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—Lancaster Firming, Saturday, March 8, 1975
Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 3
Cattle Calve* Hog* Sheep
Today
362 129 726 157
Last Monday
810 247 581 157
Last Year
919 171 805 162
Monday’s Auction
70S 131 738 157
Last Monday’s Auction
151 570 160
695
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers uneven, average Good
and Choice 50-1.00 lower with
late sales mostly 1.00 lower,
Standard to low Good steady
to 50 lower; cows steady to 50
higher, instances 1.00 higher
on Utility; bulls and bullocks
fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Choice and Prune 1050-
1175 lb. 36.00-36.50; Choice
950-1325 lb. 34.0036.25, few
late sales 33.75-34.00; high
Good and low Choice 32.00-
34.50; Good 29.50-33.50;
Standard and low Good 25.00-
29.00, few 23.35-25.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.75-22.00,
few 22.00-22.60; Cutter 18.75-
21.00; Canner and low Cutter
18.00-19.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 900-
1250 lb. 28.00-30.00, few 31.75-
32.00; Good 24.75-26.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 26.75-29.50,
couple 33.00-34.75; yield
grade 2 23.75-27.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, although
Prime not fully tested.
VEALERS: Few Prime
250-330 lb. 65.00-69.00; Choice
52.00- Good to low
Choice 150-190 lb. 44.00-53.00;
Good 125-140 lb. 35.00-42.00;
Standard and Good 110-135
lb. 26.00-35.00; Standard 90-
105 lb. 19.00-24.00, 65-85 lb.
15.00-
HAY MARKETS
New Holland
MarchS, 1975
Prices per ton: 105 loads
hay & 28 loads straw.
Alfalfa 52.00-94.00;
Timothy 43.00-68.00; Mixed
hay 42.00-76.00; Straw 38.50-
47.00; Clover Seed, 5 bushel
43.50 per bushel, 4 bushel
42.00 per bushel, Com, 7
loads 50.00-66.00; Canary
Grass, 1 load at 66.00; Or
chard Grass 50.00-56.00;
Stubble hay, 1 load 52.00;
Clover 53.00-78.00; Corn
Fodder, 2 loads 39.50.
Paul Z.
Martin
Wednesday, March 5
62 Loads hay & straw sold
as follows:
Alfalfa 54 to 88.50; Mixed
Hay 62 to 83; Timothy 47 to
39; 1 Load Clover 60; 1 Load
Meadow Grass 46; Straw 35
to 41; Com 40 and 56.
Regional
March 4,1975
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay, steady to $5 higher,
Straw steady.
Alfalfa 65.00-70.00, few to
80.00; Mixed hay 45.00-55.00;
Timothy hay 35.00-45.00;
Straw 30.00-35.00; Mulch
20.00-35.00.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, March 4
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 744 677 13
Last Tuesday
649 523 34
Last Year
905 587
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers- SO lower, instances
1.00 lower; cows mostly 50
lower; bulls mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 34.00-
36.25. few 36.50-37.75; high
Good and low Choice 32.50-
34.00; Good 28.75-32.50;
Standard 25.00-29.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 850-950 lb. 28.50-
31.00; Good 25.00-29.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.50-21.50,
few 21.50-22.25, couple 22.35-
22.85; Cutter 18.00-20.50;
Canner and low Cutter 16.00-
18.50.
BULLOCKS:
Choice 28.50-28.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1650 lb. 24.75-27.50, few
29.00-30.75; yield grade 2 975-
1350 lb. 23.50-25.00, 15 head
575-760 lb. feeder bulls 16.50-
17.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to weak, instances
3.00 lower on Standard.
VEALERS: Choice 49.00-
58.00; couple Prime 62.00-
68.00; Good to low Choice
42.00-49.00; Good 125-160 lb.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
fully steady. Supply included
100 head strong Choice
wooled lambs and about 35
head 38-78 lb. new crop
lambs.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
103-108 lb. 43.00; few head
Choice 40-50 lb. new crop
lambs 62.00-68.00; one lot
Good 38 lb. 54.50; couple lots
Choice 70-80 lb. 51.50-52.00.
Green
Dragon
February 28,1975
Prices per ton: 100 loads
hay & 34 loads straw.
Alfalfa 64.00-95.00, 10 loads
49.00- Timothy 49.00-
55.00, one load at 64.00;
Mixed hay 46.00-62.00, few
70.00- Clover, couple
loads 62.00 and 67.00;
Bromegrass hay, one load at
48.00; Straw 39.00-43.50;
Com, 8 loads 63.00-68.50, one
load 57.00; Cora Screenings,
one load 75.00.
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, March 5
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
965 81 497 14
Last Wednesday
899 96 656 16
Last Year
388 118 702 53
Wednesday’s Auction
597 109 521 14
Last Wednesday’s Auction
694 169 679 19
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
uneven, Choice fully 50
higher, Good to low Choice
steady to SO higher, Standard
and low Good about steady;
'cows steady to 1.00 lower;
bullocks steady to weak;
bulls 1.00-1.50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 34.75-
37.00, including 35 head at
37.00; high Good and low
Choice 32.00-34.85; Good
29.00-33.00; Standard and low
Good 24.85-29.00; 56 head
Utility and Standard 950-1150
lb. 22.25-24.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.50-20.50,
few~20.75-21.75; Cutter 19.00-
20.00; Canner and low Cutter
16.50-18.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 29.00-
30.75, couple 30.50-31.75;
couple Good 25.00-26.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 24.75-26.85; yield
grade 2 22.00-25.10.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prime 1.00-2.00 higher,
Standard and Good steady to
9 Oft Iftwpr
VEALERS: Prime 68.00-
75.00; Choice 55.00-65.00;
Good to low Choice 45.00-
55.00; Good 125-140 lb. 35.00-
45.00; Standard and Good
110-135 lb. 22.00-32.00;
Standard 90-105 lb. 18.00-
21.00, 65-85 lb. 14.00-19.00.
SHEEP: Few Choice 60-80
lb. new crop lambs 57.00-
66.00,
Couple
33.00-40.00; Standard and
Good 105-135 lb. 22.00-32.00;
Standard 90-105 lb. 16.00-
20.00, 65-85 lb. 12.00-17.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
60 head 100-105 lb. Holstein
bulls 23.00-24.50, 35 head 90-
95 lb. 19.00-19.50.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume to fully test trends.
FARM VALUE
The total value of farmlands
and buildings in the US is
estimated at $342 2 billion up
sharply from last year The
average land value per acre is
$3lO
EVERY FRIDAY
FEEDER CATTLE
12 NOON
Lancaster Stockyards, Inc.
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, March 6
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 930 410 7
Last Thursday
930 469 8
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers steady to strong; cows
25-50 lower, instances 75
lower; bullocks steady to 50
higher; bulls steady to 50
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1325 lb. 35.00-
36.75, few mianly Choice
yield grade 2 37.00-37.50,
three head 38.25-38.50; high
Good and low Choice 33.00-
34.75; Good 31.0033.25, few
29.5031.00; Standard 26.75-
29.50; Utility and Standard
900-1100 lb. 22.50-25.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Good 750-950 lb. 24.75-28.50;
few Choice 29.00-30.75;
Standard 22.50-25.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.75-22.00,
few 22.00-22.50; Cutter 18.00-
20.25; Canner and low Cutter
16.50-18.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1250 lb. 28.00-30.50, few 30.50-
31.75; Good 25.00-29.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1650 lb. 24.75-29.00, few
29.25-30.25; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 23.00-25.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00-3.00 higher, an increased
showing of Prime sold 3.00-
6.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 62.00-
71.50, few 72.50-79.00; Choice
51.00- Good to low
Choice 44.00-51.00; Good 130-
160 lb. 35.00-42.00; Standard
and Good 110-130 lb. 23.00-
32.00; Standard 65-105 lb.
16.00- with weights over
90 lb. mainly 19.00-22.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 95-115 lb. Holstein bulls
23.00-27.00, few 28.00-31.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test.
Local Grain
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 except ear
com which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
March 6,1975 are as follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Com 58.50 65.50
Shelled Com 2.75 2.95
Oats
Local
Western
Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
THURSDAY at 12:00 Noon
649 416 9
Thursday, March 6
1.72 1.94
2.15
Phone:7l7-354-4341
Composite
Report
Friday, March 7
Cattle Calves
This Week 4000 1300
Last Week 3700 1343
Last Year 3237 1297
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
closed the week generally
steady, instances 50 higher
on Choice; cows 25-50 lower,
instances 1.00 lower;
bullocks steady to 50 higher;
bulls steady, instances 1.00
lower. 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:
Choice 950-1325 lb. 34.75-
37.00, few 37.0037.75 with
five head 38.00-38.50; few
sales of Choice early part of
week 33.7534.50; high Good
and low Choice 32.0034.50;
Good 31.0033.25; few 29.00-
31.00; Standard 25.00-29.50;
Utility and Standard 900-1150
lb. 22.25-25.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 820-950 lb. 28.5031.00;
Good 750-950 lb. 24.75-29.00;
Standard 22.50-25.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.50-22.00,
few 22.00-22.60; Cutter 18.00-
20.50; Canner and low Cutter
16.00-18.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1250 lb. 28.00-30.75, few 31.00-
32.00; Good 24.75-29.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1650 lb. 24.75-29.00, few
29.25-30.25, couple 33.00-
34.75; yield grade 2 1000-1350
lb. 23.00-25.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 2.00 higher, few
sales Prime as much as 5.00
higher.
VEALERS: Prime 62.00-
71.50, few 72.50-79.00; Choice
52.00- Good to low
Choice 44.00-53.00; Good 125-
155 lb. 35.00-45.00; Standard
and Good 110-135 lb. 23.00-
32.00; Standard 90-105 lb.
18.00- 65-85 lb. 14.00-
19.00, few 55-65 lb. early part
of the week 12.00-15.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 95-115 lb. Holstein bulls
23.00- few 28.00-31.00, 35
head 90-95 lb. 19.00-19.50.
Barley 2.29 2.52
Wheat
Millers 3.17
-(-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: 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
March 4
CATTLE 258. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers and
bullocks grading Standard &
Good about steady.
Slaughter cows steady to 75c,
spots $1 higher. Fekr Choice
slaughter steers 34.60-36.00,
Good 29.50-34.50, individual
at 36.50, Standard 28.00-29.35,
few Utility 23.25-24.50. One
Choice slaughter heifers at
30.00, one Good at 28.00, few
Standard 24.35-25.75. Utility
Si High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 20.50-22.35,
couple to 23.60, Cutters 19.00-
21.35, Canners 17.85-19.10,
Shells down to 17.00. Few
Choice slaughter bullocks
29.60-31.35, Good 27.00-30.00,
Standard 24.75-27.00, Utility
23.00- Few Yield Grade
No. 1200-2150 lbs. slaughter
bulls 25.00-27.50.
CALVES 230. Vealers
grading Utility through Good
50c to $2.50 lower. Few
Choice vealers 49.50-54.00,
Good 43.00-47.50, Standard
32.50-38.50, Utility 90-120 lbs.
17.00- 70-85 lbs. 14.00-
18.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls & heifers 90-120 lbs.
21.00-
SHEEP 7. Few Utility 45-
75 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 30.00-35.50.
Sales
Report
Black & White Farms
Dairy Sale
March 6,1975
Thursday afternoon’s sale
saw the following highlights:
top cow $3300; cows
averaged from $6OO-3300 with
bred heifers from $450-$l5OO
and open heifers from $2OO
- 125 head averaged $640
with animals going as far as
California. Charles Myers -
Austin Backus.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Speciaiizms m order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
FRANK DUSSINGER
LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE. [7l7] 397.7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK .
Washington Boro, Pa. 17582
Office Phone |717|872-5491
John Bowman
Ph0ne:(717)653-5728