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Vintage Auction
Saturday, March 31
HOGS 515: Barrows & Gilts:
Mostly 50c higher. US No. 1-2 205-
230 lbs. 39.35-39.75, No. 1-3 200-235
lbs. 38.10-38.75, N0.,2-3 210-255 lbs.
37.10-38.00, No. 2-4 250-280 lbs.
35.75-37.10, few No. 2-4145-180 lbs.
33.25-33.75.
SOWS; US No. 1-3 290-495 lbs.
29.00-30.75.
BOARS: 26.00-29.35.
Wednesday, April 4
HOGS 444: Barrows & Gilts:
Mostly $6 to $7 higher than last
Wednesday. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 39.00-39.75, few 40.00, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 38.25-39.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
29.00-32.25.
BOARS: Individual at 29.00.
Lancaster Auction ,
Wednesday, April 4
Barrows and gilts 50-1.00
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US I
210-240 lb. 38.75-39.25. US 1-2 195-
255 lb. 38.25-38.75. US 2-3 240-255
lb. 37.10-38.00.
Indianapolis Auction 1
HOGS 2000.
Barrows and gilts 50-75 lower.
US 1-2 200-235 lb. 36.75-37.00, 31
head 37.25. US 1-3 200-250 lb. 36.25-
36.75.
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Lancaster Market
Monday, April 2
Compared to last Wednesday
barrows and gilts 4.00 to 5.00
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
210-230 lb. 38.00-38.50. US 1-2 200-
240 lb. 37.00-37.50. US 2-3 190-255
lb. 36.00-36.75.
Slaughter lambs mostly
steady; Slaughter ewes 2.00 to
3.00 higher.
New Holland Aaction
Monday, April 2
HOGS 683: Barrows & Gilts:
50c to $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 37.00-38.50; US No. 1-3 200-245
lbs. 36.00-37.00; US No. 2-4 230-270
lbs. 35.00-36.00; US No. 2-4 160-190
lbs. 34.25-36.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
27.50-29.25.
BOARS: 27.50-29.00.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS 5000.
Barrows and gilts mostly 1.00
lower. US 1-2 200-230 lb. 37.00-
37.25, few 37.40-37.50. US 1-3 200-
2501 b. 36.50-37.00.
PEORIA AUCTION
HOGS 3500.
Barrows and gilts opening 50-
1.00 lower. US 1-2 200-240 lb. 36.50-
37.00,75 head 37.10; US 1-3 200-260
lb. 36.00-36.50.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, April 3,
91 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts'ss to $5.50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: U. 5.2-3
180-230 pounds 39.60 - 40.10.
SOWS.U.S. 1-3 400 - 475 pounds
(few) 30.00 - 32.00.
BOARS: (Few) 25.00 - 27.25.
15 Head of Feeder Pigs
One lot Utility 35 pound feeders
19.50 per head.
Oklahoma Gty
Thursday, April 5
Estimated Receipts 4,700
' Same Day Last Week 8,072
Same Day Last Year 14,708
Slow, compared to late last
week, feeder cattle under 500
pounds steady to 1.00 lower;
Offerings over 500 pounds 2.00-
3.00 lower; Majority receipts
Good and Choice 400-800 pound
steers and 375-700 pound heifers:
Moderate attendance buyers.
Salable receipts sharply cur
tailed due to consumer boycott,
- producers withholding action and
generally muddy conditions in
, the marketing area.
SALES AS OF 12:30 P.M.
Feeder Steers: Choice, few
Prime 300-400 pounds 61.50-69.75;
400-500 58.25-61.50, few part loads
424-445 pounds 64.50-65.10 and
load 410 pounds at 68.70; 500-600
52.00- 600-700 49.00-53.30;
700-800 47.00-49.70, two part loads
720-740 pounds 50.30-51.00 and
part load 751 pounds at 53.30; few
small lots 800-831 pounds 46.60-
48,90; Mixed Good and Choice
300-500 pounds 52.00-59.25; 500-650
49.50-52.25;' few 700-800 pounds
45.75-48.60; Good 500-730 pound
45.00-
Holstein Steers: Good 300-371
pound 58.00-58.25; 439-483 53.70-
55.50; 541-700 43.25-46.40; 700-800
43.25-44.40.
Feeder Heifers: Choice, few
Prime 300-400 pound 52.00-54.75;
400-500 47.00-52.25, two part loads
428-460 pound 53.00-55.00; 500-600
43.50-47.80, small lot 517 pound at
49.25 ; 600-700 41.75-45.00; 700-800
41.00-44.00, small lot 725 pound at
44.70; Mixed Good and Choice
300-500 pound 46.50-49.50; few 500-
650 pound 40.00-42.00; Good 582-
624 35.00-38.00.
Regional. Hay. Prices
Monday, April 12,1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per top.)
Hay and Straw steady to weak.
Alfalfa 50.00-70.00
Mixed hay 35.00-55-00
Timothy hay 30.00-40.00
Straw
Mulch
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U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under FederaHnspection
CATTLE HOGS ....SHEEP
367.000 1,124,000 111,000
426.000 1,151,000 128,000
444.000 1,277,000 166,000
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April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
February ’74 42.90
April
Trend - Cattle are stronger, Hogs are steady. Potatoes are steady
and Eggs are higher.
a-asked b-bid... n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary of 19 Livestock
Markets Week Ending March 30
Cattle 7403, compared with 7337
head last week, and 5506 head a
year ago. Compared with last
week’s market, slaughter steers
steady to $1 lower. Slaughter
cows 75c to $2 lower. Slaughter
bulls unevenly steady to 75c
lower.
Steers: High Choice and Prime
46.35-48.85; Choice 44.00-47.50;
Good 41.00-45.00; Standard 38.25-
42.10; Utility 35.75 - 38.60.
Heifers; Choice 41.50-44,00;
Good 39.25-42.00; Standard 37.00-
40.10.
Cows: Utility and High-
Dressing Cutter 31.10-35.25;
Cutters 29.75-34.00; Canners
28.25- Shells down to 26.00.
Bulls: Choice 41.75-45.60; Good
39.25- Utility and Com
mercial 37.00-42.00; Cutters 34 20-
38.00.
Feeder Cattle; Choice 300-650
pounds feeder steers 57.00-66 00;
20.00-
15.00-
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 7,1973
(Closing bids as of Thursday,' April 6
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
43.35 34.65 7.03 42.25
42.70 44.90
35.10
42.45 33.70
42.20 31..60
42.25 31-70
31.80
42.80 29.80
Calves 3947, compared with
3837 head last week, and 4137
head a year ago". Vealers mostly
$1 to $2 lower.
Vealers: Prime 69.50-74.00;
Choice 66.00-70.50; Good 62.00-
67.00; Standard 55.00-63.00;
Utility 90-110 pounds 45.00-
52.60;70-85 pounds 38.00-46.00.
Farm Calves Active:Holstein
Bulls 85-125 pounds 50.00-80.00;
Holstein Heifers 80-150 pounds
62.00-122.00
Hogs 7563: Compared with 6938
head last week, and 8985 head a
year ago.' Barrows and Chits
$2.50 to $8 lower, very uneven.
Barrows and Gilts Few US 1-2
205-235 pounds 32 00-38 25:2-3 195-
245 29.80-37 00 . 2-4 185-260 28 80-
35.90; 2-4 120-185 24 00-32 90
Sows:US 1-3 300-600 pounds
27 50-34.00; 2-3 300-650 25 00-30.00
Boars: 21 00-29.30.
Feeder Pigs 683, Compared
with 252 head last week, and 540
head a year ago. U.S. 1-3 20-35
pounds feeder pigs 15.00-23.00 per
head; 1-3 35-50 19 50-30.50 per
head.
Sheep 789- Compared with 46<*
head last week, and 4280 head a
year ago. Spring slaughter lambs
steady to $4 lower. Choice and
Prime 40-60 pounds spring
slaughter lambs 50.00-59.00;
Choice sd-100 41.50 - 50.00; Choice
80-100 wooled slaughter lambs
39.50-44.00; Good 70-90 34.00-40.00.
Slaughter ewes 6.00-19.25.
Reported receipts of 111 cows, 7
heifers, 3 bulls; market steady
with last weeks market.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
640-670.
Load Franklin County cows,
fresh, 565-650; springers, 560-670.
* Load New York State cows,
fresh, 445-730.
Lehighton County herd ’
dispersal, 24 head, all stages of
production, 300-640. ‘ ’’•
Maryland herd dispersal, 50
head, all stages of production,
305-620.
Local cows, 430-715.
‘Springing heifers, 455-575.
Bulls, 275-530
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
' 8.20 41.60
3.43 50.25
Good 45.00-57.50; Medium 38.00-
46.00; Good 300-650 pounds
feeder heifers 43.50-
51.00;Medium 38.00-46.50
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, April 4
3
43.20
47.70
49.50
53.50
50.00
51.90