Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, March 26, 1977, Image 2

Newspaper Page Text—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 26, 1977 2 Livestock market and auction news Lancaster Market Monday, March 21 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 1223 101 557 110 Last Monday 1120 199 711 101 _ Last Year 858 489 41 870 124 993 174 CATTLE: Compared to Mondays Auction last Tuesday slaughter 1309 116 593 110 steers mostly 50 lower; cows Last Monday s Auction uneven. Utility and Com -I<s2 r. 890 j 10 * mercial steady to weak, CATTLE: Compared to Conner and Cutter Ann to last Wednesday slaughter 1.00 higher; bullocks scarce; steers mostly steady,. m- —few stances 50 lower on early SLAUGHTER .STEERS: sales of Choice; Standard to High Choice and Prime 3-4 low Choice Holstelns 50-75 Hoo-1400 lb. 39.35-40.00; higher; cows 50-1.00 higher; choice mainly 21050-1325 lb. buUochs 1.00-1.50 lower; 39.5040.50, few 40.5041.75; "SrChoice 2-41000-1425 lb. 37.85- SLAUGHER STEERS: 3975. Good low High Choice and Prime 3-4 choice 2-3 950-1350 lb. 36.00 1185-1325 lb. 39.35-40.85; ' Choice mainly 211001275 lb. 39.5041.25; Choice 2-4 1000- 1370 lb. 37.85-39.75; high Good and low Choice 2-3 36.2038.00; Good 2-3 34.75- 37.00; Good to low Choice 1-3 11501475 lb. Holstein* 33.50 35.60; Standard 1-2 9501300 lb. 32.1034.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 8001050 lb. 36.00 38.00, couple 39.00-40.00; Good 2-3 7501000 lb. 31.75- 35.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 31.00-32.50, few 32.75-33.35; Cutter 1-2 28.50-31.30; Canner and low Cutter 28.00-29.00. BULLOCKS; Choice 1000- 1350 lb. 37.25-39.00, few 39.25- 40.00; Good 975-1250 lb. 32.75- 36.25. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1600 lb. 34.75-38.50, few 38.50-39.75; yield grade 2 NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE MARCH 29 - 1 P. M. Equipped To Receive Your Livestock 24 Hours A Day, 365 Days A Year. PRIVATE TREATY DAILY LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. <717) 394-2611 Vintage Market Tuesday, March 22 , Cattle Calves Sheep Today 911 544 15 Last Tuesday 937 557 29 Last Year 1000-1350 lb. 32.75-35.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady although Standard and Good 70-105 lb. 2.00- lower. VEALERS: Prime 75.00- 80.00; Choioe 65.00-75.00; high Good and low Choice 54.00- Good 44.00-53.00; Standard and Good 85-110 lb. 29.00- Standard 70-90 lb. 18.00-25.00. SHEEP: Spring lambs mostly steady, insufficient volume wooled lambs and slaughter ewes to fully test trends. SPRING LAMBS: Choice 45-55 lb. 64.00-70.50, 55-80 lb. 60.00-65.00. WOOLED LAMBS: One lot Choice 100 lb. 56.00; few Good 60-85 lb. 44.00-46.50. SLAUGHTER EWES; Utility and Good 15.00-18.00. Lancaster Auction New Holland Wednesday, March 23 Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Today 962 49 748 Last Wednesday 881 103 919 Last Year 772 72 502 43 Wednesday’s Auction 978 48 726 43 Last Wednesday’s Auction 972 101 915 64 CATTLE: Compared to cows fully 1.00 lower, Monday slaughter steers to instances 2.00 lower on early SOlower;cowsfullysteady,—salas;bullocksso-l.QOJower; with Canner and Cutter firm buUs I * l - 50 lower - Su PPty to 1.00 higher; bullocks include 51 per cent slaughter mostly steady on small steers and 37 per cent cows, supply; bulls steady to 50 SLAUGHTER STEERS: lower. High Choice and Prime 34 SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few high Choice and Prime 38.50; Good 2-3 34.75-37.25; Standard and low Good 1-2 32.00-34.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 850-1050 lb. 35.75- 37.25; Good 2-3 750-1000 lb. 33.50-35.25. COWS: Utility and Commerical 1-3 28.50-31.00, few 31.00-32.00 with couple 32.00-32.85; Cutter 1-2 27.75- 30.00; Conner and low Cutter 25.50-27.50. BULLS: Few yield grade 1 1400-1850 lb. 35.00-37.35, individual 1850 lb. 40.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady, although Standard and Good 80-110 lb. weak to 2.00 lower instances 5.00 lower. Supply included 3- 4 in graded side of which 37 per cent sold to return to farm. VEALERS; Choice 63.00 69.00; couple Prime 73.00 79.00; high Good and low Choice 52.50-63.00; Good 38.00-50.00; Standard and Good 80-110 lb. 29.00-35.00, few Standard 70-90 lb. 22.00 27.50, Returned to farm: Standard and Good 100-115 lb. Holstein bulls 42.0043.00; .one lot Standard and Good 100-105 lb. Holstein heifers 42.50, and 20 head 90-95 lb. 30.00-31.00. SHEEP: Market not fully tested. Five bead Choice 30 40 lb. spring lambs 64.00 80.00; few Utility slaughter ewes 16.00-18.00. vintage sales B STABLES, INC. AESH bulls, steers, M ,™r BUTCHER COWS, LAMBS and veal calves SOLD ON COMMISSION SALE EVERY TUESDAY 11 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 cafves m early for grading & weighing. No weight loss. FOR MARKETING INFORMATION PHONE AREA CODE 717-768-8204 Homs Phone 215-458*5060 L Robert Frame, Manager Box 100 10 rmles East of Lancaster on R 1.30 Thursday, March 24 Cattle Calves Sheep Today 1077 507 71 Last Thursday 1000 566 17 Last Year 1255 431 8 CATTLE: 1077. Compared to last Thursday slaughter steers weak to 50 lower, mostly deadline on high Good to average'.Choice; 1100-1450 lb. 39.2540.35; Choice mainly 21000-1300 lb. 39.2540.00, few head 40.00’ 40.75, one lot 1280 lb. 42.75; Choice 24 975-1325 lb. 37.75- 39.50; high Good and low [Continued on Page 3] 3-4 1125-1350 lb. 39.5059.75; Choice 2-41000-1350 lb. 37.75- 39.35; few Choice mainly 4 1250-1350 lb. 36.85-37.75; high Good and low Choice 2-3 35.75-37.60; Good 23 34.50- 36.50; Standard 1-2 33.00- 34.60. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 23 800-1050 lb. 36.75- 37.75, few3B.oo-40.60; Good 2- 3 750-1000 lb. 32.0035.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 30.0032.50, couple yield grade 4 28.85- 29.00; Cutter 1-2 27.7530.50, couple 31.0032.00; Canner and low Cutter 26.00-28.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1000- 1350 lb. 37.75-39.75; Good 1000-1250 lb. 34.00-37.00. BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1700 lb. 34.0036.35; yield grade 2 1000-1250 Jb. 32.00 33 50. VEAL CALVES: Few sales Good to Choice steady. Standard and Good 85-110 lb. 1.003.00 lower. VEALERS: Few Choice 65.00-69.00, individual Prime 81.50; high Good and low Choice 55.00-62.00; Standard and Good 85-110 lb. 26.50 32.00, few Standard 7090 lb. 18.0025.00. SHEEP: Small supply spring lambs mostly steady. SPRING LAMBS: Choice 65-85 lb. 62.5064.00. Paradise. PA Lancaster Weekly March 25,1977 Cattle This Week 4600 1225 Last Week 5009 1440 Last Year 4243 1132 CATTLE: Slaughter steers uneven, weak to SO lower with least decline on high Choice and Prime, although Standard to low .Choice Holsteins firm to 50 higher; cows closed the week 1.00 lower after being mostly 1.00 higher the early part of UUUVVN I,wv lower; bulls 50-1.00 lower, instances 1.50 lower. Supply included 60 per cent daughter steers, IB per cent cows, 9 per cent heifers, 5 per cent bulls with tee balance feeder steers. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 34 1100-1400 lbs. 39.2540.85; Choice mainly 21050-1325 lb. 39.2540.50, few 40.5041.75, eight head 42.75; Choice 24 975-1325 lb. 37.75-39.50; high Good and low Choice 2-3 950- 1350 lb. 36.00-38.50; Good 2-3 34.00-37.25; Good to low Choice 1-3 1150-1475, lb. Holsteins 33.50-35.60'; Standard 1-2 30.50-34.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 800-1050 lb. 35.75- B t B CATTLE CO. Washington Boro, PA 17582 'Office Phone (717)872-5491 Specializing in Stockers & Feeders John Bowman Ph: (717) 653-5728 Ron Ranch Ph: (717) 656-9849 t HAY, STRAW AND EAR CORN SALE ♦ ♦ Every Wednesday at 12 Noon J ♦ HARVEY L MARTIN J J North Maple Avc., Leola, PA 4 X Home Phone 215-445-5303 4 X We Boy On Orders. 4 ▼ Bus. Phone Wed. Only 4 ♦ 717*656-7270 \ X At David Good's Farm Equipment Sale 4 X Leola. PA 4 I We also buy hay and straw privately. 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 Hop 10 00 A M. - Horse Sale 1100 AM. - Hay. Straw ( Ear Corn 1:30P.M.-Fat Stem, Batts. Cows AVeal WEDNESDAY’S ACTION-. 12:00 Noon - Hay. Straw & Ear Corn 12.30 PM - Dairy Sale 1:00 PM - Feeder Pig Sale THURSDAY'S ACTION: 11-fin ill . M Sale Order of Sale: BoDs, fat Steers. Cows. Veal. • 6:30 P.M. - CaH Sale NEW HOIUID SALES STAKES MG. Abner V. oaiMftach, Maeepr 38.00, few 38.00-40.C0; Good 2- 3 750-1000 lb. 32.00-35.50. COWS: Utility and Commercial 1-3 closing 27.50-30.75 with sales early part of week mainly 31.00- 32.50; Cutter 1-2 closed the week at 27.00-29.00; Canner and low Cutter 23.00-27.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 1000- 13501 b. 36.50-39,00, few 39.00- 40.00; Good 1000-1250 lb. 32.75-36.00. Calves BULLS: Yield grade 1 1100-1700 lb. 34.0037.00, few 37.5039.75; yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 31.0034.00. VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly steady with Standard and Good 80-110 lb. quoted 3.005.00 lower throughout early part of week, reflecting last week’s late decline. VEALERS: Prime 75.00 80.00, few 80.5085.00; Choice 64.0077.00; high Good and low Choice 150220 lb. 53.00 64.00, 115-130 lb. 35.0043.00; Good 38.0050.00; Standard and Good 90110 lb. 26.00 35.00; Standard 7090 lb. 20.0027.00, RETURNED TO FARM: Standard and Good 100-115 lb. Holstein bulls 42.00-43.00; one lot Standard and Good 100-105 lb. Holstein heifers 42.50. 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. New MM, PA Pbwc: 717-3544341

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