Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Oct 19.1974
Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
*o market report
ailable due to Columbus
y Holiday.
altimore USOA
Report
October 14,1974
CATTLE 300. Slaughter
eers & heifers uneven,
reraging steady. Cows 50
mts to |1 higher. Bulla $1
gber, most feeders held for
ednesday’s sale. Supply 25
ircent slaughter steers &
lifers, 35 percent cows, 35
arcent feeders, balance
ills.
STEERS: Lot High Choice
id Prime yield grade 3-4
18 lbs. 43.75, Choice yield
ade 2-4 960-1185 lbs. 41.00-
.00, few Good & Choice
.00-40.00, Standard & Low
jod 1250 lbs. 30.00-33.85,
.andard 21.25-25.00.
-EIFERS: Choice yield
'ade 2-3 940-1165 lbs. 40.75-
.50, Good & Choice 840-990
s. 35.00-39.00. COWS:
tility 19.50-24.00, Com
ercial 18.00-22.00, few
ield Grade 5 15.75-16.75,'
jtters 17.50-19.75, Canner
id Low Cutters 15.75-17.50.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
)40-1650 lbs. 28.50-32.60,
ield Grade 2 1135-1600 lbs.
1.00-27.60.
HOGS 600. Barrows & Gilts
• cents to 75 cents higher.
S No. 1-3 200-230 lbs. 41.00-
.50,29 head at 42,00, No. 2-3
10-250 lbs. 40.50-41.00, No. 2-
250-270 lbs. 39.50-40.50.
SOWS: 50 cents to $1
gher. US No. 1-3 300-400 lbs.
..5033.00, No. 23 400300
is. 30.0031.50.
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HAY MARKETS
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, Oct. 16
5 loads of hay sold as
llows:
Timothy 45 and 65; Or
lard Grass 43; Mixed Hay
i; Hay and Straw mixed 50.
Green Dragon
October 11,1974
Prices per ton: 23 loads
iy-
Alfalfa, one load at 62.00;
jnothy, few loads 41.00-
.00; Mixed hay 30.00-56.00;
'•chard Grass hay, one load
47.00; Straw, 2 loads 42.00
id 46.00; Corn, new 4 loads
>.OO-61.00, old 4 loads 80.00-
>4.00; Barley, one load $1.95
ir bushel.
Regional
(All hay No. 2 and better,
aces paid by dealers at the
imti, price per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady.
Alfalfa 50.00-60.00; Mixed
iy 35.00-45.00; Timothy hay
'l.OO-40.00; Straw 28.00-
-.00; Mulch 18.00-28.00.
Vintage
Auction
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
768 543 35
Last Tuesday
784 831 99
Last Year
722 706
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday’s auction
Slaughter steers slow, 50-1.50
lower instances 2.00 lower.
However general quality not
as attractive as last week.
Slaughter heifers not well
tested. Cows active, 2.000.00
higher to a broad demand.
Bulls and Bullocks fairly
active, 50-1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1000-1300 lb. yield
grade 2-4 41.50-44.50 in
dividual up to 45.50, bulk
42.00-43.50; mixed Good and
Choice 900-1400 lb. 39.00-
42.50; Good 33.00-42.00;
Standard and Good 950-1500
lb. Holsteins yield grade 23
31.0038.00, few Good to 39.75,
some Utility down to 23.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Good and Choice 800-
950 lb. 38.0039.00.
COWS: Utility, Com
mercial and high dressing
Cutter 22.50-25.50, few to
26.85; Cutter 22.00-24.10;
Canner 18.25-22.00; few low
dressing down to 16.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
900-1200 lb. 33.7537.75; Good
32.0034.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1200-1850 lb. 30.0034.75; yield
grade 2 900-1500 lb. 26.25-
31.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
strong to 2.00 higher except
few lots Holstein bull calves
near 100 lb. on replacement
account-3.003.00 lower.
VEALERS: Few Choice
60.00-66.00; individual Prime
to 70.00; Good 42.00-53.00;
Standard 36.00-45.00; Utility'
90-120 lb. 30.0039.00,60-90 lb.
20.0031.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Good 200350 lb. 22.0030.00;
Standard 20.00-25.00.
SHEEP: Not enough to
establish a market.
New Holland
October 14,1974
Prices per ton:
27 loads hay & 2 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 53.00-85.00;
Timothy, few loads 47.00-
51.00; Mixed hay 33.50-60.00;
Straw, 2 loads 46.00 and
48.00; Clover, 2 loads 41.00
and 51.00; Com, 1 load New
64.00; 1 load Old 111.00 and
Oats - 58 bushel at $1.85 per
bushel.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mite 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
Fredericksburg, Pa.
October U, 1*74
CATTLE 388. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good |1 lower. Slaughter
cows $2.25 to $3.75 higher.
Slaughter bullocks steady to
weak. Few Choice slaughter
steers 41.7544.50, Good 39.00-
42.00, Standard 32.6047.60,
few Utility 27.00-30.85. Good
& Choice slaughter heifers
36.10-38.60, individual at
40.25. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 23.85-25.10, individual
at 26.00, Cutters 22.50-24.10,
Camjers 21.75-23.25, Sbeels
down to. 19.50. Couple Choice
daughter bullocks 35.00 and
38.35, Good 31.50-34.50,
Standard 28.85-31.50, few
Utility 27.06-29.10. Few Yield
Grade 1-2 1300-1900 lbs.
slaughter bulls 27.50-31.85.
CALVES 220. Vealers
grading Utility to Good
steady to $1 lower. Few
Choice vealers 52.00-56.00,
Good 46.50-50.50, Standard
40.00-45.00, Utility 90-120 lbs.
33.0039.00, 7085 lbs. 29.00
33.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90125 lbs. 34.0042.00.
SHEEP 19. One lot Choice
105 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 33.50, few Good 5075
lbs. 31.00-32.50. Few
Slaughter ewes 12.0014.50.
Local Grain
Thursday, October 17
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by a number of participating
local feed and grain con
cerns. It should be noted,
however, that not every
dealer or broker handles
each commodity. All prices
are per bushel except ear
com which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
October 17, 1974 are as
follows:
Bid-1- Offered-I-
Ear Com
Old Crop 98.00 108.00
New Crop '66.50 74.40
Shelled Com 3.57 3.88
Oats, Local 1.92 2.12
Western 2.21 2.43
Barley 2.57 2.80
Wheat, Feed 4.09 4.56
Millers 412
-|-Bid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
fanner delivered to the mill.
Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
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 12:00 Noon
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, Penna.
Abram W Diffenbach, Manager
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, Oct. 11, 1974
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1017 94 620 4
Last Wednesday
976 81 631 57
Last Year
767 89 368 27
Wednesday’s Auction
530 128 726 20
Last Wed.’s Auc.
465 123 715 39
CATTLE: Compared to
last Monday’s auction
slaughter steers and heifers
fairly active; steers strong
to 50 higher, however
slaughter heifers steady to
strong. Cows active, 1.00-1,50
higher to a broad buyer
demand. Bulls and bullocks
fairly active, strong to 50
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1300 lb. yield grade 34 43.50-
44.35; Choice 956-1250 lb.
yield grade 24 42.0043.50;
mixed Good and Choice
40.5042.50; Good 32.0041.00;
shipment Choice 1310 lb.
Holstein steers yield grade 2-
3 40.00.
COWS: Utility, Com
mercial and a few high
yielding Cutter 22.5025.10,
few Commercial yield grade
3-4 down to 18.50; most
Cutter 21.0023.00; Canner
18.0021.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
120017501 b. 29.0034.10; yield
grade 2 10001600 lb. 23.00
29.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900
JlOO lb. 36.0040.00; Good
M fI(U7 flfl
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
moderately active, steady.
Prime absent.
VEALERS: Choice 55,00-
65.00; Good 47.00-60.00;
Stindard 32.0047.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 25.00-37.00,60-90 lb.
20.00-25.00.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS;
Not enough to establish a
market.
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Wednesday, October 16th
Reported .receipts of 86
cows, 13 heifers and no bulls.
Market is steady.
Load of Franklin County
cows fresh 520-710 and
springers 550-620.
Load of Pennsylvania
cows fresh 460-560.
Small herd dispersal in all
stages of production 290-530.
Locally consigned cows
250-700, springing heifers
450-535 and open heifers 140-
245.
Phone; 717-354-4341
New Holland
Auction
Thuraday, October 17
Cattle Calves Sbeep
Today
1030 961 631
Lut Week
500 481 505
List Year
25 20
CATTLE: Slaughter Steers
and Heifers moderately
active, steady to .50 higher.
Cows active, 34 higher.
Bulls active, 3-5 higher.
Bullocks 1-2 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1050-1300
lb. yield grade 3-5 44.50 to
46.50; Choice 950-1300 lb.
yield grade 24 42.5045.50;
shipment yield grade 2-3 49;
good and choice 4143.50;
good 3343.00; good holsteins
1106-1600 lb. yield grade 2-3
larger 3740; some utility
down to 25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
850-1025 lb. yield grade 24 40-
41.85.
COWS: Utility, com
mercial, and high dressing
cutter 22.5027. Individual up
to 27.50, some commercial
yield grade 3-5 down to 20.85;
cutter 21.5024.50; few
Canner 1022.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900
1100 lb. 34-39., few up to
42.60; good 2935.
BULLS: Yield grade 11400
2200 lb. 35.-41.25,10001400 lb.
3036; yield grade 2 - 1400
1800 lb. 31.0038., 10001400 lb.
27 to 33.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
moderately active, steady.
VEALERS: Few pirme 81-
88; choice 55-66; Good 48-56;
standard 37-49; Utility 90120
lb. 3138; 6090 lb. 2432.
SHEEP; Not enough on
offer for a market test.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Oct. 16
CATTLE; Receipts this
week 5000, compared to last
week 4760 and to a year ago
4822.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers
steady to 50 higher.
Slaughter heifers steady to
50 lower. Cows 2.50-3.00
higher. Bulls uneven, weak
to 1.00 lower. Receipts about
70 percent slaughter steers
15 percent slaughter heifers
and the balance mainly
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1190-1250
pounds 3-4, 42.00-42.50;
mostly 42.00-42.25. Choice
950-1300 24 39.0042.00; late
40.0042.00. Four loads 1290-
1430xpounds3-5,40.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 900-1300
37.0040.00. Good 34.00-37.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 825-1050 pounds 24,
37.00-39.00; late 38.00-39.00;
four loads 900-1050 34, 39.25-
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
lO mi East of Lancaster on Rt JO
Composite
Report
Weekly Review
Friday, October 18
Cattle Calves
-3818 1537
Today
Last Week 3796 1619
Last Year 3336 1496
CATTLE: Compared with
last week’s close, Slaughter
Steers and heifers fairly
active; steady to .50 higher.
However, general quality not
as attractive as last week.
Cows very active, $2 - $4
higher to a broad buyer
demand. Bulls and bullocks
active; bulls strong to $5
higher. Bullocks strong to $2
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice and Prime 1050-1350
lb. yield grade 3-5 43.50-
46.50; Choice 95-1300 lb.
41.50-45.50; lot 1191-lb. yield
grade 2-3 49 largely 43-14.50;
good 33-43 mostly 38-41; most
1100-1600 lb. holstein yield
grade 2-3 37-40.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 850-1025 lb. yield
grade 2-4 40-41.85; mixed
Good and Choice $39-$4O.
COWS: With the advance
Utility, Commercial and a
few Cutter 22.50-27.50, some
commercial yield grade 3-5
down to 20.85; Cutter 21.50-
24.50; Canner 18-22; few low
dressing down to $l6.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1200 lb. 33.75-42.60; good 29-
37.
BULLS: Cid&ing sales yield
grade 11400-2200 lb., 35-41.25,
yield grade 1 1000-1400 lb. 30-
36; yield grade2l4oo-1800 31-
38; 1000-1400 lb. 27-33.
VEAL CALVES: Steady to
$2 higher except few lower
holstein bull calves for
replacement account 3-5
lower.
VEALERS; Prime 81-88,
Choice 55-66; Good 42-60;
Standard 4247; Utility 90-120
lb. 25-39; 60-90 lb. 20-32.
39.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1100 36.00-38.00.
Good 33.00-36.00.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 19.50-21.50.
High dressing Utility 22.00-
23.00. Cutter 16.50-20,00.
Canner 15.00-16.50.
BULLS: 1-2, 1000-1900
pounds 24.00-28.50; few 900-
1000 pounds 20.00-24.00.
COMPLETE
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BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
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LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE: |7l7| 397-7539
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Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone |7l7[ 872-5491
John Bowman
Phone: |7l7| 653-5728