—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Oct 5,1974
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, September 3
Cattle Calve* Hogs Sheep
Today
640 185 658 111
Last Monday
1153 284 937 107
Last Year
778 99 1177 109
Monday’s Auction
486 220 704 127
Last Monday’s Auction
658 325
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
50 to mostly 1.00 lower than
last Wednesday; slaughter
heifers not tested. Cows
about steady. Bulls mostly
1.00 lower. Bullocks steady
to 1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice yield grade 3-4 950
1250 lb. 40.00-43.00, few
Choice yield grade 2-3 1025-
1235 lb. 43.0044.00; mixed
Good and Choice 900-1200 lb.
38.0040.50; Good including
Holsteins 850-1285 lb. 34.00
38.50; Standard and low
Good 30.00-34.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22.50-24.85;
Canner and Cutter 19.00
23.00; few low dressing
Canner 16.00-19.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 945-
11701 b. 35.50-39.10, individual
41.00; Good 30.00-35.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1200-1780 lb. 29.50-33.50,
individual 36.75; yield grade
2 1000-1615 lb. 27.00-30.60.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
steady to 2.00 higher with
advance on Utility.
VEALERS: Few Prime
72.00- Choice 60.00-
72.00; Good 47.00-60.00;
Standard 32.0045.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 25.00-28.00, 60-90 lb.
20.00-
SHEEP: Slaughter lambs
1.00 higher than last Mon
day.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 85-105 lb. 39.00-40.00.
EWES: Lot Good 105 lb.
15.50.
HAY MARKETS
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, Oct. 2
15 loads of hay sold as
follows:
Alfalfa $86.00; Timothy
$47.00 and $60.00; Mixed Hay
$35.50, $53.00 and $71.00;
Straw $35.00, $50.00 and
$52.00.
Green Drogon
September 27,1974
Prices Per Ton: 17 loads
hay.
Alfalfa, few loads 49.00-
75.00; Timothy, one load
66.00; Mixed bay 41.00-62.00;
Straw, 4 loads 42.00-54.00;
Corn, 5 loads 105.00-122.50, 2
loads (New) 80.00-81.00.
Regional
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.
Hay & Straw steady to
strong.
Alfalfa 50.00-60.00; Mixed
hay 35.00-40.00 few to 55.00;
Timothy hay 30.00-40.00;
Straw 28.00-35.00; Mulch
16.00-25.00.
Vintage
- Auction
Tneiday, October 1
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 720 685 42
Last Tuesday
605 718 22
Last Year
778 623 50
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday’s auction
Choice slaughter steers SO
LDO lower; other grades
steady to 50 lower.
Slaughter heifers not well
tested. Cows weak to 50
lower. Limited supply bulls
50-1.00 lower. Few bullocks
about steady.
106
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice yield grade 34 950
1250 lb. 41.0044.50; few
Choice yield grade 23 1000
1230 lb. 44.0046.00, two bead
46.2546.50; mixed Good and
Choice 875-1200 lb, 38.50
42.00; Good including
Holsteins 8901400 lb. 35.00
40.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few head Choice 895-990 lb.
38.7541.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 23.0025.50,
few 25.6026.00; Canner and
Cutter 20.0023.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
950-1200 lb. 34.0036.60; few
Good 30.2533.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
12501875 lb. 31.5035.25; few
high dressing 15001975 lb.
35.0036.85; yield grade 2
10001500 lb. 29.0032.50.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
1.003.00 higher.
VEALERS: Few head
Prime 72.0074.00; Choice
60.0072.00; Good 47.0058.00;
Standard 38.00-49.00;
numerous Utility 90120 lb.
29.0040.00; 6090 lb. 20.00
31.00, few 18.0020.00.
SHEEP: Not enough on
offer for a market test.
New Holland
September 30,1974
32 loads of hay and 6 loads
of straw sold as follows;
(prices per ton)
Alfalfa 35.00-71.00, one at
108.00; Timothy, 2 loads 50.00
and 55.00; Mixed hay 43.00-
60.00; Straw 37.00-52.00;
Clover, one load 50.00; Corn,
10 loads 110.00-121.00,2 loads
65.00 and 75.00; Oats -1 bag -
$5.85 per bag.
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
October 1,1174
CATTLE 410. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to 75
cents lower. Slaughter
bullocks steady to $1 lower.
Choice slaughter steers
39.85-44.00, few Prime yield
grade No. 5 37.85-39.50, few
Good 37.00-40.50, Standard
30.75-37.10. Few Standard
slaughter heifers 26.35-30.10.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 23.00-
26.10, Cutters 22.00-24.35,
Canners 19.75-22.00, Shells
down to 17.25. Choice
slaughter bullocks 33.10-
36.00, Good 32.85-37.25,
Standard 30.1043.75, Utility
26.10-29.35. Yield Grade 1-2
1100-1445 lbs. slaughter bulls
27.35-34.10. Few Medium 425-
565 lbs. feeder steers 20.85-
25.25; few Medium 485-720
lbs. feeder heifers 20.60-
22.85; Good 435-600 lbs.
feeder bulls 24.10-29.00, few
Medium 485-700 lbs. 23.10-
25.00.
CALVES 202. Vealers $2 to
$lO higher, with most ad
vance on Utility. One Choice
vealer at 55.00, Good 48.00-
54.00, Standard 38.5047.00,
Utility 90-120 lbs. 30.00-35.50,
70-85 lbs. 29.00-32.50; 60-75
lbs. 22.00-28.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 100-125 lbs.
32.00-36.50.
FEEDER PIGS 45. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00-16.50 per head, one lot
No. 1-3 45 lbs. 19.50, one lot
Utility 25 lbs. 6.50 per head.
SHEEP 7. Individual
Choice 90 lbs. wooled
slaughter bftnb at 34.00, few
Good 6035 lbs. 25.00-26-00.
One Slaughter ewe at 10.00.
New Holland
Horse
Auction
Monday Sept. 30
Reported receipt of 637
head of horses, mules and
ponies, Market lower than
last week.
Load of Alabama Riding
horses 80-200. Load of
Kansas Riding horses 125-
395. Load of lowa Riding -
horses 115-340. Two loads of
Tennessee Riding horses 155-
460. Load of Virginia Riding
Horses 190-370. Load of
Montana Riding Horses 120-
280.
Local work horses 275-585,
mules 100-150, driving horses
145-470, riding horses 115-190,
better horses 235-295,
lightweight killers 10-15,
heavy weight killers 16-18,
Mare ponies 10-25, colts 5-10,
geldings 10-20, larger ponies
50-95.
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 Com—MONDAY 11:00 A.M.
Dairy SaIe—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 Oiffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-4341
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, October 2
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
677 106 727 8
Last Wednesday
938 102 514 11
Last Year
1007 97 447 63
Wednesday’s Auction
452 131 731 6
Last Wednesday’s auction
360 143 570 10
CATTLE: Small supply
slaughter steers fully 1.00
higher than Monday.
Slaughter heifers not well
tested. Cows steady to 50
lower. Bulls 50-1.00 higher.
Few bullocks about steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Bulk Choice yield grade 34
950-1250 lb. 41.5044.25, few
Choice yield grade 2 1050-
1170 lb. 44.0045.25, two head
45.3545.50; mixed Good and
Choice 950-1225 lb. 38.50-
41.50; Good 950-1400 lb. 34.50-
39.50, including most Good
Holsteins 35.00-38.10;
Standard and low Good 30.25-
34.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice yield grade 24
810-1110 lb. 40.5042.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22.00-24.50,
two head 24.75-25.10; few
beef bred yield grade 319.00-
20.60; Canner and Cutter
19.00-22.50.
6ULLCOKS: Few Choice
950-1100 lb. 36.00-38.50, few
Good 30.5034.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1300-1650 lb. 31.50-34.00,
individual 2205 lb. 35.60;
yield grade 2 1050-1650 lb.
28.0032.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady with Monday.'
' VEALERS;. Few Prime
73.00- ' Choice 60.00-
73.00; Good 47.00-60.00;
Standard 32.00-45.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 25.00-30.00, 60-J0 lb.
20.00-
SHEEP: Not enough on
offer for a market test.
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Reported receipts of 77
cows, 15 Heifers and no bulls.
Market lower than last
weeks.
Load of Pennsylvania
cows, fresh 425-595.
Load of Vermont cows,
fresh 385-740.
Load of New York State
cows, fresh 460-570.
Herd dispersal of 18 head
from Berks County in all
stages of production 225-640.
Locally consigned cows
330-790, Bred Heifers 300-375,
open Heifers 130-210.
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, October 3
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 964 500 10
Last Thursday
826
Last Year
513
688 546 23
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
steady to SO higher than last
week. Heifers not well
tested. Cows under pressure
1.00 to folly 2.00 lower.
Bullocks strong to 1.00
higher. Bulls mostly 1.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Bulk Choice yield grade 34
950-1250 lb. 42.0045.50; few
high Choice and Prime 975-
■lllO lb. 45.0046.50; mixed
Good and Choice 950-1250 lb.
39.5042.75; Good including
Holsteins 950-1450 lb. 36.00-
41.00; few Standard and low
Good 30.00-36.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few head Choice 890-950 lb.
yield grade 34 38.8540.85.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing cutter 21.00-24.25;
Canner and Cutter 18.50-
22.00; few low dressing
Canner 16.00-19.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1300 lb. 34.00-37.50, few 38.00-
38.75; Good 31.0045.00.
BULIS: Yield" grade 1
1250-1970 lb. 30.5034.25; yield
grade 2 1000-1600 lb. 28.00-
31.00.
VEALER CALVES:
Vealers 2.003.00 higher than
last week.
VEALERS: Few Prime
74.00-80.00, few head up to
86.00; Choice 61.00-73.00;
Good 50.0030.00; Standard
36.0048.00; numerous Utility
90-120 lb. 28.0035.00,60-90 lb.
24.0032.00, few 20.00-24.00.
SHEEP: Not enough on
offer for a market test.
Peoria Gattle
Thursday, Oct. 3
CATTLE: Receipts this
week 2900, compared to last
week 3924, and to a year ago
4058.
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers
mostly steady. Slaughter
Heifers strong to 50 higher.
Cows 50-1.00 lower. Bulls
steady to weak. Receipts
about 80 percent slaughter
steers, 15 percent slaughter
heifers and the balance
mostly cows. Choice and
Prime slaughter steers in
short supply.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Couple loads high Choice
1200-1250 pounds 3-4, 42.25-
42.75. Choice 950-1300 2-4,
38.50-41.50, late, 39.5041.50;
part load 42.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 900-1300 37.50-
39.50, few 800-900 35.00-37.50:
Good 35.00-37.50.
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
Composite
Report
Friday, October 4
Cattle Calves
This Week 3021 1475
Last Week 3522 IGI7
Last Year 4180 1388
CATTLE: Demand im
proved for slaughter steers
at midweek with prices
closing steady to 50 higher
after early sales were 50-i.oo
lower. Slaughter heifers not
wdl tested all week. Cows
were under extreme
pressure late closing 1.00 to
fully 2.00 lower. Bulls mostly
1.00 lower. Bullocks steady
to 1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice yield grade 3-4 950-
1250 lb. 41.50-45.50; few high
Choice and Prime 975-1100
lb. 45.00-46.50 late; mixed
Good and Choice 950-1250 lb.
38.50-42.75; Good 950-1450 lb.
35.00-41.00; few Standard
and low Good 30.00-36.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice yield grade 2-4
810-1110 lb. 38.85-42.50.
COWS (late): Utility and
high dressing Cutter 21.00
24.50; Canner and Cutter
18.50-22.50; few low dressing
Canner 16.00-19.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900
1300 lb. 34.0038.75; Good
30.5035.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1250-1970 lb. 30.50-34.25,
individual 2205 lb. 35.60;
yield grade 2 10001650 lb.
28.0032.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00-3.00 higher.
VEALERS: Few Prime
73.0080.00, few head up to
86.00; Choice 60.00-73.00;
Good 47.00-60.00; Standard
32.0048.00; numerous Utility
90120 lb. 28.0035.00; 60901)).
24.0032.00, few 20.0024.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1050 2-4, 38,50-
40.50; 700-850 32.00-38.00.
Mixed and Choice 750-1100
36.00-38.50. Good 33.00-36.00.
COWS: Utility and
Conunerical 19.00-21.50; high
dressing Utility 22.00-22.50,
up to 23.00 early. Cutter
17.50-20.00. Canner 15.00-
18.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2,
1100-1700 pounds 26.00-30.00.
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