Oklahoma City
Thursday, February 24
Estimated Receipts 9,200
Same Day Last Week 9,241
Same Day Last Year 2,497
Fairly active, feeder cattle and
calves steady to 50c higher
compared to last Thursday;
demand fairly broad for all
weights and 400 - 700 pound
heifers; fairly large attendance
buyers.
Sales as of 12:30 P.M.
Feeder Steers: Choice, few
Prime 300-400 pound 46.00-52.25;
400-500, 42.25 - 46.00; 500-600,
39.50- 600-700, 39.00-42.00;
700-800, 37.25-40.50, largely 38.00-
39.50; load 705 pound at 41.10; 800-979,
979, steers 36.75-38.10; mixed
Good and Choice 300-500, 41.25-
44.00; 500-700 37.00-39.25; mostly
Good 600-917 pound holstein
steers, 31.75-33.90.
Feeder Heifers: Choice, few
Prime 300-400 pound 38.00-40.00,
few lots 304-318, 42.00-42.30; 400-
500, 36.25-39.50; 500-600, 37.60-
37.90; few 700-750, 33.00-35.40;
mixed Good and Choice 335-500,
33.50- few 500-625, 33.00-
34.00.
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Peoria Cattle
Thursday, February 24
Receipts this week 6400; last
week 5900; last year 1500.
Trading was very uneven on
slaughter steers. Average Choice
to Prime grades ended 25-50
higher than the previous weeks
close. Below grades were under
heavy buying pressure with some
sales closing 25-50 lower than last
week. Mixed Good to Average
Choice short - fed lots en
countered the greatest decline.
Slaughter heifer prices increased
substantially on Monday, but
declined 25-50 by mid-week.
Despite Wednesday’s drop in
prices, slaughter heifers still
closed 50-75 higher than the
previous period. Cows were
steady to 50 higher, with Utility
and Commercial grades showing
the greatest upturn. Bulls ended
strong to 50 higher. Supply
consisted mainly of High Good to
Average Choice slaughter steers
and heifers, with several loads
Mixed Choice to Prime steers;
balance of receipts mainly cows.
Slaughter Steers: Two loads
High Choice and Prime 1200-1290
pounds yield grade 3-4, 38.25.
Mixed Choice and Prime 1125-
1300, 3-4, 37.50-38.00. Choice 950-
1300, 24, 35.50-37.75. Mixed Good
and Choice 850-1175, 34.25-36.00.
Some in week, 34.25-35.25. Good
31.25-34.50. Few Holsteins 32.00.
Standard and Good Holsteins
30.00- Standard Holsteins
29.00-
Slaughter Heifers: Choice 800-
1025 pounds yield grade 24,34.50-
36.00. Mixed Good and Choice 750-
950, 33.25-34.75. Good 30.50-33.50.
Cows: Commercial 22.00-24.50.
Utility 23.75-25.25. High yielding
utility 25.25-26.00. Cutter 21.50-
24.00. Canner 19.00-21.50.
Bulls; Utility and Commercial
27.00-31.00.
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Hog Prices
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, February 23
Barrows and Gilts 50-75 lower.
Barrows and Gilts; US 1210-220
lbs. 28.50-28.75; US 1-2 210-240 lbs.
27.10-27.35; US 2-3 200-260 lbs.
26.75-27.00; couple lots US 3-4 230-
240 lbs. 26.25-26.50; US 2 185-200
lbs. 26.00-26.60.
Lancaster Market
Monday, February 21
No report available due to
Holiday.
New Holland Auction
Monday, February 21
Hogs 621: Barrows & Gilts
mostly 25c lower. US No. 1-2 200-
235 lbs. 27.75-30.50; US No. 1-3190-
250 lbs. 27.25-27.75; US No. 2-4 240-
280 lbs. 26.00-27.25.
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs.
20.00-23.00.
Boars: 20.00-22.00.
Vintage Auction
Saturday February 19
Hogs 261: US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
28.00- US No. 1-3190-250 lbs.
27.00- US No. 2-4 180-280 lbs.
26.35-27.00.
Tuesday, February 22
Barrows and Gilts 50, instances
1.00 lower.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1210-235
lbs. 27.25-27.60; US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
26.85-27.25; US 2-3 195-245 lbs.
26.50-26.85, mainly 26.75-26.85.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, February 22
127 Hogs Barrows and Gilts,
U.S. 2-3 200 - 250 pounds, 26.50 -
27.00; lot at 27.60; 2-4 215 - 245
(few), 25.10 - 26.50; 2-4 175 - 190,
25.10 - 25.75.
Sows: U.S. 2-3 300 - 450 pounds,
22.10 - 23.10.
Boars; (few) 21.00.
Ph. 354-5168
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 26,1972
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, February 24)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs v Maine
Potatoes
|March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February 73’
Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs are lower, Potatoes are steady and
Eggs are lower.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Peoria Auction
Hogs: 4500. Fairly active,
opening 25 lower. US 1-2 200-240
lbs. 26.00-26.25; 50 head 26.50; 1-3
200-250 lbs. 25.25-26.00.
Indianapolis Auction
Hogs: 2000. Steady to strong,
slow. US 1-2 200-230 lbs. 26.50-
26.75; 44 head 27.00; 1-3 200-250
lbs. 26.00-26.50; 1-3 190-200 lbs.
25.25-26.25, 2-3 240-280 lbs. 25.50-
26.00.
Nottingham Auction
Market not reported at time of
publication.
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
For the week ending Thursday, February 24
CATTLE HOGS
450.000 1,154,000
452.000 1,234,000
411.000 1,310,000
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
Estimated daily livestock slaughter under Federal Inspection.
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