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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1972
Page
12
Lancaster markets show cattle with slaughter steers 25-50 higher than Monday while cows hold steady and bulls gain up to 50. High-Choice steers 925-1225 lb fetch 38.00-38.50 with other weights and classes listed alongside heifers cows and vealers across multiple weight ranges and comparisons to prior auctions.
Average local grain quotes from six feed and grain firms show bid and offered prices per bushel with note that some dealers do not handle all commodities. Ear corn 39.00 bid 46.00 offered. shelled corn 1.33 bid 1.50 offered. oats local 0.79 bid 0.91 offered. oats western 1.06. barley 1.10 bid 1.31 offered. wheat 1.45 bid 1.65 offered.
The Green Dragon market Friday January 21 reported receipts of 114 cattle with strong prices. Loads included Canadian cows fresh 500-590 and springers 475-650, Wisconsin cows 500-680, and local first calf heifers 295-365. Beef cattle were active with Utility Cutters 2350-2525 and Canners 2000-21.50.
Lebanon Valley Auction held Tuesday January 25 offered 343 head of cattle. Steers topped 37.85 to 38.75 per hundredweight, heifers 32.75 to 35.35, cows mainly 21.60 to 25.85, bulls 31.75 to 34.00. Veal calves 59.00 to 61.00 for choice, farm calves 39.00 to 60.00 depending on size and quality.
Reported receipts of 367 head of horses and mules with varied lots from Tennessee mules to Ohio riding horses. Prices ranged from 5 to 920 across single and paired loads including locally consigned work and riding horses plus mare ponies and ponies with notable smaller stock figures.
Calves and cattle prices listed for a 7 30 p m auction at West Nottingham Auction Rt 276 Rising Sun Md Cattle types include calves heifer calves cows feeders steers and feeders with price ranges for each category.
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