- Lancaster Farming. Saturday. August 10. 1974
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, August 5
Cattle Calve* Hog* Sheep
Today
896 292 814 101
Last Monday
815 148 898 147
Last Monday
639 120 791 59
Monday’s Auction
949 297 827 88
Last Monday’s Auction
947 151 955 147
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers 50-1.00 higher; Cows
steady; Bullocks mostly
steady; Bulls steady to SO
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1035-
1380 lb. 48.50-49.85, 25 head
50.00-50.35; Choice 950-1400
lb. 47.00-49.00, few 49.00-
49.35, 7 head 1550-1715 lb.
42.75-44.00; high-Good and
lov-Choice 43.7547.00; Good
43.0044.75; Good Holsteina
36.60-39.50; few Standard
950-1050 lb. 32.00-37.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 900-1050 lb. 41.75-
44.75, 11 head 44.8546.85;
Good 37.0042.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.00-28.00,
couple 28.25; Cutter 24.75-
26.50; Canner and low Cutter
22.50-24.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1200 lb. 36.00-37.60; Good
32.00-35.85.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 34.00-36.50, few
36.60-37.10; yield grade 2
1000-1400 lb. 31.00-34.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, supply in
cluded around 50 per cent
slaughter calves, this 1.00-
2.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 73.00-
80.00; Choice 64.00-70.00;
Good 56.00-62.00; Standard
45.00-55.00; Utility 80-120 lb.
35 00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Good and Choice 240-300 lb.
33.00-36.00, couple lots 240-
255 lb. 40.0040.50.
SHEEP: Spring Lambs
1 00-2.00 higher
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
HAY MARKETS
New Holland
Monday, Aug. 5
23 loads of Hay and 6 loads
of straw sold as follows:
(prices per ton)
Alfalfa 49.00-83.00;
Timothy, few loads 40.00-
54 00, Mixed hay, few loads
31 00-55 00, Straw 39.00-
44 00; Clover, few loads
49 00-58.00, Corn, 11 loads
107 00-115 50, Barley, $2.50
per bushel; Barley & Oats
screening $7O per ton.
Green Dragon
Prices Per Ton:
31 loads hay & 8 loads
straw
Alfalfa, few loads 49 00-80 00
Tunoth\, few loads 43 00-
69 00
Mixed hay 40 00-68 00
Clover, one load at 46 00
Straw 35 00-39 00
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday. Aug. 7
12 loads of hay, straw and
ear corn sold as follows
Alfalfa 66. 65, 85 Timothy
56. Mixed Hay 34 50, 55,
Straw 35,36.38, Corn 109 00
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, August 6
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1117 783 38
Last Tuesday
1048 598 40
Last Year
899 532 58
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers 2.00-4.00 higher; cows
uneven, early sales steady to
1.00 lower with bulk of the
trading mostly 1.00 higher;
bullocks steady to 2.00
higher; bulls steady to 1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower
on yield grade 2 950-1050 lb.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1275 lb. 49.25-50.75; Choice
950-1350 lb. 48.50-49.35, few
yield grade 2 49.35-50.10;
high Good and low Choice
44.00-47.00; Good 39.00-44.00
with Holsteins 36.5040,10;
Standard and low Good 35.50-
37.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750-900 lb. 40.0042.25;
Good 37.0040.00.
COW S: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 28.50-30.00,
few at the close 30.00-30.60;
Cutter 26.50-28.50; Canner
and low Cutter 25.00-27.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1200 lb. 35.5038.00, few 39.00-
40.00; Good 32.00-35.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1050-1650 lb. 34.50-36.75, few
37.0038.60; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 31.0035.00, 900-
1050 lb. 28.0030.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 1.00 lower. Supply
mainly Utility and Standard
with fair showing of Good;
Choice scarce and Prime
absent.
VEALERS: Few Choice
61.00-68.00; Good 48.00-60.00;
Standard 38.50-46.00; Utility
70-115 lb. 33.50-41.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
Few head 100-125 lb. Holstein
Heifers 39.50-43.00; Bulk 100-
125 lb. bull calves 39.0042.50.
60-90 lb. 38.0040.50, couple
lots 35.45 lb. 44.00-46.00;
Good 50-90 lb. 31.50-37.50.
Regional
Monday, Aug. 5
(All hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm price per ton.)
Hay and straw steady
Alfalfa 40.00-60.00; Mixed
hay 30.00-35.00, few to 45.00;
Timothy hay 25.00-30.00;
Straw 25.00-32.00; Mulch
12.00-25.00.
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
August f, 1974
CATTLE 328. Compared
with laat Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Choice S4.SO to $6 higher,
Standard St Good |1.25 to
(3.50 higher. Slaughter cows
(3 to (4 lower. Slaughter
bullocks steady to |1 higher.
Slaughter bulls 2S cents to (1
lower. Choice 1050-1151’ •
pounds slaughter steers
47.00- Good 41.00-44.50,
Standard 35.75-38.50. Few
Prime 1100-1200 slaughter
heifers yield grade 31.10
35.00, few Good 40.0043.25.
Utility 8c High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 25.35-
27.75, couple at 29.00, Cutters
24.60-26.00, Canners 22.85-
24.85, Shells down to 21.50.
Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 39.25-41.60, in
dividual at 42,25, Good 35.00
39.00, Standard 33.0034.85,
Utility 30.1031.75. 1-2 1250
2125 lbs. slaughter bulls
33.00- individual at
37.00
CALVES 237. Few Choice
vealers 47.00-56.00, few Good
45.00- few Standard
40.00- Utility 90-120
pounds 34.00-40.00, 70-65 lbs.
28.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 85-125 40.00-‘
47.50; few beef cross bulls &
heifers 75-200 44.00-59.00
SHEEP 26. Few Good 65
pounds spring slaughter
lambs 30.00-32.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 10.00-15.50.
Local Grain
Thursday, Augusts
These prices are made up
of the average pnces quoted
by five participating local
feed and gram 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,
Augusts, 1974 are as follows:
Bid+Offered+
Ear Com 95.00 102.00
Shelled Com
3.90 4.12
Oats, Local
1.75 1.95
Oats, Western
2.06 2.28
Barley 2.20 2.50
Wheat 3.70 4.00
Soybeans 7.95 8.20
+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 OOAM
Every Wednesday At 9 00 A M
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Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
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Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, August 7
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
1112 84 778 18
Wednesday
902 84 526 28
Last Year
785 61 436 42
Wednesday’s Auction
891 85 823 31
Last Wednesday’s Auction
100 572
917
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
fully steady, instances 1.00
higher on high Choice and
Prime; Cows 1.00 higher,
instances 2.00 higher;
Bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher;
Bulls 1.002.00 higher, in
stances 3.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1050
1270 lb. 50.0051.75; Choice
9501375 lb. 47.50-49.60, few
yield grade 2 49,75-50.50;
high Good and low Choice
45.5047.50; Good 42.0046.00,
few Good Holsteins 36.75-
39.00; Standard and low
Good 31.0036.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 8001050 lb. 39.35-
43.25, 12 head 44.0046.60;
Good 36.2039.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.25-30.00;
Cutter 25.00-27.75; Canner
and low Cutter 24.00-25.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 37.75-38.75, few 39.60-
40.35; Good 33.25-37.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1500 lb. 36.00-38.50, few
40.60-42.10; yield grade 2 950-
1300 lb. 31.25-36.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
2.00-3.00 lower.
VEALERS: Choice 60.00-
35.00; couple Prime 71.00-
71.50; Good 51.00-59.00;
Standard 40.00-47.00; Utility
80-120 lb. 34.50-39.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume to test trends. One lot
Good and Choice 75 lb. 36.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, August 8
Cattle: Receipts this week
5700, compared to last week
4100, and to a year ago 3900.
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers and
heifers 1.00-2.00 higher. Cows
1.00- higher. Bulls Steady
Slaughter steers: Choice
and Prime 1175-1450 pounds
3-4, 48.50-50.25: Load 1300
51.50. Choice 1000-1300 2-4,
47.00- 925-1000 45.50-
47.00 Mixed Good and Choice
900-1300 44,00-47.00. Good
40.00- Standard and
Good Holsteins 36.00-38.00.
Salughter Heifers: Choice
and Prime-900-1150 pounds 3-
4, 45.5047.00. Choice 850-1100
24, 45.0047.00; Half Load
47.50. Choice 750-850 42.50-
45.50 Mixed Good and Choice
750-1150 pounds 42.0045.00.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, August 8
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1425 481 10
Last Thursday
1494 450 44
Last Year
1359 484 47
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers steady to 1.00 higher,
instances 2,00 higher; 2.00
3.00 higher; bullocks 2.00
3.00 higher; bulls 1.002.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100
1325 lb. 49.3050.75; couple
lots 14601500 lb. yield grade
4-5 46.7047.85; Choice 950
1400 lb. 45.5050.00, few yield*
grade 2 50.50-51.75; high
Good and low Choice 42.00
46.50; Good 38.35-43.50;
Standard 34.5037.35.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800950 lb. 40.0042.25,
couple 43.35-43.60.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.5030.50,
few 30,5031.75; Cutter 25.75-
28.00; Canner and low Cutter
24.0026.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 37.00-41.25, couple
42.00- Good 33.00-37.50. >
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 35.75-39.75, few
40.00- Yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 33.5036.00, few
30.5033.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, although
small supply Choice and
Prime 3.00-5.00 higher.
VEALERS: Choice 62.00-
71.00, few Prime 78.0031.00;
Good 49.0037.00; Standard
37.00- Utility 90-120 lb.
32.00- 65-85 lb. 28.00-
33.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test,
few Good 50-95 lb. spring
lambs 31.0033.00.
New Holland
Horse
Auction
Thursday, August 8
Reported receipts of 490
head, Market steady with
last week.
Load of western riding
horses 225-650.
Load of shipped horses 190-
325.
Local work horses 250-525.
Driving horses 50, ponies 10-
60.
Good 38.0042.00.
Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 23.50-26.50. High
Dressing Utility 26.50-27.00.
Cutter 22.00-25.00. Canner
20.00-22.00.
Bulls: 1-2,1100-1800 pounds
28.00-32.00: 1, 32.00-33.00.
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 AJM.
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 Diflenbach, Manager
Composite
Report
Friday, August I
CatUe Calves
This Week 5300 1860
Last Week 4594 1302
Last Year 4475 1199
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
1.00- higher, best demand
on Choice and Prime; Cows
2.00- higher; Bulls and
Bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher,
instances 3.00 higher on
bulls. Supply included an
estimated 50 per cent
slaughter steers, 15 percent
cows, 15 per cent tells with
the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1050
1300 lb. 49.25-50.75 with
around a load on Wednesday
51.00- Choice 9SO-1400
lb. 46.00-50.00 with yield
grade 2 49.75-51.00, few sales
51.00- high Good and
low Choice 43.00-47.50; Good
38.50-44.50 with Good
Holsteins 36.75-39.00;
Standard and low Good 31.00
37.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1050 lb. 39.25-
43.50, few 44.0046.60; Good
36.25-40.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 27.50-30.50,
few 30,5031.75; Cutter 25.75-
28.00; Canner and low Cutter
24.00-26.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900
1250 lb. 36.00-38.75, few sales
mainly at the close 39.00
42.25; Good 32.0037.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11001600 lb. 35.5039.50, few
39.75-42.25, couple 43.00;
yield grade 2 9501300 lb.
31.0036.00, most late sales
33.0036.00, few 9001050 lb.
early part of week 28.00
30.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
generally steady, instances
2.00 higher on Choice and
Prime. Supply mainly Utility
and Standard with a fair
showing of Good. Choice and
Prime scarce.
VEALERS; Few Prime
75.00- Choice 60.00-
71.00; Good 49.00-57.00;
Standard 37.00-48.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 32.0041.00, 65-85 lb.
28.00-
RETURNED TO FARM;
Few head 100-125 lb. Holstein
Heifers 39.0043.00; bulk 100-
125 lb. bull calves 39.0042.50,
few 43.0048.00.
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