A2—Lancaater Farming, Saturday, April 10,1952
Livestock market and auction news
Lancaster Market
Monday, Aprils
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hop Sheep
Today
880 71 1036 1120
Last Monday
1757 91 911 1339
Last Year
1002 112 1034 763
Monday’s Auction
943 81 957 1151
Last Monday’s Auction
1576 96 903 1362
CATTLE: Compared to last
Monday, high Choice and Prime
slaughter steers 1.50-3.00 higher,
Good to average Choice .50-1.00
higher, Standard fully steady;
slaughter heifers firm to 1.00
higher; cows 1.00-2.00 higher;
bullocks .50-1.00 higher; bulls 1.00
2.00 higher, Supply included 73
percent slaughter steers, 10 per
cent slaughter cows, 9 percent
bulls, and 8 percent slaughter
heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High
Choice and Prune 3-41180-1410 lbs.
70.25- 15 head 73.75-75.10;
Good and Choice 1-2 1075-1300 lbs.
69.75-71.85; Choice 241050-1375 lbs
65.60-69.25, few 69.50-70.85; high
Good and low Choice 2-3 63.50-
66.50; Good 2-3 60.0063.50; Good
and Choice 1150-1485 lb. Holsteins
55.25- few Choice 60.50-61.25;
Standard 1-2 53.00-55.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 860-1125 lbs. 61.00-65.50,
few yield grade 2 66.00-66.75; Good
2-3 850-1100 lbs. 53.50-59.25.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 41.00-43.50, few 43.75-45.00;
Cutter 1-2 40.00-42.50, few 42.50-
43.75; Canner and low Cutter 37.00-
40.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1050-1350
lbs. 58.75-61.75, couple 62.0063.00;
Good 1000-1275 lbs. 52.75-57.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1350-2000
lbs. 51.75-55.75, few 57.50-59.75,
couple 61.25-61.50; yield grade 2
1000-1350 lbs. 48.75-52.00.
VEAL CALVES: Vealers mostly
steady, instances 5.00 higher on
Choice and Prime special fed.
VEALERS: Prime special fed
260-350 lbs. 117.00-122.00; Choice
150-315 lbs. 95.00-105.00, few 105.00-
112.00; high Good and low Choice
150-350 lbs. 75.00-95.00, 110-120 lbs.
52.00-70.00,80-105 lbs. 42.00-52.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
95-115 lb. Holstein bulls7o.oo-75.00.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 20-50 lb.
spring lambs sold to the Easter
trade; slaughter ewes fully steady.
Supply included about 75 goats sold
by the head.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2035
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AUCTIONS
MONDAY & WEDNESDAY
10:00 A.M. Slaughter Bulls,
Heifers, Steers, Cows
11:00 A.M. Veal Calves, Lambs, Hogs
TUESDAY
10:00 A.M. Slaughter Hogs
1:00 P.M. Feeder Pigs
FRIDAY
11:00 A.M. Stocker and Feeder Cattle
SATURDAY
9:30 A. M. - Slaughter Hogs
GRADED FEEDER
CATTLE SALE
FRIDAY APRIL 16
SOLD]NLpTSJ)FIOOR_MORE
LAMB SALE MONDAY APRIL 12 -11 AM
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, IHIT 1
lbs. 115.00-137.00, few 140.00-152.50;
35-50 lbs. 85.00-105.00, few 105.00,
few 105.00-119.00, few 5005 lbs.
80.00-100.00; Good 20-45 lbs. 85.00
110.00
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and Good 17.00-26.00, few 28.00
32.00
GOATS: Bulk 35.00-45.00, few
50.0060.00; several small kids
20.0032.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, March 23
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep
Today
937
Last Tuesday
1235
Last Year
1277
CATTLE: Compared to last
Tuesday, slaughter steers uneven,
high Choice and Prime weak to 1.00
lower, Choice firm, instances .50
higher, Standard and Good steady;
slaughter heifers fully steady;
cows firm to 1.00 higher, instances
2.00 higher; bulls not fully tested.
Supply included 69 percent
slaughter steers and 24 percent
cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS- High
Choice and Prune 3-41100-1400 lbs.
69.00-70.85, couple 72.35-73.00;
Good and Choice 1-2 1050-1325 lbs.
68.25-71.75, five head 72.00-72.85;
Choice 241025-1350 lbs. 65.7568.75,
few 69.00-70.00; high Good and low
Choice 2-3 63.0066.50; Good 2-3
60.5063.25; Good and Choice 1150-
1450 lb. Holsteins 55.00-59.50;
Standard 1-2 52.00-55.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple Prune 31370-1390 lbs. 72.10-
72.50, individual 1145 lbs. 70.00;
Choice 2-3 875-1100 lbs. 59.0065.00;
Good 950-1125 lbs. 54.00-59.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
1-3 42.75-46.00, several 46.25-48.00;
Cutter 1-2 40.50-45.50, few 46.00-
47.25; Canner and low Cutter 38.00-
41.00
VEAL CALVES: Few Choice
and Prune vealers firm to 5.00
higher, high Good and low Choice
70-115 lbs. unevenly steady. Supply
mcluded 360 in graded sale of
which 76 percent sold to return to
farm.
VEALERS: Couple Prime 200-
340 lbs. 108.00-115.00; Choice 160-
280 lbs. 95.00-105.00; high Good and
low Choice 140-250 lbs. 65.00-90.00,
90-115 lbs. 45.00-57.00, 80-90 lbs.
40.00-17.00, few 55-80 lbs. 34.00-
40.00.
(717)394-2611
598 248 20
670 152 23
636 355 32
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Few
Choice 2-31150-1470 lbs. 65.50-68.50;
high Good and low Choice 2-3 1050
1450 lbs. 63.00-65.75; Good 2-3 59.00
62.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-3 940-1025 lbs. 59.75-64.75;
Good 2-3 900-1050 lbs. 55.00-60.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
41.50-44.00; Cutter 1-2 40.50-43.50;
Canner and low Cutter 38.00-39.50.
BULLOCKS: Couple Choice 1300
1400 lbs. 57.00-59.00
BULLS: Couple yield grade 1
1300-1500 lbs. 56.00-57.25; couple
yield grade 2 1200-1700 lbs. 49.50-
52.00.
ry Tuesday & Friday
11A.M.
Slaughter Cattl* Auction -
Steers, Bulls, Heifars, Cows,
Feodor 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.
_
Starting Friday, October 16 for
Hay and Straw Sola.
4 possum balliad trailers
available for long distance
and local hauling
Business Phone
717-768-8204
Home Phone
215-458-5060
L. Robert Frame, Manager
Box 100 Paradise, PA
10 miles East of Lancaster on Rt 30
RETURNED TO FARM: 43 head
100120 lbs. Holstein heifers 114.00
117.00,16 head 9095 lbs. 82.00, and
25 head 7090 lbs. 66.0074.00; 16
head 120125 lbs. Holstein bulls
75.50, 100 head 100115 lbs. 78.00
82.50,23 head 9095 lbs. 59.50 and 50
head small frame 100125 lbs. 56.00
64.50.
SHEEP: Supply mainly 2075 lb.
spring lambs sold to the Easter
trade.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 2040
lbs. 108.00126.00, couple 129.00
130.00; 4060 lbs. 90.00110.00, few
112.00126.00; 6077 lbs. 84.0094.00.
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head, mainly 15.0022.00, couple
26.0037.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, April 7
Report supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep
Today
132 21 548 1
Last Wednesday
209 46 1066 9
Last Year
805 30 1037 19
Wednesday’s Auction
104 21 549 1
Last Wednesday’s Auction
136 29 818 34
CATTLE; Insufficient volume of
any class for a market test.
VEAL CALVES: No market test.
SHEEP: No market test.
VINTAGE SALES
STABLES, INC.
New Holland
Livestock
Thursday April!
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 627 407 110 17
Last Thursday
1181 394 836 250
Last Year 1165 471 992 124
CATTLE: Compared to Last
Thursday small supply slaughter
steers mainly $2.00 higher;
slaughter heifers 2.00-2.50 higher;
cows firm to mostly 1.00 higher;
bullocks firm to 1.00 higher; bulls
2.00- higher. Supply included 38
percent slaughter steers, 5 percent
slaughter heifers, 43 percent cows,
8 percent bulls with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
choice, few prime 3-4 110-1375 lb.
70.00- couple 72.10-72.50; good
and choice 1-2 1050-1425 lb. 69.75-
71.10; choice 2-41050-1350 lb. 66.50-
69.00, few 69.00-70.00; High good
and low choice 2-3 9751325 lb. 64.75-
67.00; Good 2-3 61.00-64.50; good
and choice 1200-1400 lb. Holstems
52.00- few standard 1-2 48.00-
52.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2 1050-1275 lb. 66.25-68.00;
choice 2-3 900-110 lb. 61.00-66.00.
COWS: Utility and Com
mercial 1-3 41.00-43.50, few 44.00
46.00; cutter 1-2 39.75-42.75, few
43.00-43.50; canner and low cutter
37.50 40.25.
BULLOCKS: Choice 1200-1450 lb.
57,5060.00; good 1000-1250 lb. 53.00
58.00
BULLS: Yield Grade 113502000
lb. 52.00-55.00, few 55.50-58.75; yield
grade 210001375 lb. 49.5052.50.
VEAL CALVERS: Vealers firm
to 5.00 higher with some sale prune
special fed 10.0012.00 higher.
Demand fair for holstem bulls to
return to farm.
VEALERS: Prime Special Fed
'290375 lb. 122.00130.00 choice 170
325 lb. 96.00111.00; few 130170 lb.
90.00102.00; high good and low
choice 140350 lb. 75.0093.00, 115-
MO lb. 56.0076.00, 80110 lb. 42.00
54.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Bulk
90-115 lb. holstem bulls 70.00-80.00,
few 80.00-90.00.
HAY, STRAW & CORN 2CS[I
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.
NEWHOUAND The Action Auction
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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 & Veal
WEDNESDAY'S AUCTION
12 00 Noon - Dairy Sale
1 30 P M - Feeder Pig Sale
THURSDAY S AUCTION
11 00 A M - Beef Sale
Order of Sale, Bulls, Fat Steers Cows, Veal
3 30PM -CalfSale
NEW HOUAND
SALES STABLES INC.
New Holland, PA
Abram W Diffenbach, Manager
SHEEP: Supply mainly 20-60 Ih
spring lambs sold to the East&
trade slaughter ewes steady.
SPRING lAMBS: Bulk 20-30 lb.
150.00- few 170.00-180.00, 30-
40 lb. 130.00-153.00, few 155.00-
164.00,4045 lb. 109.00-129.00, couple
134.00-
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility
and good 18.00-26.00
GOATS: All goats sold by the
head mainly 32.0043.00.
Lancaster County
Friday April 9,
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: Slaughter steers very
uneven during the week, on
Monday high choice and prune for
Kosher trade 3.00-4.00 higher,
large share of the advance lost on
Tuesday and only a few on offer
after Tuesday, good to avera&v
choice firm to 1.00 higher J)j
Monday and Tuesday, with
Thursday’s small supply 1.00-2.00
higher; slaughter heifers firm to
1.00 higher; cows firm firm to 1.00
higher with some early sales 2.00
higher; bullocks firm to 1.00
higher; bulls 2.00-4.00 higher than
last weeks low close. Supply in
cluded 60 percent slaughter steers,
24 percent cows, 6 percent
slaughter heifers and 6 percent
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
choice and prune 3-4 1100-1410 lb
69.00- with several on Monday
72.00- and about 15 head 73.75-
75.10; good and choice 1-21050-1325
lb. 69.00-71.75, few 72.00-72.85;
choice 2-4 1050-1375 lb. 65.60-69.00,
few 69.00-70.00; high good and low
choice 2-3 63.00-66.50; good 2-3
60.0063.50; good and choice 1150-
1485 lb. holstems 55.00-59.25,
choice 60.00-61.25; standard Xv
52.00- few 48.0052.00
SLAUGHTER HIEFERS:
Couple prune 3 1370-1390 lb. 72.10-
72.50; choice 2 1050-1275 lb. 66.00-
68.00; choice 2-3 875-1100 lb 59.00-
66.00; good 2-3 850-1050 lb. 53.50-
59.25.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
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! 1754 7 _ I
X Office Phone:
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LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
1 mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Route 22
PHONE:
JONESTOWN
865-2881 9
Sale every Tuesday
at 1 30 P M starting
with feeder cattle
and pigs
Also Hay Sale
every Tuesday at
12 30
Cattle Calves
2600 1100
4931 1205
4887 1254