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Hog Prices
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, August 21
427 Head of Hogs
Barrows and Gilts $2.50 to $3
lower,
Barrows and Gilts: U. S. 1-3 200
- 235 pounds 57.85 - 58.60; 2-3 200 -
250 57.75 - 58.00; few lots 2-4 135 -
185 47.00 - 55.25.
Sows: Few U.S. 1-3 300 - 350
pounds 46.00 - 50.00; 2-3 400 - 700
43.00 - 46.00.
Boars: 38.00 - 40.00.
Vintage Auction
Saturday, August 18
Hogs 640 6.00 to 6.50 lower. US
1-2 200-240 lbs. 56.25-56.75; US 1-3
190-2401b5. 55.50-56.25; US 2-4 245-
260 lbs. 53.25-54.75; US 2-4 175-180
lbs. 47.50-54.50;
Sows US 1-3 380-540 lbs. 46.50-
50.75; Boars 41.50-43.25
Wednesday. August 22
Hogs 400.1.00 to 1.50 lower. US
1-2 200-240 lbs. 59-59.60; US 1-3
200-260 lbs. 58.50-59;
Sows US 1-3 300-570 lbs. 48-50;
Boars 47-53.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 2500.
Barrows and gilts 3.50-to
mostly 4.00 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-235 lb. 53.75-54.50; US 1-3 195-
235 lb. 53.50-54.00.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 4500.
Early sales barrows and gilts
fully 3.00 lower on limited
movement.
BARROWS & GILTS: 75 head
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 55.25-for im
mediate slau. BULK SALES US
1-2 200-230 lb. 54.50-55.00.
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Peoria Auction
Hogs: 3500.
Barrows and gilts opeiiing
unevenly 2.00-3.50 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lb. 54.00-54.50, few 55.00,
some early sales 55.50-56.00; US
1-3 200-250 lb. 53.50-54.00.
Lancaster Market
Monday, August 20
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 4.00-
4.50 lower; sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-240 lb. 57.00-57.50; US 1-2 200-
240 lb. 55.50-56.25; US 2-3 190-250
lb. 54.00-55.00, mainly 54.50-55.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday. August 22
HOGS: Barrows and gilts 2.00-
3.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Couple lots US 1 210-240 lb. 60.00;
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 58.10-58.85; Few
US 2-3260-2701 b. 56.00-56.75; US 1-
2 190-200 lb. 57.10-57.85.
New Hollaiid Auction
Monday, August 20
Hogs 1012. Barrows and Gilts
6.00 to 6.25 lower.
US 1-2 200-220 lbs. 56-57.50; US
1-3 200-230 lbs. 56-57; US 2-3 230-
250 lbs. 55-56; US 2-4 180-200 lbs.
54-56.
Sows US 1-3 300-575 lbs. 48-50.
Boars 46-47.
Green Dragon Hay
Friday, August 17
13 loads hay, including: Few
loads Timothy 31.00 - 41.00; few
loads Mixed hay 30.00 - 48.00; ope
load Grass hay 39.00.
8 loads straw 34.00 - 39.50, one
load at 44.00.
17 loads corn 67.00 - 89.50.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, August 23
Compared, to the previous
week’s close: Slaughter steers
1.50-2.00 lower, mostly 1.50 lower.
Heifers 50-75 c lower. Cows closed
1.25-1.50 lower, bulls fully steady.
Feeder cattle 2.00-3.00 lower.
Four day receipts 11,870 as
compared with 15,250 previous
week and 14,725 a year ago.
Slaughter steers approximately
32 percent, heifers 30 percent,
mainly Good and average Choice,
only small showing high-Choice
and Prime. Cows 14 percent,
feeders 16 percent.
Monday’s slaughter cattle
offering the largest in six weeks
and price decline sharply as
packer buyers operated very
cautious and selective. The
week’s supply was poorly
distributed over the trading
period when more than 50 percent
arrived on Monday. Part of the
early decline was regained later
under fairly reliable demand
with the trade again supported
for cattle on a custom kill basis.
An increased supply of yield
grade 4 steers was included in the
offering.
STEERS: Early in the week six
loads Choice with small end
Prime 1074-1325 pounds 3-4 54.00.
At mid week load Choice and
Prime 1119 pounds 3-4 55.00, and
bulk Choice 975-1300 2-4 53.00-
54.50. Mixed Good and Choice
950-1200 52.25-53.00. Good 50.00-
52.00, Standard and low-Good
47.00-50.00
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 52.97 and 1121
pounds as compared 55.98 and
1107 pounds previous week and
33.77 and 1099 pounds a year ago.
HEIFERS: Three loads high-
Choice and Prime heifers 942-1037
pounds 3-4 53.75-54.00, several
loads Choice with end Prime 902-
1010 3-4 53.25-53.50. At the close
Choice 925-1025 2-4 51.75-
53.25.G00d and Choice 750-1000
50.00-51.75, Good 47.00-50.00, few
Standard and Good 45.00-47.00.
COWS: At the close Utility and
Commercial 35.50-37.25. Canner
and Cutter 32.00-35.50, mixed
Cutter and low-Utility 35.75-36.25.
Shelly Canner 28.00-32.00.
BULLS: Few Yield grade 1
1500-2000 pounds 45.50-47.50, bulk
yield grade 1-2 1400-2100 43.00-
45.00.
FEEDERS: Feeder cattle
prices closed 2.00-3.00 lower. The
supply largely fleshy two-way
steers. Outshipments of 2,000
head about the same as the
previous week.
STEERS: Three loads Choice
648-688 pounds 58.00-61.50. Choice
916-1114 53.00-54.00. High-Good
and Choice 850-1072 51.00-52.50.
Three loads mostly Good 850-978
50.00-50.50. Load Standard and
Good 635 pound Holsteins 58.00.
HEIFERS; Two loads Choice
510 pounds 59.50. High-Good and
Choice 879-923 49.50-51.00. Two
loads and part loads mostly Good
896-913 48.50-49.00.
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Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, August 23)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
September
October
November
December
January ’74
February 55.12 52.32
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
Trend - Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are Stronger,
and Eggs are Lower.
a-asked b-bld n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, August 21
234 Head of Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers $l to
mostly $5 lower. Slaughter cows
25 cents to $1.50 lower. Slaughter
bulls $2 to $5 lower.
STEERS: Choice 1000 - 1200
pounds 53.00 - 54.35, couple to
55.00; Good 51.75 - 53.00; Stan
dard 49.85 - 50.50.
HEIFERS: One Choice 54.00;
Standard and Good (few) 50.00 -
52.00.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 36.25 - 38.60;
Cutters 34.50 - 37.00; Canners
32.50 - 35.00; Shells down to 30.50.
BULLS: Choicejsl.3s - 53.00;
Utility and Commercial 47.25 -
50.85.
255 Head of Veal Calves
Choice and Prime (few) 74.00 -
81.00; Utility 90 -120 pounds 55.00
- 61.00; 70 - 85 49.00 - 55.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 70-85 pounds 58.00 - 62.00;
90 -135 68.00 - 61.00; 70 - 85 49.00 -
55.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 70-85 pounds 58.00 - 62.00;
90 - 135 68.00 - 80.00; Holstein
Heifers 70 - 858.00 - 83.00; 90 -135
95.00 - 135.00.
8 Head of Sheep
Choice 75 - 80 pound spring
slaughter lambs (few) 38.00 -
40.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, August 20
Reported receipts of 586 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market steady with last weeks
market.
Load Tennessee riding horses
225 - 440.
Load Kansas riding horses 180 -
520.
Load Ohio riding horses 195 -
325.
Local work horses 325 - 425;
driving horses 180 - 310; riding
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
404.000 864,000 129,000
411.000 990,000 151,000
,491,000. 1,167,000 137,000
Week to Date
Last Week
rLast Yea-
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52.77
54.32 52.02
55.05 51.05 5.87
55.27 51.95
51.95
54.40 50.00
53.50
Reported receipts of 55 cows, 28
heifers; market stronger than
last weeks market.
Load Franklin County
springers, 560 - 1000, one
Purebred Whirlhill Kingpin
daughter, 1700.
Load Vermont cows, fresh, 600 -
720.
Load Wisconsin cows, fresh,
550 - 830.
Load Pennsylvania cows,
fresh, 580 - 700.
Load Virginia springers, 540 -
730.
Locally consigned cows, 390 -
690.
Springing heifers, 495 - 670.
Fed. Order 4
Base Milk Is
Up 4 e in July
The July uniform price for base
milk increased 4 cents from the
previous month in the Federal
Order 4 Philadelphia market
area according to Andrew
Marvin, Ephrata, fieldman for
Interstate Milk Producers
Cooperative. Excess milk showed
an increase of 19 cents.
In comparison to July levels
one year ago base milk was up 78
cents and excess up 83 cents.
The weighted average price for
the market was $7.38, an in
crease, of 77 cents above -July
1972.
A total of 366 million pounds of
producer milk was pooled in July
of which 60.75 percent was sold as
Class I, showing an' increase of
0.16 percent of deliveries made in
June, and an increase of 0.7
percent above July a year ago.
horses 175 - 250; better horses 165
-440.
Killers: Lightweight 14 - 17;
heavyweight 20 - 25.
' Mares 30 - 60; colts 8 - 14;
geldings 25 - 55; larger ponies 65 -
85.
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
67.15
65.65
4.60
71.50
76,50
5.60 61.20
6.85
New Holland
Dairy Cattle
Wednesday, August 22
3
69.75
64.40