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Newspaper
Lancaster Farming
Location
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1973
Page
14
Hog prices Monday July 16 with barrows and gilts mostly 4 higher. US 1-2 200-220 lb 45.00-45.50. US 1-3 200-230 lb 44.50-45.00. US 2-3 220-250 lb 43.50-44.50. Lows US 1-3 35.50-38.50. Boars 36.00-37.00. Saturday July 14 prices 3-4 higher with US 1-2 200-240 lb 44.85-45.35. Wednesday July 18 200-240 lb 44.75-45.35. Sows 315-575 lb 33.35-36.85. Bears 32.00-34.50.
Barrows and gilts sold for about 75 to 1.00 higher. Sows were scarce. Small lots sorted US 1 210-235 lb at 45.00-45.50. US 1-2 195-240 lb at 44.00-44.50. US 2-3 190-250 lb at 43.50-44.00. US 2-4 250-270 lb at 42.00-43.50.
Tuesday sale of 307 head shows barrows and gilts 25 cents to mostly 1 higher. US 1-3 185-230 lb range 43.75-44.85 with a 45.00 top. 2-3 180-265 lb 42.00-43.00. sow prices 37.50-40.25. feeder pigs 25.50-35.50 per head. sheep lambs 33.00-35.50 for 85-100 lb and 28.00-32.00 for 75-100 lb.
Market compared with last Tuesday shows slaughter steers 1.25 higher, cows 0.75 higher, and bulls up to 1. Goods ranged by weight with steers 1050 to 1150 pounds around 47.75 to 58.85, heifers 41.00 to 46.25, cows mostly 32.00 to 39.00, and bulls 45.10 to 47.00. Veal calves and farm calves also offered with varied prices across weight classes.
Slaughter steers and heifers rose early but finished stronger by 50 cents from week start. cows mainly fell 50-1.00 with bulls steady. Feeders up 50-1.00 amid brisk demand. Four day receipts 12,600 versus 17,800 last week. Prices shown for various classifications with midweek highs and late sales.
Penn State weekly crop and weather report notes Lancaster average weekly temperature at 76 degrees, 2 degrees above/below normal. Growing degree days reaching 50 degrees totaled 1418, 54 above the normal year. Rainfall for the week was .44 inches, season total since April 1 at 16.83 inches, 2.94 inches above normal.
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