J Ho s
fJQIfDr Markets
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Carlisle Livestock Auction
Friday, April 26, 1991
TREND; VERY ACTIVE! NO. I&2’S
WERE FULLY STEADY WHILE NO. 2’S
WERE $lO.OO TO $15.00 HIGHER. ALL
PIGS WERE WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL
AND SOLD BY THE HUNDRED
WEIGHT.
US NO. I&2’S 882 HD. 43 HD. 37-39
LB. 130.00-134.00; 274 HD. 41-49 LB.
1 13.00- 143.00, (MOSTLY
135.00- 391 HD. 50-59 LB.
117.00- 13 HD. W/TAH.S 50-59
LB. 100.00-116.00; 85 HD. 60-69 LB.
113.00- 76 HD. 74-78 LB.
85.00-
US NO. 2'S 400 HD. 19 HD. 21-24 LB.
140.00; 100 HD. 32-39 LB. 120.00-136.00;
118 HD. 40-49 LB. 110.00-131.00; 117
HD. 50-59 LB. 104.00-131.50; 20 HD.
61-69 LB. 100.00-102.00; 26 HD. 71-98
LB. 70.00-94.00.
US NO. 2&3'S 48 HD. 24 HD. 18-35 LB.
114.00- 24 HD. 42-60 LB.
75.00-
UTILITIES: 31 HD. 18-45 LB
39.00-80.00.
LATE CUT: 15 HD. 45-65 LB
86.00-90.00.
AS IS: 34 HD 12-70 LB. 10.00-71.00.
NO GRADES: 8 HD. 50 LB. 112.00.
NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALE, FRIDAY, MAY 10. 1991, 1:30
P.M. GRADING 7:30 UNTIL 11:30 A.M.
Indiana Hogs
May 2, 1991
HOGS 51.
BARROWS AND GILTS: STEADY
TO FIRM. DEMAND GOOD.
COUNTRY:PLANTS: US 1-2220-260
LBS. 51.00-53.00, 5100-53.00 MOSTLY
51.50 TO 53.00. 210-220 LBS.
49.00-50.75.
US 1-3 220-260 LBS. 50.00-51.75.
SOWS: STEADY.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 38.50-44.00.
500-650 LBS. 43.50-46.00, FEW TO
47.00.
•♦INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS;
WEDNESDAY’S ACTUAL 15,400
TODAYS ESTIMATE 16,000 THURS
DAY WEEK AGO 17,300 THURSDAY
YEAR AGO 17,500 WEEK TO DATE
69,000 SM PD WEEK AGO 79.200 SM
PD YEAR AGO 65,800.
♦•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:
STEADY TO .68 HIGHER.
US I (BACKFAT THICKNESS .50- .79
IN.) 73.76 TO 77.35 US 1 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS .80- .99 IN.) 72.46 TO 73.76
US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.00-1.24
IN.) 70.88 TO 7X46 US 3 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS 1.25-1.49 IN.) 69.88 TO
71.85 US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS
1.50-1.79 IN.) 67.28 TO 69.88.
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.
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 Weight Conditions
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, May 10 - 11:00 A.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Una Commission Firm Keeping
Abreast With The times
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., April 27, 1991
Report supplied by auction
550 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 52.25.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 51.25-52.25.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 50.00-51.00.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 48.00-50.00.
GOOD SOWS; 43.00-46.00.
MEDIUM SOWS: 40.00-43.00.
THIN SOWS: 35.00-40.00.
BOARS (ALL WEIGHTS)
38.00-40.00.
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, May 2, 1991
FEDERAL-STATE OPENING. MID
SESSION AND CLOSE HOGS: 1500
TRADING MODERATE. BARROWS
AND GILTS STEADY COMPARED
WITH WEDNESDAY. SUPPLY MAIN
LY US 1-3 230-260 LBS.
US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 53.50-54.00 2-3
230-260 LBS. 53.00-53.50 260-280 LBS.
51.00-
SOWS: MOSTLY STEADY 10%.
US 1-3 325-400 LBS. 45.50 400-650
LBS. 47.00.
BOARS: OVER 350 LBS. 43.50
UNDER 350 LBS. 45.00.
HOG 214 HC 53.50-54.00 HD
53.50- HE 53.50-54.00 HI
53.50- HJ 53.50-54.00 HK
53.50- HQ 53.00-53.50 HR
52.00- VV 45.50-45.50 WW
47.00- XX 47.00-47.00 YY
47.00- ZZ 43.50-43.50.
New Holland Hogs
April 29, 1991
TODAY
LAST MONDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts steady.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 51.50-52.50, One lot 53.00.
US 1 215-235 lb 54.50-55.75.
US 1-3 210-255 lb 49.50-50.50.
255-270 lb 47.50-49.50.
US 2-3 240-270 lb 46 00-47.00.
New Holland Feeder
TODAY
LAST WEDNESDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND: Compared to last Wednesday
feeder pigi unevenly steady, instances
5.00 higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight
GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US
1-2 53 30-34 120.00-134.00. 120 40-49
105.00- 26 45-46 120.00-122.00.
91 50-59 94.00-105.00. 27 60-62
92.00- 10 72 78.00.
US 2 54 30-39 106.00-119.00. 106
40-49 100.00-116.00. 45 53-56
93.00- 25 66 85.00. 14 77-90
63.00-
US 2-3 23 33-38 94.00-96.00. 35 45-48
90.00-9XOO. 18 53 84.00. 8 62 78.00.
SLAUGHTER 72 17-24 202.00-222.00.
51 27-29 138.00-160.00.
Lancaster Stockyards
1125
Pigs
May L W9l
Hay & Gram
Markets
WS&g&mur _______
Pa. Grain
Monday, April 29, 1991
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN. CENTRAL, AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN
UNEVEN. .04 LOWER TO .05 HIGHER;
WHEAT STEADY. INSTANCES .04
LOWER; BARLEY. SOYBEANS. &
EAR CORN STEADY TO STRONG;
AND OATS UNEVENLY STEADY.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.94,
AVERAGE 2.82, * CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.50-2.70; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.75-2.85, FEW REPORTED
2.55, AVERAGE 2.75, ‘CONTRACT
FOR HARVEST 2.71-2.96; BARLEY
NO. 3 RANGE 1.95-2.20, AVERAGE
2.05, ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
1.70-2.00; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.40-1.60, AVERAGE 1.48, *CON
TRACTFOR HARVEST 1.10-1.25; SOY
BEANS RANGE 5.65-5.90, AVERAGE
5.79, ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
5.89-6.06; FEW REPORTED GR. SORG
HUM #2 RANGE 2.40, AVERAGE 2.40,
‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.25;
EAR CORN RANGE 75.00-85.00,
AVERAGE 79.31.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.60-2.85,
AVERAGE 2.73; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.30-2.65, AVERAGE 2.50;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.85-2.25,
AVERAGE 2.07; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.20-1.50, AVERAGE 1.34; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.63-5.70, AVERAGE
5.67; EAR CORN RANGE 65.00-75.00,
AVERAGE 71.67.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.94,
AVERAGE 2.78; @ WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.85, AVERAGE 2.64;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.90-2.25,
AVERAGE 2.05; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.30-1.60, AVERAGE 1.43; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.50-5.90, AVERAGE
5.75; EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-85.00,
AVERAGE 76.32.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.77; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.85, AVERAGE 2.63,
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.90-2.25,
AVERAGE 2.04; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.30-1.55, AVERAGE 1.43; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.50-5.85, AVERAGE
5.70; EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-79.00,
AVERAGE 74.50.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.35-2.90, M
2.50-2.75, AVERAGE 2.63; ©WHEAT
NO. 2 RANGE 2.50-2.65, AVERAGE
2.60, BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.04,
AVERAGE 2.02; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.20-1.60, AVERAGE 1.49; SOYBEANS
NO. 1, RANGE FEW REPORTED 5.65,
AVERAGE 5.65; EAR CORN
55 00-68.00, AVERAGE 61.50.
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt. 472 5 mllas
south of Ouarryvllta or 6
mllas north of Oxford eor
nar of Rt. 472 and Nobis
Road.
Lloyd H. Kraldar,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of rate check!
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
FRI, MAY 10
1:30 P.M.
HAY I STRAW SALE
12:45 P.M.
Carlisle
LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC.
Exit 12 Off Ml
(717) 249-4511 or
Evtnlng* Jim, 249-2359
MONTH-AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 2 69; ©WHEAT NO
#2 2 67; BARLEY NO. 3 2.05; OATS NO.
2 1.44; SOYBEANS NO 1 5.63; EAR
CORN 74.04.
YEAR AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.00; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 3.73; BARLEY NO. 3 2.14; OATS NO.
2 1.65; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.94; EAR
CORN 81.72.
Regional Hay
April 29, 1991
Eastern, Pa.
HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
BETTER. PRICES PAID BY DEALERS
AT THE FARM & PER TON). HAY &
STRAW SLOW, STEADY.
ALFALFA 70.00-100.00, FEW
REPORTED 130.00; MIXED HAY
50.00- TIMOTHY HAY
50.00- STRAW 40.00-70.00;
MULCH 20.00-35.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
4/26/91. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 328
HAY, 98 STRAW. AND 22 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 79.00-167.00; MIXED
HAY 58.00-150.00; TIMOTHY HAY
75.00-147.00; STRAW 63.00-95.00; EAR
CORN 79.00-102.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
4/26/91. PRICES PER TON; LOADS: 147
HAY, 24 STRAW & 21 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 70.00-135.00; MIXED
HAY 45.00-112.50; TIMOTHY HAY
50.00-70.00; STRAW 40.00-80.00,
MULCH 72.50-85.00.
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, April 29, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 148.
ALFALFA: 50.00-175.00.
MIXED HAY; 45 00-160.00.
TIMOTHY: 50.00-150.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 55.00-72 00
STRAW 57.00-100.00.
EAR CORN: 82.00-89.00.
OATS- 2.10.
This sale 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.
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wed., May 1, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
90 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 50.00-146.00.
MIXED HAY: 47.00-150.00.
TIMOTHY: 75.00-139.00.
STRAW: 58.00-102.00.
CORN: 85.00-90.00.
GRASS; 50.00.
CORN FODDER: 75.00.
in this issue
COLUMNS
Now is the Time AlO
Farm Management A2O
On Being A Farm Wife B 2
Have You Heard B 3
Microwave Minutes B 5
Taking Time 812
Ida’s Notebook 816
Woodland News C 4
Pork Prose Cl 2
Poultry Pointers C2B
Livestock Ledger C2B
DHIA Focus
Jersey Cattle Club
Potter Co. DHIA....
Lebanon Co. DHIA
Perry Co. DHIA
Huntingdon Co. DHIA
Lancaster Co. DHIA...
Jefferson Co. DHIA D 4
Northumberland Co. DMA D 4
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 4, 1991-A3
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, April 30, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
46 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
52.00- 2ND CUTTING
112.00-
TIMOTHY: 92.00-120.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING
76.00- 2ND CUTTING
70.00- 3RD CUTTING
105.00-
CLOVER: IST CUTTING 60.00-85.00.
OAT HAY: 48.00.
GRASS: 53.00-57.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 79.00-95.00.
BARLEY STRAW: 80.00-85.00.
MIXED STRAW: 50.00.
Leinbach’s Hay
Shippcnsburg, PA.
April 27 and April 30
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 63.
ALFALFA: 47.00-125.00.
VEXED HAY: 47.00-120.00.
TIMOTHY: 48.00-80.00.
BROME GRASS: 60.00-75.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 52.00-85.00.
STRAW: 48.00-60.00.
EAR CORN: 74.00-82.00.
OATS: 1.50 BU.
MULCH: 34.00-37.00.
Green Dragon Hay
Friday, April 26, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 150.
MIXED HAY: 52.00-15200.
ALFALFA; 45.00-152.00.
TIMOTHY: 64.00-100.00.
CLOVER HAY: 5200.
GRASS: 45.00-73.00
CORN FODDER: 30.00.
STRAW: 45.00-95.00.
EAR CORN; 88.00-107.00.
OATS: 2.00-2.35 BU.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
May 2, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
12 LOADS.
ORCHARD GRASS: 110.00.
ALFALFA: 87.50-122.50.
MDCED HAY: 30.00-132.00.
STRAW; 97.00.
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 34 LDS. HAY.
ALFALFA: 87.50-152.50.
MDCED HAY: 35.00-97.50.
STRAW: 65.00-72.50.
EAR CORN: 75.00-90.00.
Four Sections
DEPARTMENTS
Editorial AlO
Farm Calendar AlO
Farm Forum AlO
Mailbox Markets 819
Sale Reports 832
Public Auction Register 836
Business News
Classified Ads.
FEATURES
Debate Mired: Pieserve Wet
lands? A 26
Jordan Named Dairy Princessßl
Farm Family/Roadstde Market
ing B 1
A3l
A 36
1991 Custom Rates
,C 8
.CIO
>ME AND YOUTH
Homestead Notes
Home On The Range B 6
Cook’s Question Comer '.B 8
Kid’s Komer 810
4-H Happenings 818-19
C 8.16
~..Cl6
...C2O
Ephrata, Pa.
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, May 1
Belleville, PA
C 6
,C 22
D 6
B 4