Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, May 23, 1981, Image 3

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    Hog Markets
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Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Saturday, May 16
Report supplied by USD A
& Auction
1020 head.
U.S. 210-235 lbs. 46.50-48.00,
few from 49.00-50.00;; U.S. 1 & 2
200-240 lbs. 44.75-45.50; U.S. 2 & 3
200-250 lbs. 44.25-44.50; Sows 350
lbs. and up 36.50-38.50.
Monday, May 18
HOGS: Barrows and gilts steady
to 25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lbs. 44.00-45.50; US 1205-250.
lbs. 45.7547.00; Few Selected 47.00-
47.50; US 1-3 210-260 lbs. 44.0044.50.
Wednesday, May 20
HOGS: Barrows and-gilts 50-75
higher.
▼ BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lbs. 45.25-46.25, couple lots
46.50. US 1 205-245 lbs. 47.5046.00,
Few Selected 48.5049.00; US 1-3
190255 lbs. 44.5045.25, Few 255-265
lbs. 43.5044.50.
StXouisHogs
Thursday, May 21
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 6500 - Barrows & gilts
active, 25 to mostly 50 higher. US 1-
2 200240 lbs. 44.0044.25, 70 head
225-235 lbs. 44.50; US 1-32202601b5.
43.0044.00.
SOWS: Steady-1.00 higher,
advance on weights over 500 lbs.
(About 10%). US 1-3 300500 lbs.
36.5037.00; Over 500 lbs. 38.50
40.50.
BOARS: Over 300 lbs. 36.50
37.00;; 200-300 lbs. 37.5038.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, May 19
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1549
Last Tuesday ' 1330
Last Year ' 1937
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs 4.00-7.00'
higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 197 head 29-39 lbs. 68.00-
86.00; 439 head 4049 lbs. 67.50-
81.00; 314 head 50-59 lbs. 63.50-
77.00; 88 head 60-69 lbs. 60.0049.00.
US 2-3: 23 head 34-36 lbs. 61.00-
67.00; 75 head 4049 lbs. 58.0047.50;
23 head 50-59 lbs. 49.0040.00; 13
head 69 lbs. 52.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, May 20
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs mainly
4.00-8.00 lower, although about 100
head US 1-2 4045 lbs. steady. All
pigs weighed on arrival and sold by
the hundred weight.
GRADE US 1-2 54 head 14-19 lbs.
72.0073.00; 91 head 2039 lbs. 59.00
68.00; 86 head 41-43 lbs. 73.0076.00;
88 head 4049 lbs. 65.0069.00; 132
head 5059 lbs. 61.0068.00; 105 head
61-81 lbs. 59.0065.00.
US 2-3; 99 head 3039 lbs. 57.00
70.00; 101 head 4049 lbs. 57.00
64.00; 60 head 54-63 lbs. 62.0066.00.
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HAULED
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Auctions
Have Market For
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MEADOW GREEN FARMS
HOWARD H. WEAVER
RT.IIBox93A
Richland, Pa. 17087
Best Time to Call
> Saturday Morning
6 A.M. &&A.M.
717-933-5187
Your Livestock Broker
Serving You Since 1895.
• Up-to-date tnarket information.
• We sell slaughter cattle, fat hogs,
calves, iambs, feeder pigs
• Suppliers of feeder cattle.
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
TUESDAY, MAY 26 - 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 -626-8653
National Reputation Local Service
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, May 21
Report supplied by USD A
HOGS: 1600 (will run few hun
dred over) - Barrows & gilts
moderately active, 50-75 higher.
US 1-2 200-250 lbs. 44.75-45.00.
SOWS: Active, under 500 lbs.
steady-50 higher, over 500 lbs. SO
LDO higher. (8%). US 1-3 300-450
lbs. 36.50; 450-500 lbs. 37.75-38.50;
500-600 lbs. 39.00-39.50.
BOARS; Under 350 lbs. scarce;
over3so lbs. 37.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, May 21
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: 3500 - Barrows & gilts
active, 1.00 higher. US 1-2 200-240
lbs. 44.50-45.00; US 1-3 200-240 lbs.
43.50-44.50.
SOWS: Steady-50 higher. (15%).
US 1-3 350-500 lbs. 37.50-38.00; 500-
650 lbs. 38.50-39.00.
BOARS: Over 350 lbs. 38.50-
38.75; Under3so lbs. 34.00-38.00.
Feeder Pig Sale
Courtland, Va.
Thursday, May 14 '
Report supplied byVDA
There were 2410 head sold. All
pigs were graded by Represen
tative of the VDACS’s Division of
Markets, Livestock Section and
USDA standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
~ USI&2: 30-39 lbs. 80.00; 4049 lbs.
70.00; §O-59 lbs. 64.50; 60-69 lbs.
57.25; 70-84 lbs. 56.00; 85-100 lbs.
50.00.
933
US 3’s: 30-39 lbs. 65.50; 4049 lbs.
62.50; 50-59 lbs. 55.00; 6069 lbs.
58.00; 7064 lbs. 50.00; 85-100 lbs.
49.00.
UTILITY & 4:30-39 lbs. 47.00; 40-
49 lbs. 43.00; 85-100 lbs. 37.00.
SJT
SHOTZBER6ER
INC.
Livestock Trans.
P.0.80x 925
Lane., Pa. 17603
717-393-4641
Forty-Eight Yrs. of
Service...to the
farmer, to the dealer
& to the packer.
May we serve you?
JOHN CAMPBELL
Atglen, PA
(215) 593-5529
GARY McGEE
Spring Run, PA
(717)349-7300
DAN DERR
Conowmgo, MD
(301) 378-3280
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily livestock Slaughter—Thursday, May 21
Report supplied by USDA Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CALVES HOGS
CATTLE
This Week
495,000
Last Week '
481.000
Last Year
457.000
Market courtesy of USDA.
Chicago Grain Futures
Corn
July 3.46
Sept. 3.56% 4.23
Oct.
Nov.
3.61%
Dec.
Trend - Com is lower, Wheat is lower, Soybeans are lower. Soybean
Meal is lower.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
New Holland Hogs
Monday, May 18
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1070
Last Monday - 1164
Last Year 1536
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts steady,
instances 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lbs. 44.6045.60; US 1205-245
lbs. 46.0046.50; Few Selected 47.00-
47.35; US 1-3 210-260 lbs. 43.7544.50.
Feeder Pig Sale
Harrisonburg, Va.
Tuesday, May 12
Report supplied by VDA
There were 2,076 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. 66.00-70.00; 40-
49 lbs. 64.0069.50; 50-59 lbs. 57.00-
64.00; 6069 lbs. 69.00; 70-84 lbs.
61.00; 85-99 lbs. 57.00; 100-130 lbs.
50.00.
US 3: 30-39 lbs. 61.00; 4049 lbs.
57.50-58.50; 50-59 lbs. 56.00; 6069
lbs. 58.00; 7064 lbs. 54.50; 85-99 lbs.
56.00; 100-130 lbs. 50.00.
UTILITY: 30-39 lbs. 53.00; 4049
lbs. 45.00; 7064 lbs. 55.00.
US 4: 4049 lbs. 60.00; 6069 lbs.
51.00.
Avg. weights 48.7 lbs. Avg. cwt.
62.74; Avg. 1 head 30.55; Light
weight 25 lbs. 68,00.
CONTACT:
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 23,1981—A3
34,000
27,000
27,000
(Closing Bids as ol Thursday May 21)
Soybean
Wheat Soybeans Meal
4.04% 7.55%
4.49
June 66.90 50.15
July
Aug.
Oct 63.07
Nov.
Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs
are higher. Potatoes are higher.
SYDEL'S
EGG FARM
—JHartly, Delaware
/ ) LOOKING
( for
Y \ egg
F —^PRODUCERS
TRUCKLOAD
\ ) QUANTITIES
V WANTED.
For More Information Calf
302-834-1414
Ask for lan or Lewis
SHEEP
1,354,000 -
80,000
1,434,000 79,000
1,491,000 81,000
217.70
7.64% 221.50
221.50
7.73
Futures I
Trading I
(Closing Bids as of
Thursday May 21)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
53.70
64.65 54.50
Market Provided
by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
7.54