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Hew Holland Auction
Monday, September 4
Hog Receipts 700.
Retail 30.25-32.00 ;
Heavyweights 28.50-29.50;
Wholesale 29.50-30.25; Sows 23.50-
26.00; Boars 22.50-25.00.
Vintage Auction
Saturday, September 2
Hogs 619. Barrows & Gilts: 25c
to 50c higher. US No. 1-2 200-230
lbs. 30.10-30.75; US No. 1-3 200-245
lbs. 29.60-30.10; US No. 2-4 240-250
lbs. 29.00-29.35.
Sows: US No. 1-3 310-560 lbs.
24.10-25.00.
Boars: Few 23.75-24.10.
Tuesday, September 5
Gilts 50-75 lower,
Barrows and Gilts: US 1210-240
lbs. 29.75-30.10; US 1-2 200-2401b5.
29.50-29.75; US 2-3 195-255 lbs.
29.10-29.50.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 4500. 50-1.00 higher US
1-3 200-250 lbs. 29.75-30.25 around
200 head US 1 200-220 lbs. 30.50.
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 3500. active, opening 25
to mostly 50 higher US 1-2 200-230
lbs. 29.75-30.00; 150 head 30.25 1-3
200-260 lbs. 29.50-29.75.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 3000. unevenly 25-75,
mostly 50-75 higher, active US 1-2
200-235 lbs. mostly 30-30.25 ; 38
head 30.50; 1-3 200-250 lbs. 29.50-
30.00.
Lebannn Valley Auction
Tuesday, September 5
219 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts 25c to 50c
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S.
2-3 200-235 pounds 29.00-29.50,
couple lots 29.85; 2-4190-250 28.25-
28.85; 2-4 155-180 27.25-28.50.
SOWS: U.S. 1-3 350-650 pounds
25.50-26.10; 2-3 500-575 (few) 24.25.
BOARS: (Few) 21.25-23.75.
11 Head of Feeder Pigs
U.S. 1-3 30 pounds 16.25 per
head.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, September 6
Barrows and Gilts 25-75 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:US 1
215-245 los. 30.50; US 1-2 220-260
lbs. 29.85-30.00; US 2-3 195-260 lbs.
29.60-29.85; one lot 275 lbs. 28.75.
Lancaster Market
No market report for Monday
because of Labor Day Holiday.
Auction held in Lancaster, but
market not reported.
Oklahoma City
Thursday, September 7
Estimated Receipts 9,000
Same Day Last Week 7,584
Same Day Last Year 9,684
Active, compared to late last
week, feeder cattle under 500
pound 1.00-3.00 higher, some
sales 4.00 higher; feeder cattle
500-700 pound 50-1.00 higher,
some sales 1.50-2.00 higher;
feeder steers over 700 pound
strong to 1.00 higher; fairly large
attendance buyers; majority
receipts High Good and Choice
450-850 pound steers and 400-700
pound heifers. Demand broad for
all weights and grades with thin
fleshed cattle generally at the full
advances.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice,
few Prime, 300-400 pound 54.90-
60.00; 400-500 50.00-55.00, part
load 424 pound at 55.75 ; 500-600
45*75-50.00, small lot 506 pound at
50.50; 600-700 42.90-45.00, few
small lots and part loads 603-661
45.25- 700-800 41.00-43.80,
two part loads 703-744 44.00-44.20;
800-845 39.50-42.00, mostly 40.25-
41.75; Mixed Good and Choice
300-400 50.75-53.00; 400-500 45.50-
49.75; 500-600 43.75-46.75; 600-700
42.00-43.75 ; 700-800 38.50-40.00;
800-855 38.00-39.00; Good 300-500
44.25- ; 500-670 39.00-42.50;
700-900 35.50-38.75; Good 526-631
Holstein Steers 36.20-39.50; Good
700-882 Holstein steers 33.90-35.70.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice,
few Prime, 300-400 pound 44.00-
47.00, small lot 148 pound at 72.50;
400-500 40.50-45.10, small lot 412
pound at 45.40 and small lot 407
pound at 46.10; 500-600 39.00-41.75,
few small lots 500-528 42.05-42.75,
528 pound at 42.75; 600-700 37.00-
39.10, small lot 731 pound at 37.60;
mixed Good and Choice 350-500
39.25- 500-600 37.50-38.50;
few Good 400-600 35.00-38.75.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, September 7
Compared to previous week’s
close slaughter steers and heifers
25-50 lower in generally slow
trading. Cows 1.00-1.50 higher,
bulls fully steady. Feeders fully
steady under continued good
demand.
Three day receipts 13,900 as
compared 14,400 previous four
days and 15,400 a year ago.
Upturn in fed cattle prices
registered during previous week
proved to be short lived.
Marketings following Labor Day
fairly liberal and wholesale
carcass trading opened on
bearish note. Most slaughterers
entered current week with
adequate inventories on hand for
immediate requirements as
result of large movement late
proceeding week. Buyers con
tinued to follow a cautious and
selective pattern with best
demand for Choice and Prime
1050-1250 pound steers and same
grade 925-1000 pound heifers.
Slaughter steers made up ap
proximately 29 per cent of the
week’s total, heifers 49 per cent
with fairly liberal percentage
Choice and a moderate number
High-Choice and Prime. Cows
made up 10 per cent and feeders
10 per cent.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Seven
loads High-Choice and Prime
1180-1351 pounds 3-4 35.50, twenty
three loads same grade 987-1264
3-4 35.00-35.25. Choice 950-1275 3-4
mainly 34.00-34.75, few loads
High-Choice 1092-1156 34.85-34.90.
Mixed Good and Choice 950-1250
33.25-34.00. Good 31.25-33.50.
Standard and Low-Good 30.00-
31.25, part load High-Good 1250
pound Holsteins 2-3 32.50. Stan
dard and Low-Good 30.00-31.25.
Average cost slaughter steers
for two days 34.33 average weight
1111 pounds as compared 34.12
and 1118 pounds previous week
and 32.44 and 1088 pounds a year
ago.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Two
loads High-Choice and Prime 959-
1050 pounds 3-4 34.15-34.25.
Fourteen loads same grade 880-
1118 33.85-34.00. Choice 825-1025
32.75-33.75. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-975 32.00-33.00. Good
30.00-32.25, small lots Standard
and Good 29.00-30.00.
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
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Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, September 7)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
September
October
November
December
January ‘73
February 36.85 28.85
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
Trend Cattle are higher, Hogs are weaker Potatoes are steady
and Eggs are stronger
A-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc
COWS: Utility and Commercial
25.50-26.75, few Utility
Dairybreds 27.00-27.25. Canner
and Cutter 23.00-25.50, mixed
Cutter and Low-Utility 25.75-
26.00. Shelly Canner 21.50-22.50.
BULLS: Utility, Commercial
and Good 28.00-32.50, few Com
mercial 1-2 33.00-34.00. Cutter and
Low-Utility 25.00-28.00.
Feeders: Prices fully steady
for modest feeder supply under
continued good demand. Out
shipments of approximately 1500
head compared 1800 previous
week.
STEERS: Several loads Choice
and Prime fleshy 773-804 pounds
38.00- Load Choice 966
pounds 35.25. High-Good and
Choice fleshy 925-1081 pounds
33.00-
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
394.000 935,000 127,000
495.000 1,153,000 145,000
402.000 1,051,000 130,000
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34.35 28.75
35 40 28.70
36.70 25.75 4.57 38.00
36.70 26.70
26.82
36.70 25.30
24.00
HEIFERS Several loads
Choice and Prime 740-845 pounds
35.25-35 65. Small lots High-Good
and Choice 746-869 32 75-34 00.
Part loads mostly Good 852-893
31.75-32.50
All cattle state graded and sold
by the hundredweight
Abingdon, Virginia
Tuesday, September 3
Reported 283 head sold
Steers
Choice and Fancy: 705
pounds 38.00 - 38.25 , 805 -
34.00 - 35 80.
Good- 500 - 700 pounds 39.00 -
43.75, 705 - 800 37 50 - 38.10, 805 -
1000 33.00 - 35 00.
Medium 500 - 700 pounds 37 00 -
40.60; 705 - 800 34 00 - 37 90 , 805 -
1000 33.00 - 33.80.
Common: 500 - 700 pounds 33 25
- 34 70
Of the 50,000 earthquakes
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Chicago
Fresh Eggs
36.25
35.40
3.67 40.40
42.30
41.65
39.75
4.41 39.00
5.34
Feeder Sale
Lots of Earthquakes
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