Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, January 31, 1981, Image 3

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    Hog Markets
Lancaster
Hogs
Saturday, January 24
Report supplied by USDA
& Auction
1330 head
US #1 210-235 lbs. 43.00-
45.50; US 1 & 2 210-240 lbs.
41.75-42.50; US 2 & 3 200-250
lbs. 41.0041.75; Sows 350 lbs.
and up 35.00-38.50; Boars 200
lbs. and up 30.00-32.25.
Monday, January 26
HOGS. Barrows and Gilts
1.00- lower, sows 1.00-
2.00 lower, some sales US 3
5.00- lower. Supply in
cluded about 15% sows.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-245 lbs. 41.50-
42.60; US 1 205-245 lbs. 42.75-
43.50, Few Selected 44.00-
44.50; US 1-3 220-260 lbs.
41.0041.50.
SOWS. US 1-3 400-550 lbs.
36.00- few 39.00; US 2-3
National Reputation Local Service
350-600 lbs. 34.00-36.00; Few
US 3 350-600 lbs. 25.00-28.00
Wednesday, January 28
HOGS Barrows and gilts
1.00-1.50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-240 lbs 43.2543-.85,
few 44.0044.25; Few US 1-3
205-240 lbs. 42 7543.25; US 1-
3 240-265 lbs. 42 754 3 25
New Holland
Hogs
Monday, January 26
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1345
Last Monday 1681
Last Year 1928
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts
mostly 3.00 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS:
US 1-2 200-250 lbs. 41.00-41.50,
Some late 41.50-42.00; US 1
210-245 lbs. 43.0044.00; US 1-
3 220-260 lbs. 40.0041.00; One
lot US 2-3 260 lbs. 39.50.
Vintage
Hogs
Saturday, Januac y 24
Report supplied by auction
905 head.
US «&2 205-240 lbs 43 00-
45.00; US 2 & 3 200-250 lbs.
42.00-43 00; Sows 300-500 lbs
33 0035 00, Boars 500 lbs.
and up 31.0032.00.
Wednesday, January 28
245 head.
US 1 & 2 205-240 lbs 42.50
43 50, US 2 & 3 200250 lbs.
41 5042 50; Sows 300500 lbs.
34.0035 50; one Boar 500 lbs.
32 00
Indianapolis
Hogs
Thursday, January 29
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS. 1200 - Barrows &
gilts moderately active, 50
lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs.
41.0041.50,200 head 41.75.
SOWS Slow, 50-1.00 lower.
(10%). US 1-3 425475 lbs.
36.00-37.50 ; 500600 lbs. 38.00-
39.00; US 1-3 & Medium 300-
400 lbs. 34.0034.50.
BOARS: Under 250 lbs.
35.00; over 250 lbs. 28.00
33.50.
Peoria
Hogs
Thursday, January 29
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 4000 - Barrows &
gdts moderate to 50 lower
US 1-2 200240 lbs. 4100
41.50; US 1-3 200240 lbs
40.0041.00.
SOWS. Steady, instances
50 lower. (10%). US 1-3 350
450 lbs 36.0036.50; 450500
lbs. 37.0037.50; 500650 lbs.
38.0038.50.
BOARS: Over 350 lbs.
33.50; under 350 lbs. 31.00
35.00.
Oklahoma
Hogs
Thursday, January 29
Report supplied by USDA
FOR THE WEEK:
Barrows and Gilts 1.50-2.00
lower. Sows over 500 lb.
steady, under 500 lb firm to
1.00 higher. Feeder Pigs
fully steady. Feeder Pigs at
623 head this week made up
17 percent of total receipts.
Receipts this week near 3700
head compared with 2890
head last week. The weeks
high was reached Tuesday
when 20 head US 1-2 barrows
and gilts weighing 239 lb.
brought 43.15,
HAY & STRAW
HAULED
To Local Auctions
Have Market For
MULCH HAY
MEADOW GREEN FARMS
HOWARD N. WEAVER
RT II Box 93A
Richland, Pa 17087
Best Time to Call
Saturday Morning
6A.M.&BA.M.
717-933-5187
CONTACT:
JOHN CAMPBELL
Atglen, PA
(215)593-5529
GARY McGEE
Spring Run, PA
(717)349-7300
DAN DERR
Conowmgo, MD
(301)378-3280
St. Louis
Hogs
Thursday, January 29
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 6000 - Barrows &
gilts moderate, 50 lower
instances 75 lower. US 1-2
200240 lbs. mostly 41.00;
About 100 head 210225 lbs.
41.25; US 1-3 230260 lbs.
40 0041.00.
SOWS: 1.001.50 lower.
(About 8%). US 1-3 300500
lbs. 35.0036.00; Over 500 lbs.
36.5038.00.
BOARS; Over 300 lbs.
33.50 ; 200250 lbs 34.0035.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, January 28
Report supplied by USDA
Today 555
Last Wednesday 1273
Last Year 1040
Compared to last Wed
nesday feeder pigs mostly
steady 5 007.00 higher on
small supply over 60 lb All
pigs weighed on arrival and
sold by the hundred weight.
GRADE US 1-2. 20 head 35-
37 lbs. 56.0057.00, 89 head4o
49 lbs. 46.0056 00, 109 head
5059 lbs 44.0053 00; 51 head
6063 lbs 47.0054 00; 19 head
70110 lbs 40.0045 00.
US 2-3: 46 head 25-39 lbs.
38.0042.00, 19 head 4549 lbs
36.0039.00, 48 head 5059 lbs.
37 5041.00, 46 head 6095 lbs
35 0043.00
US 3.11 head 75 lbs 29 00
UTILITY. 53 head 35-80
lbs. 23.0029 00.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, January 27
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1549
Last Tuesday 1415
Last Year 1289
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday US 1-2 15.0020.00
lower, US 2-3 5.0010.00
lower. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the
hundred weight.
US 1-2: 32 head 33 lbs.
54 00 ; 72 head 30-39 lbs. 38 00-
48.00; 63 head 43-48 lbs
50.00; 475 head 40-49 lbs
37.00-46.00; 219 head 50-59
lbs. 36.0045.00; 56 head 5051
lbs. 48.0050.00; 259 head 60
85 lbs 30.0042.00.
US 2-3 66 head 25-39 lbs
38.0044.00; 59 head 4049 lbs.
30.0039.00; 93 head 5073 lbs
25.0033.00.
Special Feeder
Pig Sale
Courtland, Va.
Thursday, January 22
Report supplied by VDA
There were 1,404 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.
J.M. HOOBER Inc.
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS
Your Livestock Broker
Serving You Since 1895.
• Up-to-date market information.
• We sell slaughter cattle, fat hogs, calves,
lambs, feeder pigs
• Suppliers of feeder cattle.
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
TUESDAY, FEB. 3-1 P.M.
Consign your livestock to J.M. Hoober, Inc.,
where it will receive personal care and service
Call Us:
Phone: (717) 397-6191 - Home 569-2084
Small stock Division - 397-6191
Home-626-5659
Lancaster Firming, Saturday, January 31,1981—A3
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday Jan. 29)
Corn Wheat Soybeans Meal
March 3
366
May
3 72
July
Trend - Corn 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 Jan. 29)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
61.95 44.50
Feb.
Mar.
65 42 47.00 16.27
Apr.
68.10
June
Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs are lower. Potatoes are mix
ed.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Thursday, Jan. 8
Report supplied by USDA
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE CALVES HOGS
1-29-81 (Est.)
126,000
Week Ago (Est.)
125,000
Year Ago (Actual)
117,000
Week to Date (Est) X
497.000 43,000
Same Period Last Week (Est.)
492.000 43,000
Same Period Last Year (Act.)
458,000 34,000 1,417,000
X Revised Cattle Wednesday 128,000
Market courtesy of USDA
US 1-2’s: 30-39 lbs. 52.50;
4049 lbs 51.50; 50-59 lbs
60.50; 6069 lbs. 53.00; 70-84
lbs. 45 50 ; 85-99 lbs. 37.50;
100-130 lbs 35.50
US 3’s: 3039 lbs. 42.50; 40
49 lbs 45 00 ; 50-59 lbs. 53.00;
6069 lbs. 41.00; 7084 lbs.
37 00; 85-99 lbs. 36.00; 100130
lbs. 32.00
Utility. 3039 lbs 25.00; 40
49 lbs. 25 00 ; 50-59 lbs. 25.00;
6069 lbs 28.00; 7034 lbs.
28.00.
US 4’s: 3039 lbs 25.00 ; 40
49 lbs 25 00; 5059 lbs. 25.00;
6069 lbs 28.00; 7084 lbs
28 00
7 40V 2 215 50
4 70
7.64
4.57 1 /z
13.75
52.00
10,000
361,000
11,000 367,000 25,000
8,000 355,000 30,000
1,463,000
1,404,000 94,000
Westminster
Feeder Pigs
Friday, January 23
Report supplied by auction
945 Pigs. Compared to last
month prices'under 50 lbs.
were fully $2O 00 per hundi ed
lower Over 50 lbs. were
steady to $lO 00 per hundred
lower. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the lb
No 1 & 2 Pigs; 75 head 30-
39 lbs. 51 00-60.00; 180 head
40-46 lbs. 55 00-67 00 ; 49 All
#2’s 43-48 lbs 45.00-50.00 ; 49
head Aim's 55 lbs 72.00,108
head 51-59 lbs -49 00-60.00;
184 head 60-68 lbs 47 00-
60.00; 29 head 72 lbs 55 00, 75
head 77-79 lbs 41 0-47 00 , 57
head 85-98 lbs 38.0042 00
No 2& 3 Pigs 100 head 27-
55 lbs 43.00-50 00, 33 head 55-
OS lbs 34.00-35 00
LIVESTOCK
TRANSPORTATION
P.O. Box 925
Lancaster, PA
Phone
717-393-4641
(day or night)
Marvin Johns
717-393-4641
Gene Zwally
717-626-8632
Soybean
222.00
SHEEP
24,000
94,000
81,000