—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Dec. 21.1974
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, December 16
Cattle Calve* Hog* Sheep
Today
670 163 626 66
Last Monday
752 210 833 258
Last Year
706 119 398 58
Monday’s Auction
428 172 617 137
Last Monday’s Auction
486 220 833 305
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers 50-1.00 lower; cows
mostly steady; bullocks 1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower
on Good; bulls 2.00-3.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1275 lb. 37.00-
38.85, couple 40.25-40.75; high
Good and low Choice 35.75-
37.60; Good 33.25-36.75;
Standard 28.75-30.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.00-20.75,
couple 22.75-23.00; Cutter
17.25-19.85; Canner and low
Cutter 15.50-17.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1250 lb. 34.50-38.00, couple
38.50-39.35, individual 43.25;
Good 28.75-34.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 26.50-29.00, few
30.00-30.85; yield grade 2 900-
1300 lb. 24.00-27.00, few 23.00-
24.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
2.00-5.00 higher, instances
7.00 higher on Utility.
VEALERS: Prime 65.00-
70.00, couple 75.00; Choice
50.00- Good 40.00-48.00;
Standard 32.0040.00; Utility
90-115 lb. 23.00-30.00, 65-85 lb.
20.00- few 55-70 lb. 17.00-
20.00.
SHEEP: Wool lambs
steady; slaughter ewes
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Good
60-80 lb. 32.00-40.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: One
lot Good 16.00.
HAY MARKETS
New Holland
December 16, 1974
Prices Per Ton:
11 loads hay & 7 loads straw.
Alfalfa, few loads 66.00-
71.00; Timothy, few loads
43.00-60.00; Mixed hay, few
loads 44.00-65.00; Straw, 7
loads 35.00-50.00.
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, Dec. 18
57 loads of hay & straw
sold as follows:
Alfalfa 57 to 90; Mixed Hay
47 to 59; Timothy 41 to 54;
Clover 50 to 54; 1 load
Meadow Grass 42.50; Straw
33 to 44; 1 load com 60.
No Hay and Straw Sale
Wednesday, Dec. 25th.
Regional
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay & Straw slow, steady.
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 17
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
513 642 4
Last Tuesday
733 623 25
Last Year
560 510 24
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers unevenly steady,
instances 1.00 lower; cows
50-1.00 higher, with several
sales 2.00 higher; bulls
steady to 1.00 lower on small
supply.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1000-1300 lb. 38.50-
40.85,18 head 41.0042.00 with
three head 42.2542.75, few
Choice 900-1000 lb. 37.50-39.00
and few Choice 1300-1475 lb.
36.75-39.60; high Good and
low Choice 1000-1350 lb. 35.00-
37.50; Good 33.50-36.00;
Standard 30.00-34.35.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 21.00-23.50,
few 23.50-24.00, couple 24.60-
24.75; Cutter 20.00-22.00, few
18.75-20.00; Canner and low
Cutter 17.00-18.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 28.00-30.00,
couple 30.75-31.75 and couple
35.00-36.75; yield grade 2
1000-1300 lb. 26.50-28.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Good and Choice'
steady to 2.00 lower, Utility
and Standard 1.00-2.00
higher, instances 4.00 higher
on Utility. Supply included
366 in graded sales.
VEALERS; Choice 50.00-
60.00; Good 35.00-48.00;
Standard 110-130 lb. 28.00-
37.00, 90-110 lb. 24.00-30.00;
Utility 80-115 lb. 21.00-26.00,
70-80 lb. 19.00-22.00, one
small lot 58 lb. 13.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Couple small lots 100-115 lb.
Holstein heifers 24.00-26.00;
around 100 head 100-115 lb.
Holstein bulls 27.00-31.50, one
lot Utility 110-115 lb. bulls
25.00.
SHEEP; No market test.
Green Dragon
December 18, 1974
59 loads hay & 31 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 56.00-80.00;
Timothy 43.00-60.00; Mixed
hay 43.00-62.00, few 72.00-
76.00; Clover, few loads
40.00-45.00; Stubble hay, one
load 58.00; Straw 38.00-46.00;
Corn, 13 loads 61.00-75.00;
Clover Seed, 34.00 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 18
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
236 97 613 25
Last Wednesday
742 89 505 21
Last Year
583 103 667 34
Wednesday’s Auction
211 104 620 29
Last Wednesday’s Auction
434 93 508 21
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday small supply Choice
slaughter steers 1.00-1.50
higher, Standard and Good
strong to 50 higher; cows
3.00-4.00 higher; bullocks
fully steady, instances 2.00
higher; bulls 1.00-1.50
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1000-1300 lb. 39.25-
40.60, three head 40.85-41.85;
high Good and low Choice
1050-1275 lb. 37.00-39.50;
Good 33.85-37.50; few
Standard 29.00-33.60; Utility
24.35-28.35.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22.75-23.85,
couple 24.25-25.00; Cutter
21.00-23.10, few 19.35-21.00;
Canner and low Cutter 17,00-
19.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 36.25-39.25, couple
39.35-39.85; Good 32.35-36.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 28.00-29.75,
couple 33.50-35.35; yield
grade 2 950-1300 lb. 25.00-
28.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 1.00 lower, with
Utility 2.00-4.00 lower.
VEALERS: Choice 50.00-
60.00; Good 38.50-46.50;
Standard 30.00-37.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 21.00-25.00, 65-85 lb.
15.00-21.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test.
One lot Choice and Prime 73
lb. new crop lambs 57.00.
Market Closings
(Editor’s Note) The
Following is a partial listing
of those markets and auc
tions that will be closing for
the Holiday vacations. All
the markets could not be
contacted - for further in
formation we suggest that
you check with markets
before sale times.
There will be no sale at the
Hat and Gavel Auction
located North of Lititz along
Rt. 501 the week of Christ
mas.
No hay and straw sale will
be conducted at the Paul Z.
Martin Sale Bam the week of
Christmas.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES,
Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
NO SALE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24 or
HOG SALE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 25
HOG SALES
Every Saturday At 9:00 A.M.
For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
For 24 Hour Market Reporting Service,
Call 7x7-768-3117
Box 100 Paradise, Pa
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, December 19
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
766 SCO 30
Last Thursday
947 . 431 21
Last Year
746 590 15
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers 50-1.00 higher, in
stances 2.00 higher; cows
1.50- higher, instances
4.00 higher; bullocks 50-1.00
higher; bulls 1.00-3.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 975-1275 lb. 39.00-
42.00, eight head 42.25-43.00;
high Good and low Choice
36.75-39.50; Good 34.50-38.00;
Standard 30.50-34.50, few
28.50-
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22.00-24.25,
few 24.50-25.25, three head
26.75-27.60; Cutter 21.25-
23.35, few 19.50-21.00; Canner
and low Cutter 17.00-20.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1300 lb. 36.00-39.75, few 40.50-
42.25; Good 30.50-34.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 29.00-32.50, few
32.50-33.35, individual 2200 lb.
36.60; yield grade 2 1000-1350
lb. 24.00-30.00.
VEAL CALVES: Bealers
3.00- lower, instances 6.00
lower on Utility.
VEALERS: Couple Prime
60.00- Choice 48.00-
59.00; Good 37.00-43.00;
Standard 26.00-34.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 18.00-22.00, 65-85 lb.
15.00-
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-115 lb. Holstein
heifers and bulls 22.00-27.00,
few 28.00-34.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
steady to 1.00 lower;
slaughter ewes weak.
WOOLED LAMBS: Good
50-70 lb. 30.00-34.00; one lot
Choice 70 lb. 45.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 8.00-13.00.
There will be no Cattle sale
at the Vintage Sales Stables
on Tuesday, December 24
and no Hog Sale on Wed
nesday, December 25.
Vintage will conduct their
sale as normal on Tuesday,
December 31 and Wed.,
January 1.
There will be no Lancaster
Market on Wednesday
December 25 or January 1.
New Holland Sales Stables
will not have their Dairy Sale
on Wednesday, December 25
but will have a sale on
January 1.
Composite
Report
Friday, December 20
Cattle Calves
This Week 3000 1425
Last Week 3979 1355
Last Year 2863 1322
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
opened the week 50-1.00
lower but closing sales
recovered this loss and
closed 50-1.00 higher; cows
2.00-4.00 higher; bullocks
closed the week 50-1.00
higher; bulls 1.00-3.00
higher. Supply included an
estimated 35 per cent
slaughter steers, 35 per cent
cows, 10 per cent bulls with
the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 975-1300 lb. 39.00-
42.00, twelve head 42.25-
43.00, few Choice 900-1000 lb.
37.50- and few Choice
1300-1475 lb. 36.75-39.60; high
Good and low Choice 36.50-
39.50; Good 33.50-38.00;
Standard 30.00-34.50; few
Utility 24.35-28.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 22.00-24.25,
few 24.50-25.25 with three
head at the close 26.75-27.60;
Cutter 21.00-23.35, few 19.35-
21.00; Canner and low Cutter
17.00-19.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1300 lb. 36.00-39.75, few 40.00-
42.25; Good 30.50-34.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 28.00-32.50, few
32.50- individual 2200 lb.
36.60; yield grade 2 950-1350
lb. 24.00-30.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
closed the week 3.00-5.00
lower, instances 6.00 lower
on Utility.
VEALERS: Prime 60.00-
62.00, few on Monday 65.00-
70.00 with a couple 75.00;
Choice 48.00-60.00; Good
37.00-48.00; Standard 110-130
lb. 28.00-37.00,90-110 lb. 24.00-
30.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 18.00-
23.00, some early part of
week to 28.00, 65-85 lb. 15.00-
19.00, one lot 58 lb. 13.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Few 90-115 lb. Holstein
heifers 24.00-27.00; 90-115 lb.
Holstein bulls 22.00-34.00,
including 100 head 100-115 lb.
sold in four lots 27.00-31.50.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
FRANK DUSSINGER
LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE |7171397-7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa 17582
Office Phone 1717] 872-5491
John Bowman
Phone (7171653-5728
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 SaIe—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
Lebanon
Valley
Livestock
CATTLE 185. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows $1 to $2
higher. Few Choice
slaughter steers 38.75-40.60,
few Good 35.25-38.25,
Standard 27.00-36.25, few
Utility 19.10-26.00. One Good
slaughter heifer at 36.10, few
Standard 23.35-27.25, few
Utility 19.25-22.25. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 21.10-24.25,
Cutters 19.25-22.85, Canners
17.50-19.85. One Choice
slaughter bullock at 36.00,
few Good 30.10-33.35,
Standard 25.35-31.50, few
Utility 23.25-25.75. Few Yield
Grade No. 1 1200-1700 lbs.
slaughter bulls 28.00-30.00;
individual Yield Grade No. 2
685 lbs. at 18.75.
CALVES 242. Vealers
weak to $5 lower. One Choice
vealer at 50.50, Good 40.00-
50.00, Standard 25.00-41.00,
Utility 90-110 lbs. 17.00-23.50,
70-85 lbs. 14.00-18.00, 50-70
lbs. 10.00-16.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 100-120 lbs.
20.00-32.00; holstein heifers
100-120 lbs. 21.50-31.00.
SHEEP 6. Few Slaughter
ewes 9.00-16.50.
Greencastle
Livestock
Auction
Greencastle, Pa.
December 16,1974
CATTLE 117. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to $1
lower. Few Standard
slaughter steers 27.50-30.00,
few Utility 21.00-25.00. Utility
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 19.60-21.85,
Cutters 18.50-19.60, few
Canners 17.10-17.50. Couple
Yield Grade No. 1 1615 and
1860 lbs. slaughter bulls at
31.25; few Yield Grade No. 2
1300-1500 lbs. 24.75-26.75.
CALVES 195. Vealers $4 to
$8 lower. Choice vealers
45.00-55.00, Good 35.00-47.00,
few Standard 25.00-35.00,
Utility 90-115 lbs. 17.50-22.00,
70-85 lbs. 15.00-19.50. Farm
calves, holstein bulls, 100-125
lbs. 21.00-24.00.
HOGS 29. Few US No. 2-3
205-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
42.00. Few US No. 1-3 300-370
lbs. sows 31.75-32.75. In
dividual Boar at 25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 30. US No.
1-3 35 lbs. (one lot) feeder
pigs 10.00 per head, No. 1-3
100 lbs. 31.75-32.00 cwt.,
Utility (one lot) 30 lbs. 6.00
per head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
Phone: 717-354-4341