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Lancaster Market
Monday, Nov. 12
Barrows and gilts strong to 50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
195-230 lb. 45.50-46.00; US 1-2 190-
240 lb. 44.25-45.00; US 2-3 190-250
lb. 43.25-44.00; US 3-4 250-270 lb.
41.50-42.50; Few 270-280 lb. 41.00-
41.50.
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday. Nov. 14
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
steady to 50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
215-230 lb. 43.50-45.60; US 1-2 210-
235 lb. 44.35-44.60; US 2-3 200-245
lb. 43.50-44.25.
Vintage Auction
Saturday, Nov. 10
HOGS 756: Compared with last
Saturday’s market. Barrows &
Gilts: $1 to $2 higher. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. 44.75-45.35, No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 44.10-44.75, No. 2-4 250-300
lbs. 38.60-43.60, No. 2-4 160-185 lbs.
39.75-43.75. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-
500 lbs. 36.00-38.25, Boars: 35.50-
40.00.
Wednesday, Nov. 14
HOGS 500: Compared with last
Wednesday’s market. Barrows &
Gilts: steady to 50 cents higher.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 44.50-44.75,
No. 2-3 200-250 lbs. 43.50-44.00.
SELL Jf t A
YOUR I
BUTCHER . x I
hogs
DIRECT U -
Now accepting Hogs on
Grade and Yield basis.
Ezra W. Martin Co.
Garden Spot Quality Meats
Call AL SHAFFER At
Lancaster, Pa
717-397-5113
Evenings (215) 779-3847
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smokatown, Po.
Hog Prices
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SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs,
35.50-38.00. Boars: 34.00-37.00.
HOGS 1002: Compared with
last Monday’s market, Barrows
& Gilts: $1.25 to $2 higher. US No.
1-2 200-240 lbs. 45.00-46.00, No. 1-2
200-250 lbs. 44.25-44.75, No. 2-4 240-
280 lbs. 44.00-44.50, No. 2-4 150-190
lbs. 42.00-44.00. Sows: US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. 37.00-40.00. Boars:
36.00-38.00
Barrows and Gilts strong to 25c
higher.
U.S. 1-3 195 - 230 pounds 43.85 -
44.50; 2-3 200 - 265 42.75 - 43.60.
Sows: U.S. 1-3 and 2-3 300 - 450
pounds 39.00 - 41.25.
U.S. 1-3 15 - 20 pounds 14.50 -
17.50; 1-3 25 - 35 16.75 - 20.00.
HOGS: 2000.
Barrows and gilts uneven
steady to 25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Around 100 head US 1-2 215-225 lb.
43.75; US 1-3 200-230 lb. 43.25-
43.50; 230-250 lb. 42.25-43.25.
HOGS: 4500.
Barrows and gilts steady to 25
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2, 100 head, at 44.00; US 1-3 190-
230 lb. 43.50-43.75; 230-250 lb.
42.00-43.50.
New Holland Auction
Monday, Nov. 12
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, November 13
430 Hogs
Boars; 33.00 - 36.00.
85 Feeder Pigs
Indianapolis Auction
St. Louis Auction
See Block Classified
Ad Page 38
on
PA. ORGANIC
FARMERS MEETING
397-3539
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Tuesday, November 13
340 Cattle
Compared with last weeks
market, slaughter cows 25c to $1
lower. Slaughter bullocks 25c to
50c higher.
STEERS: Good and Choice
39.00 - 43.00, individual at 43.50;
Standard 37.00 - 38.85; Utility
(few) 36.50 - 37.50.
HEIFERS: Choice (individual)
42.35; Good (few) 36.25 - 38.25;
Standard (few) 35.35 - 38.35.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 31.75 - 34.50;
Cutters 30.00 - 32.75; Canners
29.00 - 31.00; Shells down to 24.75.
BULLOCKS: Good 42.75 - 45.10,
individual 45.35; Standard 42.00 -
42.75.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1000 -
1750 pounds 40.00 - 44.50.
287 Veal Calves
Vealers $4 to $8 lower.
Prime (few) 69.00 - 70.00;
Choice 62.00 - 67.00; Good 54.00 -
58.00; Standard 50.00 - 55.00;
Utility 90 - 120 pounds 37.00 -
45.00; 70 - 85 36.00 - 41.00.
Farm Calves; Holstein bulls 85
-120 pounds 44.00 - 61.00; Holstein
heifers 90 - 140 55.00 - 63.00.
33 Sheep
Good and Choice (few) 75 -100
pound wooled slaughter lambs
31.00 - 32.50; slaughter ewes 13.00
- 19.50.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, November 15
Receipts This Week: 3900
Last Week: 5200
Year Ago: 5600
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers strong to
1.00 higher. Slaughter heifers
1.00-1.50 higher. Cows steady to
weak. Bulls fully steady. Supply
about 65 percent slaughter steers,
30 percent slaughter, balance
mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1170-1300
pounds yield grade 3-4 39.00-
39.50; load and half same grade
1290-1308 4-5 36.00-38.00; Choice
925-1200 2-4 39.50-41.00, four loads
1050-1100 at latter price, with two
loads 966-1000 2-3 42.00; Choice
1200-1240 3-4 39.00-39.50; several
loads high-Choice 1230-1390 3-5
37.00-38.50, part-load 1400 pounds
4-5 33.60; mixed Good and Choice
900-1250 38.00-39.50; Good 37.00-
38.50; Standard and Good
Holsteins 36.50-37.25, part-load
1700 pounds 32.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 900-1100
pounds yield grade 3-4 38.50-
39.50; Choice 800-1050 2-4 38.50-
40.00, load 40.50; mixed Good and
Choice 750-1100 37.00-38.50; Good
35.00-37.00.
COWS: Utility and Commercial
26.00- high-dressing Utility
32.00; Cutter 25.00-29.00; Canner
23.00- Few Commercial 4-5
24.00-
HULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1100-
1900 pounds 37.00-41.00, individual
yield grade 42.00.
Peoria Mon
HOGS: 3000,
Barrows and gilts opening
steady to strong, instances 25
higher on weights under 250 lb.;
heavier weights not established.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-2301 b. 43.00-43.50; 20 head at
43.75; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 42.50-
43.00.
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Good and Choice: 500 - 70<
pounds 48.90 - 54.00; 705 - 800 46.51
- 48.90; 805 - 1000 42.00 - 44.00.
Medium: 500 - 700 pounds 46.50 -
52.60; 705 - 800 40.00 - 45.50; 805
1000 37.25 - 40.25.
Common: 500 - 700 pounds 37.0(
- 44.00; 705 - 800 35.00 - 38.50; 805
r 1000 35.50-37.75.
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Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Week To Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year .
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(Closing bids as of Thursday, November 15th)
November
December
January ’74
February 47.65 48.30
March
April
May
June
July
July
October
December
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are Higher,
and Eggs are Lower.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities. Inc
New York Dressed
Thursday, November 15
Daily Distributive - Less Than
Carlot Meat Trade -
Compared with Wednesday:
Prices generally weak for all
fresh meats with general price
structure devoid of stability.
Practically all retail outlets
featuring very little red meats in
current stock classes under
pressure particularly leg cuts.
Pork movement generally fair.
Steer Beef
Prime 600 - 900 pounds 68.00 -
69.50; Choice 600 - 700 67.50 -
69.00; 700 - 800 65.50 - 67.00; 800 -
900 61.50 - 64.50; Good 500 - 800
59.00 - 64.50.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, November 12
Reported receipts of 641 head of
horses, mules and ponies;
market lower than last weeks
market.
Load Ohio work horses 290 - 350.
Load lowa riding horses 120 -
355.
Load New York driving horses
175 - 255.
Load Kansas riding horses 160 -
290
Load lowa riding horses 170 -
295.
Load lowa riding horses 165 -
290.
Load Tennessee riding horses
155 - 240.
Load Virginia riding horses 125
- 225.
Load North Carolina riding
horses and work horses; riding
horses 175 - 260; work horses,
single, 275 - 335; pairs, 675 - 760.
Local work horses 270 - 350;
mules 130 - 270; driving horses 150
- 490; riding horses 150 - 225;
better horses 280 - 345.
Killers: lightweight 7-9;
heavyweight 15 - 18.
Mare ponies 15 - 25; colts 4-8;
geldings 15-20; larger ponies 35 -
50.
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CATTLE
471.000
488.000
479.000
HOGS
1.233.000
1.190.000
1.299.000
Futures Trading
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
42.70 45.70
48.95 46.15 8.41 43.50
48.95 46.80
47.10
45.40
47.72 43.50
Heifer Beef
Choice 500 - 700 pounds 65.50 -
67.50.
Choice 97.00 -100.00; Good 86.00
- 95.00; Standard 80.00 - 86.00.
Choice 90 - 150 pounds 112.00 -
115.00; Good 60 - 90100.00 -107.00;
Standard 60 - 120 85.00 - 90.00.
Choice and Prime: 30 - 55
pounds 72.00 - 75.00; 55 - 65 66.00 -
69.00.
Hinds (Steer) 145 -190 pounds
76.00 - 79.00; Arm Chucks 90 - 105
59.00 - 62.00; Ribs (7-Rib) 34 - 40
80.00 - 85.00; Loins (Trmd) 50 - 70
97.00-102.00; Rounds (Steer) 70-
95 77.00 - 80.00; Full Plates 39.00;
Hinds (Heifer) 120 - 170 73.00 -
76.00.
Loins (Regular) 8 - 14 pounds
76.00 - 79.00; 14 - 17 74.00 - 77.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4 - 8 55.00 -
58.00; Boston Butts 4 - 8 64.00 -
68.00; Spareribs 3 pounds down
77.00 - 80.00; Hams (Skinned) 14 -
17 87.00 - 89.00; 17-20 01.00 - 04.00.
Choice and Fancy 300 - 40£
pounds 52.50 - 55.00; 405 - 500 51.00
- 54.50; 505 - 600 59.50 - 52.50.
Good: 300 - 400 pounds 53.75 -
60.50; 405 - 500 50.00 - 55.25 ; 505
600 43.75 - 48.25.
Medium: 300 - 400 pounds 53.25
59.00; 405 - 500 49.25 - 53.00; 505
600 42.00 - 43.25.
Heifers
Choice and Fancy; 300 - 40(
pounds 41.75 - 43.00; 405 - 500 41.50
- 45.25; 505 - 600 40.00 - 41.50.
Good: 300 - 400 pounds 40.00 -
42.00 ; 405 - 500 38.00 - 43.00 ; 505 -
600 37.50 - 40.25.
Medium: 300 - 400 pounds 38.00
39.75; 405 - 500 38.50 - 41.50; 505
600 37.00.
SHEEP
145.000
139.000
133.000
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
7.99 43.90
9.30 42.25
Meats
Calf (Skin Off)
150-350 Pounds
Veal (Skin Off)
Lamb
Choice Beef Cuts
Fresh Pork Cuts
Special Feeder Sales
Abingdon, VA
Tuesday, November 13
659 Calves Sold
Steers
Abingdon, VA
Monday, November 12
1.087 Yearlings Sold
Steers
58.90
57.30
51.85
47.40