r Hog
ffifWW. Markets
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, PA
Wed., March 31, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TODAY: 1043 HEAD
LAST WEDNESDAY: 859 HEAD
LAST YEAR: 792 HEAD
TREND: COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY’S FEEDER PIGS FIRM
TO 10.00 HIGHER. ALL PIGS
WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD
BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT.
US#l&2: 64 HEAD 33-39 LBS.
111.00- 205 HEAD 42-48 LBS.
106.00- 107 HEAD 51-55 LBS.
88.00- 41 HEAD 61-64 LBS.
88.00- 23 HEAD 70-89 LBS
70.00-
US #2: 29 HEAD 34-37 LBS
102.00- 59 HEAD 42-45 LBS.
94.00- 77 HEAD 53-58 LBS
80.00-
USB2-3: 28 HEAD 33-38 LBS,
96.00- 6 HEAD 49-56 LBS
78.00-
SLAUGHTER: 130 HEAD 18-25 LBS.
120.00- 47 HEAD 26 LBS.
100.00- 22 HEAD 100-103 LBS.
46.00-
Indiana Hogs
Louisville, Kentucky
Thursday, April 1, 1993
INDIANA DIRECT HOGS FLASH
BARROWS AND GILTS: .50-1.00
HIGHER. DEMAND MODERATE TO
GOOD.
COUNTRY: PLANTS; US 1-2 230-260
LBS. 46.00-47.50, 46.50-47.50, FEW
48.00. FEW 48.00. US 1-3 230-260 LBS.
44.00-46.50.
*2lO-230 LBS. 41.50-45.00.
SOWS: MOSTLY STEADY.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 34.00-37.00,
FEW DOWN TO 33.00, 500-650 LBS.
37.00-42.00.
PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE: 23,000.
♦RECEIPTS HAVE CHANGED DUE
TO CHANGE IN REPORTING BASE.
New Holland
Hog Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, March 29, 1993
Hog Receipts:
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND; Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts SO-7S lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS; US 1-2
215-250 lb 46.00-47.50.
US 1 215-235 lb 47.75-49.00.
US 1-3 210-255 lb 45.00-46.00.
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt. 472 5 miles
south of Quarryvllls or 6
miles north of Oxford cor
ner of Rt. 472 and Noble
Road.
Lloyd H, Kraider,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle
feeders two marketing days - Give us a call for
advice and marketing conditions.
|f MONDAYS'OR WEDNESDAYS jj
Consign With Us - For The Marketing Edge
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, April 9 - 11:00 A.M.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stockyards
m (717) 397-5136
An Old line Commission Finn Keeping
_ Abreast With The times
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
Carlisle Livestock Market, Inc.
Friday, March 26, 1993
RESULTS ON 1505 PIGS,
TREND: COMPARED TO MARCH 12,
STATE GRADED SALE PIGS WERE
EXTREMELY ACTIVE. PRICES WERE
MOSTLY STEADY. ALL PIGS WERE
WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD
BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT.
US #1&2: 964 HEAD. 44 HEAD 23-38
LBS. 110.00-126.00; 259 HEAD 40-49
LBS. 109.00-125.00; 412 HEAD 50-59
LBS. 100.00-120.00; 5 HEAD 68 LBS,
89.00; 200 HEAD 60-69 LBS.
100.00-109.00; 44 HEAD 70-79 LBS.
87.00.
US#2’S: 407 HEAD. 33 HEAD 30-39
LBS. 96.00-100.00; 146 HEAD 40-49 LBS.
100.00- 12 HEAD 50-59 LBS.
86.00- 115 HEAD 50-59 LBS.
97.00- 66 HEAD 60-69 LBS.
89.00- 3 HEAD 73 LBS. 77.00; 23
HEAD 80-89 LBS. 85.00; 9 HEAD 98 LBS.
79.00.
US#2’S&3’S: 30 HEAD 38-80 LBS,
75.00-93.00.
LATE CUTS; 5 HEAD 25-60 LBS
80.00.
AS IS AN UTILITIES: 50 HEAD 21-6<
LBS. 20.00-30.00.
NO GRADES: 49 HEAD 33-63 LBS
102.00-113.00.
NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PI!
SALE THURSDAY, APRIL 8. SAL
TIME 1:30 P.M. GRADING 7:30-11 A.N
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
Thursday, April 1, 1993
OPENING MID-SESSION WEEKLY
CLOSE CATTLE & CALVES; 600 ( 0
SLTR, 600 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 1,700: WEEK
AGO 17,00: YEAR AGO 1,500 COM
PARED WITH LAST WEEK’S TERMI
NAL MARKET CLOSE, SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS 1.00-1.50 LOW
ER. INSTANCES 2.00 LOWER ON
HEIFERS. COWS 1.00-2.00 LOWER.
1629
1141
BULLS WEAK TO 1.00 LOWER.
SUPPLY MAINLY MIXED SELECT
AND CHOICE STEERS AND HEIFERS
WITH AROUND 15% COWS.
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., March 27, 1993
Report supplied by auction
480 HEAD.
US I 215-245 LBS. 47.50-48.50.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 46.50-47.50.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 45.50-46.50.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 43.50-45.50.
195-210 LBS. 40.00-42.00; 180-195
LBS. 35.00-40.00; 120-185 LBS.
30.00-35.00; 80120 LBS. 30.0040.00,
50-80 LBS. 25.00-40.00, 3050 LBS.
30.0050.00.
SOWS: GOOD SOWS 40.00-45.85;
MEDIUMS 36.00-39.00; THINS
30.0035.00.
BOARS: HEAVY 35.00-36.25.
Pa. Grain
Monday, March 29, 1993
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY'S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL, AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN STEADY
.10 HIGHER: BARLEY MOSTLY
STEADY: WHEAT STEADY TO .20
LOWER; OATS VERY UNEVEN .10
LOWER TO .20 HIGHER; EAR CORN
STEADY TO STRONG; SOYBEANS
UNEVEN. MOSTLY STEADY TO .05
HIGHER.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.40-2.67,
AVERAGE 2.52, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.35-2.57;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.25-3 50,
AVERAGE 3.36, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.90-3 04;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.75-2.00, FEW
REPORTED 2.30, AVERAGE 1.97, FEW
REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 1.60-1.80; OATS NO 2
RANGE 1.50-1.80, AVERAGE 1.67,
FEW REPORTED CONTRACTED FOR
HARVEST 1.10; SOYBEANS NO 1
RANGE 5.65-5.95, AVERAGE 5.82,
FEW REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 5.75-5.86; FEW REPORTED
GR. SORGHUM #2 RANGE 2.35,
AVERAGE 2.35, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACTED FOR HARVEST 2 25;
AVERAGE MOISTURE NEW EAR
CORN RANGE 60.00-75.00, .AVERAGE
65.54.
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.25-2.40,
FEW REPORTED 2.60, AVERAGE 2.36;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.00-3.40,
FEW REPORTED 3.60, AVERAGE 3.26;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.75-2.00,
AVERAGE 1.85; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.35-1.70, AVERAGE 1.53; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.50-5.75, AVERAGE
5.60; AVERAGE MOISTURE NEW EAR
CORN RANGE 55.00-62.00, FEW
REPORTED 70.00; AVERAGE 61.00.
SOUTHEASTERN, CENTRAL &
SOUTH CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.30-2.57,
AVERAGE 2.46; @WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.25-3.63, AVERAGE 3.34;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.75-2.00,
AVERAGE 1.93; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.40-1.80, AVERAGE 1.62; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.50-5.95, AVERAGE
5.75; AVERAGE MOISTURE NEW EAR
CORN RANGE 55.00-75.00, AVERAGE
63.54.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.30-2.55,
AVERAGE 2.44; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.30-3.63, AVERAGE 3.39;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.80-2.00, FEW
REPORTED 2.25, AVERAGE 1 91;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.50-1.75, AVER
AGE 1.61; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.55-5.90, AVERAGE 5.71; AVERAGE
MOISTURE NEW EAR CORN RANGE
55.00-70.00; AVERAGE 62.17.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 1.90-2 65.
"GREEK EASTER”
LAMB
SALE
uesday, April
7:00 P.M.
CARLISLE
Livastock Markat, Inc.
Exit 12 Off l-*1
South OH l-ai
(717) 24M511
PIGS
STATE GRADED SALE
THURS., APR. 8
1:30 P.M.
Carlisle
LIVESTOCK MARKET, INC.
Exit 12 Off 1-81
(717) 249-4511 or
Evnlngt Jim, 249-2359
\ |f% 6* Grain
Markets
MOSTLY 2.25-2 51; AVERAGE 2 32,
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3 05-3 36,
AVERAGE 3.24; BARLEY NO 3
RANGE 1.80-1 92, AVERAGE 1 86.
OATS NO. 2 RANGE I 45-1.70, FEW
REPORTED 1.98, AVERAGE 1.66; SOY
BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.28-5.65, AVER
AGE 5.47. AVERAGE MOISTURE NEW
EAR CORN FEW REPORTED RANGE
65.00, AVERAGE 65.00.
MONTH AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y AVERAGE 2 38.
©WHEAT NO. 2 3.41; BARLEY NO 3
I 91; OATS NO. 2 1.58; SOYBEANS NO
1 5 68; AVERAGE MOISTURE NEW
EAR CORN 61 63.
CORN NO. 2-Y AVERAGE 3 01,
©WHEAT NO 2 3 83; BARLEY NO 3
2 16. OATS NO 2 1 88. SOYBEANS NO
1 5 69, AVERAGE MOIS’IURE NEW
EAR CORN 85 73
Regional Hay
March 29, 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 AN D
STRAW STEADY.
ALFALFA 80.00-120 00; MIXED
HAY 55.00-110 00; TIMOTHY HAY
55.00-110.00; STRAW 40.00-85 00,
MULCH 20 00-40.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
03/26/93. PRICES PER TON: LOADS
435 HAY, 97 STRAW, & 16 EAR CORN
ALFALFA 80.00-152 00; MIXED
HAY 77.00-150.00, TIMOTHY HAY
87.00-138.00; STRAW 70 00-107 00,
EAR CORN 70.00-79.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
03/26/93 PRICES PER TON; LOADS
258 HAY, 73 STRAW &. 18 EAR CORN
ALFALFA 80 00-145.00; MIXED
HAY 65.00-130 00; TIMOTHY HAY
65.00-126.00, STRAW 50 00-90 00, EAR
CORN 60.00-80.00
Leinbach’s Hay
Shippensburg, PA
March 27 and 30
Report Supplied by Auction
143 LOADS.
ALFALFA: FAIR 62.00-109.00, GOOD
111.00-170.00.
MIXED HAY: 55.00-116.00.
TIMOTHY: 62.00-120.00.
CLOVER; 60.00.
BROME GRASS: 57.00-130.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 62.00-100 00.
STRAW: 45.00-70.00.
EAR CORN: 66.00-72.00.
OATS: 1.50-1.65 BU.
MULCH: 30.00-52.00.
FIREWOOD: 37.50-55.00.
In This Issue
FEATURES COLUMNS
Pa. Jersey Queen B 9 Now is the Time AlO
Life In ’9os 812 Ida’s Notebook B 5
Lane.-Master Gardeners 819 On Being A Farm Wife.... 814
Apple Queen 820 Have You Heard 817
Poultry Pointers C 2
Pork Prose C 4
DAIRY
Holstein Spring Show A2O
State Jersey Breeders A 32
Chester DHIA News A3O DEPARTMENTS
Lebanon DHIA D 2 Editorial AlO
Dairy Of Distinction D 8 Farm Calendar AlO
Farm Forum AlO
Futures Al 6
Sale Reports ElO
„ Public Auction Register El 3
HOME ANP YOUTH Business News C 6
Homestead Notes B 2 Classified Ads Cl 4, D 9
Home On The Range B 6 Mailbox Markets E 2
Cook’s Question Comer ....B 8
Kid’s Komer 810
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 3 1993-A3
YEAR AGO
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, March 29, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 202.
ALFALFA; 55.00-160.00.
MIXED HAY: 65.00-142 00
TIMOTHY: 80 00-160.00
ORCHARD GRASS; 70.00-115 00
STRAW. 57.00-132.00
EAR CORN; 6500-77 00.
OATS 2 00-2.15 BU.
This sale was formerly held at the New
Holland Sales Stables It is now held at Dif
fcnbach's New Holland Auction Centci
Ltd, 100 W. Jackson St, New Holland,
across from the prior sale location Auction
lime is 10 00 am Monday
Good’s Hay
Lcola, Pa.
Wed, March 31, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 204.
MIXED HAY: 62.00-160,00.
ALFALFA: 50.00-184.00.
STRAW: 57.00-103.00.
TIMOTHY: 71.00-131.00.
GRASS: 70.00-150.00.
CORN: 67.00-89.00.
OATS: 1.70-2.40 BU.
CLOVER: 64.00.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurs, April 1, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
40 LOADS.
EAR CORN: 76.00.
TIMOTHY: 105.00-130 00.
STRAW: 61.00-111.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 100.00-130.00.
ALFALFA: 81.00-131.00.
MIXED HAY: 7ZOO-133.00.
SALE TIME I P.M.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, March 26, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 223.
MIXED HAY: 65.00-160.00.
ALFALFA: 79.00-150.00.
TIMOTHY; 75.00-152.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 72.00-157 00.
STRAW; 51.00-125.00.
EAR CORN: 70.00-76.00.
OATS: 1.50-2.50 BU.
FIREWOOD: 32.00-40.00 LOAD.
TIMOTHY SEED: 24.00-BU.
STUBBLE HAY: 1 LOAD, 57 00.
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, March 31
Belleville, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
79 LOADS OF HAY.
ALFALFA: 85.00-142.50.
MIXED HAY: 80.00-105.00.
STRAW: 15 LOADS. 57.50-92.50.
OATS; 1 LOAD, 2.00 BU.
EAR CORN: 6 LOADS. 55.00-62.50.