—Lancatter Farming. Saturday. July 27. 2 Local Livestock Market. Auction Hews Lancaster Market Monday, June 22 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 1004 143 828 148 Last Monday 1102 273 683 123 Last Year 757 96 862 216 Monday’s Auction 995 150 832 127 Last Monday’s Auction 749 282 831 CATTLE: Compared to last Wednesday slaughter steers 2.00-3.00 higher; Cows 1.00-2.00 higher; Bullocks fully steady; Bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1075- 1350 lb. 46.10-48.10; Choice 950-1425 lb. 43.75-46.25, few mainly yield grade 2 46.50 47.10; high Good and low Choice 41.50-44.75; Good 37.60-42.00, with Good Holsteins 34.00-35.50; Standard 32.50-34.00. 'COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 25.00-27.00, few 27.00-28.00; Cutter 24.00 25.50; Canner and low Cutter 22.50-24.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 950 1250 lb. 24.00-37.50; Good 31,75-34,35. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1600 lb. 33.50-37.25, few 37.50-38.00, couple 1835-1895 lb. 40.00-40.35; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 30.50-33.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers uneven, Choice and Prime fully steady instances 2.00 higher. Standard and Good mostly steady; Utility 3.00 5.00 lower. VEALERS: Prime 61.00 68.00, few 69.00-72.00; Choice 52.00-60.00; Good 42.00-51.00; Standard 35.00-42.00; Utility 70-100 lb. 22.00-33.00. SHEEP: Spring lambs 1.00-3.00 lower. SPRING LAMBS: Choice 70-100 lb. 37.00-40.00; Good 50-05 lb. 29.00-35.00. HAY MARKETS Paul Z. Martin Wednesday, July 24 20 loads of hay, straw and ear com sold as follows: Alfalfa 60; Mixed Hay 31 to 39; Timothy 38.50 to 51.50; Straw 36 to 40; Com 91 to 97. Regional Monday, July 22 (All hay No. 2 and better prices paid by dealers at the farm price per ton.) Hay and straw slow, mostly steady to weak. Alfalfa 30.00-50.00, some 2nd cutting 50.00; Mixed hay 25.00- few to 45.00; Timothy hay 20.00-30.00; Straw 25.00-30.00, Mulch 12.00- COMPLETE LIVESTOCK BUYING SERVICE Specializing in order buying of Stockers & Feeders FRANK DUSSINGER LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER PHONE-1717] 397-7539 tURTM LIVESTOCK Washington Boro, Pa. 17582 Office Phone (717 J 872-5491 John Bowman Phone: [7l7] 653-5728 Vintage Auction Tuesday, July 23 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 1174 581 55 Last Tuesday 911 650 53 Last Year 993 599 30 CATTLE; Compared to last Tuesday slaughter steers 1.50-2.00 higher; cows 504.00 higher; bulls 1.50-3.00 higher; bullocks fully steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1100- 1325 lb. 45.00-47.00; Choice 950-1350 lb. yield grade 2-4 43.0046.00, bulk yield grade 2 46.0046.60, few 47.0047.60; high Good and low Choice 42.0044.50; Good 36.5040.00, Good Holkeins 34.75-36.00; Standard 32.00-35.00. 125 COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 25.75-28.00, few 28.50-29.00, couple to 29.50; Cutter 24.50-27.00; Canner and low Cutter 23.50 25.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 34.00 36.50, couple 37.00-38.50; Good 31.75-34.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1600 lb. 34.00-38.10, few 38.60-41.10, individual 43.10; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 32.00-34.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mainly 1.00-3.00 lower, although Utility strong to 3.00 higher. VEALERS: Prime 60.00 62.00, couple 68.00-71.00; Choice 51.00-58.00; Good 45.00-52.00; Standard 34.00 44.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 30.00 35.00, 70-85 lb. 26.5030.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 100-125 lb. Holstein heifers 54.00-55.00; bulk 100- 125 lb. bull calves 44.00-49.00, few 90-105 lb. 33.50-34.50. SHEEP: Insufficient to fully test trends, few Choice 45-80 lb. spring lambs 38.00- 44.00; Good 33.00-38.00. Local Grain Thursday, June 27 These prices are made up of the average prices quoted by five 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 com which is per ton. The average local grain prices quoted Thursday, June 27, 1974 are as follows: Bid+ Offered Ear Com 87.00 97.50 Shelled 3.66 3.94 Oats, Local 1.57 1.85 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 July 23,1974 CATTLE 236. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Choice |2.50 to |3.50 higher. Slaughter cows 75 cents to $2 higher, spots $4 higher. Slaughter bullocks grading Standard & Good $1.75 to $2.25 higher. High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 45.10- 47.10, Choice 975-1500 pounds 43.0045.35, few Good 37.25- 41.25, few Standard '34.50- 36.25. Few Good & Choice slaughter heifers 37.35-39.00, few Standard 34.10-35.10. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 25.25- 27.50, couple to 28.10, Cutters 24.00- Canners 22.85- 24.85, Shells down to 20.50. Good slaughter bullocks 34.00- Standard 33.10- 34.10, few Utility 30.10-32.75. Few Yield Grade 1-2 1150- 1600 lbs. slaughter bulls 33.85-38.35. CALVES 162. Vealers about steady, Standard to Choice $2 to $4 higher. Few Choice vealers 49.00-52.00, few Good 46.00-48.00, Standard 40.0045.50, Utility 90-120 pounds 23.00-33.50, 70- 85 20.00-25.00. Farm calves, bolstein bulls 90-140 pounds 32.00- holstein heifers 90-120 lbs. 30.0040.00. SHEEP 41. Few Choice 85- 95 pounds spring slaughter lambs 37.00, Good 65-85 lbs. 31.00- Few Slaughter ewes 7.00-8.00. New Holland Monday, July 22 10 loads of Hay and 17 loads of Straw sold as follows; (prices per ton). Alfalfa, few loads 64.00- 73.00; Timothy, 2 loads 41.00 and 46.00; Mixed hay, one load at 52.00; Straw 31.00- 41.00; Com, 16 loads 95.00- 99.00; Oats $1.77 per bushel; Barley $2.30 per bushel. Green Dragon July 19,1974 Prices per ton: 27 loads hay & 20 loads straw. Alfalfa, 3 loads 59.50-75.00; Timothy 40.00-49.00, in dividual 60.00; Mixed hay 37.00-60.00, few 27.50-33.00; Straw 35.50-39.00. Western 2.15 2.37 Barley 2.07 2.30 3.73 4.10 Wheat Soybeans 7.75 8,00 +Bid is the price the dealer will buy from the farmer 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 9:00 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, July 24 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 1034 58 441 19 Last Wednesday 1006 74 952 82 Last Year 881 72 399 0 Wednesday’s Auction 925 62 468 57 Last Wednesday’s Auction 948 64 958 82 CATTLE: Compared to Monday slaughter steers uneven, high Choice and Prime weak to mostly 50 lower. Bulk Good and Choice fully steady, with Standard and Good Holsteins 1.00-2.00 higher, extremes 3.00 higher. Cows 1.00-2.00 higher; Bullocks fully steady; Bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1100- 1360 lb. 45.0047.10; Choice 950-1400 lb. 43.7546.00, few yield grade 2 45.7546.60; Good 950-1300 lb. 38.5041.25, Good 1175-1525 lb. Holsteins 35.0038.75; Standard 33.50- 36.10. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 850-1000 lb. 38.25- 40.75, few 41.2542.50; Good on mu ca COWS: Cutter and Utility 25.75-28.00, few 28.50-29.10; Canner and low Cutter 24.50- 25.75. BULLOCKS: Choice 35.50- 37.25, couple 38.00; Good 33.50-35.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1150-1650 lb. 36.00-38.00, few 38.00- three head 40.85- 42.00; yield grade 2 1000-1400 1b.~31.75-35.50. VEAL CALVES; Bealers 1.00- higher. VEALERS; Prime 62.00- 67.00, couple 70.00-73.00; Choice 55.00-59.00; Good 47.00- Standard 35.00- 46.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 30.00- 35.00, 70-90 lb. 25.00-30.00. SHEEP: Spring lambs steady to 1.00 lower. SPRING LAMBS: One lot Choice 102 lb. 38.50; Good 70- 95 lb. 30.00-32.50. PUNCH LINE OF THE WEEK New Holland Auction Thursday, July 25 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 1357 392 28 Last Thursday 1385 530 25 Last Year 1061 459 10 CATTLE: Compared to last Thursday slaughter steers 1-2.00 higher, in stances 4.00 higher on Standard and Good Holsteins; Cows 5-6.00 higher; Bullocks 24.00 higher; Bulls 34.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1050- 1325 lb. 44.7546.60; Choice 950-1350 lb. 43.7545.50, few yield grade 2 45.5046.25, five head 47.5047.85; high Good and low Choice 41.7544.50; Good 37.0042.50, few Standard 34.75-37.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 850-1070 lb. 40.00- 41.85; Good 36.0039.50. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 30.0032.25, few 32.5033.00; Cutter 29.00- 31.00; Canner and low Cutter 25.75-29.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 900- 1250 lb. 37.0038.50, few head 41.5043.25; Good 34.5037.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1600 lb. 36.00-39.00, several 39.0040.35, couple 40.7541.60; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 33.5037.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers 2-5.00 higher, with Utility 5- 10.00 higher. VEALERS: Prime 65.00- 70.00, few 73.00-78.00; Choice 56.00- Good 47.00-55.00; Standard 37.0047.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 25.00-33.00,65-85 lb. 20.00- SHEEP: Insufficient volume to fully test market trends, few Good and Choice spring lambs 45-80 lb. 32.00- 37.00. New Holland Horse Auction Wednesday, July 24 Reported receipts of 494 head of horses, mules and ponies. Market stronger than last week’s. Load of Riding horses from Kansas 150-365. Load of Oklahoma riding horses 165410. Load of Tennessee riding horses 190-390. Load of Illinois riding horses 110-325. Local work horses 275-350, mules 140-200 and driving horses 175-380. Riding horses 145-220, better horses 235-530. Lightweight killers 16-18, heavy weight killers 18-21, mare ponies 1540, colts 5-10, geldings 15-30 and larger ponies 50-110. AUCTIONS makes the difference in marketing livestock! NOW Holland makes the difference in auctions! MONDAY 9:00 A.M. Fat Kogs 2:30 P.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 12:00Noon NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. New Holland, Penna. Abram W. Oiffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-4341 Composite Report Friday, July 26 Cattle Calves This Week 5000 1200 Last Week 5103 1527 Last Year 4188 1241 CATTLE: Slaughter Steers opened the week 2.00- 3.00 higher, some uneveness thereafter. High Choice and Prime steers experienced a loss of 50-75 although Standard and Good Holsteins closed an additional 1.00-2.00 higher. Cows opened the week 1.00-2.00 higher and experienced additional advances throughout the week and by the weeks close were 5.00-6.00 higher. Bulls closed the week 3.00-4.00 higher. Bullocks were fully steady throughout most of the week but closed 2.00-4.00 higher. Supply included an estimated SO per cent slaughter steers, 20 per cent cows, 15 per cent bulls with the balance mainly feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1075- 13501 b. 44.7547.00, few 47.00- 48.10; Choice 950-1425 lb. 43.7546.25, few mainly yield grade 2 46.5047.10, couple 47.5047.85; high Good and low Choice 41.5044.75; Good 37.0042.50 with early sales of Good Holsteins 34.00-36.50; Standard 32.50-35.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 850-1070 lb. 38.25- 42.00, few 42.0042.50; Good 36.00-39.50; few Standard and Good 32.50-36.00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter closed the week at 30.00-32.25, few 32.25- 33.00 (extremes on Monday only 28.00); Cutter 29.00- 31.00; Canner and low Cutter 25.75-29.00, early week sales back to 22.50. BULLOCKS: Choice 900- 1200 lb. 37.00-38.50, few at the close 41.5043.25; Good 34.50- 37.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1600 lb. 34.00-39.00, several at the close 39.00- 40.35, few 40.50-42.00; yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 33.00- 37.00, few 31.50-33.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers rebounded from last weeks sharp drop. Bulk Standard to Prime vealers 2.00-5.00 higher with Utility closing 5.00-10.00 higher. VEALERS: Prime 62.00- 70.00, few 72.00-78.00; Choice 54.00- Good 45.00-55.00; Standard 37.00-47.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 25.00-35.00,-65-85 lb. 20.00- RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 100-125 lb. Holstein heifers 54.00-55.00; bulk 100- 125 lb. bull calves 44.00-49.00, few 90-105 lb. 33.50-34.50.