—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. December 13.1969
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At Lancaster Yards
Weekly Review Auction Only
December 11, 1969 December 10,1969
CATTLE 1900 Compared CATTLE 620 Compared to
to last weeks close. Slaughter Monday, Slaughter Steers steady,
Steers steady, instances 25 low- instances 25 lower on Choice;
er on Choice: Cows 50 to mostly Cows 50 to mostly 1 00 higher;
1.00 higher: Bulls 50-75 higher: Bulls 50-75 higher
Supply included an estimated 30 SLAUGHTER STEERS Few
percent Slaughter Steers and mixed-Choice and Prime 1100-
25 percent Cows and Bulls. 1250 lbs. 29.60-29 85. Choice 950-
SLAUGHTER STEERS 1325 lbs. 29 00-29.75: high-Good
Few mixed-Choice and Prime and low-Choice 28 10-29.00; load
1050 -1250 lbs 29 60 -30 00: mixed-Good and Choice 1375-1525
Choice 950-1325 lbs 29 00 29.75: lbs 26 60-27 35. Good 950-1300
high Good and low-Choice main- lbs 26 00-28.10.
ly 28 10-29 00: load mixed-Good SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
and Choice 1375-1525 lbs 26 60- Choice 775-950 lbs. 26.75-27.60.
27.35; Good 26 00-28 10; Stand- COWS—Utility and high-dress
ard 25 75-27.00, including two ing Cutter 20 50-21.75, few 21.85-
loads 900 lbs at 29 75 22 10, Cutter 18 75-21.00; Canner
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS and low-Cutter 16 50-18.75.
Choice 775-950 lbs 26.75-28 00, BULLS Choice 29 35-30 60.
few head 28 50-29 00. couple 31.10-3135; Good 26 75-
COWS Utility and high- 29 00, Utility and Commercial
dressing Cutter 20 50-21 75, few 25 85-29 60, four head 30 10-31.00
21 85-22 10, Cutter 18 75 21.00. CALVES 146 Vealers steady
Canner and low-Cutter 16 50-18 - to strong.
75. (Continued on Page 3)
BULLS Choice 28 50 30 60,
couple 3110-31 35, Good 26 50-
29.00; Utility and Commercial
25 50-29 60, few head 30 10-31 00
CALVES 550 Vealers
steady to strong, strength main
ly m Good and Choice.
VEALERS Choice 47 50-
5150, few head 52 00-53 50,
Good 44 00-48 00, Standard 39 -
00 46 00; Utility 32 00-40 00, Cull
90-120 lbs 26 00-30.50; 65-85 lbs December
21 00 27 00
HOGS 1250 Barrows and January 70
Gilts steady, instances 25 high- February
er
CLOSING SALES. BAR- March
ROWS AND GILTS. US 1 195-
235 lbs 29 00-29 50 US 2-3 190- April
250 lbs 28 00-2850 -
SHEEP 200 Wooled Lambs lnay
slow, mostly steady, Ewes fully j une
steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice July
60-90 lbs 28 00-29 50, Good 24-
00-28 00, Utility 20 00-24 50
SLAUGHTER EWES Utili
ty and Good 6 00 8 00
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MARKET NEWS REPORT
August
September
October
November
December
February ’7l
a-asked b-bid n-nominal
Tiend Cattle aie lower; Hogs are steady, Potatoes are low
er; Eggs are lower
687-6712
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FUTURES TRADING
(Closing bids as of Thursday, December 11, 1969)
Chicago Chicago
Cattle Hogs
29.20 28.05
30.20 26.50
30.37 24.90 2.79 39.70
30.65 26.00
30.70
30.20
29.87
29.50
Vintage Auction
December 9. 1969 December 11. 1969 sale 28 28 75. Heavyweights 27-
CATTLE 609 Compared to CATTLE 715 Complied to 28, Sows 2023.
last Tuesday, Slaughter Steers last Thursday. Slaughter Steers _.. v „ s
steady to 25 higher, with advan- mostly steady, although some iwemher 8 19G9
ce mainly on Choice and Prime; early sales of Good to low-Choice ’
Cows 50 to mostly 100 higher, strong to 25 higher; Cows uneven Receipts of 193 calves sold
Supply included 45 percent Cows. Utility steady to 50 higher, Can- steady. Choice and Prime 46-
SLAUGHTER STEERS ner and Cutter 50-75 higher, 49 50: Good and L. Choice 40-45.-
High-Choice and Prime 30 00- Bulls steady, instances 50 highei 50; Standard 30-39.50; Common
30 85. few 31.00-31.85; Choice on Good and Choice Supply in- 22-34 50, _____
950-1375 lbs. 28.75-30.50; high- eluded ovei 50 pei cent Cows.
Good and low-Choice 2825-2925; SLAUGHTER STEERS
Good 26.50-28.50. Choice 950-1250 lbs. 29.25-30 50. LlllC£lgO
COWS—Utility and high-dress- few 30.75 31 00; high-Good and
ing Cutter 20 50-22.00, few 22.10- low-Choice 28.00-29.50, Good 26- Weekly Review
22 60; Cutter 1835-21.10; Canner 85-27 85, few Standard and low- „ . ...
and low-Cutter 16 75-18 50. Good 26 50-27 75. CATTLE - Compared with
BULLS Good 27 00-28 25, COWS—Utility and high-dress- las * weeks close High. Choice
individual Choice 29 50; three ing Cutter 20 50-22 00, several f nd Pl^L Sl mottfv 2?
Utility 29 35-29.50 22 10-22.75. with three head 23 - ower.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 10-23 60; Cutter 18.75-21 00; Can- Siaughter heifers steady.
Choice 850-975 lbs. 2625-27.50, ner and low-Cutter 16 75-19 00 C ° w ? 1^ )0
oc - - n steady Downturn on slaughter
Good 24 00-25 50. BULLS Choice 28 50-30 50, . „ „ ame on Wednesday
CALVES 606 Vealers most- few 30 85-31 35; Good 26.50-29 00. Senreceipts were sharSly il
ly steady, although Cull 1.00-„ 00 utlhty and commeicial 26 50- creased an d P the lar gest for that
°VEALERS—Choice 47 50-50 50 28 c 1^ 9 —° Vealei s most day in over a year. Receipts 77
few 51 00-51 50; Good 43 50-47 50; ]y Steady with some sales Cull
(Continued on Page 3) and utllity , o C.higher. Sly cows 4ugSer steefs
VEALERS—Choice 47.00-50 00 con tinued to sell in a very nar
few 51 00-52 50; Good 45 50-48.00, row p r j ce spread. Overall finish
Standard 39 00-45 50; Utility 32 - 0 £ s £ eer . s little change from last
00-38.00; Cull 90-120 lbs 27.00- - wee k with 16 percent Prime and
31.00, 65 85 lbs. 22.00-28 00, sev- 75 p ercen t Choice this compar
eial Cull and Utility 95-120 lbs. ed w ith 18 percent Prime and
return to fai m at 29.50-37 00 74 percent Choice last week and
SHEEP 18 —No market test. 9 percent Prime and 80 percent
cows Choice a year ago. Average cost
December 10 1969 °f steers estimated at 29.20 com-,
Receipts of 140 cows and 4 P arad with 29 07 last w « ek and
heifers sold stronger on fresh 2 ®? 5 a . year a ®°‘ Average
cows and others were steady. of ste ® rs at
Holstein 425 660; Other breeds f l7O compared with 1180 lbs.
275-375; Heifers 325 355. last week which was the heavi
est for any week since June and
HORSES compared with 1148 lbs. a year
> ' December 8, 1969 ago. Heifer supply was mostly
Receipts of 325 horses sold High Good to Prime weighing
stronger. Mules (single) 175-380, 850-1050 lbs.
(pairs) 625-770; Work horses SLAUGHTER STEERS
(single) 180-355, (pairs) 590-710, On Wednesday High Choice and
Riding horses 90-335, Diivmg Prime 1100-1450 lbs. Yield
horses 95-270, Killers 5 6. Grade 3 and 4 2925-29.50 with
numerous loads of Prime at 29 -
HOGS 50 and one load 1270 lbs. 29.75.
December 8, 1969 On Monday dozen loads reached
Receipts of 953 hogs sold 25 50 30 00. Choice 925-1375 lbs. Yield
highei Retail 28 75-29 75, Whole- (Continued on Page 3)
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Potatoes Fresh Eggs
2.59 45.20
3.39 37.10
25.97
2.36
62.10
53.50
46.45
37.00
41.75
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