—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, July 29,1967
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review jJ Auction Only
July 26, 1967
July 28. ino7
C \TTLE 2997 Compared
to last weeks close, slaughter
steers mostly 25-50 lower. High
Choice and Piime not tested
alter Monday Xot enough
heilcis foi price compaiison
Cows 50-1 00 lower. bulls
sUads to 50 lower Feeders
genially steady Supply in
cluded an estimated 60 peicent
si uighter steers. 20 peicent
cows and bulls, balance largely
fcedoi steei s
SL \UGHTER STEERS
Tlm.li Choue and Piimc 1000
1250 lbs sold on Monday at
27 75 28 25 Load 1295 lbs 28-
50 Choice 900-1350 lbs langed
26 25 28. late «ales mostly 26 25-
27 35 Good and Choice closed
at 26-26 50 Good 25 25 26 25
Standaid 23 25 25
HEIFERS Some standaid
and Good 730-900 lbs 21 75
25 10.
COWS Late sales Utility
and high yielding Cuttei 18-20.
lew 20 25-20 75 Cuttei 17 50-
18 75 tew Shellv Cannei 13-
15 50
CULLS Few Choice clos
ed at 25-25 50 Good 24 25.
Utility and Commeicial 23 75-
25 Cuttei and low Utility 21 -
50 23 75
FEEDER STEERS Few
lot. mostly Good 494-525 lbs
26 27 75 one lot 630 lbs 28 50
Few loads and lets Good and
Cho'co 800-1000 lbs 24 25 75
Standaid and Good 23 25 24 75
CALVES 520 Vealeis
mostly Ste idy
\ EALERS Choice 39-41
few cat Iv 42 Good 36 50-40
Standard" 34-37 50 Cull 29-32
soihe 60-90 lbs 25-29
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CATTLE 693 Compared
to Monday Slaughter Steers un
even, average large steady to
25 lower: closing sales mostly
steady. Not enough hcifeis for
price lest Cows 50 to 100 low
er Bulls steady to 50 lower
Slaughter Steers mainly stand
ard to a\ei age choice
SLAUGHTER STEERS
A\eiage Choice 950 1250 lbs
26 25 27 35- induidual High
Choice 1350 lbs 28 25 Good
and Choice 900 1300 lbs 26-
26 50. Good 25 25 26 25. Stand
ard 23-25 25
HEIFERS Some Standard
and Good 730-900 lbs 2175-
25 10
COWS Utility and High
Yielding Cutt,i 18-20 few 20.-
25-20 75 Cuttei 17 50-18 75,
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as ol Thursday, July 27. 1967)
Midwestern
Lhe Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
26.85
August
Septembei
27.47
October
Novembei
27.60
Decembei
Feb. ’6B 27.70
March
27.65
April
May
27.70
June
28.20-n
July
a asked b bid n-nominal
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CATTLE 648 Compared
with last Tuesday, high Choice
and Prime slaughter steers
steady to 25 lower on limited
supply, average Choice and be
low uneven, averaging mostly
50c lower. Not enough heifers
offered for a price comparison.
Cow'S steady to 50c lower. Bulls
mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice and Pi ime 1000-
1250 lbs 28-28 50. Tew 28 60 29.
Choice 950 1300 lbs 2G50-28,
few 1300 1410 lbs. 25 60-27 50.
High Good and Choice 950-1300
lbs 26 25-26.75, Good 25-26 50;
Standard and low Good 23 35-
25
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 19 25-2160: Cut
ter 18 20 Cannei and low Cut
ter 16-18 50 lew shelly Can
ner 14-16.
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21.50
20.45-n
20.70-n
20.90
P.O. Box 23
Lititz, Pa. 17543
July 25, 1967
2.21
2.45
2.63
2.99
New Holland Auction
July 27, 1967
CATTLE 737 Compared
to last Thursday slaughter
steers uneven, averaging steady
to 25 higher. Heifers not
enough for a price comparison.
Cows steady to mostly 50 low
er. Bulls steady to 50 lower.
Feeders too few for a price
comparison. Supply includes
about 26G cows, and 14 rr
bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice and Pi ime 1050-
1250 lbs. 28-28 60; Choice 950-
1300 lbs 26 50-28. Good and
Choice 26-26.75. Good 25-26 25.
Standard to low Good 23-25 25
HEIFERS Some Stand
ard and Good 760-1090 lbs.
23 35-25 50.
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 19-2185 Cut
ter 18-20. Canner and low Cut
ter 17-19 Shelly Canners 14-17.
BULLS Choice 24 50-26-
50 Good 23 50-25 50. Utility
and Commercial 23 50-25 50.
Cutter and low Utility 2175-
23 50
FEEDER STEERS Good
and Choice 575-815 lbs. 24-
26 25
CALVES 344 Vealers un
even, average mostly steady.
VEALERS Choice 39-41-
50 Good 37-40 Standard 34-
38 Utility 32-36 Cull 27-32,
some 60-90 lbs 24-29.
COWS
July 26, 1967
A steady trend was noted as
101 cows, 4 bulls, and 11 heif
ers sold Fiesh Holstems, 320-
710, no other bieeds listed
Balls, 160-295 Heifers, 185-
370.
HORSES
July 24, 1967
Killers averaged lower, oth
eis steady Riding horses. 120-
280 driving, 135-260; killers,
7-8 cents per lb Pony mares,
35-70 geldings, 35-85
HOGS
July 24, 1967
Receipts totaled 730 head
and averaged 25 cents lowei
Retail, 24 50-25 50; heavy-
weights, 23-23.50; wholesale
(U.S. 1-3), 23.50-24. Sows, 16-
17.50. Boars, 12-13.50.
CALVES
July 24, 1967
A steady trend accompanied
the sale of 132 head. Choice
and Prime, 37.50-40; Good and
Low Choice, 35-37; Standard,
33-34.50: Common. 18-32.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close. Slaughter
steers sold steady to mostly 25
lower, slaughter heifers were
mostly 25 lower. Cows declined
100-1 50 and late m the week
were at their lowest levels in
three months Bulls were 150
lower In the carlot dressed
meat trade at Chicago, steer
beef sold steady, except Stand
ard 1 00 lower, heifer beef was
steady to 25 lower, cow beef de
clined 1.00-150, witn Canner
and Cutter off most.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1150-1350 lbs. Yield
Grade 3 and 4 27 00-27 75, four
loads at latter price, several
loads 1350-1425 lbs Yield
Grade 4 and 5 27 00-27.25. High
Choice and Prime 950-1325 lbs.
Yield Grade 3 and 4 26.50-27 25,
1325-1400 lbs Yield Giade 4 and
5 26 50-27 00, load 1682 lb Yield
Grade 5 23 50 Choice 900-1300
lbs 25 50 26 50 lai gely 25 75-
26 50, Mixed Good and Choice
25.00-25 75, Good 24 00-25 00,
Standai d and Low Good 23 25-
24 25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
High Choice and Prime 850-1075
lbs 25 75-26 25,
lbs 25 00-25 75, Mixed Good arid
Choice 24 25-25 00, Good 23.50-
24 50, Standard and Low Good
22 25-23 75.
COWS Late Utility and
Commei cial 15 75-17.50, High
Yielding Utility 17.50-18.25,
Canner and Cutter 14.50-17.00.
BULLS Late Utility and
Commercial 20 50-23 00.