Hog Prices
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, May 30
Barrows and Gilts steady,
instances 50 lower on US 1-2.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1200-235
lbs. 28.00-28.25; US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
27.75-28.00; US 2-3 190-245 lbs.
27.25-27.75.
Saturday, May 27
Hogs 690: Barrows & Gilts:
Steady to 25c higher. US No. 1-2
195-240 lbs. 27.85-28.35; US No. 1-3
200-245 lbs. 27.35-27.75; US No. 2-4
250-260 lbs. 26.00-27.10; US No. 2-4
155-185 lbs. 23.75-26.00.
Sows: US No. 1-3 375-510 lbs.
20.00-22.00.
Boars; 21.00-21.50.
Indianapolis Auction
Hogs: 3000. Full steady, fairly
active. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 26.50-
27.00; 20 head 27.25; 1-3 200-250
lbs. 26.00-26.50.
Peoria Auction
Hogs: 4500. Active, opening
mostly 25 higher on wts. under
240 lbs.; heavier wts. not
established. US 1-2 200-220 lbs.
26.75-27.00; 1-3 200-240 lbs. 26.25-
26.75.
New Holland Auction
Monday, May 29
Hogs 829: Barrows & Gilts:
Steady, with spots 50c higher US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 28.00-29.50; US
No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 27.25-27.75; US
No. 2-4 235-260 lbs. 27.00-27.50; US
No. 2-4 170-190 lbs. 25.50-26.50.
Sows; US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
22.00-23.50.
Boars: 21.00-22.50.
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
377.000 887,000 120,000
473.000 1,177,000 146,000
394.000 1,060,000 121,000
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last yea^-s
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Lancaster Market
Tuesday, May 30
Barrows and Gilts steady,
instances 25 lower.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1200-230
lbs. 28.50-29.00; US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
27.50-28.00; US 2-3 190-250 lbs.
27.25-27.50.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, May 31
Compared to Tuesday,
Barrows and Gilts 50 lower, in
stances 1.00 lower.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1220-245
lbs. 28.00; US 190-260 lbs. 26.85-
27.35.
St. Louis Auction
Hogs; 5000, steady to 25 higher.
US 1-3 200-230 lbs. 26.75-27.00 ; 40
head sorted US 1 210-215 lbs.
27.25; 2-3 220-250 lbs. 26.00-26.75.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, May 30
285 Head Hogs
Barrows and Gilts weak to 75c
lower
Barrows and Gilts: US 2-3 200-
245 pounds 27.25-27.75 ; 2-4 195-250
26 75-27.10.
Sows- US 1-3 300-450 pounds
(few) 22.10-22.85; 2-3 300-575
(few) 21.60-22.10.
Boars: (few) 20.10-20.85.
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Omaha Cattle
Thursday, June 1
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers 50-75 c
higher and heifers 25-50 C higher.
Best demand for Choice and
Prime with many of these at full
advance. Cows and bulls strong
to 50c higher. Small feeder supply
fully steady.
Three day receipts for holiday
period 15,300 as compared 18,100
previous week and 17,400 a year
ago. Slaughter steers ap
proximately 46 per cent, Heifers
38 per cent. Overall finish of
steer supply fairly attractive
with liberal percentage Choice
and moderate volume High-
ChoiceandPrime.
Predominance High-Good to
Average Choice heifers Demand
broad following long non
slaughter holiday weekend. This
marked seventh week of ad
vancing prices and average cost
slaughter steers some 2.13 higher
than for first week of April Fresh
upturns in live prices solidly
supported by higher quotations
on carcass beef. Cows 9 per cent
and feeders 5 per cent.
Steers; A load High-Choice and
Prime 1226 pounds 3-4 38.00, four
loads same grade 1135-1175 3-4
36.60-36 65. Twenty-five loads
High-Choice and Prime 985-1247
3-4 37.25-37.50 during week.
Choice 975-1275 2-4 closed 36.25-
37.35. Mixed Good and Choice 950-
1250 35.50-36.25. Good 32.25-35 50.
Standard and Low-Good 31.00-
32.25
Average cost slaughter steers
for two days 35.98 average weight
1133 pounds as compared 35.57
and 1134 pounds previous week
and 32.39 and 1135 pounds a year
ago.
Heifers ■ Two loads High-
Choice and Prime 975-993 pounds
3-4 36.75-37.00, moderate volume
Choice and Prime 876-1057 yield
grade 3-4 36.35-36.50 during week.
Choice 825-1025 yield grade 2-4
35.25-36.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 775-975 34.50-35.25. Good
31.50-34.50. Standard and Low-
Good 29 50-31.50.
Cows: Utility and Commercial
25.00-27.00. Canner and Cutter
22.50-25.00. Mixed Cutter and
Low-Utility 25.25-25.50. Shelly
Canner 20.00-22.00
Bulls: Utility, Commercial and
Good 27.50-31.50, Commercial 1-2
32.00-33.00 Cutter and Low-
Utility 24.50-27.50.
Feeders: Outshipments ap-
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(Closing bids as of Thursday, June 1)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
April
July
August
September
October
November
December
January ‘73
February 35.15 26 20
March
April
May
Trend—Cattle are lower, Hogs are steady, Potatoes are steady and
Eggs are stronger
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc
Oklahoma City
Thursday, June 1
Estimated Receipts 14,000
Same Day Last Week 12,431
Same Day Last Year 9,421
Active, feeder cattle over 500
pound fully steady, instances 50c
higher on heifers; feeder calves
under 500 pound scarce, not
enough sold to fully test the trend
but represented sales on a
stronger basis. Bulk of receipts
High Good and Choice 500-850
pound steers and 500-700 pound
heifers.
Sales as of 12:30 P.M.
Feeder Steers: Shipment
mostly Choice 190 pound steers
57.00, scattered lots Choice, few
Prime 375-475 47 50-52 00 , 500-600
40.75-45.75, few lots 500-540 46 25-
47 50, 600-700 38.50-41.00, 700-800
38 00-39.25 , 800-925 37 00-38.50,
Mixed Good and Choice 350-500
42 00-44.00 , 500-800 37 50-41.00,
800-900 35 50-37.50 Standard and
Good 665-1000 Holstems 32 00-
35.50
Feeder Heifers - Few Choice
400-500 pound heifers 38 25-40 00,
Choice, few Prime 500-600 36 50-
38.50 , 600-725 35.75-36 25 Mixed
Good and Choice 525-700 35 75-
36.75
proximately 800 head little
changed from previous week,
supply mainly fleshy two-way
steers Prices fully steady
Choice 808-1116 pound 35 50-
36 25, High-Good and Choice 950-
1100 34 75-35 50 Two loads Good
1092 pounds partly fattened
Holstems 31 25
Load Choice 553 pound heifers
40 00, High-Good and choice 764-
795 34 35-35 00
36 00 28.27
28 75
35 95 27.80
34 60 26 30
34.75 26 75
34 87 24.40 3.30
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, May 30
343 Head Cattle
Compared with last Tuesday’s
market, slaughter steers 25c to
50c higher Slaughter cows 50c to
$1 50 higher Slaughter bulls 50c
to $1 higher
Steers Choice 950-1250 pounds
35 85-36 60, individual at 37 00,
Good 34 00-35 75, Standard 32 00-
33.85, Utility 30 25-31 85
Heifers Choice (couple) 34 00
and 33.85, Good (few) 33 00-33 50,
Standard (few) 29 85-32 60,
Utility (few) 28 75-30 10
Cows Utility <nd High
Dressing Cutter 8 00-30 35,
couple to 30.85, Cl ters 27 00-
28 35, Canners 24 50- 6 75, Shells
(few) down to 22 75
Bulls Good 33'5 16 75, in
dividual at 37 10, U ility and
Commercial 32 00-34.6), Cutters
(few) 29 85-31 00
208 Head V eal Calves
Vealers steady to $2 higher
Prime 58 00-60 00 Choice 55 00-
58 00, Good 53 00-55 00, Standard
51 00-53 00, utility 90-120 pounds
45 00-50 00 , 70-85 pounds (few)
40 50-43 00
Farm Calves Bulls 80-110
pounds 45 00-58 00, Heifers 85-125
pounds 54 00-69 00
Green Dragon
Hay Market
Friday, May 2(>
25 loads hay, including Few
loads Alfalfa, 29 00 - 44 00, few
loads Timothy, 28 00 - 44 00,
Mixed hay, 28 00 - 44 00, one load
Bromegrass, 43 00
23 loads straw, 34 00 - 38 00
One load corn. 40 50
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
24.60
29 45
33 65
39.55
38 75
2 82 41.70
42 30
41 00
3 10
3 85
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