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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
July 18, 1968
CATTLE 3700 Compared
to last week’s close, slaughter
steers steady, instances 25c low
er; cows and bulls 50-1.00 lower;
feeder steers fully steady; Sup
ply included an estimated 50
pei cent cows and bulls with the
balance mainly feeder steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Pume 1250-1315 lbs. 28 75-29.25;
mixed choice and Prime 1075-
1325 lbs. 28 50-28.85; Choice 950-
1350 lbs yield grade 2 to 4, 27.25-
28 50; high-Good to low-Choice
26 75-27.50; Good 25 00-27 35;
Standard to low-Good 23 00-25 00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 850-950 lbs. 24.25-25'75:
Good 22 75-24.50;
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter closd at 19 75-
21 50, after several on Monday
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, July 18,1968)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
27.50
July
August
27.30
September 27.15
26.80
October
November
26.32
December
February 26.10
March
April
May
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Trend. Cattle are lower; Hogs are lower and Potatoes are higher
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 1221 Compared
to Monday, slaughter steers
steady to 25c lower; cows and
bulls 50-1.00 lower. Supply in
eluded 9 percent cows and 12
percent bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1350 lbs, yield grade
2 to 4, 27.25-28 50, few high-
Choice and Prime 28 50-28.85;
high-Good to low-Choice 26.75-
27 50; Good 25 00-27.35; Stand
ard to low-Good 23 00-25.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 850-950 lbs. 24.25-25.75;
Good 22 75-24 50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.75-21.50; Cut
ter 18 00-20 50; Conner and low-
Cutter 17.00-18 50.
BULLS Good 23.00-24.50,
few Choice 24 75-25 35, couple
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19.25-a
18.80
Auction Only
July 17,1968
2.40
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Vintage Auction
July 16,1968
CATTLE 882 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
strong to 25c higher; cows 25-
75c lower; bulls weak to 50c
lower. Supply included 18 per
cent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1325 lbs. 28.50-29.50; Choice 950-
1400'lbs. in yield grade 2 to 4,
27.50-29.00; high-Good to low-
Choice 26.75-27.85; Good 25.25-
27.50; Standard to low-Good 23.-
25-25.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few head Choice and Prime
840-920 lbs. 27.00-27.50; Good
-22 75-24.50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 20.00-22.10;
Cutter 19.00-21.00; Canner and
low-Cutter 17.73-1900.
BULLS Choice 25.00-25.60;
cou. 26.10-26.35; Good 23 25-2 -
-75; Utility and Commercial 23.-
00-25.00, few 25.10-25.60; Three
head 26.60-27.75.
CALVES 613 Vealers weak
to $2.00 lower, hill decline on
CulL
VEALERS Choice 39.00-
41.00; Good 36.00-39.00; Stand
ard 33.00-36.00; Utility 31.00-
33.50; Cull 95-120 lbs. 27.50-32.-
00, 70-90 lbs. 23.00-28.50.
HOGS 326 Barrows
gilts 50-75 c lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 2, 200-225 lbs. 23.00-23.35;
US 2-3 190-235 lbs. 22.25-22.85;
US 3, 230-260 lbs. 21.25-22.10;
one lot US 4, 275 lbs. 19.85.
SHEEP 78 Spring lambs
mostly steady.
SPRING LAMBS Choice
60-80 lbs. 26.00-28 00; Utility 18.-
00-22 00.
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New Holland Auction
Thursday, July 18, 1968
CATTLE 949 Compared to
last Thursday, slaughter steers
steady; cows 75-2.00 lower with
some sales of Utility off $2.50;
bulls 50c lower. Supply included
16 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1325 lbs. yield grade
2 to 4, 27.25-28.60; few high-
Choice .and Prime 28.50-29.25;
high-Good to low-Choice 26.35-
27.50; Good 25.00-27.00; Stand
ard to low-Good 23.50-25.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 790-875 lbs., 25.25-26.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19.85-20.85, five
head 2L10—22.10; Cutter 18.75-
20 50: Canner and low-Cutter
17.35-19.10.
BULLS Choice 24,50-25.60,
few 26.25-26.75; Good 23.00-24.50;
Utility and Commercial 22.50-
24.75, few 24.85-25.50; Cutter
and low-Utility 21.50-23.00.
CALVES 432 Vealers $l.OO
- lower.
VEALERS Choice 3T.50-
40.00; Good 35.00-37.50; Standard
33.00-36.00; Utility 3LOO-34.50;
Cull 95-120 lbs. 28.00-32.00;. 70-
90 lbs. 2200-27.50.
SHEEP 10 Insufficient vol
ume for a market test
and
COWS
July 17 r 1968
Receipts of 144 cows, 2 bulls
and 8 heifers sold steady. Hol
stein 385-580; Other breeds 275-
370; Bulls 205-215; Heifers 295-
355. . - r.
HORSES
July 15, 1968
Receipts of 380 horses sold
steady. Riding horses 05-270;
Driving horses 120-270; Pony
mares 40-50; Geldings 20-45;
Mules (killer way); Killers 8-9.
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Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
July 18,1968
CATTLE Compared with
the previous Friday, slaughter
steers and heifers closed gener
ally steady. Cows were 75-1.50
lower with bulls weak to 50
lower.
Receipts 18,500 compared
with 17,600 last week and 18,300
last year. Twelve market re
ceipts 165,200 compared with
158,000 last week and 162,000
last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Wednesday, Prime 250-1375 lbs.
yield Grade 3 and 4 28-50-23.00
with eight loads during the
week at the latter price. Mixed
High Choice and Prime 1150-
1430 lbs. 28.25-28.75. Choice
1050.-1400 lbs. yield Grade 2. to
4 27.25-28.25. Mixed Good and
Chofce 26.50-27.25, Good 25,75-
26.50, Standard and Low Good
24:00-25.75.
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