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Vintage Auction
Saturday, December 30
HOGS 755:
Barrows & Gilts: Mostly $1 to
$2 lower. US No. 1-2 195-230 lbs.
31.60-32.00; US No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
30.85-31.50; US No. 2-4 250-270 lbs.
29.50-30.60; US No. 2-4 185-190 lbs.
30.00-31.35
Sows;
US No. 1-3 305-530 lbs. 22.00-
23.75
Boars; 21.00-23.75
Tuesday, January 2
Barrows and Gilts 2.00-2.25
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-2401b5. 31.75-32.10; US 1-2 200-
250 lbs. 31.25-31.75; US 2-3 195-255
lbs. 30.60-31.25; US 3-4 250-270 lbs.
29.35-29.85.
New Holland Auction
Monday,January 1
HOGS 1169:
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 31.50-
32,00; US No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 31.00-
31.50; US No. 2-4 240-270 lbs. 29.50-
31.00; US No. 2-4160-190 lbs. 28.00-
31.00.
Sows;
US No. 1-3 300-570 lbs. 23.00-
26.00
Boars: 22.50-24.00
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, January 3
Barrows and Gilts 25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
210-2301b5. 32.50-32.75; US 1-3190-
255 lbs. 31.25-31.75; mainly 31.50-
31.60; US 3-4 260-270 lbs. 30.75-
31.00
Lancaster Market
Tuesday,January 2
Barrows and Gilts 1.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-230 lbs. 32.00-32.50; US 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 31.50-31.75; US 2-3 195-255
lbs. 31.00-31.50.
St Louis Auction
HOGS: 3500,2.00-2.50 higher US
1-2 195-230 lbs. 33.50-34.00; 125
head 217 lbs. 34.50; 1-3 200-240 lbs.
33.00-33.50.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 1000. 2.00-2.50 higher,
active US 1-2 200-235 lbs. 33.75-
34.00; 1-3 200-250 lbs. 33.00-33.75
Peoria Auction.
HOGS: 3000, active, unevenly
2.00-3.00 higher
US 1-2 200-240 lbs., including
some up to 245 lbs. 34.50-35.00; 1-3
200-250 lbs. 34.00-34.50; 2-3 240-270
lbs. 33.00-34.00.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, January 2
■. 295 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts $3 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S.
2-3195 - 240 pounds 30.60 - 31.00; 2-
4 230 - 260 30.00 - 30.25; one lot 3-4
360 pounds 24.00.
SOWS: U.S. 1-3 300 - 500 pounds
23.25 - 24.85.
BOARS: (Few) 20.00 - 21.00.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, January 4
Compared with last week’s
close closing prices slaughter
steers 1.25-1.75 higher than
previous midweek, instances 2.00
higher on 75-1.00 higher than late
trading on limited volume.
Heifers 1.25-1.75 higher than
previous midweek. Cows strong
to 50 higher, bulls fully steady.
Modest feeder supply fully 1.00
higher.
Three day receipts 12,900 as
compared 20,900 previous
Holiday period and 16,400 a year
ago. Slaughter steers ap
proximately 44 percent, heifers
36 percent, cows 9 percent and
feeders 11 percent. Fed cattle
prices continued upward spiral
which began late previous week
and closing quotations at highest
level since July 1972 peak.
Marketings substantially
reduced from previous week and
a mini-blizzard at midweek
encouraged buyers to acquire
cattle while available. However,
in recognition of poor ratio
between live costs and carcass
(realizations, some packers chose
to reduce slaughter quotas to
minimum level. Mud, a con
tinuing problem, and situation
further aggravated by heavy wet
midweek snow.
STEERS: Seven loads High-
Choice and Prime 1051-1221
pounds 3-4 40.25, twenty-five
loads same grade 1000-1260 2-4
39.60-40.00. Choice 975-1300 2-4
closed 38.50-39.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 950-1250 37.50-38.50.
Good 34.50-37.50, Grade 2-3
Holsteins 34.50-35.00. Standard
and low-Good 33.00-34.50.
Average cost slaughter steers
for two days 38.90 average weight
1139 pounds as compared 37.61
and 1152 pounds previous week
and 34.21 and 1132 pounds a year
ago.
HEIFERS: Two loads high-
Choice and Prime 976 pounds
clean predominantly grade 3
39.50 highest of record locally.
Moderate volume same grade
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
352.000 768,000 106,000
368.000 894,000 106,000
431.000 1,143,000 158,000
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 6,1973
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, January 4)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
January ’73
February 41.80 33.25
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Trend—Cattle are higher, Hogs are lower, Potatoes are lower and
Eggs are lower.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
932-1236 3-4 38.40-38.75. Choice
825-1100 2-4 37.25-38.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
25.00-27.25, a few Utility 27.50-
28.00. Canner and Cutter 22.00-
25.00, mixed Cutter and Utility
25.25-26.00. Shelly Canner 21.00-
22.50.
BULLS; Utility, Commercial
and Good 30.00-33.00. Com
mercial 1-2 33.50-34.00. Cutter and
low-utility 27.00-30.00.
FEEDERS: Prices fully 1.00
higher in reflection of upsurge in
slaughter prices. Outshipments
of 1200 same as previous week,
supply mainly fleshy two-way
steers with moderate volume
heifers.
41.50 29.30 5.98 44.35
41.45 29.75
29.70
40.25 28.00
39.35 26.32
39.22 26.37
STEERS: Load choice 818
pounds 40.50, Choice 1014-1125
pounds fleshy 38.00-38.50, two
consignments 980-998 39.00-39.25.
High-Good and Choice these
weights 37.50-38.50.
HEIFERS: Load Choice 418
pounds 44.00, two loads Choice
503-58942.00-43.00. High-Good and
Choice 760-893 36.00-37.00.
New York
Dressed Meets
Thursday, January 4
Compared with Wednesday,
steer and heifer beef continues
weak, veal and calf steady, lamb
fully $2 higher, pork loins, butts
and spareribs steady, picnics $1
higher, and hams steady to $1
higher.
General outlet for fresh meats
only fair at best aside from lamb
which is widely featured at retail
for current week. Beef chucks
disappointingly slow while
demand less urgent for' beef
rounds and ribs. Carried over
beef plaguing wholesalers and
undoubtedly having price im
pact.
Prime 600 - 900 pounds 63.00 -
64.50; Choice 600 - 700 62.50 -
63.50; 700 - 800 60.50 - 61.50; 800 -
900 59.50 - 60.50; Good 500 - 800
58.50 - 60.00.
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 60.50 -
62.50.
Choice 78.00 - 86.00, good 75.00 -
82.00; Standard 70.00 - 74.00.
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 68.00 -
70.00; 55 - 65 pounds 66.00 - 69.00.
Hinds (Steer) 145 - 190 pounds
73.00 - 76.00; Arm Chucks 90 -105
48.00 - 50.00; Ribs (7-ribs) 34 - 40
78.00 - 81.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
93.00 - 95.00; Rounds (Steer) 70 -
95 78.00 - 79.00; Full Plates 33.00 -
34.00; Hinds (Heifer) 120 - 170
73.00 - 75.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8 - 14 pounds
71.00 - 74.00; 14 - 17 69.00 - 71.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4 - 8 42.00 -
44.00; Boston Butts 4 - 8 61.00 -
63.00; Spareribs 3 pounds down
64.50 - 66.50; Hams (Skinned) 14 -
17 58.00 - 60.00; 17 - 20 55.00 - 56.50.
Kosher Steer Beef; Prices
weak on mid session with lamb
foresaddles strong.
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
49.80
46.55
5.81 45.10
6.67 39.60
39.50
45.00
3.45
Steer Beef
Heifer Beef
Calf (Skin Off)
150 - 350 Pounds
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice Beef Cuts
Kosher Market
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