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Front Royal Livestock Marital
June 14, 1956
Hogs: B&S, 17.50; heavy butcher, 15.00 to 17.00 light butcher, 14.50 to 16.75; butcher sows, 9.00 to 12.75; feeder shoats, 12.00 to 14.60.
Veal: Choice k prime 21.00 to 23.00; good 17.00 to 20.00; commercial, 12.00 to 16.00; heavy slaughter calves, good k choice, 16.00« to 18.00; heavy slaughter calves, commercial, 11.00 to 14.75.
Lambs: Blue O, 24.75; Red O, 21.55;, Red Sh., 16.50 utility 14.00; culls, 10.00.
Slaughter Cattle: Steers choice, 18.00 to 20.00 iggood, 16.50 to 17.50; commercialfdawn to 14.00 Heifers: good, 16.00 to 18.00; commercial, 13.00 to 15.00; utility 10.50 to 12.50; cows: commercial, 13.00 to 14.00; utility, 11.50 to 12.50 canner & cutter, 7.50 to 11. bulls: com. k good, 15.00 to 17.00, cutter k utility, 11.00 to 14.50.
Stock-Feeder Cattle: steer a: good k choice, 17.00 to 19.00; medium, 15.75 tol6 75; inferior k common 11.00 to 14.50.
Dairy Cows: Good, 150 to 190; medium, 110 to 135; plain & common, 50 to 90.
WEEKLY FARM PRICE
HOGS
Hog prices ought to firm up and then start toward their summer peak in the next week or so.
Week before last, with prices around $18, almost 20% more hogs came to market and broke the price. Last week, marketings were down about 15%, but with
70.7%