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Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., April 18,1987
Report supplied by auction
486 head.
US § 1220-235 lbs., 53.50-55.00, few
55.25- US #l&2 210-250 lbs.,
52.25- US #l&3 215-255 lbs.
51.00- US 2&4 215-245 lbs.
50.00-
SOWS: 300-500 lbs. 36.7542.50;
500-600 lbs. 42.7545.25.
BOARS: Under 300 lbs. 37.00-
39.50 ; 300-655 lbs. 34.00-37.25.
Vintage Hogs
Paradise, PA
Saturday, April 18,1987
Report supplied by Auction
I’s and 2’s, 205-265 lbs., 51.00-
52.75; Sows, 295-495 lbs., 38.00-
42.25; Boars, 250 lbs. 36.50.
New Holland
Hogs
Monday, April 20,1987
Last Last
Today Mon Y r
Hog Receipts 788 838 1236
TREND COMPARED TO LAST MONDAY
BARROWS AND GILTS STEADY INSTANCES 50
LOWER
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1 2 210240 LB
51 50-52 50, FEW LOTS 52 50-53 00
US 1 210-245 LB 53 25-54 25, COUPLE LOTS
54 50-55 50
US 1-3 200-255 LB 49 50-51 00
US 2 4 220-260 LB 48 00-49 00
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Wednesday, April 22,1987
Last
Last
Today Wed
1106 1469
Feeder Pigs
TREND COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY
FEEDER PIGS 3 00-5 00 LOWER ALL PIGS
WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE
HUNDREDWEIGHT
GRADE t HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US 1 2 111 30-39
138 00-ISS 00 244 40-49 124 00-140 00 155
50-59 112 00-127 00 48 61-63 112 00-113 00
64 70-93116 00-120 00
US 23327 29 128 00132 00 57 43-46 1 18 OO
124 00
US 2 3 33 28 112 00120 00 42 34-35 126 00
134 00 97 4 049102 00116 00 9 61 116 00
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, April 23,1987
USOA FLASH HOGS 600 BARROWS 8 GILTS
MODERATELY ACTIVE. 26- 50 LOWER SUPPLY
USI 3 225-270 LBS
US 1 3 225-255 LBS 52 25-52 50.50 HEAD 52 75
SOWS MODERATELY ACTIVE MOSTLY
STEADY 7%
US 1 3 450-550 LBS 44 00-46 00 650-675 LBS
51 00
BOARS OVER 400 LBS 40 00
Peoria Hogs
Thursday, April 23,1987
FEDERAL STATE FLASH HOGS 2400 TRADING
FAIRLY ACITVE BARROWS AND GILTS
OPENING SO LOWER SUPPLY MAINLY US 1 3
200-260 LBS
US 1 2 200-250 LBS 52 00-52 50 1 3 200-250
LBS 51 50-52 00
SOWS UNDER 500 LBS UNEVEN AND MOSTLY
STEADY OVER 500 LBS STEADY TO 100
HIGHER 15%
US 1 2 350-500 LBS 44 50-45 50 1 3 500-650
LBS 47 00-48 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
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Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri.. May 1 at 11:00 A.M.
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State Graded
Feeder Pig
Sale
Westminster Livestock
April 17,1987
1,076 Pigs - 2 weeks ago 869.
Quality was very good! Prices $3-
$lO higher! All pigs weighed on
arrival and sold by the pound.
US 1: 51 hd. 30-33 lbs. 142.00-
146.50; 198 hd. 4046 lbs. 130.00-
144.00; 53 hd. 52-56 lbs. 121.00-
129.50.
US 1&2; 13 hd. 25-26 lbs. 127.00-
149.00; 130 hd. 34-39 lbs. 133.00-
140.00; 163 hd. 4149 lbs. 121.00-
128.00; 280 hd. 50-59 lbs. 107.00-
120.00; 100 hd. 6M5 lbs. 100.00-
106.00; 12 hd. 79-89 lbs. 75.00-85,00.
US 2: 53 hd. 25-39 lbs. 110.00-
140.00; 9 hd. 53 lbs. 108.00 ; 4 hd. 65
lbs. 80.00.
Next Sale: Friday, May Ist -1:30
P.M.
Chambersburg
Livestock
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
Thursday, April 23,1987
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 328...PDA. Compared
with last Thursday’s market:
Slaughter cows .50 to $1.25 higher.
Few Good si. steers 57.00-59.25, few
Standard and Good 54.35-57.00.
Few Good holstein heifers 53.00-
56.00. Breaking Utility and
Commercial si. cows 44.00-49.50,
few 51.35, few Beef cross 56.60,
Cutter & Boning Utility 42.00-46.75,
Canner & Low Cutter 38.85-42.50,
Shells down to 35.00. Yield Grade
No. 1, 1250-2250 lbs. si. bulls 47.50-
56.75. Feeder Cattle: Few Medium
Frame No. 1, 380-650 lbs. steers
58.50-76.00. Few Medium Frame
No. 1300-760 lbs. heifers 55.5069.00.
CALVES 311... Few Choice
vealers 84.00-97, few Good 70.00-75,
Standard and Good 75-100 lbs.
57.0067, Utility 6065 lbs. 45.00-
57.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls
85-90 lbs. 67.00-75, 95-130 lbs. 85.00-
123, Holstein Heifers 90-140 lbs.
85.00-128.00, couple down to 60.00.
HOGS 35...C0up1e lots US No. 2-3
225&250 lbs. barrows and gilts 49.75
& 50.00. Few US No. 1-3 400485 lbs.
sows 42.0043.00. Few Boars 36.00
43.00.
1676
FEEDER PIGS 1...N0 market
test.
SHEEP 2...0ne Good 60 lbs.
spring si. lamb 70.00. One si. ewe
18.50.
GOATS 0...N0 Market Test,
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GRAIN. CATTLE AND HOG
FUTURES MARKETS
(Daily closing bids: Friday, Apr. 17 through Thursday, Apr. 23)
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ACRES CORN UPDATE: Com
futures closed higher on in
flationary .strength in precious
metals and foreign currencies.
Commercials bought nearby in the
hopes of export business. Light
movement as farmers resume
fieldwork prompted commercial
buying of May and July. The House
Ag panel approved a bill today to
advance $2.7 billion of final com
deficiency payments to farmers
now instead of November. This
measure has not been approved by
the full committee and more than
likely will also run into some
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Franklin County DHIA
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177% 177% 176% 180%
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192% 191% 189% 192%
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52.17 50.32 50.05 53.52 AUG.
49.45 47.20 46.75 51.10 SEPT.
46.35 42.05 41.67 47.82 OCT.
41.55 41.05 40.75 42.17 DEC.
40.85 40.55 40.30 40.95 JAN 88
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budget obstacles.
Generic certificates are currently
trading at 103.5% to 105.%
ACRES SOYBEAN UPDATE:
Soybean futures rallied today from
3-1/4 on old crop to 6 cents on new
crop mainly in sympathy with
outside markets and more par
ticularly on precious metals and
inflationary fears. Nearby months
fell off session highs and com
mission houses liquidated. Late
selling was prompted by skit
tishness over the bean marketing
loan. The Marketing Loan proposal
In this
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FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS.
69.35 65.32 65.17 60.00
64.45 61.40 61.07 65.85
60.77 60.62 60.20 61.52
60.27 61.02 60.87 60.62
60.80 60.40 60.27 61.17
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS
282% 278% 277 279%
273 268*4 263% 268%
274% 269 264% 270%
279% 275% 272 277%
280% 275% 272% 278
FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THURS.
150.40 149.40 150.60 152.40
151.10 150.00 150.70 152.50
151.50 150.60 151.10 153.00
151.80 150.70 151.20 152.90
152.10 150.80 151.50 153.50
152.80 151.60 152.10 154.00
153.70 152.70 153.00 154.80
by Boschwitz for a budget waiver
was defeated in the senate this
afternoon. .Boschwitz’s amend
ment would have established
maketing loans for soybeans and
sunflowers. The weather has
cleared now in South America and
harvesting is proceeding.
ACRES WHEAT UPDATE:
Wheat futures closed higher today
from 2-3/4 cents on the May option
to 5-3/4 cents higher on the
December option. This rally today
was based on the strength in the
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