Hog Markets
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, April 30
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 6000 - Barrows & gilts
moderately early, later rather
slow; 1.00-1.50 lower. US 1-2 200-240
lbs. 40.5041.00; US 1-3 220-250 lbs.
4A (1040 SO
SOWS; Steady to 50 lower.
(About 6%). US 1-3 300-500 lbs.
35.50-36.50; Over 500 lbs. 37.50-
39.50.
BOARS: Over 300 lbs. 36.50, few
37.00; 200-300 lbs. 35.00-35.25.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, April 30
Report {supplied by USDA
HOGS: 4000 - Barrows & gilts
moderate, 50-75 lower. US 1-2 200-
240 lbs. mostly 41.00-41.50; US 1-3
200-240 lbs. 40.5041.00.
SOWS: .Steady to 50 lower.
(15%). .US 1-3 350425 lbs. 36.00-
37.25, bulk 36.5037.00; 420500 lbs.
37.5038.50; 500550 lbs. 39.00, few
33.50.
BOARS: Over 350 lbs. 37.00;
under3so lbs. 32.0036.00.
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Vintage Hogs
Vintage, Pa.
Saturday, April 25
Report supplied by auction
826 head.
US 1 & 2 210-230 lbs. 41.0043.00;
US 2 & 3 200-245 lbs. 40.0041.00;
Sows 300-500 lbs. 36.00-38.00; Boars
300-600 lbs. 31.00-34.00.
Wednesday, April 29
248 head.
US 1 & 2 210-230 lbs. 41.5043.50;
US 2 & 3 200-245 lbs. 40.0041.50;
Sows 300-500 lbs. 34.00-35.50.
New Holland Hogs
Monday, April 27
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1338
Last Monday 1100
Last Year 1805
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts 1.00-1.50
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lbs. 40.5041.00, Few 41.00-
41.60; US 1210-245 lbs. 42.0043.00;
US 1-3 220-250 lbs. 39.6040.50; One
lot US 2-3 2601b5. 33.85.
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Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, April 28
Report supplied by USD A
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs mostly
steady, instances firm to 4.00
higher on 60-80 lbs. weights. All
pigs weighed on arrival and sold by
the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 175 head 25-39 lbs. 85.00
95.00; 467 head 40-49 lbs. 77.00
88.50; 175 head 50-59 lbs. 75.00
86.00; 54 head 60-69 lbs. 66.50-71.50;
12 head 75-81 lbs. 52.0061.50.
US 2-3: 90 head 30-39 lbs. 67.50
86.00; 70 head 40-49 lbs. 65.00-75.00; -
75 head 50-53 lbs. 65.00-74.50.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, April 30
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 1500 - Barrows & gilts
active, 50-1.00 lower. US 1-2 200-250
lbs, 41.0041.50.
SOWS: Moderately active,
steady. (8%). US 1-3 300400 lbs.
35.0066.00; Few 450600 lbs. 38.00
39.00; 500600 lbs. 40.0041.00.
BOARS: Under 250 lbs. 34.00;
over3so lbs. 35.0065.50.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, April 29
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00-10.00
lower, instances 15.00 lower on 25-
40 lbs. weights. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
GRADE US 1-2 90 head 27-39 lbs.
80.00- 245 head 4049 lbs.
64.00- 214 head 50-59 lbs.
61.0067.00; 89 head 65-75 lbs. 53.00
56.00.
US 2-3: 114 head 25-35 lbs. 70.00
76.00; 30 bead 41-45 lbs. 60.0067.00;
12 head 61 head 57.00; 13 head 71-98
lbs. 49.0050.00.
Feeder Pig Sale
Conrtland, Va.
Thursday, April 23
Report supplied by VDA
There were 1359 head sold. All
cattle were graded by
Representatives of the VDACS’s
Division of Markets, Livestock
Section on USDA standards and
sold by the hundredweight.
US 1&2:3039 lbs. 92.00; 4049 lbs.
86.77; 5059 lbs. 75.50; 6069 lbs.
-65.50; 7084 lbs. 63.00; 85-99 lbs.
43.00; 100130 lbs. 43.00.
US 3: 3039 lbs. 85.00; 4059 lbs.
80.00; 5059 lbs. 67.00; 6069 lbs.
55,50; 7084 lbs. 54.50; 85-99 lbs.
40.00; 100130 lbs. 40.00.
UTILITY: 3039 lbs. 45.00; 4049
lbs. 41.00; 5059 lbs. 41.00; 6069 lbs.
31.00; 7084 lbs. 31.00.
US 4’S: 3039 lbs. 45.00; 4049 lbs.
41.00; 5059 lbs. 41.00; 6069 lbs.
31.00; 7084 lbs. 31.00.
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Livestock Slaughter
1251
1165
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter—Thursday, Apr. 30
Report supplied by USDA Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CALVES HOGS
CATTLE
This Week
473,000
Last Week
441,000
Last Year
465,000 32,000
Market courtesy of USDA.
Chicago Grain Futures
Corn
May 3.61
July 3.67% 4.43
Slept 3.73%
Oct
Nov.
Trend - Com is higher, Wheat is higher, Soybeans are higher, Soybean
Meal is higher.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
1028
1114
Westminster
Feeder Pigs
Friday, April 24
Report supplied by auction
1396 Pigs: Prices uneven,
compared to last month prices
generally $5.00 lower, although
some large lots and #Ts steady to
$5.00 higher.
No. #1: 221 head 3037 lbs. 65.00
80.00; 61 head 42 lbs. 89.00; 120
head 4048 lbs. 61.0070.50; 60 head
51 lbs. 80.00; 200 head 51-58 lbs.
67.0071.00; 135 head 6069 lbs.
55.0087.50; 126 head 72-78 lbs.
56.0061.00.
No. #2: 293 head 2848 lbs. 51.00
66.50; 88 bead 5069 lbs. 55.0063.00;
12 head 90125 lbs. 41.0046.00.
No. #3: 35 head 29-30 lbs. 51.00
56.00; 25 head 41 lbs. 50.00; 5 head
71 lbs. 44.00.
Vintage Cattle
Vintage Sales Stables
Friday, April 24
Report supplied by auction
317 head.
Bulls 11001850 lbs. 51.00-58.75;
High Choice and Prune steers 1150
1400 lbs. 66.0067.85; Choice 2 & 4
63.50-66.00; Holstein steers 55.00
57.85; Choice heifers 800900 lbs.
58.0061,75; Cows 41.0047.85.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 2,1981—A3
39,000
33,000
(Closing Bids as of Thursday Apr. 30)
Wheat Soybeans Meal
4.33%
4.57% 8.13
June 70.17 49.00
July
Aug.
Oct.
Nov.
Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs
are lower. Potatoes are higher.
Market Provided
by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
860 bead.
U.S. 1 210-235 lbs. 44.00-46.25;
U.S. 1 & 2 210-245 lbs. 40.25-41.10;
U.S. 2 & 3 200-250 lbs. 39.60-40.00;
Sows 350 lbs. and up 36.00-39.00;
Boars 200 lbs. and up 30.50-32.00.
Monday, April 27
HOGS: Barrows and gilts mostly
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
205-245 lbs. 43.50-44.25, Few
Selected 44.5045.00; US 1-2 200-240
lbs. 41.2542.35, few 42.6043.00; US
1-3 230-250 lbs. 40.7541.25, 250-265
lbs. 40.1040.60.
HOGS: Barrows and gilts steady
to firm.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lbs. 41.50-i2.50; US 1205-245
lbs. 43.00-44.25; Few Selected 44.50-
45.00; US 1-3 210-260 lbs. 40.5041.50.
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SHEEP
1,409,000 83,000
1,342,000 77,000
1,493,000 89,000
Soybean
226.90
7.78%
232.50
8.01%
235.30
8.24%
Futures
Trading
(Closingßidsasof
Thursday Apr. 30)
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Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
51.42
68.25 51.47
65.92
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Lancaster Stockyards
Saturday, April 25
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