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Livestoc
Lancaster
Market
Lancaster, Pa. Vintage, Pa:
Monday, March6,l97B Tuesday, Mar. 7,1978
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Cattle Calves Sheep
Today Today 1202 532 14
905 128 881 93 Last Tuesday
Last Monday 10 ® 7
989 154 909 167 Last Year
Last Year
904 211 757 69 ~
Monday’s Auction
931 127 836 97
Last Monday’s Auction
977 150 941 169
CATTLE: Compared to last
Wednesday slaughter steers
1.00- higher; heifers
steady to 50 higher; cows
2.00- higher; bullocks
steady to 1.00 higher: bulls
steady to firm.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1175-1375 lb. 49.50-50.35;
Choice mainly 21100-1325 lb.
48.50-50.25; Choice 24 1300-
1325 lb. 47.0049.60, 900-1000
lb. 45.5048.50; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 46.0047.75;
Good 2-3 42.0048.25; Stan
dard 1-2 37.0041.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1050 lb. 42.50-
45.50, few 46.0047.00; Choice
750-900 lb. 39.5043.00; Good
2-3 800-1000 lb. 35.0039.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 34.50-36.25,
few 35.25-36.60; Cutter 1-2
33.00- Canner and low
Cutter 31.50-33.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1300 lb. 43.75-46.00. few 46.00-
46.50; Good 1000-1250 lb.
38.00-
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1000-1700 lb. 40.00-42.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1300 lb. 35.50-
40.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Prime 290-
k market and
Vintage
Market
541
924 600
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers 1.50-2.00 higher;
heifers 50-1.00 higher; cows
2.00-3.00 higher; bulls 50-1.00
higher. Supply included 59
per cent slaughter steers and
30 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
49.75-51.00, 13 head 51.00-
51.35; Choice mainly 2 1100-
1325 lb. 49.75-50.85; Choice 2-
4 1000-1350 % 47.25-50.25;
high Good and tew Choice 2-3
45.0048.00; Good 2-3 43.00-
47.00; Standard 1-2 35.75-
41.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1100 lb. 42.00-
44.25, few head 46.0047.25;
Good 2-3 800-1075 lb. 38.00-
42.00.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 1-3 34.75-37.00,
350 lb. 80.00-84.00; Choice
180-290 lb. 70.00-80.00,120-160
lb. 55.00-70.00; high Good and
low Choice 160-240 lb. 52.00-
65.00, 120-160 lb. 45.00-52.00,
90-110 lb. 36.00-45.00, few 70-
90 lb. 32.0038.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 95-110 lb. Holstein bulls
55.0030.00, few 60.00-62.00.
SHEEP: Wooled lambs
steadytofirm.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice
70-110 lb. 64.00-65.50; Good
60-90 lb. 58.0062.00; one lot
Choice 55 lb. spring lambs
80.00.
Lancaster
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, MarchS, 1978
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
972 56 957 138
Last Wednesday
106 825 0
993
Last Year
746 75 420 28
Wednesday’s Auction
960 68 1014 139
Last Wednesday’s Auction
95 854
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
fully steady, although high
Choice and Prime 50 higher;
slaughter heifers fully
steady; cows mostly steady,
few sales Utility 50-1.00
higher; bullocks steady;
small supply bulls 1.00-2.00
higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1100-1325 lb. 49.60-51.10;
Choice 241000-1325 lb. 47.25-
49.75; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 44.5047.75; Good
23 41.0046.75; few Standard
1-237.2540.75.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 33.75-36.50,
few 36.50-37.10, couple 38.50-
39.60; Cutter 1-2 32.00-34.60;
Canner and low Cutter
31.00-33.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1350 lb. 45.0047,25; Good
1000-1275 lb. 39.2542.75.
few 37.00-37.35; Cutter 1-2
32.00-35.50, few 35.50-36.50;
Csnner and low Cutter 29.50-
32.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 39.7541.50,
couple 42.5044.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 38.50-
40.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
2.00- higher with 70-115
lb. 10.00-12.00 higher. Supply
included 328 in graded sale of
which 31 per cent sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 170-250
lb. 72.00-78.00, 120-160 lb.
63.00- high Good and
low Choice 160-250 lb. 60.00-
70.00, 120-160 lb. 56.00-63.00,
110-120 lb. 52.00-56.00, 90-110
lb. 49.00-53.00, 80-90 lb. 42.00-
50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
12 head 110-125 lb. Holstein
heifers 59.00-64.00, couple
lots 90-105 lb. 48.00-52.00; 65
head 100-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 60.00-62.50.
SHEEP: No market test.
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Wl BULLS, STEERS,-
•S* ’ BUTCHER COWS,
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SALE EVERY TUESDAY -11 A.M.
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WEEKLY: WED. & SAT. ■ 9 A.M.
EVERY THURSDAY -12:30 P.M.
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No weight loss
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Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
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New Holland
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Mar. 9,1978
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
1223 483 73
Last Thursday
988 540 9
Last Year
938 584
CATTLE: Compared to
last Thursday slaughter
steers 1.50-2.00 higher; cows
1.00- higher, instances
3.00 higher on Canner and
low Cutter; bullocks firm to
1.00 higher; small supply
bulls 1.00-1.50 higher. Supply
included 59 per cent
slaughter steers and 32 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime. 3-4
1075-1350 lbs. 49.50-50.85:
choice mainly 2 1050-1275 lb.
50.00- eight head 51.35-
51.%; choice 2-41000-1360 lb.
47.50-50.00; high good and
low-choice 2-3 45.50-tt.oo;
good 2-3 41.00-46.00, couple
lots 46.0047.25; Standard 1-2
39.0042.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 975-1075 lb. 43.75-
46.75; good 2-3 875-1050 lb.
40.0043.75.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 1-3 34.00-36.50,
several 36.50-37.60; cutter 1-2
33.0036.00, few 36.0037.00;
canner and low cutter 30.50-
33.00.
BULLOCKS: Good 1000-
1250 lb. 40.0042.50, few
choice 42.0045.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1
1400-1800 lb. 41.5043.00,
couple 2000-2465 lb. 42.50-
43.85; yield grade 2 1000-1450
lb. 38.7542.00.
VEAL CALVES: Choice
and Prime vealers fully
BULLS: Five head yield
grade 1 1706-2165 lb. 44.00-
45.25, indivdual 2250 lb.
47.00; couple yield grade 2
1100-1375 lb. 40.00-42.35.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
mostly steady.
VEALERS: Choice 170-245
lb. 70.00-75.00; high Good and
low Choice 140-185 lb. 60.00-
67.00, 1150-240 lb. 45.00-53.00,
90-120 lb. 36.00-45.00.
SHEEP; Supply included
100 head 103-110 lb. wooled
lamb brought to arrive at
65.00. Couple lots Choice and
Prime 85-95 lb. spring lambs
70.50-72.00.
Lancaster
Weekly
Friday, Mar. 10,1978
Cattle Calves
This Week 4700 1200
Last Week 4419 1399
Last Year 4081 1470
CATTLE; Slaughter
steers 1.00-1.50 higher, Ml
advance on high choice and
primfe; slaughter heifers 50-
LOO higher; cows 1.00-3.00
higher; bullocks firm to 1.00
higher; bulls 1.00-2.00
higher. Supply included 01
per cent slaughter steers, 20
per cent cows, 5 per cent
bulls, 5 per cent heifers with
the balance feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High choice and prime 34
1100-1350 lb. 49.50-51.10;
choice mainly 21100-1325 lb.
49.50-51.00, few sales high
choice and prime and choice
yield grade 2 51,25-51.85;
choice 241000-1325 lb. 47.50-
50.00; high good and low
choice 2-3 45.0048.00; good 2-
3 41.0046.00; standard 1-2
37.0042.50, few 850-1050 lb.
35.75-37.00.
steady, high good and low
choice 80-115 lb. 4.006.00
higher.
VEALERS: Prime 280360
lb. 82.0036.00; choice 160-290
lb. 74.0032.00, 120-160 lb.
60.00-73.00; high Good and
low choice 160-250 lb. 54.00-
72.00, 120-160 lb. 50.0058.00,
90-110 lb. 40.00-53.00, few 70
90 lb. 36.0042.00.
_ RETURNED TO FARM:
'Bulk 95-115 lb. holstein bulls
55.0032100,tdw62.Q035.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly ,
utility and good slaughter
ewes selling at 18.00-22.00.
Couple choice 5030 lb. spring
lambs 85.00. Supply included
48 head goats, market not
reported.
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
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MONDAY’S AUCTION;
8:00 AM - Fat Hogs
10.00 AM.-Horse Sale
11 00 A M, Hay, Straw & Ear Corn
1 30 P M - Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY'S AUCTION;
12 00 Noon - Hay, Straw & Ear Corn
12.00 Noon - Dairy Sale
100 P.M - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY'S AUCTION:
11 OOAM.-Beef Sale
Order of Sale Bulls, Fat Steers, Cows, Veal
4 30 PM.-Calf Sale
NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, PA
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-4341
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 900-1100 lb. 42.50-
45.50, few 45.50-47.25; choice
750-900 lb. 39.5043.00; good 2-
3 800-1075 lb. 35.0042.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 1-3. 33.75-36.50,
several 36.50-37,50; cutter 1-2
32.00-35.50, few 35.50-36.50;
eanner and low cutter 29.50-
33.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-
1300 lb. 43.7546.00, few 46.00-
47.25;. Good 1000-1200 lb.
38.0043.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1000-1700 lb. 39.7543.00, few
1700-2450 lb. 42.5045.25,
individual 2250 lb. 47.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1400 lb.
38.5042.00, few 900-1050 lb.
35.50-38^0.
VEAL CALVES: Choiceqj
and prime vealers fully
steady with high good and
low choice 80-115 lb. 4.00-6.00
higher.
VEALERS: Prime 280-350
lb. 80.0046.00; choice 160-290
lb. 72.0042.00, 120-160 lb.
58.00-72.00; high good and
low choice 160-250 lb. 54.00
72.00, 120-160 lb. 50.0058.00.
90-110 lb. 40.0055.00 mainly
484053.00, 8090 lb. 36.00
48.00,
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulk 95-115 lb. Holstein bulls
55.0062.00, few 62.0045.00;
12 head 110125 lb. holstein
heifers 59.00-64.00, couple
lots90105lb; 48.0052.00.
have a
nice weekend...
pray a little
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.
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