Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Monday, September 2 Report supplied by USDA Holiday - Auction not covered. Hogs Today 1289 Last Monday 601 Last Year 1286 Monday’s Auction last Monday’s Auction Tuesday, September 3 Today Last Tuesday 60 TREND: Insufficient volume for a market test. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-3 210-240 lb. 40.50-41.00. US 1-2 Few 210-240 lb. 41.0041.50. Last Year Wednesday, September 4 HOGS: Compared to last Wednesday barrows and gilts 2.00 lower; sows not fully tested. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3 200-250 lb. 40.00-40.85. US 1-2 Few 210-245 lb. 41.0042.00. Lancaster Feeder Pigs Tuesday, September 3 Report supplied by USDA Today Last Tuesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Tuesday feeder pigs weak to mostly 5.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 17 head 30 lbs. 89.00; 47 head 36-39 lbs. 78.0044.00; 147 head 4045 lbs. 75.0043.00; 66 head 51-59 lbs. 63.00-70.00; 9 head 67 lbs. 60.00. US 2: 33 head 4349 lbs. 66.00- 69.00. US 2-3: 45 head 35-39 lbs. 70.00- 80.00; 40 head 43-57 lbs. 61.00-65.00. New Holland Hogs New Holland Sales Stables Monday, September 2 Report supplied by auction Today Last Monday Last Year Market 2.80 lower. Wholesale, 41.00-42.50; Light weight, 37.00-39.00; Heavyweight, 38.00-41.00; Retail, 43.00-45.00; Sows, 31.00-36.00; Boars, 30.00- 32.00. ATTENTION CATTLE CONSIGNORS LOAD LOT SALES EVERY WEDNESDAY Because of buyer demand, every Wednesday beginning at 12 NOON, we will sell fed cattle in load lots of 10 or more. Consign your cattle to us on any Wednesday convenient to you. Load lot cattle should be checked In by 9:00 A.M. The buyers are here! The demand is good! FEEDER PIG SALE Every Tuesday, Starting at 1:00 P.M. PLEASE NOTE: All pigs to be graded MUST BE here by 11:30 A.M. Walter M. Dunlap and Sons An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast New Holland Feeder Pigs New Holland, Pa. Wednesday, September 4 Report supplied by Auction Today 887 Last Wednesday 1134 Last Year 563 1304 564 TREND: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00-10.00 lower, extremes 20.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2; 18 head 26-28 lbs. 84.00- 92.00; 146 head 30-40 lbs. 65.00- 79.00; 235 head 40-50 lbs. 65.00- 75.00; 110 head 50-90 lbs. 54.00- 60.00. US 2-3: 23 head 25-28 lbs. 73.00- 81.00; 47 head 3040 lbs. 60.00-70.00; 88 head 40-50 lbs. 55.0065.00; 85 head 50-60 lbs. 51.00-60.00. Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Saturday, September 2 Report supplied by auction 1304 head. US 1&2 : 215-245 lbs., 41.50-42.00; US 1: 210-240 lbs., 43.50-45.00; US 1&3 : 210-250 lbs., 40.75-41.50; US 2&4 : 200-260 lbs., 40.00-40.75; Sows: all weights, 32.00-35.00; Boars: all weights, 30.00-33.50. Peoria Hogs Thursday, September 5 Report supplied by USDA 2500 - Barrows & gilts active, 1.50 higher. BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-2 220- 250 lb. 41.00-41.05,55 head 41.75. US 1-3 220-250 lb. 40.50-41.00. SOWS: Under 500 lb. steady-50 higher; over 500 lb. fully 1.00 higher. (16%) US 1-2 350-500 lb. Mostly 32.50, some 33.00. US 1-3 500-650 lb. 38.00-38.50, few 37.00- 37.50. BOARS: Over-350 lb. 33.00, few 33.25; under 3501 b. 30.00-31.00. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, September 5 Report supplied by USDA 600. Harrows & gilts active, 50-75 higher. BARROWS & GILTS: US 1-3 230- 2601 b. 41.00-41.50. SOWS: Moderately active, compared to Tuesday 1.00-1.50 higher. (6%) US 1-2 & Medium 450 lb. 31.00. US 1-3 400-550 lb. 32.00- 34.00, Package 650 lb. 41.00. BOARS; Over 400 lb. 30.00. 1017 1316 1556 Lancaster Stockyards Tel. (717) 397-5136 St. Louis Hogs Thursday, September 5 Report supplied by USDA 3500. Barrows & gilts active, mostly 1.00 higher. BARROWS & GILTS US 1-2 230- 260 lb. 40.75-41.00; 210-230 lb. 40.25- 40.75. US 1-3 200-260 lb. 40.0<M0.50, Few 260-270 lb. 39.50-40.00. SOWS: 500 lb. & Down 1.00-1.50 higher; 500 lb. & up 1.00 higher. (About 12%) US 1-2 300-450 lb. 33.25-34.00; 450-500 lb. 34.00-35.00. US 1-3 Over 500 lb. 37.00-39.00. BOARS: Over 300 lb. 33.00; under 300 lb. 31.00-33.00. Oklahoma iWiunal Stockyards Thursday, September 5 Report Supplied by USDA WEEKLY CATTLE SUM MARY : Feeder Steers and Heifers largely 2.00-3.00 lower with some calves fully 3.004.00 lower. Bulk Feeder supply over 500#. Feeder demand light. Very good spring and summer rains until recent weeks. Subsoil moisture good. However, hot dry windy weather past couple weeks has dried pastures and left inadequate surface moisture to sprout wheat in several areas. Slaughter Cows and Bulls steady to weak in face of light run. Slaughter Cattle demand fair. , FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large Frame 1 300-400# 70.25- 74.00 (includes several Bulls); 400- 500# 65.00-71.60 (limited numbers); 500-550# 63.00-66.00 ; 550-600# 60.00- 64.00; 600-700# 57.00-61.30 mostly 58.25-59.90 ; 700-750# 56.20-59.15; 750-800# 55.60-58.20 ; 800-900# 53.25- 56.60. FEEDER HEIFERS; Medium and Large Frame 1 300-400# 57.00- 64.10; 400-500# 54.70-60.30 (limited offerings under 500#); 500-600# 52.50-56.70 ; 600-700# 52.20-54.10 late; 700-775# 50.90-53.20. SLAUGHTER COWS; Breaking- Utility and Commercial 2-4 32.60- 35.75. Boning-Utility 1-2 32.00-37.50 moslty 32.50-36.60. Cutter 1-2 32.00- 35.50. Canner and Low-Dressing Cutter 30.50-32.75. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Y.G. 1 1100-1500# 42.00-47.00, slightly thin 40.00-42.00; 1500-1800# High- Dressing 47.00-48.00 instances 49.00. Receipts this week near 12,700 head; last weeks count 27,434; last years number 14,992. Feeder Steers and Heifers made up 93% of run; Cows and Bulls 7%. Futures Ag Progress Hay Show Blair 4 H, FFA Roundup Crawford 4-H Roundup Elizabethtown Livestock Sale D 4 Homo and Youth Homestead Notes Home on the Range Cook's Question Corner Kid's Korner Letters from Abroad Farm Women Societies Craft Corner Pepartnwrfc Farm Calendar Classified Ads Livestock Latest Business News Mailbox Markets Public Sales Week To Date (Est.) 394,000 Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.) 518,000 Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act) 432,000 Mo. Oct. Nov, Dec. Feb. 86’ Apr. 86’ May 86’ June 86’ July 86’ Aug. 86’ 57.00 Trends - Cattle - Steady; Hogs - Weaker. Mo. Sept. 2.30V 2 Nov. Dec. Jan.‘B6 Mar.‘B6 2.30% May‘B6 2.37% July‘B6 2.40% 2.76 5.52% 142.40 Trends - Corn - Steady; Wheat - Steady; Soybeans - Steady; Soybean Meal - Firm. In this Four Sections AlB D 2 D 4 AlO 826, C 2 D 2 D 6 D 22 D 27 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 7,1985-A3 U.S. Inspected Livestock Slaughter Estimated Daily Livestock CALVES HOGS SHEEP CATTLE Chicago Grain Futures (Closing Bids as of Thursday, Sept. 3) Chicago Chicago NY Maine Cattle Hogs Potatoes 54.10 56.62 56.20 57.05 58.20 Futures Trading (Closing Bids as of Thursday, Sept. 5) Corn Wheat Soybeans 2.79 2.21 2.92 2.99% 2.96 issue Dairy Maryland Holstein Show A2O 21 Lebanon Co Holstein Sale A 23 Berks Holstein Sale A 24 Somerset Fall Classic A 33 Dairy Marketing A 36 S E 4 H Dairy Winners 816 Susquehanna 4 H Dairy 822 Lancaster DHIA C 2 Bradford DHIA C 8 Mifflin DHIA CIO Perry DHIA Dl3 Dauphin DHIA Dl5 Adams DHIA Dl7 Berks DHIA Dl9 Columns Now is the Time The Dairy Business On Being a Farm Wife Ladies Have You Heard 7 The Micro Way Ida's Notebook Dairy Pipeline Livestock Ledger Brocket! sAg Advice 41,000 952,000 69,000 47,000 1,223,00 93,000 41,000 992,000 85,000 35.60 2.07 37.80 39.57 36.92 2.57 40.65 41.10 5.20% 5.16% 5.26V 4 5.37% 5.46% AlO A36.D21 B 4 815 BIS 824 C 4 D 2 D2O Soybean Meal 127,00 132.60 134.40 138.50 140.50
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