—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9, 1977
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Livestock market and auction news-Si.
Lancaster
Market
Monday April 4,1977
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1032 121 670 1941
Last Monday
1401 125 1077 413
Last Year
1293 174 788 330
Monday’s Auction
919 115 747 1945
Last Monday’s Auction
136 1082
1357
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers firm to 50 higher;
slaughter heifers uneven,
few sales Choice steady,
Good weak to 1.00 lower;
cows weak to 50 lower;
bullocks fully steady, in
stances 1.00 higher on
Choice; bulls fully steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1325 lb. 38.25-39.10;
Choice mainly 2 1000-1300 lb.
38.25- couple 39.00-
39.75; Choice 2-4 1000-1325 lb.
37.25- part load Choice
1435-1580 lb. Holsteins 33.60-
34.75; high Good and low
Choice 34.75-37.25; Good 2-3
33.75-36.50; Standard 1-2
31.50-33.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choke 33 850-1000 lb.
36.0038.75; Good 23 800-1000
lb. 30.0034.25.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 13 27.50-29.10;
Cutter 1-2 26.00-27.75, mainly
27.00-27.50; Canner and low
Cutter 22.50-25.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1300 lb. 35.5039.25, load 1250-
1350 lb. 38.0040.50; Good 975-
1250 lb. 31.5035.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1800 lb. 34.00-37.00,
couple 37.50-38.10.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Choice 65.00-
74.00, couple Prime 74.00-
77.00; high Good and low
Choice 54.00-60.00; Good
40.00-52.00; Standard and
Good 85-115 lb. 28.00-36.00,
few Standard 70-00 lb. 20.00-
28.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 30-
65 lb. spring lambs sold to
the Easter trade.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
20-35 lb. 95.00-115.00,35-50 lb.
75.00-90.00, 50-65 lb. 62.00-
72.00; few Good 50-65 lb.
50.0062.00.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS
WEEKLY SALES
Slaughter Sales - Mon. & Wed. 11:00 A.M.
Vealers, Lambs, Hogs-Mon. & Wed. 11:00 A.M.
Stocker & Feeder Sale • Friday 12 Noon
Hogs Sold SaL - Private Treaty 742 Noon
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE APRIL 12 - 1 P.M.
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(717) 394-2611
Vintage
Market
Tuesday April 5,1977
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
753 533 670 150
Last Tuesday
1110 532 253 24
Last Year
1370 456 570 48
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers uneven, high Choice
and Prime 50-1.00 higher,
Standard to Choice steady to
firm; cows 50-1.00 lower,
instances 1.50 lower; bulls
fully steady. Supply included
53 per cent slaughter steers
and 27 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1075-1375 lb. 38.75-39.50;
Choice mainly 2 1050-1275 lb.
38.7539.75, 12 head 40.25-
41.25; Choice 2-4 1000-1325 lb.
36.85-38.75, mainly 37.25-
38.50; high Good and low
Choice 23 35.5037.35; Good
23 33.0036.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 13 27.00-29.25,
few 29.25-29.75; Cutter 1-2
26.50-28.50; Canner and low
Cutter 24.50-26.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-2100 lb. 35.50-36.75,
couple 39.0040.10.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 2.00 lower. Supply
included 370 in graded sale of
which 31 per cent sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 57.00-
62.00, few 62.0039.00; high
Good and low Choice 50.00-
58.00; Good 35.00-48.00;
Standard and Good 85-115 lb.
26.0035.00; Standard 7030
lb. 20.00-27.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
25 head 90-100 lb. Standard
and Good Holstein heifers
48.0049.00, one lot 8035 lb.
40.00; Standard and Good
100-115 lb. Holstein bulls
45.5046.50.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 20-
65 lb. spring lambs sold to
the Easter trade, late
trading 15.00-20.00 lower
than early sales.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
20-35 lb. 83.00-100.00, around
35 head 100.00-115.00; Choice
35-55 lb. 70.00-90.00, late
60.00- Choice 55-80 lb.
50.00- Good 4065 lb.
42.0065.00.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday April 6,1977
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
495 99 679 109
Last Wednesday
758 73 550 159
Last Year
1094 59 ' 621 294
Wednesday's Auction
504 82 660 53
Last Wednesday’s Auction
816 73 601 294
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
fully steady, instances 75
higher on high Choice and
Prime; cows steady to
weak; bullocks 1.00-2.00
lower, although no high
Choice on offer; bulls not
fully tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1175-1345 lb. 38.50-40.35;
Choice 2-41000-1300 lb. 37.35-
38.85, few yield grade 2 39.00
39.75; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 34.50-37.50; Good
2-3 33.50-36.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 23 850-1000 lb. 34.75-
37.00, couple head 38.00-
39.60; Good 2-3 750-975 lb.
28.75-
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 13 27.00-29.00,
couple 29.0030.00; Cutter 1-2
25.75- Canner and low
Cutter 23.00-25.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1275 lb. 33.5036.10; Good
1000-1250 lb. 31.5034.25.
BULLS:- Couple yield
grade 1 34.00-35.25 and
couple yield grade 2 32.00
32.35.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Choice 64.00-
67.00; high Good and low
Choice 54.00-62.00, Good
40.00- Standard and
Good 85-115 lb. 28.00-35.00,
few Standard 70-00 lb. 20.00-
28.00.
SHEEP: Few Choice
spring slaughter lambs sold
to the Easter trade.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
3040 lb. 90.00-100.00,50-60 lb.
70.00- 60-80 lb. 60.00-
65.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 8.00-14.00.
GOATS: All weights sold
by the head at 7.00-15.00, few
local 15.00-25.00.
New. Holland
Thursday April 7,1977
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 643 325 95
Last Thursday
821 486 522
Last Year
1403 420 741
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers 50-1.00 higher; cows
50-1.50 higher, after few
early sales steady; bulls and
bullocks scarce. Supply
included 48 per cent
slaughter steers and 34 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS;
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1325 lb. 38.75-39.75;
Choice mainly 21000-1250 lb.
38.5039.75. few head 40.00
40.85; Choice 2-41000-1300 lb.
37.5039.00, few yield grade 4
37.0037.50; high Good, and
low Choice 23 36.0037.00;
Good 23 33.5036.50; Stan
dard 1-2 30.7534.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 23 850-1050 lb. 37.00
37.75; Good 23 750-950 lb.
33.0035.35.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 13 28.0031.00,
couple 31.0031.50, few early
sales 27.0028.00; Cutter 1-2
25.5028.50, few 28.5029.50;
Canner and low Cutter 24.50
26.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple
Choice 10001250 lb. 34.00
36.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 33.5036.50,
couple 36.5038.10.
VEAL CALVES: Com
pared to last Thursday
vealers 2.00-5.00 higher,
although high Choice and
Prime not fully tested.
VEALERS: Choice 70.00-
79.00, couple Prime 82.00-
87.00; high Good and low
Choice 55.00-70.00; Good
38.00-50.00; Standard and
Good 85-115 lb. 26.00-35.00,
few Standard 60-90 lb. 22.00-
26.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 20-
55 lb. spring lambs sold to
the Easter trade.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
2040 lb. 100.00-120.00,16 head
125.00- Choice 40-55 lb.
85.00- few 100.00-110.00;
few head Choice 55-85 lb.
65.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 13.00-19.00.
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday April 8,1977
Cattle Calves
Ibis Week 3500 1100
Last Week 5172 1305
Last Year 5735 1113
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
50-1.00 higher with most of
the early advance on high
Choice and Prime; slaughter
heifers not fully tested, few
sales steady to firm; cows
generally steady to SO lower
throughout most of the week
althoughclosing sales 50-1.50
higher; bullocks steady to
1.00 lower, some late sales
2.00 lower; bulls steady.
Supply included 51 per cent
slaughter steers, 16 per cent
cows, 6 per cent bulls, 5 per
cent slaughter heifers with
the balance feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1350 lb. 38.50-40.35;
Choice mainly 21000-1275 lb.
38.5040.00, few 40.00-41.25;
Choice 2-410001350 lb. 37.25-
39.00, few yield grade 4 36.75-
- 37.50; part load Choice 1435-
1580 lb. Holsteins 33.6034.75;
high Good and low Choice 23
34.5037.50; Good 23 33.50
36.50; Standard 1-2 30.75-
34.00,
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 23 8501050 lb. 34.75-
37.75, few 38.0039.60; Good 2-
3 7501000 lb. 30.0035.00.
B 1 R CATTLE CO.
Washington Boro, PA
17512
Office Phone
(717) 872-5491
Specializing in
Stockers & Feeders
John Bowman
Ph: (717) 653-5728
Ron Ranch
Ph: (717) 656-9849
Eight tractors, twelve trailers ready to serve you
... 40’, 45’ and Possum Belly traders.
S. K. SHOIZBERGER, INC
LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, PA 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
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. - Fit Hofs
10 00 A M Horse Sale
11 00 AM. Hay Straw & Ear Corn
I*3o P.M. - Fat Steers. Bulls. Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY’S ACTION:
12 00 Noon Hay Straw & Ear Corn
12-30 P M Dairy Sale
1-00 P.M. - Feeder Pie Sale
THURSDAY'S ACTION:
1100 AM Beef Sale
Order of Sale Bulls Fat Steers. Cows. Veal
6.30 PM - Calf Sale
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES MC.
Abram W. Ditfenbach, Manager
COWS: Utility and
Commercial I*3 27.00-30.00,
with closing sales 28.00-31.0f1,
few 31.0031.50; Cutter 1-2
25.50- few late 27.50-
29.00; Conner and low Cutter
22.50-
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000
1250 lb. 33.50-36.50, few on
Monday 37.00-39.00 with one
load 1250-1350 lb. 38.0040.50;
Good 1000-1250 lb. 31.00-35.00,
BULLS: Yield grade l
1100-1800 lb. 33.50-37.00, few
37.50-38.10 with couple 39.00-
40.10; yield grade 21000-1275
lb. 32.00-34.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady through the
week although
short supply 2.00-5.00 higher.!
VEALERS: Prime 74.00-
79.00, couple 82.00-87.00;
Choice 64.00-75.00; high Good
and low Choice 54.00-65.00,
few late 65.00-70.00; Good
38.00-52.00; Standard and
Good 90-110 lb. 26.00-35.00;
few Standard 70-90 lb. 20.00-
28.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
25 head Standard and Good
Holstein heifers 90-100 lb.
48.0049.00, one lot 8045 lb.
40.00; Standard and Good
100-115 lb. Holstein bulls
42.00-46.50.
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mite East of
Fredericksburg
along Route 22
PHONE JONESTOWN
865-2881
Sale every Tuesday at 1:30
P.M. startim with feeder cattle
and pigs.
New Holland, PA
Phone 717-3544341