Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, April 23
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts
steady to 50 lower; sows firm to
2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-245 lb. 48.50-49.25; US 1 205-240
lb 49.50-50.25; US 1-3 210-255 lb.
47.10-48.50; US 1-2 few 195-210 lb.
46.50-47.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 350-400 lb. 41.00-
43.00, 400-650 lb. 45.00-47.00, Few
550-650 lb. 48.00-48.75.
Tuesday, April 24
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts steady to weak.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
230-270 lb. 47.50-48.50. US 1-2 Couple
lots 210-230 lb. 48.50-48.75.
Wednesday, April 25
HOGS: Compared to Tuesday
barrows and gilts mostly steady ;
sows fully steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-260 lb. 48.75-49.85, one lot 50.35.
US 1-2 200-255 lb. 48.00-48.85. US 1-3
210-255 lb. 47.5048.00, 255-280 lb.
46.2546.85. US 2-3 One lot 255 lb.
45.85.
SOWS: US 1-3 350400 lb. 41.00-
43.50 ; 400-650 lb. 46.0048.50.
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, April 23
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts steady
to weak.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
205-250 lb. 49.00-49.85; US 1 One lot
215 lb. 51.00-52.00; US 1-3 210-260 lb.
48.5049.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, April 26
Report supplied by USDA
3000. Barrows & gilts fairly
active, 1.00-1.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-250 lb. 47.5048.00,65 head 48.25.
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 46.5047.50.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. steady-50
lower; over 500 lb. 1.00-1.50 lower.
(17%) US 1-3 350-500 lb.
500650 lb. 47.0048.00.
BOARS: Over 350 lb. 39.50 ; 250-
350 lb. 37.00-38.00; under 250 lb.
42,0043.00.
«|r ATTENTION
A 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 11 A.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 OUie
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
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, April 25
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs 30-40 lb.
steady to 5.00 lower, 40-70 lb. 5.00-
10.00 higher. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight
US 1-2:10 head 20 lbs. 110.00; 107
head 30-39 lbs. 108.00-121.00 ; 66
head 39-44 lbs. 126.00-131.00; 100
head 4047 lbs. 118.00-120.00 ; 78
head 5002 lbs. 118.00-124.00; 107
head 60-69 lbs. 96.00-104.00; 10 head
72-84 lbs. 83.0089.00.
US 2-3: 18 head 35-38 lbs. 106.00-
112.00; 26 head 50-59 lbs. 108.00-
112.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, April 26
Report supplied by USDA
1400. Barrows and gilts slow, .75-
LOO lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 215-
250 lb. 47.5048.00,45 head 48.25.
SOWS; Not well tested. (5%) US
1-3 525-650 lb. 50.00-51.50.
BOARS: Over 400 lb. 38.00;
under 250 lb. 40.00; few 300-350 lb.
35.00-36.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, April 26
Report supplied by USDA
4500. Barrows & gilts moderately
active, 25 to mostly 50 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 210-
260 lb. 48.0048.50. US 1-3 few 210-
2401 b. 47.5048.00; 260-270 lb. 47.75.
SOWS: .50-1.00 higher. (About
10%) US 1-3 300-500 lb. 43.50; few
450-500 lb. 44.5045.50; over 500 lb.
48.00-50.00.
1614
1624
2148
BOARS: Over 250 lb.
under 250 lb. 41.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, April 25
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 115 cows, 64
heifers, and 7 bulls.
Market steady.
Load of PA Fresh cows 775.00-
1150.00.
Load of PA Fresh cows 635.00-
1125.00, springers 900.00-1000.00.
Load of PA Fresh cows 750.00-
925.00.
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
Load of Canada Fresh cows
775.00-1075.00, springers 740.00-
930.00.
Load of PA Fresh cows 600.00-
1150.00.
Load of Franklin Co. Fresh cows
685.00-1100.00, springers 625.00-
1075.00.
Load of Susquehanna Co. Fresh
cows 600.00-1075.00.
Herd of 35 head all stages cows
350.00-675.00.
Locally consigned cows 350.00-
910.00.
Springing heifers 550.00-885.00.
Open heifers 240.00-410.00.
Bulls 360.00-825.00.
Dewart Livestock
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, April 23
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 334. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows steady to $1.50 lower. Few
High Choice & Prime slaughter
steers 68.00-70.25, Choice 2-4 1025-
1350 lbs. 65.50-68.75, holsteins 60.00-
62.75, Good 57.00-63.50, holsteins
56.50-59.50, Standard 49.00-56.50.
Few Choice slaughter heifers 62.00-
67.50, few Good 55.00-60, Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 43.50-46.50, couple 47.35,
Cutter & Boning Utility 40.00-44.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 36.00-40,
Shells down to 29.25. Yield Grade
#1 1035-2000 lbs. slaughter bulls
47.75-54, couple to 45.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Medium
Frame § l3OO-600 lbs. feeder steers
40.00-55.00.
CALVES 172. Individual Prime
vealer at 107.00, few Choice 85.00-
103, few Good 65.00-79, Standard &
Good 75-105 lbs. few
Utility 60-85 lbs. 45.00-52.
FARM CALVES: Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 70.00-122, mostly 85.00-
110.00.
HOGS 175. Barrows and gilts
mostly strong to 75 cents higher.
Two lots US No. 1-3 210-230 lbs.
barrows and gilts 48.00-48.60, No. 1-
3 210-250 lbs. 46.00-47.70, No. 2-3 265-
310 lbs. 43.00-44.10. US No. 1-3 300-
590 lbs. sows 38.00-45.00, couple
47.25, few Medium 200-300 lbs.
29.00-35.00. Boars 30.00-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 211. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 24.00-36 per
head, No. 1-3 40-60 lbs. 35.0(M2 per
head, lot No. 1-3100 lbs. at 39.00 per
hundredweight,
39.75;
SHEEP 13. Few Choice 95-100
lbs. spring slaughter lambs 67.00-
70.00. Few Slaughter ewes 10.00-
14.00. GOATS 20: Large 16.00-42.00
per head.
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U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
CATTLE
Week to Date (Est.)
499.000 44,000
Same Period Last Week (Est.)
483.000 48,000
Same Period Last Year (Act.)
489.000 37,000
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, April 26)
Mo. Corn
May 3.42%
July 3.42
Aug.
Sept. 3.17 3.46% 7.45%
Nov.
2.99%
Dec.
Jan. ’B5
Mar. ’B5 3.08V4
May ’B5 3.11
Trends - Com - sideways to weaker; Wheat - sideways to weaker; Soy
beans - sideways to weaker; Soybean Meal - weaker.
Market Provided by MerriU-Lynch Commodities, York
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, April 26)
Mo.
May
June
July
Ot.
Nov,
Dec.
Feb. ’B5
Trends - Cattle - sideways to weaker; Hogs - sideways to stronger;
Potatoes-sideways.
Market Provided by Memll-Lynch Commodities, York
In this issue
Four Sections
AID
Al 9
A 20.21
A 24.25
A 26
Dl4
Al 6
DlB
D 23
D 27
AlO
832
C 5
D 2
D 6
D 29
Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
1,235,000 88,000
1,400,000 105,000
1,310,000 103,000
Soybean
Wheat Soybeans Meal
3.56% 7.76
3.45%
7.88% 193.20
7.81% 194.50
7.09%
3.60%
7.21
3.69%
7.33%
7.41%
3.73
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
65.77 54.70
57.30
63.15 57.82
62.05 55.07
62.90 55.45
63.10
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4.60
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Dl9
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A3O
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D 9
D 25