July 17 Feeder Cattle Auction Receipts Mixed Trade
Feeder cattle and calves opened about steady with later trade mostly 50c to 1.00 lower. Estimated receipts 11,700, compared with 11,202 last week. Trading is moderately active at best.
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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1975
Page
15
Feeder cattle and calves opened about steady with later trade mostly 50c to 1.00 lower. Estimated receipts 11,700, compared with 11,202 last week. Trading is moderately active at best.
Prices for light type hens in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey hold steady or rise slightly with offerings up but still short of demand. Prices paid at farm show light type hens mostly 6% in Pa and 5.5% in NJ, heavy hens unavailable with TFEWR and steady prices. Cartoning demand is mixed to fair, offerings adequate across sizes, undertone steady. Retail delivered white eggs in car ton lots to stores show A Extra Large 56-58, A Large 55-57, A Medium 44-45 percent.
Tuesday July 16 ready to cook movement light and disappointing as buyers hold back awaiting market developments. Slaughter schedules steady. US Grade A and Plant Grade prices mix with slight declines and a unsettled undertone. Negotiated trucklot prices for 2-3 lb broilers for next week delivery show US Grade A 50-51, Plant 49-51, premiums 51-56, with WTD averages US Grade A 50.58, Plant 49.35, Premiums 53.17 and 53.52.
Feeder steers and heifers across weight ranges sold with strong buyer turnout and higher calf percentages under 500 lb. Prices ranged with choice steers 400-500 lb at 30.50 to 34.00, 700-980 lb at 35.00 to 36.50, and Holstein steers 698-800 lb at 21.00 to 23.50. Early heifer sales showed mixed results with 350-500 lb at 24.50 to 25.00 and 500-700 lb at 30.00 to 31.75. Week trends were erratic with overall softness in slaughter cattle and near flat to lower demand for bulls, receipts around 29,400 head, up from last week.
Prices for gradeable nest run eggs GNR set by Egg Clearinghouse Inc. ECI at Durham New Hampshire reflect Tuesday and Thursday trading. Classifications listed by weight in 30 dozen cases with lots of 300 or 750 cases FOB buyers dock. This week’s prices prepared from ECI data.
Prices per pound for hens ducks and other poultry listed with ranges. Total coops sold 248. Poultry received Monday evening and Tuesday morning. Sale at 11:30 a.m. Directions via Rt 222 Fogelsville exit to stoplight.
Baltimore market for eggs shows steady overall demand with irregular movement. Medium eggs move well at 39 cents while extra large eggs remain in strong demand. Cartoned white eggs priced to retailers with Grade A Large 55-63 cents and Grade A Medium 46-54 cents, mostly 46-49.
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