2—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday. July 18. 1959
At Lancaster Yards
Mon. Steer Run Heavy
Jamea E. O'Hara.
In Charge Mark*! N«w« Branch
•WEEKLY REVIEW
Cattle division trading was
moderately active. Supply
totaled 3500 head or slightly
less than last week. Slaught
er steers made up 55 percent
of the receipts and stockers
und feeders 35 percent.
Slaughter steers were
scarce after Mon with two
loads on Tues. and a few lots
on Wed. Compared with last
week’s close slaughter steers
were steady. Cows closed 50
lower. Bulls held steady.
Stockers and feeders were
under pressure and hard to
move and sold steady to
weak.
Bulk of choice slaughter
steers made 28.50-29.50, load
average-choice 1156 lb com
manded 30, a load high
choice and prime steers
weighing 1541 lb. brought
29. Good to low-choice made
26-28.50. Std. sold down to
25.
Cutter and utility cows
made 16.75-20 75, and coml.
sold up to 21.50, while can-
low cutters ranged
inm? kHI 6 75 - utility and
coml. 23-25.50,
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Lititz, Pa.
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and good grade fed bulls
made 25-27. Good and choice
800-1050 lb. feeder steers
ranged from 27.75-29.50, but
medium and good made 26.-
25-28. Good and low-choice
550-800 lb. stock steers sold
at 30-34. Medium and good
made 28-30.25. Good - grade
stock calves made 31-35.
Calf division receipts about
the same as last week’s 593
head count. Trading was
moderately active, Vealers
sold at steady rates Good &
choice veales made 28-34,
and choice and prime made
34-37 and a few prime sold
up to 38. Standard and Low
good kinds made 23-28, and
utility sold down to 18.
A sharp decline in the hog
market highlighted the
week’s activity. Compared
with last week’s close, bar
rows and gilts were 1.25-1.50
lower. Sows closed 1-00 low
er. Trading was moderately
active on 1330 head or 500
head more than last week.
U. S. 1-3 grade 190-225 lb.
barrows and gilts closed the
week at 15.25-15.75 and «i
Mon. the selling price was
16.25-16.75. No. 3 sold back
to 15. hogs more uniform for
weight and grade including
1-2 grade 190-220 lb. hogs 17
- 17 50 on Mon but this kind
absent thereafter. 230-250 lb*
made 14 75 - 15 25,
and no-190 lb made 14'50 -
15 25. 300-600 lb sows made
9-12.
Spring slaughter lambs re
ceipts totaled 600 head or
about 100 head more than
last week. Spring slaughter
lambs sold steady in moder
ately active trading. Good
to low-choice spring lambs
made 22-24 50, and utility &
low-good sold at 17 50-22.
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CHICAGO, JULY 16
WEEKLY REVIEW
CATTLE Local receipts
10 per cent below last week
and 25 per cent below cor
responding 1958 week. Per
centages various classes little
changed from recently with
around 75 per cent slaughter
steers, 15 per cent heifers,
and five per cent cows.
Percentage prime in steer
supply estimated at seven or
about the same as last week,
when percentage was high
est since late Feb. Percent
age also little changed
from last week’s 66 per cent
and good little different
from 25 per cent of last
week. i
Steer supply included nu
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ing prime grade* end and
bulk of supply average-good
to high-choice. Avg. weight
slaughter steers few pounds
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beef market totaled 975 cat- and light thi n ’ "JJ
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market had its heaviest-steer 153 milk J"
run of the past six weeks. bulls and tl “ws, ,
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side, all kinds 50 -75 lower, cows broush? sll
except good handy butcher guernseys - ,.
type. These steady with last ers . 235-3] n A
week. . 270,. H
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lower- Cows steady Calves 247 head on
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- 30; choice - 28-29, good - . 75-200 Ridih ? !’
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