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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1971
Page
14
Livestock auction results from Lebanon Valley show cattle and hog values. Head counts include 235 veal calves and 288 hogs with price ranges across categories from steers and heifers to cows bulls and feeder pigs. Prices vary by grade and weight bands with quotes for veal calves hogs sheep and lambs.
Feeder cattle demand steady to higher led by over 500 lb weights. Feeder steers 300-475 lb 39.00-46.25 with small lot at 48.00. 500-650 lb 35.75-40.00. 650-750 lb 34.75-36.10. feeders 750-840 lb 33.70-35.40. heifers 300-450 lb 34.00-37.75. 450-650 lb 31.25-34.00. bulls 34.00-40.00. Strong interest in thin fleshed cattle for wheat pasture.
Reported receipts of 286 head of horses with market strength on better horses and steady balance. Load prices listed for Delaware driving horses 165 to 675, New York driving horses 165 to 450, Kansas riding horses 130 to 250, locally consigned work and driving and riding horses with various ranges, plus mare ponies, geldings, colts, larger ponies, and killers priced in listed bands.
Slaughter steers rose 25 cents with heifers up 25 cents and cows steady to 25 cents lower as demand stayed solid for outside Omaha slaughter. Four day receipts totaled 91 400, with feed cows and calves steady. feeder activity remained steady amid farmer buyers. Market details show steady fed cattle prices, mild bullish on future, and ongoing strong demand for outside shipments.
Closing bids as of Thursday October 21 show prices for futures in a market section provided by the Commodity Department Reynolds & Company. The notice lists asked and bid levels across contracts marked a b bid and n normal markets for reference by traders and brokers.
The Green Dragon market reports 164 head of cattle with strong prices and active demand. Consignments include loads of Pennsylvania Wisconsin and Canadian cows with fresh and springer lots, various price ranges, plus purebred calves and colored cows. beef cows and feeders show strength with feeder steers up to 36.00.
Good and Choice ranges for cattle identified by weight and grade. Heifers in 342-400 pound category show 38.50 to 40.00 per hundredweight, with broader ranges for other weights and grades including 32.00 to 34.50 and 31.00 to 32.00 in various classifications.
Abingdon Virginia sold 1 582 head with state graded cattle by the hundredweight. Heifers and steers in multiple weight classes brought varied prices from 29.25 to 41.25 per hundredweight. Harrisonburg Virginia sold 1 594 head steers, all state graded by weight class with quotes ranging from 29.00 to 36.75 per hundredweight across 500 to 1000 pound ranges.
Twelve loads of hay and straw sold with hay prices 27.50 to 49 and straw 37 to 40 per load. Ostriches reportedly run at 50 miles per hour with strides about 25 feet, per the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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