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Lancaster Farming

Location

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Dec 04, 1971

Page

12

Local Livestock Auction Prices Mixed Across Cattle Hogs and Lambs

Slaughter steers steady to strong versus Monday with cows 25 to 50 higher and bulls up to 50. Vealers steady to higher, calves returned to farm 90 to 120 pounds at 42.00 to 48.00. Hogs mostly lower, barrows and gilts 25 to 50 down. woolled lambs steady to 50 lower with choice lambs 85 to 90 pounds at 26.50 to 27.50. Auction totals Today 719 cattle 222 calves 940 hogs 76 sheep. last week 371 185 613 98.

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Lancaster Vintage and New Holland Markets Cattle and Calves Report

Friday sale figures show varied demand across slaughter steers cows bulls and vealers with high end Holstein heifers strongest. Tuesday and Thursday listings reveal steady to higher trading for select weight ranges and continued feeder activity amid mixed load sizes and holiday interruptions.

Hay Prices Steady to Strong for Various Forages

Dealers report farm prices per ton for Hay No 2 and better with alfalfa at 35.00 to 45.00, timothy 22.00 to 30.00, mixed hay 25.00 to 40.00, straw 25.00 to 35.00, mulch 15.00 to 22.00. Prices held firm across classes.

Green Dragon Dairy Cattle Market Report

The Green Dragon market reports receipts of 64 head with good attendance and steady prices though receipts were low due to snow. Cattle consignments include Virginia springers 22250, Pennsylvania and New York cows fresh 395-565, springers 495-545, and Delaware cows 240-265 with springers 22750-28750. Beef sale shows stronger activity with higher bids for cutter cows 1900-2200 and fat cows 1800-2100, stocker and Holstein bulls at 2400-2800, steers 2600-3400.

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Hay Market Listings Include Alfalfa Timothy and Straw

Green Dragon Hay Market lists thirty one loads of hay with alfalfa at 52.00 to 61.00, Timothy at 39.00 to 50.00, mixed hay 34.00 to 50.00, clover 48.00, and eighteen loads of straw at 39.00 to 44.00, plus one load corn at 37.50.

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Lancaster Slaughter Lancaster Market Vintage and New Holland Vintage Auction New Holland Auction Ephrata R. D Walter Risser Hay & Straw Auction Green Dragon Dairy Cattle Green Dragon Hay Market NEW Holland Sales Stables Inc New Holland, Penna Abram W. Diffenbach Frank Dussinger Martin Livestock Washington Vintage Sales Stables, Inc Paradise Penna Paradise, Pa Kenneth E. Hershey J. M. Hooker, Inc Lancaster Union Stock Yards Melvin M. Weaver Lititz R.D Real Lamb Roy Mellinger Christ Landis Burnell Siegrist Mel
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