New Holland
Feeder Pigs
New Holland, PA
Wad, December 16, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TODAY: 1149 HEAD
LAST WEDNESDAY: 1035 HEAD
LAST YEAR: 1321 HEAD
TREND: COMPARED TO LAST
WEDNESDAY, FEEDER PIGS MOSTLY
STEADY, INSTANCES 3.OOLOWER ON
30-40 LB. WEIGHTS. ALL PIGS
WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD
BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT.
US4I-2: 52 HEAD 32-37 LBS.
100.00- 71 HEAD 42-49 LBS.
82.00- 107 HEAD SO-S 8 LBS.
79.00- 95 HEAD 60-64 LBS.
84.00- 15 HEAD 62-69 LBS.
72.00- 18 HEAD 71 LBS. 85.00.
US«2: 82 HEAD 31-36 LBS.
88.00- 73 HEAD 43-44 LBS.
82.00- 8S HEAD Sl-S8 LBS.
69.00- 104 HEAD 70-79 LBS.
59.00-
US#2-3: 31 HEAD 33-34 LBS.
70.00- 13 HEAD 40-47 LBS.
73.00- 25 HEAD S4-S8 LBS.
56.00- 39 HEAD 90-104 LBS
50.00-
SLAUGHTER; 74 HEAD 18-22 LBS.
140.00- 108 HEAD 19-28 LBS.
97.00-
Stale Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
CaiiMe Liveitack Market, Inc.
Friday, December 10, 1993
RESULTS ON 1,339 PIGS.
TREND; COMPARED TO NOV. 26
STATE GRADED SALE, PIGS WERE
ACTIVE AND MOSTLY STEADY ON
PIGS 40-70 LBS. ALL PIGS WERE
WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD
BY THE HUNDRED WEIGHT.
U5#1&2:1043 HEAD. 19 HEAD 20-29
LBS. 137.00-164.00; 234 HEAD 39-49
LBS. 89.00-103.00; 373 HEAD 50-59 LBS.
71.00- 417 HEAD 60-90 LBS.
60.00-
US»2; 240 HEAD. 98 HEAD 4060 LBS,
70.00- 142 HEAD 62-99 LBS.
53.00-
US#2&3: 23 HEAD 43-80 LBS.
60.00-70.00.
UTILITY: 7 HEAD 53-59 LBS. 53.00.
AS IS; 9 HEAD 22-29 LBS. 163.00; 17
HEAD 40-70 LBS. 42.00-73.00.
NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG
SALE FRIDAY, DEC. 31. SALE TIME
1:30 P.M., GRADING 7:30-11 A.M.
Indiana Hogs
Louisville, Kentucky
Thursday, December 16,1993
INDIANA DIRECT HOGS OPENING
BARROWS AND GILTS: .50 LOWER.
DEMAND LIGHT.
COUNTRY US 1-2 230-260 LBS.
39.00-40.50, US 1-3 230-260 LBS.
36.50-39.00, 210-230 LBS. 34.50-37.50.
SOWS: STEADY.
US 1-3 300-500 LBS. 27.00-30.00,
500-650 LBS. 30.00-33.00.
Lancaster Hogs
Lancaster Stockyards
Saturday, December 11, 1993
Report supplied by auction
There will no (anger be a sale auction
on Saturday. Sales will be held Monday
*nd Wednesday.
Walter M. Dunlap and Sons offers
all cattle feeders two marketing days
Give us a call for advice and marketing conditions.
Consign With Us - For The Marketing Edge
Next Feeder Cattle Sale
Wednesday, December 22 - 11:00 A.M.
Walter M* Sons
TeMTITE
Hog
arkets
St. Louis
Cattle, Hogs
Thunday, December 16,1993
OPENING MID-SESSION WEEKLY
CLOSE CATTLE A CALVES: 350 ( 0
SLTR, 350 FDRS) RECEIPTS CON
SISTS OF FEEDER CATTLE AND
SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS FOR
THE REGULAR THURSDAY AUC
TION. NO SLAUGHTER CATTLE
MARKET.
SLAUGHTER CLASSES; COWS:
CUTT. UTIL. COMM BULK SALES HI
DRESS % LO-DRESS % BREAKING 2-4
39.00- 42.00-43.00 BONING 1-2
42.00- 43.00-45.00 LOW TO AVG.
CUTTER 39.00-42.00.
RECEIPTS THIS WEEK 1,100: WEEK
AGO 1,300: YEAR AGO 1,100: COM
PARED WITH LAST WEEK’S TERMI
NAL MARKET CLOSE, SLAUGHTER
STEERS AND HEIFERS FIRM TO $.50
HIGHER. COWS FIRM TO $l.OO HIGH
ER. NO RECENT PRICE COMPARISON
ON SLAUGHTER BULLS. SUPPLY
MAINLY CHOICE AND MIXED
SELECT AND CHOICE STEERS AND
HEIFERS, LIGHT SUPPLY HOLSTEIN
STEERS, AROUND 20% COWS.
State Graded
Feeder Pig Sale
at WcstmliHter
Livestock Auction
Report Supplied by Auction
December 3, 1993
538 PIGS, 2 WEEKS AGO 540.
PRICES WERE 2.00-5.00 LOWER.
GRADE 1&2:22 HEAD 37 LBS. 72.00;
129 HEAD 41-48 LBS. 68.00-79.00; 153
HEAD 52-57 LBS. 66.00-75.00; 44 HEAD
60-65 LBS. 65.00-68.00; 18 HEAD 55-66
LBS. 54.00-58.00; 47 HEAD 74-79 LBS.
SO.OO-56.00; 68 HEAD 80-85 LBS. 52.00.
GRADE 2: IS HEAD 28-35 LBS.
61.00- 33 HEAD 41-65 LBS.
50.00-
New Holland
Hog Auction
Lancaster, Pa.
Monday, December 13, 1993
Hog Receipts:
Today
Last Monday
Last Year
TREND: Compared to last Monday bar
rows and gilts fully steady, closing steady
to 50 higher.
BARROWS AND GILTS: US 1-2
220-260 lb 39.50-40.50, Late 40.00-41.00
190-215 lb 37.50-39.50.
US 1 215-250 lb 41.50-42.50, Few
42.75-43.25.
US 1-3 210-260 lb 39.00-39.50,
260-275 lb 38.50-39.00.
US 22-3 270-290 lb 36.50-37.50.
KIRKWOOD
HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
L oca tad Rt. 472 8 mlloo
south of Ouarryvllla or •
mlloo north of Oxford cor
ner of Rt. 472 and Noblo
Read.
Lloyd H. KroMar,
Auctioneer
AU-000513L
No out of state checks
ftysT -
North Jersey
Market
Hackettstown, NJ.
Report Supplied by Auction
Tueedoy, December 14, 1993
Hay—Straw &
Grain Report
ALFALFA HAY: 2 LOTS, 2.60 AND
3.50 BALE.
MIXED HAY; 6 LOTS, 2.00-3.00
BALE
TIMOTHY; S LOADS, 2.50-2.60
BALE
GRASS HAY; 2 LOTS, 2.20 AND 2.50
BALE
WHEAT STRAW: 4 LOTS. 1.60-2.00
BALE
SOYBEAN STRAW: 1 LOT AT 1.50
BALE.
SHELLED CORN; 1 LOT AT 7.00
BAG.
GROUND SHELLED CORN AT 7.00
BAG.
OATS: 1 LOT AT 7.00 BAG.
FIREWOOD: 4 LOADS AT
20.00-60.00 LOAD.
TOTAL: 27 LOTS.
Leinbach’s Hay
Shlppeniburg, PA
December 11 and 14
Report Supplied by Auction
79 LOADS.
ALFALFA: G00D92.00-132.00, FAIR
70.00-90.00.
MIXED HAY: 62.00-125.00.
TIMOTHY: 77.00-120.00.
CLOVER: 105.00.
BROME GRASS: 85.00-125.00.
ORCHARD GRASS: 72.00-100.00.
STRAW; 67.00-112.00.
EAR CORN: 90.00.
CORN FODDER; 50.00.
OATS; 2.25 BU.
MULCH; 40.00-59.00.
WOOD: 38.00-52.00 PICK-UP LOAD.
Belleville Hay
Wednesday, December 15
Belleville, PA
Report Supplied by Auction
47 LOADS OF HAY.
ALFALFA: 57.50-137.50.
MIXED HAY: 35.00-107.50.
STOAW: 2 LOADS, 110.00 AND
120.00.
1357
762
EAR CORN: 1 LOAD AT 97.50.
OATS: 3 LOADS, 1.70-2.10 BU.
\W J
mkHay & Grain
Jm Markets
i W
kl
Regional Hay
December 13,1993
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
STRAW FULLY STEADY.
ALFALFA 90.00-120 00; MIXED
HAY 90.00-110.00, FEW REPORTED
75.00; TIMOTHY HAY 90.00-120.00,
FEW REPORTED 75.00; STRAW
65.00-95.00; MULCH 35.00-50.00.
SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
12/10/93. PRICES PER TON: LOADS:
298 HAY. 75 STRAW & 16 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 85.00-140.00; MIXED
HAY 81.00-157.00; TIMOTHY HAY
90.00-150.00; STRAW 90.00-137.00;
EAR CORN 90.00-106.00.
SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA.
HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDING
12/10/93. PRICES PER TON: LOADS:
217 HAY. 25 STRAW &11 EAR CORN.
ALFALFA 80.00-137.50; MIXED
HAY 65.00-135.00; TIMOTHY FEW
REPORTED 80.00-110.00; STRAW
87.00-127.50; EAR CORN 80.00-98.00.
Green Dragon Hay
Ephrata, Pa.
Friday, December 10; 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
TOTAL LOADS: 90.
MIXED HAY: 63.00-135.00.
ALFALFA: 50.00-130.00.
TIMOTHY: 105.00-137.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 82.00-105.00.
STOAW: 90.00-137.00.
EAR CORN: 95.00-102.00.
FIREWOOD: 50.00-85.00 LOAD.
OATS: 1.90-1.95 BU.
Westminster Hay
Weetmlniter, Md.
Tuesday, December 14, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
ALFALFA: 85.00-90.00, 1.20-2.75
BALE. 16.00 LARGE ROUND.
TIMOTHY: 90.00, 1.10-2.70 BALE.
21.00 LARGE ROUND.
MIXED HAY: 55.00-87.00, .80-2.50
BALE.
GRASS: 1.00-2.30 BALE, 15.00-21.00
LARGE ROUND, 57.00 TON LARGE
ROUND.
CLOVER MIXED; .95-1.60 BALE.
STRAW: .80-2.30 BALE.
WOOD: 60.00-85.00 CORD.
In This Issue
*
Four Sections
DEPARTMENTS COLUMNS
Editorial AlO Now is the Time AlO
Farm Calendar AlO On Being A Farm Wife B 4
Farm Forum AlO Have You Heard B 5
Futures Al 6 Ida’s Notebook 817
Mailbox Markets 821 Poultry Pointers CIO
Sale Reports 825
Public Auction Register 826
Business News C 6
Classified Ads Cl 4, D 3
DAIRY
Berks DHIA A 25
DHIA Focus A2B
FEATURES Pa. DHIA A 29
Future "Seedsmen Al 9 Lancaster DHIA 819, C 2
Conservation Program A 23 Maryland DHIA Cl 3
Mifflin Extension A3O
Candy Cane Silos A 32
Groff Farm B 2
Delinquent Youth B 7
Chocolate Truffle 814 HOME AMD YOUTH
Holiday Entertaining.;. 816 Homestead Notes B 2
Berks Roundup 818 Home On The Range B 6
Susquehanna Conservation...Cl 1 Cook’s Question Comer B 8
International Herefords Cl 2 Kid’s Komer 810
Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, Dacambar 18,1H8-A3
Kirkwood Hay Auction
Kirkwood, Vl
Tuesday, Dac«ab(r 14, 1993
Report Supplied by AikUoo
58 LOADS OF HAY.
MIXED HAY: IST CUTTING
82.00- 2ND 98.00-108.00.
TIMOTHY: 117.00-144.00.
ALFALFA: IST CUTTING
88.00- 2ND CUTTING
90.00- 3RD CUTTING
102.00- 4TH CUTTING
120.00-
CLOVER: 105.00-110.00.
GRASS: 83.00-131.00.
WHEAT STRAW: 106.00-124.00.
OAT STRAW: 98.00.
CORN FODDER; 74.00.
WOOD: 53.00 PICK UP LOAD.
SALE TIME 11 A.M.
Report Supplied by Auc-
tion
Hay & Straw
December 9 and 13, 1993
52 LOADS.
ALFALFA; GOOD 86.00-120.00, FAIR
77.00-80.00.
ALFALFA MIXED: 60.00-120.00.
TIMOTHY HAY; 77.50-120.00.
MIXED HAY: 65.00-96.00.
ORCHARD GRASS; 68.00-88.00.
fiROME GRASS; 70.00-93.00.
MULCH HAY: 42.00-53.00.
FODDER: 31.00 TON.
Frederick Co.
Hay
Buckeyftown, Md.
Thunday, December 16, 1993
Report Supplied by Auction
22 LOADS. MARKET ABOUT
STEADY.
ALFALFA: FAIR TO GOOD
100.00-11S.00, FAIR 90.00-97.00, DARK
75.00.
ALFALFA MIX: GOOD
110.00-115.00.
TIMOTHY: FAIR TO GOOD
106.00-127.00, BIG BALES 14.00 EACH.
CLOVER: GOOD 90.00.
ORCHARD CRASS: GOOD 110.00.
FIREWOOD: GOOD 115.00 CORD.
NOTE; SALE WILL BE HELD DEC. 23
AND 30. NEW YEARS PARTY JAN.
Greencastle
Livestock Market