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Hog Prices
Lancaster Market
Monday, Oct. 22
Market not reported due to
Holiday.
Vintage Auction
Saturday, Oct. 20
HOGS 666: Compared with last
Saturday’s market. Barrows &
Gilts: Mostly 50 cents higher. US
No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 45.50-45.85, No.
1-3 200-250 lbs. 44.60-45.50, No. 2-3
245-295 lbs. 39.00-44.50, No. 2-4 170-
185 lbs. 40.35-44.00, Sows: US No.
1-3 300-5901b5. 35.00-38.75. Boars:
36.25-39.75.
Wednesday, Oct. 24
HOGS 600: Compared with last
Wednesday’s market. Barrows &
Gilts: $1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-235
lbs. 45.00-45.75, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
44.0045.00, No. 2-4 250-290 lbs.
42.00-42.50. Sows: US No. 1-3 300-
560 lbs. 36.50-39.50.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Barrows and gilts 75-1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
210-235 lb. 47.00; US 1-2 200-240 lb.
45.25-45.50; US 2-3 200-250 lb.
44.75-45.25; US 3-4 250-260 lb.
44.00-44.75.
New Holland Auction
Monday, Oct. 22
HOGS 1057: Compared with
last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: Fully $1
higher. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
45.50-46.50, No. 1-3 200-245 lbs.
44.75-45.50, No. 2-3 230-265 lbs.
43.00- No. 2-4 140-190 lbs.
42.00- SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-
550 lbs. 37.50-40.00. *Boars: 37.50-
40.00
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U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
416.000 991,000 130,000
473.000 1,143,000 152,000
474.000 1,169,000 143,000
Week To Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
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St. Lnuis Auction
HOGS: 5500.
Barrows and gilts fully 50
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2,80 head 44.25; US 1-3 200-240 lb.
43.50-44.00.
Penria Auction
HOGS: 3500.
Barrows and gilts opening
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BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-230 lb. 43.50-44.00; US 1-3
200-250 lb. 43.00-43.50.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 1500.
Barrows and gilts steady to 25
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-230 lb. 44.00-44.25; US 1-3
200-250 lb. 43.50-44.00.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, October 23
300 Hogs
Barrows and Gilts 25 cents to $1
lower.
U.S. 1-3 190 - 245 pounds 45.00 -
45.75; 2-3220-25544.50-45.25; one
lot 2-4 185 pounds 41.35.
Sows: U.S. 1-3 350 - 400 pounds
40.25 - 41.25; few 2-3 350 - 650 38.50
- 40.25.
BOARS: 34.50 - 35.25.
23 Feeder Pigs
U.S. 1-3 35 - 45 pounds 25.00 -
29.50 per head.
Green Dragon Hay
Friday, October 19
13 loads hay, including: Few
loads Alfalfa 59.00 - 71.00; few
loads Timothy 51.00 - 57.00; few
loads Mixed hay 37.50 - 56.00; one
load Clover 52.00.
Seven loads straw 40.00 - 44.50.
One load corn 74.00.
One load corn fodder 37.50.
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Thursday, October 25
Compared with previous
week’s close: closing prices on
slaughter steers and heifers 50c
higher, instances 75c higher.
Cows 1.00-1.50 lower. Bulls strong
to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle 50-
1.00 higher, supply largely two
way steers.
Four days receipts 18,400 as
compared 19,100 previous week
and 16,700 a year ago. Slaughter
steers approximately 28 percent,
heifers 32 percent, cows 8 per
cent, and feeders 32 percent
including those consigned for
Friday auction. Moderate price
upturn in fed cattle prices in
fluenced by higher carcass trade
even in the face of fairly liberal
marketings and a non slaughter
holiday in some plants on Mon
day. Canadian buyers fairly
aggressive for high-Good and
Choice 950-1125 pound steers yield
grade 2-3 as well as heifers on
yield grade 2-3 mainly 900-950
pounds. Some difficulty still
encountered in securing tran
sportation for livestock
movement. Overall supply steers
and heifers attractive with
liberal percentage Choice and
many of the steers fell in the
preferred 975-1100 pound weight
range. Steers over 1250 pounds in
relatively small supply but still
met with narrow demand.
STEERS: Two loads Choice
1100-1125 pounds grade 2-3 43.00,
moderate volume Choice and
Prime 975-1125 3-4 42.65-43.00,
same grade 1225-1344 3-5 40.00-
40.25, load 1429 pounds 4-5 37.50.
Choice 950-1125 2-4 41.50-42.50,
Choice 1125-1250 mainly yield
grade 3-4 40.50-41.50. Mixed Good
and Choice 950-1225 40.50-41.75.
Good 39.00-40.50. Standard and
low-Good 38.00-39.00.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 41.45 average
weight 1104 pounds as compared
41.31 and 1114 pounds previous
week and 34.77 and 1142 pounds a
year ago.
HEIFERS: Two loads Choice
1031-1047 pounds yield grade 2-3
41.25, moderate volume high-
Choice and Prime 827-1074 3-4
40.50- Choice 825-1050 2-4
39.00-40.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1000 38.00-39.25. Good
36.50- Standard and low-
Good 35.00-36.50.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
3L50-33.00, a few 33.25-34.00.
Canner and Cutter 29.00-32.00,
mixed Cutter and low-Utility
32.25-32.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1400-
1800 pounds 38.00-42.00, moderate
number yield grade 1 43.00-44.00.
FEEDERS: Prices 50-1.00
higher under good demand,
supply largely fleshy two-way
steers. Outshipments 2,800 from
regular market trade as com
pared 2,000 previous week.
STEERS: Four loads Choice
490 pounds 60.00. Part load
mostly Choice 812 pounds 47.50.
Choice 844-1075 42.50-43.00. High-
Good and Choice 902-1060 41.25-
42.25, two loads Good 912-1050
39.25-40.50.
HEIFERS: Two loads Choice
465 pounds 55.00. Few Choice 556-
567 53.00. Several loads Good and
Choice 460-489 49.50-50.00, two
loads same grade 604 pounds
44.50, load 886 pounds 39.50.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, October 22,1973
(All hay No. 2 and better prices
paid by dealers at the farm price
per ton.)
Hay & Straw steady.
Alfalfa 50.00-60.00
Mixed Hay 35.00-50.00
Timothy Hay 30.00-45.00
Straw 32.00-40.00
Mulch 12.00-25.00
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 27,1973
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, October 25th)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
November
December
43.65 43.65
January ’74
February 47.15 44.35
March
48.10 44.15 7.07 44.50
April
May
June
48.70 46.05
July
August
48.60 44.10
October
47.90
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are Lower,
and Eggs are Higher.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, October 23
305 Head Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter cows weak to
$1.75 lower. Slaughter bulls 25
cents to $2 higher.
STEERS: Choice (few) 43 50 -
45.25; Good (few) 43.10 - 45.25;
Standard (few) 40.00 - 42.35.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 35.00 - 38.00;
Cutters 34.25 - 36.50; Canners
32.00 - 34.60; Shells down to 27.00.
BULLOCKS: Choice (few)
45.35 - 46.85; Good 44.00 - 46.00;
Standard 42.75 - 43.85.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 900 -
1200 pound slaughter bulls 40.00 -
43.60; 1200 - 2075 45.00 - 47.10.
284 Head Veal Calves
Choice and Prime (few) 70.00 -
72.00; Good 65.00 - 68.00; Utility 90
-120 pounds 50.00 - 57.00 ;70- 85
43.00 - 48.00.
Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 70
- 85 pounds 50.00 - 60.00; 90 - 135
64.00 - 89.00; Holstein heifers 70 -
85 50.00 - 65.00 ; 90 - 135 80.00 -
100.00; beef cross bulls and
heifers 75 - 110 50.00 - 70.00.
23 Head Sheep
Good and Choice (few) 85 -100
pound wooled slaughter lambs
33.00 - 34.00; slaughter ewes
(few) 12.00 - 15.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, October 22
Reported receipts of 577 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market steady with last weeks
market
Load Ohio riding horses and
work horses; riding horses 200 -
255; work horses 265 - 360.
Load North Carolina riding
horses and work horses; riding
horses, single, 140 - 255; work
horses, pairs, 800 - 1100.
Load Virginia riding horses 175
- 285.
Load Kansas riding horses 165 -
340.
Load Virginia riding horses 225
- 325.
Local work horses 250 - 355;
mules 125 - 220; driving horses 180
- 350; riding horses 150 - 230,
better horses 245 - 960.
Killers- lightweight 8-11;
heavyweight 15 - 20.
Mare ponies 25 - 40; colts 8 -12;
geldings 20 - 30; larger ponies 50 -
75.
5.76 56.60
6.72 45.40
8.04
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New York
Dressed Meats
Thursday, October 25
Daily Distributive - Less than
Carlot Meat Trade -
Compared with Wednesday:
Prices steady and quotations
unchanged for all fresh meats.
Wholesale business people trying
to hold meat dollars together as
poor service margins and
decreased weekly tonnage tur
nover creating hardship. Normal
supplies clearing slowly with
pork loins meeting resistance at
current price levels. Beef chucks
under pressure but moderately
broad inquiry for steak cuts.
Steer Beef
Prime 600 - 900 pounds 67.50 -
69.00; Choice 700 - 800 65.00 -
66.50; 800 - 900 61.00 - 65.00; Good
500 - 800 59.00 - 65.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 65.00 -
67.00.
Calf (Skin Off)
150 - 350 Pounds
Choice 110.00 - 112.00; Good
105.00 - 109.00; Standard 100.00 -
102.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90 - 150 pounds 122.00 -
125.00; Good6o - 90118.00 -122.00,
Standard 60 - 120 102.00 - 110.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime: 30 - 55
pounds 68.00 - 70.00 ; 55 - 65 67.00 -
69.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145 - 190 pounds
78.00 - 81 00; Arm Chucks 90 -105
61.00 - 65.00; Ribs (7-Rib) 34 - 40
75.00 - 78.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
103.00 -107 00; Rounds (Steer) 70 -
95 80.00 - 42.00; Full Plates 41.00 -
42.00; Hinds (Heifer) 120 - 170
75.00 - 78.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8 - 14 pounds
81.00 - 83.00; 14 - 17 79.00 - 82.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4 - 8 56.00 -
59.00, Boston Butts 4 - 8 62.00 -
66.00; Spareribs 3 pounds down
75.00 - 78.00; Hams (Skinned) 14 -
17 79.00 - 81 00; 17 - 20 76.00 - 79.00.
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