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Hog Prices
Lancaster Market
Monday, May 21
Barrows and gilts steady to 25
higher. Sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
210-240 lb. 40.00-40-50; US 1-2 200-
240 lb. 39.75-40.00; US 2-3 195-255
lb. 39.00-39.75.
Vintage Auction
Saturday, May 19
Hogs 806. Compared with last
Saturday’s market: Barrows and
gilts strong to $2 higher. US No. 1-
2 200-240 lbs. 39.85-40.60; US No. 1-
3 200-245 lbs. 39.25-39.85; US No. 2-
4 195-255 lbs. 38.00-39.35; Few US
No. 2-4 135-165 lbs. 36.00-37.50.
SOWS; US No. 1-3 310-535 lbs.
30.00-32.60.
BOARS; Few 29 60.
Wednesday, May 23
HOGS 350. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market: Barrows
and gilts weak to 50 cents, spots
$1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
39 00-39.75, few to 40.00; US No. 1-
3 200-2501b5. 38.00-39.00; US No. 2-
4 240-270 lbs 37.00-38.00
SOWS: Few US No. 1-3 300-500
lbs. 30.00-31.50.
BOARS: 29.00-29 50
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, May 23
Barrows and gilts 1.00 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1 215-
245 lb. 39.00-39.50; US 1-2 210-240
lb 38.60-38.85; US 2-3 210-240 lb.
38.00-38.60; US 2-3 240-255 lb.
37.50-38.10.
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Call AL SHAFFER At
Lancaster, Pa
717-397-5113
Evenings (215) 779-3847
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Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, May 22
229 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts: U.S. 2-3 200
- 250 pounds 39.60 - 40.10; 2-4 190 -
260 38.50 - 39.60; 34 250 pounds
36.35 (few).
Sows: U.S. 1-3 300 - 570 pounds
32.50 - 33.75 (few); 2-3 300 - 650
30.00 - 32.75 (few).
Boars; 28.00 -29.00 (few).
New Holland Auction
Monday, May 21
HOGS 1103. Compared with last
Monday’s market: Barrows and
gilts strong to $2 higher. US No. 1-
2 200-240 lbs. 39.50-40.50; US No. 1-
3 200-2401b5. 39.00.39.50; US No. 2-
4 240-260 lbs. 38 50-39.25; US No. 2-
4 180-200 lbs. 38.50-39.00;
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-580 lbs.
30.00-34 00.
BOARS: 31.00-32.00.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS ; 1000. Barrows and Gilts
25 to mostly 50 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS; US 1-2
200-235 lb. 38.50-38.75; US 1-3 200-
250 lb, 37.50-38.50.
St. Lonis Auction
HOGS: 4500. Barrows and Gilts
25-50 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-2301 b. 38.50; 200 head at 38.65-
38.75; US 1-3 200-240 lb. 38.00-
38.25; 240-260 lb. 37.00-38.00.
PEORIA AUCTION
HOGS: 2500. Barrows and Gilts
opening 50-1.00 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lb. 38.50-39.00; US 1-3 200-
250 lb. 38.00-38.50.
Green Dragon Hoy
Friday, May 18
43 loads hay, including; Alfalfa
54.00 - 75.00, one at 92.00; Timothy
32.50 - 49.00; Mixed hay 35.00 -
60.50; one load Clover 67.00.
24 loads straw 30.00 - 40.00.
7 loads corn 57.00 - 66.00.
One load soybeans 7.25 per
bushel.
Oklahoma City
Thursday, May 24
Estimated Receipts 20,000
Same Day Last Week 17,178
Same Day Last Year 12,431
Fairly active, compared to late
last week, feeder steers 500-800
pound strong to 50c, higher, others
steady to strong with not enough
steer calves under 400 pounds
sold to make a test of the trade;
feeder heifers 400-600 pounds
about steady, feeder heifers over
600 pounds 50c higher; feeder
heifers under 400 pounds scarce.
Salable receipts estimated at
20,000 head the largest for any
one day of record at Oklahoma
City, surpassing last week’s
record of 17,178 head which was
the largest since auction selling
was started on August 3, 1961,
Fairly large attendance buyers.
SALES AS OF 12:30 P.M.
FEEDER STEERS: Few
Choice 400-500 pounds 61.25-67.00;
500-600 54.25-59.50; 600-700 52.00-
55.60, part load 614 pounds at
57.10; 700-800 50.50-52.70; 800-950
48.50-50.80; mixed Good and
Choice 400-500 58.75-61.75 ; 500-600
52.00-55.00; 600-800 49.00-52.00,
few 800-1004 48.25-48.60; Good 400-
500 54.25-57.75; 500-750 48.50-52.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Small
lot Good 385 pounds 64.40; part
load 456 pounds at 57.80; Good
500-555 49.00-51.40; Good 600-900
43.25-48.40.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 400-500 pounds 51.00-52 60;
500-600 47.50-50.40; 600-700 46.80-
49.35; few 700-770 46.00-49.90;
mixed Good and Choice 300-500
48.75-51.00; 588-704 44.50-47.50;
few Good 419-560 42.00-47.50.
New York
Dressed Meats
Ihursday, May 24
Compared with Wednesday,
prices unchanged for all fresh
meats
Steer Beef
Prime 600 - 900 pounds 72.50 -
73.00; Choice 600 - 700 72.50 -
73.00 ; 800 - 900 72.50 - 73.00; Good
500 - 800 71.00 - 72 50.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 71.00 -
72.50.
Calf (Skin Off)
150 - 350 Pounds
Choice 86.00-92.00; Good 83.00 -
89.00; Standard 79.00 - 82.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90 - 150 pounds 118.00 -
122.00; Good 60 - 90114.00 -120.00;
Standard 60 - 120 95.00 - 99.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime, 30 - 55
pounds 73.00 - 75.00; 55 - 65 69.00 -
72.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145 - 190 pounds
81.00 - 83.00; Arm Chucks 90 -105
62.50 - 65.00; Ribs (7-rib) 34 - 40
89.00-93.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
103.00 -105.00; Rounds (Steer) 70-
95 77.00 - 79.00; Full Plates 49.50 -
50.00; Hinds (Heifer) 120 - 170
80.50 - 82.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8 - 14 73.00 -
75.00; 14 -17 72.00 - 74.00; Picnics
(Regular) 4-8 52.50 - 54.00; Boston
Butts 4-8 65.00 - 68.00; Spareribs 3
pounds down 82.00 - 85.00; Hams
(Skinned) 14 -17 62.00 - 65.00; 17 -
20 60.00 - 61.00.
Kosher Market
Kosher Steer Beef and Lamb
Unchanged.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, May 21,1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton )
Hay and Straw steady to weak.
Alfalfa 50.00-70.00
Mixed hay 35.00-45.00
few to 55.00 This Week
Timothy hay 30.00-40.00 Last Week
Straw 20.0^0.00...
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 26,1973
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, May 24)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
47.15 39.40
June
July
August 46.65 38.80
September
46.30 37.40
October
November
December 46.40 37.65
January
’74
February 46.20 38.00
March
April 46.00 35.80 4.87
May
46.10
June
' Trend - Cattle are stronger, Hogs are stronger, Potatoes are
steady, and Eggs are stronger
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending May 18
CATTLE 6402, compared with
6429 head last week and 6836 head
a year ago. Compared with last
week’s market, slaughter steers
weak to 75 cents lower. Slaughter
cows steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter bulls steady to 75 cents
higher.
STEERS: High Choice and
Soil Temperatures
Reporting from Southeast
Research Center, Landisville.
Week Ending May 25
Degrees
2 Inches Bare
4 Inches Bare
2 Inches Sod
4 Inches Sod
Senate Passes
Silo Tax Relief
The Senate Tuesday passed 47-
2 and sent to Gov. Shapp
legislation exempting farm silos
used for processing and storage
of animal feed from county
property tax assessments.
Similar exemptions are now
granted to machinery, tools,
appliances and storage areas for
industrial equipment.
U. S. inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
464.000 1,169,000 144,000
459.000 1,108,000 154,000
477.000 1,183,000 145,000
39.50
3.95 60.30
5.46
Pnrhe 47.00-48.50, Choice 44 50-
47.25, Good 42.50-45.10, Standard
40.00-43.60, Utility 38.00-41.00.
HEIFERS: Choice 42.00-44 80,
Good 40.00-43.25, Standard 39.00-
41.75, Utility 37.00-39.50.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 36.00-39.10,
Cutters 34.30-37.00, Canners 31.00-
35 00, Shells down to 27.00.
BULLS: Choice 43.75-46.00,
Good 42.00-45.00, Utility and
Commercial 40.00-46.00, Cutters
36.40-39.75.
FEEDERcCATTLE; Good 300-
600 pound steers 48.00-62.00, 600-
850 42.00-47.50, Medium 300-600
44.75- Good 300-550 heifers
46.75- Medium 350-700 38.50-
47.00.
Date
CALVES 2845, compared with
2763 head last week, and 3533
head a year ago. Vealers mostly
$1 to $3 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 72.00-76.00,
Choice 67.00-74.00, Good 65.00-
70.00, Standard 60.00-69.00, few
Utility 90-120 pounds 47.00-60.00,
few 70-85 38.00-50.00.
FARM CALVES: Very active.
Holstein Bulls 80-140 pounds
68.00-93.00; Holstein Heifers 75-
150 70.00-106.00.
HOGS 6966, compared with 5887
head last week, and 8221 head a
year ago. Barrows and gilts
mostly 75 cents to $2.50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 205-235 pounds 37.75-40.10, 2-3
195-245 37.00-39.60, 2-4 185-260
36.00-39.00, 3-4 250-295 33.50-37.00,
2-4 125-185 32.50-37.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-525 pounds
31.00-34.25, 2-3 300-625 29.25-32.00.
BOARS; 25.00-29.50,
FEEDER PIGS 808, compared
with 665 head last week, and 607
head a year ago. US 1-3 20-35
pounds feeder pigs 15.00-26.00 per
head, 1-3 35-50 25.50-32.00 per
head.
SHEEP 796, compared with 786
head last week, and 729 head a
year ago. Spring slaughter lambs
about steady
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 50-75
pounds 42.00-48.50, 75-105 39.00-
41.60, Good 60-80 34.50-40.00.
Slaughter ewes 7.50-18.00.
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Chicago
Fresh Eggs
48 60
54 10
55.50
61.50
56.90
61.90
57 90
4.56