Hog Prices
New Holland Auction
Monday, Sept. 24
HOGS: 1246:
last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: $1.75 to $2.25
lower.
US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. 44.25-
45.00; US No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 43.75-
44.25; US No. 2-3 230-260 lbs. 42.75-
44.25; US No. 2-4160-190 lbs. 41.00-
44.25
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs
38.00-40.00
Boars; 38.00-39.50
Lancaster Market
Monday, Sept. 24
Barrows and gilts 1.00-3.00
lower, instances 3.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
210-235 lb. 47.00-47.50; US 1-2 200-
240 lb. 45.00-45.50, few early 45.60-
45.85; US 2-3 195-255 lb. 43.50-
44.50.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Sept. 26
Barrows and gilts 50-1.00 lower,
instances 2.00 lower on US 1.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1
215-230 lb. 44.75-45.00; US 1-2 200-
240 lb. 44.10-44.35; US 2-3 220-250
lb. 43.75-44.10; couple lots 250-255
lb. 43.10.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, September 25
349 Hogs
Barrows and Gilts $3 to $4
lower,
Barrows and Gilts: U.S. 1-3 200
- 230 pounds 42.50 - 43.50; 2-3 185 -
24041.50 -42.50; 2-4165 -195 36.00 -
40.50.
Sows: U.S. 1-3 and 2-3 350 - 550
pounds 37.50 - 38.50.
Boars: (Few) 31.75 - 34.85.
21 Feeder Pigs
Few lots U.S. 1-3 25 - 35 pound
feeder pigs 16.00 -19.50 per head.
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Vintage Auction
Saturday, Sept. 22
HOGS: Compared with last
Saturday’s market. Barrows &
Gilts; $1 to $2 lower. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. 46.60-47.00, No. 1-3 200-
245 lbs. 45.35-46.35, No. 2-3 195-260
lbs. 44.00-45.35, No. 2-4100-190 lbs.
41.00-
Sows: US No. 1-3 350-460 lbs.
40.2542.00.
Boars: 40.0041.25
Wednesday, Sept. 26
HOGS 535: Compared with last
Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: $2 to $2.50
lower.
US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 44.00-
44.60; US No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 43.00-
44.00
Sows: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
37.00-
Boars: 35.00-36.00
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 5000.
Barrows and gilts steady to 25
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-240 lb. 43.25-43.50; US 1-3
200-250 lb v . 43.00-43.25.
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 3000.
Barrows and gilts opening
mostly 1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 210-240 lb. 43.50-44.00; US 1-3
200-260 lb. 43.00-43.50.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 2000.
Barrows and gilts mostly 25
higher, trading moderately
active.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
3 including 1-2 200-240 lb. 43.50-
44.00; US 2-3 240-270 lb. 42.50-
43.50.
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Dressed Meats
Wednesday, September 26
Daily Distributive-Less than
Carlot Meat Trade -
Compared with Tuesday:
Carcass beef prices crowding low
quotation; veal and calf steady;
lamb generally weak; listed pork
cuts mostly $2.00 lower except
hams steady.
Majority wholesale coolers will
be closed in observance of Jewish
holidays Thursday and Friday of
current week. Meat sellers
pushing to accomplish full
clearance of rail stocks and
happy regarding the short week
as dollar return was again on the
minus side. Receipts will be
small in all divisions for balance
of week.
Steer Beef
Prime 600 - 900 pounds 72.00 -
75.00; Choice 600 - 700 69.50 -
71.00; 700 - 800 68.50 - 70.00; 800 -
900 62.00 - 67.00; Good 500 - 800
69.00 - 71.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 68.00 -
70.00
Calf (Skin Off)
150 - 350 Pounds
Choice 110.00 - 112.00; Good
105.00 - 109.00, Standard 98.00 -
102 00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90 - 150 122.00 - 125.00;
Good 60 - 90 118.00 - 122.00;
Standard 60 - 120 100.00 - 110.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime: 30 - 55
pounds 67.00 - 70.00 ; 55 - 65 65.00 -
68.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145 - 190 77.00 -
78.00; Arm Chucks 90 - 105 60.00 -
65.00; Ribs (7-Rib) 34 - 40 85.00 -
88.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70 108.00 -
112 00; Rounds (Steer) 70 - 95
76.00 - 79.00; Full Plates 47.00 -
48.00; Hinds (Heifer) 120 - 170
75.00 - 78.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8 - 14 pounds
78.00 - 81.00; 14 - 17 76.00 - 80.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4 - 8 52.00 -
55.00; Boston Butts 4 - 8 71.00 -
73.00; Spareribs 3 pounds down
72.00 - 75.00; Hams (Skinned) 14 -
17 76.00 - 78.00; 17 - 20 74.00 - 76.00.
Days, Rainfall
Growing Degree
A report from Penn State of
weekly crop and weather
roundups with a report on
weather conditions for the week
ending September 24.
In Lancaster, the average
temperature for the week was 62
degrees, -2 degrees below the
normal average for the time of
year, weekly high was 81
degrees, low 43 degrees.
Growing degree days from
April 1 for crops that start at 50-
degrees totaled 2973 degrees, or
108 more than normal in an
average year.
Rainfall for the week totaled .88
inches; rainfall from April 1
totaled 23.03 inches, or -1.11 in
ches less than normal.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 29,1973—;
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, September 27th)
October
November
December
January ’74
February 45.92 44.10
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
Trend Cattle are Stronger, Hogs are Stronger; Potatoes are
Stronger; Eggs are Stronger.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc
Oklahoma City
ThursdayTSeptember 27
Estimated Receipts 2,000
Same Day Last Week 11,054
Same Day Last Year 12,610
Fairly active, feeder cattle and
calves strong to 1.00 higher, some
heifers as much as 3.00 higher;
moderate attendance buyers:
majority receipts Good and
Choice 300-750 pound steers and
300-550 pound heifers. Salable
receipts sharply curtailed due to
three to four inches of rain in the
marketing area.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice
300-400 pound 62.50-70.25, Small
lot 317 pound at 78.00; 400-500
60.25- small lot 443 pound at
67.00; 500-600 55.00-60.00; 600-655
48.75-51.80; 700-759 48.75-49.75;
few 800-862 44.75-46.90; mixed
Good and Choice 300-500 55.00-
61.50; 500-791 45.00-53.25; Good
300-500 51.25-59.00; 500-750 42.00-
48.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice
300-400 pound 52.50-57.40; few
small lots 170-287 57.50-68.50; 400-
500 50.00-53.90; few 500-532 45.90-
51.20; mixed Good and Choice
300-500 43.00-51.00, small lot 506
pound at 41.25; few Good 375-450
40.25-
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, September 25
230 Head Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter steers $3 to $5
lower. Slaughter cows $4 to $5
lower.
STEERS: Good and Choice
39.50 - 43.60; Standard (few) 38 50
- 39.00.
HEIFERS: Good (few) 40 25 -
43.85; Standard (few) 39.00 -
40.00.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 32.50 - 35.00;
Cutters 31.75 - 34.00; Canners
29.50 - 32.00; Shells down to 25.00.
BULLOCKS: Good (few) 41.60 -
44.25; (few) yield grade 1-21200 -
1640 pound slaughter bulls 41.10 -
43.75.
210 Head Veal Calves
Choice 64.50 - 68.50, Good (few)
60.00 - 62.00; Utility 90 - 120
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
451.000 1,146,000 160,000
477.000 1,177,000 159,000
501.000 1,280,000 170 000
Week to Date
Same Period last week
Same Period last year
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Flogs Maine
Potatoes
40.55 40.95
43.22 42.62
46.50 42.90 7.49 49.00
47.05 44.15
43.85
46.30 43.35
44.80 41.60
Peoria Cattle
Receipts This Week 4100, Last
Week 5200, and Last Year 3900.
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers mostly
3.00- lower. Slaughter heifers
4.00- lower. Cows 3.00-5.00
lower. Bulls 4.00-5.00 lower.
Receipts mostly Choice 1000-1200
pound slaughter steers, and
Choice 800-950 pound slaughter
heifers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1150-1270
pounds 3-4, 37.00-40.00. Choice
900-1150 2-4, closed 38.50-40.50/
load 1050 pounds 2-3, 40.75 with
few to 41.00; near three loads
Monday 43.00, early. Choice 1150-
1270 3-4, 37.00-38.50; load 1190
pounds 38.75. Three loads
average to high Choice 1265-1335
4-5, 33.00-33.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 900-1200 37.00-38.50. Good
36.00- Monday, load Stan
dard and Good Holsteins 38.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Load Choice and Prime 975
pounds 3-5,38.00. Choice 800-950 2-
4, 37.50-39.25. Half load high
Choice 970 pounds 39.50; Monday,
several loads reached 40.00. Part
load Choice and Prime 1050
pounds 5, 32.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1000 36.50-37.50. Good
35.00-
COWS: Utility and Commencal
30.00-32.00. Cutter 28.00-30.00.
Canner 25.00-28.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2, 1100-
1700 pounds 35.00-41 50.
pounds 53.00 - 56.00 ; 70 - 85 43.00 -
49.50.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
Bulls 70 - 90 pounds 52.00 - 60.00;
90 - 140 60.00 - 84.00; Holstein
heifers 70 - 90 55.00 - 60.00; 90 -140
75.00 - 89.00.
Choice (few) 80 - 110 pound
spring slaughter lambs 31 00 -
32.00; Good 40 - 80 27.00 - 33.00
Isn’t it interesting the way carts
have taken the place of caddies
on the golf course 7 Let’s face it,
the carts have three big advan
tages they don’t cost, they don’t
criticize, and they don’t count
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
58.40
5.47 58.75
59.25
53.65
52.25
7.13 50.95
8.50
Thursday, September 27
30 Head Sheep
Replaced By A Cart?
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