New Holland Feeder Pigs New Holland, PA Wed, April 28, 1993 Report Supplied by Auction TODAY: 659 HEAD LAST WEDNESDAY: 425 HEAD LAST YEAR: 1132 HEAD TREND: COMPARED TO LAST WEDNESDAY FEEDER PICS 10.00-20.00 HIGHER, ALTHOUGH 30-39 LBS. WEAK TO 10.00 LOWER. ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT. US 1-2: 78 HEAD 32-38 LBS. 114.00- 114 HEAD 40-47 LBS. 104.00- 105 HEAD 51-55 LBS. 98.00- 14 HEAD 60 LBS. 94.00. US2: 32 HEAD 32-39 LBS. 106.00- 110.00; 42 HEAD 40-49 LBS. 98.00- 28 HEAD 51-59 LBS. 80.00- 36 HEAD 61-67 LBS. 82.00- 28 HEAD 73-91 LBS. 72.00- US2-3: 18 HEAD 32-37 LBS. 72.00-92.00; 6 HEAD 50 LBS. 68.00; 31 HEAD 62-64 LBS. 58.00-66.0 a SLAUGHTER: 8 HEAD 21 LBS. 132.00; 21 HEAD 18-29 LBS 102.00-115.00. State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle Livestock Market, Inc. Friday, April 23, 1993 RESULTS ON 1641 PICS. TREND: COMPARED TO APRIL 8. STATE GRADED SALE PIGS WERE MOSTLY 10.00 LOWER. ALL PIGS WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT. US «1&2: 1046 HEAD. 296 HEAD 40-49 LBS. 98.00-114.00; 449 HEAD SI-59 LBS. 95.00-103.00; 36 HEAD 57 LBS. 85.00; 209 HEAD 60-69 LBS. 83.00- 56 HEAD 71-80 LBS. 73.00- US#2'S: 477 HEAD. IS HEAD 36-39 LBS. 100.00; 18 HEAD 40-49 LBS. SMALL LOTS 85.00-92.00; 211 HEAD 41-49 LBS. 95.00-106.00; 128 HEAD 51-59 LBS. 8000-98.00; 57 HEAD 61-69 LBS. 80.00-85.00; 22 HEAD 65 LBS. 71.00; 26 HEAD 70-89 LBS. 65.00-77.00. US#2’SA3’S: 58 HEAD. 58 HEAD 35-50 LBS. 66.00-75.00. AS IS AND UTILITIES: 47 HEAD 44-80 LBS. 26.00-75.00. UTILITIES: 12 HEAD 42 LBS. 25.00. NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE FRIDAY, MAY 14. SALE TIME 1:30 P.M. GRADING 7:30-11 A.M. New Holland Hog Auction Lancaster, Pa. Monday, April 26, 1993 Hog Receipts: Today 1035 Last Monday 1412 Last Year 964 TREND: Compared to last Monday bar rows and gilts 50 lower. BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2 215-245 lb 43.00-44.00. US 1 215-245 lb 45.00-45.50. US 1-3 215-250 lb 42.50-43.00, 190-210 lb 39.00-40.50. US 2-3 280-290 lb 38.00-39.00. Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers all cattle feeders two marketing days - Give us a call for advice and marketing conditions. I’ MONDAYS OR WEDNESDAYS j| Consign With Us - For The Marketing Edge Next Feeder Cattle Sale Friday, May 7 - 11:00 A.M. Walter M.DunlapandSons : \ ■ ■ g 'I I • '■. ..: v . ~= 'Keeping- v, ' -x * H V*. • ‘'• •ii* 4*i s > * . w :s &s•’ -W J&M. Hog rkets St. Louis Cattle, Hogs Thursday, April 29, 1999 OPENING MID-SESSION WEEKLY CLOSE CATTLE A CALVES: 550 ( 0 SLTR. 550 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 AVO. CUTTER. RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 1,200; WEEK AGO 1,500: YEAR AGO 1,500 COM PARED WITH LAST WEEK’S TERMI NAL MARKET CLOSE, SLAUGHTER STEERS AND HEIFERS MOSTLY JO. INSTANCES 1.00 LOWER. MOST DECLINE ON MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE AND BELOW GRADES, EXCEPT HOLSTEIN STEERS STEADY. COWS FULLY STEADY. BULLS FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER. SLAUHGTER SUPP LY MAINLY MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE STEERS AND HEIFERS WITH LIGHT SUPPLY HOLSTEINM STEERS AND AROUND 20% COWS. Indiana Hogs LouUvfllc, Kentucky Thnraday, April 29,1993 INDIANA DIRECT HOGS OPENING BARROWS AND GILTS: STEADY. DEMAND FAIR TO MODERATE. COUNTRY US 1-2 230-260 LBS. 45.00-46.00. US 1-3 230-260 LBS. 43.00-45.00, *2lO-230 LBS. 40.50-43.50 SOWS: STEADY. US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 33.00-36.00, FEW DOWN TO 30.00, 500-650 LBS. 36.00-40.00. Dewart Livestock Auction Dewart, Pa. Monday, April 26,1993 Report Supplied by PDA CATTLE 102.. PDA ..Cows about steady. STEERS: couple Select 73.00 ft 75.00. HEIFERS: one Choice 75.t5. COWS: few Breaking Utility and Com mercial 47.50-52.00, Cutter and Boning Utility 48.00-51 JO, Canner and Low Cut ter 42.00-46.75, Shells down to 38.00. BULLS: few Yield Grade No. 11015/1475 lbs. 55.75-65.00, few Yield Grade Na 2, 840/1310 lbs. 51.75-55.75. FEEDER CATTLE: few Medium Frame No. 1 410/480 lbs. steers 82.00-94.00, few Medium Frame No. 1 325/640 lbs. heifers 64.00-7 ZOO. CALVES 152... VEALERS: Utility 60/80 lbs. 40.00-45.00. FARM CALVES; No. 1 90/130 lbs. Holstein bulls 130.00- No. 2 85/125 lbs. 80.00- Na 1 90/115 lbs. Holstein heifers 165.00-205.00. Few Beef Cross 75/100 lbs. Bulls and Heifers 107.50-185.00. HOGS 89...8an0ws and Gilts 1.00 high er. BARROWS ft GILTS: one US 1-2230 lbs. 45.00, 1-3 215/250 lbs. 41.00-43.00. SOWS: US 1-3 350/675 lbs. 36.00-40.50, couple down 33.50. BOARS: few 3150-34.00. FEEDER PIGS 75....FeW US 1-3 30/45 lbs. 29.00-41.00. all per head. SHEEP 7... Few Choice 60/65 lbs. Spring si. Lambs 62.00-82.00. GOATS 79... few Medium and Large 23.00-25.00. all per head. L X ALFALFA: FAIR 55.00-90.00, GOOD 95.00-147.0 a MIXED HAY: SS.OO-122.00. TIMOTHY: 53.00-95.00. CLOVER: 64.00. BROME GRASS: 59.00-82.00. ORCHARD CRASS: 57.00-99.00. STRAW: 35.00-72.00. EAR CORN; 59.00. OATS: 1.7 S BU. MULCH: 43.00-50.00. Belleville Hay Wednesday, April 28 Belleville, PA Report Supplied by Auction 55 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA: 52.50-130.00. MIXED HAY: 47.50-125.00. STRAW: 9 LOADS, 50.00-100.00. OATS: 1 LOAD, 2.00 BU. EAR CORN; 1 LOAD. 80.00. KIRKWOOD HAY AUCTION Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 11:00 Located Rt. 472 5 mites south of Quar/yvllte or 6 mites north of Oxford tor nsr of Rt. 472 and Nobis Read. Lloyd H. Krsldsr, Auctioneer AU-000513L No out of iUte check! jjkHay & Grain W Markets HAY * STRAW MARKET FOR EASTERN PA - (ALL HAY NO. 2 AND BETTER. PRICES PAID BY DEALERS AT THE FARM ft PER TON). HAY AND STRAW STEADY. ALFALFA 70.00-110.00, FEW REPORTED 120; MIXED HAY 50.00- TIMOTHY HAY 50.00- 105.00; STRAW 40.00-85.00; MULCH 20.00-40.00. SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 04/23/93. PRICES PER TON: LOADS; 346 HAY. 82 STRAW, ft 20 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 78.00-145.00; MIXED HAY 65.00-145.00; TIMOTHY HAY 70.00-152.00; STRAW 63.00-110.00; EAR CORN 63.00-90.00. SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING 04/23/93. PRICES PER TON: LOADS: 224 HAY, 27 STRAW A 17 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 70.00-137.00; MIXED HAY 50.00-120.00; TIMOTHY HAY 50.00-102.00, STRAW 47.50-79.00; EAR CORN SO.OO-75.0a Buckeyetown, Md. Thureday, April 29. 1993 Report Supplied by Auction 24 LOADS. MARKET STEADY TO STRONG. ALFALFA: 1 LOAD FANCY 185.00, FAIR TO GOOD 100.00-135.00, SQUARE BALES 1.65 EACH. TIMOTHY: GOOD 137.00-150.00. FAIR TO GOOD 85.00-110.00, DARK 57.00, BIG ROUND BALES, DARK 8.00-15.00 EACH. ORCHARD GRASS: FAIR 45.00-67.00. BROME CRASS; 95.00. STRAW; 82.00, SQUARE BALES 1.05 EACH. Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. Friday, April 23, 1993 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 157. MOCED HAY: 65.00-142.00. ALFALFA: 59.00-180.00. TIMOTHY: 58.00-160.00. STRAW: 56.00-87.50. EAR CORN: 56.00-75.00. GRASS: 41.00-94.00. TIMOTHY SEED: 21.00 AND 25.00. Dewart, PA. Monday, April 26, 1993 Report Supplied by Auction 18 LOADS OF HAY, 53.00-106.00. STRAW: 8 LOADS, 40.00-66.00. WOOD: 1 LOAD, 47.00. CORN: 6 LOADS, 65.00-69.00. OATS; 3 LOADS, 1.86-1.95 BU. In This Issue DEPARTMENTS FEATURES Editorial AlO Better Butter A 24 Farm Calendar AlO Retirement Location A 32 p utures Al 6 Bedford Wool Promoters ...811 Mailbox Markets 818 Pansies 812 Sale Reports 827 Culinary Caper 814 Public Auction Register 831 Regional FFA Speech Business News C 6 Winners 828 Classified Ads CI3.D 6 COLUMNS Now is the Time AlO Beef Briefs A3l On Being A Farm Wife....B 4 HOME AND YOUTH Ida ’ s Notebook B 5 Homestead Notes B 2 Have You Heard B 7 Home On The Range B 6 Cook’s Question Comer ....B 8 Kid’s Komer 810 DAIRY Farm Women 815 DHIA Focus A2l 4-H Happenings 815,16.18 Dairy Expo A 26 FFA Happenings 817 Milk Check A3O UKMty Fanning, Stfufdsy, May 1,1193-A3 Regional Hay April 26, 1993 Eastern, Pa. Frederick Co. Hay Dewart Hay DifTenbach Auction Center New HoiUnd, Pa. Monday, April U, 1993 Report Supplied by Audio* TOTAL LOADS: 174. ALFALFA: 35.00-160.00. MIXED HAY: 55.00-170.00. TIMOTHY: 65.00-150.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 67.00-98.00. STRAW: 60.00-102.00. EAR CORN: 60.00-78.00. HAYLAGE: 1 LOAD 50.00. Thii sale was formerly held at the New Holland Sales Stables. It is now held at Dif fenbach's New Holland Auction Center Lid., 100 W. Jackson St, New Holland, across from the prior tale location. Auction time is 10:00 a.iri. Monday. Westminster Hay Wcrimlnstcr, Md. Tuesday, April 27, 1993 Report Supplied by Auction ALFALFA: 80.00, 1.40-3.40 BALE. 37.00 LARGE ROUND. TIMOTHY: 67.50, 2.00-2.90 BALE. MIXED HAY: 50.00-87.00, .80-2.20 BALE. GRASS; 1.60-1.90 BALE, 10.00-29.00 LARGE ROUND BALES. CLOVER: 2.10 BALE. STRAW; 67.50, .80-1.20 BALE. OAT HAY: 1.10 BALE. Good’s Hay Lcola, Pa. Wed, April 28, 1993 Report Supplied by Auction TOTAL LOADS: 131. MIXED HAY: 60.00-170.00. ALFALFA: 50.00-165.00. STRAW: 62.00-99.00. TIMOTHY: 48.00-130.00. GRASS: 53.00-93.00. CORN: 65.00-68.00. OATS; 2.00 BU. Vintage Hay Paradise, PA Thun, April 29, 1993 Report Supplied by Auction 25 LOADS. TIMOTHY; 102.5 a MIXED HAY: 99.00-109.00. CORN: 69.00. GRASS: 87.50-96.00. STRAW: 77.50-90.00. ALFALFA: 80.00-130,00. SALE TIME 1 P.M. Keister’s Hay Mlddlcburg, PA April 27, 1993 Report supplied by auction 76 LOADS TOTAL; 47 LOADS OF HAY. ALFALFA: 80.00-90.00. MDCED HAY; SS.OO-125.00. TIMOTHY: 65.00-110.00. STRAW: 14 LOADS. 50.00-100.00. EAR CORN: 3 LOADS, 70.00-85.00. OATS: 1.50-2.40 BU. FIREPLACE WOOD: 35.00 LOAD.