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—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, March 30,1968
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
March 29, 1968
CATTLE 2900 Compared to
last week’s close, slaughter
steers uneven, mostly 25 to 50c
lower, small supply high-Choice
and Prime steady to weak; cows
50-1.00 lower; bulls 50-1.00 low
er; feeder steers steady. Supply
included an estimated 55 per
cent slaughter steers. 25 per
cent cows and bulls with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1110 lbs. 28.85-29.50; Choice 950-
1300 lbs. yield grade 2 to 4. 26.-
75-28 50, few head 28 50-28 85;
high-Good to low-Choice 26.10-
27.25, few 900-1000 lbs. 25.50-
26.50: Good 24 35-27; Standard to
low-Good 22 50-24.50.
HEIFERS Choice 700-950
lbs 24-24 75: Good 650-900 lb
slaughter heifers 22 75-24
COWS Utility 17 50-20. few.
mainly on Monday 20-21; Cut
ter 16.75-19; Canner and lou-
Cutter 15-17.
BULLS Choice 24 75-25 75,
few on Monday 26, Good 22 75-
25. Utility and Commercial 22 -
25-24.85, few head 25-26 50; Cut
ter and Utility 20 75-21 50
FEEDER STEERS Choice
475-590 lbs 29-30; load Good 500
lbs , 28; Load Choice 1025 lbs.
in Good to lovv-Choice slaughter
ilesh 27 25; load mixed Good
and Choice 1000 lbs. in Good
slaughter flesh 25 65
CALVES 400 Vealers $l-2
lower, lease decline on Cull and
Utility
VEALERS Choice 42-44,
few head 45-46; Good 38.50-42;
Standard 35-39; Utility 31-35 50;
Cull 95-115 lbs 27 31, 70-90 lbs.
23-29.
HOGS 1400 Barrows & gilts
50-$l lower Sows scarce
BARROWS & GILTS US 1-2
205-240 lbs 20-20 50; Few US 1,
195-215 lbs 21: US 1-3 190-270
lbs 19-19 75; US 2-3 250-270 lbs
18 10-18 60; US 3, 290-370 lbs.
16 35-17.25.
SHEEP 400 —Slaughter lambs
fully steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
65-105 lbs 27 50-28 50, few head
29, Good 25-27 50; few Choice
and Prime 80-95 lb fall crop
lambs 30-32
SPRING LAMBS Choice 55-
75 lbs 35-37; Choice 30-40 lbs
42 44
SLAUGHTER EWES
Ity and Good 6-8
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 1039 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers unev
en, mostly 25-50 c lower, small
supply high-Choice and Prime
steady to weak, instances 75c
lower on Standard and Good:
cows weak to 50c lower; bulls
50-1.00 lower. Supply included 9
percent cows and 8 percent
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS High-Choice and Prime 1100-1325
High-Choice and Prime 1050- lbs. yield grade 2 to 4 28.50-
1325 lbs. 28.85-29.25; Choice 950- 29.60; Choice 1000-1400 lbs. yield
1300 lbs. 26.75-28 85; high-Good grade 2 and 3 27.50-28.75, with
to low-Choice 26.10-27.10, few late sales 27-28.75; high-Good to
900-1000 lbs. 25 50-26.50; Good low-Choice 26-27.50; Good 24 50-
950-1300 lbs. 24 35-26 75; Stand- 26.75; Standard to low-Good 23-
ard to low-Good 22 50-24 50. 24.75.
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April
May
June
July
August
September 26.10
October
November
December
February 26.22
March
TREND Cattle are steady; Hogs are stronger and Potatoes
are stronger.
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. March 26, 1968
March 27, 1968
FUTURES TRADING
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Vintage Auction
March 19, 1968
CATTLE 876 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
uneven, high-Good to Prime
steady to 26c higher, - although
closing sales steady to weak;
Standard and Good steady to 50c
lower with closing sales' fully 50c
lower: cows 25-50 c lower, in
stances 75c lower on Utility:
bulls steady to 25c lower. Sup
ply included 21 percent cows
and 8 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
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19.20
20.50
21.60
22.00
21.70
20.65
h.-**
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sale No. 1-3, 19.75-20.25; Heavy*
CATTLE 1030 - Compared to * eightS 18 - s °- 19 - s ° : S ° WS IM& ’
last Thursday, slaughter steers CALVES
25-50 c lower, instances 75c low- March 25 1961
er on Standard and Good: cows Receipts of 116 head sold
50-1.00 lower, bulls 50-1.00 low- steady. Choice and Prime 38.-
er. instances sl.jo lower on 50 -43.50; Good and L. Choice 35-
Ltloice ' • 38; Standard 32-34.50; Common
SLAUGHTER STEERS - 20-30.
High-Choice and Prime 1100-1325
lbs. 28.35-29.25, few head 29.35- _ ———
29.75; Choice 950*1350 lbs. 26 60- fTf\
28.50; high-Good to low-Choice vHUIC
26-27.25; Good 24-26; Standard RfiviAtf
to low-Good 22-24.50. ° * Keyie *
SL A U GHTER HEIFERS - CATTLE Compared with
Choice 900-1015 lbs. 25.35-25.85. the previous Friday. Slaughter
COWS Utility 17.50-19.50, steers steady to 25 lower, with
few head 19.60-20.60; Cutter 17- the decline primarily on Choice
18.75; Canner and low-Cutter and Prime. Slaughter heifers
15-17.25. - mostly 25 lower. Cows steady
BULLS Choice 24.35-25.50; and bulls 50 higher.
Good 22 50-24 25: Utility and SLAUGHTER STEERS
Commercial 22-24 35, individual On Wednesday, Prime 1200-1300
2525 lbs. 26; Cutter and low- lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 29.50-
Utility 20-22. -30 00, three loads at latter price.
CALVES 288 Standard to Earlier in the week two loads
Choice vealers $l-2 higher, Cull average to High Prime at 30.25-
and Utility mostly steady. 30 50. High Choice and Prime
VEALERS Choice 43-47; 1150-1400 lbs. 28 50-29.50, Choice
Good 41 50-45.50; Standard 37.50- 950-1350 lbs. Yield Grade 2 to
41; Utility 32-38; Cull 95-115 lbs. 4 27.25-28 50. Mixed Good and
27 50-33, 70-90 lbs 22-28 Choice 26 25-27 25. Good 25.25-
SHEEP 14 Insufficient vol- 26 25 Standard and Low Good
ume to test trend, few Good 22 50-25 50.
1.64
2,17
and Choice 35-50 lb. Spring
slaughter lambs 26-30.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, load High
COWS Choice and Prime 1025 lbs. 27.-
March 27, 1968 00 Choice 900-1050 lbs. Yield
Receipts of 235 cows, and 2 Grade 2 to 4 26.00-26.75. Mixed
bulls sold steady. Holsteins 385- Good and . Choice 25.00-26 00.
800; Guernseys 150-255; Other Good 24.25-25.00. Standard and
breeds 255-350; Bulls 130-385. Low Good 22.00-24.25.
COWS ~ 0n Thursday. Utili
„ ri Lo ty and Commercial 18.00-2000,
2 Ji’ l9 ?* , ~ High Yielding Utility 20.00-20.-
Receipts of 416 head sold 25. Canner and Cutter 16.00-19.-
stronger on better horses. Mules qo, limited volume lower than
(single) 160-320, (pair) 430-600; average yield Canner during the
Work horses (single) 145-350, week at 13.00-16.00.
(pair) 505-695; Riding horses nxTT T „ TT ..... j „
120-300; Driving horses 135-255; „ | ~ and Com ‘
Pony mares 45-60; Geldings 40- mercial 2100-2450.
55; Killers BVz-9Vz. FEEDERS String 110 head
' Choice yearling steers and heif-
HOGS ers, 28 00 and 668 lbs. for steers
March 25, 1968 and 25.00 and 577 lbs. for heif-
Receipts of 901 head sold 50 ers, 1
lower. Retail 20.25-21.50; Whole-
2.33
2.67
New Holland Auction
March 28, 1968
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