Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, October 24
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts
mostly 1.00 lower; sows steady to
mostly 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-255 lb. 41.25-42.50, few 42.50-
42.85, couple lots 200-210 lbs. 40.25
40.75. US 1 210-250 lbs. 43.00-44.00,
couple lots 44.50. US 1-3 220-260 lb.
40.25-41.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 350-650 lb. 31.75-
33.25.
A Tuesday, October 25
Iroay
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts .75-1.00 lower,
instances 1.50 lower on US 1-2.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-250 lb. 40.50-41.00. US 1-3 220-280
lb. 39.50-40.25.
Wednesday, October 26
HOGS: Compared to Tuesday
barrows and gilts 1.00-1.50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 41.75-43.00. US 1 210-250
lb. 43.2544.25, few 45.0045.10. US 1-
3 220-260 lb. 41.0042.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, October 27
Report supplied by USDA
3500. Barrows & gilts moderate,
fully steady.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 225-
250 lb. 40.0040.50. US 1-3 200-225 lb.
M 040.00.
Under 500 lb. mostly .50
lower, over 500 lb. stead(y-.SO
higher. (13%) US 1-3 300-350 lb.
34.0034.50; 350450 lb. 33.5034.00;
450500 lb. 35.0035.50; 5004150 lb.
36.5037.00.
BOARS: Over 350 lb. 31.0fr-31.50;
250-350 lb. 29.50-30.00; under 250 lb.
33.0fr34.00.
Serving You Sim IS9S
Specializing in
Slaughter Cattle & Feeder Cattle
John: (717)397-6191 or 569-2084 (Home)
Dick: (717)397-6191 or 299-5123 (H"me'
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 717-397-5136.
FEEDER PIG SALE
Every Tuesday - Starting 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
Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, October 25
Report supplied by USDA
Today 967
Last Tuesday 1244
Last Year 1091
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs weak to 5.00
lower, instances 10.00 lower on 25-
40 lb. weights. All {rigs weighed cm
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight
US 1-2; 33 bead 2539 lbs. 45.00-
53.00; 144 head 40-49 lbs. 51.00-
56.00; 28 bead 43 lbs. 63.00; 220
head 5059 lbs. 48.0055.00; 69 bead
61-65 lbs. 51.0054.00.
US 2: 72 bead 3549 lbs. 35.00-
45.00; 12 head 60 lbs. 39.00-43.00.
US 2-3: 49 head 34-37 lbs. 40.00-
45.50 ; 29 head4osl lbs. 36.0042.50.
New Holland Hogs
Monday, October 24
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1975
Last Monday 1498
Last Year 1568
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts mostly
1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 42.5043.50, few to 44.00,
200-210 lbs. 42.0042.50. US 1210-250
lb. 44.5046.00. US 1-3 220-255 lbs.
41.7542.50, one lot 260 lb. 41.25, one
lot 275 lb. 39.00.
325
136
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, October 27
Report supplied by USDA
5500. Barrows & gilts fairly
active, steady.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 225-
250 lb. 40.0040.25; 200-225 lb. 39.50-
40.00. US 13 290-250 lb. 39.5040.00;
250-270 lb. 39.0039.50.
SOWS: .75-1.00 lower. (About
12%) US 13 300300 lb. 33.25; 500
650 lb. 36.0038.00.
BOARS: Over 250 lb. 30.25; 200-
2501 b. 33.50.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, October 27
Repsrt supplied by USDA
1000. Barrows & gilts moderately
active, mostly .25 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 215-
255 lb. 40.25-40.50, about 30 bead
40.75.
SOWS; Moderately active,
steady to .50 higher. (12%) US 1-3
375-475 lb. 34.50-36.00; 500-600 lb.
38 50*39 50
BOARS: Over 4001 b. 31.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, October 21
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 bead 25 lbs. 62.00; 99
bead 30-39 Ibe. 45.0051.00; 186 bead
4049 lbs. 44.0056.00; 125 bead 5059
lbs. 41.0050.00; 72 head 6095 lbs.
37.0047.00.
US 2-3: 24 bead 26 lbs. 58.00; 31
bead 3032 lbs. 51.0055.00; 37 head
30-39 lbs. 35.0038.00; 58 head 4358
lbs. 33.0041.00.
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Estimated Daily Livestock Slaughter Thursday, October 27
Report supplied by USDA Under Federal Inspection
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
Week to Date (Est)
548,000 47,000
Same Period Last Week (Est)
553.000 47,000
Same Period Last Year (Act)
543.000 43,000
789
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Mar. 3.41%
May
Trend - All grains stronger.
Market Provided by Commodity Department
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In this
Four Sections
Laacastar Faraday, Safanday, October 29.2983-43
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Tlmnday, October 27)
Wheat Soybeans Meal
Corn
3.57
3.45V*
3.71%
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1,442,060 108.000
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8.24
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Futures
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(Hosing Bids as of
Thursday, October 27)
Chicago Chicago New York
Cattle Hogs Matae
Potatoes
Not'.
59.8$ 43.85
Dee.
59.47 46.72
Trend - Cattle and Hogs are
stronger and potatoes are weaker.
Market Provided
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833
B34AC 8
D 2
D 6
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Soybean
237.00
239.50
238.00
8.35
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