HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
Monday, January 14
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
steady to SO lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 200-240 lb. 45.5046.00,
few 46.25; US 1-2 200-240 lb.
44.7545.25; US 2-3 190-255 lb.
44.0044.50;
Vintage
Auction
Saturday, January 12
HOGS 831: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & GUts Strong to
12.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. 45.3545.75, lot 46.10,
No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 44.75-
45.25, No. 2-3 245-265 lbs.
43.5044.10, No. 24 175-190
lbs. 42.7544.00. SOWS: US
No. 1-3 450-565 lbs. 36.00-
37.25, few US No. 2-3 525-690
lbs. 34.35-35.10. Boars 31,85-
34.60, individual at 30.60.
Wednesday, January 16
HOGS 500: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts 50 cents to
$1 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 44.50-45.00, No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 42.50-44.00. SOWS:
US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. 32.00-
36.00. Boars (Heavy
Weights) 31.0032.00; (light
weights) 34.0037.00,
Leb. Valley
Auction
Tuesday, January 15
331 Hogs
Barrows & Gilts $1 to $1.50
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
476.000 1,168,000
478.000 1,218,000
500.000 1,225,000
Week-To-Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
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barrows & gilts 43.8544.35,
couple lots 44.60, 2-3 230-255
43.1043.60. Few US 1-3 350-
500 sows 35.00-38.00, few 2-3
400-500 33.50-34.75. Few
Boars 30.00-34.75.
25 Feeder Pigs
One lot US 1-3 40 pounds
feeder pigs 27.50 per head,
one lot Utility 20 pounds 18.00
per head.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, January 16
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
unevenly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Couple lots US 1 220-230 lb.
45.50: US 1-2 200-230 lb. 44.60-
44.85; US 2-3190-245 lb. 44.00-
44.75; US 34 235-265 lb.
43.1043.60; 255-265 lb. 42.60-
42.85.
New Holland
Auction
Monday, January 14
HOGS 1125: Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts Strong to
mostly $2 higher. US No. 1-2
200-240 lbs 45.00-47.00,1-3 200-
250 lbs. 44.5045.00, No. 2-3
225-270 lbs. 42.00-44.50, No. 2-
3 150-190 lbs. 40.00-44.50.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs.
34.00-38.00. Boars 32.5037.00.
St. Louis
Auction,
HOGS: 5500. C
Barrows and gilts fully 50
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New York Dressed Meats
Thursday, January 17
Dally distributive - less
than carlot meat trade.
Compared with Wed
nesday: Choice and Prime
steer and heifer beef $1
lower. Good grade acarce
and steady. Veal and calf
steady to weak, lamb weak,
pork loins, picnics, butts and
hams steady, spareribs $3
higher.
Moderate supplies
clearing slowly and causing
concern as wholesalers
confronted with uncertainty
of fresh meat clearance for
this week. Demand holding
very poor with prices under
pressure throughout the list.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 pounds
82.50- Choice 600-700
82.50- 700-800 81.00-
82.00; 800-900 80.00-80.50;
Good 500-800 78.00-81.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 pounds
81.00-83.00.
Call (skin oil)
150-350 Pounds
Choice 98.00-105.00; Good
87.00-97.00; Standard 82.00-
86.00.
Veal (skinoff)
Choice 90-150 pounds
114.00- Good 60-90
105.00- Standard 60-
120 85.00-90.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime 30.55
pounds 85.00-87.00; 55-65
83.00-84.00.
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200-230 lb. 43.00-43.25;
230-245 lb. 41.50-43.00.
Peoria
Auction
HOGS: 5000.
Barrows and gilts-50 to
mostly 75 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 43.25-43.75;
US 1-3 210-250 lb. 42.75-43.25.
Indianapolis
Auction
SHEEP
128,000
133.000
154.000
HOGS: 2000.
Barrows and gilfs 50‘, in
stances 1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 43.00-43.50;
US 1-3 200-240 42.50-43.00;
240-260 lb. 41.5042.50.
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Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (steer) 145-190
pounds 92.00-93.00; Arm
Chucks 90-105 77.00-82.00;
Ribs (7-rlb) 3440 80.00-90.00;
Loins (trmd) 50-70 98.00-
102.00; Rounds (steer) 70-95
100.00- Full Plates
47.0048.00; Hinds (heifer)
120-170 89.00-92.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (regular) 8-14
pounds 83.00-86.00; 14-17
81.00- Picnics
(regular) 4-8 54.00-57.00;
Boston Butts 4-8 70.00-72.00;
Spareribs 3 lbs. down 74.00-
78.00; Hams (skinned) 14-17
74.50-77.00; 17-20 72.00-75.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, January 17
Receipts this week 5700,
receipts last week 5654, and
receipts a year ago 4995.
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers 1.50-
3.00 lower. Slaughter heifers
1.00- lower. Cows 50-2.00
higher. Bulls fully steady.
Receipts 60 percent
slaughter steers, 30 percent
slaughter heifers, and the
balance mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1150-1300
pounds yield grade 3-4,
closing 47.00-48.75; 1275-1375
4-5, 44.00-45.00; load 1440 4,
44.00; few 1400-1550 4-5,
Monday 40.75-43.00. Choice
950-1250 2-4, 46.50-49.00;
couple loads 49.50-49.75, load
50.00. Choice 1200-1430 34,
Monday 45.0047.00; 1400-1500
4-5, 41.0043.00, load 1728
41.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 900-1300 45.0046.50.
Good 43.0045.00. Standard
and Good Holsteins 41.00-
43.00. Load early mostly
Good, 44.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
-Choice and Prime 900-1100
pounds yield grade 3-4,
closing 45.5047.50, up to 48.50
early. Choice 800-1050 24,
45.5048.25; part load 48.75;
Monday four loads reached
49.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1100 43.0045.50.
Good 40.0043.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commerical 27.50-32.00.
High dressing Utility 33.00-
33.50; Few 34.00-34,50. Cutter
25.00- Canner 23.50-
25.50.
BULLS; Yield grade 1-2,
1100-1800 pounds 37.0040.50;
few yield grade 1, 41.00.
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Lancaster Farming. Saturday, January 19.1974
Futures Trading
< Closing bids as of Thursday, January 17)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
January
February 52.10 47.40
March
April 54.80 47.20 11.34 56.85
May
54.60
June
July
August
October 52.10
November
December 51.75
Trend —Cattle are tower, Hogs are Stronger, Potatoes are
Stronger, and Eggs are Stronger.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept.,
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Oklahoma
City
Thursday, January 17
Same day last week 5,028
Same day last year 14,526
Moderately active, feeder
steers over 500 pound mostly
1.00- lower compared to
late last week, although
some Choice and Prime 500-
605 pound in small lots and
part loads near steady;
feeder heifers over 500 pound
2.00- lower, some sales
3.50 lower for the week; not
enough feeder calves under
400 pound on offer to make a
test of the trade; -small
supply feeder calves 400-500
pound 50 cents to 1.00 lower;
majority receipts Good and
Choice 500-900 pound steers
and 500-650 pound heifers;
Offerings include liberal
supply cattle arriving from
wheat pastures; fairly large
attendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS; Few
small lots and part loads
Choice 370-500 pound 55.50-
60*00; Choice 500-600 53.75-
57.00, few 500-550 Choice and
Prime 57.25-58.90; 600-700
largely 51.50-56.00, few small
lots and part loads 600-615
56.50- 700-800 49.75-
52.50, small lot and two part
loads 700-708 53.40-55.40; 800-998
998 47.25-51.60; Mixed Good
and Choice 300-500 52.75-
56.50; 500-700 49.00-53.00 ; 700-
862 46.50-49.50; Good 500-770
45.00-49.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS:
Good 764-962 pound 42.25-
46.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 300-500 pound 47.75-
51.80; 500-60046.75-49.00; 600-
700 46.00-48.00; few 700-777
43.50- mixed Good and
Choice 338-500 44.2547.75;
500-700 43.7546.50; few Good
480-610 41.0042.75.
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Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, January 17
Slaughter steers 1.00-1.50
lower and heifers 1.50-2.00
lower. Cows closed 2.00-3.0 C
lower. Bulls strong to I.OC
higher. Small feeder supply
1.00-2.00 lower, mainly fleshy
two-way steers.
Four day receipts 23,200 as
compared 20,600 previous
week and 21,600 a year ago
Slaughter steers ap
proximately 47 percent,
heifers 30 percent, cows fr
percent, and feeders 11
percent.
STEERS: On Wednesday,
two loads high-Choice and
Prime 1152-1156 pounds yield
grade 3-4 49.50, load same
grade 1240 carrying con
siderable mud 48.50. Choice
1000-1250 2-4 closed 48.00-
49.25, two loads 1110-1180
with few Prime 49.50; 1250-
135(13-4 46.75-48.00, load near
1400 4-5 46.00 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 975-
1250 47.00-48.25. Good 44.50-
47.00. Standard and low-
Good 42.5044.50.
Average cost slaughter
steers first three days 47.33
average weight 1145 pounds
as compared 47.33 and 1160
pounds previous week and
40.75 and 1145 pounds a year
ago.
HEIFERS: At low time on
opening session, high-Choice
and Prime 878-1134 pounds
yield grade 3-4 46.75-47.50. At
the close, Choice 850-1050 2-4
46.50-48.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 800-1000 45.50-46.50
Small lots Standard and low-
Good 41.00-42.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial mainly 30.00-
31.50, a few Utility
dairybreds 32.00. Canner and
Cutter 26.50-30.00, mixed
Cutter and low-Utility 30.25-
31.00. Shelly Canner 24.50-
26.00.
BULLS: Yield grade l&S
1400-1800 pounds 37.00-41.00
yield grade 1 41.5042.50.
FEEDERS; Bulk of supply
fleshy two-way steers, these
1.00-2.00 lower, largely in
sympathy with sharp price
downturn on slaughter cattle
early m the week, Out
shipments from regular
market trading ap
proximately 2500 head as
compared 1800 previous
week.
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Chicago
Fresh Eggs
68.65
65.10
50.25