!-^fLancaster Farming, Saturday, lApril 4,.! 1964
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Market News Reports Market News Reports
At Lancaster Yards Vintage Sale New Holland Auction
Weekly Review Feeder steers unevenly steady Tuesday, March 31 Thursday, April 2 were $35*90 and gelding,
.to 1 00 lower, CATTLE- 526. Supply in- CATTLE: 712. Supply includ- HO.
Friday, April 3 Slaughter steers: Choice 950- eludes 35 per cent cows. Com- es 29 percent cows. Compared The 475 hogs at the
CATTLE- 4100 Compared 1350 lbs. 2160-23.00, Loads and pare d with last Tuesday’s mar- with last Thursday’s market, 30 auction sold at steady
with 2363 head last week, lots 1085-1107 lbs. 23.75, Load ket, Slaughter cows steady to slaughter steers steady. Cows Retain hogs to local buh^
Stalling this week on Wednes- Prime 1333-1368 lbs. 23.50, 2 25 lower. Slaughter bulls weak, steady to 25, spots 50 higher, were 15.50-17.50. Grades H,
day, the Lancaster Union Live- lots 1085-1170 lbs. 23.75, Load Several High Choice and Bulls steady. to the packers brought 1575 y
stock Auction market will he Choice 1402 lbs. 22.00, Several Prime 1000-1220'. lbs. slaughter Choice 950-1300 lbs. slaughter 16-25. Heavyweight hogs
operating, sales at the auction loads Mixed Good and Choice steers 23.00-23.85,, Choice 950- steera 21.75-23.10, Several 1300- 14.50-15.50.
v ill he confined to Cattle Divi- 2150-22.25, Good 20.0012150, 1300 lbs. 21.75-22.85, Good to 1375 lbs. 21.00-21.75, Good to Vealers met a 1.00 U»,
sion only Standard 19 00-20 00, few Utility Low Choice 20 50-22.00, Stan- Choice 20.00-21.75, Stan- market as 89 head sold oift.
Supply i ncludes 75 percent 17.50-19.00. dard 19.00-20.50. Cutter and da ™ 19 00 ‘ 2 ®-°J?; , ,„ .. March 30 auction. Chon* u
slaughter steers and 20 percent Heifers- Several lots and Utility slaughter cows 14 50- - _ Q^.,. and Standard Heifers prime vealers were 64-38, m
feeder steeis. Trading slow, loads 800-950 lbs. grading Good 15.35, Canner and Low Cutter 16 00-19.00. and low choice 30.34
Compaied with last weeks close, and Choice 20.00-2100, two lots 13.75-14.75, Shells down to 12.- Cows: Cutter and Utility 14.- 26-30. and cull and common
Slaughter steers weighing Choice 945-968 lbs. 21.35-21.60. 00. Utility and Commercial J 5 ’ 16 - 25 - SeveralJu 16 50. Cann- 24.
undei 1150 lbs and grading Cows Cutter and Utility slaughter bulls 1900-2100.
Choice steady, all otheis 50 14 75-15 50, Canner and low Cut- CALVES - 280 Vealers steady. y m ... ana ~•>
lowei Cows steady to strong ter 13 75-15 00, Shelly canner Choice and Prime vealers 34 00- Bulls Utility and Commer- L>lllCa2o Cattle
Bulls 25 to mostly 50 lower. (Contmuea on roe 3) 37.50, Good 29 00-33 00, Stan- cial _Jf_ *
. dard 26 00-29 00 Utility 22.00- CALVES. 319, Vcaleis steady WEEKLY REVIEW
‘ 26 00, Culls dowA to 17.00 to wea £ Cho i ce S rade vealers
HOGS 118. Barrows and 00-37 50,, Good 3100-36 00, CATTLE" Receipts (%;
gilts steady US No 1-2, 193- Standard 26 50-31 50, Utility the four days 23,600 Compaq
99ft lh<! harrows ami eilfq 15- 23 00-27 00, Cull down to 17 00. with 24,100 last week and 22.
50 16 25i two Tots No g 1 215- -The 164 cows. 13 bulls and 15 000 a year ago. 4
218 lbs 16 50-17 50, No 2-3, heifers at the April 1 auction Compared last Friday, slau
230-234 lbs. 15 25-15 60 U S No of dairy cattle met a steady ghter steers 25 lower, instates
1-2, 315-385 lbs sows 13 00- market 50c off, slaughter heifers »«*,
14 35 • Fresh Holstein cows brought ly 25 lower, cows strong to 2i
SHEEP 6 Not enough on $275475; Guernseys $l5O-225, higher; bulls steady. Tradn.
sale to establish a market and other breeds $l5O-250. on slaughter steers and iieifen
* f * Stock bulls were $125 to $240, was slow throughout the wed
A total of 188 hogs sold at and stock heifers brought $65- even though local four daj
the March 28 auction. Hogs 160 supply was the second smaltet
weighing 130-180 pounds At the March 30 auction of for an y comparable petitj
brought IB 25-15, 180-200 lbs. horses, the 256 head brought since last September.
15 25-15 60; 200-220 pounds 15 - steady prices Riding horses Slaughter steers: Bulk Hgl
35-16 25, 220-240 pounds 15-15.-» $125-350, driving horses $125- Choice and Prime 1100-1331
50; 240 pounds up 13 75-15. 215, and killer hoises 6 to 22 00 to 22.75, includic.
Sows brought 1135-13 25. OVz cents a pound Pony mares (Continued on Page 3)
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