r Ho s
Markets
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Carlisle Livestock Auction
Friday, March 9, 1990
TREND: RESULTS ON 1264 PIGS.
TREND: VERY ACTIVE I PIGS WERE
15.00-20.00 HIGHER ON I’S AND 2’S.
ALL PIGS WERE WEIGHTED ON ARRI
VAL AND SOLD BY THE
HUNDREDWEIGHT.
US 1-2: 709 HEAD. 29 HEAD 32-39
LBS. 149.50-150.00; 285 HEAD 42-49
LBS. 126.00-148.50; 215 HEAD 51-59
LBS. 112.00-136.00; 141 HEAD 61-69
LBS. 106.00-131.00; 39 HEAD 76-79 LBS.
9600-101.00.
US 2:465 HEAD. 92 HEAD 28-39 LBS.
132.00- 167.00; 6 HEAD 39 LBS. W TATIS
110.00; 139 HEAD 40-49 LBS.
104.00- 9 HEAD 48 LBS. W TAILS
100.00; 149 HEAD 52-59 LBS.
100.00- 46 HEAD 62-69 LBS.
96.00- 22 HEAD 71-79 LBS.
95.50-102.00; 2 HEAD 93 LBS. 82.00.
US 2-3: 2 HEAD 25-35 LBS.
87 00-120.00; 34 HEAD 43-49 LBS.
90.00- 7 HEAD 55 LBS. 100.00.
UTILITIES. AS IS: 47 HEAD 20-89
LBS. 40.00-100.00.
NEXT STATE GRADED SALE FRI
DAY, MARCH 23, 1:30 P.M. GRADING
7.30-11:30 A.M.
NEXT HAY AND STRAW SALE FRI
DAY, MARCH 23. 12:30 P.M.
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., March 10, 1990
Report supplied by auction
565 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 54.25.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 53.50-54.00.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 52.50-53.50.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 51.50-52.50.
HEAVY HOGS 260-275 LBS
47.00-51.25.
GOOD SOWS: 51.00-51.75.
MEDIUM SOWS: 47.00-51.00.
THIN SOWS: 40.00-45.00.
BOARS: 39.75-40.75.
LIGHT BOARS: 40.00-43.00.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, PA
Wed., March 14, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
793 HEAD.
rs AND 2’S, 20-29 LBS.
164.00- 30-39 LBS. 128.00-154.00;
30-39 LBS. 128.00-154.00; 2 LOTS 40-49
LBS. 139.00-140.00; 50-59 LBS.
134.00- 60-69 LBS. 108.00-120.00.
2’S AND 3’S, 20-29 LBS.
160.00- 30-39 LBS. 130.00-159.00;
40-49 LBS. 136.00-142.00; 50-59 LBS.
109.00- 60-69 LBS. 90.00-106.00.
B&R CATTLE CO. i
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specializing In
Stockers &
Feeders
JOHN BOWMAN
Ph (717)653-5728
RON RANCH
Ph (717)656-9849
LEBANON
VALLEY
LIVESTOCK
MARKET, INC.
I mile East of
Fredericksburg
along Rt. 22
PHONE
JONESTOWN
865-2881
Flea Market Auction
•very Tuesday at 12:30,
Tools, E(gs, Produce,
ttc.
Buyers S Sellers
Welcome
Indiana Hogs
March 15, 1990
BARROWS AND GILTS UNEVENLY
STEADY. DEMAND GOOD.
US 1-2 220-260 LBS. 51.50-52.50,
SOME TO 52.75, PLANT DELIVERED
TO 53.00
210-220 LBS. 49.75-51.75
US 1-3 210-260 LBS. 49.75-52.00
SOWS: WEAK TO 2.00 LOWER.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 40.00-42.50,
SOME TO 43.00
500-650 LBS. 42.00-46.00, FEW TO
47.00
HOGS: 2500 TRADING MODERATE.
SUPPLY FELL 400 SHORT OF EARLY
ESTIMATE. BARROWS AND GILTS
MOSTLY STEADY COMPARED WITH
WEDNESDAY. SUPPLY MAINLY US
1-3 230-260 LBS.
US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 53.00-53.50, 30
HEAD 53.75 210-220 LBS. 49.00-53.00
2-3 230-260 LBS. 52.50-53.00 260-280
LBS. 51.00-52.50
SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. .50 HIGH
ER. OVER 500 LBS. STEADY,
INSTANCES .50 LOWER 15%
US 1-3 325-500 LBS. 46.00-46.50
500-650 LBS. 49.00-50.00
BOARS: ALL WEIGHTS 44.50-45.50
214 HB 4900-5300 HC 5300-5375 HD
5300-5375 HE 5300-5375 HH 4900-5300
HI 5300-5350 HJ 5300-5350 HK
5300-5350 HQ 5250-5300 HR 5150-5250
VV 4600-4650 WW 4600-4650 XX
4900-5000 YY 4900-5000 ZZ 4450-4550.
New Holland
Hog Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, March 12,1990
Hog Receipts:
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND; Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts 2.00-2,50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb 51.50-52.50.
US 1 205-240 lb 53.50-54.50.
US 1-3 210-260 lb 49.50-50.50.
US 3-4 One lot 240 lb 47.50.
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, PA
Monday, March 12, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 215.
ALFALFA: 65.00-222.00.
MIXED HAY: 61.00-197.00.
TIMOTHY: 92.00-150.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 92.00-165.00.
STRAW: 62.00-180.00.
EAR CORN: 80.00-96.00.
CORN FODDER: 40.00-55.00
OATS: 2.00-2.70 BU.
This tale 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 a.m. Mondays.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feed
ers two marketing Days Give us a call for advice
and marketing conditions.
MONDAYS OR WEDNESDAY'S
Consign With Us For The Maiketing Edge
We are buying feeder pigs
★ ★ ★ Direct off the farm ★ ★ ★
Give us a call whether you are baying or selling
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Fri., March 23 - 11:00 A.M.
Reliable Help Needed For
3 Days Per Week In Hog Dept.
Walter M. Dualap aad Sons
* *
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, IL
March 15, 1990
1269
1273
1071
Pa. Grain
March 12, 1990
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN STEADY,
INSTANCES STRONGER; WHEAT
STEADY TO .10 LOWER; BARLEY
STEADY TO WEAK; OATS AND EAR
CORN UNEVENLY STEADY; SOY
BEANS STEADY TO .20 HIGHER.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.62-2.90.
AVERAGE 2.78, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.63-2.74;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.75-3.99.
AVERAGE 3.87, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 3.20-3.30;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.38, FEW
REPORTED 1.85, AVERAGE 2.14, FEW
REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 1.65-2.05; OATS NO. 2
RANGE 1.60-1.75, AVERAGE 1.70. FEW
REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 1.25; SOYBEANS NO. 1
RANGE 5.50-5.95, AVERAGE 5.73, FEW
REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 5.85-6.03; FEW REPORTED
GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE 2.60, AVER
AGE 2.60; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN
RANGE 68.00-92.00, AVERAGE 77.54.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.92,
AVERAGE 2.74; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.50-3.80, AVERAGE 3.62;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.80-2.33,
AVERAGE 2.11; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.40-1.80, AVERAGE 1.58; FEW
REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.85, AVERAGE 5.85; AVERAGE NEW
EAR CORN RANGE 60.00-87.00, AVER
AGE 72.11.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.62-2.92,
AVERAGE 2.77; @ WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.65-3.99, AVERAGE 3.79;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.38,
AVERAGE 2.14; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.50-1.80, AVERAGE 1.67; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.95, AVERAGE
5.68; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN
RANGE 65.00-92.00, AVERAGE 75.45.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.78; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.80-3.95, FEW REPORTED
3.65, AVERAGE 3.82; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 2.00-2.30, AVERAGE 2.20;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.60-1.75, FEW
REPORTED 1.90, AVERAGE 1.69; SOY
BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.75, AVER
AGE 5.58; FEW REPORTED GR. SORG
HUM #2 RANGE 2.35, AVERAGE 2.35;
AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE
65.00-87.00, AVERAGE 75.86
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.52-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.79, ©WHEAT NO 2
RANGE 3.65-3 90, AVERAGE 3 74;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.10-2.15,
AVERAGE 2.13; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.40-2.00, AVERAGE 1.74; FEW
'jwHay & Grain
lm Markets
Wr
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VSP//M
REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.60, AVERAGE 5.60; AVERAGE NEW
EAR CORN RANGE 75.00-82.00, AVER
AGE 79.00.
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.75; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 3.88; BARLEY NO. 3 2.16; OATS NO.
2 1.73; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.54; AVER
AGE EAR CORN 73.48.
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.10; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 3.95; BARLEY NO. 3 2.54; OATS NO.
2 2.35; SOYBEANS NO. 1 7.47; AVER
AGE NEW EAR CORN 93.10.
Regional Hay
March 12, 1990
Eastern, Pa.
HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
BETTER, PRICES PAID BY DEALERS
AT THE FARM & PER TON). SLOW.
HAY STEADY TO WEAK; STRAW
STEADY.
ALFALFA 90.00-125.00; MIXED
HAY 60.00-110.00; TIMOTHY HAY
65.00-100.00; STRAW 50.00-80.00;
MULCH 20.00-40.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
3/9/90. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 364
HAY. 94 STRAW, AND 27 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 90.00-220.00; MIXED
HAY 79.00-180.00; TIMOTHY HAY
90.00-150.00; STRAW 68.00-136.00;
EAR CORN 79.00-89.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
3/9/90. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 287
HAY, 42 STRAW & 13 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 90.00-190.00; MIXED
HAY 55.00-150.00; TIMOTHY HAY
59.00-105.00; STRAW 40.00-80.00; EAR
CORN 74.00-90.00.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, March 9, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS; 141.
MIXED HAY; 49.00-165.00.
ALFALFA: 80.00-200.00.
TIMOTHY: 80.00-125.00.
GRASS HAY: 52.00-180.00
STRAW: 50.00-110.00.
EAR CORN: 74.00-85.00.
OATS: 1.85-2.30 BU.
Greencastle
Hay Market
Hay & Straw
Mar. 3 & 12, 1990
69 LOADS.
ALFALFA (GOOD) 120.00-153.00/-
TON; ALFALFA (FAIR) 90.00-
117.50/TON; ALFALFA MIXED 100.00-
127.00/TON; TIMOTHY HAY 80.00-
94.00/TON; MIXED HAY 75.00-
98.00/TON; ORCHARD GRASS 7000-
87.00/TON; BROOM GRASS 65.00-
82.00/TON; STRAW- WHEAT
65.00- 00/TON; STRAW- OATS
45.00- STRAW- BARLEY
50.00-
DAIRY
DHIA Focus
Dairy News
Sullivan Co. DHIA DlB
Wayne Co. DHIA '. D 22
Mercer Co. DHIA D 24
Cumberland Co. DHIA D 27
Potter Co. DHIA
Berks Dairy Banquet D3O
Cumberland Holstein D 34
FEATURES
Candy Making.
Velvet Hammer
Maple Syrup
Potato Growers.
Mercersburg ADC
Kutztown Outstanding
Farmers D2l
Farming And Computers .... D 25
National Charolais D3S
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, Match 17,1990-A3
MONTH AGO
YEAR AGO
in this issue
Five Sections
COLUMNS
A 24
.D 9
D2B
.812
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Belleville Hay
Wednesday, March 14
Belleville, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 68 LDS. HAY.
ALFALFA: 90.00-190.00.
VEXED HAY: 65.00-172.50.
STRAW: 6 LOADS AT 55.00-90.00.
EAR CORN: 2 LOADS, 87.50.
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wed., March 14, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
72 LOADS.
ALFALFA; 76.00-206.00.
TIMOTHY: 98.00-118.00.
VEXED HAY: 72.00-238.00.
GRASS: 62.00-126.00.
STRAW; 60.00-137.00.
CORN: 78.00-80.00.
OATS: 2.00 BU.
RYE HAY: 70.00.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurs., March 15, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 19.
CORN FODDER: 52.00.
EAR CORN: 75.00.
STRAW: 72.50-80.00.
MIXED HAY: 72.50-140.00.
ALFALFA: 92.50-142.50.
King’s Hay
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, March 13, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 55.
ALFALFA: 84.00-197.00.
ALFALFA MIX: 97-200.00.
MIXED HAY: 59.00-152.00.
CLOVER AND CLOVER MIX:
76.00-
TIMOTHY AND TIMOTHY MIX;
73.00-
GRASS HAY: 62.00-84.00.
STRAW: 70.00-122.00.
EAR CORN: 2 LOADS AT 83.00.
North Jersey
Market
Hackettstown, NJ.
Tuesday, March 13, 1990
Hay—Straw & Grain Report
ALFALFA HAY: 3 LOADS, 2.70-3.10
BALE.
MIXED HAY: 4 LOADS, 1.20-1.90
BALE.
TIMOTHY HAY; 2 LOADS. 1.40 AND
2.20 BALE.
GRASS HAY: 8 LOADS. 1.30-230
BALE.
WHEAT STRAW 1 LOAD, 100
BALE.
TOTAL: 18 LOADS.
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Poultry Pointers D 2
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