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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1972
Page
14
Feeder cattle auction notes show higher demand with feeder steers and heifers gaining up to 50 cents. Receipts lighter than last week and last year, with high good to high choice weights 400 to 850 pounds. Prices listed for various weights and grades. Holstein steers and Prime lots appear among offered lots.
Slaughter steers and heifers rise 75 cents to 1.25, cows 50 cents to 1 dollar higher, bulls steady. Feeder supply up 50 cents to 1 dollar with fleshy two way steers favored. Four day receipts 19,300 vs 22,000 last week and 23,500 year ago. Prices jump on opening, gains held as supply tightens and packers face unfavorable carcass versus live costs. Feeder buyers target fleshy two way steers for short turn. steers 40 percent, heifers 38 percent, cows 9 percent, feeders 10 percent. Average slaughter steers cost 36.00 with weight 1,123 lbs, up from 34.67 at 1,132 lbs prior week. Market quotes show varied ranges for high choice, prime, and mixed grades across weight classes.
Reported receipts of 125 cattle with 12 heifers as market holds steady versus last week. Prices show a wide range across cows, heifers, and feeders including Canadian and New York stock, Maryland herd dispersal, and open heifers with varying weight classes and quality grades.
Slaughter steers and heifers rise sharply through the period with steers 1.00 to 1.50 higher week over week and cows up to 50 higher. Receipts for the week totaled 4500, down from 6300 last week and 1900 a year ago, with high good and choice cattle dominating the mix and Holsteins weaker.
Readable data shows cattle calves and sheep counts presented with figures 489000 1209000 164000 490000 1363000 159000 482000 1472000 173000. The note states tighter under Federal Inspection.
Purina Check A Mix formulas offer a low-cost dry cow ration by combining Purina Dairy Conditioner with grain. For farms using low-protein roughages, feeding Dairy Conditioner straight from the bag may be advantageous.
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