Hog Prices
Lancaster Market
Monday, May 7
Barrows and gilts steady to
mostly 25 lower than last Wed
nesday.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
220-235 lb. 38.00-38.50; US 1-3 210-
245 lb. 36.75-37.25; US 2-3 245-255
lb. 36.25-36.75.
Vintage Auction
Saturday, May 5
HOGS 744; Compared with last
Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: $1 to 1.50
higher. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
37.85-38.35; US No. 1-3 200-240 lbs.
37.35-37.85; US No. 2-3 200-245 lbs.
37.00-37.50; US No. 2-4 250-280 lbs.
35.10- US No. 2-4110-175 lbs.
34.10-
Sows: US No. 1-3 360-450 lbs.
31.35-32.10; US No. 2-3 390-655 lbs,
27.00-30.25.
Boars: 30.25-31.25.
Wednesday, May 9
HOGS 550: Compared with last
Wednesday’s market, barrowd &
gilts steady to 50 cents lower. US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 37.00-37.75, lot
37.85, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 36.50-
37.00, No. 2-4 240-280 lbs. 33.50-
35.50.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-570 lbs
30.00-32.00. B
Boars: 28.00-29.00.
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Now accepting Hogs on
Grade and Yield basis.
Ezra W. Martin Co.
Garden Spot Quality Weals
Call AL SHAFFER At
, Lancaster, Pa.
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Evenings (215)'779-3847
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smoketown, Pa.
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Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, May 9
Barrows and gilts steady to 25
higher than Monday.
BARROWS AND GILTS: Two
lots US 1-2 227-240 lb. 38.00-38.25;
US 1-3 200-245 lb. 37.00-37.60; Lot
235 lb. 37.75; US 2-3 220-245 lb.
36.10-36.60; US 2-3 250-270 lb.
35.00-35.85.
New Holland Anction
Monday, May 7
HOGS 704: Compared with last
Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: $1 to 1.50
higher.US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
37.50- US No. 1-3 206-240 lbs.
37.00- US No. 2-3 200-240 lbs.
36.50- US No. 2-4 240-260 lbs.
36.50-
Sows:US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs.
31.00-
Boars: 30.00-31.00
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday. May 8
355 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts strong to 25
cents higher. ‘
Barrows and Gilts: U.S. 2-3 200
- 230 pounds 37.35 - 38.10; 2-4 195 -
260 36.35 - 37.10; 2-4150 -170 30.85 -
31.85.
Sows: U. S. 2-3 300 - 500 pounds
28.00 - 31.00.
Boars; (Few) 28.00 - 29.00.
23 Head of Feeder Pigs
One lot U.S. 1-3 30 pounds 25.00
per head.
St. Louis Moo
HOGS 6000.
Barrows and gilts mostly 25
\igher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-230 lb. "36.00-36.25; US 1-3
220-240 lb. 35.50-36.00.
Auction
HOGS 2000.
Barrows and gilts steady to 25
higlier, instances 50 higher on
250-270 lb, weights.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-235 lb. 35.75-36,00.; US 1-3
200-250 lb. 35.25-35.75.
Ph. 397-3539
New York
Dressed Meats
Thursday. May 10
Compared with Wednesday,
steer and heifer beef weak; veal
and calf steady; lamb fully $2
lower; pork cuts steady.
Beef rounds and rough cuts
moving best but arm chucks
easy. Lamb under pressure with
sellers refusing to cut legs as
most coolers glutted with loins.
Steer Beef
Prime 600 - 900 pounds 72.50 -
73.00; Choice 600 - 700 72.50 -
73.00; 700 - 800 72.00 - 73.50; 800 -
900 72.50 - 73.00; Good 500 - 800
70.00 - 71.50.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 71.50 -
73.00.
Calf (Skin Off)
150 - 350 Pounds
Choice 86.00 -92.00; Good 83.00 -
19.00; Standard 79.00 - 82.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90 - 150 pounds 117.00 -
122.00; Good 60 - 90113.00 -119.00;
Standard 60 - 120 95.00 - 98.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime 30-55 pounds
65.00 - 66.00; 55 - 65 61.00 - 63.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145 - 190 pounds
80.00 - 82.00; Arm Chucks 90 -105
64.00 - 67.00; Ribs (7-rib) 34 - 40
89.00 - 93.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
103.00 -105.00; Full Plates 49.50;
Hinds (Heifer) 120 - 170 79.00 -
81.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8-14 pounds
69.00 - 72.00; 14 - 17 66.00 - 69.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4 - 8 48.00 -
50.00; Boston Butts 4 - 8 61.00 -
64.00; Spareribs 3 pounds down
76.00 - 79.00; Hams (Skinned) 14-
17 63.00 - 66.00; 17 - 20 60.00 - 61.00.
Kosher Market
Kosher Steer Beef and Lamb
Prices steady both classes.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, May $
403 Head of Cattle
.Compared'' with last weeks
market, Slaughter steers and
cows about steady. Slaughter
bulls steady to strong.
STEERS; Choice 1000 - 1250
pound slaughter steers, 45.25 -
46.35; Good 43.00 - 45.10; Stan
dard 41.00 - 42.85.
Choice 1000 -1250 pound slaughter
steers 45.25 - 46.35; Good 43.00 -
45.10; Standard 41.00 - 42.85.
HEIFERS: Choice (couple)
43.00 and 43.10; Good (few) 40.35-
42.60; Standard (few) 38.85 -
40.00.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 35.75 - 37.75,
couple to 38.25; Cutters 34.25 -
36.35; Canners 32.50 - 34.35;
couple shells down to 30.00.
BULLS: Choice (few) 45.00 -
47.10; Good 43.50 - 46.50; Utility
and Commercial 41.00 - 45.10;
Cutters 38.50 - 40.00.
163 Head of Veal Calves
Prime (few) 69.00 - 72.50;
Choice (few) 67.00 - 69.50; Good
(few) 64.00 - 66.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 85
-150 pounds 65.00 - 80.00; Holstein
Heifers 80 - 150 75.00 - 104.00.
16 Head of Sheep
Choice 70"- 100 pounds (few)
spring slaughter lambs 38.00 -
44.00; slaughter ewes (few) 8.00 -
18.00.
PEORIA AUCTION „ - . B . ... .
hogs 4000 U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Barrows and gilts steady to Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
instances 25 higher. CATTLE HOGS SHEET
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1- Week to date 471,000 1,217,000 155,00 C
2 200-240 lb. 35.50-36.00, 25 head Same period last week 447,000 1,288,000 144,000
36.25, US 1-3 200-250 lb. 35.00- Same period last year 486,000 1.310,000 151,000
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 12.1973
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, May 10)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle t Hogs Maine
Potatoes
May
45.40 38.25
June
July
August 44.70 37.50
September
October 44.35 36.10
November
December 44.40 36.00
February
’74
44.45 36.75
March
April 44.27 35.05
Trend - Cattle are stronger, Hogs are stronger, Potatoes are
weaker, and eggs are mixed.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
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Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending May 4
CATTLE 7219, compared with
6819 head last week, and 7175
head a year ago. Compared with
last week’s market, slaughter
steers steady to 25 cents lower.
Slaughter heifers unevenly
steady. Slaughter cows weak to
50 cents lower. Slaughter bulls
mostly strong to 25 cents higher.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 46.75-48.85, Choice 45.00-
46.75, Good 42.75-45.00, Standard
40.25-42.75, Utility 38.50-40-25..-
HEIF&RS: Choice 42.75-44.25;
Good 40.35-42.75, Standard 38.35-
40.50, few utility 36.75-38.25.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 35.50-37.85. few
to 39.00, Cutters 33.70-36.00,
Canners 30.80-33.70, Shells down
to 27.00.
BULLS; Choice 43.00-46.00,
Good 41.75-43.75, Utility and
Commercial 40.25-43.50, few to
45.00, few Cutters 37.00-39.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good and
Choice 300-500 pounds feeder
steers 44.00-60.00, Medium 400-700
pounds 40.00-47.00; Good 250-550
pounds feeder heifers 43.00-53.00.
CALVES 2967, compared with
3329 head last week, and 3632
head a year ago. Vealers mostly
steady.
VEALERS: Prime 70.00-73.00,
few to 74.00, Choice 67.50-71.00,
Good 62.00-67.50, Standard 56.50-
62.00, few Utility 90-120 pounds
46.00- few 70-85 pounds 40.00-
46.00 Farm calves active.
Holstein Bulls 80-130 pounds
60.00- Holstein Heifers 80-
150 pounds 65.00-96.00, few to
106.00,
HOGS 6708, compared with 6675
head last week, and 7203 head a
year ago. Barrows & Gilts steady
to 25 cents lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-
2 200-240 pounds 36.25-36.75, few to
37.00, 2-3 200-250 35.50-36.25, 2-4
200-260 34.80-35.50, 2-4 140-190
30.00-
SOWS: Weak to $1 lower. US 1-
3 275-580 pounds 29.50-32.00, few to
33.50, 2-3 300-600 29.00-31.00.
BOARS 25.00-29.00.
FEEDER PIGS 517, compared
with 499 head last week, and 804
head a year ago. US 1-3 20-35
8.25 45.15
38.45
3.60 55.95
4.30
4.62
pounds feeder pigs 20.00-26.00 per
head, 1-3 35-50 27.00-33.00 per
head.
SHEEP 879, compared with
1535 head last week, and 505 head
a year ago. Choice 40-70 pounds
spring slaughter lambs 41.00-
46.00, 60-110 35.00-41.00, Good 70-
100 38.50-41.00. Slaughter ewes
8.00-18.00.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, May 10
1 Slaughter steers 25-30' "cents
higher than previous midweek
and heifers mostly steady, in
stances 25 cents higher. Cows
closed fully 50 cents higher and
bulls were steady. The modest
feeder supply sold strong to 50
cents higher.
Four day receipts 15,600 as
compared 15,300 previous week
and 19,100 a year ago. Slaughter
steers made up approximately 29
percent and heifers 40 percent.
Cows 13 percent, feeders 14
percent. Liberal share steer and
heifer supply of Choice grade and
most were relatively free of mud.
Rain fore part of week again
curtailed marketings. Fed cattle
trade followed much the same
pattern as previous week with
prices advancing on the early
rounds under an aggressive
demand stimulated by higher
carcass prices which developed
late the previous week. Again,
however prices pointed down
ward at mid-week and a part of
the early upturn was lost.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 45.36 average
weight 1119 pounds as compared
44.87 and 1117 pounds previous
week and 34.83 and 1143 pounds a
year ago.
FEEDERS; Outshinments
approximately 2000 head from
regular market trading as
compared 2300 previous week,
supply largely fleshy two-way
steers with moderate volume
yearling heifers.
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Fresh Eggs
47.00
51.75
53.75
57.90
54.50
58.00