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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1972
Page
12
Wednesday sale figures show cattle and calves mixed with higher bids for slaughter steers and cows, plus steady veal prices. Friday reports note strong demand for slaughter steers and bulls with steady to higher prices, and hay prices listed by ton including alfalfa and timothy.
Lebanon Valley Auction on Tuesday July 25 offered 283 head of cattle with varied gains over last week. Slaughter steers and bulls mostly higher, cows and shells mixed, prime and choice calves highlighted by several price readings across weight classes and farm calves.
Receipts 98 head dairy cattle with fair attendance due to heat. Maryland Springers 440-500, Butler County cows 460-580, springers 425-470. Pennsylvania purebreds 575-610, grades 410-630. Armstrong fresh cows 440-530, springers 365-465. Beef market strong with beef sale prices 26-28 for utilities, 24-26 cutters, 22-24 low cutters. Feeder sale bulls 30-34, Holstein bulls 28-31, steers 34-38.
Average local grain prices from six feed and grain firms on Thursday July 27 1972 show bid and offered values per bushel for ear corn shelled corn oats local and western barley and wheat. Not all dealers handle every commodity and car corn is per ton.
New Holland reports receipts of 133 head cattle including 22 heifers with steady market. Prices shown for PA cows 320 to 610, springers 455 to 495, Canadian springers 455 to 515, NY state cows 480 to 560, first calf heifers 540 to 625, Vermont cows 510 to 700, Wisconsin cows 515 to 690, NY springers 455 to 540, Canadian cows 390 to 545, local consignments 415 to 640, and heifers 375 to 430.
Hay and straw markets hold steady with No. 2 and better hay priced by dealers at the farm per ton. Alfalfa 30.00 to 40.00, mixed hay 25.00 to 28.00, timothy 20.00 to 25.00, new straw 15.00 to 25.00, and March 10.00 to 17.00.
Seventy loads of hay and straw offered with prices including alfalfa loads at 34.00 and 44.00, Timothy at 27.00 to 36.50 and one at 53.00, mixed bay 24.00 to 46.00 and one at 60.00. Four loads of straw priced 35.00 to 37.50. Three loads of corn priced 45.00 to 50.00.
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