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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 25,1978
Livestock mo
Lancaster
Market
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, March 20,1978
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
1243 165 887 1251
Last Monday
171 111 333
1106
Last Year
1223 101 557 110
Monday’s Auction
1303 165 866 1257
Last Monday’s Auction
174 1039 343
1073
CATTLE: Compared to
last Wednesday slaughter
steers fully steady;
slaughter heifers steady;
cows firm to 50 higher;
bullocks steady; bulls
steady, instances 1.00 higher
on yield grade 1.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1125-1325 lb. 52.00-53.50;
Choice 241000-1350 lb. 49.85-
52.10, few mainly yield grade
2 52.10-53.35; high Good and
low Choice 2-3 47.0(W0.25;
Good 2-3 44.0049.10; few lots
Good and Choice Holsteins
42.7545.00; Standard 1-2
39.0043.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1025 lbs. 45.2 J
46.25, one lot 1075 lb. 47.60;
Good 2-3 825-1025 lb. 42.00-
45.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 35.51-37.00,
few 37.00-37.75; Cutter 1-2
31.75-34.00, few 34.00-35.50;
Conner and low Cutter 30.00
32.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
1000-1250 lb. 45.0046.50;
Good 1000-1300 lb. 39.7544.25.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1700 lb. 42.0046,00, few
46.0048.60; yield grade 2
10001300 lb. 39.75-43.00.
FEEDER STEERS:
Couple lots Chioce 9501050
lb. with Good to low Choice
slaughter finish 47.5048.10,
part load mostly Choice 860
975 lb. 45.0047.35.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to weak with 90110 lb.
2.00- lower.
VEALERS: Choice 180260
lb. 70.0075.00, couple 76.00
79.00; Choice 120160 lb.
52.00- high Good and
low Choice 160250 lb. 55.00
68.00; 115-160 lb. 40.0052.00,
90110 lb. 34.0040.00.
Vintage
MaFket
Vintage, Pa.
Tuesday, March 21,1978
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1240 591 500 123
Last Tuesday
466 138
1217
Last Year
911
544 15
CATTLE: Compared to
last Tuesday slaughter
steers uneven, weights over
1025 lb. 50-75 higher, Choice
925-1025 lb. 2550 lower;
small supply slaughter
heifers fully steady; cows
1.00-2.00 lower, instances
3.00 lower; bulls fully
steady. Supply included 60
per cent slaughters steers
and 32 per cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 34
1100-1375 lb. 51.75-53.25
lb., few 53.25-54.00,
eight head 54.1054.85;
Choice mainly 21100-1300 lb.
52.00-53.25; Choice 24 1050
1375 lb. 49.7552.00; Choice 2-
3 925-1025 lb. 48.0050.50; high
Good and low Choice 2-31000-
1350 lb. 48.0050.50, 9001000
lb. 47.5049.50; Good 25 45.00
49.25; Standard 1-2 39.50
43.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 25 9001050 lb. 44.00
47.75, one lot 48.50; few Good
258501000 lb. 39.0043.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 32.0034.75,
few 35.0056.25; Cutter 1-2
31.0053.50; Canner and low-
Cutter 27.5031.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11001800 1b.'41.7543.50; yield
grade 2 10001300 lb. 40.00
42.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
2.005.00 lower with 70110 lb.
8.0012.00 lower. Supply
included 448 in graded sale of
SHEEP: Supply mainly
25-60 lb. spring lambs sold to
the Easter trade.
SRPING LAMBS: Choice
-25-30 lb. 120.00140.00, few
145.00157.00; Choice 3040 lb.
115.00135.00, 4055 lb. 90.00
120.00, 55-70 lb. 72.0085.00,
few 85.0092.00.
GOATS: Supply mainly 15-
30 lb. kids selling at 22.00
32.00 per head with a few
mature goats at 13.0020.00.
rket and
Lancaster
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, March 22,1978
Cattle Qilves Hogs Sheep
Today
1119 SI 528 125
Last Wednesday
116 839 114
1062
Last Year
962 49 748 43
Wednesday’s Auction
806 61 767 93
Last Wednesday’s Auction
78 838
CATTLE: Compared to
Monday slaughter steers
mostly steady, instances
weak to SO lower on Good to
low Choice; slaughter
heifers firm to 50 higher;
cows 2.00-3.00 lower;
bullocks steady; bulls steady
to 50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and Prime 3-4
1100-1325 lb. 51.75-53.50;
Choice 241000-1325 lb. 49.75-
52.25; few mainly yield
grade 2-3 52.50-53.85; high
Good and low Choice 2-3
46.50-50.00; Good 2-3 46.00-
48.50; Standard 1-2 39.00-
42.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 975-1100 lb. 44.75-
47.00, few 47.0049.85, couple
yield grade 2 52.75-53.00;
Good 2-3 41.0045.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 52.5034.75,
which 40 per cent sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 160-260
lb. 68.00-71.00, 120-160 lb.
52.00-69.00; high Good and
low Choice 160-230 lb. 54.05
64.00, 115-160 lb. 38.00-55.00,
90-110 lb. 31.0038.00, few 75
90 lb. 20.0031.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
110 head 100-115 lb. Holstein
bulls 59.0030.00; 70 head 85-
115 lb. Holstein heifers 34.50-
35.50.
SHEEP: Supply mainly
15-50 lb. spring lambs sold to
the Easter trade.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
15-30 lb. 120.00-140.00, 3040
1b.110.00-135.00, 40-50 lb.
95.00- few 50-65 lb.
85.00- Good 1580 lb.
100.00- 30-50 lb. 90.00-
105.00, couple lots 35-40 lb.
81.00-
GOATS: Supply mainly 10-
25 lb. kids selling at 8.00-16.00
per head, few 15-30 lb. 23.00-
34.00. Few head mature
goats 12.00-25.00.
auction news
New Holland
March 23,1978
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today
1195 517 270 80
Last Thursday
1230 580 496 57
Last Year
1077 507 23 48
CATTLE: 1195. Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers mostly steady
although high Choice and
Prime not tested; cows
mostly steady, after some
early sales 1.00 lower;
bullocks steady; bulls
uneven, bulk of supply
steady to 1.00 lower,
although few sales yield
grade 1 steady to firm.
Supply included 50 per cent
slaughter steers and 34 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 241000-1300 lb. 49.75-
52.25, few sales high Choice
with a couple Prime 52.75-
53.50; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 46.7549.75; Good
2-3 43.0048.25; Good and
Choice 1350-1550 lb. Holsteins
41.7545.25; Standard 1-2
37.7542.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 2-3 880-975 lb.
46.2546.60, couple head
49.85.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 13 32.5034.75,
few 34.7536.25; Cutter 1-2
31.0033.25, few early sales
30.0031.00; Canner and low
Cutter 27.0030.00, few 30.05
31.00.
couple 34.7535.50; Cutter 1-2
29.0033.00; Canner and low
Cutter 27.50-29.50.
BULLOCKS: Good 1005
1300 lb. 39.7543.50, couple
Choice 43.75-45.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1100-1650 lb. 42.00-44.75,
couple 45.00-46.00; yield
grade 2 1000-1300 lb. 40.05
42.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady.
VEALERS: Choice 160-250
lb. 72.0080.00, 120-150 lb.
52.00-65.00; high Good and
low Choice 160-250 lb. 52.00-
68.00, 115-160 lb. 38.00-50.00,
90-110 lb. 30.00-33.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly
25-30 lb. spring lambs sold to
the Easter trade.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
2445 lb. 130.00-155.00, few
155.00-162.00.
Lancaster
Weekly
March 24,1978
Lancaster,Pa.
Cattle Calves
This Week 5100 1350
Last Week 5502 1333
Last Year 4907 1275
CATTLE: Slaughter
steers generally steady,
instances 50 higher on high
choice and prime, although
these grades not fully toted
late; good to low choice and
choice under 1025 lbs. steady
BULLOCKS; Good 1005
1250 lb. 39.7542.25, couple
Choice 44.50-45.75.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
1100-1500 lb. 42.5044.00, few
44.00-46.00, individual 47.25.
Yield grade 2 1000-1300 lb.
38.7541.50.
VEAL CALVES: 517.
Vealers uneven, Choice and
mixed Good and Choice over
150 lb. .steady to 3.00 lower,
high Good and low Choice 85
115 lb. firm to 4.00 higher.
VEALERS: Choice 160-260
lb. 68.00-74.00, couple Prime
79.0036.00; Choice 120-160 lb.
55.00-66.00; high Good and
low Choice 160-250 lb. 51.05
65.00, 125160 lb. 38.0552.00,
95110 lb. 24.0035.00, few 75
90 lb. 20.0527.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
Bulks 95115 lb. Holstein
bulls 38.0546.00, few 46.05
54.00.
SHEEP: 270. Supply
mainly 25-50 lb. spring lambs
sold to the Easter trade.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice
2530 lb. 95105.00, few 105
114.00; 3510 lb. 8595.00, few
105107.00; 4570 lb. 67.05
79.00, few 85.0038.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES:
Utility and G00d10.0516.00.
GOATS: 80. Bulk of supply
1525 lb. selling by the head
at 12.0522.00, several 20-40
lb. 25.0531.00 per head.
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
NEW HOLLAND The Action Auction
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MONDAY’S AUCTION:
8 00A.M - Fat Hogs
IOOOAM -Horso Sale
1100 A M Hay, Straw & Ear Corn
1.30 P.M - Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows & Veal
WEDNESDAY'S AUCTION:
1200 Noon - Hay, Straw® Ear Corn
12 00 Noon - 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
NW HOUAND SALES STABLES INC.
'New Holland, PA
Abram W. Diffenbach, Manager Phone: 717-354-4341
to SO lower; slaughter
heifers steady to SO higher;
cows mostly steady with last
week’s close; bullocks
steady; bulls steady to 1.00
lower, although few sales
yield grade 1 1400-2000 lbs.
steady to firm. Supply in
cluded 51 per cent slaughter
steers, 21 per cent cows, 6
per cent heifers, 5 per cent
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
High Choice and prime 3-4
1125-1375 lbs. 51.75-53.50, few
head 53.50-54.00 with 8 head
54.10-54.85; choice mainly
yield grade 2 1000-1300 lbs.
52.00-53.50; choice 24 1025-
1350 lbs. 49.7552.25; choice 2-
3 925-1025 lbs. 48.0055.50;
high good and low choice 2-3
46.5050.00; good 25 44.00-
49.00; good and choice 1300-
1550 lbs. holsteins 41.75-
45.50; Standard 1-2 39.00-
43.00, few 37,75-39.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 875-1100 lbs. 44.55
47.75, few 47.75-49.85, couple
yield grade 2 52.75-53.00;
good 2-3 8251025 lbs. 41.05
45.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 1-3 32.00-34.75,
few 34.75-36.50, several on
Monday 37.00-37.75; cutter 1-
2 30.00-33.50; earner and low
cutter 27.00-31.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1005
1300 lbs. 43.7546.50; good
10051300 lbs. 39.7544.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1
11051700 lbs. 41.7545.00, few
45.0546.50, couple 47.50-
48.60; yield grade 210051300
lbs. 38.7542.50.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers
steady to 5.00 lower,
although 95110 lbs. steady to
4.00 higher than last week’s
low close.
VEALERS: Choice 165260
lbs. 68.0575.00, few 75.05
79.00, couple prime 78.05
86.00; 125160 lbs.
52.0566.00; high good and
low choice 165250 lbs. 54.05
68.00. 115160 lbs. 38.0555.00,
95110 lbs. 24.00-38.00, few 75
90 lbs. 20.0530.00.
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.