IB—Lancastcr Farming. Saturday, August 10. 197.
Retail Meat Prices
Livestock and retail meat prices areexpected to rise
thia lummer a* meat production declines from the
spring level. But larger supplies and lower prices ars
again in prospect for the fall. And retail meat prices
are expected to remain below year-earlier levels for
most of the last half of 1974.
Demand for red meats will continue relatively
strong. While gains in consumer income will be
smaller this year than in 1973, they may still rise
nearly 8 percent. Meat consumption is expected to
exceed 1973’s 175 pounds per capita but will not likely
reach the 189 pounds consumed in 1972.
Consumption during January-June was larger than
a year ago. Beef and pork use rose over 2 pounds per
person and more than offset a small decline in veal
and lamb.
Hog prices fell into the mid-s2o’s per 100 pounds in
early June before the seasonally declining slaughter
turned the market up. Prices are expected to run in the
rmd-s3o’s this summer beforebeginning theusual fall
decline. Hog slaughter should continue larger than a
year earlier in the second half. Normal seasonal
patterns are likely, with smaller summer output
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Seen Down in Fall
followed by an increase in the fall. Farrowing
intentions suggest that slaughter in early 1976 will be
down from both the fall and year-earlier levels.
Cattle prices dropped to the mid-s3o’s in June
before showing any signs of advancing. Market
prices this spring worsened the financial position of
cattle feeders. In a $35 cattle market, losses above
$lOO per head were characteristic. An unusually
heavy rate of slaughter during the spring that
included many very heavy cattle accounted for most
of the price weakness.
Cattle slaughter this summer likely will decline
some from the high spring level and prices could rise
to the mid-s4o’s. Fall slaughter is expected to increase
and prices to decline again. Much of the increase in
fall slaughter over last fall will continue to be in cows
and non-fed steers and heifers.
A stronger summer fed cattle market would ease
the financial stress of the cattle feeding industry, but
prices may not rise enough to eliminate losses for
many feeders. The general profit situation may
improve by fall as cattle bought on the lower spring
and summer feeder cattle markets are slaughtered.
This would tend to encourage the feeding industry to
increase placements.
Feeder cattle prices have generally declined since
last summer’s record highs. In June, yea'rling feeder
cattle sold mostly in the $3O to $35 range. Downward
pressure on the feeder cattle market is expected to
continue although prices may gain strength during
the summer from upturns in the fed cattle market.
Slaughter cow prices have dropped this year.
Utility grade cows at Omaha averaged near $26.60 in
June, nearly $3.50 below a year earlier. Continued
heavier culling rates are expected to maintain
downward pressure on cow prices in the second half.
Sheep and lamb slaughter dropped sharply in the
spring arid prices advanced to the-highest levels on
Buck Tractor Pull Results
Top three winners in each
class at the Buck Tractor
Pull contests last week are
listed below. The events
were held Friday and
Saturday evenings at the
Buck Track in southern
Lancaster County.
12,000-lb. Farm Glass
1 - Joseph Trimble,
Quarryville, Farmall 806,
206.5 ft.; 2 - Ben Nolt,
Manheim, JD 4020, 189.6;
Fred Hess, Washington
Boro, IH 856, 165.3.
9000-lb. Farm Class
1 - Ed Brenneman, Willow
St., 806 IH, 240.11; 2 - Ed
Harnish, Christiana, Case
870, 236.2; Craig Frey,
Conestoga, 560 IH, 224.0.
7000-lb. Farm Class
1 - Norman Walker, Glen
Rock, 560 Farmall, 143.9; 2 -
Ken Musser, Mt. Joy,
Massey 178, 130.2; 3 - Harold
Frey, Conestoga, 1938 JD,
127.3.
5000-lb. Open
1 - Glenn Darnell,
Laytonsville, Md., Fannall
M, 240.7; 2 - Charles Welsh,
Gap, Case 8000, 198.3; 3 -
Elwood Flowers, Manheim,
Farmall M, 178.3.
9000 Modified
1 - Lester Landis, Lititz, 55
Massey, 285.1; 2 - Richard
Zimmerman, Elizabeth-
Town, Cockshutt, 289.11; 3 -
Glenn Darnell, Laytonsville,
Md., Farmall M, 250.10.
9000-lb. Super Stock
1 - Donald Thomas,
Boonsboro, Md., 4020 JD,
FP-131.6; 2 - Ed Harman,
Frederick, Md., Int. 1466,
FP-119.5; 3 - Ray Brubaker,
Quarryville, AC D2l, FP
-119.2.
7000-lb. Open
1 - Lester Landis, Lititz, 55
Massey, 300; 2 - Richard
Zimmerman,
Elizabethtown, Cockshutt,
289.11; 3 - Glenn Darnell,
Laytonsville, Md., Farmall
M, 250.10
12,000-lb. Super Stock
1 - Alvin Martin, Akron, AC
D2l, 177.2; 2 - Ed Harman,
Frederick, Md., Int. 1466,
158.11; 3 - Elvin Arment,
Ephrata, Deutz 8006, 118.6
7000-lb. Modified
1 - Keener Pulling Team,
Manheim, F-20, 205.1; 2 -
Lester Landis, Lititz,
Massey 55, 177.6 ; 3 - Gary
Mills, Fallston, Md., Massey
55,130.7.
7000-lb. Super Stock
1 - Tim Stauffer, Ephrata,
Deutz 9006, 289.4; 2 - Jim
Brubaker, Quarryville, D2l,
288.4; 3 - Elvin Arment,
Ephrata, 8006 Deutz, 247.4.
9000-lb. Open
1 - Lester Landis, Lititz, 55
Massey, 275.4; 2 - Alvin
Martin, Akron, AC D2l,
234.00; Jim Brubaker,
Quarryville, AC D2l, 207.1.
15,000-lb. Farm Class
1 - Tim Robinson, Windsor,
1066 Fannall, 300; 2 - Tom
Bedgar, Freeland, Md., 1066
IH, 175.0.
12,000-lb. Farm Class
1 - Tom Bedgar, Freeland,
Md., 4430 JD, FP-152.8; 2 -
Arthur Tracy, Freeland,
Md., 1066 IH, FP-148.9; 3 -
Amos N. Sauder, Manheim,
Pa., Farmall 806, FP-122.3
record in spite of weaker cattle and hog prices.
However, lamb prices are expected to run seasonally
lower this summer and fall.
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