New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, PA
Wed, December 4, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
886 HEAD.
I’S AND 2’S, 20-29 LBS.
145.00- 30-39 LBS. 96.00-108.00;
40-49 LBS. 98.00-106.00; 50-59 LBS.
90.00- 60-69 LBS. 80.00-86.00.
2’S AND 3'S, 20-29 LBS.
115.00- 30-39 LBS. 90.00-95.00;
40-49 LBS. 85.00-90.00; 50-59 LBS.
83.00- 60-69 LBS. 75.00-76.00.
Lancaster Hogs
La neuter Stocky arda
Sat, Not. 30, 1991
Report auppllcd by auction
120 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 41.50-42.25.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 40.5(M1.50.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 39.50-40.50.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 38.50-39.50.
GOOD SOWS: 29.00-32.50
MEDIUMS 25.00-28.00; THIN SOW!
23.00-25.00.
HEAVY BOARS 23.50.
Peoria Hogs .
Peoria, Illinois
Thursday, December 5, 1991
FEDERAL-STATE OPENING HOGS:
1000 TRADING MODERATE. BAR
ROWS AND GILTS OPENING .50
LOWER COMPARED WITH WEDNES
DAY. SUPPLY MAINLY US 1-3 230-260
LBS.
US 1-3 220-250 LBS. 39.50-40.00 2-3
230-260 LBS. 39.00-39.50.
SOWS: STEADY TO .50 LOWER
20%.
US 1-3 325-500 LBS. 30.00-31.00
SOO-6SO LBS. 31.00.
St. Louis
Cattle, Hogs
Thuriday, December 5,1991
OPENING MID-SESSION WEEKLY
CLOSE
CATTLE & CALVES: 600 ( 0 SLTR, 600
FDRS) NO TEST ON SLAUGHTER
CATTLE.
RECEIPTS CONSISTS OF FEEDER
CATTLE AND COWS FOR THE REGU
LAR THURSDAY 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 1,400: WEEK
AGO 900: YEAR AGO 1,800.
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S
TERMINAL MARKET CLOSE,
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS
STEADY TO .50 LOWER, EXCEPT
HOLSTEIN STEERS FULLY STEADY.
COWS FULLY 1.00-2.00 HIGHER.
BULLS FULLY STEADY. SLAUGH
TER SUPPLY MAINLY CHOICE.
YIELD GRADE 2-4, STEERS AND
HEIFERS. LIGHT SUPPLY HOLSTEIN
STEERS, AROUND 15% COWS.
k
Hog
(fur Markets
Indiana Hogs
Louisville, Kentucky
Wednesday, December 4, 1991
INDIANA DIRECT HOGS 51.
BARROWS AND GILTS: STEADY
TO .50 HIGHER. DEMAND GOOD.
COUNTRY: PLANTS: US 1-2 220-260
LBS. 38.00-40.00 38.00-40.00 FEW TO
40.25. 210-220 LBS. 36.00-37.50.
US 1-3 220-260 LBS. 37.00-39.00.
SOWS; STEADY.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 24.00-28.00;
500-650 LBS. 27.00-31.00, FEW 32.00.
•♦INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS:
TUESDAY’S ACTUAL 24,400 TODAYS
ESTIMATE 20,500 WEDNESDAY
WEEK AGO 20,700 WEDNESDAY
YEAR AGO 15,600 WEEK TO DATE
73,000 SM PD WEEK AGO 69,200 SM
PD YEAR AGO 52,900.
♦•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:
STEADY TO .67 HIGHER.
US 1 (BACKFAT THICKNESS .50- .79
IN.) 56.25 TO 60.00 US 1 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS .80- .99 IN.) 54.95 TO 56.25
US 2 (BACKFAT THICKNESS 1.00-1.24
IN.) 53.37 TO 55.00 US 3 (BACKFAT
THICKNESS 1.25-1.49 IN.) 52.37 TO
54.50 US 4 (BACKFAT THICKNESS
1.50-1.79 IN.) 49.93 TO 52.37 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.
New Holland Hogs
TODAY
LAST MONDAY
LAST YEAR
TREND: Compared to lan Monday bar
rows and gQu 1.00-1.50 higher, with good
demand for imall supply 260-300 lb.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 41.00-42.00.**
US 1-3 220-260 lb 40.0041.00.
US 2-3 260-300 lb 38.0040.00.
Dec. 2, 1991
1083
630
Pa. Grain
Dec. 2, 1991
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY'S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL. AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: (M'XNY
REPORTERS CLOSED TODAY DUE
TO FIRST DAY DEER SEASON)...
CORN STEADY TO .05 HIGHER;
WHEAT, BARLEY. OATS. AND EAR
CORN STEADY TO STRONG; SOY
BEANS MOSTLY STEADY.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.58-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.77; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.40-3.75, FEW REPORTED
3.88, AVERAGE 3.65, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 3.10-3.30;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.80-2.15,
AVERAGE 1.97; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.50-1.80, AVERAGE 1.66; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.35-5.70, FEW
REPORTED 5.20, AVERAGE 5.47; FEW
REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE
2.50, AVERAGE 2.50; FEW REPORTED
EAR CORN RANGE 63.00-80.00,
AVERAGE 73.07.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.70-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.84; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.90-3.60, AVERAGE 3.31;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.90-2.20,
AVERAGE 2.03; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.20-1.65, AVERAGE 1.42; FEW
REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.40-5.45, AVERAGE 5.42; FEW
REPORTED EAR CORN RANGE
75.00-85.00, AVERAGE 80.00.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.58-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.81; © WHEAT NO. 2-Y
RANGE 2.90-3.80, AVERAGE 3.46;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.80-2.20,
AVERAGE 1.98; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.30-1.80, AVERAGE 1.57; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.20-5.70, AVERAGE
5.45; FEW REPORTED EAR CORN
RANGE 63.00-85.00, AVERAGE 74.72.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.75-2.90,
AVERAGE 2.83; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.90-3.80, AVERAGE 3.33;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.70-2.15,
AVERAGE 1.94; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.40-1.70, AVERAGE 1.55; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.2P-5.65,' FEW
REPORTED 5.85, AVERAGE 5.43; FEW
REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE
3.00, AVERAGE 3.00; FEW REPORTED
PER HUNDRED WEIGHT
RECLEANED 15% BUCKWHEAT
RANGE 8.15, AVERAGE 8.15; FEW
REPORTED EAR CORN RANGE
66.00-75.00, FEW REPORTED 85.00,
AVERAGE 73.00.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.50-2.77,
FEW REPORTED 2.90, AVERAGE 2,66;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.85-3.55,
AVERAGE 3.18; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.85-1.94, AVERAGE 1.90;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.40-1.65, FEW
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
FRI., DEC. 13
1:30 P.M.
Carlisle
■ LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC.
Exit 12 OK Ml
(717) 249-4511 or
Evtnlnqt Jim, 249-2359
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
12;00
Laeatod Rt. 472 8 mlloo
south of Quarryvllls or 6
mils* north of Oxford eor
nsr of Rt 472 and Nobis
Road.
Lloyd K KrsMsr,
Auctlonaar
AU-000813L
K’ft Allt nf Wafa akaaVa
kl & Grain
g|ki|f Markets
REPORTED 1.10, AVERAGE 1.47; FEW
REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.40, AVERAGE 5.40; FEW REPORTED
PER HUNDREDWEIGHT RECLEANED
15% BUCKWHEAT NO. 1 RANGE 9.00,
AVERAGE 9.00; FEW REPORTED EAR
CORN RANGE 55.00, AVERAGE 55.00.
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.83; ©WHEAT NO.
#2-Y 3.37; BARLEY NO. 3 1.92; OATS
NO. 2 1.53; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.48;
FEW REPORTED EAR CORN 70.86.
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.36; ©WHEAT NO.
#2-Y 2.64; BARLEY NO. 3 2.02; OATS
NO. 2 1.37; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.45;
FEW REPORTED EAR CORN 56.96.
Regional Hay
December 2,1991
Eastern, Pa.
HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR
EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND
BETTER, PRICES PAID BY DEALERS
AT THE FARM & PER TON). HAY
STEADY TO STRONG; STRAW
STEADY.
ALFALFA 90.00-115.00; MIXED
HAY 80.00-110.00; TIMOTHY HAY
65.00- STRAW 40.00-85.00;
MULCH 20.00-40.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
11/29/91. PRICES PER TON: LOADS:
237 HAY, 76 STRAW. AND 20 EAR
CORN.
ALFALFA 95.00-150.00; MIXED
HAY 85.00-142.00; TIMOTHY HAY
84.00- STRAW 67.00-105.00;
EAR CORN 87.00-107.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
11/29/91. PRICES PER TON: LOADS:
107 HAY. 27 STRAW & 15 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 93.00-165.00; MIXED
HAY 76.00-145.00; TIMOTHY HAY
79.00- STRAW 64.00-100.00;
EAR CORN 80.00-125.00.
Leinbach’s Hay
Shlppcnsburg, PA
November 30 and December 3
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 53.
ALFALFA: 60.00-164.00.
MIXED HAY: 75.00-123.00.
TIMOTHY: 91.00-129.00.
CLOVER: 107.00.
BROME GRASS: 105.00-124.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 60.00-85.00.
STRAW: 62.00-90.00.
EAR CORN: 89.00-110.00.
FIREWOOD: 25.00-35.00 PICK-UP
LOAD.
Vintage Hay
Parodist, PA
Ham, Dacfibw 5, 1991
Raport SappHtd by Aactloa
IS LOADS.
STRAW: 70.00-76.00.
ALFALFA MIX: 96.00-139.00.
MIXED HAY: 79.00-126.00.
TIMOTHY AND MIX: 82.00-105.00.
In this issue
Four Sdctlona
DEPARTMENTS HOME AND YOUTH
Editorial AlO Homestead Notes B 2
Farm Calendar AlO Home On The Range B 6
Farm Forum AlO Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Mailbox Markets 828 Kid’s Komcr 810
Sale Reports 836 4-H Happenings...,. A24A28
Public Auction Register 841
Business News C 6
Classified Ads C19.D11
DAIRY
Lancaster Co. DHIA Cl 2
FEATURES COLUMNS
Pesticide Cleanup A2B Now is the Time AlO
Tobacco Auction A 37 Foraging Around A 32
Adopt A Cow 812 Microwave Magic B 4
Penn State Livestock C 4 0" Being A Farm Wife B 5
Forage Crops Cl 6 Hav e You Heard 807
Angus Show Cl 7 Wa’s Notebook 81l
Hcrford Association Directors ...D 4 Pbultry Pointers C 3
Polled Hereford National D 9 Pork Prose D 3
Lmcaslir Finning, Saturday, Dtcunber 7, 1991-A3
MONTH AGO
YEAR AGO
Diffcnbach Auction Center
New Holland, Fa.
Monday, Dec. 2, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 87.
ALFALFA: 95.00-137.0 a
MIXED HAY: 67.00-135.00.
TIMOTHY: 90.00-127.00.
CLOVER: 72.00.
STRAW: 65.00-107.00.
EAR CORN: 92.00-109.00.
OATS; 220-230 BU.
This tale wu formerly held at the New
Holland Sales Sublet. It it now held at Dif
fenbach'i New Holland Auction Center
Ltd., 100 W. Jackson St, New Holland,
across from the prior sale location. Auction
lime it 10:00 a.m. Monday.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, November 29, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 112.
MIXED HAY; 51.00-14200.
ALFALFA: 91.00-145.0 a
TIMOTHY: 61.00-137.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 100.00-150.00.
SHREDDED PAPER: 42.00.
STRAW: 70.00-10200.
EAR CORN: 90.00-107.00.
FIREWOOD: 20.00-160.00 LOAD.
OATS: 250 BU.
Good’s Hay
Laoia, Pa.
WxL, December 4, 1991
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 79.
MIXED HAY 94.00-ISO.OO.
CORN: 100100-107.00.
TIMOTHY: 92.00-13Z00.
ALFALFA: 12.00-131.00
STRAW: 65.00-97.0 a
OATS; Z2O-ZSO BU.
ORCHARD GRASS: 104.00-108.00.
SOYBEANS STUBBLES: 47.00.
Frederick Co.
Hay
Imli)4iiM| Md.
Thuraday, Daccnbcr 5, 1991
Raport Supplied by Auction
35 LOADS. WEATHER CLEAR AND
COLD; MARKET STEADY TO
STRONG.
ALFALFA: 2 LOADS FANCY 175.00
AND 177.00, 4 PAIR TO GOOD
105.00-140.00.
ALFALFA MIX; 5 LOADS FAIR TO
GOOD 95.00-140.00.
TIMOTHY HAY: 1 FANCY LOAD
14000,6FA1R TO GOOD 102.00-127.00.
MIXED HAY; 3 LOADS GOOD
112.00-123.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 4 PAIR TO
GOOD 66.00-85.00.
CLOVER: 2 LOADS FAIR 79.00 AND
10100.
STRAW; 2 LOADS 70.00 AND 87.00.
FIREWOOD: 4 LOADS GOOD OAK
66.00-74.00C0RD, 2 VEXED 55.00 AND
62.00 CORD.
XMAS PARTY DEC 19. II A.M.