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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Dec. 22
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 752 139 962 57
last Monday
866 151 600 59
Last Year
549 173 716 64
Monday's Auction
733 183 900 67
Last Monday's Auction
185 612
CATTLE; Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers fully steady, instances
SO higher on Choice; cows 25-
LOO higher; bullocks firm to
LOO higher; bulls LOO higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
One lot Prime 1325 lb. 50 75;
few Choice and Prime 1155
1325 lb. 49.50-60.00; Choice
1000-1300 lb. 46.75-48.50; high
Good and low Choice 43.75
46.25; Good 40.50-44.75;
Standard and low Good 35.55
40.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Six bead Choice 900-950 lb.
44.85-45.75; Good 32.00-36.25;
Standard and low Good 25.75
30.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cotter 25.50-27.10,
couple 27.25-28.10; Cutter
22.50-25.50; Canner and low
Cutter 19.00-22.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1005
1300 lb. 41.50-45.25, few 45,55
46.75; Good 38.7542.25.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 31.00-34.25; yield
grade 2 1000-1250 lb. 28.75
31.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady.
VEALERS: Prime 68.05
70.00, couple 72.00-73.00;
Choice 55.00-65.00; Good to
low Choice 45.00-55.00; Good
35.00- Standard to low
Good 110-125 lb. 27.00-34.00,
90-105 lb. 21.00-26.00,65-85 lb.
17.00-
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 95-105 lb. Holsteins
bulls and heifers 30.00-33.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
steady on small supply.
WOOLED LAMBS: One lot
Choice 95 lb. 52.00; few lots
Good 60-86 lb. 33.00-W.00;
One lot Choice 73 lb. new
crop lambs 67.00.
Lancaster
Feeder
Cattle
Friday, Dec. 19
Feeder Cattle
Today 554
Last Friday 808
TREND: Feeder steers 50-
1.00 higher, some sales under
550 lb. 2.00 higher; bulls
steady to firm.
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Prmcep, Bladex etc. Delivered to your farm now
at low prices. Also Liquid Nitrogen in Trailer Lot
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MELVIN R. WEAVER
RDI Box 529
Manheim, PA
PH: 717-569-6576
HAY, STRAW & EAR ~
CORN SALE
Every Wednesdoy at 12 Noon.
Market is Good.
We Give the Buyer and Seller
Our Personal Attention.
PAUL Z. MARTIN SALES STABLES
2 miles East of Intercourse
SALE MANAGED BY
HARVEY Z. MARTIN
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, Dec. 23
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
490 469 22
Last Tuesday
780 678 63
HOLIDAY
Last Year
CATTLE; Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers 50-1.00 higher; cows
1.75-3.00 higher; bullocks
4.005.00 higher; bulls 1.00-
2.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 1000-1325 lb. 47.50-
50.00, 40 head Choice and
Prime 1050-1350 lb. 50.00-
51.50; high Good and low
Choice 45.00-48.25; Good
41.0046.50; Standard and low
Good 36.00-39.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 830-1000 lb. 43.25-
46.50; few Good 775-925 lb.
39.5040.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 26.50-28.00,
15 bead 28.10-28.75, couple
29.35-30.00; Cutter 23.75
27.00; Canner and low Cutter
21.00-23.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1005
1300 lb. 41.5546.00; Good
39.0541.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 2
10051400 lb. 28.0531.00, few
yield grade 1 31.0533.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.052.00 higher, few sales
Choice 5.00-7.00 higher.
Supply included 344 graded
calves.
VEALERS; Choice 53.05
61.00, few 63.0568.50; high
Good and low Choice 41.05
53.00; Good 32.00-42.00;
Standard and low Good 115
125 lb. 27.0534.00, 95105 lb.
21.0527.00, 7585 lb. 18.05
21.00, few 6580 lb. Utility
11.5518.00,
RETURNED TO FARM:
80 head 100-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 29.00-33.50.
SHEEP: Supply included
20 bead 130-135 lb.
replacement ewes at 25.00
29.00.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 800-1020
lb. 41.10-41.85; Choice 900
1035 lb. 39.50-41.50, Choice
500-525 lb. 37.50-38.00; mixed
Good and Choice 675-1000 lb.
36.25-37.75, 420-600 lb. 31.50
34.75; Good 400600 lb. 28.00
30.00; Standard and Good
7001050 lb. Holsteins 25.50
27.25.
FEEDER BULLS; Good
and Choice 600850 lb. 24.25-
27.50.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday Dec. 21
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
228 14 396 2
Last Wednesday
651 112 719 52
Last Year
Holiday
CATTLE; Comp*red to
Monday slaughter steers
steady to 50 lower; cows 1.00
higher, Instances 2.00 higher
on Cutter; Insufficient
volumes bulls and bulls for a
market test.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few Choice 1300-1325 lb.
48.25-18.75; Choice 1050-1125
lb. 17.10-47.25; high Good and
low Choice 44.75-46.85; Good
40.50-45.50; few Standard
34.8549.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Good 750-950 lb. 33.2546.00;
Standard 24.00-28.00.
COWS: Load Commercial
29.5041.00; Utility and high
dressing Cutter 28.00-2945;
Cutter 24.6047.60; Canner
and low Cutter 22.7544.10.
BULLOCKS:
Choice 40.5041.25.
BULLS: Ten bead yeild
grade 1 & 21100-1925 lb. 31.50-
34.00.
VEAL CALVES: In
sufficient volume for a
market teat, Three Choices
68.00-72.00; Standard and low
Good 90-105 lb. 18.00-22.00.
SHEEP: No Market test.
Local
Grain
Friday, Dec. 26
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by a number of participating
area 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
ccrn and soybean meal
which are per ton.
The average prices quoted
Friday, Dec. 26 are as
follows:
Bld+Offered+
Ear Com 54.50 62.00
Shelled Com 2,57 2.80
Barley 1.88 2.15
Oats
Local 1.40 1.62
Western 1.84 2.07
Wheat 2,64 2.77
Soybeans
Soybean Meal
4.20
+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 9:00 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
Lancaster Weekly
Wednesday, Dec. 24,1975
Cattle Calves
First Three
Days 1667 623
Same Last Week 2495 941
Same Last Year 1723 770
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
steady to 1.00 higher; cows 2-
3.00 higher; bullocks 1-1.50
higher; bulls firm to 1.00
higher. Supply included SO
percent slaughter steers, 25
percent cows, 7 percent
bulls, 6 percent heifers with
the balance feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Around 50 head Choice and
Prime. 1050-1325 lb. 50.00
51.50; Choice 975-1325 lb.
46.75-49.00, few 49.00-50.00;
high Good and low Choice
44.50-47.00; Good 40.5045.00;
Standard and low Good 35.00
40.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 830-1000 lb. 43.25-
46.50; Good 750950 lb. 32.00
40.00; Standard and low
Good 24.0040.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 28.5029.00,
around 20 bead 29.0040.00;
couple loads Utility and
Commercial 29.0031.00;
Cutter 23.75-27.60; Canner
and low Cutter 21.0024.00,
few sales on Monday 19.00
21.00.
Couple
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000
13001 b. 41.5045.50, few 45.50
46.75; Good 36.75-42.25.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
110019001 b. 31.0034.25; yield
grade 2 10001300 lb. 28.00
31,50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady with last weeks late
advance.
VEALERS: Prime 68.00-
70.00, couple 72.00-73.00;
Choice 53.0(M>3.00, few 63.00-
68.00; Good to low Choice
45.00- Good 32.00-45.00;
Standard and low Good 110-
125 lb. 27.00-34.00, 90-105 lb.
21.00- 65-85 lb. 17.00-
21.00, few Utility 65-80 Id.
11.50-18.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
100 head 95-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 29.00-33.50.
New Holland Horse
Monday, Dec. 22
Reported receipts of 271
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market stronger than
last week.
Load of Tennessee riding
horses 165-290 and load of
Kentucky riding horses 285-
320.
Local work horses 325-530;
mules 280-750; better horses
150-320; driving horses 140-
250; riding horses 265-405;
lightweight killers 16-20;
heavyweight killers 20-25;
mares 15-40; colts 5-25;
geldings 15-35 and larger
ponies 55-90.
4.28
176.83
New Holland
No market due to boUdays.
Middleburg
Middleburg, Pa.
Dee. 23,1976
CATTLE 98. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows $2 to $3
higher. Few Good slaughter
steers 40.5043.50, Standard
33.0047.00, few Utility 27.10
28.00, Individual Choice
slaughter heifer at 41.10, few
Standard and Good 32.00
33.25, few Utility 25.0028.50.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 25.00
27.25, Cutters 23.5025.75,
Canners 21.1023.00. In
dividual Good slaughter
bullock at 39.20, individual
Standard at 37.00, Individual
Utility at 28.85. Few Medium
and Good 300700 lbs. feeder
steers 23.10413)0.
CALVES 125. Vealers
grading Utility |2 to. $3
'higher. Few Choice vealers
50.0054.50, few Good 40.00
45.00, few Standard 30.00
38.00, Utility 90110 lbs. 23.00
39.00, 7085 lbs. 18.0022.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
100115 lbs. 25.5043.50.
HOGS 337. Barrows and
gilts 25 cents to 75 cents
lower. US No. 1-2 210240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 52.10-52.90,
lot at 53.75, No. 14 200240
lbs. 51.1052.10, few lots No.
24 240260 lbs. 50.1051.10. US
No. 14 300800 lbs. sows
38.0046.00, Few Boars 32.75-
42.25,
FEEDER PIGS 194. US
No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs
14.50-20.00 per head. No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 35.00-42.00, 75-100
lbs. 45.00-53.00 per head, No.
1-3120-125 lbs. 43.5046.00 per
hundred weight.
SHEEP 4. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
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.
NEW HOLLAND The Action Auction
AUCTIONS make the difference in
marketing livestock!
NEW HOLLAND makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY’S ACTION:
900 AM - Fat Hoes
10 00 A M - Horse Sale
11 00 A M - Hay, Straw S Ear Corn
2 30 P M - 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.
New Holland, PA
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager
Omaha Cattle
December U
Weekly 51 Cattle
Compared with last week
close closing pri C|
slaughter steers and hclf t
25-60 cents higher, instant
76 cents higher. Cows at
bulls firm to 50 cents hjghe
Three day receipts 12,5<
as compand 17,600 week i|
and 10,100 for two days yt
ago. Early demand fair)
good, but late inquir
narrowed as few plant
observing non-slaughter 0
December 25, and 26th. Ste<
and heifer supply main
good to average-Choice wi
mud a prevalent factor.
STEERS: Two loads an
part load Choice with en
Prime 1200-1350 lbs. yid
grade 34 46.50. Choice lost
1250 lbs. yield grade 24 44 St
46.00, mainly 45.0046.00 o
relatively clean lots. Choic
950-1050 lbs. yield grade 3'
44.0045.50. Mixed Good an
Choice 950-1225 lbs. 4300
44.75. Good 39.00-43.7 S
Standard and low-Gow
36.00-38.00.
Average of L 5 214 details
quotations for Choice 900
1000 lb. steers this vr«
44.58, Choice 1100-1300 lbs
45.04.
HEIFERS: Six load:
Choice and Prime 950-105(
lbs. yield grade 3-4 44.00
44.25. Load 1075 lbs. with ent
prime yield grade 4 43.75
Choice 900-1090 lbs. yieli
grade 3 41.50-43.00. Mix«
Good and Choice 750-975 lbs
39.51M1.50, Good 35JKH0.0i
Small lots standard StA
Good 30.80-33.50.
. COWS: Utility and
Commercial 21.00-23.50, few
24.00. Canner and cutter
17.00- mixed cotter and
utility 21.25-21.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 142
1400-1800 lbs. 23.00-26.50,
individual yield grade 1
27.00- MGI.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing in order buying
of Stockers & Feeders
FRANK DUSSINGER
LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE: [7l7| 397-7539
MARIK LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, PA 17582
Office Phone [7I7J-872-5491
John Bowman
Ph0ne:17171653-5728
Ron Ranch
[7171656-9849
Phone:
Piione: 717-354-4341