Lancaster HSgs
Lancaster Stockyards
Monday, Feb. 10
Report supplied by USDA
HOGS; Compared 'to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts 50-75
lower; sows mostly steady in
stances 1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 45.25-46.00; US 1 210-245
lb. 48.00-49.75; US 1-3 200-260 lb.
44.50-45.25; US 24 220-265 lb. 44.00-
44.50.
SOWS: US 1-3 350-500 lb. 33.00-
35.00; 500-6501 b. 34.00-37.00.
Tuesday, Feb. 11
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
225-250 lb. 45.25-46.00; US 24 250-
2651 b. 44.0045.00.
Wednesday, Feb. 12
HOGS: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts 50-1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 46.0046.50; US 1 210-245
lb. 47.0047.50; US 1-3 200-260 lb.
45,5046.00; US 24 220-260 lb. 45.00-
45.50,19 head 269 lb. 43.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, Feb. 12
Report supplied by Auction
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
Trend: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs firm to 5.00
higher, with weights under 40 lb.
5.00-10.00 higher. All pigs weighed
on arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
GRADE US 1-2; 17 head 25-28 lbs.
90.00- 105 head 30-39 lbs.
96.00- ; 29 head 38 lbs 90.00;
106 head 4049 lbs. 82.00-86.00; 18
head 42 lbs. 100.00 ; 48 head 51-55
lbs. 85.00-89.00 ; 32 head 66-73 lbs.
66.00- ; 9 head 100 lbs. 56.00.
US 2-3: 35 head 40 lbs. 76.00; 18
head 53-77 lbs. 62.00-63.00
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Saturday, Feb. 8
Report supplied by auction
1195 head.
US No. 1, 210-250 lbs. 48.5049.75,
17 head 51.00-51.25.
US 1 & 2,210-240 lbs. 47.0048.00.
US 1 & 3,215-255 lbs. 46.0047.00.
US 2 & 4,220-255 lbs., 45.0046.00,
Sows, all weights, 33.00-37.50.
Boars, all wights, 31.00-33.00.
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 Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, Feb. 10
Report supplied by auction
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts 50-75
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 46.0046.75, Few lots
47.1047.75, One lot 208 lb. 45.50.
US 1215-230 lb. 48.5048.75.
US 1-3 200-255 lb. 44.5045.50.
Couple lots mostly 3 220-240 lb.
43.5044.00.
Lancaster
Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, Feb. 11
Report supplied by USDA
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year 591
TREND: Insufficient volume for
a sale due to weather conditions.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, Feb. 13
Report supplied by USDA
700 - Barrows & gilts moderately
active, 50 lower.
US 1-3 230-265 lb. 45.2545.75.
US 2-3 220-280 lbs. 44.5045.50.
SOWS: Active, steady-2.00
lower, decline on weights over 600
lb. (8%).
US 1-3 490-525 lb. 37.00-38.00 ; 525-
725 lb. 38.0042.00.
1044
' BOARS: Few22o-600lb. 27.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, Feb. 13
Report supplied by USDA
4000 - Issued by Omaha. The St.
Louis Livestock Exchange
Building is presently on fire. In
dications are the building will be a
total loss. The livestock pens do not
appear to be in danger. Will be
issued later by Springfield, Illinois.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, Feb. 13
Report supplied by USDA
2500 - Barrows & gilts moderate,
50 lower.
US 1-2 220-240 lb. 45.0045.50.
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 44.5045.00.
SOWS: Mostly steady. (14%).
US 1-2 350-500 lb. 40.00, few 40.50.
US 1-3 500-650 lb. 41.0042.00.
BOARS: Over 350 lb. 32.00-33.00;
under 350 lb. 31.00-33.00.
Valley Livestock
Athens, Pa.
Monday, Feb. 10
Report supplied by auction
Holstein Hfr. Calves to 69.00.
Veal Cfilves 65.00-95,00.
Vealerßull Calves 80.00-107.00.
Slaughter Calves 50.00-60.00.
Grassers & Feeders 30.00-40.00.
Lambs 55.00-79.00.
Sheep 25.00-39.00.
Hogs, 200 to 250 42.00-45.50.
Sows 32.00-35.00.
Boars 30.00-36.00.
Pigs, each 16.00-33.00.
Heifers 37.0043.25.
Steers 36.00-51.00. „
Steers, feeder 34.00-50.00.
Bulls 38.5045.00.
Cows, utility 37.0040.25.
Cows, fat 36.00-38.00.
Cows, medium 33.00-36.00.
Cows, poor or small 28.00-32.00.
Cattle Market some easier.
Calf Market stronger.
Horses small to 120.00.
Ponies to 50.00.
Goats to 56.00 each.
Hay: 60.00 per ton.
Feeder Sale Ist Monday of Each
Month.
1328
1570
Dairy Sale 3rd Thursday of Each
Month.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, Feb. 13
Report Supplied by USDA
Sales this week 600; last week
1,202; and a year ago 1,042.
Trading moderate for the week.
Slaughter Steers and Heifers
ended the week mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4 1225-1350# 59.00-60.25 Monday;
few loads mixed Good and Choice
2-31100# 56.00 Wednesday
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS-
Choice 2-4 950-1250# 57.00-58 50
Monday; one load 58.00 Wed
nesday, few loads Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 950-1050# 54.00-57 00
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, Feb. 10
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 174 head of
horses, mules and ponies.
Market: Steady.
Driving horses 275.00-500.00.
Riding horses 175.00-625.00.
Lightweight killers 170.00-225.00;
Heavyweight killers 275.00-360.00.
Mares ponies 35.00-65.00; Colts
10.00-25.00; Gelding ponies 35.00-
65.00.
larger ponies 100.00-150.00.
Columns
Now is the Time
The Dairy Business
Have You Heard 7
On being a farm wife
The Micro Way
Ida's Notebook
Farm Talk
Brockett’s Ag Advice
Flock Forum
The Dairy Pipeline
Ham and Youth
Homestead Notes
Home on the Range
Cook's Question Corner
Kid's Korner
Holstein Quilt
Farm Women News
Seeding and Weeding
State Star Farmer
State Star Agribusinessman
CATTLE
Week To Date (Est.)
496,000
Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.)
521,000
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act)
513,000
Mo. Corn
Mar.‘B6 2.37%
May ‘B6 2.37% 2.87%
July‘B6 2.35%
Aug. ‘B6
Sept. ‘B6 2.15%
Nov. ‘B6
Dec. ‘B6 2.08% 2.77
Jan. ‘B7 5.25%
Trends - Com - weaker; Soybeans - weaker; Wheat - stronger;
Soybean Meal - weaker.
Feb. 86’
Apr. 86’
May 86’
June 86’
July 86’
Aug. 86’
Oct. 86’
Nov. ‘B6
Dec. ‘B6
Trends - Cattle - weaker; Hogs - weaker
in this issue
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February IS, 1986-A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
52,000 1,161,000 90,000
52,000 1,196,000 92,000
43,000 1,154,000 91,000
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Feb. 13)
Soybean
Wheat Soybeans Meal
3.35% 5.27% 153.20
2.61%
2.63%
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Feb. 13)
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
56.45
58.95
59.55
57.87
56.87
58.57
Four Sections
Ftifunt
Builder's Conference
Lancaster Extension meeting
Pork Congress Schedule
Cattle Conference Schedule
Pain
Welker Bros Dairy
Dairy Marketing
Crawford County DHIA
Pennfield Dairy Day
Chester County DHIA
Cumberland County DHIA
Lancaster County DHIA
Papartmants
Farm Calendar
Classified Ads
Mailbox Markets
Public Sales
Livestock Latest
Business News
5.34%
154.10
5.42%
154.60
5.39% 154.30
5.20
150.30
5.15
146.10
45.30
39.02
2.02
43.42
44.32
43.30
40.17
3.35
41.45
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