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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
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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
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3 Broiler house fans
4 Dressed haul (diesel fuel)
5 Ice making (processing)
6 Livehaul (gasoline)
7 Broiler house lights
8 Hatchery electricity usage
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Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania 18657
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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
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' ( ) 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.
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Choice 3 Primal
Beef Cuts
Choice 3-4
Primal Cuts
Fresh Pork Cuts
Cost per 1000
$1 26
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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.
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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.
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