—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, January 27.1968
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
At Lancaster
Weekly Review 3
January 25, 1968
CATTLE 2400 —Compared to
last week’s .close, Slaughter
Steers 25-50 higher, Cows ste
ady to 50 higher, Bulls fully
steady; Feeder Steers fully ste
ady Supply included an esti
mated 40% Slaughter Steers,
20% Cows and Bulls with the
balance mainly Feeder Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice & Prime 750-1350
lbs 28.50-29, including thiee
loads 1215-1265 lbs at 28 50;
Choice 1000-1350 lbs 27-28 75,
High Good to Low Choice 1050-
1250 lbs 26 60-27 50. Good 25-
10-27 50; Standard to Low-Good
23-25 10
COW'S Utility & high yield
ing Cutter 16 75-18 10, few head
18 2518 50, Cutter 16 17 50, Can
r.er and Low-Cutter 14 50-16
BULLS Choice 25-26, Good
23-25, Utility & Commercial
1400 1800 lbs 24 26, few head
2610 26 85, 950-1200 lbs 22 75-
24 50, iCuttei 20 25-2210
FEEDER STEERS Choice
400-600 lbs 29-29 50, load Good
365 lbs 28 50, Good & Choice
600-1050 lbs 24-25 50
CALVES 500 Vealers 2 3
lower
VEALERS Closing sales
Choice 43 47 50, several on Mon
day 48-50, Good 39-42.50, Stand
ard 345039,. Uti1ity 30-35, Cull
100-120 lbs 24-29 50, 70-90 lbs
18-23
HOGS 850 Barrows & Gilts
steady, instances 25 higher than
last week’s close US 1-2 195-
230 lbs 20 2521; US 1, 200-225
lbs 2125-21 50, one lot 215 lbs
22 25, US 1-3 190-255 lbs 19 25-
20.
'SHEEP 225 Wooled Lambs
strong to 50 higher, Ewes fully
steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
65-95 lbs 26-27 50, Good 55-95
lbs 23 25-26 50
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity & Good 6 50 8 50
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January 24, 1968
CATTLE 620 Compared to
Mon, slaughter steers 25-50 c
higher; cows steady to strong;
bulls fully steady
S L A U G HTER STEERS
High-Choice & Prime 1075-1425
lbs 28 60-29, Choice 1000-1350
lbs 27 35-28.75; high-Good to
low-Choxce 26 60-27 50, Good 25 -
10-27 50: Standard to low-Good
23-2510
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 17-1810, few to
18 50: Cutter 16-17 50; Canner
and low-Cutter 14 75-16
BULLS Good 23-25, few
Choice 25-25 35, Utility & Com
mercial 22 75-24 75, several 25-
10-26 85, Cutter 20 25-22 10
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, January 25)
Midwestern
Live Cattle
Chicago
Febiuary
26.22
March
April
25.65
May
June
25.37
July
25.50
25.50
August
25.60
September
25.75
October
26.00-n
November
25.95
December
a-asked b-bid nnominal
Trend Cattle are higher Hogs irregular and Potatoes lower
Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
Bulls, steers, butcher cows,
Hogs, lambs and veal calves
Sale every Tuesday 1:30 P.M.
Fat hogs and Feeder pigs sale
Every Saturday at 10 A.M.
For marketing information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
LOOKING FOR A
PERFECT MATCH?
Your Livestock and Our Qualified Buyers
Monday —10:30 A.M. Fat Hogs and Shoats
2:30 P.M. Fat steers, bulls, cows and veal
Horse Sale Monday at 10:00 A.M.
Hairy Sale Wednesday at 12:30 P.M.
Fat steers, bulls, cows & veal
Thursday at 12:30 P.M.
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, Penna. 717-354-2194
Abe W. Diffenbach, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
CATTLE 470 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
steady to 50c higher with most
advance on Choice & Prime;
cows mostly 'Steady; bulls scar
ce, small supply fully- steady.
Supply included 42% cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS—
Choice 950-1300 bs. 27-28 75,
high-Choiee & Prime 1075-1350
■lbs. 28.75-29 50, high-Good to
low-Choice 26.35-27.25; Good
24.75-26 60; Standard to low-
Good 23-25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Few Choice 775-1050 lbs 24-
24 75, few Good 21-23 50.
COWS Utility & high-yield
ing Cutter 17-18 35, couple to
18 85; Cutter 16-17 50, Canner
& low-Cutter 14 35-15 75
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Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago New York
19.25
18.90-n
18.80
19.50
20.00
20.70
20.10
19.35-n
PARADISE, PENNA.
Sold on Commission
January 23, 1968
1.89
2.04
2.07
2.35
New Holland Auction
January 25, 1968
CATTLE 881 Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter steers
steady to 50c higher, cows 25-
(jOc lower; bulls fully steady
Supply included 33 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1325 lbs 27 10-28 75,
few high-Choice and Prime
'1075-1275 lbs 28 75-29 50' high-
Good to low-Choice 975-1325 lbs
26 25-27 35 ten head 1425-1795
lbs 2310-2526, Good 24 75-26-
60, Standard to low-Good 21 85-
24 85.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good and Choice 800-975 lbs 23 -
00-25.25.
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 16 25-17 75, few
to $lB 00, with 4 head 18 50-18 -
75, Cutter 15 50-17.00, Canner
and low-Cutter 14 00-15 50
BULLS Choice 25 00-26 85,
five head 27.00-27 50, Good 23 -
00-25 25; Utility and Commer
cial 22 75-24 85, five head 25 35-
25.85, Cutter and low-Utility 20 -
00-22 35
CALVES 349 Vealers un
even, Good and Choice $lOO
- 00 lower, Utility and Standard
steady, instances $lOO lower,
Cull $lOO-2 00 higher.
VEALERS Choice 43 00-
WINTER DISCOUNTS
BUY NOW AND SAVE
on Both
Mixed Goods and Bulk Blends
Savings on Early Delivered
Bagged Goods and Bulk in Season
ORGANIC PLANT FOOD CO.
MFRS. OF COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS
Grofftown Rd, Next to Waterworks Ph. 392-4963
47 00. Good 39.50-42 50; Stand
ard 35 00-40.00; Utility 3100-
36.00; Cull 95-120 lbs. 26 50-32.-
00, 70-90 lbs. 22 00-27 00.
SHEEP 19 Small supply
wooled lambs steady Good and
Choice 102-112 lbs 2200-24.50,
one lot Good 78 lbs. 23 50.
COWS
January 24, 1968
Receipts of 150 cows, 3 bulla
and 3 heifers sold stronger.
Fresh cows, Holstein 400-633;
Guernsey 210-240; Other breeds
290-350, Bulls 175-205; Heifers
210-325
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steers sold 25-50 higher, heifers
were 25 higher Cows advanced
mostly 100, bulls sold 25-50
higher In the carlot dressed
meat trade at Chicago, steer
and heifer beef sold steady to 50
higher, cow beef was $1 higher.
Receipts 16,100 compared
with 19,400 last week and 23,000
last year Twelve market re
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