6—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December IS, 1979
Hay
Markets
Vintage
Hay
Paradise, Pa.
December 6,1979
Prices per ton:
2 loads hay and 1 load
straw.
Mixed hay, couple 69.00
and 71.00; Straw, one load at
65.00; Ear Corn, one load at
71.00.
Good's
Hay
Leola,Pa.
Wednesday, December 12
Total 89 loads. All prices
per ton, unless otherwise
noted.
Straw 53-86; Alfalfa 67-87,
one at 100; Clover 57 and 69;
Timothy 57-64; Mixed Hay
59-97.5, one at 101; Com 77-
89.
New Holland
Hay
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, December 10
Total 106 loads. All prices
per ton unless otherwise
noted.
Alfalfa 51-132; Timothy 60-
80; Mixed 40-110; Straw 55-
92; Com 73-88.
Regional
Hay
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by the dealers at
the farm and per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady.
Alfalfa 60.00-70.00; Mixed
hay Timothy hay
40.00-50.00; Straw 40.00-
55.00; Mulch 15.00-25.00.
Green
Dragon
Ephrata, Pa.
December 7,1979
54 loads hay and 22 loads
straw.
Alfalfa 65.00-96.00, one at
129.00; Mixed hay 48.00-
96.00; Timothy hay 46.00-
60.00; Clover, one load at
70.00; Stubble hay, one load
at 41.00; Straw 56.00-70.00,
few to 86.00; Ear Com, 6
loads 70.00-76.00, one 110.00;
Com Fodder, 4 loads 44.00-
45.00.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens,Pa.
Monday, December 10
Reported receipts of 445
calves, 88 cows, 50 heifers, 40
bulls, 8 steers, 134 hogs, 7
sheep, and 20 lambs. Cattle
market reported steady to
higher, and calf market
steady.
Holstein Heifer Calves to
150.00, Veal Calves, 80.00-
95.00; Bobs, 90-110 lbs. 82.50-
135.00; Bobs, 80 and down
lbs. 70 00-80.00; Grassers &
Feeders 50.00 to 100.00;
Lambs 50.00-68 00; Sheep
18 00-24.00; Hogs, 200-250 lbs
38.00- 50; Sows 26.00-32.00;
Boars 20.00-23.00, Pigs 8.00-
21.50; Heifers 46.00-51.00;
Steers, 52.00-56.00; Steers,
feeders 50.00-80.00; Bulls
52 00-64.50; Cows, good 49.00-
52.50; Cows, medium 44.50-
47 00; Cows, poor or small
32.00- Horses to 415.00;
Ponies to 75.00; Goats 21.00-
45.00.
Central
U.S. Carlot
December 12,1979
Compared to Tuesday’s
4:30 report: Steer Beef 1.00
higher; Heifer Beef steady -
1.00 higher. Demand
moderate. Trade moderate
to active with buyers filling
current needs in face of
bullish packers. Sales
reported on 110 loads of Steer
and Heifer Beef.
STEER BEEF
49 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 700-900 lbs. 104.25
pekr/pekr 1.00 higher.
Choice 4 600-800 lbs. 93.75.
Choice 3 600-700 lbs. 104.50
chain store selection.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 105.00
chain store selection.
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 106.25
chain store trmd&slctd.
Choice 2 500-700 lbs. 107.25
chain store trmd&slctd.
Choice 4 600800 lbs. 95.50-
96.00 chain store selection.
Good 2-3 600800 lbs. 98.00
1.00 highei than Monday.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 106.50
chain store trmd&slctd
Choice 2 500-700 lbs. 107.50
chain store trmd&slctd
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 104.25
chain store selection.
Choice 2 500-700 lbs. 105.25
chain store selection.
Choice 4 600450 lbs. 92.00-
93.00 west.
Good 2-3 600-800 lbs. 49.00
chain store account.
HEIFER BEEF
•1 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 500-700 lbs. 102.25-
103.25, late 103.25 steady -
1.00 higher.
Choice 4 500-700 lbs. 93.25
2.00 higher than Monday.
Good 2-3 500-700 lbs. 96.00-
97.00, late 97.00 incld. packer
to packer, 1.00 higher late.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Good 2-3 500-700 lbs. 96.00
chain store account.
Cow Beef steady -2 00
higher under mod' ate
demand for light offerings.
COW BEEF
5 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Utility 450&up lbs. 83.00
west 2.00 higher.
Utility 400&up lbs. 88.00
west 2.00 higher.
FOB Amarillo Basis
Utility 450&up lbs. 85.00
1.00 higher.
Utility 400&up 88.00-89.00
steady 1.00 higher.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
2 Loads
Fores 136-21* lb«. M.W.
Rounds 65-95 Dm. 112.75.
BONELESS PROCESSING
BEEF/TRIMMINGS
15 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
50 pet chem lean fresh
57.00-59.00, mostly 58.00-59.50
steady.
Compared to Tuesday’s
2:15 report: Fresh Pork
Loins not fully established;
14-17 lbs. 50 lower. Picnics
and Boston Butts steady.
Skinned Hams steady 3.00
higher. Sdls Bellies steady
1.00 higher. Trading slow;
demand light to miderate.
Sales reported on 110%
loads and 31 loads of trim
mings and variety meats
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FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS: 14/dn lbs. 82.50;
14-17 lbs. 81.50 50 lower.
BOSTON BUTTS; 4-8 lbs.
69.00 steady; B&up lbs. 62.50
steady.
PICNICS: 4-8 lbs. 46.00
steady; B&up 45.00-46.00
steady.
SKINNED HAMS: 17-20
lbs. 78.00-79.50 steady .50
higher; 20-26 lbs. 74.00-75.00
steady 1.00 higher; 26 & up
lbs. 53.00-55.00 1.00-3.00
higher.
BELLIES, SDIB; 10-12
lbs. 29.00 steady; 12-14 lbs.
41.50-42.50 steady .50 higher;
14-16 lbs. 42.00 steady; 18-20
lbs. 34.501.00 higher.
VARIETY MEATS
NECK BONES: 13.00
T.I.S.
FEET, TOES ON: 17.50
T.I.S.
HEARTS: 50.00.
BONELESS PROCESSING
PORK TRIMMINGS
Chemical Lean
72 pet lean trmgs frzn
65.00-66.00.
42 net lean trmgs frzn
24.00-26.00.
72 pet bnls pic fresh 70.00-
70.50.
' 95 pet cheek meat frzn
79.00.
Hunter’s
Auction
December 10,1979
Rising Sun, Md.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Good to Choice 60.00-63.00;
Other 52.00-57.00.
BULLS: 1100-1560 lbs.
55.00-59.75.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 50.75-53.25; Good to
Standard 46.75-48.50; Utility
44.75-46.50; Cutters 40.75-
43.50; Canners 38.50-42.50.
CALVES; Prime 200-275
lbs. 85.00-91.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lbs. 79.00-
84.00; Good to Choice 120-140
lbs. 84.00-97.00; Standard to
Good 90-110 lbs. 81.00-98.00;
Utility 75-85 lbs. 65.00-73.00;
Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 50.00-
65.00; few 70.00-75.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lbs.
$l2 to $l6 by hd.; 3065 lbs.
$l7 to $2l by hd.
HOGS: 100-150 lbs. 25.00-
36.00; 180-220 lbs. 32.0040.00.
SOWS: 25.00-29.50.
BOARS: 24.00-28.75.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
December 11,1979
CATTLE 185. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows strong to $3
higher. Few Choice No. 2-4
953-1135 lbs. slaughter steers
67.01W9.00, few No. 4-5 1200-
1255 lbs. 65.00-67.00, few
Good 65.10-67.75, Standard
61.00-62.75, few Utility & Low
Standard 55.00-60.75. Choice
slaughter heifers 65.00-67.10,
two yield grade No. 5 57.25
and 60.75, Good 63.50-65.00,
few Standard 60.50-62.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 49.75-53.50,
few 55.10, Cutters 48.50-51.10,
few to 52.50, few Canner &
Low Cutter 42.00-47.50, few
Shells down to 37.50. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
62.00- few Standard
55.25-60.25. One Yield Grade
#1 1480 lbs. slaughter bull at
66.00; one yield grade #21135
lbs. at 60.50.
CALVES 245. Vealers
unevenly steady. One Prune
vealer at 128.00, few Choice
110.00- Good 101.00-
110.00, Standard & Good 90-
120 lbs. 74.00-80.00, 60415 lbs
62.00- Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-120 lbs.
100.00- holstem
heifers 85-130 lbs. 95.00-
150.00.
HOGS 334. Barrows & gilts
50 cents to 75 cents lower. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 41.85-
42.25, No. 1-3 200-255 lbs.
41.0042.10, No. 2-3 215-230
lbs. 41.0041.35, few No. 2-3
245-355 lbs. 30.00-38.50, few
No. 1-3 185 lbs. 39.25-39.60.
Sows uneven. US No. 1-3 320-
515 lbs. sows 28.75-31.75, No.
2-3 245-540 lbs. 24.25-28.25.
Few Boars 25.00-27.25.
FEEDER PIGS 24. US No.
1-3 4045 lbs. feeder pigs
43.0043.50 cwt., lot No. 1-3 70
lbs. 38.50 cwt.
SHEEP 9. Few Good 60-115
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
53.00-58.00.
Martinsburg
Auction
December 10,1979
Martinsburg, Pa.
CATTLE 161. Choice
slaughter steers 65.0069.85,
Good 60.00-66.00, Standard
55.0062.00, Utility 48.00-
55.00, Choice slaughter
heifers 64.00-69.00, Good
57.5062.00, Standard 52.00-
60.00, Utility 48.00-55.00.
Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 49.00-55.50.
Cutters 46.00-50.00, Canner
and Low Cutters 42.0047.00,
Shells down to 40.00. Chbice
slaugther bullocks 64.00-
68.00, Good 62.00-64.00,
Standard 60.0062.00, Utility
57.00- Yield Grade No.
1, 1000-2000 lbs. slaughter
bulls 63.0067.50, #2, 900-1600
lbs. 60.00-64.00. Feeder
Cattle: Medium 300600 lbs.
feeder steers 52.00-75.00.
CALVES 280. Choice
vealers 103.00-124.00, Good
98.00- Standard and
Good 70-90 lbs. 55.00-70.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 105.00-125.00,
Holstein Heifers 80-130 lbs.
90.00-
HOGS 212. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows and gilts
43.00- No. 1-3 200-260
lbs. 39.5042.75, No. 1-3 ISO
-185 lbs. 34.00-37.50. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 31.00-35.00,
No. 2-3 300-650 lbs. 24.00-
29.00, Boars 22.00-25.00.
FEEDER PIGS 143. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
10.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 15.00-21.50 per
head.
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Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
December 10,1979
CATTLE 124. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good & Choice $1 to $2 lower.
Slaughter cows 25 cents to $1
lower. Choice No. 24 1000-
1350 lbs. slaughter steers
66.00-69.10, Good 63.0065.75,
few Standard 55.5062.50.
Few Utility slaughter heifers
48.50-55.25. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
46.75-50.75, couple to 52.60,
Cutters 47.00-50.10, Canner &
Low Cutter 43.2546.50, Shells
down to 38.00. Few Yield
Grade #1 1195-1920
slaughter bulls 59.75-67.60.
CALVES 167. Vealers
about steady. Few Prune
vealers 118.00-120.00, Choice
106.00- few Good 90.00-
100.00, Standard & Good 90-
110 lbs. 79.00-85.00, 70-85 lbs.
70.00- Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-120 lbs.
85.00- couple to 125.00;
holstein heifers 90-130 lbs.
95.00-
HOGS 452. Barrows & gilts
25 cents to $1 higher. US No.
1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 43.5044.50, one lot 44.60,
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 41.75-
43.35, No. 2-3 220-260 lbs.
38.5041.00, No. 1-3 160-180
lbs. 33.00-35.10. Few US No.
1-3 300600 lbs. sows 25.00-
31.00. Few Boars 23.00-27.25.
FEEDER PIGS 189. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
11.50-19.50 per head, No. 1-3
4565 lbs. 21.00-25.00, few
Lots No. 1-3 7060 lbs. 32.00-
37.50 per head.
SHEEP 17. Choice 75-105
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
68.00-74.50, few Good 70-90
lbs. 59.0066.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
FrL, December 7,1979
Lancaster, Pa.
Feeder Cattle
837
435
757
Today
Last Friday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Friday, feeder steers 1.00-
2.00 higher; feeder bulls 1.00-
2.00 higher.
VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC.
HAY, STRAW &
GRAIN SALE
Every Thursday at 12:30 P.M.
Located 10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30,
We Need Consignors & Buyers
Phone-717-442-4181
Home Phone - 215-458-5060
L. Robert Frame - Mgr.
FEEDER STEERS
MEDIUM FRAME NUM
BER 1: 570-690 lbs. 76.75-
79.50; 775-980 lbs. 71.75-74.50;
couple lots 1030-1065 lbs.
68.75-71.50.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 1 AND 2: Couple
lots 550-705 lbs. 74.00-75.00;
couple lots 880-920 lbs. 67.25-
69.75.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 1 AND 2: One lot 1050
lbs. 65.75.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 2; One lot 845 lbs.
64.10.
LARGE FRAME NUM
BER 2 (HOLSTEINS): One
lot 760 lbs. 58.75; couple lots
1145-1185 lbs. 58.10-58.75.
FEEDER BULLS
MEDIUM FRAME NUM
BER 1: 580685 lbs. 72.25-
72.75.
MEDIUM FRAME
NUMBER 1 AND 2: 635-62 C
lbs. 64.25-65.25; one lot lOlf
lbs. 59.50.
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
December 8,1979
STOCKER, FEEDER,
AND SLAUGHTER
STEERS: Good Light Steer
Calves 89.00-93.00; Medium
85.00- Plam 80.00 &
down; Good Heavy Steers
79.0083.25; Medium 75.00-
79.00; Plain 70.00 & down;
Holstein Steers 52.0085.00;
Good Light Heifer Calves
66.00- Medium 61.00-
66.00; Plain 58.00 & down;
Good Heavy Heifers 62.00-
66.50; Medium 58.0082.00;
Plain 55.00 & down;
Slaughter Cows 48.00-54.25;
Utilities 43.0048.00; Canners
& Cutters 35.00 & down; Milk
& Stock Cows 705.00 & down;
Stock Bulls 77.00 & down;
Slaughter Bulls 62.25 &
down.
CALVES: Veal Calves
86.00 & down; Baby Calves
110.00 & down.
SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice
Blue O 68.40; Good Red O
61.75; Feeder Lambs 62.00-
67.00; Slaughter Ewes 21.50
&down.
HOGS: Top 39.90; Sows
31.75 & down; Boars 21.00;
Butcher Hogs 39.00 & down.