Hog Prices
Lancaster Market
Monday, January 15
Barrows and Gilts uneven, US 1
steady, other grades weak to 25
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-235 lbs. 35.00-35.25; US 1-2 200-
250 lbs. 34.00-34.50; US 2-3 100-255
lbs. 33.50-33.75.
New Holland Auction
Monday, January 15
HOGS 700. Barrows & Gilts:
Mostly $1 to $1.25 higher.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 34.50-
35.00; US No. 1-3195-250 lbs. 34.00-
34.50; US No. 2-4 240-270 lbs. 32.50-
34.00; US No. 2-4170-190 lbs. 32.00-
34.00
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs.
25.00-27.00
Boars: 23.50-24.50.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 5000, 25 to mostly 50
higher 50 head sorted US 1210 lbs.
34.50; 1-3 200-230 lbs. 34.00-34.25;
230-250 lbs. 33.50-34.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, January 17
Barrows and Gilts steady,
instances 25 lower on US 1.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1 205-
235 lbs. 34.50-35.00; US 1-3 200-250
lbs. 33 60-34.00.
Vintage Auction
Saturday, January 13
HOGS 872. Barrows & Gilts:
Strong to mostly $1 to $1.50
higher.
US No. 1-2 195-230 lbs. 34.25-
34.85; US No. 1-3195-255 lbs. 33.60-
34.10; US No. 2-4 210-270 lbs. 32.00-
33.35; Few US No. 2-4 180-185 lbs.
31.75-32.10
Sows: US No. 1-3 350-590 lbs.
24.75-26.25; Few US No. 2-3 385-
710 lbs. 22.00-24.00
Boars: 22.25-24.75.
Tuesday,January 16
Barrows and Gilts about
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-240 lbs. 34.50-34.85; US 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 34.25-34.50; US 2-3 200-250
lbs. 33.60-34.25; US 2-3 250-265 lbs.
33.00-33.50.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 2000, steady, instances
25 higher, moderately active US
1-2 200-235 lbs. 34.00-34.25, mostly
34.00 1-3 200-250 lbs. 33.25-34.00
Peoria Auction
HOGS; 4000, 25-50 higher on
wts. under 250 lbs.; heavier wts.
not established
US 1-2 200-230 lbs. 34.00-34.50; 1-
3 200-250 lbs. 33.50-34.00
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, January 16
284 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts 25c higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S.
1-2 (few lots) 200 - 240 pounds
34.00 - 34.60; 2-3 200-240 33.60 -
34.10; 2-4 190-250 32.60 - 33.25.
SOWS: U.S. 2-3 350 - 600 pounds
24.00 - 26.00.
BOARS: 21.00 - 22.50.
22 Head of Feeder Pigs
Lot U.S. 1-3 35 pounds 23.25 per
head.
New York
Dressed Meats
Thursday, January 18
Compared with Wednesday,
steer and heifer beef mostly 50c
higher. Veal, calf and lamb
mostly steady, listed pork cuts
steady with quotations un
changed.
Receipts of fresh meats small
in all divisions. Available supply
ample throughout and generally
moderate as outlet continues
relatively poor under direct in
fluence of narrow consumer
demand. Ready outlet for beef
chucks, rough cuts and pork loins
but all other meats slow.
Steer Beef
Prime, 600 - 900 pounds, 65.50 -
67.00; Choice 600 - 700 65.00 -
66.00; 700 - 800 64.50 - 65.50; 800 -
900 64.00 - 65.00; Good 500 - 800
62.50 - 64.50.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 64.00 -
65.50.
Calf (Skin Off)
150-350 Pounds
Choice 78.00 - 86.00; Good 75.00 -
82.00; Standard 70.00 - 74.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90 - 150 pounds 97.00 -
107.00; Good 60 - 90 91.00 - 97.00;
standard 60 - 120 76.00 - 81.00.
Lamb
Choice 30 - 55 pounds 72.00 -
74.00; 55 - 65 70.00 - 73.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145 - 190 pounds
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
492.000 1,213,000 151,000
498.000 1,233,000 147,000
482.000 1,207,000 159,000
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Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, January 18)
January ’73
February 43.05 34.40
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
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.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, January 18
Slaughter steers and heifers
1.50-2.00 higher after three
successive days of advances.
Utility and Commercial cows
weak to 50c lower, Canner and
Cutter 50-1.00 lower and difficult
to move even at the lowered
prices. Bulls steady to 50c higher.
Feeder cattle 50-1.00 higher.
Four day receipts 21,500 as
73.50 - 76.50, Arm Chucks 90 -105
63.50 - 66.00; Ribs (7-rib) 34 - 40
65.00 - 71.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
89.00 - 91.00; Rounds (Steer) 70 -
95 78.00 - 82.00, Full Plates 36.00 -
36.50; Hinds (Heifer) 120 - 170
72.00 - 74.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8 - 14 pounds
77.00 - 80.00; 14 - 17 76.00 - 79.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4 - 8 45.00 -
47.00; Boston Butts 4 - 8 57.00 -
59.00; Spareribs 3 pounds down
71.00 - 73.00; Hams (Skinned) 17 -
17 56.50 - 58.50; 17 - 20 55.50 - 57.00.
Kosher Market
Kosher Steer Beef and Lamb;
Prices fully steady for both
classes at mid-week.
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
43 55 30.95 6.10 45.00
43.90 31 80
31.90
43.45 30.05
42.85 27.25
42.55 27.25
compared 24,000 previous week
and 19,300 a year ago. Slaughter
steers approximately 40 percent,
Heifers 30 percent, cows 9 per
cent, and feeders 18 percent,
mainly fleshy two-way steers. A
fresh round of sharp advances
swept fed cattle prices to a record
peak locally with the upturn in
live prices supported by higher
carcass quotations at the
wholesale level. Demand was
broad by all interests although
some buyers were a bit more
selective on the late rounds.
Again, inquiry good for cattle to
be slaughtered outside the im
mediate Omaha area Closing
prices have been higher than
previous period five out past
six weeks and average cost
of slaughter steers this week
some 8.45 per hundredweight
above the 32.28 figure for the
week ended November 22nd.
Overall finish steers and heifers
fairly attractive but
deteriorating feedlot conditions
reflected in considerable amount
of mud carried by many cattle.
Steers; Five loads high-Choice
and Prime 996-1218 pounds 3-4
42.40-42.50, moderate volume
same grade 988-1288 3-4 41.75-
42.25, load 1248 pounds 4-5 41.50.
Choice 975-1350 2-4 closed 40.50-
41.75, occasionally 42.00-42.15 on
high-Choice. Mixed Good and
Choice 975-1250 40.00-40.50. Good
36.50- low-Good Holsteins 2-
3 36.50. Standard and low-Good
34.50-
Average cost slaughter steers
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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, except for
ear corn which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, January 18,
1973 are as follows
Bid+
Offered+
Ear Corn 43.33 49.66
Shelled Corn 1.75 1.95
Oats, Local .92 1.10
Oats, Western 1.26 1.38
Barley 1.36 1.61
Wheat 2.26 2.49
+ Bid is the price the dealer
will buy from the farmer
delivered to the mill. Offered is
the price the dealer will sell for at
his mill.
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
50 00
44.40
5.90 44.85
6 87 40.20
39 95
44.75
3.39
Local Grain
Thursday,January 18
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