Hog Prices
Lancaster Market
Monday, August 13
Barrows and gilts slow, 50-75
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-240 lb. 63.50-64.00; US 1-2 200-
240 lb. 63.00-63.50; US 2-3 190-265
lb. 62.00-63.00, mainly 62.50-63.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, August 15
Barrows and gilts mainly 3.50
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
210-235 lb. 61.25-61.50; US 1-2 200-
240 lb. 59.35-59.75; US 2-3 190-255
lb. 58.60-59.35; US 3-4 240-265 lb.
58.10-58.50.
New Holland Auction
Monday, August 13
Hog Receipts 932 - Barrows and
Gilts 2.50-2.75 higher.
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 63-63.50; US 1-
3 200-250 lb. 62.25-63.00; US 2-3
230-280 lb. 60.50-62.25; US 2-4 140-
190 lb. 59.00-62.25;
Sows US 1-3 300-575 52-55
Boars 49-51
Vintage Auction
Saturday, August 11
Hogs 783 - Barrows and Gilts
$2.00 to 2.50 higher.
US 1-2 200-250 lb. 62.75-63.00; US
1-3 195-245 lb. 62.35-62.75; US 2-3
190-240 lb. 61.35-62.00; US 2-4 170-
180 lb. 51.50-60.25;
Sows US 1-3 370-660 lb. 50-53.60
Boars 40-42, individual 50.
Wednesday, August 15
Hogs 410. Barrows and Gilts
1.00 to 1.50 lower.
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 60.50-61.25; US
1-3 200-260 lb. 59.50-60.50
Sows US 1-3 300-570 lb. 52-54.50
Boars 45-53.
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
408.000 1,048,000 158,000
376.000 1,061,000 155,000
501.000 1,146,000 157,000
Week to Date
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' Same Pd. last year
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Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, August 14
• 333 Head of Hogs
Barrows and gilts strong to 25c
higher, spots 75c higher.
U.S. 1-3 190-235 pound barrows
and gilts 61 00 - 61.85; 2-3 185 - 245
60.35 - 61.10; 2-4 160 - 180 58.00 -
69.85.
Sows: U.S. 1-3 300 - 565 pounds
50.00 - 55.25.
Boars: 43.00 - 45.25.
62 Head of Feeder Pigs
U.S. 1-3 35 - 50 pound feeder
pigs 40.00 - 58.00 per head; 1-3 70 -
85 pounds 60.00 - 64.00; Utility 35 -
40 pounds 31.00 - 36.00 per head.
Penria Auction
HOGS: 3500. Barrows and gilts
opening 1.50 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lb. 57.50-58.00; US 1-3 200-
250 lb. 57.00-57.50.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 3000. Barrows and gilts
3.00 lower, trading slow.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-3
including 1-2 195-250 lb. 56.25-
57.00.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 4000. 2.50-4.00 lower.
Trade extremely slow with
sharply contrasting offers and
bids. 100 head No. 1-2 barrows
and gilts 200-230 lb. for im
mediate slaughter 58.00.
US 1-2, around 300 head 57.50-
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Thursday, August 16
Compared with last week’s
close - closing prices on slaughter
steers steady to 50c higher,
heifers 50c higher. Cows closed
steady to 50c lower, bulls fully 50c
higher. Stocker and feeder cattle
strong to 1.00 higher.
Four day receipts 15,350 head
compared with 11,950 previous
week and 18,300 a year ago.
Slaughter steers approximately
32 percent, heifers 34 percent,
mainly Gooid and average Choice,
only small volume high-Choice
and Prime. Cows 15 percnet,
feeders 16 percent.
Demand was. unusually broad
for slaughter cattle early in the
week as several major packers
inactive the previous week edged
back into the market and prices
advanced sharply Monday. With
local supplies increase ap
proximately 28 percent from the
previous week, demand
narrowed by mid-week. Prices
suffered the first major setback
in several weeks as most buying
interests were cautious and
selective as a more normal
pattern of marketing began to
develop. Although late week
declines were sharp closing
prices remained slightly higher
than late previous week. The
steer trade was solidly supported
by feeder demand for the fleshy
two-way steers.
STEERS; On Monday two
loads high-Choice and Prime 1272
pounds 3-4 58.50. Nine loads
Choice with end Prime 1057-1297
3-4 57.85-58.00 early. At mid-week
two loads same grade 3-4 1105-
1109 57.25-57.50. Choice 1000-1250
2-4 close 54.50-55.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 975-1200 53.50-54.50.
Good 50.50-53.50. Standard and
low-Good 47.00-50.50.
Average cost of slaughter
steers first three days 55.98,
average weight 1106 pounds as
compared 53.95 and 1103 pounds
previous week and 35.48 and 1086
pounds a year ago.
HEIFERS: Early in the week
two part loads Choice and Prime
1007-1033 pounds 3-4 55.50 and ten
loads Choice with end Prime 852-
1198 55.00-55.25. At the close -
Choice 900-1050 2-4 52.50-53.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 750-1000
52.00-52.50, Good 47.50-50.00.
Standard and low-Good 45.00-
47.50.
COWS: At the close, Utility and
Commercial 37.00-38.50. Canner
and Cutter 32.50-37.00, mixed
Cutter and low-Utility 37.25-37.50.
Shelly Canner 29.00-32.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1400-
2100 pounds 42.00-45.00. Yield
grade 1 45.50-47.00, few 48.00-
50.00.
FEEDERS: Feeder prices
closed 50c to 1.00 higher, the
supply largely fleshy two-way
steers. Outshipments of ap
proximately 2,000 head compared
with 1,500 the previous week.
STEERS: Two small con
signments Choice 516-537 pounds
60.00- and part load 868
pounds 62.00. Two loads Choice
874-936 57.50-57.65. Choice fleshy
902-1084 56.00-57.25. High-Good
and Choice 950-1127 55.00-56.00.
HEIFERS; Two loads Choice
635 pounds 61.50. Load Choice 797
pounds 55.50, other Choice 721-939
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Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
August
September
October
November
December
January ’74
February 58.62 54.35
March
April
May
June
July
August
Trend - Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are Stronger,
and Eggs are Lower.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, August 16
Receipts this week totaled 5100,
compared to 3946 last week, and
4873 a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers steady to
50 lower, instances 1.00 lower.
Slaughter heifers uneven, mostly
steady. Cows steady to strong.
Bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Supply 70
percent slaughter steers, 20
percent slaughter, heifers, and
the balance ihostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
Choice and Prime 1180-1235
pounds 3-4, 57.00-58.00. One load
at latter price Wednesday.
Choice 950-1300 2-4, 55.00-57.00,
closing 54.00-56.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 900-1300 53.00-54.00.
Good 51.00-53.00. Part load
Standard and Good Holsteins
49.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 850-1025 pounds 2-4, 53.50-
55.50, including several loads
Choice and Prime at latter price.
Mixed Good and Choice 800-1050
51.00-53.50. Good 48.00-51,00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
38.00- High dressing Utility
42.00- Cutter 36.50-38.50.
Canner 32.50-36.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2, 1100-
1700 pounds 46.00-50.00. Couple
yield grade 1, 1640-2100 51.00-
52.50.
Oklahoma City
Thursday, August 16
Estimated Receipts 16,000
Same Day Last Week 16,510
Same Day Last Year 11,203
Moderately active, compared
to late last week, feeder cattle
and calves 2.00-3.00 lower, with
weights under 500 pound as much
as 5.00 lower. Bulk supply Good
and Choice 400-850 pound steers
and 350-650 pound heifers.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice,
few Prime 300-400 pound 75.00-
85.00, some 280 pound 89.00 ; 400-
500 73.50-79.50; 500-600 66 00-74.60;
600-700 63.00-68.00 ; 700-800 62.00-
64.80 ; 800-950 58.90-61.00; Mixed
Good and Choice 300-450 65.00-
72.00 ; 500-700 62 30-67.10 , 700-850
57.00- 10, Good 700-1000 pound
51.00- 10
FEEDER HEIFERS Choice,
few Prime 300-400 pound 65 GO
-73 00, 400-400 63 00-66 10, 500-600
58 00-61 10, mixed Good and
Choice 500-600 55 00-59 00, Good
400-550 54 00-58 60. 600-700 51 00-
56 00
56.17 57.12
57.75 52.55
58.20 54.35
58.07 52.70 6.35
57.97 52.90
52.55
56.67 50.60
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, August 16,1973,
are as follows:
BW+ Offered+
Ear Corn 71.00 79.33
Shelled Corn 3.03 _ 3.33
Oats, Local 1.13 ' 1.35
Oats,
Western
Barley
Wheat
+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.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, August 13
Reported receipts of 474 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market stronger than last weeks
market.
Load Tennessee riding horses,
190 - 295.
Load lowa riding horses, 195 -
340.
Load Kansas riding horses, 165
- 230.
Load Illinois riding horses and
driving horses; riding horses, 185
- 450; driving horses, 210 - 440.
Work horses, 285 - 435; mules,
215 - 225; driving horses, 180 - 550;
riding horses, 150 - 225; better
horses, 250 - 330.
Killers; lighweight, 14 - 17;
heavyweight, 20 - 25.
Mare ponies, 20 - 55; colts, 5 -
12; geldings, 20 - 45; larger
ponies, 60 - 90.
24 loads hay, including- Few
loads Alfalfa 50 00 - 77 00, few
loads Timothy 32 00 - 44 00, few
loads Mixed hay 32 50 - 50 00,
couple loads Clover 31 00 and
52 00, one load Grass hay at 33 00
18 loads'straw 3? 00 - 39 00
14 loads corn 7100 - 94 50.
imiple It 00 and 54 00
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
76 30
74.15
5.13 78 10
82.10
75.30
69.50
6.07 66.00
7.38
Local Grain
Thursday, August 16
1.70 1.83
1.96 2.29
3.89 3.95
Green Dragon
Hay
Friday, August 10
3
70 30