■2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 30. 1960
At Lancaster Yards
Hogs Highest in 18 Month
HOGS: 1300 compared to 35 OO Standard
1416 last week Trading was low-Good 18 00-25 00
moderately active Barrows Utility down to 16 00.
and gilts weie 25-50 higher. SHEEP: 400, compared to
Sows steady U S 1-2 190- 527 last week Trading was
220 lb barrows and gilts so- moderately active Spring
id at 20-20 75, a few lots of slaughter lambs steady. Prime
mostly no 1 200-215 lbs. at and Choice 75-95 lb. spring
21, this highest since Jan- lambs made 21 50-22 00, and
uary 1959 U. S 1-3 190-230 a sm all lot Prime 90 pounds
lb. butchers sold at 19 25-20 brought 23 50 Good and
230-250 lbs brought 18 75- choice sold at 20 00-21 50
19.25. US 1-3 grade mostly
2-3 300-600 lb. sows sold at
1175-15
CATTLE • 3300 compared
lo 3237 last week Supply in
cluded 50 per cent slaughter
steers and 45 per cent Stock
ers and feeders Trading was
slow on all classes Compar
ed with last week, slaughter
steers generally steady, spots
25 lower on choice grades
Wgts over 1200 wore hard
est to move Slaughter steers
were scarce after Monday
Cows were fully 50 lower
Bulls and stockers and feed
ers were steady
Choice grade 950-1300 lb
slaughter steers sold for 26 -
25-28, good grade 24-26, st
andard down to 22 Cutter
and utility cows 15 50-18,
few eaily in the week up to
18 75 canners and lowcut
ters 14 25-15 50 Utility and
commercial bulls 19 50-23 50
good grade bulls 22 50-24 25,
few 24 50-24 75
Medium and good 800 -
1050 lb feeder steers 22 25-
24 50, medium and good 600
-800 lb stock sleeis 23 50-
26 50, tew lots good grade
530-540 lb stock calves 27
CALVES 800 compared
to 600 last week Trading
mdei ately heavv V ealers
tally 1 lower with the decli
ne coming on Wednesday
Good and choice vealers we
re 25-29 Choice and Prime
at the close sold for 29-33
.Monday several lots sold at
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and Grain Storage
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WEST WILLOW FARMERS
ASSOCIATION
West Willow. Pa
Chicago Cattle
Receipts Keep
Declines Light
CATTLE Receipts little
changed from last week wi
th local supply increased by
only about 4 per cent Con
sist ol receipts about like
last week with between 75
and 80 per cent steers, fully
15 per cent heifers and 5
per cent cows Vealers and
stockers and feeders very
scarce Percentages various
grades in slaughter steer
supply little changed from
last wks 6 per cent p-ime,
73 per cent choice and a
short 20 per cent good Mod
erate receipts kept price de
clines to a minimum but the
trading was slow Weight
continued to be a major pri
ce determining facte” and
the price spread became ev
en more narrow
Prime and high choice ste
ers 1250 lbs and heavier
sold 25-50 lower, other ste
ers steady to 25’ lower, veal
ers steady, stockers and feed
ers very slow, mostly 50
lowei
Loadlots high choice and
mixed choice and prime ste
ers 25 50-27 with few loads
high choice to mostly prime
1150-1275 lbs 27 25-27 50.
Load high prime 1228 lbs
when you feed
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Vintage Livestock
Hog Prices Jump
To Year s High
- Hogs hit a new high for
the year at Vintage this we
ek when barrows topped at
21.35. Receipts were 91 head
and
with
Barrows and gilts fully 50
higher Lot US. 1-3 220 lbs.
19.50. two lots 1-2 grade 195
- 202 lbs 21 25-21.35. Sev
eral lots 1-2 grade 170-189
lbs 18.75-19 25, 3 lots 236-
237 lb 2-3 grade 19-19 50,
few 2-3 grade* 315-542 lb
sows 12 75-14 50
Compared with last wk’s.
mailed, slaughter steers 50-
75 lower Cows 50 lower
Bulls weak.
Cattle receipts, were 488
head. Bulk of tire choice
grade slaughter steers - at
25 75-26 50, few lots 975 -
1175 lbs 26 60-26 85, sever
al lots average choice wgts
1325 to 1375 lbs 25 50, go
od to low-choice 23-25 75,
standard 20-22 50.
Cutter and utility cows
16-17 50, canncrs and low-
29 50,
Numerous loads high choi
ce with a prime end 1200-13-
50 lbs 25 50-26 Most aver
age choice 24 50-25 25, sev
eral loads choice with a go
od end 1200-1300 lbs 24 25,
mixed standard and good
stceis 21 75-22, commercial
cows 14 50-16 5 Few high
commercial and standard
16 50-18 50 Four loads mix
ed cannor, cutter, and util
ity southwestern grade cows
13 75-14 75
Good and choice vealers
23-27, standard 18-23 Pait
load mixed good and choice
700 lb. fedmg steers 24 25
two loads mixed good and
choice 900 lb feeders 23 25-
23 50, part load good and
choice 855 lb 23 60 and part
load good 350 lbs 22 85
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Slaughter Steers Lower
Compared to last week,
Slaughter steers at New Hol
land this week were 25 to 50
lower. Cows were 1 00 lower
and bulls sold steady Re
ceipts at the July 28 sale had
receipts of 1132 cattle
Bhlk of the choice gi;ade
slaughter steers made 25 75
to 27 with several lots at 1,-
000 to 1,200 pounds going to
27 10 to 28. Good to low
choice steers were 23 to 25 -
75 with Standard down to
20
Good to choice 64b to 875
pound heifers made 23 10 to
25 Cutter and utility cows
brought 16 to 17 50 "Jiile
canners and low cutters made
14 to 16 25 Utility ..and com
mercial bulls made 19 50-23
cutters 1 4 25-16, utility and
commercial bulls 19 50-22
Several lots mostly med
ium-good 663 - 751 lb slock
steers 21-23 60. High med.
and good 905-945 lb feeder
steers 22 35-24 1 Lot med.
594 lb stock calves 24 50
CALVES': 339 Vcalers I
higher, spots 2 higher on
wgts over 150 lbs Good and
enoice vealers 27-31 Several
lots higher Choice 3150 -
32 50 and standard and low
good 22-27
SHEEP 12 Not enough
on sale to establish a mar
ket
BuSk Spreading
Service
Dealers for—
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• Dual
• Thome
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Several lots of m0d,,,,,
good 71G to 949 poundV o
er steers sold for
23 60. 160 t
Calves 340 - Vcain..
1 00 to 2 00 lower G n s , Sol
choice vealers made •« , 1
wiUi several high tC,' 0 3
ing to 31 and 32, and C ° g
to 32 50 to 33 50
and low good made -W 1
with utility at 18 to 21 4 5
Fresh cows soid b!5 to
per head higher at ii ln
27 sale of dairy catn Jul
weather forced cm hi' 1
of harvest work SmH
were $lO to S2O per ?'
lower. Receipts
cows, nine stock bulk ,
five stock heifers 311
Fresh cows, Holstem
$350-425, Guernsey Ij
320; other breeds - sinnoS
Stock bulls - SI 10-186 f 1
heifers - $75-140 l(H!
The 300 head of h ot
ahd pomes and mu ics a i 2
July 25 hoise sale wen”
mostly steady pucc., V J
mules-. continuing to go t
killer channels
Ponies, Mares - £,140 ij(
geldings - $7O-135 R 1( i„
horses - $llO-225, duvins
horses - £llO-170 Killcv
SVj to 9 cents
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Lancaster, Pa.
Ph. Lane. EX 3-3921
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S-37 Orchard
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Smooth Brome-
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Timothy
Rye Grass
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b. Tetra Petkus
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