H °S
i-fflWlr Markets
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
Carlisle Livestock Market, Inc.
Friday, Aug. 28, 1992
RESULTS ON 1432 PIGS
TREND: ACTIVE! COMPARED TO
AUG. 14. SATE GRADED SALE PIGS
WERE MOSTLY STEADY. ALL PIGS
WERE WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND
SOLD BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT.
US #1&2:894 HEAD. 142 HEAD 42-49
LBS. 62.00-68.50; 22 HEAD 49V4 LBS.
55.00; 551 HEAD 51-59 LBS. 60.00-72.50;
201 HEAD 62-80 LBS. 58.00-64.50.
US#2: 413 HEAD. 27 HEAD 35 LBS.
70.00; 19 HEAD 36-39 LBS. SMALL
LOTS 52.50-55.00; 150 HEAD 41-49 LBS.
55.00- 217 HEAD 51-87 LBS.
51.00-
US#2&3: 97 HEAD. 97 HEAD 30-S8
LBS. 47.50-55.00.
AS IS: 26 HEAD, 30-64 LBS.
28.00-53.00.
LATE CUTS: 2 HEAD 57 LBS. 58.00.
NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALE FRIDAY. SEPT. 11. 1:30 P.M.
GRADING 7:30-11 A.M.
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, PA
Wed., Sept. 3, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TODAY: 563 HEAD
LAST WEDNESDAY: 733 HEAD
LAST YEAR; 672 HEAD
TREND: COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY. FEEDER PIGS
10.00-20.00 HIGHER. ALL PIGS
WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD
BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT.
US#l&2: 52 HEAD 32-37 LBS.
84.00- 79 HEAD 42-47 LBS.
76.00- 103 HEAD 50-59 LBS.
74.00-
US#2: 25 HEAD 40-49 LBS.
64.00-66.00; 28 HEAD 50-53 LBS. 62.00;
8 HEAD 69 LBS. 67.00; 28 HEAD 75-107
LBS. 52.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER; 110 HEAD 22-37 LBS.
80.00-107.00.
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
Thursday, September 3, 1992
OPENING MID-SESSION WEEKLY
CLOSE CATTLE & CALVES: 500 ( 0
SLTR, 500 FDRS) RECEIPTS CON
SISTS 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 1,000: WEEK
AGO 1,100: YEAR AGO 700.
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S
TERMINAL MARKET CLOSE.
SLAUGHTER STEERS STEADY TO .50
LOWER. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
STEADY. COWS AND BULLS
STEADY. SLAUGHTER SUPPLY
MAINLY CHOICE SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS. MODERATE
HOLSTEIN SUPPLY, AROUND 15%
COWS.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle
feeders two marketing days - Give us a call for
advice and marketing conditions.
! \ MONDAYS OR WEDNESDAYS V*
*!r t-jr =.-j- t-vs s.-.r z.zs s.--s 1
Consign With Us - For The Marketing Edge
Consign Your Beef Cows
Mondays and Wednesdays
No Waiting to Unload • Good Weight Conditions
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, September 11 - 11:00 A.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
- Tel (717) 397*5136
An Old line Commission Hail Keeping
* J Abreast With Thfe times
New Holland
Hog Auction
LANCASTER, PA
AUGUST 31, 1992
HOG RECEIPTS
TODAY
LAST MONDAY
LAST YEAR76O
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gills 1.00-2.00 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
215-245 lb 45.00-46.00.
US 1 215-230 lb 46.10-46.50.
US 1-3 215-250 lb 44.00-45.00,
200-210 lb 38.00-40.50.
US 2-3 260-275 lb 38.75-40.25.
Indiana Hogs
Louisville, Kentucky
Thursday, September 3,1992
INDIANA DIRECT HOGS FLASH
BARROWS AND GILTS: .50-1.00
HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE TO
PLANTS NOT FULLY TESTED. GOOD.
COUNTRY: PLANTS: US 1-2 230-260
LBS. 41.50-43.00, 41.25-42.50 FEW UP
TO 43.50. 210-230 LBS. 38.00-40.00.
US 1-3 230-260 LBS. 40.50-42.00.
SOWS: STEADY.
US 1-3 300-650 LBS. 28.00-31.50,
FEW 32.00.
TODAY’S PRELIMINARY ESTI
MATE: 22,000.
Shenandoah
Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Aug. 29, 1992
Report supplied by auction
STEERS: M&L-l 300-500 LBS.
89.00-100.00; 500-700 LBS. 80.00-85.50;
700-1000 LBS. 73.50-83.00; HOLSTEIN
300-1000 63.00-71.50.
S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS.
85.00-92.50; 500-700 LBS. 74.00-80.50;
700-1000 LBS. 68.00-74.00.
FEEDER BULLS; 300-500 LBS.
85.00-94.50; 500-700 LBS. 70.00-76.00;
700-1000 LBS. 55.00-64.00.
S-L&M&L-2: SOO-700 LBS
64.00-70.00.
HEIFERS: 300-500 LBS. 75.00-84.50;
500-700 LBS. 74.00-81.00; 700-800 LBS.
72.00-76.00.
S-L&M&L-2: 300-500 LBS.
70.00-78.75; 500-700 LBS. 68.50-73.00.
STOCK COWS: BEEF PAIRS
650.00- BABY CALVES BY THE
HEAD 50.00-100.00-180.00. CWT.
1.00-
SLAUGHTER COWS: CUTTER AND
BONING UTILITY 45.00-49.50; UTILI
TY AND COMMERCIAL 2-4
45.00-50.50; CANNER AND CUTTERS
1-2 38.00-44.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: 1 & 2
52.00-55.75.
LAMBS: BLUE O HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 50.50, RED O CHOICE
46.25; FEEDER LAMBS CHOICE
49.00- SLAUGHTER EWES
12.00-
HOGS: US#l-3 38.50.
SOWS: 30.00-31.25.
BOARS: 20.75.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 200-330 LBS. 72.00-80.00.
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, August 31, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 128.
ALFALFA: 72.00-155.00.
MIXED HAY: 59.00-172.00.
TIMOTHY: 95.00-250.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 75.00-110.00.
STRAW: 50.00-115.00.
EAR CORN: 61.00-102.00.
HAYLAGE: 36.00 BALE.
RYE SEED: 3.75-4.10.
Iliii 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.
1148
945
Leinbach’s Hay
Shlppensburg, PA
Aug. 29 and September 1
Report Supplied by Auction
42 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 50.00-105.00.
TIMOTHY: 35.00-55.00.
MIXED HAY: 52.00-90.00.
CLOVER: 70.00-80.00.
BROME GRASS: 80.00-100.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 70.00-80.00.
STRAW: 65.00.
EAR CORN: 95.00-100.00.
RYE: 3.30 BU.
OATS: 1.45 BU.
MULCH 30.00-32.00.
Good’s Hay
Lcola, Pa.
Wed., Sept. 2, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 87.
MIXED HAY: 64.00-135.00.
ALFALFA: 58.00-106.00.
STRAW: 57.00-105.00.
TIMOTHY: 72.00-137.00.
CORN: 69.00-97.00.
GRASS; 93.00.
CLOVER: 51.00-85.00.
Keister’s Hay
Mlddlcburg, PA
Sept. 1, 1992
Report supplied by auction
MIXED HAY: 9 LOADS. 50.00-130.00.
STRAW: 2 LOADS, 50.00.
EAR CORN: 12 LOADS, 75.00-117.50.
OATS; 4 LOADS, 1.50-1.90 BU.
RYE: 4 LOADS, 3.10-3.75 BU.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurs., Sept. 3, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
6 LOADS.
MIXED HAY; 80.00.
GRASS HAY: 90.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 66.00-70.00.
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
FRL, SEPT. 11
1:30 P.M.
Carlisle
LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC.
Exit 12 Off 1-81
(717) 249-4511 or
Evenings Jim, 249-2359
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt. 472 5 milts
south of Quarryvillt or 6
milts north of Oxford cor
ntr of Rt. 472 and Noblt
Road,
Lloyd H. Krtldtr,
Aucljonttr
AU-000513L
No out of >ute cheeks
mkHay & Grain
Jm Markets
mr
|i
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN. CENTRAL, AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN
UNEVEN. MOSTLY STEADY TO .05
LOWER: WHEAT UNEVENLY
STEADY; BARLEY STEADY; OATS
STEADY TO STRONG; SOYBEANS
STEADY TO .15 HIGHER; EAR CORN
STEADY, 2.00 LOWER.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.48-2.75,
AVERAGE 2.62, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.11-2.35;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.97-3.15,
FEW REPORTED 2.85, AVERAGE 3.04;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.70-1.85,
AVERAGE 1.78; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.30-1.51, AVERAGE 1.43; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.10-5.55, AVERAGE
5.32, FEW REPORTED CONTRACT
FOR HARVEST 5.05-5.36; FEW
REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE
2.75, AVERAGE 2.75, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.60;
+BUCKWHEAT FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 8.65; EAR
CORN RANGE 71.00-85.00, AVERAGE
77.00.
CORN NO. 2 RANGE 2.60-2.75,
AVERAGE 2.74; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 2.70-2.95, AVERAGE 2.87;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.60-1.75,
AVERAGE 1.67; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.25-1.50, AVERAGE 1.35; FEW
REPORTED SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.35, AVERAGE 5.35; EAR CORN
RANGE 70.00-90.00, AVERAGE 79.17.
SOUTHEASTERN,
CENTRAL & SOUTH
CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.48-2.80,
AVERAGE 2.67; ©WHEAT NO. 2-Y
RANGE 2.70-3.15, AVERAGE 2.99;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.60-1.85,
AVERAGE 1.74; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.25-1.51, AVERAGE 1.38; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.00-5.55, AVERAGE
5.32; EAR CORN RANGE 70.00-90.00,
AVERAGE 78.42.
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.50-2.80,
FEW REPORTED 2.95, AVERAGE 2.69;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.75-3.20,
AVERAGE 3.00; BARLEY NO. 1
RANGE 1.65-1.85, AVERAGE 1.73 f
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.25-1.45, AVER
AGE 1.36; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.00-5.65, AVERAGE 5.32; EAR CORN
RANGE 74.00-85.00, AVERAGE 79.20
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE MOSTLY
2.30-2,90 2.44-2.80, AVERAGE 2.67;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 2.65-3.00,
AVERAGE 2.87; BARLEY NO 3 FEW
REPORTED RANGE 1.60-1.70, AVER
AGE 1.65; OATS NO. 2 RANGE.
1.20-1.70, FEW REPORTED 1.84,
AVERAGE 1.48; FEW REPORTED
SOYBEANS NO 1 RANGE 5 40. AVER-
In This Issue
FOur Sections
COLUMNS
Now is the Time AlO fEAXURES
Farm Management Al 7 Tractor Collectors AlB
Crop & Weather Report A 25 Somerset Beef A 26
On Being A Farm Wife B 5 S E Hog Derby A2B
Ida’s Notebook 817 Somerset Fair Swine A3l
Pork Prose C 2 Adams Swine, Sheep A 39
Woodland NewZZZZ"!ZZc 5 Somerset Fair Queen B 7
Poultry Pointers Cll Fairs 0f Yesterday 81l
Have You Heard D 5 City Teacher 812
E-Town Livestock Sale 814
DEPARTMENTS Harford Livestock Sale D 3
AO Forcst Tour D 7
Farm Calendar AlO
Farm Forum AlO
Mailbox Markets 817
Public Auction Register 825 HOME AND YOUTH
Sale Reports 825 Homestead Notes B 2
Business News C 6 Home On The Range B 6
Classified Ads Cl 9, D 8 Cook’s Question Corner B 8
DAIRY Kid’s Komcr 810
Focus A 22 Farm Women 817
Somerset Dairy Show A 26 4-H Happenings C 17.18
N.E. Holstein Show A4O FFA Happenings D 3
N.E. 4-H Dairy Show A4l
Maryland DHIA Cl 3
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 5, 1992-A3
Pa. Grain
August 31, 1992
Report supplied by PDA
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
AGE 5.40; EAR CORN RANGE
70.00-77.00, AVERAGE 73.50.
MONTH AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.77; ©WHEAT NO.
#2 3.06; BARLEY NO. 3 1.76; OATS NO.
2 1.45; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.42; EAR
CORN 83.00.
YEAR AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.85; ©WHEAT NO
#2 2.94; BARLEY NO. 3 1.75; OATS NO
2 1.40; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.71; EAR
CORN 79.76.
Regional Hay
August 31, 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 STEADY TO WEAK.
ALFALFA 75.00-110.00; MIXED
HAY 70.00-120.00; TIMOTHY HAY
60.00-120.00; STRAW 40.00-70.00, FEW
REPORTED 90.00; MULCH 20.00-35.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
8/28/92. PRICES PER TON: LOADS' 163
HAY, 53 STRAW, & 43 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 85.00-130.00; MIXED
HAY 60.00-140.00; TIMOTHY HAY
89.00-145.00; STRAW 60.00-89.00; EAR
CORN 81.00-101.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
8/28/92. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 67
HAY, 15 STRAW & 15 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 75.00-110.00; MIXED
HAY 60.00-100.00; STRAW FEW
REPORTED 40.00-80.00; EAR CORN
75.00-102.50.
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, Sept. 1, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 60.
ALFALFA: 2.00-3.80 BALE.
TIMOTHY: 1.60-2.40 BALE.
MIXED HAY: .90-2.60 BALE,
10.00-14.00 LARGE ROUND BALE.
GRASS: .65-1.60 BALE, 15.00 LARGE
ROUND BALE.
CLOVER: 1.80-2.60 BALE.
STRAW: .40-1.60 BALE.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, Aug. 28, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 82.
MIXED HAY: 70.00-120.00.
ALFALFA; 67.00-121 00.
TIMOTHY: 62.00-135.00
STUBBLE HAY: 54 00.
GRASS HAY; 100.00-125 00
STRAW: 63.00-82.00.
EAR CORN. 81.00-95 00
OATS- 2.10-2.45 BU.
RYE SEED; 3.30-3 80 BU