Livestock market an
Dewart
Auction
Dewart, Pa.
May 1,1878
CATTLE 234. Compared
with last Monday’s market,
slaughter steers steady to
weak. Slaughter cows
mostly 75 cents lower.
Choice 1000-1265 lbs.
slaughter steers 51.50-53.25,
Good 48.85-41.25, Standard
43.75- few Utility 40.35-
43.25. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 47,25-50.00, few Good
43.75- Standard 38.75-
44.00, few Utility 32.10-38.00.
Utility and Commercial
slaughter cows 38.7541.10,
few to 42.50, Cutters 36.35-
38.85, few to 40.00, Canner
and Low Cutter 33.5086.10,
few shells down to 28.00. Few'
Choice slaughter bullocks
Babcock B-300V
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49.75-50.25, few Good 46.50-
48.75, few Standard 42.85-
44.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1
1175-1410 lbs. slaughter bulls
43.7546.75. Few Choice 570-
700 lbs. feeder steers 55.00-
55.25. Good and-Choice 335-
660 lbs. feeder heifers 38.00-
47.50. Few Medium and Good
500-775 lbs. feeder bulls 37.00-
46.25. individuals’s 48.75 and
50.50.
CALVES 152. Vealers
mostly sl-$3 higher. Choice
vealers 80.00-85.00, Good
68.00-79.00, Standard and
Good 110-130 lbs. 60.0087.00,
90-110 lbs. 57.00-62.00, 65-85
lbs. 48.00-58.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 55.00-69.50; Holstein'
heifers 85-130 lbs. 64.00-77.00,
few to 84.00.
HOGS 395. Barrows and
gilts mostly $1 higher. US
No. 1-2 200-235 lbs, barrows
Babcock B-300V
Shaver 288
DeKalb XL
Hisex
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and gilts 48.0048.70, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 47.2048.00, No. 2-
3190-250 lbs. 46.5047.30, few
No. 24 205-275 lbs. 45.40-
46.00, few No. 1-3175-190 lbs.
43.1045.20. US No. 1-3 300460
lbs. sows 38.7540.25, two
head 41.00 and 42.50, No. 2-3
225-544 lbs. 34.00-39.00. Few
86ar532.00-33.75.
FEEDER PIGS 114. US
No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
24.00-39.50 per head, No. 1-3
30-50 lbs. 40.5044.50 per
head.
SHEEP 17. Few Choice 85-
110 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs 70.00-74.50, few Good
50-100 lbs. 40.00-50.00.
Slaughter ewes 10.50-21.00.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
May 1,1978
CATTLE 330. Compared
with last Monday’s market;
Choice slaughter steers
52.00- Good 48.0052.00,
Standard 45.0048.50, Utility
38.5042.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 48.0052.00, Good
42.00- Standard 41.50
45.50, Utility 37.00-39.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 38.00-43.00.
Choice slaughter bullocks
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INCOME
OVER CHICK
& FEED COST
CAGE
6.07
5.52
5.85
6.04
FLOOR
6.74
6.27
5.96
6.43
46.00-50.75, Good 42,00-46.00,
Standard 42.0045.00, Utility
38.0042.00. Yield Grade #1
1000-1900 lbs. slaughter bulls
44.0048.00; yield grade #2
900-1600 lbs. 40.0045.00. Few
Medium & Good 400-600 lbs.
feeder steers 40.00-55.00; few
Medium & Good 400-600 lbs.
feeder heifers 38.0045.00;
few Medium & Good 400-600
lbs. feedeV bulls 40.0045.00.
CALVES 197. Choice
vealers 72.00-82.00, Good
64.00-71.00, Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 62.00-68.00, 90-110
lbs. 52.0060.00, Standard 70'
90 lbs. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90120
lbs. 67.00-80.00; holstein
heifers 85-130 lbs. 62.0075.00.
HOGS 383. US No. 1-2 200
235 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.60
48.60, No. 1-3 46.5047.50, No.
2-3 46.0047.25, No. 1-3130-170
lbs. 38.5044.00. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 38.0043.00,
No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 36.00
38.50. Boars 26.00-32.00.
FEEDER PIGS 28. US No.
1-3 25-30 lbs. feeder pigs
12.00-26.00 per head. No. 1-3
3550 lbs. 28.0040.00 per
head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
EGG PRODUCTION
PER
HEN HOUSED
FLOOR
275.7
273.1
275.7
268.3
CAGE
256.1
245.5
253.3
258.8
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Baltimore
USDA
May 1,1978
CATTLE 450: Moderately
active, slaughter steers and
heifers 50 cents higher, cows
steady to 75, instances $l.OO
higher. Bulls steady to 50
cents lower, few feeders
steady. Supply 30%
slaughter steers and heifers,
50% cows, 15% feeder cattle,
balance bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 34 10301200 lbs.
52.00-54.00; Good & Choice 2-
4 10001200 lbs. 51.0052.00;
Good 24 11501300 lbs. 47.00
51.00; including package
Good Holsteins 2’s 1300 lbs.
48.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
few Choice 24 980-1170 lbs.
48.5049.00; Good 780-1200
lbs. 43.7547.00.
COWS; Utility 2-3 37.25-
43.00; several 44.0044.60;
Commercial 35 36.5040.75;
Cutter 36.0040.00; several
high Dressing 40.5040.75;
Caimer & low Cutter 32.00
36.00.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1115-1645
lbs. 42.7549.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: few
Choice steers 400525 lbs.
60.0065.00.
HOGS 1100; Barrows &
Gilts 50 cents higher. US 1-2
200240 lbs. 47.2547.50; US 2-
3 230260 lbs. 46.2547.25.
SOWS: 50, instances 75
cents higher. US 1-3 300600
lbs. 38.0039.00, few 39.25.
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
40: Choice 140250 lb. Vealers
65.0079.00 couple Prime
80.0052,00; Good 100230 lbs.
55.0066.00; 80100 lbs. 41.00
55.00.
LAYING HOUSE
MORTALITY
CAGE FLOOR
3.1 1.0
5.2 3.0
2.1 3.0
4.2 7.0
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 6,1978
Reported receipts of 386
calves, 226 cows, 52 hogs, 61
heifers, 7 sheep, 36 bulls, and
7 steers. Cattle market
strong and calf market
strong.
Veals 46-00-86.00; bobs, 90
to 110 lbs. 38.00-83.00; bobs,
80Tbs. and down 30.00-60.00;
passers and feeders 25.50
42.00; sheep 10.00-21.50;
hogs, 200 to 250 lbs. 39.50 lbs.
39.50- .sows 32.00-42.50;
boars 30.00-47.50; pigs 23.00
50.00; heifers 31.0050.00;
steers, common 41.00-48.00;
bulls 37.0047.00; cows, good
47.00-40.00; cows, medium
32.50- cows, poor or
small 18.5034.00; horses
100.00; ponies 67.50; goats
7.0025.00,
BABCOCK B-300V
Ist CAGE AMO FLOOR.
LB. FEED
PER
LB. EGGS
CAGE
2.36
2.44
2.43
2.43
FLOOR
2.33
2.44
2.59
2.36
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland
Sales Stables
Wednesday, May 3,1978
Reported receipts of 87
cows, 129 heifers, and 10
bulls. Market stronger than
last week’s market.
Load of Butler Co.,
purebred and grade, fresh
570-1000, springers 650-1115;
load of Pa. fresh 600-840;
load of Pa. fresh 525-730;
load of N.Y., purebred and
grade, fresh 770-1000,
springers 775-1250; local
cows 475-900; springing
heifers 475-875; open heifers
225425; bulls 240380.
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Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
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