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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1968
Page
9
At Lancaster Yards cattle market, slaughter steers remain steady amid small consignments, cows hold gains from last week, bulls steady, and feeders unchanged. Estimated mix: 45 percent slaughter steers, 25 percent cows and bulls, rest feeders. Load of mixed Choice and Prime 1180 lb steers brings 30 per hundredweight. Choice 1075-1285 lb ranged 27.50-29.50.
A shipment of Finnish Landrace sheep from Ireland has reached Clifton New Jersey and enters a 30 day quarantine as the USDA reports. The breed seeds higher lambing rates than American lines and will be sent to ARS stations in Beltsville Clay Center and Dubois for crossbreeding. University of Minnesota joins ARS in the project.
Slaughter steers up 50 to 75 cents from last Tuesday cows 25 to 75 cents higher small supply bulls steady 23 percent cows in supply High-Choice and Prime 1075-1350 lbs 30.50 to 31.25 Choice 975-1350 lbs 28.75 to 30.50 high Good to low-Choice 28 to 29.25 Good 26 to 28.50 Standard and low-Good 23.50 to 26.10 Dressing Cutter 19 to 20.60 few 20.75 to 21 Cutter 17.75 to 19.25 Canner and low-Cutter 16.25 to 17.75 Bulls Couple Choice 27.85 to 28.75 couple Good 25 to 25.25 Utility 23.50 to 25.10 Weaners 271 uneven Good and Choice 3 to 5 higher Utility and Standard steady Call 2 to 3 lower Choice 48 to 50 Good 43 to 46 50 Standard 36 to 40 Continued on Page 3.
Futures trading reports a steady trend for cattle and hogs with prices flat. Potatoes move lower, signaling cautious demand and harvest timing effects across markets.
Auction totals show slaughter steers up 50 to 1.00 compared with last Thursday while cows gain 50 to 1.50 and bulls 25 to 1. High Choice and Prime cattle at 1000 to 1250 pounds bring 30.50 to 31.50 with several at 31.25 to 31.50. Receipts include 39 percent cows. hogs and calves also moved, with hogs steady retail 22 to 23.50 and calves averaging 41.50 to 46 for Prime and Choice.
Slaughter steers rose 561.00 from last week while slaughter heifers gained 50.75 and cows 50 as bulls held steady. Reduced receipts and bullish trends in wholesale beef lift live trade with prime 11 percent and 80 percent choice versus year ago. Local receipts show 7 percent steers 18 percent heifers with most cattle cows and lighter stock.
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