Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, Dec. 30
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts mostly
steady; sows 4.00-6.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 48.7549.75; US 1 210-250
lb. 50.00-52.00; US 1-3 200-260 lb.
48.0049.00; US 34 Few 220-270 lb.
47.5048.00.
SOWS: US 1-2 300450 lb. 37.00-
39.00; US 1-3 450-650 lb. 39.5041.50,
few 41.5042.50.
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday,
small supply barrows and gilts SO
LDO lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-250 lb. 48.5049.00; US 1-3 215-
250 lb. 47.0047.75, 255-265 lb. 46.50-
47.10.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, Dec. 31
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs steady to 5.00
higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2; 78 head 26-39 lbs. 80.00
100.00 ; 92 head 4049 lbs. 78.00
92.00; 50 head 50-59 lbs. 72.00-82.00;
77 head 60-65 lbs. 67.00-78.00.
US 2-3: 11 head 21-27 lbs. 88.00
92.00; 18 head 70-91 lbs. 40.00-52.00.
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, Dec. 30
Report supplied by auction
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND; Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts firm to
50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 48.50-50.35, Bulk 49.50-
50.00. US 1 210-250 lb. 50.50-51.00.
US 1-3 210-260 lb. 47.50-48.50.
Lancaster Stockyard
Hog Market
Sat., Dec. 28,1985
1500 head.
US 1 205-245 lbs. 52.00-54.00, few
head 54.50-54.75; US 1 & 2 205-245
lbs. 51.00-52.00; US 1 & 3 215-260 lbs.
49.00-51.00; US 2-4 220-260 lbs. 48.00-
49.00.
Sows: all weights 34.00-38.75.
Boars; all weights 32.00-35.00.
We Are Happy To Announce
As Of December 9th Ed Prosser
Is Associated With Us As
Manager Of Our Hog Department
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, Jan. 1
Report supplied by Auction
Today _ 81®
Last Wednesday Holiday
Last Year 790
Trend: Not comparable, market
closed last week due to holiday. All
pigs weighed on arrival and sold by
the hundred weight,
US 1-2; 33 head 28-30 lbs. 104.00-
107.00; 77 head 31-39 lbs. 89.00-
100.00; 186 head 4049 lbs. 72.00-
86.00; 118 head 50-56 lbs. 71.00-
81.00; 52 head 64-67 lbs. 61.00-72.00;
63 head 7085 lbs. 59.0082.00.
US 2-3: 16 head 28-30 lbs. 110.00-
112.00; 36 head 38-39 lbs. 79.00 ; 87
head 4049 lbs. 53.00-77.00; 19 head
61-62 lbs. 51.00-54.00.
194
Holiday
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, Jan. 2
Report supplied by USDA
3000 - Barrows & gilts moderate,
mostly 50 higher.
US 1-2 200-240 lb. 47.5048.00, bulk
47.50, 80 head; US 1-3 200-250 lb.
47.0047.50,48.35.
375
640
SOWS: Under 500 lb. mostly
steady, instances 50 lower; over
500 lb. 50-1.00 higher. (13%).
US 1-2 350500 lb. 36.00; US 1-3
5006501 b. 43.0044.00.
BQARS: Over 350 lb. 29.00;
under 350 lb. 28.0031.00.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, Jan. 2
Report supplied by USDA
500 - Barrows & gilts moderately
active, mostly steady.
US 1-3 220-260 lb. 47.00-47.50,
SOWS: Very active; under 500
lb. firm to 1.00 higher; over 500 lb.
2.00-4.oohigher. (10%).
US 1-3 400-480 lb. 36.00-37.00; 540-
680 lb. 40.00-45.00.
1350
1145
1837
BOARS: Few over 300 lb. 25.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, Jan. 2
Report supplied by USDA
3500 - Barrows & gilts
moderately active, steady to 25
higher.
US 1-3 210-260 lb. 47.50-47.75; US
2-3 260-270 lb. 46.50 ; 270-290 lb.
45.00-46.00.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. steady;
over 500 lb. 2.00-3.00 higher. (About
5%).
US 1-2 300-500 lb. 38.00; US 1-3
over 500 lb. 43.0045.00.
BOARS: Over 300 lb. 29.50;
under 300 lb. 30.00-31.00.
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
Vintage Hogs
Vintage Sales Stables
New Holland, Pa.
Saturday, Dec. 28
Report Supplied by Auction
Is and 2s, 210-255 lbs., 49.00-51.00
2s and 3s, 210-250 lbs., 48.75-50.50
Sows, 350400 lbs., 34.00-38.00.
Boars, 220-560 lbs., 33.00-34.75.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, January 2
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE: 381. Few Choice 1200-
1400 lb. 58.00-63.00; few Good 54.50-
58.85; few Standard 43.10-51.50;
few Choice heifers 54.25-55.75; few
Good 42.75-48.00; Breaking Utility
& Commercial cows 35.85-38.50;
Cutter & Boning 34.35-36.85;
Canner & Low Cutter 30.85-33.25;
shells 27.55; few Yield Grade No. 1,
1300-2050 lb. bulls 43.8549.35. r
FEEDER CATTLE: Few Med.
No. 1 steers 500-550 lb. 46.00-51.00;
few Large No. 2, 550450 lb. 40.00-
44.50; heifers few Med. No. 1, 350-
550 lb. 45.0055.00; few Large No. 2,
500-550 lb. 34.0038.00.
CALVES: 388. Few High Choice
& Prime 95-105; few Choice 78.00-
87.00; Good 66.00-79.00, few 115-120
lb. 46.50-58.00 ; 90-110 lb. 43.00-
46.00 ; 70-85 lb. 38.5043.50; holstein
bulls 90-120 lb. 45.00-111.00, mostly
80.00-107.00; heifers 95-125 lb. 46.00-
48.50.
HOGS: 39. Few No. 2-3, 230-245
lb. 47,0047.25; sows No. 1-3,270450
lb. 35.50-38.50.
FEEDER PIGS: 9. One lot No. 1-
3,30 lb. 16.50 per head.
SHEEP: 1. No market test.
St. Louis Feeder
Cattle
Thursday, January 2
Report supplied by USDA
Receipts around 400.
Limited supply Feeder Steers
1.00- higher Insufficient
volume Feeder Heifers to fully test
prices.
' FEEDER STEERS- Few lots
Medium and I.arge Frame.! - 300-
GOO lbs. 60.50-68.00 ; 600-900 lbs
56.00-
FEEDER HEIFERS: Few lots
Medium and Large Frame 1 350-
600 lbs. 52.50-57 50.
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CATTLE
Week To Date (Est.)
374,000
SamePd.Lt.Wk. (Est.)
321,000
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act)
375.000
Chicago Grain Futures
Nov,
Dec.
Jan.‘B6
Mar.‘B6
May‘B6
July‘B6
Aug. ‘B6
Sept. ‘B6
Nov. ‘B6
Dec. ‘B6
Jan. ‘B7 5.57
Trends - Corn - weaker; Soybeans - stronger; Wheat - weaker;
Soybean Meal - stronger.
Nov,
Dec,
Feb. 86’
Apr. 86’
May 86’
June 86’
July 86’
Aug. 86’
Oct. 86’
Nov. ‘B6
59.70
Trends - Cattle - weaker; Hogs - weaker
Dec. ‘B6
fit
Four Sections
AlO
821 Cl 4
833
B3S
C 2
C 6
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 4,1986-A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
41,000
37,000
39,000
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Jan. 2)
Corn
Wheat Soybeans
3.39‘'2
S.SO 3 *
2.47^2
2.5P/4
2.82
2.52^2
2.81 *'2
2.36
2.26
2.93
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Jan. 2)
Chicago
Cattle
59.55
59.92
60.20
59.17
57.62
this
issue
Futures
Berks DHIA Meeting
Sechnst Sales
Farm Show Schedule
Mt
Dairy Marketing
DHIA Reports
Berks Co
Perry Co
Potter Co
Home end Youth
Homestead Notes
Home on the Range
Cook s Question Corner
Kid s Korner
Seeding Weeding '
Farm Women News
912,000 73,000
751,000 68,000
911,000 70,000
Soybean
Meal
150.00
5.36 3/ 4
152.10
154.10
5.48*'2
5.58 3 /4
156.20
5.67*4
156.50
s.ee^
152.30
5.49
5.47*4
151.50
NY Maine
Potatoes
Chicago
Hogs
46.30
42.77
2.32
45.75
45.72
44.70
41.55
3.40
42.32
AlB
A2B
Cl 3
A 36
CIO
Cll
Cl 2
B 2
B 6
B 8
810
814
818