—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 29, 1975 2 Local Livestock Market, Auction News Lancaster Market Monday, March 24 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 737 148 845 1273 Last Monday 1267 174 578 246 Last Year 1140 131 820 150 Mond.’s Auction 705 158 742 1482 Last Mon.’s Auc. 928 204 603 258 CATTLE:' Compared to last Wednesday slaughter steers 1.00-2.00 higher; cows 1.00-1.50 higher; bullocks 50- 1.00 higher; bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1075- 1325 lb. 39.00-40.35, including 40 head string averaging 40.02; Choice 950-1375 lb. 37.00-39.85, most sales 38.00- 39.85; high Good and low Choice 36.00-37.75; Good 32.50-37.35; Standard 30.50- 31.75. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 22.50-24.00, few 24.00-24.50; Cutter 21.50- 23.00. BULLOCKS; Choice 950- 1325 lb. 30.25-32.50, few 32.85- 34.00; Good 27.00-30.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1800 lb. 29.00-30.85, few 31.50-33.00; yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 25.00-28.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady, although Choice and Prime were scarce. VEALERS- Prune 68.00- 70.00; Choice 52.00-61.00; Good to low Choice 45.00- 55.00; Good 34.00-43.00; Standard and Good 110-130 lb. 24.00-33.00; Standard 85- 105 lb. 17.00-22.00. SHEEP: Supply mainly 20- 60 lb. spring lambs sold to the Easter trade. Demand good for Choice 2040 lb. HAY MARKETS Paul Z. Martin Wednesday, March 26 102 Loads hay & straw sold as follows; Alfalfa 73 to 97; Mixed Hay 43 to 90; Timothy 49, 52 and 76; 1 load Clover 75; Straw 40 & 48; Corn 67.50 and 69.00; 1 load Molding Com 41; Rye Seed 2.00 per bushel. New Holland March 24,1975 Prices per ton; 57 loads hay & 19 loads straw. Alfalfa 66.00-94.00, few 48.00- Timothy, few loads 60.00-81.00; Mixed hay 65.00- one at 90.00; Straw 41.00-47.00, one at 35.00; Corn, 6 loads 52.00- 70.00; Clover, one load at 80.00; Reed Canary Grass, one load 97.00. Regional (All hay No. 2 and better, prices paid by dealers at the farm, price per ton.) Hay & 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 Vintage Auction Tuesday, March 25 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 998 506 1246 188 Last Tuesday 926 567 692 255 Last Year 933 505 240 CATTLE: Compared to last Tuesday slaughter steers 1.50-2.00, instances 2.25 higher; cows 1.00-'2.00 higher; bullocks scarce; bulls mostly steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few high Choice and Prime 1125-1325 lb. 40.75-41.35; Choice 950-1325 lb. 38.50- 41.00, few 41.00-41.85, eight head 42.10-42.85; high Good and low Choice 37.00-39.00; Good 34.00-36.60, few 32.75- 34 00; Standard 27.50-32.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice 800-950 lb. 32.00- 33.00; Good 27.50-31,00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 22.75-23.50, few 23.75-24.75, couple 25.00- 25.25; Cutter 21.00-22.75; Canner and low Cutter 19,00- 20.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1800 lb. 26.50-28.85, few 29.00-30.60; yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 24.80-26.50. VEAL CALVES: Good and Choice vealers mostly Demand only fair for Good 2040 lb. and all weights over 40 lb. Slaughter ewes fully steady. SPRING LAMBS: Choice 20-30 lb. 95.00-112.00; Good 18-25 lb. 55.00-75.00; Choice 3040 lb. 80.00-90.00, Good 30- 40 lb. 70.00-80.00; Choice 40- 60 lb. 60.00-70.00, Good 45.00- 55.00; Choice 60-75 lb. 55.00- 65 00, Good 40.00-50.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 10.00-14.50, few 16.00. Green Dragon March 21,1975 Prices per ton: 91 loads hay & 45 loads straw. Alfalfa 80.00-98.00, one 105.00, few 61.00-73.00; Timothy 50.00-69.00, one 77.00; Mixed hay 50.00-83.00, one 93.00; Clover, few loads 58.00-80.00; Straw 41.00- 50.00; Com, 12 loads 65.00- 71.00, couple 52.50 and 59.00; Corn Screenings, one load 72.00; Rye Seed, $l.BO per bushel; Clover Seed, $41.00 per bushel; Timothy Seed, $22.50 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 wrth feeder cattle and pigs steady, Standard 1.00-2.00 lower. VEALERS Few Choice 49.00- Good to low Choice 42.00-48.00; Good 34.00- Standard and Good 110-135 lb. 22.00-30.00; Standard 85-105 lb. 16.00- 20.00, 65-80 lb. 12.00-17.50. SHEEP: Supply mainly 20- 65 lb. spring lambs sold to the Easter trade. Demarid only fair with best demand for Choice 20-35 lb. slaughter ewes 1.00-2.00 lower. SPRING LAMBS: Choice/ 20-35 lb. 85.00-97.00, few 97.50- 100.00; Choice 35-45 lb. 70.00- 85.00; Good 25-45 lb. 55.00- 77.50; Good and Choice 45-65 lb. 45.00-60.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 8.00-13.00, GOATS: Bulk 10-35 lb. sold by the head at 8.00-16.00, few 18.00-22.00 with couple 24.00- 27.00. Lancaster Auction Wednesday, March 26 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 717 124 681 429 Last Wednesday 972 81 837 177 Last Year 465 71 657 34 Wed.’s Auction 739 128 741 373 Last Wed.’s Auc. 705 87 893 177 CATTLE; Compared to Monday slaughter steers uneven, high Choice and Prime steady, Standard to average Choice 50-75 lower; cows fully steady; bullocks steady; bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1050- 1300 lb. 39.50-40.50; Choice 950-1300 lb. 36.85-39.50; high Good and low Choice 35.60- 37.75; Good 32.75-36.75; Standard 950-1325 lb. 26.35- 32.00; part load 1510-1570 lb. Utility Holsteins 24.85-25.85. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Good 800-950 lb. 27.25-30.10; Couple Choice 37.25. COWS. Utility and high dressing Cutter 22.25-24.25, few 24.25-24.85, couple 25.60- 26.00; Cutter 21.00-23.25; Canner and low Cutter 19.50- 20.60. BULLOCKS: Choice 950- 1325 lb. 31.25-33.85, few 34.35- 35.75; Good 26.00-31.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1800 lb. 26.00-29.00, couple 29.75-30.85; yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 24.25- 27.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady. VEALERS: Few Choice 52.00- Good to low Choice 40.00-48.00; Good 31.00- Standard and Good 110-130 lb. 22.00-30.00; 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 SaIe—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 AbramJN Diffenbach, Manager New Holland Auction Thursday, March 27 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats Today 828 336 80 Last Thursday 1147 448 359 Last Year 944 413 143 CATTLE: .Compared to las,t -.Thursday slaughter steers 1-1.50 higher, in stances 2.00 higher; cows steady to 50 higher; bullocks 1.00 higher, instances 2.00 higher on Choice; bulls mostly steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1075- 1300 lb. 39.50-41.00; Choice 950-1325 lb. 36.75-39.50, few 39.50-40.50; high Good and low Choice 34.50-36.75; Good 32.00-36.00; Standard 26.75- 32.00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 22.00-24.50, few 24.50-25.50; Cutter 20.50- 23.00; Canner and low Cutter 18.50-20.60. BULLOCKS: Choice 950- 13501 b. 31.00-33.00, few 33.25- 34.25; Good 28.00-31.25. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1800 lb. 26.00-28.50, couple 29.00-29.50; yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 24.75- 26.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers fully steady although Standard 1-2.00 lower. VEALERS; Choice 52.00- 60.00, few Prime 68.00-74.00; Good to low Choice 42.00- 52.00; Good 32.00-40.00; Standard and Good 110-135 lb. 20.00-30.00; Standard 85- 105 lb. 13.00-18.00, 65-80 lb. 10.00-14.00. SHEEP; Supply mainly 20- 65 lb. spring slaughter lambs. SPRING LAMBS: Bulk Good 20-65 lb. 28.00-37100, few Choice 30-65 lb. 39.0040.50. GOATS: Few 3045 lb. sold by the head at 9.50-15.50. Standard 85-105 lb. 16.00- 20.00. SHEEP: Supply mainly 25- 60 lb. spring lambs sold to the Easter trade; slaughter ewes steady. SPRING LAMBS: Choice 20-35 lb. 52.00-60.00; Good 20- 40 lb. 45.00-52.00; Choice 35- 55 lb. 45.00-52.00; Choice 50- 80 lb. 38.00-45.00; Good 40-75 lb. 30.00-40.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and Good 10.00-14.00. Phone- 717-354 4341 Composite Report Friday, March 28 Cattle Calves This Week 3600 1125 Last Week 5127 1282 Last Year 3246 1189 CATTLE: Slaughter steers 1.00-1.50 higher, extremes 2.25 higher; cows 50 higher than last week’s close; bullocks 50-1.00 higher, in stances 2.00 higher; bulls steady after Monday’s sales being 2.00 higher. Supply included an estimated 45 per cent slaughter steers, 30 per cent cows, 8 per cent bulls with the balance mainly feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1075- 1300 lb. 39.5041.35; Choice 950-1350 lb. 36.7540.00 with sales on Tuesday 40.0041.00 with around 50 head 41.25- 42.85; high Good and low Choice 34.50‘37.75; Good 32,00-37.00; Standard 26.35- 32.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good 800-950 lb. 27.35-31.00; few Choice 32.00-33.00, couple head 37.25. -COWS: Utility and high dressmg Cutter 22.0034.50, few 24.50-26.00; Cutter 20.50- 23.25; Canner and low Cutter 18.50-20.60. BULLOCKS; Choice 950- 1350 lb. 31.00-33.75, few 34.00- 35.75; Good 26.00-31.25. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1300 lb. 26.00-29.00, several on Monday 30.00- 33.00; yield grade 2 1000-1300 lb. 24.25-27.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady, although Standard 1.00-2.00 lower. VEALERS: Prune 68.00- 74.00; Choice 52.00-61.00; Good to low Choice 42.00- 52.00; Good 32.00-41.00; Standard and Good 110-135 lb. 20.00-30.00; Standard 85- 105 lb. 13.00-18 00, few early part of week to 20.00,65-85 lb. 10.00-15.00. COMPLETE LIVESTOCK BUYING SERVICE Specializing in order buying ol Stockers & Feeders FRANK DUSSINGER LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER PHONE [7l7| 397-7539 MARTIN LIVESTOCK Washington Boro, Pa 17582 Office Phone 17171872-5491 John Bowman Phone; |7l7| 653-5728 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 Fredericksburg, PA March 25,1975 CATTLE 350. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Standard & Good 75c to $1.25 higher. Slaughter cows 50c to $1.50 higher. Slaughter bullocks grading Good 25c to $1 higher. Slaughter bulls $2 higher. Few Choice slaughter steers 37.50-40.60, Good 32.75-37.00, Standard 28.00- Utility 23.10- 26.50. Few Choice slaughter heifers 34.10-36.00, few Standard 27.35-28.10. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 22.00-25.00, Cutters 21.25-22.50, Canners 19.00- 00, Shells down to 17.50. One Choice slaughter bullock at 32.85, Good 28.85- 31.50. couple to 32.25, few Standard 27.00-28.00. Yield Grade No. 1 1100-1800 lbs slaughter bulls 28.00-31.25. CALVES 210. Vealers grading Utility & Standard about steady. Few Choice 47.00- Good 40.00-47.00, Standard 30.00-37.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 17.00-26.50, 70-85 lbs. 15.00-17.50. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 20.00- SHEEP 83. Choice 20-35 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 95.00- 40-60 lbs. 50.00- 72.00; 70-100 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 36.00-41.00. Slaughter ewes 9.00-15.00. i JExtension Association Reelects Officers The Lancaster County Extension Association board of directors held their annual meeting -on Tuesday at Lancaster’s Sherwood Knoll Restaurant. All four en cumbent officers were reelected. President of the organization is J. Mark Bushong, Columbia R 2. Ellis R. Denlinger, Gordonville R 1 is vice-president, Mrs. Grace Rodman, Columbia Rl, is secretary, and Raymond Stoner, Eden Rd., Lan caster, is treasurer. The board meets the fourth Tuesday of every other month, at 8:00 p.m. at the Lancaster County Farm and Home Center. The next meeting will be held May 23.
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