2 Lancaster Farming# Saturday, December 19, 1D69
At Lancaster Yards
Slaughter Quality Is Up
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la Charg*. Matlcal N«w* Branch jyj ed mm and Good 600-900
* lb. feeder steers made 21.00-
CATTLE: In the cattle di- 2 5.00, few leads and lots
vision this week the receipts choice up to 27 00. A load of
will total about 2500 head high Choice 1015 lb. Angus
compared with 2637 head f ee< j er steers made 25.75.
last week , Common and Medium 600-
Slaughter steers accounted 1000 lb s t ee rs brought 19 50-
for about 40 per cent of the 2 1.25.
supply and stackers and leeg- CALVES: The receipts in
era 55 per cent Trading was the calf dlvlslon will total a
slow Compared with last 700 head compared with
week’s close, slaughter steers 57g bead last w eek Trading
were steady. Cows closed out actlve early m the week but
the week at about steady. glow i a t er .vealers closed 1 -
Bulls sold 50 lower. Stock- 2 qo lower with the de
ers and feeders were steady. (jline coming on Wednesday.
The quality o- slaughter Good and Cholce vealera
steers was slightly improved ade 28 00-34 00, and Choice
over the past several weeks. and Pnme made 33 00-38 00,
Choice slaughter steers w j tb a £ ew 40.00 and 41 00
weighing 839-1285 lbs made ear j y j n week Standard
25.50 27.50 with a load av- and j ow Good kinds made
erage to high Choice weigh- 2 0,00-28 00, and Utility sold
mg 1045 lbs. at 28 00. Good down to
grade steers made 20.5U~.60,
and Standard selling down to HOGS: The hog receipts
224)0. were increased by about 020
Several lots of Good and head from last week’s 1277
Choice heifers scaling 755- head count Trading was
1030 lbs. ranged from 23 50- slow as bairows and
25.60. Cutter & Utility cows gilts sold at 50 lower rates
went acrocs the scales at 14.- Sows held steady. U. S. 1~0
17.00 with Commercial cows grade 190-225 lb barrows &
selling up to 17 25 and Can- gilts made 13 50-14 25, and
ners and low Cutters making hogs more uniform for weight
12.25-14 00. and grade weighing 190-220
Utility and Commercial lbs. including 1-2 grade 14 50
bulls made , and Good to 15 50, few lots mostly No
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Stevens, Pa.
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Prices Lowest
In Two Years
WEEKLY REVIEW—
CATTLE Receipts slightly
larger than last week, about
10 per cent greater than the
corresponding period a year
ago, and the largest for any
week since January.
Percentage of -slaughter
steers somewhat larger than
the 70 per cent steers last
week and the of
heifers somewhat less than
last week’s 20 per cent
Bulk of the steer supply
was good and choice grades
with a moderate showing of
Prime steers Percentage of
prime steers less than the 10
per cent ofHast week.
The rank and file of the
steers and heifers sold steady
on Monday However a defn
mte lower trend developed
on most grades and weights
after Monday.
Wholesale dressed steer
prices lower for the third
straight week, and choice
steer carcasses lowest since
October 1957. '
General market of steers
and heifers at a new low in
more than two years
Stockers and feeders weak
to fully 1 00 lower in sympa
thy with the slaughter steer
1 the same weight sold at
15 75-16 00 Lots grade U. S
No 3 made 13 00. 180-190
lb. and 230-250 lb. butchers
sold for 13 00 13 50. few 250
- 270 lb hogs brought 12 GO
-13 00. 300-600 lb. sows made
8 00-12 00
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Short Fed Steers
The steer market at New
Holland this week continued
very slow with all heavy
weight cattle 50 to 75 lower.
Light’ weight short teds were
about steady. No prime steers
■were reported in the run.
The December 17 sale had
receipts of 717 cattle and 361
calves.
Choice butcher steers -
$26-5-28, good - 24 5-26, plain
to medium - 20-23, heavy
short feds - 20-24.
Good butcher heifers - $2O
- pi. to med. - 18-20, dairy
breed heifers - 14-17
Good Bulls - $24 5-25 5,
pi. to med - 22 5-24 5, bolog
nas - 21-24 5
Good butcher cows - $l6 5
- 18, med. - 15 - 16 5, canners
and cutters - 14-15, shells -
price.
High choice and prime
early largely 26 50 to 28.00.
Most high choice steers 1300
lbs. and up closed at 24.50-
26 00.
A few choice vealers sold
up to 30 00 Most standard
and good made 22-28.00.
Cull and utility were mostly
11. to 21.
A load of good and choice
535 lb stock steers brought
27 00. Several loads of good
500 to 650 lb weights went
for 24-25.25 with a load of
medium and good 675 lb
weights late bringing 2150
Loadiots of good and choice
300 to 1025 Ib. feeding
'teers 21-24 50, with medium
feeders selling down to 18.
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11-14
Stocker and feeder steers ■
$2O 24 50.
Choice to prime calves
38-40, good - 32-36, med. - 27
- 32, thin calves - 38-40, good
- 32-36, med. - 27-32, thin
calves - 20 27, monks - 12-19.
The December 16 dairv
cattle sale had recipts of 123
cows, 13 slock bulls and one
heifer. Fresh oews continued
to sell steady.
Fresh Cows - Holsteins -
$350-660, Guernsey - 250-310,
others - 250-400. Stock Bulls
- 110-195
The December 14 horse sale
felt the carryover from the
previous week when the sale
was postponed because of the
snow storm More demand is
being felt for draft horses
and mules with this kind sell
ing higher Saddle horses
were steady with the excep.
tion of a few head of Quarter
bred horses which sold up to
$5OO.
Mules - pair
single - 110-165
Ponies - mares - $155 $lB5
geldings - 65-110.
Riding horses - $l4O-500,
driving horses - 125-310, kil
lers - 6 cents
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