Livestock market and auction news East Coast Carlot Meats July? mitments for steer beef ipared to Tuesday’s moderate as reported by the demand and com- USDA. Choice 3 steer beef farmers Accredit CORP. 9 East Mam Street, Lititz, PA 717/626 4721 UESTION; WHY SHOULD YOU BUY ? Sixteen major areas of energy use in an integrated broiler operation 1 broiler house brooding (annual) 2 K i 6 Fuel oil for heating and steam production for processing 3 Broiler house fans 4 Dressed haul (diesel fuel) 5 Ice making (processing) 6 Livehaul (gasoline) 7 Broiler house lights 8 Hatchery electricity usage MSWER: COST OF OPERATION IS ONE OF THE MANY REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BUY ’Omahc Vent-O-Matic is the result of engineering, development, research and experience. Will move more air through your building per watt of electricity than any other machine or system on the market today ... VENT-O-MATIC’S FACTORY ENGINEERED VENTILATION SYSTEM CUSTOMIZED TO FIT ANY SIZE OPERATION CONTACT Farm Systems Company CHURCHTOWN, PA 17510 PH: 215-445-4725 OR Tuscarora Electric Mfg. Co. Inc. Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania 18657 PH: 717-836-2101 DID YOU KNOW? BROILER HOUSE FANS RANK 3RD HIGHEST IN COST OUT OF 16 MAJOR AREAS OF ENERGY USE. Cost per 1000 $l6 00 (DELMARVA POULTRY INDUSTRY STUDY) mostly .25-.50 lower; Good 3 steady to mostly .50 lower. Canner and Cutter cow beef I.oohigher. Choice beef cuts: Arm chucks steady to 2.00 higher. Spring lamb steady to 1.00 higher, advance on 65 lbs. down. Fresh pork: Skinned hams 17-20 lbs. steady to strong. Steer Beef Choice 2-3 600-800 lbs. 63.25 no comparison; Choice 3 600- 800 lbs. 62.00-63.00, load 63.25 .25-.50 lower; 3 700-900 lbs. couple loads 63.00 no com parison; 4 600-900 lbs. three loads 60.00 no comparison; Good 3 600-800 lbs. 61.G0-61.50, 61.50, load 62.25 steady to .50 lower. Cow Beef Utility Bng 1-2 600 up few 56.00 no comparison; Can ner-Cutter 1-2 350 up 58.00 1.00 higher. 9 Feed hauling (diesel) 10 Natural gas and propane for processing (singers cafeteria etc) $1 20 11 Liquid nitrogen (dressed fleet) Jill 12 No 6 Fuel oil for feed manufacturing $99 13 Electricity for scalders and pickers $B4 14 Fuel for hatchery (propane and No 2 fuel oil) $BO 15 Electricity for offal room (processing) $66 16 Electricity for pelleting feed $64 $4 76 S 4 45 $4 21 $3 57 $2 50 $2 47 $1 99 Mr Robert Mieczkowski, President Tuscaroro Electric Mfg. Co Tunkhannock, Pa 18657 Please send your new ] Cubic-Feet-Per-Watt performance report immediately Street or ' Cit< 'orTown, I My interest is ( ) Dairy ( ) Poultry ' ( ) Hog ( ) Veal Arm Chucks 90-130 lbs. 47.00-49 00 steady to 2.00 higher; Ribs 25-35 lbs. part load 88.00; Steer Rounds 70- 90 lbs. 74.00 no comparison. Fores 93-130 lbs. 50.00 no comparison; Arm Chucks 130-210 lbs. 46.00-47.00 no comparison. Spring Lamb Carcass Choice and Prime 3-4 55 lbs. down 102.00-104.00, bulk 103.00 mostly steady; 65 lbs. down 102.00-103.00 steady to 1.00 higher. Sknd hams 17-20 lbs. 83.50 steady to strong. Boneless Beef 90 pet. chem lean, fresh 76.00 generally steady. Boneless Beef 85 pet. chem lean, fresh 73.00 1.00 lower. ■A. VENTOmabc "WATT WATCHER” .State Zip. Choice 3 Primal Beef Cuts Choice 3-4 Primal Cuts Fresh Pork Cuts Cost per 1000 $1 26 IB* , vg 3 M s Lancaster Farming, Saturda; Oklahoma July 8,1976 Estimated receipts 8,000 Same day last week 6,106 Trade active, feeder steers and heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Majority receipts Choice 400-800 lb. feeder cattle. Broad demand noted on all weights and grades. Large attendance buyers. STEERS: Choice and few Prime from reputation herds 350-550 lb. 43.00-45.50, other Choice 350-500 lb. 40.00-43.75, 500-600 lb. 39.00-42.50, 600-800 lb. 38.5040.50, 800-915 lb. 37.50-38.75, several loads 962- 1025 lb. 36.50-37.50; mixed Good and Choice 350-500 lb. 38.00-39.50, 500-800 lb. 37.25- 39.00; Good 500810 lb. 33.75- 37.50. HEIFERS: Choice and few Prime from reputation herds 350-525 lb. 34.50-37.25, other Choice 350-500 lb. 34.00-35.50, 500-700 lb. 34.00-37.00. Mixed Good and Choice 350-500 lb. 32.00-34.00, 500-600 lb. 32.75- 34.50; Good 335-550 lb. 28.75- 34.25, largely 30.00-32.75. FOR THE WEEK: Feeder steers and heifers closed the week near steady, with few sales 50 cents higher on weights over 750 lb. Slaughter cows found broad buyer demand finished largely 1.00 higher. Bulls closed steady. Salable receipts this week totaled near 14,200 head compared to 15,184 last week and 28,366 last year. Cows comprised near eight percent of week’s total, feeders 89 percent. TRY A CLASSIFIED AD! ATTENTION—i AGSTAft SAVE VALUABLE FEED. AS WELL AS FLOOR SPACE. WITH A LONG-LASTING ROTARY FEEDER ii£> Why Not Try Our Livestock Medication Program & Special Prices Today. ZIMMERMAN'S ANIMAL HEALTH SUPPLY ALSO AVAILABLE AT DAVID GOOD’S FARM MACHINERY SALE RD4, Lititz, PA 17543 Home Store Phone: 717-733-4466 July 10,1976 Thomasville Thomasville, Pa. July 7,1976 CATTLE 75. Compared with last Wednesday’s market, slaughter steers steady to 25 cents lower. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Few Choice 1000-1280 lbs. No. 4-5 slaughter steers 37.00- Good 34.00-36.75, few Standard 31.25-33.75, one Utility at 27.60. One Good slaughter heifer at 35.35, few Standard 29.60-32.10. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 29.10-31.00, one at 31.75, few Commercial 28.85-30.75, Cutters 26.50- 28.50, few Canners 23.75- 26.00, Shells down to 20.00. One Good slaughter bullock at 35.35. Few Medium 325-450 lbs. feeder heifers 22.25- 30.25. CALVES 74. Vealers steady. Few Choice vealers 51.00- one Good at 46.50, few Standard 43.00-45.00, few Utility 120 lbs. 40.00, 90-110 lbs. 29.50-34.00, 65-85 lbs. 24.50-29.50. Few Choice slaughter calves 245-320 lbs. 40.00- HOGS 35. US No. 2-3 215- 240 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.25- 50.85, one lot No. 24 255 lbs. 49.00. Few US No. 1-3 315450 lbs. sows 38.7544.25, few No. 2-3 300430 lbs. 34.50-37.75. Few Boars 33.85-35.60. FEEDER PIGS 130. US No. 1-3 (couple lots) 10-15 lbs. feeder pigs 17.50 per head, No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.00- one lot No. 1-3100 lbs. 52.50 per head. SHEEP 9. One lot Choice 45 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 51.00, one lot Good 85 lbs. 46.50. Sale reports Special Slaughter Cattle Sale Fauquier, VA July 6,1976 There were 373 head sold. All steers and heifers were graded by Representatives of the VDAC’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on USDA standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice 900-1050 lbs. $35.50-37.40, 1050-1200 lbs. $37.25-38.40; Single $35.25-33.25; Good 900-1000 lbs. $35.75-37.00, 1000-1175 lbs. $36.25-37.90; Single $33.25-37.00; Holstein 1200- 1400 lbs. $34.75-35.25. Commercial cows 1038 lbs. $31.40. HEIFERS; Choice 835-1000 lbs. $33.30-36.00, Single $32.75-35.50; Good 700-900 lbs. $31.75-34.00, Single $30.25-35.75. ) have a nice weekend... TEE-OFF 9
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