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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1967
Page
14
Light hens paid 5.5 to 6.4 cents per pound at farm with most 5.5 to 6.0. Heavy hens paid 15 cents. Week’s range 13.4 to 15.6 cents. Demand fair, offerings adequate, buying interest for heavy hens fair. Week’s sales steady with last week at 1.1 million head.
On May 2 1967 Fogelsville buyers reported prices paid for poultry and animals. Hens light 66 percent mostly, heavy 15 17 percent. pullets 34 32 to 40. roosters 32 to 37. capons 38 2 to 39 percent. ducks 26 32 to 28. drakes 28. geese 36. turkeys hens 32 to 35. rabbits 39 to 55 percent, mostly 47 to 55. guineas 82 12 to 88. pigeons per pair 75 to 165. total coops sold 484.
Lot average broiler and fry er live prices held steady with last week's average at 14.77 cents per pound.
Vintage cattle prices show cutters and utilities at 18 to 20 for cows while bulls bring 23 to 26. Calves and vealers vary with quality and weight. hogs rise with barrows and gilts up to 20.35 to 21.60. Sheep include spring lambs 30 to 36 dollars per 80 pounds and slaughter ewes steady to weak.
Auction results show slaughter heifers utility cows and cutters with prices from 17.50 to 24.50 per hundredweight. Feeder steers two loads 23.60 to 24.10 and calves vealers vealers vealers and slaughter calves listed with ranges. Hogs barrows gilts and sows scarce with US class prices noted across several weight brackets.
Lancaster HOGS 1150 Barrows and gilts 1-1.25 higher. US 1 195-225 lbs 20.25-21. Few head US 1 195-215 lbs 21.50. 1-3 180-270 lbs closed 19.50-20.25. Monday sales 19-19.50. 2-3 240-255 lbs 18.85-19.10. SHEEP Spring slaughter lambs mostly steady. Spring lambs 60-90 lbs 30-33.50. Prime 70-80 lbs 34. Good 40-80 lbs 30-32.
Eighty four head sold steady with Choice and Prime calves priced 38.5 to 40.8 per head. Good and Low Choice calves brought about 35.5 to 38.0. Standard calves quoted around 31 to 34.50. Documentation notes mixed loads and smaller lots in the sale at New Holland.
Weekly market note reports a full ample supply of large eggs in New York with medium eggs finding only a slightly wider inquiry. Prices favor large sizes and buyers show steady interest.
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