—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 15, 1975
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Local Livestock Market, Auction News
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 10
Cattle Calvea Hogs Sheep
Today
704 185 639 74
Last Monday
982 129 728 157
Last Year
567 154 822 29
Monday’s Auction
750 186 650 93
Last Monday’s Auction
705 131 738 157
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers 1.00-1.50 higher, in
stances 2.00 higher; cows SO
LDO higher; bullocks 1.00-1.50
1.50 higher; bulls 2.00-3.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1075-
1300 lb. 37.85-38.85; Choice
950-1350 lbs. 36.00-38.25; high
Good and low Choice 33.75-
36.50; Good 30.50-35.00;
Standard 26.50-30.00; Utility
and low Standard 22.85-25.00.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 20.50-22.00,
few 22.00-22.50, couple 23.00-
23.10; Cutter 19.50-21.00;
Canner and low Cutter 17.50-
19.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1300 lb. 29.00-32.00, few 32.00-
33.10; Good 25.75-28.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 26.75-29.75, five
head 1850-2380 lb. 29.00-30.00,
couple head 32.25-24.50; yield
grade 2 1000-1350 lbs. 24.75-
26.75.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prime steady to strong.
Standard 1.00-2.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 71.00-
75.00; Choice 58.00-66.00;
Good to low Choice 45.00-
55.00; Good 35.00-45.00;
Standard and low Good 110-
130 lb. 24.00-32.00; Standard
90-105 lb. 17.00-22.00,65-85 lb.
14.00-
SHEEP; Wooled lambs
1.00- higher.
HAY MARKETS
Green
Dragon
March 7
Prices per ton: 78 loads
hay & 39 loads straw.
Alfalfa 65.00-91.50, few
down to 50.00; Timothy 44.00-
59.00, one load 64.00; Mixed
hay 45.00-73.00; Orchard
grass hay, one load 46.00;
Straw 36.00-42.00, one load
46.00; Com, 14 loads 60.00-
67.50; Com Screenings, one
load 68.00; Clover seed, 11
bushel 49.00-51.00.
Paul Z.
Martin
Wednesday, March 12
63 Loads hay & straw sold
as follows:
Alfalfa 61 to 86; Mixed Hay
50 to 85; Timothy 57 to 66; 1
load Clover 54; Straw 31 to
47, mostly 39; 2 loads Corn
62.50 and 65.00; 1 load Corn
Silage 21.00.
Regional
(AH hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the
farm, price per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady to
strong.
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.D0; Mulch
20.00-35.00.
Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, March 11
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 934 592 47
Last Tuesday
746 677 13
Last Year
820 490 24
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers 1.50-2.00 higher, in
stances 2.50 higher; cows
1.00 higher, instances 1.50
higher on Utility; bullocks
1.00-1.50 higher; bulls 50-1.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1075-
1250 lb. 38.25-39.00; Choice
950-1400 lb. 35.75-38.50, few
38.50- high Good and
low Choice 34.00-37.00; Good
30.50- few Standard
28.00-30.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice scarce, few head
1000-1050 lb. 37.00-37.25;
Good 615-825 lb. 25.00-28.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.50-22.75,
few 23.00-23.85; Cutter 19.25-
21.75; Canner and low Cutter
17.50-19.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1250 lb. 30.00-32.50; Good
24.75-28.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 25.75-28.25,
couple 32.50-34.50; yield
grade 2 1000-1300 lb. 24.75-
26.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Choice and Prime
scarce fully steady, Good
steady to strong, Standard
steady to 1.00 lower.
VEALERS: Choice 52.00-
57.00; couple Prime 66.00-
71.00; Good to low Choice
43.00-51.00; Good 34.00-41.00;
WOOLED LAMBS: Couple
lots Choice 105 lb. 44.00-46.50;
ter. Good and Choice 60-90 lb,
35.00-42.00.
New
Holland
March 10
Prices per ton: 90 loads
hay & 27 loads straw.
Alfalfa 64.00-93.00, one load
100.00, few down to 51.00;
Timothy 50.00-61.00, one at
46.00; Mixed hay 52.00-74.00,
few to 82.00; Straw 33.00-
41.00, one at 45.00; Clover, 2
loads 60.00 and 68.00; Com, 5
loads 53.00-68.00; Canary
Grass, 2 loads 55.00 and
81.00; Orchard Grass, one
load at 46.00.
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Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March 12
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
887 75 696 101
Last Wednesday
965 81 497 14
Last Year
732 91 518 82
Wednesday’s Auction
906 91 652 103
Last Wed/s Auction
597 109 521 14
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
steady to 50 lower; cows 50
higher; bullocks fully
steady; bulls steady to 1.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few high Choice and Prime
1050-1325 lb. 37.50-38.85;
Choice 950-1300 lb. 35.50-
38.50, one lot 1330 lb. 39.25;
high Good and low Choice
33.75-36.10; Good 30.50-34.75;
Standard 26.7580.00; Utility
and low Standard 23.10-25.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.50-22.75,
few 23.00-23.75; Cutter 20.00-
21.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1300 lb. 29.25-32.00, few 32.00-
32.85.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 26.50-28.50,
couple 30.10-31.00, couple
2090-2245 lb. 28.60-29.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1300 lb. 24.25-
27.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 1.00 higher.
VEALERS: Few Prime
71.00- Choice 58.00-
66.00; Good to low Choice
45.00- Good 35.00-43.00;
Standard and low Good 110-
130 lb. 25.00-33.00; Standard
70-105 lb. 16.00-22.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly
new crop slaughter lambs,
these steady to 2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS:
Choice 55-60 lb. new crop
lambs 60.00-62.00, Choice 80
lb. 50.00-52.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 12.00-17.00.
Standard and low Good 110-
135 lb. 23.00-30.00; Standard
85-105 lb. 17.50-21.00, 65-85 lb.
10.00-16.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
100 head 100-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 39.00-42.00, one lot 90-95
lb. 22.00; 40 head 90-105 lb.
Holstein heifers 19.00-21.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 30-
60 lb. new crop lambs and
slaughter ewes.
NEW CROP LAMBS: Bulk
35-60 lb. Choice 75.00-84.00,
couple 85.00-87.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 14.00-21.00.
GOATS; All goats sold by
the head with bulk 25-60 lb.
11.00-18.00, few 23.00-29.00
AUCTIONS mokes the difference in
marketing livestock!
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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
HEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES MC.
New Holland, Penna.
Abram W. Diffenbacti, Manager
New Holland
Auction
Thursday, March 13
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1004 500 8
Last Thursday
930 410 7
Last Year
955 433 14
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers 1.50-2.00 higher, in
stances 3.00 higher on
Standard; cows 1.50-2.00
higher; bullocks and bulls
1.00-2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few high Choice and Prime
1175-1350 lb. 38.75-39.35, few
1400-1500 lb. 38.60-39.00, five
head 1640-1885 lb. 34.50-36.60;
Choice 950-1450 lb. 36.50-
39.00; high Good and low
Choice 34.25-36.25; Good
32.25-35.00; Standard and low
Good 26.75-32.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 21.50-23.50,
few 23.50-24.25, couple 24.50-
24.85; Cutter 20.00-22.00;
Canner and low Cutter 18.00-
20.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 950-
1300 lb. 29.50-32.00, few 32.50-
33.75, individual 34.75; Good
26.00-29.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 26.75-30.00, few
31.00- yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 24.75-26.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, although
Standard 1.00-3.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 63.00-
68.00, few 69.00-72.00; Choice
54.00- Good to low
Choice 44.00-52.00; Good 125-
160 lb. 35.00-43.00; Standard
and low Good 110-130 lb.
22.00- Standard 90-105
lb. 17.00-21.00, 65-85 lb. 12.00-
17.00, few 55-70 lb. 10.00-12.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
York
Livestock
Thomasville,Pa.
March 12
CATTLE 54. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, one Choice 1020 lbs.
slaughter steer at 35.85, few
Good 30.50-35.50, Standard
26.00- One Standard
slaughter heifer at 23.35.
Utility slaughter cows 20.85-
22.00, one at 22.60, few
Cutters 18.35-20.75, few
Canners 15.50-17.50. One
Yield Grade No. 1 1550 lbs.
slaughter bull at 26.25. Few
Good & Choice 400-500 lbs.
feeder steers 27.00-30.50; one
lot Medium 440-630 lbs.
feeder bulls 25.50-28.00.
CALVES 58. 'Vealers
grading Utility $1 to $2
higher. Few Choice vealers
47.00- few Good 42.00-
47.00, Standard 29.00-43.00,
Utility 90-115 lbs. 20.00-25.00,
few 70-80 lbs. 17.00-19.00.
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Composite
Report
Friday, March 10
Cattle Calves
This Week 4200 1378
Last Week 3958 1297
Last Year 3536 1173
CATTLE; Slaughter steers
1.00- higher, extremes as
much as 3.00 higher on late
sales of steers; cows 1.50-2.00
higher; bulls and bullocks
1.00- higher. Supply
included an estimated 40 per
cent slaughter steers, 25 per
cent cows, 10 per cent bulls
with the balance mainly
feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1050-
1350 lb. 38.25-39.35, five head
1640-1885 lb. 34.50-36.60;
Choice 950-1400 lb. 35.75-
38.50, few 38.50-39.25; high
Good and low Choice 34.00-
37.00; Good 30.50-35.25;
Standard 26.75-30.50, few late
sales 30.50-32.75; Utility and
low Standard 22.85-25.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Good 615-825 lb. 25.00-28.25;
few head Choice 1000-1050 lb.
37.00-37.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.50-23.50,
few 23.50-24.25 with a couple
24.50- Cutter 20.00-
22.00; Canner and low Cutter
17.50-
BULLOCKS: Choice 950-
1300 lb. 29.25-32.50, few 32.50-
33.75; Good 24.75-29.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 26.00-30.00, few
30.00-32.50 with a couple
32.50- yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 24.25-26.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Choice and Prime
steady to 1.00 higher,
Standard and low Good
steady to 3.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 63.00-
70.00, few 71.00-77.00; Choice
54.00- Good to low
Choice 44.00-55.00; Good
34.00- Standard and low
Good 110-130 lb. 22.00-30.00;
Standard 90-105 lb. 17.00-
21.00. 65-85 lb. 12.00-17.00, few
55-70 lb. 10.00-12.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
Bulk 90-115 lb. Holstein bulls
23.00- 100 head 100-115
lb. 39.00-42.00;' 40 head 90-105
lb. Holstein heifers 19.00-
21.00.
225 lbs. barrows & gilts 38.25-
38.50, one at 41.25. Couple US
No. 1-3 350-and 585 lbs. sows
34.50 and 36.50.
FEEDER PIGS 6. One lot
US No. 1-3 35 lbs. feeder pigs
25.00 per head.
SHEEP 25. Good 80-105 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
37.00-39.00, tew Utility 60-65
lbs. 30.00-32.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 6.00-12.00.
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Lebanon
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Livestock
Fredericksburg, PA
March 11
CATTLE 334. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good $1.50 higher, Standard
about steady. Slaughter
cows 50 cents to 75 cents
higher. Slaughter bullocks
grading Standard & Good
strong to 50 cents higher.
Choice 1050-1250 lbs.
slaughter steers 35.85-37.00,
one at 37.50, Good 31.00-36.00,
Standard 26.25-29.25. Few
Choice, slaughter heifers
33.25- Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 21.00-23.10, Cutters
19.50-22.00, Canners 18.25-
19.60, Shells down to 16.00.
Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 31.00-33.60, Good
27.25- Standard 25.35-
27.10, few Utility 23.10-25,50.
Yield Grade No. 1 1200-2450
lbs. slaughter bulls 25.85-
29.75.
CALVES 257. Vealers
unevenly steady. Few Choice
vealers 49.50-55.50, Good
43.00-49.50, Standard 32.00
38.00, Utility 90110 lbs. 16.50
25.00, 7085 lbs. 14.0017.00.
Farm calves, Holstein bulls
& heifers 90120 lbs. 20.00
35.00,
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Friday, March 7
Feeder Cattle
582
424
Today
Last Friday
FEEDER CATTLE:
Feeder steers' active* 50-1.00
higher; feeder bulls mostly
1.00 higher.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 800-985 lb. 29.50-31.60,
700-800 lb. 27.75-30.75; Good
620-920 lb. 25.10-26.60, 450-535
lb. 26.00-27.25.
FEEDER BULLS: Choice
635-800 lb. 25.25-26.00; mixed
Good and Choice 540-700 lb.
23.50-24.25.
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