Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, December 31
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Monday small supply barrows and
gilts 2.00-3.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 50.25-51.10, few 51.25-
52.00. US 1 210-250 lb. 53.50-54.00.
US 1-3 210-260 lb. 48.50-50.00.
Wednesday, January 2
HOGS: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts weak to 50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
205-245 lb. 50.00-51.00. US 1 Few 210-
240 lb. 51.25-51.75. US 1-3 200-250 lb.
48.00-50.00; 250-265 lb. 47.00-48.00.
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, December 31
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts 1.00-2.00
lower, some sales at mid-session
2.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
205-250 lb. 51.50-52.00, Few 50.50-
51.50.
US 1200-250 lb. 53.50-55.00.
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 50.00-51.00, 250-
265 lb. 48.25-50.00, one lot 270 lb.
47.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, January 3
Report supplied by USDA
1000. Barrows & gilts slow,
mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-250 lb. 49.50-50.00. US 1-3 210-260
lb. 48.5049.50.
SOWS: Active, steady-. 50 higher.
(10%) US 1-3 400-500 lb. 39.0042,00;
500-560 lb. 41.75-44.00; couple lots
650-700 lb. 46.5047.00.
BOARS: Under 250 lb. 37.00;
over 400 lb. 35.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, January 3
Report supplied by USDA
4500. Barrows & gilts moderately
active; .50 lower on weights under
260 lb., steady to .50 lower on
weights over 260 lb.
BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 210-
240 lb. 49.0049.50; 240-260 lb. 48.50-
49.00. US 1-3 200-220 lb. 48.0048.50;
260-270 lb. 47.5048.00; 270-290 lb.
46.5047.50.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. .75 lower;
over 500 lb. steady. (About 10%)
US 1-3 300-500 lb. 41.00; Over 500 lb.
45.5047.50.
BOARS: Over 250 lb. 39.00;
under 250 lb. 37.50.
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.
FEEDERPIGS ALE
Every Tuesday - Starting at 1 P.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm keeping Abreast
With The Times
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, January 2
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
Trend: Compared to two weeks
ago feeder pigs 3.00-10.00 lower. All
pigs weighed on arrival and sold by
the hundred weight.
US 1-2: 102 head 21-30 lbs. 99.00-
105.00; 146 head 40-49 lbs. 88.00-
98.00; 17 head 43 lbs. 103.00; 166
head 50-59 lbs. 88.00-97.00; 41 head
61-69 lbs. 71.0082.00; 50 head 70-85
lbs. 64.00-76.00.
US 2-3; 43 head 34-44 lbs. 91.00-
92.00; 42 head 4249 lbs. 60.00-72.00;
75 head 5082 lbs. 60.00-74.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, January 3
Report supplied by USDA
2500. Barrows & gilts moderate,
opening fully steady.
1837
1715
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 49.00 to mostly 49.50,200
head 50.00. US 1-3 200-260 lb. 48.00-
49.00.
SOWS; Steady-. 50 higher. (13%)
US 1-3 350-500 lb. 39.5040.00; 500-
650 lb. 45.0045.50,1 lot 46.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, December 31
Report supplied by auction
Report receipts of 220 head of
horses, mules and ponies.
LOCAL;
Better horses 325.00435.00, few
600.00-800.00.
Driving horses 250.00-535.00.
Riding horses 175.00-275.00.
Lightweight killers 175.00-225.00;
Heavyweight killers 250.00-325.00.
Mare ponies 25.00-75.00; Colts
10.00-20.00; Gelding ponies 25.00-
75.00.
Larger ponies 100.00-190.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, January 2
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 141 cows, 70
heifers, and 4 bulls. Market steady.
Load of PA Fresh cows, 1000.00-
1225.00; springers 875.00-1125.00.
Load of NY Fresh cows, 735.00-
1300.00.
Load of PA Fresh cows, 760.00-
975.00.
Load of PA Fresh cows, 725.00-
1100.00.
Herd of 20 hd., all stage cows,
425.00-
Herd of 28 hd., all stage cows,
355.00-
Locally consigned cows 430.00-
1075.00.
Springing heifers 550.00-785.00.
Purebred 675.00-900.00.
Open heifers 325.00425.00.
Bulls 270.00850.00.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, January 2
Report supplied by USDA
Friday Through Wednesday
Salable Receipts
Four Days Last Week
Same Period Year Ago 2035
Trading moderately active for
the week. Slaughter Steers and
Heifers closed the week steady to
firm, few instances 50 cents
higher.
No Sale
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4, 1150-1350, 66.00-67.50; with 1
load on Wednesday 68.00, with
most sales 66.50 to 67.50. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3, 1050-1250,
64.00-66.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24, 950-1200, 64.5046.00,
mostly 65.0046.00; Mixed Good
and Choice 24,850-1050,62.0044.50.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 5,1985-A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
CATTLE
Week To Date (Est.)
370,000
Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.)
310,000
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act)
422,000
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, January 3)
Corn
Mo.
Jan.
March 2.71*2
May
2.73 j 4
July 2.81
Aug.
Sept. 2.75 j 4
Dec,
2.71*2
Trends - Corn - Stronger; Soybeans - Weaker, Wheat - Weaker;
Soybean Meal - Weaker.
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, January 3)
Feb,
April
May
June
July
Aug,
Oct,
Dec.
Trends - Cattle - Weaker; Hogs - Weaker
in this
Three Sections
Columns
AID
B 2
B 6
B 7
B 9
810
814
816
Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
34,000
31,000
42,000 1,040,000 83,000
Soybean
Wheat Soybeans Meal
5.73*4
3.44
5.86*2
3.37 3 4
5.99 3 4
3.32
6.09*4
6.12*4
6.11 3 4
3.33*2
3.43 J 4
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
52.97
66.22
67.45 49.72
67.65
55.00
65.85 53.82
63.82 49.20
49.37
65.30
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Master Farmsers A2O 21 26
Lebanon Co Winter Roundup A 34
Farm Show Schedule 825
Departments
Classified Ads
Mailbox Markets
Public Sales
Livestock Latest
Business News
909,000 73,000
788,000 71,000
138.80
144.60
150.10
155.20
157.00
159.20
3.94
826 Cl 2
837
839
C 2
C 6