Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, May 22
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs 3.00-5.00
lower, instances 10.00 lower on 40-
60 lb. weights. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2: 73 head 28-39 lbs. 100.00-
118.00; 186 head 4049 lbs. 92.00-
104.00; 215 head 50-59 lbs. 85.00-
92.00 ; 53 head 50 lbs. 98.00-102.00;
78 head 60-62 lbs. 87.00-91.00.
US 2-3: 10 head 25-26 lbs. 124.00-
130.00 ; 48 head 29-39 lbs. 95.00-
110.00; 20 head 47 lbs. 80.00.
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Saturday, May 19
Report supplied by auction
950 head.
Barrows and gilts: US 1, 220-250
lb. 52.75-53.75, 9 head 54.00-54.60;
US 1&2 220-250 lb. 51.00-51.75; US
1&3 220-250 lb. 50,00-50.75.
Sows: 300-500 lb. 39.0042.00; 500
lb. and over, 46.0046.75.
Boars; 200-300 lb. 39.0041.00;
over 300 lb. 34.00-35.50.
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, May 21
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts 1.50 to
mostly 2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
205-250 lb. 51.00-52.85, mainly 51.00-
51.75. US 1 210-255 lb. 54.00-55.00.
US 1-3 200-265 lb. 49.50-51.50. US 3
few 260280 lb. 45.00-46.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, May 24
Report supplied by USDA
700. Barrows and gilts slow, .25-
.50 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS; US 1-2 210-
255 lb. 48.75-49.25. US 3 lot 400 lb.
42.00.
SOWS: Slow, 1.00-2.00 lower.
U 2%) v 4 US 1-3 400-550 lb. 41.00-
44.00.
BOARS: Under 250 lb. 39.00;
over 350 lb. 36.00-37.00.
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 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 Ollie
Nagle at 717-397-5136.
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HOG MARKET CLOSED SAT.. MAY 26th'
Open For Business As Usual May 28th, Memorial Day
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
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, May 21
Report supplied by USDA
841
765
1265
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday, barrows and gilts 1.00-
1.50 lower; sows .50-1.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-250 lb. 49.75-50.50, couple lots
50.50-51.25. US 1 210-250 lbs. 52.00-
54.00. US 1-3 210-270 lbs. 48.5049.75.
SOWS: US 1-3 300400 lbs. 37.00-
42.00 ; 400-500 lbs. 42.0044.00; 500-
650 lbs. 44.0046.00.
Tuesday, May 22
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year 310
TREND; Insufficient volume to
fully test trends.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
205-260 lb. 48.0049.00. US 1-2 few
205-245 lb. 49.0049.50.
Wednesday, May 23
HOGS: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts steady, in
stances .50 higher; sows steady to
2 00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-250 lb. 50.00-52.50. US 1 205-250
lb. 52.50-53.50, couple lots 53.85-
54.00. US 1-3 210-270 lb. 48.6049.75.
SOWS: US 1-3 300400 lb. 35.00
40.00; 400-500 lb. 39.0043.00; 400650
lb. 43.0046.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, May 24
Report supplied by USDA
4000. Barrows ,& gilts moderate
active, .50-.75 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 210
260 lb. 40.7549.25, mostly 49.00
49.25. US 1-3 210-240 lb. 48.2548.50;
260-270 lb. 48.0048.25.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. firm; over
500 lb. 1.00 lower (About 10%) US 1-
3 300500 lb. 42.50; over 500 lb. 43.00
& 45.00.
BOARS: Over 250 lb. 38.5039.00;
under 250 lb. 41.0042.00.
1630
1546
1686
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, May 24
Report supplied by USDA
2500. Barrows & gilts moderate,
opening firm to .50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-250 lb. 48.5049.00. US 1-3 200-260
lb. 48.0048.50, some 47.50.
SOWS: Steady to mostly .50
higher. (13%) US 1-3 350-500 lb.
43.0043.50; 500450 lb. 44.0044.50.
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New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, May 23
Report supplied by USDA,
Today 811
Last Wednesday 783
Last Year 579
TREND; Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs vern
uneven, 10.00-15.00 lower, in
stances 25.00 lower on 30-40 lb.
weights. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2: 10 head 21 lbs. 122.00- 13
head 26-27 lbs. 98.00-106.00 ; 70 head
30-39 lbs. 84.00-92.00; 210 head 40-49
lbs. 70.00-82.00 ; 66 head 50-59 lbs.
74.00- 102 head 50-59 lbs.
89.00- ;43 head 60-69 lbs. 82.00-
92.00 ; 32 head 66 lbs. 75.00; 19 head
72-85 lbs. 76.00-97.00.
US 2-3: 66 head 27-39 lbs. 76.00-
87.00; 44 head 4049 lbs. 70.00-76.00-
32 head 50-60 lbs. 62.00-70.00.
Penns Valley
Livestock
Centre Hall, Pa.
Tuesday, May 22
Report supplied by auction
Beef Cows: Utility and Com
mercial 43.00-46.50; Cutters 39.10
42.75; Canners 36.50-39.85; Shells
35.00.
Heifers: Standard 47.75-51.50;
Commercial 44.85-46.50.
Steers; Choice 57.25-59.75;
Standard 48.00-52.25.
Bulls: Good 52.35-54.10; Stan
dard 46.55^1.00.
Feeder Cattle: 300-500 lbs. large
frame 46.00-52.00 ; 300-500 lbs.
small frame 44.00-48.00 ; 500-700
lbs. large frame 40.00-49.00; 500-700
lbs. small frame 42.0047.00.
Veal Calves: Choice 88.00-98.00;
Good 74.00-87.00; Standard 58.00
73.00; Utility 50.00-57.00.
Farm Calves: Bulls 70.00-102.00;
Heifers 65.0085.00.
Hogs: 45.7548.75.
Sows: 39.2541.50.
Shoats; 25-30 lbs. per head 18.00
26.00 ; 3035 lbs. per head 24.00
32.00 ; 35-50 lbs. per head 40.00
63.00.
Lambs: 53.00-59.00.
Sheep: 11.00-15.00.
Goats per head 8.00-21.00,
Editorials
Editorially speaking
Home and Yodth
Homestead Notes
Home on the Range
Cook’s Question Corner
Berks Beef Club
Kid’s Korner
Family Living
Farm Women Cookbood
York Ladies Day Out
Honey Queen
Farm Women Calendar
Craft Corner
Furturcs
No-till
Schick Hogs
FFA
Weather Roundup
Soil Stewardship
Bay Cleanup
Delano coming to Pa
Western Pa Sheep Sale
Devon Horse Show
CATTLE
Week to Date (Est.)
546.000 39,000
Same Period Last Week (Est.)
536.000 41,000
Same Period Last Year (Act.)
520.000 37,000
lime
July
Aug.
Nov.
Dec.
eb. ’B5
1 - Cattle - weaker; Potatoes - weaker.
Market Provided by Merrill-Lynch Commodities, York
rem
July 3.53V4
Aug,
Sept. 3.28V2 3.75 3 /4
Nov.
Jan. ’B5
lar. ’B5 3.15
Trends - Corn - stronger; Wheat - stronger; Soybean Meal -"stronger
Market Provided by Merrill-Lynch Commodities, York
in this issue
Four Sections
AlO
Al 7
AIB-19
A2O
A 27
A3O
A3l
A 33
D2O-21
D 26
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 26,1984—A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, May 24)
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
65.52 52.82
63.42 57.70
62.60 56.25
63.97 56.30
64.50
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, May 24)
Soybean
Wheat Soybeans Meal
Corn
3.74M>
3.91^
4.02
3.20
4.05
Dairy
Md Annual Report
East German farmer
Dairy sanitarians
Mystery Tipper
Qapgrhwenfc
Arizona vet
Adams County DHIA
Lebanon County DHIA
Bucks County DHIA
Crawford County DHIA
Berks County DHIA
Columns
Now is the time
Futures
Ida's notebook
Ladies have you heard 7
On being a farm wife
Milk Check
Farm Talk
Brockett’s Ag Advice
1,252,000 92,000
1,226,000 102,000
1,253,000 97,000
4.22
56.67
3.28
56.65
8.85
201.80
8.73
203.80
7.94^4
198.00
7.44V 4
189.20
7.54
7.65V 4
192.20
7.72
D2O
A 22
A 26
A3B
A3B
Dl7
DlB
D 23
D 23
D2B