Hog Prices
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, June 6
290 Hogs
Barrows and Gilts mostly
steady to weak.
Barrows and Gilts: U.S. 2-3 200
- 240 pounds 27.35 - 27.60, one lot
27.75; 2-4 195 - 260 26.50 - 27.10.
Sows: U.S. 2-3 400 - 700 pounds
21.10 - 22.25.
Boars; (Few) 20.10 - 21.60.
21 Feeder Pigs
U.S. 1-3 (few lots) 35 - 45 pounds
18.00 - 21.00 per head.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, June 7
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts
steady to 50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS.'-US 1
210-215 lbs. 28.00-28.50; US 1-3205-
260 lbs. 27.00-27.60; US 3-4 270-285
lbs. 23.60-24.10; one lot 290 lbs.
22.85; US 2 185-205 lbs. 26.00-26.75.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, June 6
Hogs: Barrows and Gilts 25-50
lower.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1210-240
lbs. 27.75-28.00; US 1-2 210-250 lbs.
27.35-27.75; US 2-3 200-255 lbs.
26.75-27.35; US 3-4 255-280 lbs.
25.00-26.00.
Saturday, Junes
Hogs 917: Barrows & Gilts
Steady to 25c higher.
US No. 1-2 205-240 lbs. 28.00-
28.60; US No. 1-3195-250 lbs. 27.50-
28.10; Us No. 2-4 210-260 lbs. 27.00-
27.60; Few Us No. 2-4 145-175 lbs.
25.00-26.25.
Sows; US No. 1-3 375-585 lbs.
21.25-22.50.
Boars: Few 21.50-22.25
I). S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
495.000 1,212,000 150,000
394.000 928,000 122,000
497.000 1,300,000 150,000
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
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New Holland Auction
Monday, June 5
HOGS 1077: Barrows & Gilts:
Mostly steady, spots 25 cents
higher.
US No. 1-2 190-230 lbs. 28.00-
29.00; US No. 1-3190-230 lbs. 27.50-
28.00; US No. 2-4 240-260 lbs. 27.00-
27.50; US No. 2-4170-190 lbs. 25.50-
26.50.
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-580 lbs.
21.50-23.00.
Boars: 21.00-22.00.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 5000. steady.
US 1-2 200-2201b5. 27.25-27.50; 1-
3 200-230 lbs. 27.00-27.25.
Peoria Auction
Hogs: 3500. active, opening 25-
50 higher, instances 75 higher.
US 1-2 200-230 lbs. 27.25-27.75, 50
head 28.00; 1-3 200-240 lbs. 26.50-
27.25.
Indianapolis Auction
Hogs: 3000. steady to weak,
slow.
US 1-2 200-235 lbs. 27.25-27.50; 1-
3 200-240 lbs. 26.75-27.25
-Nottingham Auction
Monday,June 5
Feeder Pigs: 12.00 - 21.50 per
head.
Fat Hogs: 210 - 230 pounds,
27.50-27.60; 250 - 270,24.25 - 24.60.
Sows: 200 - 280 pounds, 21.50 -
24.50; 400 - 575 pounds, 21.75 -
23.00.
Lancaster Market
Monday, June 5
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts 50-
Oklahoma City
Thursday, June 8
Estimated Receipts 12,000
Same Day Last Week 14,329
Same Day Last Year 8,728
Active, feeder cattle and calves
steady to strong with the weeks
full advance. Bulk of supply Good
to mostly Choice 550-850 pound
steers with generous showing of
fleshy 750-850 pound included.
Heifer supply weighing 450-700
pounds.
Sales as of 1:00 P.M,
Feeder Steers: Choice and
Prime 400-500 pound steers 45.00-
50.00, shipment 418 pounds 55.60;
500-600 41.00-45.00, mostly 42.00-
44.50; 600-700 39.00-43.20; 700-800
38.00-39.80; 800-950 37.80-39.40.
Mixed Good and Choice 500-700
38.50-42.80, some 800-850 37.10-
38.00. Mixed Standard and Good
550-700 Holsteins 35.40-37.70; 700-
950 32.90-34.10.
Feeder Heifers: Shipment High
Choice and Prime 463 pound
heifers 47.75; Choice to Prime
45041.50-44,40 ; 500-600 37.50-41.60;
600-700 36.50-37.80, some Good
and Choice fleshy 600-800 34.70-
36.80.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, June 8
Receipts this week 5,300, last
week 4,086 and last year 2,017.
Slaughter steers uneven, High
Choice and Prime steers strong to
25, inst. 50, higher. Below grades
50-75 higher with most advance
on Choice.. Slaughter heifers
25-50, inst. 75, higher. Cows weak
to 25, inst 50, lower. Few bulls
steady. Supply mainly High Good
to Choice slaughter steers and
heifers with several loads Mixed
Choice and Prime. Balance of
receipts mainly cows.
Steers—High Choice and Prime
1125-1325 pounds 3-4 37.75-38.50.
Choice 975-1350 2-4 36.50-38.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 950-1225
35.00-37.00 Good 32.25-35.50.
Standard with few good Holsteins
32.25. Load Standard and Com
mercial Holsteins 31.50.
Heifers—Mixed Choice and
Prime 950-1090 3-4 36.50-37.50.
Choice 800-1050 2-4 35.25-37.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 775-975
34 00-35.75. Good 31.00-34.25
1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-240 lbs. 28.50-29.00; US 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 28.00-28.50; US 2-3 195-260
lbs. 27.25-28.00.
P. L ROHRER & BRO., INC.
SMOKETOWN, PA.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 10,1972
Futures Trading
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February 36.20 26.40
March
April
May
Trend—Cattle are stronger, Hogs are steady, Potatoes are lower
and eggs are stronger.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
New York Dressed Meats
Thursday, June 8
Daily wholesale meat trade
distributive, less than carlot.
Compared with Wednesday:
prices firm for beef, veal, calf
and pork. Lamb, however, steady
to weak with Chucks in process of
accumulation in spots.
Practically all outlets buying
piece-meal with price resistance
very much in evidence while
sellers struggling to maintain
price line.
Steer Beef
Prime 600 - 900 pounds 61.50 -
64.50; Choice 600 - 700 61.00 -
63.50; 700 - 800 60.50 - 63.00; 800 -
900 60.00 - bi.oo; Good 500 - 800
58.50 - 60.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 60.00 -
61.75.
Calf (Skin Off)
Choice 150 - 350 pounds 80.00 -
84.00; Good 150 - 350 79.00 - 83.00;
Standard 150 - 350 70.00 - 74.00.
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1 (Closing bids as of Thursday, June 8)
38.25 28.30
28.87
37.10 28.20
35.75 26.70
35.80 27.20
35.90 24.55 3.40
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90 - 150 pounds 93.00 -
101.00; Good 60 - 90 85.00 - 90.00;
Standard 60 - 120 73.00 - 76.00.
Lamb
Choice Spring 30 - 55 pounds
72.50 - 76.50.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (steer) 145 - 190 pounds
75.00 - 78.00; Arm Chucks 90 -105
48.00 - 52.00; Ribs (7-rib) 34-40
77.00 - 81.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
104.00 -108.00; Rounds (steer) 70 -
95 68.00 - 69.00; Full Plates 32.00 -
32.50; Hinds (Heifer) 120 - 170
73.00 - 75.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (regular) 8-14 pounds
63.00 - 67.00; 14-1758.50 - 62.50; 17
- 20 50.00 - 52.00; Picnics
(regular) 4- 8 40.00 - 43.00; Boston
Butts 4 - 8 49.50 - 52.00; Spareribs,
3 pounds down, 68.00 - 70.00;
Hams (skinned) 14 - 17 51.00 -
53.00; 17 - 20 49.50 - 52.50.
Kosher Beef
Mid week prices fully steady
Quotations unchanged.
Kosher Lamb
Prices steady.
Choice and Prime Spring
Foresaddles 75.00 - 80.00.
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, June 7
Reported receipts of 79 head of
cattle, 7 heifers; market steady
with last weeks market
Load Canadian cows, fresh, 400
- 535.
Load New York State cows,
fresh, 400 - 520; springers, 500 -
580.
Load Pennsylvania springers,
330 - 510.
Vermont herd dispersal, all
stages of production, 230 - 505.
Local cows, 305 - 600.
Heifers, 210 - 340.
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Fresh Eggs
26.50
30.40
33.80
39.15
38.45
2.85 41.85
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