Lancaster farming. (Lancaster, Pa., etc.) 1955-current, December 27, 1975, Image 6

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    —Lancaster Farming Saturday. Pec 27. 1978
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Livestock market an
Pa. Auction
Summary
Week Ending
Dee. If. 1975
CATTLE 6003. Compared
with 7204 head last week, and
4193 head a year ago.
Compared with last week’s
market, slaughter steers
steady to $1 lower, Instances
$2 lower. Slaughter heifers
uneven, mostly steady to $1
lower. Slaughter cows 50
cents to |1 higher, spots to |2
higher. Slaughter bullocks
steady to mostly |1 higher.
Slaughter bulls unevenly
steady. STEERS; Choice
43.00- Good 39.00-45.00,
Standard 30.00-40.00, Utility
25.00- HEIFERS: Few
Choice 40.00-44.00, Good
32.00- Standard 25.00
34.00, Utility 21.00-26.00.
COWS: Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 22.75-26.50,
Cutters 20.75-23.50, Canners
18.00- Shells down to
11.00, BULLOCKS: Choice
(few) 39.50-46.00, Good 30.00
40.50, few Standard 24.50
32.00, few Utility 22.00-28.00.
BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1
1000-2000 lbs. 25.00-31.50, few
to 34.50; yield grade No. 2
900-1800 lbs. 22.00-29.75.
FEEDER CATTLE; Choice
400-800 lbs. feeder steers
34.00- Good 300-700 lbs.
26.00- Medium 300-800
lbs. 18.00-26.00; few Choice
300-650 lbs. feeder heifers
21.00- Good 350-750 lbs.
17.00- Medium 300-700
lbs. 14.00-22.00.
CALVES 4498. Compared
with 5313 head last week, and
3982 head a year ago.
Vealers grading Standard to
Choice highly uneven, spots
TRY A CLASSIFIED
KUHL WASHER EGOMATIC CANDLER & GRADER
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VACUUM EGG LIFTER
We also sell and service all type of vacuum pumps
and vacuum lifter heads
|3 higher to |2 lower. Utility
|1 to $4 lower. VEALERS:
Few Prime 58.00-75.00,
Choice 50.00-66.00, Good
40.00- Standard 33.00
45.00, Utility 110-130 lbs.
25.00- 90-120 lbs. 18.00
28.00, 7085 lbs. 15.00-22.00.
Farm calves, holatcin bulls
90-115 lbs. 20.5036.00.
HOGS 7495. Compared
with 8380 head last week, and
5918 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts steady to |3
lower, with much uneveness
through the week.
BARROWS & GILTS: US No.
1-2 200240 lbs. 52.5054.00,
few to 55.00, No. 1-3 200250
lbs. 49.0053.00, No. 2-3 190
260 lbs. 47.5052.00, No. 2-4
240300 lbs. 42.0050.00, No. 1-
3 135-180 lbs. 43.75-50.00.
SOWS: US No. 1-3 300575 lbs.
37.00- No. 2-3 300-650
lbs. 32.00-41.00. Boars 27.00
35.00,
FEEDER PIGS 1277.
Compared with 1736 head
last week, and 1095 head a
year ago. Feeder pigs mostly
$1 to |2 lower. US No. 1-3 20
35 lbs. feeder pigs 17.00-34.00
per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs.
26.00- No. 1-3 50125 lbs.
38.0058.00, Utility 2035 lbs.
7.5025.00 per head.
SHEEP 680. Compared
with 709 head last week, and
639 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs strong to |1
higher, spots to |3 higher.
Choice 75-120 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 43.0053.00,
few to 57.00, Good 60100 lbs.
34.00- few Utility 55-70
lbs. 22.00-37.50. Slaughter
ewes 5.0018.00.
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Auction
Martini burg, PA
December 22,1975
CATTLE 157. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter cows $3 to |4
higher. Good slaughter
steers 40.25-43.25, Standard
30.2038.75, few Utility 25.50
28.75. Few Good slaughter
heifers 30.00-38.25, few
Standard 26.7031.50. Utility
and High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 25.5027.60,
individual at 30.00, Cutters
23.8025.50, Canners 20.00
24.50. One Good slaughter
bullock at 37.00, one Stan
dard at 28.00, few Utility
22.8025.00. Individual Yield
Grade No. 1, 2125 lbs.
slaughrer bull at 29.15.
Medium 300-650 lbs. feeder
bulls 13.0019.00.
CALVES 239. Vealers
uneven, averaging about
steady. Few Choice veaters
53.5058.00, Good 45.0052.00,
Standard 30.5045.50, Utility
110125 lbs. 23.0029.00, 90110
lbs. 18.5023.50, 7085 lbs.
11.00- Farm Calves:
Holstein bulls 90120 lbs.
21.00-
HOGS 280. Barrows and
gilts $1.25 lower. Few US No.
1-2 220230 lbs. barrows and
gilts 51.9052.40, No. 1-3 200
240 lbs. 50.5051.40, No. 2-3
190245 lbs. 49.9050,60, No. 2-
4 250280 lbs. 47.75-50.10, lot
No. 1-3 110 lbs. at 37.00. US
No. 1-3 300520 lbs. sows
40.35-43,25, No. 2-3 300680
lbs. 37.75-40.25. Boars 430660
lbs. 28.00-31.00, individual’s
210 and 240 lbs. 41.75 and
44.25.
FEEDER PIGS 60. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
18.00-24.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 28.00-40.50 per.
head.
'SHEEP 2. Two Slaughter
ewes 15.50 and 17.50,
Model HEW-10
This washer is for the small
produce and processor with the
same efficiency as our larger
egg washer. It can be bought
separately or with our 10-12
Case Per Hour Egomatic
Candler and Grader. Both make
a really great combination for
reliable washing, candling and
grading. We will be very happy
to demonstrate these for you.
Please call Jim or Mike Enck of
Modern Poultry Supplies.
auction news
Fogelsvilie
Sale of
Tuesday, December 22
Price* paid dock weights,
cents per pound, except
where noted.
Hens, light type 10; Hens,
heavy type 31-32; Pullet*
32V4-53, mostly 50-53;
Roasters 15-47, mostly 45-47;
Capons 68%-72, mostly 70-72;
Ducks 51-59; Drakes 60;
Turkey-Toms 41-42;
Turkeys-Hens 45-51, mostly
50-51; Rabbits 82-95 M •
mostly 90-95; Guineas 99-
1.00; Pigeons (per pr.) 5.30.
Total coops sold 179.
Auction Day - Tuesday
Each Week -11:30 A.M. 215-
395-6611.
Poultry Received - Mon. 7
P.M. to 10:30 P.M., Tues. 7
A.M. to 12 Noon.
Directions - Take Rt. 22
thruway. Exit at Fogelaville
Exit, North to stop lite in
Foglesville, turn left,
proceed one block, turn left
again at Cracker Barrel
Restaurant. Auction right
side 100 feet from your last
left turn.
Oklahoma
Cattle
December 23,1975
51 and Tuesday Feeder
Cattle Auction:
Cattle and calves 500
Same Day last week 4100
Trade moderate, slaughter
cows steady instances 50
lower on Utility; slaughter
bulls steady instances in
stances 50 higher, not enough
slaughter heifers sold to test
trends. Feeder cattle and
calves generally steady.
Cows and bulls near 60
percent, feeders near 40
percent of total.
SLAUGHTER COWS:
Utility and few commercial
Spring cushion conveyors
for more gentle,
positive egg handling
Developed as an effective means of eliminating checking and breaking,
these high-quality stainless-steel springs are precision-engineered to
provide feather-soft cushioning yet maintain positive control of all egg -
movements.
We handle the following items- 5-80 Case Per Hour Candlers and
Graders, Egomatic Equipment, Parts and Products, Kuhl Equipment, Parts
and Products, Burch Coolers, And All Other Supplies For The Poultry In
dustry
WE SELL, SERVICE AND INSTALL
nip MODERN POULTRY '
« SUPPLIES, INC.
Peoria
Cattle
December 24
51 Cattle Weekly
Receipts
This Week (3 days) 4859
Last Week
Last Year
Compared to last Friday,
slaughter steers and heifers
on Wednesday 50-1.00 higher.
Cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Bulls
steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice and Prime 1200-1425
lbs. yield grade 3-4, 48.50-
50.25'. Choice 1050-1250 lbs.
yield grade 2-4, 44.5047.50;
950-1050 lbs. 43.50-45.00.
Mixed Good and Choice
42.0045.00. Good 35.5042.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Choice and Prime 900-1100
lbs. yield grade 34, 43.00-
43.50. About 3 loads 44.00-
44.75. Choice 850-1000 lbs.
yield grade 2-4, 41.50-43.00;
700-850 lbs. 35.5041.50.-Mixed
Good and Choice 750-1000 lbs.
32.50-39.50. Good 28.5084.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 19.00-24.00. Few
high dressing utility 25.00-
26.00. Cutter 17.00-22.50.
Canner 12.00-18.00.
21.00- couple lots higher
dressing utility 25.00; cutter
17.50-21.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS:
Yield Grade 1-2 1250-1775 lb.
26.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Couple small packages good
623-671 lb. 37.25-39.75, load
528 lb. at 40.40. Mixed Good
.and Choice 525-900 lb. 32.25-
37.50, bulk 34.00-37.00; few
good, 575-753 lb. holsteins
25.00-
FEEDER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 367-500 lb. 27.50-28.50,
lot 622 lb. 30.50 couple lots
mixed good and choice 465-
525 lb. 25.25-26 00; good 350-
640 lb. 20.00-22 50.
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For more information call or see Jim or Mike Enck.
JAMES J. ENCK WAREHOUSE |PICKUP|.„
OFFICE; 1044 EAST KING STREET 752 EAST ROSS STREET
LANCASTER, PENNA. 17602 UNCASTER, PEHNA. 17602
Dewart
Dewart, PA
December 22,1175
CATTLE 224. Compare,
with last Monday’s market
slaughter steers graditt]
Utility to Good uneven
mostly steady to 50 cent
higher. Slaughter cows (2 5
to |3.50 higher. Goo<
slaughter steers 39.5044.71
individual at 45.50, Stands n
33.00- Utility 27.50
32.50. Individual Good
slaughter heifer at 37.25, fen
Standard 29.25-32.50, fei
Utility 23.50-28.50. Utility an<
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows
individual at 30.25, Cu. V
23.00- Canners 20 50
23.00, few Shells down to
18.75. Few Good slaughter
bullocks 33.00-38.00. Few
Yield Grade No. 1,1200-165 C
lbs. slaughter bulls 26.00.
32.00. Few Medium and Good
300800 lbs. feeder heifers
16.00-
8257
3087
CALVES 217. Vealers
grading Utility $1 to 33 lower
Few Choice vealers 52.5 ft.
58.00, Good 40.00-48.00, few
Standard 29.00-43.50, Utility
90-120 lbs. 23.00-28.00, 70*5
lbs. 18.00-23.00.
HOGS 226. Barrows an
gilts 25 cents to 75 cent
lower. US No. 1-2 210-230 lb
barrows and gilts 52.10-52.4 t
No. 1-3 200-235 lbs. 51.5 C
52.00. US No. 1-3 300-550 lb
sows 38.00-46.00, few No. 2-
500-750 lbs. 32.7540.50. Fei
Boars 30.00-33.50. ft
FEEDER PIGS 121. US
No. 1-3 15-25 lbs. feeder pigi
16.50-23.00 per head, No. 1-i
30-35 lbs. 24.00-32.00, No. K
40-50 lbs. 34.50-40.00 pel
head.
SHEEP 1. NOT ENOUGI
FOR A MARKET TEST.