Hog Markets
Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, April 5
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1 47 *
Last Tuesday 878
Last Year 1429
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs 5.08*10.00
lower, instances 15.00 lower. All
pigs weighed on arrival and sold by
die hundred weight.
US 1-2: 38 head 18-24 lbs. 169.00-
169.50; 10 head 32 lbs. 150.00; 221
head 30-39 lbs. 124.00-140.00; 513
head 40-49 lbs. 111.00-127.00; 291
head 50-59 lbs. 103.00-113.00; 94
head 6049 head 97.00-101.00; 26
head 70-75 lbs. 85.00-89.00.
US 2: 8 head 28 lbs. 141.00; 123
head 30-39 lbs. 111.00-120.00; 12
head 4045 lbs. 105.00-110.00; 8 head
65 lbs. 92.00.
US 2-3: 30 head 25-47 lbs. 128.00-
137.00.
New Holland Hogs
Monday, April 4
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1*54
Last Monday 1911
Last Year 1359
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts weak to
.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 50.00-50.50, few 50.50
50.75; US 1 200-250 lb. 51.0052.25;
US 1-3 220-260 lb. 49.50-50.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, April 7
Report supplied by USDA
1000 - Barrows & gilts active, .50
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-250 lb. 48.0048.50.
SOWS: Moderately active,
steady-1.00 lower. (4%). US 1-3 325-
400 lb. 43.0043.50; 550600 lb. 51.00
52.00.
BOARS: Over4oo lb. 38.0039.00.
Peoria Hogs ,
Thursday, April? .
Report supplied by USDA
2800 - Barrows & gilts fairly
active, opening .501.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-240 lb. 47.50-48.25, 100 head
48.50; US 1-3200250 lb. 47.0047.50.
SOWS: Under 450 lb. 1.50 lower,
over 450 lb. mostly steady. (13%).
US 1-3 350450 lb. 43.50, few 43.00;
450500 lb. 48.0050.00; 500650 lb.
50.0051.50, mostly 50.5051.00.
You Have A Choice
If you miss Monday, there is akays 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 call for market conditions and honest
advice.
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE
Tuesday, April 12 at 1 P.M.
Waiter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm
Keeping Abreast With The Times
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Tuesday, April 5
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts .50-.75 lower,
instances 1.00-1.25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-245 lb. 48.00-48.85. US 1-3 210-255
lb. 47.5048.00. US 2-3 220-260 lbs.
45.75-47.25; 260-300 lb. 41.0045.00.
Wednesday, April 6 v
HOGS: Compared to Tuesday
barrows and gilts 2.50-3.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200240 lb. 51.25-52.10, couple lots
52.25-52.35. US 1 205-245 lb. 52.35-
53.00. US 1-3 210260 lb. 50.25-51.25.
US2-3220270U).48.5049.60. .
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, April 7
Report supplied by USDA
6000 - Barrows & gilts moderate,
.50.75 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200250 lb. 47.5048.00, mostly 47.75-
48.00. US 1-3 230270 lb. 47.0047.50.
SOWS: .75-1.50 lower. (About
8%). US 1-3 300500 lb. 44.0045.00;
500650 lb. 49.5051.50; some over
600 lb. 52.00.
BOARS: Over 260 lb. 40.50; 200
260 lb. 41.50. ,
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, April 6
Report supplied by USDA '
Today (
Last Wednesday i
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday 25-40 lb. feeder pigs
weak to 5.00 lower, 4070 lb. 5.00
10.00 higher, weights over 70 lb. not
fully tested. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight. .• , ,
US 1-2: 20 head 2029 lbs. 138.00
140.00; 52 head 3338-lbs. 128.00
142.00; 189 head 4049 lbs. 128.00
138.00; 141 bead 5059 lbs. 132.00
138.00; 63 head 6067 lbs. 96.00
108.00; 26 bead 72-75 lbs. 91.60; 15
head 93 lbs. 71.00.
US 2-3: 12 head 2029 lbs. 131.00
134.00; 37 head 4246 lbs. 83.00
86.00; 17 head 59 lbs. 96.00; 10 head
61 lbs. 85.00; 12 head 90 lbs. 69.00.
Leesport Auction
Leeaport, Pa.
Wednesday, April 6
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 361: Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady. Slaughter
cows unevenly steady. Few High
Choice & Prime 1360-1370 lbs.
slaughter steers 68.25-69.10, Choice
1065-1220 lbs. 64.00-65.35, few to
66.85, Good & Choice holsteins 1200-
1455 lbs. 56.50-61.25, Good 59.75-
64.00, few to 65.50, Standard 52.00-
58.50, few Utility & Low Standard
48.00- Few Choice 945-1100
lbs. slaughter heifers 60.60-62.85,
few Good 55.25-55.85, few Standard
47.85-48.50. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 42.75-47.00, few
48.00, Cutters 41.5043.25, few 46.00,
Canner & Low Cutter 38.60-42.75,
Shells down to 24.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 54.60-60.50, few
62.75, Standard 50.25-55.50. Yield
Grade #1 1150-2030 lbs. slaugher
bulls 53.10-59.75; few yield grade #2
900-1200 lbs. 43.5048.00. Few Large
& Medium Frame #1 325-380 lbs.
feeder steers 68.00-74.00, Large &
Medium Frame #1 500-720 lbs.
61.00- few Large Frame #1
355435 lbs. feeder heifers 66.00-
70.00, few Large & Medium Frame
§2 450-535 lbs. 47.00-52.00; few
Medium Frame #1 300-380 lbs.
feeder bulls 65.00-76.00, few 400-750
lbs. 55.00-60.50, Large Frame §2
420-720 lbs. 52.00-56.50.
193
314
CALVES 148: Vealers grading
Standard & Low Good 2.00-3.00
higher. Few Choice vealers 87.00-
92.00, few Good 76.00-85.00, few
Standard & Good 120-130 lbs. 61.00-
78.00, 90-105 lbs. 58.00-61.00, 75-90
lbs. 54.00-60.00, few Utility 50-85
lbs. 30.00-45.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-135 lbs. 75.00-68.00,
some down to 60.00; holstein
heifers9o-140lbs. 75.00-90.00, one at
100.00; few beef cross bulls &
heifers 90-125 lbs. 66.00-120.00.
852
HOGS 297: Barrows & gilts
steady to .50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.50-48.25,
few 49.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 47.00-
47.85, No. 2-3 235-295 lbs. 45.00-
47.10, few No. 1-3185-190 lbs. 46.25-
46.85. Sows steady to 2.00 lower. US
No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows 43.00-44.00,
few No. 23 575635 lbs. 41.50-42.00.
Few Boars 40.00-44.00.
FEEDER PIGS 160: US No. 1-3
30-50 lbs. feeder pigs 102.00-132.00,
mostly 113.00-125.00 cwt.. No. 1-3
6560 lbs. 78.00-93.00, one lot No. 1-3
120 lbs. at 56.00, few Utility 3560
lbs. 66.0060.00 cwt.
Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter—Thursday, Apr, 7
Report supplied by USDA Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
Week to Date (Est)
443,000 40,000
Same Period Last Week (Est.)
459.000 43,000
Same Period Last Year (Act.)
468.000 35,000
May 3.11
July 3.17
Sept
Trend - Com is higher. Wheat is lower, Soybeans are higher, Soybean
Meal is steady.
SHEEP 115: Choice 2065 lbs.
spring slaughter lambs 72.00-
106.00, mostly 80.00-90.00, one 10t65
lbs. at 70.00; few Good & Choice 85
lbs. Slaughter sheep 14.00-26.00.
GOATS 33: Few Large Adult
26.0047.00, Large kids 20.00-33.00,
small kids 10.00-19.00 per head.
Total No. of head 510. Holstein
Hfr. Calves to 120.00; Veal Calves
to 94.00; Vealer Bull Calves 66.00-
94.00; Slaughter Calves 44.0068.50;
Grassers & Feeders 42.0069.00;
45.0069.00; Sheep 12.00-
15.00; Hogs, 200-250 38.50-49.00;
Sows 32.004660; Boars 35.0042.00;
Pigs per head 39.5049.50; Heifers
47.7569.50; Steers, feeder 47.00-
49.00; Bulls 38.0062.25; Cows,
utility 42.5045.00; Cows, fat 39.00-
43.75; Cows, medium 36.2541.00;
Cows, poor or small 24.0036.00;
Cattle market steady: Calf market
stronger: Horses 170.00340.00;
Lancaster Faming, Satorday, April 9,1983—A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Apr. 7)
Com
3.09%
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, March 28
Report supplied by auction
1,233,000 90,000
1,299,000 95,000
1,351,000 110,000
Wheat Soybeans Meal
6.43
3.64
6.59% 193.80
3.74V4
6.70 V«
3.82%
Futures
Trading
(Closing Bids as ol
Thursday, Apr. 7)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Maine
Apr. 72.77 49.90 5:87
June 70.07 53.27
Jnly
Aug. 66.50
Nov.
Trend - Cattle are higher, Hogs
are lower. Potatoes are higher.
Market Provided
by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Ponies 85.00-160.00; Goats 14.00-
43.00; Hay to 47.00.
Remarks good run of cows with
lots of action.
Soybean
189.60
196.30
Potatoes
53.42
7.75