Hog Prices
Lancaster Market
Monday, October 30
Barrows and Gilts steady to 25
higher; Sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1
200-2301b5. 30.00-30.50; US 1-2 200-
245 lbs. 29.25-29.50; US 2-3 190-255
lbs. 29.00-29.25; US 3-4 260-280 lbs.
28.00-28.50.
New Holland Adctien
Monday, October 30
Hogs 887: Barrows & Gilts;
Mostly 50c lower. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 29.35-31.00; US No. 1-3 200-
245 lbs. 28.75-29.35; US No. 2-4 235-
270 lbs. 28.00-28.75; US No. 2-4160-
190 lbs. 27.00-28.75.
Sows; US No. 1-3 300-580 lbs.
23.00-26.00
Boars: 23.50-24.75
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 5000, slow, steady
US 1-2 200-230 lbs. 28.75-29.00; 1-
3 190-230 lbs. 28.50-28.75; 230-260
lbs. 28.00-28.50; 2-4 240-270 lbs.
27.00-28.00
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 4000, active, fully
steady to strong
US 1-2 200-230 lbs. 28.25-28.75; 1-
3 200-250 lbs. 27.50-28.25.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS; 3000, fairly active,
weak to 25 lower US 1-2 200-240
lbs. mostly 28.50; 170 head 28.75;
1-3 200-250 lbs. 28.00-28.50, bulk
28.25.
U. S. Inspected livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Week to date
Same period last wk.
Same period last yr.
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Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, October 31
186 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts 25 cents
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S.
2-3 190 - 245 pounds 29.00 - 29.35,
one lot 29.60; 2-4 190 - 250 28.75 -
28.85.
SOWS: U.S. 1-3 300 - 400 pounds
26.00 - 26.75 ; 2-3 350 - 575 24.25 -
26.00.
BOARS: 22.50 - 23.25.
Vintage Auction
Tuesday, October 31
Barrows and Gilts strong to 50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2195 - 255 lbs. 29.35-29.60; U.S. 1-3
195-255 lbs. 29.00-29.50; US 3-4 280-
295 lbs. 25.85-26.00; US 2-3 320-550
lbs. 24.50-25.25.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, November 1
Barrows and Gilts mostly
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
215-230 lbs. 30.25; US 1-3 200-245
lbs. 29.00-29.35; one lot US 34 225
lbs. 28.50.
SOWS: US2-3335-575 lbs. 24.35-
25.50.
New York Dressed Meats
Thursday, November 2
Compared with Wednesday,
steer and heifer beef generally
weak; veal, calf and lamb steady
to weak, pork loins 50 cents to
$l.OO lower, butts 50 cents lower,
picnics and spareribs steady,
hams steady to 50 cents higher.
General outlet for fresh meats
tending narrow early this session
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
498.000 1,371,000 166,000
472.000 1,174,000 143,000
478.000 1,431,000 161,000
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, November 2
Cattle weekly: receipts this
week 4800; last week 4889; last
year 3746. as compared to last
weeks close, slaughter steers
ended fully 50 lower. Slaughter
heifers were 25 to mostly 50
lower. Cows and bulls 50-1.00
lower. Supply mainly Choice
slaughter steers and heifers, with
several loads Choice to Prime.
Receipts about 65percent steers;
30 percent heifers; 5 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1150 - 1325
pounds 3-4 35.50 - 36.00. Choice
1000 -1340 2-4,34.50 - 35.50; mostly
34.25 - 35.25, including load 1410
pounds at 34.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 925 - 1225 pounds 34.00 -
34.50. Good 31.75 - 34.00. Load
Standard with few Good
Holsteins 31.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 950-1070
pounds 2-4, 34.00 - 34.50. Choice
800 -1050 2-4, 33.25 - 34.00; mostly
33.50 - 34.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 775 - 950 32.00 - 33.50. Good
30.00 - 32.00.
COWS: Commercial 21.50 -
24.00. Utility 23.00 - 24.75. High
Yielding Utility 24.75 - 25.25; few
25.50. Cutter 20.50 - 24.00. Canner
18.00 - 20.50.
BULLS: Utility and Com
merical 29.00 - 32.00; Few 33.00.
with spot purchases held to
minimal essential meats. Most
retail buyers report cooler space
needed for intake of turkeys.
Fatty cuts of beef and lamb under
hard pressure.
Steer Beef
Prime 600 - 900 pounds 56.50 -
58.00; Choice 600 - 700 56.50 -
57.00; 700 - 800 55.75 - 56,50; 800 -
900 53.00 - 54.50; Good 500 - 800
54.00 - 56.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 54.00 -
55.00.
Calf (Skin Off)
150-350 Pounds
Choice 75.50 - 83.50; Good 73.50 -
79.50; Standard 68.00 - 72.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90 - 150 pounds 93.00 -
105.00; Good 60 - 90 85.00 - 90.00;
Standard 60 - 120 72.00 - 75.00.
Lamb
Choice 30 - 65 pounds 64.00 -
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 4,1972
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, November 2)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
November
December
January ‘73
February 37.90 29.35
March
April
37.80 26.55 4.92 38.50
May
June
37.55 27.40
July
36.90 25.60
August
36.40 24.10
October
December
Trend - Cattle are steady. Hogs are steady, Potatoes are steady,
and Eggs are lower.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc,
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Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, October 31
359 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers grading
Good 50 cents lower. Cows $1.75 to
$2.25 lower. Slaughter bulls $1.50
lower.
STEERS: Choice (few) 1050 -
67.00,
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145 - 190 pounds
65.00 - 68.50; Arm Chucks 90 -105
47.00 - 50.00; Ribs (7-rib) 34 - 40
66.00 - 74.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
84.00 - 86.00; Rounds (Steer) 70 -
95 65.00 - 67.00; Full Plates 31.50 -
32.00; Hinds (Heifer) 120,- 170
62.50 - 64.50.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8 - 14 pounds
66.00 - 69.00; 14 - 17 62.00 - 65.50;
Picnics (Regular) 4 - 8 36.50 -
38.50; Boston Butts 4 - 8 47.50 -
49.00; Spareribs 14 pounds down
64 00 - 66.50; Hams (Skinned) 14
pounds down 64.00 - 66.50; 14 -17
58.00 - 60.00; 17 - 20 55.00 - 56.50.
35.90 29.40
27.32
23.88
1300 pounds 35.25 - 37.50; Good
34.00 - 35.60; Standard 32.25 -
33.50.
HEIFERS: Good (few) 33.00 -
33.60; Utility and Standard (few)
29.10 - 30.50.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 23.85 - 25.85, few
to 26.75; Cutters 22 85 - 24.10;
Canners 20.75 - 23.00; Shells down
to 18.00.
BULLS; Good 34.00 - 34.85,
Utility and Commencal 31.50 -
34.10; Cutters (few) 29.25 - 31.60.
240 Head of Veal Calves
Vealers grading Good to Prime
$2 lower, Utility about steady.
Prime 58.50 - 63.00; Choice 55.00
- 58.00; Good 52 00 - 55.00;
Standard 48,00 - 52 00; Utility 90 -
120 pounds 41.50 - 47.00 ; 70 - 85
pounds 38 00 - 40 50.
FARM CALVES- Bulls 85 -115
pounds 41 00 - 50.00; Heifers 85 -
135 pounds 50.00 - 67 00.
62 Head of Sheep
Choice 70 - 100 pound wooled
slaughter lams (few) 27.50 -
28.50; Good 65 - 75 25.00 - 27.00;
Utility 50 - 60 23.00 - 25.00.
Slaughter Ewes- 5.00 - 12.00.
Oklahoma City
Thursday, November 2
Estimated Receipts 6,900
Same Day Last Week 9,300
Same Day Last Year 10,975
Moderately active, compared
to late last week, feeder cattle
over 500 pound steady to 50c
lower, instances 1.00 lower;
feeder calves under 500 pound
1.00-3.00 lower. Salable receipts
sharply curtailed due to abun
dant rainfall in the marketing
area totaling up to 10 inches in
some localities, majority
receipts Good and Choice 350-750
pound steers and 300-650 pound
heifers, moderate attendance
buyers.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice
300-400 pound 53.00-57 00 , 400-500
48 50-54.75, largely 49 75-53.50;
500-600 45.50-50.50, mainly 46.50-
49 25 , 600-700 44 00-45 80, few part
loads 604-612 46.90-47.10 and part
load 579 pound at 48 50 , 700-800
42 00-44 00, part load 705 pound at
44 50, few 800-850 40 00-42.80,
Mixed Good and Choice 300-400
49 50-52 50, 400-500 47.00-49.50;
500-600 43.00-45 50, few 600-650
42 00-42 50, Good 300-500 44 00-
48 50 , 500-700 39.75-42 00, .Good
538-700 Holstein Steers 37.25-
39 50, two part loads Good 787-791
’Holstein Steers at 35 90
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
4.00 33.50
38.60
39.10
39.30
4.72 39.40
5 57 35.10
SALES AS OF 12:30 P.M
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