Hog Prices
Lancaster Market
Monday, January 8
Barrows and Gilts 50 higher;
Sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-2351b5. 33.25-33.50; US 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 32.50-33.00; US 2-3 195-255
lbs. 32.00-32.50; US 3-1260-275 lbs.
31.00-31.25
Vintage Auction
Saturday, January 6
HOGS 758: Barrows & Gilts:
Mostly $1 higher. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 32.85-33.35, few 33.60-
33.75; US No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 32.00-
32.85; US No. 2-4 200-270 lbs. 31.35-
32.25; US No. 2-4170-185 lbs. 28.00-
30.50.
Sows; US No. 1-3 380-575 lbs,
23.50-25.50.
Boars; Few 22.00-25.00.
Tuesday,January 9
Barrows and Gilts 2.75-3.00
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
190-235 lbs. 34.60-34.85; US 1-2200-
240 lbs. 34.25-34.50; US 2-3 200-260
lbs. 33.85-34.25; 190-195 lbs. 33.60-
34.00.
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Wednesday, January 10
Barrows and Gilts 1.50-2.00
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1
210-2251b5. 35.00-35.25; US 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 33.85-34.25; US 2-3 190-195
lbs. 33.60; One lot US 3-4 270 lbs.
32.50.
New Holland Auction
Monday, January 8
Hogs 886 Barrows & Gilts:
Strong to $1.75 higher. US No. 1-2
200-235 lbs. 33.25-34.00; US No. 1-3
200-245 lbs. 32.75-33.25; US No. 2-4
240-285 lbs. 30.00-32.75; US No. 2-4
160-190 lbs. 31.00-32.75
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-580 lbs.
23 00-24.50
BOARS; 22.00-23.50
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 2000. uneven, 50-75
lower than early Wednesday, or
around 50 lower than Wed
nesday’s close, moderately ac
tive US 1-2 200-235 lbs. 33.50; 25
head 33.65,56 head 33.90-34.00; 1-3
200-250 lbs. 33.00-33.50.
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Lancaster Auction
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Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, January 9
231 Hogs
Barrows and Gilts $2.75 to $3
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S.
2-3 200-240 pounds 33.25-34.00, lot
at 34.50 ; 2-4 (few lots) 180-280
32.00-
SOWS: U S. 1-3 300-500 pounds
24.00- 00.
13 Feeder Pigs
Lot U.S, 1-3 50 pounds 23.00 per
head.
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 4500, mostly 25 lower,
instances 50 lower. US 1-2 200-230
lbs. 33 50-34.00; 1-3 200-250 lbs.
33.00-33.50; 2-3 250-260 lbs. 32.50-
33.00
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 5500, 50 lower 125 head
US 1 215 lbs. 34.25 1-2 200-230 lbs.
33.75-34.00; 1-3 200-230 lbs. 33.50-
33.75 ; 230-260 lbs. 32.50-33.50.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, January 11
Receipts this week 6300: last
week 4302, last year 6177.
Slaughter steer and heifer prices
increased for the second con
secutive week. Slaughter steers
very uneven. High Choice to
Prime, and Choice 1150-1300
pound steers fully 50-75 higher.
Choice 1000-1150 pounds fully 50-
1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers
ended fully 50-75 higher. Cows
and bulls strong to 50 higher.
Supply mainly Choice slaughter
steers and heifers, with several
loads Choice 1000-1150 pound
steers and several loads Choice
and Prime steers and heifers.
Receipts about 70 percent steers,
25 percent heifers with the
balance mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1200-1275
pounds 3-4, 39.00-40.00. Choice
975-1150 2-4, 39.00-40.50; mostly
39.25- 1150-1300 39.00-40.00,
several 39.25-40.00. Few loads
Choice 1275-1350 pounds 4-5 at
37.00 and 37.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 950-1200 38.00-39.00. Good
35.25- Pkg Good Holsteins
at 35.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Couple pkgs. High Choice and
Prime 995 and 1025 pounds 3-4, at
39.25 and 39 50. Mixed Choice and
■Prime 925-1000 2-4, 38.75-39.25,
mostly 39.00-39.25. Choice 800-
' 1030 2-4, 37.75-38.75. Mixed Good
and Choice 750-950 35.75-37.75.
Good 34.00-35.75.
COWS: Commercial 23.00-
126.50. Utility 25.75-28.00. Cutter
22.50-26.50. Canner 18.50-23.00.
Shelly Canner 15.50-18.50.
BULLS: Utility and Com
mercial 30.50-34.25, individual
34.50.
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
492.000 1,250,000 136,000
356.000 784,000 116,000
492.000 1,367,000 159,000
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
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(Closing bids as of Thursday, January 11)
January '73
February 42.75 33.60
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs are steady. Potatoes are higher,
and Eggs are steady.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, January 11
Estimated Receipts 3,700
Same Day Last Week 7,351
Same Day Last Year 13,608
Moderately active, compared
to late last week, feeder cattle
and calves under 70 pound steady
to weak with calves under 400
pound poorly tested; feeder
steers over 700 pound steady to
50c lower. Salable receipts
sharply curtailed due to the snow
and hazardous receipts high
Good and Choice 400-825 pound
steers and 350-650 pound heifers.
Moderate attendance buyers.
Sales as of 12:30 P.M.
FEEDER STEERS: Few small
lots Choice 400-455 pound 51.00-
51.50; 500-600 47.25-51.00, largely
48.00- 600-700 45.75-49.25;
700-800 45.00-48.80, mostly 46.00-
48.00; small lot 704 pound at
49.20 ; 800-886 43.30-47.60; mixed
Good and Choice 300-500 48.25-
53.00 , 500-700 42.75-47.00, few 700-
90339.70-44.00; Good 300-500 45 25-
50.00; 500-655 40.50-42.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Good
500-600 pound 42.50-42.80 ; 600-700
39.00- ; 700-775 39.5042.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 300400 pound 44.0045.00,
small lot 141 pound at 61.00; 400-
50042 7545.50; 500-600 42.0045.30;
few 600-650 40 5042.30 and few
713-760 40.1041.70; Mixed Good
and Choice 300-500 39.7543.75;
500-600 38.5041 00.
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Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
42.30 29.30 6.28 44.75
42.20 30.10
30.20
40.90 28.30
40.25 26.15
40.17 26 12
Thursday, January i i
These prices are made up of the
average prices quoted by five
participating local feed and grain
concerns It should be noted,
however-, that not every dealer
handles each commodity. All
prices are per bushel excpet ear
corn, which is per ton.
The average local gram prices
quoted Thursday, January 11,
1973 are as follows -
Bld+ Offercd+
Ear Corn 43.00 49.33
Shelled Corn 1.79 1.99
Oats, Local .92 1.10
Oats, Western 1.26 1.34 1
Barley ' 1.36 1.59
Wheat 2.21 2 rs
+Bid is the price the dealt:
will buy from the farmer
delivered to the mill Offered is
the price the dealer will sell for at
his mill.
Oklahoma City
Thursday, January l ]
Compared with last week’s
close slaughter steers 25-50 c
higher, heifers strong to 25c
higher Cows 50-1.00 lower with
Canner and low-Cutter in narrow
demand 1.00-1.50 lower. Bulls
fully steady. Feeder cattle fully
50c higher
Four day receipts 24,200 as
compared 12,800 previous
Holiday week and 22,000 a year
ago Slaughter steers ap
proximately 40 percent, heifers
36 per cent, cows 9 percent,
feeders 12 percent Overall finish
steers and heifers attractive with
a liberal percentage Choice and
moderate volume high-Choice
and Prime Mud still in evidence
but not as prevalent as the
previous week. Fed cattle trade
fairly active even in face of
rather liberal marketings and a
slow moving early carcass trade
Most buying interests came into
week with modest inventories on
hand accompanied by a broad
demand Good outlet for cattle to
be slaughtered at points outside
the immediate Omaha area
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 39.06, this highest
price of record locally, average
weight 1106 pounds as compared
38 89 and 1140 pounds previous
week and 34.67 and 1132 pounds a
year ago.
FEEDERS: Outshipments
approximately 2,700 as compared
1,200 for previous Holiday
shortened period. Prices fully 50c
higher under an agressive
demand, supply again largely
fleshy two,-way steers and
heifers.
January 13.1973—3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
6.07 45.55
6.95 39.75
3.43
Local Grain
49.90
46.30
45.00