!
Lancaster Hogs
Monday, Ang. 25,1986
HOGS: Compared to last
Wednesday barrows and gilts .50
lower, instances 1.00 lower; sows
uneven, 350-500 lb. 1.00-2.00 lower,
weight over 500 lb. steady to 1.00
higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210240 lb. 64.0005.00; US 1 210245
lb. 65.5067.00; US 1-3 200250 lb.
63.0064.00; US 2-4 200265 lb. 61.00
62.50.
SOWS: US 1-2 350500 lb. 47.00
51.00; US 1-3 500650 lb. 54.00-57.00.
Wednesday, Ang. 27,1986
HOGS: Compared to Monday
Barrows and Gilts mostly steady;
sows not tested
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-245 lb. 64.00-65.00; US 1 215-245
lb. 65.25-67.50; US 1-3 210-250 lb.
62.7563.75; US 2-4 210-265 lb. 61.00-
62.60.
State Graded
Feeder Pig
Sale
Westminster Livestock
August 22,1986
1073 Pigs. Last month 1331.
Record prices for all weights.
Compared to July, all pig prices
were $35-50 per hundred higher.
Active Bidding from large crowd.
US l&2’s: 126 hd. 24-31 lbs.
$152.00-185.00; 1-2 359 hd. 31-40 lbs.
$150.00-167.00; 1-2 12 (Early) 37-40
lbs. $133.00-135.00; 1-2 279 hd. 45-49
lbs. $148.00-160.00; 1-2 122 hd. 55-59
lbs. $145.00-157.00; 1-2 20 hd. 61 lbs.
$140.00-147.00; 1-2 60 hd. 71-77 lbs.
$117.00-130.00.
US 2; 36 hd. 31-38 lbs. $152.00-
175.00; 2 14 hd. 40 lbs. $135.00; 214
hd. 54 lbs. $147.00; 2 8 hd. 68 lbs.
$140.00.
US 2-3:10 hd. 31 lbs. $166.00.
Next Sale September 26, 1:30
P.M.
Vintage Hogs
Paradise, PA
Saturday, Aug. 34,1986
Report supplied by Auction
Steady with last week’s market.
Is and 2s, 230-260 lbs., 63.00-64.25;
Sows, 240-600 lbs., 40.00-52.50;
Boars, 285 lbs., 44.50.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, Aug. 27,1986
Report Supplied by Auction
TREND: 1,180 head.
US 1&2; 30-39 lbs., 1.15-1.30; 4049
lbs., 1.05-1.25; 50-59 lbs., 1.00-1.12.
US2&3: 35-51 lbs. 1.00-1.15.
ATTENTION FARMERS
There Will Be NO HOG AUCTION On
Saturday, August 30th, But We Will Be Open
For Business As Usual On LABOR DAY,
Monday, September Ist.
COW CONSIGNORS
We Need Cows For Wednesday’s
Market. Cows Arriving By 10:00 A.M.
Will Be Sold By Noon.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast
St. Louis Cattle
August 28,1981
Report Supplied by USDA
FEEDERS: Around 600 head.
Actual receipts around 800 head.
Feeder steers and heifers steady to
mostly higher, instances 2.00
higher on 500600 lbs. heifers.
Quality improved over last week.
Increased supply of cattle for
feedlots. Good demand.
FEEDER STEERS: Medium
with few large frame 1:300-500 lbs.
65.0069.00, package thin cross
breds 71.75; 500600 lbs. 63.0068.75;
Gaunt 570 lbs. 69.25; 600700 lbs.
61.0066.00; 700800 lbs. 59.0065.25;
8001,000 lbs. few 56.5060.00.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium
with few large frame 1: 300-500 lbs.
55.5061.25; 500600 lbs. 55.0059.75;
thin cross breds 60.25-60.75; 600-700
lbs. 54.0059.50; package 606 lbs.
61.25; 700-900 lbs. 54.0058.00.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, Aug. 28,1986
Report Supplied by USDA
Compared with last week’s
close: Slaughter steers and heifers
mostly 1.00 lower. Cows weak to
1.00 lower. Bulls generally steady.
Supply mainly good to average
choice slaughter steers and heifers
with 5 percent cows. Receipts this
week about 2000 as compared with
actual receipts of 1443 a week ago
and 2114 a year ago.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice
2-4, mostly 3, 1050-1250 lbs. 58.00-
60.00; 975-1050 lbs. 57.0059.00. Good
and choice 2-3, 1000-1200 lbs. 56.00-
58.50. Good 2-3, 900-1100 lbs. 52.00-
57.00. Few packages mixed good
and choice 25 Holsteins 1200-1450
lbs. 48.0052.00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice 24, mostly 3, 950-1150 lbs.
57.0058.75; 875-950 lbs. 55.0058.002
Good and choice 2-3, 900-1100 lbs.
55.0058.50. Good 2-3, 800-1000 lbs.
50.0055.00.
COWS: Breaking Utility 2-3
34.00-35.50. Cutter and boning
Utility 1-2, 33.00-36.50, few high
dressing 36.00-38.00. Canner and
low cutter 30.00-34.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1-2, 1500-
1900 lbs. 45.00-48.50, individual
51.00; 1300-1500 lbs. 44.00-46.00.
With The Times
New Holland Hogs •
New Holland Sale* Stables ,
New Holland, PA
Monday, Ang. 25,1986 I
Report Supplied by Auction
Today 1109
Last Monday 992 1
Last Year 1316
TREND: Compared to last
Monday barrows and gilts weak to
.50 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb. 64.75-66.00, few 66.00
66.50.
US 1 Few 225-240 lb. 67.5068.50.
US 1-3 200-255 lb. 62.0063.00, few
>3.0063.75.
GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG
FUTURES MARKETS
(Daily closing bids; Friday, Aug. 22 through Thursday, Aug. 28)
CORN
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS.
160% 155% 153 154% 155
SEPT.
169% 166% 164% 165% 165%
DEC.
180% 178% 176% 177% 176%
MAR.
MAY 186% 184% 183% 184 183
■ —— —— MAK.
189 188 187% 187% 186%
JUL.
SEPT. 188% 188% 187% 186% 186%
193 195 194% 193% 193
DEC.
SOYBEANS
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS.
483 479 480% 475% 475% SEPT. 154.60 153.10 152.60 151.60 152.10
SEPT.
471% 468% 468% 470% 469%
NOV.
479 477 477% 480 479 DEC. 148.20 146.70 146.30 147.70 148.30
JAN.
488 485% 487% 489% 488% JAN -
MAR.
MAY 495% 493% 494% 497 495% MAR
JULY 500 498% 500% 501 500%
499M! JULY 151.50 151.00 151.00 152.50 153.10
NOV.
CHICAGO CATTLE
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS. OCT.
OCT. 59.10 59.05 59.85 60.45 60.97
57.65 57.25 57.92 58.55 58.87
DEC.
FEB. 56.95 56.80 57.25 57.70 57.97 APR.
APR. 57.70 57.87 58.07 58.55 58.82
57.60 57.65 57.80 58.22 58.30 JULY 47.45 47.07 47.60 48.07 48.00
JUN.
PiMimintt
Editorial
Farm Calendar
30 Years Ago
Classified Ads
Livestock Latest
Business News
Mailbox Markets
Sale Reports
Public Auction Register
Columns
Now is the Time
The Dairy Business
On Being a Farm Wife
Have You Heard 7
The Micro Way
Ida's Notebook
Brockett's Ag Advice
hoturos
North Jersey Livestock Market
Elizabethtown Fair Livestock
Poultrymen on the Delaware
Conservation Districts Meeting
Westmoreland Fair Dairy Goats
Assis Ag Secretary Tours Farm
Huntingdon Fair Livestock
Performance Tested Boar Sale
Chester Co 4-H Swine
Somerset Fair Livestock
Kufztown Fair Livestock
Blair Livestock Champions
Westmoreland Fair Livestock
Union Co Livestock Champions
Tioga Fair Livestock Sale
U.S. Inspected
Livestock Slaughter
CATTLE
Thursday 8/28/86
Week To Date (Est.)
535.000
SamePd.Lt.Wk. (Est.)
553.000
Same Pd. Lt. Yr. (Act)
521,000
in ihis issue
Four Sections
AlO
AlO
A 35
828.C8
D 2
D 6
DIB
D 23
D 24
AID
A 43
B 5
B 9
812
824
D 8
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 30,1956-A3
Estimated Daily Livestock i
CALVES HOGS SHEEP
49,000 1,081,000 82,000
19,000 1,092,000 80,000
49,000 1,239,000 100,000
WHEAT
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS.
251% 250% 247% 248% 254
SEPT.
255% 257 254% 255% 257%
253% 255% 254 254% 255%
242 244% 244% 245% 245%
JULY 235% 237% 238% 239% 240%
SOYBEAN MEAL
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS.
148.80 147.10 146.60 147.00 147.50
148.70 147.80 147.50 149.10 149.00
150.00 149.50 149.40 151.00 150.70
150.90 150.00 150.00 151.50 152.00
MAY
CHICAGO HOGS
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS.
56.80 55.80 57.17 57.65 57.35
•EC. 54.77 53.70 54.90 55.52 55.22
52.10 51.12 52.20 52.82 52.65
EB.
46.60 45.95 46.80 47.40 47.37
JUNE 47.90 47.70 48.05 48.50 48.40
Hum tnd Youth
Homestead Notes
Home On The Range
Cook’s Question Corner
Kid’s Korner
Cumberland 4-H Swine
Roundup
York 4-H Swine Roundup
Lancaster 4-H Achievement
Night
Delaware Co 4-H Fair
Lehigh Co 4-H Hogs
Farm Women News
Dairy
Somerset Co Dairy Show
Westmoreland Co Dairy Show
Kutztown Colored Breeds
Elizabethtown Fair Dairy
South Central 4-H Dairy Show
Central Championship Holstein
Show A2B
Southeastern 4-H Dairy Show A3O
Berks Co Holstein Sale A 34
Dairy Sales & Dispersals A 34
W Va Dairy Shows, Sale A 36
Franklin Co Fair Dairy A4O
Northwest Pa Holstein Show A 42
Franklin Co Colored Breeds A 44
Kutztown Fair Dairy A 45
Kutztown Fair Holstein Show A 46
Kraybil Dairy Dispersal A 47
W Va Dairy Princess
South Central District FFA Dairy
Show C 6,7
a
B 2
B 6
B 8
810
B 9
813
816
819
821
824
A2O
A2l
A 22
A 24
A 26
814