Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 1.1. 1969
2
At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
March 13,1969
CATTLE 2700 Compared
to Inst weeks close. Slaughter
Sleei s .50 100 higher. Cows
mostly steady. Bulls fully
steady Feeder Steei s steady to
stiong Supply included 50 per
cent Slaughter Steei s, 20 per
cent Cows and Bulls, with the
balance mainly Feeder Steei s
Feedei buyers competing with
Slaughter buyers on Good grade
Slaughter Steeis with aiound
5 loads sold as Feeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High Choice and Pume 1000-
1350 lbs 31-25-32 85. Choice 975-
1350 lbs 29 75 3160, high-Good
and low Choice 28 60 29 85-
Good 26 50 29 50 few Standaid
23 10-25 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-925 lbs 26 50 27 25
Good 750-900 lbs 24 6026 10
COWS Utility and high
di essmg Cutter 19 75-21 25, few
head 2150-22 25, Cutter 18 50-
2010, Canner and low-Cutter
16 50-18 50
BULLS Choice 26 00-27 00,
few 2710-27 85, Good 23 75-26-
00 Utility and Commercial 23 -
50-26 75, four head 1660 1770
lbs 27 25-27 75
FEEDER STEERS Couple
lots Prime 525-625 lbs 32 25-33 -
00, around 5 loads Choice 850-
1140 lbs in Good slaughter
finish 28 25-29 50, load mixed-
Good and Choice 930 lbs 27 30,
load Good 820 lbs 26 75
CALVES 425
strong to 100 higher.
VEALERS Choice 49 00-
52 00, few head 53 00, Good 45 ■
00-50 00. Standard 40 00-45 50.
Cull 90-120 lbs 29 00-35 00, 70-
90 lbs 25 00 30 00
HOGS 1350 Barrows and
(Continued on Page 3)
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 823 Compaied to
Monday. Slaughter Steers
strong to 50 higher; Cows most
ly steady. Bulls fully steady
Supply included 10 percent
Cows, and nearly 10 percent
Steers, sold as Feeders
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice 975-1350 lbs 29 75 3160.
few high-Choice and Prime
1200-1325 lbs 32 00 32 85: high-
Good and low-Choice 28 60 29 -
85, Good 27 10-29 50, few Stand
ard 23 10 25 35
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 750 900 lbs 24 60 2610,
couple Choice 26 50 27 25
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cuttei 19 75-2125, 5
head 21 50-22 25 Cuttei 18 00-
20 10 Cannei and low Cuttei
16 50 18 50
BULLS Choice 26 00 27 00.
few 27 10-27 85, Good 23 75-26 -
00 Utility and Commeicial 24-
75 26 75 4 head 1660-1770 lbs
27 25-27 75
FEEDER STEERS Nearly
4 loads Choice 850-1100 lbs in
Good slaughter finish 28 25-29-
50
CALVES 81 Vealers fully
steady
VEALERS Choice 49 GO
-52 00, Good 45 50-49 50. Stand
ard 40 50-45 50; Utility 35 00-40
50, Cull 90-120 lbs 29.50-3450,
70-90 lbs 26 00-30 00
HOGS 208 Barrows and
Gilts mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-2 200-230 lbs 22 25-23 00
US 2 200-270 lbs 21 25-2175.
US 2 190-195 lbs 20 00-20 75
SHEEP 53 Wooled Lambs
50-1 50 higher
WOOLED LAMBS Choice
65-90 lbs 30 50-33 00 Good 60-
bO lbs 28 00 30 00
Vealers
The most of building and
maintaining loads has doubled
in the past 15 years
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squaie miles aie undeilaid with
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Vintage Auction
March 11,1969
CATTLE 756 Compared to
two weeks ago, market not re
ported last week, Slaughter
Steers 25-50 higher. Cows steady
to 50 higher; Bulls strong to 50
higher Supply included 29 pel
cent Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1050
1375 lbs 31 00-31 75, 5 head 32 -
35; Choice 950-1400 lbs 29 35-
3110, high-Good and low-Choice
28 50 29 60; Good 27 00 28 85,
few Standard 24 75-25 25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 850-1000 lbs 24 00 26 00,
couple Choice 27 25-28 10.
COWS Utility and high
diessing Cuttei 19 25-2150, few
2160-22 50, Cuttei 18 50 20 25
Canner and low Cuttei 17 00
18 25
BULLS Good 23 75 25 50
Utility and Commei cial 24 00
(Continued on Page 6)
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE Compared with
last weeks close, slaughter
steers 25-75 higher, slaughter
heifers 25-50 higher, cows 50
higher
Local receipts 73 percent
slaughter steers, 22 percent
heifers with the balance main
ly cows Overall finish of
slaughter steers 10 percent
Prime and 77 percent Choice
This compares with 12 percent
Prime and 74 percent Choice
last week, and 11 percent Pume
and 73 percent Choice a year
ago Average cost and weight
of slaughter steers, estimated at
30 00, highest since November,
1962, and 1140 lbs compared
with 29 49 and 1142 lbs last
week, and 27 90 and 1166 lbs
a year ago Heifer supply main
ly High Good to Low Prime
weighing 825 1050 lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS On
Wednesday Fume 1200 1350
lbs Yield Giade 3 and 4 32 75-
33 50. lattei the highest since
New Holland Auction
Choice 28 50-30 00; Good 26 25*
29 25. Standard and low-Good
CATTLE 1158—Compaied to 23 25-26 25
last Thursday Slaughter Steers SLAUGHTER HEIFERS —.
sf.ong to 50 higher, with some Good 825-985 lbs. 23 75-25.00.
sales of Choice and Prime 75 TTIM , . , . .
h'ghcr; Cows steady to 50 high- COWS Utility and high
er Rulls steadv to 50 lowei dressing Cutter 19 75-21.60, few
liWl? mSSw Is S 1 “. 8 » 8 «
Cows and 16 peicent Feede. ft utter IS:2o_2050; Conner and
g t low-Cutter 17.00-1850
March 13. 1969
SLAUGHTER STEERS BULLS Choice 25.60-26.75,
Few high-Choice and Prime couple 2735-27 60; Good 23 75-
1100-1375 lbs 31 25-32 85, 4 head 25 85; Utility and Commercial
33 00-33 35. Choice 950-1400 lbs 23 75-26 00, 4 head 26 35-26.75;
29 75-3185. high-Good and low (Continued on Page 3)
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, March 13.1969)
Midwestern
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April
Ma>
June
29.90
August
29.95
October
29.75
November
29.37
December
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Trend Cattle are stronger; Hogs are stronger and Potatoes
are stronger
October, 1962 Mixed High
Choice and Prime 1100-1350 lbs
3150-32 75, Choice 950-1350 lbs
Yield Grade 2 to 4 29 50-3150.
Mixed Good and Choice 28 50
29 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
On Wednesday, Mixed High
Choice and Pume 950-1100 lbs
Yield Grade 3 and 4 29 50-30 00,
latter the highest since Novem
ber 1962, Choice 850-1025 lbs
Yield Grade 2 to 4 28 26-29 50,
Mixed Good and Choice 27 50-
28 25
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