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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1972
Page
12
Auction numbers for cattle calves hogs sheep show weekly changes across multiple dates. Slaughter steers trend higher with varying gains, cows and bulls mixed, veal and lamb markets mixed, with regional quotes for weights and grades across three markets and a note on grain prices.
Regional prices show hay No 2 and better steady with alfalfa 40.00 to 47.00 per ton and Timothy 22.00 to 35.00. Straw 25.00 to 30.00. Slaughter cattle mostly steady with cows steady to strong. Vealers prime 62.00 to 67.50 and bulls 29.25 to 34.00. Ninety loads of hay and straw sold with alfalfa 49 to 52 and mixed hay 36.50 to 63.00.
New Holland reports receipts of 156 cattle including 22 heifers and 15 bulls with steady market. Loads of cows from Pennsylvania Wisconsin and Canada show fresh ranges. herd dispersals include New York Purebreds Canadian Purebred and Grade and Lebanon County Grades with springing heifers and bulls in varying price bands.
Livestock auction listings show prices by class: cattle including steers high choice and prime per head with weight ranges, cows utility to cutters, bulls good to utility. veal calves prime to utility with weight bands. farm calves with weight bands. and sheep shorn lambs good at 30.00-32.00 for 70-75 pounds.
Report shows 331 head sold with market steady. Prices listed for work horses from Michigan and West Virginia loads, riding horses from Ohio Kansas Iowa, Tennessee mules, locally consigned work horses, driving and riding horses, and ponies with Killer Way noted.
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