• Hog Markets
Lancaster
Hogs
December IS, 1979
1500 head.
US No. 1 200-235 lbs. 43.00-
46.00, few to 48.00; 1 & 2 200-
240 lbs. 41.75-42.50; 2 & 3
40.5041.50.
Mon., December 17,1979
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday, barrows: and
gilts 50-1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-245 lbs. 43.5044.25,
few 44.2544.50; Selected US
1 205-240 lbs. 45.0046.00; US
1-3 210-260 lbs. 42.5043.50.
Wed., December 19,1979
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
1.50 to mostly 2.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 41.5042.25,
few 42.3542.60; Selected US
1 210-240 lbs. 43.5044.50; US
lbs. 40.7541.50.
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Indianapolis
Hogs
Thurs., December 20,1979
HOGS: 1500 - Barrows &
gilts fairly active, firm to
mostly 25 higher. US 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 39.7540.25, 2 lots
40.50; 240-250 lbs. 39.25-39.75.
SOWS: Active, steady to 25
lower. (11%). US 1-3 300400
lbs. 29.00-29.50; 400-500 lbs.
Scarce; 500-610 lbs. 33.00-
33.50.
BOARS: Under 250 lbs.
24.00-25.00; over 300 lbs.
23.00.
St. Louis
Hogs
Thurs., December 20,1979
HOGS: 7000 - Barrows &
gilts fairly active, 25-50
higher. US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
39.50-39.75; US 1-3 230-250
lbs. 38.50-39.50 (About 12%).
SOWS: Uneven, wts. under
500 lbs. 50 higher; over 500
lbs. steady to 50 lower. US 1-3
300-500 lbs. 30.00-30.50; Over
500 lbs. 32.00-32.50.
BOARS; Over 350 lbs.
24.00; under 250 lbs. 25.00-
26.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Lancaster, Pa.
Tues., December 18,1979
Feeder Pigs
Today 1267
Last Tuesday 1216
Compared to last Tuesday,
feeder pigs 10.00 lower,
instances 15.00 lower. All
pigs weighed on arrival and
sold by the hundredweight.
US 1-2; 94 head 30-39 lbs.
57.0065.00; 340 head 4049
lbs. 51.00-65.00; 227 head 50-
59 lbs. 50.00-58,09; 71 head 60-
71 lbs. 42.0047J0.
US 2-3: 85 head 26-39 lbs.
50.00-59.50; 103 head 4049
lbs. 44.00-51.00; 40 head 50-52
lbs. 30.00-35.00; 29 head 62-
101 lbs. 27.0033.00.
No auction next week due
to holiday.
Vintage
Hogs
Paradise, Pa.
Saturday, December 15
A total of 1235 head sold.
All prices per hun
dredweight.
No. 1 and 2, 200 to 240 lbs.
44.00 to 45.50; No. 2 and 3,210
to 250 lbs. 40.50 to 44.00;
sows, 300 to 650 lbs. 28.00 to
31.50; boars, 205 to 625 lbs.
23.00 to 28.00.
Wednesday, December 19
A total of 613 hogs moved.
U.S. No. 1 and 2, 200 to 245
lbs. 42.00 to 43.85; No. 2 and
3,200 to 245 lbs. 40.00 to 42.00;
sows, 300 to 650 lbs. 26.00 to
34.75; boars, 200 to 500 lbs.
25.00 to 27.00; lightweights,
180 to 195 lbs. 38.00 to 41.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, Pa.
Wed., December 19,1979
Feeder Pigs
Today 1679
Last Wednesday 1559
Last Year 1180
Compared to last Wed
nesday, feeder pigs 5.00-10.00
lower, extremes 20.00 lower
on US 2-3. All pigs weighed
on arrival and sold by the
-hundredweight.
US 1-2 254 head 25-39 lbs.
56.00- 80 head 31-42 lbs.
70.00- 392 head 4049
lbs. 47.00-68,00; 150 head 50-
59 lbs. 43.00-53.00; 108 head
60-80 lbs. 43.00-52.00; 57 head
89-120 lbs. 36.0040.50.
US 2-3 119 head 24-39 lbs.
48.00- 50 head 41-53 lbs.
40.0049.00; 198 head 50-92
lbs. 35.0046.00.
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Peoria
Hogs
Thurs., December 20,1979
HOGS: 3500 - Barrows &
gilts active, opening steady
to 25 higher. US 1-2 200-230
lbs. 39.5040.00, 100 head
40.25; US 1-3 200-240 lbs.
39.00-
SOWS: Under 500 lbs.
steady to 50 instances 75
higher; over 500 lbs. steady
to 1.00 lower. (16%). US 1-3
350-500 lbs. 31.50-32.25,
mostly 32.00; 500650 lbs.
32.00-
New Holland
Hogs
New Holland, Pa.
Mon., December 17,1979
Hog Auction
1965
1882
1655
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND; Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts
1.00 lower, few early sales as
much as 1.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 41.75-42.00,
few early 41.35-41.75; US 1
205-230 lbs. 44.0045.00, few
early 43.0044.00; US 1-3 220-
250 lbs. 41.2541.75.
Feeder Pig
Sale
Marion, Va.
December 12,1979
There were 1,032 head
sold. All pigs were graded by
Representatives of the
VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on USDA standards and sold
by the hundredweight.
US 1-2’s: 40-60 lbs. 41.00-
44.00; 61-100 lbs. 36.00-38.00;
101 lbs. & up 35.00.
US 3’s
40-60 lbs. 36.00-
39.00; 61-100 lbs. 34.00-35.00;
101 lbs. & up 33.00.
Utility & 4’s: 40-50 lbs.
39.50; 61-70 lbs. 36.50.
Pa. Grain
December 17,1979
Compared with last
Monday’s market for
Southeastern, Central and
South Central Pa. Com
uneven, 10 cents lower to 5
cents higher. Wheat steady
to 15 cents higher. Barley &
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 22,1979
Chicago Grain Futures
( Closing Bids as of Thursday, December 20,1979)
Soybean
Corn Wheat Soybeans Meal
Jan.
2.86% 4.52 6.90% 191.20
Mar.
May 2.97V* 4.59 7.10
July 3.05% 4.69 7.29 198.70
3.99%
Aug.
Trend - Corn is higher, Wheat is higher, Soybeans are
steady, Soybean Meal is steady
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Futures Trading
Closing Bids as of Thursday, December 20,1979
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
JULY
AUG.
Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs are higher. Potatoes are
higher. Eggs are lower.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE CALVES HOGS
Week to Date
468,000 42,000
Same Period Last Week
465,000 41,000
Same Period Last Year
552,000 7,000
Market courtesy of USDA.
Oats steady to 10 cents
higher. New Ear Corn
steady to $2 higher.
Prices paid delivered to
to all our
the staff of
4.71
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
71.70 41.95
72.90 39.85 6.99
73.85 42.45
43.55
72.87
dealers dock. (All prices per
bushel, except for Ear Corn
per ton).
Corn No. 2-y range 2.80-
2.95, average 2.86; Wheat
No. 2 range 4.00-4.40,
average 4.18; Barley No. 3
range 1.80-2.15, few reported
2.25, average 1.99; Oats No. 2
range 1.40-1.72, average
1.56; No. 1 range
5.82-6,08, average 5.57;
Grain Sorghum No. 2 range
2.20, average 2.20; New Ear
Corn range 64.00-75.00,
average 68.82.
Corn No. 2-y range 2.75-
2.90, few reported down to -
2.60, average 2.79; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.80-4.00,
average 4.03; Barley No. 3
range 1.70-2.10, average
1.89; Oats No. 2 range 1.40-
1.65, average 1.53; Soybeans
No. 1 range few reported
5.60, average 5.60; Grain
Sorghum No. 2 range 2.40-
2.45, average 2.43; New Ear
Corn range 50.00-65.00,
average 56.75.
Com No. 2-y range 2.55-
2.75, average 2.65; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.80-4.25,
average 3.93; Barley No. 3
range 1.70-1.90, average
1.81; Oats No. 2 range 1.50-
1.80, average 1.63; New Ear
Corn range 53.00-65.00,
average 59.50.
Com No. 2-y range 2.50-
2.75, average 2.62; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.75-3.80,
average 3.76; Barley No. 3
range 1.65, average 1.65;
Oats No. 2 range 1.35-1.60,
average 1.48. -
189.20
6.68
194.50
201.00
57.90
56.25
6.15
7.81 52.50
SHEEP
78,000
1,319,000
74,000
1,453,000
77,000
1,217,000
Southeastern, Pa.
Central Pa.
South Central Pa.
Western Pa.
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