ft—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 31,1979
Livestoc
Lebanon Valley
Auction
Fredericksburg, Pa.
March 27,1979
CATTLE 310. Compared
with last Tuesday’s market,
slaughter steers $2 to $3
lower. Slaughter cows
strong to $1 higher. Low to
Average Choice 1000-1250
lbs. No. 34 slaughter steers
69.00-71.00, Good 65.5049.75,
few Standard 61.50-66.50.
Few Choice slaughter
heifers 65.35-69.50, few
Standard 63.00-64.00. Utility
& Commercial slaughter
cows 54.00-58.50, few to 59.50,
Cutters 53.00-57.25, Canner &
Low Cutter 48.75-53.00, Shells
down to 46.00. Couple Choice
slaughter bullocks 68.75 and
69.85, few Good 64.5046.75,
few Utility 57.2542.00. Few
Yield Grade #ll2OO-2025 lbs.
slaughter bulls 63.10-72.50.
Few Medium 450400 lbs.
feeder steers7o.oo-74.25.
> CALVES 202. Few Choice
vealers 113.00-119.00, few
Good 95.00-102.00, Standard
St Good 90-110 lbs. 89.00-95.00,
70-85 lbs. 79.00-87.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-120
lbs. 96.00-121.00; holstein
heifers 90-140 lbs. 110.00
180.00.
HOGS 542. Barrows & gilts
$4 to $5 lower. US No. 1-2 200
240 lbs. barrows & gilts 45.00
46.25, one small lot 47.35, No.
1-3 190-250 lbs. 44.00-45.25.
US no. 1-3 300600 lbs. sows
37.0040.75, No. 2-3 400600
lbs. 34.5038.00. Boars 32.00
37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 25. Few
Lots US No. 1-3 3540 lbs.
feeder pigs 109.00114.00 cwt.
SHEEP 11. Couple Choice
40 lbs. spring slaughter
lambs at 99.00. Few
slaughter ewes 30.00-39.00.
Thomasville
Market
March 28,1979
CATTLE 191. S. bulls 66.25-
68.50; High Choice & Prime
71.00- Choice 68.00-
70.00; Good 65.00-68.00.
Holstein steers 62.00-65.00.
SI. Heifers high Choice and
Prime 69.00-71.00; Choice
66.00- Good 63.00-66.00,
Utility & Commercial si.
cows 54.00-57.00; Cutters
48.00- Canner & L.
Cutter 44.00-47.00; Choice si.
bullocks 67.75-68.25.
CATTLE 50. Prime
vealers 1.19-1.35 Good 1.05-
1.15; Standard & Good 90-110
lbs. 90-1.00.
FARM CALVES: Hoi.
Bulls 100-120 lbs. 1.10-1.39;
Hoi. Heifers 1.35-1.76.
HOGS 312. Private treaty
No. 1-3 43.50; US No. 1-3 sows
35.0fr37.00.
FEEDER PIGS 107. US
No. 1-3 20-30 lbs. feeder pigs
$32-$36 per head, No. 1-3 35-50
lbs. 42.0045.00.
SHEEP 16. Choice 92-114
lbs. 65.00-69.00.
Baltimore
USDA
March 26,1979
CATTLE 375: Limited
sales slaughter steers and
heifers firm, cows firm to
instances 50 cents higher,
bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Supply
20 pet slaughter steers and
heifers, 50 pet cows, 25 pet
feeder cattle, balance bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Choice 3-4 1125-1145 lbs.
70.00-71.85; package 1310 lbs.
69.60; few Good 24 1100-1260
lbs. 63.25-66.60..
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Few Choice 3’s 955-995 lbs.
69.25-70.35; several Good 2-3
790-1220 lbs. 61.7546.50.
COWS: Utility 2-3 52.50-
57.35; few 57.8548.35. Cutter
1-3 49.7544.00; Canner and
low Cutter 46.5049.75.
BULLS: YG 1-2 1000-1225
lbs. 63.5049.50. Individual 1
1275 lbs. 71.50.
FEEDER CATTLE:
Choice steer calves 360450
lbs. 88.00-98.00; few choice
bull calves 250-380 lbs. 90.00-
97.00; choice steers 575450
lbs. 80.5040.00; 795-960 lbs.
66.5048.75; few Good 820440
lbs. 66.0046.75; choice heifer
calves 360-500 lbs. 75.00-
81.00; choice heifers 550450
lbs. 67.00-76.00.
VEAL AND CALF
AUCTION 75: Choice 125-250
lbs. vealers 108.50-119.00;
Good and Choice 110-200 lbs.
93.00-106.00; few 85-110 lbs.
76.0046.00; choice calves
290470 lbs. 90.0047.50.
Four States
Livestock
March 21,1979
SLAUGHTER; Fed Steers
& Heifers - $2.00 Higher in
WtSale; choice $70.0072.00;
good 66.0069.00; medium
65.00 down; dairy type 60.00
65.00. Heifers • choice $65.00
67.75; good 61.00-64.00;
medium 60.00 down. Cows
Good Run - $2.00 higher;
high yield $57.0059.75;
average 52.00-56.00; big
middle 46.0051.00; shelly
52.00 down. Fat bulls- $l.OO
higher; good $65.00-68.35;
medium 60.0064.00. Veal
Calves Strong Demand St
Higher Prices - choice
$108.00121.50; good 100.00
107.00; medium 90.0099.00;
farm hfrs. to $205.00; farm
bulls to 110.00; light & weak
$BB.OO down. Lambs Few
Offered - good to $69.00;
medium to 60.00. Sows - 300
600 lb. $40.0043.75; thin sows
$33.0039.00.
STOCKER; Steers 300-550
lbs. - steady to slightly
lower; no choice offered;
good - $90.00-96.50; medium
80.00-89.00; culls 79.00 down.
Steers 600-850 lbs. - choice
$72.00-75.00; good 67.00-
71.00; medium 66.00 down.
Heifers (all weights) -
holsteins to $120.00; choice
$85.00-88.00; good 80.00-
84.00; medium 79.00 down.
Bulls - choice $BB.OO-90.00;
good 83.0fr87.00; medium
82.00 down. Springing hfrs. -
to 700.00. Pigs Hd. - very
active $2.00 higher; 20-30 lbs.
$30.00-39.00; 40-60 lbs.4o.ofr
-50.00. Shoats by Lb. - to
$61.00. Slaughter Hogs
Steady - with last week; 200-
230 lbs. $47.0048.00; 240-260
lbs. 46.20-48.00; 180-195 lbs.
45.0046.00; 270-300 lbs. 42.00-
44.50.
Joliet
Cattle
March 29,1979
CATTLE: Friday through
Wednesday’s salable
receipts 4,300, 5 days last
week 2,973, same period last
year 5,426. Trading slow for
the week. Slaughter steers
closed the week 2.504.00
lower than Wednesday of
last week. Slaughter heifers
closed the week 2.50-3.50
lower. Cows closed steady.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:
Mixed high Choice and
Prime 34, few 5, 1150-1350
lbs. 74.75-75.00 Monday,
k market and
72.50-73.00, 1 load 73.25
Wednesday. Choice 24 1050-
1370 lbs. 73.50-74.50 Monday,
69.75-72.50, 1 load mostly
yield grade 4 1250 lbs. 69.50
Wednesday. Mixed Good and
Choice 24 1000-1250 lbs.
72.00-73.50 Monday, 69.00-
70.00 Wednesday,
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
Mixed Choice and Prime 34,
few 5, 950-1145 73.00, 1 load
73.25 Monday, 1 load 70.58
Wednesday. Choice 24 900-
1050 lbs. 71.50-73.00 Monday,
68.50-70.00 Wednesday.
Mixed Good and Choice 2-3
800-1000 70.00-71.50 Monday,
67,5048.50 Wednesday.
COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 14 53.0046.00, few
57.00 Monday, 53.0046.00
Wednesday.
AN IMPORTANT NOTICE
tfiS TO ALL CONSIGNORS OF UMS
On Monday. April 9th. which is the Monday before Easter, and on Monday. April
16th. which is the Monday before the Greek Easter, ail lambs will be sold at auction
beginning at Noon. All these lambs will be sorted and weighed
upon arrival and we recommend that these be the days, Monday, April 9th, and Mon
day, April 16th, to have your lambs on the market, and your consignments are
respectfully solicited. For further information contact Horace Plank. Tel.: Area (717)
397-5136 (office), or Area (717) 392-2304 (residence).
WALTER H. DUNLAP and SONS
Lancaster Stockyards
SHAVER 288
Hi sex 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
MBSIS *For the 12th time in fourteen years SbctS
KJIIIB Shaver 288 has led the USDA Random Kflpfii
Sample Test 2 year summaries.
How’s That For Performance!
Order your Shaver chicks or started pullets from
GREIDER FARMS
Mt. Joy, PA
717-653-1855
March 29,1979
CATTLE: Receipts this
week: 3600 Last week: 3500
year ago: 3400 compared
with last week’s close
slaughter steers 3.00-5.00
lower. Slaughter heifers 3.00
3,50 lower. Cows steady to
1.00 higher. Bulls weak.
Receipts about 65 percent,
slaughter steers, 30 percent
slaughter heifers, balance
mainly cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: COWS: 'utility and com-
Choice and prime 3-4 1150- mercial 1-3 53.0058.00; high
-1250 lbs. 70.50-71.00; load dressing utility 59.0060.00;
Monday 13401 b. 75.00; choice ‘ cutter 1-2 50.0053.00; canner
2-4 9501250 lbs. 69.0070.50, 44.0050.00.
early 73.5074.50; mixed good BULLS: yield grade 1-2
SHAVER MAKES IT A FULL DOZEN! *
USPA RANDOM SAMPLE TESTS TWO YEAR COMBINED SUMMARIES
auction news
Peoria
Cattle
1967-7771977-78
Net
Income
Egg
Prod./
hen
housed
$ 5.09
256
257
5.05
255
5.02
4.95
249-
251
4.89
233
4.73
236
4.69
4.64
244
4.43
238
245
4.40
234
4.12
and choice 2-4 9001300 lbs.
70.50-73.50; Wednesday
68.0069.00; good ‘2-3 65.00
68.00; part-load good and
choice 2-3 holsteins 65.00;
few good 2-3 63.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS:
choiceand prime 3-4 9001085
lbs. early 72.5073.00 load
73.25, part-load 73.50; late
69.0070.00, load 70.25; choice
24 8501075 lbs. at mid-week
68.00-69.00; mixed good and
choice 24 8001050 lbs. 66.00
68.00; good 2-3 61.0066.00;
standard and good 2-3 57.00
61.00.
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
1100-1800 lbs. 61.00-68.00; fi
yield grade 169.00-70.00.
Laying
House
Mortality
5.0
2.41
5.3
2.42
6.2
2.46
2.42 '
6.2
6.0
2.45
6.1
2.40
7.0
2.48
6.2
2.54
6.9
2.57
7.7
2.49
9.6
2.52