—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Nov. 20, 1976
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Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Market
Monday, Nov. 15,1976
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
885 172 665 87
Last Monday
1066 128 616 125
Last Year
1059 279 730 101
Monday’s Auction
684 203 668 92
Last Monday’s Auction
140 597 125
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers weak to 50 lower;
cows mostly 2.00 lower;
bullocks steady to 1.00
higher; bulls 1.50-2.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1000-1200 lb. 40.25-41.40;
Choice mainly 2 1000-1225 lb.
40.5041.00, couple head 41.00-
41.60; Choice 24 975-1325 lb.
38.7540.50; few mainly 4
37.50-38.50; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 36.25-38.50;
Good 2-3 33.25-37.75; Stan
dard 1-2 30.25-33.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 850-1000 lb. 37.25-
39.50, few 770-850 lb. 36.00-
37.50; Good 2-3 800-1000 lb.
32.00-37.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 22.25-23.50,
couple 23.50-24.25; Cutter 1-2
20.00-22.25; Carmer and low
Cutter 18.00-20.00.
BULLOCKS; Choice 1000-
1275 lb. 36.00-39.00, couple
40.0042.00; Good 975-1200 lb.
30.50-34.00.
BULLS Yield grade 11100-
1700 lb. 30.75-34.25; yield
grade 2 1000-1300 lb. 27.75-
30.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady; slaughter
calves steady to weak.
VEALERS: Prune 65.00-
Vintage
Market
Tuesday, Nov. 16,1976
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 675 636 65
Last Tuesday
850 659 23
Last Year
822 688 21
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers 50-1.00 higher with
bulk of supply being sold to
small retail outlets; cows 50-
LOO lower with Utility and
Commercial 1.00-2.00 lower;
bulls mostly steady on small
supply. Supply included 30
per cent slaughter steers, 10
per cent heifers, 53 per cent
cows and 5 per cent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
40.50-43.10, couple 43.85-
44.00; Choice mainly 2 1000-
1300 lb. 40.7542.75, few 43.00-
43.50; Choice 24 1000-1300 lb.
39.0041.35; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 38.0040.00;
Good 2-3 32.75-38.50; few
Standard 1-2 29.00-34.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 800-950 lb. 36.00-
37.10, couple 38.10-39.50;
70.00, couple 70.00-73.00;
Choice 55.00-65.00; high Good
and low Choice 47.00-55.00;
Good 37.0047.00; Standard
and Good 90-110 lb. 27.00-
36.00, 70-85 lb. 20.00-27.00;
few Utility and Standard 60-
90 lb. 12.00-19.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES:
Good and Choice 225-350 lb.
23.00-
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
1.00- higher; slaughter
ewes 1.00-2.00 higher.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
70-95 lb. 41.00-45.50; Good
38.0041.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 12.00-17.00.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, Nov. 17,1976
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
849 81 923 14
Last Wednesday
86 951 14
778
Last Year
711 79 674 79
Wednesday’s Auction
615 103 963 83
Last Wednesday’s Auction
999
494
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
firm to 1.00 higher; cows
weak to 50 lower; bullocks
mostly steady; bulls scarce,
yield grade 2 steady to weak.
Supply included 55 per cent
slaughter steers, 26 per cent
cows, 10 per cent heifers and
9 per cent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Good 1-2 750-900 lb. 29.75-
34.00; Standard 1-2 600-800 lb.
21.75-29.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 22.00-23.75,
few 24.00-24.85, couple 25.50-
26.25; Cutter 1-2 19.50-22.75;
Canner and low Cutter 17.00-
19.75. '
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1100-1900 lb. 29.85-31.50,
couple 31.50-32.10; yield
grade 2 1000-1300 lb. 27.75-
29.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady, instances 3.00
higher on Standard and Good
70-110 lb. Supply included 402
in graded sale of which 30
per cent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Choice 50.00-
55.00, couple Prime 60.50-
63.00; high Good and low
Choice 44.00-50.00; Good
32.00- Standard and
Good 90-110 lb. 25.00-32.00, 70-
90 lb. 20.00-27.00; Utility and
Standard 65-90 lb. 12.00-19.00.
RETURNED TO FARM;
60 head Standard and Good
100-105 lb. Holstein bulls
38.00- 50,40 head 110-115 lb.
35.00- 00; one 15 head lot
Standard and Good 100-105
lb. Holstein heifers 30.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
1.00- lower; slaughter
ewes fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
70-95 lb. 40.00-45.00; Good 50-
85 lb. 32.00-39.00.
New Holland
Thursday, Nov. 18,1976
Cattle Calves Sheep
966 590 56
Today
Last Thurs.
1055 578 57
Last Year
1029 452 26
CATTLE: 966. Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers firm to 1.00 higher,
mostly advance on Choice
and Prime; cows steady to 50
lower, although bulk-of-the
later trading --steady;
bullocks weak to 1.00 lower;
bulls 3-4.00 lower on small
supply. Supply included 48
per cent slaughter steers, 30
per cent cows, 8 per cent
bulls, 4 per cent heifers with
the balance feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice mainly 21050-1300 lb.
40.8541.75; Choice 24 1000-
1350 lb. 39.2540.60, few 38.50-
39.25; Choice 4-5 1200-1425 lb.
36.75-39.50; high Good and
low Choice 24 1000-1300 lb.
35.35-39.75; Good 2-3 32.00-
38.00; Standard 1-2 31.85-
33.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 875-1100 lb. 34.50-
37.35; Good 2-3 750-900 lb.
32.00-34.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 22.00-23.00;
Cutter 1-2 20.00-22.00; Canner
and low Cutter 17.00-20.00;
Utility 2-3 beef breed 1000-
12501 b. 22.00-22.50, Cutter 1-2
800-1000 lb. 18.00-21.50, few
650-800 lb. 16.50-18.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 36.75-
39.75, couple 41.00; Good 950-
1200 lb. 32.00-36.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 2 975-
1250 lb. 28.00-30.00, couple
yield grade 1 32.50-33.60.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
weak to 2.00 lower; slaughter
calves weak to 1.00 lower.
VEALERS; Choice 55.00-
64.00, few Prime 63.00-72.00;
high Good and low Choice
45.00- Good 32,00-44.00;
Standard and Good 90-115 lb.
25.00- Standard 70-100
lb. 19.00-25.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES;
Good and Choice 280-350 lb.
23.00-
SHEEP: No market test;
few Choice 70-95 lb. wooled
lambs 40.00-42.50.
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday, Nov. 19,1976
Cattle Calves
This Week 4400 1500
Last Week 5214 1473
Last Year 4674 1361
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
firm to 1.00 higher, some
sales Choice and Prime,,
mainly to the smaller retail
outlets 1.50 higher; cows
Few high Choice and Prime
3-4-1100-1325 lb. 41.50-42.25;
Choice mainly 2 1000-1325 lb.
41.0042.25, few 42.2542.75;
Choice 24 975-1300 lb. 39.50-
41.25, few 38.50-39.50; high
Good and low Choice 2-3
37.5040.00; Good 2-3 33.25-
37.00; Standard and low
Good 2-3 29.75-33.35, few 900-
950 lb. 25.35-25.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 800-980 lb. 36.25-
38.75; Good 2-3 750-950 lb.
29.75-33.50 COWS: Utility
and Commercial 1-3 22.50-
24.00, few 24.00-24.50; Cutter
1-2 19.75-23.00; Canner and
low Cutter 18.00-20.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1250 lb. 36.00-38.00; Good 950-
1200 lb. 29.50-34.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 29.50-31.00, few
31.00- yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 27.50-30.00.
VEAL CALVES: 590.
Vealers uneven, Choice and
Prime weak to 2.00 lower;
Standard and Good 1-2.00
higher, instances 4.00 higher
on standard 60-85 lb.
VEALERS: Prime 62.00-
67.00; Choice 52.00-62.00;
high Good and low Choice
39.00- Good 31.00-38.00;
Standard and Good 90-110 lb.
23.00- 70-90 lb. 20.00-
25.00, few Standard 60-85 lb.
14.00-
SHEEP: 56. Wooled lambs
fully steady; slaughter ewes
1-2.00 higher.
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Washington Boro, PA
17582
Office Phone
(717 ) 872-5491
Specializing in
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Ph: (717)653-5728 f
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ij Ph: (717) 656-9849
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MONDAY'S ACTION
800 A M - Fat Hogs
10 00 A M Horse Sale
11 00 AM Hay Straw S Ear Com
1 30 P M - Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY'S ACTION:
12 00 Noon Hay Straw & Ear Corn
1230 PM Dairy Sale
1 00 P M - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY'S ACTION:
1100 AM Beef Sale
Order of Sale Bulls Fat Steers. Cows Veal
630 P M Calf Sale
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New Holland, PA
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone. 717-354 4
steady to 50 lower; b
weak to 1.00 lower
2.00-3.00 lower clos
much as 5.00 lower,
included 33 p
slaughter steers, 21 p
cows, 5 per cent bulb
cent heifers with the l
feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER ST
High Choice and Pn
1100-1325 lb. 40.50-42
42.25- Choice m
- 1000-1300 lb. 40.50-42.
42.25- couple
43.50; Choice 2-4 1000-
39.00-41.25, few ma
37.50-38.75; high Got
low Choice 2-3 37 0
Good 2-3 32.75-38.00;
dard 1-2 29.00-34..,
950 lb. 25.35-25.75. 1
SLAUGHTER HE]|
Choice 24 800-1250 Ibj
39.50; Good 1-3 750-1
29.75-34.00; Standard!
800 lb. 21.75-29.00. |
COWS: Utility
Commercial 1-3 22.(
few 24.0(1-24.50; Cut
19.50-23.00; Canner {
Cutter 17.00-19.,00; Ut
1000-1250 lb. beef bre<
22.50; Cutter 1-2 bee
800-1000 lb. 18.00-21.
650-800 lb. 16.50-18.00
BULLOCKS: Choi
1275 lb. 36.00-39.(1
mainly early part <
40.00-42.00; Good 975
29.50-35.00.
BULLS: Yield g
1100-1900 lb. 29.50-32
early part of weel
34.25; yield grade 21
lb. 27.50-30.00.
VEAL CALVES;
uneven, Choice and
steady to 2.00 lowe
dard and Good 1
higher.
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LIVESTOG
MARKET, I
1 mile East o
Fredericksbui
along Route 2
PHONE JONEST
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday a
P M. starting with feede
and pigs.