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received since i»oi wnen steer calves averaged $39.50 a hundredweight.
Heifer calves were also about $3 higher than in the fall of 1970. Their $32.30 average was not even close to the 1951 average of $39.22 for heifers.
Williamson reported most cattlemen agreed that the abundant supply of food throughout the nation was the greatest contributing factor for boosting prices beyond those of 1970.
According to the Extension specialist, the sole unexpected factor of the sales results was the weight of the calves. “Steer calves averaged 465 pounds and were 10 pounds less than thoseof the 1970 sales. Heifer calves averaged 425 pounds and were nine
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