—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Feb. 8. 1975
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, February 3
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
636 158 683 141
Last Monday
708 162 596 201
Last Year
1120 124 578 152
Monday’s Auction
471 186 852 219
Last Monday’s Auction
170 602 201
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers steady to weak; cows
uneven. Utility steady to 50
lower, Canner and Cutter
strong to 50 higher; bullocks
1.00-1.50 lower; bulls mostly
1.00 lower, instances 1.50
lower on yield grade 1.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1000-1275 lb. 35.75-
37.85, couple head 38.60; high
Good and low Choice 34.50-
36.00; Good 32.75-34.75, few
31.75-32.75; Standard 25.50-
30.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 700-950 lb. 30.50-32.75;
Good 25.00-29.25; few
Standard 20.00-25.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.50-21.00,
couple 21.25-21.50; Cutter
18.50-20.00; Canner and low
Cutter 17.00-18.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1350 lb. 30.00-32.85, couple
33.00-34.25; Good 950-1250 lb.
26.75-29.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1200-1800 lb. 24.50-26.25, few
26.50-27.00; yield grade 2
1000-1250 lb. 22.50-25.25.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
mostly steady, few Prime
3.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 62.00-
66.00, few 68.00-72.00; Choice
50.00-60.00; Good 42.00-50.00;
Standard 110-140 lb. 30.00-
42.00; Utility 90-105 lb. 22.00-
28.00, 70-85 lb. 19.00-22.00.
SHEEP; Wooled lambs
fully steady, small supply
slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
HAY MARKETS
New
Holland
February 3,1975
Prices per ton; 89 loads
hay & 31 loads straw.
Alfalfa 45.00-78.00, few
loads 80.00-86.00; Timothy
49.00- Mixed hay, few
loads 70.00-73.00; Straw
40.00- Clover 54.00-
68.00; Com, 17 loads 52.00-
66.00; Timothy Seed - 5
bushel - $24 per bushel.
Paul Z.
Martin
Wednesday, Feb. 5
21 loads of hay & straw
sold as follows:
Alfalfa 54 to 90; Mixed Hay
43 to 70; Timothy 48 to 53;
Straw 40; Corn 60.50.
Regional
Feb. 4,1975
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady.
Alfalfa 60.00-70.00; Mixed
hay 40.00-50.00; Timothy hay
35.00-45.00; Straw 30.00-
33.00; iilulch 20.00-35 00
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, February 4
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
650 779 9
Last Tuesday
784 664 83
Last Year
1056 464 5
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers uneven, high Choice
and Prime about steady,
Good to average Choice 25-50
higher; cows 50-1.00 higher,
least advance on Utility;
bulls 25-50 lower; small
supply bullocks mostly
steady. Supply included
around 60 head Choice and
Prime 1350-1600 lb. slaughter
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1300 lb. 37.75-38.25, 1300-1400
lb. 36.50-38.00; Choice 950-
1300 lb. 36.50-38.50, few 38.50-
39.85; Choice 1300-1400 lb.
"35.75-37.50; around 30 head
Choice and Prime 1440-1620
lb. 34.75-37.25, few yield
grade 4 & 5 33.00-33.75; high
Good and low Choice 1000-
1250 lb. 34.00-37.00; Good
32.50-35.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 870-1025 lb. 30.75-
33.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.00-21.50,
few 21.50-22.00, couple 22.00-
22.25; Cutter 18.00-20.50;
Canner and low Cutter 16.50-
18.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1300 lb. 30.00-30.75, couple
31.50-32.25; Good 26.00-29.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1000-1600 lb. 24.50-26.75,
couple 27.00-28.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 21.00-
24.00, several 750-975 lb.
100-112 lb. 42.00-43.50; Good
60-95 lb. 37.50-40.50. One
small lot 68 lb. new crop
lambs 55.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 8.00-16.00.
Green
Dragon
January 31,1975
Prices per ton;
51 loads hay & 26 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 60.00-83.00;
Timothy 49.00-61.00; Mixed
hay 49.00-77.00; Clover, one
load at 59.00; Straw 43.50-
53.00; Com, 6 loads 67.60-
74.00; Corn Screenings, one
load at 68.00; Clover Seed,
44.00 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, February 5
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
472 51 214 38
Last Wednesday
498 118 690 <6&t
Last Year
1726 71 1148 47
Wednesday’s Auction
562 51 228 38
Last Wednesday’s Auction
710
371
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
uneven, Choice and Prime
strong to 50 higher, Standard
and Good steady; cows fully
steady; instances 50 higher
on small supply Utility;
bullocks strong to 1.00
higher; bulls 1.00-1.50
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
Couple lots high Choice and
Prime 38.00-38.25; Choice
950-1375 lb. 35.75-38.60; high
Good and low Choice 950-1250
lb. 34.75-36.75, couple 1460-
1485 lb. 32.35-32.60; Good
32.00-35.50; Standard 26.00-
32.00, including part load
1300-1500 lb. 27.00-28.35.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-950 lb. 34.00-35.60;
Good 27.25-31.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.75-21.85,
couple 22.00-22.25; Cutter
18.50- Canner and low
Cutter 16.50-18.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1350 lb. 29.75-32.75; Good
26.50-
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 25.50-28.00,
couple 28.85-29.10; yield
grade 2 24.00-25.50.
CALVES: Vealers steady,
instances 3.00 lower on
Prime.
VEALERS: Prime 60.00-
64.50; Choice 50.00-60.00;
Good 42.00-48.00; Standard
110-140 lb. 32.00-42.00; Utility
90-105 lb. 22.00-28.00, 70-85 lb.
19.00-
SHEEP; Wooled lambs
1.00- lower.
18.00-
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
strong to 2.00 higher,
although Utility under 90 lb.
2.00 lower. Demand good for
Holstein bulls returned to
farm.
VEALERS: Prime 61.00-
65.50; Choice 50.00-60.00,
Good 40.00-50.00; Standard
110-135 lb. 29.50-38.00; Utility
90-105 lb. 22.50-29.00, 70-85 lb.
18.00- few 58-75 lb. 11.00-
15.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
100 head 100-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 31.00-36.00, one 25 head
lot 90-95 lb. 27.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Standard and Good 220-370
lb. 18.00-24.50; few Good and
Choice 23.50-27.50.
SHEEP: No market test.
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.
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, February 6
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 862 411 6
Last Thursday
865 547 11
Last Year
1667 494 16
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers mostly steady, in
stances 1.00 higher on
Standard and Good; cows
2.00-4.00 higher; bullocks
mostly steady; bulls 50-1.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1325 lb. 36.60-
39.00, few Choice yield grade
2 39.50-40.00; couple Prime
1150-1250 lb. 38.00-38.85; high
Good and low Choice 34.50-
37.50, couple 3 7.75-38.10; few
1250-1350 lb. 32.50-34.50;
Good 31.75-35.75; Standard
28.75-32.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 29.75-30.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 21.50-24.00,
several 24.00-25.00, couple
25.50-26.00; Cutter 19.75-
23.00; Canner and low Cutter
17.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 29.75-32.25; Good
25.00- couple 23.75-
24.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 25.50-28.60, few
28.85-30.00, five head 31.85-
33.35; yield grade 2 950-1250
lb. 23.25-26.75, few 850-1000
lb. 20.00-22.50.
FEEDERS; Good 300-335
lb. mixed steers and bulls
23.50-24.60; Good 300-365 lb.
heifers 23.25-24.25, ten head
mixed Good and Choice 275-
240 lb. 26.50-27.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00- lower, instances 4.00
lower on Utility under 90 lb.,
although Standard 105-130 lb.
1.00- higher.
VEALERS: Prime 60.00-
66.00; Choice 52.00-60.50;
Good 41.00-51.00; Standard
110-140 lb. 30.0042.00; Utility
90-105 lb. 20.00-29.00, 70-85 lb.
17.00-23.00.
SHEEP; No market test.
Lancaster
Feeder
Tuesday, February 4
FEEDER PIGS: 1110
Compared to two weeks ago
feeder pigs 3.00-5.00 higher,
instances 10.00 higher on US
1 & 2. US 1 & 2 45-63 lb. 80.00-
86.00; US 1 & 2 47-68 lb. 69.00-
76.00. US 2 34-53 lb. 67.00-
70.00; US 2 & 3 47-63 lb. 39.50-
65.00; US 2 & 3 64-79 lb. 47.00-
52.00; US 3 34-50 lb. 56.00-
66.60; US 3 55-60 lb. 41.00-
53.00; utility 2943 lb. 42.00-
48.50.
Phone:7l7-354-4341
Composite
Report
Friday, February 7
Cattle Calves
This Week 2900 1400
Last Week 3183 1504
Last Year 6075 1153
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
steady to 50 higher, in
stances 1.00 higher on
Standard and Good; cows
closed the week 2.00-4.00
higher; bullocks mostly
steady; bulls steady, in
stances 1.00 higher at the
close. Supply included an
estimated 35 per cent
slaughter steers, 25 per cent
cows, 15 per cent bulls with
the balance mainly feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1300 lb. 37.75-38.85; Choice
1000-1325 lb. 35.75-39.00, few
mainly Choice yield grade 2
39.00-40.00; around 30 head
Choice and Prime 1440-1620
lb. 34.75-37.25; high Good and
low Choice 34.50-37.50; Good
31.75-35.35; Standard 26.00-
32.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 800-1025 lb. 30.50-
34.00, few 34.00-35.60; Good
25.00- few Standard
20.00-
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter closed the
week at 21.50-24.00, several
24.00-25.00 after sales m the
early part of the week on
these grades reaching only
22.00; Cutter closed the week
19.75- Canner and low
Cutter. 17.00-22.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1350 lb. 29.75-32.50, few 33.00-
34.25; Good 25.00-29.50, few
23.75-
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 24.50-28.50, few
28.50-30.00, five head 31.85-
33.35; yield grade 2 950-1300
lb. 21.00-26.00, tew 750-1000
lb. 18.00-21.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 2.00 lower, spots as
much as 4.00 lower on Utility
under 90 lb.
VEALERS; Prime 60.00-
66.00, few on Monday 68.00-
72.00; Choice 50.00-60.00;
Good 42.00-50.00; Standard
110-140 lb 30.0042.00; Utility
90-105 lb. 20.00-29.00, 70-85 lb.
17.00-23.00, few 58-75 lb. 11.00-
15.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES-
Standard and Good 220-370
lb. 18.00-24.50; few Good and
Choice 23.50-27.50.
RETURNED TO FARM:
100 head 100-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 31.00-36.00, one 25 head
lot 90-95 lb. 27.00.
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: OO A.M.
FOR MARKETING INFORMATION
PHONE AREA CODE 717-442-4181
For 24 Hour Market Reporting Service,
Call 717 768-3117
Box 100 ' Paradise Pa
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Lebanon
Valley
Livestock
CATTLE 255. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers about
steady. Slaughter cows
mostly steady, spots 25 cents
lower. One Choice slaughter
steer at 36.35, Good 31.25-
35.00, Standard 28.00-30.00,
few Utility 22.50-26.75. Few
Good slaughter heifers 29.00-
31.10. Utility and High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 19.10-21.35, Cutters
18.75-20.60, Canners 16.75-
18.60, Shells down to 15.00.
Individual Choice slaughter
bullock at 30.00, few Good
26.60-27.60, few Standard
25.50-27.00, few*Utility 23.00-
26.00, Yield Grade,, No. 1,
1150-1750 lbs. slaughter bulls
24.85-27.60.
CALVES 195. Vealers
grading Utility and Standard
$1 to $4 higher. Few Choice
vealers 54.00-60.50, few Good
48.00-55.00, Standard 38.00-
46.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 21.00-
32.00, 70-85 lbs. 18.00-21.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
90-115 lbs. 25.00-35.50.
SHEEP 13. Lot Good 72
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
at 40.00.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, February 3
Reported receipts of 420
horses, mules and ponies.
Market steady with last
week.
Load of Kansas riding 1 ‘
horses 175-255 and one load of ;
Tennessee riding horses 165- •
335.
Local work horses 325-440;
mules 165-600; better horses
240-425; driving horses 140-
610; riding horses 150-225;
lightweight killers 16-18;
heavyweight killers 19-22;
mare ponies 15-35; colts 5-18;
geldings 15-30 and larger
ponies 40-65.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
FRANK DUSSINGER
LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE- [717( 397-7539
MARIK LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone (717)872-5491
John Bowman
Phone: )717| 653-5728