—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. October 8.1977 6 Livestock market an St. Louis Cattle National Stockyards October 6,1977 Receipts this week 6800: Week ago 6600: year ago 7100. Compared last weeks close, slaughter steers and heifers 50-1.00 higher, cows 50 to mostly 1.00 higher. Bulls steady to firm. Supply mainly Choice and mixed Choice and Prime 24 1000- 1250 lb. steers, 25 per cent heifers and 10 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Numerous loads and lots mixed Choice and Prime 24 1025-1250 lbs. 42.00-42.50, Three Loads 1100-1200 lbs. 42.75. Choice 24 950-1275 lbs. 40.5042.00, bulk 41.0042.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 950-1150 lbs. 39.0040.50, Good 2-3 900-1150 lbs. 35.50-39.00. Three loads Good ana Choice 2-3 1100-1300 lb. holstems 35.50. Few lots Standard and Good 2-3 1000-1200 lb. holstems 33.00-35.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 900-1050 lbs. 39.7540.25, few lots 40.50. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 38.5040.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 700-950 lbs. 36.50-38.50. Good 2-3 700-900 lbs. 33.50-37.00 COWS: Utility and Commercial 24 23.00-26.00, late 24.00-26.00. Boning utility 1-2 late 26.00-26.50. Cutter 1-2 22.00-25.00. Canner and low cutter 19.00-22.50, late mostly 20.00-22.50. BULLS: Yield grade 1-2 1050-1700 lbs. 27.00-31.00, individual yield grade 11300 lbs. 32.00. FEEDERS: Including around 1,700 at regular Thursday auction. Feeder steers steady, feeder heifers steady to 1.00 higher. Supply mainly Choice and mixed Good and Choice 350-800 lb. steers and 350-600 lb. heifers. FEEDER STEERS. Choice 350-600 lbs. 41.00- 44 50, lot high Choice 438 lbs. 45 75; 600-700 lbs. 39.0041 75; 700-825 lbs. 37 754 0 50 mixed Good and Choice 350-700 lbs 38.0041.00. Good 300-550 lbs. 35.50-38.00. Lot Standard and Good 475 lbs. holsteins 34 00 GREEN DRAGON LIVESTOCK SALES WM 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA CO \NS COWS coivs BUYERS FROM 3 STATES Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local consigners. Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers SALE EVERY FRIDAY Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows, Lambs and veal calves 11 OO AM - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders 200 to 250 each week 12 30 P M - Dairy Cows 7 OO PM - Small Animal Sale For Special Sales and Herd Dispersals on the farm or at our barn or other market information call Office 717-733-2444 Walter H. Risser, Proprietor FEEDER HEIFERS; Choice 400-600 lbs. 34.50- 37.25. Mixed Good and Choice 350-600 lbs. 32.50- 34.75. Good 300600 lbs 30.00- 33 00. Baltimore USDA October 3,1977 CATTLE 500: Moderately active, slaughter steers 50 higher, not enough slaughter heifers for a market test. Cows $1.50-2.00 lower, bulls Steady. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Prime & Choice 241000-1300 lbs. 39.5042.50; Good & Choice 24 36.00-39.00; Good 2433.00-35.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: few Prune & Choice 24 800- 1000 lbs. 36.00-37.00 COWS: Utility 2-3 21.00- 24.50; Commercial 34 20.50- 22.75; Cutter 1-218.85-22.00. BULLS; Yield Grade 1-2 29.75-35.60. FEEDER CATTLE: Good & Choice steers 500-700 lbs. 34.50-37.85; Good & Choice heifers 400-800 lbs. 26.75- 29.00. HOGS: 800: Compared with Thursday Barrows & Gilts mostly $l.OO lower US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 41.2541.75 mostly 41.50; US 2-3 230-260 lbs. 40.7541.25 SOWS: $l.OO-1.50 lower; US 1-3 300-600 lbs 34.50- 34.75 VEAL & CALF AUCTION 150- Prime Vealers 150-300 lbs. 42 CO-59.50; Choice 30.50- 40.00; Good 24.00-30.00; Good & Choice 75-100 lbs. 30.00- 37.50; 100-125 lbs. 38.0049.00; Choice calves 300-500 lbs. 26.00-33 50; Good 18.00-27.00. SHEEP AUCTION 60: Choice & Prime wooled slaughter lambs 90-95 lbs. 47.2549.75; Shorn slaughter ewes 9 head Utility & Good 139 lbs. $9.00. GM Livestock Market Duncanville, Pa. October 3,1977 Steers: Good to Choice, 1000 to 1200 lbs. 39.8541.10; standard to good, 900 to 1100 lbs. 33.00-38.25; others, 900 to 1100 lbs. 28.85-32.75. Heifers: Standard to good, 900 to 1015 lbs. 24.00-28.50. Feeder Steers. Good to choice, 300 to 500 lbs. 40.00- 43.00, 500 tc 700 lbs. 36.00- 40.00; standard to good, 300 to 500 lbs. 33.00-40.00, 500 to 700 lbs. 30.25-35.75. Bulls: 1200 to 1500 lbs. 32.00-36.10. Cows; High choice to prime 25.00-26.85; good to standard 23.00-25 00; Utility 21.00-23.00; shells, down to 17.00. Calves: High to choice 64.00- good to choice 60.00- standard to good 40.00- farm bull calves, 100 to 120 lbs. 50.00-55.00; farm heifer calves, 100 to 120 lbs. 50.00-56.00. Hogs: 200 to 400 lbs. 41.00- 42.35; 240 to 280 lbs. 36.60- 39.50. Put it all to The Babcock B-300V is rapidly reestablishing herself as the world’s top layer. Egg producers w: flocks well into production are reporting performance they haven’t seen for years .. from any layer In many cases, in fact, they arc 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 egj industry Consider these features: PRODUCT The B-300V rates “excellent” in all key indicai liable performance. * EGG PRODUCTION - The B-300V peaks hig, for quick recovery of your costs, and early profit, persistency after peak translates to top egg prodm •FEED CONVERSION - The B-300V has a pro efficiently convert feed to eggs From 1966, until was withdrawn from Random Sample Tests, she feed converter in the industry ♦LIVABILITY - Field results from all B-300V fl reintroduction in late '76 indicate she may have r in the business * EGGSHELL QUALITY - Eggshell strength is 1977 B-300V Between 1972 and 1976, shell siren has improved by a measured 15% in early lay (36 weeks) and 30.8% in late lay (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 Babco' k 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 assistance Uniform, healthy chicks and started pullets arc vaccinated for your area challenges, and are correctly and fully-developed for their age. : i r •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 1 auction news Sows: 300 to 500 lbs. 35.00- 37.00; 500 to 650 lbs. 32.00- 36.00. Boars; 22.00-29.00. Sheep: old sheep 12.00- 18.00. Vintage Feeder Cattle Friday, September 30 Reported 624 head. Good and choice Herefords, 650 to 750 lbs. 40.85; choice Charolais, 600 to 800 lbs. 42.00-43.85; choice Angus, 400-500 lbs. 40.00- 42.75, 600 to 700 lbs. 41.00- 43,50; good cattle 400 to 500 lbs. 37.00-39.00; 500 to 600 lbs. 37.00- 600 to 800 lbs. 37.00- heifers, 400 to 600 lbs. 27.00-34.00. Lancaster Feeder Cattle Lancaster, Pa. Friday, September 30,1977 Feeder Cattle 1444 Today Please call us collect! Last Friday TREND; Feeder steers 50-1.00 lower witih many lots unsold. Supply included around 675 in graded sale. Balance of supply sold mamly in lots of four or less in a clean-up trade. FEEDER STEERS: Lot Choice and Prime 860 lb. AVON GROVE HAY, STRAW & FODDER AUCTION Every Thursday Beginning OCTOBER 20th 12:00 NOON AVON GROVE ether! BABCOCK FARMS Box 285 Lititz, PA (717)626-8561 ♦ Dave Delaney (717) 898 -0234 ♦ Harold James (717) 587-3301 ♦WaltWeydman (716)649-5987 ♦ Lee Walker (304) 496-7807 ♦Glenn Morgan (717)394-3320 BABCOCK POULTRY FARM, INC. Box 280 Ithaca, NY (607)272-5990 ♦Bob Grander (607)387-3941 41.25; one lot choice 620 lb. 41.00; Choice 750-980 lb. 37.85-39.35; mixed Good and Choice 500-900 lb. 36.75-39.60; Good 550-850 lb. 36.00-38.50, one lot 1060 lb. 35.25. 746 FEEDER HEIFERS: One lot Choice 425 lb. 44.50. Routes 1 and 41 jlglik MWS^ssm m^im . . ■Styr~' 'ik'S* , -i 1 r o- ': .<;» < «a' »vT - •<•> 0 is
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