Hog Markets Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Monday, May 3 Report supplied by USDA HOGS: Barrows and gilts 2 OO 2.50 higher; sows mostly steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-245 lbs. 58.75-59.60, few 59.75- 60.00; US 1 210-245 lbs. 60,00-60.75; US 1-3 220-270 lbs. 57.50-58.50. SOWS: US 1-3 300-450 lbs. 51.50 52.50; 450-650 lbs. 53.50-54.50, few 54.5054.85. Tuesday, May 4 Report supplied by USD A Today 280 Last Tuesday 547 TREND: Compared to Monday barrows and gilts steady to weak, instances 25 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-245 lbs. 58.7559.60; US 1210-250 lt». 60.0060.50; US 15 200270 lbs. 58.0058.75. Wednesday, May 5 HOGS: Compared to Tuesday barrows and gilts 50-75 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 205-245 lbs. 59.60-60.25; US 1205-245 -albs. 60.3561.00; US 1-3 200-270 lbs. 58.8559.60. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, May 6 HOGS: 1000 - Barrows & gilts active, uneven, opened mostly SO LDO lower, few sales only weak to 50 off. US 1-2 215-260 lbs. 57.50; VS 1- couple lots 215-230 lbs. 57.50; US 2- lot 280 lbs. 57.00. SOWS: Active, steady-1.00 lower in limited test. (7%). US 1-3 lots 400 lbs. 52.00; lot 485 lbs. 55.00; VS Med. Couple Lots 300-370 lbs. 50.05 50.50. BOARS; Under 300 lbs. 48.50; over3oo lbs. scarce. •% J.M. HOOBER Inc. LANCASTER STOCKYARDS Your Livestock Broker Since 1895 * Up-to-date market information •Commission Agents for slaughter cattle, fat hogs, calves, lambs, feeder pigs • Suppliers of feeder cattle Consign your livestock to J.M. Hoober. Inc., and receive personal care & service. PH: (717) 397-6191 - Home 569-2084 Hog Dept. 626-8653 You Have A Choice N fpu m iss Manda/ f fhera is ak/a/s Wadnasda/ Today, as In the past, Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feeders the choice of what day to market their fat cattle. Either Monday or Wednesday, we will advise you to the best of our ability what day that week we think is most advantageous to you. So, Monday or Wednesday, you have a choice. Give us a call for market conditions and honest advice. NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE Tuesday, May 11 at 1:00 P.M. Walter M. Dunlap and Sons Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717)397-5136 An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast With The Times Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, May 4 Report supplied by USD A Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Tuesday feeder pigs mostly steady, instances 5.00-8,00 higher on 200 head Reputation US 1-2 4050 lb. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 90 head 3039 lbs. 137.00 149.00; 137 head 4049 lbs. 132.50 146.00, Reputation 181 bead 4046 lbs. 148.00152.00; 51 head 5059 lbs. 114.00131.00; 22 head 6459 lbs. 96.00101.00; 12 head 72 lbs. 93.00. US 2: 15 head 4546 lbs. 124.00 129.00; 19 head 5759 lbs. 105.00 107.50. US 2-3: 10 head 25-26 lbs. 147.00 154.00; 17 bead 3039 lbs. 131.00 143.00; 37 bead 44-49 lbs. 119.00 133.00. New Holland Hogs Monday, May 3 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Monday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Monday, barrows and gilts 1.05 2.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 205-250 lbs. 57.2557.25, Several late 58.0058.50; US 1 210-250 lbs. 59.05 60.00; US 1-3 200-265 lbs. 56.5557.25. Vintage Hogs Saturday, May 1 Report supplied by auction U.S. 1 & 2 215235 lbs. 56.5558.00; U.S. 2 & 3 205245 lbs. 55.0556.50; Sows 305500 lbs. 49.0551.00; Boars 205300 lbs. 50.0552.00. Wednesday, May 5 U.S. 1 fe 2 215235 lbs. 58.5560.25; U.S. 2 & 3 205245 lbs. 57.0558.50; Sows 305500 lbs. 49.0551.75; Boars 205300 lbs. 45.0550.25. St. Louis Hogs Thursday, May 6 Report snpplled by USDA HOGS: 3500 - Barrows St gilts active, steady-50 higher, advance on wts. under 260#. US 1-2 210-250 lbs. 57.5057.75; US 1-3 210-260 lbs. 57.0057.50; US 2-3 250-270 lbs. 55.50 57.00; 270290 lbs. 54.5055.50. SOWS: Steady-50 higher, ad vance on 300500 lb. (9%). US 15 300450 lbs. 52.0052.50; 450500 lbs. 53.50; Over 500 lbs. 56.5058.50. BOARS: Over 300 lbs. 49.00 49.50; 200300 lbs. 50.0051.00. Peoria Hogs Thursday, May 6 Report supplied by USDA HOGS: 3000 (Currently 600 short) - Barrows St gilts moderate, opening weak to 25, instances SO lower. US 1-2 200240 lbs. Mostly 57.0057.25, 75 head 57.50; US 1-3 200250 lbs. 56.0057.00. SOWS: Under 500 lbs. steady-50 higher, over 500 lbs. weak-1.00 lower. (21%). US 1-3 350450 lbs. 52.0052.50; 450500 lbs. 53.0053.50; 500550 lbs. 55.0056.50, small lot 57.00. 686 1005 1159 Chambersburg Auction Chambersburg, Pa. Thursday, May 8 Report supplied by PDA CATTLE: 423. Compared with last week’s market: Slaughter steers 2.00-4.25 higher; SI. cows .50- 1.50 higher. SI. steers: few High Choice & Prune 74.85-79.60, few 1050-1400 lbs. 70.00-73.85, Good 61.5008.75; Standard 55.2502.00; SI. heifers: Choice 66.00-70.00; Good 60.0004.75. SI. cows: Utility & Commercial 42.00-47.25; Cutters 41.5044.75; Canner & L. Cutter 38.00-42.00; Shells down to 34.50. SI. bulls: Yield Grade No. 1 & 2 980 2080 lbs. 50.5055.75. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers, few Medium Frame No. 1, 300550 lbs. 49.0057.00. CALVES: 386. Vealers mostly 8.0012.00 higher. Choice 78.00 100.00; Good 60.0075.00; Standard & Good 70105 lbs. 65.0072.00; Utility 50901b5. 45.0065.00. FARM CALVES: Hoi. Bulls 90 130 lbs. 71.00101.00; Hoi. Heifers 75-150 lbs. 68.00105.00, HOGS: 84. Barrows and gilts 1.50 higher. US No. hi 210230 lbs. 57.00 57.50; US No. 1-3 250475 lbs. 49.50 55.75. Few Boars 45.1046.75. FEEDER PIGS 32. Few No. 1-3 2025 lbs. 22.0024.00 per bead; One lot 60 lbs. 46.50 per head. GOATS: 14.26.0053.00. 1135 1528 1183 Colimiw Fe«tures Edrtiritli Editorially speaking. Our readers write Now »s the time Ladies, have you heard 7 Seeding, weeding . Ida's Notebook On being ajarm wife Farming’s Future Brochett's Ag Advice Farm Talk PA Guernsey honors Al 7 Egg exporter A 29 World's biggest banana split 810 Exporting awaids C 5 Gruber Wagon Works Dl2 Stray voltage education Dl4 U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Thursday, May 6 Report supplied by USDA Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection CALVES HOGS CATTLE This Week 495,000 Last Week 485,000 Last Year 460,000 Market courtesy of USDA Chicago Grain Futures (Cloving Bids u of Thursday May () Corn May 2.71% 3.48% July 2.81% Oct Nov. 2.85% 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 Feeder Pigs Wednesday, May 5 Report supplied by USDA Feeder Pigs Today Last Wednesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs steady to firm, although few sales weights under 30 lbs. 5.00-10.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2:17 bead 28 lbs. 152.00; 109 head 3039 lbs. 143.00150.00; 139 head 4049 lbs. 124.001C.00; 39 head 53-58 lbs. 109.00150.00; 11 head 62 lbs. 110.00; 9 head 77 lbs. 104.00. US 2-3: 28 head 22-29 lbs. 146.00 150.00; 39 bead 3032 lbs. 140.00 144.00; 49 bead 4045 lbs. 128.00 130.00; 21 bead 5258 lbs. 106 JO 112.00. In this issue AlO AlO Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, May t, 1982—A3 37,000 36,000 27,000 Wheal Soybeans Meal 3.63% 6.60% 4.00 540 918 970 June 71.45 60.37 Aug. 66.60 Oet 64.50 58.27 Nev. Trend - Cattle are higher. Hogs are higher.. Potatoes are higher. Market Provided hy Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Dairy Dauphin DHIA. Chester DHIA.. Perry DHIA.. . Piptrfwwtf Mailbox Markets. . 839 Classified Ads C 7 Farm Business News 06 Public Sales. . . . 032 Custom rates for field work 026 How tnj Youth Homestead Notes Home on the Range Kid’s Korner Farm Women FFA news 4 H news DVC Ag-day Mother’s Day Tnbute Somerset dairy princess Maryland Ag-day SHEEP 1,256,000 89,000 1,301,000 89,000 1,392,000 77,000 Soybean 190.20 6.51% 180.80 191.90 6.65% Futures Trading (Closing Bids as of Thursday May I) Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs Maine Potatoes 61.50 DlB D 24 D 26 7.86
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