Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, May 28
Report supplied by USDA
Auction not covered due to
holiday.
Tuesday, May 29
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year 484
TREND: Insufficient volume for
a market test.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
few 205-245 lb. 49.00-50,00. US 1-3
205-265 lb. 48.00-49.00.
Wednesday, May 30
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts 1.00
2.00 lower; sows steady, instances
2.00 lower on 500-600 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
205-245 lb. 48.50-49.50. US 1 205-250
lb. 49.75-51.00, few 51.0052.00. US 1-
3 200-270 lb. 47.0048.50.
SOWS; US 1-3 300400 lb. 35.00
40.00 ; 400500 lb. 39.0042.00; 500650
lb. 42.0044.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, May 30
Report supplied by USDA
Today 859
Last Wednesday 811
Last Year 888
TREND; Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs generally
steady, although 4050 lb. steady to
5.00 higher. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2:17 head 19 lbs. 118.00; 100
head 22-36 lbs. 96.00106.00; 75 head
34-39 lbs. 75.0088.00; 360 head 4049
lbs. 74.0087.00; 128 head 5059 lbs.
70.0081.00; 11 head 7071 lbs. 69.00
80.00.
US 2-3: 7 head 23 lbs. 94.00; 7
head 34 lbs. 77.00; 33 head 45-46 lbs.
72.00-76.00; 15 head 58 lbs. 71.00; 40
head 60-75 lbs. 66.00-71.00.
Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, May 29
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday 25-40 lb. feeder pigs weak
to 10.00 lower, 4060 lb. fully steady.
All pigs weighed on arrival and
sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 11 head 26 lbs. 118.00; 9
head 34 lbs. 101.00; 58 head 36-38
lbs. 88.00-93.00; 203 head 40-49 lbs.
84.00- 109 head 50-54 lbs.
88.00-
US 2; 29 head 35 lbs. 85.00; 23
head 43-45 lbs. 77.00-81.00; 20 head
55-57 lbs. 81.00-83.00.
US 2-3: 31 head 32-40 lbs. 74.00-
ATTENTION
I 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.
FEEDER PIGSALE
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
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, May 28
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
Market 1.00-1.50 lower.
Wholesale, 48.00-50.00; light
weight, 44.00-49.00; heavyweight,
43.00-47.00; retail, 51.00-53.00;
sows, 38.00-44.00; boars, 33.00-
42.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, May 31
Report supplied by USDA
1000. Barrows and gilts
moderately active, mostly 1.00
higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 215-
250 lb. 49.00-49.50. US 1-3 220-275 lb.
48.00-49.00.
SOWS: Active, steady-1.00 lower
t/last test. (69 ) US 1-2 & Medium
400550 lb. 40.0042.00. US 1-3 500700
lb. 43.0045.00.
BOARS; Under 250 lb. 38.50;
over 350 lb. 36.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, May 31
Report supplied by USDA
4500. Barrows & gilts very ac
tive, 1.001.50 higher.
BARROWS & GILTS; US 1-2 210
260 lb. 49.0049.25. US 1-3 210270 lb.
48.5049.00, few 270290 lb. 47.50
48.50.
SOWS: Uneven, wts. under 500
lb. steady-25 higher; over 500 lb.
uneven, generally steady. (About
10%) US 1-3 300500 lb. 42.0042.25;
over 500 lb. 42.0043.50.
BOARS; Over 250 lb. 37.50;
under 250 lb. 41.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, May 31
Report supplied by USDA
2500. (Currently 500 over)
Barrows it gilts active, 1.00-1.50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-250 lb. 49.00-49.50. US 1-3 200-250
lb. 48.00-49.00.
SOWS; Fully steady. (15%) US 1-
3 350-500 lb. 42.00-42.50, few 43.00;
500-650 lb. 42.50-43.00.
BOARS: Over 350 lb. 37.75 ; 250-
350 lb. 37.00; under 250 lb. 41.00-
42.00.
568
841
1143
Westminster
Feeder Pigs
Friday,
Report supplied by auction
823 pigs: Compared to last
month prices were fully $lO.OO
higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the pound.
US 1&2: 46 head 31-33 lbs. 129.00
132.00; 261 head 42-49 lbs. 109.00
118.00; 184 head 51-59 lbs. 100.00
113.00; 65 head 64-69 lbs. 92.00
100.00 ; 49 head 78-79 lbs. 81.00
84.00 ; 52 head 8089 lbs. 81.00-87.00;
8 head 91 lbs. 76.00.
US 2: 23 head-17 lbs. 143.00; 13
head 24-29 lbs. 131.00132.00; 70
head 3037 lbs. 106.00119.00; 33 lbs.
41-55 lbs. 76.00101.00.
US 2&3: 9 head 23-26 lbs. 123.00
129.00.
1890
1630
2148
Next sale June 22nd, 1:30 P.M.
Belleville Livestock
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, May 30,1984
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 151. Compared with
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter cows 50 cents to 1.25
lower. Good 55.35-58.35, Individual
Good Heifer at 55.60. Breaking
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 43.5046.25, Individual at
47.75, Cutter & Boning Utility 44-
44.50, Canner & Low Cutter 37-
40.00. Shells down to 20.50. Yield
Grade #1 955-2075 lbs. slaughter
bulls 45.85-54.50.
FEEDER CATTLE. Medium
Frame #1 400750 lbs. feeder steers
38.5045.25.
CALVES 145. Few Good 67-74.00,
Standard & Good 70105 lbs. 53-
63.00. Few Utility 60-85 lbs. 42.50
50.00.
FARM CALVES. Holstein Bulls
90-130 lbs. 70-118.00, mostly 95-
115.00.
HOGS 323. Barrows & gilts
steady to 1.00 lower. US No. 1-2 210-
245 lbs. barrows & gilts 4849,25,
Couple to 50.00, No. 1-3 205-265 lbs.
46-48.25. Sows: Few US No. 1-3 475-
650 lbs. sows 40.2545.00. Few Boars
30-35.00.
FEEDER PIGS 305. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.50-38.00 per
head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 3642.00, few
lots 55«5 lbs. 45.56«0.00.
SHEEP 61. Good & Choice 60-95
lbs. 59-70.00, Couple to 82.00.
Slaughter ewes 11.50-25.00. Goats
21; Large 21-55.00 per head. Kids
15-25.00 per head.
HOLSTEIN DAIRY COWS 590 -
1225 PER HEAD.
Mo.
'June
July
Aug.
Oct,
Nov,
Dec.
Feb. ’B5
May ’B5
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 2,1984—A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
CATTLE
Week to Date (Est.)
425.000 31,000
Same Period Last Week (Est.)
546.000 39,000
Same Period Last Year (Act.)
412.000 32,000
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, May 31)
Trends - Cattle - weaker; Hogs - weaker; Potatoes - sideways.
Market Provided by Mernll-Lynch Commodities, York
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, May 31)
Corn
Mo.
July 3.50% 3.56
Aug.
Sept 3.25%
Nov.
3.03 3.75%
Dec.
Jan.’Bs
Mar. ’B5 3.12V4
May’Bs 3.16%
Trends - Com - stronger; Wheat - stronger; Soybeans - stronger; S(
bean Meal - stronger.
Market Provided by Merrill-Lynch Commodities, York
in this
Five Sections
AIO
Al 2
A 22
A 26
A3O
A 34
A 37
C 3
D 26
D 32
D 34
E 2
E 5
E 5
Ell
El 2
ElB
E2O
E 32
A2O-21
E 6
Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
973,000 79,000
1,252,000 92,000
975,000 79,000
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
64.62 51.60
56.07
62.60 56.95
62.15 55.45
63.75 “ 55.52
64.07 56.12
Wheat Soybeans Meal
8.47
8.43
3.60V4
7.86V4
7.45%
7.54V4
7.66%
3.86%
7.77
3.90%
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195.40
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818
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829
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AlO
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