Lancaster ttogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, January 23
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts 1.00
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US lr2
205-250 lb. 53.35-54.00, few 54.00-
54.50. US 1 210-245 lb. 55.00-56.00.
US 1-3 210-270 lb. 52.00-53.50,190-210
)b.50.00-52.25.
Tuesday, January 24
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: The small supply
barrows and gilts did not fully test
trends, few sales 1.00-2.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-250 lb. 51.50-52.50. US 1 few 210-
235 lb. 53.00.
Wednesday, January 25
HOGS; Compared to Tuesday
barrows and gilts weak to .50
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-250 lb. 51.00-52.00. US 1 few 210-
235 lb. 52.50-53.00. US 1-3 210-260 lb.
50.00-51.00, few 250-280 lb. 48.75-
50.50.
Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, January 24
Report supplied by USDA
Today 447
Last Tuesday 749
Last Year 835
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday small supply feeder pigs
10.00-15.00 higher. All pigs weighed
on arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2: 15 head 26-36 lbs. 102.00-
107.00 ; 54 head 40-49 lbs. 79.00-
86.00; 213 head 50-59 lbs. 72.00-
81.00; 31 head 64 lbs. 78.00 ; 57 head
60-69 lbs. 62.00-67.00.
US 2-3:11 head 37 lbs. 92.00.
New Holland Hogs
Monday, January 23
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1485
Last Monday 1937
Last Year 1172
Compared tp last Monday
barrows and gilts 2.00-2.25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
205-250 lb. 53.75-54.60, late mainly
53.75-54.10. US 1 210-245 lb. 56.50
57.10, couple 57.25-57.75, one lot 197
lb. 55.25. US 1-3 220-260 lb. 53.50
54.00.
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 AM., 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 Ollie
Nagle at 717-397-5136.
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
Saturday, January 21
Report supplied by auction
750 head.
US 1 220-260 lbs. 54.00-55.00, 66
head from 55.25-56.00, 8 head from
56.25-57.00; US 1 & 2 220-250 lbs.
53.00-54.00; Hogs 192-210 lbs. 49.00-
52.50; Sows of all weights 35.00-
39.00.
Vintage Sales Stables
Saturday, January 21
Report supplied by auction
143
339
353
US 1 & 2 220-247 lbs. 53.75-56.25;
US 2 & 3 202-248 lbs. 53.00-53.50;
Lightweight 190-192 lbs. 48.25-
52.00; Sows 300-585 lbs. 43.00-47.25;
Boars 520-535 lbs. 33.00-33.25.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, January 26
Report supplied by USDA
1200. Barrows and gilts fairly
active, .50 lower, instances .75 off.
BARROWS & GILTS; US 1-2 215-
250 lb. 49.50-50.00, 20 head 50.25,
numerous sales 50.00.
SOWS: Slow, 1.00-4.00 lower,
most decline on weights under 500
lb. (10%) US 1-3 400-500 lb. 41.00-
45.50, mostly 42.00-45.00, lot 660 lb.
49.00.
BOARS: Few 300-600 lb. 33.00-
35.00; few under 250 lb. 41.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, January 26
Report supplied by USDA
5000. Barrows and gilts
moderately active early, slow late;
.50-1.00 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 220-
260 lb. 49.50-50.00 ; 200-220 lb. 49.00-
49.50. US 1-3 200-260 lb. 48.00-49.00,
few 260-270 lb. 47.00 to mostly 47.50.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. .50-1.00
lower; over 500 lb. 2.00 lower.
(About 10%) US 1-3 300-500 lb.
42.50-43.00, over 500 lb. 47.00-49.00.
BOARS: Over 250 lb. 38.00;
under 250 lb. 42.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, January 26
Report supplied by USDA
3500. Barrows & gilts moderate,
opening .50 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 220
240 lb. 49.50-60.00, 49.00 ; 200-220 lb.
48.5049.50. US 1-3 200260 lb. 47.50
48.50.
SOWS: Weak to mostly 1.00
lower. (14%) US 1-3 350450 lb.
42.0043.00, mostly 42.5043.00; 400-
500 lb. 46.0046.50; 500-650 lb. 47.00
47.50, few 48.00.
ATTENTION
HOG PRODUCERS
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
Vintage Hogs
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, January 25
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs 10.00-20.00
higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight. *
US 1-2: 46 head 30-39 lbs. 90.00
102.00 ; 64 head 42-47 lbs. 102.00
112.00; 55 head 40-49 lbs. 83.00-
91.00; 51 head 50-54 lbs. 87.00-95.00;
54 head 60-69 lbs. 65.00-78.00.
US 2-3: 16 head 31-33 lbs. 70.00
84.00 ; 24 head 41-46 lbs. 76.0064.00;
15 head 54 lbs. 64.00 ; 32 head 65-67
lbs. 55.00-60.00; 16 head 7079 lbs.
50.0056.00.
Belleville Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, January 25
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 143. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows steady to .50 lower.
Few Standard slaughter steers
48.00- Few Standard
slaughter heifers 45.25-50.50.
Breaking Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 37.60-41.60, couple
42.00, Cutter and Boning Utility
36.75-40.00, Canner and Low Cutter
33.25-36.75, Shells down to 28.50.
Few Yield Grade #2 850-1665 lbs.
slaughter bulls 38.75-48.85.
CALVES 213. Individual Choice
vealer at 84.00, few Good 75.50-
81.00, Standard and Good 70-105
lbs. 49.00-57.00, Utility 60-90 lbs.
40.00-
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 70.00-100.00, couple
105.00,
HOGS 319. Barrows and gilts .50-
LOO higher. US No. 1-2 210-250 lbs.
barrows and gilts 51.85-52.75, No. 1-
3 2-250 lbs. 50.25-51.60. US No. 1-3
325-580 lbs. sows 36.25-44.25, few
Medium 2-250 lbs. 25.25-33.00.
Boars 27.25-36.75.
FEEDER PIGS 210. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 13.50-24.50 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 18.50-32.50,
No. 1-3 60-80 lbs. 35.0041.50 per
head.
SHEEP 5. Not enough of any one
class to establish a market. FEW
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS $5lO
- PER HEAD.
Editorials
Editorially speaking
Dairy
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Crawford DHIA feature
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Bradford Co DHIA
Schuylkill Co DHIA
Berks Co DHIA
Lancaster Co DHIA
Dairy Pipeline
Departments
Farm Calendar
Mailbox Markets
Classified Ads
Livestock Latest
Farm Business news
Public Sales
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593
657
CATTLE
Week to Date (Est.)
546.000 49,000
Same Period Last Week (Est.)
530.000 48,000
Same Period Last Year (Act.)
512.000 41,000
Jan.
Mar.
May
July
Aug,
Sept.
Nov,
Dec.
Trends - Corn - sideways; Soybeans - weaker; Wheat - sideways; So;
bean Mean - weaker.
Feb,
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Au&
Oct,
Dec.
Trends-Cattle-stronger; Hogs-sideways; Potatoes - stronger,
Market Provided by Mernll-Lynch Commodities, York
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D 6
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Livestock Slaughter Under Federal Inspection
First Four Days
CALVES HOGS
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, January 26
Soybean
Wheat Soybeans Meal
Corn
3.3 m
X 33%
3.31 3 /4
3.32^
3.04 :, 2
3.40
2.89 : 2
3.55
Market Provided by Merrill-Lynch Commodities, York
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, January 26)
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
68.25 52.22
66.10 48.17 ' 5.81
65.95 ‘ ~ 53.82
64.62 54.67
62.62 ‘ 51.90
63.60
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Now is the time
Ladies, have your heard 7
Ida’s Notebook
Craft Corner
On being a farm wife
Looks into Futures
Livestock Ledger
Brockett’sAg Advice
Farm Talk
Home and Youth
Homestead Notes
Home on the Range
Cook's Question Corner
Kid’s Korner 810
Farm Women Societies 812
Ethel Zimmerman feature 814
Farm Women calendar 815
Keystone Cornucopia 816
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1,268,000 103,000
1,215,000 100,000
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7.53>4
7.50 V 2
7.27 *'4
7.13 : '2
5.20
6.27
54.92
53.20
SHEEP
194.50
192.40
195.50
198.40
198.00
194.50
192.20
193.70
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B 6
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