Hog Markets
3
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, May 27
Report supplied by USD A
Today 1020
Last Tuesday- 1937
Last Year 1388
Compared to last Tuesday,
feeder pigs uneven, few 25-40
lbs. 5.00-7.00 higher, -mights
over 40 lbs. fully steady. All
pigs weighed on arrival and
sold by the hundred weight. ,
US 1-2: 153 head 25-39 lbs.
47.00-59.00; 522 head 4049
lbs. 37.0047.50; 82 head 5059
lbs. 35.0043.00; 55 head 60-71
lbs. 30.00-38.00.
US 2-3: 34 head 23-39 lbs.
40.0045.00; 73 head 4049 lbs.
34.0042.00; 17 head 63 lbs.
34.00.
New Holland
Hogs
Monday, May 26
Report suppliedby auction
Today 1456
Last Monday 1536
Last Year 1590
Hogs: 1456 head.
Retail: 32.75-33.85.
Heavyweight: 29.5051.50.
Lightweight: 28.50-31.50.
Wholesale: 31.50-32.75,
Sows: 24.00-28.50.
Boars: 22.00-26.00.
Shoats: 1023 head. US 1 & 2
30-39 lbs. 40.50-52.00; 40-49
lbs. 37.50-48.00; 50-59 lbs.
34.50-37.50; US 2 & 3 28-38 lbs.
33.0041.00; 41-62 lbs. 32.00-
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Vintage
Hogs
Vintage, Pa.
Wednesday, May 28
Report supplied by auction
345 head.
US No. 1 205-235 lbs. 33.50-
34.25; US 2-3 205-245 lbs.
33.00- Sows 400-500 lbs.
26.00- few Boars 500
lbs. 26.00.
Indianapolis
Hogs
Thursday, May 29
Report supplied by USDA -
HOGS: 2000 - Barrows &
gilts moderately active, 50-
75 lower, US 1-2 210-245 lbs.
32.00- 65 head 32.50.
SOWS: Active, steady to
weak in limited test. (3%).
US 1-3 few 400-575 lbs. 25.00-
26.00.
BOARS: Under 250 lbs.
20.00- over 300 lbs.
20.00.
Peoria
Hogs
Thursday, May 29
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 4400 - Barrows 8s
gilts moderate, opening 50
lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
Mostly 32.00-32.50, 33 head
32.75; US 1-3 200-240 lbs.
31.50-32.00.
SOWS: Weak to mostly 50
lower. US 1-3 350-500 lbs.
25.00-25.50; 500-650 lbs. 26.00,
one lot 25.75.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, May 28
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1024
Last Wednesday 921
Last Year
Compared to last Wed
nesday feeder pigs fully
steady. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the
hundredweight.
US 1-2; 38 head 33 lb. 52.00;
92 head 22-39 lb. 42.00-15.00;
88 head 42-43 lb. 46.00-48.00;
217 head 4049 lb. 39.0045.00;
129 head 50-59 lb. 34.50-39.00;
87 head 60-87 lb. 32.00-37.50.
US 2-3: 85 head 23-39 lb.
33.5041.50; 99 head 4048 lb.
32.50-38.00; 17 head 5005 lb.
26.00-33.50.
Westminster
Feeder Pigs
Friday, May 23
903 PIGS: Bidding Active!
Few early sales mostly
steady, majority of sale $5.00
to $15.00 per hundred higher,
with prices advancing as the
sale went on. All pigs
weighed on-arrival and sold
by the pound.
37 head 28 lbs. 57.00; 170
head 31-39 lbs. 44.00-62.00; 84
head 4044 lbs. 57.00-60.00;
258 head 42-49 lbs. 47.00-
55.00; 91 head 50-58 lbs. 49.00-
•53.00; 26 head (early sales)
50 lbs. 42.00;64 head 61-67 lbs.
51.00-54.00; 146 head 60-67
lbs. 45.0049.00; 15 - head
(early sales) 6065 lbs. 36.00-
40.00; 3 head 75 lbs. 45.00; 4
head 105 lbs. 41.00.
Special Feeder
Pig Sale
Coortland, Va.
' Thursday, May 22
Report supplied by VDA
There were 2,194 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; 30-49 lbs! 42.50-
45.50; 50-69 lbs. 38.5040.50;
70-99 lbs. 33.00-38.50; 100-130
lbs. 34.00.
US 3’s: 3049 lbs. 32.50-
33.00; 50-69 lbs. 32.50-34.00;
70-99 lbs. 27.50-32.00; 100-130
lbs. 24.00.
Utility; 3049 lbs. 26.00-
30.00; 50-69 lbs. 30.00.
US 4’s: 3049 lbs: 26.00-
30.00; 5069 lbs. 27.00-30.00;
70-99 lbs. 27.00.
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Lancaster
Hogs
Monday, May 26
Report suppled by auction
1100 head.
US No. 1 200-235 lbs. 34.25-
35.50; US 1 & 2 200-240 lbs.
33.00-33.75; US 2 & 3 200-250
-lbs. 32.25-33.00. _
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Wednesday, May 28
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and
gilts mostly 1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 33.75-
34.50; Few US 1 205-245 lbs.
35.75-36.00; US 1-3 220-260 lb.
33.00-34.00.
St. Louis
Hogs
Thursday, May 29
Report supplied by USDA
. HOGS: 6000 - Barrows &
gilts moderate, 50-75 lower.
US 1-2 210-240 lbs. 31.75-
32.00; 200-210 lbs. 30.5031.50;
US 13 2302501b5. 30.5031.50.
SOWS: Steady to 50
higher. (About' 8%). US 13
300500 lbs. 25.0025.50; Over
500 lbs. 25.5026.50.
BOARS; Over 350 lbs.
23.50; under 350 lbs. 22.00.
Special
Feeder Pig Sale
Tuesday, May 27
Madison Mills, Virginia
There were 1,163 head
sold. All pigs were graded by
Representatives of the
WDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section
on USDA standards and sold
by the hundredweight.
US 1-2’s 3049 lbs. 40.50-
41.50, 5069 lbs. 36.50-39.50,
70-99 lbs, 29.50-35.50; US 3’s
3049 lbs. 37.0040.00, 5069
lbs. 33.00-35.00, 70-99 lbs.
33.00; Utility 3049 lbs. 27.00;
US 4’s 3049 lbs. 27.00-31.00,
5069 lbs. 27.00.
Pa. Grain
Tuesday, May 27
Report supplied by PDA
Compared with last
Monday’s market for
Southeastern. Central and
South Central PA. Corn &
Oats steady to 5 cents
higher. Wheat steady to
strong, instances "20 cents
higher. Barley steady; Ear
Com steady to $2 higher.
Prices paid delivered to
dealers dock - (All prices per
bushel, except Ear Com per
ton.)
Southeastern Pa.
Corn No. 2-y range 2.75-
3.02, average 2.88; Wheat
No, 2 range 3.854.35, mostly
4.00-4.20, average 4.07;
Barley No. 3 range 1.95-2.40,
average 2.19; Oats No. 2
range 1.75-1.95, average
1.85; Soybeans No. 1 range
5.66-5.80, average 5.75;
Gram Sorghum No. 2 range
2,25, average 2.25; Ear Com
range 75.00-85.00, average
79.30.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 31,1980—A3
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, May 29)
Com Wheat Soybeans Meal
July 2.7514 4.02% 6.24
Aug.
Sept 2.85 4.15% 6.36% 176.50
Oct.
Nov.
2.92% 4.32% -
Dec.
Trend - Com is lower, Wheat is lower. Soybeans are lower.
Soybean Meal is lower.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Futures Trading
Closing Bids as of Thursday, May 29
' Chicago Chicago New York Chicago
Cattle Hogs Maine Fresh Eggs
Potatoes
64.65 32.70
June
July
64.77 34.07
Aug.
63.95 35.00
Oct.
Nov.
65.55 38.60
Dec.
Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs are lower. Potatoes are
steady. 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
Thurs.,May29
121,000
Week Ago
115,000
Year Ago
122,000
Week to Date
368,000 ;
Same Period Last Week
452,000 33,000
Same Period Last Year
373,000 28,000
Market courtesy of USDA.
Central Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 2.70-
2.90, average 2.79; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.80-4.20,
average 3.98; Barley No. 3
range 1.90-2.12, average
2.02; Oats No. 2 range 1.60-
1.80, average 1.71; Gram
Sorghum No. 2 range 2.30-
2.65, average 2.52; Ear Com
74.00-75.00, average 75.00.
South Central Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 2.55-
2.65, few reported to 2.80,
average 2.64; -Wheat No. 2
range 3.70-3.75, few reported
4.00, average 3.77; Barley
6.32
6.52%
34.35
7.54
8,000
381,000 22,000
3,000
369,000
9,000
329,000
1,141,000
24,000
1,494,000
988,000
No. 3 range 2.00-2.10, few
reported down to 1.85,
average 2.01; Oats No. 2
range 1.80-1.95, average
1.93; Ear Corn range 68.00-
75.00, average 71.11.
*• Western Pa.
Com No. 2-y range 2.55-
2.90, average 2.71; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.50-3.90,
average 3.72; Barley No. 3
range few reported 1.80-1.85,
average 1.83; Oats No. 2
range 1.50-1.60, average
1.55; Ear Corn range few
reported 63.00-65.00, average
64.00.
Southeastern, Central &
South Central Summary
Com No. 2-y range 2.65-
3.00, average 2.81; Wheat
No. 2 range 3.75-4.20,
average 3.99; Barley No. 3
range 1.95-2.25, average
2.08; Oats No. 2 range-1.65-
1.95, average 1.80; Ear Com
range 70.00-83.00, average
75.89.
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Soybean
171.00
' 173.70
179.10
183.10
43.00
48.00
62.00
SHEEP
22,000
20,000
64,000
84,000
60,000