2 Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 16. 1960
At Lancaster Yards
Trading Slow, Steers Off
sold for 20-23.50, good grade
fed bulls 23.50-25.50.
Good and choice 800-1050
lb. feeder steers 25.50-29,
while medium and good sold
for 22-26.50. Good and choi
ce 550-800 lb. stock steers
27.50- medium and good
23.50-
Calves: 700 or slightly
more than a week ago. Tra
ding moderately active. Veal
crs steady. Good and choice
vealers 27-34, choice and
prime 34-39, few at 40. stan
dard and low-good 19-25,
utility 14-19.
lame* E. O'Hara,
la Chargti Matkai N«w« Branch
Cattle: 4350 compared
with 4354 last week. Supply
includes 50 per cent slaugh
ter steers and 40 per cent
itockeis and feeders.
Trading slow on slaugh
ter steers and stockers and
feeders, moderately active on
cows and bulls. Compared l
with last week’s close, slau
ghter steers steady to weak.
Cows 25-50 higher. Bull and
stockers and feeders steady.
Bulk of the choice grade
slaughter steers weighing
500-1300 lb. brought 27.50-
30.50, and several loads and
lots high-choice 1235 and
1267 lbs. 31-31 25, and sev
eral loads and lots high-ch-'
oice and prime 1225-1332 lb
sold at 3150 Good to low
choice 24-27.75.
Few lots good and choice
heifers 23-26. Cutter and util
ity and commercial cows br
ought 16 50-19 25, canners
and low-cutters 15-16 50.
Utility and commercial bulls
TENDER MEAT
The cut and grade oi meat
indicate tenderness, reports
Catherine B Love, Penn St
ate consumer education ex
tension specialist. Cuts fr
om the loin and rib in top
njuality meat usually are ten
d'er because they come from
the part of the animal that
is least exercised Signs of
probable tenderness are red
porous bones and fine-tex
tured, ‘ well-marbled lean.
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Lincoln
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736 EAST CHESTNUT STREET
LANCASTER, PA.
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Receipts Least
In Five Years
CATTLE Receipts about
10 per cent smaller than
last week, nearly 30 percent
under the same last year and
the smallest for any week in
more than five years Per
centage slaughter steers in
receipts smaller than last
week. Between 70 and 75
percent slaughter steers, ave
rage weight o f slaughter
steers considerably lighter
than last weeks average of
1165 lbs.
Steers closed strong to
mostly -50 higher following
a steady to 50 lower opening.
Vealers about steady. Stock
ers and feeders slow, partic
ularly stocker steers under
800 lbs. but prices about
steady.
Nine loads mostly prime
1150-1275 lb. slaughter steers
32 00-33.50, load 1225 lb
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KAYLOR BROS.
Rheems
-MARTIN'S HARDWARE
Bareville
LESTER A. SINGER
Ronks
WEST WILLOW
FARMERS ASSN.
West Willow
PHONE EX 7-3721
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Vintage Auction
Gows, Steers
Are Stronger
Slaughter steers sold 25 to
50 higher at the Tuesday,
April 12 auction at Vintage.
Cows were 50 to 75 high
er and bulls were steady to
50 lower.
Quality of the run was
somewhat lower than the
previous week. Receipts we
re 323 cattle, 241 calves, 134
hogs and 162 sheep.
Bulk of the choice" grade
900-1400 lb. slaughter steers
27.25-29.60. good to low go
od 24.25-27.75.
Good and choice heifers
weighing 780-1010 lbs. 23.85
-25.75.
Cutter and utility cows
16.50-19, few 19.10-19.50,
canners and low-cutters 15-
16 75
Utility and commercial
bulls 19.85-22.50, good grade
weights at 33.50 equal to last
weeks high which was the
highest paid for steers since
May last year, Early bulk of
choice steers 27.00-29, late
bulk 27.50-29 50.
Many loads mixed good
and choice steers 26.50-27 25,
bulk good steers 24 25-26.75,
standard to low good grades
21 00-24.00.
Good and choice vealers
27 00-32 00, standard grades
20.00 27.00.
Few good and choice slau
ghter calves 26.00. Medium
and good 550-750 lb. stock
steers largely 22.00 26 50,
good and choice 800-1025 lb
feeding steers 24 00-26.75.
load medium 900 lb. feeding
steers 23.00.
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New Holland
Trading Active, Strong^
Trading was active on the It)®. 30 10 to So gj
1155 head of cattle and 198 of high
calves at New Holland this Pi -im . e to 1210 iij I
week. At the April 14 sale 31- .to Sl.bO Good aj
slaughter steers sold steady choice w ere 24 50 to jj.
to 50 higher with most of Standard grade
the advance on good grades. I8.00 : 22.00. Cutter andi
Cows were steady with bulls ty cows - 16-18.85. w
going 50 higher. 19 50. Canners and jJ
Bulk of the choice grade 85 to 1
slaughter steers 915 to 1448 Ut O V,Z 01 ’!!
lbs. made -27;50 to 30. Sever- I* o ™,™™™ Good,
al lots of high choice 915 to' bulls made 23-23jj
_ Few lots medium an-i
701 to 882 lb feeder J
at 23.35 to 24 j
Choice vealers wore k
Good grade and below'
dy. High choice and
were absent from thr
Choice grade vealers .
29 to 37. Standard and
22 to 29, with utility j
to 18 to 21 50 u
The April 13 dam- .
sale had 100 cows, nine
and 30 heifers Cows -
active with most inters
backward springers for
ture purposes.
Fresh cows, Holsteins
- 400, Guernseys $2ll
others $2OO-275 stoc>
$llO-190, heifers
The April 11 horse
had 340 head The mulr
ket was very sluggish
lers- about $lO to 20 -
lower, Saddle horses
steady.
Mules, pair - g
singles - $l3O-225 ”
$75-130, Riding horses
- 300, Driving horses
205. Killers - BK>8 K > cent
fed bulls rather scarce, few
available 22.50-23.50.
Several loads medium and
good 709-917 lb. feeder ste
ers 21.60-25.75. Lot good gr
ade 516 lb. stock heilcjs at
22.50.
Calves: Choice and prime
vealers 1 higher on limited
supply, good grade and be
low 2-3 higher. Good and
choice vealers 28-35, choice
and prime 35-37 50, stand
ard and low-good 22-28.
Hogs: Barrows and gilts
25-50 higher. Sows about
steady. US. 1-3 grade 195-
224 lbs. 17-17.50. US. 1-2
grade 197-205 lbs. 17.85-
18. No. 2&3 grade 16-17. Sev
eral lots 1-3 grade 182-190
lbs. 16.-16.60. Lot No. 3 268
lbs. 15 XJ.S. 1-3 grade 310-
435 lbs. sows 11.75-13.25.
Sheep: Supply spring lam
bs for Easter specialty trade
Choice. and .prime 30-40 lb.
spring lambs 35-37, good
and choice,, same wgt, 32-
35, good and choice 50-80
lbs. 22.50-31.
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