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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1967
Page
12
Market at Lancaster Yards reports 2400 cattle in the week with slaughter steers 24 to 26 dollars per hundredweight, cows 20 to 25, and feeders mixed. Heifers 21 to 23, calves 50 to 500 pounds steady, utility and cutter cows lower, wholesale hides steady.
Cattle sale notes 463 slaughter steers up 25 to 50 cents, cows steady to 50 cents higher. High Choice and Prime weights around 975 to 1125 pounds bring 2635 to 2750, with some up to 2785. Various weight classes listed for Choice and Good cows, bulls and calves, reflecting strong demand and mixed utility grades.
Cattle mostly steady to higher with cows up 95 to 50 cents, bulls up to 50 cents. supply 36 percent cows. High Choice 1200-4400 lb cattle 26-27, several at 27.10. Calves 390 head, wearers steady to 1 lower. Hogs 725 head sold steady to 25 cents higher, retail 21.75-23, wholesale 20.50-21.50. Horses 282 head sold, riding 110-270, ponies 15-60, mules 400-785, draft pairs 370-550. Cows averaged 15-20 per head lower. 108 cows, 4 bulls, 7 heifers sold. Fresh Holsteins 275-550, Guernseys 150-270, others 150-220. Bulls 150-210, heifers 85-140.
Cattle receipts total 21 800, up from 20 600 last week and 16 900 a year ago. Twelve market supply 161 800 versus 145 100 prior week and 166 900 a year ago. Slaughter steer values 50 to 75 lower, heifers 25 to 75 lower, cows steady to 50 higher, bulls steady. Carcass beef trade shows steer and heifer prices mostly 50 lower, some declines on lower grades. Late sales report Prime weight ranges from 1150 to 1375 pounds with several loads at 26.06, others around 25.00 to 25.50. Highest Prime and High Choice 1150-1350 pounds traded 24.50-25.00, Choice 23.75-24.50, and heavier lots 24.75-25.25. Various weight ranges show Prime 25.75, 24.25-24.75, 23.50-24.25, and 21.00-22.50 for lower grades. A stray note mentions shaving as a protective measure against opponents in combat.
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