2—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. March 25, 1961
At Lancaster Yards
Slow And Mostly Steady
CATTLE- 4050 compared
with 3836 last week. Supply
included 50 percent slaught
er steers and 40 percent
Stockers and feeders. Trading
was slow Slaughter steers
were steady Cows steady.
Bulls and Stockers and feed
ers steady The quality of
slaughter steers was best m
several months. The supply
of stock calves weighing un
der 600 lbs is increasing.
-Slaughter steers: Six loads
high - Choice and Prime
1124-1306 lbs. made 28.00,
bulk of the Choice grade ran
ged from 26-27.25, several
loads 1050-1250 lbs. 27 50-
27.75 Good to low-Choice
23.75-26, Standard 21.50-23-
75.
Cows. Cutter and Utility
brought 16 25-18.25, Canners
low-Cutters 15.-16 25,
with shelly Canners selling
down to 13 00.
Pulls: Utility & Commer
cial brought 19.-22.50, Good
grade 22 50-25.25.
Stockers and Feeders Good
ami Choice 800-1050 lb feed
er steers sold for 24 50-26.50,
Medium and Good 21.-25.00.
Good and Choice 600-800 lb.
stock steers brought 26-27.75
Medium an<J Good 22.-26.50.
Good and Choice stock
calves commanded 27-30.
CALVES - 750 compared
•with 688 last week Trading
was active Choice & Prime
vealers were 100 higher,
Good and below steady
Good and Choice vealers sold
at 20 -35, Choice and Prime
35 00-41 00, few 42.-43, Stan
dard and low-Good 20.00-29.,
■Utility down to 17 00.
HOGS' 1900 compared
with 1849 last week Trading
was moderately active All
classes were steady early but
barrows and gilts closed 25-
36 lower at mid-week
garrows & Gilts U. S 1-2
100-225 lbs sold for 19 50-
30-50, no 1 190-225 lbs. 20-
50-2100 few to 21 50 (this
kind absent after Monday), 1-
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3 190-230 lbs. made 18.50-21
few to 21 50 (this kind absent
after Monday). 1-3 190-230
lbs. made 18.50-19.25, closed
at 18.50-18 75, few lots most
ly 2-3 grade 18.50.
Chicago Cattle
Receipts Lowest
In Three Weeks
CATTLE— -Receipts slight- good grade heiters 19-23.50.
lv larger than last week, lar- Cutter and utility cows at
gest in three weeks, but 5% 16.25-17.85, canrfers and low
less than the corresponding cutters '14.75-16.25, shelly
period a year ago. Rank and canners down to 13.
File good to low prime steers Utility and commercial
reached new lows since last -bulls 19 50-22 50, few good
November. grade up to 23.
High prime steers, choice CALVES: 322 Vealers 1
and prime steers weighing lower. Good and choice veal
1500 lbs up and all weight ers 28.50-35, choice and pn
steers standard and below hie 34-39.50, standard and
steady to 50 lower than late low good 23-28, utility down
last week, all other weights to 19.
and grades steers 50-100 low- HOGS: 167. Barrows and
er. Heifers 50-1 25 lower, -grits steady. Few lots U.S. 1-
Average good and better 2 202-222 lbs. 19-19.25. 1-3
mostly 1-00-1.25 lower. Com- 197-215 lbs. 18.60-18 85, lot
mercial cows steady to 50 no 3 210 lbs. 18 25, two lots
lower and other cows 50-1.00 127 and 147 lbs. grading
lower after prices for cows medium 17.85-18, a few 1-3
last week had reached the -305-605 lb. sows 13-16.
highest levels since early SHEEP: 32. Not enough
June 1960 Bulls steady to 50 on -sale to establish a mar
higher. Vealers fully steady, ket.
Stockers and feeders weak
to mostly 50 lower.
Around a dozen loads of
prime 1040-1360 lb. slaught
er steers 27 75-28.25, early
bulk choice and prime 950-
1400 lbs 25 00-27.75, Late
bulk 24.50-27.50, Closing
bulk choice 24.50-26 25, av-
erage choice 1000-1050 lb.
weights early up to 26 50,
Bulk good steers the major
ity 950-1300 lb. weights, 22 -
50-24.00
Two loads high choice and
prime 978 and 1138 lb. heif-
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Vintage Livestock
Steers Sell
Steady to Weak
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers we
re steady to weak at hie
March 21 auction at Vintage.
Cows weak. Bulls opened
25-50 higher and closed st
eady. Receipts included 552
cattle.
Few head high;dimce and
prime 1110-1225 pound sl
aughter steers 27.60-28, bulk
of the choice cattle weighing
950-1350 lbs. 25.73-26 85, go
od to low-choice 23.75-26,
standard 22-23.50.
A few lots standard and
ers early 26 25, load compar
able grade 1050 lb. weights
late 25.25
Commercial cows 16 50-
18 00.
Most utility and commerc
ial bulls 19.00-2150, prices
for buUs highest in more
than a month.
Good, and choice vealers
25 00-32 00, good & choice
750 v -1100 lb. feeding steers,
the' majority weighing 850 -
1000 lbs. 22 50-24.50, medium
975 lb feeders 21 00.
New Holland
Slaughter Steers Steady
Receipts at the March 23 with utility down to 20 CO
auction at New Holland- m- Sheep: 32. A few lots '
eluded 1,118 head of cattle, to 40 pound spring slaugh;.
Compared with last week’s lambs iar the Easter spec:,-
market, slaughter steers ty trade brought 35 to 41
were steady. Cows were The market qontmu,
steady to 50 lower. Bulls steady at the March 22 a U(
were steady. ion of dairy cattle Receint
A few head of 1,050 to 1,- m duded 126 head of co>
150 pound slaughter steers eight stock bulls and
grading high- choice & prime stock heifers.
Fresh cows, Holsteins
bulk * th wnn $3OO-385, Guernseys .$y
were 26 to 2.7.00. Good to 2 40. other breeds . $175 . 2 ,
IT A 1 23 7 Stock bulls - $llO-170 Slo,
Standard sold down to 21.50
Standard and good heifers Riding horses showed
brought 18 50-21.50 advance of $l5 to $25
, Cl ± e / and cows head at thc ? March 20 ai#
brought 16-17.85 while can- £ on D f horses, pomes ai
ners and low cutters made mules and Jr
IS-ie-M. Shelly cannerswere ZlkT conta.
UUlity and commercial ReCeipts w >
bulls made 19.25-22.35. A Mules ' u . . $300 . 5 ,
f £ w lot i Q ° Q f Q if ood a i ld f J? W single - $l5O-250. Draft h
choice 799-910 pound feeler ses f pairs . *3lO-475, single
steers changed hands a. 22 10 s ii o -245. Pomes, mares
24.75. Two lots of medium | 110 .i3 5j Geldings - $45 v
813-844 pound feeders made Riding ’ horses 6 . $1 0 52(
n i 1 out it , „ , Driving horses - $125 2
. Calves; 325 Vealers grad- K xl’ers- cents
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were 30° lower, low choice The Icelandic national ,
and below 1.00 lower. Good
and choice vealers were 29.- J ary | ias more hooks in n
to 35 with choice and prime lon the population
35. to 41. Standard and low has the U S Library
good were 25.00 to 29 00 Congress.
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