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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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