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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1960
Page
9
In Lancaster livestock market totals 2800 cattle, down from 2736 last week. Slaughter steers nearly vanished after Monday with most buyers stocking feedlots. cows and bulls rose but overall activity slow. Exchange shows high grades for steers and heifers with varied prices across weights. calves, hogs, and sheep traded lighter than prior week.
Chicago cattle receipts increased 25 percent over the holiday shortened period last week, marking the largest local receipts since January and signaling a tighter supply in the market.
Livestock sale shows steers mostly steady to 25 higher than last week with active demand for select lots. Cows, bulls, and calves follow varied price ranges with vealers weak to 1 lower and good to choice offerings in the 26 to 31.50 per hundredweight area.
Slaughter steers at New Holland range 1050 to 1250 pounds with most good to low choice down 50 to 150 cents. Receipts reach 1193 cattle with cows bulls and stockers steady. Hog prices hold at 195 to 2380 pounds with several lots to 28. Sheep show slight weakness, spring lambs off 1 and more. Dairy cattle and horses sold with steady to higher trend on some lots.
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