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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1966
Page
2
The page lists livestock quotes with calf and hog figures. Calves 600 pounds up to 800 pounds around 20.60, heifers and cows in 25 to 37 range. hogs $25 to $30 per cwt with US grades 1 through 3 in the 28 to 31 range. Slaughter lambs 50 to 100 higher with prime lambs around 30.00, mixed lots at 27.50.
Receipts totaled 353 head with horses selling steady. riding horses 110 to 300, driving 110 to 250, killers 54 to 6 cents per lb. Mules in pairs 250 to 470, singly 125 to 175. Pony mares 20 to 60, geldings 15 to 60. Hogs 479 head sold, averages 125 to 150 lower. retail 30 to 31.50, wholesale 29.25 to 30, heavyweights 27.75 to 28.75. Sows 22.25 to 24.50. No shoats offered. Calves 116 head sold steady with Choice and Prime.
Slaughter steers rise 75-1 50 over last Friday with bulls up 50 and heifers up to 1 higher. Dressed beef gains 1 to 2 per hundredweight with some steadiness in cow beef. Prime steers 1150 to 1400 pounds bring 27.00 to 28.00, loads of High Choice and Prime 1100 to 1375 pounds 26.25 to 27.75, Choice 900 to 1375 pounds 25.25 to 27.00, mixed Good to Choice 900 to 1350 pounds 24.50 to 26.25, and lower grades 20.00 to 24.00. Heifers High Choice and Prime 900 to 1100 pounds 25.50 to 26.40, Choice 800 to 1100 pounds 24.50 to 26.00.
The report lists typical live cattle prices by grade with ranges from Good and Low Choice at 32 to 34.50, Standard at 29 to 31.50, and Common at 21 to 26, reflecting a broad spread in current market values.
A fragment discusses a man unsure of good choices and standards he can apply. He considers sowing good but fears undoing past actions as he contemplates choices and consequences.
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