Hog Markets Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Saturday, March 14 Report supplied by USDA & Auction 1030 head. U.S. 1210-235 lbs. 42.00-44.75, few 46.00-46.50; U.S. 1 & 2 215-245 lbs. 40.7541.50; U.S. 2 & 3 200-255 lbs. 40.50-40.75. Heavyweights 261-270 lbs. 39.00-39.85; Sows 350 lbs. and up 34.00-38.75; Boars 200 lbs. and up 30.00-31.50. Monday, March 16 HOGS: Barrows and gilts mostly 50 lower. BARROWS’AM) GILTS: US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 41.5042.25; US 1210-245 lbs. 42.5044.00; US 1-3 220-260 lbs. 41.0041.50. Wednesday, March 18 HOGS: Barrows and gilts generally steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 41.50-42.25; US 1210-245 lbs. 43.0044.50; US 1-3 220-260 lbs. 41.0041.50. Peoria Hogs Thursday, March 19 Report supplied by USDA HOGS: 3500 - Barrows & gilts moderate, opening 25 to mostly 50 lower. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 39.50- 40.00, 90 head 40.25; US 1-3 200-240 lbs. 38.50-39.50. SOWS: Weak to 1.00 lower. (15%). US 1-3 350425 lbs. 34.00- 34.50 ; 425-500 lbs. 37.00-38.00; 500- 650 lbs. 38.50 to mostly 39.00, 1 small lot 39.25. //b H ASS’N/ V 1 4 /Nu r» National Reputation Local Service Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, March 17 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Tuesday feeder pigs very uneven; bulk of supply US 1-2 40-50 lbs. sold 5.00-10.00 higher, other weights and grades steady to 10.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2; 62 head 30-39 lbs. 67.00 77.00; 376 head 4049 lbs. 74.00 87.00; 78 head 50-59 lbs. 58.0064.00; 57 head 6069 lbs. 56.0058.00; 13 head 75 lbs. 53.00. US 2: 69 head 3540 lbs. 59.00 68.00. US 2-3: 53 head 25-39 lbs. 57.50 61.00; 17 head 4049 lbs. 47.0048 00; 17 head 5059 lbs. 51.0058.00. New Holland Hogs Monday, March 16 Report supplied by USDA Today 1183 Last Monday 1412 Last Year 1927 TREND: Compared to last Monday barrows and gilts 1.25-1.75 lower, 2.75-3.25 lower on US 1-2 210- 240 lbs. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-230 lbs. 40.2540.75, 230-250 lbs. 40.0040.50. US 1 210-240 lbs. 40.75- 41.50, Few 41.85. US 1-3 210-245 lbs. 39.5040.00; 180-220 lbs. 39.00-39.50. LIVESTOCK TRANS. P 0 Box 925, Lane , PA 717-393-4641 Six tractors, eight trlrs ready to serve you 45’ & Possum Belly trlr Marvin Johns 717-393-4641 Gene Zwaliy 717-626-8632 HAY & STRAW HAULED To Local Auctions Have Market For MULCH HAY MEADOW GREEN FARMS HOWARD N. WEAVER RT #1 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 Conowingo MD (301) 378-3280 7 Vintage Hogs Vintage Sales Stables Saturday, March 14 Report supplied by auction 800 head. U.S. I & 2 210-235 lbs. 42.00-43.50; U.S. 2 & 3 200-245 lbs. 40.50-42.00; Sows 300-500 lbs. 34.00-37.00 Boars 300-500 lbs. 30.00-32.00. Wednesday, March 18 316 head. U.S. 1 & 2 210-235 lbs. 41.50-43.35; U.S. 2 & 3 200-245 lbs. 40.5041.50; Sows 300-500 lbs. 33.00-36.00; Boars 300-500 lbs. 30.75-33.00. 946 956 852 Special Feeder Pig Sale Courtland, Va. Thursday, March 12 Report supplied by VDA There were 1,550 head sold. All pigs were graded by Represen tatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on USDA standards and sold by hundredweight. US 1&2: 30-39 lbs. 61.50; 4049 lbs. 57.00; 50-59 lbs. 55.25; 60-69 lbs. 52.00; 70-84 lbs. 47.50; 85-99 lbs. 40.00; 100-130 lbs. 43.00. US 3: 30-39 lbs. 50.80; 4049 lbs. 46.00; 50-59 lbs. 47.25; 60-69 lbs. 48.00; 7084 lbs. 44.50; 100-130 lbs. 43.00. UTILITY; 40-49 lbs. 35.00; 50-59 lbs. 35.00; 60-69 lbs. 30.00; 7054 lbs. 30.00. US 4; 40-49 lbs. 35.00; 50-59 lbs. 35.00 ; 60-69 lbs. 30.00; 70-84 lbs, 30.00. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, March 19 Report supplied by USDA HOGS; 1100 - Barrows & gilts moderately active, steady to weak. US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 40.25-40.50, 45 head 40.75; US 1-3 200-250 lbs. 39.75- 40.25. SOWS; Moderately active, steady to weak instances 50 lower in limited test. (6%). US 1-3 450 lbs. 36.50; 500-600 lbs. 38.50-40.00; US Medium 300-400 lbs. 34.00. BOARS: Under 250 lbs. 35.00; 300 lbs. 32.00, over 350 lbs. 31.00 A LESSON WELL LEARNED... LANCASTER FARMING'S CLASSIFIED ADS GET RESULTS! Phone 717-394-3047 or 717-626 1164 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, MARCH 24-1 P.M. Consign your livestock to J.M. Hoober, Inc., where it will receive personal care and service Cali Us; Phone: (717) 397-6191 - Home 569-2084 Small Stock Division - 397-6191 Home - 626-5659 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 21,1981—A3 U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter—Thursday, Mar. 19 Report supplied by USDA Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CALVES HOGS SHEEP CATTLE This Week 478,000 Last Week 476.000 Last Week 417.000 Market courtesy of USDA Chicago Grain Futures (Closing Bids as of Thursday Mar. 19) Corn May 3.62% 4.33% 7.71% July 3.72 Sept. 3.74 Oct. Nov. Trend - Com is higher. Wheat is lower, Soybeans are higher, Soybean Meal is lower. Market Provided by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Special Feeder Pig Sale Harrisonburg, Va. Tuesday, March 10 Report supplied by VDA There were 1,743 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; 30-39 lbs. 65.50; 40-49 lbs. 72.50; 50-59 lbs. 60.00-63.00; 60-69 lbs. 59.00; 70-79 los. 55.25 ; 80-89 lbs. 47.50; 100-110 lbs. 40 50. US 3: 30-39 lbs. 51.00-55.00; 4049 lbs. 55.0008.00; 50-59 lbs. 54.50; 60 90 lbs. 53.25; 7079 lbs. 50.50; 8089 lbs. 40.00; 100110 lbs. 39.00. UTILITY: 3039 lbs 40.00; 4049 lbs. 35.00; 50-59 lbs. 44.00. St. Louis Hogs Thursday, March 19 Report supplied by USDA HOGS: 5000 - Barrows & gilts moderate, mostly 50 lower. US 1-2 200-250 lbs. 39.00-39.50; US 1-3 220- 260 lbs. 38.25-39.00 SOWS; Uneven, -weights under 500 lbs. steady to 50 lower; over 500 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher. (About 9%). US 1-3 300-500 lbs. 34.00-36.00; Over 500 lbs. 37.00-39.00. BOARS: Over 250 lbs. 31.50; 200- 250 lbs. 32.00-33.00. 39,000 1,460,000 83,000 39,000 1,446,000 88,000 40,000 1,488,000 87,000 Wheat Soybeans Meal 4.39% 7.92% 225.50 8.10 4.56 8.24% Futures Trading (Closing Bids as of Thursday Mar. 19) Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs Maine Apr. 59.95 40.00 June 64.10 45.00 64.95 45.40 Aug. Nov. Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs are higher. Potatoes are higher Market Provided by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Valley Livestock Valley Stockyards Athens,Pa. Monday, March 16 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 418 calves, 127 cows, 8 bulls, 17 heifers, 7 steers, 62 hogs, 5 lambs, 4 sheep. Cattle market reported strong, calf market reported steady. Holstein Heifer Calves to 139.00; Veal Calves to 97.50; Back to Farm 70.00- Bobs, 80 and down lbs. 45.00- Grassers & Feeders 45.00- Lambs 55.00-68.00; Sheep to 26.50; Hogs, 200-250 lbs. 36.00- Sows 32.00-35.00; Boars 24.00- Pigs 10.00-28.00; Heifers 44.00-48.75; Steers Medium 54.00- Steers, feeder 48.00- 58.50; Bulls 48.00-54.25; Cows, utility 45.0047.25; Cows, fat 39.00- 43.00; Cows, medium 42.0043.00; Cows, poor or small 32.00-38.00; Horses small to 395.00; Mules to 95.00; Goats to 53.00. Special Horse Sale New Holland Sales Stables Friday, March 13 Report supplied by auction 279 head. Work, Michigan, pairs 2900-4200, singles 750-1550. Work, Tn., 2 loads, pairs, 1800- 3200, singles 1025-1650. Mules, Tn., 2 loads, pairs 1450- 2150, singles 720-1550. Work, Canada, pairs 1950-2750. Work, Va., pairs 24004000, singles 1000-1900. Driving, N.Y., 690-1100. Driving, N.Y., 775-1100. Driving, Ky., 650-1650. Driving, lowa, 900-1650. Local driving 550-1500. Local work, pairs 17502700, singles 850-1825. Local mules singles 650-1150. Soybean 218.00 234.00 Potatoes 14.96 8.75
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