—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.