Lancaster Farmii
2
Livestock market and aucflonnews
Lancaster
Market
Monday March 14,1977
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1120 199 711 101
Last Monday
904 211 757 69
Last Year
825 153 794 69
Monday’s Auction
1111 162 890 102
Last Monday’s Auction
838 141 810
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers steady to firm; cows
steady to 50 lower; bullocks
1.00-2.00 higher; bulls fully
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High Choice and Prime 34
1200-1425 lb. 39.7540.75;
Choice mainly 2 1000-1250 lb.
39.5040.25; Choice 24 1000-
1350 lb. 38.00-39.75, few 950-
1000 lb. 37.50-38.50; high
Good and low Choice 2-3
36.50-38.50; Good 2-3 33.75-
37.50; Standard 1-2 31.00-
33.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-3 75-1000 lb. 31.50-
35.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 28.25-30.50,
few 30.50-31.50 with five head
32.00-32.85; Cutter 1-2 27.00-
29.00; Canner and low Cutter
24.50-26.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 975-
1300 lb. 38.7540.50, few 40.50-
41.50; Good 950-1250 lb. 34.00-
38.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 34.75-38.75,
couple 39.00-40.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 31.50-
35.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady.
VEALERS: Choice 65.00-
72.00, few Prime 73.00-78.00;
high Good and low Choice
55.00- Good 45.00-55.00;
Standard and Good 85-110 lb.
35 00-44 00
RETURNED TO FARM:
Standard and Good 90-110 lb.
Holstein bulls 43.00-48.00, few
49.00-
SHEEP: Spring lambs
steady, couple lots wooled
lambs steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
65-70 lb. 58.00-65.00.
- WOOLED LAMBS: Lot
Choice 102 lb. 54.50; couple
lots Good 70-95 lb. 45.00-50.00.
Saturday. March 19. 1977
Vintage
Market
Toes. March 15,1977
Cattle Calves Sheep
937 457 29
Today
Last
Tuesday 924 60Q 8
Last Year 879 655 37
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers mostly steady; cows
weak to 1.00 lower; bulls
fully steady; bullocks
scarce. Supply Included 57
per cent slaughter steers and
33 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1100-1375 lb. 39.75-41,00;
Choice mainly 2 1075
1275 lb. 40.0041.50, five head
42.0042.75; Choice 24 1000-
1425 lb. 38.50-40.25; high
Good and-low Choice 2-3
36.50- Good 2-3 34.00-
37.50; Standard 1-2 31.50-
33.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 800-1075 lb. 36.75-
38.75, few head 39.0040.50.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 1-3 28.75-31.00,
few 31.00-34.75, with about 12
head 32.00-32.85; Cutter 1-2
26.50- Canner and low
Cutter 24.50-27.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1400-1700 lb. 34.60-36.00,
couple near 2000 lb. 37.35-
37.75.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
1.00- lower with Standard
70-95 lb. 2.004.00 lower.
VEALERS: Choice 65.00-
68.50, couple Prime 75.00-
78.00; high Good and low
Choice 52.00-60.00; Good
42.00- Good to low
Choice 110-125 lb. 38.0044.00;
Standard and Good 80-110 lb.
30.0040.00, Standard 70-90 lb.
23.00-
RETURNED TO FARM:
95 head Standard and Good
100-115 lb. Holstein bulls
41.0044.50; one lot Standard
and Good 90-95 lb. Holstein
heifers 36.00.
SHEEP: Insufficient
volume to fully test trends.
Few head Choice 55-70 lb.
spring lambs 66.00-69.00;
Choice 85-100 lb. wooled
slaughter lambs 52.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 16.00-21.00
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday March 16,1977
'Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 881 103 919 64
Last Wednesday
746 75 420 28
Last Year
900 47 737 18
Wednesday’s Auction
972 101 915 64
Last Wednesday’s Auction
829 75 480 28
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
mostly steady, instances 50
lower; cows steady; bullocks
steady; bulls fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1200-1325 lb. 39.75-40.85;
Choice 241000-1325 lb. 38.00-
39.50; few Choice 34 1400-
1540 lb. 37.25-38.25; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 1000-
1375 lb. 36.50-38.00; Good 2-3
34.00- Standard and
Good 1-2 31.00-34.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 800-1050 lb. 35.85-
37.75, few 39.0040.25; Good 2-
3 750-1000 lb. 31.5035.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 28.50-31.25,
few 31.25-31.85; Cutter 1-2
27.00- few low Cutter
26.00-
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1300 lb. 38.0040.50, few 40.50-
41.35; Good 975-1200 lb. 34.00-
37.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 34.75-38.85,
individual 1600 lb. 41.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady.
VEALERS: Couple Choice
65.00- Good 45.00-58.00;
Standard and Good 85-110 lb.
33.00- „
SHEEP: Spring lambs
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Few
Choice 30-45 lb. 73.50-74.50,
50-60 lb. 65.00-70.00, 20 head
80-85 lb. 62.50-63.50.
SLAUGHTER EWES: 26
head Utility 112 lb. 22.00.
VINTAGE SAtES
T&f STABLES, INC.
BULLS, STEERS,
BUTCHER COWS,
LAMBS AND VEAL CALVES
SOLD ON COMMISSION
SALE EVERY TUESDAY II A.M.
HOG SALES
WEEKLY - WED. A SAT. 9 A.M.
STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE -
IST A 3RD THURSDAY, 1;00 P.M.
(Sl.OOa head Commission)
EVERY THURSDAY - 12:00 P.M.
HAY A STRAW SALE
Get calves in early for grading & weighing. No
weight loss.
FOR MARKETING INFORMATION
PHONE AREA CODE 717-768-8204
Home Phone 215-458-5060
L Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise. PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
New Holland
March 17,1977
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1000 566 17
Last Thursday
938 584 2
Last Year 1017 489 12
' CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers weak to 50 lower;
cows steady to 50 lower,
decline mainly on early sales
.Utility and Commercial;
bullocks fully steady; bulls
steady to 1.00 higher. Supply
included 44 per cent
slaughter steers and 35 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-5
1150-1435 lb. 39.10-40.35;
Choice mainly 2 1025-1300 lb.
39.2540.75; Choice 24 1000-
1300 lb. 38.25-39.50, few 37.85-
38.25; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 36.50r38.25; Good
2-3 33.0036.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 875-1075 lb. 34.75-
38.00, six head Choice and
Prime 3411251 b. 39.10; Good
23 32.0035.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 28.75-30.75,
few head 31.50-32.75; Cutter
1-2 27.25-29.75; Canner and
low Cutter 24.50-27.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1250 lb. 38.0040.00, few 40.50-
41.00; Good 975-1250 lbs.
33.5037.75,
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lbs. 35.50-37.60,
couple 1965-1990. lb. 39.85-
40.00; yield grade 21000-1300
lb. 33.00-35.25. .
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
uneven, Choice and Prime
mostly steady, Good steady
to weak, Standard and good
80-110 lb. 3.005.00 lower.
VEALERS: Prime 75.00-
80.00, couple 81.00-83.50;
Choice 65.00-77.00; high Good
and low Choice 54.00-62.00;
Good 38.0052.00; Standard
and Good 90-110 1b.24.00-
35.00, few 70-85 lb. 20.00-27.00.
SHEEP: Market not fully
tested; few Choice 70-87 lb.
spring lambs 54.00-59.00, one
lot 52 lb. 69.00 with three
head 33 lb. 90.00.
Lancaster
Weekly
March 18,1977
Cattle Calves
This Week 5000 1350
Last Week 4081 1470
Last Year 4092 1467
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
weak to 50 lower; slaughter
heifers steady to 50 lower;
cows steady to weak, in
stances as much as 1.00
lower, bullocks fully steady;
bulls steady to 1.00 higher.
Supply included 53 per cent
slaughter steers, 16 per' cent
cows, 7 per cent heifera, 5
per cent bulls with the
balance feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High Choice and Prime 33
1150-1425 lb. 39.7541.00;
Choice mainly 2 1050-1275 lb.
39.5041.50, five bead 42.00-
42.75; Choice 241000-1350 lb.
38.2539.50, few 34 1400-1540
lb. 37.2538.25; high Good and
low Choice 23 1000-1350 lb.
36.5038.00; Good 23 33.00-
37.00;- Standard 1-2 31.00-
34.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4 800-1050 lb. 35.25-
38 25, few head 38.25-40.00,
couple yield grade 2 40.50-
40.75; Good 2-3 750-1000 lb. .
31.50-35.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 13 28.7531.00,
few 31.0031.75 with about 20
B & R CAUiE CO.
Washington Boro, PA
- 17*12 ' •
Ufflce Phone
(717)172-5491
Specializing in ’ "
Stockers & Feeders
John Bowman
Ph; (717)653-5728
Ron Ranch
Ph: (717) 656-9849
Eight tractors, twelve traileis ready to sene you
... 40', 45' and Possum BeHy trailers.
S. K. SHOIZBERGER. INC.
LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION
Gene Zwaily, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
NEW HOLLAND m Action Auction
AUCTIONS make the difference in
marketing livestock!
NEW HOLLAND makes the difference
in auctions!
MONDAY'S ACTION:
8:00 A.M. - Fat Hop
10 00 A M - Horse Sale
1100 AM - Hay Straw & Ear Corn
1:30 P.M. - Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY’S ACTION:
12-00 Noon ■ Hay Straw & Ear Corn
12*30 PM - Dairy Sale
1:00 P.M. - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY'S ACTION;
11-00 AM - Beef Sale
Order of Sale- Bulls. Fat Steers. Cows. Veal
6:30 P.M. ■ Calf Sale
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES UK.
NewHofand.PA
Abram W. OLRanbadi, Manager Phmw: 717-3544341
head 32.00-32 35; Cutter
27.00-29.75; Canner and £
Cutter 24.50-27.00. lo *
BULLOCKS: Choice px
1300 lb. 38.0040.50, few 4ni
41.50; Good 950-1275 lb. Jfj
38.00.
BULLS; Yield grade i
1100-1700 lb. 34.75-38.75
39.00-40.00; yield grade ,
1000-1350 lb. 31.5035 00 2
VEAL CALVES: do.«
and Prune vealecs m„sa,
steady, Good steady to weal
Standard and Good 75-iin n,'
3.00-5.00 lower. 1
VEALERS: Prime 75 oj.
80.00, couple 81.00-83.5 Q.
Choice 65.00-75.00; high Good
and low Choice 53.00-64.00
Good 38.00-52.00; Standirt
and Good 90-110 lb. 24.00
35.00, sales early part d
week up to 40.00; Standirt
70-90 lb. 20.00-28.00.
RETURNED TO FARM,
Standard and Good 90-115 ft]
Hosltein bulls 41.00-48.00, feJ
head early part of wed
49.00-54.00; one lot Standmjj
and Good 90-95 lb. Holstein
heifers 36.00.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
AD!
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Route 22
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sate ivary Tuisday at 1:30
P-M, staring with taler cattk
and pigs.