f Hog Prices
New Holland Auction
Monday, May 22
Hogs 641; Barrows & GUIs:
Steady to 50c higher. US No. 1-2
190-240 lbs. 27.75-29.00; US No. 1-3
190-2401b5. 27,25-27.75; US No. 2-4
240-260 lbs. 26.50-27.50; US No. 2-4
170-190 lbs. 24.00-26.00.
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
22.00-23.50.
Boars: 20.00-22.00.
Lancaster Market
Monday, May 22
Barrows and Gilts strong to 50
higher.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1195-235
lbs. 28.00-28.50; US 1-3195-240 lbs.
27.25-27.60; US 2-3 235-255 lbs.
26.50-27.10; 270-280 lbs. 25.00-
25.50.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, May 23
180 Head Hogs
Barrows and Gilts $1.50 higher.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1-2 200-
230 pounds 28.50 and 29.00; 2-3195-
240 27.85-28.25; 2-4 195-270 26.85-
27.85.
Sows: U.S. 2-3 350-600 pounds
(few) 20.75-21.60.
Boars: 19.50-21.00.
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Vintage Auction
Tuesday, May 23
Barrows and Gilts 75-1.00
higher.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1210-235
lbs. 28.25-29.00; US 1-2 205-240 lbs.
27.75-28.25; US 2-3 195-245 lbs.
27.00-27.85.
Indianapolis Auction
Hogs; 2000. 50-75 lower, slow
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 27.00-27.50; 24
head 28.25; 1-3 200-250 lbs. 26.50-
27.25.
Peoria Auction
Hogs: 3000. Fairly active,
opening 25-50 lower. US 1-2 195-
230 lbs. 27.25-27,75; 100 head
28.00; 1-3 200-240 lbs. 26.50-27.25.
St. Louis Auction
Hogs: 6000.50 lower. US 1-3 210-
2401b5. 26.75-27.00; 1-2 200-230 lbs.
27.00-27.25; around 150 head 27.50.
Nottingham Auction
Monday, May 22
Feeder Pigs: 8.00 - 15.25.
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Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, May 24
Barrows and Gilts mostly 50
higher.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1190-220
lbs. 29.00; US 1-2 195-240 lbs.
28.00-28.35; US 1-3 195-250 lbs.
27.50-28.10,
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, May 25
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers and
hsifers strong to 25c higher, the
most advance on High-Choice
and Prime. Cows fully steady.
Bulls firm. Feeder Cattle and
calves strong to 50c higher with a
continued good demand for fleshy
two-way steers.,
Four day receipts 18,200 as
compared 19,200 previous week
and 24,400 a year ago. Slaughter
steers approximately 49 per cent,
heifers 37 per cent, rather liberal
percentage Choice steers with
heifer supply predominantly
High-Good to Average -Choice.
Cows 8 per cent, feeders 5 per
cent. On normal Monday
receipts, prices on slaughter
steers and heifers weakened
slightly in reflection on a lower
trend on carcass beef at the
wholesale level.
The early bearishness was
more than offset later, however,
as marketings were curtailed and
carcass prices again pointed
upward. All buying interest were
aggressive for numbers on the
late rounds with best steer
demand for choice and Prime
1000-1150 pound weights
producing a 600-700 pound car
cass. Virtually all plants will
observe a non-slaughter holiday
on May 29th for Memorial Day.
Steers; Five loads High-Choice
and Prime 1084-1211 pounds 3-4
36.90-37.00, moderate volume
same grade 978-1225 2-4 36.40-
36.75. Choice 975-1275 24 closed
35.50-36.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 950-1225 34.75-35.50. Good
32.00-35.00, mostly . Good
Holsteins 2-3 31.50 early. Stan
dard and Low-Good 31.00-32.00.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 35.56 average
weight 1135 pounds as compared
35.45 and 1131 pounds previous
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
479.000 1,216,000 142,000
486.000 1,186,000 132,000
488.000 1,302,000 146,000
Week to date
Same period last week
~ Same period last year
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Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
June
July
35.65 27.60
August
September
October
34.45 26.10
November
34.45 26.30
December
January ‘73
February ‘73 34.85 25.80
March ‘73
34.65 24.35 3.28
April
May ‘73
Trend - Cattle are stronger, Hogs are stronger, Potatoes are steady
and Eggs are weaker.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc..
week and 32.30 and 1131 pounds a
year ago.
Heifers; Load High-Choice and
Prime 976 pounds 34 36.65 and
fifteen loads same grade 869-1045
3-4 36.40-36.50. Some Mixed
Choice and Prime 36.25 early.
Choice 825-1050 24 35.00-36.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 775-1000
34.50-35.25. Good 30.50-34.50.
Standard and Low-Good 29.00-
30.50.
Cows: Utility and Commercial
24.50- Utility and Com
mercial 22.00-24.50, Mixed Cutter
and Low-Utility 24.75-25.00,
Shelly Canner 20.00-22.00.
Bulls: Utility, Commercial and
Good 27.50-31.00, Commercial 1-2
31.50- Cutter and Low-
Utility 24.00-27.50.
Feeders: Outshipments ap
proximately 1000 head little
changed from previous week,
37.00 28.05
28.50
prices strong to 50c higher.
Supplies mainly two-way steers,
few yearlings included.
Steers: Two loads Choice 611-
620 pounds 40.00-42.00, few lots
Choice fleshy 975-1025 35.75-36.00.
High’Good and Choice 941-1102
34.75-35,50. Load Good 645 35.00.
Heifers: High-Good and Choice
775-837 pounds 34.00-34.50.
Thursday, May 25
These prices are made up of the
average prices quoted by six
participaVui&hvial feed and grain
concerns. It should
however, that not every dealer
handles each commodity. All
prices are per bushel, except for
ear corn which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, May 25, 1972
are as follows:
Ear Com
Shelled Cora
Oats (local)
Oats (western)
Barley
Wheat
+Bid is the price the dealer
will buy from the farmer
delivered to the mill Offered is
the price the dealer will sell for at
his mill.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Reported receipts of 69 cows
and 8 heifers; prices steady with
last weeks market, attendance
fair.
Two loads New York State cows
and close-springers, 430 - 665.
Load Pennsylvania cows, 465 -
655.
Local cows, 365 - 530
Open Heifers, 215 - 270.
Bred Heifers, 290 - 400.
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feeder cattle and pigs.
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
24.75
28.60
33.00
38.65
38.00
2.80 41.50
41.95
40.70
38.40
3.10
3.81
Local Grain
Offered+
45.33
1.56
Bid+
38.00
1.39
1.05
1.42
Wednesday, May 24
3
1.03
1.28
1.61