HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts
uneven, US 1-2 50-1,00 higher,
US 2-3 200-250 lb. 1.00-2.00
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1 205-225 lb. 42.75-43.00;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 41.75-42.00;
US 2-3 200-250 lb. 41.25-41.75.
Vintage
Auction
October 19,1974
HOGS 722: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & GUts 50c to $1
lower. US No. 1-2 210-240 lbs.
41.60-42.25, No. 1-3 190-245
lbs. 40.6041.10, No. 24 160-
180 lbs. 38.0040.50. SOWS:
US No. 1-3 370470 lbs. 33.25-
33.75. Boars; Light weights
32.00-37.75.
October 23,1974
HOGS 500: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: Fully $2
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
43.0043.85, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 42.0043.00. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 30.00-34.00.
Boars 25.00-26.50, few 26.75.
Lancaster
Auction
HOGS: Barrows and Gilts
strong to 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US*l 205-225 lb. 43.0043.50;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 42.2542.75;
US 2-3 200-255 lb. 41.5042.25.
Leb. Valley
Auction
HOGS 406. Barrows & Gilts
$2 to $2.50 higher. US No. 1-3
195-235 lbs. barrows & gilts
43.00-43.75, No. 2-3 190-255
2220 DAIRY ROAD
LANCASTER, PENNA
Special - Whirlhill Kingpin Son
out of an Excellent 91 Dam. Best
record of 3 maternal Dams Avg
18,790 pounds of Milk, 673
pounds Fat, Born 8/5/73. Ex
ceptionally Good Slock Bull
DEALERS IN 'OP GRADE DAIRY COWS
Dairy Cattle Auction Sale 3rd Friday Night Every Month
CHARLES C. MYERS, Owner 7’7-sMm
Park Myers, Sales Mgr Private Sales Daily
IMPORTANT NOTICE
LET US HANDLE YOUR FEEDER PIGS
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE IDES., NOV. 5
As a result of increased receipts and popular demand on the part of both
buyers and seller, Bi-monthly Feeder Pig Sales will be held at the Lancaster
Stockyards.
Feeder pigs consigned to Walter M, Dunlap and Sons must arrive at the
stockyards between 7 A.M. and 11 A.M. the day of the sale. Upon arrival they will
be inspected by a veterinarian, tagged, and state graded.
The two sales scheduled for November will be held on Tuesday, the sth, and
Tuesday, the 19th, starting at 1 P.M. Consignors wishing to tag their pigs on the
farm can get the tags at the state office at the stockyards, not later than 4 P.M.
any day preceding the sale, thereby saving 25 cents per pig.
Consign all your feeder pigs to Walter M. Dunlap & Sons where they will be
handled by a capable and experienced staff, and for further information call
717-397-5136.
WALTER M. DUNLAP & SONS
Capable Service To The Livestock Industry Since 1898
lbs. 42.35-43.25, Lot No. 2-4
180 lbs. 41.10. US No. 1-3 300-
535 lbs. sows 29.50-34.25.
Boars 23.25-30.50.
FEEDER PIGS 88. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 5.00-
11.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-40
lbs. 12.00-13.50 per head.
New Holland
Auction
October 21,1974
HOGS 1359: Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts $1.25 to $2
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
41.75-42.50, No. 1-7 200-250
lbs. 41.25-41.75, No. 2-3 220-
270 lbs. 40.00-41.25," No. 2-4
160-190 lbs. 39.00-41.25.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
27.00-34.00. Boars: 26.00-
34.00.
Peoria
Auction
PEORIA HOGS: 3500
Barrows and Gilts opening
mostly steady.
BARfcOWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 210-250 41.0041.50.
Indianapolis
Auction
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS:
1500
Barrows and Gilts slow,
mostly 50 lower than Wed
nesday’s bulk sales.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
One lot US 1-2 Near 210 41.75;
US 1-3 200-260 41.0041.50.
St. Louis
■ - Auction
ST. LOUIS HOGS: 5000.
Barrows and Gilts 50
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 210-240 41.2541.50; US
1-3200-25041.0041.25; 185-195
39.0040.00.
BLACK and WHITE
HOLSTEIN FARM
New York
Dressed
Meats
M'.vK*
Thursday, October 24
Compared with Wed
nesday: Prices unchanged
for all fresh meats; however,
general market tone on weak
side. Beef continues under
pressure while small stock
classes and pork cleared
slowly. Pork Hams pretty
well cleared while loins
holding slow.
Steer Beef
Prime 600-900 lbs. $67.00-
68.00; Choice 600-700 66.50-
67.50, 700-800 65.00-66.50; 800-
900 63.50-64.50; Good 500-800
62.0003.00.
Heifer Beef
Choice 500-700 lbs. 63.00-
64.00.
Calf (Skin Off)
Choice 150-350 lbs. 62.00-
70.00; Good 150-350 52.00-
58.00; Standard 150-350 50.00-
53.00.
Veal (Skin Off)
Choice 90-150 lbs. 90.00-
97.00; Good 60-90 75.00-84.00;
Standard 60-120 65.00-70.00.
Lamb
Choice & Prime 30-55 82.00-
84.00; 55-65 81.00-83.00.
Choice Beef Cuts
Hinds (Steer) 145-190 lbs.
79.00-80.00; Arm Churcks 90-
105 56.00-59.00; Ribs (7-Rib)
34-40 85.00-88.00; Loins
(TRMD) 50-70 97.00-100.00;
Rounds (Steer) 70-95 77.00-
79.00; Full Plates 34.0085.00;
Hinds (Heifer) 120-170 78.00-
79.00.
Pork Cuts (Fresh)
Loins (Regular) 8-14 80.00-
82.00, 14-17 79.00-81.00;
Picnics (Regular) 4-8 48.00-
51.00; Boston Butts 4-8 64.00-
67.00; Spareribs 3 lbs. down
75.00-79.00; Hams (Skinned)
14-17 70.00-73.00; 17-20 69.00-
71.00.
New Holland
Horse
Auction
Wednesday, October 23
Reported receipts of 473
head of horses, mules and
ponies.
Market steady with last
week’s.
Load of New York driving
horses 175-235.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspections
CATTLE HOGS
520.000 1,187,000
527.000 1,211,000
438.000 1,025,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, October 24
CATTLE: Receipts 3900
this week, 5300 last week and
4350 a year ago.
Slaughter steers through
midweek 50, Instances 1.00
lower. Slaughter heifers
steady to 50 lower. Cows 1.00-
1.50 lower. Bulls 50-1.00
lower. Receipts about 70 pet.
slaughter steers, 15 pet.
heifers and the balance cows
and bulls. Trading was slow
early in the week. Sharply
lower bids on cattle in the
major production areas
early in the week, along with
active harvest operations,
affectively reduced the
number of cattle moving to
slaughter and this forced
buyers the market to rebuild
inventories on Wednesday.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 975-1200 pounds 2-4, at
midweek, mostly 40.00-41.00;
few 39.50 and couple loads
41.25 and 41.50. Monday,
some choice and Prime
42.00- Some mostly high
Choice and Prime 1300-1340
pounds mostly 4, Wednesday
40.00- Mixed Good and
Choice 950-1100 pounds 38.00-
40.00. Good 35.00-38.00. Some
standard and Good Holsteins
900-1200 pounds 34.00-36.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
On Wednesday, Choice and
Few Prime 850-975 pounds 2-
4, 37.25-39.00, load 39.25; on
Monday few loads 39.50-
40.00. One small lot 40.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 775-
900 pounds 36.00-37.50. Good
32.00-36.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 18.50-20.00, few
21.00. Early few high
dressing utility 22.00-23.00.
Cutter 15.50-19.00.
BULLS: 1-2, 1050-1800
pounds 25.00-28.50; few down
to 23.00-24.00. Individual
yield grade 1, 38.00.
Load of Ohio driving
horses 150-250.
Load of Kansas riding
horses 160-335.
Load of Ohio riding horses
145-300.
Local work horses 260-575,
pairs 630-1100, driving horses
175-590, riding horses 160-215,
better horses 225-405,
lightweight killers 10-15,
heavyweight killers 17-19,
geldings 10-15, mare ponies
10-20, colts 5-15 and larger
ponies 45-75.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Oct. 26.1974
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, October 10)
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
October
November
December 42.80 43.65
January
February 44.12 46.10
March
April 43.97 45.40 4.82 60.05
May
June 45.02 47.45
July
August 44.75 47.00
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are
Steady, and Eggs are Mixed.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Groin Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, October 17)
Soybean
Corn Wheat Soybeans Meal
October
November
December
January 1975
March
May
July
September 3.72 5.06 8.45 187.00
Trend Corn is Lower, Wheat is Steady, Soybeans are
Lower, and Soybean Meal is Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Leesport
Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Penna.
October 23
CATTLE, 418. Supply in
cluded 235 head feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers mostly
steady. Slaughter cows $1.25
to $1.50 lower. Individual
Prime slaughter steer at
45.00, few Choice 40.50-42.10,
Good 37.25-41.25, Standard
32.00-37.25, few Utility 28.00-
30.25. Few Good & Choice
slaughter heifers 34.00-38.75.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 22.25-
23.35, few 24.75-25.00,
Commercial 20.00-23.35,
Cutters 21.00-22.75, Canners
18.50-20.85, Shells down to
16.00, Few Good slaughter
bullocks 32.25-36.75, few
Standard 29.00-33.50, Few
Utility 21.00-26.10. Individual
Yield Grade No. 2 1515 lbs.
slaughter bull at 30.00.
Choice 395-540 lbs. feeder
steers 32.00-33.25, few to
35.50, Good & Choice 360-400
lbs. 30.50-33.75, Good 350-650
lbs. 30.25-33.50; Choice 365-
750 lbs. feeder bulls 30.00-
33.85, few to 35.50, Good 400-
750 lbs. 28.00-31.00.
CALVES 131. Vealers
grading Utility $1 to $3 lower.
Individual Choice vealer at
62.00, Good 50.00-57.00,
Standard 37.00-50.00, Utility
90-130 lbs. 29.00-37.00, 70-85
SHEEP
141.000
146.000
138.000
3.57 53.70
3.70 65.30
4.37 65.65
5.79 60.00
48.50
3.72 5.26%
3.81 5.44% 8.38 178.50
3.84V* 5.46% 8.46% 185.00
3.84% 4.99% 8.49
lbs. 23.00-30.00.
HOGS 274. Barrows & Gilts
mostly $1.25 to $1.50 higher.
US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
barrows & gilts 43.00-43.50,
No. 1-3 200-245 lbs. 42.35-
53.25, No. 2-3 205-250 lbs.
41.00- No. 2-4 230-300
lbs. 38.00-40.75, few No. 2-4
180-200 lbs. 38.75-41.00. US
No. 1-3 250-530 lbs. sows
32.00- few to 37.75, few
No. 2-3 440-650 lbs. 30.00-
32.00. Few Boars 23.00-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 154. US
No. 1-3 15-35 lbs. feeder pigs
5.50-10.50 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 15.00-20.50, No. 1-3
50-70 lbs. 25.50-28.50 per
head.
SHEEP 66. Choice 70-95
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
35.00- individual at
41.00, individual new crop
lamb 40 lbs. at 55.00, Good 60-
90 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 28.00-33.00, Utility 40-
75 lbs. 20.00-25.00. Few
Slaughter ewes & bucks
12.00-
TURN ONS
3
63.35
63.50
61.00
170.20
8.10
8.27 170.50'
185.00