads 35.00
and 47.00; Mixed Hay 30.00-
48.00, load 66.00; Clover, one
load 41.00.
9 loads of straw 40.00-51.00.
9 loads of com 81.00-86.00.
Try A Classified Ad!
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, May 21
Cattle 335
Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers weak to $1 lower.
Slaughter cows $1 to $2
lower. Slaughter bullocks 50
cents to $1.50 lower. Choice
1000-1275 pounds slaughter
steers 38.25-39.85, couple
41.60, Good 38.00-39.50,
Standard 36.60-37.85, Utility
34.85-35.85. Couple Choice
slaughter heifers 38.85 and
39.00, few Good 34.00-37.00.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 30.50-
34.00, Cutters 30.75-32.85,
Canners 29.50-31.75, Shells
down to 28.25. Good & Choice
slaughter bullocks 37.85-
40.00, few to 41.10, Standard
37.10-38.60, Utility 36.00-
37.10. 1-2 1300-1800 pounds
slaughter- bulls -37.35-39.50.
Calves 155
Individual Prime vealer at
few Choice 65.00-66.00,
Good 62.00-64.00, few
Standard 58.00-60.00, few
Utility 90-120, pounds 42.00-
47.00; few 70-85 .35.00-41.00.
Farm calves, Holstein
bulls 85-135 50.00-70.00;
Holstein heifers 85-140 50.00-
60.00.
Sheep 22
Few Good 50-80 pounds
spring slaughter lambs 43.00-
49.00, few lots Utility 65-75
40.00-40.50.
Oklahoma
City
./Thursday,May23 ,
Estimated Receipts 11,400
Same Day Last Year 6,525
Moderately active, feeder
cattle and calves steady with
the weeks decline of 2.00-
3.00, extremes 4.00 lower on
Good and low CHoice of
ferings; Choice offerings all
weights and grades holding
up best; although calves
under 500 pound in relative
small supply, they are
sharing in the full downturn.
Majority receipts Good and
Choice 450-850 pound steers
and 400-700 heifers; fairly
large attendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS: Few
part loads Choice 400-450
pound 39.50-43.10;- Choice
500-585 36.75-38.80; 600-700
34.75-36.55; 700-800 34.75-
36.30, short load 724 at 36.60;
800-900 34.00-35.50, part load
817 at 36.40; mixed Good and
Choice 500-700 pound 33.00-
36.50; 700-900 32.00-34.00;
Good 375-500 33.00-35.50; 500-
850 30.00-34.00; Good 525-984
Holstein steers 27.00-29.95.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY'9:OO A.M. Fat Hogs
2:30P.M. —Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows&Veal
Horse Sale MONDAY at 10:00 A.M.
Hay, Straw&EarCom—MONDAY 11:00 A.M.
Dairy Sale WEDNESDAY at 12:30 P.M.
Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
THURSDAY at 12:00Noon
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
' New Holland, Penna.
Abram W Diffenbach, Manager .
- .
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, May 22
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 857 60 804 77
Last Wednesday
727 62 445 39
Last Year
822 39 438 72
Wednesday’s Auction
. 797 70 804 77
Last Wed.’s Auction
868 87 528 39
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
weak to SO lower with the
decline mainly on yield
grade 3-5 ? cows 50-1.00
lower;' bullocks and bulls
weak to 50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1075-
1325 lb. yield grade 3-4 39.50-
41.35, couple lots Prime 1250-
1340 lb. yield grade 4-5 36.10-
37.35; Choice 950-1250 - lb.
yield grade 2-4 39.25-41.10,
few yield grade 2 41.00-41.50;
Choice 1150-1375 lb. yield
grade 3-5 36.75-38.75, one lot
1431,1b.,.36.00;..G00d .35J5-..
38.00, few SUuidard 35.25-
37.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 840-1040 lb. 36.85-
40.00, couple lots yield grade
3-5 1050-1120 lb. 36.10; Good
35.00-
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 31.25-33.25,
few yield grade 3-4 30,00-
31.00; Cutter 31.00-32.25;
Caimer and low Cutter 29.00-
30.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 36.75-
39.35; Good 34.60-37.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 38.00-39.75,
couple 40.7540.85, individual
43.35; yield grade 21000-1500
lb. 35.25-38.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady, instances 3.00
higher on Prime.
■ VEALERS: .Prime 70.00-
75.50, few 76.00-79.00; Choice
’64.50-70.00; Good 58:00-65.00;
Standard 50.00-55.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 42.50-48.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs
weak to 1.00 lower. Slaughter'
ewes fully steady.
SPRING LAMBS; Couple
lots Choice 854)5 lb. 47.50;
Couple lots Good 35-40 lb.
45.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 10.00-18.50.
Choice 375-450 pound 36.50-
37.40; 500-705 32.25-34.40;
mixed Good and Choice 390-
500 32.00-33,75; 500-707 30.00-
32.25; Good 400-500 28.00-
31.50; 500-780 26.75-30.00.
For the week: Feeder
cattle and calves 2.00-3.00
lower, extremes 4.00 lower
on Good and low Choice
offerings; cows under
pressure throughout the
week and 3.50 to 4.00 lower;
bulls 2.50-3.00 lower. Salable
receipts near 20,000 head
compared to 11,713 last week
and 30,64? the comparable
week a year ago. Cows nine
percent cattle receipts;
feeders 90 percent of total.
Phone 717-354 4341
' Uk J
Auction
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, May 23
Cattle .Calves Sheep
535 195 28
Today
Last
Thursday 1109 297 30
Last Year 944 521 8
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday' slaughter
steers 50-1.00 lower; cows
mostly steady, bullocks SO
LDO lower; bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1300 lb. yield grade 3-4 39.50-
40.50; Chioce 950-1300 lb.
yield grade 2-4 38.50-40.25,
few mainly yield grade 2
40.25-40.75; Choice 1075-1400
lb. yield grade 3-5 37.25-39.00,
few mainly 1150-1600 lb.
35.50-37.25; Good 35.50-38.00;
Standard 1100-1300 lb. 35.25-
37.10, few '9OO-1075 lb. 32.50-
35.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 32.00-33.75,
..couple. 33 J5-.3i.J5.0j ..Cotter.
31.00-33.00; Caoner and low
Cutter 29.00-3nR).
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1200 lb. 37.00-39.60, three
head 40,25-41.25; Good 34.75-
37.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 37.50-39.75, ten
head 40.7541.50, three head
42.0042.60; yield grade' 2
1000-1450 lb. 36.00-37.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 2,00 higher, ad
vance mainly on Prime.
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-
75.00, few 79.00-81.00; Choice
65.00-70.00; Good 56.0085.00;
Standard 49.00-57.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 40.00-50.00,65-85 lb.
35.0042.00. 1
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-120 11?. bulls and
Holstein heifers 51.00-63.00,
few mainly Holstein heifers
63.00-72.00,
SHEEP: Spring lambs 1-
2.00 lower. -
Monday, May 20
Calf Receipts - 60.
Choice and Prime 58-73;
Good and Low Choice 49-
57.50; Standard 41-48!50V
Common 35-40.50.
NOTICE
No sale Monday, May 27
at Lancaster
Stockyards due to
Memorial Day Holiday.
However, the yards will
be" open to receive
cattle.
Private sale Tuesday,
regular Auction Wed
nesday.
New Holland Sales
Stables will conduct
Horse, Hog, Calf, Beef
and Hay sales as usual
Monday, May 27,
Memorial Day.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES,
Inc.
PARADISE. PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS. BUTCHER COWS, J
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 ’ r
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 . Paradise. Pa
H) mi K.ist of Lancaster on Rt 30
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’News
Composite
Report
Friday, May 24
V Cattle Calves
This Week ' 3200 800
Last Week \ 4513 814
Last Year - 4949 1073
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
50-1.00 lower, Cows closed
the week 'mostly steady,
Bullocks 50-1.00, Bulls steady
to 50 lower. Supply included
an estimated 50 percent
slaughter steers, 10 percent
cows, 15 percent buUs with
the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER- STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1075--
1325 lb. yield grade 3-4 39.50-
41.50, few early part of week
41.75; couple lots Prime 1250-
1340 lb. yield grade 4-5 36.10-
37.75; Choice 950-1300 lb.
yield grade 24 38.5041.00,
several early part of week
.31J042.00.~with~arouiuL.2Q
head 42.0044.00; Choice 1100-
1400 lb. yield grade 3-5 36.75-
39.00, few 1350-1600 lb. 35.50-
37.25; Good 35.50-38.00;
Standard 35.25, few 900-1075
lb. 32.50-35.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 800-1050 lbs. 36.0CP
40.00; Good 34.00-36.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 31.5033.75,
few 33.75-34.85; Cutter 31.00-
33.00; ,Canner and low Cutter
29.0031.00..
BULLOCKS: Choice 90b
-1200 fbs. 37.00-39.50, few
40.0041.25; Good 34.7537.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 37.5040.75,
around 30 heatfat4o;7s4Lss,'
few head 41.7542.75; yield
grade 24000-1500 lb. 35.25-
38.50. >, ' '# ■'
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady, instances 3.g0
higher on Prime. ' »
VEALERSr Prime 70.0&-
75.00, few 76.0031.00; Choice
65.00-70.00; Good 55.00-65.00;
Standard '4ff.oo-57.00; Utility
90-120 lb.. 40:00-50.00; 65-85 lb.
'-35.00-40.00; couple lots 30.cS).
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-125 lb. Holstein
heifers 51.0043.00, few 63.00-
72.00, 70-95 lb. 42.00-50.00;
Bulk 100-125 lb. bull calves
65.00-72.00, couple lots 110-
125 lb. 58.00-60.00.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
FRANK DUSSINGER
LIVESTOCKOIiDIft feOYER
PHONE: 1717 J 397-7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone 1717] 872-5491
John Bowman
Phone: (717| 653-5728
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