Carlisle Livestock Carlisle, PA March 18 CATTLE 318. Supply in cluded 143 head feeder cattle;-bulk of which was sold by the head. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers & cows mostly steady. Choice Babcock farms began serving the Pennsylvania Poulbyjndushy in 1957. We moved to our present location 1 mile west of litHz on Route #772 in 1967. Babcock Farms has 41 employees representing hundreds of years of experience in the poultry industry. These employees are dedicated to producing the finest quality day old chicks and started pullets for you, our customers. Babcock Farms produces over 3,000,000 day old chicks annually. We also produce and deliver over 1,200,000 started pullets annually. Pennsylvania, and adjoining states is one of the top egg producing areas in the United States. All of us at Babcock Farms are proud to be a part of this important industry. J ' ' f 'slaughter,steers 35.35-37.85, Good 30.00-33.50,. Standard 25.75-30.50, Utility 23.25- 27.26. Two Choice slaughter heifers 30.75 and 33.00, one Good at 27.50, one Standard at 26.85, few Utility 20.50- 24.50. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter v ' Ik -*V i '■'"'V ,: ‘ •** 1 . -•a? kl- - a. ■ • -it. vi--?:£^' af ‘ O' j/wJUWn/ Farms P.O. BOX 285 cows 20.50-22.35, few 23.25, Cutters 18.75-20.85, Canners 17.75-19,00, Shells down to 15.75. One Choice slaughter bullock at 32.00, one Good af 25.50, few Standard 24.75- 25.35. Few Yield Grade No. 1 1505-1980 lbs. slaughter bulls 25.25-27.35. CALVES 167. Vealers grading Utility about steady. Choice vealers 50.50-57.50, Good 39.00-50.50, few Standard 32.00-46.00, few Utility 110-130 lbs. 22.50- 29.50, 90-110 lbs. 18.00-22.50, 70-85 lbs. 15.00-19.00. HOGS 444. Barrows & Gilts $1 to $1.50 lower. Two lots US No. 1-2 220 and 230 lbs. barrows & gilts 40.50, No. f-3' 195-240 lbs. 39.50-40.35, No. 2- 3 190-260 lbs. 38.00-39.60, No. 2-4 260-295 lbs. 34.60-38.00, No. 2-4 115-185 lbs. -"30.00- 38.50, US No. 1-3 280-545 lbs. sows 33.75-36.75, few No. 2-3 320470 lbs. 32.00-33.50. Boars 25.00- few light weights 30.00- FEEDER PIGS 140. Few LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 17543 TELEPHONE (717)626-8561 Thank you for your past and future business. BEEF SALES MONDAY 2:30 P.M. THURSDAY 12:00 NOON Sale Order - Fat Bulls, Steers, Stockers, Beef Cows and Veal Calves. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. Phone 717-354-4341 Daily Market Report Phone 717-354-7288 Abe Diffenbach, Manager Field Representatives - Bob Kling 717-354-5023 Luke Eberly 215-267-6608 ~ jy, ' *■ ** , • 'iL» n *S; 'S Peoria Cattle March 20 Weekly Summary Cattle This Week 4200 Last Week 4300 Year Ago 5700 Compared with last weeks close, Slaughter Steers SO LDO higher. Slaughter Heifers steady. Cows Steady. Bulls Strong. Receipt about 80 percent Slaughter Steers US No. 1-3 25-30 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-19.00 per head, No. 1-3 30450 lbs. 30.00-36.00, few No. 1-3 55-70 lbs. 22.00-27,00 per head, lot No. 1-3 130 lbs. 44.00 cwt., few Utility 30-40 lbs. 24.00-26.00 per head. SHEEP 55. Choice 50-60 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 37.00-56.00, Good 60-110 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 28.50-35.00. Few Slaughter ewes 8.25-15.50. If you have fat cattle or need feeders . . . THINK NEW HOLLAND Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 22,1975 12 percent Slaughter Heifers balance mostly Cows. Large share Steer supply Mixed Good and Choice offerings. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 1215-1260 lbs. yield grade 34 37.50- 38.00, five loads at latter price; three loads same grade yield grade 3-5 1360- 1410 lbs. 35.00-36.00; Choice 950-1250 lbs. yield grade 24 36.00- Mixed Good and Choice 900-1300 lbs. 34.00- 36.00; Good 31.50-34.00; Standard and Good Holsteins 28.00- load mostly Good 1280 lbs. 32.00. Omaha March 19 Cattle and calves 3500, Sltr. 3500, Fdrs. none. Trade on Slaughter Steers and Heifers only moderately active, steady to 25 cents higher but still somewhat uneven with most buying interests not particulatly aggressive for numbers beyond immediate requirements in view of sluggish carcass trade. Cows rather slow, weak to 50 cents lower. Bulls steady. SALGUTHER STEERS: Two loads Choice and Prime 1285 lbs. yield grade 3-4 36.90, several loads same grade 1100-1225 lbs. yield grade 34 36.50-36.75, load Choice and Prime 1250 lbs. carrying moderate amount mud 36.25 and load 1250 lbs. predominantly yield grade 4 36.00. Choice 975-1275 lbs. yield grade 24 35.25-36.50, occasionally 36.75 on loadlots predominantly yield grade 3. Mixed Good and Choice 950- 1250 Good 30.00-31.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFER: Part load Choice and Prime 1000 lbs. yield grade 34 36.00, SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice and Prime 900-1075 < lbs. yield grade 34 35.00- 35.50, half-load 36.25 and half-load 36.50; Choice 850- 1050 lbs. yield grade 24 33.25- 35.25; Mixed Good and Choice 750-1100 lbs. 30.00- 33.25; Good 35.50-30.00; Standard and Good 23.50- 25.50. COWS: Utility and Commerical 19.00-21.00; high-Dressing Utility 21.50- 22.00; few 22.50; Cutter 16.50- 20.00; Canner 13.00-16.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1100-1600 lbs. 21.00-25.00. Cattle few loads and part loads saem grade 975-1080 lbs. 35.50-35.75. Choice 850-1050 lbs. yield grade 24 34.00- 35.50. Mixed Good and Choice 800-975 lbs. 33.25- 34.25. Good 29.50-33.00. Small lots Standard and Good 27.50- 29.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility and Commerical 18.00- a few Utility Dairybreds 21.00. Canner and Cutter 14.50-18.00, Mixed Cutter and low-Utility 18.25- 18.75. Shelly Canner 11.50- 14.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1400-1800 lbs. 20.00- and individual yield grade 1 25.00. Oklahoma City March 20 Feeder Cattle Auction Estimated Receipts 15,000 Same Day Last Week 9,702 Fairly active, Feeder Cattle and Calves generally steady with the weeks ad vance. Majority receipts mixed Good and Choice and Choice 400-850 lb. Steers and 400-650 lb. Heifers with a large percentage of these arriving from wheat pastures. Fairly large at tendance buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Choice, few Prime, 320-500 lb. 27.00-30.15 ; 500-600 lb. 27.00-28.75, package 499 lb. at 29.50; 600-700 lb. 27.75-30.65; 700-1150 lb. 28.75-31.00, load 842 lb. at 31.60; Mixed Good and Choice 400-500 lb. 24.24- 26.75; 500-835 lb. 24.75-28.25; Good 450-600 lb. 21.75-24.00. Good 665-835 lb. Holstein Steers 20.75-22.50. FEEDER HEIFERS: Choice 350-500 lb. 21.00-22.50; 500-725 lb. 21.50-25.25; load 613 lb. at 26.20; Mixed Good and Choice 300-500 lb. 18.75- 20.75; 500-735 lb. 19.50-21.25. For The Week: Compared to late last week, Feeder Steers over 700 lb. 1.50-2.00 higher; Feeder Steers under 700 lb. 1.00-1.50 higher; Feeder Heifers mostly 50 cents higher, some sales 1.00 higher. New Holland Horse Monday, March 17 Reported receipts of 408 head of horses, mules and ponies. Market reported stronger. Load of Kansas riding horses 125-320; load of lowa riding horses 285-450; load of Virginia work horses 410- 800; load of Tennessee riding horses 285-400. Local work horses 350-450 and pairs 650-930; mules 155- 500; better horses 250-610; driving horses 175-670; ridng horses 160-230; lightweight killers 18-20; heavyweight killers 21-25; mare ponies 15- 45; colts 5-20; geldings 15-35 and larger ponies 50-110. 7
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