—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 24,1979
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Livestoc
Four States
Auction
Foot States Livestock
Sales, Inc.
February 14,1979
SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers
& Heifers • 50 cents higher.
Choice 64.00-66.50; Good
60.00- Medium 59.00
Dovm. Heifers - Choice 62.00-
64 50; Good 59.00-61.00;
Medium 58.00 Down. Cows -
Large run, $l.OO higher. High
Yield 56.00-57.75; Average
52.0055.00; Big Middle 48.00-
51.00; Shelly 50.00 Down. Fat
Bulls - $2.00 lower. Good
58.50-59.60; Medium 54.00-
58.00. Veal Calves -Very
active, $2.00 higher. Choice
110.00- 98.00-
109.00; Medium 75.00-97.00;
Farm Hfrs. to 134.00; Farm
Bulls to 116.00; Light & Weak
80.00 Down. Sows - 350-500
lbs. 47.0051.50.
STOCKER: Steers 300600
lbs. - Strong demand, steady
to |2.00 higher. Choice 82.00-
87.00; Good 77.00-81.00;
Medium 72.00-76.00; Culls
71.00 Down; Holstein* 65.00-
75.00. Steers - 600-850 lbs.
Choice 69.00-73.00; Good
64.0068.00; Medium 63.00
Down. Heifers (ALL
WEIGHTS) - Good 60.00-
62.50; Medium 59.00 Down.
Bulls - Choice 71.00-74.00;
Good 65.00-70.00; Medium
64.00 Down. Dairy Cows - to
$1015.00. Springing Heifers -
to $850.00. Pigs, - Hd. mostly
Steady. 2060 lbs. 18.0030.00;
4060 lbs. 31.0045.50. Shoats
by lb. to 54.50 - $l.OO higher.
Slaughter Hogs - Good run.
200230 lbs. 54.0055.50; 240
260 lbs. 54.5055.25; 180195
lbs. 53.0054.50; 270300 lbs.
48.0053.00.
Valley
Livestock
Valley Stockyards
Athens, Pa.
Monday, February 19
Reported receipts of 406
calves, 110 cows, 44 hogs, 13
heifers, 1 sheep, 0 lambs, 12
bulls, and 1 steer. Cattle
market very active and calf
market highest ever.
Veals 100.00-120.00; bobs,
99 to 110 lbs. 90.00-148.00;
bobs, 80 lbs. and down 70.00-
85.00; grassers and feeders
52.50-60.00; lambs, none;
sheep to 28.00; hogs, 200 to
250 lbs. 52.00-58.00; sows
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2213 Leabrook Road, Lancaster, PA 17601
Ph: 717-898-8354 or 569-6576
42.0048.00; boars 32.00-38.00;
pigs 22.00-45.00; heifers
50.00-56.00; steers, good
none; steers, common 55.00-
63.00; bulls 55.00-62.00; cows,
good 52.00-56.50, cows,
medium 50.00-52.00; cows,
poor or small 35.00-47.00;
horses 150.00-300.00; lies
to 50.00; goats to 35.00.
Thomasville
Market
Thomasville, Pa.
Wednesday, February 21
Cattle, 103 head. Steers,
high choice and prime 67.00-
68.85; choice 65.00-66.00;
good 63.00-65.00; Holstein
steers 61.50-64.00; high
choice and prime heifers
68.00- good 64.00-66.00;
cows, utility and com
mercial 54.00-55.50; cutters
49.00- canners and low
cutters 44.0047.00; good and
choice si. bullocks 66.00-
67.00; bulls 58.25-63.50;
calves, 60 head; vealers,
choice 117.00-120.00; good
110.00- standard and
good 90 to 110 lbs. 90.00-95.00;
65 to 90 lbs. 80.00-90.00;
Holstein bull calves, 95 to 110
lbs. 118.00-127.00; Hoi.
heifers 95 to 110 lbs. 120.00-
126.00; bogs, 280 head; US I
to 3,200 to 239 lbs., by private
treaty 54.25; sows 49.00-
52.00.
Martinsburg
Auction
Martinsburg, Pa.
February 19,1979
CATTLE 174. High Choice
& Prime slaughter steers
65.5068.00, one at 70.00,
Choice 64.0067.00, Good
62.5066.00, Standard 60.00
63.00, Utility 58.0062.00.
Choice slaughter heifers
62.0065.00, few to 66.50, Good
60.0062.00, Standard 58.00
60.00, Utility 54.5058.00.
Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 54.0058.00,
Cutters 52.75-56.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 51.0054.00, Shells
down to 47.00. Few Choice
slaughter bullocks at 69.00,
Good 60.00-64.00, Utility
55.0068.00, Yield Grade #1
1400-1800 lbs. slaughter bulls
65.0068.50; yield grade #2
900-1600 lbs. 62.0064.00.
CALVES 188. Choice
vealers 110.00-128.00, Good
95.00-115.00, Standard &
k market and
Good 90-110 lbs. 85.00-110.00,
70-90 lbs. 80.00-90.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 122.00-141.50; holstein
heifers 95-130 lbs. 110.00-
130.00.
HOGS 257. US No. 1-2 200-
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 56.00-
57.00, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs.
54.00-56.50, No. 2-3 240-280
lbs. 53.50-55.50, No. 1-3 130-'
185 lbs. 50.00-52.00. US No. 1-3
300-450 lbs. sows 52.00-55.00,
No. 2-3 300-500 lbs. 48.00-
52.00. Boars 33.00-40.00.
FEEDER PIGS 24. US No.
1-3 20-35 feeder pigs 25.00-
40.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. (few) at 50.00 per head.
SHEEP 0. No market test.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
February 20,1979
CATTLE 179. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers grading
Standard 75 cents higher.
Slaughter cows $1 to $2
higher. Few Choice & Prime
No. 3-4 1125-1235 lbs.
slaughter steers 68.75-59.10,
Choice 2-4 1100-1320 lbs.
67.0069.00. Good 65.25-68.25,
Standard 60.85-64.75, few
Utility & Low Standard 55.25-
57.75. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 62.00-65.50, Good
60.5063.50, few Standard
57.0060.00. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows
54.0066.25, few to 58.50,
Commercial No. 3-4 50.85-
52.85, Cutters 51.0064.50,
Canner & Low Cutter 48.00-
51.50, few Shells down to
45.00. Few Choice slaughter
bullocks 66.8J5-68.25, few
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
•HAVIfK
HB
Good 63.25-65.75, Iwo
Standard 58.75 and 59.60. One
Yield Grade #1 1605 lbs.
slaughter bull at 69.00; yield
grade #21480 lbs. at 65.25.
CALVES 165. Vealers
strong to $4 higher. One
Prime vealer at 115.00,
Choice J 19.00-130.00, few
Good 98.00-110.00, Standard
& Good 90-115 lbs. 95.00-
100.00, 65-85 lbs. 80.00-94.50,
Utility 60-100 lbs. 64.00-77.00.
Farm calves active, holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs. 102.00-129.00,
few down to 94.00; holstein
heifers 80-140 lbs. 120.00-
140.00, few down to 95.00.
HOGS 362. Barrows & gilts
unevenly steady. US No. 1-2
200-265 lbs. barrows & gilts
56.00-57.35, No. 1-3 195-260
lbs. 55.25-56.00, No. 2-3 200-
275 lbs. 53.85-55.35, few 290-
350 lbs. 48.00-53.00, No. 1-3
150-185 lbs. 46.25-52.75. Sows
steady to weak. US No. 1-3
300-555 lbs. sows 49.00-52.50,
No. 2-3 300-550 lbs. 45.25-
50.00, Two Boars 40.25 and
40.50.
FEEDER PIGS 1. Not
enough of any one grade to
establish a market.
SHEEP 3. Not enough of
any one grade to establish a
market.
Market courtesy of PDA.
Hester City, Pa.
February 22,1979
CATTLE 76, Compared
with last Thursday’s
market, SI. cows 50 cents to
75 cents lower; 1 Choice
66.50; 1 Good 60.00; si.
heifers few Good 55.0060.50;
1 Standard 54.00. Utility &
Commercial si. cows 51.50-
SHAVER MAKES IT A FULL DOZEN! *
USDA RANDOM SAMPLE TESTS TWO YEAR COMBINED SUMMARIES
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Indiana
Livestock
1967-77/1977-78
Egg
Prod./
hen
housed
Net
Income
256
$ 5.09
257
5.05
255
5.02
249
4.95
251
4.89
233
4.73
236
4.69
244
4.64
238
4.43 1
245
4.40
234
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!
Mt. Joy, PA
55.75, 1 at 58.00; Cutters
49.75-53,00; Canner & L.
Cutter 47.00-50.00, si.
bullocks Good 60.00-62.00,
few Yield Grade #1,1700-1900
lbs. 63.50-65.00, 1 Yield
Grade #2,1650 lbs. 61.00.
FEEDER CATTLE.
Steers few Good & Choice
,400-565 lbs. heifers 63.00-
67.00.
CALVES 135. Vealers
unevenly steady. Vealers
few Choice 110.00-120.00, few
Good 95.00-110.00; Standard
& Good 90-120 lbs. :: 90.00-
103.00.
FARM CALVES. Hoi.
Bulls 90-120 lbs. 96.00-135.00;
Hoi. Heifers 80-110 lbs. 95.00-
115.00.
HOGS 103. Barrows and
gilts steady. US No. 1-2 200-
225 lbs. barrows & gilts 56.00-
56.75, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs.
55.00-55.75, few No. 2-3 260-
300 lbs. 53.00-54.75; few light
No. 1-3 120-150 lbs. 48.00-
51.00. SOWS US No. 1-3 350-
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Lb/Kg Feed
Average
Egg
Weight
(oz/doz)
per
Lb/Kg Egg
26.8
25.5
24.4.
25.8
25.8
25.0
26.3
25.2
25.2
25.8
25.9
650 lbs: sows 52.00-56.30,
BOARS 35.00-41.50.
FEEDER PIGS 12. 1 lot
US No. 1-3 60 lbs. feeder pigs
46.00 per head.
SHEEP’ 5. Wooled si.
lambs 1 lot Choice 85 lbs.
79.00, couple Slaughter ewes
32.00.
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland
Sales Stables
Wednesday, February 21
Reported receipts of 69
cows, 45 heifers, and 4 bulls.
Market steady with last
week’s market.
Load of Pa. fresh 705-1075,
springers 850-1050; load of
Pa. fresh 890-1100; load of
N.Y, purebreds and grades,
fresh 780-1600, springers
1200-1850; Butler Co., fresh
720-1120, springers 840-1450;
local springing heifers 700-
1050; cows 675-1350; bulls
610-810.
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. Laying
House
Mortality
2.41
2.42
2.46
2.42
2.45
2.40
2.48
2.54
2.57
2.49
2.52
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5.0
5.3
6.2
6.2
6.0
6.1
7.0
6.2
6.9
7.7
9.6