4—Lancaster Fanning. Saturday. Nov. 8, 1975
Poultry Market Reports
Weekly New York Egg Market
Monday, Novembers to Friday, November 7
Mon. Tucs. Wed. Thun.
WHITE
Ex. Large 62 64 64 66 68
Urge 60 62 62 64 64
Mediums 56 56 56 57 57
Pullets 48 49 49 51 51
Peewees 33 34 34 34 34
BROWN
Large
Mediums Unquoted
Pullets Unquoted
Peewees Unquoted
Off Grade
Large 54 57 57 59 59
Checks 37% 37% 37% 38 38
Tone Fully steady.
Copyright 1975 Urner Barry Publications
Philadelphia
Eggs
Wednesday, Nov. 5
Prices 2 cents higher on
larger sizes, 1 cent higher on
mediums. Cartoning
demand fairly good. Of
ferings fully adequate on all
sizes. Undertone fully
steady.
Prices to retailers: Sales
to volume buyers, consumer
grades white eggs in cartons,
delivered; store door A
Extra Large 64%-68%; A
Large 63%-67%; A Medium
58%-61.
Oklahoma Cattle
Nov. 6
Thursday Feeder
Cattle Auction
Estimated Receipts 7,100
Same Day last week 8,857
Trade steers
steady to 1.00 higher, with
most advance on weights
over 600 lb. Feeder heifers
mostly steady. Majority
receipts Good and Choice
400-700 lb. Feeder Steers,
300-600 lb. Feeder Heifers.
Moderate attendance of
buyers.
Feeder Steers - Choice 300-
500 lb. 35.00-39.75, bulk 36.00-
39.50, part load 467 lb at
40.40 ; 500-600 lb. 34.75-38.50,
600-700 lb. 35.50-39.75, few
700-900 lb. 35.50-38.00; Mixed
Good and Choice 350-500 lb.
mostly 31.00-35.00, 500-700 lb.
31 50-36.00, largely 33.00-
35.00; Good 300-550 lb. 27.00-
31.50.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice 300-500 lb. 24.00-29.75,
bulk 25 00-28.00, 500-700 lb.
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Eggs
Wednesday, Nov. 5
Prices were 2 cents higher
on large sizes and unchanged
on mediums. Demand was
slow to fair for the fully
adequate supplies and of
ferings of most sizes.
Cartoned eggs: prices to
retailers, state graded (min
one case sale) white Grade A
Lge 66-69, mostly none;
Grade A Med. 60-63, mostly
none.
26.00- couple loads 541-
580 lb. 30.40-30.60; Mixed
Good and Choice 300-500 lb.
23.00- 500-600 lb. 24.00-
27.00; Good 300-500 lb. 20,Q0-_
23.00; few 'sales 500-600 lb.
21.50-24.00.
. Compared to last week:
Feeder Steers under 600 lb.
1.00-3.00 higher, steers over
600 lb. 50 cents to 1.00 higher.
Feeder Heifers 1.00-2.00
higher, with most upturn
noted on weights under 500
lb. Slaughter cows closed the
week mostly 1.00-2.00 higher,
with most advance on canner
and cutter. Slaughter bulls
finished steady to firm,
slaughter heifers 50 cents to
1.00 higher, instances 2.00
higher on 400-500 lb. Salable
receipts this week totaled
near 21,500 head, compared
to 26,752 last week, and 19,207
one year ago. Cows com
prised near 18 percent,
feeders near 78 percent of
total.
pdrihing
New England Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, November 4,1*75
Prices paid per dozen Grade "A" brown eggs In cartons
delivered to retail stores:
Frl.
EX. LARGE LARGE MEDIUM SMALL
74-83 64-79 65-73 50-59
MASS.
Mostly 75-77
NEWHAMP. 72-79
Mostly 74-75
R. 1. 78-79
VERMONT 76-82
Mostly
MAINE
Delmarva
Broiler-Fryer Market
Wednesday, Nov. 5
Ready to cook movement
continues good with
clearances close. Slaughter
schedules fairly heavy at
most plants though oc
casional plant not operating
today. Today’s less than
trucklot asking prices un
changed on both Plant and
US Grade A. Advance in
terest slow in developing.
Live supplies short of full
needs with weights in a wide
range. Undertone fully
steady.
Negotiated trucklot prices
2-3 lb. ready to cook broiler
fryers for delivery this
week: Plant Grade 50.
Current broiler-fryer
negotiated prices for im
mediate delivery mostly
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76-77
76-78
76-78
70-72
Eastern PA & NJ
Prices slightly higher on
light type hens. Country
offerings increased slightly
but still short of a good
demand. Offerings of heavy
type barely adequate for a
good call.
Prices paid at farm: light
type hens 7-10, mostly
in PA, mostly 9-10 in NJ.
Heavy type hens TFEWR.
multiple-drop shipments to
New York City from
Delmarva.
Range: US Grade A 50-52;
Plant Grade 49-51; Premium
US Grade A 53-56; Premium
Plant Grade 52-54.
Wtd. Avg.: US Grade A
51.05; Plant Grade 50.08;
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51-53
48-55
50-51
54-55
66-88
63-70
65-88
67-71
67-88
67-89
52-54
Live Hen Report
Wednesday, Nov. 5
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"snIEST RUN EGGS
Prices arc from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI i
Durham N.H. and reflect trading prices for gradcablc
S run eggs (GNR) on ECI. a nationwide trading center
for Producers packers and marketers. GNR eggs arc
HaMif led by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of
Sh?S5 7M cases. Prices are FOB buyer, dock, and
arc computed Tuesday and Thursday of each week. Thi.s
week’s prices for each classification were.
Classification
Extra
Class 1 -
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
St.
Weekly Cattle
Review
Receipts: This week 9,500;
week ago 9,000; year ago
9.000. Compared to last
Tuesday, Slaughter Steers
and Heifers 1.00-2.00 lower,
mostly decline on Choice and
Prime offerings. Cows and
bulls steady to 1.00 lower.
Supply near 25 percent Good
and Choice 900-1100 lb. Steers
YG 2-4 with near 20 percent
Heifers: 25 percent cows
with the balance largely
feeder cattle.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: 3
part loads Choice including
Prime YG 2-4 1100-1150 lbs.
47.00. Choice 900-1100 lbs. YG
2-4 43.50-46.00, closing mostly
43.50-45.00. Mixed Good and
Premium US Grade A 55.29;
Premium Plant Grade 53.90.
New Weight
Per Case
51 lbs.
48 lbs.
42 lbs.
39 lbs.
48 lbs.
48 lbs.
Tuesday Thursday
0 0
53 55
47 48
37 38
47 47
39 39
Louis Auction
Choice 850-1100 lbs. 42.00-
44.00. Good 900-1200 lbs.
38.00- Good 800-1000 lbs.
36.00- Standard and
Good Holsteins 1000-1300 lbs.
36.00- two loads mostly
Standard 1250 lbs. 32.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice 800-1000 lbs. YG 2-4
43.00- closing mostly
43.00- Mixed Good and
Choice 40.00-43.00, part load
750 lbs. 38.00. Good 800-1000
lbs. 36.00-40.00.
COWS; Utility and
Commercial 19.00-22.00, few
22.50-23.00. Cutter 16.00-19.00.
Canner and low Cutter 13.00-
16.50. Thin Canner 11.00-
13.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2 1100-1700
lbs. 22.00-26.00, closing
mostly 22.00-25.00. YG 1-2
900-1100 lbs. 20.00-22.00.
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