Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, September 5
Report supplied by USDA
Auction not covered due to
Federal Holiday.
Tuesday, September 6
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts 50-75
lower, instances 2.00 lower on US 1.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-250 lb. 47.0047.75. US 1 210-250
lb. 48.0049.00. US 1-3 220-260 lb.
46.0047.00,260270 lb. 45.0045.50.
O Wednesday, September 7
HOGS: Compared to Tuesday
barrows and gilts firm to 1.25
higher, mostly 50-1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-250 lb. 47.00-49.00, few 49.00-
49.25; 190-210 lb. 44.00-45.50. US 1
210-250 lb. 49.75-50.60, few selected
51.00-52.00. US 1-3 210-265 lb. 45.75-
46.75.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, September 7
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs uneven, 30-
40 lb. 2.00-5.00 higher, 40-80 lb. 5.00-
10.00 lower. Supply included 112
head Utility and pigs sold as is. All
pigs weighed on arrival and sold by
the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 82 head 30-39 lbs. 58.00-
#5.00; 188 head 40-49 lbs. 59.00-
63.00; 58 head 50-55 lbs. 60.00-62.00;
65 head 60-80 lbs. 53.00-59.00.
US 2: 19 head 26 lbs. 42.00; 30
head 34-35 lbs. 55.00-56.00.
US 2-3: 32 head 24-39 lbs. 50.00-
51.00; 30 head 40-45 lbs. 55.0060.00;
44 head 51-55 lbs. 60.00; 52 head OS
es lbs. 52.00-53.00; 13 head 93.00
41.00.
J.M. HOOBER
LANCASTER STOCKYARDS
— ——
Serving You Since 1895
Specializing in
Slaughter Cattle & Feeder Cattle
John: (717) 397-6191 or 569-2084 (Home)
Dick; ?717) 397-6191 or 299-5123 (H'>me>
ATTENTION
fWfyjfc 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
Lancaster Stock yards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast
Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, September 6
Report supplied by USDA
Today 685
Last Tuesday 1001
Last Year 979
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs uneven, 2540
lb. 5.0010.00 lower, 4060 lb. firm to
3.00 higher, over 60 lb. not tested.
All pigs weighed on arrival and
sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2; 59 head 27-39 lbs. 51.00
58.00; 251 head 4049 lbs. 51.00
58.50; 84 head 4445 lbs. 60.0062.00;
132 head 5059 lbs. 50.0056.50; 21
head 71-80 lbs. 40.0047.00.
US 2-3: 26 head 27-55 lbs. 42.00
44.00.
214
352
New Holland Hogs
Monday, September 2
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1886
Last Monday 2004
Last Year 1588
Auction not covered due to
Federal Holiday.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, September 8
Report supplied by USDA
1400. Barrows & gilts moderately
active, 75-1.00 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 225-
250 lb. 47.00-47.50; 210-225 lb. 46.25-
47.00..
740
788
SOWS: Moderately active, 1.00-
2.00 higher. 120%) US 1-3 425600 lb.
40.00-44.00, package 45.00.
BOARS: Over 350 lb. 32.00; 300-
3251 b. 31.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, September 8
Report supplied by USDA
5000. Barrows and gilts fairly
active, .50-.75 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS; US 1-2 220-
250 lb. 46.2546.75; 200-220 lb. 45.50-
46.26. US 1-3 230-250 lb. 45.50-46.25;
250-270 lb. 45.00-45.50.
SOWS: Mostly steady, lAbout
15%) US 1-3 300-600 lb. 39.00; 500-
6501 b. 43.50-45.50.
BOARS: Over 260 lb. 36.00; 200-
2601 b. 38.00-38.50.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, September 8
Report supplied by USDA
3500. Barrows k gilts moderate,
opening mostly .50 instances 1.00
higher.
BARROWS k GILTS: US 1-2 225-
250 lb. 46.50-47.50; 210-225 lb. 45.00
46.50.
SOWS: Firm to .50, instances
1.00 higher. (16% ) US 1-3 300350 lb.
39.5040.00; 350460 lb. 38.5039.50;
450500 lb. 41.0042.50; 500650 lb.
43.0044.00.
Keister’s Auction
Mlddleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, September •
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 386. Compared with
last week’s market, slaughter
steers grading Choice |1.50 lower,
Standard k Good steady to 25 cents
lower. Slaughter cows weak to
$1.50 lower. Choice 2-4 11001385
lbs. slaughter steers 56.85-59.85,
couple 61.00 k 61.50, Good 53.25-
57.75, few Good k Choice holstems
54.5055.85, Standard 46.0053.00,
Utility 39.75-46.00. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 54.5056.00, few
Good 49.0053.50, few Standard
45.0047.00. Utility k Commercial
slaughter cows 35.75-39.00, couple
41.50, Cutters 35.0037.25, Canner k
Low Cutters 31.0035.50, Shells
down to 29.00. Couple Choice
slaughter bullocks 59.75 k 60.75,
few Good 53.1057.60. Yield Grade
#1 9002430 lbs. slaughter bulls
43.75-50.00. Medium Frame "1 350
650 lbs. feeder steers 46.00-51.50.
Lot Large Frame #1750 lbs. feeder
heifers at 49.00.
CALVES 225. Few Choice
vealers 63.00-88.00, Good 50.00
62.00. Standard k Good 70105 lbs.
39.0047.00. few Utility 6080 lbs.
35.0040.00. Farm Calves: Holstein
Bulls 90130 lbs. 60.0096.00, mostly
75.0090.00.
HOGS 467. Barrows and gilts
$2.75 lower. US No. 1-2 210-235 lbs.
barrows and gilts 48.25-49.35, No. 1-
3 2-250 lbs. 47.50-48.25, No. 2-3 190-
270 lbs. 44.26-47.50. US No. 1-3 300-
600 lbs. sows 36.75-40.00, couple
43.75, No. 2-3 300500 lbs. 31.75-
36.75. Boars 26.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 405. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 10.00-18.00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-55 lbs. 17.00-25.00,
few lots No. 1-3 75-85 lbs. 34.00-35.50
per head.
SHEEP 16. Few Choice 100-110
lbs. spring slaughter lambs 46.00-
47.00. Slaughter ewes 10.00-19.00.
GOATS 10. Few Large 20.00-36.00
per head, few Kids 7.00-10.00 per
head.
In this issue
Four Sections
Editorial! ““55-
Now is the lime AlO
Editorially speaking AlO Ladies Have You Heard B 4
On Being a Farm Wife B 5
Seeding. Weeding B 8
Ida s Notebook 823
Dairy Business Dl4
Brocket! Dl6
Farm Talk D 22
Pa dairy goats Al 9 Milk Check D 24
Berks dairy champs 816
Cumberland DHIA D 8 . ..
Chmo Valley DIO DgyinlMßß
Upper Susquehanna DHIA Dl4
Farm Calendar AlO
Mailbox Markets 832
Classified Ads 833 SC 6
Farm Business O 2
u j i/ .» Public Sales D 26
Home and Youth
Homestead Notes B 2 FEATURES
Home on the Range 8 6 John umb.e A 22
K.dsKorner 810 Berks ad day A 26
Peach Festival Lebanon flower champ 822
Farm Women Calendar 822 solanco fair schedule 824
Lancaster Famine, Saturday, Saptmbar 10,1983—A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Dally Livestock Slaughter Thursday. September »
Report supplied by USDA L nd * r Fed< ‘ ra j l^f^' U
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
Week to Date I Est.)
421.000 35,060
Same Period Last Week l Eat.)
551,060 45,006
Same Period Laat Year (Act.)
411.000 38,000
Chicago Grain Futures
I Closing Bids as of Thursday, September 8;
Corn
3.65
Sept.
Oct.
Nov,
Dec. 3.64%»
Jan.
Trend - Corn is stronger. Wheat is stronger, Soybeans are stroni
Soybean Meal is stronger.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Valley Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, September 5
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 55.00;
Veal Calves to 80.50; Vealer Bull
Calves 60.00-91.00; Slaughter
Calves 40.00-50.00; Grassers &
Feeders 32.0050.00; Lambs 35.00-
44.00; Sheep 8.00-13.00; Hogs, 200 to
250 44.00-46.50; Sows 33.00-39.00;
Boars 24.50-25.00; Pigs 10.00-31.00;
Heifers 41.00-46.75; Steers,
medium 40.00-43.25; Steers, feeder
35.00-58.00; Bulls 42.00-47.75: Cows,
utility 38.00-41.75; Cows, fat 36.00-
40.00; Cows, medium 33.00-36.00;
Cows, poor oc small 25.00-30.00;
Cattle Market unsettled; Calf
Market steady to stronger; Hor
ses, small to 300,00; Ponies to
170.00; Goats 15.00-48.00.
Remarks: Annual show & dairy
sale on Sept. 15 at 1:00. Judging
will beat 10:30. *'
915,000 83,000
1,234,000 99,000
934,000 86,000
Wheat Soybeans Meal
3.85
9.27
4.06 *•«
9.40
Futures
Trading
(Closing Bids as of
Thursday, September 8»
Chicago Chicago NewYt
Cattle Hogs Main
Potato
57.90 42.87
Oct.
Nov
58.42 42.80
Trend - Cattle are stronger. Hi
are stronger, potatoes lower.
Market Provided
by Commodity Department
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Soybean
244 70
245 30
248.10
8.37