—Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, March 17, *979
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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