Hog Markets New Holland Feeder Pig Lancaster, Pa. Wednesday, August 28, 1991 Feeder Pigs: Todiy 1364 Last Wednesday 1140 List Year 806 TREND: Compared to last Wednesday feeder pigs 5.00 to mostly 10.00 lower, extremes 12.00 lower. All pigs weighed on arrival and sold by the hundred weight. GRADE HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US 1-2 68 33-37 78.00-80.00. 201 40-46 70 00-76.00, 25 42 82.00. 154 50-56 60 00-67.00. 45 61 70.00. 65 62-66 54 00-6000. 88 72-91 56.00-59.00. US 2 117 33-38 72.00-76 00. 130 42-47 6200-71.00. 43 54-56 55 00-56 00. US 2-3 15 38 58.00. 67 44-47 56 00-57 00. 11 55 55.00. 25 62-74 53.00. SLAUGHTER 22 21-22 125 00-130,00. 68 24-29 80 00-95.00. State Graded Feeder Pig Sale at Carlisle Livestock Auction Friday, August 23, 1991 RESULTS ON 1,881 PIGS. TREND: PIGS OVER 50 LBS. WERE FULLY STEADY WHILE PIGS UNDER 50 LBS. WERE 10.00 TO 20.00 HIGHER. ALL PIGS WERE WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUNDREDWEIGHT. US NO. I&2'S 1085 HD. 121 HD. 35-39 LB 77.00-103.00, 423 HD. 40-49 LB. 80 00-102.00, 276 HD. 50-59 LB. 71 00-91.00, 243 HD. 60-69 LB. 73 00-81.50,22 HD. SMALL LOTS 70-86 LBS 56.00-64.00. US NO. 2’S 595 HD. 109 HD. 26-39 LB, 82 00-100.00, 241 HD. 41-49 LB. 71 00-87.00, 189 HD. 50-59 LB. 64 00-78.00, 51 HD. 62-69 LB. 69 00-75.00,5 HD. 81-87 LB. 62.00-64.00. US NO. 2&3‘S 133 HD. 48 HD. 28-40 LB 6000-83.00, 72 HD. 40-100 LB. 56 00-71.00,13 HD. 40-49 LB. W/TAILS 40 00-46.00. AS IS 29 HD. 29 HD. 33-80 LB. 4000-53 00. UTILITIES 39 HD. 39 HD. 22-50 LB, 4100-70.00. NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1991, SALE 1:30 P.M., GRADING 7:30 UNTIL 11:30 A.M. Indiana Hogs Louisville, Kentucky Thursday, August 29, 1991 INDIANA DIRECT HOGS 51 BAR ROWS AND GILTS: STEADY TO .50 LOWER,. DEMAND MODERATE TO LIGHT. PLANTS MOSTLY .50 LOWER. COUNTRY: PLANTS: US 1-2 220-260 LBS 45.50-47.50, 46.25-47.50 FEW 47.75 210-220 LBS. 43.50-45.50. US 1-3 220-260 LBS. 45.00-46.50. SOWS. UNDER 500 LBS STEADY TO WEAK, OVER 500 LBS. STEADY TO 1 00 LOWER. US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 34 00-37 00, FEW TO 37 50; 500-650 LBS 36 00-3900 ♦‘INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS: WEDNESDAY’S ACTUAL 24,300 TODAYS ESTIMATE 22,000 THURS DAY WEEK AGO 19,900 THURSDAY Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feeders two marketing days - Give us a call for advice and marketing conditions. £ MONDAYS OR WEDNESDAYS 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, Sept. 6 - 11:00 A.M. Walter M. Dunlap and Sons Tel, (717)397-5136 An Old ilne Commission Firm Keeping Abreast With tK» Timas . YEAR AGO 16,000 WEEK TO DATE 91,400 SM PD WEEK AGO 89,800 SM PD YEAR AGO 67,500. ••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; .80-1.35 LOWER. US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS .50- .79 IN.) 65.68 TO 69.50 US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS .80- .99 IN.) 64.38 TO 65.68 US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.00-1.24 IN.) 62.80 TO 64.50 US 3 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.25-1.49 IN.) 61.80 TO 64.00 US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.50-1.79 IN.) 59.43 TO 61.80. 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. St. Louis Cattle, Hogs Thursday, August 29, 1991 OPENING MID-SESSION WEEKLY CLOSE CATTLE AND CALVES: 300 (0 SLTR, 300 FDRS) RECEIPTS CON SISTS OF FEEDER CATTLE AND COWS FOR THE REGULAR THURS DAY AUCTION. 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 1,200; WEEK AGO 600: YEAR AGO 1,100. COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S TERMINAL MARKET CLOSE. SLAUGHTER STEERS 2 00-2.50 LOW ER EXCEPT HOLSTEIN STEERS 1.00 LOWER. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS 1.00-1.50 LOWER. FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER. BULLS FUL LY STEADY. SLAUGHTER SUPPLY MAINLY CHOICE STEERS AND HEIF ERS WITH A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN LOADS AND LOTS YIELD GRADE 3-4 OF BOTH CLAS SES, AROUND 10% COWS. Peoria, Illinois Thursday, August 29, 1991 FEDERAL-STATE MIDSESSION. CLOSE AND WEEKLY SUMMARY HOGS: 1000 TRADING SLOW. BAR ROWS AND GILTS STEADY TO .50 LOWER US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 47.50 TO MOSTLY 48.00 75 HEAD 48.25 2-3 230-270 LBS. 47.50-48.00. SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. STEADY; OVER 500 LBS. 1.00 LOWER 15% US 1-3 UNDER 500 LBS. 38 50-39.00 OVER 500 LBS. MOSTLY 41.50, FEW 42. BOARS: FEW OVER 350 LBS. 34.00 TO MOSTLY 34.25; FEW UNDER 350 LBS. 38.50. HOGS FOR THE WEEK: BARROWS AND GILTS CLOSED MOSTLY 200 LOWER. SOWS UNDER 500 LBS 50 LOWER. SOWS OVER 500 LBS MOST LY 1.00 LOWER. SUPPLY MAINLY US Lancaster Stockyards Peoria Hogs Pa. Grain August 26, 1991 Report supplied by PDA COMPARED WITH LAST MON DAY’S MARKET FOR SOUTHEASTERN. CENTRAL, AND SOUTH CENTRAL PA; CORN STEADY TO .10 HIGHER, INSTANCES .20 HIGHER; WHEAT AND OATS MOST LY STEADY TO STRONG. INSTANCES .10 HIGHER; BARLEY STEADY TO STRONG; SOYBEANS STEADY TO .30 HIGHER; EAR CORN UNEVENLY STEADY. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.90, AVERAGE 2.81, * CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.57-2.75; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.80-3,07, FEW REPORTED 3.15, AVERAGE 2.95; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.50-1.80, FEW REPORTED 1.95, AVERAGE 1.71; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.25-1.60, AVERAGE 1.44; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.50-5.85, AVERAGE 5.62; ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 5.55-5.70; FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2 ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.45; ‘+BUCKWHEAT ‘CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 8.15; EAR CORN RANGE 75.00-87.00, AVERAGE 79.50. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-2.90, AVERAGE 2.79; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.50-2.90, AVERAGE 2.66; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.75-2.00, FEW 1-3 230-260 LB. WITH ABOUT 20% SOWS. RECEIPTS THIS WEEK ABOUT 6300 AS COMPARED WITH 7992 A WEEK AGO AND 7880 A YEAR AGO. HOG 214: HC 47.50-48.00 HD 48.00-48.25 HE 48.00-48.25 HI 47.50- HJ 47.50-48.25 HK 47.50- HQ 47.50-48.00 HR 47.50- VV 38.50-38.50 WW 38.50- XX 41.50-42.00 YY 41.50- ZZ 34,00-34.25. ***THE PEORIA UNION STOCK YARDS WILL BE CLOSED FOR LIVESTOCK TRADING ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 30.1991 AND WILL BE OPEN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1991. THE MARKET NEWS OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1991.*** New Holland Hogs August 26, 1991 TODAY LAST MONDAY LAST YEAR TREND: Compared with last Monday barrows and gilts fully steady. BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2 210-245 lb 50.75-51.50. US 1 One lot 220 lb 54.25. US 2-3 240-260 lb 48.00-48 75. KIRKWOOD HAY AUCTION Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 12:00 Located Rt. 472 5 miles south of Quarryvllle or 6 miles north of Oxford cor ner of Rt. 472 and Noble Road. Lloyd H. Kreider, Auctioneer AU-000513L No out of state checks Haybites® Fine midwestem alfalfa hay cubes Quality Assured Farmers, Dealers, Distributors Call Commodity One 603-430-9440 \K: Hay & Grain jm Markets w ' S REPORTED 1.50, AVERAGE 1.82; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.25-1.50, AVER AGE 1.32; ‘SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.60, AVERAGE 5.60; EAR CORN RANGE 75.00-8000, AVERAGE 78.33. SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL & SOUTH CENTRAL SUMMARY CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.90, AVERAGE 2,81; @ WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.55-3.10, AVERAGE 2.82; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.55-2.00, AVERAGE 1.74; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.25-1.60, AVERAGE 1.39; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.50-5.85, AVERAGE 5.60; EAR CORN RANGE 72.00-87.00, AVERAGE 78.39. CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.95, AVERAGE 2.84; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.55-2.80, FEW REPORTED 3.10, AVERAGE 2.72; BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.55-1.80, FEW REPORTED 2.00, AVERAGE 1.73; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.30-1.60, AVERAGE 1.39; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.20-5.95, AVERAGE 5.56; EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-80.00, AVERAGE 76.21. WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.45-2.76, AVERAGE 2.66; ©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.70-2.85. AVERAGE 2.77; BARLEY NO, 3 RANGE 1.66-1.75, AVERAGE 1.71; OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.10-1 60, AVERAGE 1.37; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5 60, AVERAGE 5.60; EAR CORN RANGE 66.00-70.00, AVERAGE 68.00. MONTH AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 2.74; ©WHEAT NO #2 2.70; BARLEY NO. 3 1.59; OATS NO. 2 1.28; SOYBEANS NO 1 5,53; EAR CORN 75 17 YEAR AGO CORN NO. 2-Y 3.17; ©WHEAT NO #2 2 93; BARLEY NO 3 2 06; OATS NO. 2 1.28; SOYBEANS NO. 1 6.05; EAR CORN 88.20. Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. Friday, August 23, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 88. MIXED HAY: 70.00-145.00. ALFALFA: 100.00-150.00. TIMOTHY; 85.00-137.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 67.00 LOAD. 120.00 TON. STRAW: 60.00-85.00. EAR CORN: 85.00-92.00. RYE: 4.00 AND 4.10 BU. BARLEY: 2.50 BU. OATS: 2.30 BU. 1027 1016 Vintage Hay Paradise, PA Thurs, Aug. 29, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction 8 LOADS ALFALFA- 3RD CUTTING 82 00 MIXED HAY: 82 00-90 00. TIMOTHY-ORCHARD 77.00 GRASS HAY 35 00 in this issue Four Sections FEATURES Lehigh Swine Roundup A2l COLUMNS Market Steer Show A 27 Now is the Time AlO Goat Representative B 4 Have You Heard B 9 Extension Extravaganza B 5 Ida’s Notebook 81l Somerset Fair Queen 81l On Being A Farm Wife 815 Workaholic 812 Poultry Pointers C 5 E-Town Fair Scenes 814 Livestock Ledger Cll BA Boa f C 2 Union Co. Fair D 4 DEPARTMENTS Somerset Market Lamb D 5 Editorial AlO Farm Calendar AlO HOME AND YOUTH Farm Forum AlO Homestead Notes B 2 Mailbox Markets 819 Ra "g e B 6 Sale Reports 829 G ™ k * Question Comer B 8 Public Auction Register 831 s Romer 810 Business News C 6 Classified Ads CII,D 7 Drought Watch D 6 DHIA Focus A 26 Eastern Holstein Show A2B South Central Dairy Show..C 3 NE Dairy Show C 8 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 31, 1991-A3 Diffcnbach Auction Center New Holland, Pa. Monday, Aug. 26, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 109. ALFALFA: 62.00-160.00. MIXED HAY: 70.00-145.00. TIMOTHY: 92.00-157.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 90.00-107.00. STRAW: 70.00-116.00. EAR CORN: 84.00-95.00. OATS: 2.35-2.75. RYE SEED: 3.85-4.75 BU. Thii 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. Westminster Hay Westminster, Md. Tuesday, August 27, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 62. ALFALFA: 135.00-152.50, 1.20-3.50 BALE. ALFALFA MIX: 97.50, 1.20-2.10 BALE. TIMOTHY: 90.00-107 50, 1.60-2.30 BALE. TIMOTHY MIX: 75.00-100.00, .75-2.20 BALE. GRASS: 90.00, .90-1.55 BALE. GRASS ROUND BALES: 55.00 TON, 11.00-24.00 EACH. CLOVER: 1.50 BALE. ORCHARD GRASS: 1.75 BALE. STRAW: 96.00, .90-2.00 BALE. Lein bach’s Hay Shippensburg, PA August 24 and 27 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 47. ALFALFA: 57.00-156.00. MIXED HAY: 65.00-99.00. TIMOTHY: 65.00-112.00. BROME GRASS: 79.00-130.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 58.00-109.00. STRAW: 40.00-75.00. EAR CORN: 88.00-99.00. OATS: 1.40-2.00 BU. MULCH HAY: 20.00-46.00. Good’s Hay LeoU, Pa. Wed, August 28, 1991 Report Supplied by Auction 89 LOADS. ALFALFA: 80.00-132.00. MDCED HAY: 76.00-154.00. TIMOTHY: 100.00-140 00. STRAW: 73.00-108.00. CORN: 70.00-89.00. RYE; 4.00-4.75 BU. BARLEY: 1.70 BU. OATS: 220 BU.
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