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local livestock Market, Auction Wows
Lancaster Market
Monday, October 20
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1853 145 1081 80
Last Monday
1348 211 999 37
Last Year
1547 191 721 170
Monday's Auction
710 313 972 119
Last Monday’s Auction
332 921
718
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers 50 higher, instances
1.00 higher; cows 50*75
higher; bullocks steady to
firm; bulls fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1050-1300 lb. 48.50-
50.85; high Good and low
Choice 45.50-48.75; Good
41.75-45.75; Standard 35.00-
39.50; Utility 925-1050 lb.
21.00-28.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750-950 lb. 41.00-44.75;
Good 32.50-40.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 24.00-26.00,
couple 26.50-27.00; Cutter
21.50-24.00; Canner and low
Cutter 18.00-20.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-
1300 lb. 39.00-41.60; Good
33.00-38.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 30.00-33.00, few
33.50-37.00; several 1200-1550
lb. block bulls 34.25-38.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1300 lb.
28.00-30.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady; slaughter
calves steady to strong.
VEALERS: Prime 65.00-
70.00; Choice 55.00-62.00;
Good to low Choice 38.00-
48.00; Good 28.00-35.00;
Standard and Good 110-125
lb. 26.00-29.00,90-105 lb. 22.00-
26.00, 65-85 lb. 18.00-23.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 290400 lb. 20.00-23.50.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
fully steady; slaughter ewes
weak to 1.00 lower.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
95-105 lb. 44.5046.50, one lot
111 lb. 40.50; Good 65-95 lb.
35.0040.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Couple lots Good 14.00-16.50.
Lancaster Cattle
Friday, October 17
Feeder Cattle
817
1138
Today
Last Friday
TREND- Feeder steers
steady to 50 higher. Supply
included 275 in graded sale.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 675-915 lb. 38.2540.85,
SUGAR
‘‘An Independent serving the Independent”
Sugarman will be at the following sales this week;
Oct. 27 - New Holland Sales Stables
Hunter’s Sale Bam, Rising Sun, Md.
Oct. 28 - Root’s Farmers Market, East Petersburg.
Oct. 29 - Leesport Market and Auction, Leesport, Pa.
Oct. 31 Green Dragon, Ephrata, Pa.
Oct. 31-Nov. 1 - Zem’s Farmers Market & Auction,
Gilbertsvdle, Pa.
Will also have on hand bulk food items for sale -
Oatmeal, King Syrup, Ole Barrel Molasses, fresh made
Peanut Butter, prunes, rice, and various varieties of
Dried Beans, Cope’s Dried Corn, Med. and Ig. Pearl
Tapioca, Baker’s Instant Tapioca; Cocoa, Choc. Bits,
Baker’s Coconut, Clear Jel, Honey, All varieties of
sugar and many other items.
We deliver 5 days a week
Check our Prices before you Buy.
Elmer P. Weaver Jr. & Sons
Sealers in Sugar and Institutional Bulk Food Items
WHOLESALE - RETAIL
Box 197 RDI Richland, Pa. 17087
Phone 717-866-6381
!, Saturday, Oct. 25, 1975
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, October 21
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 901 693 17
Last Tuesday
Last Year
CATTLE; Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers weak to SO lower;
cows 1.00 higher, instances
1.50 higher; bullocks steady
on small supply; bulls
mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1300 lb. 48.00-
50.50, few 50.50-51.50, nine
head 52.1053.00; high Good
and low Choice 45.00-48.25;
Good 40.5045.00; Standard
and Good Holsteins 37.50-
41.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 24.25-26.50,
few 26.75-27.50, couple 27.60-
28.00; Cutter 21.00-24.75;
Canner and low Cutter 18.75-
21.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 1000-
1200 lb. 31.25-34.85; couple
Choice 37.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 31.00-34.50,
couple 34.75-35.00, three head
1935-21701 b. 30.50-32.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1300 lb. 28.60-
31.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
2.00-4.00 higher.
VEALERS: Couple Prime
61.00- Choice 48.00-
57.00; Good to low Choice
38.00- Good 33.00-39.00;
Standard and Good 110-125
lb. 29.00-35.00,90-105 lb. 24.50-
29.00, 70-85 lb. 23.00-25.00;
couple lots 60-70 lb. Utility
15.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
Three lots 100-105 lb
Holstein bulls 30.50.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume to fully test trends;
few Choice 70-95 lb. wooled
lambs 46.00-51.00; Good
43.0045.00. Utility and Good
slaughter ewes 14.50-20.00.
one lot Choice 1050 lb. 37.35;
couple lots mixed Good and
Choice 600-665 lb. 38.00;
couple lots Choice 325-385 lb.
27.50-27.75; Good and Choice
450 lb 27.75; one lot Good 515
lb. 33.00, Good 450-700 lb.
24.00-28.00; Standard and
Good 640-950 lb. 17.50-23.50.
PURE CANE
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
775 65 461 19
Last Wednesday
975 753 25
1078
Last Year
689 690 23
831 117 717 73
Wednesday’s Auction
729 122 541 19
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
uneven, average to high
Choice steady to SO higher;
Good to low Choice steady to
50 lower. Standard steady;
cows 50-1.00 higher; Bullocks
steady to 1.00 higher; bulls
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Average to high Choice 1000-
1275 lb. 48.85-51.00, few 51.25-
51.85; low Choice 1000-1200
lb. 47.25-49.25; high Good to
low Choice 44.50-48.25; Good
41.00-44.25, few 40.00-41.00;
Standard 36.00-40.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 750-975 lb. 41.50-45.50;
Good 34.50-39.50; Standard
24.25-29.50.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 25.00-26.00,
few 26.50-27.75; Cutter 22.00-
25.25; Canner and low Cutter
20.00-22.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-
1200 lb. 37.85-40.25, couple
41.50-41.75; Good 33.50-38.50,
few 29.50-32.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 29.75-31.75,
couple 32.50-33.75; yield
grade 2 950-1350 lb. 27.50-
30.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady; slaughter calves
1.00-2.00 higher.
VEALERS: Choice 57.00-
63.00; Good to low Choice
40.00-50.00; Good 30.00-37.00;
Standard and Good 110-125
lb. 27.00-31.00,90-105 lb. 22.00-
28.00, 65-85 lb. 18.00-23.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Choice 280-350 lb. 22.00-25.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
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 9:00 A.M.
FOR MARKETING INFORMATION
PHONE AREA CODE 717-442-4181
For 24 Hour Market Reporting Service,
Call 717 768 3117
Box Paradise Pa
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
Lancaster Auction
Wed., October 22
New Holland
Thursday, October 23
Cattle Calve* Sheep
Today 1141 466 7
Last Thursday
1171 SOO 15
97 624 39 Last Year
471 214 715 37
ATTENTION FARMERS!!
A full line of spray materials Atrazme, Lasso,
Pnncep, Bladex etc Delivered to your farm now
at low prices
Order Now & Save
MELVIN R. WEAVER
RDI Box 529
Manheim, PA
PH: 717-569-6576
914 508 21
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers mostly steady; cows
mostly steady, instances 50
higher on Cutter; bullocks
steady to 1.00 higher; bulls
steady to 1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few high Choice and Prime
1125-1250 lb. 52.00-53.60;
Choice 975-1300 lb. 48.75-
51.00, few 51.00-51.85; high
Good and low Choice 950-1200
lb. 44.75-48.25; Good 41.00-
45.00; Standard and low
Good 34.50-40.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Good 750-900 lb. 34.50-
39.35.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 24.00-26.50,
few 26.50-27.00, couple 27.25-
27.60; Cutte r 21.75-25.00;
Canner and low Cutter 19.00-
21.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1200 lb. 36.75-39.00, few 41.00-
44.25; Good 1000-1200 lb.
32.00-36.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1650 lb. 29.75-32.00, few
32.50-34.50; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 28.00-30.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00-2.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 64.00-
68.00; Choice 52.00-61.00;
Good to low Choice 42.00-
52.00; Good 32.00-42.00;
Standard and Good 110-125
lb. 26.00-32.00,90-105 lb. 21.00-
26.00, 65-85 lb. 15.00-21.00.
SHEEP: No market test.
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LANCASTER
FARMING
FOR FULL
MARKET REPORTS
Lancaster Weekly
Composite
Oct. 24,1975
Cattle Calves
This week 5700 1400
Last week 5940 1563
Last year 5575 1525
CATTLE: Slaughter
Steers uneven; Choice to
Prime steady to 50 higher;
good to low Choice steady to
weak; steers steady; cows
50-1.00 higher; instances 1.50
higher and bulls steady to
1.00 higher. Supply included
40 percent slaughter steers;
15 percent cows; 10 percent
bulls and the balance feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few high Choice and Prime
51.75-53.60; Choice 48.50-
51.00; few 51.00-51.85; high
Good to low Choice 44.75-
48.25; good 41-45,50;
slaughter standard to low
good 34.50-40.50; few 21.30.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 41-45.50; good 33-
39.50; standard 24.25-29.50.
COWS: Utility to high
dressing cutter 24-26.50; few
26.50-27; couple 27.25-27.75;
cutter 20.25-21.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 37.50-
41; few 41-44.25; good 32-36
and few 29.50-32.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lbs. 29.75-32; few
32.50-37; 1200-1500 lbs. 34.25-
38; yield grade 2 28-30.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00-2.00 higher; instances
4.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 64-70;
Choice 52-62; Good to low
Choice 40-52; Good 31-42;
Standard to Good 26-35; 90-
105 lbs. 21-28; 65-85 lbs. 15-23.
SLAUGHTER CALVES
Choice 290-400 lbs. 20-25.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
FRANK DUSSINGER
LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE |7L7] 397-7539
HAWW LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, PA 17582
Office Phone |7l7]-872-5491
John Bowman
Phone. 1717|653-5728
Ron Ranck
Ph0ne:|7171656-9849
NEW HOLLAND The Action Auction
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MONDAY’S ACTION.
900 A M - Fat Hogs
10 00 A M Horse Sale
11 00 A M Hay Straw & Ear Corn
2 30PM - Fat Steers Bulls Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY’S ACTION.
12 00 Noon Hay. Straw & Ear Corn
12 30 P M - Dairy Sale
THURSDAY’S ACTION:
11 00 A M Beef Sale
Order of Sale Bulls, Fat Steers, Cows & Veal
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
“—■D**-*. "..S" 0 '' 1 ” 1 ’ P * Ptat: 7173544341
Lebanon Valley
Fredericksburg, Pa.
Oct. 21,1976
CATTLE 353. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to 50
cents lower. Slaughter cows
steady to $1 higher. Choice
slaughter steers 46.00-M.lO,
Good 41.50-46.50, Standard
31.10-40.10. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 37.10-42.50,
couple Good 33.50 and 34.60,
few Standard 28.00-30.35, few
Utility 20.60-25.10. Utility and
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 24.60-27.75,
one at 28.75, Cutters 21.75-
24.60, Canners 18.25-22.00,
Shells down to 15.00. Few
Choice slaughter bullocks
38.25-41.10, few Good 33,25-
35.00, Standard 27.00-31.60,
Utility 19.50-27.00. Yield
Grade No. 1, 1240-1625 lbs.
slaughter bulls 28.50-31.10.
Few Choice 750-800 lbs.
feeder steers 38.00-39.25, few
Good 485-960 lbs. 29.00-29.75,
Medium 435-900 lbs. 22.75-
29.00. Few Medium and Good
385-600 lbs. feeder heifers
15.50-18.60; few Good 375-650
lbs. feeder bulls 23.00-25.00,
Medium 430-800 lbs. 16.75-
21.10.
CALVES 300. Vealers $3 to
$8 higher. Few Choice
vealers 55.00-60.50, Good
43.50-55.00, Standard 33.50-
43.50, Utility 110-130 lbs.
28.00-33.50, 90-110 lbs. 23.00-
29.50, 70-85 lbs. 20.50-25.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 27.00-33.50.
SHEEP 16. Choice 70-90
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
40.00-43.00, couple Good 65
and 75 lbs. 32.50 and 33.00,
couple Utility 50 and 65 lbs.
25.50 and 29.00. One
Slaughter ewe at 18.50.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday at 1:30
P M starting with feeder cattle
and pigs
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