— Lancaster Farming. Saturday, December 10, 1960
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At Lancaster Yards
Trade Moderately Active
CATTLE • 4450 compared
-with 4269 last week. Supply
includes 40 per cent slaugh
ter steers and 45 per cent
stockers and feeders. Trad
ing modeately active on all
classes except stockers and
feeders, these slow. Compar
ed with last week’s close,
slaughter steers sold steady
to strong, instances 25 high
er. Cows fully steady, spots
25 higher Bulls steady. Sto
ckers and feeders strong
Lot prune 975 lb. slaugh
ter steers brought 29 25 and
3 loads mixed choice and
prime 1134-1239 lb. sold at
28 50-28 75. lot high choice
1025 lb. 28 25, the bulk of
the choice slaughter steers
26.25-28 Good to low choi
ce 25-26 50, standard down
to 23.
Cutter and utility cows
ranged from 15-16 75, and
canners and low-cutters at
13,25-15 with shelly canners
selling down to 1150 Util
ity and commercial bulls
made 18 50-20 50, good grade
.bulls 22-25 Good and choice
•6QO to 800 lb stock Steers
24 50-27, medium and gooa
22-25
Good and choice 800-1050
lb feeder steers 24-26 50 A
load high choice 813 lb 26 -
■75. load choice and fancy
812 Angus steers brought 28
medium and good 20 75-24 -
50
CALVES- 600 compared to
673 last wk Trading mod
erately active. Prime grade
vealers 1 higher All others
fully steady Good and choi
ce vealers 26-32 choice and
prime ranged from 32-37
and'a few at 38-39 Standard
and low good 19-26, utility
down to 15
Shaver Hen Declared All Ti me Champion
LEGHORN HEN OWNED BY SHAVER POULTRY Breeding Farm at Galt, On
tario, Canada, was the high layer in Missouri’s 49th standard egg test conducted
at Mountain Grove, Mo. Noel M. Hall, Missouri Poultry Experiment station direc
tor, is shown with the bird, whose 50-week record was 342 eggs and 370.4 points.
Her lull year’s record was 356 eggs, 385.8 points. Slje has been declared all time
official record holder for all standard tests in the U S. A.
SHAVER STARCROSS CHICKS ARE SOLD BY
GREIDER LEGHORN FARMS, Mount Joy, Pa.
HOGS: 1025 compared
with 1710 last week. Trading
moderately active. Barrows
and Gi ts were weak, sows
steady. US 1-2 190-230 pound
Barrows and Gilts 20.00 21.,
several lots No. 1 190-220 lb.
brought 21.25-21.50. This
kind scarce after Monday. 1-
3 190-240 lb. Butchers sold
at 19-19 75 mosty 19.50
down- Few lots 170-190 lb.
18 50-19. Also few 'pts 240-
255 lb. 18 50-19 US 1-3 mos
tly 2-3 300-600 lb. sows 12.-
15.00.
SHEEP. 425 compared-with
393 last week. Trading mod
.erately active Wooled slaugh
ter lambs were 50 lower.
Good and Choice 75-100 lb.
s’aughter lambs so'd for 17 -
19 00, few lots mixed Choice
and Prime 19 50-20 00 Utili
ty and low Good 14.00-17.00
Chicago Cattle
Supply Highest
Since November
Cattle: Receipts largest
since early November. Con
sist of receipts 70 per cent
slaughter steers, 20 per cent
heifers and 5 per cent cows
Vealers and stockers and
feeders in very light supply.
Percentage prime about 13
per cent, choice about 70
percent.
Choice steers 1,100 pounds
down fully steady, others
steady to 25 lower. Cows 2a
to 75 lower, vealers and
stockers fully steady
Bulk of the choice and
prime 900 to 1,400 pound
steers 26 50-28.75. Bulk of
Vintage Livestock
Most Kinds Are
Steady, Higher
Compared with last week’s
market,- slaughter steers at
the December 7 Vintage auc
tion were steady to 25 high
er. Cows were steady and
bu Is were fully steady. Re
ceipts included 458 head of
cattle.
Several lots of mixed high
choice and prime 950 to 1,-
200 pound slaughter steers
27.75 28.60. Bu k of choice
steers 26 25-27.75. Good to
low choice 25 00-26.50, stan
dard down tp 22.50 r
Cutter and utility cows
14.75-16 25. Canners and low
cutters 13.00 - 14 75, she'ly
canners down to 11.50.
Utility and commercial
bu Is 19100-22 00. A few lots
of medium and low good
630-866 pound feeder steers
22 75-24 35
Calves: Vea’ers weighing
over 120 pounds most y
steady, lighter .weight veal
ors 50-1.00 higher Prime
grade absent Good & choice
vealers 27.00-33.00 with high
choice vealers 33.50-36.50.
Standard and low good 20.-
27 00. Utility down to 17 00.
Hogs. 68. Barrows & gilts
strong Several lots of U S.
1 to 3 grade 175-195 pound
barrows and gi ts 19 35-20.-
75
Sheep 30. Several lots of
good and choice 70-95
pound wooled slaughter
lambs 16 00-18 50.
the good steers 24 75-26.00
Mixed choice and prime hei
fers 26 50-27 Many loads of
rmxed good and choice 24 50
to 25 25.
Several loads mixed good
and choice 850-1,000 pound
feeding steers 23 50-24.60
Load mixed medium & good
950 pounds 22 40
FOR ANY FARM PURPOSE
MADE THE FARMER'S
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New Holland
Prices UpOn Small Suppl
Cattle receipts totaled 753
head at the December 8 auc
tion at New Holland.' The
small supply inc uded about
-25 per cent cows Compared'
with last week’s market,
slaughter steers were 50
higher Cows and bulls were
steady:
A few lots mixed choice
and prime 990 to 1,260 lb.
s.aughter steers brought 28
to 28.50 with the bulk of
the choice cattle making 26.-
50 to 28.00. Good to low
choice were 25 to 26 75 and
standard sp d down to 23.
- A few standard grade hei
fers crossed the block d 19
to 21 Cutter and utility
'■ows made 15 to 16 50 with
inners and'‘low cutters 13.-
to 15 and shelly canners
down to' 12. Utility and
commercial bulls were 19.-
50-22. A few good grade
bu Is 22-25. A lot of good
grade 352 pound stock heif
er calves made 21 10
Ca'ves: 308 Vealers very
uneven with weights of 130
pounds 2-3.00 higher and
heavier weights 1.00 higher.
Good and choice vealers sold
29 to 35. Choice and prime
ranged from 35 to 39 with a
few head at 39.50 to 41 50
Standard and low good were
22-29 with uti.ity down to
20.
The December' 7 sale of
dairy cattle had receipts of
115 cows, two stock bulls
and 19 stock heifers Good
fresh cows continued to sell
steady.
Fresh cows, Holstein - $350
- 490, Guernsey - $225-275,
other breeds - $225 325.
More farmers each
month prefer to buy
their
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Good sadd e horses cor
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Kinds 'slow at the Deceir
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Ponies, Mares - $7O >
Ge dings - -49-115 R l( j
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SLAUGHTER NO
PROFIT COWS
CuTing unprofitable c
is good business anyjj
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tension dairy specialist,
now is an exce'lent turn
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and profit-per-cow roti
closer scrutiny. Slaugl
prices for cull cows may
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should cull anima’s on {
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DEC* 10, 19683
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