—Lancaater Farming, Saturday. Doc. 7, 1974
2
Local Livestock Market. Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, December 2
Cattle Calvea Hofi Sheep
Today
351 143 421 127
Last Monday
612 126 664 91
Last Year
691 171 860 138
Monday'* Auction
341 151 451 147
Last Monday’s Auction
177 653
CATTLE Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers
about steady; cows 1.00-2.00
higher; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher
on small supply; insufficient
volume bullocks for a
market teat.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 39.00-
40.75, few 41.25-42.50; high
Good and low Choice 36.75-
39.00; Good 34.75-37.85;
Standard and low Good 30.00-
35.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22,00-23.60,
few 24.00-24.85; Cutter 19.85-
23.00; Canner and low Cutter
17.10-19.50.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
900-1250 lb. 35.00-39.25,
inidivudal 43.50 and in
dividual 15301 b. 40.25; couple
Good 29.25-29.35.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 27.60-29.35,
individual 31.50; yield grade
2 1000-1400 lb. 26.75-27.60.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00-4.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 70.00-
75.00; Choice 56.00-65.00;
Good 43.00-54.00; Standard
115-135 lb. 35.00-45.00, 100-110
lb. 29.00-35.00; Utility 90-120
lb. 20.00-25.00, 65-85 lb. 15.00-
20.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
1.00-3.00 higher; slaughter
ewes fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: One lot
Choice 93 lb. 47.50; couple
lots mixed Good and Choice
70-75 lb. 42.50-43.00; Good SO
SO lb. 33.50-39.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Few Utility and Good 11.50-
12.50.
GOATS- One lot 3545 lb.
17.00 per head.
HAY MARKETS
New Hollond
18 loads of bay and 6 loads
of straw.
Alfalfa 3 loads 62.0030.50;
Mixed alfalfa - 2 loads 45.00-
60.00; Timothy - 4 loads 60.00-
79.00; Mixed Timothy - 1
68.00; Mixed hay - 1 load
62.00; stubble hay - 1 load
35.00; straw - 6 loads 45.00-
51.00; clover - 2 loads 63.00;
mixed clover - 4 loads 58.00-
65.00; com -1 load 70.00.
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 58,00-60.00, few to
70.00, Mixed hay 40.00-55.00;
Timothy hay 35.00-40.00;
Straw 30.00-38.00; Mulch
20.00-32.00.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, December 3
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 661 578 37
Last Tuesday
566 565 11
Last Year
665 673 11
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers uneven, Choice 50-1.00
lower, other grades mostly
1.00 lower; cows 1.00-2.00
higher; bullocks fully
steady; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 39.00-
41.50, few 41.50-42.50, part
load mostly Choice 1330-1425
lb. yield grade 4-5 32.00-35.00,
four head 1450-1570 lb. 30.00-
31.50; high Good and low
Choice 35.00-39.50; Good
34.00- Standard 27.50-
33.75; Utility 22.10-26.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22.00-23.50,
few 23.50-24.50; Cutter 20.00-
23.00; Canner and low Cutter
17.00-
BULLOCKS: Twenty head
Choice 1240-1750 lb. 31.75-
35.00, five bead 1295-1650 lb.
35.25-36.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1500 lb. 28.00-30.00,
couple 31.00-32.00; yield
grade 2 950-1400 lb. 23.00-
27.50.
VEAL CALVES; Good and
Choice vealers scarce,
mostly steady, Utility and
Standard 1.00-2.00 higher.
VEALERS: Few Choice
50.00-60.00; Good 38.00-48.00;
Standard 110-135 lb. 30.00-
40.00, 100-110 lb. 25.00-30.00;
Utility 90-115 lb. 22.00-25.00,
70-85 lb. 18.00-23.00, few 60-70
lb. 15.00-18.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Few lots 100-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 32.50-35.00.
SHEEP: Small supply
wooled lambs 1.00-3.00
higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: Good
65-85 lb. 34.00-39.00; few head
Choice 40.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES;
Utility and Good 14.00-17.00.
Green Dragon
November 29, 1974
Prices Per Ton:
47 loads hay & 32 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 53.00-75.00;
Timothy 40.00-66.00; Mixed
hay 44.00-71.00; Clover, one
load at 53.50; Stubble hay,
couple loads at 50.00; Straw
37.0049.50; Com, 9 loads
68.50-72.00; Com Fodder, one
load at 31.50.
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
No market report was
available at press time.
York
Livestock
Auction
ThomasviOe, Pa.
December 4,1174
CATTLE 70. Compared
with last Wednesday's
market; few Good slaughter
steers , 34.00*36.75, few
Standard 30.50-34.25, In
dividual Utility at 22.10. Few
Choice 870-1145 lbs.
slaughter heifers 32.50-37.50.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 21.00-
23.75, individual at 25.10, few
Cutters 18.75-20.60, few
Canners 17.35-19.10, Shells
down to 15.00. Individual
Good slaughter bullock at
30.60, individual Standard at
26-75. Individual 21200 & 1600
lbs. slaughter bulls 27.10 and
28.35.
CALVES 87. Individual
Choice vealer at 51.00, Good
35.00- few Standard
28.00- Utility 90-110 lbs.
23.00- few 70-85 lbs.
20.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
25.00- few beef cross
bulls & heifers 90-110 lbs.
25.00-
HOGS 49. 2-3 195-260 lbs.
barrows & gilts 37.75-39.35,
lot No. 2-4175 lbs. 35.25. Few
1-3 290425 lbs. sows 32.50-
35.50. Individual Boar at
21.00.
FEEDER PIGS 25. Lot 1-3
70 lbs. feeder pigs 11.00 per
head, lot 1-3 105 lbs. 30.50
cwt., lot Utility 15 lbs. 5.00
per head.
SHEEP 9. Lot Choice 95
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
at 37.00, lot Utility 60 lbs.
21.50.
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, Dec. 4
16 loads of hay & straw
sold as follows:
Alfalfa 70 to 83; Timothy
56.50 to 58; Clover 60 to 64;
Mixed Hay 45 to 67; Straw 40
to 54; Corn Husk 40.
Local Grain
Thursday, December 5
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.
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, December 4
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
302 114 511 7
Last Wednesday
285 SO 359 2
Last Year
510 84 361 18
Wed.’s Auction
293 124 547 7
Last Wed.’s Auc.
268 71 461 2
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers SO
LDO lower; cows 50 higher;
bullocks 1.00 higher; bulls
1.00-2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1000-1200 lb. 38.00-
40.10, one lot 1290 lb. 36.60;
high Good and low Choice
36.60-38.60; Good 34.0007.00;
Standard 29. 5031.60.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-950 lb. 36.0008.50,
couple 39.75-40.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22.00-23.85,
few 24.50-25.10; Cutter 20.50-
22.50; Canner and low Cutter
18.00-20.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1500 lb. 35.5009.00, couple
40.5041.10; Good 33.0005.50.
BULLS:' Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 28.25-31.00, eight
head 1470-2175 lb. 32.3506.60,
couple 38.50-39.85; yield
grade 2 25.25-27.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, instances 2.00
higher on Utility.
VEALERS: Choice 55.00-
65.00; Good 42.00-50.00;
Standard 115-135 lb. 35.00-
43.00, 100-110 lb. 29.00-35.00;
Utility 90-120 lb. 22.00-27.00,
65-85 lb. 18.00-22.00.
SHEEP: One lot Choice 75
lb. wooled lambs 44.50.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
December 5, 1974, are as
follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Com
New
Old
Shelled Com 3.39 3.67
Oats
Local
Western
Barley
Wheat
Peed 3.25 3.50
Millers 4.12
+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.
62.16 70.67
1.80 2.10
2.45
2.53 2.82
Phone. 717-354-4341
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, December 5
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
743 589 12
Last Thursday
Holiday
Last Year
811 541 37
CATTLE: Trends not
comparable because no
market last week because of
holiday. All classes active,
bulk slaughter steers bought
by local retail trade. Supply
included 26 per cent
daughter steers, 10 per cent
hull* md 47 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 39.00-
42.75, few 43.0044.50, six
head 46.0047.75; high Good
and low Choice 37.50-39.50;
Good 34.0037.50; Standard
30.00-34.00; Utility 25.00-
30.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750-975 lb. 34.0005.50,
couple 36.5007.75; Standard
and Good 550-850 lb. 21.00-
26.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22.00-24.00,
several 24.25-25.25; Cutter
20.25-23.10; Canner and Low
Cutter 17.50-20.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1250 lb. 36.2508.25, individual
41.00; Good 30.5006.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 30.5004.00, few
34.0005.35; yield grade 2 900-
1400 lb. 27.0000.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
active on small supply of
Good to Prime with very
aggressive bidding on Utility
and Standard.
VEALERS: Choice 56.00-
64.00; few Prime 66.00-75.00;
Good 42.00-54.00; Standard
110-130 lb. 34.00-40.00, 100-110
lb. 30.00-36.00; Utility 90-120
lb. 24.00-28.00,65-85 lb. 20.00-
25.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test;
few Good and Choice 75-110
lb. wooled lambs 40.00-43.00.
Baltimore
USDA Report
CATTLE: Not enough for a
market test.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Steady but most others held
for a.m. marketing.
STEERS: High Choice and
Good 3-4 1100-1560 pounds
37.75-40.00.
HEIFERS: Good and
Choice 2-4 785-1040 pounds
36.25-38.00; good 31.50-33.50.
HOGS: Compared to last
week barrows and gilts 1.75-
2.00 higher.
U.S. 1-3 200-230 pounds
42.00-42.25; 2-3 230-250
pounds 41.50-42.00; 2-4 250-
270 pounds 40.75-41.50.
SOWS: 50 cents to 1.00
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
Box 100 Paradise, Pa
10 mi East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Composite
Report
Friday, December I
Cattle Calves
This Week 2000 1450
Last Week 2150 759
Last Year 3294 1489
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
very uneven, bulk of the
sales 50-1.00 lower, although
Thursday’s small supply
sold mainly to retail outlets
fully 1.00 higher; cows 1.00-
3.00 higher; bullocks 1.00-
3.00 higher; bulls closed the
week 3.00-5.00 higher. Supply
included an estimated 35 per
cent slaughter steers, 37 per
cent cows, 10 per cent bulls
with the balance mainly
feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 39.00
41.50, several on Thursday
42.50-44.50 with six head
46.00-47.75; high Good and
low Choice 36.50-39.00; Good
34.0037.50; Standard 29.50
34.00; Utility 22.0028.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750975 lb. 34.0038.50,
couple 39.75-40.75; Standard
and low Good 550-850 lb.
21.0026.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22.0024.00,
several 24.25-25.25; Cutter
20.0023.10; Canner and low
Cutter 17.0020.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900
1250 lb. 35.0039.25, few 40.50
43.50, twenty head lot Choice
1250-1750 lb. 31.75-35.00;
Good 29.2533.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11001600 lb. 28.0034.00, few
34.00-36.60, couple 38.50-
39.85; yield grade 2 26.75-
30.00, few 8501000 lb. 23.00
26.50.
VEAL CALVES: Good to
Prime vealers mostly steady
on small supply, Utility and
Standard 2.00-4.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 66.00-
75.00; Choice'"s6:oo-65.00;
Good 42.00-54.00; Standard
110-135 lb. 30.00-40.00,100-110
lb. 29.00-36.00; Utility 90-120
lb. 22.00-28.00,65-85 lb. 18.00-
25.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Few 100-125 lb. Holstein
heifers and bulls 29.00-36.00.
higher; 1-3 300-600 pounds
30.00-31.50; few less than 300
pounds 32.25.
COMPLETE
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BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
ot Stockers & Feeders
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LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE: [7l7] 397-7539
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Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone (717| 872-5491
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