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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1971
Page
14
Livestock sale listing shows steers at various grade prices led by Choice and Prime, heifers and cows with Utility and Cutter ranges, bulls in the upper twenties to thirties, veal calves and farm calves prices noted, hogs and feeder pigs with US grade ranges, and sheep and lambs quoted with Choice and Good categories. Yard numbers include 230 head of cattle, 40 hogs, and 27 sheep and lambs with specific weight brackets.
Estimated receipts 8 500 with a fairly active crowd of buyers. Feeder steers and heifers show mixed trends with some weakness in Choice 650 900 lb steers, while Standard and Good thin fleshed offerings stay strong. Prices span several weight ranges with Good and Choice bulls and calves trading around 31 75 to 40 per hundredweight across multiple categories.
Feeders and cows show small price changes while slaughter steers trade around 34 to 36 dollars per hundredweight. Four day receipts total 21 900 with steers and heifers driving most activity as weather and marketings influence dressing percent and confidence.
The Chicago market reports price declines for slaughter steers and heifers amid higher receipts and weaker wholesale beef demand. Slaughter steer finishes held near last week and last year with prime and choice distributions noted. heifers and cows showed varied yields across weight classes, with prices principally lower than the prior period.
A concise ledger style note records steady supply of cattle weighing around 900 to 1050 pounds. The terms high good and fleshy describe desirable carcass condition while load 868 and 32253365 appear as reference identifiers in the trade listing.
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