2 Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 26. 1960
At Lancaster Yards
Steers Steady to 50 Lower;
than the previous ' -Week
Good and Choice vealers
closed at 27.-33, Choice and
Prime made 33.00-38.00 but
a few early in the wefek sold
at 42 00 and 43.00. Standard
and low Good made 19 00-
27.00, with Utility ’down to
14 00 A ’
HOGS- Receipts .will total
about 2000 head compared
with 2151 last week and tra
ding was moderately active.
Barrows and gilts sold stea
dy. Sows were steady to 1 00
higher with most advance on
weights over 400 lbs. U. S. 1-
3 grade 190-230 lb. barrows
and gilts ranged from 16 25-
16.75 and a few lots of no. 3’s
sold down to 16 00. Hogs
more uniform for weight and
grade including 1-2 grade
190-220 lbs ranged from 16.-
75-17 50 and a few lots no
I’s the same weight made
17 75-18.00. 170-190 lb. but
chers brought 15 -15 75, 230-
250 lbs at 15 25-16 00 300-
600 lb sows made 11 00-13.
SHEEP: Supply will total
about 175 compared with 303
last week. Trading was ac
tive Wooled and spring
slaughter lambs held steady.
Good and Choice 75-105 lb
wooled slaughter lambs made
21 -24 and Utility sold down
to 16 50. Good grade 60-95
lb. spring lambs made 27 GO
-28 00.
James E. O'Hara.
Is ChargOi Market New* Branch
CATTLE. Receipts include
nbout 40 percent slaughter
steers and about 50 per cent
Stockers and feeders. Re
ceipts will total about 3950
head or about the same as
last week. Trading was slow
on slaughter steers and bulls
;ind moderately active on
cows and stockers and feed
ers.
Compared with last week s
■c’ose, slaughter steers were
steady to 50 lower with most
decline on average Choice
and below. Canners and Cut
ter cows sold 25 lower, with
Utility and Commercial cows
selling 50-75 lower. Bulls
were 25-50 lower. Stockers &
feeders sold steady to 25
higher
Two lots mostly Prime 1,-
125-1202 lb. slaughter steers
commanded 3100 The bulk
•of the Choice slaughter steers
made 27.00-29 50, while-high
Choice 1120 lbs sold at 30.-
30. Good to low Choice steers
brought 24.00-27 50.
A. few lots Good & Choice
heifers ranged from 23 GO
-26 00, with a lot high Choice
1140 lbs at 27.50.
Cutters and Utility cows
made 15 75-18 25 Early in
the week they sold up to 19,
Canners and low Cutters sold
13.75-15 75. Utility and Com
mercial bulls made 20 00-23 -
50 and Good grade fed bulls
brought 23 50-25 50 with a
few to 26 00.
Good and Choice 600-800
lb stock steers ranged from
26.00-32 00 while a load fan
cy 670 lbs commanded 33 25,
Medium and Good made 23.-
27 00 Good and Choice 800-
1050 lb feeder steers sold at
24 50-29 00, several loads of
Choice 1040-1120 lbs. made
25.25-25 75 and Medium and
Good sold at 22 00-26 00.
CALVES: Trading slow on
775 head of vealers Receipts
last week totaled 752 head.
Vealers declined sharply at
mid-week, closing 3.00 lower
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Since January
CATTLE Receipts fully
10 percent larger than last
week, '2O per cent greater
than the same year ago week,
pnd largest for any week
“since late January. Percent
ages of the various classes a
'bout the same as last week.
Percentages of the various
grades slaughter steers also
little different than last
week, around eight per cent
prime, better than 50 per
cent .choice and around 35 %
good Average weight' of
slaughter steers estimated to
be £bout in ' line with last
weeks averag'e of 1170 lbs.
Steers weighing less than
1050 lbs. and more than 1450
lbs scarce. Slaughter steers
steady te 50 lower than last
weeks close ’except average
choice to low prime grades
50-100 lo\ver. Vea’ers steady
Lend prime 1243 lb. slaugh
ter steers 32 75, these feedlot
mates of 22 00 top cattle last
week, 6 loads prime 1200 -
1350 lb steers 32 25 and 32 -
50, most high choice and
prime steers, the majority
scaling 1050-1450 lbs 29 00 -
32 00, numerous loads mixed
choice and prime grades 29.-
75 - 31 50, bulk choice steers
25 50-29.50, bulk good grades
24.00-26 00, Utility and stand
ard steers 19 00-23 50 Few
loads and lots high choice
and mixed choice and prime
heifers 28 00 29 00.
Few good heavy fat bulls
18 00 Good and choice veal
ers 30 00-34 00, Standard
grades 23.00-29 00,
Load choice 685 lb stock
steers 28 50, load good 700
lb weights 25 50 and few
medium 700 lb. averages 22 ,
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Cattle Steady, Calves 0(
Slaughter cattle held a
bout steady with the pre
vious week at the Thursday
sale at the New Holland
Sales Stable this week. Trad
ing opened slow but closed
active.
The supply of 1018 head
included 15 per cent cows.
The percentage of low good
and standard grades was in
greater supply.
Choice grade closed steady
to 25 higher. Cows 1 00 low
er, bulls steady to 50 lower.
Few lots of choice and
prime 1020 to 1205 lb.
slaughter steers made 30.75
ot 30 85. Bulk of choice grade
cattle weighing up to 1395
lbs. 27.50-29.85. Good to low
choice - 24-27.50. Standard
Steers - 19-24.
Good grade 667 to 1055 lb.
heifers made 22-24.50.
Cutter and utility cows -
15 25 to 18 25. Canners and
low cutters 14-15.50
Utility and commescial
bulls 20-23 50. Good grade of
fed bulls, 23 50-25.75
Few lots good and choice
550-645 lb. stock steers 27 75
- 2817. Medium and good
500 to 687 lb. 20 60-26 10.
Good and choice 756-905 lb.
load lots good and choice 875
- 1050 lb feeding steers 24 50
- 27 60, two loads choic£ 990
lb weights at 27 60 showing
considerate evidence -of
gram feeding and already
grading low choice from a
slaughter standpoint, few
loads medium feeding steers
22 50-23.75. Part load med
ium and good 350 lb mixed
steer and heifer stock calves
25 50.
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feeder steers 24 25;
Medium and good 7858]
23-24.
Trading was mode,
active on the 272 hej,
calves with vealers as,
as 2 to 3.00 lower Goo,
choice vealers 27-35 q
and prime 35-38 and i
prime up to 40. Stan
and Low good 22-27 n
18 to 22.
The March 23 dairj t
sale had receipts 0 f
cows, 16 slock bulls ar ;
stock heifers All kin.
bout steady with last m
Fresh cows, Holstom
- 440, Guernsey - 2(|
others 200-275. Stock h
$llO-185, stock heifers
140.
The March 21 hor (
was steady with the pra
week. Receipts were
head of horses and inula
Mules, pairs - $275
single - 130 170, pome,
120. Riding horses - $l2)
driving horses - 125 28d i
lers - 9Ve-10 cents
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