Pa. Auction Summary
WEEKLY SUMMARY
16 LIVESTOCK MARKETS
WEEK ENDING
MAY 23,1975
CATTLE 6632. Compared
with 9140 head last week, and
5268 head a year ago.
Compared with last week's
market, slaughter steers
steady to |1 higher, most
advance on Choice and
Prime. Slaughter cows
uneven, averaging about
steady.
STEERS; High Choice and
Prime 50.75-52.10. Choice
EVERY
WEDNESDAY IS
M* DAIRY
” DAY
AT NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC.
New Holland, PA
If you need 1 cow or a truck load, we have from
100 to 200 cows to sell every week at your price.
Mostly fresh and close springing Holstems.
Cows from local farmers and our regular
shippers including Marvin Eshleman, Glenn Fite,
Gordon Fritz, Blaine Hoffer, Dale Hostetter, H D.
Matz, and Jerry Miller
SALE STARTS 12:30 SHARP
Also Every Wednesday, Hay, Straw &
Ear Corn Sale 12:00 Noon.
For arrangements for special sales or herd
dispersals at our barn or on your farm, contact:
Abram Diffenbach, Mgr.
717-354-4341
Norman Kolb
717-397-5538 XP V
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• Bob Keener is a 10 year employee of Babcock *
J Farms. He started his poultry career with us as •
• assistant in the hatchery. •
i processing Mr. Thome states that has had only 3.7% mortality since •
• voived in our parent stock health program. Bob housing. His Babcock layers are currently producing a dozen eggs on 5
S from Babcock t Farm B s° od reas °" for you t 0 buy only 3.63 lbs. of feed. Jere reports the egg shell on his Babcock B- \
• 300 layers is excellent and he has never had a shell problem with i
: Babcock layers. You will also like Babcock B-300 pullets purchased •
• to from Babcock Farms. * •
1 P.O. BOX 285 LITITZ, PENNSYLVANIA 17543 TELEPHONE (717) 626-8561 j
•••••••• • ...!
ROBERT KEENER
44.35-51.50, Good 39.00-46.00,
Standard 32.00-40.25, Utility
26.25-32.10. HEIFERS:
Choice 38.00-43.10, Good
31.75-39.75, Standard 27.00-
32.75, few Utility 25.00-29.00.
COWS: Utility and High
Dressing Cutter 24.75-28.75,
Cutters 23.00-26.10, Canners
20.00- Shells down to
17.00. BULLOCKS: Choice
32.50- Good 28.00-34.10,
Standard 27.00-32.00, Utility
23.50- BULLS: Yield
Grade No. 1, 1000-2000 lbs.
27.00- Yield Grade No.
2, 900-1550 lbs, 25.25-29.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Choice 500-700 lbs. steers
33.25-37.00, Good 300-700 lbs.
27.75-33.25, Medium 20.50-
29.75. Medium 300-500 lbs.
heifers 22.00-26.00. Medium
300-800 lbs. bulls 21.00-24.00.
CALVES 3464. Compared
with 3761 head last week, and
2424 head a year ago.
Vealers uneven, steady to $2
lower. VEALERS: Few
Prime 52.00-85.00, Choice
45.00- Good 42.00-55.00,
Standard 35.00-45.00, Utility
110-130 lbs. 35.00-40.00, 90-120
lbs. 30.00-39.00, 70-85 lbs.
21.00- FARM CALVES:
Holstein bulls 90-110 lbs.
32.00- few holstein
heifers 90-115 lbs. 35.0040.50;
Beef cross bulls and heifers
85-120 lbs. 33.0045.00.
HOGS 6859. Compared
with 9407 head last week, and
6380 head a year ago.
Barrows and gilts uneven,
mostly steady to 50 cents
higher. BARROWS &
GILTS: Few US No. 1-2 200-
235 lbs. 49.00-50.50, No. 1-3
195-240 lbs. 47.50-49.50, No. 2-
3 185-260 lbs. 46.00-48.10, No.
24 240-300 lbs. 42.0046.50,
No. 1-3 140-185 lbs. 40.25-
46.50. SOWS US No. 1-3 300-
500 lbs. 36.0042.00, No. 2-3
300-600 lbs. 30.75-36.75.
BOARS 25.25-34.00.
FIDDER PIGS 1154.
Compared with 1199 head
last week, and 823 head a
year ago. US No. 1-3 20-35
lbs. feeder pigs 18.50-33.50
per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
31.5042.00, few No. 1-3 60-85
lbs. 35.0045.50 per head.
SHEEP 850. Compared
with 836 head last week, and
976 head a year ago.
SPRING LAMBS: Choice 50-
100 lbs. 45.00-56.00, Good 40-
Leesport, Pcnna
May 28,1975
CATTLE 317. Supply in
cluded 94 percent feeder
cattle. Compared with last
Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to $1
higher, spots $3 higher.
Slaughter cows $1.50 to $2
lower. Slaughter bullocks
steady. Few Choice
slaughter steers 47.00-49.85,
Good 41.5046.60, Standard
35.50- Couple Choice
slaughter heifers 39.25 and
40.00. few Good 36.00-39.50,
one Standard at 30.75. Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 24.00-27.00,
Cutters 22.00-23.85, Canners
18.50- Shells down to
16.50. One Choice slaughter
bullock at 36.25, Good 30.35-
35.50. Standard 27.00-29.75,
few Utility 24.85-27.00. Yield
Grade No. 1. 1220-1630 lbs.
slaughter bulls 28.00-31.85,
few Yield Grade No. 2, 985-
1356 lbs. 26.10-27.50. Few
Good and Choice 300-400 lbs.
feeder steers 39.00-40.50,
Good 300-900 lbs. 33.50-37.25,
Medium 300-800 lbs. 26.00-
33.00. Medium and Good 400-
750 lbs. feeder heifers 22.00-
25.50. Good 400-600 lbs.
feeder bulls 25.50-30.00,
Medium 530-670 lbs. 19.00-
23.50.
CALVES 159. Vealers
steady to $2 lower. Few
Choice vealers 50.00-59.00,
Good 39.00-50.00, Standard
33.00- Utility 90-120 lbs.
28.00- 70-85 lbs. 22.00-
25.00. Farm Calves: Few
Holstein bulls 90-110 lbs.
30.00- few Beef cross
90 lbs. 37.0045.00, few to
55.00. Slaughter ewes 6.00-
16.50.
_ "The Sign of Quality” _
j/OuCCVn/ Farms
f/ DIVISION OF BABCOCK POULTRY BUUiIMC.
Jere Thome, Thornes Farms, Inc., R. D. #2, Mount Joy, Pa. reports
these results from his 24,000 Babcock B-300 Started Pullets pur
chased from Babcock Farms.
Date Housed
Peak Production
Present Production
Egg Size
Feeding Program
Leesport
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 31,1975
Livestock
bulls and heifers 70-160 lbs.
28.00-46.00,
HOGS 298. Barrows and
gilts $1 to $2 lower. US No. 1-3
195-235 lbs. barrows and gilts
46.35-47.25, No. 2-3 185-245
lbs. 44.74-46.35, No. 2-4 240-
330 lbs. 43.85-44.75. US No. 1-3
300-580 lbs. sows 38.00-41.25,
few No. 2-3 300465 lbs. 36.25-
37.50. Boars (mostly) 28.00-
33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 123. US
No. 1-3 (few) 10-15 lbs. feeder
pigs 12.00-16.00 per head, No.
18 2085 lbs. 16.0086.00, 35-50
lbs. 27.0041.50 per head.
SHEEP 74. Choice 40-85
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
45.0048.50, one lot 33 lbs. at
55.00, Good 3585 lbs. 39.00-
45.00, Slaughter ewes 5.00-
22.00, few to 30.00.
ATTENTION FARMERS . . .
NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO BRING IN YOUR
SURPLUS HAY RIGHT FROM THE FIELD AS WE
HAVE BUYERS ALL SUMMER.
COMING SOON ...
New Straw out of the field.
Pawl Z. Martin
Sales Stables
2 MILES EAST OF INTERCOURSE
ALONG ROUTE 340.
Sale Managed by
Harvey Z. Martin
HAY, STRAW & CORN SALE
EVERY WEDNESDAY
AT 12;00 NOON
Our Sales are getting bigger and better thanks
to you, the best people in the world, our
customers.
November 28,1974
88%
78%
Excellent
Laying Mash
Lancaster Feeder
Tuesday, May 27
Feeder Pigs
1952
2209
Today
Two Weeks Ago
FEEDER PIGS: Feeder
pigs uneven, 25-55 lb. mostly
steady, 55-75 lb. 2.00-5.00
lower. All prices on a per
hundred basis.
US 1-2 4240 lb. 91.00-109.50,
57-68 lb. 83.00-89.50; US 2 54-
61 lb. 79.50-90.00; US 2-3 35-40
lb. 103.50-107.50; 40-50 lb.
93.00-109.00, 60-73 lb. 60.50-
70.00; US 3 - 31 head 18 lb.
131.00, 23-30 lb. 109.00-114.00,
30-35 lb. 97.00-106.00.
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