Livestock market an
Hunter’s
Sale Bam
HUNTERS SALE BARN,
INC. held their weekly sale
April 17 at Rising Sun,
Maryland.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
High Choice and Prime
33.50-38.50; Good to Choice
31.5034.00.
FEEDER STEERS: Good
to Choice 40.00-46.50.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime"37.7s-39.75; Good to
Standard 36.5037.55; Utility
34.50-36.00; Cutters 32.50-
33.75; Canners 28.50-32.75.
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Livestock Sales Bgl
1 mile North of Ephrata, PA '
COWS COty s
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.
11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders
200 to 250 each week.
12:30 P.M. • Dairy Cows
7:00 P.M. - 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
Babcock B-300V
1«
20"
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.
CALVES: Prime 180-240
lb. 69.00-74.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lb. 62.0038.00;
Good to Choice 120-140 lb.
52.00-57.00; Standard to Good
90-110 lb. 47.00-56.00; Utility
7085 lb. 36.00-42.00; Low
Utility 65-751 b. 28.0034.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 25 to 30
lb. $23 to $3O by the head; 70-
85 lb. $36 to $4l by head.
SOWS: 36.5040.00.
BOARS: 32.0036.50.
Sale Mgr. and Auctioneer,
Norman E. Hunter, Pres.
INCOME OVER FEED & CHICK COSTS
PENNSYLVANIA RANDOM SAMPLE TEST
Babcock B-300V
Shaver 288
DeKaJbXL
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. 80X280/ ITHACA, NEW YORK 14850/ U.S.A. I PHONE: (607)272-5990
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
April 17,1978
CATTLE 277. Compared
with last Mondays market,
slaughter steers grading
Good & Choice, uneven 25
cents higher to mostly 75
cents lower. Slaughter cows
$2 to $3.50 higher. Few High
Choice & Prime daughter
steers 54.00-66.75, Choice No.
2-4 1000-1250 lbs. 50.75-53.85,
Good 46.50-50.50, Standard
41.50-45.25. Few Prime
slaughter heifers at 53.25,
Choice 46.75-51.60, Good
44.00- few yield grade
#1 49.85, few Standard 42.00
44.00. Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 37.50-42.75,
couple to 43.35, Cutters 35.00
39.75, Canner & Low Cutter
33.00- Couple Choice
slaughter bullocks 47.50 and
47.75, few Good 44.35-46.10,
few Standard 43.1044.85.
Yield Grade § ll3OO-2100 lbs.
slaughter bulls 43.85-46.85,
one at 47.75. Good & Choice
400-700 lbs. feeder steers and
bulls 46.00-52.00, one at 57.00;
Good & Choice 275-600 lbs.
feeder heifers 41.00-46.00.
CALVES 155. Vealers
grading Choice about
steady; Standard & Good $2
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INCOME
OVER CHICK
& FEED COST
FLOOR
6.74>
6.27
5.96
6.43
CAGE
6.07
5.52
5.85
6.04
to |5 higher. Few Prime
vealers 83.00-35.00, Choice
68.00-80.50, Good 60.0069.00,
few Standard & Good 110130
lbs. 52.0058.00, 90110 lbs.
49.0055.00, Standard 7085
lbs. 47.00-50.00. Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90120 lbs.
53.0073.00; few holstein
heifers 90120 lbs. 75.00-91.00.
HOGS 449. Barrows & gilts
50 cents to $1 higher. US No.
1-2 200230 lbs. barrows &
gUts 47.5058.00, lot 48.20, No.
1-3 200245 lbs. 46.5047.60,
No. 1-3 170185 lbs. 45.00
46.30. US No. 1-3 400575 lbs.
sows 36.00-38.75, one at 40.00.
Boars 28.75-37.75.
FEEDER PIGS 102. US
No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs
27.0040.00 per head, No. 1-3
45-75 lbs. 50.0063.00, one lot
67.00 per head.
SHEEP 34. Choice 6090
lbs. spring slaughter lambs
61.0070.00. couple to 75.00,
few Good 5060 lbs. 40.00
50.00. Few Slaughter ewes
14.0021.00.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
April 17,1978
CATTLE 306. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers mostly $1 to
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
$2 higher. Slaughter cows 75
cents to $2 higher, spots $3
higher. Hign Choice & Prime
slaughter steers 54.00-56.00,
Choice 53.50-55.00, Good
50.0054.00, Standard 46.00
50.00, Choice slaughter
heifers 48.50-52.50, Good
44.0048.50, Standard 42.00
46.00, Utility 37.50-42.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 38.75-43.00,
Cutters 37.5040.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 35.50-38.50, Shells
down to 32.00. Choice
slaughter bullocks 47.00
50.00, Good 42.50-48.00,
Standard 40.0045.00, Utility
38.0042.00, Yield Grade #1
10002000 lbs. slaughter bulls
45.5049.00; yield grade #2
9001600 lbs. 42.0046.00. Few
Medium 400-600 lbs. feeder
steers 44.00-50.00.
CALVES 262. Vealers
steady to $lO higher. Choice
vealers 77.00-83.00, Good
70.0080.00, Standard & Good
110130 lbs. 50.0070.00, 90110
lbs. 50.0058.00, Standard 70
90 lbs. 30.00-50.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90120
lbs. 60.0071.50; holstein
heifers 85-120 lbs. 70.0081.00.
HOGS 384. Barrows & gilts
50 cents to $1 higher. US No.
1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows &
gilts 47.0048.00, No. 1-3 200
250 lbs. 46.5047.50, No. 2-3
200260 lbs. 45.5047.00, No. 1-
3 130185 lbs. 38.5044.00. US
No. 1-3 300500 lbs. sows
37.5040.00, No. 2-3 300000
lbs. 36.0038.50. Boars 25.00
30.00.
FEEDER PIGS 0. No sales
on offer.
SHEEP 0, No sales on
offer.
%
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 22, 1978-
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
Special Spring
Steer and
Heifer Sale
Narrows, Va.
April 11,1978
There were 1151 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.
Choice: 300-400 lbs. 67.50
71.50; 405-500 lbs. 66.00-71.00;
505-600 lbs. 60.00-64.50; 605-
700 lbs. 54.25-55.75; 705-600
lbs. 49.5051.00; 805-900 lbs.
45 (VL47 (H)
Good: 300-400 lbs. 65.00
73.00; 405500 lbs. 66.7569.50;
505600 lbs. 59.5064.25; 605-
700 lbs. 54.2555.50.
Medium: 300400 lbs. 60.50
67.00; 405500 lbs. 62.5067.50;
505600 lbs. 52.5063.50; 605-
700 lbs. 50.7563.75; 705600
lbs. 48.0050.25; 805-900 lbs.
44.2544.50.
Short: 350450 lbs. 57.50
58.00; 550650 lbs. 46.5049.00.
Plain: 300400 lbs. 51.00-
53.00; 405-500 lbs. 51.50-54.00;
505-600 lbs. 52.50-53.50.
HEIFERS
Choice: 300400 lbs. 46.00-
48.25; 405-500 lbs. 43.7549.20,
mostly 45.5049.20; 505-600
lbs. 46.2548.00; 605-700 lbs.
46.0048.00.
Good: 300400 lbs. 44.50-
46.50; 405-500 lbs. 43.5048.00;
505-600 lbs. 44.2545.75; 605-
700 lbs, 43.2544.75.
Mediuip:3o94oo lbs. 43.00-
46.75; 405300 lbs. 43.0046.00;
505-600 lbs. 40.5043.00.
Short: 400450 lbs. 40.25.
Plain: 300400 lbs. 43.50;
405-500 lbs. 42.0CM3.50.
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