2— Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 4. 1961
At Lancaster Yards
Trading Active, Steady
V CATTLE: 2400 compared
■vidth 2948 last week. Supply
included 50 percent slaught
er steers and 40- percent
stockers and feeders. Trad
ing was moderately active.
Slaughter steers were steady.
Cows were fully 25-50 high
er. Bulls 25-50 lower. Stock
■ers and feeders steady.
Slaughter Steers: Lot of
Prime 1038 lbs. brought 28,
three loads high-Choice 1048-
1235 lbs. 27.50-27.75. Bulk
of the Choice 26.-27.25, load
Choice 1433 lbs. 25 00, Good
to low-Choice 24.-26., Stand-
ard down to 21.75.
Slaughter Cows: cutters &
Utility ranged from 15.50 -
IIJOO, Canners and low-Cut
ters 14.25-1550, with shelly
Canners selling down, to 12.
Bulls: Utihty and Com
mercial 19.50-22.50, Good
grade 22.50-24.50.
Stockers and Feeders;
Good and Choice 700-950 lb.
feeder steers 25-27.. Medium
and Good 22.00 25.50, sever
al 4ols Good 600-750 lb. stock
steers 23.5026.00, load Fan
cy 563 lbs. 29.50.
"CALVES: 700 compared
vftth 695 last week. Trading
was moderately active. Veal
<ers were steady. Good and
Choice vealers ranged from
27.-.54., Choice and Prime
34,00-40., Standard and .low-
OaQd 18-27., Utility down to
16.00
HOGS: 1800 compared
with 2051 last week. Trading
was slow. Barrows aid gilts
were fully 25 lower Sold at
a steady rate.
Barrows and Gilts: U. S 1-
2 180-225 lbs. brought 19.75-
20.25, ho. 1 190-225 lbs. 20-
50-21.56, 1-3 190-235 lbs. 19.-
19.50, 240-260 lbs. 1-8.50-19,
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including a few lots 2-3 grade
200-230 lbs. at 18.75.
Sows; U. S. 1-3, mostly 2-
3, 300-600 lbs. 12 50-16.00.
SHEEP: 225 compared
with 384 last week. Trading
-was moderately active. Wool
ed slaughter lambs were
■steady.
Wooled Slaughter Lambs:
•Good and Choice 75-105 lbs.
sold for TB.SG-20.50, and a
few lots Choice and Prime
20.50-21.50 with Utility and
low-Good 16 00-18.50.
Chicago Cattle
Quality Cattle
Steady to Strong
Average choice to prime
steers steady to strong, low
choice and below steady to
SO lower, mostly 25 lower
for 6th consecutive week of
lower prices, heifers 25 to
fully 50 lower, cows steady
to 50 higher, bulls fully 50
lower, vealers and stockers
and feeders steady.
Three loads prime 1165-
1325 lb. Slaughter steers
26 35-28 50, bulk choice and
prime 900-1400 lbs. 25.C0-
28.25. Many loads mixed
choice and prime 1000-1400
lbs. 2 7.-28. Few loads high
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Vintage Livestock
Steers Sell
Mostly Steady
Cattle: 3SO. Compared to
last week’s market, slaugh
ter steers were steady to 25
lower at the February 28
auction at Vintage. Cows
wore 25 higher. Bulls sold
50 higher.
A few lots good grade LO
GO to 1,150 lb. slaughter ste
ers 26-27. Good to low choi
ce 23.75-26. Standard down
to 22.
Cutter" and utility cows at
15.50-17. Canners and low
-cu iters 13.75-15*50. Utility
and commercial hulls 19.50-
23.
Calves: 387. Prime grade
vealers absent, choice steady
Good grade, and below at 1
higher. .Good and choice
vealers made 28-34 with a
few lots of choice up to 39.
Standard and low good 21-
28,-and utility down to 18
Hogs: 131. Barrows and
gilts 25, lower. U.S. 1 and 2
grade 200-224 lb. barrows
and gilts 19.10-19.85. 1-3 gr
ade 195=230 lb. 18.50-18.85.
Lot 2 and 3 grade at 245 lb.
18.60.
Sheep: 31. Not enough of
any class on offer to estab
lish a market.
choice and mixed choice and
prime 975-1100 lb. steer
yearlings 27.00-27.75, Bulk
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New Holland
Steady On Less Quality
Cattle: 852 •Compared with Horses continued steadj
last week’s market slaughter on, larger volume at the
steers were fully steady with February 27 sale. Receipt
lesser quality considered, included. 266 head of horse.
Cow'S sold 5Q to 1.00 higher- ponies and mules,
with most of the advance m -Mules by the pair brougin
canner grades. Bulls were 50 $3OO-600, singles - $125-228
lower. Pony mares sold from $95
The bulk of the choice f*®,« 8 "
.grade slaughter steers made
2625. to 27.50; a few lots gIJiSJ' Ri
went to 27.85. A few choice T~ iers brought 8^
steers at L3OO to 1,400 lbs. 9*6 cents
25 75-26.25. Good to low ' , - I T ,
choice 24.0 to 26.25. Stand. Lawns Lady Jane, ,
ard down to 22.. ten-year-old Guernsey own
Cutter and utility cows e d by J. Rohrer Witmer pro
15.75 to 17.25. and ducod 11380 pounds -of null
low cutters 14.1)0 to 15.7 - . '
with shelly canners down to pounds'of fat m 30!
13 days. She was milked twi
Utility and commercial times .daily
bulls 29J>0-22.50. A Jew goad
grade bulls made 23.25.
Calves: 400. Choice and -
prime vealers sold 100 low- _ _ 0 «-
er Good grade and below H
were 2.00 lower. Good and
choice vealers were 28*37 “ISlick Chick”
with choice and prime 37-42.-
50. Standard and low good ¥T
20-28 and utility down to 17. CIT IV*«X«. II
The dairy cattle market —u« ap
continued Very slow at the OIsD OR STARTED j
March 1 auction. Receipts in- ii. /•] • ■ |
eluded 80 cow, six stock tIICkC
bulls and 28-stock heifers, I lllld
Fresh cows, Holstein, $3OO
- Guernseys - $l7O-225, W >T ft'DMC
other breeds - $175 265. fAKMO
Stock bulls - $lOO-225. Stock 1
heifers - $75-185
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