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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1973
Page
14
Hog prices cited for Lebanon Valley Auction on Tuesday July 3 show barrows and gilts up to 1.50 higher. U S 1-3 hogs 200-215 pounds bring 42.85 to 43.10, 195-240 pound hogs 42.50 to 42.75. Sows 400-700 pounds 34.00 to 34.75. Boars 28.60 to 34.25. One lot of 20 pound feeder pigs at 16.50 per head.
Barrows and gilts steady to 25 lower as demand remains scarce at the Lancaster Market on Monday July 2. Hog sales show 1500 head with barrows and gilts mostly up to 1.00 higher across US 1-3 grades and weights, with price ranges noted for US 1-2 and US 1-3 classifications.
Hog prices and early bids for barrows gilts and sows listed with weight ranges and US classifications. Market activity noted as quiet on holiday and with a daily hog count of 3500 later in the report.
Average prices from five local feed and grain concerns for July 5 1973. Prices are per bushel except car corn per ton. Bid is price dealers pay to farmers. Offered is price dealers sell at their mill. Not all dealers handle every commodity. Try A Classified Ad.
Slaughter steers rose about a half dollar and heifers 25 to 50 cents, with cows up 25 to 50 cents while feeders held steady. Three day receipts 11 500, 4 day prior 20 000, year ago 12 200. Slaughtered cattle mix includes steers about 31 percent, heifers 40 percent, cows 10 percent, feeders 15 percent. Demand remained good outside Omaha area, though midweek Fourth of July pause limited slaughter, with some plants curtailing quotas.
Reported receipts of 39 cows and 4 heifers with a steady market. Loadings include Canadian cows fresh 365 to 750, New York State cows 485 to 600, Vermont cows 530 to 630, locally consigned cows 390 to 710, and springing heifers 430 to 460.
Feeder cattle market in Oklahoma City shows 1.00 higher by category with Good and Choice cattle dominating 450-825 lb steers and 400-650 lb heifers. Prices listed include Choice 344-369 lb at 65.10 72.50, 414 lb at 68.10, Holstein steers 582-584 lb at 48.20-49.10, 600-700 lb at 45.45-48.00, and feeder heifers 311-376 lb at 58.10-60.10 with multiple weight ranges and quotes across Good and Choice categories.
Wholesale meat prices hold steady with limited supplies as week ends. Beef ranges show Prime 73.00 to 74.00 per hundredweight and various cuts in the mid 60s to low 90s, pork loins and hams quoted, Kosher market stable for Friday with prices listed for steer beef and lamb. Clarin D. Ashby of Uintah Basin Utah notes the proverb about horns and bands.
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