Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, May 27
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
Market 1.00-2.00 higher.
Wholesale, 44.0045.75; light
weight, 41.5043.00; heavyweight,
40.0043.50; retail, 46.0047.00.
SOWS: 34.00-36.50.
BOARS: 31.50-37.00.
Tuesday, May 28
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Wed
nesday barrows and gilts steady to
1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 45.50-46.25. US 1 210-250
lb. 46.00-46.50. US 1-3 200-260 lb.
44.00-46.00.
Wednesday, May 29
HOGS: Compared to Tuesday,
barrows and gilts steady to .50
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 46.00-46.50. US 1 210-250
lb. 47.50-48.00, few 49.00. US 1-3 200-
260 lb. 45.00-46.00. US 3-4 220-270 lb.
44.50-45.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, May 28
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs generally
steady to 15.00 lower. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the
hundred weight.
US 1-2: 6 head 22 lbs. 105.00; 15
head 35-38 lbs. 96.00-104.00; 185
head 40-49 lbs. 98.00-103.00 ; 55 head
50-59 lbs. 90.00-95.00; 12 head 6068
lbs. 64.0075.00.
US 2-3: 7 head 35-40 lbs. 88.00
89.00; 12 head 54-55 lbs. 80.0084.00;
7 head 67-77 lbs. 58.0066.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, May 30
Report supplied by USDA
800. Barrows and gilts slow,
steadyto .25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
215-255 lb. 44.50-45.25. US 2-3 210-260
lb. 44.00-45.00.
SOWS; Fully steady; 7 percent.
US 1-3 385-525 lb. 37.00-40.00 ; 525-
6851 b. 40.00-44.00.
BOARS: 200-700 lb. 31.00 to
mostly 32.00.
flfr* 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 OUie
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
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, May 29
Report supplied by Auction
1162
1113
Today
last Wednesday
last Year
1840
TREND No recent price
comparison due to unavailability
of report last week. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the
hundred weight.
US 1-2: 15 head 22 lbs. 96.00-
102.00 ; 220 head 30-39 lbs. 90.00-
101.00; 314 head 4049 lbs. 96.00-
105.00, few 87.00-90.00; 147 head 50-
59 lbs 85.00-93.00; 114 head 60-75
lbs. 70.00-76.00.
US 2-3: 82 head 4049 lbs. 72.00-
85.00 ; 27 head 50-59 lbs. 72.00-81.00;
14 head 66 lbs. 65.00; 16 head 80-105
lbs. 60.00-68.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, May 30
Report supplied by USDA
4000. Trading moderately active.
Barrows and gilts .25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210250 lb. 44.5044.75. US 1-3 200260
lb. 43.75-44.25. US 2-3 260270 lb.
43.00.
SOWS: Weights 300500 lb. .25-
mostly .50 higher; over 500 lb. 2.00
lower. US 1-2 300500 lb. 38.00. US 1-
3 Over 500 lb. 39.0041.00.
BOARS: Over 300 lb. 35.00;
Under 300 lb. 34.50, one lot 35.50.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, May 30
Report supplied by USDA
418
551
568
3000. Trading fairly active.
Receipts currently 400 under
estimate. Barrows and gilts
opening steady to weak.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
200-250 lb. 44.50-45.00,32 head 45.50.
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 44.0044.50.
SOWS: Steady to .50 lower; 14
percent. US 1-3 350-500 lb. 37.00 to
mostly 37.50. US 1-3 500-650 lb.
39.00-39.50, few 40.00.
Weekly
Thursday, May 30
Report Supplied by LSI'
Slaughter steer and heiter prices
closed this session at midweek
fully steady with the previous
we«k. Good buyer demand noted
as most local packers came into
the week in need of cattle for
slaughter. Ixical direct selling
rather light at the end of last week
and some packers short on num
bers for slaughter beginning this
week. Wholesale dressed beef
prices steady early turning down
at late week. Slaughter cows 1:00-
4.00 lower, most decline on
breaking utility and commercial.
Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.
Estimated 4 day receipts this
week 9,000 compared to 5 day
actuals last week of 10912 and 4 day
actuals last year of 9412. Slaughter
steers made up 52 pet of the weeks
receipts; slaughter heifers 39 pet;
slaughter cows 6 pet and feeder
cattle 1 pet.
1026
813
859
SLAUGHTER STEERS: On the
close, choice 241050-1300 lbs. 58.50-
60.00, mostly 59.00-60.00, load 60.50.
Choice 24 1250-1450 lbs. 57.00-59.25.
Mixed good and choice 2-31000-1250
lbs. 57.50-59.50. Few good 56.00-
58.00. Choice 2-3 1200-1450 lb.
holsteins 52.00-52.50. Mixed good
and choice 2-3 51.50-52.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; On
the close, choice 24 950-1100 lbs.
50.00- mostly 58.50-59 50,
three loads 59.75. Few choice 24
1100-1225 lbs. 56.00-57.50. Mixed
good and choice 2-3 900-1050 lbs.
56.00- Good 54.00-56.00.
Commercial to choice 24 1100-1200
lb Heiferettes’ 47.00-54.00.
Average of 1,8-214 detailed
quotations for choice 900-1100 lb.
slaughter steers 58.50; 1100-1300
lbs. 59.25. Average cost all
slaughter steers this week 58.94,
average weight 1230 lbs. as
compared to 58.55 and 1230 lbs. last
week. Average cost all slaughter
heifers this week 58.03, average
weight 1068 lbs. as compared to
58.05 and 1054 lbs. last week.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Breaking
utility and commercial 2-3 38.75-
41.00, high dressing individual
42.00. Cutter and boning utility 1-2
38.5041.50. few high dressing 42.00-
43.50. Canner and low cutter 35.75-
38.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS- U.S. 1-2
1500-2000 lbs. 47.50-51.50, high
dressing individual 55.00.
Column
Ida's Notebook
On being a farm wife
Ladies have you heard 7
The Micro Way
The Dairy Pipeline
Brockett'sAg Advice
Farm Talk
The Dairy Business
Pork Prose
Pthy
Dry cow housing
Low capital start up
Computer feeder
Purchased feed
Features
York Farm Tour ,•
Crop Management
Associations
Week To Date (Esl.)
408,000
Same Pd. Ll Wk. (Esl.»
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Alt)
July
Aug.
Sept.
Nov,
Dei
.lan.‘B6
Mar.‘B6
May ‘B6
July ‘B6 2 66 1 • 3 50 5 89L
Trends - Corn - Weaker, Sov beans - Weaker, Wheat - Strom
Soy bean Meal - Weaker
June
July
Aug,
Oct,
Nov
Dei
Feb. 86
Apr. 86
1 rends - tattle - Weakei, Hogs - Weakei
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in fhis
Five Sections
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A 22
D 2 D 3
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A3O
Dl2 Dl3
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 1,1981
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Fslimaied Daily l,iv«. stock
CALVKS HOGS SI
CATTLE
519,000
435,000
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday. May 30)
Corn
Wheat Soybeans
2 73*..
3 15' i
2 57-*.
3 17‘ >
2 54
3 36 1
2 63
3 28*,
2 67 1 ■
3 18
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as ol Thursday, May 30)
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs , Potatoes
60 42 4/ 55
63 27
62 57
63 65 47 90
M 50 48 75
B 5 40
issue
Homo and Youth
Homestead Notes B 2
Home on the Range B 6
Cook’s Question Corner B 8
Kid’s Korner 810
Pa Dairy Princess 814
Farm Tour 816
Outstanding Farm Couple 820
Craft Corner 823
Farm Women News 827
Papartwnh
Farm Calendar
Classified Ads
Livestock Latest
Business News
Mailbox Markets
Public Sales
36,000
994,000
43,000
1,230.000
36.000
989,000
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5 58
5 54
5 57*.
5 67
5 76->.
5 84
50 47
50 27
46 95
3 16
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833 C 6
E 2
E 6
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Meal
118 7(1
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124 70
132 20
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139 40
145 30