Markets
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
SaL, May 2, 1992
Report fupplied by auction
462 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 44,00-44.85.
US 1-2 21S-245 LBS. 43.00-44.00.
US 1-3 21S-24S LBS. 42.00-43.00.
US 2-4 21S-255 LBS. 40.50-42.50.
LIGHTWEIGHT HOGS: 195-210 LBS.
35.00- 180-195 LBS. 35.00-38.50;
120-180 LBS. 30.00-37.00; 80-120 LBS.
40.00- 50-80 LBS. 25.00-38.00;
30-50 LBS. 25.00-35.00.
GOOD SOWS: 32.00-36.25;
MEDIUMS 30.00-32.00; THIN SOWS:
25.00-30.00.
BOARS: HEAVY 27.00-28.00; LIGHT
JR. BOARS: 30.00-32.50.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, PA
Wed., May 6, 1992
Report Supplied bjr Auction
910 HEAD.
US 1-2, 20-29 LBS. 124.00-132.00,
30-39 LBS. 82.00-102.00. 40-49 LBS.
70.00-80.00, 50-59 LBS. 66.00-78.00,
60-69 LBS. 60.00-65.00.
US 2-3, 20-29 LBS. 100.00-110.00,
30-39 LBS. 60.00-63.00-75.00, 40-49
LBS. 54 00-60.00, 50-59 LBS.
60.00-64.00, 60-69 LBS. 60.0041.00.
Indiana Hogs
May 7,1992
BARROWS AND GILTS: COUNTRY
MOSTLY .50 HIGHER; DEMAND
MODERATE PLANTS NOT FULLY
TESTED. TO GOOD.
COUNTRY: PLANTS: US 1-2 230-260
LBS. 43.50-45.50, 44.00-45.00 FEW
46.00. 210-230 LBS. 42.00-44.00
US 1-3 230-260 LBS. 43.00-4440
SOWS: MOSTLY STEADY.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 32.00-35.00,
FEW TO 36.00.
500-650 LBS. 35.00-38.00
TODAY’S PRELIMINARY ESTI
MATE: 17,000
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
May 7,1992
CATTLE ft CALVES: 600 ( 0 SLTR,
600 FDRS)
RECEIPTS CONSISTS OF FEEDER
CATTLE AND SLAUGHTER COWS
AND BULLS FOR THE REGULAR
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 1,300: YEAR AGO 1,400
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S
TERMINAL MARKET CLOSE,
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS
WEAK. COWS 1.00 LOWER BULLS
UNEVENLY STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER
SLAUGHTER SUPPLY MAINLY
CHOICE STEERS AND HEIFERS,
LIGHT SUPPLY HOLSTEINS AND
AROUND 15% COWS.
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Westminster
Livestock Auction
May 1, 1992
527 PIGS, 2 WEEKS AGO 971. COM
PARED TO LAST SALE. PRICES WERE
10-12 PER HUNDRED HIGHER!
GRADES 1&2: 199 HEAD 41-49 LBS.
70.00- 182 HEAD 50-59 LBS.
73.00- 64 HEAD 60-67 LBS.
65.00- 18 HEAD 73 LBS. 70.00; 26
HEAD 90-96 LBS. 48.00.
GRADE'2: 23 HEAD 32-39 LBS,
69.00-76.00.
NEXT GRADED SALE FRIDAY,
MAY 15, 1:30 P.M.
New Holland
Hog Auction
LANCASTER, PA
MAY 4, 1992
HOG RECEIPTS
TODAY 910
LAST MONDAY 964
LAST YEAR 681
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts 2.00 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-245 lb 43.00-43.75.
US 1 215-240 lb 44.00-44.50, One lot
45.50.
US 1-3 215-260 lb 41.50-42.50, One lot
205 lb 40.25.
US 2-3 265-295 lb 35.00-38.50.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, PA
May 7, 1992
Report aupplied by Auction
CATTLE 240. STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 75.75, CHOICE
73.00-74.50, SELECT 70.00, SELECT &
CHOICE HOLSTEINS 58.00-62.0 a
HEIFERS: CHOICE 74.00-74.25,
SELECT 70.00-73.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY A
COMMERCIAL 52.00-54.00, CUTTER A
BONING UTILITY 4740-50.00, CAN
NER A LOW CUTTER 43.00-46.00.
SHELLS 40.00.
BULLOCKS: SELECT 64.00.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE NO. 1
58.0061.50.
CALVES 122. FEEDER CATTLE 500
LBS.+ 75.00; HEIFERS 500-600 LBS.
70.00; CHOICE 110.00; GOOD
95.00-100.00; STANDARD ft GOOD 75
LBS. 75.00, 80 LBS. 85.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS #1 95 LBS. 175.00; HOLSTEIN
BULLS #2 110 LBS. 150.00-165.00;
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 100 LBS. 160.00.
HOGS: 240. BAG US NO. 1-2 235 LBS.
43.00- US NO. 1-3 205 LBS.
40.00- COWS UC NO. 1-3 260
LBS. 41.00; BOARS 28.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 33. US NO. 1-3 20-35
LBS. 21.00 PER HEAD; 35-SOLBS. 35.00.
SHEEP: 9. H. CHOICE ft PRIME SL.
LAMBS 85.00, SHEEP 22.00.
GOATS: 10. LARGE 45.00, MEDIUM
32.00, SMALL 25.00
Diffcnbach Auction Center
New Holland, Ft-
Monday, May 4, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 135.
ALFALFA: 90.00-180.00.
MIXED HAY: 7000-177.00.
TIMOTHY: 93.00-180.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 95.00-110.00.
STRAW: 90.00-140.00.
EAR CORN: 99.00-102.00.
HAYLAGE: 12.00.
OATS: 2.45-2.50 BU.
Thit tale war formerly held at the New
Holland Sales Stablet. It i« now held at Dif
fenbach'i 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.
Frederick Co.
Hay
Buckeystown, Md.
Thursday, May 7, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
17 LOADS. CLOUDY; MARKET
STEADY.
ALFALFA: 3 LOADS GOOD,
150.00-200.00, 3 FAIR 75.00-127.00.
TIMOTHY: 2 LOADS GOOD. 150.00
AND 175.00, I DARK SS.OO.
BROME GRASS; 110.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 2 GOOD 120.00
AND 150.00, 1 LOAD BIG ROUND
BALE DARK 49.00.
MIXED HAY: 3 LOADS FAIR TO
GOOD 125.00-165.00.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thun, April 30, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
20 LOADS.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING 87.50.2 ND
CUTTING 120.00-125.00,
MIXED HAY: 127.50.
STRAW: 80.00-82.50.
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tucaday, May 5, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
46 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: FIRST CUTTING
76.00- 2ND CUTTING
90.00-
TIMOTHY: 95.00-96.0 ft
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING
90.00- 2ND 70.00-182.00; 3RD
CUTTING 151.00-154.00.
CLOVER TIMOTHY MIX:
141.00-
CLOVER ALFALFA MIX:
90.00-
GRASS; 81.00-140.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 90.00.
BARLEY STRAW; 11 ZOO.
RYE STRAW: 110.00.
CORN; 101.00-104.00.
PAPER; 40.00.
SHAVINGS: Z6O BAG.
SALE TIME 11 A.M.
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt. 472 5 milea
aouth of Quarryville or 6
milea north of Oxford cor
ner of Rt. 472 and Noble
Read.
Lloyd H. Kraider,
Auctioneer
AU-OOOBI3L
No out of fUts check*
FEEDER
CATTLE
Tuesday, May 12
7:30 P.M.
Bring a Load - Buy a load
CARLISLE
Livestock Market, Inc.
Jutt Eait off 1-81 at Exit 12
(717)249-4511
, or Evenings, Jim 249-2359
k Hay & Grain
Markets
Regional Hay
May 4, 1992
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 SLOW. STEADY.
ALFALFA 90.00-130.00; MIXED
HAY 80.00-115.00; TIMOTHY HAY
80.00- FEW REPORTED 130.00,
STRAW 50.00-80.00; MULCH
40.00- FEW REPORTED 20.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
5/1/92. PRICES PER TON; LOADS. 343
HAY, 94 STRAW, & 19 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 102.00-205.00; MIXED
HAY 93.00-160.00; TIMOTHY HAY
110.00-175.00; STRAW 78.00-122.00,
EAR CORN 95.00-115.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
5/1/92. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 247
HAY, 31 STRAW & 19 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 117.00-186.00; MIXED
HAY 75.00-162.00; TIMOTHY HAY
92.50-145.00; STRAW 75 00-120.00;
EAR CORN 92 00-120.00.
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, May 5, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 53.
ALFALFA: 16150, 2.10-3.60 BALE.
ALFALFA MIX: 2.20-3.20 BALE
TIMOTHY: 97.00-100.00. 2.10-2.70
BALE
TIMOTHY MIX: 52.50-145.00,
1.10-2.70 BALE.
ORCHARD GRASS: 2.20 BALE.
GRASS HAY: 1.60-2.00 BALE
ALFALFA ROUND BALES: 27.00
EACH.
NEW RYE HAY: 37.50.
STRAW: 75.00, 1.50-1.90 BALE.
Leinbach’s Hay
Shlppensburg, PA
May 2 and 5
Report Supplied by Auction
ALFALFA: STANDARD 80.00-110.00,
HIGH QUALITY 125.00-180.00.
TIMOTHY: 80.00-128.00.
CLOVER: 120.00.
BROME GRASS; 110.00-160.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 95.00-127.00.
STRAW; 80.00-84.00.
MULCH: 60.00-80.00.
TOTAL: 44 LOADS.
Dewart Hay
Dewart, PA.
Monday, May 4, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
17 LOADS HAY. 85.00-172.50.
STRAW: 1 LOAD AT 100.00.
WOOD: 2 LOADS AT 27.00 AND
30.00 LOAD.
CORN: 3 LOADS. 97.00-103.00.
OATS: 2 LOADS. 2.35 AND 2.50 BU.
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North Jersey
Market
Hackettstown, NJ.
Tuesday, May 5, 1992
Hay—Straw & Grain Report
ALFALFA HAY: 2 LOADS, 2.30-3.80
BALE.
MIXED HAY: 4 LOADS, 1.50-3.30
BALE.
TIMOTHY: 3 LOADS, 1.70-2.70
BALE.
GRASS HAY: 4 LOADS. 1.70-1.75
BALE.
STRAW: 4 LOADS. 1.50-2.00 BALE.
OATS: 1 LOAD. 7.25 BAG.
SHELLED CORN: 2 LOADS, 6.50
AND 6.75 BAG.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, May 1, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 98.
MIXED HAY: 90.00-195,00.
ALFALFA: 90.00-175.00.
TIMOTHY: 110.00-145.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 93.00-150.00.
STRAW: 70.00-122.00.
EAR CORN: 102.00-142.00.
OATS: 2.50 BU.
Keister’s Hay
Middlcburg, PA
May 5, 1992
Report supplied by auction
39 LOADS HAY.
ALFALFA: 130.00-155.00.
MIXED HAY: 75.00150.00.
TIMOTHY; 130.00.
STRAW; 11 LOADS, 75.00-105.00.
EAR CORN: 6 LOADS, 80.0090.00.
OATS: 1 LOAD, 3.00 BU.
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wed., May 6, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 87.
MIXED HAY: 93.00-189.00.
ALFALFA: 91.00-192.00.
STRAW: 77.00109.00.
TIMOTHY: 121.00-164.00.
CORN; 106.00110.00.
CRASS: 90.00128.00.
OATS: 2.25-2.55 BU.
CLOVER; 83.00.
Greencastle
Hay Market
Hay & Straw
April 30 & May 4, 1992
17 LOADS.
ALFALFA (GOOD) 120.00-170.00.
ALFALFA (FAIR) 110.00-120.00.
ALFALFA MIXED 130.00-150.00.
MIXED HAY 87.00-127.00.
ORCHARD GRASS 120.00-141.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 90.00-100.00.