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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1971
Page
14
Lebanon Valley Auction held Tuesday December 14 offered 343 head of cattle including steers heifers cows bulls and veal calves. Prices ranged from 24.50 to 54.50 with veal calves 54.00 to 54.50 for choice and 42.00 to 47.00 for utility. Farm calves Holstein bulls weighed 80-110 pounds traded 40.00 to 44.00.
Slaughter steers and heifers fell 25 to 50 cents with some 75 cents lower on good and low choice short feds. Cows gained 1 to 1.25 dollars while bulls held steady. Feeder supply steady. Four day receipts totaled 19,600 versus 22,900 last week and 23,100 a year ago. Slaughter steers roughly 48 percent of volume.
Heifers 85-120 lb bring 47.50 to 72.00 per head. Hog classes steady with U S 1 2 barrows and gilts at 22.85 to 23.00, 2 3 at 22.50 to 22.85, 2 4 at 21.75 to 22.35. Sows 300 500 lb 16.85 to 20.00, 2 3 300 600 lb 15.25 to 16.35. Boars 14.00 to 14.25. Sheep and lambs 70 110 lb 24.00 to 26.50 for choice.
Readable items list firms in Pennsylvania including E Musser Heisey and Son in Mt. Joy R D 2 Elizabethtown Red Rose Farm Service in Quarryville and Shelly Brothers along with Bowmansville business references and R D designations.
Feeder and slaughter cattle markets show mixed movement with downtrend in overall fed cattle prices for a second time in eight weeks. Slaughter steers average 1091 pounds at 33.27, while loads and choicer grades report 34.75 to 35.25 for prime options and 32.50 to 34.50 for mixed grades. Feeder steers and heifers hold steady amid meager supply, with outsized low end bids in the 26 to 34 range and dairy-cattle categories clustering around 18 to 23 for cows and cutters.
Estimated receipts 6 600 on the day with 2 946 last week and 5 848 year ago. Feeder cattle unevenly active with 650 lb plus 50c to 1.00 lower while 500 650 lb steers hold generally steady. Majority offerings are High Good and Choice 400 750 lb including shipments from wheat pastures. Moderate attendance by buyers with sales at 1 PM. Feeder steers in various weight ranges show bids from 42 50 to 48 00 for 300 400 lb and 39 50 to 44 75 for 400 500 lb.
Slaughter steer prices fell early in the week but firmed Wednesday closing 25 to 50 lower. Slaughter heifers weak to 25 lower, cows steady to 50, some 75 to 100 higher, bulls steady. Receipts 5,400 this week vs 5,100 last week and 1,800 last year.
Feeder cattle and Holstein steer listings show weights from 300 to 700 pounds with Good to Choice grades. Prices range roughly 30 to 42 per hundredweight, including small lots and parts loads across multiple weight bands.
The Green Dragon market on Friday December 10 reported receipts of 100 head with fair attendance and steady prices. Loads included Canadian cows and springers, Pennsylvania and Maryland cows and springers, with fresh cattle priced mostly 360 to 505 per head. Beef cows and feeder cattle were active with prices lower for cutter and fat cows, while stocker bulls and steers ranged from 2400 to 3400.
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