Hog Markets
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, May 20
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1937
Last Tuesday 1318
Last Year 912
Compared to last Tuesday,
feeder pigs 4.00-8.00 lower.
All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2: 156 head 25-39 lbs.
41.0048.00; 99 head 31-35 lbs.
50.00- 984 head 4049
lbs. 43.0049.00; 187 head 50-
59 lbs. 37.0043.00; 80 head 60-
69 lbs. 34.00-39.00.
US 2-3: 76 head 27-39 lbs.
29.00- 84 head 4049 lbs.
37.0041.00; 26 head 50-65 lbs.
34.00-
New Holland
Hogs
Monday, May 19
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1536
Last Monday 1771
Last Year 1529 -
TREND: Compared to last
Monday, barrows and gilts
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-245 lbs. 32.50-33.50,
US 1 205-240 lbs. 33.50-34.25,
Few Head 34.75-35.10; US 1-3
220-260 lbs. 31.75-32.50.
National Reputation Local Service
Lancaster
Hogs
Saturday, May 17
hosH
U.S. No. 1200-235 lbs. 34.00-
35.50, few 36.75; 1&2 200-240
lbs. 33.00-33.60; 2&3 200-250
lbs. 32.00-33.00.
Monday, May 19
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
mostly 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1 205-245 lbs. 33.75-34.50,
Few Selected 34.75-35.00; US
1-2 200-245 lbs. 32.35-33.50;
US 1-3 225-265 lbs. 31.75-32.50.
Wednesday, May 21
HOGS: Barrows and gilts
steady to 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-245 lbs. 32.85-
33.50; US 1205-245 lbs. 34.00-
35.00, few 35.00-35.50; US 1-3
220-260 lbs. 32.25-32.75.
Peoria
Hogs
Thursday, May 22
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 3500 - Barrows &
gilts opened steady to weak,
instances 25 lower. US 1-2
200-240 lbs. 31.00-31.50; US 1-
3 200-240 lbs, 30.50-31.00.
SOWS: Steady to 25
higher. US 1-3 350-650 lbs.
24.50-25.25.
Indianapolis
Hogs ,
Thursday, May 22
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 1500 - Barrows &
gilts steady. BARROWS
AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-245
lbs. 31.25-31.75.
St. Louis
Hogs
Thursday, May 22
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 6500 - Barrows &
gilts 25-50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US
1-2 200-240 lbs. 31.25-31.75;
US 1-3 230-250 lbs. 30.25-31.25.
SOWS; 50-1.50 lower. US 1-
3 300-650 lbs. 24.00-25.00.
Feeder Pig
Sale
Farmville, Va.
Thursday, May 15
Report supplied by VDA
There were 2,132 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. 37.00-
40.50; 50-69 lbs. 34.50-35.00;
70-99 lbs. 27.50-33.50; 100-130
lbs. 27.50.
US 3’s: 3049 lbs. 34.00-
35.00; 50-69 lbs. 30.00-32.00;
70-99 lbs. 27.50-29.50; 100-130
lbs. 27.50.
Utility: 3049 lbs. 20.00; 50-
69 lbs. 20.00-25:50; 70-99 lbs.
25.50.
US 4’s; 3049 lbs. 20.00; 50-
63 lbs. 20.00-25.50; 70-99 lbs.
25.50.
Special Feeder
Pig Sale
Harrisonburg, Va.
Tuesday, May 13
Report supplied by VDA
There were 2,946 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.
U.S.I-2’s: 3049 lbs. 33.50-
39.00; 50-69 lbs. 34.0042.50;
70-99 lbs. 30.00-34.50; 100-130
lbs. 30.00.
U.S. 1-3’s: 3049 lbs. 25.00-
34.50; 50-69 lbs. 29.50-36.00;
70-99 lbs. 30.50-33.00.
Utility: 3049 lbs. 29.00-
32.50.
U.S. 4’s; 30-49 lbs. 32.00-
34.00.
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New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, May 21
Report supplied by USDA
This Week 921
Last Week 1639
Last Year 1520
Compared to last Wed
nesday, feeder pigs weak to
4.00 lower, with weights over
50 lb. 4.00-7.00 lower. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold
by the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 52 head 25-30 lbs.
51.00- 138 head 25-39
lbs. 36.00-45.00; 182 head 40-
49 lbs. 37.00-49.00; 34 head 50
lbs. 50.00; 138 head 50-59 lbs.
34.00- 89 head 60-85 lbs.
31.00-
US 2-3: 85 head 26-39 lbs.
31.00- 70 head 40-49 lbs.
31.00- 28 head 54-65 lbs.
29.00-
Leesport
Auction
Wednesday, May 21
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 262. Supply in
cluded 97 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers 50* to 1.50 lower. High
Choice & Prime 1000-1400
lbs. slaughter steers 60.00-
62.50, Choice 900-1100 lbs.
58.0061.00, Good 55.00-58.50,
Standard 53.00-56.00, Utility
49.00- Choice 900-1000
lbs. slaughter heifers 56.00-
60.00, Good 52.00-55.00,
Standard 48.0062.00, Utility
45.0049.00, Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
47.00- Commercial
45.0047.50, Cutters 43.00-
46.00, Canner & Low Cutter
41.0044.00, Shells down to
38.00- Few Choice
slaughter bullocks 65.00-
70.00, Good 59.00-61.50,
Standard 57.0069.00, Utility
51.0065.00, Yield Grade »1
1200-1400 lbs. slaugther bulls
65.00- yield grade #2
1500-1900 lbs. 58.0062.00.
Large Frame §2 400-650 lbs.
feeder steers 55.00-72.00;
Large Frame #2 350-700 lbs.
feeder heifers 50.00-64.00.
CALVES 92. Supply in
cluded 40% farm calves.
Choice vealers 95.00-108.00,
Good 85.00-95.00, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 75.0065.00,
90-110 lbs. 70.0060.00, 70-90
lbs. 60.00-90.00, Utility 50-100
lbs. 40.00-70.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-120 lbs.
110.00-140.00; holstein
heifers 90-130 lbs. 110.00-
140.00.
HOGS 334. US No. 1-2 190-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 32.50-
34.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
31.50- No. 2-3 220-270
lbs. 30.50-35.00, 230-270 lbs.
30.50- No. 1-3 170-190
lbs. 29.00-31.00. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 24.00-30.50,
No. 2-3 450-600 lbs. 24.50-
27.50. Boars 23.00-27.50, light
weights 26.50-28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 216. US
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Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 24, 1960—A3
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, May 22)
Soybean
Com Wheat Soybeans Meal
May 3.18% 4.72
July 2.79% 4.20% 6.30V4 172.90
Aug.
Sept.
2.90 4.32% 6.46% 178.30
Oct.
Nov.
Dec,
2.98% 4.51%
Trend - Com is higher, Wheat is higher, Soybeans are
higher, Soybean Meal is higher.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Futures Trading
dosing Bids as of Thursday, May 22
May
June
July
Aug.
Oct
Nov.
Dec.
Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs are higher. Potatoes are
higher. Eggs are steady.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
Week to Date
452.000
Same Period Last Week
451.000 32,000
Same Period Last Year
464.000 33,000
Market courtesy of USDA.
No. 1-3 25-60 lbs. feeder pigs
36.00- cwt., few Utility
11. GO per head.
SHEEP 67. Choice 25-50
lbs. spnng slaughter lambs
80.00- 80-100 lbs. 65.00-
72.00, Good 70-90 lbs. 48,00-
65.00. Slaughter ewes 23.00-
35.00
GOATS 41
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens,Pa.
Monday, May 19
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 286
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Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
65.15 33.30
34.92
65.25 34.55
63.80 35.67
64.70 39.00
33,000
calves, 63 cows, 17 heifers, 20
bulls, 18 steers, 205 hogs, 3
lambs, 4 sheep. Cattle
market reported stronger,
calf market reported steady.
Holstein Heifer Calves to
150.00; Veal Calves 73.00-
109.50; Bobs, 90-110 lbs.
78.00- Bobs, 80 and
down lbs. 54.00-77.00;
Grassers & Feeders 65.00-
86.00; Lambs 68.00-71.50;
Sheep 23.00-27.50; Hogs, 200-
250 lbs. 31.00-54.00; Sows
25.50-27.00; Boars 21.50-
23.50; Pigs each 9.00-30.00;
Heifers 52.00-54.50; Steers
51.00- Steers, feeder
46.0065.00; Bulls 51.75-59.00;
Cows, utility 50.25-54.25;
Cows, fat 45.00-48.50; Cows,
medium 44.0049.50; Cows,
poor or small 40.0049.75;
Horses to 420.00; Ponies to
50.00; Goats 8.0044.00.
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ZyMIfLCS
7.00%
6.38% 175.40
180.80
6.60%
185.00
45.00
48.00
7.10
61.25
1,501,000 84,000
1,493,000 81,000
1,251,000 76,000
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