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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1959
Page
5
Receipts totaled about 3625 head, 500 more than last week, with 50% slaughter steers and 40% stockers. Prices ranged: good to low good steers 2625 to 2950, high 2850 to 3025 for heavy cattle, cows 16.75 to 20.75, vealers 28 to 38, hogs 14.75 to 17, sows 9 to 12, with trading moderately active across classes.
Chicago weekly cattle review notes supplies three percent smaller than last week while receipts still peak for six weeks. Slaughter steers account for about 75 percent of arrivals with prime and choice making up most of the mix. Cattle prices finish the week steady to slightly higher as cows rise and weights over 1100 pounds gain value.
New Holland market data notes cows at low levels since 1953, bulls rising up to 25, steers and heifers steady to lower, stockers weak, many loads of high quality slaughter steers 28.75 to 30. Summary includes weights from 825 to 1475 pounds and price ranges for steers, heifers, vealers, cows, bulls, and horses with receipts and grain-fed notes.
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