New Holland Feeder Pigs New Holland, Pa. Wednesday, November 28 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Wednesday Last Year Trend: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs 3.00-8.00 higher. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 45 head 26-39 lbs. 108.00- 118.00; 181 head 40-49 lbs. 95.00- 110.00; 20 head 51 lbs. 108.00; 75 head 54-59 lbs. 85.00-94.00; 82 head 61-80 lbs. 70.00-83.00; 12 head 92 lbs. 65.00. US 2-3: 45 head 25-39 lbs. 94.00- 112.00; 85 head 40-59 lbs. 81.00- 98.00; 13 head 60-87 lbs. 68.00-77.00. New Holland Hogs New Holland Sales Stables Monday, November 26 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Monday Last Year TREND; Compared to last Monday barrows and gilts 1.50-2.00 higher. BARROWS'AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-2501 b. 53.50-54.25. US 1-3 210-260 lb. 52.50-53.50. Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Saturday, November 24 Report supplied by auction US 1220-250 lbs. 54.00-55.00; US 1 & 2 220-250 lbs. 53.00-54.00; US 1 & 3 220-250 lbs. 52.00-53.00; Sows over 500 lbs. 45.00-45.50; under 500 lbs. 37.00-43.00; Boar Hogs over 375 lbs. 32.75-34.00; under 300 lbs. 34.00- 38.50. Total head -850. Westminster Feeder Pigs Friday, Nov. 23,1984 Report Supplied by Auction 717 Pigs; Compared to last month, prices were 110.00-30.00 per hundred higher on all grades and weights. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the pound. Grade 1&2: 41 head 33-38 lb. 114- 121; 45 head 38 lb. 98-106; 19 head 49 lb. 110; 184 head 4249 lb. 95-105; 12 head 151 lb. 102; 98 head 51-58 lb. 91-94.50; 8 head 53-58 lb. 81-84; 87 head 60-67 lb. 73-86 ; 42 head 70-79 lb. 71-74; 34 head 8065 lb. 73-73.50. Grade 1; 14 head 100-110 lb. 6065. Grade 2: 38 head 29-34 lb. 94-109; 75 head 4046 lb. 89-106. Grade 2&3; 16 head 27-38 lb. 59- 90. Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Monday, November 26 Report supplied by USDA HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday barrows and gilts 1.00- 1.50 higher. 637 548 504 BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-250 lb. 52.75-53.60. US 1 Few 210- 250 53.75-64.50. US 1-3 210-255 lb. 51.60-52.75,255-270 lb. 50.5051.50. Tuesday, November 27 Today 144 Last Tuesday 148 Last Year 193 TREND: Compared to Monday barrows and gilts .50-1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-240 lb. 51.75-52.60. US 1-3 200-260 lb. 51.00-51.75. Wednesday, November 28 HOGS: Compared to Tuesday barrows and gilts .50, instances 1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-250 lb. 51.50-52.00, few 52.00- 52.50. US 1 210-250 lb. 52.50-54.00. US 1-3 200-260 lb. 49.75-51.00. 1373 1330 1443 Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, November 29 Report supplied by USDA 1100. Barrows & Gilts moderately active, steady to .25 lower; decline mostly on weights under 250#. BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 220- 250 lb. 50.75 to mostly 51.00, Lot near 270 lb. 49.25, Shipment around 295 lb. 57.75. SOWS: Active, steady to 1.00 lower, instances 2.00-3.00 lower on weights over 500 lb. (7%) US 1-2 & Medium Few 400-500 lb. 39.50. US 1- 3 400-500 lb. 40.00; 500630 lb. 40.00- 43.00, small lot 46.00. BOARS: Few over 400 lb. 35.00- 36.00; others scarce. St. Louis Hogs Thursday, November 29 Report supplied by USDA 4500. Barrows & Gilts moderate, steady to .50 lower. BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 210- 250 lb. 49.75-50.25 ; 250-260 lb. 49.25- 49.75. US 1-3 200-250 lb. 49.0049.50; 260-270 lb. 48.5049.00. SOWS; Under 500 lb. steady to .50 lower; over 500 lb. steady. (About 10%) US 1-3 300-500 lb. 41.00 to mostly 41.50; over 500 lb. 42.00- 44.00. BOARS: Over 250 lb. 37.50; under 250 lb. 38.50. Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, November 27 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Tuesday feeder pigs weak to 3.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 12 head 24-25 lbs. 107.00- 109.00; 48 head 30-39 lbs. 92.00- 103.00; 158 head 4049 lbs. 86.00- 98.00; 143 head 5M9 lbs. 83.00- 89.00; 26 head 6042 lbs. 77.0044.50; 5 head 84 lbs. 61.00. US 2-3: 6 head 38 lbs. 95.00 ; 20 head 4347 lbs. 80.00-85.00; 19 head 52-59 lbs. 76.00-79.00; 6 head 63 lbs. 73.00; 6 head 86 lbs. 62.00. Peoria Hogs Thursday, November 29 Report supplied by USDA 3500. Barrows & Gilts moderately active, .50 lower in stances .75 lower. BARROWS & GILTS; US 1-2 210- 250 lb. 49.50-50.00. US 1-3 200-250 lb. 48.0049.50. SOWS: Under 500 lb. 1.50-2.00 lower; over 500 lb. .50-1.00 lower. (15%) US 1-3 350500 lb. 39.5040.00, few 40.50 ; 500550 lb. 40.5041.00, few 41.50. BOARS; Over 350 lb. 38.00-38.25; 250-350 lb. few 37.00; under 250 lb. 38.50. East Coast Carlot Thursday, November 29 Report supplied by USDA Compared to Tuesday’s close; Prime Special Fed Veal slow. Good and Choice Boning Veal generally steady with sales earlier in the week, inshipped untested. Choice and Prime Lamb slow, generally steady undertone. Beef Trimmings 1.50 lower than last week. Veal Beef Prime (Special Fed) Hide On 150 Head 220-280 lbs. 150.00, steady. Good & Choice Boning Type Hide On NORTHEASTERN SUP PLIERS: 65-75 lbs. 74.00-77.00, generally steady; 55-64 lbs. 72.00- 75.00; 45-54 lbs. 70.00-73.00; 3544 lbs. 68.00-71.00; 34 lbs. down 6Mk 69.00. INSffIPPED; No test. Beef Trimmings 3 Loads 50% Chem Lean, Fresh 51.50, 1.50 lower. Editorials Editorially speaking Home and Youth Homestead Notes Home on the Range Cook’s Question Corner 4-H'er builds robot Craft Corner Farm Women Societies Farm Women Calendar National 4 H Congress Butler Co Dairy Banquet Chester Co Dairy Banquet Dairy Hickorymea Blair Co DHIA Luzerne Co DHIA Bedford Co DHIA Gernlynn Farms Lancaster Guernsey York Co DHIA Lancaster Co DHIA 491 630 847 CATTLE Week To Date (Est.) 554,000 Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.) 415,000 Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act) 496,000 Dec. Jan. March 2.77 3 /4 May 2.85 July 2.89% Aug, Sept. 2.86% Trends - Corn - Sideways; Wheat - Sideways; Soybeans - Soybean Meal - Sideways. Mo. Dec. Feb. April May June July Aug. Oct, Trends - Cattle - Stronger; Hogs - Sideways, _ -—' Jj. in this Four Sections AlO AlB 19 A 22 A 26 A2B A3O A 3 2 825 Dl5 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December I,l' U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock CALVES HOGS Chicago Grain Futures (Closing Bids as of Thursday, November 29) Soybei Wheat Soybeans Meal Corn 2.65 1 /4 3.55% 3.54 3 /4 3.49% 3.39V 2 3.44% Futures Trading (closing Bids as of Thursday, November 29) Chicago Chicago NY Maine Cattle Hogs Potatoes 67.42 52.35 66.45 53.00 68.05 48.95 67.65 65.77 50.37 63.40 issue Columns Now is the time On being a farm wife Ladies Have you heard 7 Ida’s Notebook The Micro Way Dairy Pipeline Dairy Business Farm Talk Featuns KILE Judging contest W Va Shepherds Oepartwawh Farm Calendar Classified Ads Livestock Latest Business News Mailbox Markets Public Sales 48,000 1,398,000 38,000 1,042,000 51,000 1,439,000 6.04% 6.19% 6.32% 6.42% 6.43 4.13 53.15 828. 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