Hog Markets Special Feeder Pig Sale Farmville, Va. Thursday, February 19 Report supplied by VDA There were 1,699 head sold. All pigs were graded by Represen tatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on USDA standards and sold by the hundredweight. US 1-2’s. 30-39 lbs 82.00 ; 4049 lbs. 80 00-82 00, dO-59 lbs 74.00, bO - lbs b 5 00, 70-99 lbs 48 00-bl 00 US 3’s: 30-39 lbs. 71 00; 4049 lbs 74.00 , 50-59 lbs 71.00, 60-69 lbs 65.00, 70-99 lbs. 59.00. US 4’s & Utility 30-39 lbs 46 00, 4049 lbs 48 00; 70-99 lbs. 55.00 St. Louis Hogs Thursday, February 26 Report supplied by USDA HOGS. 6000 - Barrows & gilts moderate, 50 lower US 1-2 200-250 lbs 41.75-42 25. US 1-3 220-260 lbs. 41 5042.00. SOWS: Steady. (About 10% ) US 1-3 300-500 lbs. 300-500 lbs 37 00- 37.50 Over 500 lbs 38 00-39 00 BOARS Over 250 lbs 33.00 , 200- 250 lbs. 36 00. (it SROOKSjDE FARMSNU N. NEW KNOX'' IL£ OHIO y £'J JjB7l XSVn> nutr'llS^^^ National Reputation Local Service New Holland Hogs Monday, February 23 Report supplied by LJsDA Today 1378 Last Monday 1639 Last Year 2208 TREND. Market not com parable, not reported last week because of holiday. BARROWS AND GILTS. US 1-2 210-245 lbs. 43 8544.25, few 44.50, 200-210 lbs 43 5044 00. US 1 210-245 lbs 45 7546 00 US 1-3 210-260 lbs 43 5044.00. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, February 26 Report supplied by USDA HOGS. 1900 - Barrows & gilts slow, opened 50-1.00 lower US 1-2 200-250 lbs. 42.0042.50, few lots 42.7543 00 US 1-3 200-250 lbs 41 50- 42 25. SOWS. Slow, not fully tested, limited offerings around 50-2 00 lower, most decline on weights over 500 lbs (2%). US 1-3 & Medium 300400 lbs 36 50. US 1-3 Few 450-600 lbs. 38 0040 00 BOARS. Under 250 lbs. scarce, over 350 lbs 34 00-35.00. LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION P.O. Box 925 Lancaster, PA Phone 717393-4641 (day or night) Marvin Johns 717-393-4641 Gene Zwally 717-626-8632 HAY & STRAW HAULED To Local Auctions Have Market For MULCH HAY MEADOW GREEN FARMS HOWARD N WEAVER RT Klßox93A Richland, Pa 17087 Best Time to Call Saturday Morning 6 A.M. & 8 A.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 Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, February 24 Report supplied by USD A Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND Compared to last Tuesday feeder pigs weak to 3 00 lower, instances 10.00 lower on US 2-3 All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2. 108 head 30-39 lbs. 85 00-95.00 95.00 ; 263 head 40-49 lbs. 79 50- 89.00; 198 head 50-59 lbs 70 50- 85.00 ; 32 head 60-67 lbs. 66.00-68.00; 18 head 70-77 lbs. 55.50-56.00 US 2 9 head 37 lbs. 73 00, 125 head 44-49 lbs 73.00-78 00; 47 head 50-59 lbs. 57.00-68 00 , 26 head 60-69 lbs. 54 0064.50. US 2-3, 61 head 29-36 lbs. 65 00- 85.00 ; 32 head 4M9 lbs. 62.00-84.00; 18 head 54 lbs 57.00-71 00 ; 26 head 6063 lbs 66 00 Peoria Hogs Thursday, February 26 Report supplied by USDA HOGS. 4000 - Barrows & gilts moderate, opening mostly .50 lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 42 00- 42.50 US 1-3 200-240 lbs 41.5042.00 - SOWS. Steady to weak, in stances 50 lower. (15%). US 1-3 350-500 lbs 38.00 , 500-650 lbs. 38 50- 39 00 BOARS Over 350 lbs 34 00- 34 50, under 350 lbs 32 00-35 00 New Holland Feeder Pigs Wednesday, February 25 Report supplied by USOA today Last Wednesday Last Veai TREND Lompaied to last Wednesday teedei pigs 5 00-10 00 bighei All pigs weighed on ai i ival and sold by the hundi ed weight GRADE US 1-2 111 head 2d-39 lbs 82 00-91 uo, no head 40-49 lbs /3 00-85 00, 110 head 50-62 lbs ob 00-/9 00, Dl head 70-85 lbs 48 00- 63 00 Uis 2-0 at head 20-09 lbs os 00- /U 00, OS head 40-40 lbs 68 00-/4 00, 14 head os-s8 lbs 48 00-s/ 00, 20 head 60-b/ lbs 44 00-04 00, 04 head /0-101 lbs 08 00 New Holland Dairy New Holland,Pa. Wednesday, February 25 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 106 cows, 69 heifers and 2 bulls Market lower Load ot Butler Co fresh cows, 410 00-1100 00, Load ot 30 head, all stages cows, 510 00-1210 00, Load of Pa fresh cows, 1110.00-1400 00, spnngeis 1020 00-1520 00, Load ot Pa tresh cows, 730 00-1275 00, springers 875 00-1260 OO Locally consigned cows 420 00- 1300 00, Springing heiters grades 650 00-llsO 00, Open heiters 350 00- 700 00, Bulls 395 00-740 00 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, iambs, feeder pigs • Suppliers of feeder cattle. NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE TUESDAY, MARCH 3 - I P.M. Consign your livestock to J.M. Hoober, Inc., where it will receive personal care Phone: (717) 397-6191 - Home 569-2084 Small Stock Division - 397-6191 Home - 626-5659 1095 1639 Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter—Thursday, Feb. 28 Report supplied by USDA Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CALVES HOGS CATTLE 2-12( Est.j 122,000 Week Ago (Est.j 122,000 Year Ago (Actual) 115.000 Week to Date (Est.j 482.000 37,000 Same Period Last Week (Est J 455.000 35,000 Same Period Last Year (Act J 442.000 34,000 Market courtesy of USDA. March 3 57% 4 51V* May July 3.75 3 /* Oct. Nov. Trend - Corn is lower, Wheat is lower, Soybeans are lower, Soybean Meal is higher. Market Provided by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds. Inc Joliet Cattle Thursday, February 26 Report supplied by USDA CATTLE Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 4,500, 5 days last week 4,549, same period a year ago 4,371 Trading slow for the week Slaughter Steers ended the week 50 to 200 lower compared with Wednesday of last week Slaughter Heifers ended the week weak to 1 00 lower, mostly 50 to 1 00 lower Cows ended the week steady to firm 638 915 1118 SLAUGHTER STEERS Mixed High Choice and Prime 3, few 4, 1100-1300 lbs 61 00-62.25 Monday, 60 50-61 50 Wednesday, 3-4, few 5, 1150-1400 lbs 59 00-61 00 Monday, 58 50-60 50 Wednesday, YG mostly 4 to 5 1200-1400 lbs 57 50-58 00 Monday, load 57 00 Wednesday, load Choice 3 1400 lbs 62 75 Wednesday Choice 2-3 1000-1300 lbs 62 00-63 00 Monday. 61 50-62 00 Wednesday Choice 2-4 1000-1350 50-62 00 Monday. 60 00-61 50 Wednesday Good Holsteins mostly YG 21150-1300 lbs 55 00-57 00 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Mixed Choice and Prime 3-4 900-1100 lbs 60 75-61 25 Monday, YG 3-5 950-1200 libs 60 00-60 75 Monday, 58 50-60 25 Wednesday Choice 2-4 850-1100 lb 59 00-60 50 Monday, 58 75-60 00 Wednesday Mixed Good and 'Choice 2-3 800-1000 lb 58 50-60 00 Monday, 57 50-58 50 Wednesday COWS Cutter & Utility 1-3 40 CO -44 00, few 44 50 Monday, 40 00-44 00 Wed. and service Call Us: Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, February 28,1981—A3 U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter 9,000 8,000 7,000 Chicago Grain Futures (Closing Bids as of Thursday Feb. 26) Soybean Wheat Soybeans Meal Corn 4.62% 3.69 4.62 V« 347,000 22,000 377,000 23,000 370,000 20,000 1,349,000 87,000 1,294,000 79,000 1,406,000 78,000 208.20 7 37V* 217 80 7.37 225.10 7.89 233 50 8 17% Futures Trading (Closing Bids as of Thursday Feb. 26) Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs Maine 65.60 44.85 14.12 Apr. June 68.20 50.37 Aug. 68.92 51.45 Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs are lower. Potatoes are lower. Market Provided by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Lancaster Weekly (Continued from Page A 2) few Choice Grade 2 62 00-65 75; choice 3 to mostly 4 950-1050 lbs. 55 00-57 00; Good 2-3 850-1050 lbs 55 00-59 00 COWS- Utility and Commercial 1-3 43 75-46.00, several mainly early part of week 46 25-49.50, Commercial 3-4 40 50-43 50, Cutter 1-2 41 50-45 50, several 45 50-47 25, Canner and low Cutter 37 75-42 00 BULLOCKS Choice 1050-1300 lbs 58 00-62 50, few 62 50-64 25; Good 1000-1300 lbs 53 00-58 00 BULLS Yield Grade 1 1150-1950 lbs 56 50-61 00, several 61 50-64 75; Yield Grade 2 1000-1350 lbs 51 75- 57 50 VEAL CALVES Choice and Prime vealers mostly steady, high Good and low Choice 2 00-6 00 lower Demand only fair for calves returned to farm VEALERS Prime special fed 290-370 lbs 110 00-121 00, few in cluding a couple 415-425 lbs at 121 00-124 00; Choice 140-300 lbs 100 00-113 00, few 113.00-122 00; high Good and low Choice 130-250 lbs 80 00-100 00, 90-120 lbs 60 00- 69 00, few 105-120 lbs 70 00-80 00, 60-85 lbs 52 00-64 00 RETURNED TO FARM Bulk 105-125 lb holstem heifers 105 00- 120 00, 30 head 90-110 lbs 135 00-147 147 00, several 80-100 lbs 65 00- 90.00, bulk 85-125 lb holstem bulls 67 00-90 00, around 165 head 90.00- 100 00 SHEEP Potatoes 11.90
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