Hog Prices
Vintage Auction
Saturday, July 7
Hogs 870: Compared with last
Saturday’s market,
Barrows & Gilts: Steady to 50
cents higher. US No. 1-2 200-225
lbs. 41.85-42.10; US No. 1-3 200-235
lbs. 41.00-41.50; US No. 2-3 190-245
lbs. 39.50-40.35; US No. 2-4 185-230
lbs. 38.50-39.50; US No. 2-4 150-185
lbs. 35.00-37.00.
Sows: US No. 1-3 260-530 lbs.
32.75-33.75, individual 34.60.
Boars: 31.50-34.75.
Wednesday, July 11
HOGS 300: Barrows & Gilts:
US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 42.75-43.75,
No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 41.50-42.50.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
32.00-34.00.
New Holland Auction
Monday, July 9
HOGS 841; Compared with last
Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: Mostly 50
cents lower.
US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 41.50-
42.00; US No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 40.50-
41.50; US No. 2-3 240-270 lbs. 39.00-
40.50; US No. 2-4 140-190 lbs. 38.50-
40.50.
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
32.00-36.00
Boars; 34.00-35.25.
Lancaster Market
Monday, July 9
Barrows and gilts mostly 1.00
lower, instances 1.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-240 lb. 41.50-42.00; US 1-2 200-
240 lb. 40.50-41.00; US 2-3 195-250
lb. 39.50-40.00; US 3-4 250-270 lb.
39.00-39.50.
Uncaster Auction
Wednesday, July 11
Barrows and gilts active, 1.50-
2.00 higher, extremes 2.50 higher
than Monday.
BARROWS AND GILTS: Five
lots 211-214 lb. 44.25-44.50; US 1-2
195-240 lb. 43.10-43.60; US 2-3 190-
245 lb. 41.50-42.75; US 2-4 250-270
lb. 40.25-41.60
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, July 10
305 Head of Hogs
Barrows and gilts steady to 75
cents higher.
Barrows and gilts US 1-3 200-235
pounds 42.75-43.85, 2-3 225-245
pounds 42.24-42.75. US 1-3 350-500
pounds.
Sows 35.00-36.25, few 2-3 350-550
pounds 34.00-34.50.
Few Boars 31.00-31.50.
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 3000,
Barrows and gilts fully steady
to 25 higher on weights under 40
lb; heevier weights unevenly
steady to 50 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lb. 43.25-43.50; 30 head at
43 75; US 1-3 200-260 lb. 42.50-43.25
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 2500.
Barrows and gilts 25 to mostly
50 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-235 lb. 43.25-43.50; US 1-3 200-
250 lb. 42.75-43.25
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 5000.
Barrows and gilts fully steady
to 25 higher
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-3
200-240 lb. 43.00-43.25; 240-260 lb.
42.50-43.00
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, July 9,1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay mostly steady, mulch
slow, steady to $5. lower.
Alfalfa 35.00-50.00
Mixed'Hay 30.00-40.00
Timothy Hay 20.00-35.00
Straw 20.00-25.00
Mulch 10.00-14.00
TRY A
CLASSIFIED AD!
New York
Dressed Meats
Thursday, July 12
Daily distributive - less than
carlot:
Compared with Wednesday,
prices steady for all fresh meats
with quotations for various
classes unchanged. Both car
casses and related cuts along
with listed pork.
Supplies moderate with very
little anticipated for balance of
week in receipts of rail stock or
pork.
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 60-90 115.00-120.00;
Standard 60-120 97.00-100.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime 30-55 pounds
75.00-78.00 ; 55-65 73.00-75 00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145-190 pounds
83.50-87.00; Arm Chucks 90-125
64.00- Ribs (7 rib) 34-40
89.00- Loins (Trmd) 50-70
105.00- Rounds (Steer) 70-
95 79.00-82.00; Full Plates 49.50-
50.00; Hinds (Heifer) 120-170
82.00-
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8-14 pounds
82.00- 14-17 81.00-84.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4-8 54.50-56.00;
Boston Butts 4-8 69.00-72.00;
Spareribs 3 pounds down 85.00-
88.00; Haras (Skinned) 14-17
70.00- 17-20 70.00-72.00.
Kosher Market
Kosher beef and spring lamb
unchanged.
Local Grain
Thursday, July 12
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 corn which is per ton.
The average local grain prices
quoted Thursday, July 12, 1973,
are as follows:
Bid+ Offered+
Ear Corn, Old 56.00 62.00
Shelled Corn 2.35 2.61
Oats, Local 88.00 1.09
Oats, western 1.21 1.37
Barley 1.58 1.79
Wheat 2.42 2.75
+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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One hour of farm labor in 1972
produced over twice as much
food as it did on 1957-59. During
this same time, output per
manhour in non-farm work has
increased 78 percent.
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American farmers in 1972 paid
$2.8 billion m farm real estate
taxes and another $2.5 billion in
federal and state income taxes.
Lancaster Fi
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of .Thursday, July 12 >
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
’74
February 50.70 47.85
March
April
May
50.00 45.90
June
July
49.42 44.22
August
Trend - Cattle are Stronger, Hogs are Higher, Potatoes are Lower,
and Eggs are Higher,
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, July 12
Compared with last week’s
close; Slaughter Steers and
Heifers strong to 25 cents higher,
advance coming at midweek and
many steers showed full upturn.
Cows 1.25-1.50 higher under brisk
demand. Bulls 50-1.00 higher.
Feeder cattle, strong to 50 cents
higher.
Four day receipts 17,800 as
compared 11,400 for previous
holiday period and 16,300 a year
ago. Demand broad by all buying
interests but any substantial
advance in live prices generally
forestalled by the ceiling
limitations imposed on the
finished product. While the in
dustry hopefully speculated on
the *. ussibUity of some change in
the price structure, no an
nouncement was forthcoming
near the week’s end. Packers
continued to operate on razor
thin margins as live costs edged
upward even as carcass prices
bumped against the ceiling. The
overall finish of Steer and Heifer
crop fairly attractive with liberal
percentage Choice. Hot, humid
weather often encouraged
waterfills which made weighing
conditions favorable to sellers.
Steers made up 35 percent,
heifers 38 percent, cows 11
percent, and feeders 12 percent.
Steers: load high-Choice and
Prime 1177 pounds 3-4 48.50, two
loads same grade 1126-1242 48.10-
48.25 and 12 loads 1037-1299 3-4
47.75-48.00 diming week. Choice
975-1275 2-4 closed 46.75-47.75.
Mixed Good and Choice 950-1250
46.25-46.75. Good 43.00-46.25, 2-3
Holsteins 43.00-44.00. Standard
and low-Good 41.50-43.00.
Average cost of slaughter
steers first three days 46.95
average weight 1103 pounds as
compared 46.87 and 1108 pounds
previous week and 37.98 and 1117
pounds a year ago
Heifers: high-Choice and
Prime 928-1024 pounds 3-4 46.75-
47.00, four loads at latter price.
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
119.000 220,000 39,000
116.000 241,000 39,000
120.000 277,000 39,000
470.000 928,000 146,000
348.000 759,000 114,000
480.000 1,085,000 154,000
Thurs 7-12-73
Week Ago
YEAR AGO
Week To Date
Same Period Last Week
Satne Period Last Year
line. Saturday. July 14.197:
46.10
50.40 47.70
50.55 47.90
50.60 48.00
50.00 45.90 6.73
45.00
Choice 825-1050 2-4 45.50-46.75.
Mixed Good and Choice 750-1000
44.75-45.75. Good 41.50-44.50.
Standard and low-Good 39.50-
41.00.
Cows; Utility and Commercial
34.00-35.50, few utility 35.75-36.00.
Canner 31.00-34.00, mixed Cutter
and low-Utility 34.25-35.00. Shelly
Canner 29.00-31.00.
Peoria Cattle
Cattle weekly: Receipts this
week 3900, Last Week (4-days)
3216, and Last Year 4772.
Compared to last weeks close,
slaughter steers 50-75 higher on
high Choice and Prime, others
steady to 50 higher. Heifers
fully steady. Cows 1.00 higher.
Bulls steady. Receipts about 70
percent steers and the balance
mostly heifers and cows. Steer
supply mostly Choice with
several loads Choice and Prime
on Monday and Wednesday.
Heifers high Good and Choice.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: alter
Monday not much change and on
Monday and Wednesday high
Choice and Prime 1150-1300
pounds 3-4, 48.25-49.25: small lot
1250 pounds 49.50 on Monday
Choice 1100-1250 2-4, 47 00-48 50
many sales 47.50-48.00 Some
Choice 950-1100 pounds 46 50-
47.75. Mixed Good and Choice 950-
1300 45.50-47.00. Good 900-1300
43.00-46.00. Good Holsteins 42 50-
13.25, few lots mixed Good and
Choice 43.00-43.25 and Standard
and Good 41.00-42.00. Few Good
1050 pounds bullocks 44.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Part
load mostly Prime 960 pouonds 3-
4,47 50. Choice 825-1000 2-4, 45.00-
47.00, few 47.25 2-3, 47.25. Mixed
Good and Choice 800-950 44.50-
45.50 Good 41.00-44.50.
COWS: Commercial 33.50-
35.00. Utility 34.50-37.00. Cutter
33.50-35.50. Canner 32.00-33.50
BULLS: 1-2, 1100-1600 pounds
39.00-42.00, Few 43.00.
55.50
60.10
66.90
65.65
5.35 68.00
70.85
67.25
64.00
6.45
7.53
Thursday, July 12