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
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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.