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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1975
Page
17
Pennsylvania cattle hogs sheep auction results show weekly changes across categories. Slaughter steers and cows mostly higher, vealers and feeder cattle mix gains, hogs and lambs with varied prices, statewide totals compare to prior week and year.
Slaughter steers mostly steady to strong with spots $2 higher while cows rise $2. Vealers and calves show mixed declines, hogs mostly up to $1. Sows and boars vary by weight. Feeder cattle lighter on light demand with prices listed for multiple weight classes. Sheep show spring lambs 49.00-62.00 and yearlings 22.00-28.00.
Slaughter cows rise 2 to 3. Prices across cattle: One Choice steer 45.25, Good 37.50-42.25, Utility 28.50-29.00, Heifers 33.00-34.50, Cows 24.00-28.00, Bulls 27.60-30.00, feeders 24.25-34.50. Vealers steady with primes at 60.00 and 37-55 range. hogs 46.75-48.50 for midweights, sows 31.50-32.25, feeder pigs 39.00-43.00. Sheep market not established.
Slaughter steers and cows rise amid steady demand with top Choice steers 46.75-49.25 and Good 35.60-46.50. Heifers mostly 33.25-40.35, utility 24.50-26.50. Bulls 26.50-29.60 yield grades 1, 1200-2000 lbs. Feeder cattle 400-700 lbs 23.50-27.00, 300-600 lbs 20.00-25.00. Vealers higher with primes 66.00-78.00, others 43.00-56.00. Hogs up 3-4 with barrows 46.25-47.75 and 44.25-25.75 for others. Pigs 31.75-34.50 per head. Sheep light sales 42.00-48.00 for lambs 50-60 lbs. Ewes 13.00-14.00.
Feeder cattle market shows moderate activity with generally steady trends. Feeder steers priced across weights from 350 to 985 pounds with loads and lots listed for Choice and Prime at 950 pounds and various Good and Choice grades. feeder bulls include multiple weight ranges with mostly 24.50 to 46.25 per hundredweight.
Cattle receipts this week total 5000, last week 4000, year ago 4200. Slaughter steers 1.00 lower, heifers 1.00–2.00 lower, cows 1.00 higher, bulls steady. Receipts: 75 percent slaughter steers, 15 percent heifers, rest cows. Limited supply of Choice and Prime slaughter steers. Multiple loads priced from 50.00 to 51.00 per hundredweight for 1150–1500 lb ranges. other classes quoted 37.00–50.75. Heifers 45.00–48.75. cows and bulls priced up to 32.00, with utility. Bowdlerized note on Shakespeare omitted.
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