Hog Prices
Vintage Unction
Saturday, March 10
HOGS 912: Barrows & Gilts;
Mostly steady. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 40.50-41.10, few to 41.60; US
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 39.85-40.50; US
No. 2-4190-260 lbs. 39.00-39.85; US
No. 2-4 140-165 lbs. 33.00-34.75.
Sows: US No. 1-3 370-605 lbs,
31.75-33.50, few to 34.25.
Boars: 29.50-30.10.
Wednesday, March 14
HOGS 425: Barrows & Gilts:
Weak to 25c lower. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 40.50-41.25, No. 1-3 195-255
lbs. 40.25-40.75, No. 3-4 250-280 lbs.
39.35-39.60, No. 2-4 120-180 lbs.
39.00-40.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-
600 lbs. 32.50-33.50.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, March 13
430 Head of Hogs
Barrows: and Gilts steady to 25c
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S.
2-3 200-230 pounds 40.10-40.60, few
lots to 41.00; 2-4 190-260 39.00-
40.00.
SOWS; U.S. 2-3 300-500 pounds
31.00-34.50.
BOARS: 28.50 - 31.50.
Feeder Pigs
No sales on offer.
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New Holland Auction
Monday, March 12
HOGS 909; Barrows & Gilts:
Mostly steady, spots 25c higher.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 40.75-
41.50; US No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 40.50-
40.75; US No. 2-4 230-270 lbs. 39.00-
40.50; US No. 2-4 170-195 lbs. 38.50-
40.50.
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-570 lbs
31.00-33.75.
Boars: 31.00-33.00.
Lancaster Market
Monday, March 12
Barrows and gilts strong to 25
higher; sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
205-240 lb. 41.25-41.50; US 1-2 200-
240 lb. 40.50-41.00; US 2-3 195-255
lb 4025-40 75.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, March 14
Barrow and Gilts 25 lower,
instances 50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
215-230 lb. 41.25; US 1-2 210-250 lb.
40.50-40.75; US 2-3 200-265 lb.
39.85-40.35.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 4,000. 50 higher.
US 1-2 200-2301 b. 40.50-40.75; US
1-3 200-250 lb. 40.25-40.50.
gd peria auction
HOGS: 3000. 25 to mostly 50
higher.
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 40.00-40.50 (40
head at 40.75); US 1-3 200-260 lb.
39.50-40.00.
Indianapolis Auction
Hogs 1500. 50-75 higher.
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 40.50-40.75; US
1-3 200-250 lb. 40.25-to mostly
40.50.
New York
Dressed Meats
Thursday, March 15
Compared with Wednesday,
prices mostly unchanged for
railstock class. Pork loins around
$1 lower, other listed pork cuts
steady. Trading generally slow
With demand for fresh meats
about equal to moderate supplies
available in all divisions.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 pounds 71.50-
7^.00; Choice 600-700 71.50-72.50;
80Q-900 71.00-72.00; Good 500-800
69 50-70.50.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 pounds 71.00-
72 00.
Calf (Skin Off)
150-350 Pounds
Choice 83.00-89.00; Good 80.00-
86.00; Standard 76.00-79.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90-150 pounds 110.00-
114.00; Good 60-90 107.00-110.00;
Standard 60-120 89.00-92.00.
Lamb
Choice 30-55 pounds 79.00-81.00;
55-65 77.00-79.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145-190 pounds
80.00- Arm Chucks 90-105
67.50- Ribs (7 rib) 34-40
80.00- Loins (Trmd) 50-70
99.00- Rounds (Steer) 70-95
79.50- Full Plates 48.00-
49 00; Hinds (Heifer) 120-170
79.50-
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8-14 pounds
77 00-80.00; 14-17 75.00-77.00;
Picnics (Regular) 54.00-55.50;
Boston Butts 4-8 78.00-81.00;
Spareribs 3 pounds down 80.00-
83.00; Hams (Skinned) 14-17
70.00-72.00; 17-20 66.00-67.50.
Kosher Market
Kosher Steer Beef and Lamb:
Mid session prices fully steady
for both classes.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, March 13
396 Head of Cattle
Compared with jvith last weeks
market, slaughter‘steers $1.50 to
$2.50 higher. Slaughter cows $1.50
to $2.25 higher. Slaughter bulls $1
to $2.50 higher.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime (individual) 49.00; Choice
100-1300 pounds 46.50-47.85; Good
44.10-46.00; Standard 41.50-43"; 85;
Utility 39.00-41.00.
HEIFERS; Choice 44.00-46.10;
Good 42.25-43.50.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 35.25-37.50, few
to 38.10; Cutters 34.00-35.25;
Canners 30.75-34.00; Shells down
to 30.00.
BULLS: Choice (individual)
47.60; Good (few) 43.75-46.25;
Utility and Commercial 40.00-
47 00
280 Head of Veal Calves
Prime 71.00-74.00; Choice 67.00-
71.00; Good (few) 62.00-65.00;
Utility 90-120 pounds (few) 46.00-
54 00; 70-85 pounds (few) 40.00-
45.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 85-125 pounds 59.00-75.00;
Holstein Heifers 85-150 pounds
85.00-105.00.
10 Head of Sheep
Choice 70-95 pound spring
slaughter lambs 39.00-41.00.
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
468,000 1,240,000 130,000
This Week
Last Week 478,000 1,197,000
Last Year 471,000 1,329,000
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 17.1973
Futures Trading
Closing bids as of Thursday, March 15
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
March
April
Mav
June
.Inly
August
September
October
November
December
February '74 44 40 33 00
April
Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs are higher, Potatoes are lower and
Eggs are higher.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Market provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc
Pa. Auction Summary
Week Ending March 9,1973
CATTLE 6491
Compared with 7750 head last
week, and 6508 head a year ago
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers fully 50c
higher. Slaughter cows uneven,
mostly steady. Slaughter bulls
mostly 50c to $1 higher.
STEERS; High Choice and
Prime 46.75-47.60, Choice 44.00-
46 75, Good 41.00-44.35, Standard
38 00-42.10, Utility 37.25-38.50.
HEIFERS: Choice 41.75-44.50,
Good 39.00-42.00, Standard 37.00-
39.60, Utility 35.00-37.00.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 32.90-36.35,
Cutters 30.75-33.50, Canners 28.00-
31.75, Shells down to 24.00.
BULLS: Choice 42.00-45.00,
Good 39.25-43.00, Utility and
Commercial 38.00-43.00, Cutters
35 00-37.85.
FEEDER CATTLE: Choice
300-600 pounds steers 50.00-62.00,
Good 300-800 43.50-53.00, Medium
39.50-45.00.
CALVES 4232
Compared with 4153 head last
week, and 4257 head a year ago.
Vealers mostly weak to $1 lower,
except Good strong to $2 higher.
VEALERS; Prime 71.00-75.00,
Choice 67.00-71.50, Good 63.50-
69.50, Standard 55.00-64.00, Utility
90-120 pounds 45.00-53.50, 70-85
pounds 39.50-47.00.
FARM CALVES: Were active
Holstein Bulls 80-120 pounds
50.00-77.00; Holsteins Heifers 80-
150 pounds 50.00-100.00, few to
119.00.
HOGS 5974
Compared with 6897 head last
week, and 7483 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts 50c to 75c
higher
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-235 pounds 40.30-41.10, 2-3
195-250 39.90-40.50, 2-4 185-260
38.80-40.00, few 3-4 250-300 37.80-
39.40, 2-4 120-185 31.00-39.40.
SOWS; 1-3 300-600 pounds 32.00-
36.00, 2-3 300-650 29 75-32.50.
BOARS 23.00-30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 713
Compared with 701 head last
week, and 662 head a year ago.
US No. 1-3 20-35 pounds feeder
pigs 16 50-24.50 per head, 1-3 35-50
47.35 33 60 7.05 50.35
47.15 38.65
38 35
46 30 36.40
44.90 34.40
44.45 33 65
44 25 30 70
23 00-32.50, 1-3 50-85 26.75-35 00
per head
Compared with 477 head last
week, and 533 head a year ago.
Wooled slaughter lambs mostly
steady, spots $2 higher.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 40-80
pounds 41 00-61.00.
WOOLED LAMBS: Choice 70-
120 pounds 37.00-44 00, Good 60-
100 32 50-38.00, Utility 40-70 26.00-
33.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; 7.00-
19.75
New Holland
Horse Auction
Reported receipts of 380 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market stronger than last weeks
market
Ixiad Kansas riding horses, 150-
120
I/iad lowa riding horses, 200-
160; few work horses, single, 350-
500
Ixiad Tennessee riding horses,
210-410.
Load Michigan work horses,
singles. 365-535; pairs, 800-1080.
T/ical work horses 275-450,
mules 160-390, driving horses 175-
800, riding horses 150-205; better
horses 275-700; lightweight killers
9-15. heavyweight killers 15-17.
Mare ponies 20-45; colts 6-12;
geldings 15-40; larger ponies 45-
70
Thursday. March 15
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 15, 1973
are as follows;
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Corn 43 00 49.33
Shelled Corn 1.77 1.96
Oats, Local .87 1.08
Oats. Western 1.21 1.33
Barley 1.33 1.63
Wheat 2.10 2 37
+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'
130.000
156.000
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
47.50
8.00 46.15
47.50
50.75
50.60
55.00
50.50
3.51 54.00
SHEEP 572
Monday, March 12
Local Grain
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