Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Sat, Feb. 7,1987 Report supplied by auction 876 head. U.S. 1: 205-240 lbs., 54.00-55.50; U.S. 1&2: 200-250 lbs. 52.75-53.75; U.S. 1&3 200-250 lbs., 50.7551.75; U.S. 2&4 200-255 lbs., 49.0050.50; Sows 325-475 lbs., 39.75- 44.75; Boars, 240-300 lbs. 41.00- 43.00,365-565 lbs. 31.00-35.35. New Holland Hogs New Holland Sales Stables New Holland, PA Monday, Feb. 9,1987 Report Supplied by Auction Today Last Monday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Monday barrows and gilts steady. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 200-240 lb. 51.50-52.75; US 1 200-240 lb. 53.00-54.50; US 1-3 220-260 lb. 48.50-50.00. St. Louis Hogs Thursday, Feb. 12,1987 3000 - Barrows & gilts moderately active, fully steady. US 1-3 200-260 lb., mostly 210-260 lb. 49.50-49.75; Few lots 200-210 lb. 48.50-49.00. SOWS; Very uneven; wts under 450 lb. .50-1.00 higher; 450-500 lb. weak-. 50 lower; over 500 lb. opened steady-1.00 lower, closing unevenly .502.00 lower, full decline on weights over 6001 b. (About 8%). US 1-2 300-500 lb. 41.0041.50; US 1-3 over 500 lb. 42.50-44.50 Early; Closing 42.0043.00. BOARS: Over 300 lb. 43.25; under 300 lb. 40.00. Thursday, Feb. 12,1987 2400 - Barrows and gilts moderate, weak- .50 lower. US 1-2 200-240 lb. 49.50-50.00, 60 head 50.25; US 1-3 200-250 lb. 49.00 49.50. SOWS: Under 500 lb. .50 lower; over 500 lb. .50 higher. (14%). US 1-2 350-500 lb. 41.0041.50; US 1-3 500-650 lb. 43.50-44.50. BOARS: Over 350 lb. 43.50; Under 350 lb. 42.0042.50. Indianapolis Hogs Thursday, Feb. 12,1987 650 - Barrows & gilts moderately active, .25 lower. US 1-3 220-255 lb. 49.50-50.00. SOWS: Moderately active, (3%) steady-1.00 higher. US 2-3 375-575 lb. 39.0042.00; 625- 6501 b. 47.00. BOARS: 240 lb. 36.00. Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feeders two marketing days Give us a call for advice and marketing conditions. MONDAYS OR WEDNESDAYS Consign With Us For the Marketing Edge We are buying feeder pigs ★ ★ ★ Direct off the farm ★ ★ ★ Give ng a call whether you are buying or selling Graded Feeder Cattle Sale Fri. ( February 27 at 11:00 A.M. Walter M. Dunlap and Sons UoMstor Stockyard* * Tel. (717) 397-5136 - Aii OW tine Commission Firm State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Westminster Livestock January 30,1987 1014 Pigs, Last Month 1423. Compared to December, prices were steady to $8 higher. Most advance on pigs 50-90 lb. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the pound. ' US 1&2: 85 hd. 34-37 lbs. 112.00- 123.00; 175 hd. 41-49 lbs. 111.00- 124.00; 189 hd. 5059 lbs. 101.00- 118.00; 217 hd. 6059 lbs. 87.00-99.00; 85 hd. 70-77 lbs. 86.00-92.00; 111 hd. 8055 lbs. 83.0054.00; 8 hd. 106 lbs. 67.00. US l:Bhd.92lbs. 81.00. US 2: 63 hd. 26-52 lbs. 97.00- 119.00; 22 hd. 66 lbs. 76.00 ; 5 hd. 80 lbs. 81.00. US 2&3: 25 hd. 36-45 lbs. 101.00- 111.00. Next Sale Friday, Feb. 20th, 1:30 P.M. 1082 1057 841 New Holland Feeder Pigs New Holland Sales Stables Wednesday, Jan. 11,1987 Report Supplied by Auction Feeder Pigs Today Last Wednesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs 2040 lb. 5.00-10.00 lower, weights over 40 lb. steady, instances 5.00 higher. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. US 1-2: 26 hd. 23-27 lbs. 134.00 152.00; 172 hd. 30-39 lbs. 112.00 128.00 ; 212 hd. 4049 lbs. 116.00 124.00 ; 89 hd. 50-59 lbs. 101.00 112.00; 30 hd. 51 lbs. 130.00 ; 98 hd. 60-69 lbs. 92.00-106.00; 40 hd. 75-97 lbs. 76.00-98.00. US 2: 22 hd. 4246 lbs. 107.00 108.00. US 2-3: 10 hd. 26 lbs. 104.00; 13 hd. 37 lbs. 90.00 ; 41 hd. 46-56 lbs. 82.0086.00; 9 hd. 89 lbs. 75.00. Vintage Hogs Paradise, PA Saturday, Feb. 7,1987 Report supplied by Auction Is and 2s, 210270 lbs., 49.00-52.25; Sows, 340665 lbs., 35.0043.00; Boars, 395-555 lbs., 33.0033.50. SOYBEANS FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS MAR. MAY 494% 491% 492 490% 485% APR JUL. 491% 491% 490% 489% 484% AUG. SEP. NOV. JAN. 88 SOYBEAN MEAL FFR MAR. 145.50 145.80 146.40 144.70 143.80 MAY 140.50 140.20 141.00 139.20 138.20 45.27 45.00 44.20 44.02 43J8 JULY 138.30 138.40 138.80 137.90 136.40 AUG, SEPT. 136.90 137.10 137.30 136.60 135.20 OPT 136.10 135.80 136.10 135.50 133.60 136.90 136.60 136.60 136.00 134.50 — Z - 40 50 40 07 3 DEC. GRAIN AND LIVESTOCK FUTURES MARKET TRENDS \ 5 Th,s market information provided by ACRES ACRES is a copyrighted market information service developed by the American Farm Bureau and available to _■ .( Pennsylvania farmers on a daily basis Jbrough Pennsylvania Farmers' Association Farm Management Services, 717-T6l-2740 * ACRES CORN UPDATE; Com futures closed sharply lower in a liquidation trading session. Com futures made new contract lows again, plunging to $1.44 basis the March. An overall negative tone was established for several dif ferent reasons. CCC continues to liquidate barge com, producers continue to put com on the market after redeeming PIK certificates, and expolrt demand is showing little additional activity. 1009 1290 Generic certificates are trading at 106% to 107-1/2% today. ACRES SOYBEAN UPDATE: Soybeans closed sharply lower across the board after making new contract lows from May out in selling led by professionals. Weakness came on spill over selling from the com pit and buying was mostly confined to Colum i Now is the Time Farm Philosophy On Being a Farm Wife Flave You Heard 7 Ida’s Notebook The Micro Way Forest on Fowl Pain Farmland Dairy Md Dairy Day Bradford Co DHIA D 27 Crawford Co DHIA Banquet D 36 Crawford Co DHIA E 6 Mifflin Co DHIA E 6 Departments Editorial Farm Calendar Classified Ads Livestock Latest Business News Mailbox Markets Sale Reports Bull-etm Board GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG FUTURES MARKETS (Daily closing bids: Friday, Feb. 6 through Thursday, Feb. 12) 492% 492% 492% 492% 486% 490 490 488% 486% 481% 481 481 479 476% 472% OCT 478% 479 475% 473% 468 —f 485 485 481% 479% 474 1 FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS. 137.80 137.80 138.10 137.60 136.30 ##l ifit's AlO 826. C 2 D 2 D 6 El 6 ElB D 39 UneiiM HSn»«* CHICAGO CATTLE FEB. JUN. 60.45 .60.65 61.10 60.75 59.70 AUG. CHICAGO HOGS IUG. attempted bottom picking and late feeder. This should set the tone for short-covering. Deferred soybean a mild rally after the Cattle on weakness was fuled by ongoing feed report Friday. Cash cattle speculation about a possible cut to were basically steady to $l.OO the 1987 soybean loan rate and higher today with many terminals continued new of excellent growing unquoted due to lack of numbers, conditions in South America. ACRES NEXT DAY OUTLOOK ACRES ' WHEAT UPDATE: FOR CATTLE :$ .50 lower Wheat futures closed sharply CME FEEDER CATTLE SET lower today spurred by spillover TLEMENT; $67.92 as of 2/10/87 - $ weakness from the com pit. March 12 wheat settled 5-1/2 cents lower as ACRES HOG UPDATE: Live commission houses led hog futures were sharply lower followthrough selling. The HRW and a lack of interest and en fears continued today adding thusiasm continues to keep further stress to today’s market, overhead pressure on pork Major support on March wheat is products. The cash market was at $2.68 with overhead resistance relatively stable today with quotes at $2.77-1/2. of $ .50 higher to $ .50 lower at most ACRES CATTLE UPDATE: terminals. Future markets were Cattle futures closed sharply lower pressured due to ideas of a as weak long positions continued to seasonal downtrend merging for be liquidated. Sell-stops were servicing with in the next couple of triggered in both live cattle and weeks. issue Five Sections AlO A 37 B 4 813 817 820 D 2 A 25 A 26 AIO FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THURS. 62.82 62.95 63.32 63.02 62.70 62.67 62.90 63.17 62.85 61.77 58.40 58.45 58.67 58.35 57.47 57.30 57.40 57.65 58.35 56.55 57.50 57.55 57.80 57.55 57.05 FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THURS. 50.75 50.60 49.87 48.97 48.30 46.92 47.05 46.42 45.97 45.10 46.10 47.07 46.40 46.02 45.50 43.95 44.00 43.72 43.50 43.05 40.22 40.15 39.80 39.52 39.20 (Turn to Page Al 4) Home and Youth Homestead Notes Home on the Range Cook’s Question Corner Kid’s Korner Friends of 4 H Ephrata Young Farmers Calcium Linked To Blood Pressure Wyoming Co Pianist Farm Women News Features Cattlemen's Conference Schedule Al 9 Lancaster Extension Association A 23 Swine Feed Additives D 4 Pork Congress Schedule Dl3 Lancaster Crops and Soils Day Schedule State Association of Co Fairs D 32 Chester 4 H Livestock Banquet D 36 B 2 B 6 B 8 810 814 818 818 822 823 Dl6
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