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Hog Prices
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, August 8
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 1.50-
2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: one
lot US I 238 lb. 63.50; US 1-2 205-
245 lb. 62.00-62.50; US 2-3 195-255
lb. 61.25-61.85; US 3-4 250-255 lb.
60.00-60.10; couple lots US 1-2 155-
165 lb. 54.50-54.75.
Lancaster Market
Monday, August 6
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 50-
1.00 higher; sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-240 lb. 61.00; US 1-2 200-240 lb.
60.50- US 2-3 190-260 lb.
59.50-
Vintage Auction
Saturday, August 4
HOGS 607: Compared with last
Saturday’s market. Barrows &
Gilts: Mostly $3 higher. US No. 1-
2 200-235 lbs. 60.35-61.00, No. 1-3
195-240 lbs. 59.50-60.25, No. 2-3 190-
260 lbs. 59.10-59.50, No. 2-4 160-170
lbs. 45.00-50.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3
320-505 lbs. 45.75-49.25. Few Boars
40.50-44.00
Wednesday, August 8
HOGS 550: Compared with last
Wednesday’s market. Barrows &
Gilts: Mostly $2 higher. US No. 1-
2 200-250 lbs. 61.50-62.75, No. 1-3
200-2601b5. 61.00-61.50. SOWS: US
No. 1-3 300-570 lbs. 49.00-50.00.
Boars: 42.00-44.00.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, August 7
244 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts mostly 75
cents higher. Sows about steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: U.S.
1-2 200 - 230 pounds 60.85 - 61.10; 1-
3 190 - 245 60.10 - 60.85.
SOWS: U.S. 1-3 300 - 535 pounds
48.75 - 51.00, individual’s 54.00 and
54.75.
BOARS; 40.00-46.00.
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New Holland Auction
Monday, August 6
HOGS 1072: Compared with
last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: $1 to $2
higher.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 60.25-
61.00; US No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 59.75-
60.25; US No. 2-3200-260 lbs. 58.00-
59.75; US No. 2-4160-190 lbs. 58.00-
59.75
SOWS:
US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. 47.00-
52.50
Boars: 45.25-51.00
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 1500.
Barrows and gilts unevenly
strong to 1.00 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lb. 60.00-60.75; 65 head
6100; US 1-3 195-240 lb. 59.50-
60.50; 250-260 lb. 59.00-60.00.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 4500.
Barrows and gilts 50 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-230 lb. 60.25-60.50; US 1-3 200-
240 lb. 60.00-60.25.
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 4000.
Barrows and gilts opening
uneven, weak to 25 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lb. 59.50-60.00, mostly
59.50; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 59.25-
59.50.
Green Dragon Hay
Friday, Augusts
17 loads hay, including: One
load Alfalfa 59.00; 3 loads
Timothy 28.00 - 46.00; Mixed hay
33.00 - 55.00, one at 64.00; one load
Clover 50.00; One load Grass hay
(Orchard) 43.00.
8 loads straw 37.50 - 51.00.
12 loads corn 77.00 - 85.00, one at
47.50.
New York
Dressed Meats
Wednesday, August 8
Daily Distributive - Less than
carlot meat trade:
Compared with Tuesday:
Available tonnage small for all
fresh meat classes with many
beef coolers devoid of product
both carcass meat or fabricated
product. Prices tending higher
for lamb while general market
tone soft for pork. Many beef
wholesalers uncertain regarding
scope of operations next week as
receipts confirmed so far will
suffice only for a day or two.
Lamb
Choice and Prime Spring: 30-55
pounds 90.00 - 93.00 ; 55 - 65 89.00 -
93.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8 - 14 pounds
113.00 - 118.00; 14 - 17 112.00 -
116.00; Picnics (Regular) 4 - 8
72.00 - 75.00; Boston Butts 4 8
90.00 - 93.00; Spareribs 3 pounds
down 102 00 - 105.00; Hams
(Skinned) 14 -17 90.00 - 93.00; 17 -
20 90.00 - 93.00.
Thursday, August 9
Compared with Wednesday:
Very little in line of supplies
available at wholesale levels for
small stock classes and fresh
pork while beef tonnage is nil.
Lamb cuts going at top dollar
listed for various cuts and
comparable price tags on most
pork cuts except loins bulking low
quotes for these.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, Auguste
Reported receipts of 407 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market stronger than last week’s
market.
Load New York driving horses,
135 - 485.
Load Kansas riding horses, 165
- 320.
Load Ohio riding horses, 190 -
330.
Load New York driving horses,
235 - 580.
Load North Carolina riding
horses, 305 - 405.
Local work horses, 240 - 620;
mules, 110 - 305; driving horses,
170 - 575; riding horses, 130 - 200;
better horses, 215 - 440.
Killers, lightweight 10 - 14;
heavyweight 18 - 20.
Mare ponies, 20 - 45; colts, 5 -
10, geldings, 15 - 35; larger
ponies, 50 - 80.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 11,1973
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Potatoes
August
September
October
November
December
January
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February 59.62 55.85
Marvh
April
May
June
July
August
Trend - Cattle are Higher, Hogs are Stronger, Potatoes are Steady
and Eggs are Stronger.
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Pa. Auction Summary
Weekly Summary
19 Livestock Markets
Week Ending August 3
CATTLE 4836, compared with
5918 head last week, and 6235
head a year ago. Entire beef
market highly unsettled with
supply low and market active.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers and
bulls mainly $2.50 to $6 higher.
Slaughter cows 50 cents to $4
higher.
STEERS; High Choice and
Prime 1050-1350 pounds 55.10-
58.75, Choice 54.00-58.00, Good
48.75-55.50, Standard 47.60-53.25.
HEIFERS: Choice 51.85-55.75,
Good 47.50-52.00, Standard 43.00-
46.00.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 38.00-44.50,
Cutters 35.75-41.00, Canners 33.10-
37.00, Shells down to 28.00.
|SULLS: Choice 52.00-57.50,
Good 47.50-53.75, Utility and
Commercial 45.00-52.25, Cutters
42.00-46.00.
CALVES 3818, compared with
3820 head last week, and 5063
head a year ago. Vealers $1 to
$4.50 higher.
VEALERS: Prime 73 00-78.00,
Choice 69.00-75.50, Good 63.00-
73.50, Standard 60 00-70.00, Utility
90-120 pounds 52.00-60.00, 70-85
45.00-57.00.
Farm Calves; Holstein Bulls
85-125 pounds 60.00-88.00;
Holstein Heifers 85-140 lbs. 70.00-
106 00.
HOGS 5623, compared with 6173
head last week, and 6785 head a
year ago. Barrows and Gilts
active, $3.50 to $7 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-240 pounds 58.00-60.00, 1-3
195-245 55.90-59.50, 2-3 185-260
54.50-58.00 2-4 140-185 48.75-54.25.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-550 pounds
46.00-53.00, 2-3 300-650 43.50-48.25.
Boars 36.00-40.50.
FEEDER PIGS 992, compared
with 1030 head last week, and 859
head a year ago. US .1-3 20-35
pounds feeder pigs 17.00-28 00 per
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Week to date
Same Pd. last week
Same Pd. last year
57.50 60.10
58.77 54.50
59.20 58.90
59.07 54.25 6.35
58.97 54.00
53.25
57.62 51.00
head, 1-3 35-50 24.00-41.50 per
head.
SHEEP 1029, compared with
1167 head last week, and 1254
head a year ago. Spring slaughter
lambs strong to $3 higher. Choice
70-100 pound spring slaughter
lambs 37.00-41.50, Good 65-100:
30.50-38.00, Utility 50-80 28.00-
33.00. Slaughter ewes 10.50-20.00.
Peoria Cattle
CATTLE WEEKLY: Receipts
This Week 3600, Last Week 2390,
and Last Year 5165.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers uneven,
1.50-2.25 higher Slaughter heifers
2.00-2.50 higher. Cows 2.00-3.00
higher. Bulls 3.00-4.00 higher.
Supply 60 percent slaughter
steers, 20 percent slaughter
heifers, and the balance mostly
cows. Steer supply mainly choice
1000-1100 pounds; heifers mostly
Choice 800-900 pounds.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Four
loads high Choice and Prime
1230-1277 pounds 3-4, 57.25-57.75.
Choice 950-1215 2-4, 54.50-56.50.
Load Choice and Prime 1315
pounds 3-5,54.00 Mixed Good and
Choice 950-1300 53.00-54 50. Good
51.00-53.00. Good Holsteins 51.00-
52.00. Standard and Good 50.00-
51.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Package Choice and Prime 896
pounds 3-4, 55.50; three loads
same grade 900-930 55.25-55.35.
Choice 800-1000 2-4, 53 50-55.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 52.50-
53.50. Good 48.00-52.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
37.50-40.00. High dressing Utility
41.00-42.00, few 42.50. Cutter 36.50-
38.50. Canner 32.50-36.50.
BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2, 1100-
1800 pounds 41.50-46.50, few grade
1 47.00-48.00.
CATTLE
338.000
361.000
486.000
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
75 75
79.00
76 15
5.25 80.10
84.10
77.30
71.50
6.13
7.50
Thursday, August 9
HOGS
1.093.000
990,000
1.131.000
SHEEP
152.000
155.000
151.000
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