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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1971
Page
14
The December 2 1971 average local grain prices from six feed and grain concerns show ear corn old 38.00 bid 44.00 offered, ear corn new 28.66 bid 34.66 offered, shelled corn 1.28 bid 1.46 offered, oats local 78 97, barley 1.04 bid 1.26 offered, wheat 1.43 bid 1.64 offered. Bid is the price dealers pay farmers delivered to the mill. Offered is the price dealers charge for mill delivery.
Market notes show Holstein heifers sold mainly in the 68.00 to 80.00 range with select lots reaching 80.00. Hog receipts averaged 21.50 to 22.75 with heavyweights 20 to 21.50 and sows 15 to 17.25. Calf receipts ranged from 25 to 54 with prime 49 to 54 and heifer calves 45 to 65. Forages, hay and straw sold mixed hay 40 to 47, alfalfa 50, clover 45, straw 39 to 42, corn fodder 16.50.
Cattle market in Peoria shows slaughter steers down over the week with Wednesday declines of 1.25 and 1.00 in several classes. Heifers mostly rose Monday then eased. cows and bulls mixed with higher end grades leading gains and total receipts at about 5,500 for the week.
Market notes show calf and hog prices with various U S grade weights. Barrows Gilts US 1 200-235 Ibs 22.75 23.10. Sows and boars priced lower. Fat hogs feeders sale listed for Saturday November 27 with price ranges across weight classes.
Cattle hold steady while hogs slide and potatoes rise as market watchers note shifts in demand. Reynolds & Company via the Commodity Department reports price directions of key futures items with a focus on bids and normal quotes.
Slaughter steers down 25 to 75 cents from last week with most about 50 lower. heifers 50 to 75 lower. cows 25 to 50 higher. bulls firm to 50 higher. Feeder sales steady with 19,900 receipts over four days. Prices reflect lighter weight demand and mud conditions. average steer cost 33.76 for 1126 pounds.
Reported receipts of 205 head with a steady market. Lead New York State driving horses with 135-270 dollars. locally consigned work horses 150-180. riding horses 80-170. driving horses 95-255. select better horses 215-300. Mare ponies 10-25. geldings 10-20. colts 5-8. larger ponies 40-60. killers 4-6.
Stampede of bid data shows steers averaging 33.40 for light cattle and 32.00 to 32.50 for heavier grades. Heifers move from 34.00 in Choice range with 3000 head at 31.00 and 904 to 966 pounds in High to Good and Choice categories.
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