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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1968
Page
12
Lancaster yards report shows slaughter steers mostly steady with some 25c declines, cows weak to 25c lower, bulls steady with 50c drops in spots. Feeder steers range steady to 50c lower as supply includes mostly slaughter steers, cows and bulls with feeders.
Slaughter steers ease to 50 cents lower from last Tuesday with standard to low-Choice near declines. Cows rise 25 to 75 cents, bulls mostly steady to 50 cents down. Supply includes 21 percent cows and 8 percent bulls. High-Choice steers 1000 to 1325 pounds bring 28.60 to 29.60, some 29.85 to 30.00. Heifers scarce, 850 to 985 pounds 26.60 to 27.60.
Market reports slaughter steers mostly steady to 25c lower than last Thursday, cows 50-75c higher, bulls mostly steady. Receipts include 23 percent cows and 10 percent bulls. vealers and calves show mixed gains, hogs steady, horses traded steady with varied riding and driving prices.
Closing bids as of Thursday September 19 1968 report futures markets with trend notes that cattle are steady hogs stronger and potatoes firmer. The brief highlights indicate modest gains in hogs and potatoes while cattle hold steady through the session.
Slaughter steers steady to 50 lower than last week with most decline in High Choice and Prime. Slaughter heifers and cows unchanged. Bulls about 100 lower. Receipts 17,300 versus 18,300 last week and 22,000 a year ago. Local supply 72 per.
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