—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Nov. 30. 1974
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, November 25
Cattle Calve* Hogs Sheep
Today
612 126 664 91
Last Monday
1090 156 838 85
Last Year
559 186 720 72
Monday’s Auction
456 177 653 94
Last Mon.’s Auc.
524 227 774 112
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers steady to strong; cows
50 to mostly 1.00 higher;
bullocks 1.00-1.50 lower;
bulls mostly steady, in
stances 1.00 lower on yield
grade 1.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 900-1300 lb. 39.50-
41.25, couple 41.6041.85; high
Good and low Choice 37.50-
40.00; Good 33.25-38.25;
Standard 1100-1350 lb. 29.35-
34. ); one lot Utility and
Standard 1040 lb. 21.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 750-900 lb. 31.50-
33.79, couple 35.50-37.50;
Good 20.50-24.60.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.85-21.10,
few 21.50-22.10; Cutter 18.00-
20.00; Canner and low Cutter
15.25-17.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900
1275 lb. 32.50-34.10; Good
29.00-31.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1200-1700 lb. 26.50-28.00, few
29.10-30.75; yield grade 2
1000-1500 lb. 23.50-26.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00-2.00 higher, instances
4.00 higher on Choice and
Prime.
VEALERS; Prime 71.00-
76.00; Choice 55.00-66.00;
Good 44.00-54.00; Standard
30.0042.00; Utility 90-120 lb.
20.00- 65-85 lb. 17.00-
20.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Good and Choice 275-400 lb.
21.00- few Good 18.00-
21.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
mostly steady.
WOOLED LAMBS; Few
lots Choice 70-95 lb. 39.00-
41.50; Good 50-85 lb. 36.50-
39.50.
HAY MARKETS
New Holland
27 loads hay & 5 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 53.00-86.00;
Timothy 40.00-70.00; Mixed
hay 45.00-68.00; Straw, 5
loads 43.00-61.00; Clover, one
load at 72.00; Clover Stubble
hay, one load at 41.00; New
Coim, 6 loads 50.00-71.50,
Com Fodder 1 Id 39.00.
Regional
Hay Prices For
Southeastern & So.
Central Pennsylvania
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady to
strong.
Alfalfa 55.00-60.00, few to
70,00; Mixed hay 40.00-15.00,
few to 55.00; Timothy hay
33.00-40.00; Straw 32.00-
35.00; Mulch 20.00-32.00.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, November 26
Cattle Calves Sheep
566 565 11
Today
Last
Tuesday 7M 852 38
Last Year 745 665 16
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers uneven, Choice steady
to 1.00 lower, Standard and
Good 1.00-2.00 lower; cows
50-1.50 higher; bulls 1.00-2.00
lower. Supply included 46 per
cent cows, 41 per cent
slaughter steers with the
balance mainly bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 39.50-
42.00, few head 42.1043.25;
high Good and low Choice
36.00-39.50; Good 33.50-37.00;
Standard 28.00-32.75; few
Utility and Standard 24.00-
28.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Few Choice 800-900 lb. 32.50-
35.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.75-21.50,
few 21.50-22.35, couple 23.00-
23.25; Cutter 18.00-20.50;
Canner and low Cutter 15.50-
18.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1200-1800 lb. 25.50-28.25, few
28.85-29.75; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 22.50-25.50,
couple 1900-2200 lb. 23.00-
24.50.
BULLOCKS:
Choice 36.00-36.75.
VEAL CALVES; Small
supply Good and Choice
vealers mostly steady,
Utility and Standard 1.00-2.00
lower.
VEALERS: Choice 53,00
60.00, few 61.0065.00, in
dividual 73.00; Good to low
Choice 38.00-52.00; Standard
110-125 lb. 30.00-35.00,100-110
lb. 23.5030.00; Utility 90-115
lb. 20.25-23.50, 75-85 lb. 17.75-
20.00, couple lots 60-70 lb.
14.0016.50.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Four 25 head lots 100115 lb.
Holstein bulls 25.00-29.00;
couple lots 100-115 lb.
Holstein heifers 22.0028.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume to test market
trends; few Utility and Good
slaughter ewes 10.00-14.00.
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, Nov. 27
18 loads of hay & straw
sold as follows:
Clover 60; Mixed Hay 47
and 54; Timothy 47, 65 and
70; Straw 40 and 48; Com
$41.00 per ton.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
X mile east of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
PHONE JONESTUfffI
865-2181
Sale every Tuesday at
1:30 P.M. starting wtth
feeder cattle and pigs.
Lebanon
Valley
Livestock
November 26,1974
CATTLE 283. Compared
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to 75
cents higher. One Choice
slaughter steer at 40.00,
Good 35.00-39.10, Standard
32.00-34.25, few Utility 25.85-
28.50. Couple Good slaughter
heifers 34.85 and 35.00, few
standard 30.0033.00. Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 20.00-23.25,
couple to 24.00, Cutters 18.85-
20.75, Canners 16.85-19.25.
Few Good slaughter bullocks
32.10-33.25, few Standard
27.7531.00. Few Yield Grade
No. 1,1100-1950 lbs. slaughter
bulls 24.8533.10.
CALVES 260. Vealers
grading Utility and Standard
steady to $1 lower. Few
Choice vealers 48.00-53.00,
few Good 40.00-47.00,
Standard 30.0037.50, Utility
90-120 lbs. 21.00-28.00, 7035
lbs. 17.00-21.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 23.0030.00.
SHEEP 17. Few Choice 60-
110 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 39.0039.50, few Good
60-110 lbs. 27.0035.00.
New Holland
Horse
Auction
Couple
Monday, November 25
Reported receipts of 637
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market was lower.
Load of American Sad
dlebred horses from Kansas
205-925.
Load of Illinois driving
horses 190445.
Load of Tennessee riding
horses 165400.
Load of Virginia riding
horses 200-325.
Local work horses 310-350;
mules 175-230; better horses
240-350; driving horses 163-
175; riding horses 150-220.
Lightweight killers 10-15;
heavyweight killers 17-19;
mare ponies 15-35; colts 5-15;
geldings 15-30 and larger
ponies 45-60.
Green Dragon
Prices Per Ton:
50 loads hay & 14 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 55.00-78.50;
Timothy 44.00-58.00; Mixed
hay 40.50-66.00; Clover,
couple loads 49.00 and 54.00;
Mulch hay, one load at 43.00;
Straw 40.00-50.00; Com, 8
loads 60.00-73.00, one load
98.00; Com Stalks, one load
at 33.00; Com Screenings,
one load at 78.00.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES,
Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS. STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLDON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUISDAY 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
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, November 27
Steers • 198
Cows 45
Bulls 10
Heifers 15
CATTLE; 285 (268 in af
ternoon auction). Steers 198,
cows 45, Bulla 10, Heifers 15.
Compared to Monday
slaughter steers steady to
strong; cows fully steady;
bulls not tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 925-1325 lb. 39.25-
41.60; high Good and low
Choice 37.75-39.50; Good
37.0038.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 820-1010 lb. 37.85-
39.60, four head 40.00-40.75;
few Standard 20.60-22.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.00-21.60,
couple 22.10-22.35; Cutter
18.10-20.25; Canner and low
Cutter 16.50-18.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1170-1490 lb. 25.60-28.10,
individual 1940 lb. 32.00; one
Choice 1100 lb. bullocks 38.75.
VEAL CALVES: 50. Few
Standard and Good about
steady, bulk of supply 85-105
lb. Utility selling 1-3.00
lower.
VEALERS: Individual
Choice 60.00; Good 40.00-
50.00; Standard 29.00-37.00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 18.00-22.00,
65-80 lb. 14.00-17.00.
HOGS: 359. Barrows and
gilts mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 41.5041.75;
few US 1 210-240 lb. 42.50-
43.00; US 2-3 235-260 lb. 41.25-
41.50.
SHEEP: 2. No market
test.
Local Grain
Wednesday, November 27
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 Wednesday,
November 27, 1974 are as
follows:
Bid+o«ered+
Ear Com
New
Old
Shelled
61.75 69.50
3.32 3.59
Old - -
Shelled 3.32 3.59
Oats
Local
Western
Barley
Wheat
1.98 2.22
- 2.38
2.50 2.81
New Holland
Auction
No market report
available due to
Thanksgiving holiday.
Weekly
Cattle Review
St. Louis
Cattle Review
Wednesday, November 27
Weekly cattle review:
receipts 4900, last week 5900,
year ago 5000. Compared
close last week, slaughter
steers and heifers about
steady after losing early
advance. Cows in good
demand and 2.003.00 higher.
Bulls 1.00 lower. Supply
about 35 percent slaughter
steers, mostly Good and
Choice 950-1200 pounds yield
grade 2-4; 23 percent heifers,
15 percent cows, and 25
percent feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Load Choice and Prime 1235
pounds 34 40.00, Choice 950-
1200 pounds 24 38,00-39.50,
nothing over 39.00 after
Monday. Mixed Good and
Choice 87.00-38.50, Good
32.00- standard 25.00-
30.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few lots Choice and Prime
900-1025 pounds yield grade
34 38.00, Choice 800-1000
pounds yield grade 24 36.50-
38.00. 37.50 down after
Monday. Mixed Good and
Choice 35.00-36.50, Good
30.00- standard 24.00-
29.00.
COWS: Late sales Utility
and Commercial 17.00-19.00,
cutter 15.00-17.00, canner
12.00-15.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1100-1600
pounds 21.00-24.00, 800-1100
pounds 18.00-21.00.
VEALERS: Choice 34.00-
38.00.
Feed 4.14 4.41
Millers
4.14
+Bid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
farmer delivered to the mill.
Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
ELECTRIC FENCE COMPUTE
CONTROLLER LIVESTOCK
REPAIRS BUYING SERVICE
Authorized Factory Service Specializing in order buying
on Most Shockers of Stockers 6 Feeders
REPAIR THEM NOW. FRANK DUSSIN6ER
II LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
faienn m. Hoover phone i?!?] 397-7539
Leola RDI, Oregon Pike 17540 NMTi LIVESTOCK
•Mn Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
~ Office Phone [7l7] 872-5491
w ?l a 5,? r *g S . oJ a fstals John Bowman
Veal Stalls. Bale Wagons Phone: |7l7| 653-5728
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
NGW 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 Com—MONDAY 11:00 A.M.
Dairy Sale WEDNESDAY at 12:30 P.M.
Pat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
THURSDAY at 12:00 Noon
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES MC.
«, New Holland, Penna,
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manajer
Composite
Report
Friday, November 29
Cattle Calvei
ThJiWeek 1900 750
Last Week 4842 1394
Last Year 3398 1606
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
uneven, Choice steady to
strong, Standard and Good
1.00*2.00 lower; cows 1.00-
2.00 higher, bullocks scarce,
mostly steady; bulls 1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower.
Supply included an
estimated 30 per cent
slaughter steers, 20 per cent
cows, 10 per cent bulls with
the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Choice 925-1325 lb. 39.25-
42.00, few 42.00-43.25; high
Good and low Choice 36.00
40.00; Good 33.25-38.25;
Standard 28.00-32.75; few
Utility and Standard 21.75-
28.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1010 lb. 31.50
35.50, few 35.50-39.60, with
four head 40.00-40.75;
Standard and Good 20.50
24.60.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.75-21.50,
few 21.50-22.35; couple 23.00
23.25; Cutter 18.00-20.50;
Canner and low Cutter 15.50
18.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950
1275 lb. 32.50-34.10, couple
36.00- Good 29.00-31.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1200-1800 lb. 25.50-28.50, few
28.50-29.75, individual 1940 lb.
32.00; yield grade 21000-1500
lb. 22.50-26.50.
VEAL CALVES: Good to
Prime vealers mostly
steady. Utility and Standard
1.00- lower.
VEALERS: Prime 71.00
76.00; Choice 55.00-66.00;
Good 40.0054.00; Standard
110125 lb. 30.0035.00,100110
lb. 23.5030.00; Utility 90115
lb. 20.25-23.50,75-85 lb. 17.00
20.00, couple lots 6070 lb.
14.0017.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Four 25 head lots 100-115 lb.
Holstein bulls 25.00-29.00;
couple lots 100-115 lb.
Holstein heifers 22.00-28.00.
Phone:7l7-354 4341