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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1971
Page
14
Auction at Lebanon Valley lists 355 cattle and 250 veal calves with price ranges for steers heifers cows bulls and calves. Also 221 head hogs feeder pigs sheep and lambs with weight categories and bid ranges. Prices shown per hundredweight and per head across multiple grades and sizes.
Slaughter steers were mostly steady with some gains up to 25 cents while heifers held steady amid continued demand. Cows and bulls stayed level as feeder cattle and calves remained steady. buyers resisted price advances despite tighter slaughter supply and bearish live carcass ratios. Four day receipts totaled 15 800 with steers averaging 32 54 per cwt at 1116 pounds.
Average prices from six grain concerns with notes that not every dealer handles every commodity. Prices shown per bushel except car corn per ton, with bid and offered columns for Ear Corn old and new Shelled Corn Oats Barley and Wheat.
Feeder steers remain fully steady with supplies mainly Choice and Prime steer and heifer calves and yearlings. Outshipments total about 1700 head versus 2000 last week with steer and heifer lots trading mostly in the 32.25 to 37.25 range for various weight classes and quality grades. Bulls and cows show mixed Utility and Commercial values with Utility Dairybreds and Canner grades listed.
Closing bids as of Thursday November 4 show Trend-Cattle Hogs Potatoes and Eggs stronger. Markets provided by Commodity Dept. Reynolds & Company.
The Green Dragon market reported receipts of 105 head of cattle with fair attendance and steady prices. Consignments included Load Wisconsin fresh cows and Pennsylvania cows with ranges. springers and mixed lots also listed, plus three stock bulls. Beef cows were lower in a slow market while stocker bids held steady with Holstein and beef type bulls and a few Holstein steers quoted.
Hay market reports 16 loads with alfalfa at 45.00 to 48.00 per unit timothy 35.00 to 47.00 mixed hay 30.00 to 47.00 and clover 36.00. Three loads of straw priced 31.50 to 38.00.
Hay prices Monday for No 2 and better at the farm show little change as harvest winds down. Alfalfa 35.00 to 40.00, Timothy 20.00 to 30.00, Mixed 22.00 to 38.00, Straw 25.00 to 35.00, Mulch 13.00 to 20.00, with hay and straw steady and mulch firm. The brief notes U S per capita frozen vegetable consumption has more than tripled since 1954 due to farming and processing advances.
The Heart Association Lancaster County and Pennsylvania Power and Light present a 7:30 p.m. program on November 18 at 8 N. Queen St Lancaster. Mary Myers will prepare an oven dinner using American Heart Association recipes. Marjorie Moodie will outline heart attack risk precautions followed by a Q and A and a film. Reservations: 393-4781.
The Pequea Valley Local of Eastern Milk Producers Association will hold a family style banquet at Bird-in-Hand Motor Inn Route 340 at 7 p.m. Friday November 12. John York general manager of Eastern Mill Producers will speak on milk marketing issues. Reservations due by November 9. Door prizes and gifts.
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