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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1973
Page
12
Readable auction summary shows cattle and hog totals with price ranges for slaughter steers heifers cows bulls veal calves and sheep across Monday and Tuesday sessions. Includes weights yield grades and specialty lots with returned to farm figures and no market test for sheep Tuesday.
Slaughter cows steady to 1.50 lower than last Tuesday. bulls up to 50 cents, few high grades stronger. Vealers mixed. 208 head calves and hogs priced, US1-3 barrows and gilts 43.10-43.85 with other cattle ranges listed. yields and weights shown for multiple classes. Sheep and lambs report higher, wool breeds and light lambs noted with price ranges.
Market notes list livestock and grain quotes from multiple local dealers for Thursday December 13 1973. Prices cover calves veal hay and straw values and cattle sales with yields and ranges for steers cows bulls and vealers from 40.50 to 87.00 per hundredweight and hay and grain per bushel or ton, with receipts 123 calls.
Receipts total 374 head of horses mules and ponies with market steady from last week. Prices span Tennessee riding horses 170 to 300 Kansas 115 to 340 Ohio driving horses 150 to 250 local work horses 300 to 420 mules 145 to 230 driving 175 to 415 riding 165 to 200 better stock 215 to 425 lightweight killers 10 to 12 heavyweight killers 19 to 21 mare ponies 15 to 35 colts 5 to 8 geldings 15 to 30 larger ponies 45 to F.
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