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At Lancaster Yards
Waekly Review
June 14. 1968
CATTLE 2801 - Compared to
last week's close, slaughter
steers generally steady: ns Mon
day’s lossei were recovered on
Wednesday: cows steady to 25c
lower: bulls steady to 50c high
er. Supply included an estimated
85 percent slaughter steers. 8
percent cows & 7 percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
Prime 1100-1300 lbs. 28 50-29;
high-Choice and Prme 1300-1335
lbs. 27.50-28.50: Choice 950 1300
lbs. 26.35-27.50; high-Good to
low Choice 25.75-26.75; Good 24.-
25 26.25,
HEIFERS - Choice 900-1100
lbs. 23.25-24.35: Good and low-
Choice 850-950 lbs. 22-23.
COWS-Utility and high-dress
ing Cutter 20 25-22 60: Cutter 19-
20 75; Canner and low-Cutter 17
19.
BULLS - Choice 2-1.50-26. few
head 26.25-26.50; Good 24-25.50:
Utility and Commercial 22.75-
25 50, few individual 26 75-27 50.
CALVES 386-Vealers $l-2 low
er.
VEALERS - Choice 38-40 50;
Good 35 50-38: Standard 34-37;
Utility 32 50-35; Cull 90-120 lbs.
30-33 50, 70-90 lbs 25-29.
HOGS 1437-Barrows and gilts
steady to 25c lower.
BARROWS & GILTS - US 1.
210-230 lbs. 22 75-23 10; US 1-2
190-240 lbs. 21 60-22 75; US 1-3
220-260 lbs. 20.75-21 75.
SOWS-US 1-2 370-395 lbs. 14 -
25-15 10; US 2-3 550-585 lbs. 13 10-
13 85
SHEEP 202-Spnng lambs $l-2
lower Ewes steady,
SPRING LAMBS-Choice 50-90
lbs 27 50-28 50, Good 24-27.
SLAUGHTER EWES - Utility
and Good $4-8
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CATTLE 937 - Compared to
Inst Wednesday, slaughter steers
strong to 50c higher; Prime 50c
higher; Choice 23c higher; cows
steady to 25c lower: bulk steady
to 50c higher. Supply included a
85 percent slaughter steers. 8
percent cows and 7 percent
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
Prime 1100-1300 lbs. 28.50-29:
high-Choice and Prime 1100-1300
lbs. 27.50-28 50: Choice 950-1300
lbs. 26.35-27.50; high-Good to
low-Choice 25.75 26.75: Good 24.-
25-26.25: Choice 900-1000 lb.
slaughter heifers 23.25-24.35;
Good and low-Choice heifers 850-
950 lbs. 22-23.
COWS-Utility and high-dress
ing Cutter 20.25-22.60; Cutter 19-
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June
July
August
September
October
December
February 26.15
March
April
May
Trend Cattle are higher; Hogs slightly lower and Potatoes
are steady.
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Vintage Sales Stables, Inc.
PARADISE, PENNA.
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, Fa.
10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30
Kenneth E. Hershey, Sales Manager
LOOKING FOR A
PERFECT MATCH?
Your Mvestpcfc pnc) Our Qualified Buyers
Monday —10:3,0 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, hulls, cows & veal
Thursday at 12:30 P.M.
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, Penna. 717-354-2194
Ahe W. Diffenhach, Sales Manager .
Auction Only
June IS. 1968
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, June 13,1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York.
26.75
26.57
26.52
26.45
26.22
26.17
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
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Vintage Auction -
June 11,1961
CATTLE 874 Compared to
Inst Tuesday, slaughter steers
steady to 28c lower, most de
cline on Choice and Prime;
cows steady to 28c higher; bulls
28-80 c higher. Supply included
18 percent cows and 7 percent
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1325 lbs. 27.50-28.25, few head
28.35-28.75: Choice 050-1375 lbs.
yield grade 2 to 4. 26.25-27.50;
high-Good to low-Choice 25.75-
26.50; Good 950-1150 lbs. 24.50-
25.75; Standard to low-Good 23.-
35-24.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Choice 900-975 lbs. 24.50-
24 85; Good 750-900 lbs. 23.00-
2400.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.85-22.60; few
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21.75
22.15
21.45
20.40
21.25-22.25; Heavyweights 19.73-
CATTLE 1328 - Compared to 1 1 3,50 ” inf.
last Thursday, slaughter steers C^ LVE f (J “ n * 10 ' “ R *f el f ts
. . . . " .... of 80 head sold $1 lower. Choice
steady: cows steady to 25c low- and prime 4M3 . Good and low .
cr: bulls steady to 25c higher, choice 39-40.50; Standard 35.50-
Supply Included about 15 percent 33 50; Common 25-35.
bulls and cows. ■
SLAUGHTER STEERS - Few-
Prime 1200-1300 lbs. 28.50-29;
high-Choice and Prime 1100-1300
lbs. -27.50-28.35: Choice 950-1323
lbs. yield grade 2 to 4. 26.23-28;
high-Good to low-Choice 23.75-
27; Good 24.30 26.25; Standard
to low-Good 23-24.85.
COWS-Utility and high-Cutter
20.50-22.75; Cutter 19.25 2125;
Canner and low-Cutter 17.75-
19.50.
BULLS - Choice 24.75-26 25:-
Good 23.25-24.75: Utility & Com
mercial 23-25; some 25.10-26, few
26.75-27.25.
CALVES 363-Vealers $l-2 low
er.
VEALERS-Choice 38-40; Good
36-38; Standard 35-37; Utility
32.50-36; Cull 90-120 lbs. 29-33.
SHEEP 20-Sales volume for a
price trend.
COWS (June 12)-Receipts of
176 cows, 4 bulls and 19 heifers
sold steady. Holstein 350-600;
Guernseys 235-275; Other breeds
250-325; Bulls 200-325; Heifers
75-330.
HORSES (June 10) - Receipts
of 403 head sold steady. Mples
went the killer way; Riding
horses 110-315; Driving horses
130-365; Pony mares Geld
ings 3040; Killers 9-10.
2.66
HOGS (June 10)-Receipts of
1076 head sold .75 to $1 higher.
Retail 22 25-23.25; Wholesale
3.36
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New Holland Auction
June 13, 1968
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE-Compared with last
week's close, slaughter steers
were steady to 25c lower.
Slaughter heifers steady, Bulls
were unchanged, Cows 25 to 50
higher.
Receipts 18.800 compared with
15.900 last week and 20,500 last
year. Twelve market receipts
137.800 compared with 141.100
last week and 164,700 last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS -
Prime 1225-1350 lbs. Yield Grade
'3 and 4 28-28.25. Twelve loads at
the latter price the lowest week
ly top since last December. Mix
ed High Choice and Prime 1100-
1400'lbs. 27-28, Choice 1000-1350
lbs. Yield Grade 2 to 4 26.25-27-
25, Mixed Good and Choice 25.50-
26.25, Good 24.50-25.50, Standard
and Low Good 23-24.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIPERS-High
Choice and Prime 940-1040 lbs.
Yield Grade 3 and 4 26 50-26.85,
Choice 850-1050 lbs. Yield Grade
2 to 4 25.50-26.50, Mixed Good &
Choice 25-25 50, Good 24-25,
Standard and Low Good 22-24.
COWS-Late, Commercial 18.-
50-20, Utility 19.50-20.50, High
Dressing 20.75-21, Canner and
Cutter 17 50-20.
BULLS-Throughout the week,
Utility and Commercial 22.50-
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