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Lancaster Market
Monday, November 13
Barrows and Gilts steady,
instances 25 lower; Sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS—US 1
205-2401b5. 29.50-30.00; US 1-3195-
255 lbs. 29.00-29.25; US 3-4 260-285
lbs. 27.00-28.00.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS; 7500, steady to 25 lower
50 head sorted US 1215 lbs. 28.75;
1-2 200-230 lbs. 28.25-28.50; 1-3 200-
240 lbs. 28.00-28.25.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 3500,25-50 lower, rather
slow US 1-2 200-230 lbs. 28.25-
28.50; 35 head 28.75; 1-3 200-240
lbs. 27.50-28.25; 230-250 lbs. 27.00-
27.75.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, November 14
310 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts 25c higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S.
2-3 195-240 pounds 29.25-30.00; 2-4
185-250 28.75-29.25.
SOWS; U.S. 1-3 350-600 pounds
25.00-26.00.
BOARS; 21.00-22.50.
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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HOGS; 4500, fairly active, 25-50
lower US 1-2 200-230 lbs. 28.25-
28.75; 1-3 200-240 lbs. 27.50-28.25
Wednesday, November 15
Barrows and Gilts fully steady,
instances 25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: 16
head US 1 205 - 235 lbs. 30.25; US
1-3 195-250 lbs. 29.00-29.35.
Saturday, November 11
Hogs 821: Barrows and Gilts;
Strong to $l. higher. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. 29.60-30.00, No. 1-3 200-
245 lbs. 29.35-29.75, No. 2-4 250-275
lbs. 27.00-28.85, No. 2-4110-170 lbs.
25.00-26.50.
Sows: US No. 1-3 310-505 lbs,
24.35-25.35.
Boars: 23.50-24.00.
Tuesday, November 14
Barrows and Gilts mostly
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: Few
US 1200-225 lbs. 30.25-30.50; US 1-
2 200-240 lbs. 29.75-30.00; US 2-3
195-255 lbs. 29.00-29.75; US 3-4 270-
285 lbs. 27.25-28.10; Couple lots
290-300 lbs. 26.60.
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475.000 1,298,000 140,000
501.000 1,303,000 157,000
467.000 1,423,000 137,000
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Peoria Auction
Lancaster Auction
Vintage Auction
New Holland Auction
Monday, November 13
Hogs 870: Barrows and Gilts:
Mostly 25c to 50c Higher. US No.
1-2 200-240 lbs. 29.50-31.00. No. 1-3
200-245 lbs. 29.00-29.50, No. 2-4 235-
270 lbs. 28.00-29.00, No. 2-4 160-190
lbs. 27.50-29.00.
Sows; US No. 1-3 300-570 lbs.
23.50-26.00.
Boars: 23.00-24.75.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, November 14
340 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers steady
to mostly 50c lower. Slaughter
cows steady to 50c higher.
Slaughter bulls steady to 50c
lower.
STEERS: High Choice (in
dividual) 36.85; Choice (few)
1000-1200 pounds 36.00-37.85;
Good 34.85-36.00; Standard 33.25-
34.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 34.85-36.25,
individual at 37.10; Good (few)
33.10-34.00; Standard (few) 30.00-
32.00.
COWS: Utilitv and High
Dressing Cutter 26.25-28.60;
Cutters 24,50-26.50 Canners
22.50-24.50; Shells (few) down to
21.00.
BULLS: Good (few) 34.00-
36.00; Utility and Commercial
32.85-35.50.
230 Head of Veal Calves
Vealers 50c to $l. higher.
Prime (few) 63.00-64.50; Choice
58.00-60.00; Good 54.00-58.00;
Standard 49.00-54.00; Utility 90-
120 pounds 44.00-48.00; 70-85
pounds 38.00-43.00.
FARM CALVES: Bulls 80-115
pounds 43.00-59.00; Heifers 80-130
pounds 65.00-82.00.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, November 16
Compared to previous week’s
close, mild early advance on
slaughter steers lost in late
trading with closing prices barely
steady. Instances 25 lower.
Heifers closed mostly steady.
Cows were 25-50 higher and bulls
fully steady. The meager feeder
supply was hardly adequate to
establish a trend, scattered sales
steady to 50 lower on fleshy two
way steers and heifers.
Four day receipts 15,600 as
compared 19,000 previous week
and 17,600 a year ago. Slaughter
steers approximately 37 percent
of week’s total, heifers 43 per
cent, cows 8 percent, feeders
approximately 10 percent in
cluding Friday auction receipts
Weather played a dominant role
in cattle trade during week under
review and sufficient to largely
offset the usually bearish trade
preceeding the Thanksgiving
holiday Severe storm conditions
paralyzed livestock movement
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Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, November 1C)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
November
December
January ‘73
February 36.95 29.25
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs are lower, Potatoes are steady, and
Eggs are lower.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
New York Dressed Meats
Thursday, November 16
Compared with Wednesday,
general price structure weak for
all fresh meats. Demand only fair
and New York wholesalers
confronting what appears to be a
struggle to clear stocks on hand
before close of business Friday.
Beef Rounds and Chucks very
poor but Ribs active. Heavy
fatted meats again posing
problem as buyer interests hard
to generate.
the forepart of week and buyers
were inclined to J acquire cattle
whenever supplies available in
order to meet immediate
slaughter requirements.
However, any widespread op
timism was not supported by the
wholesale carcass trade and live
prices again pointed downward in
late trading. Feedlot conditions
suffered more deterioration as a
result of wet 8 inch snowfall and
many cattle carried a moderate
amount of mud.
STEERS- Twenty loads High-
Choice and Prime 975-1207
pounds 2-4 33.85-34 00, same
grade 1200-1250 mainly yield
grade 4 33 75 Choice 975-1250 2-4
closed 32.75-33 75 Mixed Good
and Choice 950-1225 32.50-33.00.
Good 31 50-32 50, Holsteins 1100-
1300 2-3 31.65-32 25 Standard and
Low-Good 30 50-31.50.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 33 34 average
weight 1127 pounds as compared
33 63 and 1127 pounds previous
week and 33.41 and 1118 pounds a
year ago. For first time since
December 1970, average cost of
steers lower than comparable
week a year earlier.
HEIFERS: Thirty-two loads
High-Choice and Prime 894-1053
pounds 3-4 33 35-33 75 Choice 850-
1025 2-4 closed 32.00-33.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 750-975 31.25-
32.00 Good 30.00-31 25. Standard
and Low-Good 28.50-30.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
25.25-26.50, Canner and Cutter
?2.00-25 25, Mixed Cutter and
Utility 25 50-25.75 Shelly Canner
21.00-22.00
BULLS: Utility, Commercial
and Good 29 00-32.50, Com
mercial 1-2 33.00-34.00. Cutter and
Low-Utility 26.00-29 00.
FEEDERS: Outshipments
from regular market trading not
sufficient to establish an ac
curate trend, scattered sales
steady to 50 lower.
STEERS- Few High-Good and
Choice 950-1025 pounds 32.50-
33.50
HEIFERS: Two consignments
High-Good and Choice 727-877
pounds 32.25-32.50.
34.75 29.75
37.05 26.30 4.97 37.05
37.10 26.95
26.95
36.45 24.90
35.a5
23.50
Steer Beef
Prime 600 - 900 pounds 56.50 -
58.00, Choice 600 - 700 56 50 -
57.00 ; 700 - 800 55.00 - 56.00 ; 800 -
900 51.50 - 53.50; Good 500 - 800
54.00 - 56.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 53.00 -
54.00
Choice 75.50 - 83.50; Good 73.50 -
79.50; Standard 68.00 - 72.00.
Choice 90 - 150 pound 93.00 -
105.00; Good 60 - 90 85.00 - 90.00,
Standard 60 - 120 72.00 - 75.00.
Choice 35 - 55 pounds 63.00 -
66.00; 55 - 65 59.00 - 62.00.
Hinds (Steer) 145 - 190 pounds
63.00 - 67.00; Arm Chucks 90 -105
44.00 - 47 00; Ribs (7-nb) 34 - 40
67.00 - 73 00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
84 00 - 86.00; Rounds (Steer) 70 -
95 64.00 - 66.00, Full Plates 32.00 -
33.00, Hinds (Heifer) 120 - 170
62.50 - 64 50.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, November 1G
Receipts this week 5,400 last
week 4,760 last year 4,558 As
compared to last weeks close,
slaughter steers and heifers on
yield grade 2-4 basis, ended 25-50
lower, while yield grade 4-5 of
ferings closed 50-1 00 lower. Cows
and bulls 25-50 higher. Supply
mainly Choice yield grade 2-4,
slaughter steers and heifers with
several loads Choice to Prime
Receipts about 70 percent steers,
25 percent heifers, and 5 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS * High
Choice and Prime 1200-1320
pounds 3-4, 34 50-35.00 Average
Choice to Prime 1200-1315 3-4,
34.25-34 75. Choice 1000-1300 2-4,
34.00-34 75 Several loads 4-5,
1250-1325 33.25-33.75, including
one load 1410 pounds at 32 00
Mixed Good and Choice 950-1250
33 50-34.00 Good 32.00-33.50
Standard 31.50-32 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
Mixed Choice and Prime 990-1000
pounds 3-4, 33 75 Choice 825-1025
2-4, 32.75-33.50; including several
loads High Choice 4-5,1050-1100 at
31 50-32 50 Mixed Good and
Choice 750-950 31.75-32.75 Good
30 00-31 75.
COWS' Commercial 22 25-
25 00 Utility 24.00-26.00. High
Yielding Utility 26.00-26 50
Cutter 21.50-25.50. Canner 19.00-
22.50.
BULLS: Utility and Com
mercial 29.00-32.50, few 33.00.
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Chicago
Fresh Eggs
34.50
36.30
37.10
37.50
4.80 37.80
5.57 34.25
Calf (Skin Off)
150 - 350 Pounds
Veal (Skin Off)
Lamb
Choice Beef Cuts
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