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Pa. Auction Summary
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February 27,1976
CATTLE 6680. Compand
with 6610 bead la* woek, and
6082 bead a year ago.
Compared with la* week's
mark*, daughter steers 91
to $2.75 lower. Slaughter
cows 39 cents to 50 cents
higher. Slaughter bulls
mostly steady.
STEERS: High Choice *
Prime 39.25-40.75, Choice
36.75- Good 34.50-37.50,
Standard 31.0006.50, Utility
28.00-32.00. HEIFERS:
Choice 33.00-36.15, Good
31.5036.10, Standard 28.00
33.60, Utility 24.25-28.90.
COWS: Utility & High
Dressing Cutter 27.3030.50,
ft w to 31.10, Cutters 24.75
r 28.25, Canners 21.0025.75,
Shells down to 15.00.
BULLOCKS: Few Choice
39.0041.50, Good 32.0039.00,
Standard 29.6033.75, Utility
26.75- JO. BULLS: Yield
Grade No. 1 10002300 lbs.
30.0038.00; yield grade No. 2
9001730 lbs. 28.0034.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: Few
Choice 400700 lbs. 36.75-
43 JO, Good 300850 lbs. 27 JO
36.10, Medium 21.0030.50;
Good 250700 lbs. feeder
heifers 24.0032.00, Medium
20.0027.00; Good 300-800 lbs.
feeder bulls 27.00-34.50,
Medium 22.00-29.00.
CALVES 4789. Compared
with 3496 bead la* week, and
3878 bead a year ago.
Vealers steady to 93 lower.
EGOMATIC SR4OPC PACKER
AUTOMATIC BELT COLLECTING SYSTEM from Cage Houses
to Washing/Packing Candling/Packing Grading/Packing Operation
9'5” -
Adjustable from
ipping Weight: Approx.
100 lbs.
' Pennington, N.i.
Spring infeed provides reserve egg supply
Disc-type emitters and cup conveyors
eGirinatc checkinf
• Automatic Ed Row Controls
• Self-powered
• 40 Cases per hour
FOR THE EGG PROCESSOR HOUSING BY CYCLE SYSTEMS,
EGOMATIC & KUHL EQUIPMENT FOR THE PROCESSING ROOM, ALSO
OTHER SUPPLIES.
Modern Poultiy Supplies, Inc.
mn Office: 1044 East King St.
Lancaster, PA 17602
IS
VEALERS: Prime 70.00
77.00. Choice 96.0071.00,
Good 46.0061.50, Standard
35.0048.00. Utility 110130
lbs. 28.0031.00, 90110 Iba.
21.0030.00. 7019 lbs. 19.00
25 JO. Farm cahres, bolateln
bulls 80120 Iba. 26.0044.00;
few Holstein heifers 90120
lbs. 29.0041.00; few beef
cross balls It heifers 80110
lbs. 25.0043.00.
HOGS 8624. Compared
with 7300 head la* week, and
7641 head a year ago.
Barrows & Gilts 50 cents to
|2 lower.
BARROWS & GILTS: US
No. 1-2 200230 lbs. 48.90
51J0, No. 1-3 190245 lbs.
47.7550J0, No. 2-3 185280
lbs. 46.0049.75, No. 2-i 240
300 lbs. 43.0049J0, No. 1-3
120185 lbs. 40.0048.00, few to
54.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 300
600 lbs. 40.5047.00, No. 2-3
300850 lbs. 36.0040.50. Boars
30.0040.00.
FEEDER PIGS 1060.
Compared with 777 bead la*
week, and 892 bead a year
ago. US No. 1-3 2035 lbs.
feeder pigs 27.0042.50 per
bead. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 33.00
50.50, No. 1-3 50-100 lbs. 45.00
53.00 per head. '
SHEEP 637. Compared
vrifli 417 bead last week, and
366 head a year ago. Wooled
slaughter lambs steady to
strong. Choice 65-110 lbs.
wooled slaughter lambs
47.00-55.00, few to 66.00, Good
50-100 lbs. 37.75-49.00.
Slaughter ewes 4.00-18.00.
Spring cushion conveyors for
more gentle, positive egg
handling:
Call or See Jim or Mike Enck
Warehouse (Pick up)
752 East Ross St.
Lancaster. PA 17602
' 717-299-0828 or 717-397-5850
Leb. Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, PA
March t, 1176
CATTLE 222. Compared
with la* Tuesday's mark*,
slaughter steers grading
Standard 92 lower. Slaughter
cows 50 cents to 91 higher.
Few Choice slaughter steers
37.2538.10, Good 35.0037.00,
Standard 30.2534.75, Utility
28.2529.50. Good slaughter
heifers 31.00-35.00, few
Standard 26.35-32.00, few
Utility 26J527.85. Utility &
High Dressing Cutter
slaughter cows 28,0031.10,
one at 32.25, Cutters 27.00
29.10. Canners 24.60-27.25.
Few Good & Choice
slaughter bullocks 36.00-
38.00. Standard 30.1035.75.
Yield Grade No. 1 15351670
lbs. slaughter bulls 32.75
36.00. Few Medium 560900
lbs. feeder steers 30.0032.50;
Medium 300-700 lbs. feeder
heifers 20.10-26J0.
CALVES 222. Vealers $3 to
$6 higher. Few Choice
vealers 69.50-72.00, few Good
57.51V65.50, Standard 45.50-
59.50, Utility 110-130 lbs.
35.0044.00, 90-110 lbs. 25.50
35.00, 7065 lbs. 20.00-28.00.
Farm calves bolstein bulls
90-120 lbs. 30JD043.50; few
holstein heifers 90-120 lbs.
30.5056.50.
SHEEP 20. Few Choice 55-
90 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 60.0067.00, one Good
SO lbs. 54.00; few Choice 90-
125 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 45.0049.00, one lot
Good 75 lbs. 51.00. Few
Slaughter ewes 17.0031.00.
Belt Lines
from Automatic
Collecfing System
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.
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, PA
March L 1976
CATTLE 233. Compared
with la* Monday’s mark*,
slaughter steers grading
Choice about steady, Good 50
cents to 91 lower. Slaughter
cows about *eady. Choice
950-1100 lbs. yield grade 2-3
slaughter steers 36.5039.00,
Good 33.5036.00, Standard
30.0033.00, few Utility 28.75
30.00. Few Good slaughter
heifers 32.00-32.25, few
Standard 29.0031.50. Utility
& High Dressing. Cutter
slaughter cows 27.7530.75,
couple to 32.00, Cutters 25.00
27.50, Canners 22.7525.00.
few Shells down to 21.00. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
34.2538.50, Yield Grade No. 1
12501650 lbs. slaughter bulls
31.5037.25. Few Choice 350
650 lbs. mixed feeder steers
& feeder bulls 37.0040.00.
CALVES 172. Vealers
grading Utility steady to 92
higher. Few Prime vealers
69.5073.00, few Choice 60.00
70.50, Good 40.00-58.00,
Standard 35.0040.00. Utility
90110 lbs. 27.0030.00, 7065
lbs. 24.0026.50. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-110 lbs.
28.0035.00.
HOGS 222. Barrows & Gilts
75 cents to $1.50 lower. US
No. 1-2200230 lbs. barrows &
gQts 49.2050.00, No. 1-3 200
240 lbs. 48.0049.00, No. 2-3
240255 lbs. Lot
No. 2-4 315 lbs. 47.50. Few US
No. 2-3 400600 lbs. sows
38.0042.25. Few Boars 32.50
44.00.
FEEDER PIGS 150. VS
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
29.0040.00 per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 36.00-51.50 per SMOKETOWN, PA. Phone Lane. 717-299-2571
head.
px If cows could talk
they’d ask for
" WL ALFALFAS
WL 311
WL 305
WL 318
Resistant to
Anlhracnose and
Bacteria) Wilt
High Yielding—
Excellent Stand Persistence
Rapid growing Dark green
color fine stems
Excellent seedling vigor and stand establishment
Developed by Waterman Loomis Co., specialized
oHaHa breeders.
WL 318—Resistant to phytophtora
BEACHLEY-HARDY SEED CO.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 6,1976
Public
Consignment Sale
of Farm Equipment
Sat, Feb. 28
Howard Vlsscher, And
Large crowd in attendance
with 310 registered buyers.
Highlights were as follows:
781 Fannall 98,900; Farmall
560 w-loader 95,000; 130 Case
P. L. ROHRER & BRO., INC.
AVAILABLE AT YOUR LOCAL SEED DEALER
Shiremanstown, PA 17091
Sales
$5600; Total 37 tractors. 12
trucks, 120 pieces of Farm
Equipment - plows, balers,
etc.
TRY A
CLASSIFIED
TEST RESULTS
{1 4 yrs PA t/pe climates)
WL 305 out yielded Vernal by
10 9%
Wl 311
out yielded Vernal by
11 3%
[Mean annual yields test data available
W 31*
7
out yielded Vernal by
12 69% and Saranac
by 10 26%
on request)