—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 12. 1977
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livestock market and auction news
Lancaster
Market
Monday March?, 1977
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 904 211 757 69
Last Monday
756 188 871 51
Last Year
985 129 731 39
Monday’s Auction
838 141 810 69
Last Monday’s Auction
764 191
CATTLE: Compared to
-last Wednesday slaughter
steers 1.00 to instances 1.50
higher; cows fully 1.00
higher; bulls and bullocks
not fully tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1125-1300 lb. 39.25-40.60; Few
head Choice 2 1050-1225 lb.
40.00- couple 41.25-
41.60; Choice 2-41000-1325 lb.
38.10-39.75, one lot 1325 lb.
40.10; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 975-1300 lb. 37.00-
38.50; Good 2-3 34.75-37.50;
Standard and low Good 1-2
32.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Good 8004000 lb. 32.50-35.50,
few Choice 35.50-37.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 29.50-31.85,
three bead high dressing
33.10-34.10; Cutter 1-2 27.10-
30.25; Conner and low Cutter
23.75-25.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple
Choice 1150-1250 lb. 39.50;
couple yield grade 11200-1500
lb. bulls 34.75-36.00, two head
39.0 U-40.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Choice 65.00-
74.00, few Prime 74.00-77.00;
Vintage
Market
Tuesday March 1,1977
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 924 600 8
Last Tuesday
789 576 14
Last Year 797 440 13
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers uneven, Choice 2 and
high Choice and Prime firm
to 50 higher, Good to average
Choice-50-LOO-higher with
some early sales 1.50 higher;
.cows 1.00-1.50 higher than
last week’s dose or steady to
SO higher than last week’s
early sales; bullocks not
fully tested; bulls weak to
1.00 lower on small supply.
Supply included 58 per cent
slaughter steers and 34 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 2-4
1100-1400 lb. 39.75-41.00;
Choice mainly 2 1000-1325 lb.
40.00-41.75, seven head 42.25-
42.75; Choice 24 975-1350 lb.
38,50-40.50, mostly 39.00-
40.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 37.00-38.75; Good
2-3 34.00-37.00; Standard and
Good 1-2 31.50-35.00.
high Good and low Choice
55.00-65.00; Good 45.00-55.00;
Standard and Good 85-115 lb.
38.0045.00; few Standard 70-
85 lb. 28.00-35.00.
SHEEP: Market not fully
tested; one lot Choice and
Prime 109 lb. wooled lambs
55.00; one lot Choice and
Prime 93 lb. spring lambs
62.00 and couple small lots 56
lb. spring lambs- 70.00-71.00.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday March 9,1977
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
746 75 420 28
Last Wednesday
823 98 607 27
Last
Year 819 47 . 660 0
Wednesday’s Auction
829 75 480 28
Last Wednesday Auc-
tion 763 142 728 39
CATTLE: Cpmparedto
Monday slaughter steers
mostly steady, instances 50-
75 lower on early sales of
Choice and Prime; cows
fully steady; bullocks mostly
steady; small supply bulls
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1325 lb. 38.75-40.25, one
lot 4-5 1350 lb. 38.25; Choice
mainly 2 1100-1275 lb. 39.75-
40.50; Choice 2-4 1000-1350 lb.
38.00-39.25, few 39.25-40.35;
high Good and low Choice 2-3
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Good 2-3 780-1150 lb. 33.75-
36.00, few Choice 2-3 36.35-
39.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 28.50-31.75,
few 32.0032.75; Cutter 1-2
26.75-29.00; Canner and low
Cutter 23.5027.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 1000-
1250 lb. 32.85-35.00, couple
Choice 36.0037.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
15001700 lb. 35.2037.60.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, instances 2.00
higher on Standard and Good
80116 lb. Supply included 320
in graded sale of which 29
per cent sold as feeders.
VEALERS: Choice 66.00-'
74.00, couple Prime 75.00-
76.00; high Good and low
Choice 55.00-64.00; Good
46.00- Good to low
Choice 110-125 lb. 42.0046.00;
Standard and Good 85-110 lb.
32.0040.00; Standard 60-90
lb. 27.00-32.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
92 bead Standard and Good
100-125 lb. Holstein bulls
47.00-
SHEEP: No market test;
couple head Choice 55-60 lb.
spring slaughter lambs 60.00-
70.00
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New Holland
Thursday March 19,1977
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 938 584 2
Last Thursday
741 570 3
Last Year
973 586 16
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers firm to 50 higher;
cows steady to 50
bullocks steady to 1.00
higher; bulls hilly steady.
Supply included 41 per cent
slaughter steers and 46 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
11001325 lb. 89.75-41.00, few
41.0041.60; Choice mainly 2
10501350 lb. 40.2041.00, few
individual 41.3041.75; Choice
2-4 10001850 lb. 38.5040.35,
few 9201000 lb. 37.8039.50;
high Good and low Choice 2-3
37.0038.50; Good 2-3 33.70
37.50; Standard and low
Good 1-2 31.5034.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Good 2-3 800975 lb. 32.00
33.75, couple Choice 35.60
37.25.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 29.50-32.00,
36.5037.75; Good 2-3 33.10
36.50; Standard and low
Good 31.0034.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 8001050 lb. 35.50
37.50, few 37.5039.00; Good 2-
3 8001000 lb. 32.50-35.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 29.0031.75,
few 32.00-32.75; Cutter 1-2
26.5029.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 950-
1275 lb. 35.00-37.25, few
Choice 37.5039.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
14001750 lb. 35.75-38.25,
couple 39.6039.85.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady although
Choice and Prime not fully
tested.
VEALERS: Good to low
Choice 55.00-60.00, individual
Prime 79.50; Good 45.00-
55.00; Standard and Good 85-
110 lb. 38.0045.00.
SHEEP: Few head Choice
spring lambs steady. Couple
lots Choice 5065 lb. 70.00-
71.50; one lot Good 50 lb.
64.50.
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday March 11,1977
Cattle Calves
This Week 4000 1500
Last Week 3517 1450
Last Year 4009 1203
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
50 higher, some sales 1.00
higher; cows mostly
higher; bullocks steady to
firm; hulls fully steady.
Supply included 57 per cent
slaughter steers, 22 per cent
cowSrA per cent bulls, 4 per
cent heifers with the bidance
feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1325 lb. 39.7541.00, few
41.0041.60; Choice mainly 2
1050-1350 lb. 40.0041.00, 10
head' 41.7542.75; Choice 24
1000-1350 lb. 38.5040.50, few
950-1000 lb. 37.85-39.50; high
Good and low Choice 2r3 975-
1300 lb. 37.00-38.50; Good 2-3
33.75-37.50; Standard and low
Good 1-2 31.00-34.50.
few 32.00-33.00; Cutter 1-2
27.25-30.25; Canner and low
Cutter 23.5027.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000
1300 lb. 37.5039.00, couple
40.0040.75; Good 975-1250 lb.
34.75-37.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
140018501 b. 35.5038.60; yield
grade 2 10001350 lb. 31.75-
35.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady, some early
sales Standard and Good 85-
115 lb. 3.004.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 75.00
80.00, few 80.0033.50; Choice
66.0076.00; high Good and
low Choice 55.0066.00; Good
43.00-55.00; Standard and
Good 85-115 lb. 32.0041.00,
few early 28.00-34.00;
Standard 70-95 lb. 20.00-30.00
SHEEP; No market test.
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Washington Boro, PA
17582
Office Phone
(717) 872-5491
Specializing in
Stockers & Feeders
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Ph: (717)653-5728
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Ph: (717)656-9849
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MONDAY’S ACTION;
860 A.M. - Fat Hop
10.00 A.M -Horse Sale
11.00 A.M - Hay. Straw I Ear Corn
1:30 P.M. - Fat Steers. Bulls. Cows 8 Veal
WEONESOArS ACTION:
1260 Noon - Hay. Straw & Ear Com
12 30 P M - Dairy Sale
1:00 P.M. - Feeder Pie Sale
THURSDAY'S ACTION:
1160 AM - Beet Sale
Order of Sale- Bulls. Fat Steers. Cows. Veal
6:30 P.M. - Caff Sale
MW HOLLAND SALES STABLES OR.
New Holand, PA
Abram N. Offenbach, Hamer Phone:7l7-3544341
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 1-3 29.00-32,00,
few 32.00-33.00; Cutter 1-2
27.00-30.25; Calmer and low
Cotter 23.50-27.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000.
1300 lb. 36.0039.00, couple
40.0040.75; Good 975-1250 lb
32.75-35.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
14001850 lb. 34.7038.50, few
bead 38.75-39.85; yield grade
2 10001350 lb. 31.7035.50.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
generally steady.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00
80.00, few 80.0083.50; Choice
65.0074.00; high Good and
low Choice 55.00-65.00; Good
43.00-55.00; Good to low
Choice 110125 lb. 42.0048.00;
Standard and Good 85-110 lb.
32.0045.00; Standard 70-90
lb. 27.0032.00, few 20.00
27.00.
RETURNED TO FARM
Standard and Good 100-125
lb. Holstein bulls 45.00-50.00,
couple lots 50.00-53.00.
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LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Route 22
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday at 1:30
P.M. starting with feeder cattle
and pigs.