’—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Jan. 4, 1975
Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, December 3t
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
744 205 500 210
Last Monday
582 173 718 84
Last Year
579 127 406 136
Monday’s Auction
631 226 727 2SO
Last Mon.'s Auc.
594 174 671 89
CATTLE: Compared to
last Monday slaughter steers
50-75 lower, instances 1.50
lower on Good; cows steady
to SO lower, instances 1.00
lower on Utility; bullocks
mostly steady, few 900-975 lb.
1.00 lower; bulls 50-1.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1125-
1375 lb. 38.75-39.25; Choice
950-1250 lb. 37.75-39.35,
couple 40.00-41.00; high Good
and low Choice 35.00-37.75;
Good 32.50-36.00; Standard
29.75-32^0.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-950 lb. 33.25-36.00;
Good 28.75-33.00.
COWS: "Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.75-22.35,
few 22.50-23.10; Cutter 18.75-
21.75; Canner and low Cutter
17.00-19.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1250 lb. 34.00-37.50, couple
37.85-38.75; Choice 900-975 lb.
30.75-32.25; Good 1000-1250
lb. 28.5033.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1650 lb. 29.50-31.75,
couple 32.00; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 26.00-29.00.
FEEDER STEERS;
Couple loads Choice 830-965
lb. 323033.25.
VEAL CALVES: Good to
Prime vealers 2.00-5.00
lower, Utility and Standard
1.00-2.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 55.50-
65.00; Choice 45.00-53.00;
Good 31.5038.50; Standard
28.5032.50; Utility' 90-120 lb.
HAY MARKETS
New HoHond
December 30.1974
80 loads of hay and 28 loads
of straw. Alfalfa 52.00-79.00;
with few 83.00-91.00; timothy
44.0043.00; mixed hay 45.00-
62.00; few loads 60.00-80.00;
clover 46.00-59.00; straw
39.0048.00 with few 25.00-
35.00; ear com few 66.50-
75.00 and com fodder, few
loads 33.00-36.00.
Paul Z. Martin
Wednesday, Jan. 1
16 loads of hay & straw
sold as follows:
Alfalfa 46.50-70; Clover
46.50-57; Timothy 46-62;
Mixed Hay 4S-70: Straw 40.
Regional
Hay Prices For
Southeastern & So.
Central Pennsyh ama
i All hay No 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton i
Hay’ & Straw mostly
steady
Alfalfa 60 00-70.00 Mixed
hay 40 0045.00. few to 55.00.
Timothy hay 35 00-45 00,
Straw 35 00-38 00 Mulch
20 00-35 00
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, December 31
Cattle Calve* Sheep
Today 542 504 0
Last Tuesday
Holiday
Last Year
786 647 12
CATTLE: No comparable
trend, no market last week.
Slaughter fairly active with
an increased showing of
Choice and Prime slaughter
steers on offer; cows slow
with a few buyers out of the
market
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1325 lb. 39.75-41.00, few 1415-
1465 lb. 38.00-40.00; Choice
950-1300 lb. 37.75-40.50, few
40.60-40.75; high Good and
low Choice 36.35-38.00; Good
32.25-37.25; Standard 1000-
1350 lb. 28.00-33.00; Utility
and Standard 850-950 lb.
22.50-26.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.50-21.75,
few 22.00-22.75; Cutter 18.75-
21.00; Canner and low Cutter
17.00-18.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1300 lb. 32.00-34.50; Good
26.0032.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1000-1650 lb. 29.75-32.00,
couple 1600-1660 lb. 33.75-
35.00, and couple 37-75-38.25;
yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb.
26.00-29.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fairly active, supply mainly
Utility and Standard 85-120
lb., with bulk going to
slaughter.
VEALERS: Choice 42.00-
52.00; couple Prime 55.00-
62.00; Good 38.00-44.00;
18.00-22.00, 65-85 lb. 15.00-
18.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
1.00-2.00 lower.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
85-106 lb. 40.00-42.00, one lot
Choice 75 lb. new crop lambs
45.00; Good 50-85 lb. 35.00-
39.00.
Green Dragon
December 27,1974
Prices Per Ton:
75 loads hay & 40 loads
straw
Alfalfa 51.00-73.00, few
loads 81.00-88.00; Timothy
44.00-58.00, load at 74.00;
Mixed hay 43.00-69.00,2 loads
81.00 & 89.00; Clover, load at
49.00; Grass bay, 2 loads
45.00 & 49.00; Straw 39.00-
46.00, load at 50.00; Cora, 3
loads 68.50-74.50; Corn
Fodder, 3 loads 29.50-30.00.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET. INC.
1 mile east of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sa'e every Tuesday at
1 30 PM starting with
feeder cattle and pigs
Lancaster
Auction
No market report due to
holiday*.
New York
Dressed
Meats
January 2,1975
Daily distributive • less
than carlo! meat trade.
Compared with Tuesday:
Prices 50 - $l.OO lower for
steer and heifer beef; small
stock classes generally
weak; pork and hams $2.00-
3.00 lower; picnics, butts and
spareribs steady.
Moderate to small supplies
available and fully ample as
demand for fresh meats very
poor on post holiday session.
Beef chucks and rough cuts
undo- severe pressure and
beef ribs lowest in more than
three weds.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 lbs. $64.00-
65.00; Choice 600-700 62.00-
64.00, 700-800 52.0043.50, 800-
900 60.0041.50; Good 500-800
60.0041.50.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 lbs. 61.50-
62.50.
Calf (SkinOS)
Choice 90-150 lbs. 84.00-
92.00; Good 6060 71.00-77.00;
Standard 60-120 60.0065.00.
Lamb:
Choice & Prime 30-55 86.00-
87.00, 5545 84.0046.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (steer) 145-190 lbs.
74.0076.00; Ann Chucks 90-
1(6 43.0045.00; Ribs (7-Rib)
34-40 85.00-93.00; Loins
(Trmd) 50-70 89.00-93.00;
Rounds (Steer) 70-95 77.00-
78.00; FuD Plates 33.0044.00;
Hinds (Refer) 120-170 73.00-
75.00.
Pork Cuts (Fresh)
Loins (Regular) 8-14 80.00-
82.00, 14-17 79.00-82.00:
Picnics (Regular) 4-8 49.00-
51.00; Boston Butts 4-8 68.00-
70.00; Spareribs 3 lbs. down
77.00-80.00; Hams (Skinned)
14-17 73.00-78.00, 17-20 70.00-
73.00.
Baltimore
USDA Report
No market report
available at press tune.
Standard 22.0CP33.00; Utility
90-120 lb. 17.00-22.00; 55-85 lb.
14.50-18.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Around 75 head 100-115 lb.
Holstein balls 21.00-22.00.
TRY A
AUCTIONS makes the difference in
marketing livestock!
New Holland makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY 9:00 AJM. Fat Hogs
2: SO P.M. Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
Horse SaIe—MONDAY at 10:00 A.M.
Hay, Straw & Ear Corn MONDAY 11:00 A.M,
and WEDNESDAY 12:00
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
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, January':
Cattle Calve* Sheep
Today 766 505 11
Last Thursday
1142 595 6
Last Year
964 759 19
CATTLE : 766. Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers fully steady, instances
1.00 higher; cows 50-1.00
lower; Bullocks fully steady
mi small supply; bulls steady
to 1.00 higher. Supply in
cluded 53 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 38.25-
41.25, few 41.5042.75; high
Good and low Choice 37.00-
39.75; Good 33.75-38.00, few
1350-1625 lb. 31.00-33.50;
Standard 28.00-32.00, Utility
and low Standard 22.75-26.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.50-22.00,
few 22.25-23.00 with a couple
23.75-24.50; Cutter 20.00-
21.75, few 19.00-20.00; Canner
and low Cutter 17.00-19.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1200 lb. 34.00-35.50, couple
36.00-37.00; Good 30.00-33.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 28.50-31.50, few
31.85-32.75; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 27.00-30.00.
VEAL CALVES: 505.
Vealers mostly 2.00 higher,
instances 3.00 higher on
Utility.
VEALERS: Few Prime
60.00- Choice 48.00-
55.00; Good 36.00-45.00;
Standard 24.00-35.00, Utility
90-120 lb. 20.00-24-00,65-85 lb.
18.00-
SHEEP: 11. Insufficient
volume for a market test,
few Choice 85-105 lb. wooled
lambs 45.00-49.50. Few
Utility slaughter ewes 13.50-
17.00.
Local
Grain
Thursday, January 2
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 expect ear
com which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
January 2, 1975, are as
follows;
Bid-1- Offered+
Ear Com
New 66.00 75.00
Old
Shelled Corn 3.40 3.62
Phone 717 354-4341
Composite
Report
Cattle Calves
This Week 2500 1225
Last Week 1763 772
Last Year 3146 1438
CATTLE: Slaughter
Steers mostly steady, a few
early sales $1 lower; cows .50
-11 lower; bullocks mostly
steady; bulls steady to fi
higher. Supply included an
estimated 30 percent cows,
10 percent bulls with the
balance mainly slaughter
steers. „
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High choice and prime 1100-
1375 lb. $38.75441.00, few
1415-1465 lb. $38.00-40.00;
choice 950-1300 lb. $37.75-
$41.25, few $41.50-42.75; high
good and low choice $36.35-
$38.00, few late $38.50-39.50;
good $32.50-37.50, few 1350-
1625 lb. $31.00-33.50; stan
dard $28.00-33.00; utility and
low standard $22.50-26.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few 850-950 lbs. $33.25-36.00;
good $28.75-$33.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing cutter $20.50422.00,
few $22.25-23.00, couple 23.75-
$24.50; cutter $19.50-21.75,
few $18.75-19.50, tanner and
low cutter $17.00-19.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1250 lb. $33.50-37.50; good
$37.85438.85; choice 900-975
lb. $30.75-32.25; good $26.00-
32.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1000-1700 lb. $28.50-32.00,
choice $32.0043.75, 3 head
$35.00-38.25; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. $26.0040.00.
FEEDER STEERS:
Couple loads choice 1830-1930
lb. $32.5043.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
closed the week mostly $2
higher, instances $3 higher
on utility.
VEALERS: Prime $55.00-
62.00, few $62.00-67.50. Choice
$45-53.00; good $36.00-45.00;
standard $24.00-35.00; utility
90-120 lb. $17.00-24.00, 65-85
lb. *15.00-20.00.
RETURN TO FARM:
Around 75 head 100-115 lb.
Holstein bulls $21.00 to
$22.00.
Oats
Local
Western
1.68 1.95
2.25
Barley 2.50 2.76
Wheat
Feed —•
Millers 3.98
-I- 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.
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
For 24 Hour Market Reporting Service.
Call 717 7683117
Box 100 Paradise Ps
10 ndes East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Lebanon
Valley
Livestock
Na market report dae to
holidays.
Greencastle
Auction
CATTLE 153. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows grading
Utility steady to 75 cents
higher. Individual Good
slaughter steer at 33.75, few
Standard 23.25-31.60, one
Utility at 21.00. One Good
slaughter heifer at 28.00,
Standard, individual's 19.00
and 22.00. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 20.50*22.85, individual
at 24.75, Cutters 19.25-20.85,
Canners 18.10-19.35, Shells
down to 15.00. One Standard
slaughter bullock at 25.25,
Utility, individual’s 20.25 and
23.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1435-1665 lbs. slaughter bulls
25.00-33.00. Medium and
Good 400-800 lbs. feeder
steers 24.25-27.75, Common
and Medium 400-900 lbs.
18.75-24.00. Few Good 355-540
lbs. feeder bulls 26.00-32.75.
CALVES 210. Vealers
grading Utility unevenly
steady. Individual Prime
vealer at 58.50, one Choice at
£LOO, few Good 47.00-57.00,
ItW Standard 31.00-42.00,
Utility 90-115 lbs. 19.00-22.00.
few 110*130 lbs/ 22.00-29.00
Utility 70-90 lbs. 17.00-19.50.
55-70 lbs. 12.00-17.00. Farm
calves: Holstein bulls 70-120
lbs. 19.00-24.00.
HOGS 57. Few US No. 1-3
205-245 lbs. barrows and gilts
41.50- lot 191 lbs. at
38.75, individual No. 2-4 270
and 310 lbs. 34.25 and 37.75,
few No. 2-4 155-170 lbs. 33.00-
35.00 Few US No. I*3 320-480
lbs. sows 31.50-36.25, few No.
2*3 550-605 lbs. 30,25-31.75.
Two Boars at 26.25, light
weight (lot) 205 lbs. at 34.75.
FEEDER PIGS 20. US No.
1-5 25-40 lbs. feeder pigs
10.50- per head.'
SHEEP 0, NO SALES ON
OFFER.
COMPUTE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Spedaidni in order buying
of Stockers A Feeders
FRANK DUSSINGER
LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE: 1717) 397-7539
huim uvesiocT
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone 1717| 172-5491
John Bowman
Ph0ne:17171653-5721