Hog Prices
Lancaster Market
Monday, Dec. 3
Barrows and gilts 50-75 lower,
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
195-230 lb. 43.50-44.00; US 1-2 195-
240 lb. 42.75-43.00; US 2-3 190-240
lb. 42.00-42.50.
Auction
Saturday, December 1
HOGS 709: Compared with last
Saturday’s market. Barrows &
Gilts; 50c to sl.solower. US No. 1-
2 200-2401b5. 43.10-43.60, few 43.75-
44.10, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 42.50-
43.10, No. 2-3 235-265 lbs. 41.85-
42.50, No. 2-4 150-160 lbs. 35.00-
38.25. SOWS: US No. 1-3 290-555
lbs. 36.00-38.50. Boars 34.00-38.00.
Wednesday, December 5
HOGS 500: Compared with last
Wednesday’s market. Barrows &
Gilts: 50c to $1 lower. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs. 43.50-44.00, No. 1-3 200-
2501b5. 41.00-43.00. SOWS: US No.
1-3 300-5501b5. 33.50-35.00. Boars:
32.00-35.50.
Lancaster Mon
Wednesday, Dec. 5
Barrows and gilts steady to
strong.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
195-225 lb. 44.60-44.75; US 1-3 200-
240 lb. 42.75-43.35; US 2-3 240-255
lb. 41.10-42.35.
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New Holland Auction
Monday, December 3
HOGS 1079: Compared with
last Monday’s market. Barrows
& Gilts: 50c to $1 lower. US No. 1-
2 200-240 lbs. 43.25-45.00, No. 1-3
200-2501b5. 42,25-43.25, No. 2-3 220-
270 lbs. 40.00-42.25, No. 2-4 160-190
lbs. 39.00-42.25. SOWS: US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. 35.00-37.50. Boars
34.25-35.75.
St. Louis Auction
HOGS: 6000.
Barrows and gilts 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-230 lb. 41.25-41.50; US 1-3
200-220 lb. 41.00-41.25; 220-240 lb.
40.00-41.00.
Lebanon Valley Auction
Tuesday, December 4
444 Hogs
Barrows and Gilts $1.50 to $2.50
lower.
Barrows and Gilts: US 1-3 200-
245 pound barrows and gilts 41.10-
42.10, 2-3 230-255 40.25-41.00, 3-4
265-275 37.00-37.75.
Sows: Few US 1-3 300-550 pound
sows 36.00-39.00, few 2-3 450-550
33.25-35.60.
Boars: 31.75-33.50.
50 Feeder Pigs
US 1-3 25-35 pound feeder pigs
17.50-22.50 per head.
Peoria Auction
HOGS: 4000.
Barrows and gilts 1.00-1.50
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-
2 200-230 lb. 40.50-41.00; US 1-3
200-240 lb. 39.75-40.50.
Indianapolis Mon
HOGS; 2000.
Barrows and gilts under 240 lb.
fully 1.00, instances 1.50 lower, .
over 250 lb. not established.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-
3 200-230 lb. 40.50-41.00; 230-250 lb.
39.50-40.50.
New York
Dressed Meats
Thursday, December 6
Daily distributive - less than
carlot meat trade.
Compared with Wednesday:
Prices unchanged but weak tor
steer and heifer beef. Veal and
calf steady to weak. Lamb weak
throughout. Pork loins $2.00
higher, picnics $l.OO higher, butts
steady, spareribs and hams $2.00
lower.
Demand generally poor for
most fresh meats. Practically all
beef cuts under pressure except
chucks meeting moderate outlet.
Peddling situation on lamb in
instances. Pork loins getting first
call in that division.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 pounds, 66.50-
67.50; Choice 600-700 65.50.67.00;
700-800 63.50-65.00; 800-900 60.00-
62.50. Good 500-800 58.50-62.50.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 pounds 62.50-
64.50.
Calf (Skin Off)
150-300 pounds
Choice 97.00-100.00; Good 86.00-
95.00; Standard 80.00-86.00.
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 77.00-80.00; 55-65 74.00-
77.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (steer) 145-190 pounds
73.00- Arm Chucks 90-105
56.00- Ribs (7-rib) 34-40
70.00- Loins (trmd) 50-70
95.00- Rounds (steer) 70-95
72.00- Full Plates 39.00;
Hinds (heifer) 120-170 73.00-75.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (regular) 8-14 pounds
76.00- 14-17 74.00-77.00;
Picnics (regular) 4-8 56.00-59.00;
Boston Butts 4-8,63.00-67.00;
Spareribs three pounds down
75.00- Hams (skinned) 14-17
84.00- 17-20 78.00-80.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, December 6
Receipts this week; 5000
Last Week: 5100
Year Ago: 6000
Compared with last weeks
close. Slaughter steers yield
grade 2-4 weak to 1.00 lower, 4-5
1.00- lower. Slaughter heifers
steady to 50 lower. Cows closed
1.00- lower. Bulls mostly
steady. Receipts 65 percent
slaughter steers, 30 percent
slaughter heifers, balance mostly
cows, Sharp increase in number
of yield grade 4-5 slaughter steers
over past couple of weeks.
STEERS: Choice and Prime
1200-1300 pounds yield grade 3-4
37.00-38.00: Load 1350 35.00;.1200-
1350 4-5^33.00-36.00; 1300-1450
32.25-33.00; Choice 900-1200 2-4
38.50-39.50; Several loads 900-1140
2-3 40.00; Half-Load 40.50; Choice
U. S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 8,1973
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, December 6)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
December
January ’74
February 45.10 43.60
March
April
May
June
July
August
October
November
Trend Cattle are Stronger, Hogs are Stronger, Potatoes are
Stronger, and Eggs are Steady.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept., Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, December 6
Compared with last week’s
close: Slaughter steers and
heifers 1.00-1.50 lower in very
uneven trade. Cows 3.00-3.50
lower. Bulls weak to 1.00 lower.
Small feeder supply weak to
mostly 1.00 lower.
Four day receipts 19,700 as
compared 22,100 previous week
and 19,900 a year ago. Slaughter
steers approximately 45 percent,
heifers 30 percent, cows 7 percent
feeders near 15 percent including
consignments for Friday auction
sale'. Fed cattle trade followed a
highly erratic pattern during
week under review. Prices
declined sharply on an expanded
1200-1300 2-4 37.00-38.00 load 1400 4
33.00; Mixed Good and Choice
900-1200 38.00-38.50; Good 37.00-
38.00; Standard and Good
Holsteins 36.00-37.00.
HEIFERS; Choice and Prime
900-1050 pounds yield grade 3-4
36.00-37.00; Few 4-5 950-1180 31.00-
33.00; Choice 800-1050 2-4 37.00-
38.00; Part-Load 38.50 and Load
39.00; mixed Good and Choice
750-1100 36.50-37.00; Good 34.50-
36.50
COWS: Utility and Commercial
25.00- High-Dressing Utility
30.00; Cutter 24.00-29.00; Canner
22.00-
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2 1100-
1800 pounds 37.00-40.00; In
dividual yield Grade 141.25; Few
yield Grade 3 34.00-36.00.
CATTLE
457.000
478.000
502.000
HOGS
1.205.000
1.252.000
1.276.000
37.50 41.35
46.47 42.35 7.97 46.00
46.57 43.75
44.70
45.75 43.20
44.90 42.40
42.40
Monday supply, made a sub
stantial recovery at midweek as
hazardous roads virtually
paralyzed livestock movement
only to register another sharp
downturn on Thursday. However,
demand was fairly broad at the
lowered prices and Canadian
buying interests were fairly
aggressive with the volume
bought for export increased over
most recent weeks. Marketings
poorly distributed over trading
period as the Monday run swelled
by a long string of Texas and
Oklahoma origin and more than
50 percent of the four day total
arrived for the opening session.
Overall finish quite attractive
with liberal percentage Choice
and moderate volume High-
Choice and Prime, a large share
mixed yield grade 3 & 4.
STEERS: At midweek high
time, four loads and part loads
Choice and Prime 916-1155
pounds yield grade 3-4 39.00-39.50.
At the close, four loads Choice
and Prime 1050-1111 38.25-38.50 r
two loads High-Choice and Prime
1175-1200 37.25-37.75. Choice 975-
1200 2-4 mainly 37.00-38.00, few
1000-1100 2-3 38.25-38.50. Choice
1200-1300 3-4 36.00-37.25. Early in
week, a number of loads Choice
1250-1350 34.00-35.50, load 1400 4
32.50. Mixed Good and Choice 950-
1200 closed 36.00-37.25. Good
35.00-36.25. Standard and Low-
Good 34.00-35.00.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 36.81 average
weight 1164 pounds as compared
38.92 and 1158 pounds previous
week and 34.62 and 1154 pounds a
year ago.
HEIFERS: Four loads Choice
and Prime 1003-1020 pound yield
grade 3-4 37.65-37.75 on Wed
nesday. In closing trade High-
Choice and Prime 975-1025 3-4
36.25-37.00. Choice 850-1050 2-4
35.50-37.00, Two loads Choice 925-
950 37.25-37.50. Mixed Good an'tT
Choice 800-1000 35.00-36.00. Good
33.00-35.00. Standard and Low-
Good 32.00-33.00.
SHEEP
138.000
140.000
162.000
COWS: Utility and Commercial
late 25.50-27.50, Canner and
Cutter 23 00-25.50, mixed Cutter
and Low-Utility 26.00-26.50.
Shelly Canner 21.00-22.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 & 2 1400-
1800 pounds 36.00-39.00, few yield
grade 1 40.00-41 00.
FEEDERS: Prices weak to
mostly 1.00 lower on small
supply, mainly fleshy two-way
steers with moderate showing
fleshy heifers
STEERS • Load Choice 969
pounds 39 00. High-Good and
Choice 948-1060 fleshy 37.50-38.25
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
64.45
54.70
49.70
7.63 48.15
8.89 44.50
5.11
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