Market News Reports Fri Mar 2 Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices
Lancaster Farming notes Friday market activity with cattle at 3000 head and hogs 1650. Slaughter steers gain 25 to 75, cows ease, and feeder steers rise. Calves 525 traded steady. hogs active with barrows, gilts and sows steady to firm. Sheep 400 held brisk demand as spring slaughter lambs steady to higher.
Cattle and Hogs Trade Roughly Steady Across Auctions
Market notes show mixed cattle values with Slaughter steers mostly steady to 50 higher on high grades and cows down to 50. Calves and hogs move varied with dealers steady to 25 higher and fat hogs reaching 14 to 15.50 per hundredweight. Dairy cattle and other livestock auction results reported with several price ranges and small sale totals.
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Chicago Cattle Weekly Review Highlights Market Activity
Slaughter steer and heifer trading remained moderately active with steers steady and heifers steady to 25 cents lower. Cattle receipts for the first four days totaled 26 700, up from 23 600 the prior week and down from 28 500 a year ago. (continued on page 7)
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