Peoria Cattle
Thursday, February 17
Receipts this week (4-days)
5,500; receipts last week 5,100;
receipts 1600 year ago. Slaughter
steers grading High Choice and
Prime 50-75 lower through
Wednesday and those cattle not
represented on Thursday.
Average Choice and below steers
mostly 75, instances 1.00 lower.
Slaughter heifers 1.00 lower.
Cows fully 50-1.00 lower. Bulls
steady, Steer supply
predominatly High Good to
Average Choice 975-1200 pounds
with some loads High Choice and
Prime 1150-1350 pounds over- all
quality of steers not as good as
previous weeks with a large
share of receipts High Good to
Average Choice.
Slaughter Steers; at mid-week
mixed Choice and Prime 1185-
1225 pounds yield grade 3-4,37.25-
37.50; some 1175-1350 pounds
early 37.50-38.00. Choice 975-1275
pounds yield grade 2-4, 35.25-25-
37.00 late. Mixed Good and Choice
875-1125 pounds 34.00-35.50. Good
31.00-34.00. Standard and Good
mostly Holsteins 30.00-31.00.
Slaughter Heifers; loadlots
Mixed Choice and Prime heifers
not represented after Monday
when 925-1025 pounds yield grade
3-4, 35.75-36.00. Late, Choice 800-
1025 pounds yield grade 2-4,
mostly 34.00-34.75, few 35.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 750-925
pounds 32.75-34.00. Good 30.00-
32.75.
Cows: Commercial 22.00-24.00,
some 24.50, early. Utility closed
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
For the week ending Thursday, February 17
CATTLE HOGS
451.000 1,251,000
458.000 1,131,000
423.000 1,204,000
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
Estimated daily livestock slaughter undo 1 Federal Inspection
Oklahoma City
Thursday, February 17
Estimated receipts 8,800
Same day last week 11,580
Same day last year 8,849
Moderately active, feeder
steers over 600 pound and feeder
heifers over 500 pound 50c to 1.00
lower compared to late last
week; feeder steers under 600
pounds and feeder heifers under
500 pound steady to 50c lower;
majority receipts Average Good
to High Choice 400-850 pound
steers and 400-650 pound heifers;
supplies included liberal ship
ments from wheat pastures;
fairly large attendance buyers.
Sales as of 12:30 P.M.
Feeder Steers: Choice, few
prime 300-400 pound 44.00-50.00;
400-500 42.00-48.00, package 418
pound at 49.90 ; 500-600, 39.00-
44.25; 600-700, 38.50-40.75, part
load 683 pound at 41.50; 700-800,
36.75-39.50; 800-1000, 35.00-38.00,
package 805 pound at 39.00;
Mixed Good and Choice 400-600,
38.50-43.00; 600-788, 35.50-38.25;
mostly Good 600-865 pound
holstein steers 31.75-34.00.
Feeder Heifers: Choice, few
Prime 300-400 pound 38.25-40.75;
400-500, 35.25-38.50; 500-600, 34.50-
38.00; 600-700, 34.00-36.50; few
Mixed Good and Choice 300-400,
35.75-37.00.
23.50-25.25, few 25.50. Cutter 21.50-
24.00. Canner 19.00-21.50.
Bulls; Utility and Commercial
27.00-30.00, few 30.50-31.50.
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Hog Prices
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, February 16
Barrows and Gilts steady to 50
lower.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1210-230
lbs. 28.50-28.75; US 2-3 200-240 lbs.
27.60-27.85; US 3-4 215-260 lbs.
27.25-27.35.
Lancaster Market
Monday, February 14
Barrows and Gilts steady to 25
lower,
Barrows and Gilts: US 1210-235
lbs. 29.00-29.50; US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
28.25-28.50; US 2-3 195-260 lbs.
27.50-28.00.
New Holland Auction
Monday, February 14
HOGS 905: Barrows & Gilts:
25c to 50c higher. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 28.00-30.50; US No. 1-3 200-
2501b5. 27.50-28.00; US No. 2-4 250-
280 lbs. 26.50-27.50; US No. 2-4150-
190 lbs. 26.00-27.50.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
20.00-23.25.
Boars: 20.00-22.00.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, February 15
Barrows and Gilts mostly 50
lower.
Barrows and Gilts; US 1 210-240
lbs. 28.25-28.75; US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
27.85-28.25; US 2-3 200-250 lbs.
27.25-27.85; US 2180-195 lbs. 26.50-
27.00.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, February 15
254 Head Barrows and Gilts
U.S. 2-3 195-250 pounds, 27.60-
28.00 ; 2-4 190-260, 26.60-27.10; 2-4
120-185 (few), 26.00.
SHEEP
154.000
156.000
151.000
Sows: U.S. 1-3 300-500 pounds,
25.00-26.25; 2-3300-600, 21.50-21.85.
Boars; (few) 20.50-21.60.'
18 Head of Feeder Pigs U.S.
1-3 35-50 pounds (few), 20.00.
Peoria Mon
HOGS: 3500. Moderately ac
tive, under 240 lbs. opening about
steady; heavier wts. not
established. US 1-2 200-235 lbs.
26.50-27.00. one load mostly US 1
27.25. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 26.00-26.50.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 19,1972
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, February 17)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
February 37.15 27.05
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Trend Cattle are higher, Hogs are higher, Potatoes are lower,
and Eggs are higher.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Raynolds Securities, Inc
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, February 17
Compared with last weeks
close. Closing prices slaughter
steers and heifers 1.00 lower,
instances 1.25 lower on Good and
low-Choiceshortfeds. Cows 25-50 c
lower, bulls fully steady. Feeder
cattle and calves weak to 50c
lower, the decline mainly on
fleshy feeders as a reflection of
Nottingham Auction
6:30 p.m. Monday, February 14
Feeder Pigs: 16.50 - 17.50.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS; 5500. 25-50 lower. VS 1-3
200-2401b5. 26.25-26.75; 1-3 240-260
lbs. 25.75-26.25; 2-4 250-280 lbs.
25.00-25.75.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 2000. 25 to mostly 50
lower, very slow. US 1-2 200-240
lbs. 26.50-27.00; 1-3 200-250 lbs.
26.00-26.50; 2-3 240-270 lbs. 25.50-
26.00.
35.25 25.17 2.92
34.25 27.15
27.32
33.55 26.55
33.00 24.50
32.70 23.72
lower slaughter prices
Four day receipts 18,600 as
compared 19,400 previous week
and 23,300 a year ago. Steers
approximately 37 percent,
heifers 35 per cent, the overall
finish not particularly attractive
with a large volume Good and
Low-Choice and many carrying a
substantial amount of mud. Cows
12 percent, feeders 10 percent.
Marketings decreased from
previous week but poorly
distributed over trading period.
Sharpest price decline in several
months enforced on slaughter
steers and heifers as a con
sequence of downward plunging
carcass trade and poor
movement of finished product.
Most slaughterers entered week
with comfortable inventory of
live cattle'on hand and buyers
took determined stand to bring
live prices in line with lowered
carcass quotations. , 1
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 35.46 and 1120
pounds as compared 36 23 and
1129 pounds last week and 32.11
and 1150 pounds a year ago.
Market Steers
Steers Six loads High-Choice
and Prime US. 3-4, 1130 - 1245
pounds, 37.10 - 37.25 ; 2-4 1147 -
1225, 36.50 - 37.00; Choice 975 -
1250, 35.00 - 36.25; Mixed Good
and Choice 950 -1225,34.50 - 35.25;
Good, 31.50 - 34.50; Holsteins 2-3
1200 -1500,31.50 - 32.50; Standard
and Low-Good, 30.50 - 31.50.
Heifers Three loads High
Choice and Prime 3-4, 36.10 -
36.40; 950 - 1110, 35.50 - 36.00, 2-4
825 - 1025, 34.50 - 35.50; Mixed
Good and Choice 800 - 975, 33.50 -
34.50; Good, 28.50 - 33.50; Stan
dard and Low-Good, 27.00 - 28.50.
Cows Utility and Com
mercial, 22.50 - 24.25; Utility
Dairybreds, 24.50 - 25.00; Canner
and Cutter, 20.00 - 23.00; Mixed
Cutter and Low-Utility, 23.25 -
23.50.
Bulls: Utility, Commercial
and Good, 26.50 - 29.00; Com
mercial, 30.00 - 31.00; Cutter and
Low-Utility, 24.50 - 26.50.
Lebanon Valley
Livestock
Market, Inc.
1 mile east of
Fredericksburg
along Route 222
Phone Jonestown
865-2881
Sale" every Tuesday at 1:30
P.M. starting with feeder
cattle and pigs
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
24.25
2.72
29.10
29.00
29.50
3.44
31.25
38.45
2.71
38.40
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