—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, February 4,1978
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Livestock mo
Lancaster
Market
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, Jan. 30,1978
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1479 178 1079 106
Last Monday
990
Last Year
154 776 71
1200 137 1380 73
Monday’s Auction
1520 184 1045 95
Last Monday’s Auction
796 157 733 71
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers 25-50 higher;
slaughter heifers steady;
cows steady to .50 higher;
bullocks 1.00-2.00 higher;
bulls 3 00-4.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1175-1325 Ifa. 47.25-48.00, one
lot 1230 lb, 48.75; Choice
mainly 2 1150-1350 lb.
47.00- Choice 2-4
1000-1350 lb. 44.85-47.75, cou
ple lots 900-975 lb.
44.00- high Good and
low Choice 2-3 42.75-45.10;
Good 2-3 38.00-42.00; Stan
dard 1-2 35.75-37,75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1025 lb.
39.75- three head
44.10-45.25; mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 800-940 lb.
38.75- Good 2-3 850-975
lb. 36.00-39.75.
COWS: Utility and Com
merical 1-3 30.75-32.00, few
32.50-33.60; Cutter 1-2
29.00-31.25; Conner and low
Cutter 26.75-29.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice
1000-1350 lb. 39.7543.75, few
44.0044.50; Good 1000-1250
lb. 34.5040.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 40.0041.75, four
head 43.2543.50; couple
Yield Grade 2 1200-1300 lb.
39.0040.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady with last Mon
day.
VEALERS: Prime 270-330
lb. 75.03-79.00; Choice 160-270
lb. 65.00-75.00, 120-150 lb.
48.00- high Good and
low Choice 160-240 lb.
48.00- 120-160 ‘ lb.
40.00- 90-110 lb.
32.00-40.00, few 70-90 lb.
25.00-32.0 Q.
RETURNED TO FARM
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Vintage
Market
Vintage, Pa.
Tuesday, Jan. 31,1978
Catde Calves Sheep
Today 1318 618 18
Last Tuesday
805 450 6
Last Year 844 567 3
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers 50-75 higher;
slaughter heifers steady;
cows 50-1.00 lower; small
supply bulls steady to 50
lower. Supply included 53
per cent slaughter steers, 7
per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1175-1350 lb. 47.35-48.50;
Choice mainly 21100-1325 lb.
47.25-48.75, few 48.85-49.25;
choice 2-4 1000-1350 lb. 45.00-
47.60; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 42.5045.00; Good
2-3 38.00-43.50; Standard 1-2
35.00-39.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1050 lb. 38.75-
41.00, couple 42.00-44.00;
Good 2-3 840-1100 lb. 33.50-
38.50.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 1-3 29.75-32.25,
few 32.50-33.85; Commercial
34 26.00-28.00; Cutter 1-2
27.50-30.50, few 30.50-31.60;
Canner and low Cutter 24.75-
27.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 37.50-39.60; few
yield grade 2 1000-1300 lb.
94 7«L9fi (\A
VEAL CALVES; Vealers
mostly steady. Supply in
cluded 414 in graded sale of
which 78 sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Choice 170-260
lb. 63.00-71.00, couple 72.00-
74.00; choice 120-155 lb. 55.00-
63.00; high Good and low
Choice 160-260 lb. 52.00-65.00,
115-155 lb. 48.00-58.00, 90-110
lb. 42.00-53.00, 60-90 lb. 34.00-
42.00.
Bulk 95-110 lb. Holstein bulls
44.00-49.00.
SHEEP; Wooled lambs
fully steady; slaughter ewes
steady.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
75-95 lb. 62.00-65.00; Good
70-90 lb. 50.00-59.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES':
Utility and Good 12.00-17.00.
rket and
Lancaster
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, Feb. 1,1978
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
946 92 976 13
Last Wednesday
698
Last Year
43 691 6
644 109 470 12
Wednesday’s Auction
898 92 863 13
Last Wednesday’s
695 46 687 6
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers 1.00
higher; slaughter heifers
steady to 50 higher; cows .50-
LOO lower; bulls 1.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1125-1250 lbs. 48.50-48.85;
Choice 2-4 1000-1350 lb. 45.75-
M 1.10; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 44.50-46.00, few
46.0046.75; Good'2-3 41.00
44,75; Standard 1-2 34.75-
39.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 9001050 lb. 39.75-
43.50, few 43.50-45.10; Good 2-
385010001 b. 36.5040.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 29.5031.50,
couple 32.0032.50; cutter 1-2
28.50-30.50; canner and low
cutter 26.0027.50.
BULLOCKS Choice 1000
1300 lb. 40.7543.00, couple
44.0044.85; Good 10001250
lbs. 35.5039.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11001700 lb. 38.5040.00,
couple 41.5042.00; yield
grade 2 10001250 lb. 36.50
38.00.
VEAL, CALVES; Vealers
steady to 2.00 lower.
VEALERS: Choice 160-270
lb. 65.00-73.00, 120-155 lb.
45.00-690.00; high Good and
low Choice 160-260 lb. 45.00
62.00, 120-140 lb. 40.0048.00,
90-110 lb. 35.00-38.00, few 65-
90 lb. 26.00-32.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 95-110 lb. Holstein bulls
42.50-51.50.
SHEEP: One lot mixed
Good and choice wooled
lambs 78 lb. 60.00.
New Holland
New Holland, Pa. -
Thursday, Feb. 2,1978
Cattle Calyes Sheep
Today 1324 646 8
Last Thursday
840 610 8
Last Year
1092
646 2
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers 25-50 higher;
slaughter heifers fully
steady; cows steady to 50
lower; bulls and bullocks not
fully tested. Supply included
52 per cent slaughter steers
and 38 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 1100-
1275 lbs. 48.2548.50; Choice
24 1000-1325 lb. 45.2548.00,
few 48.0048.35; -high Good
and low choice 2-3 43.75-
45.50; Good 2-3 40.0044.00,
few mainly Holsteins 38.00-
39.50; Standard 1-2 34.75-
38.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 900-1050 lb. 40.00-
43.50, couple Choice and
Prime 43.7544,10.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 29.5031.50,
few 31.5032.60; Cutter 1-2
28.0030.00, few 30.0030.50;
Canner and low Cutter 25.00
27.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11001750 lb. 38.0040.00, few
40.5041.60; yield grade 2
10001350 lb. 36.0038.00.
Couple Choice 10501200 lb.
bullocks 39,8540.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Chpice and Prime
over 130 lb. firm to 2.00
higher, mixed Good and
Choice 65-115 lb. steady to
2.00 lower.
VEALERS: Choice 175-300
lb. 69.00-80.00, few Choice
and Prime 240320 lb. 80.00
84.00, Choice 120-155 lb. 55.00
75.00; high Good and low
Choice 160-250 lb. 50.0087.00,
120-155 lb. 40.0054.00,100115
lb. 25.0040.00, 80100 lb.
21.0032.00, few 6075 lb.
18.30022.00,
SHEEP: No market test.
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auction news
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday, Feb, 3,1978
This Week 5500 1550
Last Week 3708 1271
Last Year 4166 1463
CATTLE: Slaughter
steers 25-50 higher with sales
at midweek fully 1.00- in
stances 1.50 higher;
slaughter heifers steady to
50 higher; cows steady to 50
lower, instances 1.00 lower;
bullocks opened the week
1.00-2.00 higher, although not
fully tested late; bulls 1.00-
2.00 higher with some early
sales as much as 4.00 higher.
Supply included 61 per cent
slaughter steers, 22 per cent
cows, 5 per cent heifers and 3
per cent bulls.
SLAUGHTER 'STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1175-1350 lb. 47.50-48.85;
Choice mainly 21100-1325 lb.
47.50-48.75, few 48.75-49.25;
Choice 241000-1350 lb. 45.25-
48.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 43.0046,00, few at
midweek 46.00-46.75; Good 2-
3 40.0044.75; Standard 1-2
34.7539.75. -
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1050 lb. 39.75-
43.00, few 43.5045.25; mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 800-950
lb. 38.75-39.75; Good 2-3 850-
1000 lb. 33.5039.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 29.5031.50,
few 31.5032.50, few extremes
early part of week 32.50
33.60; cutter 1-2 27.5030.50,
few 30.5031.50; Canner and
low Cutter 24,75-27.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000
1300 lb. 39.7543.00, few 43.50
44.85; Good 10001250 lb.
34.5040.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11001700 lb. 38.5041.75, five
head 43.2544.50; yield grade
210001300 lb. 34.75-39.00.
B & R 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
HBH HOLLAND The Action Auction
AUCTIONS make the difference in
marketing livestock!
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in auctions!
MONDAY'S AUCTION;
8 00 A M - Fat Hogs
10 00 A M - Horse Sale
11 00 A M Hay, Straw A Ear Corn
1 30 P AA- • Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY’S AUCTION:
12 00 Noon - Hay, Straw A Ear Corn
12 30 P M - Dairy Sale
1 00 P M - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY'S AUCTION;
1100 AM - Beef Sale
Order of Sale Bulls, Fat Steers, Cows, Veal
4 30PM -Calf Sale
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland. PA
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone; 717-354-4341
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
uneven, Choice and Prime
over 130 lb. firm to 2.00
higher, mixed Good and
Choice 60-120 lb. steady to
2.00 lower.
Cattle Calves
VEALERS: Few Choice
and Prime 240330 lb. 78.00-
84.00; Choice 160-300 lb.
63.00-75.00 few 75.00-80.00,
Choice 120-155 lb. 52.0082.00;
high Good and low Choice
160-260 lb. 48.00-65.00; 120-150
lb. 40.00-52.00, 100-115 lb.
25.0040.00 80-100 lb. 21.00-
32.00, few 60-75 lb. 15.00-
20.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 95-115 lb. Holstein bulls
42.50-51.50, few 80-90 lb.
34.00-42.00.
Green Dragon
Livestock Sale
Market reported steady.
STEERS: Standard to
good 35.00-38.00; others
32.00- heifers, good to
choice 32.50-35.75; others
29.00- feeder steers,
standard to good 34.00-36.00;
others 32.00-35.00; feeder
bulls 27.00-30.00; cows, high
choice to prime 32.50-33.85;
good to standard 31.00-32.50;
utility 29.50-31.00; earners
27.50-29.00; calves, good to
choice 50.00-55.00; standard
to good 25.00-40.00; back to
farm calves 40.00-48.00.
Dairy Sale
Total 98 head.
One load Bradford Co. first
calf heifer fresh cows 590-
710; fresh heifers 565-575;
springers 525-600; 1 load
fresh cows 650-700, top 4
cow#7so-810; 1 load Pa. cows
and heifers, fresh 475-550;
first calf heifers springer
480-540; local cows, fresh
475-575; young springers 440-
525; open heifers 175-225; 1
bull 455.
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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.
January 27,1978