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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1976
Page
3
Livestock market notes from Middleburg Pennsylvania record cattle prices. Slaughter steer prices ranged from high to prime levels 38.00 to 39.60 with weights 900 to 1250 pounds. Choice 2 4 cattle bought 36.50 to 38.25 and Good cattle 33.75 to 36.25.
Dairymen should ease cows onto corn silage over 2 to 4 weeks to avoid digestive problems, starting at 20 to 30 pounds per head daily. The text also covers careful watering of shallow rooted ornamentals, then lists livestock prices for cattle hogs calves and sheep at the Harrisburg Farm Show Building with regional market activity noted for Sept 16 1976.
A Sept 15 1976 yearling sale reports 789 head sold with steers and heifers graded by the VDAC. Prices span 500 to 1100 pounds across grades Choice Good Medium and Common for steers and heifers with notable regional sales including Hollins Virginia. Total salable receipts near 22 000 head for the period and 2006 head sold at Hollins with diverse weight categories and price ranges.
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