2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 13. 1960
At Lancaster Yards
Steers Steady But Slow
with 2910 last week Supply gilts closed mostly 75 lower
included 50 percent slaught- Sows steady. U S 1-2 190-
er steers and 40 percent 220 lb barrows and gilts 19.-
stockers and feeders Trading 75-20 50, few lots mostly No.
slow Compared with 1 190-215 lbs 20.75 with ten
last week’s close, slaughter head 195-215 lbs. selling at
steers were steady-50 lower. 21 00, this kind was absent
Caws mostly 25 lower. Bulls after Monday. U.S 1-3 grade
•were 25-50 oft Stockers and 190-230 lb. butchers 19 00-19-
fpeders weak -75, closing at 18 75 19.25.
t 'nH loads Choice 230 250 lb. hogs, mostly 2-3
L^ 1 i non i9Sfi tb slauehter grad o - on Monda y sold foT
grade 1000-1258 lb sl aught s g 50 _ ig 00 U-S i- 3( mostly
Stare 1090 to ’sold at 27- 2,3 MO-600 lb. sows 12.00-
40 and a load Choice and SHEEP 400 compared
?fi nm r nod erlde 23 50 25 75 with 774 last week Trading
Coed 23.50 25 t 5, moderately actlv . e Sprin g
Standard 21 50 23 o . slaughter lambs about 100
Cutter and Utility cows higher Choice and Prime
ranged from 14 50-17 00, 80 _ g 5 Ib spring slaughter
Carmers and Low Cutters lambs ma d e 22 00-23.00,
13 50-14 50 Utility and Com- Good and choice 20 50 22 00
mercial bulls 19 00-22 00
Cutter 18 00-18 75, Good
grade bulls 22 00 25 00 Med
ium and Good 650 950 lb.
feeder steers 21 50-25 00, load
Choice 1025 lbs sold for 24 -
25, Common and Medium
550-700 lb stock steers 20 00
- 22 00
CALVES 575 compared
■with 619 last week Veaiers
■were 200 higher Good and
Choice veaiers 26-31 Choice
and Prime 31 -34 and a few
■sold at 35 00, Standard and
low Good 20 -26, Utility
down to 17 00
•HOGS 1600 compared with
1587 last week Trading mod
erately active Barrows and
3ft Ang 1 e iron fence
posts with 2 msula
tois & clips 58c
Altman’s Milk Re
placer 25 lbs $3.75
Blue Bird Egg Mash $3 90
Turkey Starter $4.65
Turkey Developer $4 50
Rabbit Pellets
ALTMAN’S CASH FEED STORE
947 Harrisburg Pike
• Delmarva-Geo.
(From page 3)
for the same week a vcai
averaged 18 U-c and mash
cost $9O 63 per ton This
ago when mash cost $99.00
per ton and broilers were
selling for 16 36
Estimated slaughter by
Georgia processors for the
week end is 2,138,000 head
compared to 1,996,000 head
last week end
Georgia reported prices of
15 5 to 16 7 on 1,853,000
head at farms durmg the 24
hour period ending 10 30 on
Friday morning.
Altman’s Dog Meal $8 50
Are you in need of Baler
Twine 7
Pigeon & Chicken Feeders
Peat Moss $4 20
Staz Dry $2.60
Special Chop $3 25
20% Bluebird Dairy $3 20
Fitting Ration $3 65
$4 90
Ph Lane. EX 4-7715
Vintage Livestock
Steers Sell
Fully Steady
' Slaughter steers sold at
fully steady to spots of 25
higher on Hie ctxoice grade
at the Vintage cattle market
this week. The August 9th
sale had receipts of 373 cat
tle Cows were fully 50 high
•er and bulls were steady.
The bulk of the choice
grade slaughter steers made
25.75 to 27 25 a few
lots of 1,000 to 1,200 pound
weights at 27 35 to 27.75.
Good to low choice ranged
from 23 50 to 26 wilh stand
ard down to 21
Cutter and utility cows
made 15 50 to 17, while can
ners and low cutters were 14
to 15.50 Utility and commer
cial bulls were 19 50 to 21.50
Several lots of medium
and good 800 to 1,000 pound
feeder steers made 20.50 to
23 30.
Calves 432—Vealers were
fully steady to 50 higher
with good and choice vealers
making 26 to 32 High choice
and prime sold at 33 50 to
36 50 with standard and good
at 22 to 26 and utility down
to 18.
Hogs 57—Barrows & gilts
wore fully 50 lower Several
lots 1 to 3 grade 200 to 212
pound barrows and gilts 18 -
85 to 19 A lot of mostly No
1 at 212 pounds brought 19 -
30 A few lets of 175-191 lb
mostly No 2 made 18.10 to
1816.
Sheep 33—A few lots of
utility and good spring
slaughter lambs made 16 to
21
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Steers Steady, Others Up
Slaughter steers sold stea
dy to strong at IJJew Holland
this week High cutter and
utility grade cows were 50
higher Utility and average
cutters were 50 to 1 00 high
er Bulls sold 25 to 50 high
er. The August 11 sale had
Chicago Cattle
Largest Supply
Since Mid July
Receipts increased 15 per
cent to the largest f-mply
since mid July Consist of
the receipts little changed
with 75 per cent slaughter
steers between 15 and 20 per
cent heifers and about 5 per
-cent cows Vealers and Stock
ers and seeders very scarce.
Percentage of prime little in
creased over the live per
cent of last week.
Slaughter steers 1300
pounds and below were 25
to 50 lower Heavier weights
were 50 to , 75 lower with
some sales of prime over
1400 pounds 100 lower.
Slaughter heifers 25 to 50
lowerr'' Caimers and cutters
25 to 75 higher with bulls
steady to 50 higher Vealers
steady to 100 lower with
stockers and feeders weak
Mixed high choice and
prime 1200 to 1350 pound
steers made 27 50 to 29 on
Monday but only one load of
1395 pound steers made 27.-
50 on Wednesday for the
lowest top price on a Wed
nesday since November 1957.
A few loads of high choice
and mixed choice and prime
1,000 r to 1,100 lb steer year
lings were 25.75 to 26 50.
Good to average choice
steers 22 50 to 25.75 Load
good 1,200 lb weights 23 25
with mixed standard and
good steers making 21 50' to
22 50
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receipts ot 817 cattle
Several lots ol h lgh ,
and prime 950-1,200 n' 0 '
slaughter steers made 97
to 2.7.75, but the bulk ofl,
choice cattle were <>=.
27 Good to low choice
23 25 to- 26 while s ;
sold down to 21 ncl '
Good and choice
weighing 702 to 945 Do .,*
made 22 75 to 25 25 Cmi
and utility cows brought ■
50 to 17 with canner?
low cutters going at Cr ,
of 14 to 15 50 Utility
commercial bulls vvci e iq
22 50 with cutters down
18 Good grade ted u,
made 22.50 to 25 25
A few lots of good er .
472 to 552 pound s tl
calves made 24 35 to 25
Medium grade stock cal
443 to 525 pounds mad?
to 22
Calves 337—Vealers ui\i
100 pounds were 1 00
Heavier weights were ste,-
to 1.00 higher as goocf •
choice vealers made 26 to'
Choice and prime were 3i
36 with a few head going
36.50 and 37 Standard \
low good made 21 to 2G w
utility down to 18
Prices at the August
dairy cattle sale were irref
lar with some kinds ste:
while others were shgh
lower Receipts v.eic •
cows, five bulls annd 14 h,
ers
Fresh cows, Holsteins s;
- 420, Guernseys - $2OO f
others - $2OO-270 Slock bu
- $135-185 Stock heifers
$75 130
The August 8 horse sr
had receipts of 170 head '
market was steady to stn
A few mules went to .
ers at $135 to $l7O 1\
pomes were $l2O to 180 \
geldmg ponies bringing ;
135 Riding horses sold
$ll5-210 with driving hoi
bringing $125 to 295 Kilh
were up slightly at 7 lo
cents.
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