2—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, December 20. 1958
At Lancaster Yards
Light Steers
lames E. O'Hara,
In Charge, Market News Branch
CATTLE Trading this
week was high-lighted by
.slow trading on all classes
except slaughter steers
weighing under 1200 lb,
these were active The re
ceipts this week figure to be
about 3700 or about the
&ame as last week Slaughter
steers weighing over 1200
lb were very conspicuous
with some 19 loads on the
•market. Slaughter steers ac
counted for 40 percent of
the salable supply and Stock
ers about 45 per cent \
Compared with last week’s
close slaughter steers weigh
ing undpr 1200 lb sold at
steady rates, heavier weights
were 50 lower Cows closed
about 25-50 lower Bulls
were steady Stockers and
feeders were steady for the
most part but a few sales
were weak
The bulk of the Choice
slaughter steers weighing
950-1200 lb brought 27 00 -
28 75 with a lot 1100 lb at
29 00 Loads and lots weigh
ing 12 - 1495 lb made 25 50
- 27 50 and one load 1590 lb
grading high Choice selling
at 27 75 Good to low Choice
.sold for 24 50 - 27 25 accord
ing to weights
Few small lots of Good &
Choice heifers made 25 00
27 00 Utility and Comercial
bulls sold at 22 75 - 26 00,
Good grade fed bulls made
26 00 - 27 75 with a few up
to 28 00 Cutter and Utility
cows ranged from 16 25-20 -
50 with Commercial at 20.50
- 21 50 at the week’s close
Canners and low Cutters
made 15 00 - 16 25
Good and Choice 800-1050
lb feeder steers brought 25 -
25 - 28 00 and a load Choice
536 lb at 28 50, Medium and
Good 24 00 - 26 25, with a
load high Good 1065 lb at
25 75 Good and Choice 550-
SOO lb stock steers made 27 -
(DiTirion of Mmtfin. & Hunt, Inc.)
MARTINDALE, PA.
Phone: Terre Hill HI 5-2932
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gamzation wishes you
and \ oui family a Mei -
r\ Chnslmas and a
Happy New Year
CHRISTMAS
SPECIALS ON
WESTINGHOUSE
WASHERS <S DRYERS
Cope & Weaver
willow sr>
Ph. Lane, EX 3-282-f
Lead Trade
00 - 30 00, two lots 506-510
lb at 31 50, Medium and
Good 24 75 - 27 50 Good
grade stock calves comman
ded 2900 - 33 00, lot Good
and Choice 425 lb at 34 00
CALVES Trading was ac
tive for vealers this week
Vealers were steady. The to
tal receipts were about 650
head against 775 head for
last week. Good and Choice
vealers made 30 00 '- 36 00
and high Choice and Prime
made 36 00 - 41 00. Standard
and low Good brought 25 00
- 30 00, with Utility down to
20 00.
HOGS Trading was mod
erately active on about 1400
head of hogs compared with
1249 head last week Bar
rows and gilts were sold at
steady to strong rates this
week. Sows were steady. U
S 1-3 grade 180-240 lb bar
rows and gilts brought 20 25
- 21 00 with a few lots grade
No 3 down to 20 00, U S. 1
- 2 grade including uniform
1-3 grade 190-230 lb. hogs at
21 00-22 00 A few lots 240-
260 lb sold at 19.50-20 00
Sows weighing 300-600 lb
brought 14.00-18 00
SHEEP On Wednesday
wooled slaughter lambs de
clined 50-1.00 This down
turn is concurrent with re
cent losses .goffering in the
dressed lamb market The
receipts will be some 275
head over last week’s 339
count Trading was active
early in the v/eek but only
moderately active late with
the demand fair late Good
and Choice slaughter lambs
sold between 23.25 - 24 25
with a few lots 84-97 lb at
24 50 early in the week but
at the close the price range
was -22 00-23 25, and Utility
and low Good at 19 00-22 00
Based on December 1 re
ports, the Crop Reporting
Board forecasts 1959 produc
tion of winter potatoes at
4, 170, 000 hundredweight"
This would be 16 per cent be
low 1958 production of 4,971
000 cwt, but two per cent
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L. H. Brubaker
Lancaster, Pa.
Mann & Grumelli Farm Serv.
Quarryville, Pa.
N. G. Myers & Son
Rheems, Pa.
Snavelys Farm Service
At Chicago
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USD A MARKET
NEWS SERVICE
CHICAGO, Dec 18-
WEEKLY REVIEW
Cattle Receipts eight
per cent smaller than last we
ek and four per cent less
than the same week a year
ago but salable supply in
creased by around 500 head
slaughter steers, mainly wei
ghts 1200 lbs up, carried
from last week Few loads
still unsold late this week,
but holdover supply smaller
tthan a week ago Fully 70
per cent of fresh receipts
slaughter steers Fully 15 per
cent heifers and six per cent
cows, these percentages a
bout the same as last week.
About 15 per cent of the
steer supply prime and about
60 per cent choice A slight,
reduction from last week, es
timated 25 per cent good gra
des, a small increase over last
week
Average weight of slaugh
ter steers promises to be less
than last weeks average of
1198 lbs which was the
heaviest for any week on re
cord Choice and prime slau
ghter stem's around 1350 lbs
and lighter steady to 50 low
er than last weeks close
All other weights and gra
des mostly 50-100 lower,
price spread became the wi
des' in some "time, weight
continuing to be an impor
tant pr.ee determining factor
with steers weighing over
1400 lbs generally selling
around 3 00 less than 900 -
1025 lb weights on a grade
for-grade basis
Choice and prime heifers
950 lbs down steady to 25
lower, other weights and gra
des 50-75 lower Cows un
evenly steady to 75 higher,
most advance on strngweighl
canners, Cutters and lean
utility cows Bulls strong
Vealers fully steady
Stockers and feeders most
ly 50-1 00 lower, the decline
due to lower prices for most
slaughter steers and near re
cord cold weather for this
week m December The de
cline in stocker and feeder
prices the first of any con-
Nissley Farm Service
Washington Boro. Pa.
New Holland, Pa.
R. S. Weaver
Stevens. Pa.
L. H. Brubaker
Lititr> Pa.
At New Holland
Most Beef Grades Steady
Special to Lancaster Fanning to medium kinds, $2324_
By N-H Sales Stable Management Choice butcher heitors, $25
At New Holland Sales Sta- 27, Good $25 - 27, and plain
bles Thursday, the market to medium kinds, $l9 - 22
started very slow, showing Good bulls were $25 - 27
strength and activity as sal- piam to medium, $24 - 25
es progressed. Heavy weight Good butcher COW s, $1950
shortfed cattle were slow 21 Medmnii $lB 50 -19 50
and from 25 - 50 lower, banners and cutters, $l5 50-
Lightweight high quality
yearlings steady Heavy,
thick-fleshed Holstein cows
25 - 50 higher All others
were steady with last week.
Cattle receipts Thursday
were high with 887, and 350
calves on the market
Prime butcher steers, un
der 1100 lbs sold from $2B
- 50 Choice steers, under
1100, went at $27 - 28, while
the same grade, over 1200
lb weights, $26 -27 50 Go
od steers, under 1100, $26 -
27, over 1200, $24 - 26 Plain
sequence m many weeks
About 12 loads prime 1075
1330 lb slaughter steers 28 75
and 29.00, about half as ma
ny loads as sold at those
prices last week, most choice
and prime steers under 1100
lbs 27.00 - 28 50, most com
parable gtade 1100 - 1300
lb weights 26 00 - 28 50,
most choice and prime 1300
1500 lb steers 25 00 - 27.50
but few loads prime 1300 -
1350 lb weights sold up to
28 50
While few loads choice
1400 - 1500 lb weights late
went 'at 24 00 - 24 75 load
lot mixed choice and prime
1475 - 1550 lb steers 24 50-
25 50, few loads prime 1575-
1675' lb weights 25 00 and
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Stocker and feeder* steers
one lot ot 15 head,' averaging
820 lbs, $2B 85.
Choice and prime butcher
calves, $36 - 37 50 Good,
$32 - 35 Medium, $2B - 32
Thin, $2l - 28
On the Dec 17 dairy mar
ket theie was increased act
ivity on lop ficsh cows, Pri
ces were about steady with
bidding more active
Thc"c were 123 cows six
stock bulls and five heifers
offered Fresh Holstein cows
sold for $4OO to 505, Guern
seys, $240 - 300, and other
breeds $250 - 375
Stock bulls sold from $145
260 and stock heifer $75.
On the Dec 15 horse and
mule auction, receipts were
151, with market veiy slow’
on all saddle and driving hor
des Killers about steady at
cents per pound
Single mules brought $B5
to 130 Teams, with one pair
very outs‘and ng, at $475,
>and the bulk at $230 - 315
Pony colts sold for S6O -
100 and mature ponies brou
ght $B5 - 140
Riding horses brought $llO
175 Driving horses, $llO -
225
Heavy killers brought $9O
125 and thin kinds, $45-85.
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