New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, December 19
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
Trend: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs steady. All
pigs weighed on arrival and sold by
the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 41 head 26-30 lbs. 124.00-
130.00; 114 head 30-39 lbs. 96.00
114.00; 186 head 40-49 lbs. 90.00-
108.00; 103 head 50-59 lbs. 92.00
96.00; 11 head 65 lbs. 85.00; 36 head
70-72 lbs. 62.00-72.00; 7 head 101 lbs.
60.00.
US 2: 55 head 43-46 lbs. 84.00
85.00.
US 2-3; 9 head 26 lbs. 142.00; 38
head 33-39 lbs. 92.00-100.00; 8 head
45-47 lbs. 89.00-91.00; 19 head 51-57
lbs. 78.00-82.00.
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, December 17
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts steady
to .50 lower, although few sales US
1 fully steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-230 lb. 52.50-53.50, few head
53.50-53.75 ; 230-255 lb. 52.25-53.00.
US 1 210-250 lb. 54.0056.00, one
weight head lot 230 lb. 58.00.
US 1210-260 lb. 51.5052.25.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, December 20
Report supplied by USDA
800. Barrows & gilts fairly ac
tive, steady to 25 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 215-
250 lb. 49.50-50.00. US 1-3 210-260 lb.
49.00-49.50.
SOWS: Moderately active, 1.00-
2.00 lower. (15%) US 1-3 400480 lb.
37.00-38.00; 550600 lb. 40.00. US 2-3
Small lot near 650 lb. 42.00.
BOARS; Under 250 lb. scarce;
over 350 lb. 34.0035.00.
ATTENTION
m 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 1 P.M., Tuesday, 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.
NOTICE; Weekly Feeder Pig Sale
'Will Be Held On
Fri., Dec. 28th And Fri. ( Jan.4th.
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Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
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Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, December 18
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs steady, in
stances 5.00 lower. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the
hundredweight.
US 1-2: 21 head 19-25 lbs. 134.00
136.00; 148 head 30-39 lbs. 100.00
109.00; 16 head 31 lbs. 118.00; 254
head 40-49 lbs. 90.00-100.00; 58 head
50-59 lbs. 76.00-92.00; 191 head 6060
lbs. 72.0083.00.
US2: 21 head 49 lbs. 87.00.
US 2-3: 10 head 25-35 lb. 105.00
108.00; 22 head 4043 lbs. 76.00
84.00; 8 head 55 lbs. 71.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, December 20
Report supplied by USDA
5500. Barrows & gilts moderately
active; weights under 250 lb.
mostly 1.00 lower, over 250 lb.
mostly .50 lower.
1898
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 200
250 lb. 49.0049.50; 250260 lb. 48.50
49.00. US 1-3 200240 lb. 47.5048.50;
260270 lb. 47.00 to mostly 47.50;
2702901 b. 46.5047.50.
1369
1873
SOWS: Under 500 lb. .50 lower;
over 500 lb. steady. (About 12%)
US 1-3 300500 lb. 39.00; over 500 lb.
40.5042.50.
BOARS: Over 250 lb. 35.50;
under 250 lb. 36.50,20 head lot 37.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, December 20
Report supplied by USDA
3000. Barrows and gilts
moderate, steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 49.00-49.50,50 head 50.00.
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 48.00-49.00.
SOWS: Steady to .50 lower.
(14%) US 1-3 350-500 lb. 37.0037.50;
500-650 lb. mostly 41.50-52.00, few
around 500 lb. 41.00.
BOARS: Over 350 lb. 37.00; 250-
350 lb. 35.5036.00; under 250 lb.
36.0036.50.
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, December 17
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts 1.00 J
higher, instances 2.00 higher; sows
1.00-2.00 higher. \
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 52.75-53.60. US 1 210-250
lb. 53.75-54.25, few 54.25-55.00. US 1-
3 200-260 lb. 51.50-52.50.
SOWS; US 1-3 300-650 lb. 39.00-
42.00, few 500-650 lb. 42.00-43.00.
Tuesday, December 18
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts 1.00 lower, in
stances 1.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-240 lb. 51.50-52.50. US 1 few 210-
240 lb. 53.00-54.00. US 1-3 210-250 lb.
50.00-51.50,260-275 lb. 47.75-49.00.
Wednesday, December 19
HOGS: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts generally 1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower on US 1-
3; sows 1.00-3.00 lower, most
decline on 350-500 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 51.50-52.50, few 52.50-
52.85. US 210-250 lb. 53.00-54.00, one
lot 55.00. US 1-3 200-260 lb. 49.50-
51.00. ...
SOWS: US 1-3 350600 lb. 35.00-
40.00,500-650 lb. 39.0041.00.
Carlisle Graded
Pig Sale
Carlisle Livestock Market Inc.
Carlisle, Pa.
Friday, December 14
Report supplied by auction
TREND: Compared to
November’s State Graded Pig Sale
pigs were 20.00-50.00 higher for
light pigs under 40 pounds & mostly
*20.00 higher for pigs over 40
pounds. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US NO. l&2’s: 291 Head. 31 head
30-39 lbs. 119.00-122.00; 63 head 41-
49 lbs. 97.00-98.00; 8 head 47 lbs.
87.00; 81 head 53-59 lbs. 86.0065.00;
108 head 60-75 lbs. 74.00-88.0:0.
US NO. 2’s: 318 Head. 63 head 25-
29 lbs. 116.00-123.00; 23 head 27 lbs.
96.00; 26 head 32 lbs. 95.00-96.00;
105 head 42-49 lbs. 87.00-99.00; 45
head 57-58 lbs. 80.00-84.00; 3 head 58
lbs. 71.00; 52 head 62-78 lbs. 71.00-
80.00; 1 head 105 lbs. 65.00.
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Cook’s Question Corner
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Poinsett las
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Dairy Management Meeting A2O
Super Cows A 32
Lancaster County DHIA DI6
McKean County DHIA Dl9
Bradford County DHIA D 24
Huntingdon County DHIA D 25
CATTLE
Week To Date (Est.)
532,000
Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.)
538,000
SamePd.Lt.Yr. (Act)
503,000
Mo.
Jan.
March 2.67% 3.44
May 2.74%
July 2.79
Aug,
Sept. 2.76
Dec.
Trends - Com - Weaker; Wheat - Stronger; Soybeans - Weaker;
Soybean Meal - Weaker.
Mo.
Feb.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Oct.
Dec.
Trends - Cattle - Stronger; Hogs - Stronger.
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Columns
Lancaster Farmtag, Saturday, December 22,1M4-A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
52,000 1,280,000 104,000
50,000 1,319,000 107,000
48,000 1,239,000 90,000
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, December 20)
Wheat Soybeans Meal
Cora
3.38V4
3.32
3.34%
3.44%
2.72%
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, December 20)
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
65.87
67.17 47.80
66.82
64.90 49.12
62.90 45.50
64.30
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