HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
Monday, March 3
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 210-235 lb. 41.00-41.50;
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 39.75-40.60;
US 2-3 235-260 lb. 39.00-39.75,
260-280 lb. 38.00-39.00.
Vintage
Auction
March 1,1975
HOGS 764: Compared with
last Saturday’s market;
barrows & Gilts mostly
steady, US No. 1-2 200-235
lbs. 41.00-41.50, No. 1-3 200-
245 lbs. 40.50-41.00, No. 2-3
235-270 lbs. 39.00-40.50, few
No. 2-4 270-3QO lbs. 37.10-
39.50, No. 2-4 155-185 lbs.
33.50- US No. 1-3 390-455
lbs. sows 31.00-32.00. Boars
26.50- few light weights
32.00.
MarchS, 1975
HOGS 530; Compared with
last Wednesday’s market;
barrows & gilts 25c to 75c
lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
41.0041.60, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 40.5041.00. US No. 1-3
200-550 lbs. sows 32.00-36.00.
Boars 28.00-30.00, light
weights 34.00-37.00.
St. Louis
Auction
March 6,1975
HOGS: 5500. Barrows and
gilts 25 to mostly 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 40.2540.75,
mostly 40.5040.75.
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
Lancaster
Auction
Wednesday, March 5
HOGS: Bar rows and and
gilts 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 210-240 lb. 41.50-42.00;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 40.50-41.00;
US 2-3 195-250 lb. 40.00-40.50.
250-275 lb. 38.50-40.00.
New Holland
Auction
MarchS, 1975
HOGS 1357; Compared
with last Monday’s market,
Barrows & Gilts 75c to $1
lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
40.75-41.50, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 40.00-40.75, No. 2-3 230-
270 lbs. 39.00-40.00, No. 2-4
170-190 lbs. 39.00-40.00. US
No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows
32.00-35.50. Boars 26.00-38.00.
Indianapolis
Auction
March6,l97s
HOGS: 1500. Barrows and
gilts steady to 25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 40.5040.75;
US 1-3 200-260 lb. 40.0040.50.
Peoria
Auction
March6,l97s
HOGS: 3000. Barrows and
gilts opening 25-50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
About 25 head US 1 41.00; US
1-2 200-240 lb. 40.5040.75; US
1-3 200-240 lb. 40.0040.50.
Peoria
March 6
Cattle Receipts this week
4600, last week 5008, last year
5368. Compared with last
weeks close, slaughter steers
steady to weak. Slaughter
Heifers steady to 50 higher.
Cows 50 lower. Bulls steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1150-1300
lbs. yield grade 3-4, 35.50-
36.00; load 1265 lbs. yield
grade 3-5, 35.00. And three
loads 1400-1525 lbs. yield
grade 4-5, 31.50-33.50. Choice
950-1275 lbs. yield grade 2-4,
34.50-35.50; Some carrying
mud 33.00-34.00. Couple loads
1050-1095 lbs. yield grade 2-3,
36.00-36.25. Mixed Good and
Choice 900-1300 lbs. 32.50-
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Penna.
March 4,1975
CATTLE 280. Supply in
cluded 113 head feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows steady to 50c lower.
Choice slaughter steers
33.85-35.35, few Good 28.00-
33.85, Standard 24.75-30.10,
few Utility 20.25-23.35. One
Good slaughter heifer at
29.75, few Standard 25.35-
27.75, few Utility 20.75-22.85.
Utility & High Dressing
Cutter slaughter cows 19.75-
21.35, Commerical 18.GO
-21.00, Cutters 18.60-20.10,
Canners 16.85-18.85, Shells
down to 12.00. Few Standard
slaughter bullocks 23.00-
25.50, few Utility 19.00-22.00.
Few Yield Grade No. 11180-
1540 lbs. slaughter bulls
21.75-25.00; few yields grade
No. 2 1300-1375 lbs. 23.00-
Leb. Valley
Auction
HOGS 326. Barrows & Gilts
weak to 50 cents lower. US
No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 40.60-41.00, No. 2-3 185-
250 lbs. 39,60-40.25. US No. 1-3
300-475 lbs. sows 34.25-39.25,
No. 2-3 375-575 lbs. 33.00-
35.25. Few Boars 26.25-26.75.
FEEDER PIGS 20. Lot US
No. 1-3 15 lbs. feeder pigs
13.50 per head, lot No. 1-3 70
lbs. 30.00 per head.
We would be happy
to have you as a Customer ...
S. K, SHOTZBEWGER, INC.
Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy.-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604
Phone: 393-4641 (day or night)
Cattle
34.50. Good 30.00-32.50.
Standard and Good 27.00-
30.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 900-1075
lbs. yield grade 3-4 , 34.50-
35.00. Choice 850-1050 lbs.
yield grade 2-4, 32.50-34.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 750-
1100 lbs. 29.00-32.50. Good
25.00-29.00. Standard and
Good 22.50-25.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commcrical 16.50-18.50.
High Dressing Utility 19.00.
Cutter 14.00-17,50, Canner
11.00-14.00.
BULLS; Yield grade 1-2,
1000-1500 lbs. 21.00-23.50.
Couple yield grade 1, 1900-
2000 lbs. 25.50-27.00.
23.85.‘Few Good & Choice
370-685 lbs. feeder heifers
24.00-29.00; few Good &
Choice 405-715 lbs. feeder
bulls 28.00-30.00, Medium
540-910 lbs. 17.00-23.00.
CALVES 209. One Prime
vealer at 63,00, few Choice
48.00- few Good 44.50-
48.00, Standard 31.00-40.00,
Utility 90-115 lbs. 17.00-19.50,
115-135 lbs. 21.50-31.00, 60-90
lbs. 15.50-17.50. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 80-120 lbs.
16.00-
HOGS 451. Barrows & Gilts
steady, spots 50 cents lower.
Few US No. 1-2 210-220 lbs.
barrows & gilts 40.8541.00,
No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 40.35-
41.00, No. 2-3 185-245 lbs.
39.5040.50, No. 24 150-185
lbs. 33.85-38.85. US No. 1-3
255455 lbs. sows 29.50-35.00,
few No. 2-3 410-635 lbs. 32.50-
34.25. Boars 24.00-28.50; few
light weights 33.00-35.50.
FEEDER PIGS 155. US
No. 1-3 30-50 lbs. feeder pigs
21.00-30.00 per head. No. 1-3
50-70 lbs. 30.00-35.00, Utility
20-30 lbs. 12.00-16.00 per
head.
SHEEP 22. Few Choice 55-
75 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 45.00-57.50, few Good
90-120 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 20.00-37.50.
Lancaster harming, Saturday, Marco o, xsr/D—J
Futures Trading
( Closing bids as of Thursday, March 7)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
March
April 35.30 38.20 3.10 42.15
May
June 36.20 40.30
July
August 35.80 40.70
September
October 35.00 39.95
November
December 35.05 39.90
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are
Mixed and Eggs are Higher.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, March 7)
Soybear
Corn Wheat Soybeans Meal
March 2.80% 3.65% 5.39%8 114.00
2.83% 3.65% 5.50%8 120.00
May
2.83% 3.57 5.59%8 126.00
July
September 2.73 3.64 5.56 B 132.00
October
November
December 2.58% 3.73
Trend—Corn is Stronger, Wheat is Stronger, Soybeans are
Stronger and Soybean Meal is Stronger.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS SHEEP
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week 529,000 1,089,000 lll,oot
Same Period Last Year 471,000 1,232,000 141,00 f
Baltimore USD A Report
March 5,1975
Cattle 375. Slaughter
steers steady to 50c lower;
not enough sales of heifers
for a market test. Cows weak
to 50c lower; few bulls 50c
lower. Supply 45 percent
slaughter steers & heifers, 40
percent cows, balance bulls
& feeders.
STEERS: Choice yield
grade 2-4 1000-1225 lbs. 35.00-
37.00, Good & Choice 33.00-
34.50, Good 940-1300 lbs.
29.50-32.50, Standard & Good
1000-1595 lbs. 25.00-28.75, few
Standard 22.25-23.35.
HEIFERS; Few Standard &
Good yield grade 2-3 770-1015
lbs. 24.00-28.00. COWS;
Utility 19.00-22.60, one at
23.00, Cutters 17.00-19.35,
Canner & Low Cutters 14.85-
17.00, BULLS; Yield Grade
New Holland
Wednesday, March 5
Reported receipts of 142
cows, and 3 bulls. Market
steady with last week.
Load of Franklin Co. cows
fresh 300-510 and springers
375-000; load of Pa. cows
fresh 510-730; load of Pa.
3.00 49.30
3.56 42.20
41.45
4.40
5.53%8
1,122,000
528,000
No. 1 1280-1775 lbs. 24.35-
26.15, few Good Bullocks 950-
1005 lbs. 27.00-30.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good &
Choice steer calves 235-500
lbs. 26.50-29.00; Good &
Choice steers 630-735 lbs.
27.75-28.75,800-1165 lbs. 29.00-
31.00; Good bull calves 335-
485 lbs. 23.50-27.00, several
Choice 27.50-30.00; Good &
Choice heifers 250-435 lbs.
24.25-25.50, Good 20.00-23.50,
package 550 lbs. at 19.75.
HOGS 700: Barrows &
Gilts 25c to 50c lower. US No.
1-3200-240 lbs. 39.50-39.75, 100
head 40.00, 15 head 210 lbs.
40.25, No. 2-3 230-260 lbs.
39.00-39.50, No. 2-4 250-280
lbs. 38.50-39.00. SOWS:
Steady to 50c lower. US No.
1-3 300-600 lbs. 33.50-34.50.
Dairy
cows fresh 400-640 and loac
of Wisconsin cows fresh 550-
695.
Herd dispersal of 18 head
from $3OO-465. Locallj
consigned cows 360-700 anc
springing heifers $340-550
bulls 230-235.
Chicago
Fresh Eggi
42.05
50.50
135.50
120,00 f