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J^mWMarkets
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat, Oct 5, 1991
Report supplied by auction
478 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 48.25-48.75.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 47.00-48.00.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 46.00-47.00.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 44.00-46.00.
HEAVY HOGS 285-295 LBS
39.50-42.25.
GOOD SOWS: 38.00-40.00.
MEDIUM SOWS: 35.00-38.00.
THIN SOWS: 30.00-35.00.
BOARS (ALL WEIGHTS):
33.00-34.00.
New Holland
Hog Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, October 7, 1991
Hog Receipts:
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts 1.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
210-245 lb 47.00-48.00, 190-210 lb
45 00-46.00.
US 1 215-240 lb 49.00-50.00.
US 1-3 210-255 lb 46.00-47.00.
Peoria Hogs
Peoria, IL
Oct. 10, 1991
HOGS: 1400 TRADING SLOW. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS .50-1.00 LOWER
COMPARED WIYH WEDNESDAY. US
1-3 220-250 LBS. 46.00-46.25 200-220
LBS. 40.00-42.00 2-3 230-260 LBS.
45.50-46.00 260-280 LBS. 44.00-45.50
SOWS: UNDER 500 LBS. .50-1.00
LOWER; OVER 500 LBS. STEADY TO
WEAK. INSTANCES .50 LOWER. 17%
US 1-3 325-500 LBS. 38.00-39.00
500-650 LBS. MOSTLY 39.50, FEW
40.00
BOARS: OVER 350 LBS. 34.50;
UNDER 350 LBS. 37.50.
HOG 214
HC 46.00-46.25 HD 46.00-46.25 HE
46.00- HI 46.00-46.25 HJ
46.00- HK 46.00-46.25 HQ
45.50- HR 44.50-45.50 VV
38.00- WW 38.00-39.00 XX
39.50- YY 39.50-40.00 ZZ
34.50-
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New HolUnil, PA
Wed., September 9, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
1309 HEAD.
I'S AND 2'S, 20-29 LBS.
102.00- 30-39 LBS. 88.00-94.00;
40-49 LBS. 90.00-95.00; 50-59 LBS.
66 00-70.00; 60-69 LBS. 70.00-72.00.
2’S, 20-29 LBS. 88.00-96.00; 30-39
LBS. 55.00-70.00; 40-49 LBS.
49.00- 50-59 LBS. 51.00-55.00;
60-69 LBS. 50.00-55.00.
Indiana Hogs
Oct. 9, 1991
HOGS 51
BARROWS AND GILTS: MOSTLY
1.00 LOWER, INSTANCES DEMAND
MODERATE. 1.50 HIGHER. PLANTS
.75-1.00 LOWER. COUNTRY: PLANTS:
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, Oct. 18 - 11:00 A.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
uiK»derSM&sni»
Tel. (717) 397-5136
- An OldLlne Commission Firm Keeping
AW«*ymhTh»Times •
US 1-2 220-260 LBS. 44.50-46.00,
45.25-46.50 FEW EARLY 46.50.
210-220 LBS. 42.50-44.00
US 1-3 220260 LBS. 43.5045.00
SOWS: STEADY.
US 1-3 300500 LBS. 32.0036.00
500650 LBS. 36.0038.00
♦•INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS:
TUESDAY'S ACTUAL 20.500
TODAYS ESTIMATE 23,000 WEDNES
DAY WEEK AGO 21,700 WEDNES
DAY YEAR AGO 14,600 WEEK TO
DATE 68,300 SM PD WEEK AGO
64,500 SM PD YEAR AGO 50.900
♦♦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:
.75-1.34 LOWER.
US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS .50- .79
IN.) 65.01 TO 69.00 US 1 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS .80- .99 IN.) 63.71 TO 65.01
US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.00-1.24
IN.) 62.13 TO 64.00 US 3 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS 1.25-1.49 IN.) 61.13 TO
63.50 US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS
1.50-1.79 IN.) 58.93 TO 61.13
1094
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.
Jersey Shore
Livestock Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 pjn.
Jeraey Shore, Pa.
Report auppiled by Auction
Thursday, Oct 10, 1991
RETURN TO FARM CALF 1.00-1.87.
GOOD VEAL: 80.00-110.00.
COMMON VEAL: 50.00-79.00.
SELECT STEERS: 60.00-65.00.
COMMON STEERS: 53.00-59.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 47.00-51.75.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 43.00-50.00.
SHELLS: 35.00-42.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 60.00-65.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 49.25-59.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 70.00-83.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 39.00-69.00
BULLS; 52.00-61.00.
GOOD HOGS: 40.00-46.00.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, PA
Oct. 10, 1991
Report mpptted by PDA
CATTLE 168: SL. CLOWS .50-1.50
LOWER, CHOICE 65.75-67.75 ONE
68.75, SELECT 61.00-65.00, SELECT
COUPLE 60.50 & 61.00, STAND. H. CH/
PR SL. HEIFERS CHOICE 6Z50-67.00,
SELECT FEW 59.00-62.75, STAND.
50.00- BREAKING UT. ft COM
MERCIAL SL. COWS 44.00-47.75, AND
A 50 LB. TO 41.00, CUTTER/BON. UT.
42.00- FEW H.D. 47.25-48.25,
CANNER/LOW CUTTER 35.00-42.50,
SHELLS DOWN TO 20.00; BULLOCKS
NO. 1 1340-1815 LBS. SL. BULLS
58.25-61.75 ONE 64.00, NO. 2 1150-1745
LBS. FEW 50.75-53.25.
& Grain
Markets
Pa. Grain
Oct. 7, 1991
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL. AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN MOST
LY STEADY TO .05 HIGHER; WHEAT
STEADY TO .20 HIGHER; BARLEY
STEADY, INSTANCES STRONGER;
OATS UNEVEN. MOSTLY STEADY
TO STRONG: SOYBEANS STEADY TO
.10 LOWER: OLD EAR CORN AND
NEW EAR CORN STEADY TO
STRONG.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.65-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.80; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.20-3.64, AVERAGE 3.36,
FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 3.10-3.27; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.65-2.00, AVERAGE 1.79;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.40-1.60, FEW
REPORTED 1.75, AVERAGE 1.54; SOY
BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.50-5.85, AVER
AGE 5.68; FEW REPORTED GR. SORG
HUM #2 RANGE 2.50, AVERAGE 2.50;
FEW REPORTED OLD EAR CORN
RANGE 75.00-90.00, AVERAGE 80.23;
44% PROTEIN BULK NEW EAR CORN
RANGE 55.00-70.00, AVERAGE 62.36.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.75-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.84; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.60-3.05, FEW REPORTED
3.42, AVERAGE 2.92; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.75-2.10, AVERAGE 1.94;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.20-1.55, AVER
AGE 1.36; ‘SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.55-5.65, AVERAGE 5.60; OLD EAR
CORN RANGE 76.00-90.00, AVERAGE
82.00; 44% PROTEIN BULK NEW EAR
CORN RANGE 64.00-79.00, AVERAGE
68.00.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.69-2.95,
AVERAGE 2.84; @ WHEAT NO. 2-Y
RANGE 2.80-3.64, AVERAGE 3.16;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.70-2.10.
AVERAGE 1.83; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.30-1.60, AVERAGE 1.47; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.85, AVERAGE
5.67; OLD EAR CORN RANGE
75.00-90.00. AVERAGE 80.65; 44%
PROTEIN BULK NEW EAR CORN
RANGE 55.00-75.00, AVERAGE 63.67.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.80-2.95,
AVERAGE 2.88; @WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.80-3.25, FEW REPORTED
3.50, AVERAGE 3.01; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.55-2.10, MOSTLY 1.70-1.80,
AVERAGE 1.78; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.30-1.60, AVERAGE 1.46; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.40-5.80, FEW
REPORTED 6.00, AVERAGE 5.69; FEW
REPORTED PER HUNDREDWEIGHT
RECLEANED 15% BUCKWHEAT
RANGE 8.15, AVERAGE 8.15; FEW
REPORTED OLD EAR CORN RANGE
75.00-85.00, AVERAGE 80.00.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.50-2.95,
AVERAGE 2.69; ©WHEAT NO. 2
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12:00
Locattd Rt. 472 5 mllM
•outh of Ouarryvtll* or 6
milta north of Oxford cor
nar of Rt. 472 and Nobla
Road.
Lloyd H. Kroldar,
Auctionaor
AU-OOOSI3L
No out of itate chocki
FEEDER
CATTLE
SALE
Tuesday, Oct. 15
Approx. 7:45 P.M.
CARLISLE
Livestock Market
Just East off 1-81 at Exit 12
(717) 249-4511
or Evenings, Jim 249-2359
RANGE 2.80-3.30, AVERAGE 2.99;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.75.-1.82,
AVERAGE 1.79; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.32-1.60, FEW REPORTED 1.10,
AVERAGE 143; SOYBEANS NO. 1
RANGE 5.45, AVERAGE 5.45; OLD
EAR CORN RANGE 66.00-75.00,
AVERAGE 70.50.
MONTH AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.83; ©WHEAT NO.
#2-Y 2.96, BARLEY NO. 3 1.78; OATS
NO. 2 1.42; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.69;
OLD EAR CORN 79.14.
YEAR AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.63; ©WHEAT NO.
#2-Y 2.74; BARLEY NO. 3 2.04; OATS
NO. 21.30; SOYBEANS NO. 16.07; EAR
CORN 59.67.
Regional Hay
October 7, 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 AND
STRAW STEADY TO 5.00 HIGHER.
ALFALFA 80.00-110.00; MIXED
HAY 70.00-100.00; TIMOTHY HAY
65.00-95.00; STRAW 40.00-75.00;
MULCH 20.00-35.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
10/4/91. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 142
HAY, 29 STRAW, AND 55 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 90.00-167.00; MIXED
HAY 90.00-136.00; TIMOTHY HAY
107.00-155.00; STRAW 80.00-112.00;
EAR CORN 80.00-104.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
10/4/91. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 87
HAY. 17 STRAW & 19 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 92.00-155.00; MIXED
HAY 75.00-140.00; TIMOTHY HAY
87 00-120 00; STRAW 60.00-95 00; EAR
CORN 85.00-106.00.
Good’s Hay
Lcoia, Pa.
Wed, October 9, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
70 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 84.00-120.00.
MIXED HAY: 92.00-143,00,
TIMOTHY: 117.00-156.00.
GRASS: 133.00.
STRAW: 84.00-131.00.
CORN: 77.00-103.00.
RYE: 4.10 BU.
OATS: 2.00-2.25 BU.
Leinbach’s Hay
Shippenaburfc PA
October 5 and 8
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 52.
ALFALFA: 62.00-150.00.
MIXED HAY: 71.00-145.00.
TIMOTHY: 92.00-122.00.
BROME GRASS: 91.00-124.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 78.00-95.00.
STRAW: 75.00-80.00.
EAR CORN: 96.00-130.00.
RYE: 3.90 BU.
WHEAT: 4.50-5.50 BU.
In this issue
Four Sections
COLUMNS FEATURES
Now is the Time AlO Beaver Fair A 22
Foraging Around A3B KILE Beef A2B
On Being A Farm Wife B 4 Manheim Farm 5h0w..A30,31,34,35
Ida’s Notebook 816 Australian Cattle Dogs 812
Poultry Pointers Oil KILE Lead Line 814
Farm Management C 3 KILE Swine C 4
Beef Briefs C 2 KILE Sheep D 4
HOME AND YOUTH
Homestead Notes B 2
Taking Time B 3
Microwave Magic B 5
DF.PARTMENTS Home On The Range B 6
Editorial AlO Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Farm Calendar AID Kid’s Korner 810
Farm Forum AlO 4-H Happenings 824
Mailbox Markets 826
Sale Reports 827
Public Auction Register 833 DAIRY
Business News C 6 DHIA Focus A 23
Classified Ads Dl3 Cumberland Co. DHIA Cl 2
Lanctttar Firming, Siturdiy, October 12, 1991-A3
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Mouday, Oct 7, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 121.
ALFALFA: 85.00-160.00.
MIXED HAY: 77.00-147.00.
TIMOTHY: 97.00-160.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 105.00.
STRAW: 60.00-97.00.
EAR CORN: 86.00-110.00.
OATS: 2.20-3.10 BU.
RYE SEED: 4.50-5.00 BU.
WHEAT SEED: 3.50.
Thii tale wit formerly held at the New
Holland Salet Stables. It it now held at Dif
fenbach't New Holland Auction Center
Ltd., 100 W. Jack ton St., New Holland,
acron from the prior tale location. Auction
lime it 10.00 am. Monday.
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, October 8, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
18 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
70.00- 2ND CUTTING 106.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING 84.00; 2ND
CUTTING 133.00; 3RD CUTTING
115.00.
ALFALFA AND GRASS MIX:
113.00-
CLOVER: IST CUTTING 111.00.
GRASS: 102.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 73.00-106.00.
BARLEY STRAW: 82.00.
EAR CORN: 97.00.
Keister’s Hay
Mlddleburg, PA
Tuesday, October 8
Report supplied by auction
34 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 110.00-155.00.
MIXED HAY; 60.00-140.00.
MULCH: 25.00-60.00.
STRAW: 4 LOADS, 90.00.
EAR CORN: 6 LOADS. 92.50-105.00.
RYE: 5 LOADS. 5.00-6.20 BU.
BARLEY; 2.05 BU.
OATS; 1.80 BU.
WHEAT: 2.60-3.00 BU.
FIREPLACE WOOD: 7 LOADS,
40.00-47.50.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurt, October 10, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
2 LOADS.
TIMOTHY: 116.00.
ALAFALA MIX: 125.00.
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, October 9
Belleville, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 39.
ALFALFA: 102.50-140.00.
MIXED HAY: 8000-120 00.
STRAW: 80 00-105.00.
EAR CORN: 4 LOADS, 90.00-105.00.