—Lancaster Firming, Saturday, Dec. 14, 1974
2
Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, December 9
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
752 210 833 258
Last Monday
351 143 421 127
Last Year
876 171 595 99
Monday’s Auction
486 220 833 305
Last Monday’s Auction
151 451
341
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers SO higher; cows
uneven, Utility 50-1.00 lower,
Canner and Cutter steady to
50 lower; bullocks mostly
steady; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Couple lots mixed Choice
and Prime 1140-1160 lb.
40.75; Choice 950-1350 lb.
38.60-40.20, few 41.00-42.10;
high Good and low Choice
37.50-38.50; Good 35.00-38.00;
Standard 27.60-31.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-950 lb. 37.00-39.00,
few 40.00-40.35; Good 26.25
30.00; Standard and low
Good 19.00-23.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 21.50-23.10;
Cutter 20.00-22.25; Canner
and low Cutter 17.75-20.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1300 lb. 34,75-39.25, few 40.00-
40.50,- couple 1400-1600 lb.
34.75-35.50; Good 31.75-35.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 30.25-34.50, four
head 15.80-23.15 lb. 33.75
35.85; yield grade 2 1000-1400
lb. 28.00-30.00.
VEAL CALVES: Good to
Prime vealers fully steady,
Utility and Standard 2.00-4.00
higher.
VEALERS: Prime 65.00-
72.00; Choice 55.00-65.00;
Good 44.00-54.00; Standard
32.00- Utility 90-120 lb.
26.00- 65-85 lb. 22.00-
26.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
fully steady; slaughter ewes
1.00- higher.
HAY MARKETS
New Holland
Monday, Dec. 9
44 loads of Hay and 18
loads of Straw sold as
follows:
Alfalfa 41 to 64, few 72-81;
Timothy 47 to 76; Mixed Hay
48 to 68 1 load 83; Straw 38-
53; Clover 2 loads 52 and 54;
Stubble Hay 1 load 52; Com 4
loads 74 to 76; Com Fodder 1
load 37.
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, Dec. 11
38 loads of hay & straw
sold as follows;
Alfalfa 55 to 76; Clover 48;
Timothy 46 to 55; Mixed Hay
42 to 62; Stubble Hay 36 to 50;
Orchard Grass 34 to 58;
Straw 40 to 48.
No Hay and Straw Sale
Wednesday, Dec. 25th.
Regional
Hay Prices for Southeastern
& S. Central Pennsylvania
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady to
strong.
Alfalfa 55.00-70.00; Mixed
hay 40.00-45.00, few to 55.00;
Timothy hay 35.00-40.00;
Straw 30.00-38.00; Mulch
20.00-32.00.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, December 10
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
733 623 25
Last Tuesday
661 573 37
Last Year
694 671
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers uneven, Choice 50*1.00
lower, Standard and Good SO
LDO higher, instances 1.50
higher; cows 50-1.50 lower
with late sales fully 1.50
lower; insufficient volume
bulls and bullocks to
establish a trend. The 383
cows on offer was the largest
supply since December 1972.
147
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 38.50-
40.50, few 40.50-41.75, five
head 42.00-44.00; few Choice
37.85-38.50; high Good and
low Choice 9251250 lb. 36.00-
38.75, load 13251450 lb. 33.50-
35.50; Good 34.50-37.25;
Standard 30.00-35,00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.50-22.85;
Cutter 18.50-21.50; Canner
and low Cutter 16.50-18.50,
few 14.00-16.00.
BULLS; Couple yield
grade 1 1600-1800 lb. 38.10-
38.50, couple 1200-1450 lb.
32.75-33.85; yield grade 1
1000-1400 lb. 29.00-30.00;
couple Choice 1150 lb.
bullocks 34.50 and 37.75.
VEAL CALVES: Good and
Choice vealers mostly
steady, Utility and Standard
2.00-3.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 403 graded calves.
VEALERS: Choice 53.00-
59.00; couple Prime 65.00-
69.50; Good 39.00-49.00;
Standard 115-130 lb. 27.00-
39.00, 100-115 lb. 24.00-28.00;
Utility 90-115 lb. 18.00-25.00;
WOOLED LAMBS: Couple
lots Choice 80-110 lb. 41.00-
43.50; Good 60-90 lb. 35.00-
39.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 12.00-18.00.
Green Dragon
Sixty-two loads hay & 20
loads straw.
Alfalfa 51.00-69.00, in
dividual 76.00; Timothy
43.00-54.00; Mixed hay 42.00-
55.00, few to 75.00; Clover,
one load at 44.00; Stubble
hay, couple loads 44.00 and
48.00; Straw 40.00-46.00;
Com, 4 loads 72.00-75.50;
Oats, one load $2.20 per
bushel.
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
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, December 11
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
742 89 505 21
Last Wednesday
302 114 511 7
Last Year
735 89 701 23
Wednesday’s Auction
434 93 508 21
Last Wednesday’s Auction
293 124 547 7
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
uneven. Choice 50-1.00
lower; Good steady, few
Standard 1.00-1.50 higher;
cows 1.00-2.00 lower;
bullocks fully steady; bulls
1.00 lower. Supply included
30 head high Good and
Choice 950-1250 lb. slaughter
steers on resale from
Tuesday’s 4-H sale at 38.75-
42.10.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1000-1275 lb. 38.25-
39.25; high Good and low
Choice 36.50-38.50; Good
34.50- few Standard
30.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750-950 lb. 32.50-36.50,
few 37.25-39.00; Good 26.00-
31.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18.75-20.60,
couple 20.85-22.10; Cutter
17.50-
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 35.00-38.75, couple
39.25-42.00; Good 32.00-35.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1550 lb. 29.25-30.35,
couple 31.50-35.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 28.00-
29.25, few 26.00-28.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prime scarce, Standard
and Good 3.00-5.00 lower,
Utility 8.00 lower.
VEALERS: Choice 45.00-
53.00; individual Prime
67.00; Good 35.00-43.00;
standard 28.00-33.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 17.00-22.00, 65-85 lb.
15.00-
Thomasvillr, Pa.
December 11
CATTLE 86. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
'market, slaughter cows
grading Utility $1.75 to $2
lower. Few Good & Choice
slaughter steers 38.60-40.25,
few Standard 31.75-36.75.
Few Good slaughter heifers
33.75-35.60, one Standard
75-85 lb. 15.00-19.00, few 60-75
lb. 10.00-14.00.
SHEEP: Market not fully
tested.
WOOLED LAMBS: Four
head Choice 65-85 lb. 45.00-
49.00; few Good 24.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 15.00-20.00,
couple 10.00-12.00.
AUCTIONS mokes 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. Diffenbach, Manager
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, December 12
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 947 431 21
Last Thursday
743 589 12
Last Year
CATTLE; Compared to.
last Thursday slaughter
steers 50-1.00 lower, ex
tremes 2.00 lower; cows 2.00-
3.00 lower with most early
sales fully 3.00 lower;
bullocks 1.00-2.00 lower;
hulls 3.004.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Prime 1075-1330 lb.
38.25-40.75; Choice 950-1325
lb. 37.50-40.75, six head 41.00-
44.75; high Good and low
Choice 36.35-37.50; Good
33.75-37.00, few 32.00-34.00;
Standard 28.75-31.75; few
Utility 22.75-26,50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.00-21.00,
few 21.00-22.10; Cutter 17.00-
19.50; Canner and low Cutter
15.50-17.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1400 lb. 34.50-37.50, few 38.75-
39.00, few Choice 1400-1600 lb.
31.25-34.50; Good 30.00-33.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 27.50-29.50,
couple 31.25-32.25; yield
grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 23.00-
27.50, few 800-1100 lb. 20.00-
23.00.
VEAL CALVES: Small
supply Choice and Prime
vealers mostly steady,
Utility to Good 1.00-3.00
lower.
VEALERS: Prime 66.00-
75.00; Choice 52.00-65.00;
Good 40.00-49.00; Standard
27.00- Utility 90-120 lb.
21.00- 65-85 lb. 19.00-
25.00.
SHEEP: Small supply
wooled lambs steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Few
Choice 55-75 lb. 39.00-40.00;
Good 30.00-35.00.
York Livestock Auction
28.00. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 19.25-21.60, few Cutters
17.35-18.60,- few Canners
14.10-17.00. One Standard
slaughter bullock at 28.00,
one Utility at 23.25. One
Yield Grade No. 1 1435 lbs.
slaughter bull at 30.35; few
Yield Grade No. 2 1125-1625
lbs. 22.75-26.85. Few Com
mon & Medium 600-935 lbs.
feeder steers 20.00-23.25; few
Good 525-600 lbs. feeder bulls
22.00-24.50.
CALVES 53. Vealers
grading Utility steady to $1
lower. One Choice vealer at
47.00, few Good 35.00-45.00,
one Standard at 30.00, Utility
90-115 lbs. 22.00-28.00, 70-85
lbs. 18.00-22.00.
Phone: 717-354-4341
(Indudts all Lancaster County
Auctions lor steak anding Friday,
December 31.1
Friday, December 13
Cattle Calves
This Week 3600 1400
Last Week 2475 1448
Last Year 3470 1422
690 484 6
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
uneven, Choice and Prime
50-1.00 lower, Standard and
low Good steady, instances
1.00 higher; cows 1.00-2.00
lower, extremes 3.00 lower;
bullocks steady to 1.00
lower; bulls 1.00 lower with
closing sales off 3.00-4.00.
Supply included an
estimated 30 per cent
slaughter steers, 45 per cent
cows, 10 per cent bulls with
the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few high Choice and Prime
1075-1330 lb, 38.25-40.75;
Choice 950-1325 lb. 37.50-
40.75, few 40.75-42.10, eight
head 42.10-44.75; high good
and low Choice 925-1250 lb.
36.00-38.75, load 1325-1450 lb.
33.50-35.50; Good 33.75-37.25,
load late 32.00-34.00; Stan
dard 28.00-33.50, few 33.50-
35.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750-950 lb. 32.50-39.00,
few head on Monday 40.00-
40.35; Good 26.00-31.50;
Standard and low Good 19.00-
23.50.
COWS; Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18.75-21.00,
few 21.00-22.10 'with some
sales early part of week
22.25-23.10; late sales Cutter
17.00-19.50; Canner and low
Cutter 15.50-17.50, few 14.00-,
15.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1400 lb. 34.50-38.75, couple
38.75-42.00, few Choice 1400-
1600 lb. 31.25-34.50; Good
30.00-35.00.
HOGS 48. US"No. 1-3 210-
220 lbs. barrows & gilts 41.25-
41.50, one lot No. 2-3 245 lbs.
40.00, one lot No. 2-4 140 lbs.
36.00. Few US No. 1-3 300-370
lbs. sows 35.00-39.50, few No.
2-3 500-560 lbs. 34.50-35.50.
Couple Boars at 22.00; few
light weights 26.00-28.75.
FEEDER PIGS 32. One lot
US No. 1-3 30 lbs. feeder pigs
9.00 per head, one lot No. 1-3
40 lbs. 12.50, few Utility 25-30
lbs. 5.00-6.50 per head.
SHEEP 12. Couple Good
100 and 125 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 32.00 and
36.00, one lot Utility 65 lbs.
23.00. One lot Slaughter ewes
8.50.
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 :OOA.M. '
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 . Paradise, Pa
lO mi East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Composite
Report
Lebanon
Valley
Livestock
CATTLE 278, Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows $1 to $2.50
lower. Couple Choice
slaughter steers 40.00 and
40.10, Good 34.00-39.25,
Standard 28.25-33.25, Utility
20.10*27.25. One Choice
slaughter heifers 39.35, few
Standard 24.00-28.75. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 19.75-22.75,
individual’s 24.10 and 24.50,
Cutters 18.35-20.35, Canners
16.35-18.35, Shells down to
14.10. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 32.35-36.00, Good
29.10-32.00, Standard 26.35-
30.00, Utility 18.50-26.10. Few
Yield Grade 1 1415-1660 lbs.
slaughter bulls 28.60-30.00.
CALVES 242. Vealers
weak to $4 lower. Few Choice
vealers 50.00-59.00, few Good
40.00- Standard 30.00-
41.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 20.00-
26.50, 70-85 lbs. 15.00-22.00,
low Utility 50-70 lbs. 10.00-
17.00, Farm calves, hoistein
bulls 90-110 lbs. 23.00-30.00;
hoistein heifers 100-120 lbs.
21.00- head.
SHEEP 26. Choice 70-125
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
35.0044.00, few Good 55-70
lbs. 27.00-31.50. Few
Slaughter ewes 14.00-16.00.
mainly early part of week
31.50-35.00; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 23.00-30.00, few
late 20.00-23.00.
VEAL CALVES: Good to
Prime vealers mostly
steady. Utility and Good
closed the week 1.00-3.00
lower after mid-week sales
' being as much as 8.00 lower
' on Utility.
VEALERS: Few Prime
65.00- Choice 52.00-
65.00; Good 39.00-49.00;
Standard 115-130 lb. 27.00-
39.00, 100-115 lb. 24.00-32.00;
Utility 90-115 lb. closed the
week at 21.00-28.00, 65-85 lb.
19.00-
RETURNED TO FARM:
100 head 100-120 lb. Holstein
bulls 22.00-24.00, few 100-125
lb. 25.00-33.00, . -
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 27.50-31.50, few
COMPLETE
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BUYING SERVICE
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FRANK DUSSINGER
LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE. |7l7] 397-7539
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Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone [7171872-5491
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