Lancaster Farming. Saturday. March 18. 1972
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Poultry Market Reports
Folgelsville
Auction Report
Sale of Tuesday, March 14
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per pound, except where noted).
Hens, heavy type 10-20, mostly
12-17; Pullets 27-31; Roasters
20%-29, mostly 26-29; Ducks 25-
37; Drakes 35%47, mostly 38-40;
Turkeys, Toms 4-17%; Turkeys,
Hens 29-30; Rabbits 55-66, mostly
62-66; Guineas 52-65, mostly 55-
65; Pigeons (per pr.) 504.66,
mostly 1.00-1.10.
Total coops sold 402.
Auction every Tuesday.
Poultry received Monday 7 P.M.
to 10:30 P.M., Tuesday 7 A.M. to
12 Noon. Sale at 11:30 A.M.
Delmarva
BOILERS
Wednesday, March 15
Ready-to-cook movement fair
but less aggressive than last
week. Slaughter schedules about
steady overall. Less than trucklot
prices unchanged on both Plant
and U.S. Grade A. Advance in
terest slow in developing. Live
supplies adequate with weights
still lighter than desired at some
plants. Undertone slightly un
settled to steady. Pool trucklot
prices for Thursday arrival in the
New York area: U.S. Grade A 29-
32, M 29-29%; Plant Grade 28-30,
M 28-28%.
New York Eggs
Wednesday, March 15
Wholesale prices mostly un
changed to lower on large and
mediums, unchanged on cartons.
Receipts moderate with in
creased arrivals of previously
held large. Floor stocks ample
and in slight excess of current
call. Buying interest light to no
better than fair on top grades,
good on lesser quality. Carton
demand fair at best on current
movement, holding at good levels
for later delivery.
sustain top
production
with the
BABCOCK
B-300
Keeping production up...cost*
down. ..Is the profit key In poultry
operations. And more and more
records on commercial flocks of
Babcock B-300's...“The Busi
nessman’s Bird”...show sus
tained production of top qualify
eggs...often with an additional
20 to 30 eggs per bird housed
over other strains. Come in...
look at the records and the B-300
..."The Businessman’s Bird”.
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FARMS, INC
Telephone (717) 626-8561)
Weekly New York Egg Market
(From Monday, March 13th to Friday, March 17)
WHITE
Fey Ex. Large 39 39 39 39 39
Large 38 38 38 38 38
Mediums 36 36 36 36 36
Pullets 26 26 26 26 26
Peewees 17 17 17 17 17
BROWN
Fey. Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Standards 32% 32% 32% 32% 32%
Checks 17 17 17 17 17
Long Tone - Improved carton orders reported. Supplies of all sizes
ample.
Eastern Pa. and N. J.
Wednesday, March 15
Prices steady on light type
hens. Offerings increasing in
some sectors while limited in
others. Demand fair but
unaggressive. Offerings of heavy
type hens short of a fairly good
call. Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 5-7 mostly 6%-7 in Pa.
mostly 5%-6 in N.J. Heavy type
hens 16%-17.
Peoria Cattle
Thursday, March 16
Cattle Weekly; receipts this
week 4300; last week 4900:
receipts last year 1400.
' High Choice and Prime steers
steady to strong; below grades
mostly 25, instances 50 higher.
Slaughter heifers mostly 25,
instances 50 higher. Cows mostly
1.00, instances 1.50 higher. Bulls
steady. Supply mainly High Good
and Choice slaughter steers and
heifers with the balance mainly
cows.
Slaughter Steers: Mixed High
Choice and Prime 1225-1325
pounds 3-4, 37.25-37.50. Choice
1000-1300 pounds 2-4, 35.50-37.00.
Mixed Good and Choice 875-1200
pounds 34.50-35.75. Good 31.00-
34.75. Standard to Good Holsteins
30.50-31.00. Load Good Holsteins
32.00.
Slaughter Heifers: Mixed
Mon. Tues. Wed. Thurs.
39 39 39 39
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Oklahoma City
Thursday, March 16
Estimated Receipts 9,000
Same Day Last Week 12,029
Same Day Last Year 12,679
Fairly active, feeder steers
under 600 pound and feeder
heifers generally steady, some
sales strong on thin fleshed 450-
550 pound offerings; feeder steers
over 600 pound under pressure
50c to 1.00 lower; majority
receipts average Good to High
Choice 450-800 pound steers and
400-650 pound heifers; offerings
include numerous cattle arriving
from wheat pastures; fairly large
attendance buyers.
Sales as of 12:30 PM
Feeder Steers; Choice 300-400
pound 45.50-53.00, small lot 330
pound at 56.25; 400-500 42.50-49.00,
two small lots 431-444 at 49.40;
500-600 39.00-44.00, few lots and
part loads 511-528 pound thin
fleshed 44.40-45.90; 600-700 37.75-
41.00, part load 595 pound at
41.90; 700-800 37.00-38.80; 800-900
35.00- Mixed Good and
Choice 385-500 39.5043.75; 500-700
36.00- Good 500-730 34.00
37.25; Mostly Good 500-700 pound
holstein steers 31.50-36.25; 600-951
30.00-
Choice with few Prime 1000-1100
pounds 35.75-36.23. Choice 825-
1050 pounds 2-4,34.00-36.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 750-950 pounds
33.50-34.25. Good 29.50-33.50.
Fri.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, March 16
Closing prices on slaughter
steers were unevenly 25-75 C lower
as feeder buyers demand af
forded some support to Good and
Low-Choice 950-1050 pound
shortfeds, well finished 1200-1300
pound steers often shared the full
decline. Heifers closed 50-75 C
lower. Cows were 50-75 C higher
and bulls 50-1.00 higher, feeder
cattle sold mostly steady with the
supply predominantly fleshy two
way steers.
For the third successive week
closing prices on slaughter steers
and heifers were lower than at
the end of the previous period.
Trading was often slow as the
bearish effects of a depressed
carcass trade were reflected in.a
cautious attitude by buyers.
Demand generally geared for
requirements of minimum
slaughter quotas. Overall finish
steers and heifers not par
ticularly attractive most days
with a predominance Good to
Average-Choice. Steers ap
proximately 39 per cent including
long string bought-to-arrive.
Average cost slaughter steers
first three days 34.91 average
weight 1130 pounds as compared
34.95 and 1125 pounds previous
Feeder Heifers: Two lots
Choice 391-396 pound 42.90-43.60;
400-500 35.5040.00, small lot and
part load 412-417 40.50-43.00; 500-
600 34.50-36.25; small lot 519 at
37.20; 600-700 33.25-35.50; few 700-
864 32.25-34.30; Mixed Good and
Choice 420-625 32.50-34.75.
week and 31.57 and 1134 pounds a
year ago.
Market Steen
Steers: Five loads early High-
Choice and Prime U.S. 2-4 1053-
1213 pounds, 36.25-36.40; 995-1299,
35.75-36.00; Choice 975-1250, 34.50-
35.50; Mixed Good and Choice
950-1225 34.00-34.75; Good 31.50-
34.00; Holsteins 2-3 1100-1325
31.50-32.10; Standard and Low-
Good 30.25-31.50.
Heifers: Eight loads High-
Choice and Prime U.S. 3-4 1000-
1100 pounds 35.75-36.25; 937-1101
34.60-35.00; Choice 2-4 825-1050
34.00-36.00; Mixed Good and
Choice 750-975 33.00-33.75; Good
28.50-33.00; Standard and Low-
Good 27.00-28.50.
Cows: Utility and Commercial
34.00-36.00; Utility Dairybreds
(few) 26.50-27.00; Canner and
Cutter 21.50-24.00; Mixed Cutter
and Utility 24.25-24.75; Shelly
Canner 20.00-21.50.
Bulls: Utility, Commercial and
Good 26.50-29.00; Commercial
29.50-30.00; Cutter and Low-
Utility 23.50-26.50.
Feeder Steers
Prices mostly steady with a
continued good demand. Out
shipments approximately 3500
compared 1500 previous week
with supplies mainly High Good
and Choice fleshy two-way steers
aside from a long string yearling
steers.
Steers: Choice 546-617 pounds
40.00-41.00; Choice 723-753 37.00-
40.00; High-Good and Choice 852-
1112 34.00-36.50.
Heifers: Choice 541-616 35.50-
38.00; High-Good and Choice 837-
961 32.50-33.50.