Hog
ffilfur Markets
New Holland
Hogs
Monday, Dec. 28, 1992
674 HEAD, MARKET STEADY TO 50
HIGHER.
RETAIL: 43.50-44.25.
WHOLESALE: USI-3 220-260 LBS.
42.50- US2-3 215-268 LBS.
40.50- LIGHTWEIGHT
35.50- HEAVYWEIGHT
34.00-39.00.
LIGHTWEIGHT SOWS: 30.00-31.75.
HEAVYWEIGHT SOWS: 32.00-33.25.
BOARS; 29.00-33.25.
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
Tuesday, December 29, 1992
OPENING MIDSESSION CLOSE
CATTLE & CALVES; 100 (100 SLTR, 0
FDRS ) TRADING MODERATELY
ACTIVE ON LIMITED RECEIPTS. AS
COMPARED TO MONDAY, SLAUGH
TER STEERS. HEIFERS, AND COWS
FULLY STEADY. TOO FEW BULLS TO
ESTABLISH A MARKET. SUPPLY
MAINLY SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
COWS.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES: STEERS:
CHOICE 2-4 1025-1300 LBS 74.50-75
CHOICE 2-3 NO TEST SELECT &
CHOICE 2-3 950-1200 LBS. 72.50-74 50
SELECT 2-3 900-1250 LBS. 70.50-72.50.
HOLSTEINS: SELECT & CHOICE 2-3
NO TEST CHOICE 2-3.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4
925-1200 LBS. 74.00-75.00 CHOICE 2-3
CHOICE 2 SELECT & CHOICE 2-3
850-1100 LBS. 71.00-74 00 SELECT 2-3
800-1100 LBS. 69.00-71 00.
SLAUGHTER COWS; CUTT, UTIL,
COMM BULK SALES HI DRESS % LO
DRESS % BREAKING 2-4 44.00-47.00
47.00- BONING 1-2 47.00-49 00
48.00- LOW TO AVG. CUTT
43.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: SCARCE DS
AB 75.00-76.50 AC 75.50-77 00 AE
74.50- 'Kp 75.'06-76 00 AI
71.00- AJ 71.50-72 50 AP
62.00- 00 AQ 64.00-66.00 AR
59.00- AS 61.00-65.00 BA
74.50- BB 75.00-77.00 BC
74.00- BD 74.50-75.50 BF
69.50- BG 70.00-71.00 BK
44.00- BL 45.00-48.00 BM
47.00- BN 44.00-50,00 BO
41.00- BP 59.00-62.00 BQ
61.00- BR 55.00-61 00.
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feeders two marketing days - Give us a call for
advice and marketing conditions.
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Mondays and Wednesdays
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Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, Jan. 8 - 11:00 A.M.
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New Holland
Hog Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, December 28, 1992
Hog Receipts:
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND Compared to last Monday
small suppply barrows and gilts steady to
25 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 42.00-43.25.
US 1 215-240 lb 43.75-44.00.
US 1-3 210-250 lb 40.25-41.75.
Indiana Hogs
Louisville, Kentucky
Tuesday, December 29, 1992
INDIANA DIRECT HOGS 51 BAR
ROWS AND GILTS: 1.00 LOWER.
DEMAND MODERATE.
COUNTRY: PLANTS: US 1-2 230-26 C
LBS. 38.50-39.50, 39.50-40.50, FEW TC
41.00. FEW 40.00-40.50. US 1-3 230-26 C
LBS. 37.00-39.50
200-230 LBS. 35.50-38.00.
SOWS: STEADY TO .50 LOWER.
INSTANCE 1.00 LOWER.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 25.50-28.00,
FEW 29.00, 500-650 LBS. 27,00-30.00.
INDIANA DIRECT RECEIPTS: MON
DAY’S ACTUAL 31,000 TODAY’S
ESTIMATE **25,600 TUESDAY WEEK
AGO 24,200 TUESDAY YEAR AGO
20,000 WEEK TO DATE 56,600 SM PD
WEEK AGO 49,500 SM PD YEAR AGO
49,700.
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 23, 1992
ACTUAL RECEIPTS TOTALED 23,800.
CARCASS BASIS HOG PRICES:
MID-SOUTH DIRECT HOG TRADE
HOT CAR- CASS VALUE INFORMA
TION REPORT STARTED JULY 06,
1992.
♦•RECEIPTS HAVE CHANGED DUE
TO CHANGE IN REPORTING BASE.
o I
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Westminster
Livestock Auction
Dec. 18, 1992
771 PIGS, 2 WEEKS AGO 499.
PRICES 3.00-5.00, SPOTS $lO HIGHER,
GRADE 1 & 2: 40 HEAD. 31-37 LBS.
85.00- 22 HEAD 35-38 LBS.
71.00- 23 HEAD 43 LBS. 78.00; 122
HEAD, 40-49 LBS. 66.00-70.00; 144
HEAD. 50-57 LBS. 55.00-68.00; 133
HEAD, 62-68 LBS. 54.00-66.00; 216
HEAD. 71-79 LBS. 54.00-58.50.
GRADE 2: 17 HEAD 37-44 LBS.
66.00-67.00; 31 HEAD 57 LBS. 54.00.
NEXT STATE GRADED SALE JAN.
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
56 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
105.00-
TIMOTHY: 96.00-144.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING
90.00- 2ND CUTTING
95.00- 3RD CUTTING
116.00- 4TH CUTTING
150.00-
CLOVER: SECOND CUTTING
110.00.
STUBBLE HAY: 100.00.
GRASS: 107.00-138.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 73.00-98.00.
CORN FODDER; 54.00.
WOOD BY PICKUP LOAD:
50-.00-53.00.
TIME 11 A.M.
674
916
1023
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, Dec. 23
Belleville, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
DAIRY COWS: 300.00 TO 1285.00
PER HEAD.
SHOATS: 9.00-44.00 PER HEAD.
BEEF COWS: 35.00-53.75 PER CWT.
BEEF BULLS: 53.00-53.85 PER CWT.
STEERS: 58.00-60.25 PER CWT.
LAMBS: 60.00-113.00 PER CWT.
HOGS: 38.00-42.50 PER CWT.
CALVES: 50.00-165.00 PER CWT.
EAR CORN: 55.00 PER CWT.
14 ALFALFA HAY; 61.50-122.50.
OATS: 1.40.
MIXED HAY: 45.00-127.50 PER TON.
CORN FODDER; 12.50 BALE.
10 STRAW: 55.00-90.00 PER TON.
GEESE: 3.00-4.00 PER HD.
RABBITS: 1.00-6.25 PER HD.
TURKEYS: 7.00 PER HD.
DUCKS: 3.00-5.50 PER HD
CHICKENS: 1.00-5 50 PER HD.
GUINEA PIGS: 1.00-1.75 PER HD.
WHITE BIRDS:, 4.30-2.50 P$R HD.
PHEASANTS: 9.00 PER HD.
Good’s Hay
Lcola, Pa.
Wed, Dec. 23, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS; 110.
MIXED HAY: 76.00-162.00.
ALFALFA: 70.00-150.00.
STRAW: 54.00-88.00.
TIMOTHY: 100.00-159.00.
CORN: 58.00-63.00.
GRASS: 69.00-120.00.
OATS: 2.20-2.65 BU.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurs, Dec. 24, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
16 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 87.50-134.00.
MIXED HAY: 80.00-87.00.
GRASS HAY; 80.00-84.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 74.00-104.00.
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Loeatad Rl. 472 5 mllaa
south of Quarryvillo or 6
mllaa north of Oxford eor
nar of Rt. 472 and Nobis
Road.
Lloyd H. Kroldar,
Auctlonsor
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No out of Mate checks
Vm Hay & Grain
■Wy® Markets
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Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, December 28, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 104.
ALFALFA: 77.00-210.00.
MIXED HAY: 70.00-170.00.
TIMOTHY: 87.00-137.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 75.00-107.00.
MEADOWGRASS: 90.00.
STRAW: 40.00-100.00.
EAR CORN: 57.00-70.00.
OATS: 1.70-2.25 BU.
Thit tale 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.
Hay—Straw & Grain Report
MIXED HAY: 1.90-2.50 BALE.
GRASS HAY: 1.50-2.30 BALE,
SHELVED ‘tORN; 3.50-4.00 BAG.
OATS: 5.50-6.50 BAG.
STRAW: 1.20-2.10 BALE.
TOTAL: 22 LOTS.
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, Dec. 29, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 76.
ALFALFA: 112.50, 1.50-3.10 BALE.
ALFALFA MIX: 1.55-2.75 BALE.
TIMOTHY: 115.00-117.50, 1.20-1.90
BALE.
TIMOTHY MIX: 117.00 TON.
1 35-2.30 RAI F
ORCHARD GRASSS: 1.20-I.6OBALE.
GRASS HAY: 1.40-1.80 BALE.
CLOVER HAY: 2.05 BALE.
TIMOTHY ROUND BALES: 22.00
EACH.
GRASS ROUND BALES: 15.00-32.00
EACH.
EAR CORN: 42.50 LOAD.
STRAW: .70-1.30 BALE.
WOOD: 65.00-100.00 CORD.
In This Issue
Four Sections
COLUMNS HOME AND YOUTH
Now is the Time AlO Homestead Notes B 2
Ida’s Notebook B 5 Home On The Range B 6
On Being A Farm Wife B 7 Cook’s Question Corner B 8
Have You Heard 81l Kid’s Komer 810
Woodland News 814 4-H Happenings 815
Poultry Pointers C 2
PRV Headlines C 4 dairy
Chester Co. DHIA Al 9
DHIA Focus A 24
PA DHIA A2B
DEPARTMENTS PA FARM SHOW
Editorial AlO Meeting Dates, Times A 29
Farm Calendar AlO i u( jgi n g Schedule D 2
Farm Forum AlO $ a i e> Award Schedule D 2
Mailbox Markets 816 DaH Attractions D 3
Public Auction Register 818 Evcm Schcdulcs D 3
Business News \ Exhibitors’ Location D 4
Classified Ads Cll, D 6 Buik)ing Uyoal D 5
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 2, 1993-A3
Leinbach’s Hay
Shippensburg, PA
Dec. 26 and 29
Report Supplied by Auction
ALFALFA; GCXID 87.00-120.50.
MIXED HAY: 60.00-120.00.
TIMOTHY: 82.00-127.00.
CLOVER: 87.00.
BROME GRASS: 82.00-110.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 75.00-100.00.
STRAW: 60.00-82.00.
EAR CORN: 59.00-60.00.
OATS: 1.50 BU.
MULCH: 52.00-56.00.
FIREWOOD: 30.00-55.00.
TOTAL: 61 LOADS.
North Jersey
Market
Hackettstown, NJ.
Tuesday, Dec. 22, 1992
Dewan
Dewart, PA.
Monday, Dec. 28, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
15 LOADS OF HAY, 35.00-100.00.
STRAW: 2 LOADS. 60.00-70.00.
WOOD; 9 LOADS. 39.00-75.00.
CORN: 2 LOADS. 41.00-47.00.
Hay
Keister’s Hay
Middlcburg, PA
Dec. 29, 1992
Report supplied by auction
33 LOADS OF HAY.
STRAW: 7.
EAR CORN: 6.
OATS: 2.
MISC.; 15.
TOTAL: 33.
ALFALFA: 85.00-100.00 TON.
MIXED HAY 50.00-110.00 TON.
TIMOTHY 75.00-110.00 TON.
STRAW; 50.00-75.00 TON.
NEW EAR CORN: 50.00-65.00 TON
OATS: 1.50-1.75 BU.
WOOD; 22.50-42.50 LOAD
Frederick Co.
Hay
Buckeystown, Md.
Thursday, Dec. 24, 1992
Report Supplied by Auction
18 LOADS. WEATHER COLD AND
WINDY; DEMAND GOOD.
ALFALFA: FAIR TO GOOD
135.00- DARK OR DUSTY
90.00-
TIMOTHY: FAIR TO GOOD
90.00- DARK 65.00-85.00.
GRASS HAY: 50.00-75.00.
STRAW; BRIGHT 62.50.
FIREWOOD: GOOD HARDWOOD
89.00- CORD.
SALE TO BE HELD DEC. 31. 12
NOON.
Regional Hay
December 28, 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.
ALFALFA 90 00-120.00; MIXED
HAY 75.00-120 00; TIMOTHY HAY
75 00-110.00, FEW REPORTED 135 00;
STRAW 40.00-85.00; MULCH
20 00-45.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
12/24/92. PRICES PER TON: LOADS:
253 HAY. 59 STRAW. & 16 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 100.00-170.00; MIXED
HAY 82.00-157.00; TIMOTHY HAY
100.00-160.00; STRAW 51.00-102.00;
EAR CORN 57.00-68.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
12/24/92. PRICES PER TON: LOADS:
163 HAY, 34 STRAW & 9 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 90.00-125.00; MIXED
HAY 71.00-122.00; TIMOTHY HAY
80 00-115.00; STRAW 55.00-90.00; EAR
CORN 50.00-72.50.