Chambersburg Auction
Ch*mbmbarc,PA
January 30,1975
CATTLE 300. Compared
with bit Thursday's market,
slaughter cows about steady.
Individual Choice slaughter
steer at 35.75, few Good 31.50
34.75, Standard 27.50-31.00.
Utility 24,00-27.00. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
33.85-34.35, few Standard
26.50-30.50. Utility St High
Dressing Cutter slaughter
cows 19.00-21.50, couple at
23.00, Cutters 18.60-20.60,
Canners 17.00-18.60, Shells
down to 16.00. Few Good
slaughter bullocks 29,00-
30.50, few Standard 24.75-
27.75. Few Yield Grade No. 1
1400-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
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CALVES m. Vtalers 52 to
Greencastle
Livestock
Auction
Greencastle, Pa.
February 3,1975
CATTLE 216. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows unevenly
steady to weak. Individual
Standard slaughter steer at
24.75. Individual Good
slaughter heifer at 28.60;
few Standard 22.50-23.50.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 19.25-
20.85,'few to 21.85, Cutters
17.35-19.25, Canners 16.25-
17.25. Few Utility slaughter
bullocks 21.50-23.85. Few
Yield Grade No. 2 1200-1900
lbs. slaughter bulls 24.25-
26.60. Good 400-700 lbs.
feeder steers 24.25-28.00.
CALVES 172. Vealers
grading Utility $1.50 to $3
FOR BETTER NET RETURNS
SHIP TO THE
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK
MARKET
Old Rt. 11 Danville, Pa.
Phone (717) 275-2880
SALE EVERY MONDAY 2 P.M.
OWNERS
Charles C. Myers Melvin M. Lehman
(717)569-2106 (717)964-3621
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NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE DIES., FEB. 18
Feeder pigs consigned to Walter M.Dunlap and Sons must arrive at the
stockyards between 7 AM. 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 February will be held on Tuesday, the 4th, and
Tuesday, the 18th, 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
■|B higher. Prime- vealcrs,
individual’s 65.50 and 70.00,
Choice 53.00-60.00, Good
44.00-50.50, Standard 33.00
44.00. Utility 00-120 lbs. 26.00
32.50, 70-85 lbs. 22.50-26.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls
90-115 lbs. 28.00-35.00.
HOGS 107. Barrows St Gilts
50 cents to 75 cents lower. US
No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. barrows St
gilts 39,75-40.50, lot No. 2-3
185 lbs. 39.50. Few US No. 1-3
395-475 lbs. SOWS 34.00-37.75,
No. 2-3 350-575 lbs. 33.00
35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 39. US No.
1-3 30-35 lbs. feeder pigs
15.50-17.50 per head.
SHEEP 28. Good 65-100 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
30.5037.50, lot Utility 62 lbs.
29.00.
lower. Individual Prime
vealer at 69.50, few Choice
57.00-66.00, Good 48.00-59.00,
few Standard 34.00-39.00,
Utility 90-120 lbs. 24.00-31.00,
70-85 lbs. 22.00-25,50. Farm
calves moderately active.
Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
26.50-33.00; few Holstein
heifers 90-105 lbs. 26.00-28.00.
HOGS 33. One small lot US
No. 2-3 215 lbs. barrows &
gilts 40.00, one lot No. 24160
lbs. 30.00. US No. 1-3 295440
lbs. sows 32.00-34.00.
FEEDER PIGS 12. Few
US No. 1-3 80-120 lbs. feeder
pigs 28.00-30.00 cwt.
SHEEP 8. One lot Choice
90 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 42.00.
IMPORTANT none
LET US HANDLE
YOUR FEEDER PIGS
HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
mostly steady, instances 1.00
lower on weights over 260 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 215-240 lb. 41.50-42.00;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 40.35-40.75;
US 2-3 200-250 lb. 40.00-40.50;
US 3-4 250-270 lb. 38.50-40.00.
Vintage
Auction
February 1,1975
HOGS 835: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts 50 cents to
$1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-
235 lbs. 41.60-42.00, No. 1-3
195-250 lbs. 40.7541.50, No. 2-
3 200-260 lbs. 40.0041.00, No.
24 265-310 lbs. 35.50-39.00,
No. 24 165-185 lbs. 33.00-
39.75. US No. 1-3 370-535 lbs.
sows 23.75-28.00, one at 30.00.
Boars: 22.75-28.00, one 37.50.
February 5,1975
HOGS 345. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
barrows and gilts $1 to $1.50
higher. US No. 1-2200-245 lbs.
41.50-42.35, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 40.75-41.50. SOWS: US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. 30.00-
35.00. BOARS; 25.00-28.00,
light weight 32.00-35.00.
Lancaster
Auction
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
1.00-1.50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 195-255 lb. 41.60-42.25.
New Holland
Auction
February 3,1975
HOGS 1450: Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts: mostly
steady, spots 50 cents lower.
US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs. 40.75-
42.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
40.25-40.75, No. 2-3 230-270
lbs. 38.50-40.25, No. 2-4 170-
190 lbs. 38.50-40.25. US No. 1-3
We would be happy
to have you as a Customer...
S. K. SHOTZBEBGER. INC.
JgI^ES^OCM^^dSISPORTATION
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604
Phone; 393-4641 (day or night)
300-650 lbs. sows 39.00-34.00,
light weights 25.00-32.00.
Boars 26.00-36.00.
Peoria
Auction
Thursday, February 6
PEORIA HOGS: 3500.
Barrows and gilts opening
mostly 50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 40.5041.00;
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 40.0040.50.
St. Louis
Auction
Thursday, February 6
ST. LOUIS HOGS: 5000.
Barrows and gilts steady to
25 higher, weights over 250
lb. 50-1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 40.7541.00.
Indianapolis
Auction
Thursday, February 6
INDIANAPOLIS HOGS:
1500. Barrows and gilts
moderately active, steady to
25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 41.00-41.25,
39 head 41.35; US 1-3 200-260
lb. 40.50-41.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
HOGS 311. US No. 1-3 195-
240 lbs. barrows and gilts
41.35-41.75, lot No. 2-4165 lbs.
at 36.60. US No. 1-3 300-475
lbs. sows 33.5 Q-36.25, No. 2-3
300-675 lbs. 30.00-33.00. Boars
22.25-26.25.
FEEDER PIGS 4. Not
enough of any one grade to
establish a market.
Use the
Farm Calendar
To Publicize
Your Meetings.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. Feb. 8.1975
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Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, February 7)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
February 34.80 36.55
March
April 36.20 39.85 3.11 46.35
May
June 36.85 42.55
July
August 36.90 42.55
September
October 36.60 42.00
November
December 36.55 42.60
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are
Higher and Eggs are Higher.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, February 7)
3.12V* 3.93% 6.03V* 124.31
March
3.15V* 3.90V* 6.13 129.00
May
July
3.00 3.84 6.10% 139.5 C
September
October
November
2.82% 3.92 6.09 145.5 G
December
Trend Corn is Higher, Wheat is Higher, Soybeans are
Stronger and Soybean Meal is Stronger.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Omaha Cattle
February 6
CATTLE Compared
with the previous week’s
close Slaughter Steers 25-
50 cents higher, Heifers 25
cents higher, instances 50
cents higher, the advance
coming on storm shortened
midweek supply in a
scramble for numbers to
meet immediate
requirements. Cows 50-1.00
higher, some High-Utility
and Commercial 1.25-1.50
higher. Bulls steady.
Four day receipts 17,800 as
compared 22,000 previous
week and 11,700 a year ago.
Steers approximately 46
percent, heifers 37 percent,
cows 15 percent.
STEERS: At week’s high
time late, eight loads Choice
and Prime 969-1248 lbs.
relatively clean yield grade
3-4 36.75-37.00. Choice 975-
1275 lbs. yield grade 2-4
closed 35.00-36.50, some
mostly Choice but carrying a
heavy coating of mud 34.00-
34.75. During week few loads
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
527.000 1,124,000
529.000 1,143,000
376.000 818,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
2.97 50.30
3.43 47.50
43.50
4.57
Soybean
Corn Wheat Soybeans Meal
3.77% 6.19% 134.00
Choice 1350-1825 lbs. yield
grade 3-5 39.0034.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 950-1250 lbs.
34.25-35.25. Good 30.00-34.25.
Standard and low-Good >
28.00-29.50.
Average cost slaughter
steers first three days 34.50
average weight 1117 lbs. as
compared 34.37 and 1121 lbs.
previous week and 47.78 and
1138 lbs. a year ago.
HEIFERS: Several loads
and part loads Choice and
Prime 975-1101 lbs. yield
grade 34 35.50-35.75, part
load 922 lbs. yield grade 3
36.00. Choice 850-1050 lbs.
yield grade 24 34.00-35.50,
some at latter price with end
Prime but moderate amount
of mud. Mixed Good and
Choice 775-1000 lbs. 33.00-
34.25, Good 29.00-33.00. Small
lots Standard and Good 27.00-
28.50.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 17.00-19.50, few
individual dairybreds 20.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1400-2000 lbs. 20.00-23.00.
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
49.20
46.25
53.00
141.0 C
6.02
SHEE]
119.00
107.00
83,00