—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 7.1977
2
Livestock marketon
Lancaster
Market
Monday. May 2,1977
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
‘1653 83 477 117
LAST MONDAY
1582 122 645 44
LAST YEAR
978 241 774 178
MONDAY’S AUCTION
1137 107 552 142
LAST MONDAY’S AUC
TION
1412 122 658 53
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers steady to 50 lower,
with some early sales 75
lower; slaughter heifers
steady; cows 1.00 lower,
instances 2.00 lower;
bullocks scarce; bulls
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1125-1375 lb. 41.25-43.00;
Choice mainly 21100-1325 lb.
41.50-42.85; Choice 24 WOO
-1375 lb. 40.00-42.25; high
Good and low Choice 2-3
38.0040.50; Good 2-3 34.25-
38.50; few Standard 1-2 31.25-
34.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1000 lb. 38.50-
39.50: Good 2-3 775-1000 lb.
34.50-38.00.
COWS: Utility 1-3 26.75-
27.75, few 28.00-28,75;
Commercial 34 24.00-25.50;
Cutter 1-2 23.25-26.50; Canner
and low Cutter 21.25-23.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1250 lb. 35.00-37.50, couple
37.5039.00; Good 1000-1250
lb. 33.50-35.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 34.50-35.85,
individual 40.25; yield grade
2 1000-1350 lb. 32.50-34.75,
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
Vintage
Market
Tuesday, May 3,1977
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP
TODAY 940 475 63
LAST
TUESDAY 1124 549 39
LAST
1033 380 28
YEAR
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday’s close
slaughter steers fully steady,
instances 50-75 higher on
high Choice and Prime;
slaughter heifers fully
steady; cows uneven, Utility
weak to 75 lower although
Canner and Cutter steady to
1.00 higher; bullocks scarce;
bulls steady to firm.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1100-1375 lb. 42.0043.85, ten
head 44.00-44.10; Choice
mainly 2 42.50-
43.50; Choice 24 975-1350 lb.
40.7542.75; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 38.5040.75;
Good 2-3 34.50-38.50; Stan
dard and low Good 1-2 30.50-
34.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 850-1050 lb. 37.50-
39.25, few head 39.2540.00;
Good 2-3 800-1050 lb. 33.00-
38.00.
fully steady.
VEALERS; Choice 62.00-
70.00, few Choice and Prime
70.00- high Good and
low Choice 55.00-65.00; Good
45.00- Standard and low
Good 90-110 lb. 32.0042.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs
steady; slaughter ewes
steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
70-90 lb. 61.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good _B.OO-12.00.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, May 4,1977
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
1315 72 629 19
LAST WEDNESDAY
1405 148 808 46
LAST YEAR
1003 59. 717 24
WEDNESDAY’S AUCTION
1372 72 650- 19
LAST WEDNESDAY’S
AUCTION
1349 106 807 33
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
fully steady, instances 50
higher; slaughter heifers 25-
50 higher; cows mostly 2.00
higher; bullocks steady;
bulls not fully tested.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1150-1425 lb. 41.75-43.10;
Choice mainly 21150-1325 lb.
42.00-42.75; Choice 2-4 WOO
-1325 lb. 40.25-42.25; high
Good and low Ounce 2-3-
38.75-40.75; Good 2-3 35.00-
39.00; Standard 1-2 32.00-
35.50.
COWS: Utility 1-3 28.00-
30.25, few 30.25-31.25;
Commercial 2-4 25.00-28.50;
Cutter 1-2 27.00-29.50; Canner
and low Cutter 24.50-27.50.
BULLOCKS: Few head
Choice 1000-1300 lb. 36.00-
37.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1850 lb. 34.50-37.00, few
37.00- yield grade 2
1000-1350 lb. 31.50-34.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
fully steady, with Standard
and Good 70-110 lb. 4.00-6.00
higher. Supply included 292
in graded sale of which 43
per cent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Choice 63.00-
67.00, couple Prime 70.00-
72.00; high Good and low
Choice 53.00-65.00; Good
44.00- Standard and
Good 70-110 lb. 36,0045.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
30 head 90-105 lb. Holstein
heifers 43.0045.00, few head
45.00- 100 head 90-115
lb. Holstein bulls 42.5045.50.
SHEEP: Spring lambs
steady; slaughter ewes 4.00-
5.00 higher.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
60-100 lb. 60.00-63.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and Good 14.00-24.00.
auction news
New Holland
Thurs., May 5,1977
Cattle Calves Sheep
TODAY 1337 395 29
LAST THURSDAY
1553 553 60
LAST YEAR
1138 276 7
CATTLE: 1337. Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers uneven, generally
steady, instances 50 higher
with Standard and Good
Holsteins 1-1.50 higher; cows
1-2.00 higher, instances 3.00
higher; bullocks 50-1.00
higher; bulls 50-1.00 higher.
Supply included 67 per cent
slaughter steers and 21 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1375 lb. 42.25-43.25;
Choice mainly 21100-1300 lb.
41.75-43.35; Choice 2-4 1000-
1350 lb. 40.25-42.25; high
Good and low Choice 2-3
38.25-40.50; Good 2-3 35.00
39.25; Standard and Good 1-2
33.50-35.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice lots Choice 24 900
1050 lb. 39.0040.10.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 29.00-31.50,
few 31.50-32.25; few head
Commercial 34 28.00-29.50;
Cutter 1-2 27.00-29.50, few
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 875-1050 lb. 38.50-
40.10, few Choice 2-3 800-900
lb. 35.75-38.00; Good 2-3 750-
975 lb. 34.00-38.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 28.00-29.25,
couple 29.35-30.25; Cutter 1-2
97 an
BULLOCKS: Choice WOO
-1275 lb. 36.85-39.10; Good
34.75-37.50.
BULLS: Few yield grade
1-2 1100-1700 lb. 33.00-36.85.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
fully steady, although
Standard and Good 80-110 lb.
3.00-5.00 higher.
VEALERS: Choice 62.00-
70.00, couple Prime 72.00-
76.00; high Good and low
Choice 55.00-65.00; Good
48.00-55.00; Standard and
Good 70-110 lb. 40.00-48.00.
SHEEP: Market not fully
tested; one lot Choice 70 lb.
spring lambs 71.00 and one
lot 60 lb. sold as feeders
61.50.
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday, May 6,1977
Cattle Calves
THIS WEEK 5700 1025
LAST WEEK 6350 1375
LAST YEAR 4559 956
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
fully steady instances 50
higher, although closing
sales Standard and Good
Holsteins LOO-1.50 higher
than last week’s close;
29.50-30.25; Canner and low
Cutter 24.75-27.50.
BULLOCKS,: Choice 1000-
1350 lb. Good
1000-1250 lb. 33.0035.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1600 lb. 34.50-37.00,
couple 37.25-38.10; yield
grade 2 10001350 lb. 32.00
34.50.
VEAL CALVES: 395.
Vealer uneven, Choice and
Prime weak to 2.00 lower;
Good to low Choice steady to
2.00 higher; Standard and
Good 70110 lb. 010.00 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 74.00-
79.00, couple 79.00-82.00;
Choice 64.00-75.00; high Good
and low Choice 54.00-65.00,
few 130-150 lb. 57.0067.00;
Good 45.00-55.00; Standard
and Good 70-110 lb. 40.00-
48.00, few Standard 70-90 lb.
38 noun on
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 90-110 lb. Holstein bulls'
and heifers 44.00-48.00, few
48.00-52.00.
SHEEP: 29. Market not
fully tested. ,
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SPRING LAMBS; Choice
48-85 lb. 64.00-70^00,-lew-head
25-40 lb. 71.00-86.00.
REPLACEMENTS: Few
bead 100-125 lb. 19.00-28.00.
steers 896
cows 281
bulls & bullocks 110
feeders 25
heifers 25
cattle 1337
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10 00 A M Horse Sale
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1:30 P M. - Fat Steers. Bulls. Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY'S ACTION;
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12 30 P M Dairy Sale
1:00 P.M. - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY'S ACTION:
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Order of Sale Bulls. Fat Steers, Cows. Veal
6:30 Pill. - Calf Sale
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Abram W. Diffenbach, Manaier
slaughter heifers 50-1.00
higher; cows closed the week
1.00-2.00 higher, instances
3.00 higher; bullocks and
hulls 50-1.00 higher. Supply
included 64 per cent
slaughter steers, 10 per cent
cows, 5 per cent bulls, 5 per
cent heifers with the heifers
with the balance feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1150-1425 lb. 41.75-43.50, few
mainly early part of week
43.5044.10; Choice mainly 2
1100-1325 lb. 42.00-43.50;
Choice 241000-1325 lb. 40.25-
42.25; high good and low
choice 2-3 38.5040.75; Good 2-
3 35.00-39.50; Standard and
Good 1-2 30.5035.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 850-1050 lb. 37.50-
39.50, few 39.5040.10; Choice
23 800-900 lb. 35.75-38.00;
Good 23 750-1000 lb. 33.00-
38.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 closed the
week at 29.00-31.50, few 31.50-
32.25; few Commercial 3-4
28.00- Cutter 1-2 27.00-
29.50, few 29.50-30.25; Canner
and low Cutter 24.75-27.50.
BULLOCKS : Choice 1000-
12751 b. 36.50-39.10; Good 100-
1250 lb. 32.00-35.25.
VEALERS; Prime 70.00-
79.00, couple 79.00-82.00;'
Choice 62.00-75.00; high Good
and low Choice 54.00-65.00,
few 130-150 lb. 57.00-67.00;
Good 45.00-55.00; Standard
and Good 70-110 lb, 40.00-
48.00; few Standard 70-90 lb.
■>4 nn-4ft no
RETURNED TO FARM.
30 head 90-105 lb. Holstein
heifers 43.00-45.00, few head
45.00- bulk 90-115 lb.
Holstein bulls 42.0048.00, few
48.00-
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along Route 22
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