Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, July 23
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts .25,
instances .50-1.00 higher; sows
steady to 2.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 56.75-57.50, few 58.00-
58.25. US 1 210-240 lb. 59.00-61.00.
US 1-3 215-260 lb. 55.75-56.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-500 lb. 38.00-
43.00, over 500 lb. 42.0045.25.
Tuesday, July 24
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts .25-.50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-250 lb. 57.00-58.00. US 1-3 215-260
lb 56.00-57.00.
Wednesday, July 25
HOGS: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts steady to .50,
instances 1.00 lower; sows steady
to 2 00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-245 lb. 56.50-57.50. US 1 215-245
lb 57.50-58.50. US 1-3 210-250 lb.
55 25-56.50.
SOWS; US 1-3 300-650 lb. 38.00-
43 00.
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Saturday, July 21
Report supplied by auction
600 head.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1
220-250 lbs. 58.00-59.50, a few from
60.00- US 1 & 2 220-250 lbs.
57.00- US 1 & 3 220-260 lbs.
55.50-57.00.
SOWS: Over 500 lbs. 41.00-44.00;
under 500 lbs. 40.00-43.75.
BOARS: Over 300 lbs. 35.50-
36 50; under 500 lbs. 44.0049.35.
Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, July 24
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1430
Last Tuesday 772
Last Year 980
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs weighing 30-60
lb. steady to 10.00 lower. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the
hundred weight.
US 1-2: 22 head 23-27 lbs. 96.00-
118.00; 145 head 39-39 lbs. 84.00-
94 00 ; 408 head 40-49 lbs. 79.00-
86.00 ; 351 head 50-59 lbs. 75.00-
85 00 ; 32 head 60-70 lbs. 70.00-71.00.
US 2-3; 16 head 20-27 lbs. 90.00-
103.00 ; 75 head 30-35 lbs. 84.00-
99.50; 16 head 7066 lbs. 61.0069.00.
ATTENTION
fSLjfe 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.
FEEDERPIGSALE
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
__ With The Times
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, July 25
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00-10.00
lower. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2; 10 head 23 lbs. 106.00 ; 66
head 30-39 lbs. 74.00-85.00 ; 278 head
40-59 lbs. 69.00-81.00 ; 30 head 65-70
lbs. 73.00-77.00.
US 2-3; 46 head 26-37 lbs. 69.00-
78.00; 5 head 4347 lbs. 66.00-73.00.
142
177
168
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, July 23
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1890
Last Monday 1891
Last Year 1862
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts .2S-.75
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 56.75-57.50. US 1 210-240
lb. 58.50-60.00. US 1-3 220-260 lb.
55.75-56.75.
Vintage Hogs
Vintage Sales Stables
Saturday, July 21
Report supplied by auction
192 head.
US 1 & 2 215-245 lbs. 56.00-57.25;
US 2 & 3 218-248 lbs. 55.50-56.50.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, July 26
Report supplied by USDA
900. Barrows & gilts slow, 1.50
lower.
BARROWS & GILTS; US 1-2 215-
250 lb. 53.50-54.00. US 1-3 210-250 lb.
53.00-53.50. US 2-3 Lot 310 lb. 49.00.
SOWS; Slow, over 500 lb. 3.00-
3.50 lower, except one lot steady
early; under 500 lb. not tested.
(8%) US 1-3 500-550 lb. 42.50-45.00,
lot near 620 lb. 43.00 early.
BOARS: Under 250 lb.
44.00; over 250 lb. 32.00-34.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, July 26
Report supplied by USDA
4000. Barrows & gilts moderate,
1.25-1.50 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS; US 1-2 220-
260 lb. 53.50-54.00 ; 200-220 lb. 53.00-
53.50. US 1-3 200-240 lb. 52.00-53.00;
260-270 lb. 52.00.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. .50-1.00
lower; over 500 lb. 2.00 lower.
(10%) US 1-3 350-500 lb. 42.00-43.00,
under 350 lb. 44.0045.00, over 500
lb. 45.0047.00
BOARS: Over 250 lb. 38.00; one
lot 275 lb. 44.00: under 250 lb. 46.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, July 26
Report supplied by USBa
3000. Barrows & gilts slow,
mostly 1.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-250 lb. 53.50-54.00,50 head 54.25-
54.50. US 1-3 220-250 lb. 52.50-53.50.
SOWS: Weights under 500 lb.
steady-. 50 higher'; over 500 lb. 1.00-
1.50 lower. (17%) US 1-3 few 300-350
lb. 43.00-43.50 ; 350-500 lb. 42.00-
43.00; 500-6501 b. 44.00-44.50.
BOARS: Over 350# 39.00-39.50;
250-350# 37.00-38.00; under 250#
45.50-46.00.
478
727
626
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, July 26
Report supplied by USDA
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
steady to 1.00 lower, mostly .50-1.00
lower. Cows mostly 2.00-3.00 lower
for the week. Bulls 4.00 lower
Monday and not well tested
Wednesday. Steer and Heifer
supply mostly good to average
Choice 1000-1150 lb. Steers and 850-
975 lb. Heifers. Cow supply about
7%.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
24, mostly 3, 1050-1175 lbs. 65.50-
66.50, couple part loads 1225-1375
lbs. 67.00; 980-1050 lbs. 64.0fr«5.50.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3, 900-
1050 lbs. 63.00-64.50. Good 2-3, 900-
1100 lbs. 58.00-63.50. Few Good 2-3
Holsteins 1170-1250 lbs. 51.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24, 925-1000 lbs. 63.50-65.50,
couple loads 1000-1110 lbs. 66.00;
850-975 lbs. 59.00-64.00. Mixed Good
and Choice- 2-3, 850-975 lbs. 60.00-
63.00. Good 2-3, 825-950 lbs. 54.00-
60.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility and
Commercial 2-3,38.5042.00; Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-2, 36.5041.00;
Canner and low Cutter 33.00-37.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade 1-2, 1150-
2165 lbs. 42.0048.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, N.J.
Tuesday, July 24
Report supplied by auction
1276 head.
Calves 24.00-75.00; Cows 25.00-
47.50; Easy Cows 11.00-39.25; NC
Calves 17.0048.00; Heifers 36.75-
54.25; Bulls 30.00-56.00; Steers
41.50-56.25; Hogs 30.00-56.00;
Roasting Pigs, each 18.00-29.00;
Kids 10.00-36.00; Boars 35.0040.00;
Sows 34.00-39.00; Sheep 9.0045.00;
Lambs, each 9.0046.00; Lambs,
per lb. 31.0086.00; Goats, each
12.0047.00; Hides 18.00.
42.00-
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U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
CATTLE
Week to Date (Est.)
526.000 44,000
Same Period Last Week (Est.)
544.000 41,000
Same Period Last Year (Act.)
506.000 54,000
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, July 26)
Cora
Aug.
2.93 I '4
Sept.
Oct,
Nov.
2.77 Mi
Dec.
Jan. ’B5
2.85 3 /4
Mar. 'B5
May’Bs
2.9l‘■‘z
Trends - Com - steady to weaker; Wheat - steady to weaker; Soybeans
steady to weaker; Soybean Meal - steady to weaker.
Market Provided by Merrill-Lynch Commodities, York
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, July 26)
Aug.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec,
Feb. ’B5
April ’B5
May’Bs
Trends - Cattle - weaker; Hogs - weaker; Potatoes - weaker.
Market Provided by Mernll-Lynch Commodities, York
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Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
1,069,000 94,000
1,089,000 95,000
1,208,000 93,000
Soybean
Wheat Soybeans Meal
6.2 m
3.43 3 /4
6.06 3 /4
3.6U4
6.20
6.34V4
6,44 Vz
3.71‘/z
3.74
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
51.60
47.97
63.22
61.47
62.50
605
49.62
5L27
47.95
64.17
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157.20
160.90
3.58
4.79
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