—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 12,1967
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
August 11, 1967
CATTLE 2700—Compared to
last weeks close, slaughter
steei s strong to 25c higher, in
stances 50c higher: cows fully
steady. Good and Choice bulls
steady to strong. Utility and
Commercial closed steady to
50c highei after Monday’s sales
being 50 75c higher; feeder
steers fully steady. Supply in
cluded an estimated 50 per
cent slaughter steers, 20 per
cent cows and bulls with the
balance mainly feeder steers
Sexeial loads 950-1050 lbs
feeder steers on offer Monday
SL\UGHTER STEERS
Load High Choice and Pi line
1185 lbs S2B 25. 90 head string
High-Choice with a Prime end
Meld guide 3 and 4 1150 lbs
S2B Choice 950-1325 lbs 26 25
27 60 high Good to low-Choice
26 26 60 Good 975-1250 lbs
24 85 26 35 Standard to low-
Good 23 50 24 75 Utility 20 25
23
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Part-load Choice 700 850 lbs
24 10 25 75
COWS Utility and high
yieldmg Cutter 18 25-20 25. few
20 35-21. Cutter 17-19. Canner
and low-Cutter 15 50-17 50.
BULLS Choice 24 50 25 50.
few 526. Good 23-25. Utility
and Commeicial 22 50-25, few
to 25 50 Cutler and low-Utihty
20 50-22 50
FEEDER STEERS Couple
loads Choice 475-550 lbs 30,
couple loads Good 450-500 lbs
28 25 29: Load Good 620 lbs
27, lour loads Choice and
Fume 1030-1050 Itojs 2615 26-
25, mixed—' and Choice
RSO-'SGu lbs 25.75-26 75,' three
loads 710 925 lbs feeder bulls;
including two load holstems
23 50
CALVES 500 Standard to
Choice \ealeis closed the week
1-2 higher, Cull and Utility
steady
VEALERS —Choice 39 4150
lew 42-44 Good 36-40 Stand
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1500 Attend ABC's
Fourth Open House
Moie than 1 500 persons vis
ited “Atlantic On Paiade", the
annual open house held August
3 In Atlantic Bieedeis Coopei
ativc at ABC headquaiters on
the Rt 230 Bvpass
Highlights ol the third an
nual event included toms ol
facilities and exhibits, and re
ports by officials on Total Seiv
ice featuies and Genetic Powei
sues
ABC geneial managei David
Yodei told the ciowd that the
AI cooperative now has 142
employes, including 105 tech
nicians Mileage ti aveled by
employes totals 3 5 million
miles annually, he said
Pi oduction managei Floyd
Weidlcr lepoited ABC has
more than 60 bulls stabled,
with two veterinanans m use
to keep the sires in excellent
condition In leporting on qual
ity control, he told of a special
tiailer used to distubute se
men monthly west of the Sus
quehanna River Technicians
working m the eastern pail of
the state receive semen at
headquarteis, he said
Other speakers gt the after
noon session included Ed Fiy.
Chestei town! MTd’ bifeedei.
Paifus Patton supei intendent
of Harrisburg State Hospital
Farm Bob Trivets. Winler
thm Fai in. Paul Zimmerman,
Ephiata and Lairy Speeht
Extension dauy specialist Penn
State. County Dairy Princess
Ahtrtr MtTe ' Donough spoke
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 600 —Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers stea
dy: cows steady; bulls steady
to 50c lower. Supply included
15 percent cows and 20 pei
cent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1325 lbs. 26.25-27.60.
high-Good to low-Choice 26-
26 60: Good 24.85-26.35: Stand
ard to low-Good 23 50-24.75:
Utility 20 25-23.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Pait-load Choice 700-850 lbs.
24 10-25 75.
COWS Utility and high
yieldmg Cutter 18 35-20 25 few
20 35-21. Cutter 17 25-19, Can
ner and low-Cutter 15 50-17 50.
BULLS Choice 24 50-25-
85 Good 23-25. Utility and
Commercial 22 50-24 75 Cutter
and low-Utility 20 50-22 50
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August
September
October
November
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Feb. ’6B
March
April
May
June
July
Tiends Cattle and potatoes both strongei hogs weaker
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, August 10, 1967)
Midwestern
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Chicago Chicago New York
27.40
27.85
27.85
27.72
27.52
27.52
27.07-n
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
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Vintage Auction
August 8, 1967
CATTLE 685—Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
very uneven, early sales steady
to 25c higher, later sales
steady to 25c lower; cows un
even, Utility steady to 50c low
er, Canner and Cutter steady:
bulls steady to 50c higher Sup
ply included 20 percent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1250 lbs. 28.25-29: Choice 950-
1325 lbs. 26.25-28.25. few 28 25-
28 85. high-Good to low-Choice
26-27. Good 24 75-26 50. Stand
ard to low-Good 23.50-25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice and Prime 770-1150 lbs
24.75-26 few Good 22 50 24 50
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 18-19.85, few
2010-20 60. Cutlei 17-19. Can
ner and low-Cuttei 15 50-17 25
BULLS Good and Choice
23 50-25 25, Utility and Com
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21.72
20.45
19.50
19.75-n
19.65
21.00-n
CATTLE 746 Compared
to last Thursday, slaughter
steers strong to 50c higher with
most sides Good to low-Choice
25-50 c higher, cows uneven,
Utility steady to strong, Canner
and Cutter 50-1.00 higher; bulls
25-50 c lower. Supply included
28 percent cows and 14 percent
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime scarce,
small supply 1050-1300 lbs. 28.-
00-28 60, few head 28 85-29.10:
Choice 900-1360 lbs 26.35-28.10,
few to 28 50; High-Good to low-
Choice 26 00-27.10. Good 24 75-
26 60; Standard to low-Good 23.-
50-25 00.
COWS Cutter and Utility
18.00 20 50, few high-yielding
20 50-2135: Canner and low-Cut
ter 16 25-18 00, around a load of
Commercial beef bred cows 16 -
35-18 60
BULLS Good and Choice
23 00-25 10, foux Choice 2610-
27 00, Utility and Commercial
22 50-24 50, three head 25 00-25 -
60.
CALVES 408 Utility to
Choice vealers $lOO-2.00 high
er, Cull steady to $l.OO higher.
VEALERS Choice 38.50-
42 00, Good 37.00-40 00; Stand
ard 3400-38 50, Utility 32.00-
35 00; Cull 28 50-32 00, 70-90 lbs.
25 50-29 50.
SHEEP 27
mostly steady.
2.24
SPRING LAMBS Good and
Choice 60-95 lbs 23 00-25 50,
Utility 50-80 lbs 17.50-22 00.
2.56
A steady trend was noted as
164 cows, 2 .bulls, and 18 heif
ers sold. Fresh Holsteins, 425-
610; Guernseys, 250-275; other
2.75
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New Holland Auction
August 10, 1967
Spring lambs
COWS
August 9, 1967
breeds, 325-400. Bulls, 205 and
265: heifers, 195-360.
HORSES
August 7, 1967
Receipts totaling 266 head
sold steady. Riding horses, US
-280: driving, 135-255; killers
(including mules), 7-8 cents
per lb. Pony mares, 40-75;
geldings, 30-65.
HOGS
August 7, 1967
Prices averaged 50-75 cents
lower as 802 head sold. Retail,
23.50-24.50; heavyweights, 21.-
50-22.50; wholesale (U.S 1-3),
22-23. Sows, 16-17 50.
CALVES
August 7, 1967
One-hundred twenty-seven
head sold steady. Choice and
prime, 38-41.50; Good and Low
Choice, 35 50-37 50; Standard,
29 50 35. Common, 18-28 50.
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Receipts this
week 19,200 compared with 19,-
500 last week and 21,400 last
year. Twelve market receipts
145,600 compared with 148,500
last week and 161,400 last year.
Compared with previous weeks
close, slaughter steers fully 25,
instances 50 higher on Choice,
slaughter heifers unevenly
steady to 25 higher, cows 25-50
higher, hulls steady to 25 high
er In the carlot meat trade,
steer and heifer beef fully 50
higher, except Choice 700-900
lb. steer beef 50 to 1.00 higher.
Cow beef 1.00-1.50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1150-1400 lb. Yield Grade
3 and 4 27.50-28.25, one load at
latter price on Wednesday, Mix
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