Livestock market and
Oklahoma
Cattle
September 1,1977
Estimated Receipts 10,500
Same Day Last Week 12,872
Fairly active, feeder cattle
and calves generally steady;
majority receipts mixed
Good and Choice and Choice
300-800 lbs. 44.00-48.50,
package 383 lbs. at 50.00; 500
600 lbs. 40.00-44.50; 600-700
lbs. 38.7541.00; 700-885 lbs.
38.00-39.50; mixed Good and
Choice "300-500 lbs. 41.00
43.00; 500-600 lbs. 38.00-39.25;
600600 lbs. 37.0038.25, load
658 lbs. at 38.90; few Good
400-600 lbs. 34.75-38.25;
package 634 lbs. at 37.30; few
Good 550-842 lbs. holstein
steers 30.0034.75.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
Choice, few Prime 300-500
lbs. 35.0038.75, package and
part load 381-403 lbs. at 39.90
41.00; 500700 lbs. 34.5037.50,
package 528 load 381403 lbs.
at 38.60; few 700712 lbs.
36.25-36.50; Mixed Good and
Choice 300-650 lbs. 33.00
35.25; few Good 300700 lbs.
29.0033.25.
Thv . opt if «ign»w p*«.
only on* cow to cat at • time A 2 inch
auger drop* appreeimately 1 (b. of concen
trate per minute info the feeder this is
tho seme rate the cow eats ... no feed re -
mains in the feeder when she moves away
The Serv-O-Mafic Daily Feeder enables you to feed additional grain and concentrates only to the top
producing cows in your herd! It eliminates the labor problem of separating the herd in a loose housing
system to give individual attention to top producing animals.
The Setv-O-Malic is activated by a simple magnet fastened around the cow's neck. This way, only the
cows you select can activate the feeder and receive additional ration... yet all animals can still be housed
together.
Each cow producing 10 lb. or more over the herd average should receive extra feed. In actual trials, cows
on the Senr-O- Malic consume an extra 10 lbs. of grain per day [while eating some less in the parlor]. Milk
output shows an average increase of 1 lb. of milk for each pound of concentrate fed through the Serv-O-
Matic... some as high as 5 lbs. of milk per pound of feed!
One Sere-0-Malic will normally handle 20-30 cows in an 80-120 cow herd. Normal procedure is to pul
fresh cows on extra ration and remove the mainet when production drops to a predetermined level.
Q THOMAS FARM SYSTEMS, INC.
\ I 57 West Main Street -
Leola, Pa. 17540
JIM THOMAS PH: (717) 656-2677
For more information complete this coupon and return to:
THOMAS FARM SYSTEMS, INC. 57 W. Main St. Leola, PA 17540
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Address.
Phone.
FOR THE WEEK:
Compared to late last week,
feeder cattle and calves
closed near steady;
slaughter ..cows uneven,
averaging about steady; last
sales utility and Commercial
2-3 21.75-25,50; Cutter 1-3
20.5024.25; Bulls closed near
steady, last sales Yield
Grade No. 1-2 10001900 lbs.
27.25-33.00, individual 1745
lbs. Yield Grade 1 at 34.00.;
Salable receipts near 22,600
head compared to 27,306
head last week and 20,166 the
comparable week a year
ago. Cows and Bulls num
bered 1,800 head and com
prised eight per cent of the
cattle receipts; feeders
comprised 90 per cent of the
total.
Leesport
Auction
Leesport, Pa.
August 31,1977
CATTLE 345. Supply in
cluded 75 head feeder cattle.
Compared with Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers weak to $1 lower.
Slaughter cows 25 cents to 75
“Selectively” Provides More
Feed to Top Producers
Stale
cents higher. Slaughter bulls
weak to 50 cents lower.
Couple High Choice & Prime
1140 and 1215 lbs. slaughter
steers 41.50 and 42.00, Choice
1000-1275 lbs. 38.50-40.35, few
41.00, 850-950 lbs. 38.00-39.50,
Good 36.00-39.00, few
Standard 32.25-34.35. Few
Few Choice 750-1025 lbs.
slaughter heifers 34.00-37.35,
few Good 30.00-33.00, one
Standard at 29.00. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
26.60-28.00, one 28.50, Cutters
24.00- Canner & Low
Cutter 22.50-25.00, Shells
down to 18.00. One Choice
slaughter bullock at 37.00,
few Good 34.00-35.50, few
Standard 32.00-35.00, few
Utility 27.10-31.00. Yield
Grade 1000-1500 lbs.
slaughter bulls 31.25-35.00,
one at 35.60. Choice 400-J950
lbs. feeder steers 38.25-42.50,
few medium 500-900 lbs.
32.00- few Good &
Choice 380-770 lbs. feeder
bulls 33.25-42.50.
CALVES 231 Vealers
grading High Good & Choice
$2 to $lO higher; Standard &
Low Good $2 to $3 lower. Few
Prime vealers 63.00-70.50,
-.mpK «gi._ -
will activate the feeder motor as she places
her head into the feeder Cows without a
magnet are unable to get feed
NORTHCO
f SYSTEMS
'mam of k n moo umacnm comm,
auction news
vealers 52.00-63.00, Good
"39.00-46.50, few Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 34.00-38.00,
S-9/3
Choice 53.00-63.50, Good
40.0055.00, Standard &Good
110-130 lbs. 36.00-47.00, 90-110
lbs. 25.00-33.00, Standard 70-
90 lbs. 22.00-29.50, Utility 55-
100 lbs. 15.00-25.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-115
lbs. 29.00-39.00; holstein
heifers 90-110 lbs. 28.0058.00;
slaughter calves, grading
Good & Choice 230-435 lbs.
35.50-42.00.
HOGS 248 Barrows & Gilts
$2.50 to $3 lower. One lot US
No. 1-2 235 lbs. barrows &
gilts 45.00, No. 1-3195-230 lbs.
44.6045.00, few to 45.75, few
No. 2-3 200-255 lbs. 44.00-
44 50, one lot No. 24 290 lbs.
46.50, No. 1-3 120-185 lbs.
40.0043.75. US No. 1-3 290540
lbs. sows 33.75-35.50, few No.
2-3 420530 lbs. 28.25-32.75.
Few Boars 25.00-26.75.
FEEDER PIGS 196 All
prices per hundred weight.
US No. 1-3 1555 lbs. feeder
pigs 94.00-110.00 cwt., No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 90.00-98.00, No. 1-3
55-70 lbs. 64.00-80.00 cwt.
SHEEP 25. Few Choice 75-
110 lbs. spring
slaughterlambs 52.00-53.00,
-few Good 50-55 lbs. 47.00-
48.00, few Utility 50-55 lbs.
46.0047.00. Slaughter ewes
10.00-17.00.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
August 30,1977
CATTLE 295. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Good& Choice about steady.
Slaughter cows steady to
mostly 50 cents to $1 higher.
Choice No. 2-3 950-1175 lbs.
slaughter steers 33.00-40.60,
couple to 41.00, Good 35.00-
37.50, few Standard 31.35-
35.10. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 36.35-37.00, few Good
32.85-35.50, few Standard
30,25-31.50. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
25.60-28.60, Cutters 25.00-
28.25, Cahner & Low Cutter
22.10- Shells down to
16.00. One Choice slaughter
bullock at 37.75, few Good
34.10- few Standard
30.00- few Utility 27.35-
31.10. Few Yield Grade No. 1
lbs. slaughter bulls
32.00-
CALVES 250. Choice
Lancaster Farming. Saturday. Sei
90-110 lbs. 30.00-35.00, 44.60, No. 15 180-190 lbs.
Standard 7055 lbs. 25.00- 43.0044.50. US No. 15 360550
29.00, Utility 5050 lbs. 10.00- lbs. sows 33.00-35.75, few No.
25.00. Farm calves, holstein 2-3 400500 lbs. 30.5053.50.
bulls 90-120 lbs. 31.0046.00; Few Boars 26.1050.75.
holstein heifers 85-110 lbs. FEEDER PIGS 18. Lot US
30.00-36.00. No. 15 20 lbs. feeder pigs
HOGS 398. Barrows & 22.00 per head, lot No. 1-3 45
Gilts $3 to $3.25 lower. US lbs. 34.00 per head.
No. 1-2 200-220 lbs. barrows & , SHEEP 33. Choice 70-105
gilts 45.1045.50, No. 15 lbs. spring slaughter lambs
200p240 lbs. 45.0045.50, few 46.5052.007 Good 45-70 Ibs
lots No. 25 220-260 lbs. 43.00- 40.0046.00.
Bitler receives crop award
from FFA foundation
ELVERSON, Pa. - Harvey
Bitler, 20, the son of Mrs.
Virginia Bitler of Mohnton,
Rl, and a 1976 graduate of
Twin Valley High School,
has been named as the
winner of the Pennsylvania
Future Farmers of America
Crop Production Proficiency
award, sponsored by Funks
Seed Company. This award
is presented annually to the
FFA member who has done
the most outstanding job of
producing field crops as part
of his supervised farming
program.
' Hitler has had field crops
as part of his farming
program since ninth grade.
He has produced hay, oats,
field com, sweet com, and
tomatoes, as well as wheat.
While the hay, small grain,
and part of the field com has
been used as feed for his
livestock projects, the
tomatoes and sweet com
have been sold to local stores
and through contract to
processors.
While in high school, Hitler
served on many FFA
committees and participated
in many FFA activities. He
won the Berks County FFA
Greenhand quiz contest
while in ninth grade, as well
as the local creed contest. He
won third place in the county
public speaking contest as a
junior and placed first in his
senior year. His project
record book received first
Wl o rJ‘^== —T' X fAAi Be .
Bird species throughout the world have dwindled from
1.5 million to about 10,000 in the last 70 million years.
tember3.l977
Harvey Bitier
place in both 1975 and 76 and
he won a gold award and the
county Production Credit
Award in 1976.
He participated on the
chapter parliamentary
procedure team, received
the DeKalb award, and
placed sixth in the state
«agricultural mechanics
contest as a senior. He also
was an active member of
VICA at the Berks Vo-Tech
East, serving as a member
of its parliamentary
procedure team, and as vice
president.
Bitter will receive his
award at the FFA mid
winter Convention, in
January. He will receive a
$lOO check from Funks.
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