A2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 29,1951
livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, August 24
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 970 106 1074 211
Last Mon. 1055 114 1351 135
Last Year 1015 91 1369 228
Monday’s Auction
885 113 1063 211
Last Monday’s Auction
1196 115 1324 141
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
uneven, high Choice and Prime
scarce mostly steady; Good and
Choice over 1100 lb. fully steady,
900-1100 lb. .50-1.00 lower, Good and
Choice Holsteins 2.00-3.00 lower;
slaughter heifers steady to weak;
cows .50-1.00 lower; bullocks
steady; bulls .50-1.00 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1175-
1325 lb. 70.00-71.60 couple 73.25-
73.60, couple lots 1100-1150 lb. 68.75-
69.50; Good and Choice 1-2 1050-
1300 lb. 68.00-71.00, couple 72.75-
73.00; Choice 2-41100-1275 lb. 65.50-
69.25; Choice 950-1100 lb. 64.25-
67.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3
1100-1300 lb. 63.00-66.00, few 950-
1100 lb. 61.00-64.50; Good 2-3 59.75-
62.75; Good and Choice 1150-1450
lb. Holsteins 56.75-59.75; Standard
1- 52.00-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1100 lb. 59.50-62.75,
few yield grade 2 65.00-66.60; Good
2- 800-1050 lb. 56.0039.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 44.00-46.50, few 46.7548.00;
Cutter 1-2 42.5045.00, few 45.00-
46.00; Canner and low Cutter 38.50-
42.50.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1000-1325 lb.
60.00-fi4.00, couple 64.50-67.10;
Good 2000-1250 lb. 55.00-59.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-1900
lb. 53.0058.00, few 58.0060.75,
individual 1790 lb. 82.50; yield
grade 21000-1400 lb. 50.00-54.00.
VEAL CALVES; Vealers fully
steady. Demand fair for Holstein
bulls returned to farm.
VEALERS: One lot Prime 312 lb.
135.00, couple head 400 lb. 120.00-
133.00; Choice 160-280 lb. 100.00-
112 00, couple 115.00-119.00; high
Good and low Choice 130-250 lb.
70.00-85.00,80-115 lb. 50.0060.00 few
60.0065.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
85-120 lb. Holstein bulls 80.00-92.00.
SHEEP; Spring lambs fully
steady; slaughter ewes 1.00-2.00
higher.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 85-100
lb. 61.0065.00, one lot 120 lb. 61 00;
Good 55-35 lb. 48.00-59.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 20.00-27.00.
Vintage Livestock
Tuesday, August 25
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today 1264 830 45
Last Tues. 1140 836 9
Last Year 860 771 32
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday slaughter steers uneven.
Choice and Prime over 1100 lb.
weak to .50 lower instances 1.00
lower. Choice under 1100 lb. and
mixed Good and Choice 1.00-1.50
lower. Good and Choice Holsteins
2.00- lower; slaughter heifers
mostly steady; cows 1.00-1.50
lower; bullocks scarce; bulls
steady. Supply included 72%
slaughter steers and 22% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 34 1200-1350 lb.
70.00- 10 head 1290-1300 lb.
73.75-73.85, few 1150-1200 lb. 68.75-
71.00; Good and Choice 1-2 1075-
1325 lb. 68.25-70.50, few 71.00-72.60;
Choice 24 1100-1350 lb. 65.7569.50,
about 65 head 69.75-70.75; Choice 2-
3 980-1100 lb. 64.5067.00; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 61.0065.50;
Good 2-3 58.5062.00; Good and
Choice 1125-1460 lb. Holsteins 56.75-
60.25; Standard 1-2 52.50-57.00.*
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 850-1100 lb. 59.0062.00,
couple yield grade 2 62.0063.50;
Good 2-3 800-1050 lb. 55.0068.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
16 44.0047.00, several 47.0048.00,
with a couple 48.0049.00; Cutter 1-2
HAY. STRAW & CORN
SALE
Every Friday at 12 Noon
GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION
RD No. 4 Ephrata, Pa. 717-733-2334
1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
Out of State Buyers - Cash or Certified Check Only.
NEW HOLLAND The Action Auction
AIIATIAiIC make the difference
nUuilv/riO in auctions!
MFU/ llfll I AUh 013^65 the difference in
PICIf nUtl/lWUmarketing livestock!
MONDAY S AUCTION
8 00 A M - Fat Hogs
10 00 A M ■ Horse Sale
11 00 A M - Hay, Straw & Ear Corn
1 30 P M - Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows'A Veal
WEDNESDAY’S AUCTION
12 00 Noon - Dairy Sale
1.30 P M - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY S AUCTION
11 OOAM - Beef Sale
Order of Sale, Bulls, Fat Steers, Cows, Veal
330 PM -CalfSale
42.0045.24, few 45.5046.50; Canner
and low Cutter 39.0041.50.
BULLOCKS: Few good 1000-1250
lb. 53.00-55.75, couple Choice 55.85-
58.85.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1400-2000
lb. 53.25-56.00, couple 57.00-58.10;
yield grade 2 1000-1450 lb. 52.00-
54.25.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady. Supply included 602 in
graded sale of which 69% sold to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Few Choice 160-250
lb. 90.00-103.00; high Good and low
Choice 120-200 lb. 60.0065.00,90-115
lb. 53.0060.00, few 60.0065.00, 7065
lb. 42.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: 80 head
90-115 lb. Holstein heifers 136.00-
168.00; one 10*80-85 lb. 112.00. 175
head 100-115 lb. Holstein bulls
84.00- 35 head 120-125 lb.
79.00- one lot 90-95 lb. 60.50;
90 head 100-125 lb. small frame
60.0062.00.
SHEEP: Spring lambs fully
steady; few slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING LAMBS: Few Choice
65-95 lb. 57.0060.00; Good 55-95 lb.
49.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 15.00-25.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, August 26
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today 375 36 872 0
Last Wed. 442 21 668 35
Last Year 749 24 861 7
Wednesday’s Auction
250 36 820 0
Last Wednesday’s Auction
CATTLE: Compared to Monday
insufficient volume slaughter
steers for a market test, weaker
undertone prevailing; slaughter
heifers not tested; cows scarce,
generally steady; bullocks not
tested; bulls generally 1.00 lower,
extremes 2.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 42% bulls, 35% steers, 13%
heifers, and 10% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Couple
high Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-
1250 lb. 70.35-70.60; Choice 2-4 1100-
1275 lb. 64.75-68.00, couple 68.50-
69.35; few head Choice 2-31050-1100
lb. 64.50-66.50; high Good and low
NEW HOLLAND
SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, PA
Abram W Diffenbach, Manager
Phone 717 354-4341
Choice 26 975-1250 lb 61.0065.00;
Good 2-3 59.2562.75; Good and
Choice 1150-1250 lb. Holsteins 55.00-
57.10; few Standard 1-2 51.50-54.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 26 800-1000 lb. 59.2561.75;
few Good 700-950 lb. 53.75-56.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
16 44.5046.75; Cutter 1-2 42.50-
44.50; Canner and low Cutter 36.75-
41.00._
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 950-
1050 lb. 60.0060.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1300-1800
lb. 53.00-55.75, few head 57.2560.00;
yield grade 2 1000-1350 lb. 50.00-
53.50.
VEAL CALVES: Bulk of supply
high Good and low Choice 60-100 lb.
selling steady.
VEALERS: High Good and low
Choice 80-100 lb. 50.0060.00, few
60.0065.00,6060 lb. 40.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
90-110 lb. Holstein bulls 70.00-80.00.
SHEEP: None.
New Holland Livestock
CATTLE: 1495. Compared to last
Thursday slaughter steers moslty
steady, although high Choice and
Prime not fully tested; slaughter
steers not tested; cows 2.004.00
higher, instances 5.00 higher;
bullocks firm to 1.00 higher; bulls
1.00-2.00 higher. Supply included 59
per cent slaughter steers, 4 per
cent slaughter heifers, 23 per cent
cows, 9 per cent bulls and 5 per
cent feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1180-1360 lb.
70.00-72.85, few lots 1150-1225 lb.
68.75-70.00; Good and Choice 1-2
1075-1375 lb. 68.50-71.00, few 71.00-
71.50; Choice 2-41100-1375 lb. 65.75-
68.25, few lots 69.00-69.75; Choice 2-
3 925-1100 lb. 64.50-66.50; high Good
and low Choice 2-3 975-1250 lb.
62.50-66.00; Good 2-3 58.0063.00;
Good and Choice 1150-1450 lb.
Holsteins 57.5060.75, few head
61.0062.00; Standard 1-2 52.00-
57.00.
19 687 35
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Good
2-3 825-1050 lb. 53.6067.25, couple
Choice 2-360.5064.75.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 49.00-52.50, few 52.75-53.60;
Cutter 1-2 45.0049.00, few 49.00-
51.00; Canner and low Cutter 40.50-
46.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice 1000-
1300 lb. 59.00-60.50; Good 1000-1250
lb. 54.50-58.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-1900
few 58.50-61.00,
ry Tuesday & Friday
11A.M.
Slaughter Cattle Auction-
Steers. Bulls, Heifers, Cows,
Feeder Cattle.
(no calves or sheep Friday)
Get calves in early. We start to grade and
weigh at 2:30.
Sale Every Wednesday &
Saturday > 9 A.M.
Hog Sale
3 possum bellied trailers
available for long distance
and local hauling
Business Phone
717-768-8204
Home Phene
215-468-5060
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Thursday, August 27
Report supplied by USDA
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
Hay, Straw 4> Grain Sale
Discontinued Until Fall
couple 61.25-64.10; yield grade 2
1000-1450 lb. 52.00-55.50.
FEEDER STEERS: Few head
large 1600-675 lb. 60.75-64,25.
FEEDER BULLS; Large 1 550-
960 lb. 56.75-61.50, few head 62.50-
65.00.
VEAL CALVES: 712. Vealers
mostly steady. Demand good for
calves to return to farm.
VEALERS: Choice 150-280 lb.
90.00- few Prune 111.00-
118.00; high Good and low Choice
140-290 lb. 75.00-90.00, 90-120 lb.
48.00- few 60.00-65.00,60-85 lb.
45.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 280-400 lb. 50.00-65.00,
few Choice 65.00-75.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
85-115 lb. Hosltein Heifers 85.00-
110.00, few 115.00-136.00; Bulk 90-
120 lb. Holstein bulls 65.00-90.00,
few 90.00-95.00.
SHEEP; 26. Insufficient volume
for a market test, few Choice 70-100
lb. spring lambs 59.00-63.00; few
Utility slaughter ewes 21.00-28.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
Friday, August2B,l9Bl
Cattle Calves
4900 1685
4369 1484
5319 1499
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers
closed the week mostly steady;
Good and Choice holsteins weak to
1.00 lower, some sales 2.00 lower
than last week’s high time;
slaughter heifers steady; cows
uneven, sales early part of week
generally .50-1.00 lower although
late sales raised this loss and
closed 2.004.00 higher; bullocks
steady to 1.00 higher; bulls closed
week 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply in
cluded 50 per cent slaughter steers,
15 per cent cows, 9 per cent bulls, 4
per cent heifers with the balance
feeders held mainly for Friday’s
auction.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 3-4 1200-1350 lbs.
70.00- few 72.85-73.85, few
1100-1225 lbs. 68.75-70.00; Good and
Choice 1-21075-1325 lbs. 68.25-71.00,
few7l.oo-72.50; Choice 2-41100-1375
lbs. 65.75-68.50, several lots 69.00-
69.75; choice 2-3 925-1100 lbs. 64.50-
67.00; high Good and low Choice 2-3
975-1250 lbs. 61.50-66.00, Good 2-3
58.00- Good and Choice 1100-
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I RDI, Marietta, PA 2
I 17547 I
,X Office Phone: X
I (717) 653-8164 |
J Specializing in {
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f Feeders I
i JOHN BOWMAN I
|l Ph: (717) 653-5728 I
I RON RANCH |
I Ph.(717)656-9849 i
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. startir*
with feeder cattle
and pigs.
Also Hay Sale
every Tuesday at
12:30.