Hog Prices
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, February 28
Barrows and Gilts 50-75 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
215-230 lbs. 41.25; US 1-2 205-240
lbs. 40 25-40.35; US 2-3 200-250 lbs.
39.60-40.25; mainly 40.00-40.25.
New Holland Auction
Monday, February 26
HOGS 954: Barrows & Gilts:
Strong to $1.50 higher. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. 39.75-40.50; US No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 39 25-39.75; US No. 2-4
240-280 lbs. 37.50-39.25; US No. 2-4
160-190 lbs. 36.00-39.25.
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs.
28.00-32.00.
Boars; 27.00-28.50.
Lancaster Market
Monday, February 26
Barrows and Gilts 1.00-1.50
higher; Sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-2351b5. 40.00-40.50; US 1-2190-
255 lbs. 39.25-39.75.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 6500, 50 lower; US 1-2
200-230 lbs. 39.25-39.50; 1-3 200-250
lbs. 39.00-39.25.
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Vintage Auction
Saturday, February 24
HOGS 907
Barrows & Gilts: Strong to
$2 50 higher US No. 1-2 205-240
lbs 40.00-40.50, few to 40.75; US
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 39.25-39.85;
Few US No 2-4 255-280 lbs. 39.25-
40.10, US No 2-4180-190 lbs. 38.50-
39 00.
Sows: US No 1-3 280-600 lbs.
31.00-32.75; Few US No. 2-3 400-
450 lbs. 28.75-31.00.
Few Boars: 27 00-28.00.
Tuesday, February 27
Barrows and Gilts 1.50 higher
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1
205-2401b5. 40.7541.10; US 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 40 2540.60; US 2-3 195-260
lbs. 39.7540.35; few 250-265 lbs.
39.50-39.75.
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 4500, fairly active,
mostly 25, instances 50 lower US
1-2 200-230 lbs. 39 25-39.50, 45 head
39.60; 1-3 210-260 lbs. 38 50-39.00.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 2000, steady to strong,
instances 25 higher, fairly active
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 39.50-39.75 ; 73
head 40 00; 1-3 200-250 lbs. 39.25-
39.65
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, February 27
320 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts $1.75 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S.
2-3 195-235 pounds 39.60-40.10 ; 24
215-265 38 85-39.35.
SOWS; U S 1-3 300450 pounds
29 75-32.50; 2-3400-500 (few) 29.75-
30.00.
BOARS: (few) 26.00-28.50.
10 Head of Feeder Pigs
One lot U S. 1-3 10 pound feeder
pigs 10 75 per head.
New York
Dressed Meats
Thursday. March I
Compared with Wednesday,
steer and heifer beef weak
throughout. Veal, calf and lamb
no better than steady, pork loins
around $2 00 lower, picnics 50c
lower, butts and sparenbs
steady, hams mostly $2 00 higher
Supplies of fresh meats
moderate at wholesale levels
Demand only fair at best all
sessions for practically all
carcass meat and cuts with
retailers particularly con
servative regarding purchases.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 pounds 70 00-
71 00; Choice 600-700 69 50-71 00;
800-900 69 00-70.00; Good 500-800
68 50-69.50.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 pounds 69.00-'
70.50.
Calf (Skin Off)
150-350 pounds
Choice 82.00-90.00; Good 79 00-
86 00; Standard 74 00-78 00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90-150 pounds 106.00-
112 00; Good 60-90 102.00-108 00;
Standard 60-120 85 00-90.00.
Lamb
Choice 30-55 pounds 84 00-86.00;
55-65 83 00-85 00
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145-190 pounds
77 00-79.50; Arm Chucks 90-105
63 00-67 00, Ribs (7-rib) 34-40
80 00-83 00; Loins (Trmd) 50-70
98 00-99 00, Rounds (Steer) 70-95
79 00-83 00; Full Plates 47.50-
48 00, Hinds (Heifer) 120-170
76 50-78 50
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8-14 pounds
78 00-81.00; 14-17 76 00-78.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4-8 55 00-56 50;
Boston Butts 4-8 68.00-71.00,
Spareribs 3 pounds down 79.00-
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
478.000 1,234,000 151,000
433.000 1,048,000 125,000
449.000 1,296,000 155,000
Week to date
Same period last week
Same period last year
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July Wheat Futures have traded over $2.55.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3,1973 —
Futures Trading
Closing bids as of Thursday, Mai ch 1
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
March
45 22 36 05 8 30 49.85
\pril
Mav
45.30 36.65
June
July
44 25 34.22
August
September
October
November
December
43 07 30 35
February '74 43 05 30 10
43.00 28 80
April
Trend - Cattle are steady. Hogs are higher, Potatoes are higher,
and Eggs are stronger
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc
Peoria
Thursday, March 1
Receipts This Week 6500,
Receipts Last Week 5487,
82 00; Hams (Skinned) 14-17
66 00-67 50, 17-20 65 50-67 00.
Kosher Market
Kosher Steer Beef and Lamb-
Quotations unchanged for both
classes
36.60
43 35 30.50
Cattle
Receipts Last Year 5530
As compared to last weeks
close slaughter steers ended fully
50-75, instances 1 00 higher
Slaughter heifers closed steady to
strong, instances 25 higher Cows
1 00-2 00 lower Bulls weak to 50
lower Supply mainly Choice
slaughter steers and heifers
Receipts fully 30 percent steers,
15 percent heifers and the
balance cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS' High
Choice and Prime 1150-1275
pounds 3-4, 45 25-46 25, Choice
975-1150 2-4, 45 25-56 50, 1150-1300
45 00-46 25. Mixed Good and
Choice 950-1300 44 25-45 25. Good
41 75-44 25 Standard to Good
Holsteins 40 75-42 00. Standard
Holstems 40 00-40 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Pkg
High Choice and Prime around
1000 pounds 3-4 45 50 Mixed
Choice and Prime 900-975 2-4,
44 75-45 00 Choice 800-1025 2-4,
43 50-44 75. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-950 41 25-43.50. Good
40 00-41 25
COWS' Commercial 27.00-
31 00 Utility 31 00-33 00. High
Yielding Utility 33 00-34.00, few
35 00 Cutter 26 50-31.00 Canner
22 50-27.00
BULLS' Utility and Com
mercial mostly 32.50-37.50, few
38 00-38 75 High Yielding Utility
39 50-41 00
Local Grain
Thursday, March 1
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, March 1, 1973,
are as follows -
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Corn 44 00 50.33
Shelled Corn 1 87 2.00
Oats, Local 90 1.10
Oats, Western 126 1.39
Barley 142 1.59
Wheat 2 14 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
Oklahoma City
Market not available this week
at time of publication.
7 50 42 80
8.95 49.45
51.40
51.85
53.00
57.75
53 50
3 66 55 00
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