—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 24, 1974
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Local Livestock Market. Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday. August 19
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1338 242 791 110
Monday
865 303 718 63
I>ast Year
1251 104 628 71
Monday's Auc.
747 278 89f 87
Last Mon.’s Auc.
676 302 738 114
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers uneven, high Choice
and Prime steady to 50
lower, Good to low Choice
1.00- lower, Standard
fully steady; cows 50-1.00
lower: bullocks fully steady,
instances 1.00 higher on
Choice; Bulls 1.00 lower,
instances 1.50 lower on yield
grade 1.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1310 lb. 48.75-49.10; Choice
950-1300 lb. 44.50-47.60,
couple lots yield grade 2 1200-
1275 lb. 48.60-48.75, few head
Choice and Prime 1470-1580
lb. 44.10-46.75; high Good and
low Choice 42.75-45.75; Good
38.00- Standard 34.75-
38.00, few 38.85-32.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1000 lb. 41.00-
42.75; Good 38.00-41.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.00-27.75;
Cutter 24.00-26.00; Canner
and low Cutter 22.50-24.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb 35.00-37.50, few 38.75-
40 00- Good 32.50-35.00.
BULLS Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 33.75-35.75, few
36.00- yield grade 2
1000-1400 lb. 31.75-35.00, few
29.75-31.50.
CALVES Vealers 1.00-3.00
lower; Slaughter calves 2.00-
3 00 lower.
VEALERS Prime 70 00-
75.00; Choice 58 00-68.00;
Good 48.00-57.00; Standard
40.00- Utility 85-120 lb.
32.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 270-370 lb 33.00-40.00;
Good 26 00-32.00.
SHEEP Spring lambs 50-
1 00 lowi r
SPRING LAMBS One lot
Choice 85 lb. 40.00; Good 55-
85 lb 30 00-35 00
SLAUGHTER EWES
Utility and Good 8 00-12.00
HAY MARKET
Regional
Monday, August 19
f All hay No 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm price per ton )
Hay and straw steady
Alfalfa 45 00-60 00, Mixed
hay 30 00-45 00, Timothy hay
28.00-30 00, Straw 25.G0-32
32 00, Mulch 12.00-25 00
Green Dragon
August 16,1974
Prices per ton 32 loads
hay & 10 loads straw
Alfalfa 45 00-72 00,
Timothy, few loads 31 00-
Sl 00, Mixed hay, few loads
35 00-54 00, Clover, couple
loads 34 00 and 55 00, Straw
32 00-41 00
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, August 24
14 loads of hay and straw
sold as follows
Alfalfa 53 and 59, Timothy
53 and 65; Clover 51. Mixed
Hay 47 and 53, Straw 20, 32
and 34; Com $ll6 50 per ton
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, August 20
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1122 758 30
Last Tuesday
776 814 63
Last Year
960 653 46
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers 25-50 lower, instances
1.50 lower; cows 50-1.00
lower; bullocks 1.00-1.50
lower; bulls 1.50-3.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prune 1075-
1275 lb. 48.50-49.60; Choice
950-1350 lb. 45.00-48.50, few
48.60-49.00; high Good and
low Choice 42.00-45.00; Good
38.00-43.00; Standard 35.00-
37.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing cutter 25.00-27.00
few 27.00-28.00; Cutter 23.75-
26.50; Canner and low Cutter
22.00-24.50.
BULLOCKS; Choice 900-
1250 lb. 34.75-37.00, few 37.25-
38.00; Good 32.00-35.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 34.00-35.75,
couple 36.00-36.75; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 31.00-
33.75.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
slow, Utility to Good 2.00-4.00
lower, small supply Choice
4.00-6.00 lower, insufficient
volume Prime to test trend.
VEALERS; Choice 52.00-
58.00, couple Prime 68.00-
78.00; Good 47.00-52.00;
Standard 39.00-46.00; Utility
85-115 lb. 33.00-37.00; 65-75 lb.
27.50-33.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-115 lb. Holstein
Heifers 36.00, one lot 83 lb.
39.00; bulk 100-125 lb. bull
calves 36.00-40.00.
SHEEP: Few sales Good
50-80 lb. spring lambs 1.00-
3.00 lower.
SPRING LAMBS. Few
Good 50-80 lb. 25.00-33 50
HAY
MARKET
New Holland
Monday, August 19
24 loads of Hay and 4 loads
of straw sold as follows
(prices per ton).
Alfalfa 37 00-71 00, one at
80.00, Timothy, few loads
31.00-60.00; Mixed hay 43.00-
67 00; Straw, 4 loads 25 50-
45 00; Clover, 2 loads 50 00
and 66 00; Corn 11 loads
114 00-120 00; Barley, 2 loads
$2 45 and $2 58 per bushel;
Oats, one load $lB5 per
bushel
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 20 1974
CATTLE 375. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers about
steady. Slaughter cows
mostly $2 to $3 lower, spots
only 25 cents lower.
Slaughter bullocks grading
Standard & Good steady to
mostly $1.25 to $2.25 lower.
Few Choice slaughter steers
45.25-48.10, Good 40.00-44.85,
Standard 34.25-38.10, tew
Utility 31.00-34.10. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
37 10-40.35, few Good 35.50-
37.85, few Standard 33.75-
36.00. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 26.00-28.25, Cutters
25.00- Canners 23.00-
25.25, Shells down to 20.00.
Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 37.85-40.85, Good
35.00- Standard 32.25-
34.50, Utility 29.00-32.00. 1-2
1200-1600 pounds slaughter
bulls 34.00-37.10, individual
at 37.85.
CALVES 245. Couple
Choice vealers 49.00 and
50.00, Good 46.50-47.50,
Standard 39.00-43.50, Utility
90-120 pounds 29.00-38 00, JO
-85 25.00-28.00. Farm calves,
Holstein bulls 85-125 33.00-
41.00; Holstein heifers 85-140
lbs. 35.00-61.00; beef cross
bulls & heifers 70-100 36.00-
44.00.
SHEEP 13. Few Choice 80-
100 pounds spring slaughter
lambs 38.00, few Utility 35-50
27.50-30.00.
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, August 22
Compared to last week’s
close prices on slaughter
steers and heifers unevenly
1.50-2.00 lower Cows 50
higher and bulls steady
Four day receipts 13,700 as
compared 12,100 previous
week and 11,800 a year ago
Steers made up ap
proximately 38 percent and
heifers 28 percent with the
supply predominantly good
to average-Choice and in
cluding many 950-1050 steers
and 800-900 heifers Cows 12
percent and feeders 17
percent including those
consigned for first auction of
fall season.
STEERS During the
week, a scant supply high-
Choice and Prune 1071-1218
pounds 3-4 47.75-48.00, part
load 1224 48 25 and two loads
1295-1307 lbs carrying large
percentage yield grade 4
47 00. Choice 950-1275 2-4
mainly 46 00-47 50, some
mostly Choice 950-1000 45 50-
45 75. Mixed Good and
Choice 950-1225 44 00-46 00
Good 39 50-44 25 Standard
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Hollflnd 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 A M
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 Diffenbach, Manager
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, August 21
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
982 108 950 10
Last Wednesday
881 151 677 55
Last Year
527 69 749 19
Wed.’s Auc.
869 105 887 10
Last Wed.’s Auc.
762 156 732 72
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers 50-
LOO higher; Cows steady to
weak; Bullocks steady to 50
lower; Bulls steady, in
stances 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1400 lb. 48.75-49.25, 15 head
1395-1535 lb. 45.75-46.75;
Choice 950-1350 lb. 46.00-
48.75, one lot 49.85; high
Good and low Choice 43.00-
46.75; Good 37.75-43.50;
Standard 35.00-37.00; Utility
and Standard 900-1150 lb.
27.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 900-1050 lb. 39.50-
40.85; Good 35.50-39.00.
COWS; Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.00-26.50,
few 27.00-28 00; Cutter 24.00-
26.00; Canner and low Cutter
22.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 34.50-36.00, couple
36.50- Good 31.00-34.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 34.00-36.00, few
36.25-38.00; yield grade 2
1000-1400 lb 30.75-34.00, few
29.50-
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
3.00- 00 lower; Slaughter
calves steady.
VEALERS Few Prune
65.00- 00; Choice 52 00-
63 00; Good 46.00-52 00;
Standard 36 00-44.00; Utility
80-115 lb 27.00-35.00.
SHEEP One lot Utility
slaughter ewes steady at
10 00
and low-Good 37 50-39.50.
Average cost slaughter
steers first three days 45 18
average weight 1103 pounds
as compared 46.72 and 1095 -
previous week and 52.97 and
1121 a year ago.
HEIFERS. Few loads
High-Choice and Prune 890-
1057 2-4 46 00-46 50. Choice
850-1025 2-4 44 50-46.00, load
1151 3-5 42 00. Mixed Good
and Choice 750-950 43.00-
44 50. Good 39 00-43.00 Small
lots Standard and Good 36 50-
39 00.
COWS Utility and
Commercial 24 00-26 00, a
few utility dairybreds 26 25-
26 50. Canner and cutter
21 00-24 00, mixed cutter and
low-utility 24 25-25 00, oc
casionally 25 25-25 50
BULLS 1&2 1400-1800
pounds 27 00-31.00, few 1
31 00-32 00
Phone 717 354 4341
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, August 22
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1247 505 35
Last Thursday
1692 495 18
Last Year
792 450 II
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers 25-50 lower, instances
1.50 lower on Choice yield
grade 2; cows steady to 50
lower; bullocks 50-1.00
lower; bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1280 lb. 48.00-49.25, few 1370-
1510 lb. 45.00-46.10; Choice
950-1375 lb. 45.25-48.00, few
yield grade 2 48.00-49.00;
high Good and low Choice
43.25-46.35; Good 38.25-44.00;
Standard 33.00-36.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-970 lb. 43.35-45.50,
couple 48.00-49.75.
COWS; Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.50-28.00,
few 28.50-29.50; Cutter 24.50-
27.00; Canner and low Cutter
22.50-24.75.
BULLOCKS; Choice 900-
1250 lb. 34.75-36.25, couple
38.00-41.50; Good 31.50-34.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 33.00-36.25; yield
grade 2 1000-1450 lb. 31.50-
33.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
3.00-6.00 lower, small supply
Choice and Prime steady to
3.00 lower.
VEALERS: Choice 55.00-
66.00, couple Prune 70.00-
79.00; Good 46.00-52.00;
Standard 38.00-43.00; Utility
80-120 lb. 24.00-33.00, few 60-
75 lb 20.00-24.00.
SHEEP Insufficient
volume for market test, few
Good 40-90 lb. 25.00-27.00, few
Utility slaughter ewes 5 00-
6 00
New Holland
Horse
Auction
Wednesday, August 21
Reported receipts of 511
head of horses, mules and
ponies Market steady with
last week’s
Load of Kansas riding
horses 140-335
Ixiad of Oklahoma riding
horses 175-305
I/iad of Tennessee riding
horses 185-400
Load of Tennessee riding
horses 140-375
Load of lowa riding horses
205-405
Local work horses 310-510,
mules 170-210, dnvmg horses
170-310, riding horses 160-220,
better horses 250-520, light
weight killers 16-18; heavy
weight killers 21-23. Mares
20-55, colts 5-15, geldings 15-
45 and larger ponies 65-135.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES,
Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA
BULLS STEERS BUTCHERCOWS
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLDON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
HOG SALES
Every Saturday At 9 OOAM
Every Wednesday At 9 00 A M
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 71'7-442-4181
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Composite
Report
Friday, August 23
Cattle Calves
This Week 5200 1650
Last Week 4543 1792
Last Year 4391 1277
CATTLE; Slaughter
Steers .25 to 50c lower, in
stances 1.50 lower on
selected yield grade 2 cows
steady to 50c lower; bullocks
50 to 1.00 lower; bulls 1.00 to
2.00 lower, supplies included
and estimated 50 percent
slaughter steers, 14 percent
cows and 17 percent bulls
with the balance mainly
feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1400 lbs. 48.00-49.60; few 1370-
1535 lbs. 45.00-46.75; Choice
950-1350 lbs. 45.00-48.50; few
48.50- High Good and
Low Choice 43.00-46.75; Good
including Holsteins 37.75-
43.50; Standard 33.00-37.00;
few Utility to Standard 900-
1150 lbs. 27.00-32.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS-
Choice 800-1050 lbs. 39.50-
42.75; 1 lot Choice yield
Grade to 43.35-45.50; Good
35.50-
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing cutter 25.00-28.00;
few 28.50-29.50; Cutter 24.00-
27.00; Canner and Low
Cutter 22.00-24.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lbs. 34.50-37.50; few
37.50- Good 31.00-35.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1100-1700 lbs. 33.00-36.50, few
36.50- Yield Grade 2
1000-1400 lbs. 30.75-34.00, few
29.50-
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
3.00 to 6.00 lower although
small supply of Choice and
Prune $l. to $3. lower.
Slaughter calves $2. to $3.
lower.
VEALERS: Few Prune
68.-79.; Choice 53-68; Good
46-52; Standard 36-44; Utility
80-115 lbs. 24-33; few 60-75
lbs. 20-27.
SIAUGHTER CALVES
Choice 270-370 lbs 33-40,
Good 26-32. Returned to farm
bulk 90-115 lbs Holstein
Heifers 36; 1 lot 83 lbs 39;
bulk 100-125 lbs. bull calves
36-40.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
FRANK DUSSINGER
LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE |717|397 7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa 17582
Office Phone |717|872 5491
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Phone |717|653 5728