Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Monday, April 22 Report supplied by USDA HOGS; Compared to last Wednesday barrows and gilts mostly .50 lower; sows steady, some sales 500-650 lb. 4.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-245 lb. 43.50-44.00. US 1 210-250 lb. 44.00-45.00. US 1-3 200-260 lb. 42.50-43.50. US 34 Few 260-180 lb. 37.00-39.00. SOWS: US 1-2 300-500 lb. 33.00- 36.00. US 1-3 500-650 lb. 40.00-46.00, mainly 43.00-45.00. Tuesday, April 23 Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND: Compared to Monday barrows and gilts mostly steady, instances .50 lower on US 24. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2, 210-250 lb. 43.50-44.10. US 1-3, few 4 200-260 lb. 42.00-42.50. Wednesday, April 24 HOGS; Compared to Monday barrows and gilts 1.00-2.00 lower; sows steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1 210-250 lb. 42.5043.00. US 1 Few 210- 240 lb. 43.0043.50. US 1-3 200-255 lb. 41.0042.00, few 42.0042.50. US 34 230-260 lb. 39.5041.00, 260-280 lb. 34.75-36.75. SOWS: US 1-2 300-500 lb. 33.00- 36.00. New Holland Hogs New Holland Sales Stables Monday, April 22 Report supplied by USDA Today 1 519 Last Monday 1284 Last Year 1614 TREND: Compared to last Monday barrows and gilts steady to .50 higher. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-250 lb. 43.5044.50. US 1 Couple lots 220-230 lb. 48.00, One lot 225 lb. 45.00. US 1-3 210-250 lb. 42.50-43.50. US 2-4 200-260 lb. 40.85-42.50, Mainly 41.50-42.50. US 3-4 260-280 lb. 36.75-38.75. Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Saturday, April 20 Report supplied by auction USI 220-225 lb. 45.00-46.50 US 1-2-220-255 lb. 44.00-44 72 US 2 220-255 lb. 43 00-43 75 US 3 220-250 lb 42.00-42.75 US 4 220-260 lb 41.00-41 75 SOWS Over 500 45 00-48 50, under 500 35.50-40 00 BOAR HOGS over 350 31 50- 13 60, under 350 33 00-35 00 TOTAL HEAD 725 MT* 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 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 Firm Keeping Abreast With The Times Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, April 23 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Tuesday 30-50 lb. feeder pigs 2.00- 6.00 lower, small supply 50-75 lb. fully steady. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2; 164 head 27-39 lbs. 99.00- 110.00; 28 head 34-36 lbs. 113.00- 114.00; 283 head 4049 lbs. 96.00- 104.00 ; 83 head 50-59 lbs. 91.00- 101.00; 39 head 56 lbs. 106.00; 13 head 60-69 lbs. 83.00-87.00; 6 head 70-75 lbs. 75.00-78.00. US 2: 23 head 3046 lbs. 81.00- 85.00. US 2-3: 32 head 49-51 lbs. 81.00; 4 head 79 lbs. 74.00. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, April 25 Report supplied by USDA 600. Barrows and gilts moderately active, .50-1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 215-250 lb. 41.0041.75. SOWS; Moderately active, steady-1.00 higher. (10%) US 1-3 350425 lb. 36.00-37.00 ; 475-525 lb. 40.0043.00; 625-6501 b. 50.00-51.00. BOARS: Over 350 lb. 32.00-33.00. St. Louis Hogs Thursday, April 25 Report supplied by USDA 4000. Barrows & gilts active, .50- .75 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 225-250 lb. 40.5040.75. US 1-3 220-260 lb. 40.0040.50; 200-220 lb. 39.50- 40.00. SOWS: .50 lower. (About 12%) US 1-2 300-500 lb. 37 50. US 1-3 Over 500 lb. 45.0047.00. BOARS: Over 300 lb. 36.50; under 300 lb. 32.50, few 33.50. Peoria Hogs Thursday, April 25 Report supplied by USDA 2500. Barrows & gilts fairly active, .50-1.00 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-250 lb. 40.50-41.00, 150 head 41.50. US 1-3 200-250 lb. 40.00-40.50. SOWS: Under 500 lb. steady; over 500 lb. 2.00-3.00 lower (14%) US 1-2 350-500 lb. 38.00-38.50. US 1-3 500-650 lb. 43.00-44.50. BOARS: Over 350 lb. 37.50; 250- 350 lb. 34.00-35.00; under 250 lb. 32.00-32.50. New Holland Feeder Pigs New Holland, Pa. Wednesday, April 24 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Wednesday Last Year Trend: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00-10.00 lower, some extremes on 25-50 lb. 20.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 154 head 25-39 lbs. 90.00- 99.00 ; 218 head 40-49 lbs. 81.00- 92.00 ; 30 head 42 lbs. 96.00; 174 head lbs. 74.00-88.00 ; 22 head 50 lbs. 93.00; 16 head 68-75 lbs. 57.00-61.00 ; 7 head 82-93 lbs. 50.00- 52.00. 740 332 565 US 2-3: 21 head 23-29 lbs. 96.00- 102.00 ; 41 head 40-45 lbs. 71.00- 76.00. Joliet Cattle Thursday, April 25 Report Supplied by USDA CATTLE; Friday through Wednesday’s salable receipts 725; 5 days last week 1223; same period a year ago 1808. Trading slow Monday; moderate Wednesday. Slaughter steers ended the week very uneven with steers under 1300# mostly steady, instances 50 lower; weights over 1300# 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter heifers ended the week 50 to 1.00 higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and prime, 4-5 1400-1450# 51 00-52.75 Monday; load 3-5 1300# 55.00 Wednesday. Choice 2-4 1100-1300# 56.00-58.25; mostly 56.50-58.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3 1000- 1250# 55.00-56.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Choice 2-4 925-1150# 56.00-57.00, couple loads 57.50. Mixed good and choice 2-3 900-1050# 53.00-55.50. SADDLE UP! To Better Equipment... Find It In Lancaster Farming's CLASSIFIEDS! Column! Now is the Time Ida s Notebook On being a farm wife Back Home The Micro Way I adies Have You Heard 7 Livestock Ledger fne Dairy Pipeline Loragmg Around Brockett s Ag Advice Diiry Huntingdon Holstein Breeders AlB Rice Crest Farms A3O Lancaster Co DHIA Dll Schuylkill Co DHIA Dl4 Vork Co DHIA DlB Berks Co DHIA D 24 Features SCS both Anniversary SCS and the Budget 1 ittle International C hestei Co Shepherds 782 857 550 CATTLE Week To Date (Est.) 508,000 Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est. 1 503,000 Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act) 509,000 May July Aug. Sept. Nov. Dec. Jan.‘B6 Mar.‘B6 May‘B6 2.80 Trends - Corn - Steady; Soybeans - Stronger; Wheat - Weaker; Soybean Meal - Weaker. May June July Aug, Oct, Nov Dec Feb. 86’ Trends - Cattle - Weaker; Hogs - Weaker hi Four Sections A2O A2l A 2» D ? Lancaster Firming, Saturday, April 27,1985-A3 U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock 1 CALVES HOGS SHEEP 48,000 38,000 1,229,000 86,000 Chicago Grain Futures (Closing Bids as of Thursday, April 25) Corn Wheat Soybeans 2.83*2 3.50 3 '4 3.28*4 2.81 *'2 2.71*2 3.28 3 4 2.66*4 3.39 2.74*4 3.43*4 Futures Trading (Closing Bids as of Thursday, dtpril 25) Chicago Chicago NY Maine Cattle Hogs Potatoes 62.72 46.80 64.10 49.65 62 97 46.80 64 37 48 12 64.87 this issue Home and Youth Homestead Notes B 2 Home on the Range B 5 Cook s Question Corner B 8 Blair Co Dairy Princess B 9 Kid s Korner 810 Berks Co Dairy Princess 812 Family Living 814 Cumberland Valley FFA 815 Farm Women News 820 Seeding and Weeding 824 Paparhnenfc Fai m Calendar Classified Ads Livestock Latest Business News Mailbox Markets Public Sales 1,338,000 92,000 48,000 1,314,000 94,000 5.98*4 6.06 3 '4 6.09*2 6.09 6.17*2 6.28*2 6.39*2 3.33 49.40 3 32 48.60 826 C 2 D 2 D 6 D 25 D3O Soybean Meal 123.10 129.10 132.10 134.90 142.90 145.30 150.10 AlO
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