Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, December 3
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts
mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 51.50-52.00, few 52.25-
52.50. US 1 210-250 lb. 53.00-53.75,
few 54.00-54.50. US 1-3 200-265 lb.
50.50-51.50. US 2-3 250-270 lb. 49.00-
50.00,275-280 lb. 45.0046.50.
Tuesday, December 4
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday,
small supply barrows and gilts
mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 51.50-52.50. US 1 Few 210-
240 lb. 52.50-54.00. US 1-3 Few 210-
2651 b. 51.00-51.50.
Wednesday, December 5
HOGS: Compared to Monday
barrows and'gilts mostly steady;
sow trend not comparable.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 51.50-52.00, few 52.00-
52.85. US 1' 210-245 lb. 53.50-53.75,
few 53.75-54.25. US 1-3 200-260 lb.
51.0061.50, Few 265-280 lb. 45.25-
49.00. US 3 One lot 285 lb. 42.10.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-650 lb. 35.00-
40.00, mainly 37.00-39.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, December 4
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs 4.00-10.00
higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 37 head 20-26 lbs. 121.00-
125.00 ; 75 head 30-39 lbs. 101.00-
116.00; 220 head 40-49 lbs. 94.00-
101.50; 90 head 46-49 lbs. 104.00-
110.00; 75 head 50-59 lbs. 87.00-
99.00 ; 25 head 50 lbs. 102.00 ; 44
head 60-75 lbs. 74.00-86.00.
US 2-3: 80 head 22-34 lbs. 106.00-
125.00; 65 head 4045 lbs. 77.00-
85.00 ; 23 head 51-69 lbs. 71.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, December 5
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
Trend: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00-10.00
lower, extremes 20.00 lower on 25-
40 lb. weights. Supply included
about 200 head Utility and pigs sold
as is. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
120
144
237
US 1-2: 60 head 30-39 lbs. 89.00-
98.00; 136 head 40-49 lbs. 90.00-
96.00; 31 head 49 lbs. 84.00-86.00;
210 head 50-59 lbs. 79.0089.00; 160
head 60-79 lbs. 69.00-77.00 ; 25 head
62 lbs. 85.00.
US 2-3; 40 head 23-29 lbs. 99.00-
100.00; 69 head 30-36 lbs. 90.00-
98.00; 89 head 4049 lbs. 79.00-91.00;
36 head 50 lbs. 75.00; 41 head 62-68
lbs. 62.0066.00.
US 3: 31 head 20-36 lbs. 81.00-
90.00; 31 head 4046 lbs. 60.0068.00;
24 head 51 lbs. 51.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, December 6
Report supplied by USDA
4000. (Snow 12, with Wind Chill
-28) Barrows & Gilts trading
moderate to active; weights under
260 lb. 1.50 higher, over 260 lb. .50-
1.00 higher in a light test.
BARROWS & GILTS; US 1-2 210-
250 lb. 52.00-52.50; 250-260 lb. 51.75-
52.00. US 1-3 200-250 lb. 51.50-52.00;
260-270 lb. 50.00.
SOWS: Steady-1.00 higher.
(About 9%) US 1-3 300600 lb. 40.50,
over 500 lb. 41.0043.00.
BOARS: Over 250 lb. 37.50;
under 250 lb. 38.50.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, December 6
Report supplied by USDA
2500. (Clear 4, with Wind Chill
-36 (Barrows & gilts active, 1.25-1.50
higher.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 210-
250 lb. 51.50-52.00. US 1-3 200-250 lb.
50.50-51.50.
SOWS: 1.00-2.00 higher. (15%)
US 1-3 350-500 lb. 40.5041.00.500-650
lb. 41.0042.00.
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, December 3
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1703
Last Monday 1373
Last Year 1679
TREND; Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts 2.00-2.50
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 51.00-52.00, few 52.00-
52.25. US 1 210-245 lb. 53.50-56.00.
US 1-3 200-260 lb. 50.00-51.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, Decembers
Report supplied by USDA
1237
637
1003
400 (Receipts curtailed due to
first snow of season. 18, with Wind
Chill -12) Barrows and gilts active,
1.00 higher in light test.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 220-
250 lb. 52.00-52.25. US 1-3 Couple
small lots 220-240 lb. 51.75.
SOWS: Active, not well tested;
under 500 lb. steady-. 50 higher;
over 500 lb. steady-1.00 lower. (6%)
US 1-3 few 330-490 lb. 39.50-40.00,
package 610 lb. 44.00.
BOARS; Lot near 235 lb. 38.00;
few 280-700 lb. 32.00-35.00.
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Tuesday, December 4
Report supplied by auction
Calves-15.00-71.00.
Cows-25.00-41.00.
Easy Cows- 20.00-33.25.
Heifers-28.0047.25.
Bulls-34.7546.75.
Steers- 28.00-59.50.
Hogs- .32-.53.
Roasting Pigs, each-13.0042.00.
Kids-10.00-39.00.
Boars- .32-.53.
Sows- .2S-.37.
Sheep- .11-.38.
Lambs, each-11.00-52.00.
Lambs, per lb.- .26-.76.
Goats, each- 20.00-63.00.
Hides- 20.00.
Total-1423.
Homestead Notes B 2
Home on the Range B 6
Cook's Question Corner B 8
Kid’s Korner 810
Craft Corner 812
Family Living 814
Lehigh Livestock 816
Farm Women Societies 818
Siegnst Farm 820
York Co Lamb and swine 823
Indiana County 4 H 826
Pairy
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Lebanon County DHIA Dl5
Berks County DHIA DlB
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 4,1
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
CATTLE
Week ToDate(Est.)
535,000
Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.)
554,000
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act)
562,000
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, December 6)
Corn
Dec,
2.62*4
Jan.
March 2.75 3 4
May
2.82‘=
July
2.86*a
Aug,
Sept.
2.83*4
Trends - Corn - Stronger; Wheat - Sideways; Soybeans -
Soybean Meal - Stronger.
Futures Trading
I Closing Bids as of Thursday, December 6)
Dec.
Feb,
April
May
June
July
Aug,
Oct.
Trends - Cattle - Stronger; Hogs - Stronger.
it i this
Four Sections
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Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS
50,000 1,390,000
48,000 1,398,000
51,000 1,491,000
Soybei
Wheat Soybeans Meal
3.54*2
6.05
3.53
6.18 3 '4
3.47
6.31*4
3.37 3 4
6.41*4
6.42
3.42
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
53.07
67.07
65.20
53.17
67.27 48.72
67.02
52.47
65.20 49.67
63.30
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