Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, June 15, 1974, Image 2

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    —Lancaster Farming. Saturday, June 15,1974
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Local Livestock Market. Auction
Lancaster
Market
Monday, June 10
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1039 68 529 162
Last Monday
1122 129 932 190
Last Year
963 147 661 136
Monday’s Acution
964 84 510 150
Last Monday’s Auction
1112 117 968 195
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers 50-1.00 lower, although
Standard and Good Holsteins
mostly steady; cows fully
steady; Bullocks 1-2.00
lower; bulls 50-1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1075-
1300 lb. yield grade 3-4 38.60-
39.35, few yield grade 4-5
1220-1325 lb. 37.00-37.75;
Choice 950-1325 lb. yield
grade 2-4 37.0fr39.25, several
mainly yield grade 2 39.35-
39.75; Choice 1150-1350 lb.
yield grade 3-4 36.25-37.25;
Good 34.75-37.00; Standard
32.75-34.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 850-950 lb. 35.00-
36.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 29.00-30.50,
few 30.75-31.60; Cutter 28.00-
29.50; Canner and low Cutter
26.50-28.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb.. 33.00-34.50, couple
35.0fr36.00; Good 32.0fr33.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11.00-17.00 lb. 33.50-36.00, few
36.50-37,851 yield grade 1
1000-1500 lb. 31.5033.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1-2.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 69.00-
73.00; Choice 65.00-70.00;
Good 56.00-65.00; Standard
48.00- Utility 85-120 lb.
40.00-
SHEEP: Spring lambs 3-
5.00 higher; slaughter ewes
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
60-90 lb. 45.00-48.00, one lot
50.00; Good 50-90 lb. 38.00-
43.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 11.00-17.00.
HAY MARKETS
New Holland
Monday, June 10
22 loads of Hay and 13
loads of Straw sold as
follows: (prices per ton).
Alfalfa 35.00-57.00, one at
80.00; Timothy 28.50-46.00;
Mixed hay 32.00-50.00; Straw
23.00- Com, 6 loads
78.00-
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, June 12
24 loads of hay and 5 loads
of straw sold as follows:
Alfalfa 37, 50, and 70;
Mixed Hay 30, 49, and 60;
Timothy 31, 42, & 54; Straw
36, 60, & 76; 1 Load orchard
Grass 39; Ear Com 79.
Green Dragon
Friday, June 7
30 loads of hay including
Alfalfa, few loads 31.00-
56.00; Timothy few loads
32.00-42.00; Mixed Hay 29.00-
43.00;.
7 loads of straw 43.50-52.00.
11 loads of com 80.50-87.00.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, June 11
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 935 482 29
Last Tuesday
906 425 72
Last Year
1154 588 74
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers 50-1.00 lower; cows SO
LDO lower; bullocks steady
to weak; bulls 50-1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1050-
1325 lb. 37.85-39.35; Choice
950-1325 lb. yield grade 2-4
36.75-39.10, several mainly
yield grade 2 39.25-39.85, six
head 975-1075 lb. 41.50-42.25;
Choice 1175-1325 lb. yield
grade 3-4 36.00-37.25; Good
34.00-36.50, load mostly Good
1275-1570 lb. Holsteins 32.00-
32.85; Stand*rd 32.00-33.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS-
Choice 775-1040 lb. 33.35-
35.75; few 36.5036.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 28.50-30.00,
few 30.0030.85; Cutter 28.00-
30.00; Canner and low Cutter
26.00-28.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 35.00-
37.00; Good 33.0035.00, few
30.7532.00.
BULLS:. Yield grade 1
1150-1600 lb. 34.00-36.25, few
36.7538.10, eight head 1620-
1920 lb. 39.5fr40.75; yield
grade 2 1000-1450 lb. 31.50-
34.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1-2.00 higher, although
Utility only steady.
VEALERS: Prime 68.00-
73.00; Choice 64.00-69.00;
Good 54.00-64.00; Standard
45.00- Utility 90-120 lb.
39.00- 7035 lb. 32.00-
40.00, few 65-75 lb. 23.00-27.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Couple lots 90-105 lb. Holstein
Heifers 45.00-48.50; couple
lots 110-25 lb. bull calves
64.00-65.00, 85-105 lb. 54.00-
60.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs 3-
6.00 higher; slaughter ewes
fully steady.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice
50-90 lb. 51.00-59.00; Good 40-
80 lb. 45.00-50.00.
Regional
Monday, June 10
(All hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm price per ton.)
Old crop hay & straw
steady, new crop hay not
fully established.
Old Crop Alfalfa 55.00-
60.00, new crop 30.00-44.00;
Old Crop Mixed hay 30.00-
40.00, new crop 25.00-38.00;
Old Crop Timothy hay 28.00-
35 00; Straw 30.00-35.00;
Mulch 10.00-25.00.
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, June 11
Cattle 256
Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter
steers uneven, 25 cents
higher to $1 lower. Slaughter
cows uneven, spots 50 cents
lower. Slaughter bullocks
steady to 50 cents higher.
Choice 1000-1200 lbs.
slaughter steers 36.50-38.50,
Good 35.00-36.60, Standard
33.60-35.10, few Utility 32,75-
33.75. Few Good & Choice
slaughter heifers 32.10-36.50.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 28.85-
31.10, individual at 31.85,
Cutters 28.50-30.35, Canners
28.00- Shells down to
26.50. Individual Choice
slaughter bullock at 38.50,
Good 35.10-37.00, couple to
38.00, Standard 33.60-35.00,
few Utility 31.85-33.85. Few
Yield Grade 1-21100-1650 lbs.
slaughter- bulls 35.85-39.10.
Calves 190
Supply included 60 percent
farm calves. Individual
Prime vealer at 61.50, couple
Choice 55.00, few Good 50.00-
52.00, Standard 48.50-50,00,
Utility 90-120 pounds 42.00-
48.00, few 70-85 lbs. 38.00-
39.50. Farm, calves, Holstein
bulls 85-130 lbs. 46.00-56.00;
Holstein heifers 90-125 lbs.
48.00-
Sheep 17
Few Choice 60-110 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 38.00-
41.50, few Good 60-90 35.00-
39.00.
Oklahoma
City
Thursday, June 13
Estimated Receipts 6,300
Same Day Last Week 6,142
Feeder cattle and calves
steady to strong, instances 50
cents higher; majority
receipts Good and Choice
450-850 pound steers and 450-
650 pound heifers; fairly
large attendance buyers;
salable receipts moderately
curtailed duetto the wheat
harvest.
FEEDER STEERS: Load
Choice 378 lb. 39.10; 400-500
lb. 34.00-36.50, load 448 at
37.30; few Choice 500-575
pound 31.25-32.00; 600-700
29.00-31.00;'700-800 28.75-
30.50; 800-900 28.25-30.00;
mixed Good and Choice 375-
500 30.00-35.50; 500-700 27.00-
30.75; 700-900 26.25-38.50;
Good 500-700 24.00-28.25; 700-
925 24.50-25.75. Good 588-805
Holstein steers 23.00-26.80.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Short load Choice 344 pound
34.80 ; 400-46530.25-33.00; 500-
600 28.25-29.80; 600-629 27.25-
28.50; mixed Good and
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, June 12
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 1136 54 543 95
Last Wednesday
985 67 503 37
Last Year
1080 130 467 36
Wednesday’s Auction
1093 85 620 45
Last Wed.’s Auction,
767 82 562 '37
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers 2-
3.00 lower, instances 4.00
lower on High Choice and
Prime; cows 1.00 lower;
bullocks steady to 50 higher;
bulls mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1050-
1400 lb. yield grade 3-4 34.00-
37.25, load 1450-1620 lb.
mostly yield grade 5 28.60-
31.75; Choice 950-1300 lb.
yield grade 2-4 34.00-36.85,
few yield grade 2 37.00-37.60,
Choice 1100-1500 lb. yield
grade 3-5 32.60-35.00; mixed
Good and Choice 950-1300 lb.
32.00-34.50; Good 31.35-33.75;
Standard 30.00-32.50, few
28.50-30.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 800-950 lb. 33.00-
34.85, three head 36.00-38.60.
COWS: Utility and high d
essing Cutter 27.00-29.00, few
29.00-30.00;' Cutter 26.00-
27.50; Canner and low Cutter
95 nnofi no
BULLOCKS: Choice 34.00-
35.60, couple 36.75-38.10;
Good 32.25-34.00, few 31.00-
32.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1650 lb. 33.75-36.00, few
36.75-38.00, couple 41.75;
yield grade 2 32.00-34.00.
VEAL CALVES: Prime
vealers 1-3.00 higher, other
grades 1-3.00 lower with
Utility at the full decline.
VEALERS: Prime 73.00-
79.00; Choice 63.00-69.00;
Good 53.00-63.00;
42.00- Utility .75-100 lb.
30.00-
SHEEP: Spring lambs and
slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
50-85 lb. 48.50-50.50; Good
45-90 lb. 40.50-45.00,
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 10.00-17.00.
Choice 380-500 27.50-32.00;
500-650 26.75-28.50, Few 725-
750 25.50-25.80; Good 400-600
24.00-27.50.
For the week: compared to
late last week: feeder cattle
and calves 2.50-3.00 lower;
slaughter cows unevenly
steady, some beef cows 50
cents lower; bulls strong to
50 cents higher, instances
1.00 higher; salable receipts
near 10,300 head compared
to 11,199 last week and 21,384
the comparable week a year
ago. Cows eight percent
cattle receipts; feeders 89
-percent of total.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, June 13
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1096 300 38
Last Thursday
1259 323 17
Last Year
1267
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers 2-5.00 lower, least
decline on Standard to low
Good; cows mostly 1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower;
bullocks and bulls 1-2.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1075-
1325 lb. yield grade 3-4 34.75-
35.85, few 1350-1450 lb.
mostly yield grade 5 30.50-
32.35; Choice 950-1300 lb.
yield grade 2-4 34.00-36.00,
few head yield grade 2 36.25-
37.75; Choice 1075-1475 lb.
yield grade 3-5 31.60-33.85,
one lot 1570 lb. 29.00; high
Good and low Choice 950-1225
lb. 33.00-34.50; Good 32.00-
34.00; Standard 29.75-32.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-930 lb. 33.00-34.00,
few Good 30.50-33.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 29.50-31.50,
few 31.50-32.00; Cutter 28.00-
30.00; Canner and low Cutter
26.50-
BULLOCKS; Choice 950-
1250 lb. 33.00-35.50, couple
35.5036.25; Good 900-1200 lb.
30.50-
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1150-1700 lb. 34.50-37.00, few
37.35-39.10; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 31.50-34.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
2-3.00 lower, instances 5.00
lower on Utility.
VEALERS: Few Prime
66.00- Choice 60.00-
66.00; Good ' 50.00-60.00;
Standard 41.00-45.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 38.00-42.00, 65-85 lb.
30.00-
SHEEP: Spring lambs and
slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice
50-70 lb. 42.00-45.00; Good
38.00-42.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 11.00-15.00.
Monday, June 10
Calf Receipts - 85.
Choice and Prime 66-73;
Good and Low Choice 58-
65.50; Standard 49-57.50;
Common 35-48.50.
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AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
NCW Holland makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY 9:00 A.M. Fat Hogs
2:3OP.M.—Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows&Veal
Horse SaIe—MONDAY at 10:00 A.M.
Hay, Straw & Ear Corn —MONDAY 11:00 A.M.
Dairy SaIe—WEDNESDAY at 12:30 P.M.
Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
THURSDAY at 12:00 Noon
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Perm
Abram W.Biffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-4341
News
Composite
Report
Friday, June 14
' Cattle Calves
This Week 5100 950
Last Week 4696 958
Last Year 4844 1255
TATTLE: Slaughter steers
closed the week 2-4.00 lower,
instances 5.00 lower on high
Choice and Prime; cows 1.00.
lower, instances 2.00 lower;
bullocks and bulls 50-1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower
on bulls. Supply ihcluded an
estimated 55 percent
slaughter steers, 15 per cent
bulls with around 10 per cent
cows, balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1050-
1400 lb. yield grade 3-4 34.60-
37.25, few 1350-1450 lb.
mostly yield grade 5 30.50-
32.35, with load 1450-1620 lb.
28.60-31.75; Choice 950-1300
lb. yield, grade 2-4 34.00-36.85,
few yield grade 2 36.25-37.75;
Choice 1075-1500 lb. yield
grade 3-5 31.50-34.00; Good
31.35-34.00;. Standard 29.75-
32.75, few 28.50-29.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-950 lb. 33.00-34.85;
Good 30.50-33.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 29.50-31.50,
few 31.50-32.00; Cutter 27.50-
30.00; Canner and low Cutter
25.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1250 lb. 33.00-35.60, couple
36.25-38.10; Good 30.50-33.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 33.75-37.00, few
37.50-39.10, ten head 1620-2000
lb. 39.5041.75; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 31.50-34.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
closed the week 1-3.00 fewer;:
instances 5.00 lower on =
Utility.
VEALERS: Prime closed
the week at 66.00-69.00,
several early part^pf?week
70.00- few {75.00-79.00; '
Choice 60.ObfeS,00; Good/,
50:00-60.00; Standard;. 41.00-
50.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 38.00-,.
.42.00, with dales early part of,'
wfeek ;''6545 'lb.
30.00- i
RETURNED TO FARM:
Couple lots9o4osrlb. Holstein
Heifers 45.0048,50, few 50.00-
60.00; Couple lots 110-125 lb. -
bull calves 64.00-65,00, bulk
85-110 lb. 54.00-60.00.
389.
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LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
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LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE: (717139 F-7539
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Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone [7l7] 872-5491
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Phone: 1717| 653-5728