State Graded Feeder Pig Sale Carlisle Livestock Market, Inc. Report Supplied by Auction Friday, June 23,2000 RESULTS ON 657 FEEDER PIGS. TREND: COMPARED TO JUNE 9, STATE GRADED SALE, PIGS WERE FIRM TO 10.00 HIGH ON I’S AND 2’S WHILE GRADE 2’S WERE STEADY TO SPOTS 15.00 LOWER. ALL PIGS WERE WEIGHED ON ARRIVAL AND SOLD BY THE HUN DREDWEIGHT. US#l-2: 402 HEAD. 18 HEAD, 31 LBS. 131.00; 56 HEAD 40-49 LBS. 106.00- 158 HEAD 50-59 LBS. 100.00- 120 HEAD 60-69 LBS. 81.00- 50 HEAD 70-79 LBS. 84.00- US#2: 230 HEAD. 18 HEAD 30-39 LBS. 91.00-111.00; 39 HEAD 40-49 LBS. 80.00- 72 HEAD 50-59 LBS. 75.00- 81.00; 68 HEAD 61 LBS. 75.00; 23 HEAD 75-79 LBS. 76.50-88.00; 10 HEAD 90 LBS. 87.00. US#2 AND 3:7 HEAD 48 LBS. 70.00. AS IS: 18 HEAD. 7 HEAD 35-52 LBS. 52.00- 10 HEAD 69.5 LBS. 63.00; 1 HEAD 95 LBS. 62.00. NEXT STATE GRADED FEEDER PIG SALE JULY 14. RECEIVING FROM 6 A.M. TO 10 A.M. SALE 1 P.M. New Holland Feeder Pig Auction NEW HOLLAND, PA WED JUNE 28,2000 Report Supplied By USDA USDA-PA Dept Ag Market News NEW HOLLAND FEEDER PIG AUCTION FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 28,2000 FEEDER PIGS WEDNESDAY 693 LAST WEEK 665 LAST YEAR 650 TREND; Compared to last week; a thin test of feeder pigs sold 10.00-15.00 lower, but US 1-2 was not tested. Slaugh ter buyers were active on the verge of next week’s holiday, but they showed unusually light demand for pigs over 25 lbs. Around 86 percent of supply sold for slaughter. All pigs were weighed and graded on arrival and sold by the hun dred weight. HEAD WEIGHT PRICE US 2 9 pkg 30 lbs 82.00 84 30-45 lbs 60.00-75.00 US 2-3 4 35 lbs 65.00-75.00 SLAUGHTER 111 17-25 lbs 150.00- 195.00 98 25-60 lbs 85.00-125.00 29 pkg 31 lbs 57.00 5 90-120 lbs 75.00-80.00 As Is 11 15 lbs 110.00-115.00 50 20-25 lbs 155.00-170.00 292 30-100 lbs 30.00-80.00 ALL PIGS CONSIGNED TO WEDNESDAY FEEDER PIG SALE MUST ORIGINATE FROM A QUALI FIED NEGATIVE OR MONITORED HERD. VINTAGE SALES STABLES. INC. NEW MONDAY SALES AT 10:30 AM SELLING HEIFERS, BULLS, STEERS,FEEDER & BUTCHER COWS L ROBERT FRAME, SR , PRESIDENT 6‘oo P M BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204 CALVES.SHEEP,'GOATS HOME (610)458-8518 ‘GET CALVES IN EARLY! OUR FIELD REPS STATE GRADER STARTS AT 10:30 AM KENNETH E. HERSHEY (717) 442-4874 LEON HOOVER (717) 354-5835 BUTCH BROWN (717) 626-5394 TRUCKING SERVICE AVAIL.TfT LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE /I New Holland Hog Auction NEW HOLLAND, PA MON JUNE 26,2000 Report Supplied By USDA USDA-PA Dept Ag Market News NEW HOLLAND HOG AUCTION FOR MONDAY JUNE 26,2000 HOG RECEIPTS TODAY 1018 LAST MONDAY 1062 LAST YEAR 1103 BARROWS AND GILTS: Compared to last week, prices were 2.00-2.50 higher. 49-54 pet lean: 210-270 lbs 48.35-49.00 Few up to 54.25 45-50 pet lean: 215-285 lbs 46.60-48.35 40-45 pet lean: 280-325 lbs 44.10-47.10 SOWS; Prices were mostly steady. US 1-3: 300-400 lbs 35.00-36.00 400- 500 lbs 36.00-38.00 500-650 lbs 39.50- 41.50 BOARS: 300-700 lbs 15.00-17.00 200- 300 lbs 27.00-32.00. Indiana-Ohio Direct Hogs Springfield, D Thu Jun 29,2000 Report Supplied By USDA USDA-I1 Market News Indiana-Ohio Direct Hogs OPEN Estimated Negotiated sales: 10000 Trend: On a carcass basis barrows & gilts were steady to .68 lower. Demand & supplies were light to moderate. MAJORITY OF EARLY SALES (185 lb carcass) Percent Country buying points Plant Delivered Lean carcass sales live @74% yld carcass sales live @75% yld 51-52.9(1)60.50 -68.22 44.77 - 50.49 61.00 - 68.95 45.75 - 51.71 mostly 63.51 -67.57 47.00 - 50.00 mean 66.64 mean 49.98 - BASE MARKET 49-51 PCT LEAN CARCASS BASIS PLANT DELIVERED.(2) 61.00 - 67.50 mean 64.74- (1) Based on individual packer buying programs. No premiums or discounts in cluded. Kutztown Produce Hay Auction Fleetwood, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Saturday, June 24,2000 Hay—Straw—Grain ALFALFA HAY: 106.00-122.00. GRASS HAY: 42.00-148.00. MIXED HAY: 42.00-145.00. LARGE ROUND BALES: 25.00. WHEAT STRAW; 65.00-90.00. OAT STRAW: 78.00. OATS: 2.50 BU. HAY AND STRAW SALE EVERY SAT., 9 A.M. 10:30 A.M. SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION STEERS, BULLS, HEIFERS, COWS, FEEDER CATTLE At Approx. 1 PM Selling Feeders Diffenbach Auction Center New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By Auction Monday, June 26,2000 TOTAL LOADS: 68. ALFALFA: 80.00-235.00. MIXED HAY: 22.00-230.00. TIMOTHY: 75.00-175.00. ORCHARDGRASS: 75.00-107.00. STRAW: 72.00-140.00. EAR CORN: 100.00-105.00. OATS: 2.05 BU. Green Dragon Hay Ephrata, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Friday, June 23,2000 Hay—Straw—Grain 41 LOTS TOTAL. MIXED HAY: 14 LOTS, 40.00- 187.00. ALFALFA; 7 LOTS, 100.00-160.00. TIMOTHY: 3 LOTS, 35.00, 140.00, 145.00. STRAW: 10 LOTS, 75.00-115.00. EAR CORN: 2 LOTS, 105.00 AND 109.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 2 LOTS, 40.00 AND 150.00. OATS: 1.75 BU. Westminster Hay Westminster, Maryland Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, June 27,2000 Hay—Straw—Grain 120 LOTS. ALFALFA: 1.00-4.20 BALE. TIMOTHY: .85-2.60 BALE. MIXED HAY: 1.60-2.70 BALE, .25- LOO DAMAGED. GRASS: .70-1.25 BALE, 5.00-10.00 LARGE ROUND. STRAW: .10-2.20 BALE. GROUND CORN FEED; 4.75 BAG. Vintage Hay Vintage, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Thursday, June 29,2000 Hay—Straw—Grain 29 LOTS. ALFALFA: 85.00-115.00. TIMOTHY: 88.00. GRASS: 50.00. MIXED HAY: 50.00-70.00. 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Weaverland Hay New Holland, Pa Report Supplied by Auction Thursday, June 29,2000 Hay—Straw—Grain TOTAL LOADS: 29. ALFALFA: 70.00-190.00. TIMOTHY HAY; 70.00-170.00. ORCHARD GRASS: 145.00-175.00. MIXED HAY: 50.00-167.00. GRASS: 60.00. STRAW: 100.00-117.00. OATS: 1.75 BU. Middleburg Hay Middleburg, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, June 27,2000 HAY: 19 LOADS. TOTAL 33. ALFALFA: 3 LOTS, 30.00-130.00. MIXED HAY: 5 LOTS, 35.00-147.50. TIMOTHY: 8 LOTS, 27.50-150.00. ROUND BALES: 10.00-16.00 EA. ORCHARD GRASS: 57.50. STRAW: 6 LOTS, 45.00-105.00. EAR CORN: 5 LOTS, 77.50-90.00. OATS: 3 LOTS, 2.05-2.30 BU. Morningstar Hay Auction Thomasville, Pa. Report Supplied By Auction Wednesday, June 28,2000 STRAW: .80 BALE. HAY; 2.30 BALE, 15.00 ROUND BALES. SALE EVERY WED., 6 P.M. INDEX Four Sections DEPARTMENTS ‘ COLUMNS Editorial AlO Now Is The Time AlO Farm Calendar AlO Farm Management A 27 Futures Al 6 Ag Insights A 32 Mailbox Markets 820 Consuming Thoughts B 3 Sale Reports 824 On Being A Farm Wife B 4 Public Auction Register 827 Notes To Dad B 9 Classified Ads C 5, D 3 Ida’s Notebook 81l Business News D 2 Family Living Focus 817 Home & Youth Home On The Range B 2 FEATURES Homestead Notes B 6 Fair Happenings A 29 Cook’s Question B 8 Somerset Jackpot A3O Kid’s Korner 810 Field Clinic A 35 4-H Happenings 818 Bedford Pageant B 4 You Ask, You Answer 816 Crawford Pageant B 5 FFA Happenings 818 Mullen Is President B 6 Pay Back B 6 DAIRY Recipe Drawing B 7 MD DHIA A 25 Sellers Farm Woman 812 Jersey Field Day A 26 Koontz Family 814 DHIA Focus A 34 National Horse Show C 4 Crawford DHIA 820 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 1, 2000-A3 Grain Markets Jersey Hackettstown, N. J. Report Supplied by Auction Tuesday, June 27,2000 Hay—Straw—Grain Regional Hay June 26,2000 HAY & STRAW MARKET FOR EASTERN PA (ALL HAY GOOD GRADE & BETTER PRICES PAID BY DEALERS AT THE FARM & PER TON) HAY AND STRAW STEADY TO 10.00 LOWER. ALFALFA 90.00- 110.00, FEW REPORTED 70.00; MIXED HAY 70.00-110.00, TIMOTHY 70.00- STRAW 60 00-80.00; MULCH 30.00-40.00. SUMMARY OF LANCASTER CO. HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK END’S 06/23/00. PRICES PER TON: LOADS 85 HAY, 36 STRAW & 7 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 95 00-160.00; MIXED HAY 75.00-160.00; TIMOTHY 100.00- STRAW 80.00-125.00; EAR CORN 90.00-109.00. SUMMARY OF CENTRAL PA HAY AUCTIONS FOR WEEK ENDS 06/23/00 PRICES PER TON: LOADS 65 HAY, 15 STRAW & 18 EAR CORN. ALFALFA 70.00-85.00, MIXED HAY 70.00- TIMOTHY 86 00-100.00, STRAW 80.00-12000, EAR CORN 80.00- Wolgemuth Hay Leola, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, June 28,2000 Hay—Straw—Grain 51 LOTS TOTAL. ALFALFA: 50.00-165.00. MIXED HAY: SO.OO-161.00 TIMOTHY: 50.00-160.00. GRASS; 50.00-132.00. STRAW: 57.00-125.00. OATS: 2.00 AND 2.10 BU. Leinbach’s Hay Shippensburg, Pa. Report Supplied by Auction June 24 and 27,2000 Hay—Straw—Grain 25 LOADS. MIXED HAY: 35.00-90.00. TIMOTHY: 65.00. BROMEGRASS: 65.00-80.00. ORCHARDGRASS: 47 50-65.00. STRAW: 52 00-70.00. EAR CORN: 94.00-100 00