Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 6. 1976
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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Market
Msoday, March 1
Cattle Cahres Hop Sheep
Today
726 117 10U 56
Last Monday
1017 145 MO 146
Last Year
962 1» 728 157
Monday’s Auction
623 168 1084 53
Last Monday’s Auction
145 869 199
742
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers weak to SO lower, with
small supply high Choice and
Prime yield grade 5-4 as
much as 1.00 off; cows fully
steady, instances 1.00 higher
on Cutter; bullocks fully
steady; bulls steady to 1.00
lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Few high Choice and Prime
yield grade 3-4 1100-1275 lb.
38.25-30.85; Choice yield
grade 2-1 1000-1425 lb. 37.50-
38.85, few head mainly yield
grade 2 40.0041.00; mixed
Good and Choice yield grade
24 1050-1300 lb. 30.75-38.00
with yield grade 2-31100-1400
lb. Holsteins 35.60-36.60;
Good 950-1250 lb. 35.00-37.00;
few Standard 32.75-34.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice yield grade 24 850-975
lb. 34.75-36.00; Good 30.00-
33.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 28.25-29.00,
few 29.60-30.00; Cotter 26.50-
28.50; Canner and low Cutter
23.75-26.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-
1300 lb. 39.0040.00, couple
40.0040.75; Good 975-1250 lb.
33.00-36.50, couple 36.50-
38.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 36.00-39.00, three
bead 1685-1905 lb. 34.85-36.35;
yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb.
32.75-35.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00-
78.00; Choice 60.00-72.00;
Good to low Choice 48.00-
60.00; Good 36.00-45.00;
Standard and low Good 110-
125 lb. 30.00-36.00, 90-105 lb.
25.00-30.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 80-
105 lb. new crop lambs
selling fully steady.
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Vintage
Auction
Tuesday, March 2
Cattle Cahres Sheep
Today
732 603 14
Last Tuesday
965 622 23
Last Year
746 677 13
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers uneven, bulk of supply
steady to 50 lower, although
Choice mostly yield grade 2
steady to strong; cows
steady to 50 higher; bullocks
steady; bulls weak to 1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime yield
grade 14 1100-1350 lb. 39.00-
40.50; Choice mostly yield
grade 2 1060-1300 lb. 38.75-
40.00, few 40.0041.00; Choice
yield grade 24 1000-1350 lb.
37.50-39.00; high Good and
low Choice yield grade 2-3
36.75-38.00; Good yield grade
2-3 34.75-36.50; Standard
33.25-35.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 28.50-31.00,
few 31.00-31.75; Cutter 26.50-
28.50, few late sales 26.00-
26.50; Canner and low Cutter
22.00-26.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 1000-
1350 lb. 34.00-36.60, couple
Choice 39.7541.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1150-1600 lb. 35.50-38.75,
couple 1900-2195 lb. 35.85-
38.85; yield grade 21000-1350
lb. 32.5036.00.
• VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to strong.
VEALERS: Choice 63.00-
70.00; couple Prime 72.00-
74.00; high Good and low
Choice 52.00-60.00; Good
40.0048.00; Standard and low
Good 110-125 lb. 31.50-39.00;
90-105 lb. 26.50-31.50,7035 lb.
20.00-26.50.
RETURNED TO FARM:
90 head 100-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 42.50-44.50.
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Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March S
Cattle Calves Hep Sheep
Today
512 67 625
Last Wednesday
566 102 871
Last Year
II 497
Wednesday’s Auction
506 57 832 20
Lost Wednesday’s Auction
106
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter ateers
firm to SO higher, instances
1.00 higher on high Choice
and Prime; cows weak to
1.00 lower; insufficient
volume bulls or bullocks for
a market test
SLAUGHTER STEERS:-
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1050-1300 lb. 38.85-40.75, load
Prime 4 1450-1515 lb. 38.85-
39.35; Choice 2-41000-1350 lb.
37.80-39.25; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 1100-1325 lb.
36.75-38.25; Good 2-3 35.50-
38.00; Standard 2-3 28.35-
36.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 850-075 lb. 35.75-
38.10; Good 53 32.50-36.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 1-3 28.00-
29.50, couple 30.00-30.35;
Cutter 25.50-28.50; Canner
and low Cutter 23.00-25.25.
BULLOCKS: Couple
Choice 2 1100 lb. 41.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1650-2220 lb. couple 30.85-
34.60; yield grade 21000-1400
lb. 32.00-34.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady.
VEAUERS: Choice 62.00-
72.00, couple Prime 74.00-
79.00; Good to low Choice
48.00- Good 35.00-45.00;
Standard to Good including
few low Choice 110-125 lb.
30.00- 90-105 lb. 27.00-
32.00.
SHEEP: Small supply
slaughter lambs Mly
steady; couple lots Choice
70-85 lb. new crop lambs
56.00-59.50; couple lots
Choice 70-90 lb. wooled
lambs 50.00-53.00.
FORTY-TWO YEARS OF SERVICE ...
to the farmer, to the dealer and to the packer.
May we sene you?
S. K. SHOTZBERGER, INC.
LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
PARADISE, PENNA. J
BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS, 1
• LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES \
SOLD ON COMMISSION «
SALE EVERY TUESDAY 12 NOON
HOG SALES
Every Saturday At 9:00 A.M. i
Every Wednesday At 9 :OOA.M. |
FOR MARKETING INFORMATION j
PHONE AREA CODE 717-442-4181
For 24 Hour Market Reportinf Service, '
Ca« 717-761-3117
Box 100 Paradise. Pat 1
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30 / <
New Holland
TWnday, Marcfc4
CattkCahrea Sheep
9M 910 1»
Today
rLast Thu-
707 510
LostYeor 830 469
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers steady; cow* Ann to
SO higher; bullock* scarce;
bulls fully ateady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1325 lb. 3t.75-40.60; load
Prime mostly 4 1350-IS6O lb.
37JM9.50; Choice mainly 2
975-1275 lb. 39.0040.75, 10
bead 41.0042J5, Choice 2-4
1050-1325 lb. 3U549.25, few
Choice 4 1100-1350 lb. 37.00-
38.50; high Good and low
Choice 24 36.5048.75; Good
24 35.2546.25; Standard and
low Good 32.0044.75.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 1-3 28.50-
31.00, few 31.0031.75; Cutter
26.50-29.00; Canner and low
Cutter 24.50-26.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple
Choice 1150-1250 lb. 42.50-
43.50, few other Choice 38.50-
40.75; Good 1000-1300 lb.
34.5038.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 84.5038.75, few
39.0039.85; yield grade 2
1000-1300 U). 32.5035.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, although
Standard and low Good 80-
110 lb. weak to 3.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 73.00-
78.00, couple 81.00-83.00;
Choice 62.00-72.00; Good to '
low Choice 52.0031.00; Good
40.0052.00; Standard and low
Good few low Choice 100-120
lb. 24.0032.00, few 33.00-
35.00. 80-95 lb. 20.00-26.00, few
27.0030.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume for a market test.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday, March I
Cetde Calves
This Week noo 1100
Last Week 3500 I*l
Lest Year *3l 1360
CATTLE: Slaughter ateen
fully steady with last week’s
close with some late week
strength off-setting early
weakness; cows uneven,
closing dim to 50 higher;
bullocks steady; bolls steady
to 1.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 50 percent slaughter
steers, 23 percent cows, 5
percent heifers, I percent
bulls with the balance feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Two loads Prime 4 1350-1550
lb. 37.8530.50; high Choice
and Prime 3-4 1060-1350 lb.
38.75- Choice 2-4 1000-
1350 lb. 37.5039.00 with
Choice mostly 2 1050-1300 lb.
38.75- few 40.75-42.25,
few Choice 4 37.0038.00; high
Good and low Choice 23
365038.75; Good 23 35.25-
36.25; Standard 13 32.00-
35.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 850575 lb. 34.75-
38.10; Good 23 30.0036.00.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 13 28.00-
31.00, few 31.0031.75; Cutter
26.50-28.50, few 25.50-26.50;
Canner and low Cutter 22.00-
26.00.
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MONDAY'S ACTION:
900 AM. - Fat Hots
10 00 A.M - Horse Sale
1100 AM. - Hay. Straw & Ear Corn
230P.M - Fat Steers. Bulls. Cows I 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 HOUND SALES STABLES UK.
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manaier
BULLOCKS: Choice 110 Q
USO lb. JBAMI.OO, coupli
HAMS JO; Good 1000-DO
lb. SJLOMUO.
BULLS: Yield grade
1100-1700 lb. 34J058.75. fen
3I.OOSOJB; yield grade
1000-1400 lb. 51.0058.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealer
mostly steady althoug
galea Standard an
low Good 80-110 lb. weak t
3.00 lower.
VGALERS: Prime 710
74.00, few 78.00-83.00; Cboic
11.00- Good to lo
Choice 00.00-81.00; Goo
38.00- Standard an
Good few low Choice 110-1
lb. 30.00-36.00,90-106 lb. 22.0
30.00, few TOSS lb. 20.00-25.0
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MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sab way Tuesday at l;3d
P.M. starting «Hk feeder cattle
and pegs.
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Phone:7l7-354-4341