New Feeder Pigs Wednesday, April 20 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Wednesday Last Year • TREND: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00-10.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2:12 head 22 lbs. 139.00; 67 head 30-39 lbs. 112.00-122.00; 116 head 4049 lbs. 109.00-127.00; 148 head 50-59 lbs. 102.00-106.00; 18 head 59-64 lbs. 84.00-88.00. US 2: 18 head 36 lbs. 104.00; 15 khead 48 lbs. 91.00. w US 2-3: 18 head 27-30 lbs. 120.00- 122.00; 11 head 39 lbs. 96.00; 35 head 44-45 lbs. 78.00-86.00; 10 head 52-57 lbs. 76.00-77JM). Peoria Hogs Thursday, April 21 Report supplied by USDA 3000 - Barrows & gilts fairly active, weak to mostly .50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-240 lb. mostly 47.50-48.00, some 47.00. US 1-3 200-250 lb. 46.50-17.50. SOWS: Steady-1.00 lower (13%). US 1-3 350-450 lb. 43.00; 450-500 lb. 44.00- 500-650 lb. 45.00-45.50. BOARS: Over 350 lb. 40.00; 250- 350 lb. 36.00-37.50; under 250 lb. 39.00- Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, April 21 Report supplied by USDA 1200 - Barrows & gilts moderately active, .25-.50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 k 210-250 lb. 47.75-48.00, ap " proximately 65 head. Serving You Sines 1895 Specializing in - Slaughter Cattle & Feeder Cattle John: (717) 397-6191 or 569-2084 (Home) Dick: (717)397-6191 or 299-5123 (Home) ter May Bth we recommend that your lambs be consigned on Monday, May 2nd. All lambs will be sold at auction beginning at noon and will be sorted and weighed upon arrival. Keep in mind for consigning your lambs, Monday, May 2nd, your consignments are respectfully solicted. Sorting and weighing will begin at 5 A.M. For further information contact Ken Smoker area 215-593-2123' (residence) or area 717-397-5136 (office). NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE Tuesday, April 26 at 1 ;00 PM Walter M. Dunlap and Sons Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717) 397-5136 An old Line Commission Firm keeping abreast with the times tested. (5%) U 1 48.00-50.00. BOARS; Scarce. New Holland Hogs Monday, April 18 Report supplied by USDA 559 778 Today Last Monday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Monday, barrows and gilts .50-1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-255 lb. 48.25-48.85, few 49.00- 49.50. US 1: 205-250 lbs. 49.50-50.50. US 1-3 220-260 lbs. 47.75-48.25. Vintage Hogs Vintage Sales Stables Saturday, April 16 Report supplied by auction U.S. 1 & 2 205-240 lbs. 49.00-51.00; US 2 & 3 200-245 lbs. 47.5049.00; Sows 400-500 lbs. 41.00-44.50; Boars 300-500 lbs. 38.00-40.00. Wednesday, April 20 US 1 & 2 205-240 lbs. 48.5050.00; US 2 & 3 200245 lbs. 47.0048.50; Sows 300-500 lbs. 41.00-44.50; Boars 30050038.0040.00. St. Louis Hogs Thursday, April 21 Report supplied by USDA 5500 • Barrows & gilts moderately active, fully .50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-250 lb. 47.0047.25. US 1-3 210-250 lb. 46.0047.00; 250-270 lb. 45.00- 46.00; 270-290 lb. 44.0045.00. SOWS: Uneven, weights under 500 lb. .50-1.00 lower, over 500 lb. 2.00 lower. (About 7%). US 1-3 300- 500 lb. 42.0043.00; 500-600 lb. 45.00- 47.00, some over 600 lb. 47.50. ir 260 lb. 38.0038.25; AN IMPORTANT NOTICE O ALL CONSIGNORS OF LAMBS Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, April 19 Report supplied by USDA Today 1068 Last Tuesday 1166 Last Year 899 TREND: Compared to last Tuesday feeder’ pigs 5.00-10.00 lower, extremes 20.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 24 head 20-24 lbs. 128.00- 137.00; 133 head 27-39 lbs. 111.00- 119.00; 27 head 105-106.00; 346 head 40-49 lbs. 100.00-120.00; 172 head 50-59 lbs. 91.00-107.00; 28 head 63 lbs. 101.00. US 2: 29 head 4049 lbs. 90.00- 97.00; 30 head 54-58 lbs. 82.0046.00. US 2-3: 33 head 21 lbs. 158.00; 29 head 31-33 lbs. 100.00-110.00; 42 head 4041 lbs. 100.00-115.00; 19 head 4449 lbs. 92.00. 1824 2216 1615 Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Monday, April 18 Report snppliedby USDA HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday barrows and gilts .SO LDO lower, compared to last Monday sows under 500 lb. 1.00-1.50 lower, 500-650 lb. 2.504.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-240 lb. 48.7549.25. US 1 200-245 lb. 49.50-50.00, few 50.51W1.75. US 1- 3 220-260 lb. 47.8548.50. SOWS: US 1-3 350500 lb. 43.00- 44.25; 500-650 lb. 44.5046.00. Tuesday, April 19 Today Last Tuesday 120 TREND: Insufficient volume to fully test trends. Last Year BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3, mostly 1-2 200-245 lb. 48.50-49.00; one lot US 2-3 257 lb. 47.85. Wednesday, April 20 HOGS: Compared to Monday barrows and gilts steady to .50 higher, instances 1.00 higher on US 1-2; sows 1.00-1.50 lower, instances 3.00 lower on 350-450 lb. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-250 lb. 49.25-50.25. US 1 210-245 lb. 50.50-51.00. US 1-3 220-260 lb. 48.00-49.00. US 2-3 250-275 lb. 47.25- 48.00. SOWS: US 1-3 350-500 lb. 39.00- 43.00; 500-650 lb. 43.0045.00. Estimated Dally Livestock Slaughter—Thursday, Apr. 21' Report supplied by USDA Under Federal Inspect!) CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP Week to Date (Est) 494.000 38,000 Same Period Last Week (Est) 470.000 42,000 Same Period Last Year (Act) 481.000 40,000 May 3.06 3.43 July 3.00 Sept Trend - Com is lower. Wheat is lower, Soybeans are lower, Soyl Meal is lower. 116 175 ANNVILLE Newton Ban may have officially retired as Mr. Ag in Lebanon County, but he literally plans to keep his fingers in area fanning. Those fingers are still turning out his popular column, “The Dairy Business,” which is always 'chocked full of economic and management tips for today’s dairy operators. In this issue Editorials Editorially speaking Departments Farm Calendar Mailbox Markets Classified Ads Farm Business news Milk Market ....... Public Sales Horn ooi Youth FFA presidents Homestead Notes... Home on the Range . Franklin apple queen Kid’s Korner 4-H'ers at Capital... -Potter 4-H leaders. Heritage Trail #7 ... Farm Women Doing it for the kids . FFA public speaking . Octorara FFA More FFA U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Chicago Grain Futures (Closing Bids as of Thursday, Apr. 21) Corn 3.04V* Market Provided by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Retired, but still writing The fanning community’s tribute to Newt by friends, neighbors, and colleagues ap pears on Page A 33 and his first post-retirement column is on Page D 24. The column will ap pear in Lancaster Farming about every two weeks. Four Sections AlO AIO 830 C 2 D 2 D3O D 32 A 24 B 2 66 B 9 810 814 815 816 .. BX9 *. 828 .DIO .DU 012 >t*r Faming, Saturday, April 23,1983^/1: 1,344,000 102,000 1,317,000 94,000 1,318,000 96,000 Wheat Soybeans Meal 6.17 3.54% 6.44 6.52% 3.65% Futures Trading (Closingßids as of Thursday, Apr. 21) Chicago Chicago Newl Cattle Hogs Mai Potai June 66.40 50.02 July Aug. 63.82 48.00 Oct 61.20 Trend - Cattle are lower, K are lower. Potatoes are lower. Market Provided by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. AGRICULTURE: rrs vdur HEWtT»T,/menu Highlights Newdistnct administrator A2O Berks conservationists Legumes cited tor PIK Dairy Md. Jersey sale York Holstein tour Delaware's Huff retires Lancaster DHIA Berks DHIA Huntingdon DHIA Columns Now is the time Dairy Pipeline On being a farm wite ... Ladies, have you heard? Craft Corner Ida’s Notebook Seeding, weeding Brocket's Ag Advice... Farm Talk Dairy Business Milk Check i 3 Soybean 187.40 189.30 192.50 50.62 820 AlB A2B A2B 827 D2O D 22 AlO . A 29 B 5 .312 .813 . 817 . 818 D 9 D 24 D 29
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