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IN SPRING feeder cattle sales held recently, steer cattle averaged 610 pounds and $56.04 per hundredweight, returning $342 per head, reports K.C. Williamson, professor of animal science and beef cattle marketing specialist at Virginia Tech.
Steers sold in the 1973 sales were up $16.20 per hundred and $93.50 per head over 1972 spring sales. Heifers sold in 1973
96.2%