Hog
)r Markets
Indiana Hogs
June 5, 1991
HOGS 51
BARROWS AND GILTS: .50-1.00
LOWER DEMAND LIGHT TO MOD
ERATE
COUNTRY:PLANTS: US 1-2220-260
LBS 51 50-53.50 52.50-54.00
210-220 LBS. 49 50-51.50
US 1 3 220-260 LBS. 50.50-52.50
SOWS UNDER 500 LBS. STEADY
TO WEAK OVER 500 LBS. 1 00 LOW
IR
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 39.00-44 00
500-650 LBS. 42.00-45.00
♦♦INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS:
TUESDAY’S ACTUAL 19,300
TODAYS ESTIMATE 19,500 WEDNES
DAY WEEK AGO 20,900 WEDNES
DAY YEAR AGO 16,000 WEEK TO
DATE 61,300 SM PD WEEK AGO
53700 SM PD YEAR AGO 49,100
•♦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:
67- 75 LOWER.
US 1 (BACKF AT THICKNESS .50- .79
IN) 75 11 TO 78.50 US 1 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS .80- .99 1N.)73.81 T075.1l
US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.00-1.24
IN.) 72 23 TO 73.81 US 3 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS 1.25-1.49 IN.) 71.23 TO
73.00 US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS
1.50-1.79 IN.) 68.43 TO 71.23
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.
Lancaster Hogs
La neuter Stockyard*
Sat, June 1, 1991
Report supplied by auction
740 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 54.00-55.25.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 53.00-54.00.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 52.00-53.00.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 50.50-51.50.
HEAVY HOGS: 250-275 LBS.
49.00- 275-300 LBS. 43.75-47.00;
300-340 LBS. 41.50-42.50.
GOQD SOWS; 44.0047.00.
MEDIUM SOWS: 40.00-45.00.
THIN SOWS: 35.00-40.00.
BOARS (ALL WEIGHTS):
37.00-
New Holland
Hog Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, June 3, 1991
Hog Receipts:
Today
Lail Monday
Last Year
TREND; Not comparable, market not
reported last Monday because of Holiday.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 53.25-54.25, Few 54.50.
US 1 215-235 lb 56.50-57.00.
US 1-3 210-250 lb 51.75-52.75.
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
Next Graded Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, June 21 - 11:00 A.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397*5136
An Old Une Commission Firm Keeping
? Abreast With The Times
New Holland Feeder
Pigs
June 5, 1991
TODAY
LAST WEDNESDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND: Compared to last Wednesday
feeder pigs unevenly steady. All pigs
weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred
weight
GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US
1-2 25 36-38 106.00-108.00. 181 40-49
102.00-112.00.119 50-59 88.00-92.00,17
59 98.00. 6 61 88.00.
US 2 83 31-36 94.00-100.00. 45 42-46
90.00-96.00. 62 50-59 82.00-86.00. 63
62-66 75.00-83.00. 9 80-83 74.00-75.00.
US 2-3 29 32-37 78.00-80.00. 41 43-49
80.00-88.00. IS 72-76 70.00.
SLAUGHTER 21 17-23 165.00-170.00.
11 26 135.00.
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, IL
June 6,1991
HOGS: 1400 TRADING MODERATE.
BARROWS AND GILTS FULLY .50
LOWER COMPARED WITH WEDNES
DAY. SUPPLY MAINLY 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
51.00-53.00
SOWS; .50 TO MOSTLY 1.00 LOW
ER, INSTANCES 1.50 LOWER 22%
US 1-3 325-500 LBS. 46.00-46.50
500-650 LBS. 45.50
BOARS: OVER 350 LBS. 40.50
UNDER 350 LBS. 44.00-44.50
HOG 214
HC 53.50-54.00 HD 53.50-54.00 HE
53.50- HI S3.SO-54.00 HJ
53.50- HK S3.SO-54.00 HQ
53.00- HR 52.00-53.00 VV
46.00- WW 46.00-46.50 XX
46.00- YY 4S.SO-4S.SO ZZ
40.50-
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
Junr 6,1991
CATTLE AND CALVES: 300 ( 0
SLTR, 300 FDRS)
SUPPLY CONSISTS OF FEEDER
CATTLE AND COWS FOR THE REGU
LAR THURSDAY AUCTION.
NO TEST ON SLAUGHTER CATTLE.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: COWS:
CUTT, UTIL, COMM BULK SALES HI
DRESS % LO-DRESS % BREAKING 2-4
BONING 1-2 LOW TO AVG. CUTTER
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 1,100: WEEK
AGO 700: YEAR AGO 1,100
FOR THE WEEK, SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS VERY
UNEVEN. MOSTLY STEADY. COWS
MOSTLY 2.00 HITCHER. BULLS FUL
LY STEADY. SLAUGHTER UPPLY
MAINLY CHOICE AND MIXED
SELECT AND CHOICE STEERS AND
HEIFERS, FULLY 15% COWS.
870
860
811
Pa. Grain
June 3, 1991
Report supplied by PDA
913
993
1231
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN. CENTRAL, AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN STEADY
TO 05 LOWER; WHEAT AND SOY
BEANS UNEVENLY STEADY; BAR
LEY, MARKET LOWER AS SOME
NEW CROP COMES ON THE MARKET
IN SOUTHERN COUNTIES; OATS
UNEVEN, MOSTLY STEADY TO
WEAK; EAR CORN MOSTLY
STEADY.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.66-2.88,
AVERAGE 2 78, ♦CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2 50-2.61, @WHEAT NO 2
RANGE 2 60-2.91, AVERAGE 2 79,
♦CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
2.77-2.89; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE
1.50- AVERAGE 1.76; OATS NO. 2
RANGE 1.30-1.60, AVERAGE 1.44,
♦CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
1.10-1.30; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.50- AVERAGE 5.62, ♦CON
TRACT FOR HARVEST 5.62-5.75; FEW
REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2 ♦CON
TRACT FOR HARVEST 2.30; ♦-(■BUCK
WHEAT ♦CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
8.15; EAR CORN RANGE 74.00-80.00,
FEW REPORTED 88.00, AVERAGE
78.62.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.55-2.80,
AVERAGE 2.70; @WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.30-2.74, AVERAGE 2.52;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.40-1.85, FEW
REPORTED 2.20, AVERAGE 1.75;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.30-1.35, FEW
REPORTED 1.50, AVERAGE 1.35; SOY
BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.60-5.63, AVER
AGE 5.62; EAR CORN RANGE
68.00-80.00, AVERAGE 73.00.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.66-2.88,
AVERAGE 2.77; @ WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.40-2.91, AVERAGE 2.68;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.70-1.90,
AVERAGE 1.76; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.25-1.60, AVERAGE 1.40, SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.35-5.80, AVERAGE
5.61; EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-80.00,
AVERAGE 76.28.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2 88,
AVERAGE 2.79; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.40-2.85, AVERAGE 2.66;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.45-1.90,
AVERAGE 1.78; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.25-1.50, AVERAGE 1.38; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.30-5.80, AVERAGE
5.57; EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-7900,
AVERAGE 74.50.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE M 2.40-2.75,
FEW REPORTED 2.86, AVERAGE 2.62;
©WHEAT NO 2 RANGE 2.55-2.70,
AVERAGE 2.61; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.50-1.95, AVERAGE 1.73;
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt. 472 B mites
south ol Quarryvllls or S
mllss north of Oxford eor
nsr of Rt. 472 and Nobis
Road.
Lloyd H. KraMsr,
Auctlonsor
AU-000613L
No out of Mata checks
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
FRI., JUNE 14
1:30 PM.
HAY & STRAW SALE
12:45 P.M.
AT
Carlisle
LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC.
Exit 12 OK 1-81
(717) 249-4511 or
Evening* Jim. 249-2359
& Grain
Markets
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1 10-1 70. AVER
AGE 1 42; SOYBEANS NO 1 FEW
REPORTED 5 60, AVERAGE 5 60. EAR
CORN RANGE 55 00-66 00, AVERAGE
60.50.
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.76; @WHEAT NO
#2 2 64; BARLEY NO. 3 2 04, OATS NO
2 1.43; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5 70, EAR
CORN 76.34.
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.10; @WHEAT NO
#2 3.61; BARLEY NO. 3 2 14, OATS NO
2 1.65; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5 81, EAR
CORN 85.59.
HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA • (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
BETTER, PRICES PAID BY DEALERS
AT THE FARM & PER TON). OLD
CROP HAY UNEVENLY STEADY.
NEW CROP STEADY TO STRONG,
STRAW STEADY.
ALFALFA 60.00-100.00, NEW CROP
50.00-80.00; MIXED HAY 50.00-95 00,
NEW CROP 50.00-85.00; TIMOTHY
HAY 50.00-70.00, FEW 95.00, NEW
CROP 50.00-85.00; STRAW 40 00-70 00,
MULCH 20.00-35.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
5/31/91. PRICES PER TON: LOADS-125
HAY, 49 STRAW. AND 26 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 65.00-130.00; MIXED
HAY 50.00-125.00; TIMOTHY HAY
55.00-115.00; STRAW 50 00-86 00; EAR
CORN 82 00-86.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
5/31/91. PRICES PER TON; LOADS; 52
HAY, 17 STRAW & 9 EAR CORN.
MIXED HAY 30.00-90.00; STRAW
34.00-71.00; MULCH 60.00-75.00.
Westminster Hay
Weatminder, Md.
Tuesday, June 4, 1991
Report Suppled by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 57.
ALFALFA: 77.50, .70-4.00 BALE
ALFALFA MIX: 62.50, .95 BALE
TIMOTHY: 85.00, UO-2.30 BALE
TIMOTHY MIX: 1.10-150 BALE
ORCHARD GRASS: .80-1.50 BALE
CLOVER MIX: 1.30 BALE
STRAW: 1.05-1.80 BALE
Good’s Hay
Lcola, Pa.
Wed, June 5, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
52 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 43.00-118.00.
MIXED HAY: 50.00-126.00.
TIMOTHY: 69.00-127.00.
STRAW: 45.00-84.00.
CORN: 86.00-90.00.
GRASS: 63.00-73.00.
OATS: 2.25-2.35 BU.
FEATURES
Maple Dell
Gentle Oxen
Moser Brothers’ Farm...
Garden Tour..
Centre Co. Dairy Princess...Bl7
Garden Chemistry.....
Unsung Heroine
Great View Farms
HOME AND YOU'
Homestead Notes
Home On The Range B 6
Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Kid’s Komer 810
DAIRY
DHIA Focus
Berks Co. DHIA,
York Co. DHIA.,
Huntingdon Co. DHIA C 7
Centre Co. DHIA
Cumberland Co. DHIA D 5
Crawford Co. DHIA D 5
Potter Co. DHIA....
Dauphin Co. DHIA
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 8, 1991-A3
MONTH AGO
YEAR AGO
Regional Hay
June 3, 1991
Eastern, Pa.
##i this issue
Four Sections
A 24
A 29
.B 4
814
820
821
,C 2
B 2
A 22
.C 2
.C 3
,C 7
D 6
D 6
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, May 31, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 72.
MDCED HAY: 35.00-157 00.
ALFALFA: 67.00.
TIMOTHY: 55.00-111.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 55.00 AND 60.00.
STRAW: 62.00-100.00.
EAR CORN: 82.00-86.00.
OATS: 2.00 AND 2.60 BU.
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, June 4, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
30 LOADS OF HAY.
NEW MDCED HAY: 74.00.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
55 00-80.00.
NEW TIMOTHY: 67.00.
TIMOTHY; 65.00.
NEW ALFALFA: 75.00-108.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING 50.00,2 ND
CUTTING 91.00.
NEW GRASS: 54.00-55.00.
GRASS: 65.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 79.00-9200.
BARLEY STRAW: 80.00.
MDCED STRAW: 79.00.
EAR CORN: 84.0a89.00.
Vintage
Paradise,
Thun., June
Report Supplied
7 LOADS.
BARLEY STRAW: 79.00,
MIXED HAY: 80.00.
GRASS HAY: 92.50.
ALFALFA: 80.00-101.00.
Keister’s Hay
Middleburg, PA
Tuesday, June 4
Report supplied by auction
26 LOADS HAY.
VEXED HAY: 40.00-85.00.
STRAW: 40.00-67.50.
EAR CORN: 92.50-95.00.
OATS: 1.70-2.40 BU.
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, June 3, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 52.
ALFALFA: 60.00-135.00.
MDCED HAY; 47.00-114.00.
TIMOTHY: 70.00-117.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 52.00-60.00.
STRAW: 80.00-105.00.
EAR CORN: 74.00-90.00.
This tale was foimerly 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 am. Monday.
DEPARTMENTS
Editorial AlO
Farm Calendar AlO
Farm Forum AlO
Mailbox Markets 823
Sale Reports 830
Public Auction Register 834
Business News C 6
Classified Ads CIO,D 6
COLUMNS
Now is the Time AlO
Foraging Around A 27
Farm Management A 32
On Being A Farm Wife 81l
Taking Time 812
Have You Heard 813
Ida’s Notebook 818
Pork Prose C 4
Livestock Notes C 5
Beef Briefs C 8
Poultry Pointers C 9
Hay
PA
6, 1991
by Auction