Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 19,1969
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review
April 17, 1969
CATTLE 2600 —Compai ed to
last weeks close. Slaughter
Steers weak to 50 lower, some
sales high-Choice and Piime off
100. Cows steady to stiong,
Bulls steady to 50 highei Supply
included 70 percent Slaughter
Steels, 15 peicent Cows and
Bulls, with the balance mainly
Feeder Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Pnme 1100-1325 lbs 3175-32 85,
mixed Choice and Prime 1075-
3300 lbs 31 25-31 75, Choice 950
1300 lbs 29 00-3125, high Good
■end low-Choice 28 60 29 60, Good
26 25 28 75. Standaid and low-
Good 24 00 26 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 600 850 lbs 24 25-26 00
Standard 23 00-24 50
COWS Utility and high
<li easing Cutter 19 85-22 10, Cut
!ei 18 75-20 50; Cannei and low
Cutter 17 00-19 00
BULLS Choice 26 00-27 00,
few 27 10 28 25 Good 24 00-26 00,
Utility and Commercial 24 00-
26 50, few head 26 50-27 85
CALVES 450—Vealers steady,
some sales Good and Choice 1 00
lower
VEALERS Choice 48 00-
5100, few sales 52 00, Good
44 00-49 00, Standard 39 00-45 50,
Utility 34 00-40 00, Cull 90-12 ft
lbs 29 50-36 00, 70 90 lbs 25 00-
30 00
HOGS 1450 Ban ows and
Gilts 25 lower, instances 50 low
er
CLOSING SALES, B\RROWS
AND GILTS US 1-2 210-245
lbs 2125-2150, One lot US 1
215 lbs 22 50, US 2 200-240 lbs
20 60-21 10
SHEEP 250 Supply mainly
Spung Lambs, Slaughter Lambs
fully steady
SPRING LAMBS—Choice 25-
70 lbs 41 00-45 00, few 70 85 lbs
35 00-40 00
WOOLED LAMBS—Good and
Choice 70 90 lbs 28 00-33 00,
couple head Choice 38 00, Utility
24 00 28 00
Chicago Cattle
Weekly Review
CATTLE —Compared with last
Friday, slaughter steei s steady
to 50 lower Slaughter heifers
steady to 25 lower cows strong
to 50 higher
Local receipts 75 percent
slaughter steei s. 20 percent
heifeis balance mainly cows
Overall finish of slaughter steers
10 percent pume and 76 per
cent choice This compares with
11 percent pume and 78 peicent
choice last week, and 9 peicent
prime and 75 peicent choice a
year ago Aveiage cost and
weight of slaughter steei s, esti
mated at 30 35 and 1150 lbs,
compared with 30 91 and 1160
lbs last week, and 27 42 and
1152 lbs a yeai ago Heifei sup
ply mainly high good to low
prime weighing 850 1050 lbs
SLAUGHTER STEERS —On
Wednesday, pume 1200-1400 lbs
yield giade 3 and 4 33 00-33 75,
mixed high choice and pume
1125 1375 lbs 31 50-32 50, choice
950-1350 lbs yield giade 2 to 4
29 50 3150, mixed good and
choice 28 75-29 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Two loads pume 1030 1050 lbs
yield giade 3 and 4 31 00, mixed
iugh choice and pume 950 1050
lbs 30 25 30 75, choice 850 1025
lbs yield gi ade 2 to 4 29 25 30 25,
mixed good and choice 28 50-
29 25
MARKET NEWS REPORT
CATTLE 1020—Compared to
Monday, Slaughter Steers 25-50
higher; Cows steady to strong:
Bulls steady to 50 higher Sup
ply included 80 percent Slaugh
tei Steers
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1075-
1325 lbs 31 35-32 85, Choice 950-
1300 lbs 29 35-3125: high-Good
and low-Choice 28 60-29 60. Good
26 25-28 75, Standaid and low-
Good 24 00-26 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Good 600-850 lbs 24 25 26 00,
Sandai d 23 00-24 50
COWS Utility and high
d'essmg Cuttei 19 85-2210, Cut
(Contmued on Page 3)
April
May
June
July
August
October
November
December
February ’7O 28.85
April
June
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Trend Cattle aie stronger, Hogs are steady, and Potatoes
are lower
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April 16,1969
FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, April 17, 1969)
Midwestern
Live Cattle Live Hogs Maine Potatoes
Chicago Chicago New York
30.90
29.90
29.76
29.55
29.10
28.30
28.20
at 12:30 P.M
Vintage Auction
April 15, 1969
CATTLE 713 Compared to
last Tuesday, Slaughter Steers 50
lower; Cows steady, instances 50
lower: Bulls steady to 50 higher.
Supply included 22 percent
Cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS
High-Choice and Prime 1100-
1325 lbs 31 25-32 50, Choice 950-
1350 lbs 29 60-31 50, high-Good
and low-Choice 28 60 29 75; Good
26 00-28 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Choice 800-925 lbs 26 60-28 75
COWS Utility and high
dressing Cutter 19 60-21 85, few
22 00-22 75, Cutter 18 50-20 50;
Canner and low-Cutter 17.00-
18 50
(Continued on Page 3)
21.15
23.40
23.67
22.75
21.00
20.05
CATTLE 999—Compared to steady,
last Thmsday, Slaughter Steers VEALERS Choice 49 50-
weak to 50 lower, instance 1 00 53 00, Good 45 00-49 50; Standard
lower on high-Choice and Prime: 40 00-45.50; Utility 35 00-40 00;
Cows strong to 50 higher, in- Cull 90-120 lbs. 30.00-35 00, 65-85
stance 75 higher on Utility, Bulls lbs. 26 00-30 00.
steady to 50 higher. Supply SHEEP 12 Insufficient
included 25 pei cent Cows and 14 volume for a market test; few
percent Bulls Utility and Good Slaughter Ewes
SLAUGHTER STEERS—High- 4 00-9 50.
Choice and Prime 1050-1300 lbs COWS
3125-32 60; Choice 950-1325 lbs. April 16, 1969
29 50-3135, high-Good and low- Receipts of 95 cows and 15
Choice 28 50-29 75, Good 26 75- heifers sold stronger. Holstein
29 00; Standard and low-Good 425-650; Other breeds 300-375;
24 00-2710. Heifers 350425.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS HORSES
Good 680-900 lbs 22 50-24 00 April 14, 1969
COWS—Utility and high-dress- Receipts of 359 horses sold
mg Cutter 20 50-22 75, fifteen steady Work hoises 150-230;
head 22 85 23 60: Cutter 18 75- Mules 175 205; Riding horses
2125, Canner and low-Cutter 125-450; Driving horses 140400;
17 25-19 50 Pony mares 20-35, Geldings 15-
BULLS Choice 26 10 27 10, 30, Killers 9-10.
couple 29 50-29 60. Good 23 85- HOGS
26 00; Utility and Commercial April 14, 1969
23 85-27 25, few 27 35-28 25 Receipts of 823 hogs sold
CALVES 319—Vealers mostly (Continued on Page 3)
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