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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1961
Page
9
At Lancaster Yards heavy cattle and hogs mixed as calves and sheep also move. Slaughter steers under 1200 pounds steady to strong while over 1200 pounds ease up to 25 lower. Cows steady, bulls steady, stockers and feeders steady. Vealers 29 to 38, hogs up to 50 higher, sheep about 350 moved with spring lambs steady.
Weekly review notes a Memorial Day holiday impact with cattle receipts down about 15 percent. Slaughter steers average choice and below rise to 11.50 with highs 50 to 75 higher. heifers up 1 to 150. cows mixed with utilities and commercial down 25 to 50, cann ers steady to 25 higher, bulls 25 to 50 higher. other classes unchanged.
At the May 30 Vintage auction 4 receipts and 336 head were offered. Slaughter steers 25 to 50 higher than last week with top 24 to 24.75 and some 24.85 to 25. Cows steady while bulls 50 to 1 lower. Calves and hogs mixed with gains for barrows and gilts, and sheep insufficient for market.
Cattle receipts reached 1322 head with lightweight steers 50 higher at the June 1 sale. Slaughter steers 24.25 to 25.25, high lot at 25.75, cows 16.50 to 22.50, bulls 19.50 to 23. Calves steady to down with vealers 28 to 34, standard 24 to 28. May 31 dairy cattle auction saw fresh Holsteins 300 to 476, stock bulls 75 to 180. Horse and mule market weak for ponies, strong for riding horses. mules 250 to 300 per pair. Advertisers urged to mention Lancaster Farming.
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