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Lancaster
Market
Monday, February 25
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
steady to 50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1 200-240 lb. 42.0043.00.
few 43.50; US 1-2 200-240 lb.
41.5042.00; US 2-3 195-250 lb.
41.0041.50.,
Vintage
Auction
Saturday, February 23
HOGS 956: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts $1.50 to $1.75
lower. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs.
42.00-42.60, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 41.25-42.00, No. 2-3 190-
265 lbs. 40.7541.35, No. 24
105-145 lbs. 34.35-36.25.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 340470
lbs. 35.50-38.00, No. 2-3 430-
625 lbs. 33.75-34.50. Boars
29.10-32.25, few light weights
36.50-37.75.
Wednesday, February 27
HOGS 515; Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts mostly $2
lower. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
40.00-10.60, No. 1-6 190-250
lbs. 39.5040.00, No. 24 260-
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300 lbs. 35.00-38.00. SOWS:
US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. 33.00-
35.00. Boars 30.00-31.00,
Stock Boars 32.00-35.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
Tuesday, February 26
Hogs 410
Barrows & Gilts $1 to $1.50
lower. US 1-3 195-240 pounds
barrows & gilts 40.6041.10,2-
3 200-255 40.0040.60. US 2-3
300-450 sows 33.00-34.00. Few
Boars 30.00-31.50.
Feeder Pigs 19
Lot US 1-3 35 pounds feeder
pigs 29.00 per head, Lot 1-3 65
37.50 per head.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, February 27
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
2.00-2.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 39.35-39.75;
US 2-3 185-240 lb. 38.85-39.35;
US 34 235-255 lb. 38.1038.60;
US 2 145-170 lb. 32.25-33.35.
New Holland
Auction
Monday, February 25
HOGS 1513: Compared
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HAY, STRAW
and EAR CORN
SALE
EVERY MONDAY
AT 11A.M.
New Holland Sales
Stables, Inc.
Phone 717-3544341
Lloyd H. Kreider, Auct.
New York Dressed Meats
Thursday, February 28
Dally distributive • less
than carlot meat trade.
Compared with Wed
nesday: Prices weak
throughout for steer and
heifer beef, veal and calf.
Lamb fully $1 lower at top
side. Pork loins $2 lower,
picnics and butts $1 lower,
spareribs and hams steady.
Thursday’s trade
featureless throughout as
demand holding poor for
fresh meats and wholesalers
endeavoring to clear
products whUe at the same
time holding dollar in
vestments from falling to
minus operation for the
week.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 pounds
74.00- 600-700 74.00-
76.00; 700-80072.00-74.00; 800-
900 68.00-73.00. Good 500-800
68.00-
with last Monday’s market,
Barrows & Gilts mostly $1.50
lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
41.75-43.00, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 41.00-41.75, No. 2-3 200-
260 lbs. 40.50-41.00, No. 2-4
150-190 lbs. 40.5041.00. US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows
34.00-37.50. Boars: 32.50-
34.50.
St. Louis
Auction
ST. LOUIS HOGS: 5000.
Barrows and gilts uneven,
averaging about steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2,65 head sorted 210-225
lb. 39.75; US 1-3 200-230 lb.
39.00-39.50.
Peoria
Auction
PEORIA HOGS: 4000.
Trading fairly active,
barrows and gilts steady to
50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 38.50-39.00,
60 head at 39.25; US 1-3 200-
240 lb. 38.00-38.50.
Indianapolis
Auction
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS:
2000.
Barrows and gilts mostly
steady, trading moderately
active:
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-235 lb. 39.25-39.50;
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 38.50-39.25.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
489.000 1,236,000
424.000 1,113,000
Week To Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 pounds
72.00-74.00.
Calf
150-350 Pounds
Choice 100.00-104.00; Good
93.00-96.00; Standard 86.00-
90.00.
Veal
Choice 90-150 pounds
118.00- Good 60-90
112.00- Standard 60-
120 90.00-96.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime 30-55
pounds 82.00-84.00; 55.65
78.00-81.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (steer) 145-190
pounds 81.50-85.00; Arm Ch
ucks 90-105 65.00-71.00; Ribs
(7-rib) 34-40 75.00-85.00;
Loins (trmd) 50-70 100.00-
105.00; Rounds (steer) 70-95
85.00-88.00; Full Plates 39.00-
41.00; Hinds (heifer) 120-170
80.5084.00.
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (regular) 8-14
pounds 80.00-83.00; 14-17
76.00-79.00; Picnics
(regular) 4-8 52.00-55.00;
Boston Butts 4-8 67.00-69.00;
Spareribs 3 pounds down
82.00417.00; Hams (skinned)
14-17 70.50-72.50; 17-20 66.00-
69.00.
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, February 28
CATTLE: Compared with
last week’s close, steers
steady to 50 cents lower.
Heifers mostly steady with
uneven closing trade of
preceding week, both classes
unevenly 1.00-2.00 lower than
previous Wednesday. Cows
1.00 higher under good
demand and bulls steady.
Feeder supply insufficient
for a market test.
Four day receipts 16,300 as
compared 17,400 previous
week and 15,200 a year ago.
Slaughter steers ap
proximately 49 percent,
heifers 27 percent, fairly
liberal percentage Choice
with many cattle carrying
considerable mud. Cows 15
percent, feeders short 5
percent. After registerings a
50-1.00 price advance on
opening session, trading on
slaughter steers and heifers
turned generally dull and
prices followed a raggedly
lower course.
STEERS: The forepart of
week several loads Choice
and Prime 994-1223 pounds
yield grade 3-4 46.00-46.65. At
midweek, six loads Choice
and Prime 1051-1175 grade 3-
483,000
1,208,000
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, Mar. 2.1974
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, February 28)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
March
April 44.60 38.25 14.30 54.55
May
June 48.37 41.90
July
August 50.27 45.17
Sept.
October 51.60 45.80
November
December 51.62 47.45
Feb. ’75
April
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are
Lower and Eggs are Lower.
4 45.00-45.35. Choice 1000-1200
grade 2-4 44.00-45.00, many
grade 2-3 44.50-45.00 early,
load grade 2 1102 45.50.
Choice 1200-1350 grade 3-5
42.00-44.00, part load 1425
40.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 975-1225 43.50-44.50,
Good 41.00-43.50. Standard
and low-Good 39.00-41.00.
Average cost slaughter
steers first three days 44.38,
average weight 1139 pounds
as compared 45.60 and 1158
pounds previous week and
43.92 and 1131 pounds a year
ago.
HEIFERS: Early, high-
Choice and Prime 937-1052
pounds yield grade 3-4 45.50-
46.00. At midweek, two loads
Choice 963-992 grade 3 45.25.
Several loads high-Choice
and Prime 947-1105 grade 3-4
44.25-44.50. Choice 850-1025
grade 2-4 mainly 43.00-44.00,
some 1000-1050 grade 3-5
42.00-42.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 800-1000 42.00-43.00.
Good 39.00-42.00. Small lots
Standard and Good 38.00-
39.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 31.50-34.00,
moderate number Utility
dairybreds 34.25-34.50.
Canner and Cutter 27.50-
31.50, mixed Cutter and
Utility 31.75-32.50
BULLS: Yield grade 1&2
1400-1800 pounds 37.00-41.00,
individual yield grade 1
41.50-42.50.
FEEDERS: Scattered
sales forepart of week,
steady to weak but supply
not sufficient for a reliable
market test.
STEERS: Three loads
Choice 538 pounds 49.35, load
Choice 971 43.75, load Good
974-38.50.
HEIFERS: Four loads
Choice 588 pounds 44.00, load
Good and Choice 902 40.00.
SHEEP
132.000
122.000
140,000
44.12
48.45
48.45
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept.,
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 400-500 pound 48.50-
51.90; 500-600 44.00-49.00, two
load 516-559 50.05-50.25; 600-
700 43.00-45.45, load 599 at
46.30; 700-800 42.50-44.40; 800-
925 40.00-42.70; Mixed Good
and Choice 300-500 47.75-
51.25; 500-700 42.25-44.50; 700-
850 40.00-42.50; Good 300-SOO
42.00-46.75 ; 500-700 39,50-
42.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS:
Part load Good 524 pound at
'42.30; Good 625-985 37.25-
38.80.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Few
small lots Choice 319-370
pound 45.00-48.50; small lot
447 at 41.10; Choice 500-600
39.50-41.50; 600-675 38.75-
41.00, load 636 at 41.70;
mixed Good and Choice 375-
500 39.50-41.00; 500-650 37.25-
39.25; Good 470-705 36.00-
38.25.
Chicago
Freah Egga
12.05 56.05
16.50 52.00
7.40 57.00
Oklahoma
City
Thursday, February 28
Estimated Receipts 10,000
Same day last week 5,791
Same day last year 11,533
Slow, feeder cattle and
calves 1.00-1.50 lower, some
calves 2.00 lower; majority
receipts Good and Choice
450-850 pound steers and 450-
700 pound heifers arriving
from wheat pastures; large
attendance buyers.
For the week: Compared
to late last week, feeder
cattle and calves 2.00-3.00
lower, some sales 4.00 lower
on calves under 500 pound
late. Slaughter cows
recovered all the early loss
to close steady to strong;
bulls fully steady. Salable
receipts near 18,100 head
compared to 12,165 last week
and 17,880 the same week a
year ago. Cows 11 percent
cattle receipts; feeders 88
percent of the total.
3
52.40
53.50
53.00
57.00
59.00