New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, Aprils
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Wednesday
Last Year
Trend; Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs weak to
5.00 lower. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2: 23 head 25-35 104.00-
112.00; 30 head 31 lbs. 123.00 ; 29
head 39 lbs. 91.00; 186 head 4049
lbs. 88.00-101.00 ; 93 head 50-59 lbs.
85.00-96.00 ; 7 head 61 lbs. 88.00; 16
head 70 lbs. 80.00-85.00.
US 2-3: 43 head 20-39 lbs. 86.00-
100.00 ; 34 head 40-50 lbs. 77.00-
91.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, April 2
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs steady. All
pigs weighed on arrival and sold by
the hundred weight.
US 1-2; 105 head 29-39 lbs. 106.00-
116.50; 102 head 41-44 lbs. 107.00-
111.50; 39 head 50-54 lbs. 92.00-
100.00; 40 head 61-69 lbs. 79.00-
88.00; 9 head 71 lbs. 75.00.
US 2: 3 head 36 lbs. 100.00 ; 40
head 40-49 lbs. 90.00-93.00.
US 2-3; 9 head 32-34 lbs. 90.00-
98.00 ; 23 head 56-59 lbs. 80.00-82.00.
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, April 1
Report supplied by USDA
Today 1222
_ast Monday 1571
-astYear 1571
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts 1.50
ower, some early sales 2.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
!10-2SO lb. 42.75-43.50, couple lots
13.75, Few early 42.24-42.75.
US 1210-250 lb. 44.00-45.00.
US 1-3 210-260 lb. 44.00-45.00.
US 34 One lot 250 lb. 38.50.
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, April 1
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts .50-
1.00 lower; sows under 500 lb.
steady-1.00 lower, 500450 lb. 1.00-
3.00 higher.
ATTENTION
HOG PRODUCERS
... yi 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's! 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 717-397-6136.
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 Firm keeping Abreast
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 42.5043.25, couple lots
43.5043.75; US 1 210-250 lb. 44.50-
46.00; US 1-3 210-240 lb. 41.5042.00;
US 24 220-270 lb. 40.0041.00.
SOWS: US 1-2 360450 lb. 35.00-
37.00; few 450-500 lb. 37.00-39.00;
US 1-3 500-650 lb. 45.0046.50.
Tuesday, April 2
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND; Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts 25-50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-225 lb. 42.5042.85. US 1-3 205-250
lb. 40.8541.85. US 34 215-265 lb.
39.5040.50.
Wednesday, April 3
HOGS: Compared to Tuesday
barrows and gilts 1.00-1.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 40.00-41.00. US 1 Few 210-
245 lb. 41.75-43.75. US 2-4 200-260 lb
39.00-40.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, April 4
444
430
723
Report supplied by USDA
700. Barrows & gilts moderately
active, 25-50 higher.
Harrows and gilts: us 1-3
220-250 lb. 41.25-42.00, many 41.50.
SOWS: Compared to Tuesday,
steady-2.00 lower. (8%) US 1-4 350-
400 lb. 36.00-37.00 ; 525-550 lb 42.00;
600-625 lb. 46.00-49.00.
BOARS: Under 250 lb. 32.50; 275
lb. 32.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, April 4
Report supplied by USDA
3000. Barrows & gilts moderate
to active; under 260 lb. 1.00 higher,
overtop higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-260 lb. 41.50-52.00, with most;
225-250 lb. 41.75-42.00. US 1-8 200-210
lb. 40.5041.00.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. steady;
over 500 lb. steady-1.00 lower.
(13%) US 1-2 300-500 lb. 36.50. US 1-
3 Over 500 lb. 42.00-44.00.
BOARS: Over 300 lb. 33.50;
under 300 lb. 32.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, April 4
Report supplied by USDA
2000. Barrows & gilts active, 50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 41.00-41.50,75 head 41.75-
42.00. US 1-3 200-250 lb. 40.5041.00.
SOWS: Firm to 1.00 higher.
(15%) US 1-2 350-500 lb. 36.5037.00.
US 1-3 500650 lb. 43.0044.00.
BOARS: Over 350 lb. 34.00;
under 350 lb. 32.0033.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, AmJl 4
Report Supplied by USDA
Trading moderate on light to
moderate receipts this week with
best demand for steers suitable for
cme delivery Compared with last
week slaughter steers 1.00-2.00
higher, heifers mostly 1.50 higher.
Cows steady to firm. Bulls not well
tested, few sales 1.00-2.00 higher.
Supply mainly good to average
chok e slaughter steers and heifers
with 11% cows. Receipts this week
1200, compared with 957 last week
and 1362 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-3, 1300-1350 lbs. 61.0fr62.00;
Choice 2-4, 1050-1200 lbs including
some suitable for cme delivery
59.0062.00, mostly 59.00-61.00; few
1000-1050 lbs. 58.0fr60.00. Mixed
good and choice 2-3, 1000-1200 lbs.
57.0fr60.50. Good 2-3, 900-1050 lbs.
55.50-59.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 2-4,950-1100 lbs. 59.00-60.50;
900-950 lbs. 58.50-59.50. Mixed good
and choice 2-3, 900-1100 lbs. 56.50-
58.50. Good 2-3, 800-950 lbs. 54.50-
57.00.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-3, 41.00-44.00. Cutter
and boning utility 1-2, 37.00-42.00.
Canner and low cutter 33.00-37.00,
few shelly canner 30.00-35.00.
BULLS: Few yield grade 1-2,
1550-1900 lbs. 49.50-51.00.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, April 4
Report Supplied by USDA
CATTLE: Receipts about 1,500
this week, 494 a week ago, and 1,115
a year ago.
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
advanced on Monday but were
weaker on Wednesday.
Steers and Heifers finished
mostly .50 higher.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4, 1150-1350 lbs., 59.5001.50, load
62.50. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3,
1050-1200 lbs., 58.00-59.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 2-4,925-1000 lbs., 58.5000.50,
mostly 60.00 down on Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3, 900-
1050 lbs., 56.00-58.00.
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Now is the Time
On being a farm wife
Ida's Notebook
Ladies Have You Heard 7
The Micro Way
Pork Prose
Dairy Business
Farm Talk
Brockett’s Ag Advice
Otiti
State Calf Sale
Jersey Convention
Bovine Growth Hormone
Red and White Sale
Dairy Policy Series
DHIA Reports
Features
Bull Test Sale
Hog Business D 2
Progressive Pork Seminar D 5
CATTLE
Week To Date (Est.)
482,000
Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.)
492,000
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act!
494,000
May
July
Aug
Sept.
Nov
Dec,
Jan.‘B6
Mar.‘B6
May ‘B6 2.82*4 3.48
Trends - Corn - Weaker; Wheat - Stronger, Soybeans - Sideways,
Soybean Meal - Weaker.
April
May
June
July
Aug.
Oct.
Nov,
Dec,
Feb. 86’
Trends - Cattle - Stronger ; Hogs: Stronger
In this issue
Five Sections
AlB
A 22
A 26
A3O
A 36
DIO 36, E 4
A 24
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 6,1985-A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
49,000 1,293,000 104,000
48,000
48,000
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, April 41
Wheat Soybeans
Corn
3 64 l j
2 82‘j
3 40
2 83
3 38*4
2 74
3.47*4
2 68*4
3.52*4
2 76 1 4
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, April 4)
Chicago Chicago
Cattle Hogs
63.85
65.65
65.40
63.35
64.35
64.85
Horn and Youth
Homestead Notes
Home on the Range
Cook's Question Corner
Kid’s Korner
Pa Farms Decrease
Star Farmer
FFA banquets
Snlanco Young Farmers
Oeiwftmwfc
Farm Calendar
Classified Ads
Livestock Latest
Business News
Mailbox Markets
Public Sales
1,280,000 105,000
1,332,000 115,000
Soybean
Meal
132 80
6.04
138 70
6 11*4
141 40
6 12
144 00
6.07
609
152 20
6 19*4
159 00
NY Maine
Potatoes
43.77
3.55
49.22
50.97
51.00
47.55
3.41
48.60
49.55
B 2
B 6
B 8
810
814
816
818-19
818
AlO
823. C 4
D 2
D 6
E 9
El 3