Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, April 16
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts 1.00-
1.50 lower; sows 3.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-245 lb. 48.2549.00, few 49.00-
49.35. US 1 205-250 lb. 50.00-52.00.
US 1-3 220-270 lb. 47.0048.25.
SOWS: US 1-3 350400 lb. 37.00-
40.00 ; 400-500 lb. 40.0044.00; 500-650
lb. 46.0048.00.
Tuesday, April 17
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year 116
TREND: Insufficient volume to
fully test trends.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
220-260 lb. 47.0049.00.
Wednesday, April 18
HOGS: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts .50-.75 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb. 49.00-49.75. US 1 205-240
lb. 49.75-50.25. US 1-3 210-260 lb.
47.5048.50. US 2-3 Couple lots 240-
2701 b. 46.0047.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, April 18
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs firm to 5.00
higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2:10 head 20 lbs. 142.00; 157
head 25-39 lbs. 114.00-136.00; 239
head 4049 lbs. 101.00-120.00; 103
head 52-53 lbs. 112.00-118.00; 102
head 5081 lbs. 85.00-96.00; 20 head
6080 lbs. 65.00-70.00.
US 2: 54 head 28-39 lbs. 102.00-
112.00.
US 2-3: 54 head 37-38 lbs. 70.00-
98.00; 17 head 43 lbs. 103.00; 43
head 50-55 lbs. 71.0086.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, April 19
Report supplied by USDA
2000. Barrows & gilts slow, 1.00
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-250 lb. 47.5048.00, 125 head
48.50. US 1-3 200-250 lb. 46.5047.50.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. steady-1.00
lower; over 500 lb. steady-. 50
higher. (20%) US 1-3 350-500 lb.
42.5043.50; 5003501 b. 47.5048.00.
BOARS: Over 350# 39.50; 250-
350# 35.0037.00; under 250# 41.50-
42.50.
mm 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 and
Saturday at 8 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 Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, April 17
Report supplied by USDA
Today 750
Last Tuesday 671
Last Year 1068
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs uneven, 2040
lb. steady, 40-70 lb. firm to 5.00
higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2; 21 head 17-19 lbs. 144.00;
121 head 20-29 lbs. 120.00-138.00; 82
head 30-39 lbs. 116.00-127.00; 107
head 4049 lbs. 106.00-114.00 ; 29
head 40 lbs. 121.00; 148 head 50-55
lbs. 101.00-117.00 ; 20 head 57-58 lbs.
91.00-95.00 ; 7 head 60 lbs. 92.00 ; 33
head 6045 lbs. 68.00-78.00.
US 2-3; 13 head 4147 lbs. 92.00-
105.00; 5 head 70 lbs. 76.00.
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, April 16
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1624
Last Monday 2005
Last Year 1824
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts .50
lower, instances 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
205-240 lb. 49.25-50.10. US 1 205-250
lb. 51.00-52.25. US 1-3 210-270 lb.
48.5049.75, mainly 49.0049.50. US
2-3 265-280 lb. 43.5046.75.
926
551
559
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, April 19
Report supplied by USDA
700. Barrows and gilts
moderately active, .50-.75 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 220-
250 lb. 48.0048.50.
SOWS: Moderately active, not
well tested. (8%) US 1-3 450 lb.
45.00; 575-700 lb. 51.0082.00.
BOARS: Over 400 lb. 38.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, April 19
Report supplied by USDA
4500. Barrows & gilts active on
weights over 220 lb., slow on light
weights, .50 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 220-
260 lb. 48.0048.50; 210-220 lb. 47.50-
48.00; 200-210 lb. 47.50. US 1-3 260-
2701 b. 47.50.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. mostly .50
lower; over 500 lb. 1.50-2.00 lower.
(ABout 10%) US 1-3 300-500 lb. 44.00
to mostly 44.50, over 500 lb. 46.50-
48.50.
BOARS; Over 250 lb. 40.50;
under 250 lb. 40.0041.00.
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
Vintage Hogs
Vintage Sales Stables
Saturday, April 14
Report supplied by auction
US 1&2 220-260 lbs. 49.00-49.85;
US 2 & 3 220-245 lbs. 48.25-48.50;
Sows 42.0043.00.
Eighty-Four Livestock
Auction
Eighty-Four, Pa.
Monday, April 16
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 331. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows 50 cents to 1.00 lower. Good
slaughter steers 58.75-60.00,
Standard 55.00-59.00, Utility 48.00
53.50. Choice slaughter heifers
60.00- Good 56.00-59.25,
Standard 49.25-53.75, Utility 46.50-
49.50. Breaking Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 43.00-46.00,
Individual 47.50, Cutter & Boning
Utility 38.0043.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 33.00-38.50, Shells down to
28.00. Yield Grade §1 1400-2400 lbs.
slaughter bulls 48.50-57.50, Yield
Grade §2 lOOO-1500 lbs. 43.5049.00.
FEEDER CATTLE. Medium
Frame #1 380-650 lbs. feeder steers
56.00- few Number 2 680 lbs.
at 51.75. Medium Frame #1 400600
lbs. Feeder heifers 50.00-57.00.
CALVES 223. Vealers good &
Choice 4.00-6.00 higher, Standard &
Good mostly steady. Choice
Vealers 86.00-102.00, Good 70.00-
87.00, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs.
50.00-60.00, 60-85 lbs. 41.00-51.00,
few Utility 50-85 lbs. 28.00-39.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-125 lbs. 64.00-90.00.
HOGS 130. Barrows & gilts 50
cents lower. US No. 1-2 215-260 lbs.
barrows & gilts 47.25-48.10, No. 1-3
105-120 lbs. 41.50-44.25. Sows: US
No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 42-46.50,
few No. 2-3 300-400 lbs. 39.00-40.00.
Boars 31.00-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS 8. Few US No. 1-
3 50-70 lbs. feeder pigs 21.00-30.00
per head.
SHEEP 364. High Choice &
Prime 40-60 lbs. Spring slaughter
lambs 79.00-93.00, 65-91 lbs. 70.00-
77.00, Choice 20-30 lbs. 91.00-100.00,
34-40 lbs. 70.00-82.00, one lot 93 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs at 62.50,
Good 20-10 lbs. 50.00-65.00, few 5060
lbs. 70.00-72.50. Slaughter sheep
10.00-18.00. Goats 50: 12.00-34.00
per head.
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CATTLE
Week to Date (Est.)
485.000 48,000
Same Period Last Week (Est.)
498.000 48,000
Same Period Last Year (Act.)
497.000 37,000
May 3.57% 3.17
July 3.56% 3.54 V«
Aug.
Sept. 3.26V4
Nov,
Dec.
Jan. ’B5
Mar. ’B5 3.13%
May ’B5 3.16%
Trends - Corn - Stronger; Wheat - Stronger; Soybeans - Weaker;
bean Meal - Weaker.
Market Provided by MerrlU-Lynch Commodities, York
Mo.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Feb. ’B5
Trends - Cattle - Stronger; Hogs - Stronger; Potatoes - Weaker.
Market Provided by Merrill-Lynch Commodities, York
in this issue
Five Sections
AlB
A2O
A 22
A 36
827
D 2
D 2
AlO
831
C 3
D 2
D 6
El 4
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1984—A3
U.S. Inspected
livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, April 19)
Soybean
Wheat Soybeans Meal
Corn
3.53% 7.50%
3.05 3.67%
3.77
3.81
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, April 19)
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
71.30 50.17 4.00
66.85 56.00
64.07 58.30
62.80 55.40
63.82 55.72
63.90
Dairy
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Northampton Mastitis School Al 2
Jersey Sale A 34
NW Guernsey Sale A 34
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Home and Youth '
Homestead Notes
Home on the Range
Cook’s Question Corner
Kid’s Korner
Easter Candy
Lebanon 4-H Flea Market 819
New 4-H staff
Farm Women Calendar
Columns
Now is the time
Look into the Future
Ladies Have You Heard 7
On being a farm wife
Ida's Notebook
Milk Check
Farm Talk
Milk Market News
HOGS SHEEP
1,400,000 105,000
1,393,000 111,000
1,353,000 100,000
193.20
7.80%
198.10
199.50
7.93%
198.00
7.19%
195.90
7.31
7.43%
7.52
4.63
58.25
3.55
B 2
B 6
B 8
810
814
824
826