Al6-lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 9, 2000 GRAIN. CATTLE, HOG, & MILK BFP FUTURES MARKETS Markets Courtesy of Chicago Board and Mercantile Exchange Closing Bids: Thursday, December 7,2000 Corn QOD§C 2091 209 3/4 j 204 3/4,204 3/4 [ 205 [ 205 -34 l/2f211 l/2i 2071207 l/4j 1207 1/4) -4flj jbjLjyrlziS 1/2? 220 214 1/4 214 3/4 [il4 1/2 |214 3/4 -4o! WtWttfii 226 1/4 j 227 3/41222 1/4|222 1/2 222 3/4 222 3/4 -361 M 233 3/4 2351229 1/2 230 230 1/4 230 1/4 -34 241 241 l 237 237 1/2 237 237 1/4 -26 2si 1/2 246 3/4 247 1/2 247 1/4 247 1/2 -26 jjpjp||2s6 1/2 256 1/2 _ 255 255_ 256 255 1/2 ’ -26 MM 265 1/2 266[265 1/2 266 266 -24 263 20 Soybeans _ | Monl^^Wning| High p'tff j 5T2172 512 1/2 502 ___ ’520 _ 5201510 524! *525i _ iOjiflay r Oliiul: 101Aug| 531! 5301530 OlSefi ’ 528 [ » 532 >37 1/2 537 ZjjjiS* VC I,r Oats MonthjOpening Wf" ■ T 01Mar 112 3/4 113 iOlMay 118 1/2 118 1/2 OUul I 123 123 1 I3 IL 131I 31 Wheat 262 262 1, 3/ 4! _ 21 offi*|f r 289 1/2 290 3 [®U(&299 1/2 [Wbpjioi 1/2 ' 322 ■' 6s§>: |Montli [6pi4n!tigF,*ilgb ' 337 Soybean Meal Month Opening High Low OODec 190.3 190.3 187.1 |oljan 188.6 189.0 OlMar 188.5 [188.5 OlMay 184.01184.0 183.5 183.5 OUui OlAug 181.8 181.8 178.0,177.8 b 178.0 a j 178.0, OlSep 180.5 ;180.5'177.51177.3 b 177.5 a[177.5j 01 Oct 180. 0! 180.0,174.51174.0 b 174.5 aj174.5| 01 Dec 181.5 181.5 b!175.5 a[175.5j -24 Month Opening! High ! tow Soybean Oil _ iMpnth Opening High f oobec 15.0515.0514.7 qr 14.79 -12| jl^Jaq; ‘ 15.15 15.20 14.91 15.00 | 15.01 jIS-Olf -161 15.60 15.65 15.30 15.4qj 15.41 15.41 -17 jjjjßjjjj 16.05 16.05 15.72 15.82^F 15.83 15.83 [ _ Ifr. Wktfe 10 *l6/23mi *i. tt w f!6iJL3«r»' , » 532 1 322{ 316 337 334 Ci&sing Chg 187.7 i 187.5 j 187.6; -111 185.61 185.8 | 183.0 183.0 F 183.5 180.1 180.5 180.1 1180.3 179.5 1 179.7 316 i 179.7: Lean Hogs Daily Prices As of Date 12/07/00 12/07/00 2/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 Composite Volume Open_lnt 12/06/00 10943 49357 Live Cattle Daily Prices As of Date 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 Composite Volume Openjnt 12/06/00 33649 132611 Pork Bellies Daily Prices As ofThursday, 7 December Date 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 12/07/00 Composite VolumeOpenjnt 12/06/00 545 2451 CME Milk Daily Prices As ofFriday, 10 March Date 316 -50 03/10/00 03/10/00 03/10/00 03/10/00 03/10/00 03/10/00 03/10/00 03/10/00 03/10/00 03/10/00 03/10/00 -13’ ---I -18 -16' -171 -2o: Composite Volume Open_lnt 03/09/00 22 7271 -17 -22 To help farmers across the state to have handy reference of commodity input costs in their feeding operations for DHIA record sheets or to develop livestock feed cost data, here’s last week’s average costs of various ingred ients as compiled from regional reports across the state of Pennsylvania. -17 ,-14 i ■ .. *-»»*■**«•••• » * • • v te***.*.**,.*?* * 1 p re v Open High Low Last Chge Vo , ume 3065 5196 1495 558 245 93 155 no 26 5590 5605 5570 5580 5930 5935 5870 5877 5860 5870 5822 5840 6440 6445 6390 6412 6200 6230 6185 6215 5950 5970 5935 5960 5120 5190 5110 5190 4817 4840 4800 4837 4850 4950 4850 4872 Dec 00 Feb 01 Apr 01 Jun 01 JulOl Aug 01 Oct 01 Dec 01 Feb 02 Open High Low Last Chge _ 7 f rev * 6 Volume 10736 14078 5826 1781 1067 121 40 Dec 00 7515 7617 7510 7595 Feb 01 7665 7715 7642 7692 Apr 01 7735 7775 7705 7755 Jun 01 7340 7352 7307 7345 Aug 01 7340 7360 7315 7352 Oct 01 7490 7500 7460 7485 Dec 01 7540 7555 7530 7555 Open Wigh Low Last Chps 6530 6620 6490 6600 ? + 118 >T 516 6500 6600 6490 6595 +l3O 29 6620 6715 6590 6590 +4O , 0 6670 6740 6670 6730 +205 0 6650 6710 6650 6650 +4O 0 Feb 01 Mar 01 May 01 JulOl Aug 01 Prcv Prgv Open High Low Last Chge Vo|ume open 3 742 2 613 5 617 7 824 5 1190 0 1061 0 767 0 675 0 405 0 348 0 29 0 962 962 962 990 995 981 985 1034 1034 1026 1026 1115 1115 1103 1105 1195 1195 1185 1186 1248 1248 1232 1232 1260 1260 1248 1248 1273 1273 1265 1267 1205 1205 1200 1200 1194 1194 1186 1187 0 1139 1139 1139 Mar 00 Apr 00 May 00 Jun 00 Jul 00 Aug 00 Sep 00 Oct 00 Nov 00 Dec 00 Jan 01 Average Farm Feed Costs for Handy Reference - Thursday, 7 December - Thursday, 7 December Remember, these are averages, so you will need to adjust your figures up or down according to your location and the quality of your crop. Corn, No.2y —1.95 bu., 3.48 cwt. Wheat, N 0.2 2.17 bu., 3.62 cwt. Barley, N 0.3 —1.38 bu., 2.94 cwt. Oats, N 0.2 —1.30 bu., 4.06 cwt. Soybeans, No.l 4.30 bu., 7.19 cwt. Ear Corn 56.29 ton, 2.82 cwt. Alfalfa Hay 113.75 ton, 5.69 cwt. Mixed Hay —108.75 ton, 5.44 cwt. Timothy Hay —lOO.OO ton, 5.0 cwt. Open_lnt 8522 27388 5961 3900 1109 533 1004 910 29 Prev. Open_lnt 17276 65893 27657 10088 9342 1875 479 +BB +25 +23 +8 + 15 -15 -5 Prev. Opening 2098 132 133 66 ' 22 unch -7 unch Prev.