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State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Carlisle Livestock Auction
Friday, May 10, 1991
RESULTS ON 1,485 PIGS.
TREND: GRADE NO. I&2'S WERE
MOSTLY STEADY AS COMPARED TO
APRIL 26 STATE GRADED SALE,
WHILE GRADE NO. 2’S AND 2&3’S
WERE UNEVEN ALL PIGS WERE
WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD
BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT.
US NO. I&2’S 964 HD. 44 HD 33-39
LB. 125.00-131.00; 399 HD. 41-49 LB.
120 00-143.50; 39 HD. 45-48 LB. W/
TAILS 107.00-114.00; 316 HD. 50-59 LB.
11200-137.50; 55 HD. 55-57 LB. W/
TAILS 106.00-108.00; 102 HD. 61-69 LB.
107 00-127.50; 9 HD. 77 LB. 9200.
US NO. 2’S 375 HD. 34 HD 22-29 LB.
122.00- 64 HD. 32-39 LB.
85.00- 119 HD. 43-49 LB
91.00- 145 HD. 51-72 LB
80 00-135.00; 13 HD. 81-89 LB.
70 00-72 00.
US NO 2&3’S 42 HD. 16 HD. 21-25 LB,
120.00-131.00; 26 HD. 35-50 LB
48 00-8000 (SMALL LOTS W/TAILS)
UTILITIES. 55 HD. 21-118 LB
47 00-112 00.
NO GRADE: 26 HD 60 LB. 106.00
AS IS: 23 HD 27-75 LB 42 00-61.00.
NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALE. FRIDAY. MAY 24. 1991, 1 30
PM . GRADING 730 UNTIL 11 30 A.M
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., May 11, 1991
Report supplied by auction
525 HEAD
US 1 215-245 LBS 59 00-59.75
US 1-2 215-245 LBS 55 50-57 00
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 54.00-54 75
US 2-4 215-255 LBS 52 00-54 00
GOOD SOWS: 44 00-46.50
MEDIUM SOWS: 4000-44 00.
THIN SOWS: 35.00-40.00.
BOARS (ALL WEIGHTS)
39 0040 00
New Holland Hogs
May 13, 1991
TODAY
LAST MONDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts 75-1.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS US 1-2
210-250 lb 55 25-56 50
US 1 210-235 lb 57 00-57.50, One lot
60 00.
US 1-3 210-260 lb 54.00-55 00. Few
200-210 lb 52.75-54 00
US 2-3 255-270 lb 46 50-48 50
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle
feeders two marketing days - Give us a call for
advice and marketing conditions.
S MONDAYS OR WEDNESDAYS ?
Consign With Us - For The Marketing Edge
Consign Your Beef Cows
Mondays and Wednesdays
No Walling To Unload - Good Weight Conditions
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, May 24 - 11:00 A.M.
No Hog Sale Saturday, May 25
Open As Usual May 27
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
An Old Line Commission Firm Keeping
Abreast With The Times
New Holland
Feeder Pig
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Wednesday, May 15, 1991
Feeder Pigs:
Today 763
Last Wednesday 639
Last Year 655
TREND: Compared to last Wednesday
feeder pigs very uneven, averaging steady.
Supply included around 225 head sold for
slaughter. All pigs weighed on arrival and
sold by the hundred weight.
GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US
1-234 31-39 119 00-122.00,16 38 136.00.
84 40-45 125.00-132 00, 63 47-48
116.00- 49 51-57 124.00-126.00.
12 63-68 98,00-110.00
US 2 72 30-39 110.00-118 00. 51 42-48
108.00- 22 52-59 114.00-116.00. 8
76 96.00.
US 2-3 84 33-36 102.00-108.00.
SLAUGHTER 70 17-26 165 00-18000
54 20-29 115.00-135.00. 87 30-55
98.00-
Indiana Hogs
Louisville, Kentucky
Wednesday, May IS, 1991
INDIANA DIRECT HOGS 51 BAR
ROWS AND GILTS STEADY.
DEMAND GOOD TO VERY GOOD.
COUNTRY: PLANTS. US 1-2 220-260
LBS. 54 00-56 00 54.75-56 00, 210-220
LBS. 52.0053 50
US 1-3 220260 LBS 53 00-54.50
SOWS- STEADY.
US 1-3 300500 LBS. 40.00-44 00,
FEW TO 45 00; 500-650 LBS
44.0046 00, FEW TO 47 00.
‘♦♦INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS
TUESDAY’S ACTUAL 16,900 TODAYS
ESTIMATE 19.500 WEDNESDAY
WEEK AGO 17,500 WEDNESDAY
YEAR AGO 11,300 WEEK TO DATE
57,600 SM PD WEEK AGO 63,400 SM
PD YEAR AGO 46,600.
♦♦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
STEADY
US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 50- 79
IN.) 77 80 TO 80 76 US 1 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS .80- .99 IN ) 76 50 TO 77 80
US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1 00-1 24
IN ) 74.92 TO 76 50 US 3 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS 1 25-1 49 IN) 73 92 TO
75 26 US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS
1.50-1.79 IN) 70 69 TO 73 92
746
681
1003
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
& Grain
nSBU/Jr Markets
Pa. Grain
Monday, May 13, 1991
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN. CENTRAL. AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN VERY
UNEVEN, .05 LOWER TO .05 HIGHER,
WHEAT STEADY TO .10 HIGHER;
BARLEY STEADY TO .05 LOWER;
OATS UNEVENLY STEADY; SOY
BEANS STEADY TO .20 LOWER; EAR
CORN STEADY TO WEAK
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.61-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.77, ‘CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.40-2.60, @WHEAT NO 2
RANGE 2.70-2.96, AVERAGE 2.81,
•CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
2 80-3.06; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE
1 80-2.15, AVERAGE 1.99, ‘CON
TRACT FOR HARVEST 1.70-1.85;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1 30-1.60, AVER
AGE 1.47, ‘CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 1.10-1.25; SOYBEANS
RANGE 5.38-5.80, AVERAGE 5 60,
♦CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
5.55-5.77; FEW REPORTED GR. SORG
HUM #2 RANGE 2.30, AVERAGE 2 30,
‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.25,
♦+BUCKWHEAT ‘CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 8 15; EAR CORN RANGE
74 00-85 00. AVERAGE 78.31
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO 2-Y RANGE 2 55-2.80,
AVERAGE 2 69; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2 30-2 70, AVERAGE 2 53,
BARLEY NO 3 RANGE 2 00-2 20,
AVERAGE 2 10. OATS NO 2 RANGE
1 30-1 35, FEW REPORTED 1 50,
AVERAGE 1 35; SOYBEANS NO 1
RANGE 5 50-5 56, AVERAGE 5 53,
EAR CORN RANGE 65 00-75 00.
AVERAGE 71 67.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.60-2 90,
AVERAGE 2.76, @ WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.40-2.96, AVERAGE 2 68,
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1 80-2 20,
AVERAGE 201; OATS NO 2 RANGE
1.30-1.60, AVERAGE 1 43; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.38-5.80, AVERAGE
5 59. EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-79 00,
AVERAGE 75.88
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO 2-Y RANGE 270 2 85,
AVERAGE 2.78; ©WHEAT NO 2
RANGE 2 40-2.90, AVERAGE 2 62,
BARLEY NO 3 RANGE 1 80-2 20,
AVERAGE 1.98; OATS NO 2 RANGE
1.30-1.50, AVERAGE 1 43, SOYBEANS
NO 1 RANGE 5.45-5 60. FEW
REPORTED 5 80, AVERAGE 5 58, EAR
CORN RANGE 70 00-79 00, AVERAGE
74 92
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO 2-Y RANGE M 2 40-2 75,
FEW REPORTED 2 87, AVERAGE 2 62,
©WHEAT NO 2 RANGE 2 60-2 63,
AVERAGE 2 61, BARLEY NO 3
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt. 472 5 mites
south of Ouarryvllls or 6
mites north of Oxford cor
ner of Rt. 472 and Nobis
Road.
Lloyd H. Krsldsr,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
FRI., MAY 24
1:30 P.M.
HAY A STRAW SALE
12:45 P.M.
Carlisle
LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC.
Exit 12 OH Ml
(717) 249-4511 of
Evtnlngt Jim, 249-2359
RANGE 1 80-2.04, AVERAGE 1 92,
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1 30-1 60. FEW
REPORTED 1.15, AVERAGE 1.46, SOY
BEANS NO 1 FEW REPORTED 5 45,
AVERAGE 5 45, EAR CORN RANGE
60 00-68 00, AVERAGE 64 00
MONTH AGO
CORN NO 2-Y 2 74; @WIIEAT NO
#2 2.67; BARLEY NO. 3 2 05, OATS NO
2 1.43, SOYBEANS NO. 1 5 71, EAR
CORN 74.%.
YEAR AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.11, ©WHEAT NO
#2 3.73; BARLEY NO. 3 2.14, OATS NO
2 1.68; SOYBEANS NO. 1 6 00, EAR
CORN 83 62.
Regional Hay
May 13, 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 MOSTLY STEADY.
ALFALFA 70.00-100.00; MIXED
HAY 50.00-90.00; TIMOTHY HAY
50.00- STRAW 40.00-7000, FEW
90 00; MULCH 20 00-35.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
5/10/91. PRICES PER TON LOADS. 200
HAY, 50 STRAW. AND 13 EAR CORN
ALFALFA 80 00-157 00; MIXED
HAY 50.00-125 00; TIMOTHY HAY
60.00- 00; STRAW 65 00-112 00,
EAR CORN 82 00-93 00
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
5/10/91. PRICES PER TON. LOADS 147
HAY, 12 STRAW & 14 EAR CORN
ALFALFA 70 00-120 00, MIXED
HAY 47.00-100 00, TIMOTHY HAY
47.00 80 00; STRAW 40 00-77 50,
MULCH 75 00-87 00
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, May IS, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 5
ALFALFA- 65.00.
TIMOTHY: 65.00-97.00
STRAW: 8000.
This sale was formerly held at the New
Holland Sales Stables It is now held at Di f
fcnbach’s New Holland Auction Centct
Ltd. 100 W. Jackson St.. New Holland,
across from the prior sale location Auction
lime is 10 00 a.m Wednesday.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurs., May 16, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
72 LOADS
STRAW; 85 00.
MIXED HAY: 62 50-100 00
ALFALFA: 67 50-106 00.
hi this issue
FEATURES
Raw Milk Market
Food Irradiation...
IFYE Experience-
Cooking With Ted 816
Western Angus Show C 4
PA Fairs
HOME AND YOUTH
Homestead Notes
Home On The Range B 6
Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Farm Women Societies B 9
Kid’s Komer 810
4-H Happenings 819,C24
FFA Happenings
COLUMNS
Now is the Time
Poultry Pointers...
On Being A Farm Wife B 4
Microwave Minutes 812
Ida’s Notebook 817
Have You Heard BIS
Swine Management C 2
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 18, 1991-A3
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, May 19, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 98.
ALFALFA: 55.00-155.00
MIXED HAY: 40.00-182.00.
TIMOTHY: 52 00-127.00.
CLOVER: 77.00.
STRAW; 68 00-106 00.
EAR CORN: 82.00-92,00
OATS; 2.10-3.00.
Thu 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 pnor sale location Auction
lime is IO'OO am. Monday.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, May 10, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS- 72.
MIXED HAY; 50 00-125 00
ALFALFA- 40 00-150.00.
TIMOTHY. 60.00-120 00.
CLOVER- 76.00
STRAW- 77 00-112.00.
EAR CORN- 75 00-86 00
OATS 2.25 AND 265 BU
BALED PAPER 46 00
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wed, May IS, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
50 LOADS
ALFALFA 60 00-159 00
MIXED HAY 48 00-140 00
TIMOTHY 69 00-78 00
STRAW 69 00-103 00
CORN 88 00-90 00
GRASS 66 00-9000
CORN FODDER 74 00
OATS- 2 00 BU
HAY. 56 00
Hoover’s Hay Auction
Gratz, Pa.
Friday, May 10, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS, 7.
ALFALFA. 50 00-95.00
MIXED HAY 40.00
TIMOTHY 56 00
This sale is held every second and fourth
Friday at Hoover’s Hay Auction, 1 mile
east of Gratz, Pa
Dewart Hay
Dewart, PA.
Monday, May 13, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
16 LOADS OF HAY. 40 00-95 00
STRAW. I LOADS. 70 00
CORN 2 LOADS, 80 00 AND 85 00
OATS: I 90 BU.
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