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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 10,1968
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
February 9, 1968
CATTLE 2600 Compared to
last week's close, slaughter
steers steady instances 25c
higher on high-G oo d to low-
Choice cows steady to 25c low
er. bulls steady, feeder steers
fully steadj Supply included an
estimated 45 percent slaughter
steers 20 percent cows and
bulls, with the balance mainly
feeder steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1100-1325
lbs 28 35-29 Choice 950-1300 lbs
26 75-28 25, 1300-1400 lbs 26 50-
27 60, high-Good to low-Choice
950-1350 lbs 26 25-27 25 Good
24 25-26 SG, Standaid 20 50-23 SO
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Choice 750 900 lbs 23 50-25 10,
couple 25 50-25 85 Good 22 75-
24 Standaid 19-21 50
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cuttei 17-18 50 Cutlei
10 17 50 Cannei and low-Cuttei
1-1 50 16 50
BULLS Choice 25-26 Good
23 25 Utility and Commercial
22 75-24 50 se\ eral 24 50-25 85
with si\ head 1850-2000 lbs 26
FEEDER STEERS Load
Choice 480 lbs 29 Choice 750-
900 lbs 26-26 50 two loads Cho
ice 925-1050 lbs 24 75-25 25
CALVES 425 Vealers most
ly steady
VEALERS Cho ce 44-46 few
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FARM PRICES
Prices receued by Pennsylva
nia farmers during January
were down less than one per
cent, the State Crop Reporting
Service has announced
The slight di op was caused by
lower broilei egg and milk
prices
Gram prices weie generally
higher with com up six cents
o\ er the December puce to
$1 18 a bushel Wheat was up a
penny to $1 29 oats up two cents
to 81 cents, bai le\ up four cents
to $1 04 and soybeans up 12
cents to $2 50 R\ e remained un
changed at $1 08
STAND
ABILITY!
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 771 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers steady,
instances 25c higher on high-
Good to low-Choice 1000-1200
lbs. cows steady to 25c lower,
bulls steady to weak Supply in
cluded 15 pei cent cows and 9
percent bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1100-
1325 lbs 28.35-29 00; Choice 950-
1300 lbs 26.75-28.25, 1300-1400
lbs 26 50-27 60; high-Good to
low Choice 950-1350 lbs 26 25-
27 25, Good 24.25-26 50; Stand
aid 20 50-23 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-900 lbs 23 50-25 10,
couple 25 50-25 85, Good 22 75-
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Febmaiy
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
Decembei
Trend Cattle are higher Hogs aie higher and Potatoes are
lowei
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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.
Dairy 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 Sales Stables, Inc.
Auction Only
February 8,1968
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, February 8, 1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
26.90
26.17
25.87
26.00
26.20
26.10
26.00-b
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Hogs, lambs and veal calves
Sold on Commission
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, P«.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on lit. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
February 6, 1968
CATTLE 757 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
steady to weak, instances 25c
lower, cows steady, bulls steady
on small supply. Supply includ
ed 27 percent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS Cho
ice 950-1375 lbs 26 75-28 50, few
high-Choice and Prime 1100-1350
lbs 28 35-29 10; high-Good to
low-Choice 26 00-26 75; Good 900-
1300 lbs 24 50-26 00, Standard
21.50-24.00; Utility 20 00-21 50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—Few
Choice 800-900 lbs 23 50-25 50,
Good 700-870 lbs 20:50-23.50
COWS—Utility and high-yield
ing Cutter 17 00-18 85,six head
19 00-19 85, Cutter 16 00-17 60;
low-Cutter 14 25-15 75
BULLS—Good 23 00-24 60; Util
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19.10
18.75
19.50
20.60
CATTLE 833 Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter steers
unevenly steady, cows steady to
strong, bulls weak to 50c lower
Supply included 29 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1100-1300
lbs 28 35-29 10; Choice 950-1325
lbs 27.00-28 50, high-Good to
low-Choice 26 25-27 35, Good 24 -
50-26 50, Standard to low-Good
23-24 75.
SLAUGHTER HEJFERS-
Good 750-900 lbs. 22-23 35, few
high-Choice 25-26 50.
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 17-18 SO, few 18 -
50-19; Cutter 16-17 50, low-Cut
ter 14 35-16.
BULLS Choice 25-25 60, cou
ple 26-26 50; Good 23-25 10, Util
ity and Commercial 22 50-24 75,
couple 25 10-25 35, Cutter and
low-Utihty 20-22
FEEDER STEERS Good
and Choice 875-1025 lbs 24-25,
few Choice 820-985 lbs 25 10-26
CALVES 307 Vealers ac
tive, fully steady, instances $2
higher on Cull.
VEALERS Choice 44-46.50,
Good 40 50-44; Standard 38-41 50,
Utility 32 50-37 50, Cull 95-120
lbs 27-32, 70-90 lbs 23 50-27 50
1.65
1.70
2.10
COWS
February 7, 1968
Receipts of 175 cows, 3 bulls
and 13 heifers sold stronger on
fresh cows Holstein 450-820;
Guernseys 225-245; Other breeds
275-350, Bulls 135-205, Heifers
85-110.
HORSES
February 5, 19G8
2.29
Receipts of 413 head sold
stronger on work horses and
mules. Mules (single) 135-225,
(pair) 355 650, Work horses (sin
gle) 150-265, (pair) 425-645, Rid
ing horses 135-540, Driving hors
es 140-360, Pony mares 35-45;
Geldings 25-35, Killers 8-10
February 5, 1968
Receipts of 901 head sold ste- BULLS Utility and Com*
ady Retail 20 25-22 50, Whole- mercial 20 50-23 25.
New Holland Auction
February 8, 1968
HOGS
sale No 1-3, 19 75-20 25; Heavy
weights 18.25-20 10
CALVES
February 5, 1968
Calf receipts of 112 head sold
steady to $1 higher Choice and
Prime 43-47; Goodand L Choice
34-42.50, Standard 30-33 50, Com
mon 15-29.
Chicago Cattle
- Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steers sold steady to 50 higher
with, most advance on kinds
average Choice and better.
Slaughter heifers advanced 25-
50 Cows were 25-50 higher and
the highest levels since last Oc
tober Bulls were unchanged In
the earlot dressed meat trade at
Chicago, steer and heifer beef
sold 1 00-150 higher, while cow
beef was steady.
Receipts 18,200 compared
with 16,900 last week and 22.600
last year Twelve market re
ceipts 151,300 compared with
143,500 last week and 159,300
last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Wednesday, Prime 1200-1400
lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 28.50-
29 00, High Choice and Prime
1150-1350 lbs. 27.75-28.75, Choice
950-1300 lbs. Yield Grade 2 to 4
26.50-27.75, Mixed Good and
Choice 25 75-26 50, Good 24.25-
25.75, Standard and Good 22 GO
-24 50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS.
High Choice and Prime 900-1(150
lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 26 25-
26 75, two loads Prime Yield
Grade 3 1050 lbs 27,00, the latt
er equals the highest since last
September Choice 850-1050 lbs.
Yield Grade 2 to 4 25.75-26 50,
Mixed Good and Choice 25.00-
25 75, Good 23 50-25.00.
cows Late Utility and
Commercial 16 50-18 00, Higb
Yielding Utility 18.25-18 50,
Canner and Cutter 15 00-17.75.