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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1962
Page
9
Cattle numbers around 2700 with 35 percent slaughter steers and 55 percent stockers. Slaughter steers 50 lower, stockers and feeders 50 lower, cows steady. Calves and hogs moderately active with varied shifts. sheep trading moderately active with slaughter lambs steady to good. Key prices listed for various weight grades and grades across cattle hogs and sheep.
Chicago cattle receipts fall to lowest since April 1955 with four day totals down 13 percent from the prior week. Slaughter steers and heifers gain 25 to 100 cents with top grades lifting most. Cows rise 25 to 75 cents, bulls up 56 to 100 cents. buyers scarce, steady. A prime 1912 lb slaughter steer trade at 28.60 appears, with prime weight 1125 to 1400 lbs around 27.50 to 28.50.
Vintage livestock auction on February 6 shows strong demand with 585 cattle. Slaughter steers 1200 lb up 25, heavier 25–50, cows 25 higher, bulls steady. vealers steady with good and average grades. hogs weak to 25 lower. sheep too few to price.
Last week the shipments topped 2775 units and by Monday this week only five loads exceeded 2800. The choice category shows 900 to 1400 pounds at 26 to 2725. A couple of loads in the Ingh category are noted as choice.
Slaughter steers 1250 plus pounds traded 50 up to 75 higher than last Thursday at New Holland with Choice grades 27.10 to 27.75, bulls steady, cows mostly steady to 25 higher, vealers 3300 to 3900 for good and choice, calves 2375 to 4500 for primes, hogs 1950 to 23.25 per hundredweight, mules and horses sold at steady prices, dairy cattle demand slow but steady with fresh Holsteins 300 to 535 and Guernsey 175 to 280.
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