HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
Monday, May 6
HOGS; 737. Barrows and
gilts, steady, instances 25
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1-2 200-235 lb. 30.50-30.75;
Few US 1 200-235 lb. 31.50-
32.00; US 2-3195-240 lb. 30.00-
30.50; US 3-4 240-270 lb. 28.50-
29.50.
Vintage
Auction
Saturday, May 4
HOGS 801: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts $3 to $3.25
lower. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
30.25-31.00, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 29.50-30.00, No. 2-3 240-
270 lbs. 27.35-29.00. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 23.00-24.50.
Boars 21.50-22.00, light
weights up to 25.50.
Wednesday, May 8
HOGS 454: Compared with
last' Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts steady to 50
cents lower. US No. 1-2 200-
235 lbs. 30.00-30.60, No. 1-3
200-245 lbs. 29.00-30.00, No. 2-
3 225-270 lbs. 28.50-29.50. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 23.00-
24.00.
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Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, May 9
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
50-75 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 30.00-30.25;
few US 1 205-225 lb. 31.00-
31.25; US 2-3 200-240 lb. 29.25-
30.00; US 3-f235-265 lb. 28.00-
29.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
Tuesday, May 7
Hogs 398
Barrows & Gilts 50 cents to
75 cents lower. One lot US 1-2
215 pounds barrows & gilts
31.25, 1-3 185-240 30.25-31.00,
2-3180-245 29.00-30.10,3-4245-
270 26.00-28.00. US 2-3 300450
pounds sows 22.00-23.25.
Boars 20.50-21.50.
Feeder Pigs 3
Peoria
Auction
PEORIA HOGS: 4200.
Barrows and gilts 50-1.00
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 28.00-28.50,
about 300 head at 28.75-29.00;
1-3 200-240 lbs. 27.00-28.00.
New Holland
Auction
Monday, May 6
HOGS 1386: Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: fully $2
lower. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
30.50- No. 1-3 200-240
lbs. 30.00-30.50, No. 2-3 230-
270 lbs. 29.00-30.00, No. 2-4
170-190 lbs. 29.00-30.00. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
22.50- Boars: 22.00-
24.00.
St. Louis
Auction
ST. LOUIS HOGS: 8000.
Barrows and gilts 75-1.00
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lbs. 28.50
(Around 200 head); US 1-3
200-230 lbs. 28.00-28.25; 230-
250 lbs. 26.50-28.00.
Indianapolis
Auction
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS:
2000.
Barrows and gilts mostly
1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 28.50; 1-3
200-230 lb. 28.00-28.50; 230-250
lbs. 27.00-28.00.
New Holland
Horse
Auction
Monday, May 6
Reported receipts of 539
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market stronger on
better riding horses.
Load of New York driving
horses 330-385.
Load of Kansas driving
horses 190-450.
Load of Tennessee driving
horses 165-410.
Load of Illinois driving
horses 165-310.
Local work horses 410-500;
mules 175-280; driving
horses 175-660; riding horses
165-225; better horses 245-
470.
Lightweight killers 16-18;
heavyweight killers 20-24.
Mare ponies 15-40; colts 6-
15; geldings 15-35; larger
ponies 65-110.
Dairy Replacement Price
Report
SUMMARY FOR APRIL, 1974
There were approximately 500 dairy replacement cattle
reported on of which an estimated 465 head were native
(Pennsylvania) and 35 head were imported. This compared
with a total of 1052 head for March, 1974.
Compared with the March, 1974 report, the market was
active to very active. Cows were quite uneven, ranging $2OO
higher to $lOO lower, averaging mostly steady to $25 lower.
Heifers mostly steady to $5O higher
COWS
A Fresh or close springers 3to 7 years old
B Fresh or close springers Ist calf (adequate size)
C Fresh or close springers, over 7 years
D Milking more than 60 days
HEIFERS
A Bred adequate size for age
B Open over 12 months of age
C Open under 12 months of age
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
479,000 1,293,000
This \\ e°k
Last Week
Last Year
Omaha
Cattle
Thursday, May 9
Compared to the previous
week’s close: Closing prices
1000-1250 pound slaughter
steers 50 cents lower with
1250-1400 steady to 50 cents
lower. Heifers 25-50 cents
lower. Cows 1.00-1.50 higher.
Bulls weak to 1.00 lower.
Small feeder supply in
sufficient for market test.
Four day receipts 21,300 as
compared 19,800 previous
week and 15,700 a year ago.
Slaughter steers ap
proximately 48 percent,
heifers 35 percent, cows 11
percent and feeders less than
5 percent.
STEERS: Twelve loads
Choice and Prime 972-1223
pounds 3-4 41.15-41.50. Choice
1000-1200 2-4 40.00-41.00.
During week high-Choice
and Prime 1175-1276 3-4 40.50-
40.75, several loads 1353-1438
4-5 38.00-39.00. Choice 1200-
1350 3-4 39.00-40.50, few loads
1350-1440 4-5 37.00-38.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 975-
1225 39.00-40.00. Good 36.75-
39.00 2-3 holsteins 36.75-37.25.
Standard and low-Good
36.0037.00.
Average cost slaughter
steers first three days 39.95.
Average weight 1154
pounds as compared 40.07
and 1152 previous week and
45.36 and 1118 a year ago.
HEIFERS: Load high-
Choice and Prime 1002
pounds 3-4 41.25 early,
moderate volume same
grade 950-1046 3-4 40.75-41.00
during week. Choice 850-1100
2-4 closed 39.25-40.50, two
loads 1100-1140 3-5 40.00 and
four loads late 1205 4-5 38.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 850-
1000 38.50-39.50. Good 36.00-
38.50. Standard and low-
Good 34.00-36.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commerical 28.00-30.00,
limited number Utility
dairybreds 30.25-30.50.
Canner and Cutter 24.50-
28.00, mixed Cutter and low-
Utility 28.25-28.50.
BULLS: 1-2 1400-1800
pounds 34.00-37.00, 1 37.50-
38.00.
FEEDERS: Steers; part
load Choice 600 pounds 43.50,
short load Choice 752 38.00.
HEIFERS r Load Choice
609 pounds 39.00.
467,000
1,231,000
467,000
1,242,000
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 11.1974
Futures Trading
May
June 42.30 31.10
July
August 43.10 31.40
September
October 40.10 29.60
November
December 39.35 31.00
January
Feb.
March
April 39.60 30.90 8.30
May
Trend Cattle are Mixed, Hogs are Mixed, Potatoes are
Stronger, and Eggs are Mixed.
Markets provided by Commodity Department,
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
May 2.55%
June
July
August
September 2.46%
October
November
December 2.32%
Jan. 75
March 2.37%
Trend Corn is Lower, Wheat is Lower, Soybeans are
Lower, and Soybean Meal is Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department,
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Oklahoma
City
Thursday, May 9
Estimated Receipts 9,300
Same day last week 4,722
Same day last year 15,406
Moderately active, feeder
steers and heifers steady
with the weeks decline of
2.00-4.00; feeder calves
additionally weak to 1.00
lower; majority receipts
Good and Choice 500-850
pound steers and 450-700
pound heifers; moderate
attendance buyers.
SUMMARY
580-810
490-650
460 570
390 500
FEEDER STEERS: Few
small lots Choice 332-488
pound 43.00-47.75; 500-600
40.00-40.50; 600-700 36.90-
37.90, small lot 611 thin at
38.30; 700-800 36.50-37,60; 800-
1025 35.50-37.00, small lot 833
pound at 37.60; mixed Good
and Choice 266-500 38.00-
43.75; 500-700 35.50-38.25; 700
975 34.00-36.25; Good 400-500
36.50-38.75; 500-850 32.25-
35.25; Good 500-925 holstein
steers 31.75-35.95.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Small lot Choice 288 at 40.40;
Choice 400-500 pound 35.50-
36.75; 500-715 34 00-36 50, load
571 at 36.90; mixed Good and
Choice 460-620 33.00-35.00;
few Good 350-525 32 00-33 00.
For the Week Feeder
400 530
260-350
200-260
SHEEP
124.000
125.000
152.000
(doling bids ai of Thursday, May 9)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hoga Maine
Potatoes
32.45
39.50 31.52
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, May 9)
Corn Wheat Soybeans
2.55 3.36 5.39% 1.17%
3.60 5.37%
Chicago
Fresh Egg&
6.43 50.50
7.25
7.80
9.25
3.41% 3.57% 1.11%
5.40%
3.42% 5.32% 1.23
5.28
3.53
5.31%
cattle and calves 2.00-4.00
with thin fleshed offerings
suitable for grazing in best
demand; slaughter cows in
fair demand with beef cows
1.00-1.50 higher, Canner and
Cutter 50 cents to 1.00
higher; Bulls underpressure
most of the week and 1.50-
2.00 lower. Salable receipts
near 15,700 head compared
to 9,589 last week and 21,592
the same week a year ago.
Cows eight percent of the
cattle receipts; feeders 90
percent of the total.
Limber up Horses
Pleasure horse riders
should restrain their en
thusiasm for that hard, long,
spring gallop. Before you do,
be sure your horse can en
dure it without harmful
effects, says James P.
Gallagher, Extension animal
scientist at The Penn
sylvania State University. A
horse’s physical condition
may be poor because of low
energy, low-protein rations,
and lack of exercise during
the winter. He should also be
checked for internal
parasites that have had a
chance to build up during the
winter
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38.45
39.30
42.80
43.60
48.30
47.35
50.50
Soybean
Meal
1.27%