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Lancaster Hogs
Monday, Feb. U
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows, and gilts
steady, instances .50 higher; sows
1.00-2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 60.00-60.50, few 60.50
60.85. US 1 205-250 lb. 61.0062.25.
US 1-3 220-260 lb. 59.0060.00.
SOWS: Us 1-6 350500 lbs. 53.00
56.50; 500650 lbs. 56.0058.00, few to
59.00.
Tuesday, Feb. 15
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday,
barrows and gilts mostly 1.00
lower.
a BARROWS AND GILTS: US I*2
•200-250 lb. 59.00-59.50, few 59.50-
59.75. US 1 206-245 lb. 60.0061.00.
US 1-3 210-260 lb. 58.00-59.00. US 2-3
255-270 lb. 57.1057.75, couple lots
276 lbs. 56.00.
Wednesday, Feb. 1$
HOGS: Compared to Tuesday
barrows and gilts mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 58.75-59.50, few 59.50-
59.75. US 1 205-250 lb. 60.0061.00.
US 1-3 210-260 lb. 57.60-58.60. Couple
lots US 2-3 260-275 lbs. 56.25-57.00.
Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, Feb. 15
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday, feeder pigs uneven, 5.00-
20.00 higher, mainly 10.00-15.00
All pigs weighed on arrival
sold by the hundred weight
US 1-2: 33 head 26-27 lbs. 166.00
179.00 r 59 head 3036 lbs. 151.00
161.00; 182 head 4049 lbs. 134.00
146.00; 66 head 47-49 lbs. 120.00
126.q0; 166 head 5059 lbs. 230.00
138.00; 64 head 52-57 lbs. 119.00
124.00; 110 head 6076 lbs. 95.00
106.00; 7 head 83 lbs. 90.50; 6 bead
97 lbs. 73.00.
US 2-3: 20 head 2039 lbs. 132.00
141.00.
You Have A Choice
ff you miss Mouthy, there is always Wednesday
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 cadi for market conditions and honest
advice.
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
Tuesday, February 22 at 1 P.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm
Keeping Abreast With The Times
Hog Markets
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Vear
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday, feeder pigs firm to
10.00 higher, instances 20.00 higher
on 25-40 lbs. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2: 48 head 22-32 lbs. 158.00-
169.00; 54 head 34-39 lbs. 134.00-
149.00; 157 head 40-49 lbs. 126.00-
132.00; 33 head S 3 lbs. 142.00; 9
head 61 lbs. 112.00; 18 head 65-79
lbs. 89.00-90.00.
US 2-3: 20 head 31-37 lbs. 134.00-
144.00; 18 head 6248 lbs. 84.00-
88.00.
653
332
488
Due to the heavy snow the
Graded Pig Sale was postponed
from Friday, Feb. H until Monday,
Feb. 14; which also resulted in a
lighter than normal run. Total 325
pigs straight off the from.
TREND: Quality was EX
CELLENT' Compared with
January’s sale; under 50 lb. pigs
were steady and over 50 lb. pigs
were steady to 5.00 higher with
instances of 10.00 higher for US No.
1 & 2. US No. 2 & 3’s were steady to
5.00 higher for lighter pigs and
10.00 higher for heavier pigs.
Strongest demand for large lots of
pigs with docked tails. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the
hundred weight
805
1006
1096
US NO 1-2. 60 head 30-39 lbs.
143.00- 9 head 38 lbs. 121.00;
34 head 41 lbs. 140.00; 21 head 41-47
lbs. 115.00-120.00; 51 head 50-57 lbs.
124.00- 53 head 5061 lbs
117.50- shead66lbs. 102.50.
US NO. Z-3 22 head 3067 lbs.
122.50- 55 head 41-67 lbs.
115.00- 13 head 67 lbs. 127.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, Feb. 16
Report supplied by USOA
Carlisle Feeder Pigs
Carlisle, Pa.
Monday, Feb. 14
Report supplied by auction
New Holland Hogs
Monday, Feb. 14
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1782
Last Monday 1725
Last Year 1315
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts 1.50-2.00
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 60.50-61.50, few 61.50-
61.85; US 1 200-250 lb. 61.7002.10,
few 63.00; US 1-3 200-260 lb. 59.75-
60.50.
485
516
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Vintage Hogs
Vintage Sales Stables
Saturday, Feb. 12
Report supplied by auction
No sale due to storm.
Wednesday, Feb. 16
U.S. 1 & 2 205-235 lbs. 58.00-58.85;
U.S. 2 8c 3 200-245 lbs. 56.50-58.00;
Sows 300-500 lbs, 51.00-54.00;
Boars, 250-350 lbs. 43.00-52.00.
Leesport Livestock
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
Wednesday, Feb. 16
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 197; Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers .50-1.00 lower.
Slaughter cows mostly steady to
.50 lower. Few High Choice &
Prime 1225-1435 lbs. slaughter
steers 62.50-63.75, Choice No. 2-4
1005-1410 lbs. 60.0063.00, Good
56.10-60.35, Good & choice holsteins
54.85-60.25, one at 61.00, Standard
53.75-56.75, few Utility & Low
Standard 47.00-53.00. Few Choice
No. 3-4 slaughter heifers 56.00-
60.25, few Good 55.00-57.25, few
Standard 50.00-53.75, couple Utility
47.00 and 48.50. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 41.7543.00.
few to 44.25, Cutters 39.5042.10,
few to 43.00, Canner & Low Cutter
36.00-39.85, few Shells down to
32.50. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 57.2560.10, Good 56.25-
60.00, few Standard 53.85-56.60, one
Utility at 48.75. Few Yield Grade #1
1320-1960 lbs. slaughter bulls 52.25-
58.50. one yield grade #2 1225 lbs.
43.50.
CALVES 122: Vealers uneven.
Choice vealers 99.00-118.00, Good
74.00-92.00, Standard & Good 90-120
lbs. 52.00-05.00, 65-90 lbs. 45.00-
55.00, Utility 55-95 lbs. 26.00-45.00.
Farm calves, holstein bulls 80-125
lbs. 58.00-95.00, mostly 75.00-93.00.
HOGS 244: Barrows & gilts
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 19,1983—A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Dally Livestock Slaughter—Thursday, Feb. 17
Report supplied by USDA Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter
Under Federal Inspection
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
CATTLE
Week to Date (EsL)
510.000 40,000
Same Period Last Week (Est)
525.000 39,000
Same Period Last Year (Act.)
477.000 41,000
Market courtesy of USDA.
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Feb. 17)
Cora
Mar.
2.78 3.44% 5.96% 178.20
July
2.96V*
Trend - Com is higher. Wheat is higher, Soybeans are higher, Soybean
Meal is higher.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
steady to .75 lower. US No. 1-2 215-
255 lbs. barrows & gilts 58.7569.75,
lot 60.10, No. 16 210-230 lbs. 58.00-
85.00, few lots 59.3569.85, few No. 2-
3195-315 lbs. 55.5067.50. US No. 1-3
300695 lbs. sows 50.0062.25, few to
53.00, No. 2-3 245450 lbs. 47.50-
50.50. Few Boars 43.0044.75, few
light weights 46.0061.50.
FEEDER PIGS 132: US No. 1-2
20-33 lbs. feeder pigs 132.00-138.00
cwt., No. 1-3 20-28 lbs. 129.00-133.00,
lot No. 1-3 42 lbs. 120.00, No. 1-3 53-
56 lbs. 105.00-112.00, lot No. 1-3 61
lbs. 75.00 cwt.
SHEEF 41; Choice 3052 lbs. new
crop lambs 98.00-112.00, few Good
& Choice 125-130 lbs, wooled
slaughter lambs 56.00-59.00.
Slaughter sheep 24.00-34.00.
GOATS 13; Adults, few 32.00-
47.00, kids 15.00-23.00 per head.
this issue
Four Sections
In
AlO
AlO
A2O
A 26
Dl6
1,146,000 93,000
1,128,000 97,000
1,126,000 91,000
Soybean
Wheat Soybeans Meal
3.57V*
6.12
3.67
6.25%
Apr.
June 65.02 56.07
July
Aug. 63.70
Trend - Cattle are lower, Hogs
are higher. Potatoes are higher.
Market Provided
by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Home and Youth
Homestead Notes
Home on the Range
Kid's Korner
Farm Women news
FFA news
Franklin Extension directors
Longanville 4-H Club awards
Departments
Farm Calendar
Mailbox Markets
Classified Ads
Farm Business
Public Sales
Highlights
Mushrooms "in the soup"
LVNB agri-seminar
N J vegetable growers
ABC honors herds
182.40
185.90
Futures
Trading
(Closing Bids as of
Thursday, Feb. 17)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Potatoes
6.22
63.70 54.30
56.02
B 2
B 6
810
813
814
820
821
Al 2
837
C 7
06
024
A 35
A2B
C 2
C 5