—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 1,1978
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Livestock market an
East Coast
Carlot Meats
Princeton, New Jersey
June 28,1978
Compared to Tuesday’s
close: Demand and com
mittments for carcass and
Primal beef cuts light as
reported by USDA, however
fabricated cut trade
moderate. No sales carcass
steer beef reported. Prime
special fed veal steady. Good
and Choice Boning veal
steady. Spring lamb 55 lbs.
down generally steady in
cluding some late yesterday
trades. No sales fresh pork
cuts. Boneless beef 85 Chem.
lean compared to last week
generally steady.
STEER BEEF
Choice 4 700-900 lbs. load
7900.
COW BEEF
2 Loads
Compared to last week
boning utility hinds 170-190
lbs. part loads 8400-86001.00-
2.00 lower.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Choices
8 Loads
Steer Hinds 145-190 lbs.
9600-9650 weak; Rounds,
steer 60-85 lbs. 8700-9000;
Full Plates 5800-5850 steady;
Briskets 5650-5700; Flanks,
untrimmed 5300-5500.
SPRING LAMB CARCASS
Choice and Prime 34
4 Loads
55 lbs. down 11400-11800,
including some late
yesterday generally steady.
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Prime (Special Fed) 180-
240 lbs. 13000-14000 steady.
Good and Choice Boning
Type: Northeastern Sup
pliers 65-75 lbs. LTD. 9600-
9800 all steady; 55-64 lbs.
LTD. 9400-9600; 45-54 lbs.
LTD 9200-9400; 35-44 lbs,
LTD. 9000-9200; 34 lbs. down
LTD. 8800-9000. Midwest and
West Coast Suppliers 70-80
lbs. LTD. 9800; 60-70 lbs.
LTD. 9600; 50-60 lbs. LTD.
9400; 4050 lbs. LTD. 9200; 30-
40 lbs. LTD. 9000.
FRESH PORK CUTS
Skinned Hams 14-17 lbs.
7975 load. ~
CURED AND
PROCESSED MEATS
10 Loads
SKINNED HAMS 16-19 lbs.
7onn vMir
SEMI BONELESS HAMS
14-17 lbs. 10200 steady.
BONELESS HAMS 13-17
lbs. 12500.
NO. 1 SLICED BACON
VACUUM PACK 9800.
FRANKS 70 BEEF, 30
PORK NO. 1 PACK 8300
steady.
BOLOGNA 70 BEEF, 30
PORK NO. 1 PACK 9100
steady.
BONELESS BEEF
16 Loads
Compared to last week 90
PCT CHEM. lean, frozen
9700; 85 PCT CHEM. lean,
fresh 9250-9400; generally
steady; frozen 8800.
BEEF TRIMMINGS
6 Loads
50 PCT CHEM lean, fresh
5900-6100; frozen 5950.
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
CATTLE 257. Supply in
cluded 42 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers $1 to 31.75 lower.
Slaughter cows 32.50 to 33.50
lower. Choice 900-1300 Ibs.-
slaughter steers 52.00-54.60,
one at 55.10, Good 48.25-52.50,
Standard 46.00-48.60. Choice
780-950 lbs. slaughter heifers
48.75-51.75, few Good at 46.00.
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49.00-50.00, few Good 47.25-
49.50, Standard 45.00-48.75.
Yield Grade il 1300-1700 lbs.
slaughter bulls 46.00-48.25.
CALVES 170. Vealers
unevenly steady. Choice
vealers 71.50-79.00, Good
67.00- Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 65.0068.50,90-110
lbs. 63.00-66.50, 70-85 lbs.
55.00- few Utility 60-90
lbs. 41.00-57.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
69.00- few holstein
heifers 100-125 lbs. ,65.00-
70.00, one at 76.00.
HOGS 296. Barrows & gilts
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210-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
48.00- No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 47.50-48.10, few No. 2-3
250-285 lbs. 46.25-47.00, No. 1-
3 175-185 lbs. 43.00-47.25. US
No. 1-3 425-525 lbs. sows
39.00- few to 42,50, No.
2-3 400-660 lbs. 35.75-38.50.
Few Boars 30.25-37.00, few
light weights at 41.00.
FEEDER PIGS 127. All
prices cwt. US No. 1-3 20-30
lbs. feeder pigs 120.00-130.00
cwt.. No. 1-3 30-45 lbs. 90.00-
112.00, Utility 2560 lbs. 70.00-
83.00 cwt.
SHEEP 69. Choice 55-85
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
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