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Hog Prices
Vintage Auction
Saturday, June 23
HOGS 816: Compared with last
Saturday’s Market: Barrows &
Gilts steady to 50 cents higher.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 41-41.75;
US No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 40.35-41.;
US No. 2-4190-260 lbs. 39.25-40.25;
US No. 2-4 105-165 lbs. 35-37.75;
Sows: US No. 1-3 390-500 lbs.
31.75- US No. 2-3 450-550 lbs.
29.75-
Boars 30.25-31.
Wednesday, June 27
HOGS 450. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market 1.25 and
1.50 higher.
US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 41.75-
42.60; US No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 40.75-
41.50;
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 30-
32.50;
Boars: 30-31.
New Holland Auction
Monday, June 25
HOGS 880: Compared with last
Monday’s market Barrows and
Gilts steady.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 41.25-42;
US No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 40.25-41.25;
US No. 2-4 240-280 lbs. 39.50-40.25;
US No. 2-4 150-190 lbs. 38.75-40.25;
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-375 lbs
31.50-34;
Boars 31.50-33.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS; 2500
Barrows and gilts steady to
weak, instances 25 lower than
early Wednesday, or steady to
strong with Wednesday’s close.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-235 lb. 40.75-41.00 mostly
40.75; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 40.00-
40.75.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, June 27
HOGS: Barrows and gilts SO
LDO higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: one
lot US 1 230 lb. 43.10; US 1-2 200-
230 lb. 42.00-42.35; US 2-3 220-250
lb 41.50-41.85; US 3-4 250-265 lb.
40.00-40.60.
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Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, June 26
335 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts $1.50 to $2
higher.
Barrows and Gilts: U.S. 2-3 190
- 230 pounds 41.50 - 42.10, one lot
42.25; 2-4 220 - 245 40.00 - 41.25, one
lot 278 pounds 37.50.
Sows: U.S. 103 300 - 550 pounds
33.75 - 34.75; 2-3 300 - 450 33.50 -
33.75.
Boars;(Few) 29.00 - 31.25.
50 Head of Feeder Pigs
U.S. 1-3 20 - 30 pound feeder
pigs 12.50 - 21.00 per head.
Lancaster Market
Monday, June 25
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 50 to
mostly 1.00 higher; sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-240 lb. 41.75-42.00; US 1-2 200-
240 lb. 41.25-41.75; US 2-3 190-255
lb. 40.00-40.75.
St. iouis Auction
HOGS; 4500.
Barrows and gilts weights
under 240 lb. steady to 25 lower
early, closing fully steady; over
240 lb. steady to strong.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-235 lb 41.50; US 1-3 200-240 lb.
41 00-41.50; few early 40.75-41.00.
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 4000.
Barrows and gilts opened
steady to weak.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lb. 40.50-41.00; US 1-3 200-
250 lb. 40.0040.50.
Green Dragon Hoy
Friday, June 22
20 loads hay, including: Few
loads Alfalfa 40.00 - 41.00; couple
loads Timothy 34.50 and 36.50;
Mixed hay 31.00 - 44.00; one load
Clover 40.00.
22 loads straw 32.00 - 36.50.
4 loads corn 69.50 - 72.50,2 loads
43.50 and 48.00.
New York
Dressed Meats
Thursday, June 28
Daily distributive - less than
carlot:
Compared with Wednesday,
prices steady for beef, veal and
calf. Spring lamb weak
throughout. Pork loins $2 higher.
Picnics 50 cents higher. Butts and
spare ribs steady; hams 50 - $1
higher.
Fresh meat supplies moderate
for all classes. Demand only fair
at best and lamb wholesalers
encountering very poor dollar
return for second consecutive
week. Retailers not too optimistic
about coming weekend business
in view of poor weather forecast.
Steer Beef
Choice 600 - 900 pounds 73.00 -
74.00; Choice 600 - 700 73.00 -
74.00; 700 - 800 73.00 - 73.50; 800 -
900 73.00 - 73.50; Good 500 - 800
71.50 - 72.50.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 72.00 -
73.00. .
Calf (Skin Off)
150 - 350 Pounds
Choice 86.00 - 92.00; Good 85.00 -
89.00; Standard 80.00 - 83.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90 - 150 pounds 119.00 -
122.00; Good 60 - 90115.00 -120.00;
Standard 60 - 120 97.00 - 100.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime: 30 - 55
pounds 78.00 - 80.00; 55 - 65 76.00 -
78.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145 - 190 pounds
83.50 - 87.00; Arm Chucks 90 -105
63.00 - 66.00; Ribs (7-rib) 34 - 40
89.00 - 93.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
105.00-108.00; Rounds (Steer) 70 -
95 80.00 - 82.00; Full Plates 50.00 -
50.50; Hinds (Heifer) 120 - 170
82.00 - 84.50.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8-14 pounds
76.00 - 78.00; 14 - 17 76.00 - 78.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4 - 8 52.50 -
54.00; Boston Butts 4 - 8 63.00 -
66.00; Spareribs 3 pounds down
83.00-86.00; Hams (Skinned) 14 -
17 69.00-71.00; 17 - 20 67.50-69.50.
Kosher Market
Kosher Steer Beef and Spring
Lamb: Prices steady and outlet
mostly fair.
Growing Degree
Days, Rainfall
A report from Penn State of
weekly crop and weather
roundups with a report on
weather conditions for the week
ending June 25.
In Lancaster, the average
temperature for the week was 71
degrees, -1 degree under the
normal average for the time of
year
Growing degree days for crops
that start at 50-degrees totaled
896 degrees, or 30 more than m an
average year.
Rainfall for the week totaled .86
inches; rainfall for the season ..
since April 1 totaled 13.67 inches,
or 2 97 inches more than normal.
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Garden Spot Quality Meats
Call AL SHAFFER At
Lancaster, Pa
717 397-5113
Evenings (215) 779-3847
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, June 280
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
July
August 47.20 42.30
September
47.40 42.00
October
November
December 47.80 42.60
January ’74
February 48.00 42.85
March
April 47.57 41.50
May
47.25 41.50
June
July
August
Trend: Cattle are lower, Hogs are lower, Potatoes are lower, and
Eggs are lower.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, June 28
Receipts This Week 4342; Last
Week 4109; Last Year 5910.
As compared to last weeks
close, slaughter steers mostly 25
higher. Slaughter heifers steady
to mostly 25 higher. Cows steady.
Bulls steady to weak. Supply
mainly Choice slaughter steers
and heifers with several loads
Choice and Prime. Receipts 60
percent steers, 30 percent heifers
balance mainly cows.
STEERS - High Choice and
Prime 1100-1265 pounds 3-4 47.75-
48.50. Choice 975-1200 2-4 46.25-
47 75 on Monday 46.00-47.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 900-1225
45.00-46.50. Good 900-1225 43.25-
45.00. Standard and Good
Holsteins 40.50-42.25.
HEIFERS - High Choice and
Prime 850-1025 pounds 3-4 46.75-
47.00 one load Monday 47.25.
Choice 800-1000 2-4 45.00-46.75 on
Monday 44.75-46 50. Mixed Good
and Choice 750-950 43.25-45.00.
Good 40 75-43.25.
COWS - Commercial 32.00-
34.00. Utility 33.50-36 00. Cutter
32.25-34.00 Canner 30 50-32,50
BULLS - Utility and Com
mercial 40 00-42.00.
"Performance of Year"
Award Goes to Arnold
At the recent Pennsylvania
Swine Field Day held at Penn
State University Lawrence Ar
nold, Lebanon RDI, was awarded
a “Performance of Year” award
for 12 Durocs, sired by his herd
sire Big Flash 540335.
The Arnold hogs had
following averages
-163 days tp 220 pounds, 1.91
daily gain, 30 4 inches long, 1.37
U. S. inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Cattle Hogs Sheep
117.000 279,000 33,000
117.000 245,000 32,000
126.000 298,000 34.000
460.000 1,074,000 129,000
462.000 1,061,000 127,000
497.000 1,110,000 146,000
Thurs , 6-28-73
Week Ago
Year Ago
Week-to-date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
Saturday. June
42.05
4.09
4.74
5.12
5.80
41.27
Oklahoma City
Thursday, June 28
Estimated Receipts 13,000
Same Day Last Week 9,459
Same Day Last Year 12,348
Fairly active, compared to late
last week, feeder steers and
heifers over 500 pound steady to
50c higher; offerings under 500
pound in small supply and not
enough sold to make a test of the
trade. Majority receipts Good
and Choice 500-900 pound steers
and 500-700 pound heifers: fairly
large attendance buyers. Light
rain now falling in the Oklahoma
city area.
SALES AS OF 12:30 P.M
FEEDER STEERS: Small lot
and two short loads Choice 402-
484 pound 58.70-62 00; Choice 500-
600 54.50-58.25; 600-700 51.25-55.60,
small lot 615 pound 57.25 ; 700-800
48.75- two small lots 701-708
52.75- ; 800-946 47.00-50 80;
Mixed Good and Choice 500-700
49 25-55.00; 700-923 46.50-48.75;
Good 500-650 47.50-51.00
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Part
load Good 230 pound at 63 50;
Good 500-700 43.00-47.75 , 700-1020
42.20-44.50
FEEDER HEIFERS- Small lot
Choice 476 pound 51 00 and short
load 440 pound at 55.50, Choice
500-600 47 00-49.20 ; 600-700 45 50-
48 10, few small lots mixed Good
and Choice 367-500 46 75-51 00,
500-670 44.00-46 50
inches back fat, 4 32 square in
ches loin eye.
Big Flash is the first boar of
any breed, other than
Yorkshires, to be classified
through the Meat Animal
Evaluation Center Only a few
hundredths of an inch of backfat
and loin eye kept him from
receiving a Superior sire
classification
the
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Chicago
Fresh Eggs
50.00
54.20
62.95
61.05
67.30
64.50