r 4 Ho s
ffiWjr Markets
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Westminster
Livestock Auction
July 19, 1991
721 HEAD. 2 WEEKS AGO 1007.
WESTMINSTER 641 HEAD, EDEN 80
HEAD. COMPARED TO LAST SALE
PRICES WERE FULLY 5.00-10.00
HIGHER.
GRADES 1 & 2: 32 HEAD 31-35 LBS.
106 00-113.00; 173 LBS. 43-48 LBS.
95.00- 255 LBS. 51-59 LBS.
97.00- 30 HEAD 53-58 LBS.
82 00-85.00; 82 HEAD 60-69 LBS.
92.00- 25 HEAD 78 LBS. 79.50.
EDEN PIGS, GRADES 1 & 2:7 HEAD
31 LBS. 103.00; 58 HEAD 43-45 LBS.
96.00-
GRADE I: 14 HEAD 61 LBS. 81.00.
NEXT SPECIAL SALE FRIDAY,
AUG. 2, 1:30 P.M.
New Holland Feeder
Pigs
July 24, 1991
TODAY
LAST WEDNESDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND: Compared to last Wednesday
feeder pigs 8.00-15.00 higher, extremes
20 00 higher. All pigs weighed on arrival
and sold by the hundred weight
GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US
1-2 44 30-39 110.00-118.00. 81 40-49
103.00-112.00.76 50-56 92.00-102.00. 38
60 83.00. 27 71-73 78.00-81.00.
US 2 23 23-26 90.00-97.00. 38 31-38
92 00-106.00. 43 43-45 92.00-98.00. 20
56-57 80.00-88.00. 5 68 76.00. 48 72-90
68 00-73.00
US 2-3 6 24 90.00. 24 32 88.00. 13
50-54 84.00.
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, IL
July 25, 1991
HOGS: 1800 TRADING MODERATE.
BARROWS AND GILTS .50 HIGHER
COMPARED WITH WEDNESDAY.
SUPPLY MAINLY US 1-3 230-260 LBS.
US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 56.50-57.00 2-3
230-260 LBS. 56.00-56.50 260-280 LBS.
54.00-56.00
SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. STEADY
TO .50 HIGHER: OVER 500 LBS. .50
TO 3.00 LOWER. 20%
US 1-3 325-650 LBS. 43.50
BOARS: OVER 350 LBS. 41.50;
UNDER 350 LBS. 44.00
HOG 214
HC 56.50-57.00 HD 56.50-57.00 HE
56.50- HI 56.50-57.00 HJ
56.50- HK 56.50-57.00 HQ
56.00-56.50 HR 55.00-56.00 VV
43.50- WW 43.50-43.50 XX
43.50- YY 43.50-43.50 ZZ
41.50-
New Holland Hogs
July 22, 1991
TREND: Compared with last Monday
barrows and gilts 50-75 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-245 lb 56.00-57.00, 195-210 lb
54.00-55.00.
US 1 215-235 lb 57.25-58.00.
US 1-3 210-255 lb 54.25-55.75.
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 Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, Aug. 2 - 11:00 A.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Uncaster Stockyards
Tel. (717) 397-5136
**" 11111 1 iiiiiiiumiNiii minn
An Old Una Commission Firm Keeping
Abreast With the Times
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., July 20, 1991
Report supplied by auction
457 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 55.00-56.75.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 54.00-55.00.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 53.00-54.00.
US 2-4 215-245 LBS. 52.00-53.00.
HEAVY HOGS 270-280 LBS. 49.00
SOME 300 LBS. 40-41.50.
GOOD SOWS: 39.00-43.00.
MEDIUM SOWS: 37.50-41.00
THIN SOWS; 32.00-37.00.
BOARS (ALL WEIGHTS):
35.75-36.75.
Indiana Hogs
July 25, 1991
BARROWS AND GILTS: STEADY
TO .50 INSTANCES DEMAND MOD
ERATE TO GOOD. 1.00 HIGHER.
COUNTRY: PLANTS: US 1-2 220-260
LBS. 54.50-56.50 55.00-56.50
210-220 LBS 52.50-54.00
US 1-3 220-260 LBS. 53.50-55.00
SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. STEADY,
OVER 500 LBS. STEADY TO 1.00
LOWER.
1439
US 1-3 300500 LBS. 38.00-41.00
500650 LBS. 39.0041.50
TODAY’S PRELIMINARY ESTI
MATE: 19,000
St. Louis Cattle
July 25, 1991
CATTLE AND CALVES: 350 ( 0
SLTR, 350 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 1,100: YEAR AGO 800
FOR THE WEEK. SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS MOSTLY
STEADY. COWS WEAK TO 1.00 LOW
ER. BULLS STEADY. SLAUGHTER
SUPPLY MAINLY CHOICE SLAUGH
TER STEERS AND HEIFER. AROUND
10% COWS PLUS INCREASED SUPP
LY HOLSTEIN STEERS.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thnraday
•I 4:00 pan.
Jersey Shore, Fa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, July 25, 1991
RETURN TO FARM CALF 1.10-1.82.
GOOD VEAL: 65.00-109.00.
COMMON VEAL 40.00-64.00.
CHOICE STEERS 70.00-73.75.
SELECT STEERS 65.00-69.00.
COMMON STEERS 55.0-64.00
COMMERCIAL COWS 48.00-54.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS 46.00-54.50.
SHELLS 45.00-down
SELECT HEIFERS 64.00-67.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS 68-72.00
COMMON HEIFERS 51.00-63.00.
GOOD FEEDER 80.00-104.00
COMMON FEEDERS 50.00-79.00.
BULLS 53.00-63.00.
GOOD HOGS 54.00-56.00.
Pa. Grain
July 22, 1991
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY'S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL, AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN
UNEVEN, MOSTLY STEADY TO .05
HIGHER, INSTANCES .10 HIGHER;
WHEAT, BARLEY, AND OATS
STEADY; SOYBEANS UNEVENLY
STEADY; EAR CORN MOSTLY
STEADY.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.50-2.75,
AVERAGE 2.64, ‘CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.35-2.54; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.81, AVERAGE 2.68;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.45-1.75,
AVERAGE 1.59; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.10-1.40, AVERAGE 1.28; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.00-5.50, AVERAGE
5.26; ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
5.01-5.16; FEW REPORTED GR. SORG
HUM #2 ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST
2.15; ‘+BUCKWHEAT ‘CONTRACT
FOR HARVEST 8.15; EAR CORN
RANGE 70.00-83.00, AVERAGE 76.07.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.60-2.75,
AVERAGE 2.69; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.30-2.55, AVERAGE 2.44;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.40-1.75,
AVERAGE 1.53; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.00-1.25, AVERAGE 1.19; *SOYBEAN-
S NO. 1 RANGE 5.15, AVERAGE 5.15;
EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-80.00,
AVERAGE 73.17.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.55-2.75,
AVERAGE 2.67; @ WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.81, AVERAGE 2.62;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.40-1.75,
AVERAGE 1.57; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.10-1.40, AVERAGE 1.24; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.00-5.55, AVERAGE
5.25; EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-83.00,
AVERAGE 74.54.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.60-2.75,
AVERAGE 2.67; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.50-2.75, AVERAGE 2.60;
BARIJsY NO. 3 RANGE 1.45-1.60, FEW
REPORTED 1.80, AVERAGE 1.58;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.15-1.30, AVER
AGE 1.24; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
4.80-5.50, AVERAGE 5.26; EAR CORN
RANGE 70.00-78.00, AVERAGE 72.33.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.45-2.75,
FEW REPORTED 2.29, AVERAGE 2.55;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2 25-2.65,
AVERAGE 2.44; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.50-1.55, AVERAGE 1.53;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.00-1.60, AVER
AGE 1.38; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5 35, AVERAGE 5.35; EAR CORN
RANGE 55.00-66.00, AVERAGE 60.50
MONTH AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 2,71; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 2.65; BARLEY NO. 3 1.56; OATS NO.
2 1.37; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.50; EAR
CORN 75.00.
J*
GIGANTIC
MLICTION
Lancaster
Farming'i
CLASSIFIEDS
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Located Rt. 472 5 mltea
south of Ouarryvllla or 6
mites north of Oxford cor*
nar of Rt. 472 and Nobis
Road.
Lloyd H. Krsldsr,
Auctlonssr
AU-000513L
No out of (tale choclci
■]k wm Hay & Grain
jyj® Markets
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.21; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 3.10; BARLEY NO. 3 2.08; OATS NO.
2 1.39; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.90; EAR
CORN 91.43.
Regional Hay
July 22, 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 STEADY TO $lO HIGHER.
ALFALFA 70.00-110.00, FEW 120 00;
MIXED HAY 65.00-100.00, FEW 110.00;
TIMOTHY HAY 60.00-85.00, FEW
110.00; STRAW 45.00-75.00; MULCH
20 0045.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
7/19/91. PRICES PER TON; LOADS: 126
HAY, 65 STRAW, AND 57 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 84.00-140.00; MIXED
HAY 75.00-130 00; TIMOTHY HAY
82.00-162.00; STRAW 48,00-85.00; EAR
CORN 77.00-93.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
7/19/91. PRICES PER TON. LOADS: 89
HAY, 11 STRAW & 19 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 80.00-155.00; MIXED
HAY 59.00-125 00; TIMOTHY HAY
75.00-120.00; STRAW 40 00-85.00; EAR
CORN 81.00-96.00.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thun., July 25, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
6 LOADS.
TIMOTHY MDC: 66.00-130.00.
EAR CORN: 88.00.
STRAW: 65.00-82.00.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, July 19, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 84.
MIXED HAY: 80.00-145.00.
ALFALFA: 67.00-139.00.
TIMOTHY: 82.00-142.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 122.00.
STRAW; 41.00-62.00.
EAR CORN: 80.00-93.00.
SHELLED CORN: 2.75 BU.
OATS; 1.45-2.10 BU.
North Jersey
Market
Hacketlstown, NJ.
Tuesday, July 23, 1991
Hay—Straw & Grain Report
MIXED HAY: 3 LOADS, 1.20-2.20
BALE.
TIMOTHY HAY; 1.30 BALE.
GRASS HAY: 3 LOADS, .40-1.40
BALE.
OAT STRAW: 1 LOAD. 1.20 BALE.
WHEAT STRAW: 2 LOADS. 1.25
AND 1.60 BALE.
FEATURES
Manure Tour A2B
Beef Club Tours B 2
Sullivan Co. Dairy Princess 812
Beaver-Lawrence Dairy
Princess
HOME AND YOUTH
Homestead Notes
Farm Women Societies B 3
Home On The Range B 6
Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Kid’s Komer 810
4-H Happenings 817-819
DAIRY
DHIA Focus
FFA Dairy Show
MD Holstein Show
Huntingdon Co. DHIA C 9
Milk Check D 2
McKeen-
Montgomery Co. DHIA.. D 7
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 27, 1991-A3
YEAR AGO
in this issue
Four Sections
812
B 2
A2l
A 22
A 24
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, July 22, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 106.
ALFALFA: 80.00-165.00.
MIXED HAY; 65.00-172.00.
TIMOTHY: 75.00-150.00.
STRAW: 62.00-90.00.
EAR CORN: 82.00-94.00.
OATS: 1.00-2.85.
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
lime is 10:00 a,m. Monday.
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, July 23, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
25 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY; FIRST CUTTING
69 00-121.00, 2ND CUTTING 119.00
ALFALFA: FIRST CUTTING
91.00- 2ND CUTTING
106.00-
CLOVER: 2ND CUTTING 95 00.
WHEAT STRAW: 69 00-84 00.
BARLEY STRAW 70 00.
RYE STRAW; 73.00.
EAR CORN: 85.00-88.00
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, July 23, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 56.
ALFALFA: 1.55-3.40 BALE.
ALFALFA MIX; 100 00, 1,40-3 00
BALE.
TIMOTHY: 1.60-2.30 BALE.
TIMOTHY MIX: 1.40-2.80 BALE.
MEADOW GRASS: 1.30-1.60 BALE
BLUEGRASS: 1.95 BALE.
ORCHARD GRASS; ROUND BALES
24.00 EACH.
STRAW: .45-2.10 EACH.
OATS: 1.05 BU.
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, July 24
Belleville, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 30 LDS. HAY.
ALFALFA: 10000-132.50.
MIXED HAY; 67.50-105.00.
STRAW: 60.00
EAR CORN: 100.00 AND 102.50.
OATS; 3 LOADS, 1 80-1.90 BU.
Keister’s Hay
Middleburg, PA
Tuesday, July 23
Report supplied by auction
39 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 14000-152.50 TON.
MIX HAY: 65 00-170.00 TON.
STRAW: 72.50-75 00 TON
EAR CORN; 95.00-115 00 TON,
OATS: 1.70-1.85 BU.
COLUMNS
Now is the Time AlO
Have You Heard B 3
Microwave Times B 4
Ida’s Notebook B 5
On Being A Farm Wife 814
Taking Time 815
Livestock Ledger 822
Farm Management 822
Drought Watch C 3
Livestock Notes D 5
DEBAR'
iNTS
Editorial AlO
Farm Calendar AlO
Farm Forum AlO
Mailbox Markets 819
Sale Reports 829
Public Auction Register 831
Business News C 6
Classified Ads Cl 2