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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1961
Page
9
Cattle at Lancaster yards show 2775 head, steady action for slaughter steers and bulls, stockers and feeders up to 26. Calves and vealers steady to high, with prices across 9356-25 for feeder steers and 21-24 for utility calves. Hogs trade moderately active with barrows steady near 20 to 20.75, sows 12 to 15. Sheep ease from 496 to 475, lambs 65-95 lb bring 15 to 19.
Chicago cattle receipts show a full ten percent gain from the prior week. Prime steers across weights remained steady to strong with lighter weights down modestly. mid to heavy steers fell 25 to 100. Heifers and lower grades steady to 50 lower. cows 100 to 1450 lower. bulls about 50 lower.
The August 29 Auction at Vintage reports cattle receipts of 448 head. Slaughter steers are steady to 50 higher with most gains on high-Choice and Prime under 1200 lb. cows down 100. Bulls steady. Vealers steady to 100 lower with Good and Choice vealers 2750 to 3300.
The message lists price ranges for prime and mixed choice cattle by weight brackets from 900 to 1,600 pounds. It notes primes at 1,100 to 1,500, carries several price bands from 1000 to 1500 pounds and signals a continuation on page 3.
At the August 31 New Holland cattle sale weight determined pricing with under 1250 pounds 25 to 50 cents higher and heavy slaughter steers 50 lower versus last week. Cows and bulls softened while receipts reached 1 031 head including choice and prime steers 25.85 to 26.50 with 24 to 25.75 elsewhere. Hogs sold 25 higher with various weight classes quoted. sheep had insufficient figures to establish a market. Horse and pony activity slowed. dairy cattle auction also steady to slow with Holsteins 300 to 445 and other stock bulls and heifers listed.
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