—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 13, 1976
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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March •
Cattle Calves Hap Steep
Today
m 148 731 49
Laat Monday
725 117 1061 56
Laat Year W 4 592 47
683 185 09 74 CATTLE: Compared to
Monday'! Auction Tuesday slaughter
1066 131 715 46 «teers Rrm to 50 higher;
Last Monday's Auction s * l i° l . I b |? her: bun *
623 111 1084 53 111,11110 higher.^
CATTLE: Compared to SLAUGHTER STEERS:
last Wedneadiyslaughter
steers steady to Ann, in- 1100-UM lb.
stances 50 higher; cows 50- 2 MWJOJ lb.
1.00 higher; bullocks fully
steadyThulls firm to 1.00 Choice2-41000-13501b. 38.00-
522' 39.25, load Choice 2-3 1415-
aSuGHTER STEERS: lb j , 37 |*i2?
High Choice and Prime 3-4 low^ceT^OOO
-1060-1325 lb. 39.2541.00, load 1200 38.75-38.75; Good 2-3
ShOlb!sSfio.S; Ss««s 33 - 50 -
Choice 2-4 1000-1325 lb. 38.00- M , IIL . DD ,
39.50, few Choice 4 37.50- HMFEI^:
38.00; high Good and loa
Choice 2-3 36.50-38.50
Holsteins 35.3536.50; Gooc 3 u I(A
1000-1250 lb, 2-3 34.0036.00; COWS: Utility and Wgi
Standard 31.0034.00. dressing Cutter 13 29.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 32.00, few 32.0033.00; Cutter
Choice 24 800-1000 lb. 35.35- 27.00-29.75; Canner and low
37.85, few Choice 2 38.50- ,
40.50; Good 23 34.0038.60. BULLS: Yield grade 1
COWS: Utility and high 1100-1700 lb. 34.75-38.00,
dressing Cutter 13 28.60- couple 39.00-39.75; yield
30.50, few 30.6031.75; Cutter grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 32.50-
26.75-29.35; Canner and low 35.50.
Cutter 24.50-26.50. VEAL CALVES: Vealers
BULLOCKS: Good 975- 1.003.00 higher,
1100 lb. 34.00-38.00, few VEALERS: Choice 62.00-
Choice 1050-1200 lb. 38.75- 69.00; high Good and low
39'7§' Choice 52.00-60.00; Good
BULLS: Yield grade 1 38.00-49.00; Standard, and
1100-1600 lb. 37.7539.00, five Good few low Choice 100-125
head 40.0041.10; yield grade lh. 32.0040.50,85-95 lb. 27.00-
2 1000-1250 lb. 32.0037.00. 34.50. 7030 lb. 18.00-28.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers RETURNED TO FARM:
fully steady. 21 head 100-115 lb. Holstein
VEALERS: Good to low heifers 46.0047.00; 85 head
Choice 48.0035.00; individual 100-115 lb. Holstein bulls
Prime 81.00; Good 35.00- 40.0046.50, 30 head 9035 lb.
45.00; Standard and Good 363036.50.
few low Choice 110-125 lb. _ SHEE ?= F *^
30.0036.00, 90-105 lb. 26.00- Choice 60-75 lb. new crop
31.00. lambs 49.0034.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume to fully test trends.
Few Choice and Prime 40-65
FORTY-TWO YEARS OF SERVICE ...
to the farmer, to the dealer and to the packer.
May we serve 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)
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Quality Conklin Products
Liquid Nitrogen Trailer Load Lots.
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Good Seedling Vigor, excellent standabihty and a
High Yielding single cross hybrid.
Delivered to your farm now at low prices.
MELVIN R. WEAVER
RDI Box 529
Manheim, PA
PH: 717-569-6576
Vintage
Auction
Taeaday, March*
CatOs Calves Steef
Today 707 440 13
Last Tuesday
732 003 14
Laat Year
lb. new crop lambs 65.00-
85.00; few Utility slaughter
ewes 10.00-13.00.
Lancaster
Auction
Wadaesday, March 10
Catda Calves Bop Sheep
Today
111 47 MO 0
Last Wednesday
57 825 23
512
Laat Year
07 75 690 101
Wednesday's Auction
744 47 M 5 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
weak to SO lower; in
sufficient volume cows for a
market test; bulb mostly
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1075-1300 lb. 38.75-40.25, load
1445-1450 lb. mostly 4 38.75-
39.10, one lot 4-51175-1280 lb.
38.85-38.25; Choice 2-4 1000-
1300 lb. 37.75-39.00, few
mostly 2 39.0539.85, couple
lots Choice 3-4 1250-1370 lb.
36.7538.25; high Good to low
Choice 2-4 36.2538.00; Good
23 35.0036.25; Standard and
low Good 32.5035.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 32.00, few 32.0032.75; Cutter
Choice 23 760350 lb: 34.00- 2r.25-29.50,few 20.5030.50;
3635; Good 23 750-900 lb. Canner and low Cutter 25.50-
30.7533.50.
COWS: Cutter 27.00-29.00,
few Utility and high dressing
Cutter 29.7530.85.
BULLOCKS: Choice 23
1000-1275 lb. 38.50-39.00;
Good 23 950-1200 lb. 35.50-
38.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 36.7539.00.
VEAL CALVES: In
sufficient volume to test
market trends; few Stan
dard and Good 90-120 lb.
steady.
VEALERS: Standard and
Good 110-120 lb. 33.00-40.00,
90-105 lb. 29.00-33.00.
SHEEP: None.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
HAY, STRAW & EAR
CORN SALE
Every Wednesday 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 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
Or 215-458-5060
L. Robert Frame, Manager
For 24 Hour Market Reporting Service,
Call 717-768-3117
Box 100 Paradise Pa
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
New Holland
Thursday March U, U7I
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
973 SH 16
Last Thursday
906 510 19
Laat Year
1004 500 8
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers uneven. Choice and
Prime 50-1.00 lower with
Standard to low Choice
steady to weak; cows 50-1.00
higher with Cutter fully 1.00
higher; bullocks steady;
bulls steady to firm.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1075-1275 lb. 38.50-39.75;
Choice 1050-1250 lb. mostly 2
38.7539.75, few 40.2540.75,
Choice 24 975-1350 lb. 37.60-
39.00, few Choice 4 1200-1375
lb. 35.5038.00; high Good and
low Choice 23 1000-1300 lb.
36.0038.00; Good 23 35.50-
37.50; Standard and low
Good 23 32.5035.25.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 13 29.75-
26.75.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1300 lb. 38.5040.50; Good
35.0038.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 35.5038.50, few
38.75-40.00; yield grade 2
1000-1300 lb. 32.5036.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
folly steady although
Standard and Good 1.00-4.00
higher.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00-
80.50; Choice 64.00-76.00;
Good to low Choice 52.00-
61.00, 110-125 lb. 40.0fM5.00;
Good 120-145 lb. 44.0fM0.00;
Standard and Good 100-115
lb. 30.00-37.00,90-100 lb. 28.00-
32.00, 70-85 lb. 25.00-28.00.
SHEEP; Market trends .
not fully tested; few Choice
75-90 lb. wooled lambs 52.00;
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday March 12
Catda Calves
This Week
3900 1220
Last Week
3403 1287
Last Year
4708 1378
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
closed the week steady to 50
lower with some sales Choice
and Prime 50-1.00 lower;
cows 50-1.00 higher; bullocks
steady; bulls firm to 1.00
higher. Supply included 65
per cent slaughter steers, 17
Ent cows, 6 percent
4 percent heifers with
remaining balance
feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1075-1400 lb. 31.50-41.00,
couple loads 1435-1510 lb.
mostly 4 38.75-40.25; Choice
mainly 2 1000-1300 lb. 38.75-
40.50, few 40.5041.00, Choice
24 975-1350 lb. 37.0039.25,
load Choice 23 1415-1575 lb.
37.6038.60, few Choice 41200-
1375 lb. 35.50-38.25: high
Good and low Choice 23
36.0038.50; Good 23 3530-
38.00; Standard and low
Good 23 323035.25.
Choice 24 750350 lb. 34.00-
37.85, few Choice 2 38.50-
40.50; Good 23 750-900 lb.
30.7535J0.
COWS: Utility and high
dressing Cutter 13 28.50-
32.00, few 32.0033.25; Cutter
27.0030.00; Canner and low
Cutter 25.00-27.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 23
975-1300 lb. 38.5040.50; Good
23 950-1200 lb. 34,0038.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 34.7539:00, few
39.00-40.00, five head on
Monday 40.00-41.10; yield
grade 2 1000-1300 lb. 32.00-
36.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 2.00 higher with
Utility and Good slaughter
ewes 14.00-20.00.
COMPLETE
LIVESTOCK
BUYING SERVICE
Specializing m order buying
or Stockers & Feeders
FRANK DUSSINGER
LIVESTOCK ORDER BUYER
PHONE |717|397 7539
MARTIN LIVESTOCK
Washington Boro, PA 17582
Office Phone 1717| 872-5491
John Bowman
Phone |717|653-5728
Ron Ranch
Phone |717|656-9849
NEW HOLLAND The Action Auction
AUCTIONS make the difference in
marketing livestock!
NEW HOLLAND makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY’S ACTION.
8:00 A.M. - Fat Hogs
10 00 A M - Horse Sale
1100 A M Hay Straw & 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;
1100 AM - Beef Sale
Order of Sale Bulls. Fat Steers. Cows. Veal
NEW HOLIAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, PA
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-4341
Local
Grain
Friday, March 12
These price* are made us
of the <nrfl|e prices quote<
by a number of participate
local feed and (rain coo.
cern*. It should be noted,
however, that not ever;
dealer or broker bandies
each commodity. All prices
are per buabel except ear
corn and soybean me*
which are per too.
The average local grain
prices quoted Friday, Mar
12 are as follows:
Bid+Ofiered
Ear! Com 63.00 72.00
Shelled Corn 2.67 2.91
Barley 1.89 2.12
Oats
Local 1.55
Western IJ4
Wheat 3.35
Millers 3.34
Soybeans 4.55
Soybean Meal 173.50
+Bid is the price tl
dealer will buy from the
farmer delivered to the mill
Offered is the price the
dftlCT wID gtfn hir mill
Standard and Good 1.004,
higher.
VEALERS; Prime 74.00
81.00; Choice 62.00-76.00
high Good and low Choio
52.0041.00, 110-125 lb. 40.00
45.00; Good 120-145 lb. 38.00
50.00; Standard and Gooi
100-115 lb. 30.00-37.00, 90-10
lb. 27.0032.00,7060 lb. 18.06
28.06.
RETURNED TO FARM
21 bead 100-119 lb. Holsteii
heifers 46.0047.00; 85 heat
100-115 lb. Holstein bulL
40.0046.50, 30 head 90-95 lb
36.0036.50.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Toesday at 130
P.M. starting with feeder cattle
and pigs.
1.79
2.02
3.58
3.57