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.
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503,000
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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
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Cumberland Valley FFA 815
Farm Women News 820
Seeding and Weeding 824
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Classified Ads
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1,338,000 92,000
48,000
1,314,000 94,000
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6.06 3 '4
6.09*2
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6.17*2
6.28*2
6.39*2
3.33
49.40
3 32
48.60
826 C 2
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D 6
D 25
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Soybean
Meal
123.10
129.10
132.10
134.90
142.90
145.30
150.10
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