Hog Markets
Lancaster
Market
Monday April 18,1977
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
10-75 lower; sows steady to
.00 lower.
BABROWS AND GILTS:
LJS 1 200-240 lb. 38.50-38.75;
JS 1-2 200-240 lb. 37.50-38.10;
JS 2-3 200-250 lb. 37.00-37.60;.
SOWS: US 1-3 325-400 lb.
*6.00-27.50; 400600 lb. 28.50
11.50.
St. Louis
Thursday April 21,1977
Barrows & gilts fairly
active, 25-50 higher.US 1-2
200-240 lb. 37.50 US 1-3 200-250
lb. 37.25-37.50
Peoria Auction
Thursday, April 21,1977
3500 - Receipts currently
400 under estimate. Barrows
& gilts active, opening fully
steady instances 50 higher.
US 1-2 200-230 lb. 37.00-
37.50, ablut 135 head 37.65-
37.75; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 36.50-
37.00.
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Lancaster
Auction
- Wednesday April 20,1977
HOGS:
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 200230 lb. 39.25-39.75;
US 1-2 200240 lb. 38.00-38.60;
US .2-3 200250 lb. 37.00-37.75.
Vintage
Saturday, April 16
710 head. No. 1 and 2 200240
pounds 39.00-40.00; No. 3 200
240 pounds 38.00-39.00;
lightweight 150175 pounds
29.25-32.25; sows 380790
pounds 29.0030.75; boars
200-800 pounds 23.0024.00
Wednesday, April 20
565 head. No. 1 and 2 200-
240 pounds 38.00-39.00 No. 3
200-240 pounds 37.00-38.00;
sows 300-600 pounds 28.75-
31.00; boars 200-825 pounds
23.75-26.00.
Thursday, April 21
No. 2 and 3 25-40 pounds 78-
88; No. 2 and 3 45-70 pounds
50-81; No. 3 30-40 pounds 63-
84; No. 2 119 pounds 45;
utility 29-33 pounds 8084;
boars 25-36 pounds 68-88.
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE^k
TUESDAY,APRIL26 IP.M.
Consign ail your feeder pigs to Walter M. Dunlap & Sons
where they will be handled by a capable and experienced staff.
Feeder pigs received from 6 A.M. to 11 A.M
UNCASTER STOCK YARDS
For Further Informolion, Coll 717-397-5136
New Holland
Feeder Pig
Wednesday, April 20
Shoats; 1131 head. No. 1
and 2 38-48 pounds 98-103;
No. 2 31-43 pounds 98-116,45-
57 pounds 88-98; No. 2 and 3
28-39 pounds 100-112, 42-52
pounds 87Va-1097; No. 3 27-40
pounds 93-108, 49-60 pounds
80-87; utility 36-54 pounds 44-
57.
New Holland
Wednesday, April 20
1506 head. Retail 38.50-
39.50; heavyweight 35.50-
37.25; lightweight 33.50-
37.25; wholesale 37.25-38.50;
sows 26.00-32.50; boars 20.00-
28.50.
Indianapolis
Thursday April 21,1977
Ba/rows & gilts
moderately active, mostly 50
instances 75 higher.
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 37.75-38.00
US 1-3 200-240 lb. 37.25-37.75.
Lancaster
Grain Prices
April 21
These prices are made up
of the average prices quoted
by a number of participating
are feed and grain concerns.
It should be noted, however,
that not every dealer or
broker handles each com
modity. All prices are per
bushel except ear corn and
soybean meal which are per
ton.
- The average prices quoted
Thursday, April 21 are as
follows:
Bid + Offered +
Ear Com 60.00 69.00
Shelled Com 2.60 2.78
Barley 2.48 2.69
Oats
Local 1,68% 1.88%
Western 2.06 2.26
CONTACT:
JOHN CAMPBELL
Atglen, PA
(215) 593-5529
GARY McGEE
Spring Run, PA
(717) 349-2340
DAN DERR
Conowingo, MD.
(301)378-3280
Lancaster
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VEALERS: Prime 72.00-
78.00, few 80.00-84.00; Choice
65.00- high Good and
low Choice 50.00-63.00; Good
42.00- Standard and
Good 90-110 lb. 26.0040.00;
Standard 75-95 lb. 18.00-28.00.
RETURNED TO FARM:
One lot Standard and Good
100-105 lb. Holstein heifers
43.00, few head 39.00-40.00;
Standard and Good 95-110 lb.
Holstein bulls 42.0050.00.
Belleville
Auction
Wednesday, April 20
CATTLE: 145. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
25.00- higher, few good
slaughter steers 33.00-33.50.
Slaughter heifers few good
32.75-33.75. Cows Utility and
high dressing cutter 29.75-
32.35, couple to 33.00. Cutters
28.85-30.60, few canners
26.00- Bullocks couple
Good 34.00-34.25. Slaughter
bulls few Yield Grade 11250-
1950 lbs. 33.35-36.85.
FEEDER CATTLE: Good
feeder steers 400-700 lbs.
31.00- few Choice feeder
heifers 500-800 lbs. 30.00-
34.00.
CALVES: 150. Vealers
grading Standard and Good
70-110 lbs. 3.00-7.00 higher.
Choice 60.00-70.00, few Good
50.00- few Standard and
Good 110-130 lbs. 45.00-50.00,
90-110 lbs. 32.00-41.00,
Standard 70-285 lbs. 25.00-
34.00.
FARM CALVES: Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 38.0044.00.
HOGS: 415. Barrows and
gilts 1.00-1.25 lower. US No.
1-2 200-240 lbs. 36.60-37.80,
No. 1-3 195-250 lbs. 35.60-
36.60, few lots of No. 2-3 240-
250 lbs. 34.80-35.50. Sows US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. 27.50-
32.50. Boars 15.50-21.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 307. No.
1-315.00-20.00 per head, 20-35
lbs. 18.0036.50, 35-60 lbs.
33.0048.00. Utility 2035 lbs.
15.00-25.00 per head.
SHEEP: 11. Few Utility
35-75 lbs. wooled lambs 32.00-
37.00, few slaughter ewes
8.50-14.50.
Wheat
Millers 2.64 2.85
Soybeans 9.85
Soybean Meal
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 23,1977
Futures Trading
May
June 45.70 42.80
July
Aug. 44.90 43.85
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs are higher. Potatoes are
lower, and Eggs are mixed.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
CHICAGO GRAIN FUTURES
May
July
Aug.
Sept.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Trend-Corn is lower, Wheat is lower, Soybeans are higher
and Soybean Meal is higher.
Markets Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
338.75
Week to date
Same period last week
Same Period last year
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(Closing Bids as of Thursday, April 21)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
44.65
44.35 39.75
45.50 39.70
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, April 21)
Soybean
Wheat Cora Soybeans Meal
2.65% 2.55% 10.45 298.50
2.74 2.59 10.32 299.00
2.81% 2.61 8.32 244.50
2.92fe 2.63 %
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE HOGS
544.000 1,251,000
544.000 1,138,000
517.000 1,004,000
FOR TOP MARKET DOLLARS
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
APRIL, 26 1977
Chicago
Fresh Eggs
9.38 48.25
50.60
52.90
58.50
5.64
10.07 294.00
211.00
.7.37
196.00
SHEEP
102,000
101,000
93,000
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