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—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 17,1979
Livestock market an
Baltimore
USDA
February 12,1979
CATTLE 300: few sales
steers and heifers firm to SO
higher, cows firm to 50
higher, bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.
Supply 25% slaughter steers
and heifers, 55% cows,
balance scattered lots
feeders and bulls.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
couple lots Choice 2-4 1100-
1445 lbs. 64.25-65.76; few
Good 2-3 1150-1335 lbs. 60.00-
62.00; several Standard 2’s
1015-1265 lbs. 56.25-58.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
several Choice 2-3 930-1100
lbs. 60.75-63.75; Good 800-
1000 lbs. 56.0060.50; few
Standard 670600 lbs. 54.50-
56.00.
COWS: Utility 2-3 &
Commercial 34 50.00-55.00;
few 55.50-56.60; Cutter 46.50-
50.75.
BULLS; Y G 1-2 985-1250
lbs. 58.00-63.50; couple 1425-
2270 lbs. 60.85-66.35; In
dividual Good bullocks 1250
lbs. 64.00.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice steer calves 350475
lbs. Choice bulls
365490 lbs. 77.00-78.00;
package Choice steers 615
lbs. 78.25; few Choice heifers
350440 lbs. 71.00-74.50.
HOGS 800: Compared-with
last Tuesday Barrows &
Gilts $l.OO higher; US 1-2 200-
240 lbs. 55.00-55.25; US 2-3
230-260 lbs. 54.00-55.00.
SOWS: Steady, US 1-3 300-
600 lbs. 44.0045.00; few 45.50.
VEAL & CALF AUCTION
50: Choice 140-280 lbs.
Vealers 97.00-112.50; In
dividual Prime 180 lbs.
118.00; Good&Choice 100-115
lbs. 80.00-90.50; 80-100 lbs.
74.00-81.00; few calves
returned to farm 80.00-
100.00; Choice calves 285-350
lbs. 88.00-94.00; Good 78.50-
85.00.
Four States
Auction
Foot States livestock
Sales, Inc.
Wed., February 7,1979
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
& Heifers - Few offered, no
choice & higher prices. Good
$60.00-63.50; Medium 59.00
down. Heifers - none. Cows -
Very active steady to $l.OO
higher; High Yield $54.50-
56.75; Average 51.50-54.00;
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2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
Big Middle 48.00-51.00;
Shelly 50.00 Down. Fat Bulls
- $l.OO higher. Good $60,00-
62.00; Medium 58.0060.00.
Veal Calves - $2.00 higher.
Choice $lOB.OO-115.00; Good
100.00- Medium 90.00-
99.00; Farm Hfrs. to $1T1.50;
Farm Bulls to $123.00; Light
& Weak $BO.OO Down. Sows -
350600 lbs. $46.50-52.50.
STOCKER: Steers 300650
lbs. - Light run. Choice no
Choice offered; Good-
Holsteins to 67.00; Medium
$65.00 Down. Steers 600650
lbs. - Good $62.0068.00;
Medium 61.00 Down; Heifers
- (all weights) Choice $67.00-
69.00; Good 64.0066.00;
Medium 63.00 down; Bulls;
Choice $77.00-79.00; Good
71.00- Medium 70.00
Down. Pigs, Hd. - Steady to
$l.OO lower. 20-30 lbs. $28.00-
36.00; 4060 lbs. 36.00-38.00.
Shoats By Lb. - to $68.00;
Very active $2.00 higher.
Slaughter Hogs - 2 lots at
$54.00-54.35; 200-230 lbs.
$53.00-53.50; 240-260 lbs.
51.7563.00; 180-195 lbs. 47.00-
52.00.
• Lebanon
Valley Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
February 13,1979
CATTLE 155. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows mostly
steady to $1 higher. Few
Choice No. 24 1090-1350 lbs.
slaughter steers 66.10-66.85,
few Good 64.00-65.60,
Standard 60.00-64.00. One
High Choice 1190 lbs.
slaughter heifers at 66.50,
Good & Choice 60.25-64.25,
one Standard at 59.25, few
Utility 51.60-56.75. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows
52.00-55.25, few 56.25, Cutters
48.50-52.25, few Canner &
Low Cutter 43.5047.75. Few
Good slaughter bullocks
63.0066.10. Few Yield Grade
#1 1665-1980 lbs. slaughter
bulls 62.75-69.85.
CALVES 180. Vealers
strong to $5 higher. Two
Prime vealers 105.00 and
137.00, few Choice 112.00-
136.00, Good 98.00-118.00,
Standard & Good 90-115 lbs.
87.00- 65-90 lbs. 71.00-
90.50, few Utility' 50-90 lbs.
53.00- Farm calves,
holstein bulls 90-120 lbs.
99.00- holstein heifers
90-140 lbs. 110.00-144.00.
HOGS 306. Barrows & gilts
mostly steady to 50 cents
higher. US No. 1-2 200-260
lbs. barrows & gilts 55.85-
56.75, few 57.75, No. 16 190-
225 lbs. 55.3566.00, few No. 2-
3 190-265 lbs. 54.0064.50. US
No. 1-3 255-460 lbs. sows
50.5062.25, few No. 2-3 345-
570 lbs. 45.00-48.25. Few
Boars 40.00-44.00.
FEEDER PIGS 3. Not
enough of one grade to
establish a market.
SHEEP 3. One Choice 55
lbs. wooled slaughter lamb
at 76.00, one Good 65 lbs. at
58.00. One Slaughter ewe at
28.00.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Middleburg
Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
February 13,1979
CATTLE 192. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter cows mostly 50
cents-$1.50 higher. Low to
average Choice 2-4,1050-1300
lbs. slaughter steers 64.60-
68.10, few Good 62.75-64.85,
few Standard 59.50-62.00.
Few Choice slaughter
heifers 62.50-65.50, few Good
60.00-62.00. Utility and
Commercial slaughter cows
51.85-55.35, couple to 56.50,
Cutters 50.75-53.25, Canner
and Low Cutters 46.50-49.75,
Shells down to 44.00. In
dividual Standard slaughter
bullock at 64.35. Few Yield
Grade No. 1, 1300-1655 lbs.
slaughter bulls 59.00-64.25.
Few Choice 400-550 lbs.
feeder heifers 63.00-67.50.
Few Good 300-500 lbs. feeder
bulls 73.00-81.00.
CALVES 130. Vealers
about steady. Few Prime
vealers 132.00-135.00, Choice
110.00-127.50, Good 95.00-
SHAVER MAKES IT A FULL DOZEN!*
USDA RANDOM SAMPLE TESTS TWO YEAR COMBINED SUMMARIES
SHAVER 288
Hisex White
Duchess 60
Babcock B-300V
DeKalb X-L Link
Colonial Mini
Ideal 236
Carey Nick
H & N Nick Chick
Hubbard White
Tatum T-100 White
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105.00, Standard and Good
90-110 lbs. 88.00-95.00, 70-85*
lbs. 75.00-86.00. Farm
Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 92.00-124.50; Holstein,
heifers 100-140 lbs. 86.00-
134.00.
HOGS 557. (Mon. 2-12-79)
Barrows and gilts 50 cents-$l
higher. US No. 1-2 200-235
lbs. barrows and gilts 55.50-
56,50, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
55.00- No. 2-3 200-270
lbs. 54.00-55.00. US No. 1-3
390-570 lbs. sows 44.50-50.00.
Few Boars 38.25-40.50.
FEEDER PIGS 224. US
No. 1-3 25-45 lbs. feeder pigs
33.00- per head, No. 1-3
45-65 lbs. 48.00-56.00 per
head.
SHEEP 7. Few Good and
Choice 80-130 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 68.50-71.50.
Market courtesy of PDA.
East Coast
Carlot
February 14,1979
Demand moderate at best
for most meat items into
eastern points. Prime
special fed veal 2.00-3.00
higher. Good and Choice
boning veal firm. Lamb 60
lbs. down steady to firm in
limited test. Boneless beef 90
chem lean firm as compared
to last week.
LAMB CARCASS '
Choice & Prime 3-4
2 Loads
60 lbs. down 138.00, steady
to firm.
CURED AND PROCESSED
MEATS
7 Loads
- Skinned hams 16-19, lbs.
88.00-88.50; semi bnls hams >
14-17 lbs. 110.00; No. 1 sliced
Net
Income
$ 5.09
5.05
5.02
4.95
4.89
4.73
4.69
4.64
4.43
4.40
4.12
* For the 12th time in fourteen years
Shaver 288 has led the USDA Random
Sample Test 2 year summaries.
How’s That For Performance!
Order your Shaver chicks or started pullets from
GREIDCR FARMS
Mt. Joy, PA
auction
bacon vacuum pack 115.00;
Franks 70 beef, 30 pork 1 lb.
pack 89.00.
BONELESS BEEF
4 Loads
Compared to last week, 90
pet chem lean, fresh 144.00,
firm; '9O pet chem lean,
frozen 142.00.
Prime (Special Fed) 180 to
240 lbs. 158.08-160.00; 2.00-
S.OOhigher. -
BONING TYPE
Good & Choice
Northeastern Suppliers;
65-75 lbs. 134.00, all steady to
firm; 55-64 lbs. 132.00; 45-54
lbs. 130.00; 35-44 lbs. 128.00;
34 lbs. down 126.00.
Midwest .and West Coast
Suppliers: 70-80 lbs. 137.00-
138.00, all firm; 60-70 lbs.
135.00- 50-60 lbs.
133.00- ; 40-50 lbs.
131.00- 30-40 lbs.
129.00-
Market courtesy of USDA.
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Average
Egg
Weight
(oz/doz)
Egg
Prod./
hen
housed
26.8
256'
25.5
257
24.4
255
25.8
249
25.8
251
25.0
233
26.3
236
25.2
244
25.2
238
25.8
245
25.9
234
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VEAL CARCASS-
Hide-On
Lb/Kg Feed
per
Lb/Kg Egg
2,41
2.42
2.46
2.42
2.45 '
2.40
2.48
2.54
2.57
2.49
2.52
Hunters
Auction
1 February 12,1979
Rising Sun, Md.
FEEDER HEIFERS:
High Choice and Prime
60.00-66:00; Good to Choice
59.0043.00.
COWS: High Choice to
Prime 53.75-54.75; Good to
Standard 51.75-52.25; Utility
48.75-50.25; Cutters 42.50-
46.50; Canners34.7s-41.00.
CALVES: Prime 240-300
lbs. 105.00-118.00; High to
Choice 140-180 lbs. 99.00-
115.00; Good to Choice 120-
MO lbs. 97.00-108,00; Stan
dard to Good 90-110 lbs. 89.00-
99.00, few 105.00; Utility 75-85
lbs. 60.00-78.00; Low Utility
65-75 lbs. 52.00-70.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 30-35 lbs.
36.00 by hd.
SOWS: 37.0042.00.
BOABS: 42.00.
Laying
House
Mortality
5.0
5.3
6.2
6.2
6.0
6.1
7.0
' 6.2
6.9
7.7
9.6
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