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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1966
Page
9
The Lancaster Farming market notes for August 19 1966 report cattle supplies and price ranges. Slaughter steers mostly 25 to 75 cents higher with high and standard grades listed by weight. heifers and cows steady to higher. feeders steady with mixed grades and loads cited. Calves and vealers show mixed results with varied quotes. continued auction coverage noted.
August 16 1966 cattle sale shows slaughter steers and heifers mostly steady to higher with highs for High Choice and Prime at 26.35 to 27.75 per hundredweight and Choice 1000 to 1325 lb at 25.50 to 26.75. Cows and bulls steady. feeders and calves show mixed gains and losses with Cull and Utility rising up to 300. Hog values ease slightly while sheep and spring lambs trend down.
Slaughter steers opened 25-75 cents higher then steady to 50 cents up. high Choice and Prime 1100-1350 lbs 26.85-28.25, others 25-27.75. Cows strong to 50 cents higher. bulls steady to strong. Feeder steers 24.85-26.00. calves mostly 33-89.50. Slaughter lambs steady. hogs up 25 cents with 648 head sold. retail 27.50-28.50, large bulk 26.50-27.50. Receipts 144 cows, 6 bulls, 5 heifers. horses and hogs also reported.
Cattle receipts reach 21,100 this week versus 21,400 prior week and 23,700 year ago. Total market supply stands at 158,400, down from 161,400 last week and 184,500 a year earlier. Compared with last Friday, the week shows a modest pullback in arrivals.
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