Hog Prices
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New Holland Mon
Monday, December 11
No hogs or feeder pigs received
due to hog cholera quarantine.
Vintage Mon
Tuesday, December 12
No receipts due to stop-order.
Lancaster Market
Monday, December 11
No receipts due to a Pa. Dept,
of Agriculture stop-order.
HOGS: 6000, 50-1.00 lower; US
Lancaster Auction si^™ s , 5 32 ' M ‘ 5250; m ™
Wednesday, December 13
NONE
New York Dressed Meats
Thursday, December 14
Compared with Wednesday,
steer and heifer beef mostly 50c
higher. Veal, calf and lamb
steady. Pork loins $2 to $3 higher,
picnics and spareribs steady.
Butts and hams $1 higher.
Movement of meats generally
good this session and late
arriving cars, delayed in transit,
not causing concern at wholesale
levels as dealer generally an
ticipate good dollar return on
these into early next week. Beef
outlet well in balance for various
primal cuts.
STEER BEEF
Prime 600-900 pounds 61.50-
63.00; Choice 600-700 60.00-61.00;
700-800 58.50-60.00; 800-900 57.50-
59.50; Good 500-800 55.50-58.00.
HEIFER BEEF
Choice 500-700 pounds 59.00-
61.00.
CALF (SKIN OFF)
150-350 Pounds
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Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
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Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 3000 mostly 75-1.00
lower, rather slow US 1-2 200-240
lbs. 32.00-32.50; 38 head 32.60; 1-3
200-250 lbs. 31.75-32.25 ; 2-3 240-270
lbs. 31.00-31.75
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 4500, fairly active,
mostly 1.00 lower; US 1-2 200-230
lbs. 32.00-32.50, 45 head 32.75; 1-3
200-240 lbs. 31.50-32.00
St. Louis Auction
Choice 78.00-86.00; Good 75.00-
82,00; Standard 70.00-74.00.
VEAL (SKIN OFF)
Choice 90-150 pounds 96.00-
106.00; Good 60-90 90.00-96.00;
Standard 60-120 74.00-79.00.
LAMB
Choice 30-55 pounds, 64.00-
66.00; 55-65 59.50-62.50.
CHOICE BEEF CUTS
Hinds (Steer) 145-190 pounds
68.00- Arm Chucks 90-105
53.00- Ribs (7-rib) 34-40
73.00- Loins (Trmd) 50-70
82.00- Rounds (Steer) 70-95
72.00- Full Plates 34.50-
35.00; Hinds (Heifer) 120-170
68.00-
FRESH PORK CUTS
Loins (Regular) 8-14 pounds
70.50-73.50; 14-17 64.50-68.00;
Picnics (regular) 4-8 40.00-42.00;
Boston Butts 4-8 52.00-54.00;
Spareribs 3 pounds down 65.00-
67.00; Hams (Skinned) 14-17
66.00-68.00; 17-20 61.00-62.50.
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
494.000 1,117,000 146,000
498.000 1,272,000 162,000
444.000 1,352,000 138,000
Cattle
Omaha
Thursday, December 14
Compared to the previous
week’s close closing prices
slaughter steers 1.75-2.25 higher
after mid-week trade 2.75-3.25
higher. Heifers closed 2.00-2.50
higher. Cows 75-1.00 higher, bulls
steady. Small feeder supply 1.00-
1.50 higher.
Four day receipts 20,200 as
compared 19,900 previous week
and 19,500 a year ago. Slaughter
steers approximately 41 percent,
heifers 40 percent, liberal per
centage Choice and moderate
volume High-Choice and Prime
but many cattle still carried
considerable amount of mud. Fed
cattle trade followed uneven
pattern with wide day-to-day
price vari-actions. Sharp upward
surge continued through mid
week with Monday price advance
the sharpest one day upturn in
several years but part of this
early upturn lost in late trading
as carcass prices pointed
downward. The fresh price ad
vance pushed mid-week prices to
the highest level since the July
summit when steers peaked at
40.35. Most slaughterers came
into week with minimum in
ventories and in need of cattle to
meet immediate requirements.
The aggressive early demand
somewhat minimized the
problem of muddy cattle and
price discrimination against
strong weight steers but frequent
complaints were heard on grubby
cattle. Cows made up 8 percent
and feeders 7 percent.
STEERS: At mid-week high
time, two loads High-Choice and
Prime 1031-1193 pounds 3-4 39.75,
fifteen loads 1034-1301 39.00-39.50.
late, load High-Choice and Prime
1143 pounds 3-4 38.25, several
loads Choice and Prime 1050-1150
38.00. Choice 950-1300 2-4 closed
mainly 37.00-37.75, mixed Good
and Choice 950-1250 36.25-37.00.
Good Standard and
Low-Good 33.00-34.50.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 37.41 'average
weight 1139 pounds as compared
34.62 and 1154 pounds previous
week and 33.28 and 1093 pounds a
year ago.
HEIFERS- On Wednesday,
Load High-Choice and Prime 1058
pounds 3-4 38.00, six loads 889-1088
37.65-37.85. At close, three loads
same grade 992 pounds 3-4 37.25.
Choice 850-1050 2-4 closed 36.25-
37.00. Mixed Good and Choice 750-
1000 35.50-36.25. Good 32.50-35 25.
Standard and Low-Good 31.C0-32
32 50.
COWS - Utility and Commercial
24 50-26 25, few 26.50-27.00.
Canner and Cutter 21 50-24 75
Shelly Canner 19.50-30.00.
BULLS: Utility, Commercial
NOTICE TO ALL
PORK PRODUCERS!
SPECIAL NEWS CONFERENCE
ON
HOG CHOLERA
Sunday, Dec. 17th 1:00 p.m.
PARTICIPANTS
DR. HOMER S. FORNEY
PENNA DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE
Bureau of Animal Industry
MARK NESTLEROTH
President-Penna. Pork Producers Council
MELVIN HUBER-
President-Lancaster
County Swine Producers Ass’n.
CHRIS KUNZLER
Kunzler & Co., Inc. Meats
1580 ON YOUR DIAL
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THE PENNA. FARMERS STATION
Lancaster Farming. Saturda
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, December 14)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
37.82 32.95
December
January ’73
February 39.50 31.10
March
39.85 28.05 5.43 45.20
April
May
39.95 28.40
June
July
38.60 27.12
August
September
37 80 25.75
October
November
37.55 25.75
December
Trend—Cattle are steady, Hogs are stronger, Potatoes are
stronger and Eggs are stronger.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc
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Oklahoma City
Thursday, Decern Vr 14
Estimated Receipts 8,000
Same Day Last Week 4,608
Same Day Last Year 6,791
Fairly active, compared to last
last week, feeder cattle under 500
pound generally steady, feeder
cattle over 500 pound 50c to 1.00
higher with some heifers 1.50-2.00
higher; majority receipts Good
and Choice 350-800 pound steers
and 300-600 pound heifers; fairly
large attendance buyers.
SALES AS OF 1 P.M.
FEEDER STEERS: Few small
and Good 30.00-33.00, Com
mercial 1-233.50-35 00. Cutter and
Low-Utility 27.50-30.00.
FEEDERS: Prices 100-1.50
higher, outshipments 1600 vir
tually same as previous week,
supply largely fleshy two-way
steers and heifers.
STEERS: Load Choice 882
pounds 41.00, two loads Choice
943-955 38.25-38.50. High-Good and
Choice 854-1100 36 50-37 75,
mostly Good 35.00-35 50.
HEIFERS; Small consignment
Choice 623 pounds 39 50, two loads
Good and Choice 39 00 High-
Good and Choice 830-976 fleshy
35 00-36 25.
December 16,1972 —
' ft,f 5.20 45.90
6.08 39.00
28.30
3.25
lots Choice 320-375 pound 53 50-
56.50; 400-500 48.00-51.75 ; 500-600
46.50-48.50, small lot 507 pound at
48 80; 600-700 45.00-48.10; small
lot 605 pound at 48.50 , 700-800
42 50-46.80, small lot 699 pound at
47 60; few 800-910 39 00-42 20,
Mixed Good and Choice 300-400
50.25-52.50; 400-500 47.25-48.25;
500-550 44 25-45.50; Good 300-500
44.00-48 75; 500-650 40.00-43.75,
small lot 736 pound at 40 05.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Good
300-470 pound 40.25-42.25 , 500-670
37.75-40 25; 700-900 35.50-38 00.
FEEDER HEIFERS; Choice
300-400 pound 42.00-45.25 , 400-500
40.00- 50, few part loads 426-486
44.00- 500-600 40 00-42 75,
eighty eight head 548-573 43 90-
44 20, 600-700 39.50-41.75, small lot
705 pound at 39.10; Mixed Good
and Choice 300-500 38.75-42 00;
500-620 37 50-39 50; Good 300-500
36.50-39 00, small lot Good 676
pound at 36.25
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, December 14
Receipts this week not
available, receipts last week
5968, last year 5456
Slaughter steer and heifer
prices increased substantially
during the entire week As
compared to last weeks close,
slaughter steers ended 2 25-3 75
higher Most advance on Choice
1000-1175 pounds Slaughter
heifers closed 1 75-2 25 higher
Cows fully 50-1 00 higher Bulls
Steady Supply mainly Choice
1000-1200 pounds slaughter
steers Receipts about 70 per cent
steers, 25 per cent heifers, 5 per
cent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS (On
Wednesday) High Choice and
Prime 1150-1275 pounds 3-4, 38 25-
38 75 Choice 1000-1175 2-4, 38.00-
39 50 Four loads High Choice at
latter price, 1175-1300 37.00-39 00,
mostly 37 50-39 00. Mixed Good
and Choice 950-1225 36.00-36 50.
Good 34.25-36.00. Load Standard
to Good Holstems 33.50. Part load
Standard Holsteins 33.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice and Prime 925-1030
pounds 3-4,37.75. Pkg around 1000
pounds 38.00. Mixed Choice and
Prime 900-975 2-4, 37 25-37.50.
Choice 800-1050 2-4, 36 00-37.25.
Mixed Good and Choice 775-950
34.50-36 00. Good 33.00-34 50.
(All heifer quotations from
Wednesday).
COWS: (On Wednesday),
Commercial 22.75-25.50. Utility
25.00-26.50. High Yielding Utility
26.50-27.00. Cutter 22.25-26.00.
Canner 19.00-23.00.
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Chicago
Fresh Eggs
53.00
50.05
46.90
39.00
41.00
40.85
44.70