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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1972
Page
14
Slaughter steers and heifers 25-50c higher while cows and bulls hold steady as feeders stay firm amid broad demand. Four day receipts 18 900. weather and road hazards curtail movement. Key lots include High Choice and Prime steers and heifers with varied weights and price ranges across U S markets.
Prices for slaughter steers and heifers advanced for the second straight week on Thursday January 28 in Peoria. Steers mostly steady to 25 higher, heifers 25 to 50 higher, cows about 50 higher, bulls steady to 50 higher. Availability includes high good to prime loads, mixed lots, with Holsteins and utility cattle also listed.
Trend cattle and hogs move higher while potatoes hold steady and eggs edge lower. Markets reported by the Commodity Department at Reynolds & Company.
Hog prices on Wednesday January 26 show steady gains across weight classes with US 1 200-220 Ibs at 30.25 to 30.50 and US 1-3 210-255 Ibs at 29.00 to 29.85. Earlier Monday ranges include US 1 200-235 Ib at 28.50 to 29.00 and US 2-3 195-255 Ib at 27.50 to 28.25.
Auction listing details a sale on Saturday January 22 featuring hogs priced by weight. Entries include 195-240 lb hogs at 28.00 to 29.00, 47 head at 29.00 to 30.00, lightweights 150-180 lb at 21.50 to 27.35, heavies 240-280 lb at 26.25 to 28.75, sows 19.25 to 21.75, and boars 16 to 19.50.
Hog market at New Holland lists 1128 head with retail 28.50 to 30.00 per unit and wholesale bids across classes 2s and 3s at 27.75 to 28.50. Heavyweights sell 26.50 to 27.75, sows 19.50 to 22, boars 17 to 20.
The Nottingham sale lists fat hogs weighing 200 to 250 pounds at 24.75 to 27 per hundredweight. Sows run 325 to 350 pounds. Feeder pigs priced 1000 to 1750 each for 2025 2050.
Auction listings show Tuesday sale on January 25 with 230 head barrows and gilts priced by weight and grade. U S 2-3 pigs 195-250 pounds range 28.25 to 28.75, other lots 2-4 180-250 pounds 26.75 to 28.25, sows 250-550 pounds range 20.50 to 25.60, 10 feeder pigs at US 13% pounds 14.00 per head.
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