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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1966
Page
9
Market summary lists slaughter steers at 1000-1250 lbs and 1650-1200 lbs ranges with prices from 24 to 26.35, few primes. cows and bulls show utilities and cutters with 14.50 to 19.50 for cutters, feeder steers 23.60 to 24.25. Continued on Page 3 and Page 12.
December 13, 1966 cattle sale details show slaughter steers steady with 25 cent drop early, later trading 50 cents higher. Cows steady to higher. bulls scarce. Feeder steers mostly steady. supply includes 34 percent cows. Prime 1050-1325 lbs 25.50-26.60. Choice 975-1200 lbs 25.35-26.25. other grades 22.50-25.75. Cows and calves listed with utility and cutter ranges. vealers 375, higher for Choice and Good grades.
Livestock auction report shows cattle at varied levels with steady to higher prices for slaughter steers and cows, bulls mostly steady. Weights 950 to 1400 pounds cited, with calves and weaners detailed. sheep and wooled lambs also noted with modest gains in certain categories.
Slaughter steers sold steady to 50 lower from last week with most losses on High Choice and Prime over 1150 lbs. Slaughter heifers 25 to 50 lower while cows and bulls were steady to 50 lower. In dressed beef trade Good and Choice steer beef 50 to 1.00 lower, heifer beef about 1.00 lower. Cow beef steady to 1.00 lower with some declines noted. Continued on Page 12.
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