New Holland Feeder Pigs Wednesday, August 24 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Wednesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Wednesday, feeder pigs steady to 5.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2; 6 head 21 lb. 75.00; 208 head 30-39 lb. 50.0046.00; 331 bead 4049 lb. 49.0040.00. 30 head 58 lb. 55.00; 31 head 8046 lb. 50.00-52.00; 9 head 7945 lb. 45.0046.00. US 2-3; 27 head 231 b. 71.00-75.00; 22 head 33 lb. 68.00; 48 head 34-39 lb. 46.00-51.00; 68 head 4046 lb. 41.00; 20 head 50-54 lb. 42.0047.00. New Holland Hogs Monday, August 22 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Monday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Monday, barrows and gilts 1.00- I.SQ higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 220-260 lb. 53.7544.75; 200-2201 b. 53.00- 53.75. US 1 225-255 lb. 56.00- 56.00, 20 head 56.2547.00. US 1-3 210-280 lb. 53,0043.75. Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, August 23 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND; Compared to last Tuesday, feeder pigs fully steady. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 51 head 20-29 lbs. 74.00- 80.00; 24 bead 301bs. 83.00; 124 head 30-39 lbs. 68.00-74.00; 278 head 4049 lbs. 58.0044.00; 55 bead 41-43 lbs. 67.00; 49 bead 5049 lbs. 56.0047.00; 56 head 6042 lbs. 53.0056.50.. US 2-3; 29 head 18-29 lbs. 68.00 78.00; 28 head 3039 lbs. 59.0070.00; 49 head 4064 lbs. 50.0054.00. J.M. HOOBER , LANCASTER STOCKYARDS Serving Yea Since 189 S Specializing in Slaughter Cattle & Feeder Cattle John: (717) 397-6191 or 569-2084 (Home) Dick; (717) 397-6191 or 299-5123 ATTENTION HOG PRODUCERS Now you have a choice of marketing your fat hogs on any one of 4 days a week through Walter M. Dunlap and Sons. The starting times for each day are as follows: Monday at 1 P.M., Tuesday at 10 A.M., Wednesday at noon and Saturday at 10 A.M. Consign your fat hogs to Walter M, Dunlap and Sons where they will be handled by experienced and capable personnel. All hogs weighed upon arrival. For market information contact Ken Smoker or OUie Nagle at 717-397-6136. FEEDER PIG SALE Every Tuesday - Starting at 1 P,M. Walter M. Dunlap and Sons An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Monday, August 22 Report supplied by USDA HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday, barrows and gilts 1.00- 1.50 lower, extremes 2.50 lower. 1033 BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-250 lb. 52.75-53.75, few 54.00- 54.25; 200-215 lb. 50.00d2.50. US 1 220-250 lb. 54.50-55.00. US 1-3 210-260 lb. 52.00-53.00. Couple lots US 2-3 260-290 lb. 45.00-46.50. Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND; Compared to Monday, us 1-2 barrows and gilts .50-1.00 lower, other grades not tested. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-250 lb. 52.2543.00. One lot 197 lb. 47.10. HOGS: Compared to Tuesday barrows and gilts .50-1.00 lower, sows fully steady. 1787 1274 BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2, 230-250 lb. 51.0042.00, few 230-250 lb. 52.0043.00; 195-215 lb. 46.00- 49.50. US 1 220-250 lb. 53.5044.50. US 14 220-270 lb. 50.0041.00. SOWS: US 14 335450 lb. 37.50- 38.50. St. Louis Hogs Thursday, August 25 Report supplied by USDA 4500. Trade moderate, barrows and gilts steady to .50 lower, decline mainly on 200-220 lb. BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 225- 250 lb. 50.5041.00,200-225 lb. 49.50- 50.50. US 14 230-250 lb. 50.0040.50. SOWS: Steady to 1.00 lower. US 1-3 300-500 lb. 37.00-37.50.500650 lb. 38.0040.00. BOARS: Over 260 lb. 36.00; 200- 260 lb. 42.50. Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717)397-5136 Tuesday, August 23 Wednesday, August 24 Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Saturday, August 20 Report supplied by auction 1050 head. US 1 220-250 lbs. 54.00-54.50; 50 bead 220-245 lbs. 55.00-55,85; 75 head 220-250 lbs. 56.00-57.50; US 1&2 220-250 lbs. 53.00-53.85; US 1&3 220-250 lbs. 51.50-52-50; light weights 190-215 lbs. 47.50; Sows all weights 38.75-39.00. Peoria Hogs Thursday, August 25 Report supplied by USDA 2000. Trade moderate, barrows and gilts steady to .50 higher. BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 230- 250 lb. 50.50-51.50, 50 head 51.75; 220-230 lb. 49.5050.50, 200.00-220 lb. 46.50-49.50. SOWS: Firm to .50 higher. US 1-3 300-350 lb. 39.00-40.00; 350-450 lb. 37.0038.00,450550 lb. 39.00-40.00. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, August 25 Report supplied by UBDA 800. Barrows and gilts slow, steady to firm. BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 215- 250 1b*50.50-51.00. SOWS: Moderately active, mostly steady. US 1-3 375-475 lb. 38.00-39.00; 525-825 lb. 41.00-12.00. BOARS: Over 350 lb. 33.00; 300- 350 lb. 32.00; under 250 lb. 41.00- 42.00. Eighty-Four Livestock Eighty-Four, Pa. Monday, Aug. 22 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE 340. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows weak to 50 cents lower. Few Choice slaughter steers 60.50-62, Good 56.00-60, Standard 50.00-54, Utility 45.00-48. Few Choice slaughter heifers 57.00-58, Good 52.00-56, Standard 43.50-50, Utility 38.50-43. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 39.00-42, few 44.75, Cutters 36.00-10, Canner & Low Cutters 30.00-36, Shells down to 20.00. Yield Grade ill 1100-1700 lbs. slaughter bulls 48.00-53.50, #2 900- 1300 lbs. 42.00-18. Medium Frame ill 600-800 lbs. feeder steers 49.00- 52.50. Large Frame ill 350600 lbs. feeder heifers 45.00-50. Medium Frame ill 360-500 lbs. feeder bulls 45.0048, few Large ill 400600 lbs. 45.0050.00. Editorials Editorially speaking Dairy Milk Check Holstein Show feature Berks Co. DHIA Lebanon Co DHIA Upper Susquehanna DHIA Dl3 Home and Youth Homestead Notes. Home on the Range Kid’s Korner Farm Women news. Farm Women calendar Sewing feature 4-H feature York Hog feature .... Estimated Dally livestock Staughter—Thursday, August 21 Report supplied by USDA Under Federal Inspection CATTLE Week to Date (Est) S2MM 44. MU Same Period Last Week (Est) 524.888 43,888 Same Period Last Year (Act) 822.888 41,888 Sept. Nov. Dec. Trend - Com is stronger, Wheat is stronger. Soybeans are stronger, Soybean Meal is stronger. CALVES 314. Choice vealers 70.0078, Good 63.0070, Standard & Good 90120 lbs. 43.0050, 6085 lbs. 31.0046.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90125 lbs. 55.0065.00. HOGS 90. Barrows and gilts $l.SO|2 higher. US No. 1-2 2-250 lbs. barrows and gilts 51.0052.50, few 53.00. few No. 1-3 2-240 lbs. 50.25- 51.25, few No. 2-3 2-250 lbs. 46.00 48.00. US No. 1-3 300500 lbs. sows 36.25-40, few No. 2-3 400600 lbs. 33.0035.00. Boars 27.0031.00. FEEDER PIGS 37. US No. 1-3 25- 40 lbs. feeder pigs 16.00-17.00 per head, Utility 15-26 lbs. 10.00-11.75 per head. SHEEP 202. Spring slaughter lambs |2-|3 higher. Choice & Prime 75-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 46.00-50, Good & Choice 60-65 lbs. feeder lambs 44.00-45; Good 75- 85 lbs. 44.00-45. Slaughter sheep 12.00-16.50. GOATS 12: 17.00-38.50 per head. ' ' ' In this issue Dl2 Dl3 Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, August 27,1983—*3 U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter CALVES Chicago Grain Futures (Closing Bids as of Thursday, August 19) Com Wheat Soybeans Mesl 3.55% 3.87% 9.31 4.07% 3.82*4 Market Provided by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, lac. Four Sections Columns AXO Departments FEATURES 1,188,888 18,888 1,194,888 91,888 1,112,888 181,888 9.4 S I Futures I Trading I (Clostugßtdsusof Thursday, Augast 21) Chicago Chicago New York Cattle Hogs lUw Potatoes det stTjt iTS) 58.12 44.10 Trend - Cattle are lower. Hogs are lower, potatoes higher. Market Provided " by Commodity Department Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Now is the time Ladies, have you heard Seeding, weeding.. On being a farm wife . 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