Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Jan. 18. 1975 2 Local Livestock Market, Auction News Lancaster Market Monday, January 13 ('attic Calves Hogs Sheep Today 830 145 625 190 last Monday 731 205 564 162 last Year 875 179 717 263 Monday's Auction 615 151 665 200 I,ast Monday's Auction 596 217 599 178 CATTLE: Compared to last Wednesday slaughter steers uneven, Choice and Prime .steady. Good steady to 50 lower, Standard fully steady; cows steady to 50 lower; bullocks steady* instances 1.00 lower on Good; bulls 1.00 lower, in stances 1.50 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prune 1100- 1285 lb. 39.35-40.35, one lot 13751 b. 37.75; Choice 950-1350 lb. 38.50-40.30; high Good and low Choice 36.00-38.00; Good 950-1250 lb. 34.00-36.50, few 1300-1400 lb. 32.85-33.50; Standard 29.75-32.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 900-1020 lb. 36.00- 36.35, couple 38.85-39.85. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 18.00-19.75, couple 20.00-20.60; Cutter 17.00-18.50; Canner and low Cutter 15.50-17.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 32.00- 35.00, couple 36.60-37.60; Good 25.50-29.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1600 lb. 27.50-29.25, couple 34.00; yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 24.50-27.50. VEAL CALVES; Vealers steady to 1.00 lower, in stances 2.00 lower on Utility. VEALERS; Prime 62.00- 67 50; Choice 48.00-60.00; Good 40.00-47.00; Standard 28.00-36 00; Utility 90-120 lb. 20 00-26.00, 65-85 lb 15.00- 20 00. SHEEP Wooled lambs 1 00-2.00 lower HAY MARKETS Green Dragon January 10,1975 Prices Per Ton: 70 loads hay & 33 loads straw. Alfalfa 60.00-84.00,11 loads 49.00-59.00; Timothy 46.00- 64 00; Mixed hay 42.00-75.00; Clover, one load at 54.00; Orchard Grass hay, one load at 53.00; Stubble hay, one load at 46.50; Straw 38.50- 44.00; Com, 12 loads 71.00- 79 00 and Corn Fodder, one load at 30.50 Paul Z. Martin Wednesday, Jan. 15 38 loads of hay & straw sold as follows- Alfalfa 49 to 85; Timothy 52 to 63; Mixed Hay 48 to 63; Straw 41 to 46 Regional (All hay No 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton ) Hay & straw fully steady Alfalfa 60 00-70 00; Mixed hay 40 00-50 00, Timothy hay 35 00-45 00, Straw 30 00-38 00 and Mulch 20 00-35 00 Vintage Auction Tuesday, January 14 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 776 523 13 I>ast Tuesday 788 574 14 Last Year 575 500 8 CATTLE: Compared to last Tuesday slaughter steers steady to SO lower; cows 1.50-3.00 lower; bulls 4.00-5.00 lower. Supply in cluded 36 per cent cows. Slaughter steer supply showed an increase of Choice and Prime with about 60 per cent of these grades. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1100- 1325 lb. 39.50-41.25; Choice 950-1350 lb. 37.7540.50, few 40.7541.75 with three head 42.2542.75; high Good and low Choice 36.50-38.25; Good 33.00-36.50, few 31.75-33.00; Standard 28.50-32.50. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 18.00-19.50, few 19.75-20.85 with a couple at 20.50-20.60; Cutter 16.50- 18.50; Canner and low Cutter 15.50-16.75. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1800 lb. 25.00-27.50, couple 28.00; yield grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 22.50-25.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers steady to 1.00 lower, in stances 3.00 lower on Prime. VEALERS: Choice 51.00- 60.00; couple Prime 59.00- 61.00; Good 38.00-50.00; Standard 28.00-37.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 20.00-26.00, 65-85 lb. 16.00-21.00. RETURNED TO FARM; Three lots 100-115 lb. Holstein bulls 35.00-35.50, couple lots 100-115 lb. Utility bulls 23.00-29.00. SHEEP: No market test. WOOLED LAMB; Choice 105-115 lb. 41.50; Good 65-90 lb 32.00-37.00. New Holland January 13,1975 Price Per Ton: 35 loads hay & 15 loads straw. Alfalfa 51.00-79.00, few loads 81.00-90.00; Timothy 48.00- Mixed hay 47.00- 67.00; Straw 37.00-44.00; Orchard Grass hay, one load at 58.00 and Com, 3 loads 61.00- 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, January 15 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 514 76 431 16 Wednesday 747 98 623 5 Year 774 77 660 17 Wednesday’s Auction 509 85 781 32 Wednesday's Auction 501 108 ' 636 5 CATTLE: Compared to Monday slaughter steers 50- 1.00 lower; cows strong to 50 higher; bulls 1.00-2.00 lower; bullocks mostly steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Lot mostly Prime 1360 lb. 36.60; Choice 950-1325 lb. 37.00- few head 39.00- 39.60, load mostly Choice 1150-1325 lb. 36.36-36.85; high Good and low Choice 35.50- 37.00; Good 32.75-35.50, few 31.25-32.50; Standard and low Good 28.60-30.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 750-950 lb. 35.00-39.00; Good 31.00-33.50. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 18.50-19.75, couple 20.25-20.85; Cutter 17.50-19.00; Canner and low Cutter 15.00-17.50. BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 950-1250 lb. 37.50-39.50 and couple 1500-1600 lb. 35.00; Good 900-1200 lb. 27.00- 29.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1800 lb. 25.50-27.75. VEAL CALVES; Vealers mostly steady, supply in cluded few Choice and Prune with the bulk being Utility and Standard. VEALERS: Prune 61.00- 63.00, couple 64.00-68.00; Choice 50.00-55.00; Standard 28.00- Utility 80-115 lb. 18.00- RETURNED TO FARM; Few 100-115 lb. Holstein bulls 30.00- SHEEP: Insufficient volume of anyone class for a market test. Few Choice and Prime 65-80 lb. new crop lambs 50 50-53.50 and one lot Choice 85 lb. wooled lambs 41.50. Thursday, January 16 These prices are made up of the average prices quoted by a number of participating local feed and gram 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 gram prices quoted Thursday, January 16, 1975, are follows: 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. and WEDNESDAY 12:00 Dairy Sale WEDNESDAY at 12:30 P.M. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. New Holland, Penna Abram W Diffenbach, Manager New Holland Auction Thursday, January 16 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 845 471 11 Last Thursday 1045 502 3 Last Year CATTLE: Compared to last Thursday slaughter steers 50-1.00 lower, in stances 1.50 lower; cows 50 to mostly 1.00 higher; bullocks and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few high Choice and Prime 1100-1300 lb. 38.00-39.25; Choice 950-1350 lb. 37.50- 39.75, few 40.00-40.25; high Good and low Choice 950-1300 lb. 35.50-37.75, few 1350-1450 lb. 34.00-35.50; Good 32.75- 36.50; Standard 26.00-32.00; Utility and low Standard 21.00-25.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Good 750-950 lb. 23.00- 29.00; couple Choice 31.50- 32.75. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 18.50-21.00, few 21.00-21.85; Cutter 17.50- 19.50; Canner and low Cutter 16.00-17.50. BULLOCKS: Choice 31.75- 34.25, couple 35.00-35.75; Good 27.00-31.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1850 lb. 26.00-28.00, few 28.50-30.10; yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 22.00-26.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully steady, instances 1.00 higher. Good demand for Holstein bulls to be returned to farm. VEALERS: Prime 63.00- 67.00; Choice 53.00-62.00; Good 40.00-50.00; Standard 28.00- Utility 90-120 lb. 21.00- 65-85 lb. 19.00- 22.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 105-120 lb. Holstein bulls 32.00-37.00, few 39.00- 44.00, few 95-105 lb. 27.00- 32.00. SHEEP: Insufficient volume to fully test trends; few Utility and Good slaughter ewes 11.00-18.50. Local Grain Ear Corn New Old Shelled Corn 3.30 Oats Local Western Barley Wheat Feed 3.10 Millers 3.60 - +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. Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal THURSDAY at 12:00 Noon 1026 512 14 Bid+ Offered+ 69.00 75.00 3.47 1.63 1.90 2.19 2.50 2.73 3.25 Phone 717 354 4341 Composite Report Friday, January 17 Cattle Calves This Week 3500 1250 Last Week 3968 1390 Last Year 3671 1271 CATTLE: Slaughter steers 50-1.00 lower, instances 1.50 lower; cows opened the week steady although closing sales 50-1.00 higher; bulls and bullocks 1.00-2.00 lower, some sales early part of week as much as 5.00 lower. Supply included an estimated 40 per cent slaughter steers, 20 per cent cows, 10 per cent bulls with the balance mainly feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1100- 1325 lb. 38.00-40.50, couple lots 1360-1375 lb. 36.60-36.75; Choice 950-1300 lb. 37.50- 40.50, few early part of week 40.50- load mostly 1150- 1325 lb. 36.35-36.85; high Good and low Choice 950-1300 lb. 35.50-38.25, few 1350-1450 lb. 34.00-35.50; Good 32.75- 36.50; Standard 26.00-32.00; Utility ana low Standard 21.00- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 750-1020 lb. 35.00- 38.00, few 38.50-39.65; Good 30.00- COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 18.00-21.00, few 21.00-21.85; Cutter 17.50- 19.50; Canner and low Cutter 15.50- BULLOCKS: Choice 950- 1250 lb. 32.00-35.75, couple 37.50- Good 25.50-29.50, few 30.00-32.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1200-1800’lb. 25.50-28.00, few 28.00- with a couple on Monday at 34.00; yield grade 2 950-1400 lb. 22.00-26.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady throughout the week. Demand good for Holstein bulls returned to farm. VEALERS: Prime 59.00- 64.00, few 64.00-68.00; Choice 50.00- Good 40.00-50.00; Standard 28.00-40.00; Utility 90-120 lb. 20.00-27.00, 63-85 lb. 16.00- RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk 100-120 lb. Holstein bulls 32.00-37.00, few 39.00- 44.00 with 95-105 lb. 25.00- 32.00, TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! PHONE 626-219] OR 394-3047 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: OO A M. FOR MARKETING INFORMATION PHONE AREA CODE 717-442-4181 For 24 Hour Market Reporting Service, Call 717-768 3117 B° x 100 Paradise Pa 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30 Lebanon Valley Livestock Fredericksburg, Pa. January 14,1975 CATTLE 325. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter cows mostly steady to 25c lower. Few Choice slaughter steers 37.00-39.00, few Good 32.35- 36.75, Standard 28.75-31.10, Utility 22.50-25.00. Few Good & Choice slaughter heifers 30.25-35.75, few Standard 25.35-30.75. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 18.60-21.00, couple to 22.10, Cutters 17.60-19.25, Canners 16.75-18.00, Shells down to 14.25. Few Good slaughter bullocks 28.75- 30.10, Standard 25.25-27.75, Utility 23.00-25.00. Yield Grade 1 1350-1750 lbs. slaughter bulls 24.50-28.25, individual at 29.00. CALVES 209. Vealers grading Good $6 to $7 lower; Utility & Standard $1 to $3 lower. Individual Prime vealer at 60.00, Choice 48.00- 55.00, Good 37.00-48.00, Standard 28.00-38.50, Utility 90-120 lbs. 18.50-26.00, 70-85 lbs. 16.50-18.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 23.00-32.00. SHEEP 2. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. New Holland Dairy Auction Wednesday, January 15 Reported receipts of 154.' head of cows, 19 heifers and 4 bulls. Market lower than last week. . - Load of Franklin County cows, fresh 535-670 and springers 550-600. Load of Chester County cows, Jersey’s fresh 120-350. Herd dispersal of 47 head from Maryland 230-520. Locally consigned cows 275-830; springing heifers 335-565; open heifers 75-150 and bulls 275-355. COMPLETE LIVESTOCK BUYING SERVICE Specializing in order buying of Stockers & Feeders FRANK DUSSINGER LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER PHONE 1717| 397-7539 MARTIN LIVESTOCK Washington Boro, Pa 17582 Office Phone [7l7| 872-5491 John Bowman Phone. 17171653-5728
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