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2 —Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 31, 1963
Market News Reports
At Lancaster Yards
Friday, August 30
.CATTLE 2725 Compared
with 3429 head last week. Sup
ply includes 45 percent slaugh
ter steers and 45 percent feed
er steers Trading slow Com
pared aith last weeks close,
slaughter steers weighing ove* -
1200 lbs 50 lower, lighter
weights steady Cows 25 low
er Bulls and Feeder steers
steady
Slaughter steers - Several
lots High Choice and Prime
950-1155 lbs 26 00. Choice
1000-1250 lbs. 24 50-25 50, 2
loads High Choice and Prime
1350-1358 lbs 25 75, Good to
low Choice 23.50-24.50
Heifers Few Good and Cho
ice 750-850 lbs 22 00-24 00
Cows Cutter and Utility 14
75-16 75, Canner and low Cut
ter 13 50-14 75, Shelly canner
down to 12 00
Bulls Utility and Commer
cial 19 50-21 50, few light wei
ghts down to 18 50, Good grade
22 00-24 00
Feeder Steefs good and
Choice 700-850 lbs 22 50-24 50,
Choice 850-1050 lbs 23 50-25
00, including Load Choice 12
10 lbs 23 50, Medium and
Good 650-750 lbs 20 00-22 75,
Few lots Choice 500-600 lbs
25 00-26 00
CALVES 675 Compared
•with 631 head last week Trad
ing Active Vealers steady
Choice and Prime vealers 31
00-34 00, few 35 00, Good 26
00-31 00 Standai d 22 00-26 00,
Utility 19 00-22 00
HOGS 1125 Compared with
1102 head last week. Trading
moderately active Barrows
and "gilts steady to 25 lower
Sows steady
Barrows and gilts U S 1-2
giade 190-230 lbs 18 75-19 25,
No I^grade 190-225 lbs 19 25-
19 50, few small lots 20 00,
U S 1-3 grade 190-240 lbs
18 25-18 75, 2-3 grade 230-260
lbs including U S 1-3 grade
180-190 lbs 17 75-18 25
Sows US 1-3 grade 300-
450 lbs 13 50-15 00, 2-3 grade
450-600 lbs 12 00-13 50
SHEEP 325 Compared with
403 head last week Trading
moderately active Spring slau
ghter lambs steady Choice and
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Prime 70-100 lb. lambs 20 50-
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Salable receipts
first four days 27,700, compare
ed 29,100 a week ago and 28,-
400 a year ago.
Steers closed strong to 25
higher, all weights sharing in
the upturn but demand gener
ally best for cattle under 1250
lbs, these active throughout
the week Heifers recovered
early price loss to close steady
Cows were fully 50-75 lower in
icsponse to lower prices for
cow beef. Bulls 50-1.00 lower
Few feeders fully steady
Slaughter steers. Two loads
Prime 1200-1250 lbs 25 60, bulk
High Choice and Prime 1000-
1300 lbs mostly 1100-1300 lbs
24 75-25 50, including near two
dozen loads mostly Prime at
25 50 Bulk High Choice and
Prime 1300-1425 lbs 54 00-24-
75 Bulk Choice 900-1300 lbs
24 25-25 00 Good 900-1250 lbs
22 25-24 00 Standard and low
Good 20 00-22 25
Slaughter heifers on Wed
nesday, load High Choice and
Prime 950 lbs 24 75. Bulk
Choice 800-1100 lbs 23 25-24 25
Good 22 00-23 00
COWS Utility and Commer
cial closed at 14 50-16 00, few
16 50 Canner and Cutter 12 -
50-14 50 Shelly Canner 1100-
12 00
Bulls Utility and Commercial
closed at 17 50-19 50
Feeders Few loads and lots
Choice 900-975 lb steers 24 25-
24 85, few loads Good 800-
950 lbs 22 00-22 25
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Market News Reports
New Holland Auction
Vintage Sale
Tuesday, August 27
CATTLE- 633 Supply includ
es 25 percent cows. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to 50
lower. Cows grading Utility SO
LDO lower, Canner and Cutter
steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls
steady.
Few High Choice and Prime
900-1100 lb. Slaughter steers
26 35-26 85,. Choice 950-1300 lb.
24.50-26.25, Good to low Choice
23 00-24.50.
Utility and Standard'heifers
17 00-20.00.
Cows: Cutter and Utility
14.75-16.50, Canner and low
Cutter 13 25-14.75, Shelly cann
er down to 11.00'
Bulls Few Utility and Com
mercial 19.50-22 00
CALVES: 569. Vealers 1.00-
'2 00 lower.
Choice grade vealers 30 00-
34.00, Good 26 00-30 00, Stan
dard 22 00-26.00, Utility 18 00-
22 00.
HOGS 228 Barrows and gilts
50-1 00 lower
US. 1-3 grade 185-239 lb
Barrows and gilts 18 00-18 35,
Lot No 1 179 lbs 17 35 Two
lots Good and Choice 35 lb.
Feeder Pigs 5 75-7 50 per head
Sows US. 1-3 grade 332-490
lb 13 50-15 86
SHEEP 21 Few Choice 80-
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Thursday, August 29
CATTLE: 952. Compared with
last Thursday’s market, slaugh
ter steers steady to 25 lower.
Cows and bulls steady.
Slaughter steers: few High
Choice and Prime 900-1100 Jbs.
26 25-26.60, Choice 950-1300 lbs.
24 50-26 25, Good to low Choice
23 00-24.50, Standard 21.00-
23.00
Choice 800-900 lb. Heifers
23 25-24 35
Cows; Cutter and Utility 14 -
50-16 50, Canner and low Cutter
12 75-14 75, Shelly canner down
to 11.00.
Bulls Utility and Commer
cial 19 50-22.00, few up to 22.-
85.
Feeder Steers- Good and
Choice 820-945 lbs. 22 50-24.50,
Lot Choice 1020 lbs. 22.60,
Medium and Good 600-700 lbs.
21 00-23 50.
CALVES; 379. Vealers about
steady.
Choice and Prime 30 00-35.00,
few to 37.00, Good 26 00-30 00,
Standard 22 00-26 00, Utility
18.00-22.00, Cull down to 14 00
SHEEP: 11. Few Choice 70-
BO lb Spring slaughter lambs
22 00-23 00
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Dairy cows sold barely steady
at the August 28 auction. A
total of 203 cows, five stock
bulls and 13 stock heifers cross
ed the block.
Fresh Holstein cows brought
$275-440; Guernseys $l5O-225,
and othej breeds $l5O-225. Bulls
were $l4O-210, and heifers
brought $65-135.
The 214 head sold steady but
slow at the August 26 horse
sale
Riding horses brought $lOO
- driving horses were $lOO
to $215. Pony mares brought
$4O-115 and geldings $3O-115.
Killer horses were 6Vfc to 7V&
cents a pound.
The 591 market hogs were
25 lower at the August 26 sale.
Retail hogs to local butchers
brought 19 25 to 20. Grades 1
to 3 to the packers were 18.25
to 18.60, and heavyweights were
17.75-18 25. Sows brought 14 to
16.
Calves sold steady to strong
as 115 head changed hands -at
the August 26 sale Choice and
prime vealers were 29-35, good
and low choice 26-29, standard
23-26, and common 16 to 23.
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