New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, December 24
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts .50
lower early, later sales firm to .50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 53.00-54.00, early 52.00-
53.00.
US 1 Few 200-250 lb. 54.00-56.00.
US 1-3 200-260 lb. 51.00-52.00, few
late 52.00-53.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, Decembers?
Report supplied by USDA
1300. Barrows & gilts very slow,
under 250 lb. mostly 75-1.00 lower
than Wednesday’s early bulk sales,
instances steady over 260 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 50.00-50.50,60 head 50.75.
US 1-3 couple lots 285-300 lb. 46.00-
47.50.
SOWS: Slow, mostly 2.00-3.50
higher. (13) US 1-3 350-500 lb. 39.00-
40.00 ; 500-700 lb. 40.0044.50.
BOARS: Over 300 lb. 32.00-33.00;
under 250 lb. 36.50.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, December 27
Report supplied by USDA
5500. Barrows & gilts moderately
active; steady to 1.00 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 210-
240 lb. 50.00 to mostly 50.50 ; 200-210
lb. 49.50-50.00; 240-260 lb. 49.00-
49.50. US 1-3 260-270 lb. 48.00.
SOWS: All weights steady.
(About 8%) US 1-3 300-500 lb. 40.50;
500-600 lb. 43.0045.00.
BOARS: Over 250 lb. 37.50;
under 250 lb. 37.00-37.50.
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 Frl., Jan.4th.
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WE WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS
■ MONDAY. DECEMBERS!, 1984.
CATTLE AUCTION WILL START AT
8:00 A.M. AND THE HOG AUCTION
AT NOON. NO MARKET ON
NEW YEAR'S DAY.
L.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, December 27
Report supplied by USDA
3000. Barrows and gilts
moderate, .50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 50.00-50.50, 150 head
50.75-51.00. US 1-3 200-260 lb. 49.00-
50.00.
860
1898
1398
SOWS: Uneven, mostly steady.
(19%) US 1-3 300450 lb. 38.50-39.00,
some 39.50 ; 450-500 lb. 43.0044.00;
500-650 lb. 44.0045.00, bulk 44.50-
45.00.
Four States
Livestock
Hagerstown, Md.
Wednesday, December 19
Report supplied by Auction
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers- No
Choice offered. Good 54.00-54.50;
Medium 53.00 down. Heifers- Good
46.00- Medium 40.00-45.00.
Cows- Large run 1.00 lower. High
Yield 39.00-41.00; Average 35.00-
38.00; Big Middle 31.00-34.00; Fatty
Herf. 32.00-37.00; Shelly 33.00
down. Fat Bulls- $2.00 higher.
Individual at 53.75. Good 46.00-
49.75; Medium 42.00-45.00. Veal
Calves- Very active, 3.00 higher.
Choice 85.00-94.00; Good 70.00-
84.00; Medium 60.00-69.00; Farm
Hfrs. 53.00-57.50; Farm Bulls 65.00-
76.50; Light Calves 44.00-52.00;
Weak Calves 43.00 down Lambs-
Few offered. Medium 58.00-60.00.
Sows- 500-750 lbs. 40.00-42.00 ; 300-
450 lbs. 40.00-44.00; Thin Sows
33.00-
STOCKER: Steers- 300-550 lbs.
Steady prices. Choice 59.00-63.00;
Good 53.00-58.00; Medium 48.00-
52.00; Culls 47.00. Steers 600-850
lbs.- Choice 56.0040.00; Good 50.00-
55.00; Medium 49.00 down. Heifers
(All Weights)- Choice 44.00-48.50;
Good 40.00-43.00; Medium 35.00-
39.00. Bulls- Choice 52.00-54.00;
Good 47.00-51.00; Medium 42.00-
46.00. Springing Heifers to 725.00.
Pigs, Hd. 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 20-35
lbs. 22.00-37.00 ; 40-70 lbs. 38.00-
54.00. Shoats by Lb.- 47.00-50.00.
Slaughter Hogs-1.50 lower. 200-230
lbs. 49.00-49.60; 240-280 lbs. 46.75-
48.50.
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Westminster
Livestock Auction
Westminster, Pa.
Tuesday, December 18
Report supplied by auction
SLAUGHTER COWS: Active
$l.OO higher. Utility 37.00-40.25;
Utility 37.00-40.25; Canners 34.00
38.00; Shelly 33.00 down. Bulls-
Few offered. Standard to 40.50.
Fed Steers- Steady prices. Choice
62.00- Good 55.0081.00. Fed
Heifers- Few Commercial 41.00-
44.50. Veal Calves- Few Good 125-
150 lbs. 50.00-60.00; Killers 80-110
lbs. 45.00-51.00; Weak/Rough 30.00
down. Farm Calves- Holstein Bulls
95-120 lbs. 60.00-78.50; 85-95 lbs.
50.00- Butcher Hogs- Steady
prices. US #l&2 215-240 lbs. 50.75.
US #l&3 220-260 lbs. 48.0049.00;
300-360 lbs. 42.00-47.00. Sows- Few
offered 340-505 lbs. 34.50-37.00.
Boars-Few to 31.50.
STOCK CATTLE: 50 head, no
fair test. Steers- Few offered. 300
750 lbs. 50.00-56.50; 850-950 lbs.
49.00-55.50. Heifers- 300-700 lbs.
38.0044.00. Bulls- 300800 lbs. 40.00-
46.50. Lambs- 25 head, strong
demand. 5070 lbs. 62.0085.00,
mainly 65.0073.00; 125-140 lbs.
40.0045.00; Feeders 72 lbs. 47.50.
Sheep- 7 head. 14.0022.00. Goats- 30
head. Kids & Mature Nannys 26.00
35.00; Mature Billys 50.0055.00.
Pigs & Shoats- 100 head. By the
head- 15-25 lbs. 10.0020.00; 3055
lbs. 23.0036.50; 6095 lbs. 37.00
50.00. By the pound- 130180 lbs.
42.0046.50. Stock Boars- 200250
lbs. 35.0038.00. Hay- 9 loads. Good
Alfalfa 69.0099.00 per ton; Mixed
Hay 53.00-85.00 per ton.
Frederick Co.
Hay and Straw
Buckeystown, Md.
Thursday, December 27
Report supplied by auction
72 loads. Market weaker to $2O
lower. Demand fair.
Alfalfa, 8 loads fair to good,
90.00-131.00; 11 loads fair, some
dark, 67.50-83.00; timothy, 16 loads
fair to good, 90.00-104.00; alfalfa,
mixed, 4 loads fair to good, 89.00-
114.00; timothy mixed, 3 loads
good, 87.50-90.00; 1 load dark,
65.00; stubble hay, 65.00; straw, 6
loads, some dark, 65.00-97.50; fire
wood, 8 loads hardwood, 64.00-
72.00/cord; 8 loads mixed, 35.00-
54.00/cord.
Editorials
Ag Committee 'B5 Agenda
Home and Youth
Homestead Notes
Home on the Range
Cook's Question Corner
Kid's Korner
Farm Women News
Craft Corner
Quirt
Bendy Brook
Luzerne County DHIA
Bedford County DHIA
Lebanon County DHIA
Mifflin County DHIA
Huntingdon County DHIA
Perry County DHIA
Sulbra County DHIA
Week To Date (Est.)
310,000
Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.)
532,000
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act)
397,000
Jan.
March
May
July 2.77
Aug.
Sept.
Dec,
Trends - Corn - Weaker; Wheat - Weaker; Soybeans
Soybean Meal - Weaker.
Feb.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Oct.
Trends - Cattle - Stronger; Hogs - Stronger,
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in this issue
Three Sections
Columns
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B 2
B 6
B 8
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812
814
AIB
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Pacamfcar 29,1994-A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Dally Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
CATTLE
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, December 27)
Wheat Soybeans
Corn
3.45
2,66*^
3.38 3 4
2.74
3.32
2.74
3.33V 2
3.43 3 /»
2.71
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, December 27)
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
66.62
67.85
67.82
66.20
63.87
Now is the time
On being a farm wife
The Micro Way
Ladies have you heard 7
Ida's Notebook
The Dairy Business
Livestock Ledger
Farm Talk
Futuns
Soil Conservation Awards A 27
Pork & Sauerkraut A2B
Pflptrtwieirts
Business News
Classified Ads
Mailbox Markets
Public Sales
Livestock Latest
788,000 71,000
31,000
52,000 1,280,000 104,000
992,00 P 79,000
36,000
5.76 U
5.90 j 4
6.03 3 '4
e.is^
6.17>2
53.80
50.40
3.93
55.12
53.90
49.00
yLLyT' ,
A3O
827 C 7
838
841
C 2
Soybean
Meal
140.40
146.40
152.20
157.40
160.50
- Weaker;