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HOG PRICES
Lancaster
Market
May 5,1975
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
2.00-3.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 210-240 lb. 47.25-47.50;
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 46.75-47.00;
US 2-3 230-265 lb. 46.50-46.75.
Lancaster
Auction
May 7,1975
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
50-1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-3 200-255 lb. 47.35-48.00;
Few US 1 210-230 lb. 48.50.
Vintage
Auction
May 3,1975-
HOGS 747: Compared with
last Saturday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts $1.50 to $3
higher. US No. 1-2 200-235 lbs.
45.85-46.35, No. 1-3 200-245
lbs. 45.00-45.85, No. 03 200
255 lbs. 44.0044.75, few Us
No. 24 260-270 lbs. 42.85-
43.75, No. 1-3 150-175 lbs.
35,00-39.75.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 380-585
lbs. 35.00-37.25. Few Boars
30.75-31.50, few light weights
33.0043.00.
May 7,1975
HOGS 700: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts $4 to $4.25
higher. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs.
48.2548.85, No. 1-3 200-250
lbs. 47.5048.00. Us No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 37.0038.85.
Boars 31.00-32.00, light
weights 37.0041.50.
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New Holland
Auction
May 5,1975
HOGS 1568: Compared
with last Monday’s market.
Barrows & Gilts strong to
13.50 higher. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 47.50-48.00, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 46,00-47.50, No. 2-
3 220-280 lbs. 45.00-46.00, No 1-
3 160-190 lbs. 44.00-46.00. US
No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows
35.00-38.75. Boars 30.00-42.50.
St. Louis
Auction
May 8,1975
HOGS: 5500.
Barrows and gilts 75-1.00
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 46.7547.00,
few small lots 47.25; US 1-3
200-240 lb, 46,5046.75.
Peoria
Auction
May 8,1975
HOGS: 3500.
Barrows and gilts
moderately active, steady to
weak.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200240 lb. 47.0047.50;
US 1-3 200250 lb. 46.5047.00;
US 2-3 250260 lb. 46.0046.50,
260280 lb. 45.0046.00; US 34
280300 lb. 44.0045.00.
Indianapolis
Auction
May 8,1975
HOGS; 1500.
Barrows and gilts fairly
active, steady to 25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
Few US 1-2 200240 lb. 47.50
47.75; US 1-3 200250 lb. 47.00
47.50.
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Leb. Valley
Auction
May 6,1975
HOGS 415. Barrows and
gilts $4 to |4.SO higher. US
No. 1-3 200-235 lbs. barrows
and gUts 47.60-40,85, No. 2-3
190-245 lbs. 46.35-47.75, No. 2-
4 250-290 lbs. 38.7545.00, No.
1-3150-180 lbs. 41.2543.75. US
No. 1-3 300-560 lbs. sows
34.25-37.25, few No. 2-3 385-
635 lbs. 28.25-33.00, UtiUty
250-330 lbs. 24.00-31.00. Boars
28.00-
FEEDER PIGS 20. US No.
1-3 30-35 lbs. feeder pigs
31.00- per bead, lot No.
1-3 4045 lbs. at 37.50 per
head.
Lancaster
Feeder
Friday, May 2
Feeder Cattle
855
Today
Last Week
1347
TREND; Feeder steers
1.00 higher, instances 2.00
higher.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 750-975 lb. 35.75-38.85,
Choice 600-750 lb. 33.25-37.50,
small lot Choice 555 lb. 36.25;
mixed Good and Choice 600-
800 lb. 30.25-35.50; Good 400-
750 lb. 23.85-28.00.
Local Grain
Thursday, May 8
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 ear
com which is per ton.
The average local grain
prices quoted Thursday,
May 8, 1975 are as follows;
Bid+ Offered+
Gar Corn 66.25 73.75
Shelled Com 2.85 3.06
Oats
Local
Western
Barley
1.69 1.97
2.19
2.05 2.24
Wheat
Millers 2.96
+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.
RAY HARBOLD
ONE STEP HAULING
717-367-4036
Elizabethtown, PA 17022
York
Livestock
Tbomaaville, Pennsylvania
May 7,1975
CATTLE 114. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter steers
grading Standard strong to
$4 higher. Slaughter cows $1
to 02.50 higher. Good
slaughter steers 38.8544.00,
Standard 32.75-39.50. One
Choice slaughter heifer at
39.00, few Good 20.75-35.35,
few Utility 20.35-24.25. UtiUty
& High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 22.60-23.75,
Cutters 21.60-22.50, Canners
19.00-20.35, Shells down to
15.00. Choice slaughter
bullocks, individual’s 30.00
and 33.10, Standard, in
dividual’s 24.00 and 24.35.
Yield Grade No. 1 1690 and
1890 lbs. slaughter bulls,
individual’s 28.00 and 29.50.
Few Medium 270-950 lbs.
feeder steers 25.50-30.00; few
Good 530-720 lbs. feeder
heifers 26.75-30.50.
Calves 72. Vealers grading
Utility $4 higher. Choice
vealers 51.00-61.00, Good
45.00-51.00, Standard 35.00-
47.00, Utility 90-120 lbs. 34.00-
39.00, few 70-85 lbs. 30.00-
34.00,
HOGS 47. US No. 1-3 195-
210 lbs. barrows & gilts 44.75-
46.00, few No. 2-4 270-300 lbs.
38.00. Few US No. 1-3 280-550
lbs. sows 32.00-35.00. Few
Boars 27.00-33.50.
FEEDER PIGS 18. US No.
1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs
32.00-33.00 per head.
SHEEP 2. Two Slaughter
ewes at 8.00.
Peoria Cattle
MayB
Weekly Summary
Cattle Receipts
This Week 4000
Last Week 5300
Year Ago 5000
Compared with last week’s
close, slaughter steers 2.00-
4.00 higher. Slaughter
heifers 2.50-4.00 higher. Cows
1.50-3.00 higher. Bulls fully
steady. Receipts about 70
percent slaughter steers, 20
percent slaughter heifers,
balance mainly cows. Best
demand continued for choice
to prime slaughter steers
weighing over 1100 lbs. At
mid-week buyers not as
aggressive for numbers.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1200-1300
lbs. yield grade 3-4 51.00-
52.00; four loads at latter
price. Choice 1000-1250 lbs.
yield grade 2-4 48.00-51.00;
Mixed Good and Choice 900-
1300 lbs. 44.50-48.00; Good
41.00-44.50; Standard and
Good Holsteins 39.00-41.00,
few Good 42.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Lancaster Farming, Saturday. May 10.1975
Futures Trading
(Closing bids as of Thursday, May 8)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
May
June 47.25 46.22
July
August 43.10 45.70
September
October 39.80 43.30
November
December 38.65 42.70
Trend Cattle are Lower, Hogs are Lower, Potatoes are
Higher, and Eggs are Lower.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing bids as of Thursday, May 8)
Soybean
Com Wheat Soybeans Meal
May
2.74V* 3.19% 5.14 118.00
July
2.71% 3.14% 5.03 119.50
September
2.59V4 3.18% 4.90% 121.00
October
November
December
2.44% 3.27%
January 1976
Trend Com is Mixed, Wheat is Stronger, Soybeans are
Stronger, and Soybean Meal is Higher.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
U. S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
508.000 1,040,000
498.000 1,093,000
484.000 1,313,000
Week to Date
Same Period Last Week
Same Period Last Year
Choice and Prime 900-1100
lbs. yield grade 3-4 48.50-
49.50, half-load 50.00; Choice
850-1075 lbs. yield grade 2-4
46.00-48.50; Mixed Good and
Choice 750-1100 lbs. 41.00-
46.00; Good 38.50-41.00.
COWS: Utility and
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Gene Zwally, President
Marvin Johns, Secy-Treasurer
P.O. Box 925, Lancaster, Pa. 17604
Phone; 393-4641 (day or night)
HEAVY
PRODUCING
HIGH-GRADE
HOLSTEINS
FEEDER CATTLE
JOSEPH BRILL
Lancaster RD6,17603 717-394-8184
46.70
5.22 55.70
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4.92
4.97 127.00
Commercial 21.50-24.00;
Cutter 19.00-23.00; Canner
14.00-19.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2
1100-1800 lbs. 21.00-26.00;
several yield grade 1 27.00-
28.50.
3
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
44.00
43.80
46.00
49.00
54.00
56.60
123.50
125.50
SHEEP
115.000
114.000
130.000