Hog Prices
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, March 28
Barrows and Gilts 50-75 lower.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1-2 200-
235 lbs. 23.85-24.10; US 2-3 195-250
lbs. 23.35-23.85.
New Holland Auction
Monday, March 27
Hogs 1329: Barrows & Gilts:
Fully $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 24.25-26.00; US No. 1-3 200-245
lbs. 23.75-24.25; US No. 2-4 195-260
lbs. 21.50-23.75; US No. 2-4 170-190
lbs. 21.50-23.75.
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs.
20.00-22.00.
Boars: 19.00-21.00.
Lancaster Market
Monday, March 27
Barrows and Gilts 25-50 lower
with most late sales 50 lower.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1200-240
lbs. 25.25-25.75; US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
24.50-25.00; US 2-3 195-250 lbs.
24.00-24.25, few early 24.50; 250-
270 lbs. 23.50-24.00.
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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
Certainly Lasso® plus
atrazine controls
fall panicum.
Plenty of growers last season
learned that the “foxtail" they
thought grew through their herbi
cide was really fall panicum.
And plenty of growers this season
will learn that if you tank mix Las
so plus atrazine, you won't find fall
panicum. Nor will you find giant
foxtail, crabgrass and most other
grasses ... or lots of broadleafs
like smartweed, pigweed, cockle
bur.
Lasso plus atrazme gets 'em all in
corn.
That's what you expect from your herbicide.
Lancaster Auction
Barrows and Gilts steady to
weak.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1 210
lbs. 25.50; US 1-3 210-245 lbs. 24.00-
24.35; US 1-3 200-210 lbs. 23.85-
24.00.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, March 28
275 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts 75c to $1
lower,
Barrows and Gilts: U.S. 2-3 195
- 240 pounds 23.50 - 24.00; 2-4 195 -
250 23.00 - 23.35; 2-4150 -190 21.00 -
21.75.
Sows: U.S. 1-3 300 - 550 pounds
19.50 - 20.60.
Boars: 19.00 - 19.75.
50 Head of Feeder Pigs
Few lots No. 1-3 25 - 35 pounds
10.50 - 12.00 per head.
Peoria Auction
Hogs: 3500. Active, opening
strong to 25 higher. US 1-2 200-230
lbs. 23.75-24.25; ISOhead 24.50; 1-3
200-250 lbs. 23.25-23.75.
Indianapolis Auction
Hogs: 2000. Steady to strong,
instances 25 higher, moderately
active. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 24.00-
24.25; 1-3 200-245 lbs. 23.50-24.00;
2-3 230-265 lbs. 23.00-23.50.
This week
Week ago
Year ago
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
P. L. ROHRER & BRO, INC.
Smoketown, Pa.
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
For the week ending Thursday, March 30
CATTLE HOGS
115.000 348,000
111.000 349,000
106.000 346,000
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, March 30
Compared with last weeks
close closing prices slaughter
steers 25c higher, instances 50c
higher. Heifers steady to strong.
Cows 50-75 C higher and bulls fully
steady. Modest feeder supply
steady, the outgo mainly fleshy
two-way steers.
Four day receipts 16,500 as
compared 14,800 previous week
and 18,300 a year ago. Slaughter
steers approximately 41 per cent,
heifers 38 per cent, cows 10 per
cent and feeders 8 per cent. The
fed cattle trade during Holy Week
followed a stable course but
buyers only mildly aggressive in
view of unresponsive trade on
carcass beef at wholesale level.
For first time in five weeks,
closing prices on steers and
heifers strong to higher. Some
plants planned to observe non
slaughter holiday m observance
of Good Friday and late demand
adjusted accordingly. Fair
percentage of Choice Steers and
Heifers but High-Choice and
r’rime in limited supply most
days.
Average cost slaughter steers
St. Louis Auction
Hogs: 5000. steady to 25 lower.
US 1-3 200-230 lbs. lOO
head US 1-2 200-220 lbs. 24.00; 50
head US 1 24.25, 1-3 230-250 lbs.
23.00-23.50.
459,000
455,000
434.000
Ph. 397-3539
SHEEP
44.000
43.000
45.000
170.000
167.000
177.000
1,399,000
1,401,000
1,415,000
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. April 1.1972
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, March 30)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
No Futures Reported Due to Good Friday Holiday
first three days 34.47 average
weight 1147 pounds as compared
34.35 and 1133 pounds previous
week and 31.44 and 1133 pounds a
year ago.
Market Steers
Steers High-Choice and
Prime U.S. 2-4 1075 - 1311 35.25-
35.50, ten loads at latter price;
Choice 975-1325 34.25-35.25; Mixed
Good and Choice 950-1225 33.75-
34.25; Good 31.75-33.50; Holsteins
2-3 31.75-32.00; Standard and
Low-Good 30.50-31.75.
Heifers High-Choice and
Prime U.S. 3-4 979 pounds 35.10;
910-1070 34.65-35.00, Choice 2-4
825-1025 33.50-34.60, Mixed Good
and Choice 750-975 32.75-33.50,
Good 28.50-32.50; Standard and
Low-Good 27.50-28.50.
Cows Utility and Com
mercial 24.25-26.25; Utility
Dairybreds 26.50; Canner and
Cutter 21.00-24.25; Mixed Cutter
and Utility 24.50-24.75; Shelly
Canner 19.00-21.00.
Bulls Utility, Commercial
and Good 26.50-29.50; Com
mercial 30.00, Cutter and Low-
Utility 23.50-26.50.
Feeder Steers
Outshipments 1,400 head as
compared 1,200 previous week,
supply mainly High-Good and
Choice fleshy two-way steers.
Demand continued good for
partly finished cattle suitable for
a short turn in the feedlot.
Steers High Good and Choice
650-750 pounds 36 00-37.50; 872-
1083 33.50-34.75.
Heifers Choice (few) 550-625
pounds 35.00-35.35; High-Good
and Choice 750-850 32.50-33.50.
Regional Hay Prices
For Southeastern and
South Central Pennsylvania
Monday, March 27
(All hay No. 2 and better, prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton).
Hay and straw slow, steady.
Alfalfa 40.00-47.00
Timothy hay 22.00-35.00
Mixed Hay ' 27.00-40.00
Straw 25.00-30.00
Mulch 12.00-20.00
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Peoria Cattle
Receipts this week 4100; last
week 5800; last year 1600. As
compared to last weeks close,
slaughter steers ended steady to
25, instances 50 higher. Most
increase on Average Choice and
below grade steers. Slaughter
heifers closed steady to strong.
Cows were strong to 50 higher.
Bulls steady. Supply mainly
Average Good and Choice
slaughter steers and heifers, with
only a few loads Mixed Choice
and Prime steers; balance of
receipts mainly cows.
Slaughter Steers: Mixed High
Choice and Prime 1150-1350
pounds 34, 37.00-37.25. Choice
975-1300 24, 35.00-36.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 950-1200 34.25-
35.00. Good 30.75-34.25. Few Good
Holsteins 31.50. Standard
Holsteins 30.50.
Slaughter Heifers: Pkg mostly
Prime around 1000 pounds 3-4,
35 25. Choice 825-1050 2-4, 34.00-
34 75, few 35.00; several 34.00-
34.50. Mixed Good and Choice 750-
925 33 00-34.00. Good 29 25-33.25.
Few Good Holsteins 31.00.
Cows: Commercial 22.00-25.00.
Utility 23.50-27.00. Cutter 21.50-
25 50. Canner 18 00-22.00.
Bulls; Utility and Commercial
27.50-31.00
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Rt. 276, Rising Sun, Md.
Calves; 85 -115 pounds, 39.50 -
57.00; 115 - 140, 47.00 - 59.50; 140 -
240, 48.00 - 62.50.
Cows- Good Commercial, 25.00
-27.50; Cutter, 20.00 - 24.75; Culls,
13.50 - 19.00.
Steers: 795 -1,000 pounds, 33.00
- 34 75; Feeders, 370 - 780, 28.00 -
39 50.
Heifers- 22.50 - 30.25.
Lambs 30 -49 pounds, 64.00 -
72 00.
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