Hog
Markets
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, PA
Wed., Jan. 21, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TODAY: 779 HEAD
LAST WEDNESDAY: 815 HEAD
LAST YEAR: 820 HEAD
TREND: COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY, FEEDER PIGS FIRM TO
5.00 HIGHER. ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON
ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE
HUNDRED WEIGHT.
US#l&2: 83 HEAD 33-39 LBS.
74.00- 171 HEAD 41-46 LBS.
71.00- 90 HEAD 50-59 LBS.
60.00- 37 HEAD 51 LBS. 77.00; 34
HEAD 63-66 LBS. 59.00-62.00; 53 HEAD
70-81 LBS. 51.00-62.00.
US #2: 32 HEAD 43-47 LBS.
62 00-69.00; 49 HEAD 52-57 LBS.
55.00-
US#2-3: 73 HEAD 30-39 LBS.
62.00- 12 HEAD 46-47 LBS.
52.00- 12 HEAD 51 LBS. 55.00.
SLAUGHTER: 31 HEAD 33-38 LBS.
86.00-
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Westminster
Livestock Auction
Jan. 15, 1993
954 PIGS, 4 WEEKS AGO 771. COM
PARED WITH DEC. 18, PRICES WERE
1000-25.00 HIGHER! ACTIVE BID
DING FROM A LARGER CROWD.
GRADE 1: 59 HEAD, 43-46 LBS.
94.00- '5B HEAD 50-59 LBS.
85.00- 190 HEAD 61-69 LBS.
71.00- 83 HEAD, 72-78 LBS.
65.00- 43 HEAD, 80-87 LBS.
58.00-
GRADES 1 & 2:49 HEAD 36-43 LBS.
80.00- 166 HEAD 49-59 LBS.
76.00- 16 SMALL LOTS 49-57
LBS. 69.00-75.00; 109 HEAD 63-68 LBS.
73.00- 28 HEAD 65-68 LBS.
68.00- 115 HEAD 70-75 LBS.
66.00- 17 HEAD 80-86 LBS.
59.00-
GRADE 2; 6 HEAD 37-55 LBS.
66.00- 17 HEAD 87 LBS. 58.00.
NEXT STATE GRADED SALE FRI
DAY, FEB. 5. 1:30 P.M.
New Holland
Hog Auction
Lancaster, Pa. ,
Monday, January 18, 1993
Hog Receipts
Today 735
Last Monday 949
Last Year 715
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts 50-75 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
210-245 lb 42.25-43.25.
US 1 215-235 lb 43.50-44.35, 13 head
221 lb 45.00.
US 1-3 210-255 lb 40.50-41.75
US 2-3 Few 235-250 lb 40.00-40.50.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle
feeders two marketing days - Give us a call for
advice and marketing conditions.
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Consign Your Beef Cows
Mondays and Wednesdays
No Waiting to Unload - Good Wfeight Conditions
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, Jan. 29 - 11:00 A.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
m (717) 3197-5136
An OldUne Commission Finn Keeping
Indiana Hogs
Louisville, Kentucky
Thursday, January 21, 1993
INDIANA DIRECT HOGS FLASH
BARROWS AND GILTS: FULLY
STEADY. DEMAND MODERATE TO
GOOD.
COUNTRY: PLANTS; US 1-2 230-260
LBS. 42.00-43.00, 42.50-43.50, FEW TO
43.50. FEW 43.75. US 1-3 230-260 LBS.
39.50-42.00.
200-230 LBS. 38.50-41.00.
SOWS; STEADY.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 27.00-30.00,
500-650 LBS. 28.00-31.00.
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE: *23,000.
♦RECEIPTS HAVE CHANGED DUE
TO CHANGE IN REPORTING BASE.
St. Louis
Cattle, Hogs
Wednesday, January 20, 1993
OPENING MID-SESSION CLOSE
CATTLE & CALVES: 75 (25 SLTR, 50
FDR) INSUFFICIENT VOLUME TO
TEST MARKET. MOSTLY FEEDER
CATTLE HELD FOR AUCTION.
New Holland Horses
New Holland Sales Stables
New Holland, PA
Monday, Jan. 18, 1993
Report Supplied By Auction
437 HEAD. MARKET STRONGER.
DRIVING HORSES 515.00-985.00.
RIDING HORSES 510.00-900.00.
REGISTERED 1000.00-1335.00.
KILLERS LIGHTWEIGHT
490.00- HEAVYWEIGHT
885.00- 25 HEAD
1050.00- THIN 50.00-380.00.
COLTS 195.00-485.00.
PONY MARES 125.00-285.00.
PQNY COLTS 45.00-85.00.
GELDINGS 125.00-285.00.
LARGER PONIES 340.00-400.00.
Belleville
Livestock Auction
Belleville, Pa.
Wednesday, January 20, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE 143... Supplied by the auction.
STEERS: Select 70.00-75.75. HEIFERS:
Standard 52.00-57.75. COWS: Breaking
Utility and Commercial 48.50-52.00, Cut
ter and Boning Utility 46.50-48.00, Canner
and low Cutter 41.50-46.35. Shells down
to 38.00. BULLS: No 1 56.00-58.25, No. 2
53.00- FEEDER CATTLE: Steers
45.00- Heifers 52.50-65.00, Bulls
64.00-
CALVES 117... VEALERS: Utility and
Standard 40.00-58.00. FARM CALVES:
No. 1 Holstein Bulls 90.00-178.00.
HOGS 169... BARROWS AND GILTS;
US No.l-2 230/260 lbs. 42.00-43.10, 1-3
210/280 lbs. 38.50-40.75,2-3 36.00-38.00.
SOWS: US 1-3 26.00-35.80. BOARS:
24.00-
FEEDER PIGS 255... US 1-3 15/30 lbs.
18.00- 30/50 lbs. 32.00-44.00. all
per head.
SHEEP 29.. High Choice and Prime
67.00- Choice 62.00-67 00, Good
55 00-62.00. Slaughter Sheep 15.00-38 00.
GOATS 0...N0 market test.
||||. wfw Hay & Grain
Markets
WtU&mr
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, January 18, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 288.
ALFALFA: 50.00-167.00.
MIXED HAY: 45.00-160.00.
TIMOTHY: 45.00-160.00.
CLOVER: 80.00-97.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 45.00-120.00.
STRAW: 57.00-130.00.
EAR CORN: 53.00-69.00.
CORN FODDER: 60.00.
OATS: 1.85-2.10 BU.
This sale was fomterly held at the New
Holland Sales Stables. It is now held at Dif
fenbach’s New Holland Auction Center
Ltd., 100 W. Jackson Sl, New Holland,
across from the prior sale location. Auction
time is 10:00 a.m. Monday.
North Jersey
Market
Hackettstown, NJ.
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1993
Hay—Straw & Grain Report
ALFALFAH: 1.50-1.70 BALE.
MIXED HAY: 1.50-2.60 BALE.
TIMOTHY: 1.70-2.00 BALE.
GRASS HAY: 1.50-2.00 BALE.
WHEAT STRAW: 1.10-1.50 BALE.
BARLEY STRAW: 1.30 BALE.
dAT STRAW: 1.35 BALE.
EAR CORN: 5.50 BAG.
OATS: 5.75-6.50 BAG.
GROUND CORN: 7.00 BAG.
TOTAL LOTS: 34.
Leinbach’s Hay
Shlppensburg, PA
Jan. 16 and 19
Report Supplied by Auction
126 LOADS.
ALFALFA; BETTER 90.00-140.00.
REGULAR 50.00-87.50.
MIXED HAY: 45.00-100.00.
TIMOTHY: 60.00-110.00.
CLOVER; 76.00.
BROME GRASS; 57.00-103.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 56.00-9150.
STRAW: 40.00-70.00.
EAR CORN: 60.00-61.00.
RYE: 1.20 BU.
FIREWOOD: 25.00-50.00 PICK-UP
LOAD.
Frederick Co.
Hay
Buckeystown, Md.
Thursday, Jan. 21, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
30 LOADS. RAIN. CLOUDY WITH
SLEET. MARKET STEADY TO WEAK.
ALFALFA: FAIR 80.00-100.00, GOOD
105.00-
ALFALFA MDC: FAIR 80.00-97.00.
TIMOTHY: FAIR 80.00-90.00, GOOD
100.00- DARK 65.00-75.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: BIG ROUND
BALES 20.00 EACH.
STRAW: FAIR 52.00-70.00.
LOCUST POSTS: 2.60 EACH.
FIREWOOD: GOOD 79.00-90.00
CORD. FAIR 67.00 CORD.
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt. 472 9 mllas
south of Quarryvllls or 9
milat north of Oxford eor
nar of Rt. 472 and Noblo
Road.
Lloyd H. Kraldsr,
Auctlonsor
AU-000913L
No out of Male checks
Regional Hay
January 19, 1993
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 10.00 LOWER. LARGE
AMOUNT OFFERED. STRAW
STEADY.
ALFALFA 80.00-120.00; MIXED
HAY 70.00-120.00; TIMOTHY HAY
75.00- FEW REPORTED 125 00,
STRAW 40.00-85.00; MULCH
20.00-
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
01/15/93. PRICES PER TON: LOADS
-304 HAY. 100 STRAW. & 13 EAR
CORN.
ALFALFA 80.00-142.00; MIXED
HAY 65.00-137.00; TIMOTHY HAY
85.00-157.00; STRAW 48.00-92.00; EAR
CORN 55.00-72.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
01/15/93. PRICES PER TON: LOADS
100 HAY. 25 & 2 EAR CORN
ALFALFA 76.00-135.00; MIXED
HAY 64.00-110.00; TIMOTHY HAY
75.00-110.00; STRAW 40.00-75.00; EAR
CORN 68.00-75.00.
Keister’s Hay
Mlddleburg, PA
Jan. 19, 1993
Report supplied by auction
70 LOADS OF HAY.
ALFALFA: 80.00-155.00.
MIXED HAY: 55.00-155.00.
TIMOTHY: 65.00-157.50.
MULCH HAY: 40.00-45.00.
STRAW: 8 LOADS, 50.00-62.50.
EAR CORN: 8 LOADS, 52.50-72.50.
OATS: 1.50-2.00 BU.
WOOD: 10 LOADS. 20.00-45.00.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurs, Jan. 21, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
29 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 70.00-106.00.
CLOVER HAY: 84.00.
TIMOTHY: 77.00-123.00.
MIXED HAY: 75.00-135.00.
GRASS HAY: 100.00-107.50.
STRAW: 51.00-72.00.
Greencastle
Livestock Market
Hay & Straw
Jan. 14 & 18, 1993
54 LOADS.
ALFALFA: GOOD 100.00-113.00,
FAIR 87.00-97.50.
ALFALFA MIXED: 95.00-106.00.
TIMOTHY HAY: 80.00-106.00.
MIXED HAY: 65.00-85.00.
BROME GRASS; 60.00-84.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 70.00-76.00.
BARLEY STRAW: 69.00.
FIREWOOD: 46.00-52.00.
In This Issue
Four Sections
COLUMNS HOME AND YOUTH
Now is the Time AlO Homestead Notes B 2
Poultry Pointers Al 2 Home On The Range B 6
On Being A Farm Wife B 4 Cook’s Question Comer B 8
Taking Time B 5 Kid’s Komer 810
Have You Heard ...B 7
Ida’s Notebook 817
PRV Headlines C 4
Woodland News C 8 IMIEY
Poultry Pointers C 9 OHIA Focus A3l
7 MD DHIA A 32
DEPARTMENTS To P PA DHIA Herds Cl 2
Editorial .AlO
Farm Calendar AlO
Mailbox Markets 818
Public Auction Register 828 FEATURES
Business News C 6 Responsible Use Of Animals....A3o
Classified Ads Cl 6, D 6. Draft Queen 814
Sale Reports 826 National Goat Representative ....816
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 23, 1993-A3
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, January 15, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 202.
MIXED HAY: 35.00-135.00.
ALFALFA: 50.00-146.00.
TIMOTHY: 66.00-147.00.
CLOVER: 65.00-127.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 50.00-151.00.
STRAW: 55.00-87.00.
EAR CORN: 60.00-72.00.
OATS: 2 00 BU.
FIREWOOD: 37.00-70.00 LOAD.
HAYLAGE: 51.00.
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
85 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
56.00-
TIMOTHY: 132.00-140.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING
72.00- 2ND CUTTING
87.00- 3RD CUTTING
87.00- 4TH CUTTING
108.00-
CLOVER: IST CUTTING 75.00-89.00;
2ND CUTTING 76.00-91.00.
STUBBLE HAY: 65.00-94.00.
GRASS: 70.00-122.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 63.00-85.00.
BARLEY STRAW: 74.00-81.00.
CORN FODDER: 57.00.
WOOD: 35.00-56.00 PICK-UP LOAD.
SALE TIME II A.M.
Westminster Hay
Westminster, Md.
Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 183.
ALFALFA: 97.00-132.00, 1.60-3.10
BALE. 62.50 LARGE BALES.
TIMOTHY: 75.00-112.00, 1.20-2.60
BALE, 20.00 LARGE ROUND.
GRASS: 97.00, .70-2.10 BALE,
30.00-33.00 LARGE ROUND.
CLOVER: 1.80 BALE
STRAW 62.00-72.00, .55-1.50 BU.
WOOD: 30.00-75.00 CORD.
OATS: 1.80 BU.
Report Supplied by Auction
51 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 50.00-100.00.
MIXED HAY: 30.00-97.50.
OATS: 3 LOADS, 1.40-1.60 BU.
SPELTZ: 2.30 BU.
EAR CORN: 62.50 AND 70.00.
Dewart Hay
Dewart, PA.
Monday, Jan. 18, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
39 LOADS OF HAY. 52.00-102.00.
STRAW: 8 LOADS, 59.00-70.00.
WOOD: 12 LOADS. 22.00-77.00.
CORN: 1 LOAD, 71.00.
OATS: 3 LOADS. 1.70-1.75 BU.
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, Jan. 20
Belleville, PA