New Holland
Feeder Pig
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, June 20,1990
Feeder Pigs:
Today 680
Last Wednesday 1414
Last Year 1189
TREND: Compared to last Wednesday
feeder pigs IS.OO-25.00 higher. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred
weight
GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US
1-2 51 34 138.00-150.00. 145 42-47
114.00- 55 51 115.00-120.00. 16
59 110.00-114.00. 19 62 106.00. 22 76
86.00-
US 2 44 34-38 128.00-132.00. 114
52-59 102.00-106.00. 42 62-63
97.00-106.00. 7 93 76.00.
US 2-3 36 37-38 116.00-118.00.
SLAUGHTER 27 19-24 188.00-200.00.
23 26-28 160.00-170.00.
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Westminster
Ltvotock Auction
June 15, 1990
10SS PIGS. 2 WEEKS AGO 937. COM
PARED TO TWO WEEKS AGO. PRICES
WERE FULLY STEADY, SPOTS 2.00
HIGHER. ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON
ARRIVAL.
GRADES 1 AND 2; 100 HEAD. 32-39
LBS. 124.00-135.00; 311 HEAD 40-49
LBS. 120.00-131.00; 172 HEAD SO-S 6
LBS. 121.00-125.00; 139 HEAD 52-S5
LBS. 110.00-117.00; 140 HEAD S7-6S
LBS. 99.00-115.00; 58 HEAD 75-76 LBS.
95.00- 22 HEAD 82 LBS.
99.00- 4 HEAD 111 LBS. 95.00.
GRADE 2:14 HEAD 29 LBS. 97.50; 57
HEAD 35-48 LBS. 113.00-116.00.
GRADES 2 AND 3:16 HEAD 49 LBS.
82.00.
NEXT SALE FRIDAY, JULY 6. 1:30
P.M.
Peoria Hogs
Paoria, Illinois
Thursday, June 21,1990
FEDERAL-STATE MIDSESSION
AND CLOSE HOGS: 1900 TRADING
FAIRLY ACTIVE. BARROWS AND
GILTS MOSTLY .50 LOWER COM
PARED WITH WEDNESDAY.
US 1-3 220-250 LBS. MOSTLY 58.50,
150 HEAD 58.75-59.00 2-3 230-260 LBS.
SB.OO-SB.SO 260-280 LBS. 56.00-58.00.
SOWS: STEADY TO .50 LOWER
15%.
US 1-3 325-650 LBS. 50.00-50.50,
MOSTLY 50.50.
BOARS: OVER 350 LBS. 49.50-49.75
UNDER 350 LBS. 50.00.
HOG 214 HC 58.50-59.00 HD
58.50- HE 58.50-59.00 HI
58.50- HJ 58.50-58.50 HK
58.50- HQ 58.00-58.50 HR
57.00- VV 50.00-50.50 WW
50.00- XX 50.00-50.50 YY
50.00- ZZ 49.50-49.75.
Hog
arkets
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., June 16, 1990
Report supplied by auction
627 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 62.75-63.00.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 62.00-62.50.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 61.00-62.00.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 59.00-61.00.
GOOD SOWS: 50.00-52.25.
MEDIUM SOWS: 47.50-50.00.
THIN SOWS: 45.00-47.50.
HEAVY BOARS: 46.00-47.00.
LIGHT BOARS: 49.00-51.00.
Indiana Hogs
Indianapolis, Ind.
Thursday, June 21, 1990
DIRECT HOGS 51.
BARROWS AND GILTS STEADY TO
.50 LOWER. DEMAND MODERATE.
US 1-2 220-260 LBS. 56.50-57.75,
INSTANCES TO 58.00
210-220 LBS. 55.50-57.25.
US 1-3 210-260 LBS. 55.50-57.50.
SOWS: MOSTLY STEADY.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 45.00-48.00;
500-650 LBS. 46.00-48.00.
INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS; WED
NESDAY ACTUALS 15,200 TODAY'S
ESTIMATE 14,000 THURSDAY WEEK
AGO 15,200 THURSDAY YEAR AGO
13,200 WEEK TO DATE 63,300 SM PD
WEEK AGO 58,000 SM PD YEAR AGO
56,700.
CARCASS BASIS HOG PRICES: HOT
WEIGHTS: PLANT DELIVERED.
160-185 LBS. BARROWS A GILTS:
STEADY TO MOSTLY .29-.67 LOWER.
US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS .S-. 79
IN.) 79.82 TO 82.81 US 1 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS .S-. 99 IN.) 78.52 TO 79.82
US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.00-1.24
IN.) 76.94 TO 78.52 US 3 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS 1.25-1.49 IN.) 75.94 TO
77.31 US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS
1.50-1.79 IN.) 72.74 TO 75.94.
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 Hogs
June 18, 1990
TODAY
LAST MONDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND; Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts 50-75 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 60.25-61.50, Few 61.50-62.00.
US 1 Couple lots 210-240 lb
64.25-64.50.
US 1-3 210-260 lb 58.25-60.00.
Pa. Grain
June 18,1990
Report wpplled by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY'S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN
UNEVEN, MOSTLY STEADY TO .05
HIGHER; WHEAT LITTLE MOVE
MENT. STEADY TO JO LOWER; BAR
LEY SOME NEW CROP ON THE
MARKET; MARKET NOT FULLY
ESTABLISHED; OATS MOSTLY
STEADY; SOYBEANS UNEVEN.
MOSTLY STEADY TO .15 LOWER;
EAR CORN STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 3.10-3.35,
AVERAGE 3.22, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.74-2.94;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.25-3.73,
AVERAGE 3.45, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 3.13-3.38;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.20,
AVERAGE 2.09; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.50-1.85, AVERAGE 1.66, FEW
REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 1.10; SOYBEANS NO. 1
RANGE 5.50-6.00, AVERAGE 5.80,
FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 5.70-5.89; FEW REPORTED
GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE 2.80,
AVERAGE 2.80, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.50; FEW
REPORTED +BUCKWHEAT CON
TRACT FOR HARVEST 8.15; EAR
CORN RANGE 86.00-100.00, AVER
AGE 91.93.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.95-3.30,
AVERAGE 3.13; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.20-3.50, AVERAGE 3.40;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.85-2.27,
AVERAGE 106; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.40-1.80, AVERAGE 1.63; FEW
REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
S.7S, AVERAGE 5.75; EAR CORN
RANGE 10.00-90.00, FEW REPORTED
70.00, AVERAGE SL7S.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL ft SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. Wf RANGE 2.95-3.35,
AVERAGE 3.16; @ WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.20-3.90, AVERAGE 3.47;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.90-2.20,
AVERAGE 2.10; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.40-1.83, AVERAGE 1.64; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.30-6.00, AVERAGE
3.78; EAR CORN RANGE 80.00-100.00,
AVERAGE 87.33.
1184
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
1156
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.90-3.25,
AVERAGE 3.12; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.20-4.00, AVERAGE 3.54;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.03-2.20, FEW
REPORTED 2.40, AVERAGE 2.17;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.45-1.80, AVER
AGE 1.61; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
3.40-6.10, AVERAGE 5.75; FEW
REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE
2.60, AVERAGE 2.60; BAR CORN
RANGE 80.00-90.00, AVERAGE 84.37.
KING’S AUCTION
KIRKWOOD
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
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No out of rate checki
ALL TRUCKERS AND
farmers Welcome
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WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 3.00-3.25,
FEW REPORTED 2.85, AVERAGE 3.07;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.70-3.80,
AVERAGE 3.75; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 2.00-2.15, AVERAGE 2.08;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.45-2.00, AVER
AGE 1.79; FEW REPORTED SOY
BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.70, AVERAGE
5.70; EAR CORN RANGE 80.00-90.00,
AVERAGE 85.00.
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.11; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 3.67; BARLEY NO. 3 2.13; OATS NO.
2 1.66; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.89; AVER
AGE EAR CORN 85.14.
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.04; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 3.66; BARLEY NO. 3 2.17; OATS NO.
2 1.99; SOYBEANS NO. 1 7.10; AVER
AGE NEW EAR CORN 93 St
Regional Hay
June IS, 1990
Eastern, Pa.
HAY ft STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA • (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
BETTER, PRICES PAID BY DEALERS
AT THE FARM A PER TON). NEW
HAY STEADY TO $lO LOWER.
LITTLE OLD HAY ON OFFER.
ALFALFA 60.00-90.00, OLD
90.00- MIXED HAY 50.00-85.00,
OLD 75.00-100.00; TIMOTHY HAY
50.00- OLD 70.00-100.00; STRAW
50.00- FEW 35.00; MULCH
20.00-
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
6/15/90. PRICES PER TON: LOADS; 107
HAY, 32 STRAW, AND 37 BAR CORN.
ALFALFA 80.00-195.00; MIXED
HAY 63.00-150.00; TIMOTHY HAY
75.00-160.00; STRAW 80.00-130.00;
EAR CORN 97.00-123,00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
6/15/90. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 36
HAY. 19 STRAW ft II EAR CORN.
MIXED HAY 5100-95X101 TIMOTHY
HAY 6150-97.00; STRAW 40.00-87.00;
EAR CORN 81.00-100.00.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurs., June 21, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 5.
MIXED HAY: 80.00.
ALFALFA ORCHARD MIX: 60.00.
North Jersey
Market
Hackettstown, NJ.
Tuesday, June 19, 1990
Hay—Straw ft Grain Report
ALFALFA HAY: 1.00 BALE.
MIXED HAY: 3 AT 1.50-2.20 BALE.
GRASS HAY: 2 LOADS. 1.60 AND
1.80 BALE.
TIMOTHY HAY: 3 AT 1.30-1.60
BALE.
in this issue
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On Being A Farm Wife B 5 Classified Ads 823. C 8
Ida’s Notebook...' 813 Business News D 6
Have You Heard 817 Mailbox Markets Dll
Pork Prose D 2 Sale Reports DlB
Poultry Pointers D 4 Public Auction Register D 22
Livestock Notes Dl6
FEATURES DAIRY
Avian Test Facility A 26 DHIA Focus A 22
Test Plots A3B PSU Dairy Science A 29
Extension Volunteer B 2 MD DHIA C 2
Border Collies B 2
Lebanon Pageant 812
Bedford Pageant 814 HOME AND YOUTH
Farm Accidents 816
Huntingdon Pageant 817 Homestead Notes ... -••B 2
Frederick Pageant 818 Home On The Range.... B 6.821
Blair Pageant 820 Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Fair Days ~ C 5 Kid’s Komer 810
Plant Diseases C 6 4-H Happenings 823
Unc««t»f Pawing, Saturday, June 23,1990-A3
MONTH AGO
YEAR AGO
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, PA
Monday, June 18, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 96.
ALFALFA: 75.00-130.00.
MIXED HAY: 60.00-125.00.
TIMOTHY: 60.00-175.00.
CLOVER: 37.00.95.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 42.00-105.00.
STRAW: 75.00-160.00.
EAR CORN: 95.00-120.00.
OATS; 1.65/bushel.
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 a.m. Mondays.
New Wilmington
Hay
New Wilmington, PA.
Friday, June 15, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 20.
MIXED HAY: 25.00-77.50, 1 AT
105.00.
TIMOTHY: 2 AT 55.00 AND 102.50.
CLOVER MIXED: 2 AT 47.50 AND
67.50.
STRAW: 1 LOAD. 57.50.
EAR CORN: 10 LOADS. 90.00-100.00.
OATS: 6 LOADS, 1.95-2.40 BU.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, June 15, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 74.
MIXED HAY: 59.00-150.00.
ALFALFA: 80.00-148.00.
TIMOTHY: 85.00-124.00.
MEADOW GRASS: 30.00-81.00.
STRAW: 67.00-105.00.
EAR CORN: 100.00-109.00.
OATS: 2.05-2.60 BU.
SHREDDED PAPER: 40.00.
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, June 19, 1990
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 29.
ALFALFA: NEW, 3.00 BALE; OLD.
1.20-2.90 BALE.
ALFALFA MDC: 2.30 BALE.
TIMOTHY: NEW, 2.10-2.20 BALE.
TIMOTHY MDC: .75-2.60 BALE.
GRASS HAY: .50-.70 BALE.
MULCH HAY: .25 .65 BALE.
STRAW: 1.50-3.00 BALE.