—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 1.1975
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, Feb. 24
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
810 247
Last Monday
1037 195
Last Year
453
135
Monday's Auction
695 151 570 160
Last Mon.’s Auction ,
474 215 851 229
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers mostly 50 higher;
cows steady; bullocks 1.00-
2.00 lower; bulls steady to
1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Choice and Prime 950-
1125 lb. 37.75-38.25; Choice
950-1275 lb. 35.10-37.60; high
Good and low Choice 32.35-
35.35; Good 30.50-34.25;
Standard 24.10-28.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1025 lb. 31.25-
34.00,
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.00-20.60,
couple 21.00-21.50; Cutter
18.00- Canner and low
Cutter 15.25-17.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1175 lb. 25.50-28.75, couple
30.00- Good 23.00-26.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 25.75-27.85, few
29.50-31.10; yield grade 2 950-
1300 lb. 23.50-26.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, instances 2.00
lower on Utility.
VEALERS: Prime 60.00-
66.00, couple 67.50-68.50;
Choice 50.00-60.00; Good and
Choice 42.00-48.00; Good
32.00- Standard and
Good 115-140 lb. 26.00-32.00;
Standard 90-110 lb. 19.00-
24.00, 65-85 lb. 15.00-18.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
mostly steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: 100
head Choice 116 lb. with wet
and dirty fleeces 41.00; Good
50-90 lb. 34.00-40.00.
HAY MARKETS
New
Holland
February 25,1975
47 loads hay and 19 loads
straw
PRICES PER TON:
Alfalfa 48.50-75.00, one load
at 100.00; Timothy 48.00-
54.00; Mixed hay 44.00-65.00;
Clover, one load at 56.00;
Straw 35.00-45.00; Corn, 4
loads 52.00-67.00.
Paul Z.
Martin
Wednesday, Feb. 26
78 Loads hay & straw sold
as follows:
Alfalfa 63 to 86; Mixed Hay
56 to 82; Timothy 56 to 61;
Clover 54 to 61; Straw 36 to
43; Com 65 to 71; 1 load
Meadow Hay 40.
Regional
February 21
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay and Straw steady to
strong.
Alfalfa 65.00-70.00; Mixed
hay 45,00-50.00; Timothy hay
35.00-45.00; Straw 30.00-
35.00; Mulch 20.00-35.00.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, Feb. 25
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 649 523 34
157 - Last Tuesday
% 636
714 228 Last Year
744
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers steady to 50 lower;
cows strong to 1.00 higher
with Canner and Cutter
mainly 50-75 higher;
bullocks Scarce; bulls
mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1325 lb. 35.00-
37.50, five head 38.00-38.50,
few Choice 34.50-35.00; high
Good and low Choice 33.50-
35.50;. Good 30.50-34.00;
Standard 25.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 815-1035 lb. 28.00-
33.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.50-22,00,
few 22.00-22.50; Cutter 18.25-
21.00; Canner and low Cutter
16.75-18.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-17501 b. 25.10-26.75; yield
grade 2 1000-1500 lb. 22.50-
25.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, although
Prime scarce.
VEALERS: Choice 50.00-
57.00; couple Prime 58.00-
60.50; Good to low Choice
42.00-49.00; Good 33.00-40.00;
Standard and Good 110-140
lb. 22.00-33.00; Standard 85-
115 lb. 19.00-25.00, few 60-80
lb. 12.00-17.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Eighty head 100-115 lb.
Holstein bulls 25.00-28.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
and slaughter ewes steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
75-100 lb. 40.00-45.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 14.00-16.00.
Green
Dragon '
February 21
Prices per ton: 84 Loads
Hay and 52 Loads Straw.
Alfalfa 67.00-90.00, few
54.00- Timothy 52.00-
61.00; Mixed hay 45.00-71.00,
few to 85.00; Clover, few
51.00- Straw 39.00-42.50,
one load at 48.00; Corn, 9
loads 61.00-69.00, few down to
50.00; Corn cobs, one load at
20.00; Dry com screenings,
one load at 81.00; Oats, one
load at 1.75 per bushel.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC,
i Iniileeastof
Fredericksburg,
along Route 222
PHONrjOUESTOWfc
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday at
1:30 P.M. starting with
feeder cattle and pigs.
Wednesday, Feb. 21
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
809 96 658 16
Last Wednesday
634 112 605 53
Last Year
557
575 499 14
Wed.’s Auction
694 169 679 19
Last Wed. *s Auc.
625 130 557 53
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers 50-
75 lower, few early Good to
low Choice fully steady;
cows 25-100 higher, least
advance on Utility; bullocks
50-1.00 higher; bulls 50-1.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 35.00-
37.25, three head 38.35-38.60;
few Choice 1200-1300 lb. yield
grade 3-4 34.00-34.75, five
head 1290-1385 lb. yield grade
4-5 31.00-31.85; high Good and
low Choice 33.50-36.00; Good
29.00- few Standard
24.75-28.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1000 lb. 30.35-
33.85; Good 28.50-31.00.
COWS: Cutter and Utility
19.50-21.60; Canner and low
Cutter 18.00-19.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 850-
1250 lb. 27.00-28.75, few 30 50-
33.00; Good 24.00-27.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 26.75-28.25, few
28.35-29.60; yield grade 2
1000-1300 lb. 24.00-27.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady, instances 2.00
higher on Choice and Prime.
VEALERS: Prime 64.00-
72.50; Choice 52.00-61.00;
Good to low Choice 43.00-
51.00; Good 35.00-43.00;
Standard and low Good 110-
135 lb. 25.00-35.00; Standard
90-105 lb. 18.00-24.00,65-85 lb.
16.00-
SHEEP: Couple lots
Choice 70-85 lb. new crop
lambs 51.50-57.00.
New Holland
Horse
Monday, Feb. 24,
Reported receipts of 427
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market stronger than
last week.
Load of Kansas riding
horses 195-330; load of
Kansas work horses pairs
850-1270 and singles 510-635;
load of Tennessee riding
horses 225-270; load of
Michigan work horses 340-
500 and load of New York
driving horses 210-600.
Local work horses 370-535;
mules 186-320; better horses
275-480; driving horses 190-
640; riding horses 165-250;
lightweight killers 17-19;
heavyweight killers 20-23;
Lancaster.
Auction
484 120 789 32
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 Com—MONDAY 11:00 A.M.
and WEDNESDAY 12:00
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. DHfenbach, Manafer Phone: 717-354-4341
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, Feb. 27
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
930 469 8
Last Thursday
972 382 6
Last Year
800 435 5
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers 50 lower; cows 1.00-
2.00 highersome sales at
midsession 2.50 higher;
bullocks steady; bulla 1.00-
1.50 higher. Supply included
32 per cent slaughter steers,
33 per cent cows and 22 per
cent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Choice and Prime 1100-
1275 lb. 37.00-37.75, couple
38.35-40.00; Choice 950-1275
lb. 35.00-37.25; four head
Choice and Prime 1395-1665
lb. 34.10-36.25; high Good and
low Choice 32.50-32.35; Good
29.00-34.10; Standard 26.00-
30.00; few Utility 22.0035.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Good 815-1030 lb. 28.0030.25;
few Choice 950-1040 lb. 32.25-
34.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.50-22.85,
few 23.00-24.00; Cutter 18.00-
21.00; Canner and low Cutter
17.0019.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 925-
1250 lb. 28.25-30.00, couple
31.00- Good 25.10-28.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 26.50-29.50, three
head 1850-2165 lb.' 29.60-30.25;
yield grade .2 1000-1350 lb.
23.50-26.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Good and Choice
mostly steady,' Standard to
low good 1.00-3.00 lower.
Demand fair for Holstein
bulls to be returned to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 50.00-
56.00; few high Choice 57.00-
59.00; individual Prime
69.00; Good and Choice 42.00-
49.00; Good 32.00-40.00;
Standard and low Good 110-
135 lb. 25.00-34.00; Standard
90-105 lb. 16.00-21.00, 6585 lb.
19 AA_l7 no
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 95-115 lb. Holstein bulls
27.00-
SHEEP: Few Choice 85-
110 lb. wooled slaughter
lambs 40.00-41.00.
mare ponies 15-40; colts 5-30;
geldings 15-35 and larger
ponies 50-100.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
EVERY FRIDAY
FEEDER CATTLE
12 NOON
Lancaster Stockyards, he.
Composite
Report
Friday, Feb. 28
Cattle Calves
This Week 3500 1350
Last Week 3824 1266
Last Year 2743 1189
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
steady to SO lower; cows SO
LDO higher, extremes 2.00
higher; bullocks steady to
weak; bulls 1.00-1.50 higher.
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:
Few Choice and Prime 950-
1275 lb. 37.0038.25,' eight
head 38.25-40.00; Choice 9SO
-1275 lb. 35.0037.50, few 34.50-
35.00; high Good and low
Choice 32.50-35.50; Good
29.0034.00; Standard 25.00-
30.00; few Utility 22.00-24.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1050 lb. 30.50-
34.50; Good 800-1050 lb. 28.00-
30.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.50-22.75,
few at the close 23.00-24.00;
Cutter 18.00-21.00; Canner
and low Cutter 16.75-19.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 850-
1250 lb. 27.0030.00, couple
30.5033.00; Good 24.00-28.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 25.50-29.50, few
29.5031.10; yield grade 2 950-
1300 lb. 23.50-27.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, few sales Prime 2.00
higher, Good and Choice
mostly steady, Standard and
low Good 1.003.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 64.00-
72.50; Choice 50.0058.00; few
high Choice 58.00-60.00; Good
to low Choice 42.00-49.00;
Good 32.00-42.00; Standard
and low Good 110-135 lb.
25.00-35.00; Standard 90-105
lb. 16.00-24.00,65-85 lb. 12.00-
17.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-115 lb. Holstein bulls
25.00-33.00.
Sales
Report
Danville Livestock Auction
Danville, PA
STEERS: Good to Choice
30.00 to 32.90; Standard to
Good 26.00 to 29.50.
BULLS: 27.00 to 33.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 20.20 to 21.40; Good to
Standard 18.50 to 20.00;
Utility 15.00 to 17.90.
CALVES: Good to Choice
48.00 to 57.50.
HOGS: 40.60 to 42.30.
SOWS: 29.00 to 36.50.
BOARS: 24.00 to 31.25.
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
PARADISE, PENNA.
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
HQG 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 Martel Reporting Service,
Call 717-768-3117
Box 100 ' Paradise. Pa
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Lebanon
Valley
Livestock
CATTLE 334. Compared
with Uit Tuesday's market,
slaughter cows uneven, 50
cents to mostly 25 cents to 50
cents lower. Choice 1000-1300
lbs. slaughter steers 34.85-
36.00, individual at 37.00,
Good 30.00*34.50, Standard
26.00-29.50, Utility 23.00-
24.75. Few Good slaughter
heifers 27.50-30.85, few
Standard 28.00-27.00. Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 19.50-21.85,
Cutters 19.00-20.60, Canners
17.35-19.00, Shells down to
16.50. Good slaughter
bullocks 27.35-28.50, Stan
dard 25.50-27.25, few Utility
23.85-25.00. Few Yield Grade
No. 1,1300-1800 lbs. slaughter
bulls 24.6030.35.
CALVES 225. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
$1 to $3 higher, Utility $1 to $3
lower. Few Choice vealers
52.0055.50, Good 43.5050.00,
one at 52.00, Standard 33.00
40.00, Utility 90120 lbs. 18.00
29.00, 7085 lbs. 15.0019.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
85-120 lbs. 24.00-38.50;
holstein heifers 85-120 lbs.
23.0041.00,
SHEEP 4. One lot Choice
80 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs at 47.50.
New Holland
Dairy
Auction
Wednesday, Feb. 26
Reported receipts of 129
cows and 5 bulls. Market
reported steady with last
week.
Load of Pa. cows fresh 410-
575; load of Pa. cows fresh
435-620; Franklin County
cows fresh 480-730 and
springers 725-740.
Herd dispersal of 25 head
of Guernseys from 270-600.
Local consigned cows 325-
815; springing heifers 325-500
and bulls 250-310.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
FRANK OUSSINGER
LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE (717) 397-7539
MMIW UVESTOCK
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone |7l7] 872-5491
John Bowman
Phone: [7l7] 653-5728
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