—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. August 31. 1974
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, August 26
Cattle Calvei Hog* Sheep
Today
923 336 993 132
Last Monday
1338 242 791 110
Last Year
721 60 834 196
Monday’s Auc.
638 342 972 80
Last Mon.’s Auc.
747 278 892 87
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers fully steady; Cows
mostly steady; Bullocks
fully steady; Bulls steady to
1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Part load mostly Prime 1180
lb. 49.50; couple lots high
Choice and Prime 1130-1290
lb. 48.25-48,75; Choice 950-
1320 lb. 45.50-48.25; high
Good and low Choice 42.50-
46.00; Good 37.25-43.00; few
Standard 35.25-37.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple lots mixed Good and
Choice 900-1025 lb. 41.25-
42.00; Good 35.00-38.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 24.75-26.85;
Cutter 23.50-26.25; Canner
and low Cutter 22.50-24.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 34.00-36.00, few 37.85-
39.85; Good 31.50-34.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1200-1750 lb. 32.75-35.00, few
36.00- yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 29.50-32.50.
CALVES: Vealers 3.00-5.00
higher, although Utility 2.00-
4.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 70.00-
78.00; Choice 60.00-70.00;
Good 48.00-58.00; Standard
34.00- Utility 90-120 lb.
27.00- 70-85 lb. 22.00-
30.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 200-350 lb. 30.00-36.00;
Good 26.00-32.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs
steady to 2.00 lower.
SPRING LAMBS; Choice
60-90 lb. 35.00-40.00; Good 50-
BO lb. 22.50-29.50.
HAY MARKET
Regional
Monday, August 26,1971
(All hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm price per ton.)
Hay steady to strong;
straw steady to weak.
Alfalfa 40.00-60.00; mixed
hay 30.00-40.00 few to 60.00;
timothy hay 28.00-40.00;
straw 18.00-32.00 mulch 12.00-
25.00.
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, August 28
24 loads of hay and straw
sold as follows:
Alfalfa 45,56.50; Clover 50;
Timothy 34 50, 51, 58; Mixed
Hay 24 50,35,48,51.50; Straw
32, 37, 47; Com $106., $lOB.,
and $ll2.
Green Dragon
August 23, 1974
Prices per ton: 25 loads
Hay.
Alfalfa 31.50-62.50, one load
74.00; Timothy 44.00-50.00;
Clover, one load at 45.00;
Straw, 3 loads 34.00-42.00.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, Augusts?
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 823 847 9
Last Tuesday
1122 758 30
Last Year
598 700 7
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers strong to 1.00 higher;
cows 50-1.00 lower, instances
I.solower;'bullocks fully 1.00
lower, instances 1.50 lower;
bulls 1.00-1.50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few high Choice and Prime
1075-1250 lb. 48.50-49.00, few
head 49.75-50.50; Choice 950-
1325 lb. 45.75-48.50, few yield
grade 2 48.7549.35; high
Good and low Choice 43.00-
46.50; Good 38.0043.50, few
Good Holsteins down to
36.75; Standard 34.00-37.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Few Choice 850-975 lb. 40.60-
44.75.
COWS; Utility and high
dressing Cutter 24.50-25.85,
few 26.00-26.50; Cutter 23.00-
25.50; Canner and low Cutter
21.00-23.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1150 lb. 33.7534.75; Good
31.0034.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 32.50-34.75, three
head 35.75-37.85; yield grade
2 1000-1400 lb. 30.50-32.75.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prime vealers scarce
mostly steady; Utility to
Good 3.00-5.00 lower.
VEALERS: Choice 52.00-
60.00, couple Prime 70.00-
72.00; Good 42.00-50.00;
Standard 32.00-44.00; Utility
85-115 lb. 26.00-33.00, 65-85 lb.
22.00-28.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Couple lots 100-115 lb.
Holstein Heifers 43.00,
couple lots 90-95 lb. 30.00-
31.00; bulk 110-125 lb. bull
calves 39.00-40.50, couple lots
100-105 lb. 30.00-32.00.
SHEEP: No Market test.
New Holland
Monday, August 27
16 loads of Hay and 6 loads
of straw sold as follows:
(prices per ton).
Timothy, few 36.00-51.00;
Mixed hay 33.00-53.00, in
dividual’s 63.00 & 72.00;
Straw 30.00-36.00; Clover,
few 41.00-65.00; Corn, 10
loads 104.00-115.00; Oats
(Screening) one load at
31.00.
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 27,1974
CATTLE 452. Compared
with last Tuesday's market,
slaughter steers grading
Standard and Good 25 cents
to $2 lower. Slaughter cows
$1.25 to $2 lower. Slaughter
bullocks $1.25 to $2.25 lower.
Slaughter bulls $2 to $4
lower. One Choice slaughter
steer at 44.25, Good 39.00-
'42.50, Standard 33.00-37.75,
few Utility 28.10-32.50. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
40.00-43.00, few Good 33.00-
37.00. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 24.50-26.50, Cutters
23.25- Canners 21.00-
23.60, Shells down to 19.75.
One Choice slaughter bullock
at 41.00, Good 33.00-35.00,
Standard 31.00-32.75, Utility
27.25- 1-2 1200-1600
pounds slaughter bulls 28.00-
34.85, individual at 36.75.
CALVES 261. Vealers
grading Utility $3 to $5 lower.
Few Choice vealers 49.50-
54.50, few Good 43.50-47.50,
Standard 37.0044.00, Utility
90-120 25.00-34.00, 70-85 20.00-
25.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
bulls 85-135 lbs. 28.0044.00.
SHEEP 29. Lot Choice 95
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
at 34.00, few Good 60-75 lbs.
26.00-27.00.
Berks County
4-H Market
Hog Sale
Leesport Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
August 28,1974
4-Hers from all over Berks
County gathered at the
Leesport Auction on Wed
nesday, August 28, 1974 for
the 4-H Market Hog Show
and Sale.
Paul H. Schick, RD2,
Kutztovra, Pa. showed the
/ grand champion hog which
brought $l.OO per pound and
sold to Hatfield Packing Co.
Reserve Grand Champion
was shown by Cynthia M.
Schick, sister to Paul, and
also of RD2, Kutztown. Her
hog brough $.63 a pound
selling to the Hatfield
Packing Company also.
Champion fitting honors
went to Wendy A. Yoder;
Shoemakersville, Pa. with
Frederick Yoder also of
Shoemakersville taking
' reserve champion fitting
honors.
Cynthia Schick also
received the champion
showman honors with her
brother Paul taking reserve.
Judge for the round-up was
George Dutrey from
Wellsville, Pa.
Total weight of hogs was
recorded at 7491 pounds \yith
VINTAGE SALES STABLES,
Inc.
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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 OOAM
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
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Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, August 28
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
875 73 723 7
Last Wednesday
982 108 950 10
Last Year
444 71 484 50
Wed.’s Auction
935 99 935 58
Last Wed.’s Auc.
105 887 10
869
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers 50-
75 lower; Cows steady to 50
lower; Bullocks mostly
steady; Bulls fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1070-
1445 lb. 47.50-48.50; Choice
950-1300 lb. 45.50-47.85, few
yield grade 2 48.00-48.60;
high Good and low Choice
42.2545.25; Good 36.2542.50;
Standard 35.00-36.50; couple
lots 900-975 lb. 30.50-31.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1000 lb. 40.50-
44.00, few 44.5045.25; Good
34.00-37.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 24.25-25.50;
Cutter 23.00-25.00; Canner
and low Cutter 21.00-23.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 33.50-
36.50, few 37.00-38.00; Good
32.00-34.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1200-1600 lb. 33.00-35.60,
couple 36.75-37.50; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 31.00-
33 00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
mostly steady; slaughter
calves steady.
VEALERS: Few Prime
81.00- Choice 62.00-
71.00; Good 48.00-58.00;
Standard 34.00-45.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 26.00-31.00, 65-85 lb.
20.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 250400 lb. 28.00-32.00;
Good 22.00-26.00.
NOTICE
Sales will be held at
the New Holland Sales
Stables as usual on
Monday, Labor Day,
September 2.
The Lancaster
Stockyards will be
closed to trading
Monday. Cattle arriving
this day will be penned,
fed, and watered in the
usual manner.
a sale value of $3298.19
Average price with cham
pions was $.44 per pound and
average without champions
$.41 per pound.
Buyers included Leesport
Market, Shirley’s
Restaurant, Clark Packing
Co., A & B Packing Co., Lyn
Schwalm, V’illiam Mitchell,
George Baumert and Samuel
Yoder.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, August 29
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1553 501 20
Last Thursday
1247 505 35
Last Year
924 481
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers weak to 1.00 lower,
although insufficient volume
high-Choice and Prime to
test trends; Cows 2.50-3.50
lower; Bullocks and Bulls
1.00-2.00 lower; Supply in
cluded 42 per cent slaughter
steers, 16 percent cows, 17
percent bulls, 23 percent
feeder steers with the
balance mainly slaughter
heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 975-1350 lb. with
couple lots high Choice and
Prime included 45.5048.00;
couple lots Choice 900-925 lb.
43.0044.75; high Good and
low Choice 42.7544.75; Good
37.2543.00; Standard 34.00-
36.50, couple lots 900-1000 lb.
29.50-31.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 865-920 lb. 40.8544.35,
few Good 33.75-36.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22.75-24.50,
few 24.50-25.75; Cutter 21.00-
23.75; Canner and low Cutter
19.00-21.00, mainly 20.00-
21.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 900-
1250 lb. 32.50-35.10; Good
30.75-32.50.
BULLS: "Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 32.00-34.00, few
34.75-35.85; yield grade 2
1000-1400 lb. 30.25-32.35.
FEEDER STEERS: Part
load Choice 800-850 lb. with
Good Slaughter finish 36.50-
37.00; Good and mixed Good
and Choice 500-760 lb. 30.50-
32.00; one lot Choice 720 lb.
33.25; one lot mixed Good
and Choice 410 lb. 33.00;
couple lots Choice 485-520 lb.
bulls 31.75-32.25; Good 500-
670 lb. 25.00-28.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, small supply Choice
and Prime 5.00-10.00 higher,
Standard and Good steady to
strong, Utility mostly
steady.
VEALERS: Few Prime
74.00- around seven
head 83.00-86.00; Choice
57.00- Good 45.00-55.00;
Standard 35.00-45.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 26.00-33.00, 65-85 lb.
20.00- few 15.00-20.00.
SHEEP: Utility and Good
slaughter ewes fully steady
at 14.00-17.50.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
AD
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 A.M.
Dairy Sale 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 Diffenbach, Manager
Composite
Report
Friday, August 30
Cattle Calves
This Week 4500 1775
Last Week 5312 1649
Last Year 3141 1335
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
weak to 1.00 lower, best
demand for small supply
high Choice and Prime.
Cows closed the week 2.50-
3.50 lower; Bulls and
Bullocks 1.00-2.00 lower.
Supply included an
estimated 45 per cent
slaughter steers, 15 per cent
cows, 18 per cent bulls with
the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1070-
1445 lb. 47.50-49.00, load
mostly Prime 1180 lb. 49.50
on Monday, few individual
head 49.75-50.50; Choice 975-
1350 lb. 45.50-48.00, few early
part of week to 48.75, couple
lots Choice 900-925 lb. 43.50-
44.75; high Good and low
Choice 42.25-45.00; Good
36.25-43.00; Standard 34.00-
36.50, few lots 900-1000 lb.
29.50-31.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 850-1000 lb. 40.50-
44.35, few 44.50-45.25; Good
34.00-38.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter closed the
week 22.75-24.50, a few 24.50-
25.75; extremes early part of
the week 26.85; Cutter 21.00-
23.75; Canner and low Cutter
19.00- mainly 20.00-
21.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 32.50-35.50, few 35.50-
38.00; Good 30.75-33.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 32.00-35.00, few
35.50-37.50; yield grade 2
1000-1400 lb. 30.25-32.50.
FEEDER STEERS: Part
load Choice 800-850 lb. with
Good Slaughter finish 36.50-
37.00; Good and mixed Good
and Choice 500-760 lb. 30.50-
32.00; one lot Choice 720 lb.
33.25; one lot mixed Good
and Choice 410 lb. 33.00;
couple lots Choice 485-520 lb.
bulls 31.75-32.25; Good 500-
670 lb. 25.00-28.50.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
uneven, small supply Choice
and Prime 5.00-8.00 higher.
Standard and Good steady to
strong; Utility steady.
VEALERS: Prime 70.00-
79.00, around 15 head 81.00-
86.00; Choice 55.00-68.00;
Good 45.00-56.00; Standard
33.00- Utility 90-120 lb.
26.00- 65-85 lb. 20.00-
26.00, few 15.00-20.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES;
Choice 250-400 lb. 28.00-32.00;
Good 22.00-26.00.
RETURNED TO FARM.
Couple lots 100-115 lb
Holstein Heifers 43.00,
couple lots 90-95 lb. 30.00-
31.00; bulk 110-125 lb. bull
calves 39.00-40.50, couple lots
100-105 lb. 30.00-32.00.
Phone: 717 354 4341