2—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. January 17. 1959
At Lancaster Yards
Lt. Steers Record Gain
lames E. Q'Har a, ' sold for 23 25-26 50 aHwTgbbd
grade fed bulls brought 26.-
In Charge, Market Nows Branch m
LANCASTER JAN 16— ™ , 17 _ P
_. t-. mu Utility cows mane 17 25-
CATTLE -This Wed w< 2150, while canners and low
like last Wed with about 450 cu j-t ers ranged from 15 50-
jnead of slaughter steers on 2 5, coml cows sold up to
the maiket Some of the gam fg
recorded on Mon for slaugh- 1 Good and cho i Ce 800-1050
ter steers weighing over 1,- feeders steers went back
250 lb was lost Wed Com- | Q country at 25 50-28,
pared with last week s close 0 fj iree ] o ad string of high
slaughter steers weighing c ]-i olce 945 lb feeders made
under 1250 lb were 25 - 50 gg j and a load 1135 lb same
higher and heavier weights grade cd 27 85, medium and
were steady to 25 higher good feeders made 24.25-
Cows closed steady to 25 26 50 Good and choice 550-
lower Bulls sold at fully 800 lb stock feeders brought
steady rates Stockeis and 27 50-30 50 with a loadlot
iceders were steady to 50 528-630 lb selling at 32-32 50
higher Receipts were com- Good grade stock calves ma
pnsed of about 70 per cent ch 29-33
slaughter steers and 25 per In the calf division this
cent stockers and feeders week vealers advanced 1 00
Number of loads of slaugh- on about 625 head compared
ter steers weighing over 1,- with last week s total 695
300 lb is much higher than head Trading was active
m past .ears Total head Good and choice vealers sold
count for tms week is about tor 31-37 and high choice and
•4200 head compared with P™ne made 07-42 with a few
last week’s 3588 total Tiad- «P to 4S st a>vdaid low-good
mg was actue this week ex- brought 25 - 31 while utility
cepi cattle weighing over to 2u
1300 lbs these were slow Barrows and gilts declined
, , , , 'he 1 ply this weeK as thov
The buik of ihe Bo u -1300 c _ osed about I 50 lower than
,'h slaugnter steers brought woc .j- Trading was very
w 7 2d-29 oO A part load hign SiOW a ft er mid-session Mon
choice will a piime end v?as w ii C n sharp de
scaling 1309 Id made -9 7o c ] ine was noted Sows were
and a load prime ~407 a k ol) + steady The total head
sold ior 29 50 Aveiage goon COUI -,f wa3 about 155 Q com
to hign-choice IM/0-1520 lb p ar ed With 971 last week
ranged from 25, 25-27 50 us 1.3 grt nde 180-230 lb
Good to low-choice steers Narrows and giiis sold for
brought 24 75-27 oO depend- fg.ig Hogs more uniform
mg on weight lox -woignt and grade mclu-
A few Jots oi good and dmg i. 2 grade 190-220 lb at
choice heifers made 25 50-
27 50 Utilitv & comm bulls (Turn to page 5)
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USDA MARKET
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CHICAGO. JAN 16-
WEEKLY REVIEW
CATTLE—Receipts 10 per
cent larger than last week,
about 5 per cent greater than
the corresponding week last
year, and the largest in six
weeks Some change in the
consist of supplies, smaller
percentage slaughter steers
About the same percentage
slaughter heifers, increased
proportion cows and bulls
Around 70 per cent slaugh
ter stee’s, about 15 per cent
heifers and nearly 10 per
cent cows, the percentage
cows largest for any week
in months Vealers and stock
er and feeder cattle and cal
ves continued seasonally scar
ce Percentage prime steei s
smaller than the 12 5 per
cent prime last week, esti
mated barely ten per cent
pi ime this week Smallest
since last August, percentage
choice steers also decreased,
while an increased percent
age graded good and below
Most heifers good'and choice
grades
Average weight of slaugh
ter steers estimated to be a
few pounds lighter than last
week when the average of
1200 lbs was the heaviest
since records were started
Slaughter steers advanced
25-75 early in the week but
the gain was later shaded
or more than lest depending
on weight and grade, clos
ing prices on slaughter ste
ers generally steady to 50
higher than late last week
although few loads steers
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weights and choice under
1050 lb weights steady to
fully 25 higher, other weig
hts and grades steady to 50
lower
Cows lost 50-1 50 compar
ed late last week when pri
ces were the highest since
June 1958 Bulls sold steady
to 25 higher until late but
closed 75-1 00 lower for the
week due to a sharply lower
trend Thursday -
Vealers advanced 1 00-2
and reached the highest le
vels in two momhs Sic "hers
and feeders fairly active, ste
ady to 50 higher Smaller nu
mbers of steers sold to Can
adian buyers than last week
owing to a lower market m
Canada and higher prices in
the U S
Moderate supply prime
1025-1350 lb slaughter ste
ers 30 25-30 75, eight loads
brought 30 50 and 30 75 lat
ter price the highest since
July, 1958, bulk choice and
prime steers 26 50-30 00 ac
cording to weight, scattered
loads choice 1500-1525 lb
weights down to 26 00, choi
ce yearlings weighing up to
1050 lbs sold up to 2 9 50
while few loads mixed choice
and pnme 1050-1150 lb wei
ghts reached 30 00_, loadlots
mixed
Choice and prime 1400 -
1525 lb steers 27 00-29 25,
good steers opened at 25 00-
28 00 according to weight
and closed at 24 50 -28 00
with a few loads mixed com
mercial and good over 1300
lbs down to 24 00, few mix
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By N-H SaPs Stable Mao^
Thursday’s New }j 0
cattle and calve mat >ii
ported heavy receipt, B
1068 cattle and 333
Steer market was
regular with demand
for light yearling c w
these steady to stroiu,
About 70 per cent & j *
run was heaw S |i)j
feds Action on thes"Vjl
50 - 75 lower Cow i n J
steady to weak, with h 0 |«
utility and commercia JE
steady Yellow fat cm-,nj
75 lower 'J
Prime butcher sieci, a®
der 1100—$28 50-30
er 1100—27 50-28, O' u Wj
26 50-27 Choice Und M
27 50128 SC, Over i
27 50-28 50 Good L lS ji
26 50-27, Heavy—2s-2',
Plain to medium—23 ‘SM
Choice butcher her, ti
23-27 50 Good—24-2, V.
am to medium— 2o -2 Z
Br logna bulls—26-‘ , 'i it
Good bulls—26-28 P\,/\
msd—23-25 50 )*
Good butchei cows -V
-23 Medium—-18 50-21
nars and cutters—l 4 iM
Choice to prime c
$4l-45 Good—s3B-41 -3
mm—32-38 Thin—2o-.% jl
The Wednesday dan
had a brisk market i> 3
fresh cow c'asscs wdl
advance noted on beh tS
nds Most active mai a-**
several weeks, with i
of 127 cows, 7 stock birjSi
6 heifers *3
Fresh Holstein cow. ni
ught $4OO - 540 Fresh Ctfi
nseys, $240 - 310 Otlr' m
cds, $240 - 300 Stock hi
$l4O - 256 ,*
Monday’s ho'se ard iw
maikct was active on
animals, both horses ar, 1J
les Killer market was a*
$1 per hundred highci yt
strong '9 - cents pern
Mule teams, $2O - 40 hi'S
Receipts totaled 154, 5
no ponies on market
teams brought $3lO - t
singles, $l2O - 175 RrS
horses, $1 4 5 - 305, dnM
$125 - 175 Heavy ki!H
$lOO - 165, thin killers a
95 f*
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