—Lancaster Forming. Saturday. June 8.1968
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
At Lancaster Yards
Wtekly Review
June 7. 1068
CATTLE 2700 - Compared to
lam week's close, slaughter
steers 25c lower. Instances 50c
lower on wts over 1200 lbs; cows
steady to 25c higher: bulls fully
steady: not enough sales of feed
er steers to fully establish a
tiend. Suppl.v included an esti
mated (10 percent slaughter
steers, 15 percent cows and bulls
with the balance m.unh feeder
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-High-
Choicc and Prime 1150-1300 lbs.
27 60 28 50; Choice 050-1200 lbs.
yield grade 2 to 4. 20 75 28:
Choice 1200 1420 lbs. 26.25 27 50:
high-Good to low-Choice 950 1250
lbs 26-27: Good 24 50 26 50:
Standard to low-Good 23-24 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS -
Choice 750 975 lbs. 23 60 25. Good
22 23 25
COWS-Utihty and high dress
ing Cutter 20.25 22 75: Cutter 19-
21. Canner and low-Cutter 18-
19 25; Load Utility and Commer
cial beef breed cows 19.50-22 10,
BULLS - Choice 24 50-26. few
head 26-26 25: Good 23 25-25;
Utility and Commercial 23-25.
around 15 head 1500-2000 lbs
25 50-27.
CALVES 450 Vealers mostly
$1 3 lower, although Cull steady
to $1 lower.
VEALERS - Closing sales
Choice vealers 39-42. after se\-
eral selling from 42-44 on Mon
day: Good 37 40; Standaid 35 50-
38 50, Utility 33 50-36, Cull 90-
120 lbs 30-34, few 70-90 lbs 26-30
HOGS 1300-Barrows and gilts
25-50 c higher Sows scarce
BARROWS &- GILTS - US 1.
215-225 lbs 22 50-23; US 1-2 200-
245 lbs 21 25-22- US 1-3 200-260
lbs 20-21. One lot US 2-3 275 lbs
19 25. One lot US 3. 325 lbs 17 75
SHEEP 300-Spnng lambs SC
SI lower Ewes steady
SPRING LA'MBS-Choice 50 90
lbs 29 50-31 Good 26-29
SLAUGHTER EWES - Utihtj
and Good 4-8
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June 5,1968
CATTLE D5O Compared to
Monday, slaughter steer* mostly
steady, instances 25c lower on
weights over 1200 lbs.; cows
fully steady, instances 25c high
er: bulls fully steady. Supply
included 11 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Few high-Choice and Prime
1150- 1300 lbs. 27.60-28.35:
Choice P5O-1200 lbs. 27.00-27.85;
Choice 1200-1420 lbs. 26.25-27.-
25; high-Good to low-Choice 950-
1250 lbs. 26.00-27.00: Good 24.50-
26 50: Standard to low-Goed 23.-
00-24.75,
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 750-975 lbs. 23.60-25.00;
Good 23 00-23.25.
COWS Utility and high
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bid as of Thursday, June 6,1968)
Midwestern
Lire Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
26.63
Jane
- 26.40
July
26.42
August
September
26.43
October
26.17
November
26.20
December
February 26.12
March
April
26.15
May
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Tiend Cattle are higher; Hogs are higher and Potatoes are
ii regular
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Bulls, steers, butcher cows,
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, Pa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Bt, 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
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Monday 10:30 A.M. Fat Bogs and Shoats
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Dairy Sale Wednesday at 12:30 P.M.
Fat steers, hulls, cows & veal
Thursday at 12:30 F.M.
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Abe W. Diffenbach, Sales Manager
Vintage Auction
June 4, 1968
CATTLE 814 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
steady to 50c lower with most
sales 25c lower; cows steady to
50c higher; bulls steady. Supply
included 18 percent cows and
8 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1325 lbs. 27.85-28.35, few head
28.60-28.75; Choice 950-1375 lbs.
yield grade 2 to 4, 26.50-28,25;
high-Good to low-Choice 25.85-
27.00; Good 24.75-26.35; Stand
ard to low-Good 23.50-25.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.50 ■ 22.85;
Cutter 1950-21.85: Canner and
low-Cutter 18.75-20 00.
BULLS Choice 25.25-26.10;
Good 23 50-25.25; Utility and
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21.75
22.20
21.70
20.40
CATTLE 1221-All trends com
pared to two weeks ago, market
not reported last week because
of Holiday. Slaughter steers
steady to 50c lower: cows steady
to weak: bulls weak to 50c low
er. Supply Included 19 percent
bulls and 14 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS-High-
Choice ancT Prime 1100-1300 lbs.
27.50-28.35; Choice 950-1325 lbs.
yield grade 2 to 4. 26.25-28: high-
Good to low-Choice 25.75-27:
Good 24.50-26.25; Standard to
low-Good 23-24.85.
COWS-Utility and high-Cutter
21r.50-22.75; Cutter 19.25-21.25:
Canner and low-Cutter 18-19.50,
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steers were uneven, High
Choice and Prime sold steady
to 25 lower, kinds average
Choice and Below were steady
to 25 higher. Slaughter heifers
declined 25. Cows and Bulls
were unchanged.
Receipts 15,900 compared
with 14,900 last week and 20,300
last year. Twelve market re
ceipts 142,100 compared with
122,800 last week and 168,300
last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
On Wednesday, Prime 1225-1325
lbs. Yield Grade 3 and 4 28.00-
28 SO, Three loads at latter price
which was the lowest weekly
high since December. Mixed
High Choice and Prime 1150-
1350 lbs. 27 25-28.00, Choice 950-
1300 lbs Yield Grade 2 to 4
26.25-27 25, Mixed Good and
Choice 25 50 26 25, Good 24 25-
25 50. Standard and Low Good
23 00-24 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, Mixed High
2.36
2,70
2.90
3.33
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BUILDS A BETTER BIN
FOR STORAGE AND DRYING
48 Models
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June 6, 1968
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BULLS-Cholce 24.50-20; Good
23-24.75: Utility and Commercial
23-25. several 25.10-20, couple
2G.85-27.35.
CALVES 248-Vealers $2-3 low
er.
VEALERS - Choice 40-43.50;
Good 38-40: Standard 36-39: Util
itv 33.50-38; Cull 90-120 lbs. 30-35.
SHEEP 22-Insufficient volume
for a market test.
COWS (June 5)-Receipt of US
cows, 2 bulls and 15 heifers sold
steady. Holstein 380-525: Guern
seys 200-350; Other breeds 275-
350: Bulls 215-225; Heifers 305.
HORSES (June 3)-Receipts of
343 head sold steady. Mules 135-
155; Work horses 140-175; Riding
horses 95-330; Driving horses
110-220: Pony mares 40-55; Geld
ings 30 45; Killers 9-10.
'HOGS (June Si-Receipts of
690 head sold steady. Retail 21.-
75-22.50; Wholesale 20.50-21.25;
Heavyweights 14.50-20.50; Sows
14-15.50; Boars 12-13.
GALVES (June 3)-Receipts of
101 calves sold steady. Choice
and Prime 42-44; Good and U
Choice 39-41.50: Standard 36.50-
38.50: Common 25-35,
Choice and Prime 950-1075 lbs.
Yield Grade 3 and 4 26 25-26.00,
package average to High Prime
around 1050 lbs. Yield Grade 3
27,00. Choice 850-1075 lbs. Yield
Grade 2 to 4 25.25-26 25, Mixed
Good and Choice 24.75-25.25,
Good 24.00-24.75, Standard and
Lovr Good 22.00-24.00.
COWS Commercial 1800-
19.50, Utility 19.00-2025, High
Dressing 2050, Canner and
Cutter 16 75-19.50.
BULLS Throughout the
week, Utility and Commercial
22.50-24.50, Outstanding Indivi
dual 25 00.
SHEEP Compared with
last weeks close slaughter lambs
and ewes steady. Receipts for
the week 700 as compared 500
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