Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, Feb. 3
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts 1.00-
1.50 lower, although US 1 mostly
steady; sows uneven, 300-475 lb.
mostly steady, 475-650 lb. steady to
2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 45.50-46.10; US 1 Around
45 head 210-245 lb. 49.00-50.50; US 1-
3 200-260 lb. 44.85-45.75; US 2-4 220-
260 lb. 44.75-45.00.
SOWS: US 1-2 300-450 lb. 32.00-
35.00; US 1-3 475-650 lb. 33.00-38.75.
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday,
small supply barrows and gilts
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
26 head 241 lb. 45.75; US 1-3 39 head
245-255 lb. 44.85, 25 head 267 lb.
43.75.
Wednesday, Feb. 5
HOGS: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts 50-1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
Few 210-250 lb. 46.00-46.50; US 115
head 210-240 lb. 47.00-48.00; US 1-3
200-260 lb. 45.50-46.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 300-600 lb. 34.00-
36.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, Feb. 4
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND; Compared to last
Tuesday’s small supply feeder pigs
mostly steady. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2 25 head 39 lbs. 104.00; 120
head 40-49 lbs. 81.50-102.00; 30 head
50 lbs. 93.00 ; 38 head 55-58 lbs.
78.00-86.00 ; 6 head 73 lbs. 69.00.
US 2-3: 18 head 31-39 lbs. 67.00-
80.00 ; 8 head 45 lbs. 56.00.
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Saturday, Feb. 1
Report supplieid by auction
975 head.
US No. 1, US 1,215-240 lbs., 48.50-
49.75 ; 25head, 50.00-50.75; US 1 &2,
215-245 lbs., 47.25-48.25; US 1 & 3,
215-250 lbs., 46.00-47.25; US 2 & 4,
220-260 lbs., 45.00-46.00; 200-210
lbs., 44.00-47.00.
Sows, all weights, 33.00-37.50.
Boars, all weights, 30.00-33.00.
ATTENTION
COW CONSIGNORS
We Need Cows For Wednesday’s
Market. Cows Arriving By 10:00 A.M.
Will Be Sold By Noon.
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
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, Feb. 5
Report supplied by Auction
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
Trend: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs 4.00-10.00
lower. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2 16 head 16-25 lbs. 100.00-
114.00; 12 head 32 lbs. 111.00; 165
head 30-39 lbs. 86.00-101.00; 159
head 40-49 lbs. 83.00-94.00; 13 head
49 lbs. 77.00; 194 head 50-59 lbs.
72.00-82.00; 22 head 50 lbs. 90.00;
171 head 60-69 lbs. 64.00-75.00 ; 24
head 70 lbs. 54.00.
US 2-3: 19 head 32-37 lbs. 64.00-
78.00 ; 27 61-64 lbs. 57.00-60.00; 27
head 72-87 lbs. 43.00-57.00.
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, Feb. 3
Report supplied by auction
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND; Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts 1.00-2.00
lower, instances 2.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-245 lb. 45.25-46.00; US 1 215-240
lb. 46.25-47.00; US 1-3 200-255 lb.
44.50-45.00; US 2-4 Couple lots 225-
240 lb. 41.50-42.00, One lot 260 lb.
33.50.
t
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, Feb. 6
Report supplied by USDA
600 - Barrows & gilts very active,
steady. US 1-3 225-250 lb. 46.00-
46.25; US 2-3 250-2751 b. 45.25-46.00.
SOWS: Active, firm-2.00 higher,
most advance on weights over 600
lb. (6%). US 1-3 350-600 lb. 37.00-
40.00; 600-700 lb. 40.00-44.00.
BOARS; 200-700 lb. 25.00 to
mostly 27.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, Feb. 6
Report supplied by USDA
4500 - Barrows & gilts active,
steady. US 1-3 210-260 lb. 45.50-
46 00; US 2-3 260-270 lb 45.00-45 25,
270-290 lb 43 75-44 75
SOWS: .50 higher. (About 5%).
US 1-2 300-500 lb. 39.50; US 1-3 over
500 lb. 40.50-42.50.
BOARS: Over 300 lb.
under 300 lb. 31.00.
Vintage Hogs
Vintage Sale* Stables
New Holland, Pa.
Saturday, Feb. 1,1986
Report Supplied by Auction
Hogs, U.S. 1 & 2, 205-250 lbs.,
45.0046.00; U.S. 3 & 4,125-300 lbs.,
33.0044.75; Sows, 375-735 lbs.,
28.00-37.00; Boars, 365-395 lbs.,
31.25-31.75.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, Feb. 6
Report supplied by USDA
2200 - Barrows & gilts fairly
active, mostly 50 higher. US 1-2
220-240 lb. 46.0046.50, 30 head
46.75; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 45.5046.00.
1044
SOWS: Under 500 lb. steady to
weak; over 500 lb. firm to 50
higher. (13%). US 1-2 350-500 lb.
39.00-39.50; US 1-3 500-650 lb. 40.50-
41.00.
Leinbach’s Hay
Shippensburg, Pa.
Feb. 1 & 4
Report supplied by auction
Alfalfa, 45.00-73.00; Mixed Hay,
14.00-60.00; Timothy, 42.00-62.00;
Straw, 40.00-68.00; Barley,
1.00/bu.; Wood, 34.00-50.00.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, February 6
Report supplied by PDA
1328
CATTLE: 212. Cows .50 tower;
few'Choice steers 56.50-58.00; Good
52.00- Standard 45.00-51.00;
Choice heifers 54.00-57.25; Good
48.00- cows Breaking Utility
& Commercial 38.00-41.00; Cutter
& Boning 35.00-39.25; Canner &
Cutter 31.00-35.00; few YG No. 1
bulls 1205-1930 lb. 43.75-46.75.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers few
Med. & Large No. 2, 585-780 lb.
42.0049.00; heifers Med. No. 1,350-
680 lb. 45.00-54.50; few Med. No. 2,
313-595 lb. 38.2544.00.
1115
1610
CALVES: 137. Few Good 68.00-
72.00; 90-120 lb. 52.50-64.50; 60-85 lb.
47.50-55.00; Holstein bulls 90-140 lb.
60.00-115.00.
HOGS: 224. Uneven; No. 1-2,220-
240 lb. 45.75-46.25; No. 2-3, 215-250
lb. 45.0046.00; No. 24, 220-250 lb.
44.0045.00; sows about steady; No.
1-3,355-620 lb. sows 38.0(141.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 10. Few No. 2-3,
50-70 lb. 26.00-35.00.
SHEEP; 4. Few slaughter ewes
26.50-33.00.
GOATS: 17.00-37.00.
29.50;
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U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
CATTLE
Week To Date (Est.)
521,000
Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.)
530,000
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act)
513,000
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Feb. 6)
Corn
Mo.
2.42 1/ 4
Mar.‘B6
2.43V4
May ‘B6
July ‘B6 2.42% 2.69 3 /4
Aug. ‘B6
Sept. ‘B6 2.20%
Nov. ‘B6
Dec.‘B6 2.14 Vi
Jan. ‘B7 5.34%
Trends - Com - weaker; Soybeans - weaker; Wheat - stronger;
Soybean Meal - weaker.
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Feb. 6)
Mo.
Feb. 86’
Apr. 86’
May 86’
June 86’
July 86’
Aug. 86’
Oct. 86’
Nov. ‘B6
59.30 41.80
Trends - Cattle - weaker; Hogs - weaker.
Dec. ‘B6
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issue
Four Sections
B? 7
Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
52,000 1,188,000 92,000
55,000 1,173,000 90,000
45,000 1,229,000 96,000
Soybean
Wheat Soybeans Meal
3.22%
5.31% 150.60
2.88%
5.40% 152.60
5.48
5.46
2.71 5.28% 150.10
5.24%
2.84 Vi
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
57.57 45.47
40.17
60.60
60.92 44.52
45.25
44.12
59.15
57.65 40.80
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Lancaster Livestock Banquet A2B
Young Farmer Convention A 37
Pain
Herd Buyout Survey
Interstate District 12
Dairy Promotion Board
Meeting
Tioga County DHIA
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Farm Calendar
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