—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 17, *979 6 Livestock mo Dewart Auction Dewart, Pa. March 12,1979 CATTLE 234. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good & Choice steady to 75 cents higher. Slaughter cows uneven, about'steady. Choice No. 2-4 1050-1375 lbs. slaughter steers 68.00-71.25, one at 74.00, Good 65.50-68.50, few Standard 62.00-64.50. Choice slaughter heifers 64.75- few Good 62.00- 63.50, few Standard 59.35- 62.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows' 53.00-56.50, few 58.85, Cutters 51.25-54.00, Canner & Low Cutter 47.50- 50J00. One Choice slaughter bullock 'at 69.85, few Good 62.75- Yield Grade #1 1100-1700 lbs. slaughter bulls 59.50-67.00. Few Good 290- 630 lbs. feeder steers 86.50- 93.00. CALVES 158. Vealers grading Standard & Low Good steady. One Prime vealer at 116.00, few Choice 103.00- few Good 95.00- 100.00, Standard & Good 90- 110 lbs. 88.00-97.00, 70-85 lbs. 83.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls ~ 90-120 lbs. 95.00- holstein heifers 85-150 lbs. 140.00-170.00. HOGS 379. Barrows & gilts $2.50 to 83 lower. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.60-51.20, one lot 51.70, No. 1- 190-250 lb. 49.50-50.80, No. 2- 240-265 lbs. 48.00-49.50. Few US No. 1-3 350-550 lbs. sows 44.00-46.75. Few Boars 34.50-48,00. FEEDER PIGS 119. US No. 1-3 25-40 lbs. feeder pigs 33.00-43.00 per head, one lot No. 1-3 115 lbs. 50.50 cwt, Utility 50-70 lbs. 42.00-46.00 per head. SHEEP 10. Few High Good & Low Choice 70-90 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 68.00-76.00. Market courtesy of PDA. Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg Pa. March 12,1979 CATTLE 271. Compared with last Monday’s market; High Choice & Prime Green Dragon Livesto ck Sales Ip) 1 mile Not ih of Ephrata, PA COWS Co IVS 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 Stokers. 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 slaughter’ steers 69.50-72.50, Choice 68.00-71.00, Good 67.50- Standard 64.50- 68.00, Utility 62.50-65.50. Choice slaughter heifers 66.50- good 64.0068.00, Standard 63.50-65.00, Utility 58.00-61.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 54.50- Cutters 52.50- 56.00, Canner & Low Cutter 48.50- Shells down to 46.00, Few Choice slaughter bullocks at 69.50, Good 64.00- 68.00, Standard 62.5064.50, -Utility 58.5061.00. Yield Grade #1 1400-1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 66.5069.75; yield grade §2 900-1600 lbs. 62.0065.00, Few Medium & Good 350-500 lbs. feeder steers at 95.00. CALVES 260. Choice vealers 105.00-125.00, Good 90.00- Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 100.00-130.00, 70-90 lbs. 70.00-95.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 110.00-130.00, 70-90 lbs. 70.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 110.00- holstein heifers 80-130 lbs. 130.00- 198.00. . HOGS 329. US No. 1-2 200- 240 lbs. barrows & gilts 50.25- 51.75, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 48.5050 50, No. 2-3 250-270 lbs. 46.75-50.00, No. 1-3 130- 180 lbs. 42.00-50.00. US-No. 1- 3 300-500 lbs. sows 45.00-48.00, No. 2-3 300-650 lbs. 43.50- 47.00. Boars 34.0042.00. FEEDER PIGS 35. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 25.00-45.00 per head, few No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 60.00 per head. SHEEP 0. No sales on offer. Market courtesy of PDA. Baltimore USDA March 12,1979 CATTLE 300: Slaughter steers untested, few slaughter heifers $l.OO-2.00 higher, cows $l.OO-1.50 higher, bulls firm. Supply 60 per cent cows, 25 per cent feeders, balance few slaughter heifers and bulls. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Several Choice 3’s 1040-1095 lbs! 68.50-69.10; few Good 3 1280-1490 lbs. 65.00-65.60. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: high Good & Choice 24 720- 960 lbs. 64.75-66.00. COWS: Utility 2-3 & licet and Commercial 3-4 51.00-56.50; few 56.00-57.00; Cutter, 1-2 including some low Dressing Utility £8.75-53.60; few Canner & low Cutter 44.75- 48.75. BULLS: Y G 1-2 1190-1610 lbs. 62.00-67.85. FEEDER CATTLE: Choice steers and bull calves 350-500 lbs. 89.50-98.00; several 104.00-110.00; Choice steers 700-800 lbs. 72.00- 78.00; 800-900 lbs. 66.00-70.75; several Choice heifer calves 420-440 lbs? 83.00-87.00. HOGS 1000; Compared with last week Barrows & Gilts $2.25-2.50 lower; US 1-2 200-240 lbs. 50.00-50.50; 50 head 50.75-51.00; US 2-3 230- 260 lbs. 49.00-50.25. SOWS: $1.50-2.00 lower; US 1-3 300000 lbs. 43.0044.00. VEAL & CALF AUCTION 50: Choice 110-255 Ibrvealers 102.50-115.00; several Good* Choice 125-200* lb. 86.00- 101.00; few 100-115 lbs. 84.00- 90.00 80-100 lbs. 76.00-88.50; few calves returned to farm 86.00-101.00; several Choice calves 275400 lbs. 94.00- 104.00. PIGS STATE GRADED SALE FRI, MAR. 23' 1:30 P.M. AT WESTMINSTER LIVESTOCK AUCTION Westminster, Md. Phone (301) 848-9820- 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 SHAVIR DPi %w Four States Livestock Four States Livestock Sales, Inc. Wed., March 7,1979 SLAUGHTER: Fed Steers & Heifers - Mostly steady. Choice 67.00-69.00; Good 63.00- Medium 62.00 Down. Heifers - Choice 64.00- 65.25; Good 60.00-63.00; " Medium 59.00 Down. Cows - Large run, very active, $2.00 higher. High Yield 56.00- 57.75; Average 52.00-55.00; Big Middle 48.50-51.00; Shelly 50.00 Down. Fat Bulls - Mostly steady. Good 63.50- 65.85; Medium 59.00-63.00. Veal Calves - Heavy CFS. $5.00 lower. Light Calves Steady; Choice 106.00-115.00; Good 96.00-105.QD; Medium 85.00- Farm Hfrs. to 200.00; Farm Bulls to 126.00; Light & Weak 82.00 Down. STOCKER; Steers 300-550 jL> 3%.& "BRIGHTEN YOUR FUTURE" c : wdfe I pJrW Red S White Daily Cattle Association 4 ' Box 63L, Crystal Spring, PA 15536 - 4 y Phone: 2-s|p 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 6REIDER FARMS auction news lbs. - Strong demand, prices higher'. Choice none; Good 83.00- Medium 79.00- 82.00; Culls 78.00 Down. Steers 600850 lbs. - Choice 79.00- Good 74.00-78.00;* Medium 73.00 Down. Heifers - (All Weights) Choice 86.00- 92.00; Good 79.00-85.00; Medium 78.00 Down. Bulls* - Choice 89.00-93.50; Good 80.0088.00; Medium 79.00 Down. Dairy Cows to 750.00. Spr. Heifers to lOO&Ob, Pigs, Hd. - Good run, _ steady prices. 20-30 lbs. 28.00-39.00; 4080 lbs. 40.00-55.50. Shoats by lb. - to 50.00. Slaughter Hogs - $l.OO under last week. 210-230 lbs. 49.25-50.75; 240- 260 lbs. 48.0051.00; 180-200 lbs. 47.25-49.00. 1967-77/1977-78 Average Egg Weight (oz/doz) Egg Prod./ hen housed 256 26.8 257 25.5 255 24.4 249 25.8 251 25.8 233' 25.0 236 26.3 244 25.2 238 25.2 245 25.8 25.9 234 Mt. Joy, PA 717-653-1855 Hunter’s Auction March 12,1979 Rising Sun, Md. STEERS: ' High Choice and Prime 62.0086.00; Good to Ch0ice59.0080.50. ’ HEIFERS: , An'gus- Springers $445 to $485 by the head. COWS: High Choice to Prime 55.25-56.25; good to Standard 54.00-55 25; Utility 53.75-54.50; '' Cutters 52.00- 53.50; Canners 45.25-52.00. CALVES: Prune 220-240 lbs. 90.00-97.00; High to Choice 140-200 lbs. 92.00 102.00; Good to Choice 120- 140 lbs. 92.00-101.00; Stan dard to Good 90-110 lbs. 90.00- 121.00; Utility 70-85 lbs. 70. C 0 92.00; Low utility 65-75 lbs. 62.00-80.00. FEEDER PIGS: 30-35 lb. $32 to $3B by hd.; 35-45 lb. $4O tos43byhd-u LAMBS: lb. ■ i Laying House Mortality Lb/Kg Feed' per Lb/Kg Egg 2.41 2.42 2.4.6 2.42 2.45 2.40 2.48 2.54 2.57 2.49 2.52 tHAVH Bp sr*« c '£ii .50-.56 cents per 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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