—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 2, 1975 2 Local Livestock Market, Auction News Lancaster Market Monday, July 28 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 1183 189 937 101 Last Monday 977 212 713 112 Last Year 815 146 896 147 Monday’s Auction 1134 271 936 82 Last Monday’s Auction 839 221 687 112 CATTLE: Compared with last Wednesday slaughter steers firm with best buyer demand centering on Choice over 1100 lb.; limited supply slaughter heifers moderately active, steady; reduced supply slaughter cows active 1.00-1.50 higher to a broad demand; bulls and bullocks slow, steady to weak. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 1100-1250 lb. yield grade 3-4 52.00-55.00, individual Prime 1210 lb. yield grade 4 56.35; Choice 950-1300 lb. yield grade 2-4 43.50-33.00; high Good and low Choice 45.50-48.50; Good 40.0046.00; Good 1250-1450 lb. Holstein steers yield grade 2-3 37.00-39.50; Standard and Good 1100-1400 lb. 35.00-37.50; Standard 31.00-36.00; Utility and Standard 900-1300 lb. 24.50- 31.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few lots Choice and Prime 900-1050 lb. yield grade 3-4 47.00-49.50; Choice 750-900 lb. yield grade 2-4 43.00-47.00; Good 31.75-37.00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 22.00-25.00, individual Utility up to 26.25; Cutter 20.50-23.00; Canner and low Cutter 17.00-21..00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1000- 1250 lb. yield grade 1-2 37.50- 40.00; Good 30.00-38.00, 900- 1100 lb. yield grade 2-3 22.75- 30.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1200-1800 lb. 27.00-30.00, few up to 35.75; yield grade 2 950- 1100 lb. 24.00-28.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers slow, steady to 2.00 lower. VEALERS: Choice 50.00- 60.00; individual Prime up to 67.00; Good 25.00-35.00; Standard 80-110 lb. 18.00- 25.00. SHEEP: Spring slaughter lambs slow, 1.00- 1.50 lower. SPRING LAMBS: Choice 80-100 lb. 51.50; Good 75-85 lb. 41.00-44.00. Local Grain Thursday, July 31 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 corn which is per ton. The average local gram prices quoted Thursday, July 31, are as follows: Bid+Offered+ Ear Corn 70.00 76.00 Shelled Corn 301 3.22 Oats Local 161% 1.85 Western 178 1.99 Barley 1.79 1.97 Wheat 3 09 3.36 +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 Auction Tuesday, July 29 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 878 684 23 Last Tuesday 1131 657 65 Last Year 1048 598 40 CATTLE: Compared to last Tuesday’s auction slaughter steers uneven, average Choice to Prime slow 50-1.00 lower; high Good to average Choice slow steady to weak, however Standard to average Good moderately active steady to 1.00 higher; cows fairly active, steady to 50 higher; small supply bullocks slow, steady to weak; bulls moderately active, steady to 50 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 1150- 1250 lb. yield grade 3-4 52.00- 54.00, few Prime up to 55.25; Choice 1000-1300 lb. yield grade 2-4 48.00-52.50, Choice 850-1000 lb. yield grade 24 47.0049.10;/ high Good and low Choice 1000-1300 lb. 46.00- 49.50; Good 38.00-46.00; Good 1200-1450 lb. Holstein steers yield grade 2-3 39.0041.50; Standard and Good 1100-1400 lb. 37.00-39.50; Standard 30.00-37.50; Utility and Standard 22.75-30.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few individual Choice 800- 900 lb. yield grade 2-4 37.75- 39.25; Good 800-1000 lb. 31.00- 37.25. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 22.50-24.25, few Utility up to 24.85; Cutter 19.00-23.00; Canner and low Cutter 16.00-19.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1000- 1200 lb. yield grade 2-3 33.50- 36.00; Good 28.00-34.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1400-1800 lb. 28.00-31.00; individual yield grade 1 up to 34.00; yield grade 1-2 1000- 1400 lb. 25.00-30.00; few yield grade 1 up to 33.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers fairly active, steady to 2.00 higher except Utility and low Standard 5.00-8.00 higher. VEALERS: Choice 40.00- 48.00; few Choice to low Prime up to 57.00; Good to low Choice 34.00-41.00; Good 110-130 lb. 25.00-34.00; Standard and Good 90-110 lb. 20.00-26.00; 65-85 lb. 17.00- 23 00 RETURNED TO FARM: 90-115 lb. Holstein bulls 30.00- 35.00. SHEEP: Insufficient volume for a market test. LEBANON VALLEY LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC. 1 mile East of Fredericksburg along Route 222 PHONE JONESTOWN 865-2881 Sale every Tuesday at I 30 P M starting with feeder cattle and pigs Lancaster Auction Wednesday, July 30 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 1091 86 957 19 Last Wednesday 897 43 785 0 Last Year 902 84 526 26 Wednesday’s Auction 1061 118 852 19 Last Wednesday’s Auction 881 73 790 0 CATTLE: Compared with last Monday’s auction slaughter steers slow, steady to 50 instances 1.00 lower with most decline on weights under 1050 lb.; slaughter heifers slow, steady to 50 lower; small supply cows slow, steady, however hardly enough for an adequate market test; bulls and bullocks moderately active, firm. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice 1050-1300 lb. yield grade 2-4 43.00-52.00, in dividuial up to 53.25; Choice 950-1050 lb. 47.50-51.00, mostly 48.00-49.00; mixed Good and Choice 950-1300 lb. 46.00- Good 40.0047.00; few small lots Good 1100-1400 lb. Holsteins yield grade 2-3 37.50-41.25; Standard and Good 35.00-37.50; Standard 30.00- few Utility 900- 1000 lb. 24.00-26.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few lots Choice 900-1100 lb. 38.0041.25, individual 1075 lb. yield grade 4 44.75; Good 32.00-33.00. COWS: Utility and high dressing Cutter 22.00-24.25; Cutter 20.50-23.00; Canner and low Cutter 18.00-21.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1000- 1250 lb. yield grade 1-2 37.50- 39.00; few Good 30.00-35.00; yield grade 2-3 900-1100 lb. 23.00-30.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1200-1800 lb. 27.00-31.00; individual yield grade 1 up to 36.00; yield grade 2 950-1200 lb. 24.00-26.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers active, 2.00-6.00 higher. VEALERS: Choice 55.00- 65.00; individuial Prime up to 75.00; Good 30.00-40.00; Standard 80-110 lb. 21.00- 25.00, few 60-70 lb. 18.00-21.00. SHEEP: Spring slaughter lambs fairly active, firm couple shirments Choice 92 lb. 51 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 9:00 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 B°* 100 Paradise Pa 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30 New Holland Auction Cattle Calves Sheep This Week 1506 556 6 Last Thursday 1199 500 9 Last Year 1494 450 44 CATTLE: Compared to last - Thursday’s auction slaughter steers and heifers slow, 1.50-2.00 lower; Cows slow steady to 50 lower; Bulls & Bullocks 50 to 1.50 lower. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High choice and prime 1100- 1300 lb. yield grade 34,52.00- 53.85, choice 1100-1300 lb. 48.00-52.00; 950-1100 lb. 45.50- 48.00; high good and low choice 1100-1300 lb. 44.00- 48.50; good 40.00-47.00; standard and low good 34.00- 40.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Few lots good 1100-1600 lb. yield grade 2-3 37.00-40.00, standard and good 30.00- 37.00, standard 28.00-31.00, utility and standard 900-1300 lb. 24.00-29.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few lots choice 900-1050 lb. yield grade 24 38.5040.25; good 750-1000 lb. 30.00-35.00. COWS: Utility and high dressing cutter 23.00-25.00, individual up to $26.10; Cutter 19.00-23.50; Canner & Low cutter 17.00-20.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1000- 1300 lb. 35.0040.00, individual up to 41.75; good 29.00-34.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1100-1600 lb. 27.50-31.00; few up to 35.25; yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb. 25.00-29.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers active unevenly steady to 5.00 higher with high choice and prime noted at the full advance. VEALERS: Choice 45.00- 60.00, individual prime up to '65.00; good and low choice 35'.0048.00, good 25.00-38.00; standard and low good 90-110 lb. 15.00-25.00; 65-90 lb. 10.00- 18.00. RETURN TO FARM: Bulk 90-115 lb. holstem bulls heifers 19.00-27.00 dividual up to 37.00; sheep insignificant volume for an adequate market test. Cattle Calves This Week 5800 1515 Last Week 5205 1444 5553 1292 Last Year CATTLE: Closing sale of slaughter steers and heifers slow, 1.50 to 2.00 lower in instances and was down trending dressed beef trade. Weight and grade major price determining factor. Cows steady 50 lower; Bulls and bullocks slow, steady to 1.50 lower. Receipts included an estimated 70 percent slaughter steers, 20 percent cows, 15 percent bulls with the remainder mostly feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Early in the week high choice and prune 1100-1300 lb. 53.00-55.00, individual prime up to 56.35, closing sales high choice and prune York Livestock July 30,1975 CATTLE 51. Compared with last Wednesday’s market; few Choice 955-1145 lbs. slaughter steers 45.00- 46.00, few Good 40.0041.00, Standard 35.00-38.75, few Utility 23.85-24.35. One Choice slaughter heifer at 40.75, one Good at 34.85, few Standard 25.35-33.00, one Utility at 20.50. Few Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 20.10-23.85, few Cutters 18.50-19.75, few Canners 16.00-18.75. Couple Utility slaughter bullocks 23.75-23.85. Couple Yield Grade No. 11240 and 1250 lbs. slaughter bulls 24.50 and 26.35. CALVES 52. Vealers grading Utility $5 to $7 higher. Couple Choice vealers 52.00 and 57.00, few Good 40.00-54.00, few Standard 32.0045.00, Utility 90-115 lbs. 25.00-28.00, 85-110 lbs. 26.00-28.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 85-110 lbs. 26.00-28.00. HOGS 28. One lot US No. 1- 3 212 lbs. barrows & gilts 58.00, No. 2-3 195-240 lbs. 58.00- one lot No. 1-3 185 lbs. 56.00. One US No. 1-3 400 lbs. sow at 47.50. Few Boars 35.00- FEEDER PIGS 11. One lot US No. 1-3 45 lbs. feeder pigs 29.00 per head, Utility 15-25 lbs. 12.00-17.00 per head. SHEEP 5. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. NEW HOLLAND The Action Auction AUCTIONS make the difference in marketing livestock! NEW HOLLAND makes the difference in auctions! MONDAY'S ACTION 900 A M Fat Hogs 10 00 A M Horse Sale 11 00 A M Hay Straw & Ear Corn 230 P M Fat Steers Bulls Cows & Veal WEDNESDAY’S ACTION 12 00 Noon Hay Straw & Ear Corn 1230 PM Dairy Sale THURSDAY'S ACTION 11 00 A M Beef Sale Order of Sale Bulls Fat Steers Cows & Veal NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC. , New Holland, PA Abram W Diffenbach, Manager Rhone; 717-354-4341 Composite Report 1100-1300 lb. yield grade 3-4 52.00-53.85,' choice 1100-1300 lb. 48.00-52.00, 950-1100 lb. 45.50-48.00; high good and low choice 1000-1300 lb. 44.00- 48.50; good 40.00-47.00; standard and low good 34.00- 40.00. Holstein steers few lots good 1200-1400 lbs. yield grade 2-3 early in the week up to 41.50, however closing sales 1100-1600 lb. 37.00-40.00; standard and good 30.00- 37.00, standard 28.00-31.00, utility and standard 900-1300 lb. 24.00-29.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Early in the week few lots choice and prime 900-1050 lb. yield grade 3-4, 47.00-49.50, choice 950-1000 lb. 40.00-47.00, with weight the major price determining factor; few closing sales choice 900-1050 lb. yield grade 2 - 4 38.50- 40.25. COWS: Closing sales utihty and high dressing cutter 23.00-25.00, however early in the week individual utility up to 26.25; cutter 19.00-23.50, canner and low cutter 17.00-20.00. BULLOCKS: Closing sales choice 1000-1300 lb. 35.00- 40.00, individual up to 41.75, good 29.00-34.00. BULLS: With the decline yield grade 1-2 1100-1800 lb. 27.50-31.00, few early in the week up to 33.75; yield grade 2 900-1400 lb. 25.00-29.00. VEALERS: Closing sales choice 45.00-65.00, individuial prime up to 75.00, good and low choice 35.00-48.00, good 25.00-38.00, standard and low good 90-115 lb. 15.00-25.00, 65- 90 lb. 10.00-21.00. RETURN TO FARM: Bulk 90-115 lb. holstein bulls and heifers 20.00-35.00, individual up to 37.00. Spring lambs few lots choice 80-100 lb. 51.00- 51.50. COMPLETE LIVESTOCK BUYING SERVICE Specializing in order buying, of Stockers & Feeders FRANK DUSSINGER LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER PHONE 17171397-7539 MARTIN LIVESTOCK Washington Boro, PA 17582 Office Phone |7171872-5491 John Bowman Phone |717|653-5728 Ron Ranck Phone (7171656-9849
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