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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1968
Page
12
Slaughter steers mostly steady with some 25c gains while cows drop 50c to 1.00. Bulls hold. feeders steady. Vealers rise. calves at 200 higher. Hog prices steady to higher on Monday close. Sheep and lambs mixed with spring lambs down 50 to 100. The chimney swift noted as fastest bird at 250 mph. July 24 1968 cattle market update continues on page 3.
Slaughter steers are fully steady from last Tuesday while cows and bulls run 25 to 50 cents lower. Supply includes 16 percent cows. Price ranges cover High Choice to Prime at 28.35 to 29.85 per hundredweight and various weights for Choice, Good, and Cutter quality cattle.
Cattle supply include 14 percent cows. Slaughter steers mostly steady with price ranges across weight classes. Bulls, calves, sheep, and horses also reported with variable declines and gains. Receipts: 143 cows and 11 heifers. horses 326 sold. killers 722 head. calves 118, with mixed quality grades and values.
Slaughter steers hold steady while heifers vary down to 50 cents. Cows and bulls stable. Week totals show steers at about 2750 for weight and 1170 for cost, with last week and last year lower or higher on these figures. Prime and Choice mix percentages reflect slight shifts from prior periods.
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