,sai*4 Hog
-$W3r Markets
New Holland Feeder
Pigs
Feb. 28, 1990
TODAY
LAST WEDNESDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND: Compared to last Wednesday
feeder pigs 3.00-8.00 higher. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US
1-2 37 34-37 138.00. 96 40-49
120.00-123.00. 61 50-54 110.00-120.00.
34 58 104.00. 57 66-73 90.00-95.00.
US 2 45 43-47 104.00-112.00. 21 53-57
84.00-90,00.
US 2-3 9 49 82.00-92.00. 15 61-65
75.00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER 103 25-36
142.00-150.00.
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Carlisle Livestock Auction
Friday, Feb. 23, 1990
TREND: RESULTS ON 1266 PIGS.
TREND: STRONG DEMAND! PIGS
WERE FULLY STEADY TO 5.00 HIGH
ER. ALL PIGS WERE WEIGHTED ON
ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE
HUNDREDWEIGHT.
US 1-2: 875 HEAD. 24 HEAD 37 LBS.
133.00; 285 HEAD 40-49 LBS.
115.00- 228 HD. 50-59 LBS.
109.00- 294 HEAD 60-69 LBS.
100.00- 44 HEAD, 70-79 LBS.
90.00-
US 2: 285 HEAD. 6 HEAD 25 LBS.
101.00; 19 HEAD 32-39 LBS.
120.00- 102 HD. 40-49 LBS.
113.00- 111 HD. 51-59 LBS,
95.00- 45 HD. 60-69 LBS,
96.00- 2 HD. 70-85 LBS.
79.00-
US NO. 2 AND 3: 46 HD. 40-52 LBS,
98.00-130.00; 6 HD. 52 LBS. 74.00.
AS IS: 44 HD. 28-48 LBS. 40.00-56.00.
LATE CUTS AND UTILITIES: 10 HD.
40-46 LBS. 40.00-120.00.
NEXT STATE GRADED PIG SALE
FRIDAY. MARCH 9, 1:30. GRADING
7:30-11.30 A.M.
NEXT HAY SALE FRIDAY, MARCH
9, 12:30 P.M.
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
Feb. 28, 1990
CATTLE AND CALVES: 50 ( 50
SLTR, 0 FDRS)
SUPPLY CONSISTS OF COWS.
TRADING MODERATELY ACTIVE.
COWS 1.00 LOWER.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: COWS:
CUTT, UTIL. COMM BULK SALES HI
DRESS % LO-DRESS % BREAKING 2-4
46.00-50.00
BONING 1-2 50.00-53.00 52.00-54.00
LOW TO AVG. CUTTER 47.00-51.00
DS DB 46.00-49.00 DC 47.00-50.00 DD
50.00- DE 49.00-54.00 DF
45.00-
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feed
ers two marketing Days Give us a call for advice
and marketing conditions.
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'f . '
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We are buying feeder pigs
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Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri., March 9 - 11:00 A.M.
Reliable Help Needed For
3 Days Per Week In Hog Dept.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
I StOCkWdS
Tel. (7171 397-5136
An Old Me* Commission Firm Keeping Abrsast
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., Feb. 24, 1990
Report supplied by auction
650 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 50.50-51.00
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 49.50-50.50
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 49.00-49.75
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 47.00-48.75
GOOD SOWS: 41.00-43.50
MEDIUM SOWS: 37.00-40.50
THIN SOWS: 34.00-37.00
HEAVY BOARS: 32.50-37.00
LIGHT BOARS: 35.00-39.00
New Holland
Hog Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, February 26, 1990
Hog Receipts:
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts 1.00-1.50 higher, instances
2.00 higher on US 1-3.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-250 lb 49.50-50.75.
US 1 Few lots 215-235 lb 51.00-54.00.
US 1-3 210-260 lb 48.00-49.00
US 2-3 Few 220-260 lb 47.5048 00,
One lot highly mixed 260 lb 43.50.
HOGS: 1600 TRADING ACTIVE.
BARROWS AND GILTS FULLY. 50
HIGHER COMARED WITH WEDNES
DAY. SUPPLY MAINLY US 1-3 230-260
LBS.
US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 51.00-51.50
210220 LBS. 47.0051.00 2-3 230-260
LBS. 50.50-51.00 260-280 LBS.
49.0050.50
SOWS: 1.00 TO 1.50 HIGHER 15%
US 1-3 325-500 LBS. 46.00-46.50
500-650 LBS. MOSTLY 47.50, FEW
48.00
BOARS: OVER 350 BLS. 43.00-43.75
UNDER 350 LBS. 42.50-43.00
HOG 214
HB 47.00-51.00 HC 51.00-51.50 HD
51.00- HE 51.00-51.50 HH
47.00- HI 51.00-51.50 HJ
51.00- HK 51.00-51.50 HQ
50.50- HR 49.50-50.50 VV
46.00- WW 46.00-46.50 XX
47.50- YY 47.50-48.00 ZZ
43.00-
With Tbs Tims*
1128
1095
1076
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, IL
March 1, 1990
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Pa. Grain
February 26, 1990
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN STEADY
TO .05 HIGHER: WHEAT UNEVENLY
STEADY: BARLEY AND OATS MOST
LY STEADY; SOYBEANS MOSTLY
STEADY TO .05 LOWER; EAR CORN
STEADY TO STRONG.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-2.85,
AVERAGE 2.77, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.65-2.75;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.75-4.08,
AVERAGE 3.93, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 3.26-3.37;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.40,
AVERAGE 2.16, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 1.60-2.05;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.60-1.80, AVER
AGE 1.72, FEW REPORTED CON
TRACT FOR HARVEST 1.25; SOY
BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.75, AVER
AGB 5.57, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 5.50-5.75;
FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2
RANGE 2.60, AVERAGE 2.60; AVER
AGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE
66.00-85.00, AVERAGE 76.67.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.60-2.82,
FEW REPORTED 2.92, AVERAGE 2.73;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.50-3.90,
AVERAGE 3.70; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.80-2.35, AVERAGE 2.11;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.40-1.80, AVER
AGE 1.61; FEW REPORTED SOY
BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.55, AVERAGE
5.55; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN
RANGE 70.00-85.00, FEW REPORTED
60.00, AVERAGE 73.22.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.60-2.92,
AVERAGE 2.76; @ WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.65-4.02, AVERAGE 3.86;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.40,
AVERAGE 2.15; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.50-1.90. AVERAGE 1.69; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.65, AVERAGE
5.54; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN
RANGE 65.00-85.00, AVERAGE 75.52.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANG! 2.60-2.92,
AVERAGE 2.78; @WHEA i' NO. 2
RANGE 3.70-4.00, AVERAGE 3.87;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.25,
SOMETHING TO
CROW ABOUT-.
LOW
CLASSIFIED
RATES
WITH
EXCELLENT
RESULTS!
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
FRI., MAR. 9
&
FRI., MAR. 23
1:30 P.M.
Hay Sala 12:30
Carlisle
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(717) 249-4511 cr
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AVERAGE 2.16; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.55-1.90, AVERAGE 1.72; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.60, AVERAGE
5.49; FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM
#2 RANGE 2.35, AVERAGE 2.35; AVER
AGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE
65.00-85.00, AVERAGE 76.38.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.46-2.95,
AVERAGE 2.76; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.60-3.90, AVERAGE 3.79;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.10-2.15,
AVERAGE 2.13; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.40-2.00, AVERAGE 1.74; FEW
REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.40, AVERAGE 5.40; AVERAGE NEW
EAR CORN RANGE 72.00-80.00, AVER
AGE 76.75.
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.76; ©WHEAT NO
#2 3.94; BARLEY NO. 3 2.16; OATS NO.
2 1.72; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.50; AVER
AGE EAR CORN 73.79.
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.07; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 3.97; BARLEY NO. 3 2.53; OATS NO.
2 2.40; SOYBEANS NO. 1 7.37; AVER
AGE NEW EAR CORN 91.10.
Regional Hay
February 26, 1990
Eastern, Pa.
HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
BETTER, PRICES PAID BY DEALERS
AT THE FARM & PER TON). HAY &
STRAW STEADY TO $lO LOWER.
ALFALFA 90.00-125.00; MIXED
HAY 60.00-100.00; TIMOTHY HAY
70.00-100.00; STRAW 50.00-80.00;
MULCH 20.00-40.00.
LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
2/23/90. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 326
HAY, 102 STRAW, AND 22 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 90.00-182.00; MIXED
HAY 65.00-154.00; TIMOTHY HAY
95.00-145.00; STRAW 54.00-100.00;
EAR CORN 76.00-94.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA. HAY
AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
2/23/90. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 194
HAY, 42 STRAW & 12 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 87.00-181.00; MIXED
HAY 55.00-170.00; TIMOTHY HAY
55.00-92.50; STRAW 44.00-88.00; EAR
CORN 75.00-100.00.
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Poultry Pointers A 43 DHIA Focus A 26
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Have You Heard B 4 Holstein Convention Sale... A 32
Microwave Minutes 813 Holstein Hall Of Fame A 32
Ida’s Notebook 820 Lancaster Dairy Days A 36
Pork Prose D 2 Lancaster DHIA D2O
FEATURES Snyder DHIA D 26
Lebanon Ag Seminar A2B
Harpster PHA President A3O
Lebanon Farm & Home A 33
Cynthia Kereluk A 35
Fine Clothing 814
Frumpys 816 DEPARTMENTS
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Editorial AlO
Homestead Notes B 2 Farm Calendar AlO
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Cook’s Question Comer B 8 Classified Ads 824
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4-H Happenings 820 Sale Reports E 8
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3,1990-A3
MONTH AGO
YEAR AGO
CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, PA
Monday, February 26, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 187.
ALFALFA: 57.00-210.00.
MDCED HAY: 52.00-200.00.
TIMOTHY: 70.00-147.00.
CLOVER: 32.00
ORCHARD GRASS: 82.0fr177.00
STRAW: 60.00-135.00.
EAR CORN; 82.00-89.00.
OATS: 1.90-2.50 BU.
This sale was formerly held at the New
Holland Sales Stable. It is now held at Dif
fenbach’s New Holland Auction Center
Ltd. located at 100 W. Jackson St, New
Holland, across from the prior sale location.
Auction time is 10.00 ami. Mondays.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, Feb. 23, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 85.
MIXED HAY: 60.00-167.00.
ALFALFA: 72.00-180.00.
TIMOTHY; 89.00-142.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 87.00-148.00.
STRAW: 90.00-112.00.
CORN: 79.00-94.00.
OATS: 2.25 AND 3.05 BU.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurs., March 1, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 22.
ALFALFA: 102.50-138.00.
MIXED HAY: 70.00-134.00.
TIMOTHY: 61.00-128.00.
STRAW: 91.00-110.00.
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wed, Feb. 28, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
101 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 75.00-220.00.
TIMOTHY: 56.00-142.00.
MIXED HAY: 66.00-202.00.
STRAW; 65.00-116.00.
CORN; 80.00-86.00.
OATS: 2.00-2.15 BU.
ORCHARD GRASS: 154.00-156.00.
MEADOW GRASS: 76.00.