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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1957
Page
9
The October 10 Lancaster Poultry Exchange sale showed stronger broiler prices with an average of 18.63 cents from 69,650 birds, down from the prior week’s 159,300 birds and 17.38 cents. Several lots of other birds fetched 9 to 24 cents, including Leghorn fowl and Vantress capettes, with year-ago volumes higher at 264,910 broilers averaging 17.8 cents.
Estimated salable receipts include cattle 6000 calves 200 hogs 9000 sheep 1500. Cattle trade steady with steers under 1200 lbs active, heifers mixed. hogs strong to 25 higher, sows up. sheep steady with bulk slaughter lambs 20 to 32 dollars.
A dense ledger lists bidders and lots for White Vantress, Indian River, Leghorn, and White Rock poultry. Prices range from 9 to 19 cents, with several lots withdrawn or marked no sale, buyers and brokers named alongside bid figures.
Lancaster market news reports a 20 percent rise in cattle receipts to 5,146 for the week with grass steers mainly from southern states boosting the total. Slaughter-grass cattle were limited, cows fell 50 cents or more, bulls down about 50 cents, and stockers and feeders mostly steady. Prices ranged with bulk fed steers 1,000-1,300 lbs at 23.25 to 26.50, some 27.25 for a 1,370 lb lot.
The American Angus Association at St. Joseph Missouri approved a voluntary nationwide herd classification program for registered cattle. The plan, unanimously adopted, aims to provide uniform unbiased ratings by type and track herd progress over the years, with launch expected in 1958 after mechanics are finalized.
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