HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
Monday, February 4
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
steady to weak.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 200-240 lb. 45.25-45.50;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 44.50-45.00;
US 2-3 190-260 lb. 44.00 to
mostly 44.50
Vintage
Auction
Saturday, February 2
HOGS 1067: Compared
with last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts strong to 25
cents, spots $1 higher. US
No. 1-2 215-245 lbs. 44.35-
45.00, No. 1-3 190-255 lbs.
44.0044.60, No. 2-3 225-270
lbs. 43.2543.85, No. 24 175-
185 lbs. 41.8543.75 SOWS: US
No. 1-3 255470 lbs. 32.00-
35.75, No. 2-3 400-675 lbs.
30.10-32.00. Boars: 30.00-
35.00.
Wednesday, February 6
HOGS 800: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows St Gilts mostly $3
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
48.00-48.50,' few to 48.75, No.
1-3 200-250 lbs. 47.00-48.00, 2-3
240-260 lbs. 45.00-46.00, No. 1-
3 sows 300-550 lbs. 35.00-40.00.
Boars: 34.00-36.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
Tuesday, February 5
HOGS 278
Borrows & Gilts $1 to $2.25
higher. US 1-3 200-240 pounds
barrows St gilts 45,85-47.00, 2-
3 210-255 44.10-46.00. Few US
1-3 300-500 sows 35.00-39.25.
Boars 29.00-33.75.
FEEDER PIGS 8
One lot Utility 25 pounds
feeder pigs 10.50 per head.
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Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, February 6
HOGS; Barrows and gilts
2.50-3.50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 210-235 lb. 48.7549.00;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 48.1048.25;
US 1-3 190-250 lb. 47.7548.10;
US 2-3 240-260 lb. 47.0047.75;
US 34 260-280 lb. 45.0047.00.
New Holland
- Auction
Monday, February 4
HOGS 1324; Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts mostly $2 to
$3 higher. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 46.5048.25, No. 1-3 200-
245 lbs. 45.5047.50, No. 2-3
220-270 lbs. 44.5046.00, No. 2-
4 160-190 lbs. 43.00-45.50.
Sows; US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
35.00-38.50. Boars: 35.00-
38.50.
St. Louis
Auction
ST. LOUIS HOGS: 3500;
Barrows and gilts 1.50-2.00
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 44.50-45.00;
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 44.2544.50.
Indianapolis
Auction
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS
1000.
Barrows and gilts 1.00-1.25
higher, trading active.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-235 lb. 43.0043.25;
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 42.0043.00.
New York Dressed Meats
Thursday, February 7
Daily distributive - less
than cnrlot meat trade.
Compared with Wed
nesday: Small spotty
receipts throughout the New
York area, mainly carlots
delayed in transit which are
clearing readily. Meat or
ders being filled from
committments made on
earlier sessions this week,
but general price structure
moving higher. Steer and
heifer beef carcasses around
$5.00 to $7.00 higher and
Primal cuts upward of 90
cents per pound aside from
full plates. Small stock
classes at top dollar quoted
and general upturn for listed
pork cuts from 3 cents to 5
cents per pound.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 pounds
90.00- Choice 600-700
90.00- 700-800 89.00-
91.00; 800-900 87.00-90.00;
Good 500-800 86.00-90.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 pounds
88.00-
Calf
150-350 Pounds
Choice 104.00; Good 96.00;
Standard 86.00.
Veal
Choice 90-150 pounds
120.00; Good 60-90 112.00;
Standard 60-120 90.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime: 30-55
Local Grain
Thursday, February 7
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by five participating local
feed and grain concerns. It
should be noted, however,
that not every dealer handles
each commodity. All prices
are per bushel except ear
corn which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
February 7, 1974, are as
follows:
Bid+ Offered-t-
Eai Com, New
69.00 78.00
Shelled Com
3.01 3.51
Oats, Local
1.30 1.80
Oats, Western
2.05 2.21
Barley 2.53 2.74
Wheat 4.60 4.75
Soybeans 3.60 5.85
+Bid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
fanner delivered to the mill.
Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
Peoria
Auction
PEORIA HOGS: 200.
Insufficient receipts for a
market test.
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
342.000 725,000
450.000 1,107,000
477.000 1,189,000
Week To Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
HIGH PRESSURE
WASHING
OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS
BARRY L. HERR
1744 Pioneer Road Lancaster Pa
Phone 717 464 2044
Foimeilv opeiatecl hv Mavnau) I
pounds 87.00 ; 55-65 87.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (steer) 145-190
pounds 92.00-95.00; Arm
Chucks 90-105 90.00-93.00;
Ribs (7-nb) 34-40 93.00-96.00;
1/Oins (trmd) 50-70 107.00-
112.00; Rounds (steer) 70-95
100.00- Full Plates
54.00- Hinds (heifer)
120-170 90.00-92.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (reg.) 8-14 pounds
88.00- 14-17 87.00-90.00;
Picnics (reg) 4-8 62.00-66.00;
Boston Butts 4-8 72.00-78.00;
Spareribs 3 pounds down
85.00- Hams (skinned)
14-17 79.00-82.00; 17-20 77.00-
80.00.
Oklahoma
City
Thursday, February 7
Estimated Receipts 5,600
Same day last week 7,994
Same day last year 7,088
Moderately active feeder
calves in relative small
supply and generally steady;
feeder heifers and steers
over 750 pound steady, steers
500-750 pound steady to 50
cents lower, instances 1.00
lower: majority receipts
Good and Choice 400-850
pound steers and 400-700
pound heifers; Fairly large
attendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS: Few
Choice 300-400 pound 60.50-
66.25; 400-500 57.00-58.50; 500-
600 51.50-55.20, small lot 546
at 57.70; 600-700 49.50-53.60;
700-80049.25-51.00, load 701 at
51.60 and part load 737 at
52.25; 800-935 48.25-50.50;
mixed Good and Choice 400-
500 51.75-56.00; 500-700 48.00-
51.50; 700-935 46.50-48.50;
Good 375-500 48.00-52.25; 500-
660 47.00-50.00. Good 414-650
Holstein steers 44.40-46.40,
few 855-863 41.75-42.80.
FEEDER HEIFFRS:
Choice 400-500 pound 47.00-
49.00; 500-600 46.50-48.00; 600-
700 45.00-47.70; few 700-780
44.5047.40; mixed Good and
Choice 300-500 44.0047.75;
500-650 43.0046.25; Good 545-
670 40.0043.00.
For the week; Compared
to late last week, feeder
cattle trends same as above;
Slaughter cows lost part of
the early advances to close
75 cents to 1.00 higher; Bulls
in good demand and 50 cents
to 1.00 higher. Salable
receipts near 12,200 head
compared to 15,352 last week
and 13,313 the comparable
week a year ago. Cows 15
percent cattle receipts;
feeders 85 percent of total.
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Feb. 9,1974
Futures Trading
February 47.85 42.35
March
April 50.85 42.60 12.80 53.80
May
June 53.10 45.20
July
August 53.15 45.70
Sept.
October 51.90 44.60
November
December 52.00
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are
Higher, Eggs are Higher.
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, February 7
CATTLE: Compared with
last week’s close: closmg
prices slaughter steers SO
LDO higher than late
previous week while heifer
prices advanced 1.00-1.50
under broad demand. Cows
2.00-3.00 higher. Bulls 1.00
higher. Meager feeder
supply insufficient to make a
good test of the trade.
Four day receipts 11,700 as
compared 18,400 previous
week and 19,700 a year ago.
Slaughter steers ap
proximately 38 percent,
heifers 42 percent with many
carrying moderate amount
of mud. Cows 15 percent,
small showing feeders. The
spreading truck strike
braked cattle marketings
down to only a fraction of
normal proportions.
Transportation facilities for
the finished product hard to
come by and virtually all
slaughterers operating on
day-to-day and hour-by-hour
basis; Some shut down
completely until some sort of
settlement forthcoming and
late week announcement
that agreement had been
reached still has not
alleviated conditions.
Packer demand limited to
availability of cooler space
with most filled to capacity.
Generally, heifer inquiry
more reliable than steers
with many cattle both
classes carrying con
siderable mud selling 50-1.00
below clean animals.
STEERS: Two loads
Choice and Prime 1148
pounds yield grade "3-4 49.25,
moderate volume same
grade 1030-1314 48.50-49.00.
SHEEP
84,000
127.000
134.000
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(Closing bids as of Thursday, February 7)
Cattle Chicago New York
Hogs
Cattle
46.25
44.70
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept.,
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 32.00-35.00.
Canner and Cutter 28.00-
32.00. Mixed Cutter and low-
Utility 32.25-33.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1&2
1400-1800 pounds 38.0041.00,
grade 1 41.5043.00.
FEEDERS: Outshipments
insufficient to test trade.
Scattered consignments
high-Good and Choice 809-
1000 pound steers 46.0047.50,
part load Choice 899 pounds
48.25. Two loads Choice 419-
511 pound heifers 49.00-50.00,
load Good and Choice 848
pounds 45.00.
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
Maine
Potatoes
10.70 58.20
14.35 49.15
6.85
Choice 1000-1300 relatively
clean 24 47.5048.75, Muddy
kinds 47.0047.25, Two loads
1350-1390 4-5 44.50-45.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 1000-
1250 47.0047.50. Good 44.00-
47.00. Standard and low-
Good 42.5044.00.
Average cost slaughter
steers first three days 47.79
average weight 1140 pounds
as compared 47.47 and 1145
pounds previous week and
42.19 and 1132 pounds a year
ago.
HEIFERS: Moderate
volume high-Choice and
Prime 945-1078 pounds yield
grade 34 48.5049.10 during
week, four loads at latter
price. Choice 850-1150 24
47.5048.75. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1000 46.5047.50.
Good 43.0046.50. Small lots
Standard and Good 41.00-
43.00.
New Holland
Horse Auction
Monday, February 4
Reported receipts of 280
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market steady with
last week’s market
Load Tennessee riding
horses 195-400.
Load Virginia work horses
and mules, mules 280-750,
work horses 420-710.
Load Kansas riding horses
180-280
Load Kansas work horses,
singles 385-480; pair 1000-
1050
Local work horses, 350-
485, mules 175-440; driving
horses 180-400, riding horses
150-225, better horses 240-
325
Lightweight killers 16-18,
heavy weight killers 20-23
Mare ponies 1540", colts 5-
10, geldings 15-30, larger
3
61.75
49.50
53.00
56.50