Markets
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, IL
May 23, 1991
HOGS: 1600 TRADING MODERATE.
BARROWS AND GILTS STEADY TO
WEAK COMPARED WITH WEDNES
DAY.
US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 56.00-56.50 2-3
230-260 LBS. 55 50-56.00 260-280 LBS.
53.50-55.50
SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. STEADY
TO 50 LOWER, INSTANCES 1.00
LOWER OVER 500 LBS. FULLY ZOO
LOWER 15%
US 1-3 325-500 LBS. 46.50 500-650
LBS MOSTLY 47.00, SOME 47.50
BOARS: OVER 350 LBS. 42.00
UNDER 350 LBS. 45.00
HOGS FOR THE WEEK; BARROWS
AND GILTS CLOSED MOSTLY
STEADY. SOWS CLOSED .50-1.00
LOWER. ABOUT 21%
HOG 214 HC 56.00-56.50 HD
56 00-56.50 HE 56.00 56.50 HI
56.00- HJ 56.00-56.50 HK
56 00-56.50 HQ 55.50-56.00 HR
54.50- VV 46.50-46.50 WW
46.50- XX 47.00-47.50 YY
47.00- ZZ 42.00-42.00
State Graded
Feeder Kg Sale
at Westminster
Uveitocfc Auction
May 17, 1991
1070 PIGS. 2 WEEKS AGO 499;
PRICES GENERALLY 10.00-20.00 PER
HUNDRED LOWER EXTREMES 30.00
LOWER ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON
ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE
HUNDREDWEIGHT.
GRADE 1: 25 HEAD 38 LBS. 130.00;
256 HEAD, 43-49 LBS 118.00-124.00; 223
HEAD 51-55 LBS. 103.00-120.00; 38
HEAD 60 LBS. 111.00; 86 HEAD 61-68
LBS. 101.00-105.00; 12 HEAD 70 LBS.
9800.
GRADE 1 AND 2: 58 HEAD 29-37
LBS 118.00-124.00; 151 HEAD 43-49
LBS 90 00-115.00; 97 HEAD 50-57 LBS.
94 00-102.00; 45 HEAD 64-68 LBS.
92.00- 12 HEAD 75-90 LBS.
73.00-
GRADE 2: 37 HEAD 33-45 LBS.
97.00-110.00; 7 HEAD 68 LBS. 80.00.
NEXT GRADED SALE FRIDAY,
JUNE 7.
New Holland Hogs
May 20, 1991
TODAY
LAST MONDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND; Complied to last Monday bar
iowi and gilts 1.00-1.25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-255 lb 56.50-57.50, One lot 57.75.
US 1 215-235 lb 58.00-58.50, One lot
225 lb 61.75.
US 1-3 210-250 lb 55 00-56 00. Couple
lois 54 25-54.75
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 WaltlnoToUnload ■ Good Weight Conditions
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, May 31 - 11:00 A.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
k An Old Une Commission Firm Keeping
L. Abreast With The Times
Indiana Hogs
May 23, 1991
BARROWS AND GILTS: STEADY
TO WEAK. DEMAND MODERATE TO
GOOD. PLANTS: UNEVENLY
STEADY TO INSTANCES .50 HIGHER.
COUNTRY: PLANTS: US 1-2 220-260
LBS. 53.50-55.50, 54.50-56.50, FEW TO
57.00. FEW UP TO 56.00. 210-220 LBS.
51.50-53.50
US 1-3 220-260 LBS. 52.50-54.25
SOWS: STEADY.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 40.00-44.00
500-650 LBS. 43.00-46.00
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
May 15, 1991
TODAY
LAST WEDNESDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND: Compared to lait Wednesday
feeder pigs veiy 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
1-2 34 31-39 119.00-122.00,16 38 136.00.
84 40-45 125.00-132.00, 63 47-48
116.00-120.00. 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
108.00-120.00. 22 52-59 114.00-116.00. 8
76 96.00.
US 2-3 84 33-36 102.00-108.00.
SLAUGHTER 70 17-26 165.00-180.00.
54 20-29 115.00-135.00. 87 30-55
98.00-124.00.
Shenandoah
Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
May 18, 1991
Report supplied by auction
STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS.
110.00- 500-700 LBS.
92.00- 700-900 LBS. 76.00-84.50;
HOLSTEIN 300-1000 LBS. 61.50-95.00.
S-L&MAL-2: 300-500 LBS.
100.00- 500-700 LBS
88.00-
FEEDER BULLS: 300-500 LBS
95.00-106.00, 500-700 LBS. 84.00-96.00.
S-L&M&L-2 300-SOO LBS.
84.00-86.00, 500-700 LBS. 75.00-78.00.
HEIFERS; 300-500 LBS. 88.00-98.00;
500-700 LBS. 86.00-91.00; 700-800 LBS.
76.00-82.00.
730
746
S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS. 85.00,
500-700 LBS. 83.00.
1286
STOCK COWS: LARGE COWS WITH
CALVES 1200.00-1400.00 PAIR; BABY
CALVES 100.00-195.00 BY HEAD.
OVER 100 LBS. BY WGHT.
165 00-195.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: UTILITY AND
COMMERCIAL 2-4 50.00-55.75; CAN
NERS AND CUTTERS 1-3 47.00-50.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1&2
63.50-69.00.
LAMBS: BLUE O HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 63.55; RED O CHOICE
67 75; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE 66.00;
SLAUGHTER EWES 12.00-19.50.
SOWS 1-3; 47.75.
& Grain
Wy® Markets
WSS&iimur
Pa. Grain
Monday, May 20, 1991
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL. AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN MOST
LY STEADY; WHEAT STEADY TO .06
LOWER; BARLEY STEADY TO
WEAK; OATS AND EAR CORN
STEADY: SOYBEANS UNEVENLY
STEADY.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.77, * CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.42-2.61; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.70-2.89, AVERAGE 2.80,
♦CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
2.78-2.99; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE
1.80-2.25, AVERAGE 1.96, ♦CON
TRACT FOR HARVEST 1.70-1.85;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.30-1.60, AVER
AGE 1.46, ♦CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 1.10-1.25; SOYBEANS
RANGE 5.37-5.70, AVERAGE 5 60,
♦CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
5.50-5.75; FEW REPORTED GR. SORG
HUM #2 RANGE 2.30, AVERAGE 2.30,
♦CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2 20,
♦+BUCKWHEAT ♦CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 8.15; EAR CORN RANGE
74.00-82.00, AVERAGE 77.77.
SOUTH CENTRAL '
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2 60-2.80,
AVERAGE 2.70; ©WHEAT NO 2
RANGE 2.30-2.65, AVERAGE 2 51;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 2.00-2.20, FEW
REPORTED 1.85, AVERAGE 2.09;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.25-1 35, FEW
REPORTED 1.50, AVERAGE 1 35; SOY
BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.50-5 63, AVER
AGE 5.57; EAR CORN RANGE
65.00-80.00, AVERAGE 72.50.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.64-2.85,
AVERAGE 2.76; @ WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.40-2.89, AVERAGE 2.66;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.80-2.25,
AVERAGE 2.00; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.25-1.60, AVERAGE 1.42; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.37-5.80, AVERAGE
5.60; EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-79.00.
AVERAGE 75.78.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.85,
AVERAGE 2.78; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.40-2.85, AVERAGE 2.62;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.85-2.25,
AVERAGE 1.99; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.30-1.50, AVERAGE 1.43; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.80, AVERAGE
5.62; EAR CORN RANGE 70 00-79.00,
AVERAGE 74.75.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE M 2.40-2.81,
AVERAGE 2.61; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.61, AVERAGE 2.57;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.90, AVER
AGE 1.90; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.25-1.60, AVERAGE 1.50; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 FEW REPORTED 5 60. AVER
AGE 5.60; EAR CORN RANGE
50.00-66.00, AVERAGE 58.00.
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KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Locatsd Rt. 472 5 mils*
south of Ouarryvllls or 6
mils* north of Oxford cor
nsr of Rt. 472 and Nobis
Road.
Lloyd H. Krsldsr,
Auetionssr
AU-000513L
No out of sute checks
MONTH AGO
CORN NO, 2-Y 2.77; ©WHEAT NO
#2 2 65, BARLEY NO. 3 2.05; OATS NO
2 1.43; SOYBEANS NO. 1 574; EAR
CORN 75 81
YEAR AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.11; ©WHEAT NO
#2 3.67; BARLEY NO. 3 213; OATS NO.
2 1.66; SOYBEANS NO 1 5.89; EAR
CORN 85.14.
Regional Hay
May 20, 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; SOME NEW
CROP ON THE MARKET.
ALFALFA 70.00-100.00, MIXED
HAY 50.00-90.00; TIMOTHY HAY
50 00-70 00; STRAW 40.00-70.00, FEW
8000; MULCH 20.00-35.00
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
5/17/91. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 141
HAY. 44 STRAW. AND 16 EAR CORN
ALFALFA 84.00-159.00; MIXED
HAY 56.00-145.00; TIMOTHY HAY
60 00-130.00; STRAW 68.00-106 00;
EAR CORN 82.00-93.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
5/17/91. PRICES PER TON- LOADS; 129
HAY, 13 STRAW & 9 EAR CORN
ALFALFA 65.00-112.50, MIXED
HAY 40.00-95 00; TIMOTHY HAY
40.00-82.50; STRAW 60 00-80 00,
MULCH 72.50-85.00.
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Wednesday, May 22, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 6.
MIXED HAY: 55.00-80.00.
TIMOTHY; 60.00.
STRAW: 5000.
This sale was formerly held at the New
Holland Sales Stables. It is now held at Dif
fcnbach's New Holland Auction Center
Ltd, 100 W. Jackson St., New Holland,
across from the prior sale location. Auction
ume is 10.00 a.m. Wednesday.
Dewart Hay
Dewart, PA.
Monday, May 20, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
15 LOADS OF HAY. 35.00-76.00.
STRAW: 2 LOADS, 50.00 AND 58.00.
CORN: 4 LOADS. 51.00-69.00.
OATS: 1.60 BU.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurs., May 23, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
6 LOADS.
WHEAT STRAW; 78.00-100.00.
ALFALFA: 66.00.
MIXED HAY: 30.00.
In this issue
DEPARTMENTS
Editorial AlO
Farm Calendar AlO
Farm Forum AlO
Mailbox Markets 817
Sale Reports 826
Public Auction Register 829
Business News
Classified Ads.
COLUMNS
Now is the Time
Ida’s Notebook....
Taking Time B 4
Microwave Minutes B 5
On Being A Farm Wife 817
Have You Heard 823
Poultry Pointers C 4
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, May 25, 1991-A3
Leinbach’s Hay
Shippcnsburg, PA
May 18 and 21
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 37.
ALFALFA; 73.00-155.00.
MIXED HAY: 25.00-85.00
TIMOTHY: 35.00-39.00.
BROME GRASS: 67.50.
STRAW: 4200-62.00.
EAR CORN: 68.00-82.00.
MULCH HAY: 9.00-20.00.
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wed, May 22, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
55 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 55.00-149.00.
MIXED HAY: 55.00-115.00.
TIMOTHY: 76.00-109.00.
STRAW: 50.00-91.00.
CORN: 74.00-86.00.
GRASS; 40.00-86.00.
OATS: 2.20 BU.
Green Dragon Hay
Friday, May 17, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 78.
MIXED HAY: 40.00-13200.
ALFALFA: 40.00-147.00
TIMOTHY: 75.00-130.00.
CLOVER: 32.00.
ORCHARD GRASS. 67.00.
STRAW: 69.00-100.00.
EAR CORN. 78.00-93.00.
SHREDDED PAPER: 44.00.
OATS: 2.05-2.45 BU.
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, May 21, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
28 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
24.00- 2ND CUTTING 80.00.
TIMOTHY: 51.00-86.00.
ALFALFA. IST CUTTING
50.00- 2ND CUTTING 98.00.
CLOVER: IST CUTTING 60.00.
GRASS; 20.00-58.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 53.00-86.00.
RYE STRAW: 69.00.
MIXED STRAW: 60.00-85.00.
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, May 21, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 77.
ALFALFA: 1.00-3.00 BALE.
ALFALFA MIX: 1.00-2.20 BALE.
TIMOTHY: 80.00-95.00, .50-1.60
BALE.
TIMOTHY MIX; 1 40-2.00 BALE.
ORCHARD GRASS: .50-1.30 BALE
MULCH HAY; .40- 80 BALE
STRAW: 92.50, .60-1 50 BALE.
SWEET FEED: 7.00 100 LB. BAG
Four Sections
DAIRY
DHIA Focus A2O
Chester Co. DHIA C 9
Juniata Co. DHIA CIO
MD DHIA D 2
C 6
,Cl 4
FEATURES
Brown Swiss Dairy A3O
Home Economist Banquet ...814
PA Poultry Queen 816
MD Sheep & Wool Feslivalß23
B 3
HOME AND YOUTH
Homestead Notes
Home On The Range B 6
Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Kid’s Komer 810
Ephrata, Pa.
B 2