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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1968
Page
12
Market results show slaughter steers mostly 25 to 50 cents lower with mixed demand for high-Choice and Prime. Cows and bulls weaken. feeders steady. Hogs and lambs mixed with feeders firm on some lots. rehabilitation commentary appears after market details.
Compared to last Tuesday slaughter steers show uneven gains with high to prime grades steady to 26 cents higher, while standard and good drift down to 50 cents. Cows fall 25 to 50 cents, utilities 75 cents lower. bulls 0 to 25 cents lower. Supply includes 21 percent cows and 8 percent bulls. High Choice and Prime 1100-1325 lb yield grades 2-4 bring 28.50 to 29.60. Choice 1000-1400 lb yield grades 2-3 bring 27.50 to 28.75 with late sales 27 to 38.75. high-Good to low-Choice 26 to 27.50. Good 24.50 to 26.75. Standard to low-Good 23 to 24.75.
Cattle receipts 116 head steady with slaughter steers 25-50c lower than last Thursday and cows down up to 1.50 on some grades. Calves vealers rise 1-2, hogs 50 lower at 20.25-21.50 retail. Sheepless volume insufficient to trend. Bulls and horses uneven. mules and ponies listed with price ranges. Cows 235 head sold. horses 416 head sold stronger on better stock. March 27, 1968.
Slaughter steers mostly steady to 25 lower, with declines mainly on Choice and Prime. Slaughter heifers down about 25. cows steady and bulls up 50. Limits on weight ranges and yields noted for Prime and High Prime across 900 to 1400 lb lots. Feeder stock showed mixed weights with yearling steers and heifers in the 2800 to 668 lb range.
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