—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, June 4,1977 6 Livestock market and auction news Pa. Auction Summary May 27,1977 CATTLE 9360. Compared with 7894 head last week, and 7045 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers steady to 50 cents lower. Slaughter heifers steady to 25 cents higher. Slaughter cows $1.50 to $2 lower. Slaughter bulls and bullocks $1 to $2 lower. Feeder cattle $1 to $2 higher. STEERS: High Choice & Prime 40.50- 42.35, Choice 39.00-42.75, Good 34.50-39.50, Standard 32.00- few Utility 28.00- 32.00. HEIFERS:Few Choice 35.35-40.00, Good 33.00-37.75, few Standard 29.00-33.50, few Utility 25.25-28.50. COWS: Utility and High Dressing Cutter 26.25-30.25, Cutters 25.00- Canners 22.00- 26.00. Shells down to 18.00. BULLOCKS: Choice 35.50- 39.50, Good 33.50-37.50, few Standard 31.00-34.75, few Utility 28.00-31.50. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1,1000-2000 lbs. 33.00-38.00, Yield Grade No. 2, 900-1550 lbs. 30.00- 35.00. FEEDER CATTLE: Good Put it all to The Babcock B-300V is rapidly reestablishing herself as the world’s top layer. Egg producers flocks well into production are reporting performance they haven’t seen for years... from any layer. In many cases, in fact, they are reporting their best performance ever. But in this business, potential is only half the game. Babcock backs its bird with the most pro fessional, experienced distribution team in the industry Consider these features: PRODUCT i The B-300V rates “excellent” in all key indii itable performance; •EGG PRODUCTION -- The B-300V peakshigl for quick recovery of your costs, and early profu persistency after peak translates to top egg pror •FEED CONVERSION - The B-300V has api efficiently convert feed to eggs. From 1966, unti was withdrawn from Random Sample Tests, she feed converter in the industry. •LIVABILITY - Field results from all B-300V reintroduction in late ’76 indicate she may have in the business. •EGGSHELL QUALITY - Eggshell strength is 1977 B-300V. Between 1972 and 1976, shell strer has improved by a measured 15% m early lay (3i (68 weeks). •RESISTANCE TO STRESS - We call it “manageability”. The B-300V is a calm, adaptable bird. She resists environmental stresses and recovers rapidly from management problems SERVICE The Babcock distribution team has developed service programs to provide each individual grower or egg producer with the optimum product for his specific operation •DELIVERY -- Careful, on-time and courteous. •QUALITY PRODUCTS Birds are hatched and/or grown with Babcock technical g assistance. Uniform, healthy chicks and started pullets are vaccinated for your area challenges, and are correctly and fully-developed for their age. '■% •SERVICE Experienced, professional service is available before, during and after delivery. \ * FLEXIBILITY Babcock distributors are equipped to supply the needs of your operation, whatever the size of your order. Cage or floor grown started pullets are available, depending on the needs of your program. Talk to a professional about your next replacement flock. The businessmen behind the businessman’s bird have a performance package tailored to your chick or started pullet program. Quality and service. Put it all together with Babcock! & Choice 300-700 lbs. steers 35.00- Medium 350-650 lbs. 25.00-37.00,. Good & Choice 275-600 lbs. heifers 28.0036,00, Medium 275-550 lbs. 21.25-27.50. Few Good Choice 400-650 lbs. bulls 29.00- few Medium 300- 600 lbs. 24.5034.00. CALVES 4288. Compared with 3589 head last week, and 4062 head a year ago. Vealers $4 to $9 lower. VEALERS; Few Prime 65.00- Choice 0.00-67.00, Good 42.00-56.00, Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 38.00- 50.00, 90-110 lbs. 30.00-42.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 27.00- 38.00, few Utility 50-90 lbs. 15.00- Farm Calves; Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 33.00- few Holstein heifers 85-115 lbs. 39.00- 44.0 gs 8205. Compared with 6787 head last week, and 7804 bead a year ago. Barrows and gilts'so cents to $1 lower. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. 1-2 200335 lbs. 43.5045.60, No. 1-3 190-245 lbs. 42.50- 44.50, No. 03 190-260 lbs. 40.0043.20, few No. 2-4 260- 300 lbs. 35.0040.00, No. 1-3 week: Please call ns collect! 120-190 lbs. 34.00-41.00. SOWS: US No. 1-3 290-550 lbs. 28.25-35.00, No. 2-3 300-700 lbs. 26.0031.00. Boars 18.00- 27.50. FEEDER PIGS 2046. Compared with 2283 head last week, and 2003 head a year ago. Feeder pigs steady to $2 higher. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 20.0032.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 29.00-40.00 per head. GRADED FEEDER PIGS SALES 1876 head on a per hundredweight basis. Compared with 1270 head last week; and were $5 to $l2 lower. US No. 1-2 30-55 lbs. 90.00- 55-85 lbs. 76.00- 90.00; US No. 2-3 30-50 lbs. 87.00- 50-70 lbs. 70.00- 82.00. SHEEP 1115. Compared with 803 head last week, and 1008 head a year ago. Spring lambs $2 to $3 lower. LAMBS: Choice 60-100 lbs. 54.50-65.00, Good 50-90 lbs. 43.00-55.00. Slaughter ewes 20.00. ether! and 30.8% in BABCOCK FARMS Box 285 Lititz, PA (717)626-8561 • Dave Delaney (717) 898-0234 •Harold James (717)587-3301 • Walt Wcydman (716) 649-5987 , • Lee Walker (304) 496-7807 j •Glenn Morgan (717)394-3320 BABCOCK POULTRY FARM, INC. Box 280 Ithaca, NY (607)272-5990 •BobGrundcr (607)387-3941 Sechrist Auction Stewartstown, Pa. May 30,1977 CATTLE 84. Steers - Good 38.00- Standard Good 35.00n3T.00, Holsteins Good 34.00- Standard to Good 28.00- Heifers - Good 32.00-34.00, Standard. Good 30.00-31.50, Holsteins Good 29.00-29.50, Standard Good 27.00-28 75. Feeder Steers - Good and Choice 40.00-41.50, Standard Good 38.50-39.50, Utility 30.00- Bulls - Standard to Good 32.00- Utility to Standard 30.00-31.75. Cows - High Yearling Commercial 28.00-29.10, Cutters 27.25-27.75, Canners Low Cutters 25.00-26.50, Shells 18.00-23.00 . CALVES 66. Calves - Choice and Prime 62.00-72.00, Good and ■ Choice 55.00-60.00, Standard and Good 45.00- 50.00, Utility to Good 110-140 lbs. 40.0044.00, Utility 90-110 lbs. 35.00-39.00, Culls 25.00- 34.00, HOGS 229. Hogs - U.S. No.l and 2,190-220 lbs. 43.25-43.50, It U.S. No. 1 and 3, 190-230 lbs. 43.00- U.S. No.l and 3, 180-250 lbs. 42.5042.75, Sows - 250375 lbs. 32.0033.50, 400- 500 lbs. 30.0045.00, Boars - 300-500 lbs. 25.00-28.00 SHEEP 15 Lambs - Good to Choice 38.00-45.00, Medium and G00d30.0037.00 Ewes - 8.00- Private Treaty Fat Hogs, Select No. 1 and 2, 200-215 lbs. 43.25-43.50, - Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 2, 190-220 lbs. 42.7543.00 Private Treaty Fat Hogs, No. 1 and 3,190-220 lbs. 42.25- 42.50. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15TH Judging 10 A.M. Show Sale 1 P.M. Chairmen; Jack Forsyth, Lloyd Hoover, Pat McCoy Judged and Sold in Lots of 10 3 CLASSES Light -195 to 210 Medium - 211 to 230 Heavy 231 to 250 •All Hog Feeders EBgible •One Lot of 10 per Consignor • Entries must be registered with a Commission Firm and received prior to 10 A.M. • Ribbons awarded to sellers and buyers • Ist and 2nd for each class • Trophies to Grand Champion and Reserve Champion ' % LANCASTER STOCKYARDS, INC. ATTENTION FARMERS!! SPRAY MATERIALS [GOLDEN ACRES! [HYBRID SEEDS! Check our Prices before you buy. MELVIN R. WEAVER RDI Box 529 From a nutnt Waal : standpoint, milk and ml products are an outstamw food buy. Yet in a recent survey, 85 to 90 per cent 0 the respondent! overestimated the average fat content of whole ml Over one-third of those responding thought milk contained over 50 per cent fat! (717)394-2611 INSECTICIDES Manheim, PA PH: 717-569-6576
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