—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 2,1968
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
March 1, 1968
CATTLE 2400 Compared to
last. week’s close slaughtex
steers weak to 25 lower, instanc
es 50 lower, cows 25-75 lower,
instances $1 lower. Bulls steady
and feeder steers fully steady
Supply included an estimated 55
pei cent slaughter steers, 20 per
cent cows and bulls with the bal
ance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Load Choice and Prime 1275 lb
$29 50 on Monday, Choice 950-
1375 lb $27-29 25, high-Good to
low Choice $26 50-27 50, Standard
to low-Good $2l 85-24 50
S L A U GHTER HEIFERS
Good 750-950 lb $23-24 50. Couple
Choice 25 60-25 85, Standard 22 -
25-23 25
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cuttei $lB-19 75, few
head 20-20 60 Cutter 16 75-18 60,
Canner and low-Cuttei 14 50-17
BULLS Choice $25-25 75,
Good 23-25, Utility and Commer
cial 23-24 50, few head 25-26 35
with five head 1620-2390 lb 26 -
50-27 35
FEEDER STEERS Two
loads Choice 500 lb 28 75, Choice
700-800 lb 26.25-27 65, one lot
$2B Load Choice 1100 lb with
Good and Choice slaughter fin
ish $27 One load mixed Good
and Choice 610 lb $27 25, one lot
Standard 530 lb $24 25
CALVES 450 Vealers steady.
VEALERS Choice $46-49.
few head Choice and Prime 49-
50, Good 42-46, Standard 38-43,
Utility 33-39, Cull 90-115 lb 26 -
50-33, 70-85 lb 23-27
HOGS 900 Barrows & gilts
50-1 00 lower, sows scarce
BARROWS & GILTS Clos
ing sales US 1-2 195-240 lb $2l
- One lot US 1 213 lb 22,
US 1-3 200-265 lb 20-20 75, Cou
ple lots US 2-3 260 lb 19 35, US
1-2 175-195 lb 19-19 50
SHEEP 200 Wooled lambs
50 higher, ewes scarce
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
65-95 lb. $27-28, few lots 28 50,
Good 24 50-27 Utility 22-24 50
FALL LAMBS Couple lots
Choice 80-100 lb $32
USDA Warns Turkey
Industry Against
Overproduction
Secretary of Agriculture Or
ville L Freeman said this week
that the turkey industry is in
danger of overproducing in 1968
The Secretary pointed out that
the U S Department of Agri
culture’s 1968 -Turkey Market
ing Guide called for an 18 per
cent reduction of the turkey crop
from the 1967 record-high levels
USDA information on turkey
produceis’ intentions this year
indicates only about a 14 per
cent reduction from the extreme
ly large 1967 crop “This situa
tion constitutes a threat to the
industry,” Secretary Freeman
said
The Secretary noted that the
1968 Turkey Guide recommended
a 22 percent cut in the number
of breeder hens on hand Jan 1,
1968 Breeder hen numbers re
ported on farms at that date
were down 17 percent
Also, during January the num
bei of breeder hens slaughtered
was only 82 percent of the num
bet culled a year ago Another
indication of insufficient flock
reduction is an 18 percent rise
from 1967 levels in the number
of breeder hens tested tor pul
lorum disease during January
These two factors seem to indi
cate only about a 14 percent
turkey flock reduction from the
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 782 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers weak
to 25c lower, instances 50c low
er on Standard to low-Good;
cows 25-75 c lower; bulls steady
to strong. Supply included 20
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS'
Choice 950-1375 lbs 27-28 50, few
high-Choice and Prime 28 50-29 -
25, high-Good to low-Choice 26 -
50-27 50, Good 24’85-26 85, Stand
ard to low-Good 21 85-24 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS—
Good 750-950 lbs 23-24 50, cou
ple Choice 25 60-25 85, Standard
22 25-23 25.
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 18-19 75, few
head 20 20 60, Cutter 16 75-18 60,
low-Cutter 15-17
BULLS Choice 25 10-25 50,
Good 23 10-25, Utility and Com
mercial 23 25-24 50. f ou r head
1620-2390 lbs 26 35-27 35
CALVES 132 Vealers steady
to weak
VEALERS Choice 46-49,
Good 42-46, Standard 38 50-42 50,
Utility-34-39, Cull 95-115 lbs 26 -
50-33, few 70-85 lbs 23-26 50.
HOGS 257 Barrows and gilts
50-1 00 lower
BARROWS & GILTS US 1-2
195-240 lbs 21-21 50, US 1, One
lot 213 lbs 22, US 1-3 200-265
lbs 20-20 75: US 1-2 175-195 lbs
19-19 50: US 2-3 couple lots 260
lbs *9 35
SHEEP 32 Insufficient vol
ume of any one class for a mar
ket test
BE CAUTIOUS
Overhead wires can be dan
gerous if they are forgotten or
overlooked, caution extension CATTLE Compared with
agricultural engineers at Penn last week’s close, slaughter
State University Never assume steers sold 25-50 lower, slaughter
that insulated wires carrying heifers were steady, cows sold
current between buildings are steady to 25 lower, bulls were
safe to touch because insulation unchanged In the carlot dress
can be ineffective with age It ed meat trade at Chicago, steer
is best to avoid running wires beef sold 50 to 100 lower, heif
across buildings (Continued on Page 3)
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Vintage Auction
February 27, 1968
CATTLE 786 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
mostly steady: cows strong to
50c higher; bulls fully steady.
Supply included 26 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice & Prime 1100-1460
lbs. 28.85-29 85, five head 30-30.-
75; Choice 1000-1375 lbs. 27 25-
28 85; high-Good to low-Choice
26.50-27.50; Good 25.25-27.10;
Standard to low-Good 22.75-25 50.
COWS Utility & high-yield
ing Cutter 18-20, 12 head' 20 25-
21; Cutter 17 25-19, low-Cutter
15 50-17.50.
BULLS Good & Choice 23 -
75-25 60; Utility & Commercial
24-24 85, couple 26.35-26 50.
FEEDER STEERS Around
a load of Good & Choice 950-
1100 lbs 25-26 25
CALVES 479 Vealers steady
to $2 higher
VEALERS Choice 45 50-48 -
50, Good 43-46, Standard 38-44;
Utility 32 50-39, Cull 90-120 lbs
28 50-33 50, 70-90 lbs 26-29
HOGS 221 Barrows & gilts
uneven, US 1, steady: others
weak to $1 lower
BARROWS & GILTS US 1,
200-270 lbs 22 10-22 75, US 1-2
200-255 lbs 21 10-21 85; US 1-3
195-265 lbs 20 10-20 85
SHEEP 49 Wooled lambs
steady to strong
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
80-95 lbs 27-28 50, 7 head 29-30;
Good 24 50-27
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility
and Good 6-9
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
New Holland Auction
February 29, 1968
CATTLE 726 Compared to
last Thursday slaughter steers
uneven mostly 25 lower, small
supply high Choice and Prime
steady, with some sales Good
50 lower Cows steady to 50 low
er. with least decline on Canner
and Cutter. Bulls steady to 50
lower Supply included 31 per
cent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1150-
1350 lb. $28.85-29.85, few head
30-30 50 Choice 1000-1400 lb 27 -
25-29, high-Good to low-Choice
26 35-27 50, Good 25 27 25, Stand
ard to low-Good 23-25
COWS Utility and high
yielding Cutter 18-19 50, few
head 19 60-20 .Cutter 16 7.5-18 50,
Canner and low Cutter 15-17
BULLS Choice 25 25-26 50,
Good 23-25, Utility and Commer
cial 22 75-25.25, couple 25 50-
25 85 ' CALVES
CALVES 359 Vealers $l-3 February 26, 1968
higher Receipts of 105 calves sold $1
VEALERS Choice 47-50, lower Choice and Prime 45 47,
Good 44 50-47 50, Standard 42 50- Good and L Choice 38-44 So,
45 50, Utility 34 50 41, Cull 90- Standard 32 50-37 50, Commoi
115 lb 28 50-33, 70-85 lb 25-30 50 15-30
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April
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May
June
26.27
July
26.25
26.15
August
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October
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November
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December
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COWS
February 28, 1968
Receipts of 61 cows, 6 bu'ls
and 2 heifers sold stronger
fresh cows. Holstein 375-475;
other breeds 300-350; Bulls 165
225; Heifers 225-335.
HORSES
February 26, 1968
Horse receipts totaled 318 head
and sold steady. Work horses
(single) 175-275, (pair) 375-560;
Mules (single) 150-340, (pan)
475-665, Riding horses 110-310,
Driving horses 125-245, Poi\/
mares 45-55, Geldings 35 40,
Killers 8-9
HOGS
February 26, 1968
Receipts of 863 head sold 50’
lower Retail 21 50-22 75, Whole
sale. No. 1-3 20 85-21 50, Heaw
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