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Livestock
Auction
Thomaiville, Pennsylvania
December 18,1974
CATTLE 94. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
grading Utility $1.75 to $2
higher. Individual Choice
slaughter steer at 38.60, few
Good 32.10-37.35, few
Standard 32.25-33.85, in
dividual Utility at 27.75. Few
Choice 915-1010 lbs.
slaughter heifers 33.00-34.50,
Couple Good at 26.00, few
Standard 21.00-26.75, one
Utility 20.50. Utility & High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 21.35-23.50, few Cutters
19.00-20.75, few Canners
17.85-19.60. Individual Choice
slaughter bullock at 35.60,
few Good 30.00-34.60, in
dividual Standard at 28.25,
couple Utility 22.00 and 26.00.
Few Medium 450-685 lbs.
feeder steers 18.50-22.50; few
Good 315-575 lbs. feeder
heifers 19.00-24.00.
Few Choice vealers 44.00-
50.00, few Good 35.00-38.00,
individual Standard at 25.00,
Utility 90-105 lbs. 20.00-24.00,
70-85 lbs. 17.00-21.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-125
lbs. 23.00-35.00.
HOGS 46. Barrows & Gilts
$1.25 lower. US No. 1-3 210-
235 lbs. barrows & gilts 40.00.
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Local Grain
Thursday, December 19
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by a number of participating
local feed and grain con
cerns. It should be noted,
however, that not every
dealer or broker handles
each commodity. All prices
are per bushel except car
corn which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
December 19, 1974, are as
follows:
Bid* Offered*
Ear Corn
New
Old
Shelled Com 3.45 3.68
Oats
Local
Western
Barley
Wheat
Feed
Millers 3.99
+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.
67.00 76.75
1.71 1.97
2.41
2.52 2.78
3.35 3.60
Few US No. 1-3 370-425 lbs.
sows 37.50-39.00. Few Boars
18.50-21.50.
FEEDER PIGS 18. Lot
US No. 1-3 75 lbs. feeder pigs
19.25 per head, Utility 20-30
lbs. 7.50-12.00 per head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
HAY &
STRAW SALE
EVERY
WEDNESDAY
AT 12 NOON
NO SALE WEEK OF
CHRISTMAS
Canned Goods of Fruits &
Vegetables will be sold by the
case starting Jan Ist
Also Selling at Jan. Ist Sale -
2 Flatbody Trucks - '65 Ford
and '56 Ford.
PAULZ. MARTIN
SALES STABLES
2 miles East of
Intercourse
Sale managed by
Harvey Z. Martin
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717-299-2571 I
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HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
strong to 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 210-240 lb. 43.50-43.85;
US 1-3 200-260 lb. 42.50-43.00.
Vintage
Auction
December 14, 1974
HOGS 768: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: steady to 75
cents lower. US No. 1-2 200-
235 lbs. 42.00-42.60, No. 1-3
190-250 lbs. 41.25-42.00, No. 2-
3 190-275 lbs. 38,00-40.00, few
No. 2-4 270-310 lbs. 37.50-
38.50, No. 2-4 265-290 lbs.
29.00-35.00. US No. 1-3 300-500
lbs. sows 30.25-32.50, No. 2-3
350-550 lbs. 27.00-30.60.
Lancaster
Auction
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
strong to 75 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 210-240 lb. 43.7543.85;
US 1-2 200-245 lb. 43.3543.75;
US 2-3 195-270 lb. 42.5043.50.
Leb. Valley
Auction
HOGS 289. Barrows & Gilts
$1.25 to $2 higher. US No. 1-3
190-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
42.8543.35, No. 2-3 190-255
lbs. 41.6042.85, No. 24 250-
285 lbs. 39.1041.85. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 32.50-35.25.
Boars 20.00-27.00, few light
weights 33,75.
FEEDER PIGS 2. Not
enough of any one grade to
establish a market.
New Holland
Auction
HOGS 1222. Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: $1.50 to
$1.75 higher. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 43.50-44.50, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 41.75-43.50, No. 2-
3 220-270 lbs. 41.0042.00, No.
2-4 160-190 lbs. 40.00-42.00 US
No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows
27.00-33.00. Boars: 26.00-
36.00.
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Peoria
Auction
PEORIA HOGS; 3500.
Barrows and gilts opening
25-50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 42.00-42.50;
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 41.50-42.00.
St. Louis
Auction
ST. LOUIS HOGS: 6500.
Barrows and gilts generally
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 42.00-42.25;
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 41.75-42.00.
Indianapolis
Auction
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS:
1500. Barrows and gilts
active, mostly 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 42.0042.50;
Few lots US 24 240-275 lb.
41.0042.00; One lot 300 lb.
40.50; One lot US 34-330 lb.
39.00.
Feeder Pig Sale
FEEDER PIGS: 1056.
Compared to two weeks ago
US 1-2 strong to 2.00 higher;
US 2 and US 2-3 5.00-10.00 per
hundred higher. Slaughter
buyers were active with 30
per cent of supply being sold
for slaughter.
FEEDER PIGS: US 1-2 38-
60 lb. 61.00-69.00, 66-74 lb.
52.00- US 2 45-52 lb.
59.00- Couple lots 35-37
lb. 64.00-65.00; US 2-3 32-70 lb.
56.00- Lot 27 lb. 69.00,
75-107 lb. 42.0048.00.
SLAUGHTER PIGS: 62
head 22-31 lb. 64.00-70.00; 129
head 33-74 lb. 50.00-61.00; 121
head 34-81 lb. 42.5049.00.
Oklahoma
City
Thursday, December 19
Thursday Feeder Cattle
Auction
Estimated Receipts 8,500
Same Day Last Week 5,814
Moderately active, feeder
cattle and calves generally
steady to weak, some sales
50 lower on steers and
heifers over 500 lb; majority
receipts Mixed Good and
Choice and Choice 400-850 lb
steers and 400-700 lb heifers;
fairly large attendance
buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 400-500 lb 26.00-30.00;
500-600 lb 26.50-31.50; 600-800
lb 28.75-31.50, load and short
load 732-J736 lb 32.20-32.35;
800-938 lb 28.00-31.25; Mixed
Good and Choice 350-500 lb
23.00-26.00; 500-905 lb 23.00-
28.25, largely 25.00-27.50; few
Good 350-718 lb 21.00-24.75;
small lot Good 396 lb Holstein
steer calves at 15.20; Good
765-884 lb Holstein steers
19.25-22.00.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Dec. 21,1974
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, December 19)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
December 37.60 42.90
January
February 41.15 45.20
March
April 42.35 45.10 3.58 53.55
May
42.60 48.00
June '
July
August 42.75 47.10
September
October 42.50 45.60
November
December
Trend Cattle are Stronger, Hogs are Stronger, Potatoes
are Mixed, and Eggs are Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, December 19)
Soybean
Com Wheat Soybeans Meal
December
January 1975
March
May
July
September 3.34% 4.35 7.42
October
November
December
2.97% 4.45
Trend Com is Mixed, Wheat is Mixed, Soybeans are
Higher, and Soybean Meal is Lower.
- Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 325-500 lb. 20.75-22.80;
500-725 lb 21.50-24.50, part
load 647 lb fleshy heifers at
26.60; Mixed Good and
Choice 325-500 lb 18.00-20.00;
500-700 lb 20.25-21.75; few
Good 400-767 lb 16.00-18.25.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week:
Trading on feeder cattle over
500 lb very uneven from day
to day with closing prices
near steady; feeder cattle
under 500 lb under pressure
and 1.00-2.00 lower;
slaughter cows in good
demand and 75-1.25 higher;
slaughter bulls generally
steady. Salable receipts near
22,000 head compared to
19,322 last week and 6,594 the
comparable week a year
ago. Cows comprised 14
percent cattle receipts;
feeders 83 percent of the
total.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspections
CATTLE HOGS
526,000 1,151,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
3.41 56.20
3.32 57.35
4.20 54.35
48.45
4.40
46.25
3.53 4.65
3.57V4 4.71% 7.71 156.75
3.58 4.68% 7.79% 162.00
3.56V* 4.29% 7.86 166.75
New Holland
Horse
Auction
Monday, December 16
Reported receipts of 368
head of horses, mules and
ponies. Market steady with
last week.
Load of Tennessee riding
horses 190-260 and Tennessee
driving horses 260-800. Load
of driving horses from Ohio
195-290.
Local work horses S5O-525;
mules 150-180; better horses
245-325, driving horses 145-
250; riding horses 150-210;
lightweight killers 12-16;
heavyweight killers 18-20;
mare ponies 5-20; colts 5-18;
geldings 5-15 and larger
ponies 40-65.
553,000
1,274,000
452,000
1,200,000
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Chicago
Fresh Eggs
56.00
55.90
54.40
159.50
7.54 150.75
170.00
161.00
7.13
161.00
SHEEP
126,000
118,000
112,000