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Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
May 22,1978
CATTLE 305. Compared
with last Monday’s market;
Choice slaughter steers
57.50-60.25, G00d45.00-58.00,
Standard 51.00-54.00, Utility
45.00-50.00. Choice slaughter
heifers 53.50-56.85, Good
& \ FED STEER
r SHOW
SALE
At the Lancaster Stockyards
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7,1978
Judging at 8:30 a.m. Sale at 12 Noon
Robert Heilbron, Chairman
• Judged and Sold m Lots of 6 Head
• 4 Classes: Black, Hereford, Charolais X Bred, and
Holstein
• 2 Weight Divisions: Under 1124 & over 1125
• All Cattle Feeders Eligible
•- One Entry per Class and Weight Division
• Entries Must Be Registered with a Commission Firm
• Ribbons Awarded to Sellers and Buyers
• Trophies to Grand Champion and Reserve Champion
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JOHN J. HESS 11, INC.
SO. VINTAGE RD.
PARADISE, PA 17562
PURJNA CHDWS
50.00- Standard 47.00-
52.00, Utility 41.00-46.00.
Utility Commercial
slaughter cows 42.0046.35,
Cutters 38.5042.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 36.0040.00, Shells
down to 32.00. ~ Choice
slaughter bullocks 53.50-
58.00, Good 47.50-52.00,
Standard 44.50-50.00, Utility
41.0047.00, Yield Grade #1
1170-2100 lbs. slaughter bulls
50.00- yield grade §2
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900-1700 lbs. 46.00-50.00.
Medium & Good 400-800 lbs.
feeder steers 48.00-57.00;
Medium & Good 400-800 lbs.
feeder heifers 38.00-50.00;
Medium & Good 400-800 lbs.
feeder bulls 38.00-55.00.
CALVES 197. Choice
vealers 77.00-89.00, Good
69.00- Standard & Good
110-130 lbs. 70.00-75.00, 90-110
lbs. 57.00-68.00, 70-90 lbs.'
38.00- Farm calves,
holstein _bulls 90-120 lbs.
75.00- holstein heifers
85-130 lbs. 65.00-98.00.
HOGS 394. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 51.50-
53.50, No." 1-3 200-240 lbs.
50.50-52.00, No. 2-3 185-250
lbs. 49.50-51.00, No. 24 240-
260 lbs. 47.50-50.00, No. 1-3
135-185 lbs. 42.0048.00. US
No. 1-3 300-550 lbs. sows
43.0046.75, No. 2-3 300-600
lbs. 40.0044.00. Boars 32.00-
38.00.
FEEDER PIGS 33. US No.
1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs
20.00- per head, No. 1-3
35-50 lbs. 38.00-55.00 per
head.
SHEEP 0. No sales on
offer.
Carlisle
Auction
Carlisle, Pa.
May 23,1978
CATTLE 182. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market;
Choice slaughter steers
55.50- Good 49.50-56.00,
Standard 42.00-50.75. One
Choice slaughter heifer at
57.00, Good . 44.00-51.75,
Standard 40.75-46.50. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 39.50-43.85, Cutters
37.0040.50, Canner & Low
Cutter 32.75-38.00, Shells
down to 29.00. Good
slaughter bullocks 51.25-
54.50, Standard 44.0047.00.
CALVES 142. Good vealers
72.50- Standard & Good
90-110 lbs. 48.50-70.00, 70-90
lbs. 40.50-52.00, Utility 55-135
lbs. 28.75-42.00.
HOGS 240. US No. 1-2 200-
230 lbs. barrows & gilts 52.85-
53.50, No. 1-3 200-240 lbs.
50.75-53 00, No. 2-3 195-230
lbs. 47.00-50.50. US No. 1-3
300-550 lbs. sows 42.5045.50.
No. 2-3 300-650 lbs. 36.00-
40.00. Boars 37.00-37.50.
FEEDER PIGS 154. US
Purina Bio-Mittent
Lighting Program
Early poultry experimental results indicated that layers
did not have to have a constant or continuous amount of
light during the light hours. It was demonstrated that if
the lights were programmed in certain specific patterns,
nearly equal production rates to a constant lighting pro
gram could be achieved.
The challenge to Purina researchers was to develop an in
termittent lighting program that not only would give equal
production rates, but would also improve feed efficiency.
After four years of testing and modification, the Purina
Bio-Mittent lighting program is now ready for both pullets
and layers.
Tests show that Bio-Mittent lighting provides equal pro
duction rates to that acheived with a normal constant day
length. However, in addition it can provide certain
economics in electrical savings and feed efficiency. These
are improvements that cannot be achieved on a program
of constant daylight but are possible to have when the
Bio-Mittent lighting program is used.
auction news
No. 1-3 2540 lbs. feeder pigs
27.00-37.00 per head, No. 1-3
3560 lbs. 39.0049.50 per
head.
SHEEP 47. Good spring
slaughter lambs 70.50-74.00,
Utility 58.0066.50.
Feeder Cattle Sale
Vintage Sales Stables
May 19,1978
Total 540 head.
Choice Angus, Hereford,
and Charolais steers, 700-900
lbs. 63.0067.50; good Angus,
Hereford and Charolais
steers, 600-800 lbs. 56.00-
63.00; 15 head of Red Santa
Gratis steers, 840-1050 lbs.
55.50-56.00; 26 head of Red
Santa Gratis' heifers, 750-850
lbs. 44.5046.00; choice and
good Angus, .Hereford and
Charolais steers, 380600 lbs.
62.00-70.00; choice and good
Angus, Hereford, and
Charolais heifers, 400650
lbs. 44.00-52.50; Angus,
Hereford and Charolais
bulls, 500-900 lbs. 42.00-51.50;
two Charolais cows with
calves, 780.00 each; six
Angus cows with calves,
580.00 each.
Special
Markets
May 18,1978
Special Slaughter Cattle Sale
Harrisonburg, Va
There were 181 head sold.
All cattle were graded by
Representatives of the
VDAC’s Division of Markets,
Livestock Section on USDA
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 27,1978
Special
Market
standards and sold by the
hundredweight.
Steers
CHOICE: 825-1000 lbs.
55.00- 1005-1200 lbs.
55.00- Single, 990-1265
lbs. 54.00-57.75.
GOOD: 824-1218 lbs. 54.00-
56.25; Single, 1015-1335 lbs.
54.75-55.50.
Heifers
CHOICE: 830-920 lbs
mostly 53.50-54.10.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, May 22
Keported receipts of 365
calves, 172 cows, 76 hogs, 35
heifers, 4 sheep, 3 lambs, 29
bulls, and 5 steers. Cattle
market higher and calf
market steady.
Veals 75.00453.50; bobs, 90
to 110 lbs. 65.00-70.00; bobs,
80 lbs. and down 42.00-55.00;
grassers and feeders 42.50-
52.00; lambs 44.50-60.00;
sheep 14.00-25.00; hogs, 200
to 250 lbs. 47.0049.75; .sows
36.0042.00; boars 33.00-35.00;
pigs 23.00-38.00; heifers
42.0045.50; steers, good
48.50-52.00; steers, common
42.0045.00; bulls 42.00-
50.00; cows, good 41.50-
44.50;- cows, medium 37.00-
39.00; cows, poor or small
31.00-36.00; small horses to
365.00; ponies 15.00-50.00;
goats 18.00-35.00.
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