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Hog Prices
Lancaster Market
Monday, Oct. 29
Barrows and gilts 1.00-2.00
lower; sows scarce.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
200-240 lb. 44.50-45.00, few 45.50;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 43.50-44.00; US 2-
3 195-260 lb. 42.50-43.50, mainly
43.00-43.25.
Vintage Auction
Saturday, Oct. 27
HOGS 813: Compared with last
Saturday’s market. Barrows &
Gilts: Steady to 25 cents lower,
spots 75 cents lower. US No. 1-2
205-240 lbs. 45.25-45.75, No. 1-3 200-
245 lbs. 44.75-45.25, No. 2-3 205-270
lbs. 42.25-43.75, No. 2-4 120-180 lbs.
38.00-43.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 375-
615 lbs. 36.00-39.00. Boars; 36.00-
39.00.
Wednesday, Oct. 31
HOGS 700: Compared with last
Wednesday’s market. Barrows &
Gilts: Mostly 75 cents to $1 lower.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 44.00-44.50,
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 43.25-44.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
37.00-39.00. Boars: 35.00-36.00.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Oct. 31
Barrows and gilts mostly
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
230-240 lb. 45.00-45.25; US 1-2 195-
240 lb. 44.00-44.35; US 2-3 200-240
lb. 43.50-44.00 ; 240-260 lb. 42.60-
43.35; US 3-4 265-275 lb. 40.35-
42.10.
flew Holland Auction
Monday, Oct. 29
HOGS 1308; Compared with
last Monday’s market. Barrows
& ( Gilts: Weak to s2lower. US No.
1-2 200-240 lbs. 43.50-44.50, No. 1-3
200-245 lbs. 42.75-43.50, No. 2-3 225-
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
497.000 1,191,000 156,000
436.000 1,024,000 138,000
494.000 1,377,000 163,000
Week To Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
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260 lbs. 41.50-42.75, No. 2-4 150-190
lbs. 41.50-42.75. Sows: US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. 37.50-40.00. Boars:
35.50-39.50.
Lebanon Valley Anctinn
Tuesday, November 1
418 Hogs
Barrows and Gilts mostly $1.25
lower.
U.S. 1-3 200 - 240 pounds 43.75 -
44.50; 2-3 200 - 250 43.25 - 43.85 ; 3-4
260 - 285 41.00 - 43.10.
Sows; U.S. 1-3 350 - 400 pounds
(few) 41.25 - 43.75; 2-3 400 - 550
39.75 - 40.25.
Boars: 37.25 - 39.35.
75 Feeder Pigs
Few lots U.S. 1-3 20 pound
feeder pigs 17.50 -18.25 per head;
1-3 25 - 40 23.50 - 31.00 per head.
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 3000.
Barrows and gilts 50-1.00 lower,
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-240 lb. 42.00-42.50; US 1-3
200-250 lb. 41.50-42.00.
Indianapolis Auction
HOGS: 2000.
Barrows and gilts mostly 50
lower,
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2, 20 head at 43.00; US 1-3 200-250
lb. 42.00-42.50;
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 6000.
Barrows and gilts about
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-230 lb. 42.75-43.00; about 100
head at 43.25; US 1-3 220-250 lb.
42.00-42.75.
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Dressed Meats
Thursday, November 1
Daily Distributive-Less Than
Carlot Meat Trade -
Compared with Wednesday:
Steer and heifer beef mostly
weak; veal, calf and lamb steady
to weak; port loins and other
listed pork cuts unchanged.
Relatively poor outlet and
prices for beef chucks influencing
weakness for carcass beef
structure. Veal, calf and pork
loins at low time of week and
going mostly at low quotations
for these. Chain outlets pur
chasing very light.
Steer Beef
Prime 600 - 900 pounds 68.50 -
70.00; Choice 600 - 700 68.00 -
69.50; 700 - 800 66.00 - 67.50; 800 -
900 62.00 - 65.00; Good 500 - 800
59.50 - 65.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 66.00 -
68.00.
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; Good 60 - 90 118.00 -122.00;
Standard 60 - 120 102.00 - 110.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime: 30 - 55
pounds 68.00 - 70.00; 55 - 65 66.00 -
69.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steers) 145 -190 pounds
78.00 - 81.00; Arm Chucks 90 -105
58.00 - 62.00; Ribs (7-Rib) 34 - 40 -
80.00 - 83.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
98.00 -103.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
95 80.00 - 82.00; Full Plates 41.00 -
42.00; Hinds (heifer) 75.00 - 78.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8 - 14 pounds
80.00 - 82.00; 14 - 17 77.00 - 80.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4 - « 57.00 -
60.00; Boston Butts 4 - 8 65.00 -
69.00; Spareribs 3 pounds down
75.00 - 78.00; Hams (Skinned) 14 -
17 79.00 - 81.00; 17 - 20 77.00 - 80.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, November 1
Receipts This Week 4600
Last Week 4300
Year ago 4800
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers 50-1.00
lower. Slaughter heifers mostly
50 lower, Cows 1.00 lower. Bulls
scarce steady. Supply mosly
Choice 1000 1150 pound slaughter
steers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Couple loads Choice and Prime
1250-1290 pounds 3-4 39.00-40.75;
Choice 950-1200 2-4 39.50-42.00
several lots 950-1000 2-3 43.00;
load 1350 pounds 3-4 38.00; mixed
Good and Choice 900-1200 38.50-
40.00; Good 38.00-39.00: load
Standard and Good Holsteins
38.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice and Prime 950-1050
pounds 3-4 39.50-40.00; Choice 800-
1000 2-4 39.00-40.50; load 40.75.
Choice 950-1100 3-5 37.00-38.50
mixed Good and Choice 750-1150
38.00- Good 35.00-38.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
28.00- high-dressing Utility
34.00 early up to 35.00. Cutter
27.00- Canner 25.00-27.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1-2 1100-
1800 pounds 38.00-42.00; few yield
grade 1 43.00-44.50.
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Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
November
December
January ’74
February 47.40 46.10
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
Trend Cattle are Higher, Hogs are Higher, Potatoes are Higher,
and Eggs are Higher.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, October 29
Reported receipts of 523 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market steady with last weeks
market.
Load Kansas riding horses, 155
- 320.
Load North Carolina riding
horses and work horses; riding
horses, 185-385; work horses, 310
- 470.
Load Kentucky riding horses,
140 - 235.
Load Virginia riding horses,
205 - 275.
Local work horses, 285 - 360;
mules, 115 - 250; driving horses,
140 - 330; riding horses, 140 - 210;
better horses, 240 - 440.
Killers: lightweight 8-11;
heavyweight 15 - 20.
Mare ponies 15 - 30; colts 5 -8;
geldings 10-25; larger ponies 40 -
65.
New Holland
Dairy Auction
Dairy Show
Wednesday, October 31
296 Cows Sold
Grand Champion Cow, shown
by H. D. Mast, Ephrata, sold to
Obie Snider, Imler, Bedford
County, for $8,600. Helderidge
Graduate Bonme, a 5-year-old,
was sired by UNH Burke Ideal
Graduate; dam, Helderidge
Sears Bonami.
Reserve Champion -- 4-year-old
Astronaut daughter, shown by
Melvin Kolb and Marvin
Eshleman, was purchased by
Obie Snider for $5OOO.
First place mixed breed, shown
by Norman Kolb, sold to Daniel
K. King for $9OO.
Second place mixed breed,
consigned by Kolb and
Eshleman, sold to Irvin Rhodes
for $l3OO.
First place Guernsey, shown by
Kolb and Eshleman, was pur
chased by Charles Myers for*
$525.
Second place Guernsey was
bought for $5lO by Walter Risser;
consigned by Norman Kolb.
Average Prices
First 10 cows - $3785
20 cows - $2960
30 cows $2590
100 cows - $1632.
Ag Weather Report
The Crop Reporting Service
discontinued its weekly services
the last full week of October. The
1974 weekly crop and weather
round-up reporting will begin
early next spring.
43.45 44.50
47.95 44.80 7.09 44.20
48.10 45.80
46.00
47.70 44.00
47.10 41.90
Oklahoma City
Thursday, November 1
Estimated Receipts 9,700
Same Day Last Week 9,311
Same Day Last Year 6,424
Moderately active, feeder
cattle and calves uneven, of
ferings below average choice 50c
to 1.00 lower with some good
offerings 2.00 lower; average to
high Choice and Prime cattle
generally steady, instances;
stronger; majority receipts Good
to low Choice 350-750 pound steers
and 350-650 pound heifers; fairly
large attendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS: Choice,
few Prime 300-400 pound 62.50-
69.50; 400 - 500 59.00-65.75, two
short loads 402-436 at 66.80 and
67.80; 500-600 53.25-57.40, part
load 515 pound at 65.70; 600-700
50.00- part load 605 pound at
55.10; 700-800 47.90-52.20; 800-905
46.60-49.20, part load 799 pound at
50.90; mixed Good and Choice
300-500 54.50-60.50; 500-650 47.00-
52.50; 740-998 43.75-46.25; Good
350-500 49.75-56.25; Good 640-935
43.00-
FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice,
few Prime 300-400 pound 49.50-
55.00; 400-500 47.25-50.70, two part
loads 417-432 55.00-55.40; 500-650
46.25-48.90; mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 44.50-49.00; 500-600
44.00-46.25; Good 390-600 40.25-
44.50.
FOR THE WEEK: Feeder
cattle and calves uneven com
pared to late last week, offerings
below average Choice 50c to 1.00
lower, some good cattle 2.00
lower; average to high Choice
and Prime offerings steady,
instances stronger, cows under
extreme pressure late and 50c to
1.00 lower ; bulls mostly 1.00-1 50
lower, some 200 lower Salable
receipts near 23,700 head com
pared to 24,558 last week and
12,444 the comparable period a
year ago. Cows 13 percent cattle
receipts; feeders 88 percent of
total.
Regional Hay Prices
Monday, October 29,1973
(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
Lake Superior is second in cize
only to the salty Caspian Sea,
which is also a lake by definition
being completely surrounded
by land
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
5.86 59.45
59.65
53.45
49.05
6.74 47.00
8.05 43.25
Sea Or Lake?