4—Lancaster Farming. Saturday, May 24. 1975
Poultry Market Reports
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Monday, May If to Friday, May 23
Mon. Tues. Wed. Tburs.
WHITE
El. Large 54 52 52 52 52
Urge 51 49 49 49 49
Mediums 42 40 40 40 40
Pullets 34 33 33 33 33
Peewees 25 23 23 23 23
BROWN
Large 53 51 51 51 51
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 44
Checks 33*4
Tone Irregular.
Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications
NEW ENGLAND WEEKLY
SHELL EGG REPORT
Tuesday, May 20,1975
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” brown eggs in cartons
delivered to retail stores:
EX LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
53-59 52-67 46-62 30-48
MASS+
Mostly 54-56 53-55 47-49 31-33
NEWHAMP 51-58 50-57 44-51 28-35
Mostly 54-55 52-53 46-47 30-31
R. I. 59-60 58-59 52-53 35-36
VERMONT 55-67 5465 48-58
57-65 56-62 50-55
62-64 55-57 48-50
Mostly
MAINE
+lnclndes Central and Western Sections Only.
Omaha
May 22
Compared with the
previous week’s close:
slaughter steers 1.00-1.50
higher and heifers 50-1.00
higher. Cows closed 1.50-2.00
lower in a generally dull
trade. Bulls firm.
Four day receipts 16,500 as
compared 16,200 previous
week and 16,400 a year ago.
Slaughter steers ap
proximately 44 percent, fair
percentage choice and
several loads high-choice
and prime. Heifers 34 per
cent, large share good to
average-choice. Cows 18
percent.
STEERS: Load high
choice and rpime 1284 lbs.
yield grade 3-4 52.75, several
loads and part loads same
grade 1147-1326 lbs. 52.00-
52.50, load 1405 lbs. yield
grade 4 51.50. Choice 975-1300
lbs. yield grade 2-4 49.50-
51.50, mainly 50.00 and above
on weights 1100 lbs. and
heavier. Mixed good and
choice 950-1250 lbs. 48.00-
49.50, occasionally 48.75-
50.00. Good 44.50-48.00,
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44 44 44 44
33Ms 33 33 32
Cattle
mostly low-good holsteins
yield grade 2-3 41.00-42.25.
Standard and low-good 39.00-
41.00.
Average cost slaughter
steers first three days this
week 49.16 average weight
1,109 lbs. as compared 48.22
and 1,108 lbs. previous week
and 39.07 and 1,167 lbs. a
year ago.
HEIFERS; Three loads
high-choice and prime 997-
1008 lbs. yield grade 3-4 50.50-
50.75 early. Eleven loads
same grade 929-1096 lbs.
yield grade 3-4 49.50-50.00,
load 1250 lbs. yield grade 4-5
48.00. Choice 825-1050 lbs.
yield grade 24 47.0049.00.
Mixed good and choice 750-
975 lbs. 45.5047.50. Good
39.00-45.00. Small lots
standard and good 36.00-
38.00.
COWS: Utility and com
mercial 21.50-25.00 late.
Canner and cutter 15.00-22.00
mixed cutter and low-utility
22.25-22.50. Shelly canner
12.00-14.50.
farming |
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, May 21
Ready to cook movement
fairly good in most quarters
as expected needs (or the
Memorial Day weekend are
filled. Slaughter schedules
fairly heavy at moat plants.
Today’s less than trucklot
asking prices unchanged to 1
cent higher on both Plant
and US Grade A. Live
supplies adequate at
generally desirable weights.
Undertone firm.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler
fryers for delivery next
week; US Grade A - none;
Plant Grade • 43.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva:
Range: US Grade A 42-
444; Plant Grade 42-43;
Premium US Grade A 45-47;
Premium Plant Grade 44-45.
Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A
43.37; Plant Grade 42.24;
Premium US Grade A 46.47;
Premium Plant Grade 44.91.
Fit
Belleville
Belleville, PA
May 21,1975
CATTLE 136. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
grading Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 50c to $1.25
higher, Canner and Cutter
about steady. Few Good
slaughter steers 38.60-43.10.
Few Standard slaughter
heifers 28.90-32.00. Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 26.75-29.00,
Cutters 23.70-25.70, Canners '
20.25-23.00, Shells down to
17.50. One Good slaughter
bullock at 31.90, few Stan
dard 27,85-28.90. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1300-1875 lbs.
slaughter bulls 28.80-30.70.
33-35
CALVES 148. Few Good
vealers 38.00-48.00, few
Standard 35.00-40.00, Utility
90-110 lbs. 34.00-37.00, 70-85
lbs. 30.00-33.00. Farm calves
about steady. Holstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 35.00-42.00.
HOGS 167. Barrows and
gilts mostly steady, 25c
lower. Lot US No. 1-2 215 lbs.
barrows and gilts at 48.90;
No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 47.50-
48.40, No. 2-3 210-245 lbs.
46.50- few lots No. 1-3
150-180 lbs. 41.30-46.40. US'
No. 1-3 250-550 lbs. sows
34.50- few No. 2-3 400-
600 lbs. 30.75-35.75.
FEEDER PIGS 419. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
18.50- per head, No. 1-3
40-80 lbs. 35.00-45.50, Utility
20-35 lbs. 16.00-25.00 per
head.
farmers Accredit
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9 East Mam Street, Lititz, PA 717/626 4721
Fogelsville
Sale of May 20
(Prices paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.)
Hens, heavy type 124-25,
mostly 15-22; Pullets 42-54,
mostly 45-50; Roasters 174-
45 Mi, mostly 40-45; Drakes
16-304; Geese 25; Turkeys,
hens 45; Rabbits 304-73,
mostly 55-70; Guineas 1.704-
1.71; Pigeons (per pr.) 1.49-
4.10.
Total coops sold 257.
Poultry received Monday 7
p.m. to 10:30 p.m., Tuesday 7
a.m. to 12 Noon. Sale at 11:30
a.m.
Directions - Take Rt. 222
thruway. Exit at Fogelsville
exit. North to stoplight in
Fogelsville, turn left,
proceed one mile.
Estimated Receipts 8,000
Same Day Last Week 8,318
Trade active, feeder steers
and heifers uneven,
averaging mostly steady.
Majority receipts good and
choice 400-800 lb. feeder
cattle and calves. Moderate
attendance buyers.
FEEDER STEERS:
Choice 375-500 lb. 32.75-35.00,
500-600 lb. 32.50-34.50, 600-700
lb. 33.00-36.75, 700-885 lb.
34.00-38.00, part load 904 lb.
39.30. Mixed good and choice
400-500 lb. 28.00-32.00; 500-700
lb. 30.50-33.75, 700-875 lb.
30.75-34.25. Good 500-700 lb.
27.25- Several lots 650-
700 lb. Holsteins 20.75-22.75,
couple lots 900-905 lb. 25.80-
25.90.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 400-500 lb. 23.00-27.00,
500-600 lb. 27.00-29.50, lot 584
lb. 32.80, 600-700 lb. 28.75-
31.75, lot 658 lb. 32.40; mixed
good and choice 400-500 lb.
22.25- 50MD0 lb. 22.75-
27.00, mostly 23.50-26.00, 600-
775 lb. 25.00-28.25. Good 300-
500 lb. 19.00-22.25, few 500-600
lb. 18.00-22.00.
FOR THE WEEK; Feeder
steers and heifers finished
the week mostly steady, with
some sales 50c higher on
choice cattle over 600 lb.
Slaughter cows sold 50c to
2.50 lower, with most decline
noted on earner and low
cutter. Slaughter bulls
remained about steady.
Slaughter steers and heifers
steady. Salable supply this
week numbered near 21,300
compared to 18,500 last
week, and 20,172 same period
last year. Cows comprised
near 11 percent, feeder cattle
84 percent of total.
Oklahoma
Gty
May 22
Thursday Feeder
Cattle Auction
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 lota of either 300 or 750 cases.
Prices ore FOB buyers dock, and are computed Tuesday and
Thursday of each week. This week's prices for cnch
classification were:
Classification Per Case Tuesday Thursday
Extra Large 51 lbs. 0 o
Class 1 - Large 43 lbs. 41 39
Class 3 -Medium 42lba. 34 33
Class 4 - Small 39 lbs. 30 29
Breaking Stock 48 lbs. 40 39
Checks 48 lbs. 34 33
Philadelphia Eggs
Wednesday, May 21
Prices unchanged to lower
on all sizes. Cartoning
demand continues light
and disappointing. Of
ferings of all sizes ample
for needs. Undertone
unsettled.
Prices to retailers: sales to
volume buyers, con
sumer grades white eggs
in cartons, delivered:
store door A Extra Large
54-59; A Large 53-58; A
Medium 42-47.
Eastern PA
&NJ
Live Poultry Report
Wednesday, May 21
Prices steady on light type
hens. Offerings short of a
fair call. Offerings of heavy
type hens increased and fully
adequate for a moderate
interest.
Paid paid at farm: light
type hens 3-5% mostly 5 in
PA, mostly 4%-5 in NJ;
heavy type hens TFEWR.
HIGH PRESSURE
WASHING
OF POULTRY HOUSES AND VEAL PENS
BARRY L. HERR
1744 Pioneer Road Lancaster Pa
Phone 717-464 2044
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
SMOKETO WN, PA Phone Lane. 717-299-2571
New Weight
Baltimore
Eggs
Wednesday, May 21
Prices are mostly 2c
lower. Demand is slow
and disappointing.
Supplies are ample on all
sizes except jumbos.
Cartoned Eggs: Priced to
retailers, State Graded
(min one case sale)
White.
Grade A Large 56-84,
mostly 56-59.
Grade A’ Medium 47-55,
mostly 47-49.
METZLER
POTATO
COMPANY
Still buying
old potatoes.
Call
717-392-7803
or 717-684-6108
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