—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Sept 7. 1974
2
Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, Sept. 2
No market conducted due
to Holiday.
Oklahoma
City
Thun day, Sept. 5
Trade moderately active
at best under a weakening
demand. Feeder steers 1.00-
2.00 lower, feeder heifers
1.00-1.50 lower. Bulk of
receipts Choice, and Mixed
Good and Choice 450-700
pound feeder cattle.
FEEDER STEERS: Few
High Choice 400475 .pound
35.25-38.00; lot Choice 259
35.70, Few Choice 350400
30.00-32.75; 400-600 30.00-
33.70; 600-700 29.25-32.50; 700-
800 29.00-32.50; few 825-885
30.50-32.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 450-600 lb. 26.50-28.25;
600-750 lb. 25.25-28.90. Good
400-550 lb. 19.00-25,75 in
cluding bulls; 650-1114 lb.
Holsteins 19.60-22.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Lot
thin Choice 402 pound 30.20.
Other Choice 400-550 lb.
27.20-28.30; few 600066 lb.
26.30-28.80. Mixed Good and
Choice 400-600 pound 23.10-
27.50; 600-683 24.20-26.05.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to last week,
feeder steers finished 2.00-
4.00, instances 4.50 lower,
while feeder heifers were
2.00-3.50, instances 4.00
lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-
2.00, instances 2.50 higher.
Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.
Salable receipts totaled near
12,100 head, compared to
11,360 last week and 8,581 the
same period last year.
Feeder classes comprised
near 85 percent of total cattle
supply with 14 percent cows.
HAY MARKETS
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, Sept. 4
13 loads of hay and straw
sold as follows:
Alfalfa 56 to 71.50; Mixed
Hay 50.50 to 51.; Timothy
55.50 to 60; Clover 43.00;
Straw 38.50 to 41.00; Corn
113.00 to 116.00.
Green Dragon
August 30,1974
Prices per ton: 27 loads
hay & 5 loads straw.
Alfalfa 46.00-60.00;
Timothy 3150-49.00, one load
at 55.50; Mixed hay 41.00-
56.00; Clover, one load at
47.00; Grass Hay, 2 loads
27.00 and 31.00; Straw 30.00-
36 00; Ear Com, 12 loads
108.00-117.50.
New Holland
Monday, Sept. 2
11 loads of Hay and 3 loads
of straw sold as follows
(prices per ton).
Alfalfa, one load at 41.00;
Timothy 50.00-58.00; Mixed
Hay 24.00-65.00; Mulch Hay,
one load at 25.00; Straw, 3
loads 28.50-51.00; Com, 8
loads 90.00-120.50; Barley
load $2.55 per bushel;
Clover, one load at 39.00.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, Sept. 3
Total Head, 1106
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 46.75-
47.75, Choice 44.00-46.75,
Good 39.10-43.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 39.00-40.25, Good
35.00-39.25.
COWS: Utility 23.85-25.35,
Cutter 22.85-24.00, Canner
20.00-23.25, Shells down to
15.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 32.00-
34.75, Good 28.75-32.10,
Standard.
BULLS: 1-2 29.00-35.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
70.00- Good 60.00-72.00,
Standard 40.00-57.00, Utility
22.00- Utility 70-8512.00-
23.00.
SHEEP: Choice 38.00-
41.00, Ewes 12.00-18.00.
Some people believe that
hens roosting early presages
good weather.
Regional
Monday, Sept. 2,1974
(All hay No. 2 and better
prices paid by dealers at the
farm price per ton.)
Hay & Straw fully steady
and slow.
Alfalfa 40.00-60.00; Mixed
hay 30.00-40.00; Timothy
28.00-40.00; Straw 18.00-
25.00; 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
September 3,1974
CATTLE 203. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows $1 to $1.50
lower. Few Choice 950-1150
slaughter steers 43.75-46.35,
few Good 41.10-43.75,
Standard 32.00-37.50, few
Utility 27.00-33.00. Few Good
& Choice slaughter heifers
35.00-40.60. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 22.85-25.00, Cutters
22.25- Canners 20.00-
22.35, Shells down to 18.50.
Good slaughter bullocks
33.25- individual at
36.75, few Standard 29.85-
32.00, few Utility 25.25-31.35.
1-2 1300-1875 pounds
slaughter bulls 28.35-34.60.
CALVES 265. Vealers
grading Utility $2 to $5 lower.
Few Choice vealers 49.00-
52.00, few Good 44.50-49.00,
few Standard 38.00-43.50,
Utility 90-120 pounds 22.00-
26.50,70-85 18.00-22.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-125
30.00- Holstein heifers
85-140 25.00-45.00; few beef
cross bulls & heifers 85-125
25.00-
SHEEP 32. Few Choice
100-120 pounds spring
slaughter lambs 39.00-41.00,
Good 75-95 28.00-35.00.
Baltimore
USDA Report
September 2,1974
CATTLE 350. Receipts will
probably fall short of
estimate by 100 head;
slaughter steers & heifers
not fully tested. Scattered
sales $1 lower, other classes
bemg held for AM Auction.
STEERS; Lot Choice yield
grade 3-4 1260 lbs. 41.00,
Good & Choice yield grade 2-
4 925-960 lbs. 42.00, few Good
37.0040.00, Standard 1025-
1230 lbs. 33.00-34.00.
HEIFERS: Package Choice
yield grade 2-3 880 lbs. 43.00,
few Good 865-1050 lbs. 40.00.
HOGS 600. Barrows & Gilts
25c lower. US No. 1-3 200-230
lbs. 38.00,75 head 38.25-38.50,
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 SaIe—MONDAY at 10; 00 A.M.
Hay, Straw & Ear Corn —MONDAY 11:00 A.M.
Dairy SaIe—WEDNESDAY at 12:30P.M.
Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
THURSDAY at 12:00Noon
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Penna
Abram W Diffenbach, Manager
Lancaster
Auction
Market not available from
the USDA Market News
Service.
Leesport
Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pennsylvania
September 4,1974
CATTLE 226, Supply in
cluded 67 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers steady to weak.
Slaughter cows mostly 50c to
$1 higher. Few Choice
slaughter steers 43.75-46.75,
Good 38.50-44.25, Standard
32.25-38.50, few Utility 27.75-
29.50. One Choice slaughter
heifer at 42.25, few Good
35.00- individual
Standard at 28.25. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 24.35-26.35,
one at 26.85, Cutters 22.75-
24.85, Canners 19.75-23.00,
Shells down to 15.00. Few
Good & Choice slaughter
bullocks 36.00-40.75, few
Good 31.10-34.00, one Stan
dard 28.25. Yield Grade 1-2
1165-1555 lbs. slaughter bulls
29.00- individual 1030
lbs. 25.60. Good & Choice 350-
700 lbs. feeder steers 33.00-
39.00, Medium 575-900 lbs.
21.75- Good 370-900 lbs.
feeder bulls 29.50-35.50.
CALVES 157. Vealers
grading Utility steady to $6
•higher. Individual Choice
vealer at 74.00, few Good
62.00- Standard 40.00-
59.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 25.00-
36.00, 70-85 lbs. 22.00-24.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 35.00-53.00; few 80-
130 lbs. 30.00-41.00; beef
cross bulls & heifers 70-150
lbs. 32.00-62.00.
HOGS 190. Barrows & Gilts
strong to 50c higher. US No.
1 : 3 205-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 38.60-38.85, one lot 262
lbs. 39.25, No. 2-3 185-245 lbs.
37.75- few No. 24 250-
265 lbs. 37.75-37.85, few No. 2-
4 130-185 lbs. 35.00-37.25. US
No. 1-3 300450 lbs. sows
26.75- few No. 2-3 325-
600 lbs. 22.00-26.25. Boars
20.00-
FEEDER PIGS 232. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
9.00- per head, couple
lots No. 1-3 40-50 lbs. 21.50
and 25.00, Utility 20-35 lbs.
6.00- per head.
SHEEP 4. Few Choice 75-
100 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 32.00-35.00.
No. 2-3 230-250 lbs. 37.00-
38.00, No. 24 250-270 lbs.
36.00- SOWS; Steady to
50c higher. US No. 1-3 300400
lbs. 28.00-29.50, few under 300
lbs. 30.00, No. 2-3 400-600 lbs.
27.00-
Phone: 717 354-4341
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, Sept. 5
Total Head 913
Cows 225
Bulls 210
Fat Cattle 478
High Choice and Prime, all
weights, sold from 44.50-
46.50. Market .75 to 1.00
lower. Holsteins 50c lower.
High Good and Low Choice
Cattle 42-45. Cattle to retail
outlets 46.50-49.25; Holstein
31-35.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 40-42.
BULLOCKS: Choice 31.60-
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending
August 30,1974
CATTLE 7448. Compared
with 7329 head last week, and
5103 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
mostly 25c to 50c lower.
Slaughter heifers 50 cents to
$2 lower. Slaughter cows 50c
to 75c lower, spots $2 lower.
Slaughter bullocks mostly
50c to $2.50 lower. Slaughter
bulls weak to $4 lower.
STEERS: High Choice &
Prime 47.50-49.00, Choice
44.5047.50, Good 38.2543.00,
Standard 33.50-37.50, Utility
27.75- HEIFERS:
Choice 38.25-42.75, Good
33.50-37.00, Standard 31.50-
35.00, Utility 25.25-29.00.
COWS; Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 24.00-26.00,
few to 26.85, Cutters 22.75-
24.50, Canners 20.50-23.00,
Shells down to 17.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 34.75-
37.00, Good 32.25-35.00,
Standard 29.50-32.25, Utility
25.75- 1-2 1000-2000
pounds slaughter bulls 29.50-
34.00, FEEDER CATTLE;
Choice 400-850 lbs. feeder
steers 36.5041.00, Good 300-
750 lbs. 32.50-38.00, Medium
300-650 26.00-32.00; Choice
300-500 feeder heifers 32.00-
35.00, Medium & Good 300-
750- 24.00-32.00; Medium &
Good 350-850 feeder bulls
25.00-30.00.
CALVES 4845. Compared
with 4485 head last week, and
3977 head a year ago.
Vealers grading Standard
through Choice steady to
$3.50 lower, Utility $1 to $6
lower.
VEALERS; Few Prime
70.00-80.00, Choice 55.00-
63.00, Good 45.00-55.00,
Standard 36.0045.00, Utility
90-120 pounds 25.00-36.00, 70-
85 19.00-27.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 80-130 28.00-
44.00; holstein heifers 75-125
lbs. 26.00-36.00; beef cross
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. OO A.M.
Every Wednesday At 9; 00 A.M.
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
B«\ UK) Paradise. Pa
10 mi East of Lancaster on Kt .10
Composite
Report
Market not available from
the USDA Market News
Service.
34; Good 25.30.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1 and
2 29.75-35.
COWS: High dress cutter
23.50-25.50, few 26.27; Utility
21.23.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prime Vealers 200-275
lbs. 72-90; Choice 150-200 lbs.
45-70; Utility Bob Calves 18-
25.
bulls & heifers 70-140 29.00-
47.00.
HOGS 8211. Compared
with 7858 head last week, and
5050 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts 50 cents to
$1.75 lower, most decline
from mid-week on.
BARROWS & GILTS: 1-2
200-230 pounbs 39.50-40.25,1-3
200-245 38.50-39.50,2-3 200-250
37.50-38.50, 2-4 230-280 34.00-
36.00, 24 150-190 32.00-37.00.
SOWS; 1-3 300-575 pounds
25.75-29.00, 2-3 300-650 23.00-
25.75. Boars 18.00-23.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1620.
Compared with 1148 head
last week, and 1092 head a
year ago. US 1-3 20-35 pounds
feeder pigs 7.00-14.00 per
head, 1-3 35-50 12.00-21.00, 1-3
50-85 21.00-28.00, Utility 2045
6.00-17.00 per head.
SHEEP 908. Compared
with 1127 head last week, and
1442 head a year ago. Spring
slaughter lambs $1 to $3
lower. Choice 70-105 pounds
spring slaughter lambs 35.00-
40.00, Good 60-95 28.00-35.00,
Utility 40-80 17.00-26.00.
Slaughter ewes 5.00-17.00.
Changing Food Scene
Over 5,000 new food items
may be introduced in a single
year
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