Ughtsover 500 lb,
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 41.75-42.50; US 1 Around
50 head 210-250 lb. 44.50-45.50; US 1-
3 200-255 lb. 41.0041.75; US 2-4 220
270 lb. 40.0041.00; SOWS: US 1-2
300500 lb. 32.00-35.00; US 1-3 500
650 lb. 36.0038.50.
Tuesday, Mar. 25
Today
Last Tuesday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to Monday,
small supply barrows and gilts
steady to .50 lower
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb. 41.25-42.25; US 1 One lot
210 lb. 44.25; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 40.50-
41.25.
Wednesday, Mar. 26
HOGS; Compared to Monday
barrows and gilts steady to .25
lower; sows steady, instances 1.00
lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb. 41.50-42.50; US 120 head
210-245 lb. 43.00-45.00; US 1-3 200-
255 lb. 41.00-41.50; US 2-4 Few 220-
265 lb. 40.0040.75.
ATTENTION
CATTLE FEEDERS
RE-INTRODUCING OUR
SUCCESSFUL WEDNESDAY
LOAD LOT FAT CATTLE SALE
STARTING WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2.1986
SHOW & SALE
Judged and Sold In Lots
of 10 Or More
AWARDS to Breed Champions
Wednesday, April 2nd
All Cattle to be in yards by 9:00 A.M.
Send them to your favorite Commission
Agent - Compete against your neighbors.
**************
Lancaster Stockyards Inc.
Your Market - Working For You
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
U~«.«uier Stockyards
Saturday, Mar. 22,1986
Report supplied by auction
1125 head. US 1 & 2, 205-250 lbs.,
43.50-44.75; 46 head from 45.00
46.00; US 1 & 2, 210245 lbs., 42.00
43.50; US 1 & 3, 210240 lbs., 41.00
42.00; US 2 & 4,205-260,40.0041.00;
Sows, all weights, 33.0036.50;
Boars, all weights, 29.50-32.00.
103
140
167
New Holland Hogs
Monday, Mar. 24,1986
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
1106
938
1571
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts steady
to 2.00 lower, with US 1-2 steady to
50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
‘2lO-240 lb. 42.00-43.10, Few 43.10-
43.50; US 1 210-245 lb. 43.50-14.00;
US 1-3 200-250 lb. 39.5041.50, Few
early 38.50-39.50; US 24 210-260 lb.
36.00-38.50.
Feeder Pigs
Mar. 25,1986
I 337
L £«
I 430
ell supply feeder
) higher. All pigs
tval and sold by the
Vhd. 28-39 lbs. 86.00-
■4O-49 lbs. 87.50-102.50;
libs. 83.00-94.00 ; 7 hd.
I; 14 hd. 70-78 lbs. 67.00-
26 hd. 41-45 lbs. 79.00-
TmToO; 10 hd. 51 lbs. 70.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, Mar. 26,1986
Today 1153
Last Wednesday 890
Last Year 538
TREND: Compared to last
Wednesday feeder pigs 10.00-20.00
higher, or as much as 30.00 higher
than two weeks ago. Supply in
cluded around 140 head Utility and
pigs sold as is. All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
US 1-2; 32 hd. 23-26 lbs. 148.00-
150.00; 138 hd. 30-39 lbs. 118.00-
134.00; 250 hd. 4049 lbs. 100.00-
116.00; 170 hd. 5049 lbs. 85.00-98.00;
170 hd. 60-69 lbs. 78.00-95.00; 51 hd.
70-79 lbs. 70.00-81.00; 18 hd. 80-83
lbs. 54.00-74.00.
US 38: 59 hd. 26-39 lbs. 104.00-
128.00; 53 hd. 3945 lbs. 89.0b-92.00;
63 hd. 47-59 lbs. 65.00-80.00.
St. Louis Hogs
Thursday, Mar. 27,1986
4000- Barrows & gilts slow, 50 to
mostly 75 lower.
US 1-2 220-260 lb. 40.2540.50; US
1-3 200-260 lb. 39.5040.25.
SOWS: Under 500 lb. 50 lower;
over 500 lb. 1.00 to mostly 2.00
lower (Abouts%)
US 1-2 300-500 lb. 36.00; US 1-3
over 500 lb. 40.5043.50.
BOARS: Over 300 lb. 3250; under
300 lb. 32.00-33.00.
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, Mar. 27,1986
2500- Barrows & gilts slow, .SO
LDO lower.
US 1-2 220-240 lb. 40.0(M0.50, 60
head 40.75; US 1-3 220-250 lb. 39.50-
40.00.
SOWS: Steady, instances 50
higher. (12%).
US 1-2 350-500 lb. 37.00; US 1-3
500-650 lb. 43.00-44.00, mostly 43.50.
BOARS: Over 350 lb. 31.50;
under 350 lb. 30.50-31.00.
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CATTLE
Thursday 3/27/86
Week To Date (Est.)
521,000
Same Pd. Lt. Wk. (Est.)
510,000
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act)
491,000
Chicago Grain Futures
Mo.
May‘B6 2.33
July‘B6 2.28%
Aug.‘B6
Sept.‘B6 2.11
Oct.‘B6
Nov.‘B6
Dec.‘B6 2.04% 2.63%
Jan.‘B7
Mar.‘B7 2.13% 2.64% 5.33%
Trends - Corn - steady; Soybeans - steady; Wheat - higher;
Soybean Meal - steady.
Mo.
Apr. 86’
May 86’
June 86’
July 86’
Aug. 86’
Oct. 86’
Nov. ‘B6
Dec. ‘B6
Trends - Cattle - steady; Hogs - steady
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In
B 2
B 6
B 8
810
817
AlO
822.C5
D 2
D 6
E 4
El 2
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 29,1986-A3
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
Estimated Dally Livestock
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
50,000 1,249,000 101,000
54,000 1,205,000 103,000
49,000 1,280,000 110,000
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Mar. 27)
Wheat Soybeans Meal
Corn
3.03% 5.35%
2.51%
2.53% 5.18% 151.00
Futures Trading
(Closing Bids as of Thursday, Mar. 27)
Chicago Chicago NY Maine
Cattle Hogs Potatoes
58.32 41.42
59.75 45.32
57.62 44.05
56.62 41.20
57.77 42.40
thin
issue
Five Sections
Dairy
Stonyrun Jerseys
Red and White Sale,
Show
Exclusive V Sale
Blair Holstein Breeders
Somerset Holstein Club
Bowser Holstems
YorK-Adams Calfarama
Huntingdon Holstein Club
Mifflin Co
Potter Co
Huntingdon Co
Adams Co
McKean Co
Perry Co
Berks Co
Lebanon Co
Cumberland Co
Centre Co
Luzerne Co
Dauphin Co
Featans
Manheim Young Farmers
Northern Lebanon FFA
Pennfield Awards
Hay Testing
Soybean
155.50
155.40
5.34%
155.30
5.32%
147.50
5.15%
148.50
149.20
5.24%
2.10
45.42
3.37
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