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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1973
Page
14
Lancaster market reports show fluctuating hog prices across days. Barrows and gilts mostly lower by 1 to 2 dollars with scarce sows, US 1 200-240 lb around 47.50, US 2-3 190-255 lb about 46.00-46.50, and marked gains on Saturday by about 3.50 for someNo. 1-2 200-235 lb at 47.85-48.50, with varied weights and feeder pigs also listed.
Headed by slaughter steers 3 to 4 lower than last week, cows mostly steady to 1.75 lower. Steers 1000 to 1300 pounds 45.00 to 48.00, heifers 44.00 to 46.50, cows 33.50 to 40.00, bullocks 46.75 to 49.75, bulls 42.00 to 46.10, veal calves up to 74.50, farm calves 52.00 to 72.00, sheep 33.00 to 35.00 for spring lambs.
Slaughter steers drop 4.50 to 7.00 with weights 1048 to 1317 pounds showing 42.00 to 47.50 quotes. Heifers fall 6.00 to 7.00, cows 4.00 to 5.00 lower, bulls 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Four day receipts 19,500 vs 13,600 prior week. Slaughter steer average 1146 pounds, 45.10, down from last week. small feeder volume steady with late weights 1000-1150 pounds in demand but prices easing.
This week at Peoria Cattle Thursday receipts totaled about 5100 with 70 percent slaughter steers 20 percent slaughter heifers and the rest cows and bulls. Slaughter steers mostly 1050 to 1150 pounds with several loads 1250 to 1450 pounds. prices 42.50 to 49.00 for various weight ranges and grades. Slaughter heifers 43.00 to 46.50, cows 30.00 to 36.00, bulls 40.00 to 46.00 with some higher early bids. Compared to last week and last year, steady to lower on most classes with general weakness in cuts over 1200 pounds.
Choic e and Prime loads across weight classes reach up to 63.50 for 480-520 pound steers with other loads around 52.00 to 47.25. Heifer sales show 540-652 pound cows at 57.50 to 60.00 and multiple lots from 42.50 to 44.50 in mixed Good and Choice categories. Feeder offerings steady early, with late sales slower and fleshy steers down 3.00-4.00. Outshipments total 1800 head, up from 500 last week. Bulls yield grades 1-2 1400-2000 pounds at 40.00-43.00, occasional 44.00-45.00.
Oklahoma City market reports slow feeder cattle and calves with prices 1.00-3.00 lower across all weights and grades. Demand remained solid with fairly large attendance. Good and Choice steers and heifers dominated receipts with detailed brief ranges for 300-850 lb steers and 300-650 lb heifers, including several part load prices.
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