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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1966
Page
5
Lancaster market shows US 1 2 195 240 pounds with varying bids. Spring lambs steady to weak with prices 24.50 to 26 for 70 90 pounds and 21.50 to 23 for 75 100 pounds. Slaughter ewes remain steady with utility and good at 5 to 8 dollars.
Receipts of 154 head at New Holland were 1.00 to 2.00 per hundred weight lower. Weighing sows and leightweights ranged from 24.50 to 39.50 per cwt with prices for Good and Low Choice 32 to 39 and Common 24 to 50. No shoats listed.
Slaughter steers priced per 1200 to 1400 pounds mostly 27.00 to 27.75 with two loads at 27.75 on Wednesday. High Choice and Prime 1150 to 1450 pounds mostly 26.75 to 27.25. Heifers show similar range with High Choice and Prime 925 to 1145 pounds at 25.50 to 26.00 and other weights listed. Cows range Utility to Commercial 1775 to 1925 dollars, Cutter 1600 to 1850, Bulls 2100 to 2400.
Auction catalog lists cattle and hog prices with categories Cutter feeder calves vealers hogs and sheep. Prices show ranges per weight and quality for slaughter calves hogs sows and spring lambs with several weight brackets and lot counts.
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