New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, PA
Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1987
Report Supplied by Auction
TODAY
LAST WEDNESDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND: COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY FEEDER PIGS UNDER
40 LB 5.00-10.00 LOWER, OVER 40 LB.
FULLY STEADY, INSTANCES 5.00
HIGHER. ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON
ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE
HUNDRED WEIGHT.
US 1-2: 132 HD. 22-29 LBS.
110 00-129.00; 31 HD. 34 LB,
116 00-120.00; 321 HD. 40-49 LBS,
100 00-121 00; 160 HD. 50-59 LBS,
86 00-99.00, 172 HD. 60-74 LBS,
80 00-90.00; 21 HD. 82-90 LBS,
66 00-74.00.
US 2: 81 HD 35-37 LBS. 80.00-96.00;
297 HD. 40-49 LBS. 90.00-101.00; 16 HD
50 LBS. 74.00, 48 HD. 64-66 LBS.
72 00-81 00.
US 2-3 37 HD. 30-36 LBS. 88.00-90 00;
44 HD 40-46 LBS. 74.0a78.00, 14 HD
53 69 LBS. 82 00-84.00.
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, September 24, 1987
FLASH HOGS: 2000 TRADING MOD
ERATE BARROWS AND GILTS
OPENING WEAK TO .50 LOWER
SUPPLY MAINLY US 1-3 220-250 LBS.
US 1-3 220-2 SO LBS. 53.5a54.00 224
75 HEAD 54.25 200-220 LBS.
51 0a53.50.
SOWS: MOSTLY STEADY 13%.
B, US 1-3 325-500 LBS. 48.5a49.50,
MOSTLY 48.5a49.00 50a650 LBS.
51 5a52.50.
Pennsylvania
Weekly Summary
Harrisburg, PA
Friday, September 25
Report supplied by PDA
15 Livestock Markets
CATTLE: 5580. Compared with 7206
head last week and 6338 head a year ago. SI.
sleers steady to mostly 1.50 higher; si. heif
ers and bulls steady to 2.00 higher, si. cows
uneven, mostly steady to 1 00 lower; small
supply bullocks, no market left. High
Choice & Prime 2-4, si. steers 68.00-71.50;
Choice 64 50-69 50; Good 58.50-64.50;
Standard 54.00-59.(X); Good & Choice
holslcms 57.00-63.00; Choice si. heifers
62 00-65.50, Good 57 50-62.00; Standard
51 00-55.00; Breaking Utility & Commer
cial si cows 45.00-49.50, few 50.00; Cutler
& Boning Utility 42.50-46.75; Canner &
Low Cutter 36.50-42.50, shells down to
28 00, few Choice si. bullocks 59.75-64.00;
few Good 54.00-59.75; few Standard
48 00-54.00; YG 1, 1000-2375 lb. si. bulls
54 00-60.00, few to 61.75; YG 2,900-1500
lb. 49 00-57.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Steers Med. &
Urge 1, 300-600 lb. 69.50-87.00, few to
94 00, 600-900 lb. 52.00-64.00; heifers
Med & Large 1, 300-530 lb. 65.00-80.00;
500-900 lb. 42 00-57 00; bulls Med. 1,
300-650 lb. 58.00-88 00; 600-850 lb.
48 00-58 00.
CALVES: 3898. Compared with 4203
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 us a call whether you are buying or selling
Graded Feeder Sale Fri., Oct. 2-11 A.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping Abreast
New Holland Hogs
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, Sept. 21, 1987
Report Supplied by Auction
TODAY
LAST MONDAY
LAST YEAR
1620
1442
1502
TREND: COMPARED TO LAST
MONDAY, BARROWS AND GILTS 5.00
LOWER.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 LBS. 50.00-51.00, FEW
51.00-51.75; US 1 210-235 LB.
53 50-54 00
US 1-3 210-255 LB 49 00-49.75
St. Louis Hogs
2500- BARROWS & GILTS ACTIVE,
STEADY-25 LOWER.
OS 1-3 230-260 LB. 53.25-53.50,
260-270 LB. 53.0a53.25, BULK 53.25;
22a230 LB 52.0a53.00; 20a220 LB
50 0a52.00
SOWS. 30a600 LB. STEADY; OVER
600 LB. STEADY-1.00 LOWER
(ABOUT 10%).
US 1-3 300-500 LB. 47 50-48.00,
soaeoo lb. 51.00-52.0 a, over 600 lb.
53 00
BOARS: OVER 300 LB 50.00,
UNDER 300 LB 44.00
Indianapolis Hogs
50a BARROWS & GILTS MOD
ERATELY ACTIVE, 25-50 LOWER.
US 1-3 225-260 LB. 53.75-54.00,
ABOUT 45 HEAD 54.25.
SOWS: MODERATELY ACTIVE,
STEADY-50 LOWER IN A LIGHT TEST
(5%).
US 1-3 45a700 LB. 48.0a55.00.
BOARS: NOT ESTABLISHED
EARLY'.
head last week and 3818 head a year ago.
Vealers unevenly steady; Choice vealers
90.0ai05.0a Good 75.0a90.00; Standard
& Good 9ai2o lb. 78.0a88.0a 65-85 lb
65.00-80.00; Utility 50-100 lb.
300a50.00, some to 80.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi. bulls 90-130 lb.
10000-137.00; 85-95 lb 85.00-100.00;
hoi. heifers 90-135 lb. 80 00-131.00, few to
145 00, beef cross bulls and heifers 70-110
lb. 79.00-102 00.
HOGS' 4819. Compared with 5307 head
last week and 5393 head a year ago. Bar
rows & gilts steady to 300 lower; 1-3,
220-245 lb. barrows & gills 51 00-54 00,
1-3,215-250 lb. 51.00-53 00; 2-3,235-255
lb 50 00-51.00, 2-4, 225-290 lb
47 00-49.50; 1-3,140-200 lb. 44.00-49.00;
sows steady to 5.00 lower; 1-3, 300-650 lb
43 00-49.00; 2-3,300-600 lb. 40.00-46.00;
boars 37.00-4000.
FEEDER PIGS; 1154. Compared with
1134 head last week and 1090 head a year
ago. Steady to 5.00 lower; US 1-3,20-35 lb.
feeder pigs 22.00-30.00; 35-50 lb.
28 00-46.00; 50-75 lb. 42.00-56.50; aU per
head.
SHEEP: 1325. Compared with 1568
head last week and 1051 head a year ago
Spring si. lambs mostly steady to 5.00 high
er, High Choice & Prime 70-105 lb.
75.00- Choice 65-115. lb
68.00- Good & Choice 50-110 lb.
52.0a68.00; Good & Choice 55-80 lb.
feeder lambs 65 00-80.00; si. sheep
21 0a36.00.
CORN
FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THURS.
DEC.
180% 178% 175% 176% 174%
MAR 88 189'/. 186% 185 Tss% 184%
930
1262
983
MAY
194 191% 190 191 190
(JULY 196% 193% 192% 193%
SEPT. 194% 191% 190% 190% 191%
SOYBEANS
FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THURS.
533% 530% 527 529 525%
NOV,
JAN 88 538% 529% 532% 536 531%
MAR,
543’/. 535’/. 538’/. 541% 538
MAY 547'/i 54V/, 543’/. 546 542*/.
JULY 548'/. 545’/. 544’/. 547’/.
AUG,
545 546% 543 546 542
CHICAGO CATTLE
FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THURS.
OCT. 68.40 69 20 68.67 68.52 68.47
68.22 69.37 68 90 69.12 68.97
DEC,
FEB 88 68.02 68.65 68.30 68 57 68 27
69.12 69.70 69.27 69.32 6895
APR.
69.10 69.37 68.77 68.72 68.55
JUNE
FUTURES MARKET TRENDS
T|||gGRAIN AND LIVESTOCK
ACRES SOYBEAN
UPDATE: Soybeans futures
closed nicely higher this afternoon
on spillover strength from the
recovering soymeal. Further sup
port came from the lighter than
anticipated commercial hedge sell
ing, despite news of active farmer
selling. Weakness early in th'e ses
sion came on heavy cash move
ment and harvest progress.
Rumors resurfaced that USSR
bought soypellets from Argentina.
November gained 2 cents, settling
GRAIN, CATTLE AND HOG
FUTURES MARKETS
(Daily closing bids: Friday, Sept. 18 through Thursday, Sept. 24)
ACRES WHEAT UPDATE:
Wheat futures closed lower today,
close to session lows, in a late sell
off lied to long liquidation. News
that Morocco’s secound round of
bids for export bonus wheat had
been rejected in addition to the
absence of China’s export bonus
tender put wheat on the defensive
throughout today’s session. Conti
nuing reports of USSR harvest
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WHEAT
DEC,
MAR 88 304% 307 303 299% 300%
MAY
JULY 280% 282 279% 276% 275%
SOYBEAN MEAL
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS,.
OCT. 174.80 173.00 1W.20 i 73.90 169.30
DEC.
JAN 88 168.90 166.50 164.20 167.10 163.90
MAR 167.20 165.50 163.00 165.60 162.80
MAY 165.50 165.20 163.50 164.20 162.50
JULY 165.50 164.50 162.00 163.40 162.50
CHICAGO HOGS
FRI. MON. TUBS. WED. THURS.
OCT. 47.65 48.77 48.5? 48 85 49.07
DEC,
FEB 88 44.02 44.82 44.22 44 00 44.20
APR,
JUNE 43.70 43.95 43.55 43.55 43.55
JULY 44.15 44.02 43.82 43.75 43.80
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at $5.29 and January gained 3-1/2
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FRI. MON. TUES. WED. THURS.
298% 300% 296% 292% 292%
298 300% 296 291% 293
170 60 168.50 165.90 169.00 165.30
46 07 46.87 46.55 46.50 46.72
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problems limited further losses.
The Dec. option posted a 4-1/4
cent loss, settling at $2.92-1/2,
which is below our last support of
$2.93.
ACRES CATTLE UPDATE:
Live cattle and feeder cattle futures
mixed this afternoon, with losses
in the front months and gains in the
deferreds. Selling in the nearby
months was spurred by the pre
mium which October holds to cash
cattle prices as first notice day
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