Hog '
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Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., December 3, 1989
Report supplied by auction
718 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 50.00-50.25.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 49.00-50.00.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 47,50-49.00.
US 2-4 215-255 LB. 47.00-47.50.
SOWS: ALL WEIGHTS 35.00-38.00.
HEAVY BOARS: 31.75-32.75.
LIGHT BOARS: 39.50-40.50.
TREND: 1.00 HIGHER THAN PREVI
OUS SATURDAY.
Greencastle
Feeder Pig
Sale
November 25, 1989
GOOD DEMAND WITH STEADY
PRICES.
GRADE 1 & 2- 701 HEAD. 259 HD.
38-49 LBS. 70.00-79.00; 219 HD. 50-59
LBS. 63.00-77.00; 47 HD. W/TAILS 54
LBS. 61.00; 83 HD. 60-69 LBS.
58.50-70.00; 77 HD. 70-UP LBS.
57.00-62.00; 16 HD. W/TAILS 86 LBS.
55.00.
GRADE 2- 147 HEAD. 78 HD. 32-39
LBS. 59.00-62.00; 41 HD. 40-49 LBS.
55.00- 28 HD. 50-66 LBS.
51.00-
BOARS AND AS IS 32.00-51.00.
NEXT FEEDER PIG SALE AT
GREENCASTLE LIVESTOCK AUC
TION WILL BE HELD SATURDAY,
DECEMBER 23. 1989.
PIGS GRADED AND WEIGHED ON
ARRIVAL.
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, December 7, 1989
FEDERAL-STATE OPENING, MID
SESSION AND CLOSE HOGS: 1800 '
TRADING MODERATE. BARROWS
AND GILTS FIRM TO .50 HIGHER
COMPARED WITH WEDNESDAY.
SUPPLY MAINLY US 1-3 230-260 LBS.
US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 49.00-49.50, 110
HEAD 49.75-50.00 2-3 240-260 LBS.
48.50-49.00 260-280 LBS. 47.50-48.50. •
SOWS: FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER 14%
US 1-3 325-650 LBS. 38.00 TO MOSTLY
38.50.
BOARS: OVER 350 LBS. 36.50
UNDER 350 LBS. 36.00-37.00.
HOG 214 HC 49.00-50.00 HD
49.00- HE 49.00-50.00 HI
49.00- HJ 49.00-49.50 HK
49.00- HQ 48.50-49.00 HR
47.50-48.50 VV 38.00-38.50 WW
38.00- XX 38.00-38.50 YY
38.00- ZZ 36.50-36.50.
Indianapolis Hogs
Thursday, December 7, 1989
HOGS: 500 - BARROWS & GILTS
MODERATELY ACTIVE, UNEVENLY
50-75 HIGHER.
US 1-3 230-265 LB. 49.00-49.25.
ABOUT 75 HEAD 49.50.
SOWS: MODERATELY ACTIVE,
STEADY TO WEAK. (4%).
US 1-3 475-550 LB. 34.00-36.00,
600-750 LB. 38.00-40.00.
BOARS: OVER 400 LB. 34.00.
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and marketing conditions.
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New Holland
Hogs
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, December 4, 1989
Hog Receipts:
Today
Last Monday
Lait Year
TREND; Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts 50-1.00 higher, with few lots
US 1 2.00-3.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-255 lb 49.00-50.50,
1210 1.5- couple lots 535-54.0. 1 50.
US 2-3 Couple lols 275-305 lb
44.75-45.00.
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Westminster
Livestock Auction
Dec. 1, 1989
937 PIGS. 2 WEEKS AGO 848; COM
PARED TO LAST SALE PRICES WERE
5.00-8.00 LOWER. ALL PIGS WEIGHED
ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE
HUNDREDWEIGHT.
GRADE 1: 91 HEAD, 47-54 LBS.,
80.00- 69 HEAD. 60-67 LBS.,
70.00- 72 HEAD. 70-71 LBS...
69.00- 38 HEAD, 84 LBS., 70.00.
GRADE 1 AND 2: 72 HEAD, 37-46
LBS., 70.00-83.00; 332 HEAD, 49-60
LBS., 77.00-86.50; 35 HEAD. 56-57 LBS.,
72.00; 61 HEAD. 65-79 LBS.,
59.00- 8 HEAD, 84 LBS., 55.00.
GRADE 2: 54 HEAD. 53-54 LBS,,
71.00- 19 HEAD. 62-67 LBS.
60.00-
GRADE 2 AND 3; 30 HEAD. 24-42
LBS., 64.00-70.00.
NEXT SALE FRL, DEC. 15.1:30 P.M.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, December 6, 1989
Feeder Pigs:
Today
Last Wednesday
Last Year
TREND; Compared to last Wednesday
feeder pigs 4.00-10.00 higher. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred
weight
GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US
1-2 63 30-39 95.00-101.00. 120 40-49
89.00-98.00.126 50-59 89.00-94.00.10 96
61.00.
US 2 25 30-39 94.00-96.00. 55 40-49
80.00-88.00. 83 50-59 85.00-91.00. 39
61-62 80.00-86.00. 33 71-78 67.00-68.00.
39 81-93 58.00-64.00.
US 2-3 26 38 82.00-90.00. 11 56-59
76.00-78.00. 19 61-63 71.00-74.00.
SLAUGHTER 11 23 141.00. 77 17-36
105.00-125 00.
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Pa. Grain
December 4, 1989
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY'S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN. CENTRAL -•'AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA. CORN S I EADY
TO .05 HIGHER; WHEAT STEADY TO
.10 HIGHER; BARLEY STEADY, OATS
AND NEW EAR CORN STEADY TO
STRONG: SOYBEANS STEADY TO .10
LOWER.
1824
981
1493
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.58-2.85,
AVERAGE 2.72; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.90-4.38, AVERAGE 4.16, FEW
REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 3.39-3.45; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.95-2.30, AVERAGE 2.08, FEW
REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.00; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.55-1.90, AVERAGE 1.72; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.35-5.81, AVERAGE
5.56; FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM
#2 RANGE 2.35, AVERAGE 2.35; FEW
REPORTED OLD EAR CORN RANGE
74.00- AVERAGE 76.33; FEW
REPORTED NEW EAR CORN RANGE
58.00- AVERAGE 67.39.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.50-2.83,
AVERAGE 2.65; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.50-3.90. FEW REPORTED
4.20, AVERAGE 3.70; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.85-2.30, AVERAGE 2 06;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.25-1.80, AVER
AGE 1.47; FEW REPORTED SOY
BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.50, AVERAGE
5.50; FEW REPORTED OLD EAR CORN
RANGE 65.00-75.00, AVERAGE 70.00;
FEW REPORTED NEW EAR CORN
RANGE 52.00-67.00, AVERAGE 60,25.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.58-2.85,
AVERAGE 2.72; ©WHEAT NO. 2-Y
RANGE 3.50-4.38, AVERAGE 3.93;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1,90-2.30,
AVERAGE 2.07;. OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.35-1.90, AVERAGE 1.62; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.35-5.81, AVERAGE
5.53; FEW REPORTED OLD EAR CORN
RANGE 65.00-90.00, AVERAGE 77.00;
FEW REPORTED NEW EAR CORN
RANGE 55.00-75.00, AVERAGE 64.63.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.80,
AVERAGE 2.76; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.45-4.05, AVERAGE 3.81;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.30,
AVERAGE 2 09; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.50-1.80, AVERAGE 1.62; SOYBEANS
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NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.60, AVERAGE
5.48; FEW REPORTED GR SORGHUM
#2 RANGE 2.40, AVERAGE 2.40, FEW
REPORTED PER HUNDREDWEIGHT
RECLEANED 15% RANGE 9,15, AVER
AGE 9.15, FEW REPORTED OLD EAR
CORN RANGE 74 00-90 00, AVERAGE
84.67; FEW REPORTED NEW FAR
CORN RANGE 59.00-70 00, AVERAGE
64.50.
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.45-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.71; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.35-4.05, AVERAGE 3.75;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.05-2.10,
AVERAGE 2.08; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.50-1.95, AVERAGE 1.67; FEW
REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.40, AVERAGE 5.40; FEW REPORTED
NEW EAR CORN RANGE FEW
REPORTED 65.00-72.00, AVERAGE
68.50.
CORN NO. 2-Y2.71; @WIIEAT NO.
2-Y 3.80; BARLEY NO. 3 2.02; OATS
NO. 2 1.59; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.45; EEW
REPORTED OLD EAR CORN 81.69;
FEW REPORTED EAR CORN 61.73.
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.07; ©WHEAT NO.
2-Y 3.83; BARLEY NO. 3 2.44; OATS
NO. 2 2.39; SOYBEANS NO. 17.21; FEW
REPORTED OLD EAR CORN 93.47;
NEW EAR CORN 78 11.
HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
BETTER, PRICES PAID BY DEALERS
AT THE FARM & PER TON). HAY
STEADY TO S 5 HIGHER; STRAW
STEADY.
ALFALFA 90.00-110.00; MIXED
HAY 80.00-110.00; TIMOTHY
80.00- FEW 120.00; STRAW
60.00- MULCH 20.00-40.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
12/01/89. PRICES PER TON: LOADS:
230 HAY, 56 STRAW, AND 22 EAR
CORN.
ALFALFA 108.00-210.00; MIXED
HAY 88.00-182.00; TIMOTHY
95.00-165.00; STRAW 95.00-146.00;
EAR CORN 72.00-87 00.
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Dinner for 300 814
Top Horse-Award Winner ...816
Now is the Time AlO Pie Making Expert 818
Foraging Around A 34 Franklin Co. Horse BanquetC 4
On Being A Farm Wife B 3 Cumberland DHIA C 5
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Have You Heard B 5 Berks Co. 4-H D 26
Ida’s Notebook 812
Poultry Pointers D 33 H QME AND YOUTH
rMTDADTik/irrM’rc Homestead Notes B 2
DEPARTMENTS Home B 6
_Cook’s Question Comer B 8
d,lonal :••• •■ AJJ Kid’s Komer 810
Farm Calendar AlO Farm omen societies 817
Farm Forum AlO
Classified Ads 826, Cl 4 DAIRY
Business News D3O
Mailbox Markets D 35 Berks Holstein Banquet A2l
Sale Reports D3B DHIA Tours A 22
Public Auction Register D 39 Lancaster DHIA Banquet.... A 25
Huntingdon DHIA D 2
Adams DHIA D 32
Lancaster. Raping, Saturday, December 9,1989-A3
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
MONTH AGO
YEAR AGO
Regional Hay
December 4, 1989
Eastern, Pa.
LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS
CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA. HAY
AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
12/1/89 PRICES PER TON: LOADS 137
HAY, 18 STRAW & 0 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 92.00-185.00, MIXED
HAY 85 00-170.00; TIMOTHY
79 00-122 00; STRAW 55.00-87.00
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, Dec. 1, 1989
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 118.
MIXRD HAY; 79.00-207.00.
ALFALFA: 112.00-187.00.
TIMOTHY: 102.00-190.00.
GRASS HAY: 92.00-152.00.
CORN FODDER: 2 LOADS, 52.00
AND 57.00.
STRAW: 95.00-135.00.
EAR CORN: 72.00-87.00.
OATS: 2.35-2.50 HU.
FIREWOOD: 3 LOADS, 20.00 AND 2
AT 50.00.
King’s Hay
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, December 5, 1989
Report Supplied by Auction
Total loads: ss.
ALFALFA: 102.00-200.00.
ALFALFA MIX: 89.00-174.00.
TIMOTHY AND TIMOTHY.- MIX:
80.00-160.00.
CLOVER AND CLOVER MIX:
110.00-123.00.
GRASS HAY: 103.00-141.00.
MIXED HAY: 106.00-133.00.
STRAW: 100.00-120.00.
EAR CORN: 85.00.
CORN FODDER: 70.00.
WOOD: 60.00-70.00 PICK-UP LOAD.
Good’s Hay
Lcola, Pa.
1 Wed, Dec. 6,1989
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 125.
ALFALFA: 93.00-200.00.
TIMOTHY: 92.00-160.00.
MIXED HAY: 76.00-192.00.
GRASS: 101.00-128.00.
ORCHARD CRASS: 80.00-100 00.
BROME GRASS: 114.00.
SOYBEANS STUBBLES: 42.00.
STRAW: 96.00-131.00.
CORN: 71.00-106.00.
OATS: 2.50-2.60 BU.
CORN FODDER: 73.00.