Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, August 25, 1984, Image 3

Newspaper Page TextNew Holland Hogs New Holland Sales Stables Monday, August 20 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Monday Last Year TREND; Compared to last Monday barrows and gilts steady. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 210-250 lb. 54.00-54.50, few 54.75- 55.10. US 1 210-250 lb. 56.75-58.50. US 1-3 200-265 lb. 200-265 lb. 53.50- 54.00. Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, August 21 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Tuesday feeder pigs under 40 lb. mostly steady, 40-70 lb. 3.00-10.00 higher. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 62 head 18-28 lbs. 87.00- 105.00; 77 head 34-39 lbs. 76.00- 94.00; 207 head 40-49 lbs. 77.00- 95.00; 146 head 50-59 lbs. 71.00- 86.50; 41 head 61-66 lbs. 64.00-75.00. US 2-3: 18 head 30-39 lbs. 80.00- 83.00; 41 head 40-49 lbs. 57.0068.00; 9 head 51 lbs. 72.00 ; 25 head 71 lbs. 62.00. New Holland Feeder Pigs Wednesday, August 22 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Wednesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs unevenly steady. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 102 head 20-39 lbs. 78.00- 87.00; 92 head 27-39 lbs. 60.0005.00; 68 head 40-49 lbs. 69.0000.00; 138 head 5059 lbs. 64.00-78.00; 30 head 62-63 lbs. 64.0006.00; 5 head 74 lbs. 56.00. US 2-3: 40 head 3039 lbs. 53.00 64.00 ; 21 head 52 lbs. 54.00. Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Saturday, August 18 Report supplied by auction 700 head. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1 220-250 lb. 55.5059.00; US 1&2, 220 250 lb. 54.5055.50; US 1&3 220250 lb. 53.75-54.50; Lightweight hogs, 195-220 lb. 50.0053.00. SOWS; All weights, 38.0045.00. 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. FEEDER PIG SALE Every Tuesday - Starting at 1 P.M. NOTICE; CLOSED SAT., SEPT. Ist Business As Usual Mon., Sept. 3rd (Labor Day) Walter M. Dunlap and Sons Lancaster Stockyards _ Tel. (717) 397-5136 An Old Line Commission Firm keeping Abreast With The Times Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, August 23 Report supplied by USDA 800. Barrows & gilts active, .75 higher. BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 210- 255 lb. 53.25-53.75. SOWS: Moderately active, compared to Tuesday steady to 1.00 lower. (8%) US 1-3 400-500 lb. 43.50-46.50; 500-625 lb. 46.00-48.00. BOARS: Under 250 lb. 42.00; over 350 lb. 36.00-37.00. 1677 1515 2020 St. Louis Hogs Thursday, August 23 Report supplied by USDA 3500. Barrows & gilts moderately active, fully steady. BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 230 260 lb. 52.50-52.75, several 52.75, around 180 head 52.85; 220-230 lb. 52.00-52.50; 210-220 lb. 51.5052.00. US 1-3 200-210 lb. 51.00-51.50; 260 270 lb., mostly 52.00, few 51.50; 270 290 lb. 50.5051.50. SOWS: Fully steady. (About 7%) US 1-3 330500 lb. 44.50, few 280330 lb. 45.0046.00, over 500 lb. 45.50 47.50. BOARS: Over 250 lb. 41.00; under 250 lb. 45.00. Peoria Hogs Thursday, August 23 Report supplied by USDA 2000. Barrows & gilts active, opening .50 to mostly 1.00 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 220250 lb. 53.0053.50. US 1-3 220250 lb. 52.0053.00. SOWS; Under 500 lb. .50 higher; over 500 lb. 1.502.50 higher. (14%) US 1-3 300350 lb. 44.0044.50; 350 500 lb. 43.0044.00; 500650 lb. 46.00 to mostly 47.00, few 47.25-47.50. 576 478 938 Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Monday, August 21 Report supplied by USDA HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday barrows and gilts .SO LDO lower; sows steady to .50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 215-250 lb. 54.25-54.75, few 55.00- 55.35. US 1 215-250 lb. 55.75-57.00, few 57.00-58.00. US 1-3 215-265 lb. 53.00-54.00; 200-215 lb. 52.00-53.00. SOWS: US 1-3 350-650 lb. 44.50- 46.50. Tuesday, August 22 Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND: Compared to Monday, small supply barrows and gilts mostly steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 210-260 lb. 53.00-54.00. US 1-2 Few 215-240 lb. 54.00-54.50. Wednesday, August 23 HOGS; Compared to Monday barrows and gilts .50-1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-250 lb. 53.50-54.25, 200-215 lb. 50.85-52.75. US 1 215-250 lb. 54.55 55.25. US 1-3 210-260 lb. 52.7553.50. Morrison Cove Livestock Martinsburg, Pa. Monday, August 20,1984 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE 275. High Choice & Prune slaughter steers 65.2567.25, one at 69.00, Choice 61.5064.75, Good 56-60.75, Standard 49.75-54.25 Utility 39-46.50. Choice slaughter heifers 60.2564.25, Good 54.55 58.75, Standard 50.75-53.00, Utility 45-50.25. Breaking Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 47.15 49.00 Commercial 45-46.25, Cutter & Boning Utility 40.75-44.25, Canner & Low Cutter 34.7539.25, Shells down to 25.00. Choice slaughter bullocks 54.2556.00, Good 53.25-50.75, Standard 46-48.50, Utility 40.75-45.25. Yield Grade No. 1 56-59.00 slaughter bulls, Yield Grade No. 2 51-54.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Steers Choice 305600 lbs. 56-61.00, Good 355600 lbs. 51-54.00, Medium 355 600 lbs. 42-48.00. Heifers Good 3-700 lbs. 51-59.00, Medium 3-700 lbs. 42- 49.00. Bulls Good 3-700 lbs. 51-56.00, Medium 3-700 lbs. 41-48.00. CALVES 527. Vealers Prime 81- 86.00, Choice 69-78.00, Good 61- 67.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 52-57.00, 90-110 lbs. 48-51.00, 70-90 lbs. 42-46.00, Utility 40-60 lbs. 35- 41.00. F4RM CALVES: Holstein bulls 90-130 lbs. 62-85.00, Holstein heifers 95-115 lbs. 61-76.00. HOGS 188. US No. 1-2 220-240 lbs. barrows and gilts 55-55.75, No. 1-3 220-240 lbs. 53.75-54.75, No. 2-3 210- 260 lbs. 52.2553.50, No. 1-3 180-200 lbs. 50.75-51.50,280-350 lbs. 48-50.25. US No. 1-3 360-680 lbs. sows 46.25- 48.25, No. 2-3 360-680 lbs. 40.50- 44.75. Boars 32.2554.00, Light weights 35-38.00. FEEDER PIGS 32. US No. 1-3 25- 30 lbs. feeder pigs 18-24.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-40 lbs. 26-31.00, No. 1-3 45-65 lbs. 36-45.00 per head. SHEEP 32. Choice 90-110 lbs. 55- 64.00, Good 80-90 lbs. 42-48.00. Slaughter ewes 9-18.00. GOATS 17: 841.00 per head. 119 131 202 Editorials Editorially speaking Cohiwns Now is the time On being a farm wife The Micro Way Ida’s Notebook Ladies have you heard 7 Milk Check Farm Talk Pork Prose Brockett’s Ag Advice Features Kutztown Fair A2O, 21 Ag Progress A 22 Ag Progress Hay Show A 23 Lancaster Co Weathers’B3 A 27 Claude Hess A2B Chester Del Pig Show A3l Venango Sale A 32 FFA Pole Building A 32 RodaleTour A 36 York 4-H Swine D 2 Lebanon Livestock Sales CATTLE Week to Date (Est.) 542.000 48,000 Same Period Last Week (Est.) 554.000 48,000 Same Period Last Year (Act.) 529.000 47,000 Aug. •pt. 3.50 3.44% Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. ’B5 Mar. ’B5 May ’B5 July’Bs Trends - Com - sideways to weaker; Wheat - sideways; Soyl weaker; Soybean Meal - steady to weaker. Market Provided by Merrill-Lynch Commodities, York Aug, Oct. Dec. eb. ’B5 April ’B5 [ay’Bs Trends - Cattle - steady to weaker; Hogs - steady to weaker; P( unchanged to sideways. Market Provided by Merrill-Lynch Commodities, York fit. this Four Sections AlO D 5 Lancastar Farming, Saturday, August 25,1 1 U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock CALVES HOGS Chicago Grain Futures (Closing Bids as of Thursday, August 23) Soybeai Wheat Soybeans Meal Corn 2.82% 3.58% 3.67 2.89 3.65 2.95 3.50 2.97% Futures Trading (Closing Bids as of Thursday, August 23) Chicago Chicago NY Maine Cattle Hogs Potatoes 65.10 62.95 46.82 64.15 48.25 64.72 50.95 65.55 47.80 issue Home etui Youth Homestead Notes B 2 Home on the Range B 6 Cook's Question Corner B 8 Kid's Korner 810 Cumberland Corn Festival 811 Cumberland Horse Roundup 812 Columbia/Luzerne dairy show 812 Lehigh Horse Roundup 813 Mercer Dairy Show 813 Fashion Update 814 4-H National Awards 816 Lancaster 4-H Fair 818 Farm Women Calendar 819 Montgomery Co Dairy Show 820 Craft Corner 821 Farm Women Societies 823 Ptiiy Ag Progress Dairy Sale Kutztown Dairy Shows Cumberland Dairy Roundup Dairy Mineral Needs Departments Farm Calendar Classified Ads Livestock Latest Business News Public Sales 984—1 1,191,000 1,134,000 1,177,000 176.00 6.64% 153.90 6.25% 156.30 6.23% 161.20 6.36 6.50% 6.60% 6.68 3.72 4.64 Al 9 A 24 C 2 C 6 AID 831. 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