r Hog Markets Lancaster Hogs Lancaster Stockyards Sal., April 21, 1990 Report supplied by auction 900 HEAD. US 1 215-245 LBS. 55.50-56.50. US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 54.50-55.50. US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 54.00-54.50. US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 53.00-54.00. HEAVY HOGS; 50.00-52.00 GOOD SOWS: 50.00-53.00. MEDIUM SOWS: 47.00-50.00. THIN SOWS: 40.00-45.00. HEAVY BOARS: 41.00-43.50. LIGHT BOARS: 41.50-48.00. New Holland Hogs April 23, 1990 TODAY LAST MONDAY LAST YEAR TREND: Compared to last Monday bar rows and gilts SO lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 210-250 lb 54.25-55.50, Couple lots 55.75. US 1 215-235 lb 56.00-57.75. US 1-3 210-265 lb 53.00-54.00. Peoria Hogs Peoria, Illinois Thursday, April 19, 1990 FEDERAL-STATE OPENING. MID SESSION AND CLOSE HOGS: 1400 TRADING MODERATE. BARROWS AND GILTS FULLY .50 HIGHER COM PARED WITH WEDNESDAY. SUPPLY MAINLY US 1-3 230-260 LBS. US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 54.50-55.00, 175 HEAD 55.25-55.50 210-220 LBS. 50.50-54.50 2-3 230-260 LBS. 54.00-54.50 260-280 LBS. 52.50-54.00. SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. STEADY TO .50 HIGHER OVER 500 LBS. MOST LY .50 LOWER INSTANCES 1.00 LOW ER. 13%. US 1-3 325-400 LBS. 49.50-50.00 400-500 LBS. 51.00 500-650 LBS. 52.00-52.50. BOARS; OVER 350 LBS. 48.50 UNDER 350 LBS. 47.50-48.00. HOG 214 HB 50.50-54.50 HC 54.50- HD 54.50-55.50 HE 54.50- HH 50.50-54.50 HI 54.50- HJ 54.50-55.00 HK 54.50- HQ 54.00-54.50 HR 53.00- VV 49.50-50.00 WW 51.00- XX 52.00-52.50 YY 52.00- ZZ 48.50-48.50. State Graded Feeder Pig Sale •t Westminster Livestock Auction April 1990 943 PIGS. 2 WEEKS AGO 1492. PRICES STEADY ON PIGS 20-40 LBS. 5.00-10.00 HIGHER ON PIGS 40-70 LBS. PIGS WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE POUND. GRADES 1 AND 2:35 HD. 19-30 LBS. 137.00- 79 HD. 30-39 LBS. 132.00- 249 HD. 40-49 LBS. 131.00- 230 HD. 50-59 LBS. 121.00- 88 HD. 59-66 LBS. 108.00- 139 HD. 69-72 LBS. 99.00- 5 HD. 81 LBS. 100.00. GRADE 2: 7 HD. 25 LBS. 140.00; 34 HD. 32-39 LBS. 85.00-100.00; 37 HD. 42-49 LBS. 99.00-129.00; 12 HD. 51-59 LBS. 80.00-96.00. PIGS STATE GRADED SALE FRI., MAY 4 1:30 P.M. WESTMINSTER LIVESTOCK AUCTION Westminster, MD Now holding 2 sales each month on Ist & 3rd Fridays. Phone (301) 848-9820 or (301) 857-1179 Indiana Hogs Indianapolis, Ind. Wednesday, April 18, 1990 DIRECT HOGS 51.. BARROWS AND GILTS UNEVENLY STEADY. DEMAND GOOD. US 1-2 220-260 LBS. 52.25-53.25, SOME TO 53.50. 210-220 LBS. 50.75-52.50. US 1-3 210-260 LBS. 50.75-52.75, SOWS: STEADY. US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 43.00-46.00. 500-650 LBS. 46.00-50.00, SOME TO INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS: TUESDAY'S ACTUALS 19,000 TODAY’S ESTIMATE 15,000 WED NESDAY WEEK AGO 16,000 WED NESDAY YEAR AGO 18,900 WEEK TO DATE 51,800 SM PD WEEK AGO 49,600 SM PD YEAR AGO 54,400. 1060 CARCASS BASIS HOG PRICES: HOT WEIGHTS: PLANT DELIVERED. 160-185 LBS. BARROWS & GILTS: UNEVENLY .34 LOWER TO .67 HIGHER. US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS .S-. 79 IN.) 74.43 TO 77.69 US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS .8-.99 IN.) 73.13 TO 74.43 US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.00-1.24 IN.) 71.55 TO 73.13 US 3 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.25-1.49 IN.) 70.55 TO 72.19 US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.50-1.79 IN.) 67.62 TO 70.55. ACTUAL PAYING PRICE MAY NOT ALWAYS BE WITHIN PRICE RANGES AS ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE FOR SUPERIOR OR INFERIOR MUSCLING AND BACKFAT THICKNESS WITHIN THE GRADES. New Holland Feeder Pig Auction Lancaiter, Pa. Wednesday, April 25,1990 Feeder Pigi; Today Last Wednesday Last Year TREND: Compared to last Wednesday US l-2feederpigs 5.00-10.00higher,US2 10.00-15.00 higher. All pigs weighed on arrival and told by the hundred weight. GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US 1-2 43 20-28 168.00-196.00. 27 30-39 144.00- 77 41-49 124.00-132.00. 69 52-56 120.00-130.00. 47 61-65 110.00- US 2 38 22-30148.00-188.00.79 31-39 132.00-146.00. 108 41-53 118.00-124.00. 7 70-77 89.00-92.00. US 2-3 12 20-27 150.00-154.00. 18 31-36 136.00-148.00. Pa. Grain April 23, 1990 Report supplied by PDA COMPARED WITH LAST TUES DAY’S MARKET FOR SOUTHEASTERN. CENTRAL AND SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN STEADY TO .04 HIGHER; WHEAT STEADY TO .05 LOWER; BARLEY STEADY TO WEAK. SPOTS .05 LOWER; OATS STEADY TO .02 LOWER; SOYBEANS STEADY TO .08 HIGHER; EAR CORN STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.85-3.17, FEW REPORTED 2.75, AVERAGE 2,98, FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.50-2.82; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.70-3.95, AVERAGE 3.85, FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 3.21-3.31; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.44, AVERAGE 2.12, FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 1.90-2.10; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.50-1.83, AVERAGE 1.64, FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 1.10; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.50-6.05, AVERAGE 5,81, FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 6.05-6.10; FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE 2.75, AVERAGE 2.75; FEW REPORTED PER HUNDREDWEIGHT RECLEANED 15% RANGE 8.15, AVERAGE 8.15; AVER AGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE 78.00-92.00. AVERAGE 83.62. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-3.10, AVERAGE 2.89; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.50-3.70, AVERAGE 3.56; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.35, FEW REPORTED 1.80, AVERAGE 2.12; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.40-1.80, AVER AGE 1.61; FEW REPORTED SOY BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.75, AVERAGE 5.75; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-86.00, AVERAGE 76.57. 627 1038 1050 SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL & SOUTH CENTRAL SUMMARY CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-3.10, AVERAGE 2.94; @ WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.50-4.00, AVERAGE 3.73; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.44, AVERAGE 2,13; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.50-1.80, AVERAGE 1.63; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-6.05, AVERAGE 5.75; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-92.00, AVERAGE 80.89. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-3.05, FEW REPORTED 3.10, AVERAGE 2.91; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.45-4.00. AVERAGE 3.69; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.30, AVERAGE 2.16; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.50-1.75. AVER AGE 1.64; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.95, AVERAGE 5.66; FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE 2.50, AVERAGE 2.50; FEW REPORTED PER HUNDREDWEIGHT RECLEANED 15% BUCKWHEAT RANGE 8.15, AVERAGE 8.15; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE 75.00-86.00, AVERAGE 80.14. wWHay & Grain Markets imSmur. ■ u, WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.79-2.97, AVERAGE 2.88; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.50-3.95, AVERAGE 3.70; BARLEY NOT 3 RANGE 2.05-2.15, AVERAGE 2.10; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.40-2.00, AVERAGE 1.73; FEW REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.60, AVERAGE 5.60; AVERAGE NEW EAR CORN RANGE FEW REPORTED 77.00-100.00, AVERAGE FEW REPORTED 85.50. CORN NO. 2-Y 2.81; ©WHEAT NO. #2 3.80; BARLEY NO. 3 2.13; OATS NO. 2 1.66; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.73; AVER AGE EAR CORN 79.93. CORN NO. 2-Y 3.08; ©WHEAT NO. #2 3.79; BARLEY NO. 3 2.45; OATS NO. 2 2.19; SOYBEANS NO. 1 7.40; AVER AGE NEW EAR CORN 95.52. HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND BETTER, PRICES PAID By DEALERS AT THE FARM & PER TON). HAY AND STRAW MOSTLY STEADY. ALFALFA 80.00-120.00; MIXED HAY 60.00-110.00; TIMOTHY HAY 60.00-110.00; STRAW 50.00-80.00; MULCH 30.00-45,00, FEW 20.00. SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 4/20/90. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 267 HAY. 84 STRAW, AND 18 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 117.00-210.00; MIXED HAY 90.00-175.00; TIMOTHY HAY 90.00-140.00; STRAW 95.00-120.00; EAR CORN 85.00-101.00. SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 4/20/90. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 199 HAY, 21 STRAW ft 8 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 120.00-210.00; MIXED HAY 87.50-170.00; TIMOTHY HAY FEW REPORTED 95.00-110.00; STRAW 61.00-82.50; EAR CORN 75.00-82.50. Wednesday, April 18,1990 USDA DAILY NATIONAL GRAIN MARKET SUMMARY CASH GRAIN PRICES MIXED ON WEDNESDAY. PRICES VARIED BETWEEN AREAS OF THE COUNTRY WITH NO CLEAR TREND EVIDENT. LACK OF NEW EXPORT NEWS OR OTHER FUNDA MENTAL CHANGE AND LIGHT BUY ING INTEREST ON FUTURES BOARDS GAVE NO CLEAR INDICA TION OF CHANGE. EXPORT NEWS: TAIWAN BOUGHT 54,000 TONNES OF U.S. NO. 2 YEL LOW CORN FOR MAY SHIPMENT FROM THE GULF OR MAY-JUNE SHIPMENT FROM THE WEST COAST. DATE CHANGE YEAR AGO 04/18/90 04/17/90 04/19/89 WHEAT: KANSAS in this issue Four Sections DAIRY COLUMNS Dairy Focus A 22 Now is the Time AlO Dairy Expo Winners A3O f?™ Management A3B York Co. DHIA Dl7 B 4 On Being A Farm Wife B 5 Taking Time 81l HOME AND YOUTH Have You Heard 812 Ida’s Notebook 813 Homestead Notes B 2 Pork Prose D 2 Home On The Range B 6 Poultry Pointers D 2 Cook’s Question Comer B 8 Swine Management Dll Kid’s Komer.'. 810 Horse Sense Dl5 4-H Happenings 818 Livestock Notes D2l Farm Women Societies 816 DEPARTMENTS FEATURES E Editorial AlO .County Acquires Parks A2B Farm Calendar AlO Glenna Fisher B 2 AlO association B 2 Classified Ads 821. C 6 Teen Prefers Bam 814 Business News D 6 York Dairy Princess 817 Mailbox Markets D2l Solanco YF D 24 Sale Reports D2B Public Auction Register D 33 Uncmw Farming, Saturday, April 28,1M0-A3 MONTH AGO YEAR AGO Regional Hay April 20, 1990 Eastern, Pa. National Grain Market SI. Joseph, Mo. CITY 4.02-4.07 UP 3 4.43-4.46 MINNEA POLIS 4.10 1/4-4.12 1/4 DN 2 1/2 - 1/2 4.52 1/2-4.54 1/2 PORTLAND 3.68-3.72 DN 2 - UP 1 4.63-4 67 ST. LOUIS 3.83-3.91 DN 2 - 6 4.21-4.24. CORN, U.S. NO. 2 YELLOW: KAN SAS CITY 2.64-2.68 NC Z 65-2.69 MIN NEAPOLIS 2.63 3/4 UP 3/4 2.69 SO. lOWA 2.72-2.75 UP 1 2.74-2.77 OMAHA 2.57 UP 1 - NC 2.56-2.57. SOYBEANS, NO. 1 YELLOW: KAN SAS CITY 5.88-5.92 NC - DN 1 7.50-7.52 MINNEAPOLIS 5.78 1/4 DN 1/4 7.46 SO. lOWA 5.84-5.90 DN 2 - NC 7.51-7.56 C. ILL. PROCESSORS 5.93 1/2-5.99 1/2 DN 1 - 2 7.51-7.54. KANSAS CITY, US NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT, ORDINARY PRO TEIN. MINNEAPOLIS, US NO. 1 DARK NORTHERN SPRING WHEAT. 14% PROTEIN. PORTLAND. NO. 1 SOFT WHITE WHEAT, ST. LOUIS. NO. 2 SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT. FUTURES CLOSE: KANSAS CITY (MAY) WHEAT 3.67 1/2 DN 1 1/2 4.26 1/2 MINNEAPOLIS (MAY) WHEAT 3.72 1/4 DN 1/2 4.24 1/2 CHICAGO (MAY) WHEAT 3.65 1/4 UP 1/2 4.11 3/4 (MAY) CORN 2.73 3/4 DN 1/4 2.73 (MAY) SOYBEANS 5.94 1/4 DN 2 1/4 7.45. EXPORT: BARGE OR RAIL, PORT OF NEW ORLEANS OR NORTH TEX AS GULF. NO. 1 HARD RED WINTER WHEAT ORDINARY PROTEIN 4.43-4.46 DN 1 - 3 4.79 NO. 2 SOFT RED WINTER WHEAT 4.00 NC 4.44-4.45 NO. 2 YELLOW CORN 3.02-3.03 UP 1 - NC 2.97-2.99 N 0.2 YELLOW SORG HUM RAIL 4.98 DN 2 BARGE 4.98 UP 2 4.98-4.98 N 0.2 YELLOW SOYBEANS 6.17-6.20 DN 3 - 1 7.74-777. Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. Friday, April 20, 1990 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 112. MIXED HAY: 76.00-240.00. ALFALFA: 76.00-285.00. TIMOTHY: 92.00-140.00. GRASS HAY: 80.00-104.00. STUBBLE HAY: 72.00. STRAW: 67.00-147.00. BAR CORN: 85.00-97.00. OATS: 2.40-2.70 BU. Diffenbach Auction Center New Holland, PA Monday, April 23, 1990 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 172. ALFALFA; 57.00-240.00. MIXED HAY: 62.00-260.00. TIMOTHY: 95.00-167.00. CLOVER: 95.00-105.00 ORCHARD GRASS: 100.00-145.00. STRAW: 70.00-155.00. EAR CORN: 94.00-107.00. OATS: 1.80-2.50 BU. This ule was fonnerly 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.
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