—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 20,1967
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review t
May 19. 1967
CATTLE 2900 Compared
to last weeks close, slaughter
steers 25-50 c higher: Cows 25-
50c higher. Bulls steady; Feed
er steers fully steady. Supply
included an estimated 55 per
cent slaughter steers, 20 per
cent cows and bulls, with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice and Prime 1050-
1350 lbs 26 50-27 25; Choice
1000-1400 lbs 25 25-26 75, high
Good to low-Choice 24.75-25 75;
Good 24-25 50. Standard to low-
Good 22 50-24 25: load of mixed
Utililv and Standard $22
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-950 lbs 23-24 35;
Good 22 25-23. Standard 19 25-
21
COWS Utility and High
yielding Cutter 19 25-21, few
21-2125. Cuttei 18 25-20, Can
nei and low Cutter 17.25-18 75
BULLS Choice 24.50-25 50,
individual 1130 lbs 26 75, Good
23-24 75. Utility and Commer
cial 22 50 25 seveial 1400-2000
lbs 25-25 75, few 850-975 lbs
Utility 21 75-23
FEEDER STEERS Choice
600 800 lbs 26 85-29 three loads
sti mg Choice 875 lbs $26,
Good and Choice 850-950 lbs
24 75 25 25 aiound two loads
Choice and Pnme 900-1100 lbs
with Good to low Choice
Slaughtei Ilesh 523 75-25 75
CALVES 400—Vealexs most
ly steady, instances SI lowei
VEALERS Choice 40-42 50
lew on Monday 43-44, Good 37
40 50 Standaid 34-38, Utility
32-36. Cull mainly 30-34, a few
60-90 lbs 27-30
HOGS 1250 Banows and
gilts $l-125 higher, Sows $1
highei
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CATTLE 642 Compared
with Monday, slaughter steers
steady to 50c higher, with most
advance on high-Good and
Choice, Cows 25-50 c higher;
Bulls fully steady Supply in
cluded 72 percent Slaughter
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice and Prime 1050-
1350 lbs 26 75-27 25, Choice
10001400 lbs. 25.50-26 75: high-
Good to low Choice 24.75-25.75;
Good 24 00-25 50; Standard to
low-Good 22 50-24 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-950 lbs 23 00-24.35;
Good 22 25-23 00. Standaid 19-
25-21 00
COWS Utility and high
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June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February ’6B 28.15
March
April
May
June
July
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Trends Cattle and hogs, higher, potatoes, lower.
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May 17, 1967
FUTURES TRADING
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Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
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Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
May 16, 1967
CATTLE 748—Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
25-50 c higher, instances 75c
higher. Cows fully steady. Bulls
steady to 50c higher. Supply
included 17 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice and Prime 1050-
1410 lbs 26.85-27.60: Choice
950-1350 lbs 25 25-27, few high
yielding Choice 27-27.60: Small
supply Choice 1400-1535 lbs
24.75-26.85, high-Good to low-
Choice 24.75-26: Good 24-25.50;
Standard to low Good 22.75-
24.25.
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 19 50-21 50, few
21.50-22; Cutter 18.75-20; Can
ner and low Cutter 17 50-18 50.
BULLS Good and Choice
23.25-25 75, Utility and Corn-
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24.85
24.90
24.70
23.50
22.25
22.75-n
22.40
CATTLE 932—Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter steers
steady to 50c higher, most ad
vance on high-Good and Choice.
Cows 50-1.00 higher. Bulls
mostly steady, although Util
ity and Commercial over 1400
lbs. strong to $1 higher. Around
two loads of steers sold as
feeders and these 50c higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1250 lbs. 26.85-27.60; Choice
950-1350 lbs. 25.50-26.85, sever
al Choice yield grade 2-3 27-
27 60; high Good to low-Choice
24.85-26; Good 24-25.75, Stand
ard to low Good 22.75-24.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 675-800 lbs. 23 35-24.10,
one lot 930 lbs. $25.
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 19 75-22, around
10 head $22-22 85, Cutter 19.25-
20 75; Canner and low Cutter
17 35-19 25
BULLS Good 23 35-24 85,
few Choice 25-25.85, Utility and
Commercial 23-24 50, with 1400-
2200 lbs 25-26 $O, three head
26 75-27.35
FEEDER STEERS Choice
900-1100 lbs 24.75-25 60; Good
900-1075 lbs 23.50-24 60, One
lot Standard $20.85
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Box 100 Paradise, Penna.
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New Holland Auction
May 18, 1967
CALVES 247 Vealers ful
ly steady.
VEALERS Choice 3943;
Good 37.50-40; Standard 35-38;
Utility 34-37; Cull 31.50-35, few
60-90 lbs. 29.50-32.50.
SHEEP 13 Insufficient
volume for a market test. Cou
ple lots Good 40-55 lbs. 22.50-28.
COWS
May 17, 1967
Receipts totaling 162 cows, 4
bulls, and 1 heifer sold steady.
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Slaughter steers
1150 lbs and up 25-50 higher,
under 1150 lbs 50-75 higher.
Slaughter heifers mostly 75 up,
cows 50-75 higher, bulls gener
ally 50 higher Receipts 17,900
as compared with 19,800 last
week and 22,900 a year ago.
Twelve market total 147,500 as
compared with 142,000 last
week and 173,400 a year ago,
C arlot dressed beef at Chicago
was 50-1.00 higher on steer,
heifer and cow beef.
SLAUGHTER STEERS —.
Prime 1200-1430 lbs 26.75-27.25,
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