Hog Prices
Vintage Auction
Saturday, August 19
HOGS 880: Barrows & Gilts:
Mostly $1 higher. US No. 1-2 205-
230 lbs. 31.60-32.00; US No. 1-3 200-
2301b5. 31.00-31.50; Few US No. 1-
3190-200 lbs. 30.00-30.25; US No. 2-
3195-2501b5. 30.50-31.00; US No. 2-
4 145-190 lbs. 28.25-28.75.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 260-495 lbs.
24.00-26.50; US No. 2-3 350-490 lbs.
18.25-21.25
BOARS: 21.75-22.25
Tuesday, August 22
Barrows and gilts 25 lower,
instances 50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 205-240 lb. 30.35-30.50.11 head lot
US 131.00. US 2-3195-255 lb. 30.00-
30.25.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Barrows and Gilts: U.S. 2-3195-
240 30.00-30.35; U.S. 2-4 190-260
29.10-29.75.
Sows: 1-3 300-550 pounds 25.10-
25.25; 2-3 300-600 24.00-24.75.
New Holland Auction
Monday, August 21
HOGS 832: Barrows & Gilts:
25c to 50c higher. US No. 1-2 200-
2401b5. 31.00-31.50; US No. 1-3 200-
245 lbs. 30.50-31.00;US No. 2-4 250-
280 lbs. 29.50-30.50; US No. 2-4 ISO
-195 lbs. 28.00-30.50
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-560 lbs.
23.50-26.50
Boars: 23.50-25.00
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS 2500. Barrows and gilts
steady to 50 lower, largely steady
to weak compared to Wed
nesdays close. ~
-. BARROWS AND GILTS; US i
-2 200-235 lb. 29.00-29.25. US 1-3 200-
250 lb. 28.75-29.00.
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ALGIT
ZOOK &
RANCK, INC.
R.D. 1 Gap, Pa. 17527
Phone 717-442-4171
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St. Louis Auction
HOGS 4500. Barrows and gilts
steady to 25 lower.
Barrows and gilts: US 1-2 210-
240 lb. 29.00-29.25. US 1-3 200-240
lb. 28.75-29.00.
Hogs: 3500. Barrows and gilts
25-50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-240 lb. 29.00-29.25. US 1-3 200-
250 1b5.28.50-28.75.
Lancaster Auction
Barrows and gilts 1-1.50 lower,
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
210-230 lbs. 30.50. US 1-2 210-240
lbs. 29.50-30.00. US 2-3 200-250 lbs.
29.00-29.35. One lot 195 lb. 28.75.
Lancaster Market
Monday, August 21
Barrows and Gilts strong to
mostly 25 higher; Sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US
200-2401b5. 31.50-31.75; US 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 30.75-31.25; US 2-3 195-260
lbs. 39.50-31.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Reported receipts of 257 head of
horses; market steady with last
weeks market.
Load Ohio driving horses, 250-
425.
Load Ohio driving Horses, 130-
250.
Load Ohio riding horses, 170-
300. , ?
Load Kansas riding horses, 125-
285.
Locally consigned riding
horses 100-190; driving horses
110-370; work horses 150-235;
mules killer way; few better
horses 280-370; killers 5-7.
Mare ponies 5-25; geldings 5-
20; colts 3-8; larger ponies 30-50.
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
494.000 1,191,000 148,000
500.000 1,141,000 156,000
488.000 1,288,000 145,000
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
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Peoria Auction
Wednesday, August 23
Monday, August 21
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
R.D. 3, EPHRATA, PA. 17522
Nottingham Auction
Hogs 230-240 pounds 29.60.
Sows 340-490 pounds 20.25-24.10.
Boars 200-220 pounds 22.00-
23.25.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, August 24
Compared to last weeks close:
High-Good to Prime slaughter
steers 1.00-1.25 instances 1.50
lower, Standard and Average-
Good SOc-1.00 lower. Heifers 1.00-
1.50 lower. Cows 75C-1.00 lower.
Bulls steady Feeder Cattle and
Calves fully 50c lower.
Four day receipts 14,600 as
compared 18,200 previous week
and 19,000 a year ago. Slaughter
steers approximately 37 percent,
Heifers 39 percent, Cows 12
percent and Feeders 10 percent.
Fed cattle prices again forced
sharply lower by a bearish and
sharply declining carcass trade
as the number slaughtered under
federal inspection the past two
weeks the largest of the current
year. The average cost Slaughter
steers and Heifers at the lowest
level since the first of the year.
The weeks offering Slaughter
steers and Heifers mainly High-
Good and Choice, only a
moderate showing high-choice
and Prime.
Steers: Early in the week, load
High-Choice and Prime 1252
pounds 35.75 and five loads same
grade 1022-1168 pounds 35.25-
35.50. At midweek, nine loads
High-Choice and Prime 1131-1292
34.75-35.00. A few loads Choice
with End Prime 1025-1261 pounds
34.50. Late sales Choice 950-1250
pounds 33.50-34.35. Mixed Good
and Choice 950-1250 pounds 32.75-
33.50. Good 31.00-32.75 1100-1200
pounds Holsteins 31.25-31.75.
Standard and Low-Good 30.25-
31.00.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 33.77 average
weight 1099 pounds as compared
35.48 -and 1086 pounds the
previous week and 32.75 and 1088
pounds a year ago.
Heifers: Early in the week, ten
loads High-Choice and Prime 846-
1027 pounds 33.85-34.15. At
midweek, thirteen loads same
grade 888-1050 pounds 33.40-33.65.
At the close, Choice 850-1000 32.50-
33.25. Mixed Good and Choice 750-
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SHEDS
• PAINTED
STEEL METAL
August
September
October
November
December
January ‘73
February 34.85 27.25
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs are higher, Potatoes are lower and
Eggs are lower.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
975 pounds 31.75-32.50. Good 29.00-
31.75. Small lots Standard and
Good 28.50-29.00.
Cows : At the close, Utility and
Commercial 24.50-26.50. Canner
and Cutter 22.50-24.75. Mixed
Cutter and Low-Utility 25.00-
25.25. Shelly Canner 21.00-22.00.
Bulls: Utility, Commercial and
Good 28.50-33.00, Commercial
33.50-34.00. Cutter and Low-
Utility 25.50-28.50.
Feeders; Feeder cattle closed
fully 50c lower. Outshipments of
1500 about the same as the
previous week. Supply mainly
900-1050 pound fleshy two-way
steers.
Small consignment Choice 520
pound steers 40.00. Bulk High-
Good and Choice 877-1113 pounds
33.00-34.00, load Choice 1037
pounds 34.50. Small lots mostly
Good 1085-1106 pounds 32.00-32.50.
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Commonwealth National JV
Agri-Loan Corp.
A subsidiary of Commonwealth National Bank
Serving
Agriculture
in
Sftuth Central Pennsylvania
Member FDIC
DUROC SALE
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1972
Show 3:30 P.M. Sale 7:00 P.M.
BOARS
OPEN GILTS BRED GILTS
SPONSORED BY
PENNA. DUROC BREEDERS ASSN.
Location: Martin's Sale Barn 2 miles East of In
tercourse, Pa. on Rte. 340
For Catalog write:
Auct Paul Z. Martin George Zlmme™.«,&c.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 26.1972
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, August 24)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
33.30 27.35
33.85 27.40
34.70 24.45 4.52 39.30
35.05 25.30
34.90 24.05
3.57 39.75
4.31 39.00
5.20
25.50
22.72
New York
Dressed Meats
Thursday, August 24
Compared with last week:
Steer beef mostly 1.00 lower,
Choice heifer weak to mostly 50c
lower. Veal steady, Calf and
Spring Lamb 1.00 lower, Pork
loins 3.00 lower, Picnics 1.00
lower, Butts, Sparerbis, and
Hams steady.
Movement of fresh meats
continue slow with tonnage
moving into retail or other outlets
holding conservative.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 pounds 56.50-
58.00; Choice 600-700 56.00-57.00;
700-800 55.50-56.50; 800-900 55.50-
56.50; Good 500-800 53.00-54.00.
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
34.60
36.00
41.95
41.80
40.00