Mar/cets
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Sat., May 8, 1993
Report wpplied by auction
400 HEAD.
US 1 215-245 LBS. 45.00-46.00.
US 1-2 215-245 LBS. 44.00-45.00.
US 1-3 215-245 LBS. 43.00-44.00.
US 2-4 215-255 LBS. 41.00-42.50.
HEAVY HOGS: 270-300 LBS
37.00-40.00.
LIGHTWEIGHT: 120-180 LBS
40.00-42.50; 80-120 LBS. 49.00-52.50.
SOWS: GOOD SOWS: 37.00-40.00;
MEDIUMS 36.00-38.00; THINS
30.00-35.00.
BOARS; ALL WEIGHTS 32.00-34.00.
New Holland Hog
Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, May 10, 1993
Hog Receipts:
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts weak to 25 lower.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
215-245 lb 43.25-44.50.
US 1 215-235 lb 45.00-46.00.
US 1-3 215-250 lb 41.50-42.50.
US 2-3 270-290 lb 39.00-41.00.
St. Louis Cattle,
Hogs
Thursday, May 13, 1993
OPENING MID-SESSION WEEKLY
CLOSE CATTLE & CALVES: 400 ( 0
SLTR. 400 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 1,100: WEEK
AGO 1,100: YEAR AGO 1,100.
COMPARED WITH LAST WEEK’S
TERMINAL MARKET CLOSE.
STRICTLY CHOICE SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS FULLY
STEADY. BELOW GRADES STEADY
TO WEAK. COWS AND BULLS FIRM
TO 1.00 HIGHER. SUPPLY MAINLY
MIXED SELECT AND CHOICE
STEERS AND HEIFERS, LIGHT SUPP
LY HOLSTEIN STEERS. AROUND 20%
COWS.
Indiana Hogs
Louisville, Kentucky
Thursday, May 13,1993
INDIANA DIRECT HOGS OPENING
BARROWS AND GILTS: STEADY TO
FIRM. DEMAND GOOD.
COUNTRY US 1-2 230-260 LBS.
46.00-47.00, FEW 47.50, INSTANCE
47.75 US 1-3 230-260 LBS. 44.00-46.00,
‘2lO-230 LBS. 41.50-44.50.
SOWS: STEADY.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 33.00-35.00,
FEW 30.00, 500-650 LBS 36.00-39.00.
FEW 40.00.
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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|[MONDAYS ORWEDNESDAYS J j
Consign With Us - For The Marketing Edge
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Friday, May 21 - 11:00 A.M.
No Hog Sale Sat., May 29th
Open For Business A» Usual May 31»t
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons
Lancaster Stackyards
Tel (71?)357*5136
An did tine Commission Firm Keeping
V *breast With tiie times
New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, PA
Wed, May 12, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TODAY: 1527 HEAD
LAST WEDNESDAY: 1052 HEAD
LAST YEAR: 1366 HEAD
TREND: COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY FEEDER PIGS STEADY
TO 5.00 LOWER. ALL PIGS WEIGHED
ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE
HUNDRED \VEIGHT.
USI-2: 375 HEAD 40-49 LBS.
100.00- 189 HEAD 50-54 LBS.
90.00- 77 HEAD 60-63 LBS,
84.00- 5 HEAD 80 LBS. 68.00.
US#2 274 HEAD 31-39 LBS.
102 00-110.00; 111 HEAD 40-49 LBS.
98 00-102.00.
USK2-3 52 HEAD 32-38 LBS.
85.00- 30 HEAD 45-47 LBS,
80.00- 11 HEAD 57-58 LBS,
84.00- 00.
SLAUGHTER: 69 HEAD 22-27 LBS
120.00-192 00.
1060
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at Westminster
Livestock Auction
May 7, 1993
930 PIGS. 3 WEEKS AGO 891. COM
PARED TO LAST SALE, PRCIES WERE
10.00 PER HUNDRED LOWER.
GRADE 1&2: 26 HEAD 31-37 LBS.
100.00- 167 HEAD 40-49 LBS.
96.00- 235 HEAD 50-58 LBS.
96.00- 25 LATE 57-59 LBS.
81.00- 147 LBS. 60-68 LBS,
80.00- 90 HEAD 71-77 LBS,
71.00- 19 HEAD 81-84 LBS,
64.00- 120 HEAD 91-96 LBS
61.00-
GRADE 2: 55 HEAD 39-42 LBS.
76.00- 19 HEAD 58-65 LBS,
80.00-
NEXT SALE FRIDAY, MAY 21, 1:30
P.M.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland Sales Stables
Wednesday, May 12, 1993
Report supplied by auction
DAIRY COWS 91; HEIFERS 92 AND 4
BULLS. MARKET STEADY.
LOCAL FRESH COWS
600.00-1100.00.
LOCAL SPRINGERS 785.00-1085 00.
BETTER FRESH COWS
1250.00-
FRESH HEIFERS 685.00-1185.00.
UPSTATE LOADS FRESH
975.00-
SPRINGING HEIFERS, LARGE
960.00- SMALL 575.00-85000.
OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS
590.00-
BULLS 610.00-710.00.
SMALL 575.00-850.00,
REGISTERED
685.00-
SMALL OPEN HEIFERS
350.00-
HERD OF 44 HEAD ALL STAGES
625.00-
Pa. Grain
Monday, May 10,1993
Report supplied by PDA
COMPARED WITH LAST MON
DAY’S MARKET FOR
SOUTHEASTERN. CENTRAL, AND
SOUTH CENTRAL PA: CORN AND
OATS UNEVENLY STEADY; WHEAT
UNEVEN, MOSTLY STEADY TO .05
LOWER: BARLEY MOSTLY STEADY
TO .05 HIGHER: SOYBEANS STEADY
TO .12 HIGHER: EAR CORN STEADY
TO 5.00 HIGHER.
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.40-2.68,
AVERAGE 2.57, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.39-2.50;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.20-3.47,
AVERAGE 3.32, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 2.78-2.93;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.80-2.20,
AVERAGE 2.01, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 1.60-1.80;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.50-1.80, AVER
AGE 1.64, FEW REPORTED CON
TRACT FOR HARVEST 1.10; SOY
BEANS NO. 1 RANGE 5.80-6.10, AVER
AGE 5.91, FEW REPORTED
CONTRACT FOR HARVEST 5.83-5.94;
FEW REPORTED GR. SORGHUM #2
RANGE 2.35, AVERAGE 2.35, FEW
REPORTED CONTRACT FOR
HARVEST 2.35; BUCKWHEAT PER
HUNDREDWEIGHT RECLEANED 15%
FEW REPORTED 9.40; AVERAGE
MOISTURE NEW EAR CORN RANGE
65,00-75.00, AVERAGE 69.17.
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.35-2.45,
FEW REPORTED 2.60; AVERAGE 2.44;
©WHEAT NO. 2 RANGE 3.13-3.40,
AVERAGE 3.26; BARLEY NO. 3
RANGE 1.75-2.00, AVERAGE 1.88;
OATS NO. 2 RANGE 1.40-1.80, AVER
AGE 1.60; SOYBEANS NO. 1 RANGE
5.65-5.85, AVERAGE 5.72; AVERAGE
MOISTURE NEW EAR CORN RANGE
60,00-70.00; AVERAGE 63.86.
SOUTHEASTERN, &
SOUTH CENTRAL SUMMARY
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.40-2 68.
AVERAGE 2.53; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.13-3.47; AVERAGE 3.28,
BARLEY NO. 1.80-2.20,
AVERAGE 1.95; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.40-1.80, AVERAGE 1.61; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.60-6.10, AVERAGE
5.88; AVERAGE MOISTURE NEW EAR
CORN RANGE 60.00-75.00, AVERAGE
67.77.
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.40-2 60,
AVERAGE 2.51; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.13-3.35, AVERAGE 3.26;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.80-2.15,
AVERAGE 1.91; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
MS-1.75, AVERAGE 1.60; SOYBEANS
NO. 1 RANGE 5.60-6.05, AVERAGE
5.89; AVERAGE MOISTURE NEW EAR
CORN RANGE 65.00-75 00; AVERAGE
68 83.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
CORN NO. 2-Y RANGE 2.15-2.50.
HEIFERS
FEEDER
CATTLE
Tuesday, May 18
7:45 P.M.
Bring a Load • Buy a Load
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Just East off 1-81 at Exit 12
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KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt. 472 5 miles
•oulh of Qtur/yvllla or 6
mllas north of Oxford cer
nsr of Rt. 472 and Noble
Road.
Lloyd H. Kraidar,
Auctienaar
AU-00C513L
No out of slate checks
kl
SOUTH CENTRAL
PENNSYLVANIA
wHfli/ & Grain
jm Markets
w
m
AVERAGE 2.33; ©WHEAT NO. 2
RANGE 3.00-3.30, AVERAGE 3.19;
BARLEY NO. 3 RANGE 1.90-1.93,
AVERAGE 1.92; OATS NO. 2 RANGE
1.40-1.68, FEW REPORTED 1.98,
AVERAGE 1.61; SOYBEANS NO. 1
RANGE, FEW REPORTED 5.75; AVER
AGE 5.75; AVERAGE MOISTURE NEW
EAR CORN FEW REPORTED RANGE
60.00-65.00, AVERAGE 62.50.
MONTH AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 2.50; ©WHEAT NO. 2
3.37; BARLEY NO. 3 1.94; OATS NO 2
1.63; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.81; AVER
AGE MOISTURE NEW EAR CORN
64.71.
YEAR AGO
CORN NO. 2-Y 3.00 ©WHEAT NO 2
3.85; BARLEY NO. 3 2.28; OATS NO 2
1.88; SOYBEANS NO. 1 5.70; AVER
AGE MOISTURE NEW EAR CORN
87.65.
Regional Hay
May 3, 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 AND
SIRAW STEADY TO WEAK.
ALFALFA 65.00-110.00; MIXED
HAY 50.00-110.00; TIMOTHY HAY
50.00-105.00; STRAW 40.00-80.00,
MULCH 20.00-40.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
05/07/93. PRICES PER TON: LOADS;
206 HAY. 38 STRAW. & 8 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 65.00-152.00; MIXED
HAY 60.00-135.00; TIMOTHY HAY
65.00-142.00, STRAW 62 00-96.00; EAR
CORN 74 00-77 00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
05/07/93. PRICES PER TON: LOADS
145 HAY. 22 STRAW & 6 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 60.00-147.00; MIXED
HAY 51.00-120.fl0; TIMOTHY HAY
67.00-112.00, STRAW 45.00-87.50; EAR
CORN 65.00-85flO,
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Pa.
Tuesday, May 11, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
36 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
62.00- 2ND CUTTING
63.00-
TIMOTHY: 88.00-115.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING
42.00- 2ND CUTTING
76.00- 3RD CUTTING
60.00-
CLOVER: 31.00-45 00
GRASS: 80 00-142.00.
WHEAT STRAW- 68.00-101 00
RYE STRAW 101 00
SALE TIME 11 A.M
In This Issue
DEPARTMENTS FEATURES
Editorial AIO Coolidge Dairy A2B
Farm Calendar AlO Biotech Research A3O
Farm Forum AlO Groff Tomato Farm.... A 36
p utures Al 6 Home Economists’ Dinner.B 7
Mailbox Markets 817 Master Gardeners B 9
Sale Reports 820 Dairy Drawing 814
Public Auction Register 826
Business News C 6
Classified Ads CI3.D 9
COLUMNS
Now is the Time AlO
On Being A Farm Wifc....B 3
Have You Heard B 4
Ida’s Notebook 815
Poultry Pointers C 2
HOME AND YOUTH E-I-E-I-0 D 6
Homestead Notes B 2
Home On The Range B 6
Cook’s Question Comer ....B 8
Kid’s Komcr 810 dairy
4-H Happenings 824 A 29
FFA Happenings 824 pA DfflA c g
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May IS, 1993-A3
Diffenbach Auction Center
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, May 10, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 81.
ALFALFA; 60.00-140.00.
MIXED HAY: 50.00-160.00.
TIMOTHY: 75.00-167.00.
BROME GRASS: 112.00.
ORCHARD CRASS: 92.00
STRAW: 66.00-110.00.
EAR CORN: 75.00-92.00.
HAYLAGE: 35.00.
This sale was formerly held al the New
Holland Sales Stables. It is now held at Dif
fcnbach's New Holland Auction Center
Ltd., 100 W. Jackson St, New Holland,
across from the prior sale location. Auction
time is 10:00 am. Monday.
Good’s Hay
Leola, Pa.
Wed, May 12, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 47.
MIXED HAY: 55.00-132.00.
ALFALFA: 65.00-130.00.
STRAW: 52.00-85.00.
TIMOTHY: 65.00-144.00.
CORN; 76.00-80.00.
CRASS: 92.00-95.00.
OAS: 1.80 BU.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, May 7, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL tOADS: 100.
MIXED HAY; 54.00-100.00.
ALFALFA: 52.00-150.00.
TIMOTHY: 75.00-120 00.
CLOVER: 53.00
ORCHARDE GRASS; 65.00-95 00
STRAW- 60.00-96.00
EAR CORN: 64.00-76 00
OATS; 1.70-1.90 BU.
Vintage Hay
Paradise, PA
Thurs, May 13, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
25 LOADS.
ALFALFA: 50.00-84 00
TIMOTHY. 50 00-79 00
MIXED HAY: 45 00-107 50
STRAW- 64 00-70.00
GRASS HAY- 55 00.
SALE TIME 1 P M
Dewart Hay
Dcwart, PA.
Monday, May 10, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
21 LOADS OF HAY, 41.00-69.00
STRAW; 3 LOADS. 43.00-60.00
WOOD: 29.00.
CORN. 5 LOADS, 45 00-61 00
OATS- 4 LOADS, 1 30-1 60 BU