—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 29,1967
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At Lancaster Yards
Auction Ohly 19G7 C 1 ~
7 CATTLE 724 Slaughter
April 26, 1967 steers strong to 25c higher.
CATTLE 2974 Compared CATTLE 814 Compared Cows steady to 25c lower,
with last weeks close, slaugh- with Monday, slaughter steers Bulls fully steady Supply In
tel steeis 25 to mostly 50c strong to 25c higher, instances eluded 18 percent cows,
higher cows steady to 25c low- 50c higher: cows steady to 25c SLAUGHTER STEERS
er hulls steady to 50c lower; lower: bulls mostly steady. High-Choice and Prime 1050-
feeder slecis steady to weak. SLAUGHTER STEERS 1350 lbs 25.75-26 85. Choice
Supply Included an estimated High-Choice and Prime 1100- 950-1325 lbs 24 75 26 25. screr
-55 peicent cows and bulls with j3qq ibs 2610 26 50. Choice al high yielding Choice 26 25
the balance mainly tccdci iono-1325 lbs 24 85 26 few 26 85. high Good to low Choice
sU ‘ cl ' s r yield „iade 2 & 3 526-26 25: 24 25-25 25, Good 23.50 24 85.
SLAUGHTER SIELRS high Good to low-Choice 24 25- Standard to'low-Good 21 50 23
Choice and Piime 1050 1300 2 535. Good 2325-2460 Stand- SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Ibs 26 26 50. Choice 950-1325 alcl t 0 i o w-Good 21 of) 23 50. Good and Choice 800 970 lbs
lbs 24 75 26. tew yield giade or aitohtfr HT’IFFRs: 21-23 35 couple 24 50 25
Good'and Choice SoS lbs. COWS - Utility and high
-9? ctnnrftrn 22 25-24 !0. Standnid 19 25-22 vieldmg Cutlci 18 50 20 50. sev
-2o tandaid to low Good 21 50 coWS Utility and high- eral 20 50-21 50. Cutter 17 75-
23 o 0 yielding Cutter 18 75-20 50, sev- 19 50 Canner and low-Culter
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS cial 20 5021. Cutter 17 75-1950. 16 50-1775
Good and Cho 750-950 lbs Canner and low-Cutter 16 50-18 BULLS Choke 24 75 25 75,
22 25 2410. Standaid 19 25 22 iContinued on Page 3) (Continued on Page 5)
COWS Utility and high
yieldmg Cutter 18 75 20 50, sev
eial 20 50 21. Cutter 17 75-19-
50 Canner and low Cutter
16 50-18
Weekly Review
April 28, 1967
BULLS Good and Choice
22 50-24, few 24 75-25 50.
FEEDER STEERS Mixed
Good and Choice 485-560 lbs
28 28 50. 595 650 lbs 26 27, 685-
875 lbs 23 60-25, couple lots
mixed Good and Choice 1075-
1085 lbs 23 75
C \LVES 397 Standard to July
Choice vealeis mostly steady,
Cull and Utility strong to $1 August
hi°li6r
VEALERS Choice $4O 42, September
few 43-44. Good 36-40: Standard October
34-38. Utility 31-36: Cull 24-30,
including 70 90 lbs
HOGS 1062 Barrows and
gilts steady to 50c lower than December
;lJtfct week’s close
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 195-250 lbs 19-20, US March
I,' 195 230 lbs 20-20 50 1-3 190-
250 lbs 18 50-19 25, 2-3 220-
265 lbs 18-18 85, 260-290 lbs
17 50-18
SHEEP 432 Spung lambs -r—r
tnostlv SI highei Ewes most- July
ly steady
SPRING LAMBS Choice
60 80 lbs 32-33 couple lots $35
(Continued on Page 3)
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Thursday’s auction, a sum
mary of trends showed:
CATTLE 9G9 1 Slaughter
steers averaged 25 to 50 cents
higher er as 438 head were offered.
COWS Sold steady to 25 Riding hoises, 150-415; driving,
cents lower 135-380, killers, 9-10 cents per
BULLS Steady to 50 cents lb Mules, pairs, 300-610; sin
lower gly. 110-175 Pony mares, 35-
Avoiaged $1 to S 2 80, geldings, 20 55
higher
Fresh cows were stronger,
otheis steady, as 145 cows, 5
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COWS
April 26, 1967
bulls, and 7 heifers sold. Hoi*
steins, 300-595: Guernseys, ISO
-335; other breeds, 175-365.
Bulls. 130-240. Heifers, 110-265.
HORSES
April 24, 1967
The better horses sold slrong-
HOtiS
April 24, 1967
Receipts totaling 784 head
averaged 50-75 cents higher.
Retail. 20 21, heavyweights,
18 50 19 50. wholesale (U S 1-
3), 19 25-20 The 30 shoats of
leied hi ought $B-$l3 each-
Sows 13 25-15 25
CALVES
Apiil 24, 1967
A steady tiend pievailed as
83 head sold Choice and Prime,
38 50 43: Good and Low Choice,
35 50-38, Standard, 31-34 50;
Common, 20-30
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review.
Compared with last Friday,
slaughter steei s sold steady to
25 lowei, while heifers were
steady to 25 highei Cows were
25-75 lower Instances 100 low
er Bulls steady, carlot dressed
beef found steer beef steady to
50 lower, Choice heifer beef
steady, Good steady to 25 high
er, cow beef steady to mostly 50
lower i
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1175-1375 lbs 25 75-26 25,
some at 25 25 on Monday, High
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25 00-25 50. High Choice and
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