4—La matter Farming Saturday, Oct 5,1974
Poultry Market Reports
WEEKLY NEW YORK
EGG MARKET
Monday, September 30 to Friday, October 4
Tnes. Wed. Thun, Fri.
Mon.
Ex. Urg. 69 68 68 M 86
Urge 66 65 65 63 63
Mediums 61 61 61 60 60
Pullets 46 45 45 - 43 43
Peewees 32 31 31 29 29
BROWN
Urge
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 59 58 58 56 56
Checks 41 40% 40% 40 40
Tone About Steady and All Unchanged.
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Cattle
Thursday, October 3
Weekly 51 - CATTLE -
compared with the previous
week’s close, closing prices
on slaughter steers steady to
SO cents higher, Heifers
steady to 25 cents lower.
Cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Bulls
mostly steady.
Four day receipts 14,100 as
compared 13,900 previous
week and 13,800 a year ago.
Steers approximately 30
percent, week’s total, heifers
21 percent, cows 12 percent
and feeders 35 percent. Bulk
of the feeders for Friday
auction. The decline in fed
cattle prices of recent weeks
continued on Monday as
steer and heifer prices were
pushed sharply lower.
However, the downturn was
erased in later trading
supported by very moderate
supplies and sharply ad
vancing prices in the
wholesale carcass trade.
Midweek demand good on
slaughter steers and heifers
were higher for the first time
in several weeks.
STEERS; Approximately
seven loads Choice and
Prime 1063-1150 pounds yield
grade 3-4 41.00-41.25. Bulk
Choice 975-1250 lbs. yield
grade 2-4 39.2540.50. Choice
925-975 lbs. 38.50-29.25. Six
loads Choice and Prime 1260-
1375 lbs. predominantly yield
grade 4 but some yield grade
5 included 38.25-39.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 925-1200 lbs.
38.00- Good 36.00-38.00.
Standard and low-Good
34.00-
Average cost slaughter
steers first three days 38.52
average weight 1097 lbs. as
compared 39.27 and 1087 lbs.
previous week and 41.48 and
1120 lbs. a year ago.
HEIFERS: Three loads
Choice and Prime 977-1077
Lititz, Pa
Eastern Pa.
&N.J.
Live Poultry Report
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Demand fair. Offerings
currently light and some
plants were operating on a
part time basis. Offerings for
pickup within two weeks
increasing in Pennsylvania
section. Offerings of heavy
type hens scarce and some
buying interest is not
satisfied.
Prices paid at farm: Light
type hens 4-6, mostly 6 in
PA,; mostly 5%-6% in N.J.
Heavy type hens, TFEWR.
Fogelsville
Sale of September 24
Hens, heavy type 9%-21,
mostly 10-16; Pullets 31-39,
mostly 37-39; Roasters 10-43,
mostly 36-38; Ducks 40-42;
Drakes 12-51, mostly 51;
Rabbits 10-45, mostly 25-30;
Pigeons (per pair) 1.00-3.00;
Total coops sold 472.
Poultry received Monday 7
pm. to 10:30 p.m. Tuesday 7
a.m. to 12 Noon. Sale at 11:30
Directions - Take Rt. 222
tbruway. Exit at Fogelsville
exit. North to stoplight in
Fogelsville, turn left,
Oklahoma
City
Thursday, October 3
Estimated Receipts 8,000
Same Day Last Week 3,589
Trade moderately active,
feeder steers strong to 50
cents higher, feeder heifers
strong to 75 cents higher.
Bulk of supply Choice 500-800
pound and mixed Good and
Choice 350-600 pound feeder
steers; Choice and Mixed
Good and Choice 350-850
pound feeder heifers.
Moderate attndance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 26.60-29.00;
500-600 lb. 27.75-31.00; few
600-700 lb. 29.40-31.40; 700-800
lb. 28.90-30.90. Mixed Good
and Choice 300-400 lb. 24.00-
25.80; few 400-500 lb. 23.10-
lbs. yield grade 3-4 39.75-
40,00. Choice 825-1035 lbs.
yield grade 2-4 38.00-39.50.
Load 1022 lbs. 39.60. Mixed
Good and Choice 750-1000 lbs.
37.00-38.25. Good 35.00-37.00.
Small lots Standard and
Good 33.50-35.00.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 18.00-19.00,
some high-yield Utility 19.50
and one small lot Holsteins
20.00. Canner and cutter
largely 14.50-18.00.
BULLS: Yield grade 1 & 2
1400-1800 lbs. 24.00-28.00.
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Automatic roller mills
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Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Ready to cook demand fair
for the balance of this week,
generally light for next
weeks requirements. Parts
are weak on legs, barely
steady on wings, about
steady on breast, slaughter
activity is fairly heavy
today.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva:
Range: US Grade A 42Ms
-45, Plant Grade 42-44,
Premium US Grade A 4547,
Premium Plant Grade 43-45.
Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A
43.45, Plant Grade 43.01,
Premium US Grade A 46.67,
Premium Plant Grade 44.75.
proceed 1 mile.
October 1,1974
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted).
Hens, heavy type 6-17,
mostly 8-15; Pullets 10-46,
mostly 38-40; Roasters 20-44,
mostly 42-44; Ducks 35-54,
mostly 46-54; Drakes 20-58;
Rabbits 25-45, mostly 3545;
Pigeons (per pair) 1.26-2.50.
24.10; 500-750 lb. 22.45-26.40.
Few Good 300475 lb. 20.00-
22.60; few 590-900 lb.
Holsteins 19.00-20.70.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 450-500 lb. 27.00-
28.20; 500-700 lb. 25.10-27.00;
part load 740 lb. at 25.70.
Mixed Good and Choice 300-
560 lb. 22.50-25.10. Good 400-
475 lb. 18.50-21.60.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to last week,
feeder cattle and calves
strong to 75 cents higher with
most advance on feeder
heifers. Slaughter cows
weak to 1.00 lower. Slaughter
bulls 1.50-2.00 lower. Salable
receipts near 21,200 head
compared to 11,822 last week
and 12,884 same period last
year. Cows near 14 percent
cattle receipts, feeders near
85 percent of total.
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NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY
SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, October 1,1974
Prices paid per dozen Grade "A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
MASS+ 71-83 60-81 65-76 4 3 . 52
Mostly 72-74 70-72 66-68 44-47
NEWHAMP 69-76 67-74 63-70 4HB
Mostly 71-72 69-70 65-66 4344
R.I. 75-76 73-74 69-70 47-48
VERMONT 73-84 71-82 67-80
Mostly 73412 71-79 67-77
MAINE 73-75 71-73 67-69
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Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Prices unchanged to 1 cent
lower on large. Demand
showed regular first of the
month improvement. Sup
plies are ample.
Cartoned Eggs: Prices to
retailers, state graded (min
one case sale) White.
Grade A Large, 72-79,
mostly 72-75.
Grade A Medium 68-74,
mostly 68-70.
NEST RUN EGGS
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham,
N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradeable nest run eggs
(GNR) on ECI, a nationwide trading center for producers,
packers and marketers, GNR eggs are classified by weight in
30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of either 300 or 750 cases.
Prices are FOB buyers dock, and are computed Tuesday and
Thursday of each week. This week’s prices for each
classification were;
Classification
Extra Large
Class 1 - Large,
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
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Eggs
Wednesday, Oct. 2
Demand fair. Supplies
adequate. Prices unchanged.
Supplies are irregular,
generally extra large are in
good balance and large
ample. Mediums clearing
under anticipated better
retail demand with other
distributors stocks fully
adequate.
Prices to retailers: Sale to
volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered: Store Door - A
Extra Large, 70-72M>; A
Large 69-71%; A Medium, 63-
64
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
.48 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
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55 54
53 52
37 37
50 47
42 41
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