Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, February 12 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Tuesday feeder pigs steady to weak, although around 200 head Reputation sold fully steady. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 29 head 30-39 lbs. 98.00- 108.00; 80 head 4042 lbs. 99.00- 112.00; 89 head 4649 lbs. 84.00- 94.00; 100 Reputation 51-52 lbs. 91.00- 100 head 50-59 lbs. 77.00- ; 6 head 67 lbs. 78.00. US 2: 48 head 4145 lbs. 76.00- 85.00; 22 head 49 lbs. 65.00. US 2-3: 12 head 31-39 lbs. 78.00- 82.00; 13 head 45-46 lbs. 50.00-54.00; 20 head 54 lbs. 73.00. Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Monday, February 11 Report supplied by USDA HOGS; Compared to last Wednesday barrows and gilts .50- 100 higher; sows 2.00-3.oohigher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 210-250 lb. 53.25-53.75. US 1-2 Few 210-240 lb. 53.75-54.25. US 1 Few 210- 240 lb. 54.50-55.50. US 2-4 200-250 lb. 52.50- Couple lots 270-290 lb. 48.50- SOWS: US 1-2 300-500 lb. 43.00- 45 00,500-650 lb. 48.00-50.00. Tuesday, February 12 Today last Tuesday Last Year TREND: Compared to Monday barrows and gilts mostly steady. BARROWS AND GILTS- US 1-3 210-245 lb. 53.00-53.86. US 2-3 200-260 lb 52.00-53.00. Wednesday, February 13 HOGS; Compared to Monday barrows and gilts mostly steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 210-250 lb. 53.35-53.85. US 1-2 Few 210-240 lb, 54.00-54.50. US 2-4 Few 210-265 lb. 52.50-53.25. Peoria Hogs Thursday, February 14 Report supplied by USDA 2500. Barrows & gilts 1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-240 lb. 50.00-50.50. US 1-3 200-250 lb, 49.50-50.00. SOWS: Under 500 lb. steady to 100 lower, over 500 lb. .50-1.00 higher. US 1-2 350-500 lb. 43.00- 44.00. US 1-3 500-650 lb. 55.50-57.00. K 9. ATTENTION HOG PRODUCERS Now you havea 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. FEEDER PIG SALE Every Tuesday - Starting at 1 P.M. Walter M. Dunlap and Sons Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717) 397-5136 An Old Line Commission Carlisle Graded Pig Sale Carlisle Livestock Market Inc Carlisle, Pa. Friday, February 8 Report supplied by auction 591 997 836 TREND: Compared to January’s State Graded Pig Sale Figs were mostly steady. Extreme spots 10.00 lower to 10.00 higher on lower graded pigs. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. Total headage 667 pigs. US No. l&2’s: 9 head 28 lbs. 91.00; 24 head 38-39 lbs. 101.00- 110.00; 153 head 43.0049 lbs. 110.00- 120.00; 151 head 50-59 lbs. 92.00- 116.00; (mostly 110.00-116.00); 13 head 61-69 lbs. 71.00-82.00. US No. 2&3: 44 head 30 lbs. 93.00- 96.00; 1 head 35 lbs. 52.50; 34 head 40-45 lbs. 77.00-82.00; 2 head 65 lbs 67.00; 24 head 64 lbs. 85.00. US No. 2's: 2 head 22 lbs. 66.00; 43 head 32-39 lbs. 91.00-99.00 ; 26 head 42-49 lbs. 110.00-117.00; 10 head 42 lbs. 91.00; 49 head 50-55 lbs. 98.00-110.00 ; 8 head 55 lbs. 89.00; 12 head 60-65 lbs. 80.00-89.00 ; 25 head 75-87 lbs. 72.00-79.00. UTILITIES: 21 head 26 lbs. 45,00; 5 head 31-60 lbs. 39.00-87.50. AS IS: 11 head 26-51 lbs 15.00- 25.00. Next State Graded Sale- Friday, March Bth, 1 30 PM (Grading 8 00 AM until 11 30 AM) St. Louis Hogs Thursday, February 14 Report supplied by USDA 3500. Trading moderate to ac tive, barrows and gilts unevenly steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-250 lb. 50.25-50.50. US 1-3 200-210 lb. 49.00-49.50 ; 210-260 lb. 49.50 to mostly 50.00. US 2-3 260-270 lb. 49.50. SOWS; Under 450 lb. 1.00 higher, 450-500 lb. steady, over 500 lb. 1.00 lower. US 1-2 300450 lb. 44.00 ; 450- 500 lb. 47.0049.00.; over 500 lb. 52.00-54.00. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, February 14 Report supplied by USDA 300. Barrows & gilts active, 1.50 lower than Tuesday when last reported. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 235-245 lb. 51.25-51.50. SOWS: Not adequately tested. US Medium Package 400 lb. 42.00; US 2 Package 615 lb. 52.00. BOARS: Individual over 400 lb. 38.00. irm Keeping Abreast New Holland Hogs New Holland Sales Stables Monday, February 11 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Monday Last Year TREND; Compared to last Monday barrows and gilts .25-.50 higher, although some early sales .50-.75 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 210-250 lb. 52.75-53.50, Few early 51.60-52.50. US 1-2 210-245 lb. 54.00-54.50. US 2-4 210-260 lb. 51.50-53.00, Few early 50.50-51.50. Utility, F<jw 210-220 lb. 49.00- 50.50. New Holland Feeder Pigs New Holland, Pa. Wednesday, February 13 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Wednesday Last Year Trend; Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00-15.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 14 head 21-22 lb. 100.00- 104.00; 73 head 29-39 lb. 78.00-90.00; 217 head 4049 lb. 73.00-91.00; 119 head 50-59 lb. 70.00-81.00 ; 84 head 51-58 lb. 87.00-90.00; 49 head 63-75 lb. 61.00-68.00. US 2-3: 15 head 30-36 lb. 75.00- 81.00; 39 head 4049 lb. 60.00-71.00; 30 head 50-59 lb. 53.00-59.00. Joliet Weekly Thursday, February 14 Report supplied by USDA CATTLE; Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 1050; 5 days last week 1607; same period a year ago 2318. Trading slow to moderate for the week. Slaughter Steers closed the week weak to .50, instances 1.00 lower Compared with Wednesday of last week. Slaughter Heifers ended the week steady to .50 lower. Cows closed the week steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice, with a few Prime 3.4, few 5 1250- 1350 lbs. 66.50 Monday; load 24 1220 lbs. 66.25 Wednesday, Chocie 24 1075-1300 lbs. 64.00-65.00 Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1200 lbs. 62.00- 64.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 24 925-1150 lbs. 63.0065.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 850-1000 lbs. 60.00-63.00. COWS: Utility 1-2 38.00-40.00. Home and Youth Homestead Notes Home on the Range Cook s Question Corner Kid s Korner Family Living Wool Queen Barbara Elliott Dairy Lebanon Dairy Day Over order pricing Tioga Co OHIA Bedford Co DHIA Lebanon Co DHIA 1570 1610 2020 CATTLE Week To Date (Est.) 513,000 Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.) 530,000 Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act) 530,000 735 386 730 March 2.69*2 May July Aug. Sept. 2.73 Nov. Dec. 2.67 3 4 Mar. Trends - Corn - Weaker; Wheat - Weaker, Soybeans - Weaker; Soybean Meal - Weaker. Feb. April May June July Aug, Oct, Nov, Dee, Trends - Cattle - Weaker; Hogs - Weaker in this A 26 1 A27’ E2o' E 22 E 25 Lancaster Fannins, Saturday, Fabruary 16,1M5-A3 U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock CALVES HOGS SHEEP 47,000 1,175,000 93,000 50,000 1,251,000 97,000 47,000 Chicago Grain Futures (Closing Bids as of Feb. 14) Soybean Wheat Soybeans Meal Corn 3.45 3 4 2.76 3 4 3.38 3 4 2.80*4 3.32*2 3.32*2 3,42*2 2.76*4 3.47*2 Futures Trading (Closing Bids as of Thursday, Feb. 141 Chicago Chicago NY Maine Cattle Hogs Potatoes 65,10 67.32 68.37 66.67 64.95 66.65 issue Six Sections Columns Seeding and Weeding On being a farm wife Ladies Have You Heard 7 The Micro Way Back Home Ida s Notebook Brocket's Ag Advice Livestock Ledger The Dairy Business Foraging Around Features Roast A Matic A 22 Wind Erosion A 25 Pennfield A2B Cumberland County Sheep A 36 W Pa Wool Growers D 3 Departments Classified Ads Livestock Latest Business News Mailbox Markets Public Sales 1,233,000 104,000 5.73*/ 2 132.40 5.85 */2 138.40 5.95 3 '4 144.30 5.99*4 147.10 5.97*4 149.50 6.01*2 157.60 51.57 47.67 3.92 53.17 53.97 53.15 48.75 48.90 825 C 4 D 2 D 6 Dl2 DlB
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