Cattle Hog and Sheep Markets Report From Lancaster Yards
James E. O'Hara leads Market News Branch reporting slow trading across cattle classes except light slaughter steers under 1200 lb. Receipts around 3700 head. slaughter steers over 1200 lb prominent with 19 loads. Hogs moderate demand with mixed weights. sheep lambs decline tied to lamb market trends. winter potato production for 1959 forecast at 4,170,000 cwt, down 16 percent from 1958.
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Crop Reporting Board
Cattle Receipts Week Show Declines and Weight Shifts
Receipts in Chicago for the week show an eight percent drop versus last week and four percent below the year prior, with salable supply up about 500 head. Slaughter steers, mostly around 1200 pounds, moved higher than last week while holdover stock dwindled. Prime and choice grades dominate steer and heifer lots, with widespread price movements across all categories due to weight and cold weather, and stocker and feeder prices dipping.
New Holland beef market steady with some declines at sale
The New Holland sale shows slow start then activity with heavy short fed steers 25 to 50 lower, light yearlings steady, and Holstein cows 25 to 50 higher. High overall receipts and varied prices across cattle, calves, dairy cows, and horse and mule auctions with multiple weight ranges and grades reported.
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Lancaster
NH Sales
New Holland
Guernseys
Altman
Altmans
Leghorns
Barred Rocks
Nether New Hampshire
Christie
Warren
Wantress
Altman’s Cash Feed
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