Chambersburg Auction
Chnmbersburg, PA
February 20 , _
CATTLE 397.
with last Thursday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Standard and Good steady to
SOc lower. Slaughter cows $1
to $2 lower. Few Choice
slaughter steers 34.75-35.10,
Good 30.00-33.10, Standard
27.00- few Utility 24.50-
26.50. Individual Good
slaughter heifer at 28.25, few
Standard 24.10-27.85. Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 18.50-20.85,
Cutters 18.50-19.85, Canners
17.00- Shells down to
15.50. Individual Choice
slaughter bullock at 31.00,
Good 25.75-28.50, Standard
25.00- Utility 23.00-
24.75. Few Yield Grade No. 1,
1400-2100 lbs. slaughter bulls
24.85-29.75. Medium and
Good 400-700 lbs. feeder
Peoria
Feb. 27
Weekly Summary
CATTLE; Receipts this
week 5000, compared to last
week 4800, and to a year ago
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers
steady to 25 higher.
Slaughter heifers weak to 50
lower. Cows strong to 1.00
higher. Bulls steady.
Receipts 75 percent
slaughter steers, 15 percent
slaughter heifers and the
balance cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS
Choice and Prime 1100-1350
lbs. yield grade 3-4, 35.00-
36.25; load 36.50; load 1500
lbs. yield grade 5, 30.00.
Choice 950-1325 lbs. yield
grade 2-4. 34 00-35.50; some
FORSTER 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
steers 20.00-27.00. Common
•, M and . Medium , ,300-800 lbs.
‘ feeder bulls 16.00-23.00,
CAI.VES 409. Vealcrs
uneven, $3 lower to $3 higher.
Few Prime vealers 66.50-
70.50, Choice 52.00-61.50,
Good 44.00-51.00, Standard
32.00- Utility 90-120 lbs.
21.00- 70-85 lbs. 19.00-
22.50. Farm Calves; Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 23.00-35.50.
HOGS 145. Barrows and
gilts $1 higher. US No. 1-3
195-240 lbs. barrows and gilts
40.85-41.25, No. 2-3 230-250
lbs. 39.25-40.60. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 33.75-36.00,
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 30.00-
32.25. Few Boars at 22.00.
FEEDER PIGS 22. US No.
1-3 (few) 25-30 lbs. feeder
pigs 17.50-20.00 per head.
SHEEP 13. Few Utility 60-
80 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 27.00-35.00.
Cattle
carrying mud, 34.00-34.50;
load 1635 lbs. yield grade &
30.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 900-1300 lbs. 32.50-
34.50. Good 29 00-32.50.
Standard and Good 27 01-
28.00 Few Good Holsteins
30.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS-
Choice and Prime 900-1050
lbs yield grade 3-4, 34.00-
34.75; Choice 800-1050 lbs
yield grade 2-4, 32 00-34.00
Good 22.00-25.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 16 50-19.00
High dressing Utility 19 50-
20.00. Cutter 14.00-18.00.
Canner 11.00-14.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2,
1100-1500 lbs 21.00-23.00.
HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
Monday, Feb. 24
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 210-240 lb. 42.00-42.50;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 41.50-42,00;
US 2-3 195-250 lb. 41.00-41.50.
Vintage
Auction
February 26,1975
HOGS 725. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
barrows and gilts steady to
weak. BARROWS & GILTS:
US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 41.75-
42.25, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
40.75-41.50. SOWS: US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. 33.00-34.25, No. 2-
3 250-600 lbs. 27.00-30.00.
BOARS: 29.50-30.25, light
weights 32.00-35.00.
Feb. 24,1975
No market report
available at press time.
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, Feb. 26
HOGS- Barrows and gilts
50 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS
US 1-210-240 lb 42.00; US 1-3
200-250 lb. 40.50-41.00; US 2-3
245-270 lb 39.50-40.00
SOWS US 2-3 400-600 lb
32.50-34.50.
BOARS- 30 00-34 00.
New Holland
Auction
Feb. 24,1975
HOGS 1246. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
barrows and gilts about
steady. BARROWS &
GILTS: US No. 1-2 200-240
lbs. 41.50-42.50, No. 1-3 200-
250 lbs. 41.00-41.50, No. 2-3
220-270 lbs. 40.00-41.00, No. 2-
4 170-190 lbs. 39.50-41.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs.
31.00-36.00. BOARS: 29.00-
39.00.
We would be happy
to have you as a Customer ...
S. K. SHOTZBERGER, INC.
LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
Indianapolis
Auction
Thursday, Feb. 27
HOGS: 1500.
Barrows and gilts mostly
50 lower, instances 75 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 40.00-40.50;
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 39.50-40.00.
Leb. Valley
Auction
HOGS 429. Barrows and
gilts 24 cents to 50 cents
lower. US No. 1-3 190-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 40.75-41.35,
lot at 42.00, No. 2-3 185-250
lbs. 40.25-40.75, lot No. 2-4 160
lbs. at 36.25. US No. 1-3 300-
475 lbs. sows 34.00-36.75, few
No. 2-3 350-600 lbs. 31.50-
34.00. Few Boars 26.00-32.25.
FEEDER PIGS 22. Few
lots US No. 1-3 20-40 lbs.
feeder pigs 15.50-24.50 per
head.
Peoria
Auction
Thursday, Feb. 27
HOGS 3000
Barrows and gilts opening
1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS;
US 1-2 200-240 lb 39.50-40.00;
US 1-3 200-250 lb 39 00-39 50.
St. Louis
Auction
Thursday, Feb. 27
HOGS. 5000.
Barrows and grits 50-75
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Near 100 hd US 1-2 210-240 lb.
40.25; US 1-3 200-240 lb. 39.75-
40.00; Liberal volume 40.00.
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Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, February 2?)
Cattle Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
February
March
April 36.45 39.00 3.29 44.55
May
June 37.55 41.70
July
August 37.10 41.60
September
October 36.35 40.90
November
December 36.45 40.85
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are
Stronger and Eggs are Stronger.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, February 27)
Soybean
Corn Wheat Soybeans Meal
2.66 3.62=?<i 5.11*4 109.20
March
2.71 3 /« 3.63*2 5 24*2
May
2.73 3.54 3 /4 5.33*2
July
2.62 *'2 3.61 */ 2 5.32 126.00
September
October
November
December
2.49 3.69
Trend Com is Lower, Wheat is Lower, Soybeans are
Lower and Soybean Meal is Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
539.000 1,075,000
484.000 1,038,000
468.000 1,238,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
Leesport
Peb.26,1975
CATTLE 338. Supply in
cluded 103 head feeder
cattle. Compared With last
Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers mostly
steady to $1 higher.
Slaughter cows mostly $1
higher. Slaughter bullocks
grading Standard mostly 50c
lower. Few Good and Choice
800-1100 lbs slaughter steers
33.50- one at 37.35, Good
29.00- Standard 27.00-
30.35, Utility 23.25-27.00. Few
Choice slaughter heifers
30.00- few Good 26.00-
30.00, Standard 24.00-26.00.
Utility and High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 19.60-
22.35, few to 33.35, cutters
18.50- Canners 16.75-
18.75, Shells down to 14.75.
Few Good slaughter bullocks
26.25-26 75, Standard 23.75-
26.25, Utility 22.10-24.25,
individual Yield Grade No. 2,
1250 lbs at 24.10. Good 300-
650 lbs. feeder steers 25.75-
29.25, few to 31.50, Medium
700-800 lbs,. 23,00:24.35; Few
Good and Chdice“3oo-500 lbs.
feeder heifers 26.00-20.00,
few Medium 300-650 lb'-
feeder steers 25.75-29.20 few
3.18 49.20
3.74 44.35
42.60
4.40
5.29
Livestock
to 31.50, Medium 700-800 lbs.
23.00- Few Good and
Choice 300-500 lbs. feeder
heifers 26.00-30.00, few
Medium 300-650 lbs. 19.00-
21.00. Good 300-550 lbs.
feeder bulls 25.50-28.00,
Medium 300-500 lbs. 22.50-
25.00.
CALVES 166. Vealers
weak to $5 lower. Few Choice
vealers 50.00-55.00, Good
40.00- Standard 28.00-
40.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 20.00-
25.00, 110-130 lbs. 25.00-28.00,
70-85 lbs. 15.00-18.00. Farm
Calves: Few Holstein bulls
90-110 lbs. 20.00-24.00.
HOGS 267. Barrows and
gilts about steady. US No. 1-3
195-230 lbs. barrows and gilts
40.85-41.25, No. 2-3 185-260
lbs. 39.85-40.75, few No. 24
265-340 lbs. 39.00-39.50, No. 2-
4 125-185 lbs. 28.00-39.85. US
NO. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows
35.00- few No. 2-3 300-
500 lbs 33.50-35.00. Boars
22.00-
FEEDER PIGS 214. US
No 1-3 20-35 lbs feeder'pigs
18.00- per head, N6’ 1-3
35-50 lbs. 26.50-35.00, Utility
’O-30 lbs 13.00-30.00 per
ad.
3
Chicago
Prcdh Eggs
51.75
114.80
120.50
129.50
SHEEP
115.000
95,000
129.000