Lancaster Hogs
Monday, Mar. 3,1986
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts
mostly steady, instances 30
higher; sows steady, instances 1.00
higher on 500-650 lb. weights.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb. 41.50-41.85, few 42.00-
4225; US 1 210-250 lb. 43.0045.50;
US 1-3 200-260 lb. 40.0041.25; US 24
220-270 lb. 39.0040.00.
SOWS: US 1-2 306-500 lb. 32.50-
35.50; US 1-3 500-650 lb. 35.00-38.00.
Tuesday, Mar. 4
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday
small supply barrows and gilts
steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-3
205-245 lb. 40.00-41.00; US 110 head
245 lb. 41.50; US 34 28 head 270-276
lb. 36.75-38.00.
Wednesday, Mar. 5
HOGS: Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts mostly steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 41.0041.50; US 114 head
215-235 lb. 42.2544.00; US 1-3 200-
255 lb. 40.5041.00; US 24 Few 220-
2601 b. 40.0040.50.
Lancaster Feeder Pigs
Tuesday, Mar. 4,1986
Today 371
Last Tuesday 353
Last Year 379
TREND: Compared to last
Tuesday feeder pigs weak to 2.00
lower. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight.
US 1-2; 20 hd. 30 lbs. 81.00; 119
hd. 4049 lbs. 78.00-82.00; 74 hd. 50-
59 lbs. 70.00-75.00 ; 22 hd. 60 lbs.
72.00; 19 hd. 70 lbs. 66.00.
US 2; 13 hd. 38 lbs. 70.00.
US 2-3: 8 hd. 22 lbs. 101.00; 13 hd.
4246 lbs. 60.00-70.00; 5 hd. 57 lbs.
50.00.
New Holland Hogs
Monday, Mar. 3,1986
Today 999
Last Monday 1125
Last Year 1552
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts 3.00-4.00
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-255 lb. 40.35-41.50.
US 1 210-245 lb. 42.25-42.60,
Couple Small lots 44.00-44,50.
US 1-3 200-260 lb. 39.00-39.50.
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
Indianapolis Hogs
Tuesday, Mar. 6,1986
800- Barrows & gilts active, 25-50
higher.
US 1-3 225-255 lb. 41.0041.25, 25
head 41.50.
SOWS: Moderately active, 1.00
lower (6%).
US 1-3 400-550 lb. 32.00-36.00; 575-
650 lb. 37.00-39.00.
BOARS: Over 4501 b. 25.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, Mar. 6,1986
2500- Barrows & gilts moderate,
steady to 50 higher.
US 1-2 210-240 lb. 41.0041.50, 65
head 41.75; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 40.00-
41.00.
SOWS: Mostly 50 lower. (18%).
US 1-2 Few 325-350 lb. 34.50 ; 350-
500 lb. 33.50-34.00.
US 1-3 500-650 lb. 39.5040.50,
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Saturday, Mar. 1,1986
Report supplied by Auction
1295 head.
US 1,210-245 lbs., 43.0045.25.
US 1&2,215-245 lbs., 42.0042.75.
US 1&3,220-250 lbs., 41.0041.75.
US 2&4.'220-260 lbs., 40.0040.85.
Sows (all weights), 33.00-36.50.
Boars (all weights), 29.00-31.75,
Vintage Hogs
Saturday, Mar. 1,1986
US }’s & 2’s, 228-265 lbs., 39.25-
40.50; Sows, 355 to 765 lbs. 33.25-
37.00; Boars, 225-370 lbs., 30.75-
36.00.
State Graded
Feeder Pig
Sale
Westminster Livestock
Auction
Friday, Feb. 28,1986
1494 Pigs. Compared to
January’s sale prices were steady
to $5. lower on pigs under 60 lb. and
fully $5. higher for pigs over 60 lb.
All pigs weighed on arrival and
sold by the pound.
1 & 2: 43 hd. 24-29 lbs. 81.00-90.00;
157 hd. 34-39 lbs. 80.00-95.00 ; 44 hd.
44 lbs. 97.00; 218 hd. 4049 lbs. 81.00-
91.00; 318 hd. 50-57 lbs. 70.0081.50;
325 hd. 60-68 lbs. 71.00-80.00 ; 93 hd.
71-76 lbs. 61.00-71.00; 47 hd. 84-90
lbs. 59.00-67.00 ; 64 hd. 35-39 lbs.
71.00-86.00 ; 46 hd. 4447 lbs. 70.00-
86.00; 29 hd. 51-54 lbs. 50.00-70.00 ; 9
hd. 79 lbs. 45.00.
2 & 3- 27 hd. 43-65 lbs. 50.00-61.00-
No Grade: 62hd. 62lbs. 60.00.
Next Sale will be Mar. 28 1:30
P.M.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, Mar. 6,1986
3500- Barrows & gilts fairly
active, fully steady.
US 1-2; 220-250 lb. 40.0040.50; US
1-3 210-260 lb. 39.5040.00.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. steady; j
over 500 lb. 50-1.00 higher. (5%).
US 1-2 300-500 lbs. 33.50; US 1-3
over 500 lb. 39.0041.50.
BOARS: Over 300 lb. 25.00;
under 3001 b. 26.00.
New Holland Feeder
Pigs
Wednesday, Mar. 5,1986
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs mostly
steady, instances 4.00 higher on SO
TO lb. weights. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2: 11 hd. 22-26 lbs. 84.00-
108.00 ; 66 hd. 31-39 lbs. 80.0047.00;
336 hd. 40-49 lbs. 70.00-82.00; 29 hd.
43 lbs. 91.00; 114 hd. 50-59 lbs. 66.00-
72.00; 171 hd. 60-69 lbs. 64.00-77.00;
15 hd. 70 lbs. 63.00; 15 hd. 82-96 lbs.
52.00-53.00.
US 2: 24 hd. 4749 lbs. 64.00-66.00;
19 hd. 66 lbs. 58.00.
US 2-3: 11 hd. 29 lbs. 45.00 ; 34 hd.
35-38 lbs. 67.00-70.00 ; 23 hd. 42-47
lbs. 58.00-59.00 ; 27 hd. 50-55 lbs
50.00-60.00; 4 hd. 82 lbs. 52.00.
Leinbach’s Hay
Mar. 1 & 4,1986
Alfalfa, 38.00-111.00; Mixed Hay,
36.00- Timothy Hay, 35.00-
53.00; Clover, 32.00-51.00; Straw,
32.00- Oats, 1.50 bu.; Wood,
25.0042.00 pickup Id.
Joliet Cattle
Thursday, Mar. 6
Report Supplied by USDA
Weekly Receipts 1,100; Last
Week 1,276; and a Year Ago 1,128.
Trading slow for the week.
Slaughter Steers ended the week
1.00 to 2.00, instances 2.50 lower.
Slaughter Heifers ended the week
50 to 1.50 lower.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice
2-4 1100-1400# 56.50-58.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 1050-1200#
54.50-56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24 950-1200# 55.00-56.50,
Two loads 57.50. Mixed Good and
Choice 2-3 900-1050# 53.00-55.50.
Columns
Now is the Time
The Dairy Business
Have You Heard 7
Ida s Notebook
The Micro Way
Back Home
On being a farm wife
Forest on Fowl
Livestock Ledger
FarmTalK
Brocket's Ag Advice
The Milk Check
Foraging Around
The Dairy Pipeline
Pain
Lancaster County Dairy
Day
Robert Smith Family
Berks County Dairy Day
ADADC Hispanic plan
Dairy Marketing
Lancaster County DHIA
Adams County DHIA
Chester County DHIA
Sulbra County DHIA
Lebanon County DHIA
Perry County DHIA
Berks County DHIA
Week To Date (Est.)
499,000
Same Pd. Lt. Wk.(Est.)
511,000
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act)
507,000
985
1099
294
Mar.‘B6 2.28%
May‘B6 2,29% 2.97%
July‘B6 2.29
Aug. ‘B6
Sept. ‘B6
Nov. ‘B6
Dec. ‘B6
Jan. ‘B7 5.26%
Trends - Corn - stronger; Soybeans - stronger; Wheat - stronger;
Soybean Meal - stronger.
Feb. 86’
Apr. 86’
May 86’
June 86’
July 86’
Aug. 86’
Oct. 86’
Nov. ‘B6
Dec. ‘B6 58.35 40.72
Trends - Cattle - stronger; Hogs - stronger.
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 8,1986-A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Daily Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
CATTLE
Chicago Grain Futures
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Mar. 6)
Corn
2.11%
2.07%
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Mar. 6)
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Departments
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Livestock Latest
Business News
49,000 1,275,000 98,000
47,000 1,272,000 94,000
46,000 1,284,000 99,000
Wheat Soybeans
3.44%
5.36%
5.38%
5.42%
2.52V4
5.39%
5.22
2.54%
5.17%
2.67%
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
60.40
38.55
59.47
43.37
43.90
57.47
42.52
56.50
39.15
,r"\
Soybean
Meal
162.70
162.90
163.30
162.80
157.30
153.90
2.04
3.35
A2B
A 34
C 2
D 2
AlO
AlO
B2OCB
E 5
E 2
D 2
D 6