HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 25
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
2.50-3.00 higher than last
Wednesday.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 200-235 lb. 36.50-37.00;
US 1-2 195-245 lb. 36.00-36.25;
US 2-3 195-265 lb. 35.60-36.00.
Vintage
Auction
Saturday, March 23
HOGS 580: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts; mostly
steady to 25c higher. US No.
1-2 200-235 lbs. 36.35-36.85, lot
37.10, No. 1-3 180-230 lbs.
35.35-36.35, No. 2-3 205-255
lbs. 34.00-35.10, No. 2-4 250-
260 lbs. 33.25-33.50, No. 2-4
145-170 lbs. 29.50-31.75. US
No. 1-3 315-555 lbs. sows
24.50-26.75. Boars Few 23.50-
27.00, light weights 30.25-
32.50.
Wednesday, March 27
HOGS 600: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: Mostly $2
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
464.000 1,272,000
465.000 1,201,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
Certainly Lasso plus
atrazine controls
fall panicum.
Plenty of growers last year learned
late in the season that the “foxtail”
they thought grew through their
herbicide was really fall panicum.
And plenty of growers this season
will learn that if you tank mix Lasso
plus atrazine, you control fall
panicum. Plus you’ll control foxtails,
crabgrass and other annual grasses
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
Smoketown, Pa.
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
35.00-35.75, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 34.50-35.00, No. 2-3 240-
270 lbs. 32.00-34.00. US No. 1-3
300-575 lbs. sows 27.00-28.00.
Boars: 27.00-28.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
Tuesday, March 26
Hogs 316
Barrows & Gilts grading
US 1-3 $1 higher, 2-3 $1 lower.
US 1-3 195-230 pounds
barrows & gilts 34.85-35.85,2-
3 235-250 31.00-32.10. Few US
1-3 300450 sows 29.75-30.35,2-
3 450600 28.50-29.50.
Feeder Pigs 28
Few lots US 1-3 15-25
pounds feeder pigs 12.00-
19.00 per head.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March 27
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
mostly 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 200-230 lb. 35.75-36.00;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 35.00-35.35;
US 2-3 190-260 lb. 34.50-35.00.
1,146,000
425,000
V i
\
Fill Panicum
New Holland
Auction
Monday, March 25
HOGS 1064: Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows Si Gilts: mostly
steady. US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 36.35-37.50, No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 35.75-36.35, No. 2-3
220-260 lbs. 33.50-35.75, No. 2-
4 170-195 lbs. 33.50-35.75. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
26.00-29.00. Boars 26.00-28.50.
St. Louis
Auction
ST. LOUIS HOGS': 7000.
Barrows and gilts 250-50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 34.25-34.50;
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 34.00-34.25.
PEORIA HOGS: 3000.
Barrows and gilts steady
to 50 higher, trading fairly
active.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 34.00-34.50,
about 120 head at 35.00; US 1-
3 200-240 lb. 33.50-34.00.
Indianapolis
Auction
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS:
2500.
Barrows and gilts under
240 lb. strong to 25 higher,
over 240 lb. 50 higher.
Trading moderately active.
SHEEP
139.000
146.000
128.000
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-235 lb. 34.50; US 1-
3 200-240 lb. 33.75-34.50.
... and lots of broadleaves like
smartweed, pigweed, and lambs
quarters. Lasso plus atrazine
for your corn.
That’s what you expect
from your herbicide!
“■“•’Monsanto
Ph. 397-3539
Peoria
Auction
New York
Dressed
Meats
Thursday, March 28
Daily distributive - less
than carlot meat trade.
Compared with Wed
nesday: Prices generally
weak for all fresh meat
classes with veal and calf
showing first pronounced
fresher in more than a year.
Lamb legs meeting broad
demand and unavailable in
many instances due to
features at retail for coming
weekend. Fresh pork picnics
also moving well but outlet
for beef carcasses and
primal cuts continues
relatively narrow. Clearance
at this point appears to be
better than for past couple of
weeks but some houses
report reduction in current
receipts comparable to
tonnage involved in recent
carryovers.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 pounds
70.50- Choice 600-700
69.50- 700-800 66.50-
68.50; 800-900 65.00-68.00.
Good 500-800 67.00-69.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 pounds
69.00-71.00.
Calf
150-350 Pounds
Choice 100.00-104.00; Good
90.00-96.00; Standard 86.00-
90.00.
Veal
Choice 90-150 pounds
116.00- Good 60-90
110.00- Standard 60-
120 90.00-96.00.
Lamb
Choice and Prime 30-55
pounds 74.00-75.00; 55-65
67.00-69.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (steer) 145-190
pounds 83.00-86.00; Arm
Chucks 90-105 58.00-62.00;
Ribs (7-rib) 34-40 75.00-82.00;
Loins (trmd) 50-70 100.00-
105.00; Rounds (steer) 70-95
81.00- Full Plates 34.00-
35.00; Hinds (heifer) 120-170
82.00-
Fresh Pork Cuts
Loins (regular) 8-14
pounds 71.00-74.00; 14-17
69.00- Picnics
(regular) 4-8 50.00-53.00;
Boston Butts 4-8 61.00-64700;
Spareribs 3 pounds down
76.00- Hams (skinned)
14-17 69.00-71.00; 17-20 66.00-
69.00.
Kosher Steer Beef
Choice and Prime
forequarters 56.00-59.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, March 28
Cattle: Receipts this week
5900, compared to last week
5700, and to year ago 4700.
Compared with last weeks
close, slaughter steers 1.00-
2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers
1.00-1.50 lower. Cows and
bulls mostly steady. Supply
about 75 percent slaughter
steers, 20 percent slaughter
heifers and the balance
mostly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 950-1200 pounds yield
SELL
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HOGS J\i
DIRECT / **
Now accepting Hogs on
Grade and Yield basis
Ezra W. Martin Co.
Garden Spot Quality Meats
Call AL SHAFFER At
Lancaster, Pa.
717-397-5113
Evenings 215-779-3847
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Mar. 30,1974
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, March 28)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
April 41.35 33.20 12.60 43.85
May
June 44.75 36.75
July
August 47.75 39.30
September
October 47.55 39.15
November
December 48.15 40.20
Feb. ’75 48.70 49.90
March
April
May
Trend Cattle are Mixed; Hogs are Higher; Potatoes are
Stronger; and Eggs are Stronger.
a-asked b-bid n-normal
Markets provided by Commodity Dept.,
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, March 28
STEERS: During the
week, a moderate volume
Choice and Prime 1046-1201
pounds yield grade 3-4 42.50-
43.00. Choice and Prime 1200-
1310 predominantly grade 4
39.50-41.00, several loads
1253-1422 grade 4-5 38.00-
39.50, some 1340-1496 36.00-
37.50, early. Choice 1000-1150
grade 2-4 closed 41.50-42.50
and Choice 1150-1325 grade 3-
4 40.50-42.00. Mixed Good and
Choice 975-125, 40.00-41.50.
Good 38.00-40.50. Standard
and low-Good 36.50-38.00,
HEIFERS: Load tugn-
Choice and Prime 968 pounds
yield grade 3-4 43.00, others
same grade 920-1102 42.25-
42.75. Choice 850-1025 grade
2-4 closed 41.00-42.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 800-1000
40.00-41.00. Good 38.00-40.00,
small lots Standard and
Good 36.50-38.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 29.50-31.50,
Utility dairybreds 31.75-
32.00. Canner and Cutter
26.50-29.50. Mixed Cutter and
low-Utility 29.75-30.50.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 & 2
1400-1800 pounds 36.00-39.00.
Grade 1 39.50-40.50.
grade 2-4, 41.50-44.50. Late
41.50-43.00; couple loads
•Monday 45.00. Choice 1150-
1270 grade 34, 39.5041.50.
Choice and Prime 1175-1300
grade 34, 39.0041.00; 1250-
1450, grade 4-5, 36.00-39.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 900-
1300 40.0041.50. Good 39.00-
40.00. Standard and Good
Holsteins 38.00-40.00, few
40.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 800-1050 pounds yield
grade 24, 40.5043.00, late
40.50-42.00. Couple loads
43.25-43.50. Choice and
Prime 900-1150 grade 34,
40.0041.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1150 grade 34,
39.5041.00. Good 37.00-39.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 27.50-33.00. Few
high dressing Utility 34.00.
Cutter 26.00-32.00. Canner
24.00-26.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2,
1000-1800 pounds 35.5040.50,
few yield grade 1, 41.00.
15.70 42.40
38.85
7.12 52.50
8.25
9.18
9.80
Oklahoma
City
Thursday, March 28
Estimated receipts 8,700
Same day last week 7,532
Same day last year 8,072
Fairly active feeder cattle
and calves steady to 50 cents
higher, instances 1.00 higher,
advances on thin fleshed
under 700 lb. offerings;
majority receipts Good and
Choice 400-850 pound steers
and 400-675 pound heifers
with bulk of these arriving
from wheat pastures. Fairly
large attendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS: Two
small lots Choice 290-335
pound 55.80-63.25; Choice
400-500 50.75-56.00 ; 500-600
44.50- short load 530 at
52.55; 600-700 42.75-46.50, part
load 598 at 47.00; 700-800
42.00-43.60; 800-875 41.00-
43.40; mixed Good and
Choice 375-500 45.00-50.25;
500-700 40.50-43.75 ; 700-967
39.25-41.50; Good 500-700
39.50- Good 550-700
Holstein steers 38.50-42.10;
700-854 37.25-39.90, two small
lots 740-750 at 39.80-39.90.
Local Grain
Thursday, March 28
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
com which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
March 28, 1974 are as follows
Bid-1- Offered-!-
Ear Cora, New
Shelled Corn
Oats, Local
Oats, Western
1.81 2.03
Barley 2.41 2.73
Wheat
Soybeans 5.38 5.68
+Bid is the price the
dealer will buy from the
farmer delivered to the mill.
Offered is the price the
dealer will sell for at his mill.
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
43.50
47.25
46.75
52.15
53.50
74.00 83.00
3.02 3.26
1.30 1.55
4.39 4.54