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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1968
Page
9
Market notes from Lancaster Yards dated July 18 1968 show cattle prices with slaughter steers mostly steady to 25 cents lower versus last week and cows and bulls down 50 cents to $1.00. Feeder steers remain steady. Prices list various weights and grades for steers heifers cows and calves along with hogs and sheep figures.
Slaughter steers mostly steady from last Thursday with cows 75 cents to $2 lower and bulls down about 50 cents. Supply includes 16 percent cows. Vealers and calves mixed, horses sold steady. Receipts: 144 cows, 2 bulls, 8 heifers. horses 380 noted.
Cattle futures edged lower while hog futures declined and potato futures rose. Market advisers cite supply shifts in livestock and crop markets as drivers behind divergent price moves across commodities.
Slaughter steers and heifers closed generally steady while cows fell 75.50 and bulls softened. Receipts totaled 18 500 versus 17 600 last week and 18 300 a year ago with twelve market days at 165 200, up from 158 000 and 162 000. Prime 250 1375 Ibs yield grades 3 and 4 posted 28.56 29.00 with eight loads at the upper price. other classes ranged from 24.00 to 28.75 for mixed and standard quality cattle.
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