r Hog
ffifmW.Markets
Lancaster Hogs
Larwaater Stockyard*
SaL, March 23, 1991
Report aippllcd by auction
350 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 53.00-54.25.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 48.0049.25.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 47.00-48.00.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 46.00-47.00.
HEAVY HOGS: 270-285 LBS
41.25-42.50.
HEAVY HOGS: 285-300 LBS
40.0041.00.
GOOD SOWS: 44.0047.75.
MEDIUM SOWS; 400044.00.
THIN SOWS: 35.0040.00.
HEAVY BOARS; 36.00-37.50.
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, IL
March 28, 1991
HOGS: 1000. TRADING MOD
ERATE. BARROWS AND GILTS
.50-1.00 HIGHER COMPARED WITH
WEDNESDAY. SUPPLY MAINLY US
1-3 230-260 LBS.
US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 51.50-52.00,
BULK 51.50 2-3 230-260 LBS.
SI.OO-SI.SO 260-280 LBS. 49.00-51.00
SOWS: MOSTLY .50 HIGHER,
INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER. 20%
US 1-3 325-400 LBS. 46.00 400-500
LBS. 47 J0 500-650 LBS. 50.00-51.00
BOARS: OVER 350 LBS. 42.00,
UNDER 350 LBS. 43.50
HOG 214
HC 51.50-5100 HD 51.50-5100 HE
51.50- HI 51.50-51.50 HJ
51.50- HK 51.50-51.50 HQ
51.00- HR 50.00-51.00 VV
46.00- WW 47.50-47.50 XX
50.00- YY 50.00-51.00 ZZ
42.00-
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 pjn.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report nipplied by Auction
Thursday, March 28, 1991
RETURN TO FARM CALF 1.00-1.85.
GOOD VEAL 70.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL 25.00-69.00.
CHOICE STEERS 75.00-80.25.
SELECT STEERS 65.00-74.00.
COMMON STEERS 59.00-64.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS 48.00-55J0.
CANNERS-CUTTERS 45.00-53.00.
SHELLS 25.00-44.00.
SELECT HEIFERS 65.00-73.00.
COMMON HEIFERS 51.00-64.00.
GOOD FEEDERS 80.00-120.00.
COMMON FEEDERS 50.00-79.00.
BULLS 46.00-64.00.
GOOD HOGS 47.00-50.50.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle
feeders two marketing days - Give us a call for
advice and marketing conditions.
Consign With Us - For The Marketing Edge
Consign Your Beef Cows
Mondays and Wednesdays
No Waiting To Unload - Good Walghl Conditions
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, April 5 - 11:00 A.M.
!>""<!.« """a r m j.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster ..
Tel, (717)307-5136
Aii Old O necommjsslpn firm Keeping
Abreast WlthTbe Time#
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, PA
Wed, March 27, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
1091 HEAD.
I'S AND 2’S, 20-29 LBS.
190.00- 30-39 LBS. 150.00-162.00;
40-49 LBS. 142.00-155.00; 50-59 LBS.
140.00- 60-69 LBS. 104.00-106.00.
2’S, 20-29 LBS. 164.00-180.00; 30-39
LBS. 148.00-150.00; 40-49 LBS.
140.00-142.00; 50-59 LBS. 138.00-140.00;
60-69 LBS. 100.00-104.00.
New Holland
Hog Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, March 25, 1991
Hog Receipts:
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gills uneven; US 1-2 50-1.00
lower, instances 2.00 lower early; US 1-3
2.00-4.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-250 lb 52.00-53.50, Few Early
50.00-51.00.
US 1 215-240 lb 53.50-54.50. Couple
lots late 56.25-56,50.
US 1-3 210-260 lb 47.00-49.00.
US 2-3 One lot 255 lb 46.75.
Indiana Hogs
March 27, 1991
HOGS 51
BARROWS AND GILTS: STEADY
TO .50 HIGHER. DEMAND MOD
ERATE. COUNTRY: PLANTS: US 1-2
220-260 LBS. 48.25-49.75, 49.00-50.00
FEW TO 50.00, FEW DOWN TO 48.00.
210-220 LBS. 46.00-47.75
' US 1-3 220-260 LBS. 47.00-48.75
SOWS: STEADY.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 38.00-43.00.
FEW TO 44.00.
500-650 LBS. 42.00-46.00, FEW TO
47.00.
“INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS
TUESDAY’S ACTUAL 16,900
TODAYS ESTIMATE 16,000 WEDNES
DAY WEEK AGO 16,200 WEDNES
DAY YEAR AGO 15,000 WEEK TO
DATE 53,800 SM PD WEEK AGO
59,100 SM PD YEAR AGO 47,600
“RECEIPTS FOR A YEAR AGO
WILL NOT COMPARE TO THIS WEEK
DUE TO A CHANGE IN THE REPORT
ING BASE.
CARCASS BASIS HOG PRICES; HOT
WEIGHTS: PLANT DELIVERED.
160-185 LBS. BARROWS AND GILTS:
NOT AVAILABLE.
US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS .50- .79
IN.) TO US 1 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS .80- .99 IN.) TO -
US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.00-1.24
IN.) TO US 3 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS 1.25-1.49 IN.) TO
US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.50-1.79
IN.) TO
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.
Pa. Grain
Monday, Mar. 25, 1991
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN. CENTRAL. AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN STEADY
TO .05 HIGHER; WHEAT UNEVEN,
MOSTLY STEADY TO .10 HIGHER;
BARLEY. OATS, AND EAR CORN
STEADY TO STRONG; SOYBEANS
STEADY TO .10 HIGHER.
PRICES PAID DELIVERED TO
DEALERS DOCK ALL PRICES PER
BUSHEL. EXCEPT BAR CORN PER
TON.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.59-2.82,
AVERAGE 2.72, * CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.51-2.74; ©WHEAT
RANGE 2.60-2.90, AVERAGE 2.77,
♦CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
2.77- BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE
2.00-2.20, AVERAGE 2.07, ♦CONTRAC-
T FOR HARVEST 1.85-2.00; OATS NO.
2 RANGE 1.40-1.64, AVERAGE 1.50.
♦CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 1.10;
SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.55-5.78,
FEW REPORTED 5.90, AVERAGE 5.69,
♦CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
5.78- FEW REPORTED GR SORG
HUM #2 RANGE 2.30, AVERAGE 2.30;
EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-85.00,
AVERAGE 76.46.
641
875
1023
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.45-2.70,
AVERAGE 2.59; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.60, FEW REPORTED
2.30, AVERAGE 2.52; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.85-2.20, AVERAGE 2.03;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.20-1.65, M
1.35-1.45, AVERAGE 1.40; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.55, AVERAGE 5.55;
EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-75.00, FEW
REPORTED 60.00, AVERAGE 69.29.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.55-2.82,
AVERAGE 2.69; @ WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.90. AVERAGE 2.66;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.90-2.20,
AVERAGE 2.06; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.30-1.64, AVERAGE 1.45; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.80, AVERAGE
5.65; EAR CORN RANGE 70.0ft-BS.OO,
AVERAGE 73.85.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-2.80,
AVERAGE 2.71; @WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.80, AVERAGE 2.63;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.95-2.15,
AVERAGE 2.05; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.30-1.55, AVERAGE 1.43; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.80, AVERAGE
5.62; EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-76.00,
AVERAGE 73.50.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.46-2.60,
AVERAGE 2.51; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.85, AVERAGE 2.61;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.90-1.99,
AVERAGE 1.95; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
"GREEK EASTER”
LAMB
SALE
Tuesday, April 2
7:00 P.M.
Sorting 9:00-5:00 P.M.
CARLISLE
UvMtoek Market, Inc.
ExN 12 OH 1-91
(717) 249-4811
FEEDER
CATTLE
Tuesday. Apr. 2
Approx. 8 P.M.
Bring a Load-Buy a Load
CARLISLE
Livestock Market, Inc.
Just off 1-61 at Exit 12
(717) 249-4511
or Evenings, Jim 249-2359
<fam Ha L & , Grain
Msfej/W Markets
1.23-1.60, AVERAGE 1.46; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE FEW REPORTED 5.50,
AVERAGE 5.50; EAR CORN
50.00-67.00, AVERAGE 58.50.
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.59; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 2.62; BARLEY NO. 3 2.06; OATS NO.
2 1.44; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.55; EAR
CORN 71.31.
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; EAR
CORN 76.93.
HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
BETTER PRICES PAID BY DEALERS
AT THE FARM A PER TON). HAY A
STRAW STEADY. SPOTS STRONGER.
ALFALFA 65.00-100.00, FEW
REPORTED 130.00; MIXED HAY
50.00- TIMOTHY HAY
50.00- STRAW 40.00-75.00;
MULCH 20.00-35.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
3/22/91. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 334
HAY, 78 STRAW. AND 21 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 85.00-151.00; MIXED
HAY 60.00-132.00; TIMOTHY HAY
77.00-111.00; STRAW 57.00-90.00; EAR
CORN 76.00-89.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
3/22/91. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 231
HAY, 59 STRAW A 13 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 71.00-140.00; MIXED
HAY 42.00-110.00; TIMOTHY HAY
45.00-92.50; STRAW 35.00-82.50;
MULCH 72.50-80.00.
Good’s Hay
Lcola, Pm.
Wed, March 27, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
120 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 74.00-158.00.
MIXED HAY: 65.00-148.00.
TIMOTHY: 70.00-120.00.
STRAW: 66.00-100.00.
CORN: 80.00-92.00.
GRASS: 59.00-10000.
MEADOW HAY: 66.00.
OATS: 1.60-2.00 BU.
CLOVER: 71.00.
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, March 22, 1991
Report Supplied bj Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 156.
MIXED HAY: 35.00-142.00.
ALFALFA: 70.00-155.00.
TIMOTHY: 57.00-135.00.
GRASS: 50.00-71.00.
STRAW: 58.00-96.00.
EAR CORN: 65.00-79.00.
OATS; 1.50-1.80 BU.
Westfalia Dealers
4-H Benefit Auction
Wool Queen
Salad Dressing For Pr0fit....814
Battling Plant C 24
Homestead Notes
Home On The Range B 6
Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Kid’s Komer 810
4-H Happenings 816-18
DAIRY
DHIA Focus A 22
Bulls To China A 23
Atlantic Reorganizes A 27
Md. DHIA C 2
Chester Co. DHIA Cll
Mercer Co. DHIA Cl 3
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 30, 1991-A:
MONTH AGO
YEAR AGO
Regional Hay
Mar. 25, 1991
Eastern, Pa.
Green Dragon Hay
in ihis issue
Four Sections
A3O
A 32
,813
B 2
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, March 25, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 196.
ALFALFA: 85.00-165.00.
MIXED HAY: 67.00-140.00.
TIMOTHY: 69.00-140.00.
CLOVER: 42.00-85.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 32.00-135.00.
STRAW: 75.00-100.00.
EAR CORN: 84.00-89.00.
OATS: 1.80-2.15 BU.
TIMOTHY SEED: 23.00.
Thii tale was formerly held at the New
Holland Sales Stables. It is now held at Dif
fenbach's New Holland Auction Center
Ltd., 100 W. Jackson St, New Holland,
across from the prior sale location. Auction
time is 10:00 a.m. Monday.
Hoover’s Hay Auction
Grate, Pa.
Frida/, March 22, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 10.
ALFALFA: 70.00-125.00.
MIXED HAY: 56.00-72.00
WHEAT STRAW: 67.00.
OAT STRAW; 52.00.
Thit tale it held every tecond and fourth
Friday at Hoover’i Hay Auction, 1 mile
east of Grate, Pa.
Diffcnbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, March 27, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 28.
ALFALFA: 70.00-142.00.
MIXED HAY; 73.00-105.00
TIMOTHY: 84.00-100.00.
STRAW: 76.00-100.00.
This sale was formerly held at the New
Holland Sales Stables. It is now held at Dif
fen bach's New Holland Auction Center
Ltd., 100 W. Jackson St., New Holland,
across from the prior tale location. Auction
time is 10.00 a.m. Wednesday.
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, March 26, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 78.
ALFALFA: 52.00-77.00, 1.20-3.00
BALE.
ALFALFA MIX: 102.00, 1.50-1.70
BALE.
TIMOTHY: 42.00-75.00, .80-1.50
BALE.
TIMOTHY MIX: 45.00-60.00, .80-1.20
BALE.
TIMOTHY ROUND BALES; 15.00.
5.00-18.00 EACH.
CLOVER: 65.00, 1.45 BALE.
ORCHARD GRASS: 72.00.
MULCH HY: .50 BALE.
STRAW: 60.00-92.50,1.00-1.10 BALE.
OATS: 1.70 BU.
COLUMNS
Now is' the Time
Microwave Minutes,
On Being A Farm Wife B 5
Have You Heard 81l
Ida’s Notebook 813
Poultry Pointers C 5
Pseudorabies Update C 8
Pork Prose CIO
Livestock Ledger Cl 4
DEPARTMENTS
Editorial A 1
Farm Calendar AlO
Farm Forum AlO
Mailbox Markets 820
Sale Reports 825
Public Auction Register 831
Business News C 6
Classified Ads CI6,D 2
:3
AlO
.B 4