Hog Prices
Lancaster Market
Monday, Nov. 19
Barrows and gilts 50-1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
210230 lb. 44.75-45.25; US 1-2 200
240 lb. 43.5044.00; US 2-3 190240
lb. 42.5043.00; 240255 lb, 41.00
42.00; 255-270 lb.-40.0041.00,
Lancaster Auction
Wednesday, Nov. 21
Barrows and .gilts 75-1.50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
205-240 lb. 45.75-40.00; US 1-2190
240 lb. 44.60-44.85; US 2-3 200-240
lb, 44.10-44.60; One lot US 2185 lb.
42.00.
New (bribed Auction
Monday, Nov. 19
Hogs 1316 - Market 1.00 to 1.25
lower.
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 43.75-
44.50; US No. 1-3200-245 lbs. 43.25-
43.75; US No. 2-3 225-270 lbs. 42.25-
43.25; US No. 2-4 160-190 lbs. 41-
43.25
Sows US No. 1-3 300-570 lbs. 36-
38.75
Boars 35.50-38.50.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, November 20
324 Hogs
Barrows and Gilts 75 cents to $1
lower.
U.S. 1-3 200 / - 245 pounds 42.75 -
43.35; 2-3 215 - 240 42.10 - 42.85; 3-4
255 - 265 40.10 - 41.35.
Sows: U.S. 1-3 300 - 400 pounds
40.00 - 41.00; 2-3 500 - 575 (few)
38.50 - 39.75.
Boars; 32.00 - 37.25.
22 Feeder Pigs
Utility (few) 15-25 pounds 11.00
-17.50 per, head.
Indianapolis Mini
Wednesday, Nof. 21
Hogs 1000, market 50 cents
higher. US No. 1-2 43.0043.50; US
No. 1-3 42.5043.25.
S. Ms Minn
Wednesday, Nov. 21
Hogs - 5000 Market fully 75
cents to $1 higher. US No. 1-2
.43.25-43.50; US No. 1-3 42.75-43.25.
Peoria Mitt
Wednesday, Nov. 21
Hogs - 3000. Market 75 cents to -
$1 higher. US No. 1-2 43.5044.00;
US No. 1-3 42.75-43.50.
Vintage Auction
Saturday, November 17
Hogs 833 - Barrdws and Gilts
$l.OO lower, US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs.
43.85-44.35; few 44.60-44.85; US
No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 43.25-43.75; US
No. 2-3 200-240 lbs. 42.50-43.25; US
No. 2-4 255-275 lbs. 39.50-42.00; US
No. 2-4 275-325 37.35-39.60; US No.
2-4 160-185 lbs. 37.60-42.50/ Sows
US No. 1-3 295-540 lbs. 35-38.10;
Boars few 34.50-39.75.
Wednesday, Nov. 21
Hogs 330 - Market mostly
steady. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
44.50-45.10; US No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
43-44.
Sows US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 35-
38.
Boars 34-38.
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Dressed Meats
Daily distributive - less than
carlot meat trade.
Compared with Monday:
Prices very weak for Steer and
Heifer beef. Veal, Calf and Lamb
steady to weak. Pork cuts mostly
uhchanged aside from hams over
17 pounds bulking low quotation.
Trading typical seasonal with
moderate supplies of fresh meats
clearing slowly. Beef ribs active
but rounds relatively poor while
outlet only moderate for other
beef cuts, along with small stock
classes and pork.
Steer Beef •
Prime: 600-900 pounds, 68.00-
69.50; Choice, 600-700 67.00-69.00;
700-800 67.00-69.00; 700-800 65.00-
67.00; 800-900 61.50-64.00. Good:
500-800 59.0034.50.
Heifer Beef
Choice: 500-700 pounds 64.50-
66.50.
Calf (Skin Off)
Choice: 150-350 pounds 97.00-
100.00; Good: 150-350 pounds
86.00- Standard: 150-350
80.00-
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice: 90-150 pounds 112.00-
115.00; Good, 60-90 100.00-107.00;
Standard, 60-120 85.00-90.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime: 30-55
pounds 72.00-75.00; 55-65 66.00-
69.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145-190 pounds
76.00- Arm Chucks 90-105
58.00- Ribs (7-Rib) 34-40
84.00- Loins (Trmd) 50-70
97.00- Rounds (Steer) 70-95
75.00- Full Plates 39.00;
Hinds (Heifer) 120-17071.00-74.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (Regular) 8-14 pounds
75.00- 14-17 72.00-75.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4-8 55.00-58.00;
Boston Butts 4-8 64.00-68.00;
Spareribs 3 pounds down /75.00-
78.00; Hams (Skinned) 14-17
87.00- 17-20 78.00-80.00.
Peoria Cattle
Wednesday, November 21
Receipts This Week 3100.
Last Week 3700.
Last Year 4200.
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers steady to'
1.00 higher. Heifers mostly
steady. Cows steady to weak.
Bulls weak. Supply about 60
percent slaughter steers, 25
percent heifers and balance
mostly cows.
STEERS - Load Choice and
Prime 1250 pounds 40.75; 1320-
1325 35.25-35.50,1370 37.00. Choice
900-1200 pounds 39.50-41.00,
closing 40.00-41.50, near 2 loads
42.00. Choice' 1200-1300 pounds
8.00-39.00. Early. Mixed Good and
Choice 900-1250 pounds 38.00-
39.50,1310 38.25. Good 37.50-38.50.
Standard and Good Holsteins
36.50-37.50.
HEIFERS - Choice and Prime
900-1050 pounds 38.50 - 39.50;
4-5 37.50-38.00. Choice 800-1100
38.50 40.00, two loads 40.25-40.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 750-1050
pounds 37.00-38.50. Good 35.50-
37.00.
COWS - Utility and Com
mercial 26.00-31.00. High dressing
Utility 32.00 Cutter 25.00-29.00.
Canner 22.00-25.00.
BULLS - Yield grade 1100-1800
pounds 37.00-40.00.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 24.1973
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Wednesday, November 21st) '
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
November
December
January ’74
February 48.65 48.75
March
April
49.65 47.05 8.00 45.50
May
50.00 48.05
June
July
49.00 46.20
August
48.25 43.90
October
November
December
Trend Cattle are Higher, Hogs are Mixed, Potatoes are Lower
and Eggs are Higher. '
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
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g* L xal pounds and 32.31 and 1124 pounds
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HEIFERS; Moderate volume
Wednesday. November 21 high-Choice and Prime 950-1124
Closing prices on average Good pounds 39.00-39.50; 1050 36.00,
to Prime slaughter steers choice 850-1075 pounds 37.75-
unevenly 50-100 lower Standard 39 00 . and choice 850-
and Low-Good steady. Heifers 50- 10W ) pounds 37.00-38.00. Good
75c lower. Cows weak to 50c 35.09.37.00. Standard and Low
lower. Bulls steady. Modest ciood 33 00-35 00
feeder supply steady, mostly COWS: Utility and Commercial
fleshy two-way steers bought for 29.00-31.50, a few Utility 31.75-
m fee< " ot - 32.00. Canner and Cutter 26.00-
Three day receipts for holiday 39 00, Mixed Cutter and Low
period 12,700 as compared 14,100 utility 29 25-30 00
previous week and 17,000 a year BULLS: 1400-1800 pounds 37.00-
ago. Slaughter steers ap- 40 00 40 501100
proximately 27percent Heifers 39 FEEDERS; ’ Outshipments
percent, cows 12 percent, and f rom regular market trade ap
feeders 18 percent. Fed cattle proximately i arge i y fleshy
prices pointed downward in §^. IOBO pound two-way Steers
holiday period activity as early and mode rate volume Heifers,
carcass trading quite slow. Price prices generally steady under
ranges on live cattle continued to good demand
narrowwithmorethan7spercent STEERS; Load and part load
of Mondays available supply 975- 339.352 d 62.75-64.00.
Se u. ng fr ° m Load Choice and Prime thin 950
40.50. Most slaughterers entered and load choice m
the week with adequate m- ounds 44 00 . Several loads
ventones on hand for immediate £ hoice Prime M 9 ,1015 fleshy
requirements and were not 41 .0«mi.65. High-Good and Choice
particularly aggressive for 915.1193 40.00-41.00.
numbers as demand was geared HEIFERS: Two loads and part
to accomodate the : non-daughter loads 399401 pounds 40.00-
Thanksgivuig holiday Quotas in 42 00 fleshy 391.932 33.09.
some plants were reduced as a 40 0 o
reflection of poor movement of
the finished product as well as IMmolor CCA Uncle
transportation difficulties. uIUIMBI ifn lIUSIS
Modest number high-Good to CfHm Pitll Tniirc
Average-Choice 950-1150 pound Fdl lUUIO
yield grade 2-3 steers brought for The Cloister FFA Chapter held
Canadian shipment. its seventh annual Farm-City
STEERS: High-Choice and Week tour on the Eli Weiler farm,
Priipe 1010-1130 pound 40.25-41.00, Stevens RDI, recently. A total of
1200 39.75 and 208 38.75. Choice 90 sixth grade students and
975-1150 pounds 39.00-41.00, many teachers from Akron and Fulton
39.50- 1150-1300 37.00-39.00. Elementary Schools took part.
Load Choice 1426 35.50 and 1425 Students had the opportunity to
32.00. Mixed Good and Choice 950- observe pigs, chickens, sheep,
1200 lbs. 38.00-39.25, Good 37.50- dairy cows, veal calves, steers
38.50. Standard and Low-Good and tobacco. Members of the
36.50- Cloister FFA served as guides
Average cost slaughter steers and discussion leaders for the
first two days 39.37 average tour. Kerry Boyd served as
weight 1154 pounds as compared chairman
39.88 previous week and 1125
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U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
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Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
Week to Date 347,000 920,000 96,000
Last Week 355,000 931,000 101,000
Last Year 364,000 991,000 114,000
43.15 46.25
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Chicago
Fresh Eggs
59.45
54.30
50.15
7.77 47.25
9.05 44.00
5.00
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