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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1961
Page
5
At Lancaster yards steady to 25 cents higher on slaughter steers and 25 higher on cows. Trading moderately active. calves and vealers strong with good demand. hogs lighter week, with barrows and gilts quoted 18.50 to 19.50 and sows around 13.50 to 16.00, sheep and lambs trading moderately active with woolly slaughter lambs down.
Receipts flagged due to Thanksgiving, but volumes still exceed prior week. Slaughter steers rise 50 to 75 higher. standard and lower grades steady to weak. Heifers up about 50, cows steady to 25 lower. Bulls vealers and stackers feeders stable. Turn to page 3 for prime lots.
Slaughter steers were steady to 50 higher than last week, mainly 1100 lb plus, at the November 21 sale in Vintage. Cows rose up to 25, bulls steady, receipts 435 head. Calves 388 weight over 110 lb steady, under 110 lb 1-2 lower. hogs and lambs also reported with modest gains and market ranges for various grades.
At the November 23 New Holland sale 800 head of cattle saw overall steadiness. Low to high choice cattle held firm while short fed and cows remained steady. bulls were stronger. Vealers rose slightly with good to choice 28.00 to 35.00. Dairy cattle and horses showed mixed, with prices largely steady despite postwar income trends and rising food values impacting margins.
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