Hog Prices
Vintage Auction
Saturday, May 26
Hogs 616. Compared with last
Saturday’s market; Barrows and
Gilts mostly steady to 25 cents
lower.
US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 39.50-40;
US No. 1-3 200-255 lbs. 39-39.50;
US No. 2-3 190-250 lbs. 38-39; Few
US 2-4 275-295 lbs. 36.10-36 25;
Few US 2-4 140-180 lbs. 36.37.50.
Sows: US 1-3 400-500 29-31.
Boars: 29.75-32.50,
Wednesday, May 30
Hogs 380. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market: Barrows
and Gilts mostly 50 cents higher.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 39.50-39.85;
US No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 38.50-39.50;
Sows; US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
30.50-32.
Boars: 29-31.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 2000. Barrows and gilts
steady to 25 lower.
Barrows & Gilts; US 1-2 200-233
lb. 38.25-38.50; US 1-3 200-240 lb.
37.75-38.25.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS; 5000. Barrows and gilts
opening weak to 25 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-230 lb. 38.25-38.75; about 75
head at 39.00; US 1-3 200-250 lb.
37.50-38.25.
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Lancaster Market
Monday, May 28
Barrows and gilts strong to 25
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
couple loads US 1 210-240 lb. 39.50-
40.00; US 1-2 200-240 lb. 39.00-
39.50; US 2-3 195-255 lb. 38.25-
39.25.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, May 30
Compared to Tuesday barrows
and gilts steady to strong.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1
210-245 lb. 40.25-40.50; US 1-2 210-
240 lb. 39.10-39.50; US 2-3 210-240
lb. 38.35-38.85; US 3-4 240-260 lb.
37.60-38.10; US 1-2 195-210 lb.
38.10-38.50.
New Holland Auction
Monday, May 28
Hog 688. Compared to last week
Barrows and Gilts fully 50 cents
higher.
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 40-41; US 1-3
200-2501b5. 38.50-40; US 2-4 230-275
lbs. 36.50-39.50; US 2-4160-190 lbs.
37-39.50.
Sows: US 1-3 300-575 lbs. 30.50-
33.
Boars: 30-31.
PEORIA AUCTION
HOGS: 5500. Barrows and gilts
steady to 25 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
(150 head) 200-225 lb. 38.75; US 1-3
200-230 lb. 38.00-38.50; US 1-3 230-
250 lb. 37.50-38.00.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, May 29
353 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts 50 cents to 75
cents lower.
U.S. 2-3 200 - 240 pounds 38.85 -
39.60, lot to 39.75; 2-4 220 - 260 37.75
- 38.85.
SOWS: U.S. 1-3 350 - 475 pounds
(few) 33.35 - 34.50.
BOARS: (Few) 28.25 - 29.25.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, May 31
Slaughter steers for holiday
shortened trading period 25-50 C
higher. Heifers strong to mostly
25c higher. Cows 1.50-2 00 lower
in a slow trade under narrow
demand. Bulls strong to 50c
higher. Feeder supply strong to
50c higher.
Three day receipts for holiday
period 12,800 as compared 17,500
four days of previous week and
15,200 for like period a year ago.
Slaughter steers made up ap
proximately 33 percent, heifers
33 percent, cows 15 percent and
feeders 15 percent. For the fifth
successive week, fed cattle trade
followed stable courses as prices
continued to edge upward even in
the face of a generally
unresponsive carcass trade
where despite a non-slaughter
holiday in most plants on
Memorial Day, movements of the
finished product was slow. Most
interests were in need of cattle
and demand was generally good
although activity slow slightly at
midweek as carcass prices
slumped. The overall finish was
somewhat less attractive than
the previous week with an in
creased number of Good to
average-Choice steers and
heifers offered.
Average cost slaughter steers
for two days 46.58 average weight
1109 pounds as compared 46.13
and 1124 pounds previous week
and 36.03 and 1130 pounds a year
ago.
FEEDERS; Outshipments
from regular market trade 1300
as compared 2000 previous week.
Trade active under good demand,
strong to 50c higher, supply
mainly partly fattened two-way
steers. '
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Dally Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Cattle Hogs Sheep
123.000 305,000 37,000
122.000 265,000 37,000
130.000 302,000 40,000
5-31-73
Week Ago
Year Ago
Week to date
Same pd. last wk,
Same pd. last yr.
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June
July
August 47.05 39.75
September
October
November
December 46.70 38.75
January
’74
February 46.70 39.10
March
April
May
June 46.12 38.50
July
Trend: Cattle are stronger, Hogs are stronger, Potatoes are
weaker, and Eggs are stronger.
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Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
New York
Thursday, May 31
Daily distributive-less than
carlot meat trade.
Compared with Wednesday,
Steer and heifer beef steady to
weak. Veal, calf and lamb
steady, pork loins firm and other
listed pork cuts steady.
374.000 933,000 118,000
473.000 ' 1,142,000 145,000
394.000 931,000 121,000
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Potatoes
47.45 40 15
46.75 38.50
46.25 37.27 4.80
38.25
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40.45
3.43 63.40
4.45
5.53
Dressed Meats
Supplies mostly moderate and
current receipts of fresh meats
smallest in quite some time. Beef
rounds and ribs along with lamb
legs, pork loins and spareribs
continue as forerunners while
beef chucks and rough cuts under
pressure.
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
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; Stand and 79.00-82.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90 - 150 pounds 118.00 -
122.00; Good6o - 90114.00 -120.00,
Standard 60 - 120 95.00 - 99.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145 - 190 pounds
81.00 - 83.00; Arm Chucks 90 -105
62.50 - 75.00; Ribs (7-rib) 34 - 40
89.00 - 93.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
103.00-106.00; Rounds (Steer) 70 -
95 77.50 - 80.00; Full Plates 48.00 -
49.00; Hinds (Heifer) 120 - 170
80.50 - 82.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loin§ (Regular) 8 - 14 73.00 -
76.00; 14 -17 72.00 - 74.00; Picnics
(Regular) 4 - 8 52.50 - 54.00;
Boston Butts 4 - 8 63.00 - 66.00;
Spareribs 3 pounds down 82,00 -
85.00; Hams (Skinned) 14 - 17
62.00 - 65.00; 17 - 20 60.50 - 62.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, May 31
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 com which is per ton.
The average local gram prices
quoted Thursday, May 31, 1973,
are as follows:
Bid+ Offered
Ear Corn 5133 57.66
Shelled Corn 220 2.48
Oats, Local 90 1.11
Oats, Western 1 31 1 46
Barley 1.46 1.75
Wheat 2.39 2 59
4-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 .
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Fresh Eggs
5190
55.75
57.85
60.50
60.10
65.10
61.00