Livestock Summary Outlook
Retail meat prices began
to rise in April after
generally declining (or
several months and further
Increases are in prospect
through midyear. During
January-March, meat prices
averaged 7 percent below a
year earlier as red meat
production ran 2 percent
higher. But seasonal
reductions in beef production
this spring and further,
sharper cuts in pork are
reducing meat supplies from
the winter and year-ago
levels. Per capita meat
consumption during April-
June likely will drop to the
lowest level since the
removal of price controls in
the summer of 1973. Ex
pected increases in beef
supplies this summer could
moderate retail price ad
vances before prices turn
lower again in the fall. Retail
meat prices likely will
remain above year-earlier
levels for the remainder of
1975.
Cattle prices moved
sharply higher this spring in
PUBLIC AUCTION
for "G. Byron SlreeH” at the ARMORY, Chestertown, Md
SAT. JULY 12, at 12:00 noon
ANTIQUES - FURNISHINGS - PAINTINGS
PRINTS - GLASS - SILVER
CHINA, BOOKS.
Signed PICASSO engraving by Villon in 1924, Water
colors by Wharf & Sam Charles, Charcoal by
Laurencen, Prints by Hoyt, Zuloaga, Bakst, Seilo, 1865
Godey Prints ... CHIPPENDALE dresser, chair,
mirrors, Adams Gilt mirror C 1750, Hepplewhite card
table & side chair, Sheraton drop leaf table, Stewart
chair, Hitchcock chairs, Queen Anne wingback chair,
tilt top tables, 17th Century gateleg table, fire dogs
from Devon, metal lamps, etc. CHINA: Lowestoft,
Caldon, Limoges, Wedgwood, Dresden ... Yates
pewter ... GLASS: Baccarat, Waterford, Hawkes,
Lalique, Tuthill, Tiffany Bud vase... about 300 pieces
of Sterling & Sheffield Silver - Punchbowl & tray
teapot, unique serving pcs. (Tiffany, Paul Revere,
Reed & Barton, Shreve Crump & Law, Rand & Crane,
Gorham) ... .Various old books, some signed first
editions ...
Inspection Morning of Sale, Free Brochure from
HARRY RUDNICK & SONS, INC., Auctioneers
Galena, Md 21635 phone 1301] 648-5100.
PUBLIC SME
of Property Repossessed by FHA
28 High Grade and Reg. Holstein Dairy
Cows, Farm Machinery, Bulk Tank, etc.
FRIDAY NIGHT, JULY 4,1975
Starting at 7:30 P.M. with Farm Machinery
On the former Bill Fink farm, 10 mi NW of Williamsport, 5 mi W of
Rt 15 off Rf. 973, or 2 >/i mi. Wof Perryville
J.D. 520 tractor with live PTO, power steering, 3 pt.
hitch and new rubber; M.F. Rotobar rake; J.D. No. 5
mower; Oliver 3-16” high clearance trailer plows; J.D.
13-7 hole drill; J.D. 2-row cultivators; Brillion dbl.
cultipacker; Oliver 6’ dbl. disk; 16’ flatbed widetrack
wagon; N.H. 616 harvester with 1-row corn head; N.I.
No. 7 picker; Pittsburgh 12’ harrow; A.C. No. 66 PTO
combine with bin; Dari-Kool 400 gal. bulk tank; 2
DeLaval units -1 late; S.S. strainer, etc.
28 cows, 2 Reg., 3 fresh in May, 6 due in Aug., 3 in
Sept., and 6 in Dec., etc. Some of these cows were
bought at the Donald Bieber-Anson Fisher-and
Richard Huiser dispersals. Mostly NEBA, some ABS,
and bred to ABS, including sires such as Seaman,
Olympic, Pilot, Lancer, Memory, Seben J, and Man.
These cows have been getting very little gram.
Therefore, they’ll respond to better feeding. Selling
daughter of R. Maple, Seaman, Bootmaker grand
daughter, Busy, Jupiter, etc. Pregnancy checked, 30
day TB and bangs tested. Bring trucks and remove
cattle night of sale.
Sold by :
Farm Home Administration
Aucts.
MAX FRALEY & SON
717-546-6631 , . , . t
response to seasonal
reductions in cattle
slaughter from the near
record winter level and a
substantial reduction in
slaughter weights. Fewer
fed cattle accounted for all of
the decline in slaughter.
Cattle on feed inventories on
April 1 were down more than
30 percent from last year’s
reduced level and cattle
feeders have Indicated plans
to market the fewest fed
cattle this spring in 10 years.
Fed cattle prices have risen
the most, reflecting tight fed
beef supplies, moving from a
2-year low of nearly 35 cents
per 100 pounds in February
to nearly $5O in May. Feeder
cattle and cow prices also
rose during this period but
not to the same degree as fed
cattle.
Although spring cattle
slaughter numbers will be
down from winter, they will
likely still total 5-7 percent
above a year earlier, with all
the increase in nonfed cattle.
Fewer fed cattle in the
slaughter mix are reducing
average slaughter weights
by almost 40 pounds per
carcass from last year's
unusually high level. As a
result, beef production this
spring may be slightly less
than a year ago.
Price movements In the
cattle market this summer
and next fall will depend
largely on range feed sup
plies, weather, and the
development of this year’s
feed grain harvest. With
fewer cattle in feedlots and a
larger proportion of the total
slaughter coming from
nonfed cattle, slaughter
patterns could change
rapidly with changes in
short-term weather and
range conditions.
Availability of grass largely
will determine the timing
and magnitude of expected
increases in nonfed
slaughter from a record
large and growing cattle
herd. Although fed cattle
marketings could be on the
increase later this year, total
supplies of fed beef will
remain less than in recent
years.
Even under optimum
moisture conditions, grass
could become short by July
or August in many feeder
cattle producing areas,
requiring movement of
nonfed cattle. And after a
year of severely depressed
feeder cattle prices, cow
culling later this summer
and fall could be extensive.
Assuming normal range and
pasture conditions, cattle
slaughter is expected to
become record large this
summer and fall, placing
downward pressure on
prices of all classes of cattle.
But low average slaughter
weights of cattle, very small
supplies of slaughter hogs,
and fewer broilers in the
market will tend to cushion
any price declines in the
cattle market. Fed cattle
prices may decline to the low
to mid-s4o’s in the summer
and near $4O in the fall if
these nonfed cattle move to
market as expected. Dry
conditions could exaggerate
the movement of nonfed
cattle, pushing prices even
lower.
Sustained profitable
returns to cattle feeders will
be a prerequisite to any
significant increase in
demand for feeder cattle.
Improved feeding margins
this spring may result in
some increase movement of
feeder cattle into feedlots,
but no surge is likely prior to
further developments in this
year’s grain crops. If the
crop is big enough to produce
a break in feed prices,
demand for feeder cattle this
fall could be substantial,
Plant Pesticides
Who would have thought
that larkspur could be a
natural enemy of lice and
nits, or that a brief exposure
to powdered garlic could
devastate several species of
ticks? USDA researchers
have, and they’ve uncovered
lots of plants that produce
natural compounds that may
help man control insects. A
new handbook issued by
USDA’s Agricultural
Research Service chronicles
results from tests on nearly
1,500 plants. Entitled In
secticides From Plants,
(Agricultural Handbook No.
461) the book is intended
primarily as a scientific
reference source. Copies are
available from the
Superintendent of
Documents, U.S. Govern
ment Printing Office,
Washington, D.C. 20402.
Price is $2.
supporting feeder cattle
prices. Although feeder
prices will tend to parallel
the fed cattle market, the
unuiually wide positive
margins of this past year
between feeder and fed
cattle prices could narrow
this fall.
Continued sharp reduc
tions in hog slaughter and
favorable prices for hog
farmers are in prospect
through early 1976. Com
mercial pork production
during January-March 1975
fell 10 percent below the 1974
winter level and the
percentage decline during
April-June could be nearly
twice as steep. Reduced
slaughter supplies this year
reflect the profit squeeze
experienced by pork
producers last year. In
addition, rapidly rising com
prices last year made the
cash grain market a more
profitable alternative to
feeding hogs for those
producers who raise their
own feed.
Hog prices have generally
risen for about a year,
although advances during
this past winter probably
were restricted somewhat by
the depressed cattle market.
Barrow and gilt prices
moved sharply higher in
May, topping $47 per 100
pounds on most markets, as
fed cattle prices jumped.
Second half 1975 pork
production could be down 15-
17 percent from last year,
reflecting sharp reductions
in the 1975 spring pig crop.
Pork production could
decline even further if
producers withhold more
females from slaughter. This
could happen if com prices
were to drop sharply this
summer and fall in response
to a bumper feed grain crop.
Barrow and gilt prices
during July-September
likely will average the
highest since the summer of
1973, at $45-47 per 100 pounds
and peak over $5O. Hog
prices are likely to decline
some during the fall, even
though the seasonal increase
in pork production from
summer to fall likely will be
less than usual this year. The
moderate seasonal increase
in pork production in the fall
will be augumented by ex
pected large beef supplies
and lower cattle prices,
which could move the hog
market slightly below the
summer average during
October-December. Pork
production in 1975 likely will
be the smallest in 9 years.
Improved returns to hog
fanners this spring may
temper earlier plans for
reductions in this fall’s pig
crop. Last March, producers
in 14 states planned to reduce
sow farrowings for part of
this crop by 17 percent.
These are the pigs that will
produce pork supplies in
early 1976. Hog farmers are
not likely to expand
LARGE DISPERSAL
AT HEYER BROS. CIRCLE LANE FARM
Just off Rte. 6 at Wysox, Pa.
TUESDAY EVE., JULY IST AT 6:10 SHARP!!
201 GOOD HOLSTEINS - 4 COLORED ANIMALS
A good place to select replacements' 140 cows (about Vz are just fresh,
40 dry cows, balance year-round freshening) - Herd sire - balance all-age
hfrs. Excess farm machinery such as tractors, chopper, s.u wagon,
elevators, etc All dairy-related items including 60-cow pipeline DeLaval
milker complete, 2 barn cleaners (16" w-300' chain each), 550 gal Esco
tank, Crane concrete 24x60 silo, “Big Jim” 24’ unloader, many, many dairy
items Owned by Heyer Bros, Circle Lane Farm For information or to have
full list mailed you, write Rumsey Sales, Bath, NY (607-776-3478)
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 28.1975
farrowing operations
significantly until the 1975
com harvest is assured and
prices move lower. It now
appears that if this year's
feed crop is big enough to
reduce corn prices, the
FARMERSVILLE AUCTION
hies. eve. mr i, ins
6 P.M.
In Farmersville, 3 mi east ol Brownstown, Lane Co. Pa
3 bedroom suites including Pine w-shadow box
mirror, walnut, maple; new colonial living room suite;
3 new rugs, large Norge Gas Refrigerator; Frigidaire
washer and dryer set; Coppertone elec. Refrigerator
w-reversable door; 2 Singer treadle sewing machines;
Serta Pedic boxspring and mattress set; single beds
complete; double maple and mah. poster beds; china
closet; oak buffet; oak high top bed; filled Avon bot
tles; old clocks; breakfast sets; coppertone side by
side refrigerator; Lester spinet piano; oak office desk
and chair; hide-a-bed; lots of small items; etc., etc.
We sell on commission Terms by
Call 7:7 354-5095 John J. Ro«
Anything from attic junque to estates'
FEEDER
PIG SALE
600 HEAD
sat., ay s, isis
Located at North end of Goodville on Water St., East Earl Township,
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
SALE No. 1 -
350 Head Feeder Pigs
John J. Zeiset
1 mile north of Goodville, Pa.
SALE No. 2 -
250 Head Feeder Pigs
Paul M. Zeiset
GOODVILLE, PA.
SALE no. 3 -
250 Head Feeder Pigs
for Erwin Sensenig
GOODVILLE, PA.
All Feeder Pigs Wormed, Louse Treated and
Tails Docked.
ORDER OF SALE;
Sale No. 1 - 1:00 p.m.
Sale No. 2 - 2:00 p.m.
Terms by
JOHN J. ZEISET
Elton Horning, Auctioneer
initial expansion could begin
with the December 1975 -
February 1976 pig crop with
larger increases in March-
May. However, these hogs
will not enter the slaughter
market until mld-1976.
at 1:00 p.m
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