2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 16. 1960
At Lancaster Yards
Slaughter Steers Scarce
Paul M. Fuller, Acting
la Cbarqe Market Now* branch
CATTLE. 2800 compared
■with 2736 last week. Mon
day’s supply included arou
nd 30-40 percent stockers
and feeders, 15 per cent
cows, with the balance most
Jy slaughter steers. After
Monday, the supply compris
ed almost entirely of stock
ers and feeders with few
cows and bulls Slaughter
steers were virtually absent
after Monday.
Compared to late last wk ,
slaughter steers closed stea
dy to 25 higher Cows were
fully 25 up, bulls 25 - 50
higher Stockers and feedc-s
were slow all week and ab
out steady.
Two loads high-choice and
prime 1025 and 1180 lb. sl
aughter steers brought 29,
other high-good and choice
1000-1250 lbs. 26 50-28 25,
load mostly high-choice 28.-
50, good and low-choice 24-
36, standard and low good
22 50-24
Load 875 lb heifers well
up into choice brought
26 50, good and choice 700-
lt)00 lb heifeis 23-25 50
few standard and low-good
20-21 50 Cutter and uld + -
cows 16-18.75. canner and
low cutter 14 75-16, few
shelly individuals 13.50-14
Utility and commercial bulls
sold at 19-23 50, few good
fed bulls, 22 50-24.25
Good and low-choice 600-
1000 lb feeder steers 23 50-
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26, long string choice 750 lb.
yearlings 27. Common and
medium brought 18-23, in-
cluding long string mostly
medium with an end of good
800-1000 lbs. 23. A few com
mon Holsteins 17 Few med
ium and good stock steer
calves 25-27.
CALVES; 700 compared
with 574 last week. Vcalers
were slow, 1-2 lower Choi
ce and prime vealers 31-35,
few prime early in the week
36. Good and choice ranged
from 26-31, standard and
low good 18-26.
HOGS: 1600 compared
with 1098 last week. Bar
rows and gilts were fully st
eady Small supply of sows
75-1 up.
Mixed lots U. S. no. 1 and
2 and no 1, 2 and 3, 190-
225 lb butchers 19-19 75,
few lots no. 1 200-220 lbs.
brought 20 and very few
scattered head closly select
ed no. 1 185-215 lbs 20 50.
SHEEP; 650 compared to
289 last week.
Chicago Caitle
Receipts Largest
Since January
Cattle Local receipts
the largest since January and
increased 25 per cent over
the holiday snortened per
iod Irst week. Local supplv
Phone Lane. EX 7-3539
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Distributed by
Vintage Livestock
Steers Steady
To 25 Higher
CATTLE- 529. Compared
-with one week ago, slaugh
ter steoi s at Vintage i.ns
week fully steady to strong.
Instances .25 highe" Cows
25-aO higher, bulls 25 to ful
ly 50 hi* her in a vo\ act
ive Mod - .
Choice -'anghtcr sleers at
26.25-27 85, few mostly high
choice 1000-1300 ios. 28.50,
good to low-choice 23.50-26.-
C dtei anc 1 utritv cows
It 60-18.50, ■cu’"us ; -id low
cutters 14.50-1 l lihty and
commercial bulls , 20.50 23 -
50, rew good bulls 1000 K»-
00 lbs. 23- 23 75. Medium
and good 800-1000 lb. feed
er steers 20.85--23.75
CALVES: 350. Vealers
v;cie weak to 1 lower. Good
and choice vealers 26-31 sft,
lew choice arc! low-pumc
about 80 per cent slaughter
stceis, 15 per cent hcfeis
and 5 per cent cows with
vealers and stockers and fe
eders very snoit supply.
Percentage prime in slaught
er steers supply a little be
low last weeks 5 per cent
Average wgt. of slaughter
steers promised to be near
ly as large as 1166 lb avg,
last week, heaviest bxiice
late March. Weight beegme
a major price determining
fai tor
Steers 1050-1250 lbs and
most good to low choice gr
ades sold 50-1 lowei while
average choice to prime ste
ers 1250 lbs and heavier
were 1-150 Jower. High -
choice and prime 50-75 low
er Cows steady to 25 high
er Bulls weak to 50 lower,
Shavings
HAROLD B. ZOOK
220 Lampeter Hoad
LANCASTER, PA.
Phone EX 4-5412
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A. S. GROFF
21 S Queen, Lancaster, Pa
I. C. WALKER & CO.
Gap, Pa
New Holland
Steers .25 to 1.00 Lower
Slaughter steers slumped
25 to a dollar at New Hol
land this week with most of
the loss coming on the high
er grades Receipts at the
July 14 sale had 1193 head
of cattle. Cows, bulls and
stockers and feeders sold at
steady prices.
Choice slaughter steers br
ought 25.75 to 27.75 with
individual head going to 28.-
25. Good and low choice
31 50-34, standard and gepd
22 27.
HOGS.. 150. liirrows and
gilts were steady. US no 1
and 2 195-210 IL‘. 19 10-
19 35. No. 1-3 190-230 lbs.
18-18 85, few no. 3’s down
to 17.50.
SHEEP: 83. Spring slau
ghter lambs were weak to 1
lower Good and choice 21-
23 50, utility and good at
IC-21.
vealers fully stcadi, Stock
ers and feeders slow and st
eadv.
Load prime 1370 lb. steers
29 75 Monday, load prime
1130 lbs. 29 Wednesday low
est high price for that day
here since February. Load
lots high choice and mixed
choice and prime 26-28 50,
with some high choice 1300-
1400 lbs. 'down to 25.75 and
only 5 loads mostly piime
steers at 28.50 on Wed Good
to average choice steers at
22 25-26.75, with most aver
age choice 25.25-26. Mixed
good and choice steers 24 25
-25 late. Bulk good to high
choice heifers 21.25-25.50.
Good and choice vealers
24-28, few head prime 29,
standard 18-24.
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AMMON E. SHELLY WARREN SICKMAN
R D 2, Litxlz, Pa,
MUSSER'S CHAS E. SADDER & SONS
The Buck, R 1, Quaiiiville R D 2, East Errl,
E. MUSSER HEISEY
R. D. 2, Mount Joy, Pa
made 23-26
Standard and good u
ter heifeis made 39 ;>-
Cutter and utility crm'. . 5
ught 16 50-18 75, vuih bl °
ners and low cutter ~c a, n
17. Utility and co mni o, 5
bulls made 20 50-23 75 ? al
good grade led bulls ~ ll ‘
22.50-24.75 S u «c
Medium and good
stock steers brought 20 ac
Good and choice feeder ? 3
ers at 800 to 1000 lp s „ s,e
manded 22-26 and hioh?, 111
and good made 20 73-y; llr[|
The 351 head of v l,,
sold mostly 50 loy
good and choice bnn gln '
to 33 and choice and SL 1
34-36. Standard and low T
od vealors were 24-271?
with utility at 22-23 5Q DU
The July 13 dair\ cattl
sale had receipts of 137 P ,,
five stock bulls and 17 LJ
heifers The market contin
ued slow as field work w
many farmers at home p r ,
ces were about steac'v with
last week with the oxcent
ion of some higher puces on
a lot of Brown Swiss c O J
Fresh Cows. Holstcins
$3OO-415, Guernseys - S 2
3.00, others, S3OO-425 Built
- SIOC-150. Heifers - si?
260 5
Receipts at the Jul\ u
horse sale were 328 head o£
horses, ponies and mules
Most of the mules v, cut to
killers. Most othci hinds
were steady to stiong One
outstanding saddle homo br
ought $450.
Ponies, geldings - •570 130
riding horses - $l5O-275 wi
th one head at 5450 Driv
mg horses - Sl4O-290 and
killers 10 to 11 cents
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La.ncasler, Pa
EX 3-3891