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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1972
Page
12
Market notes for Wednesday February 23 show cattle calves hogs and sheep with price ranges and week over week changes. Slaughter steers and cows higher while heifers and bulls vary. veal and vealers mixed with steady to lower trends across regions and by weight.
The Green Dragon Hay Market reports hay loads with alfalfa and Timothy and straw prices, plus corn, oats, barley, and wheat quotes from six local feed and grain firms. Barley, oats, and corn are given bid and offered per bushel, with cattle prices and slaughter data for recent days.
Receipts list 195 head of horses and mules with a steady market. Loadouts include Tennessee and North Carolina work horses at 200 to 340, Kansas riding horses at 105 to 490, and Kansas work horses and mules with single horses 220 to 300 and mules 150 to 325, plus pairs 460 to 910. Local consignments feature work horses 165 to 305 and riding horses 125 to 180, with some Better horses 210 to 300. mules mostly Killer way. Mare ponies 10 to 25, geldings 10 to 20, colts 5 to 8, larger ponies 40 to 50, killers 10 to 12.
A Lebanon Valley Auction catalog lists 230 head of cattle with prices by class including steers high choice 37.85 per hundredweight and 950-1200 pounds, heifers to 33.60, cows down to 23.10-28.25, bulls 30.25-35.75, and 190 veal calves at 39.00-64.50. Farm calves and standard categories present but market not reported at publication.
Receipts total 80 head with 36 heifers and nine bulls. market steady from last week. Load lots include New York Pennsylvania cows fresh 350-555 springers 430-500, Wisconsin cows 520-690, Pennsylvania cows 440-590 springers 500-540. Lancaster County dispersal offers 25 cows 210-440 and 33 open heifers 105-205, with local cows 330-520 and springing heifers 410-440. Bulls 155-380.
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