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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1971
Page
14
Auction catalog lists 369 head including steers cows and bulls with price ranges by grade. Veal calves and farm calves appear with weights and prices. hogs barrows gilts sows and boars shown by US grades. sheep and lambs priced by weight class.
Slaughter steers show little change from last Friday with only minor price shifts. High Choice and Prime kinds edge up briefly Monday but slide Wednesday as supply shifts toward Prime and Choice. Average Choice and Below maintain steady demand, receipts split with 75 percent steer, 22 percent heifer, balance cows.
Oklahoma City feeder sale notes receipts 13 500 with moderate demand. Feeder steers 500 650 lb 32 75 3600, 650 750 lb 31 50 3260, 750 935 lb 30 75 3200. Feeder heifers 450 625 lb 30 00 32 00, 450 650 lb 30 0 3200, good and choice 500 725 lb 26 00 2850.
The Green Dragon market reports receipts of 114 head of dairy cattle with strong prices. consignments include load Pennsylvania and Canadian cows, fresh grades, springers. locally consigned cows and two stock bulls. Beef cows and utility cows show active demand with Holstein and beef type bulls and steers presenting at varied price ranges.
Slaughter heifers bring High Choice and Prime 950 to 1060 Ibs at 3350 to 3400, two leads at the high end the best since July 1969. Choice 850 to 1025 Ibs 3250 to 3350 for Yield Grades 2 to 4, with Good and Mixed grades 3150 to 3250. Cows mostly Utility to Commercial 2075 to 2325, with High Dressing Utility 2350 and Canner 1900 to 2175. Bulls Utility and Commercial 2550 to 2800.
New Holland on Wednesday May 12 reports receipts of 180 cattle 28 heifers and 21 bulls with steady demand. States and regions show diverse loads from Canadian springers to New York springers and Maryland Pennsylvania cows at varied price ranges across fresh springers and production stages.
Slaughter steers rose up to 25 higher, with High Good to Average Choice strongest. Cows advanced 50-75 while bulls held steady. Fed cattle edged up cautiously as carcass values limited gains. Early week averages show 3262 for steers at 1137 lb versus 3229 and 1142 lb prior week.
Average prices quoted Thursday May 13 1971 reflect six local feed and grain concerns. Ear corn per ton ranges from 41 00 to 46 00, shelled corn per bushel from 163 to 184, oats local 78 to 89, oats western 95 to 104, Bailey 130 to 145, and wheat 166 to 186. Bid shows price dealers pay farmers. Offered is price dealers sell at their mills.
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