—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, January 18,1969
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
January 17, 1969
CATTLE 2900 compared to
last weeks close. Slaughter
Steers uneven. Choice and
Prime steady, instances of 25
higher, Good and low Choice
steady to 25c lower. Cows steady
to 50 highei, Bulls mostly
steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Mixed-Choice and Pume 1200-
1400 lbs 30 00 30 75- Choice 950-
1440 lbs 28 25 29 85 high Good
and low-Choice 27 50-28 85, Good
25 50-27 85. Standaid and low-
Good 23 75 25 00
COWS Utilitj and high
diessing Cuttei 17 50-19 50 few
to 19 75, Cutter 16 50 18 25, Can
nei and low-Cuttei 14 50-16 75
BULLS Choice 25 25 26 50,
few on Monday 26 75 27 00,
Good 24 00-26 00. Utility and
Commercial 23 50-25 85, few
head 26 00-27 50
CALVES 450
2 00 lowei
VEALERS Choice 46 00
49 50, Good 41 00 46 00 Standaid
Zb 00-42 00, Utility 31 00-37 00.
Cull 90-120 lbs 26 00-32 00, 70-
90 lbs 22 00-26 50
HOGS 1300 Banows and
gilts steady to 25 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS
LS 1-2 200-240 lbs 21 50-22 00
US 2-3 200-245 lbs 20 60 2125
US 2-3 255-270 lbs 19 60-20 35
SHEEP 400 Wooled lambs
steady to 50c lower, ewes fully
steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
65-100 lbs 28 50-29 50, few lots
30 00, Good 60-95 lbs 25 50-
2800; Utility 22 00-25 50
SLAUGHTER EWES—Utility
and Good 6 00-7 50
Egg Sizes
The seven-inch-long egg of
the ostrich is the largest egg of
any living bird, the smallest is
that of the vervain humming
bird of Haiti, which measures
Vi -inch in length
* * * *
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CATTLE 582 Compared to
Monday Slaughter Steers steady
to 50 lower: Cows steady to
strong: Bulls mostly steady
Supply included 18 percent
Cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 950 1440 lbs 28 25-29 85,
one lot Pume 1250 lbs 30 75
high-Good and low-Choice 27 50-
28 85: Good 25 50 27 85. Stand
ai d and low-Good 23 75-25 00
COWS Utility and high
di essmg Cutter 18 00-19 00. few
19 10-19 75. Cutter 16 50 18 00.
Conner and low-Cutter 14 50-
16 75.
BULLS Choice 25 25 26 35.
Good 24 50 25 75. Utility and
Commercial 24 75-25 85; indivi
dual 1720 lbs 27 50
CALVES 105
steady to 1 00 higher
VEALERS Choice 47 00-
49 50. Good 42 00 45 50. Stand
aid 37 50 42 50. Utility 31 50 37 -
00. Cull 95-120 lbs 26 00-32 00,
70-90 lbs 22 50-26 50
HOGS 210 Barrows and
gilts steady to strong
Veleis 1 00
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 200-240 lbs 2150 22 00
US 2-3 200-245 lbs 20 60-2125
US 2-3 255-270 lbs 19 60-20 35
February
March
April
May
June
August
Oct
November
December
Trend Cattle are steady; Hogs are steady and Potatoes are
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Veal e i s
FUTURES TRADING
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Midwestern
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27.02
26.62
26.71
26.60
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January 14, 1969
CATTLE 652 Compared to
last Tuesday Slaughter Steers
25 to 50 higher, Cows 25-50
higher; small supply Bulls
steady to 50 lower Supply in
cluded 30 percent Cows and 10
percent Feeder Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1425 lbs 29 85 30 60, four head
3110-31 35, Choice 950-1465 lbs
28 25-30 00, high Good and low-
Choice 27 85-29 00, Good 25 50
28 25, Standard and low-Good
2400-26 00
COWS Utility and high
diessmg Cutter 17 25 19 50, few
to 20 00, Cutter 16 50-18 50; Can
ner and low Cutter 14 50-16 60
BULLS Couple Good 25 00.
Utility and Commercial 23 35-
24 75, thiee head 1950 2250 lbs
26 00-27 50
FEEDER STEERS Choice
860 940 lbs 27 00-27 10, Good
and Choice 725 825 lbs 24 60-
26 25
CALVES 469 Vealers un
evenly steady, instances 100
lower on Good and Choice
VEALERS Choice 45 DO
-49 50. Good 42 50-45 00. Stand
ard 37 50-43 00, Utility 32 00 38 -
00, Cull 90-120 lbs 27 50-32 00,
70 85 lbs 23 00-28 00
(Continued on Page 3)
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CATTLE 746 Compared to
last Thin sday Slaughter Steel s
steady to 50 higher; Cows steady
to 50 higher, least advance on
Utility; Bulls steady to 50 low
er. Supply included 40 percent
Cows and 36 percent Slaughter
Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050-
1275 lbs 28 85-30 50, five head
30 60 3100; Choice 950-1375 lbs
28 25-30 00; high-Good and low-
Choice 27 35-28 85; Good 25.75-
28 00, Standard and low-Good
23 50 25 50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Few Choice 850-960 lbs 25 75-
26 85
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 17 50-19 25, few
19 50-19 85; Cutter 16 75-18 25,
Canner and low-Cutter 15 00-16 -
75
CALVES 387 Vealers fully
steady
VEALERS Choice 48 00-
Sl 50; Good 43 00-47.50, Stand
ard 39.00 43 50; Utility 33 00-39 -
50; Cull 90-120 lbs 27 00-33.00,
70-90 lbs 2450-28 00
SHEEP 24 Insufficient
volume of any one class to
fully test trends. Couple lot
Choice 90-95 lbs wooled lambs
30 50-3150, few head Choice and
Prime 60-75 lbs. new crop lambs
32 50-37 50 One lot Good 70 lb
wooled lambs 27 00
BULLS Choice 26 35-26 85,
few 27.75; Good 24 00-25 75; Uti
lity and Commercial 23 35-25 -
85, few 26.00-26 60.
COWS
January 15, 1969
Receipts of 80 cows sold
steady. Holstein 420-515; Other
breeds 250-385. - T
2.79
HORSES
January 13, 1969
2.97
3.51
Receipts of 310 horses sold
steady Work horses (single)
170-220, (pairs) 500-600; Riding
horses 95-390; Mules 135-190,
Driving horses 115-240; Pony
Mares 15-25, Geldings 12-20,
Killers 8-9
2.38
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BULLS, STEERS, BUTCHER COWS,
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For Marketing Information
Phone Area Code 717-442-4181
Box 100 Paradise, Pa.
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AUCTIONS MAKE THE DIFFERENCE IN
MARKETING LIVESTOCK
NEW HOLLAND MAKES THE
DIFFERENCE IN AUCTIONS
Monday —10:00 A.M. Horse Sale
10:30 A.M. Fat Hogs and Shoats
2:30 P.M. Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows and Veal
Wednesday —12:30 P.M. Dairy Sale
Thursday 12:30 P.M. Fat Steers, Bulls, Cows and Ve«l
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, Penna, 717-354-2194
Abe W. Diffenbach, Sales Manager
New Holland Auction
January 16, 1969
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
the previous Friday. Slaughter
steers and heifers average
Choice and above steady. Low
Choice and below unevenly
steady to 25 lower. Cows steady
to 25 higher, bulls unchanged.
Over all finish of slaughter
steei s for the week 10 percent
Prime and 75 per cent Choice,
about the same as last week and
last year. The average age cost
and weight for the week esti
mated at 2900 and 1150 lbs.
compared with 28.72 and 1157
lbs last week and 26.75 and
1156 lbs. last year.
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Wednesday, Pume 1225-1400
lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 31.00-
3150 Mixed High Choice and
Prime 1100 1375 lbs. 30.00-31 00.
Choice 950-1350 lbs. Yield
Grade 2 to 4 28.75-30.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 27.50-28.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, Prime 961-1045
lbs Yield Grade 3 and 4 29.25-
29 50 Mixed High Choice and
Prime 950-1050 lbs 28.75-29.25.
Choice 850-1025 lbs. Yield Grade
2 to 4 27 50-28.75. Mixed Good
and Choice 26 25-27.50.
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