—Lancaster Farmlng.«Saturday. March 23.1968
2
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
March 22, IfISS
CATTLE 2700 Compared to
last weeks close, slaughter
steers uneven, Choice steady.
Standard and Good steady to 25c
lower: cows and bulls steady;
feeder steers fully steady. Sup
ply included an estimated 45
percent slaughter steers, 25 per
cent cows and bulls with the bal
n ice mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice and Prime 1200-
1.25 lbs. yield grade 2 to 4,
23 75-30: Choice 950-1325 lbs.
j'eld grade 2 and 3. 27-29 10:
I,'gh Good to low-Choice 26.50-
27.50: Good 24 75-27; Standard
to low-Good 23-25.
COWS utility 19-21, few
head 21.10-21.75; Cutter 17 50-
19 75: Canner and Low-Cutter 15-
I" 50
BULLS Choice 25-26, few
21-26 85; Good 23-25; Utility and
Commercial 23-25 10, few head
2'> 25-26; six head 1550-2000 lbs.
2‘j 75 27: Cutter 22-23
FEEDER STEERS Load
Choice 950 lbs 27; load Choice
1075 lbs. 26.75: few lots mixed
Good and Choice 900-1200 lbs. in
Good slaughter flesh 25-28.
CALVES 650 Vealers Good
and Choice $l-2 lower; other
grades steady to $1 lower
VEALERS Choice 43-44 50,
few on Monday 45-46; Good 40-
41; Standard 36-40; Utility 32-
36 50: Cull 95-115 lbs. 27-32.50,
70-90 lbs 23 50-28.
HOGS 1250 Barrows and
g'lts 25-50 c lower Sows scarce.
CLOSING SALES US 1-3
200-250 lbs 19.85-20.75; US 1-2
215-220 lbs 21-21 50
BARROWS & GILTS US 1-2
190-200 lbs. 19 50-20 25; US 2-3
250-280 lbs 19-19.50; one lot US
3. 300 lbs. 17 25
SHEEP 250—Slaughter lambs
fully steady.
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
65-100 lbs. 28-28 50, couple lots
$29, Good 25-27.50
SPRING LAMBS Choice
and Prime 80-95 lbs 31 50-35;
Choice 50-70 lbs. 32-37, one lot
Cnoice 40 lbs 40 50
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity and Good 6-8.
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CATTLE 1020 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers un
even, Choice steady to 25c high
er; high-Good to low-Choice ful
ly steady, Standard and Good
steady to weak; Cows steady:
bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1325 lbs. 27.25-29.10,
few high-Choice and Prime 28.-
75-30; high-Good to low-Choice
26.50-27.50; Good 24.75-27; Stand
ard to lovv-Good 23-25.
COWS Utility 19-20.75, few
head 21.10-21.75; Cutter 17.75-
19.75; Canner and low-Cutter 16-
17.50.
BULLS Choice 25 35-26.85:
Good 23 25-24.85; Utility and
(Continued on Page 3)
April _
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December 26.10
February 26.17
March ’69
Trend: Cattle are higher; Hogs are irregular and Potatoes
are lower.
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Fat steers, bulls, cows & veal
Thursday at 12:30 P.M.
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Auction Only
March 20. 1968
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, March 21,1968)
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• Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
March 19. 1961
CATTLE 584 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
steady to 25c lower; cows 25-50 c
higher; bulls steady, instances
25c lower. Supply included 26
percent cows & 9 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1325 lbs. yield grade
2-4, 27.25-28.75; few high-Choice
and Prime 28.60-29.35; high'
Good to low-Choice 26.35-27;'
Good 25-26.75; Standard to low-
Good 23.25-25.
COWS Utility 18.85-20.85, 7
head 21-21.75; Cutter 17.60-19.60,
Canner and low-Cutter 15.50-
17.60.
BULLS Choice 25.60-25.85;
Good' 23.50-24.85; Utility and
Commercial 23-24.85, four head
25.10-26, couple 2010-2045 lbs.
26.60-27.25.
(Continued on Page 3)
19.05
19.75
20.85
20.95
19.40
March 21, 1988 and 3 heifers sold steady. Hoi*
CATTLE 1047 Compared to s teln 3SO-495: Guernseys 175-250;
last Thursday, slaughter steers other breeds 250-300; Bulls 90-
uneven, mostly steady, instanc- 245; Heifers 270-310.
es strong on high-Choice and HORSES
Prime, closing sales Standard March 18, 1968
and Good steady to 25c lower; Receipts of 345 head sold
cows 50-75 c lower, although few steady. Work hordes (single)
high-Utility sold steady; bulls 160-270), (pairs) 310-535; Riding
steady to 50c lower. Supply in* horses 95-405; Mules (single)
», d cSl 2 b U sr enl “** “" d 10 SusS? “nftoM 8
’Sgotbe steers S?i G ' ldl "« s 3HO: K “ leK
High-Choice and Prime 1050-1300 ' ‘
lbs. 28.75-29.85, few head 30-30.- March 18, 1968
35: Choice 1000-1350 lbs. yield Receipts of 870’head sold 50
grade 2 to 4. 27.25-28.75; high- lower- Retail 21-22.50; Whole-
Good to low-Choice 26.25-27.35; sa i e 20-20.50; Heavyweights 19-
Good 24.75-26.60; Standard to 20 ; Sows 15-17.
low-Good 22.75-25. ’ CALVES
COWS Utility 18.25-20.35, March 18, 1968
few 20.50-20.85, four head 21.35- Receipts of 81 calves sold $1
21.85; Cutter 17.25-19, few low- lower. Choice and Prime 42-46;
Cutter 16.50-17.25. Good and L. Choice 38-41; Stand-
BULLS Choice 25.25-26.75; a rd 32-27: Common 20-30. Spring
Good 23-24.60; Utility and Com- lambs sold from 3243.
mercial 23-25, 10 head 25.10- ...
STEERS Good Chicago Cattle
and Choice 930-1050 lbs. in Good ... . . _ .
slaughter flesh 25-26.i0. Weekly Review
CALVES 451—Vealers steady. CATTLE Compared with
instances $1 higher on Cull and last week’s close, slaughter
Utility. steers were uneven, High
VEALERS Choice 42-44.50, Choice and Prime sold 25-50
Good 39-43; Standard 36.50-41.- lower, average Choice and Be
-50; Utility 34 50-38.50; Cull 95- low were steady. Slaughter heif
-115 lbs. 27.50-33.50, 70-90 lbs. 25- ers sold steady to 25 lower.
29 50. Cows advanced, bulls were un-
1.64
2.11
SHEEP 6 Insufficient vol- changed,
ume for a market test. Receipts compared with 17,-
COWS 400 last week and 18,200 last
March 20, 1968 year. Twelve market receipts
Receipts of 156 cows, 4 bulls (Continued on Page 3)
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