—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, August 26,1967
2
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
August 25, 1967
CATTLE 3400—Compared to
List weeks close, slaughter
steers steady to 25c higher;
cows stcadv to 50c higher:
bulls steady to 50c lower, most
decline on Cutter to Commer
cial, feeder steers steady. Sup
ply included an estimated 35
pei cent slaughter steers, 20
pei cent cows and bulls with
the balance largely feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Load mixed Choice and Prime
1200 lbs 29. Choice 950-1300
lbs 27 40-28 85: high-Good to
low-Choice 26 85 28, few head
28 28 50; Good 900-1300 lbs. 25-
75-27 35. Standaid to low-Good
23 60-26 10 including load 1220
lbs at 25 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-900 lbs 25 26: Good
23 75 25 Standaid 22-24
COWS Utility and high
vielding Cutter 18 75-21, few
21 25-21 50 Cuttei 18-20. Can
nei and low-Cuttei 16 50-18,
low-Cannei 15-16 50
BULLS Choice 24 75-26,
lew head 26 26 85, Good 23 50
25. Utility and Commeicial
22 50-25, seveial head on Mon
dav 25 25-26 Cuttei and low
Utility 850-1100 lbs 20 75-22
FEEDER STEERS Load
Mixed Good and Choice 600
lbs 29 Load Choice 800 lbs
27 50. Choice 850-1025 lbs 25-
25-26 50, load Good 850 lbs
24 50
CALVES 500 Vealers un
even, Good and Choice mostlv
steady, Cull to Standaid weak
to $2 lower, full decline on Cull
VEALERS Choice 38-42,
few head on Monday at 43,
Good 36-39, Standard 33-37
Utility 30 34. Cull 26 50-30. 70-
90 lbs 23 26
SLAUGHTER CALVES
Choice 270-320 lbs 32-34 50
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CATTLE 613—Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers un
even, mostly steady cows stea
dy to 50c highei; bulls steady
to 50c lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1300 lbs. 27.50-28.85;
high-Good to low-Choice 26.85-
28. few 28-28.50; Good 900-1300
lbs. 25.75-27 35; Standard to
low-Good 23.60-26.10.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-900 lbs. 25-26; Good
23 75-25: Standard 22-24
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 18 75-21, few
21 25-21.50. Cutter 18-20, Can
ner and low-Cutter 16 75-18
BULLS Choice 25 60-26 85,
Good 23 50-25: Utility and Com
meiual 22 50-24 50, few to $25.
Cuttei and low-Utiht.v 850-1100
lbs 20 75 22
CALVES 116 Vealeis stea
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August 23, 1967
FUTURES TRADING
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Vintage Auction
August 22, 1967
CATTLE 630 —Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
50-75 c higher; cows 25-50 c high
er; bulls steady to strong. Sup
ply included 27 percent cows,
8 percent slaughter heifers, 6
percent bulls with the balance
mainly slaughter steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1325 lbs. 28.50-29.25; 7 head
29.35-29.60: Choice 900-1325 lbs
27.50- few head 29-29.25;
high-Good to low-Choice 26.85-
28.10: Good 26-27.50. Standard
to low-Good 2450-2640
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice and Prime 750-1065 lbs
25.50- Good 700-950 lbs 24-
50-25 50.
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 18 75-21, Tew
21-2185, Cutter 17 50-20. Can
nei and low-Culter 16 85-17 50
BULLS—Choice 25-26 Good
24-25 25, Utility and Commerci
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Live Hogs
Chicago
Maine Potatoes
New York
21.05
19.75-n
19.60-n
19.60
19.50
20.50
CATTLE 925—Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter steeis
25 to 50c higher, with instanc
es 75c higher on weights under
1000 lbs.; Utility cows about
steady, Canner and Cutter stea
dy to mostly 50c lower; Bulls
uneven, Good and Choice stea
dy to 50c higher, Utility and
Commercial about steady; Feed
er steers active and fully stea
dy. Supply included 25% cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1300 lbs. 28.85-29 50; Choice
900-1325 lbs. 27.25-29; high-
Good to low-Choice 26.75-27.85;
Good 26-27 50; Standard to low-
Good 24-26.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 725-950 lbs 23 50-24 75,
few Choice 2510-26
COWS Utility and high
yieldmg Cutter 18 50-20.50, few
20 50-21, couple 2185-22, Cut
ter 17 50-19 75; Canner and low-
Cutter 16 50-17.75; low-Canner
1475-16 50.
BULLS Choice 26-2710,
Good 23.75-25 75; Utility and
Commercial 22.50-25, few 2525-
26 50, Cutter and low-Utility
21 50-22 50
FEEDER STEERS Part
load Choice 875 lbs. 26,60; mix
ed Good and Choice 735-900 lbs.
25-25 85; Good 23 85-25
CALVES 450 Good and
Choice vealers steady to weak,
Utility and Standard $l-2 low
er, Cull $2-3 lower
VEALERS Choice 3850-
41.50; Good 36-40; Standard 34-
37.50; Utility 30-34 50; Cull 26-
30, 70-90 lb Cull 2250-26.50.
2.19
COWS
August 23, 1967
2.51
Fresh cows sold stronger,
others steady with 187 cows,
3 bulls, and 2 heifers offered.
2.70
3.02
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New Holland Auction
August 24, 1967
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steers sold steady to 50 higher,
the advance mainly on Average
Choice and Better over 1150 lbs.
Slaughter heifers were uneven,
weights over 900 lbs. were
steady to strong, while kinds
under 900 lbs. sold steady to
weak. Cows declined 25-75,
while bulls sold steady to weak.
In the carlot dressed meat trade
at Chicago, steer beef sold
steady to 100 higher, heifer
(Continued on Page 3)
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