Livestock market an
Special Feeder
Cattle Sale
Roanoke, Va.
March 30,1978
There were 2068 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
Livestock Section on VDAC
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
Steers
- Choice: 300-400 lbs. 63.50;
405-500 lbs. 48.50-61.00; 505-
600 lbs. 58.75-62.50; 605-700
lbs. 55.00-57.25; -705-800 lbs.
52.50-54.25; 805-900 lbs. 49.25-
Extra HAY AUCTION
Every MONDAY
at 12 Noon
Located 1 mile South of Gap
on East side of Rt 41. .
Commission rates & so forth
same as Wednesday Sale.
Phone 717442-9221 Mondays.
Plenty of Parking
HAY, STRAW & EAR CORN SALE
Every Wednesday at 12 Noon
At David Good’s Farm Equipment Sale
North Maple Ave., Leola, PA
HARVEY Z. MARTIN
Home Phone 215-445-5303 - We Buy On Orders
Bus. Phone Wed. Only 717-656-7270
We also buy hay and straw privately. '
♦ ♦
Babcock B-300V
IS
a"
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.
If you've been buying chicks based on Random Sample performance, isn’t it time to
buy today’s winner - the Babcock B-300V.
53.50; 905-1000 lbs. 48.50-
52.00.
Good: 300-400 lbs. 59.75-
63.50; 405-500 lbs. 61.00-62.50;
505-600 lbs. 58.00-62.00; 605-
700 lbs. 50.50-54.50; 705-800
lbs. 50.00-54.25; 805-900 lbs.
48.00-50.75; 905-1000 lbs.
47.2548.25.
Short: 500600 lbs. 50.25-
51.00; 605-700 lbs. 45.0045.25.
Medium: 300-400 lbs. 56.50-
59.75; 405-500 lbs. 57.00-57.75;
505-600 lbs. 48.25-54.00; 605-
700 lbs. 47.50-48.50; 705-800
lbs. 46.2548.25; 805-900 lbs.
44.0045.50; 905-1000 lbs.
42.5042.75.
INCOME OVER FEED & CHICK COSTS
PEMISYLVANIA 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 280 1 ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850/ U.S.A. I PHONE: (607) 272-5990
Heifers
Choice: 300400 lbs. 46.50-
47.00; 405-500 lbs. 45.0047.50;
505-600 lbs. 46.5047.50; 605-
700 lbs. 45.0046.25.
Good: 300400 lbs. 46.00-
49.75; 405-500 lbs. 44.0047.75;
505-600 lbs. 46.0047.00; 605-
700 lbs. 45.0046.00.
Medium: 300400 lbs. 46.00-
49.25; 400-500 lbs. 47.2548.00;
505-600 lbs. 43.0045.00.
Abingdon, Va.
April 3,1978
There were 852 head sold.
All cattle were greaded by
Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
Livestock Section on VDAC
standards and sold by the
hundredweight. Market
sponsored.
Steers
Choice & Good 300-400 lbs.
-58.0002.00; 400-500 lbs. 56.00-
61.25; 500-600 lbs. 54.50-57.75;
600-700 Tbs. 52.00-52.80; 700-
900 lbs. 46.50-50.00.
Medium: 300-400 lbs. 52.00-
56.00; 400-500 lbs. 51.0066.00;
500-700 lbs. 45.00-54.00.
Common: 400-500 lbs.
42.50-52.00; 500-700 lbs. 40.00-
47.00.
♦
' ♦
Heifers
Choice & Good: 300-400 lias.
45.0047.00; 400-500 lbs. 43.50-
46.25; 500-600 lbs. 42.7545.75;
600-700 lbs. 42.0044.00.
INCOME
OVER CHICK
& FEED COST
CAGE
6.07
5.52
5.85
6.04
FLOOR
6.74
6.27
5.96
6.43
Medium: 300-400 lbs. 43.50-
46.00; 400-500 lbs. 39.50-45.25;
500-600 lbs. 37.00-42.75.
Common: 300-600 lbs.
27.50-38.00.
Lynchburg, Va.
March 30,1978
There were 1735 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
Livestock Section on VDAC
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
Steers
Choice: 300400 lbs. 64.00-
64.75; 405-500 lbs. 58.25-62.25;
505-600 lbs. 56.00-63.00; 605-
700 lbs. 52.50-59.75; 705-800
lbs. 52.25-57.00; 805-900 lbs.
47.50-50.50; Good: 300400
lbs. 60.25-65.25; 405-500 lbs.
58.0063.00; 505600 lbs. 56.00-
63.75; 605-700 lbs. 54.5060.00;
705600 lbs. 52.0065.25; 805-
900 lbs. 49.00; Short: 450650
lbs. 53.25-54.50; Medium:
300400 lbs. 56.5069.25; 405-
500 lbs. 55.5060.00; 505600
lbs. 54.5069.00; 605-700 lbs.
50.0064.50; 705600 1b5.48.50-
51.00; 805-900 lbs. 47.2548.00.
Heifers
Choice: 300400 lbs. 47.50-
48.25; 405-500 lbs. 48.0049.25;
505-600 lbs. 46.0047.50; 605-
700 lbs. 42.5044.25; Good:
300400 lbs. 48.50-50.50; 405-
EGG PRODUCTION
PER
HEN HOUSED
FLOOR
275.7
273.1
275.7
268.3
CAGE
256.1
245.5
253.3
258.8
auction news
500 lbs. 48.0060.00; 505600
lbs. 47,0048.25; 605-700 lbs.
41.0043.00; Short: 400600
lbs. 43.50; Medium: 300400
lbs. 49.00; 405600 lbs. 47.50-
50.00; 505600 lbs. 41.50.
Farmville, Va.
March 31,1978
There were 347 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
Livestock Section on VDAC
standards and sold by the
h'indredweight.
Choice: 300400 lbs. 60.50-
62.50; 400600 lbs. 57.2562.00;
500600 lbs. 56.0060.00; 600-
700 lbs. 53.7564.25; 700600
lbs. 51.0062.00.
Good: 300400 lbs. 58.50-
65.00; 400600 lbs. 57.0068.75;
500600 lbs. 54.5066.75; 600-
700 lbs. 52.2565,25; 700600
lbs. 47,00.
Medium; 300400 lbs. 56.00-
61.00; 400600 lbs. 55.0066.25;
500600 lbs. 56.5069.25; 600-
800 lbs. 46.0060.00.
s Short: 300-500 lbs. 52.00-
58.00.
Common: 300-700 lbs
45.0048.00.
Choice: 300400 lbs. 48.00-
50.00; 400-500 lbs. 45.0047.50;
500-600 lbs. 43.5045.00.
Good: 300400 lbs. 42.50-
46.00; 400-500 lbs. 47.7549.50;
500-750 lbs. 42.0043.75.
Medium: 300400 lbs. 44.75-
46.00; 400-750 lbs. 42.2545.00.
Short: 400-500 lbs. 43.00.
Common: 300-400 lbs.
37.00.
%
LAYING HOUSE
MORTALITY
CAGE FLOOR
3.1 1.0
5.2 3.0
2.1 3.0
4.2 7.0
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 3,1978-^
CATTLE 246. Compared
with last Wednesday’s
market, slaughter cows
steady to $1 lower. One
Choice slaughter steer at
49.00, one Good at 44.10, few
Standard 39.3541.00. Few
Good slaughter heifers 39.10
43.00, few Utility & Standard
37.00- Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
34.75-37.60, couple to 38.50,
Cutters 32.10-35.25, Canner &
Low Cutter 29.00-32.50, Shells
down to 22.25. Few Yield
Grade #1 1035-1480 lbs.
slaughter bulls 39.0044.00.
Few Medium & Good feeder
heifers 300-650 lbs. 34.00
39.00.
CALVES 189. Vealers
grading Standard & Good 70
110 lbs. $2 to $5 higher. Few
Prime vealers at 80.00,
Choice 67.00-77.00, Good
50.00- few Standard &
Good 110-130 lbs. 40.00-50.00,
90-110 lbs. 40.00-45.00,
Standard 70-85 lbs. 33.00
38.00. Farm calves, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 43.00-65.00,
couple to 67.50.
HOGS 340. Barrows & gilts
highly uneven, 50 cents to
$2.25 lower. US No. 1-2 210
245 lbs. barrows & gilts 46.70
47.60, No. 1-3 195-245 lbs.
43.5046.60, No. 2-3 240-270
lbs. 40.0043.25. US No. 1-3
300635 lbs. sows 32.00-38.50,
Utility 250350 lbs. 27.00
31.50. Boars 27.0034.50.
FEEDER PIGS 263. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
27.0044.00“ per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 41.0055.50 per
head.
Steers
Heifers
SHEEP 3. One Choice 75
lbs. spring slaughter lamb at
66.00.
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
Belleville
Auction
Belleville, Pa.
AprflS, 1978
IrM *
Jf 'i
r- v
i „ c
9