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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1975
Page
15
Ready to cook movement is light and disappointing with some offers. Slaughter schedules vary, prices unchanged to 2 cents lower on plant and US Grade A. Negotiated trucklot prices for next week show US Grade A 43-44, Plant 42-43, Premium US Grade A 45-49, Premium Plant 44-47 with broad deliveries from Delmarva to New York City.
Lancaster Feeder Tuesday May 13 prices show feeder pigs up 3.00-5.00 from two weeks earlier with US grades and weights listed. Slaughter cattle and calves market details include averages for slaughter steers 1108 lbs at 48.21, heifers 955-1030 lbs around 48.25-49.50, cows 16.00-27.00 and bulls 22.00-30.00 depending on grade and weight.
Prices paid for poultry and weights are listed for hens pullets ducks and rabbits with guineas and pigeons as totals. Feeder cattle auction reports higher feeder steers and steady to higher feeder heifers with weights 300-900 pounds and mixed grades. Week totals show 18 500 head with feeders 84 percent. slaughter cattle steady to higher on limited bulls.
Four day receipts 16 200 down from last week and year ago. steers 42 percent of week total heifers 30 percent cows 15 percent. Live prices eased midweek but carcass trade remained dull then edged higher. buyers cautious on numbers. Steers and heifers mostly average to good quality with many 950 to 1050 lb steers and 775 to 850 lb heifers in mix.
Live poultry report shows prices unchanged to modest rises for light type hens with light demand and barely adequate offerings as flocks recycle. Heavy type hens offerings are adequate to barely adequate and farm prices show light type hens mostly 5 in Pennsylvania and 44 in New Jersey with heavier hens TFEWR.
Prices for nest run eggs from Egg Clearinghouse Inc reflect GNR trading at FOB buyer dock. Listings are computed on Tuesdays and Thursdays each week and shown by weight class in 30 dozen cases with lots of 300 or 750 cases. This week’s classifications are listed below.
Weekly cattle review notes receipts of 8600, up from last week and year ago. Slaughter steers mostly 46.00-48.50 with some 44.00-49.00 on higher weights. heifers 44.00-46.50. cows 33.00-39.50. bulls 37.00-39.50. Slaughter stock mix includes 900-1300 lb steers and 850-1050 lb heifers with varying yield grades.
Prices to retailers show white eggs delivered to stores are mixed with large offerings and light to fair cartoning demand. Underscored by a cautious undertone, volume buyer sales and consumer grades vary by size with A Extra Large and A Large leading at reported percentages.
Prices for cartoned eggs to retailers eased across sizes in Maryland with minimal sales. State graded white eggs show Grade A Large at 60 to 63 cents per dozen and Grade A Medium at 51 to 53 cents per dozen, mostly at lower ends.
The document lists various cattle price ranges and yields. Categories include commercial, cutter, canner, and weaners with weights from 1100 to 2900 pounds and yields mostly in the 15.00 to 40.00 dollar per hundredweight range.
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