Livestock market an
Leesport
Auction
Lees port, Pa.
February 22,1978
CATTLE 374. Supply in
cluded 34 head feeder cattle.
Compared with last Wed
nesday’s market, slaughter
steers grading Good &
Choice steady to $1 lower.
Slaughter cows 75 cents to $3
lower. Slaughter bulls $1 to
$2 lower. Choice No. 2-4 950-
1350 lbs. slaughter steers
44.75-47.00, few to 47.75, Good
38.5043.00, Standard 35.00
38.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 41.0043.75, one at
45.60, Good 37.00-40.75,
Standard 33.50-35.50, few
Utility 29.00-33.00. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
29.50-32.00, few to 32.75,
Cutters 28.50-31.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 25.00-28.50, Shell
down to 22.00. One Choice
slaughter bullock at 43.85,
few Good 37.25-39.85, few
Standard 35.00-37.25. Yield
Grade #1 1100-1770 slaughter
bulls 35..7540.00. Few Good &
Choice 550-750 lbs. feeder
steers 38.0040.00.
CALVES 209. Vealers
grading Choice $4 to $6
lower; Standard & Good 70
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IS
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Results of the 20th Pennsylvania Random Sample Egg Laying Test confirm the
reports we’ve been receiving from egg Pennsylvania on the outstanding
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If you’ve been buying chicks based on Random Sample performance, isn’t it time to
buy today’s winner -- the Babcock B-300V.
130 lbs. weak to $3 higher.
Couple Prime vealers 75.00
and 76.00, Choice 57.00-71.00,
Good 50.00-58.00, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 43.00-53.00,
90-110 lbs. 37.00-42.50,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 28.00
35.00, few Utility 60-100 lbs.
10.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
41.00-
HOGS 298. Barrows & gilts
steady to 75 lower. US
No. 1-2 195-235 lbs. barrows &
gilts 50.00-50.25, couple lots
50.75, No. 1-3 195-250'' lbs.
48.50-50.00. US No. 1-3 300-600
lbs. sows 37.0040.75, couple
to 42.50, Utility 175-300 lbs.
20.00- Boars 26.00-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 169. All
prices cwt. Few Lots US No.
1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs
81.00- No. 1-3 40-55 lbs.
60.00- No. 1-3 85-150 lbs.
41.00- few Lots Utility
70-95 lbs. 38.0056.00.
SHEEP 33. Choice 50-80
lbs. new crop lambs 71.00
79.00, one at 96.00. Slaughter
ewes 12.0022.00.
Chambersburg
Auction
Chambersburg, Pa.
February 16,1978
CATTLE 566. Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, slaughter steers
unevenly steady. Slaughter
cows 50 cents to mostly $1
lower. Choice 970-1360 lbs.
slaughter steers 44.35-46.85,
Good 40.0043.85, Standard
36.75-40.25, Utility 30.00-
34.85. One Choice slaughter
heifers at 41.85, Good 34.10-
38.10, Standard 32.00-35.00,
few Utility 27.10-30.25. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 29.75-34.00, few 35.35,
Cutters 28.00-31.35, Canner &
Low Cutter 26.00-28.85. Few
INCOME OVER FEED & CHICK COSTS
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IMPORTANT NOTICE: We have received several questions concerning Babcock’s showing in
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the recently completed Wissinkenke and Putten Laying Tests.
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Good slaughter bullocks
38.5041.75, Standard 35.00-
37.60. Yield Grade §1 1325-
1725 lbs. slaughter bulls
37.75-39.85, one at 40.00; yield
grade #2 1100-1600 lbs. 33.75-
37.00. Few Good & Choice
400-560 lbs. feeder steers
40.00- few Good 500-860
lbs. feeder bulls 34.0040.00.
CALVES 714. Vealers $6 to
$lO lower; most decline on
High Good & Choice. Few
Prime vealers 80.00-85.00,
Choice 65.00-77.00, Good
50.00- Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 40.00-60.00, 90-110
lbs. 32.00-39.50, Standard 70-
85 lbs. 28,00-35.00, Utility 55-
100 lbs. 15.00-25.00. Farm
calves active, holstem bulls
90-120 lbs. 35.00-67.00, mostly
45.00- slaughter calves,
grading Good & Choice 250-
450 lbs. 34.0040.50.
HOGS 125. Barrows and
gilts steady to strong. US No.
1-2 200-245 lbs. barrows and
gUts 48.1049.00, No. 1-3 190-
250 lbs. 47.1048.10, one lot
No. 1-3 185 lbs. 45.35. US No.
1-3 280-650 lbs. sows 36.50-
39.50, one at 40.75. Few
Boars 27.00-28.35.
FEEDER PIGS 32. US No.
1-3 25-30 lbs. feeder pigs
21.50-23.00 per head.
SHEEP 41. Choice 80-120
lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
59.00- few Good 60-80
lbs. 51.00-58.00, couple to
65.00. Slaughter ewes 17.00-
24.50.
Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
February 21,1978
CATTLE 424. Compared
■ with last Tuesday’s market,
, slaughter steers 50 cents to
$2 lower. Slaughter cows 50
cents to $1 lower. Choice No.
2-4 1000-1200 lbs. slaughter
INCOME
OVER CHICK
& FEED COST
FLOOR
6.74
6.27
5.96
6.43
CAGE
6.07
5:52
5.85
6.04
steers 42.75-45.50, couple to
46.50, Good 37.50-40.50,
Standard 35.00-38.00, Utility
32.00-34.50. Few Choice
slaughter heifers 37.2544.00,
Good 33.00-35.75, Utihty &
Standard 28.75-33.00. Utihty
Si 'Commercial slaughter
cows 30.00-32.75, few to 34.00,
Cutters 28.00-31.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 25.00-28.50, SheUs
down to 21.50. Few Good
slaughter bullocks 37.10-
37.75, few Standard 36.00-
36.60. Few Yield Grade #1
1150-2120 lbs. slaughter bulls
34,35-38.85. Mixed Good &
Choice 275-500 lbs. feeder
steers & bulls 39.0044.50,
Choice 300-500 lbs. 28.50-
34.00; Common Medium 500-
700 lbs. feeder heifers 26.50-
29.50.
CALVES 250. Vealers $2 to
$6 lower. One Prune vealer
at 77.00, Choice 65.00-76.00,
Good 50.00-65.00, Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 43.00-50.00,
90-110 lbs. 35.00-41.00,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 28.00-
35.00. Farm calves, holstem
bulls 40.00-57.00, couple to
62.00.
HOGS 730. (Monday, Feb.
20, 1978). Barrows & gilts $1
to $1.50 lower. US No. 1-2 200-
235 lbs. barrows & gilts 49.00-
50.00, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
48.8049.00, No. 2-3 190-270
lbs. 46.0048.50. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 37.5040.00,
No. 2-3 500-600 lbs. 29.25-
36.75. Boars 26.25-28.00.
HOGS 150 HEAD ON
TUESDAY, February 21,
1978.
FEEDER PIGS 129. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
26.50-33.00 per head, No. 1-3
45-60 lbs. 38.00-46.50.
SHEEP 5. Few Choice 75-
100 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 60.00-65.00.
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, February 25,1978
auction news
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
February 21,1978
CATTLE 339. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers mostly
steady to 50 cents lower,
spots $1 lower. Slaughter
cows steady to 25 cents,
spots $1 lower. Few High
Choice & Prime 34,1080-1260
lbs slaughter steers 46.25-
48.75, Choice 2-4,950-1405 lbs.
43.6045.75, few 47.10, Good
39.00- Good holstems
37 5041.50, Standard 34.35-
37.75, Choice 24, slaughter
heifers 42.1044.50, few Good
38.0040.85, Standard 33.85-
38.25, few Utihty 25.00-32.50.
Utihty and Commercial
slaughter cows 31.50-33.75,
few 35.75, few Commercial 4-
5, 29.-00-33.00, Cutters 28.75-
31.75, Canner & Low Cutter
26.00- few Shells down
to 22.00. Few Good slaughter
bullocks 38.00-41.35, few
Standard 36.35-39.00. Few
Yield Grade No. 1,1220-2295
lbs. slaughter bulls 38.25-
43.10, individual Yield Grade
No. 2,1420 lbs. at 41.10.
CALVES 196. Vealers $2 to
$5 lower. Prune vealers,
individual's 68.50 and 69.50,
Choice 65.00-70.00, one at
75.50, Good 50.00-57.50, fejv
63.50, Standard and Good
110-130 lbs. 40.0045.50, 90-110
lbs. 30.00-39.00, Standard 70-
90 lbs. 25.00-30.00, Utihty 50-
100 lbs. 15.00-21.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 45.00-63.50, few down to
36.00; Holstein heifers 90-115
lbs. 50.00-60.00.
HOGS 479., Barrows and
gilts $1.25 to $2 lower. US No.
1-2 190-240 lbs. barrows and
gilts 48.10-49.60, lot 50.35, No.
1-3 190-250 lbs. 47.75-48.60,
No. 2-3 185-245 lbs. 46.10-
%
LAYING°HOUSE
MORTALITY
CAGE FLOOR
3.1 1.0
5.2 3.0
2.1 3.0
4.2 7.0
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BABCOCK B-300V
Ist CAGE AND FLOOR.
LB. FEED
PER
LB. EGGS
FLOOR
2.33
2.44
2.59
2.36
CAGE
2.36
2.44
2.43
2.43
48.00, No. 1-3 140-190 lbs.
36.25-45.25. US No. 1-3 300-620
lbs. sows 37.00-40.50. Few
Boars 27.25-32.00
FEEDER PIGS 33. US No.
1-3 40-50 lbs. feeder pigs
28.00-29.50 per head, lot No.
1-3 60 lbs. at 35.00 per head.
SHEEP 8. Few Choice 95-
130 lbs. wooled slaughter
lambs 55.00-66.50. Individual
Slaughter ewes at 16.00.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland
Sales Stables
Monday, February 20
Reported receipts of 276
head of horses, mules, and
pomes. Market steady with
last week’s market.
Load of work horses out of
Michigan, pairs 1350-1650,
singles 775-850; local work
horses, singles 650-1200;
driving horses 150-500;
riding horses 150-325; better
horses 350-525; lightweight
killers 25-29; heavyweight
killers 36-40; mares 15-60;
colts 10-20; geldings 15-55;
larger pomes 75-180.
Lancaster
Feeder Cattle
Lancaster Pa.
Friday, Feb. 17,1978
Feeder Cattle
366
262
Today
Last Friday
TREND: Insufficient
volume to fully test trends.
Load Choice 735-835 lb.
feeder steers 43.75-43.85;
part load mixed Good and
Choice 750 lb. 41.25.
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