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Markets
New Holland
Feeder Pig
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, April 4, 1990
Feeder Pigs;
Today 889
Last Wednesday 622
Last Year 986
TREND; Compared to last Wednesday
feeder pigs firm to S.OO higher. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred
weight.
GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US
1-2 23 20184.00.58 30-39 132.00-146.00.
60 42-43 134,00-144.00. 142 50-55
115.00- 8 61 101.00. 38 70-76
87.00-
US 2 42 38 140.00. 114 40-49
122.00- 30 61-69 90.00-98.00. 20
73-85 78.00-79.00.
US 2-3 23 31-38 126.00-133.00. 12
40-48 106.00-120.00. 33 50-59
91.00- 4 72 80.00.
SLAUGHTER 131 17-35
149.00- 31 22-29 160.00-170.00.
Greencastle
Livestock
Greencastle, Pa.
Thursday, April 5,1990
Report Supplied by PDA
CATTLE 270. SL. COWS MOSTLY
50-75 LOWER. ONE SELECT STEER
64.75. FEW SELECT HEIFERS
63.00- BREAKING UT. & COM
MERCIAL SL. COWS 50.00-54.00, CUT
TER & BONING UT. 50.75-55.00, FEW
56.00, CANNER & LOW CUTTER
46.00- SHELLS DOWN TO 43.00.
FEW YIELD GRADE NO. 1 1400-2060
LBS. SL. BULLS 59.00-66.00, ONE
71.85, FEW YG NO. 2 1160-1400 LBS.
57.75-58.85. STEERS: LOT M-l 500
LBS. 89.00. HEIFERS; LOT L-2 685 LBS.
63.00.
CALVES 294. VEALERS FEW
CHOICE 92.00-108.00, STAND. &
GOOD 70-85 LBS. 70.00-75.00, UTILI
TY 60-85 LBS. 60.00-71.00. FEW TO
80.00. HOLSTEIN BULLS #1 90-130
LBS. 150.00-183.00, #2 80-130 LBS.
115.00-160.00, FEW TO 80.00. HO.
HEIFERS 85-140 LBS. 85.00-200.00. BC/
BH FEW 85-115 LBS. 100.00-160.00.
HOGS 27. US NO. 1-3 360-560 LBS,
43.50-49.25. BOARS FEW 41.00-42.00.
FEEDER PIGS 14. US NO. 1-3 LOT 35
LBS. 37.50,
SHEEP ESTIMATED 550. CH. &
PRIME 20-35 LBS. 82.00-104.00, FEW
140.00, 30-85 LBS. 66.00-90.00, GOOD
25-60 LBS. 52.00-69.00, FEW CHOICE
90-120 LBS. WSL LAMBS 52.00-65.00.
SLAUGHTER SHEEP 18.00-22.00.
GOATS 14. FEW LARGE 42.00-60.00,
FEW MEDIUM 35.00-55.00.
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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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
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Frl., April 20 - 11:00 A.M.
No Hog Sale Sat., April 14th
Walter M. Danlap and Sons
m. to
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Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stackyards
Sat., March 31, 1990
Report supplied by auction
600 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 55.00-55.50.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 54.50-55.00.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 53.00-54.50,
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 50.00-53.00.
GOOD SOWS: 49.50-51.25.
MEDIUM SOWS: 45.50-48.00.
THIN SOWS: 37.50-44.00.
HEAVY BOARS; 41.00-42.50.
LIGHT BOARS: 39.00-43.00.
New Holland Hogs
April 2, 1990
TODAY
LAST MONDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts 50-1.00 lower, instances
1.50 lower early.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb 53.00-54.00, Few Early
52.50-53.00.
US 1 210-245 lb 54.00-55.00.
US 1-3 210-260 lb 51.50-52.50, Few
Early 50.00-51.50.
US 3-4 One lot 265 lb 47.00.
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, April 5, 1990
OPENING HOGS: 1800 TRADING
MODERATE. BARROWS AND GILTS
OPENING STEADY TO .50 HIGHER
COMPARED WITH WEDNESDAY.
SUPPLY MAINLY US 1-3 230-260 LBS.
US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 54.00-54.50, 100
HEAD 54.75 2-3 230-260 LBS.
53.50-
SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. STEADY
TO .25 LOWER OVER 500 LBS. 1.00
LOWER 19%.
US 1-3 325-400 LBS. 48.00-48.50
400-500 LBS. 49.00-49.25 500-650 LBS.
52.50-
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Pa. Grain
April 2, 1990
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN, BAR
LEY. AND OATS MOSTLY STEADY;
WHEAT UNEVENLY STEADY; SOY
BEANS STEADY; EAR CORN STEADY
TO STRONG.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.75-2.95,
FEW REPORTED 2.65, AVERAGE 2.84,
FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.63-2.70; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.75-3.92, AVERAGE 3.81, FEW
REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 3.23-3.30; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 2.00-2.35, FEW REPORTED
1.85, AVERAGE 2.13, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 1.65-2.00;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.60-1.75, AVER
AGE 1.69, FEW REPORTED CON
TRACT FOR HARVEST 1.40; SOY
BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.70-5.95, AVER
AGE 5.80, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 5.85-6.01;
FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2
RANGE 2.60, AVERAGE 2.60, FEW
REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.30; AVERAGE NEW EAR
CORN RANGE 72.00-90.00, AVERAGE
81.00.
1211
1023
925
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-2.93.
AVERAGE 2.77; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.50-3.80, AVERAGE 3.63;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.75-2.40,
AVERAGE 2.07; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.40-1.80, AVERAGE 1.61; FEW
REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.78, AVERAGE 5.78; AVERAGE NEW
EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-82.00, FEW
REPORTED 60.00, AVERAGE 72.13.
SOUTHEASTERN,
.CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.95,
AVERAGE 2.82; @ WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.50-4.00, AVERAGE 3.75;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.35,
AVERAGE 2.12; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.60-1.80, AVERAGE 1.66; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.60-5.95. AVERAGE
5.73; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN
RANGE 70.00-90.00, AVERAGE 77.54.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.92,
AVERAGE 2.82; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.45-4.00, AVERAGE 3.76;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.35,
AVERAGE 2.16; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.60- FEWREPORTED 1.90, AVER
AGE 1.66; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.60- FEW REPORTED 5.40, AVER
AGE 5.62; FEW REPORTED GR. SORG
HUM #2 RANGE 2.40, AVERAGE 2.40;
AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE
75.00-85.00, FEW REPORTED 65.00,
AVERAGE 77.29.
FEEDER
CATTLE
Tuesday, April 10
7:30 P.M.
Bring a Load-Buy a Load
CARLISLE
Livestock Market, Inc.
Just off 1-81 at Exit 12
(717) 249-4511
or Evenings, Jim 249-2359
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
THU., APR. 12
FRI., APR. 27
1:30 P.M.
Hay Sal* 12:30
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Carlisle
LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC.
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CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.75-2.97.
FEW REPORTED 2.60, AVERAGE 2.78;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.60-3.75,
AVERAGE 3.68; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 2.15, AVERAGE 2.15; OATS
NO. 2 RANGE 1.45-2.00, AVERAGE
1.73; FEW REPORTED SOYBEANS NO.
1 RANGE 5.65, AVERAGE 5.65; AVER
AGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE 75.00,
AVERAGE 75.00.
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.77; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 3.82; BARLEY NO. 3 2.15; OATS NO.
2 1.67; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.58; AVER
AGE EAR CORN 75.90.
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.05; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 3.83; BARLEY NO. 3 2.49; OATS NO.
2 2.29; SOYBEANS NO. 1 7.23; AVER
AGE NEW EAR CORN 94.74.
Regional Hay
April 2, 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 AND
STRAW FULLY STEADY.
ALFALFA 85.00-120.00; MIXED
HAY 60.00-110.00; TIMOTHY HAY
65.00-100.00; STRAW 50.00-80.00;
MULCH 30.00-40.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
3/30/90. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 353
HAY. 67 STRAW, AND 18 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 90.00-175.00, FEW 265.00;
MIXED HAY 91.00-190.00; TIMOTHY
HAY 85.00-140.00; STRAW
77.00-120.00; EAR CORN 74.00-112.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
3/30/90. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 246
HAY. 52 STRAW & 17 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 95.00-165.00; MIXED
HAY 60.00-125.00; TIMOTHY HAY
58.00-100.00; STRAW 40.00-75.00; EAR
CORN 72.00-90.00.
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, FA
Monday, April 2, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 220.
ALFALFA: 85.00-250.00.
MIXED HAY: 55.00-210.00.
TIMOTHY: 60.00-165.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 74.00-150.00.
STRAW: 62.00-145.00.
EAR CORN: 84.00-92.00.
CORN FODDER; 74.00.
OATS: 1.95-3.00 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.
Aucuon time is 10:00 a.m. Mondays.
DEPARTMENTS
Editorial AlO
Farm Calendar AlO
Farm Forum AlO
Classified Ads 819
Business News..; D 6
Mailbox Markets E 2
Sale Reports E 7
Public Auction Register Ell
FEATURES
Marlin Martin Farm A 24
PA Guernsey Queen B 5
Penn-Agri Women 812
Bakers Basket 814
Ohio Angus Show D 5
Franklin Co. Farms D2B
Lancaster Farming. Saturday, April 7,1990-A3
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
MONTH AGO
YEAR AGO
##i this issue
Five Sections
Good’s Hay
Lcola, Pa.
WeiL, AprH 4, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
177 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 69.00-250.00.
TIMOTHY: 80.00-132.00.
MIXED HAY: 66.00-202.00
GRASS: 66.00-106.00.
STRAW: 60.00-136.00.
CORN: 74.00-95.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 80.00-126.00.
OATS: 1.55-2.15 BU.
REED’S CANARY' 86.00.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, March 30, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 124.
MIXED HAY: 74.00-210.00.
ALFALFA: 85.00-220.00,
TIMOTHY: 85.00-127.00.
GRASS HAY: 65.00 AND 115.00.
STRAW: 77.00-140.00.
EAR CORN: 85.00-90.00.
OATS: 2.15-2.35 BU.
King’s Hay
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, April 3, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
60 LOADS OF HAY.
ALFALFA: 72.00-210.00.
MIXED HAY: 78.00-187.00.
CLOVER AND CLOVER MIXED;
69.00-
TIMOTHY AND TIMOTHY MIXED:
70.00-
GRASS HAY: 96.00-145.00
STUBBLE HAY 65.00-82.00
MULCH HAY: 50.00-57.50.
STRAW: 78.00-140.00.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurs., April 5, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 28.
ALFALFA HAY: 82.50-187.00.
MIXED HAY: 102.00-142.50.
TIMOTHY MIX: 60.00-129.00.
CLOVER: 77.50-87.50.
ORCHARD GRASS: 51.00-82.50.
WHEAT STRAW; 100.00-110.00.
STRAW; 86.00-97.50.
Greencastle
Hay Market
Hay & Straw
3/29/90 & 4/2/90
ALFALFA (GOOD) 120.00-167.50/-
TON; ALFALFA (FAIR) 90.00-
117.50/TON; ALFALFA MIXED 105.00-
130.00/TON; TIMOTHY HAY 85.00-
100.00/TON; MIXED HAY 70.00-
90.00/TON; STRAW- WHEAT 47.50-
81.00/TON; STRAW- OATS 55.00-
60.00/TON.
COLUMNS
Now is the Time
On Being A Farm Wife B 3
Have You Heard B 4
Microwave Minutes B 9
Ida’s Notebook 813
Poultry Pointers D 2
DAIRY
DHIA Focus A 26
Guernsey Breeders A 32
Crawford Co. DHIA D 26
Lycoming Co. DHIA D 26
HOME AND Y(
Homestead Notes
Home On The Range B 6
Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Kid’s Komer 810
4-H Happenings 819
AlO
B 2