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Vintage Auction
Saturday, September 16
Hogs 619:
Barrows & Gilts: Mostly
steady.
US No. 1-2 205-245 lbs. 30.35-
30.60; US No. 1-3195-245 lbs. 30.00-
30.35; US No. 2-4 250-260 lbs. 29.50-
30.00; US No. 2-4145-185 lbs. 24.00-
28.75.
Sows:
US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. 24.00-
26.25.
Boars: 22.75-24.00.
Tuesday, September 19
Barrows and Gilts 50-1.00
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS—US 1
205-2351b5. 31.50-31.85; US 1-2200-
240 lbs. 31.25-31.50; US 2-3195-255
lbs. 30.85-31.25; Few US 3-4 200-
265 lbs. 30.35-30.60.
New Holland Auction
Monday, September 18
Hogs 961: Barrows & Gilts; 50c
to 75c higher.
US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 30.85-
32.50; US No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 30.00-
30.85; US No. 2-4 240-260 lbs. 29.00-
30.00; US No. 2-4160-195 lbs. 28.00-
30.00.
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-570 lbs
23.50-26.50.
Boars: 23.00-24.50
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 3500. fairly active, 25
lower US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 29.75-
30.00; 1-3 200-270 lbs. 29.00-29.75.
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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Lancaster Market
Monday, September 18
Barrows and Gilts steady to
strong, instances 25 higher; Sows
scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
205-235 lbs. 31.00-31.50; US 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 30,25-30.75; US 2-3 195-255
lbs. 29.75-30.25.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, September 20
Barrows and Gilts strong to 50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-235 lbs. 31.50; US 1-2 200-240
lbs. 30.60-30.85; US 2-3195-260 lbs.
30.25-30.60.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 5000. 50 lower US 1-2
210-240 lbs. 29.75-30.25; 1-3 200-250
lbs. 29.50-29.75.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 2500. slow, 25 to mostly
50 lower. US 1-2 210-240 lbs. 29.50-
29.75; 1-3 210-250 lbs. 29.25-29.50.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, September 19
220 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts 75c higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS;U.S. 2-
3 200 - 250 pounds 30.35 - 30.85, one
lot 31.00; few lots 2-4 240 - 270 30.00
- 30.30.
SOWS: U.S. 1-3 350 - 550 pounds
(few) 25.50 - 26.85.
BOARS: (Few) 22.50 - 24.50.
HOGS
1.276.000
1.270.000
1.381.000
CATTLE
505.000
524.000
496.000
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, September 21
Compared with last weeks
close closing prices slaughter
steers and heifers strong, in
stances 25c higher. Cows steady
to 25c higher. Bulls fully steady.
Feeders strong to 50c higher.
Four day receipts 17,900 as
compared with 17,000 previous
week and 19,800 a year ago.
Steers approximately 28 percent,
heifers 40 percent with rather
liberal showing Choice and
percentage of Choice increased
by volume of two-way steers and
heifers returned to feedlot for
further finish. Fed cattle trade
continued to show high measure
of stability even in face of a
somewhat bearish carcass trade.
Most slaughterers in need of
cattle for immediate
requirements and aggressive
feeder buyer demand offered
strong support to good and Low-
Choice short fed steers and
heifers. Late week marketings
swelled by arrival of second
annual “T-Bone special” from
Audubon, lowa territory.
STEERS: Load High-Choice
and Prime 1089 pounds 3 36.15,
other same grade 1037-1234 2-4
35.35-36.00, many of these on “T-
Bone special”. Choice 950-1309 2-4
34.25-35.25, some at latter price
with end Prime. Mixed Good and
Choice 950-1225 33.75-34.25 oc
casionally 34.50. Good 32.00-33.75,
Holsteins 2-3 32.00-32.75. Standard
and Low-Good 31.00-32.00.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 34.68 average
weight 1108 pounds as compared
34.71 and 1104 pounds previous
week and 32.11 and 1087 pounds a
year ago.
HEIFERS: Six loads High-
Choice and Prime 950-1000
pounds 3-4 34.35-34.50, moderate
volume same grade 875-1098 3-4
34.00-34.25. Choice 800-1025 2-4
mainly 33.00-33.75, High-Choice
950-1025 33.85-34.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 750-975 32.25-33.25.
Good 30.50-32.25. Standard and
Low-Good 29.00-30.50.
SHEEP
171.000
170.000
163.000
COWS: Utility and Commercial
25.50- Canner and Cutter
23.00-25.50, mixed Cutter and
Utility 25.75-26.00. Shelly Canner
21.50-
BULLS; Utility, Commercial
and Good 28.50-32.50, Com
mercial 1-2 33.00-34.00. Cutter and
Low-Utility 25.00-28.50.
FEEDERS: Prices strong to
50c higher under continued broad
demand. Outshipments from
regular market trade ap
proximately 3300 with near 1600
head over 900 pounds most of
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 23,1972 —
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, September 21)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
October
November
December
January ‘73
February 38.15 29.82
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
Trend—Cattle are stronger, Hogs are stronger, Potatoes are
stronger and Eggs are weaker.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc
Oklahoma City
Thursday, September 21
Estimated Receipts 10,000
Same Day Last Week 10,417
Same Day Last Year 6,450
Compared to late last week,
feeder steers and steer calves
steady to 50c higher; feeder
heifers and heifer calves 50c to
1.00 higher; majority receipts
first four hours of auction High
Good and Choice 375-750 pound
steers and 250-600 pound heifers:
Fairly large attendance buyers;
- these fleshy and many High-Good
and Low-Choice from slaughter
standpoint. Previous week 2000
head for same period.
STEERS: Load Choice 771
pounds 41.00, several loads
Choice 957-1070 westerns 38.00-
39.00. Choice fleshy 835-1102 35.50-
36.50. large volume High-Good
and Choice these weights 34.50-
35.50. Standard and Low-Good
32.50-33.75.
HEIFERS: Load Choice 710
pounds thin 40.00, load Choice 828
pounds 35.25, High-Good and
Choice 773-938 pound fleshy 32.75-
34.50.
35.80 29.90
37.05 29.92
37.75 27.40 4.41 39.85
37.95 28.00
27.77
37.72 26.17
24.00
salable receipts will include the
largest percentage of calves to
date this year.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice
300-400 pound 53.00-56.50, few 259-
260 63.25-66.00 ; 400-500 49.00-52.50;
500-600 46.50-50.00, 57 head 561
pound at 50.90 and 75 head 506
pound at 52.00; 600-700 43.75-46.50,
part load 615 pound at 47.40; 700-
800 42.25-45.50; few part loads 800-
875 pound 40.70-43.30; Mixed
Good and Choice 300-400 49.25-
52.75; 400-500 47.25-49.25; 500-600
44.00-46.00; 625-740 39.90-42.00;
Good 329-500 44.25-48.50; two
small lots Good 400-429 Holstein
steers 40.50-42.75; Good 550-700
Holstein steers 36.30-39.40; 700-
992 34.30-36.05.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice
300-400 pound 44.50-48.50, small
lots and part loads 237-295 49.50-
58.00; 400-500 41.50-47.50, part
load 435 pound at 48.10; 500-600
40.00-43.85, two loads 530-556
45.20-45.30; 600-700 in small
supply 38.50-41.00, small lot 602
pound at 41.50; Mixed Good and
Choice 380-500 38.75-42.75; few
500-700 36.25-39.00. Good 450-615
pound 36.00-38.25.
Regional Hay Prices
(All hay No. 2 and better,
prices paid by dealers at the farm
price per ton.)
Hay and straw steady to $5
higher.
Alfalfa
Mixed hay
Timothy hay
Straw
Mulch
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pesty mites on fruit trees and
ornamentals consists of adding Vz
cup buttermilk and 4 cups of
wheat flour to 5 gallons of water.
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Fresh Eggs
34.10
3.58 41.20
43.65
43.00
41.35
4.20 40.50
5.21 35.00
Sales as of 12:30 P.M
Monday, Sept. 18,1972
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