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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1959
Page
9
Lancaster Yards market shows receipts near 5600 head with cattle mix split around 45 percent slaughter steers and 50 percent stockers. Slaughter steers scarce after Monday while stockers and feeders plentiful. cows up 50, bulls steady, calves active with vealers firm to higher and hogs steady amid varied weights.
Cattle market see week’s largest receipts of the year across 12 main markets, up over 25 percent from last week and 5 percent from the year-ago week. Slaughter steer mix around 70 percent, heifers 20 percent, cows 5 percent. weights average near 1168 pounds for steers. High choice and prime steers held steady to 25 higher, with heifers mostly 25 lower to steady. cooler weather and tighter production cited as bullish factors.
New Holland heavy cattle run shows strong prime steers and steady top quality dairy cows. Receipts 1085 cattle and 387 cows with prices to 30 dollars per hundred and noted market steadiness on prime beef and slow demand for other lots.
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