—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Ju1y27.1968
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared to last
weeks close, slaughter steers
steady, instances 25c higher;
cows 50-1.00 lower; bulls steady,
spots 50c lower; feeder steers
fully steady! Supply included an
estimated 55 percent slaughter
steers, 20 percent cows and bulls
with the balance mainly feeder
steers:
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Prime 1275-1325 lbs. 28.75-29 00;
mixed Choice and Prime 1100-
1300 lbs. 28.50-28 75: Choice 950-
1375 lbs. 27 35-28 50; high-Good
to low-Choice 26 75-27 50; Good
25 00-27.25, Standard to low-Good
23 00-25 00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19 00-20 60. few
head on Mondas 2100-21 50; Cut
ter 17 25-19 50 Cannei and low-
Cutter 16 00-17 50
BULLS Choice 24 50-25 50:
Good 23 00-24 50 Utility and
Commei cial 23 00 24 75, few- head
25 00 26 00
FEEDER STEERS Load
Choice in Good to low-Choice
slaughter flesh 1085 lbs 27 50.
Choice 950-1100 lbs 26 50-27 00.
Good 775-1100 lbs 25 50-26.25
CALVES Vealers steady to
$2 00 higher.
VEALERS Choice 38 00-40 -
50. few 4100-42 50: Good 35 00-
39 50; Standard 33 00-36 50; Util
ity 30.00-34 00; Cull 95-120 lbs
26 00-30 50, 70-90 lbs 22.00-27 00
HOGS Barrows and gilts
mostly steady, with Monday’s
loss being recovered on Wed
Closing sales Barrows and gills;
US 2, 200-230 lbs. 23 00-23 75.
US 2-4 195-235 lbs. 2210-22 75,
US 3-4 230-265 lbs 21 00-21 85.
SOWS US 1-3 370445 lbs
1610-16 35, US 2-3 365 465 lbs
15 00-15 60.
SHEEP Spring lambs 50-
100 lower Ewes about steady
SPRING LAMBS Good 65-
100 lbs 23 25-25 50, few lots of
Choice on Monday 526 00 Util
ity 17 00-23 50
SLAUGHTER EWES Util
ity and Good 5 50-10 00.
The chimney swift has been
clocked at a speed of 250 miles
per hour, making it the fastest
bird known.
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Phone 665-2258
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CATTLE 868 Compared to
Monday, slaughter steers steady;
cows 25-50 c lower; bulls steady
to 50c lower. Supply included 12
percent cows and 13 percent
bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950-1375 lbs. 27.35-28.75,
few head high-Choice and Prime
28.75*2900; high-Good to low-
Choice 26.75-27.50; GOod 25 00-
27 25; Standard to low*Good 23.-
00-25 00.
COWS Utility an'd high
dressing Cutter 19 25-20.60: Cut
ter 17.25-19 50; Canner and Ibw-
Cutter 16 00-17 50.
BULLS Choice 24 50-25 50;
Good 23 00-24 50, Utility and
Commei cial 23 00-24 75, few 25-
00 26 60
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Trend Cattle are lower; Hogs are steady and Potatoes are
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Vintage Auction
July 23, 1968
CATTLE 911 Compared to
last Tuesday, slaughter steers
fully steady; cows and bulls 25-
50c lower. Supply included 16
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1025-1250
lbs. 28.35-29.35, few head 29.50-
29.85; Choice 950-1350 lbs. 27.50-
28.60; high-Good to low-Choice
26 60-27.85; Good 25.00-27.35;
Standard to low-Good 23.50-25.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good and Choice 700-1000 lbs.
24 00 25.10, few Standard 22.50-
23 50.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 15.50-20 85, few
2100-2160; Cutter 18.50-20.25;
Canner and low-Cutter 17.00-18-
75.
BULLS Choice 24 50-25,75:
Good 23 00 24 50, Utility and
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CATTLE 1121 Compared
to last Thursday, slaughter
steers steady; cows 75-I.so'lotv
er; bulls steady to 50c higher.
Supply Included ‘l4 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER 'STEERS
Choice 950-1350 lbs. 27.25-28.75,
few high-"Cholce and Prime 28.-
50-29.00; high-Good to low-
Choice 26.75-27.60; Good 25 00-
27.25;'Standard to low-Good 23.-
00-25.00.
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 18.25-19.75, few
head 19 85-20 75: Cutter 17.35-19.-
00: Canner and low-Cutter 15.-
60-17 60.
dttttc. „ Compared with the previous
r B^ L ofn7o9« ICe T r 2 t tl 5 ' 2580 i Friday. Slaughter steers steady.
Good 23 75: Utility and „ Heifers steady to 50 lower. Cows
snS™ 23.00-2000, few 25.- an d bulls steady. Average cost
ou 26 50 an d weight of slaughter steers
CALVES 436 Vealers for the week estimated at 27 50
strong to S 2 00 higher, some 11 l° I , l^- lu co “ p ? red
sales S 3 00 higher -27 63 and 1178 lbs last week and
VEALERS°— Choice 39 50- 2640 and 1173 Ibs - last >’ear
-43 00; Good 38 00-41 00; Stand- Overall finish of slaughter steers
ard 36 00-39 00: Utility 33 00 37 - 10 Percent Prime and 74 percent
50. Cull 95-125 lbs 27 00-33 00 Choice compared with 12 per
-70-90 lbs. 24 00-2850. cent Prime and 76 percent
SHEEP 25 Spring lambs Choice last week and 16 percent
steady. Prime and 74 percent Choice
SPRING LAMBS Utility last year.
21.00-23 00, One lot Good 24 50. SLAUGHTER STEERS—
During the week, Prime 1250-
COWS 1375 ibs. Yield Grade 3 and 4
July 24, 1968 28 50-28.75. Mixed High Choice
Receipts of 143 cows and 11 and Prime 1150-1400 lbs. 28.00-
heifers sold steady. Holstein 400- 28 50. Choke 1000-1400 lbs
1335; Other breeds 285-375; Heif- Yield Grade 2 to 4 27.00-28.00.
ers 230-400. Mixed Good and Choice 26.50-
r SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
— , High Choice and Prime
Receipts of 326 horses sold 880-1025 lbs. Yield Grade 3 and
lower. Riding horses 90-360; 4 27.00-27.25. Choice 800-1025
Driving horses 110-265; Pony lbs. Yield Grade 2to 4 26.25-27.-
mares 45 60; Geldings 40-55; 00. Mixed Good and Chbice 25.-
Mules (killer-way) Killers 7-8 75-26 25
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HOGS
July 22, 1961
Receipts of 722 head shld sl*
1.50 lower. Retail 23-23.76; whole
sale, NO. I*3 32-22.35; Heavy
weights 13.50-21.60; Sows 13-16.-
'5O; Boars 12-13.50.
CALVES
July 22. 1968
Receipts of 118 calves sold
steady. Choice and Prime 40-42;
Good and L. Choice 38-39.50;
Standard 32-37.50; Common 22-
31.50.
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