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Hog Markets
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, March 18
Report supplied by USDA
Feeder Pigs
852
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
Compared to last Tuesday
feeder pigs mostly steady.
All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2: 106 head 30-39 lbs.
69.00- 266 head 4049
lbs. 58.00-75.50; 187 head 50-
59 lbs. 59.00-71.00; 20 head SO
- lbs. 56.50-67.00.
US 2-3: 58 head 30-39 lbs.
57.00- 20 head 4045 lbs.
47.0057.00; 30 head 50-75 lbs.
47.0051.00.
Vintage
Hogs
Paradise, Pa.
Saturday, March 15
Report supplied by auction
Total 922 head. All prices
per hundredweight.
US 1, 200-250 lbs. 37.00
39.50; US 2 & 3, 205-245 lbs.
36.00- Sows, 300-600 lbs.
31.00- Boars 200-500 lbs.
28.00-
Wednesday, March 19
Total 389 head. All pnces
per hundredweight.
US 1, 200-245 lbs. 37.00-
38.00; US 2 & 3, 210-245 lbs.
35.00- Sows 300-600 lbs.
28.00- Boars 200-600 lbs.
27.00-
New Holland
Hogs
Monday, March 17
Hog Auction
1927
1852
2021
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
1549
738
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts
mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 36.60-
37.25; US 1 200-240 lbs. 38.10-
39.50; US 1-3 225-260 lbs.
36.50-36.75.
Lancaster
Hogs
Saturday, March 15
Report supplied by auction
900 head.
US 1 210-235 lbs. 39.00
41.00, few to 42.50; US 1 & 2
200-240 lbs. 37.00-37.75; US 2
& 3 200-250 lbs. 36.50-37.00.
Monday, March 17
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and
gitls mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 36.50-37.00,
several 37.00-38.00; Few US 1
205-240 lbs. 38.50-39.00; US 1-
3 220-260 lbs. 36.00-36.50.
Wednesday, March 19
HOGS; Barrows and gilts
mostly 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 35.50-36.00,
few 36.0036.75; US 1 205-240
lbs. 37.00-37.50; US 1-3 225-
255 lbs. 35.00-35.50.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, March 19
Report supplied by USDA
Feeder Pigs
Today 1173
Last Wednesday 1085
Last Year 1250
Compared to last Wed
nesday, feeder pigs steady to
4.00 lower. All pigs weighed
on arrival and sold by the
hundredweight.
US 1-2; 136 head 24-34 lbs.
80.00- 133 head 25-39
lbs. 63.00-77.00; 161 head 40-
49 lbs. 61.00-76.00; 196 head
50-59 lbs. 59.00-63.00; 148
head 6080 lbs. 51.0089.00; 11
head 82 lbs. 45.00.
US 2-3: 38 head 27-39 lbs.
43.00- 118 head 40-59
lbs. 46.00-52.00; 32 head 70-74
lbs. 41.00-44.00; 14 head 97
lbs. 34.50.
20 head US 3 47-56 lbs.
34.0041.00.
Peoria
Hogs
Thursday, March 20
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 3800 - Barrows &
gilts moderate, weak to 50
lower. US 1-2 210-240 lbs.
34.00-34.25,39 head 34.50; US
1-3 210-250 lbs. 33.50-34.00,
some 33.00-33.25.
SOWS: Weak to 1.00 lower.
(9%). US 1-3 325450 lbs.
30.50-31.00; 450-500 lbs. 31.50-
32.50; 500-700 lbs. 32.50-33.00,
Hot 33.50.
Indianapolis
Hogs
Thursday, March 20
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 1800 - Barrows &
gilts moderately active, 25-
50 lower. US 1-2 210-240 lbs.
34.25-34.75.
SOWS: Moderately active,
1.00- lower. (6%). US 1-3
Few 300400 lbs. 30.00-30.50;
Few 500-575 lbs. 33.00.
BOARS; Under 250 lbs.
26.00- over 300 lbs.
27.00.
St. Louis
Hogs
Thursday, March 20
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 6500 - Barrows &
gilts moderately active, 25
lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
34.00-34.25; US 1-3 230-250
lbs. 33.50-34.00.
SOWS: Steady to 50 lower.
(About 9%). US 1-3 300-500
lbs. 30.50-31.00; Over 500 lbs.
32.00-
BOARS: Over 350 lbs.
29.00- 250-350 lbs. 27.00;
under 250 lbs. 25.50.
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Feeder Pig
Sale
Toppahannock, Va.
Monday, March 17
Report supplied by VDA
There were 431 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: 3049 lbs. 56.00-
57.00; 5069 lbs. 49.00-51.00;
70-99 lbs. 33.00-37.00; 100-130
lbs. 34.50.
. US 3’s: 3049 lbs. 48.00-
53.00; 50-69 lbs. 42.0046.50;
70-99 lbs. 31.00-35.00; 100-130
lbs. 32.50.
Utility; 3049 lbs. 37.00.
US 4’s: 3049 lbs. 31.00.
Feeder Pig
Sale
Thursday, March 13
Report supplied by VDA
There were 1,689 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: 3049 lbs. 65.00-
67.50; 50-69 lbs. 49.50-54.00;
70-99 lbs. 35.0040.50; 100-130
lbs. 30.00.
US 3’s: 3049 lbs. 53.00-
53.50; 50-69 lbs. 45.0050.00;
70-99 lbs. 32.00-35.00; 100-130
lbs. 30.00.
Utility: 3049 lbs. 25.00; 50-
69 lbs. 26.00; 70-99 lbs. 20.00.
US 4’s: 3049 lbs. 25.00-
26.00.
St. Louis
Cattle
Thursday, March 20
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts this week 6,000
Week ago 5,100
Year ago 6,300
As compared to the pre
vious weeks close, Slaughter
Steers fully 1.00 lower, ex
cept Holstein Steers 2.00
lower. Slaughter Heifers
fully 1.00 lower. Cows weak
to 1.00 lower. Bulls 1.00-2 00
lower. Slaughter supply
mainly Choice and Mixed
Choice and Prime 24 1050-
1250 lb. Slaughter Steers,
around 35 Heifers and 15
Cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
1050-1250 lbs. 66.50-67.50;
load and part load early
67.75, closing sales 66.50-
67.00; part load 3-4 1100 lbs.
65.25. Choice 2-4 950-1300 lbs.
65.00- closing 65.00-
66.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-4 900-1200 lbs. 64.00-
65.50. Good 2-3 900-1175 lbs.
62.00- Standard to Good
2-3 1100-1375 lb. Holsteins
57.00- closing week
sales 57.00-60.00.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22,1980—A3
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, March 20)
Corn Wheat Soybeans Meal
May 2.70% 4.23
July 2.83% 4.32% 6.54
Aug.
2.94 4.47 6.75
Sept.
Oct
Nov.
3.03% 4.66%
Dec.
Trend - Corn is lower, Wheat is lower, Soybeans are lower,
Soybean Meal is lower
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Reynolds Securities, Inc.
Futures Trading
Closing Bids as of Thursday, March 20
Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
67.52 35.55
Apr.
May
69.85 39.50
June
July
69.35 41.50
Aug.
68.30 40.90
Oct.
Nov.
69.70 44.00
Dec.
Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs are lower. Potatoes are
lower. 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
422,000 35,000
Same Period Last Week
465,000 36,000
Same Period Last Year
464,000
Market courtesy of USDA,
Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4
875-1050 lbs. 64.50-66.50, part
load early 67.00, closing
sales 64.50-65.00, package
65.25. Package yield grade 4-
5 1050 lbs. 63.50; part load
yield grade 5 1050 lbs. 60.00.
Choice 2-4 800-1050 lbs. 63.00-
65.50, closing 4ales 63.0O 1
64.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 700-1000 lbs. 62.00-
64.00. Good 2-3 700-950 lbs.
60.50-63.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 2-4 45.00-49.00.
Boning utility 14) 49.00-50.00:.
Cutter 1-2 44.00-48.00. Canner
and low Cutter 1-2 40.00-
44.00.
6.29
6.64% 183.60
6.90%
4.48
5.21 47.00
41.60
7.39
1,490,000
1,482,000
1,274,000
42,000
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2
1050-1900 lbs. 58.00-61.00;
Yield Grade 1 1900-2350 lbs.
62.00. Couple outstanding
yield grade 1 1750 lb.
Charlois 63.50.
FEEDERS- (Including
around 2,100 at the regular
Thursday Auction) Feeder
Steers and Heifers unevenly
2.00-5.00 lower. Supply
mainly Medium Frame 1
lb. Steers and 400-700
lb. Heifers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Medium Frame 1: Lot 308
lbs. 90.25 ; 300-400 lbs. 83.00-
86.50 ; 400-500 lbs. 75.00-84.25;
500-700 lbs. 70.00-79.50 ; 700-
900 lbs. 64.00-70.00 Medium
Frame 1-2 : 300-600 lbs. 70.00-
78.75 Large Frame 1-2
Holsteins: 450-850 lbs. 57.75-
60.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Medium Frame 1- 300-500
lbs. 70.00-76.09 ; 500-700 lbs.
63.75-66 00 Medium Frame
1-2- few lots 300-600 lbs.
63 00-69.50; 600-700 lbs 58.75-
63 75
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Soybean
173.50
180.30
186.50
190.00
194.20
43.90
50.00
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SHEEP
82,000
78,000
71,000