Livestock maHket on Pa. Auction Summary Augusts, 1977 CATTLE 8179. Compared with 9326 head last week, and 9458 head a year ago. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter steers 25 cents to $1 higher. Slaughter heifers & slaughter bulls steady to 50 cents higher. Salughter cows 25 cents to 50 cents lower. .Slaughter bullocks 50 cents to $1 higher. VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. 10 mi. East of Lancaster on Rt. 30 Box 100, Paradise, PA 717-442-4181 or 768-8204 EVERY THURSDAY AT 12 NOON Hay, Straw & Grain Sale We have plenty of good buyers each week. We need consigners. Contact: L Robert Frame, manager Put it all to The Babcock B-300V is rapidly reestablishini herself as the world’s top layer. Egg producer flocks well into production arc reporting performance they haven’t seen for years ... from my layer. In many cases, in fact, they an reporting their best performance ever. But in this business, potential is only half thi game. Babcock backs its bird with the most pn fessional, experienced distribution team in the i industry. Consider these features: PRODUCT The B-300V rates “excellent” in >ll key mdi (table performance: ♦EGG PRODUCTION - The B-300V peaks hi for quick recovery of your costs, and early pro/ persistency after peak translates to top egg proi ♦FEEDCONVERSION - Theß-300Vhasapi efficiently convert feed to eggs. From 1966, uni was withdrawn from Random Sample Tests, si feed converter in the industry. ♦LIVABILITY - Field results from til B-300V reintroduction in late ’76 indicate she may havi in the business * EGGSHELL QUALITY - Eggshell strength 1977 B-300V. Between 1972 and 1976, shell strci has improved by a measured 15% in early lay (68 weeks). * RESISTANCE TO STRESS - Wecallit “manageability”.Theß-300Visacalm, 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 arc hatched and/or grown with Babcock technical £ 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 arc 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! f • <"» S>-1 * > *> > a.i i.> fy* *.*t t STEERS: High Choice & Prime 40.00-41.60, Choice Good 34.25-39.25, Standard 30.00-35.00, few Utility 25.25- 30,00. HEIFERS: Choice 33.50- Good 32.00-36.00, Standard 26.00-31.75, few Utility 23.00-29.50. COWS: Utility & High Dressing Cutter 24.50-28.00, Cutters 22.50- , Canners 20.00- 24.50, Shells down to 16.00. BULLOCKS; Few Choice 35.70-40.00, Good 32.00-36.85, few Standard 29.50-33.85, few Utility 25.80-30.60. BULLS: Yield Grade No. 1 1000-1800 Please call us collect! lbs. 32.00-37.25; yield grade No. 2 900-1900 lbs. 30.00-34.50. FEEDER CATTLE: Good & Choice 300-800 lbs. feeder steers 30.00-40.00; Good & Choice 300-600 lbs. feeder heifers 25.00-34.50, few Medium 300-500 lbs. 18.00- 24.00. CALVES 5418. Compared with 5333 head last week, and 5016. head a year ago. Vealers steady to $3 higher. VEALERS: Few Prime 60.00- Choice 45.00- 60.00, Good 37.00-53.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 30.00- 90-110 lbs. 28.00- 36.00, Standard 70-90 lbs. 21.00- Utility 50-100 Ibss. 15.00-25.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 31.00-52.00; holstein heifers 90-110 lbs. 29.00-40.00. HOGS 6082: Compared with 6268 head last week, and 6954 head a year ago. Barrows & Gilts 25 cents to 75 cents lower. BARROWS & GILTS: US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 44.00-46.00, No, 1-3 200- 250 lbs. 42.50-45.00, No. 2-3 190-260 lbs. 40.00-43.00, No. 2- 4 250-325 lbs. 35.0040.00, No. 1-3130-180 lbs. 32.5042.00. US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 33.00-37.25, No. 2-3 350-700 ether! BABCOCK FARMS Box 285 Lititz, PA (717)626-8561 * Dave Delaney (717) 898-0234 * Harold Jamqs (717)587-3301 •Walt Weydman (716)649-5987 •Lee Walker (304)496-7807 j •Glenn Morgan (717)394-3320 BA*BCOCK POULTRY FARM, INC. Box 280 Ithaca, NY (607)272-5990 • Bob Grander (607) 387-3941 d auction news lbs. 28.00-34.50. Boars 21.00- 30.00. FEEDER PIGS 1865. Compared with 1875 head last week, and 3578 head a year ago. Feeder pigs unevenly steady. US No. 1-3 25-35 lbs. feeder pigs 13.50- 27.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 27.00-38.00, No. 1-3 50-75 lbs. 34.00-45.00 per head. GRADED FEEDER PIGS 1769. Compared with 2192 head last week. Feeder pigs were mostly $5 to $lO higher, spots $1 lower. All price' cwt. basis. US No. 1-2 3040 lbs. 92.00-111.00, 40-50 lbs 71.00- 93.00, 50-70 lbs. 62.00-78.00, No. 2-3 3040 lbs. 81.00-99.00, 40-55 lbs. 69.00-86.00, No. 3 30- 70 lbs. 48.0080.00, Utility 25- 50 lbs. 40.00-66.00. SHEEP 986. Compared with 636 head last week, and 835 head a year ago. Spring slaughter lambs unevenly steady. Choice 60-110 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 43.00- 52.00, Good 50-105 lbs. 34.50- 15.00. Slaughter ewes 5.00- 17.50. 4f| ilitl %m t . % y ft;-, r*- \ Lancaster Farmini Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. August 9,1977 CATTLE 353. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; High Choice & Prime No. 24 1150-1400 lbs. slaughter steers 39.0040.25, Choice No. 2-4 37.75-40.00, couple to 40.50, Good 34.60-38.00, Standard 31.00-34.60, Utility 28.25-30.50. Choice slaughter heifers 34.00-37.00, Good 34.00-35.25, Standard 30.00- 32.50, Utility 26.50-29,50. Utility & High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 25.50- 27.75, Cutters 24.50-26.50, Canners 21.50-24.50, Shells down to 20.50. Good slaughter bullocks 35.00- 37.50, Utility 28.00-31.00. Yield Grade No. 1 1000-1750 lbs. slaughter bulls 31.60- 36.00. Medium & Good 300- 700 lbs. feeder steers 30.00- 40.00. CALVES 194. Few Prime vealers 62.50, Choice 51.00- 58.00, couple at 60.50, Good 43.00-50.00, Standard & Good 110-130 lbs. 35.0040.00, 90-110 lbs. 30.00-35.00, Standard 70- 85 lbs. 27.00-31.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 35.00-45.50. HOGS 418. (Monday August 8, 1977.) US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 45.2546.50, No. 1-3 190-240 lbs. 44.0045.25, No. 2-3 200- 250 lbs. 42.7043.60, No. 24 250-300 lbs. 34.0040.00. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 32.75-36.60. Boars 24.00-29.50. FEEDER PIGS 289. US No. 1-3 15-20 lbs. feeder pigs 13.00-25.00 per head, No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. 23.00-45.00, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 33.00-41.00, one lot No. 1-3 65 lbs. 46.00 per head. SHEEP 9. One Good spring slaughter lamb at 40.00, Utility 29.00-30.00. Slaughter ewes 9.00-11.00. NEW HOLLAND SALES STABLES, INC. 12 Miles East of Lancaster on Route 23, New Holland, Penna. WEEKLY FEEDER PIG SALE EVERY WEDNE! Sale to Start Prompu* av • - We Will Receive Your Pigs Anytime From 7 A.M. Wed. Mornim State Graded Until 12 Noon. All pigs inspected by State Approved Veterinarian. State tags available at our office for you to tag pigs at home to save 2 5 cents tagging charge. Tags delivered if you call 717-354-4341 our office in advance. NOTE: Special Hog Breeding Stock Sales Saturday, Sept. 10, 1977 1:00 P.M. Hampshire Hogs for Franklin Feeser, Tanytown, Md. Saturday, Sept. 17-1:00 P.M. Purebred Duroc Hogs for Dutch Valley Farms, Mark Nestleroth and John Chapman. Also Sweigard’s Duroc for Bill and Gene Sweigard. Calf Sale To Be Held In New Sales Pavilion Every Thursday At 4:30 P.M. NORMAN KOLB ABE DIFFENBACH 717-391-5538 Saturday, August 13, 1977 —5 Chambersburg Auction Chambersburg, Pa. August 4,1977 CATTLE 312. Compared with last Thursday’s market, slaughter cows steady to 75 cents lower. Few High Choice and Prime slaughter 1000-1300 lbs. 38.5040.50, Good 34.85-38.10, few Standard 31.75-34.75, few Utility 27.25-29.25. Choice 875-1000 lbs. slaughter heifers 24, 35.85-38.25, few Good 35.75-36.35, few Standard 31.75-34.00. Utility and High Dressing Cutter slaughter cows 25.00-27.75, couple to 28.10, Cutters 24.25- 26.60, Canners 22.25-25.00, Shells down to 20.00. Few Good slaughter bullocks 35.00-35.85. Few Yield Grade No. 1, 1250-1750 lbs. slaughter bulls 33.00-37.25. Few Good 200-600 lbs. feeder steers 29.00-37.00. CALVES 711. Vealers grading Choice mostly $5 to $8 higher, Standard and Good $2 to $6 higher. Choice vealers 54.00-65.50, couple to $68.00, Good 44.00-53.00, Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 36.00-42.00, 90-110 lbs. 35.00-38.50, Standard 70-85 lbs. 31.00-36.00, Utility 60-100 lbs. 15.00-30.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs. 37.00-40.00. HOGS 169. Barrows and gilts about steady. Few lots US No. 1-2 200-225 lbs. barrows and gilts 44.60-44.85, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs. 42.00- 43.75, No. 2-3 240-270 lbs. 40.1042.10, No. 24 265-325 lbs. 33.85-38.75. US No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows 33.00-35.25, few individual’s No. 2-3 450- 550 lbs. 31.00-32.50. Boars 23.00-28.25. FEEDER PIGS 63, US No. 1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-25.00 per head, No. 1-3 50-75 lbs. 31.00-36.50 per head. SHEEP 54. Choice 60-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 37.50-44.50, Good 40-70 lbs. 30.00-35.00. Few slaughter ewes 5.00-17.50. 717-393-4464
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