Livestock market on
Carlisle
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
December 27,1977
CATTLE 184, Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows unevenly
steady. Good slaughter
steers 27.85-40.10, Standard
32.00- Utility 28.50-
33.50. One Choice slaughter
heifer at 37.75, Good 28.75-
33.00, Standard 26.00-30.50,
Utility 24.00-27.50. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
26.85-29.00, Cutters 23.00-
27.00, Canner & Low Cutter
22.00- Shells down to
18.25. Good slaughter
bullocks 31.60-34.00, Stan
dard 27.25-30.00.
CALVES 194. Vealers $2 to
$4.50 lower. Prime vealers
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Results of the 20th Pennsylvania Random Sample Egg Laying Test confirm the
reports we’ve been receiving from egg producers in Pennsylvania on the outstanding
performance of the Babcock B-300V.
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buy today's winner -- the Babcock B-300V.
70.00- Choice 55.00-
70.00, Good 38.50-56.50,
Standard & Good 110-130 lbs.
34.00- 90-115 lbs. 27.00-
36.00.
HOGS 324. Barrows & gilts
$2 to $4.50 lower. US No. 1-2
200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts
44.85-46.85, No. 1-3 190-230
lbs. 39.75-44.50, No. 2-3 200-
300 lbs. 35.5040.10. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 36.50-41.50,
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 27.00-
36.00. Boars 25.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS 121. No
prices quoted.
SHEEP 31. Choice 60-90
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
51.00-58.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, December 26
Reported recipts of 202
horses and ponies. Market
stronger than last week’s
market.
Local driving horses 175-
425; riding horses 150-300;
better horses 325-590;
lighweight killers 24-28;
heavyweight killers 29-34;
mares 15-55; colts 10-25;
geldings 15-50; larger pomes
65-175.
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INCOME OVER FEED & CHICK COSTS
PENNSYLVANIA RANDOM SAMPLE TEST
Babcock B-300V
Shaver 288
DeKalbXL
Hisex
IMPORTANT NOTICE: We have received several questions concerning Babcock’s showing in
European Egg Laying tests as advertised in this paper. The Babcock B-300V was not entered in
the recently completed Wissinkenke and Putten Laying Tests.
P.O. BOX 2«t/ ITHACA. NEW YORK 14850 1 U.S.A. / PHONE: (607) 272-5990
Des Moines
Carlot
December 28,1977
Compared to Tuesday’s
close fresh pork cut trade
slow, demand moderate to
light. Fresh loins not
established, weaker un
dertone noted. Picnics
steady; skinned hams 1.00-
3.50 lower; bellies 16-18 lbs.
3.50 higher, other cuts not
established.
FRESH PORK CUTS
LOINS; No sales reported.
PICNIC: 4-8 lbs. 54.50,
steady.
PORK BUTT: No sales
reported.
SPARERIBS; No sales
reported.
SKINNED HAMS: 14-17
lbs. 80.00, 3.00-3.50 lower; 17-
20 lbs. 75.75-76.00,2.75 lower;
20-26 lbs. 74.00-74.75, 1.00-1.75
lower.
BELLIES, SDLS: 16-18
lbs. 57.50,3.50 higher.
BONELESS CT BUV %-3
VLTQMTP.
JOWLS; 29.00-29.50 frozen.
OFFAL & VARIETY:
Neck Bone 17,00.
Compared to Tuesday’s
close beef trade moderate,
demand moderate, Choice 3
steer beef 1.00 lower. Choice
3 heifer beef, good steer and
heifer beef steady. Primal
beef cuts, arm chucks 2.00
lower. Forequarters 1.00-1.50
lower. Cow beef 50-2.00
higher. Sales reported on 17
loads of carcass beef.
STEER BEEF
17 Loads
Choice 3: 550-800 lbs 68.25-
69.25, mostly 68.25, 1.00
lower.
Good 2-3 500-800 lbs. 62.25,
steady.
Good 2-3 500-900 lbs
(Holstein type) 61.00.
INCOME
OVER CHICK
& FEED COST
CAGE
6.07
5.52
5.85
6.04
FLOOR
6.74
6.27
5.96
6.43
HEIFER BEEF
49 Loads
Choices: 500-700 lbs. 67 25,
steady.
Good 2-3 500-700 lbs. 59 75,
steady.
COW BEEF
9 Loads
Utility (Brkg) (Nthm) 3-4
46.50, .50 higher; (bng) 2-3
52.00,2.00 higher.
CANNER & CUTTER;
(NTHRN) 56.00-57.50, mostly
57.00,2.00 higher.
BONELESS PROCESSI
NG BEEF; 90 PCT Chemical
Lean frozen, 76.00.
PRIMAL BEEF CUTS
Choice 3
9 Loads
FORES: 130-210 lbs. 58.00-
58.50,1.00-1.50 lower.
ARM CHUCKS: 75-120 lbs.
48.00,2.00 lower.
RIB LOINS (Trimmed) 30-
40 lbs. 118.00.
ROUNDS (Steer) 60-85 lbs.
78.50-79.50.
BEEF TRIMMINGS; 50
PCT Lean fresh 37.00; 50
PCT Lean frozen 38.00.
Hunter’s
Sale Barn
Rising Sun, Md.
December 26,1977
HEIFERS: High Choice
and Prune 28.00-31.00; Good
to Choice 25.00-26.50.
FEEDER STEERS: Good
to Choice 32.00-33.50;
Standard to Good 29.00-31.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 29.25-31.00; Good to
Standard 28.00-29.00; Utility
25.75-27.00; Cutters 21.00-
24.25; Canners 18.00-21.50.
CALVES; Good to Choice
120-140 lb. 46.00-53.00;
Standard to Good 90-110 lb.
32.00- Utility 70-80 lb.
25.00- few 32.00; Low
Utility 60-75 lb. 22.00-26.00.
FEEDER PIGS: $lB to $35
by head.
SOWS: 31.50.
EGG PRODUCTION
PER
HEN HOUSED
FLOOR
275.7
273.1
275.7
268.3
CAGE
256.1
245.5
253.3
258.8
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 31,1977
auction news
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
December 27,1977
CATTLE 271. Compared
with 2 weeks ago market;
few Low to Average Choice
No. 2-4 1100-1350 lbs.
slaughter steers 42.1043.75,
one at 44.60, High Good to
Low Choice 41.5043.00, Good
38.0041.75, few Standard
34.00- Few Choice
slaughter heifers 38.8543.00,
few Good 36.50-38.75. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 27.50-30.50, Com
mercial No. 4-5 26.00-28.25,
Cutters 26.75-29.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 23.00-26.85, Shells
down to 21.50. Few Standard
& Good slaughter bullocks
33.00- Few Yield Grade
#1 1175-1750 lbs. slaughter
bulls 30.85-36.00.
CALVES 210. Few Prime
vealers 72.00-76.50, Choice
64.00- Good 47.00-60.00,
few Standard & Good 110-130
lbs. 40.00-45.00, 90-110 lbs.
32.00- Standard 70-85
lbs. 27.00-32.00, few Utility
50-100 lbs. 10.00-25.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 37.00-51.00, couple to
53.00; few holstein heifers
100-115 lbs. 40.00-50.00.
HOGS 345. US. No. 1-2 200-
250 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.10-
46.75, few small lot 47.25, No.
1-3 200-240 lbs. 45.0045.85,
No. 1-3 175-195 lbs. 43.00-
44.50. US No. 1-3 275-575 lbs.
sows 34.00-36.75. Boars 26.00-
28.00.
FEEDER PIGS 6. Not
enough of any one grade to
establish a market.
SHEEP 3. Few Slaughter
ewes 12.00-13.50.
%
LAYING HOUSE
MORTALITY
CAGE FLOOR
3.1 1.0
5.2 3.0
2.1 3.0
4.2 7.0
Cattle Receipts this 4-day
week 5000; Last Week 5800;
Last Year 4800. Compared
with last week’s close,
slaughter steers and heifers
steady. Cows 1.00-1.50
higher. Bulls firm. Receipts
about 65 PCX Slaughter
steers, 30 PCX Slaughter
heifers and the balance
mostly cows.
SLAUGHXER SXEERS:
Choice and Prune 3-4, 1100-
1200 lbs. 44.00-44.50, load 1220
lbs. 45.00. Choice 2-4, 1050-
1250 lbs. 43.00-44.00 ; 900-1050
lbs. 42.00-43.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-4, 900-1300 lbs.
40.00-43.0 f Good 2-3, 38.50-
40.00. Loa Good and Choice
2-3,38.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS;
Choice and Prune 3-4, 900-
1050 lbs. 42.00-42.50. Choice 2-
4, 850-1050 lbs. 41.0042.00;
800-900 lbs. 40.0041.50. Mixed
good and Choice 24,750-1000
lbs. 38.5041.00. Good 2-3,
34.50-38.50.
COWS: Utility and
Commercial 24, 24.00-26.50.
High dressing utility 27.00-
27.75. Cutter 1-2, 22.00-24.00.
Canner 20.00-22.00.
BULLS; YG 1-2, 1100-1800
lbs. 25.00-30.00. Few YG 1,
31.00-32.00.
The American flag was
first unfurled in battle two
hundred years ago (Sept 3,
1777) Approximately 700
Regulars, under the com
mand of General William
Maxwell, ambushed British
and Hessian troops at
Gooch’s Bndge, Delaware
The British, though, won the
battle
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BABCOCK B-300V
Ist CAGE AND FLOOR.
LB FEED
PER
LB EGGS
CAGE
2.36
2.44
2.43
2.43
FLOOR
2.33
2.44
2.59
2.36
Peoria
Auction
Peoria, Illinois
December 29,1977
Old Glory Unfurled
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