—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7,1979 6 Livestock market an Martinsburg Auction Martinsbnrg,Pa. April 2,1979 CATTLE 225. Compared with last Monday's market; High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 72.00-74.75, Choice 70.00-72.50, Good 68.50- Standard 64.50- 68.00, Utility 59.50-64.00. Choice slaughter heifers 67.50- few to 72.00, Good 65.0008.00, Standard 62.50- 64.50, Utility 58.00-61.00. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 55.50-59.50, few to 60.50, Cutters 52.50- 56.50, Canner & Low Cutter 50.00- Shells down to 48.00, Few Choice slaughter bullocks at 69.75, Good 64.00- 68.00, Standard 61.50-65.00, Utility 58.00-61.00. Yield Grade #1 1400-1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 64.00-69.00; yield grade #2 900-1400 lbs. 62.00- Few Medium & Good 350-500 lbs. feeder steers &heifers 65.00-95.00. CALVES 259. Choice vealers 105.00-128.00, Good 90.00- Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 100.00-125.00, 70-90 lbs. 70.00-95.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 110.00-135.00; holstein heifers 80-130 lbs. 130.00- 225.00, HOGS 358. Few US No. 1 210-230 lbs. barrows & gilts at 47.85, No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. 46.5047.50, No. i-3 195-240 lbs. 44.0046.50, No. 2-3 245 255 lbs. 43.0045.00, No. 1-3 170-180 lbs. 37.0042.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 39.0041.50, No. 2-3 300-600 lbs. 37.0040.00. Boars 32.05 40.00. FEEDER PIGS 33. US No. 1-3 20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-35.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 25.0045.00 per head. SHEEP 0. No sales on offer. Market courtesy of PDA. Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. April 3,1979 CATTLE 210. Compared with last Tuesday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good 25 cents to $1 higher. Slaughter cows $1 to $2 higher. Few Choice 1100-1300 lbs. slaughter steers 69.75- 74.25, Good 67.10-70.10, Standard 63.00-65.85. Few Good & Choice slaughter heifers 65,00-67.10. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 55 50-59.75, few to 61.00, Cutters 54.00-58.25, Canner & Low Cutter 51.25-54.50, Shells down to 48.75. Couple Choice slaughter bullocks 68.85 and 69 25, couple Good 65.00 t nd 67 10. Few Yield Grade ffl-2 1200-1400 lbs slaughter hulls 61.25-69 25, one 1945 lbs. at 72.00. CALVES 191 Vealers grading Standard & Low Good about steady Few Prime vealers 115.00-119.00, few Choice 98.00-114.00, few Good 92 00-96.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 89.00-96.00, 70-85 lbs. 80.00-90.00. Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-120 lbs. 97 00-121.00; holstem heifers 100-140 lbs. 142.50- 189.00. HOGS 432 Barrows & gilts 50 cents to $1 higher US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 46 00-46.75, No. 1-3 190- 280 lbs 45.00-46.10, No. 2-3 220-265 lbs. 42 00-44.10. US No. 1-3 300-630 lbs. sows 37.50-42 00. Boars 34.00-38.25. FEEDER PIGS 35. US No. 1-3 40-55 lbs. feeder pigs 90.00-110.00 cwt. SHEEP 79. Choice 35-50 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 123.00-146.00, one lot 75 lbs. at 75.00, Good 15-45 lbs. 80.00- 113.00. Few Utility slaughter ewes 13.00-24.00. Market courtesy of PDA. East Coast Carlot April 4,1979 Compared to Tuesday. Demand and commitments very light for most items early. No sales prime special fed veal. Good and Choice boning veal mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Lamb 55 lbs. down 5.00 higher, 55 lbs. up 10.00-12.00 higher compared to last week. Boneless beef indicated slow, 90’s and 85’s steady to weak compared to Monday. VEAL CARCASS - HIDE ON PRIME (Special Fed) No Sales reported BONING TYPE HIDE ON Good and Choice Northeastern Suppliers: 6575 lbs. 13300-13800, few 13200 all mostly steady; 55-64 lbs. 13100-13600, few 13000; 4554 lbs. 12900-13400, few 12800 ; 3544 lbs. 12700-13200, few 12600 ; 34 lbs. down 12505 13000, few 12400. Midwest and West Coast Suppliers: 7580 lbs. 13505 13600 all steady to 1.00 higher; 6570 lbs. 13305 13400; 50-60 lbs. 1310513200; 4550 lbs. 1290513000; 3040 lbs. 1270512800. LAMB CARCASS Choice and Prime 34 12 Loads Compared to last week 55 lbs. down 15000-15200 5.00 higher; 55-60 lbs. 14800 part loads; 5565 lbs. 14200 10.05 12.00 higher; 65 lbs. up 13700, few 13500 mostly 10.00 higher. SPRING LAMB CARCASS Choice and Prime 3-4 3 Loads 55 lbs. down 1500515600; 50 lbs. down 1560515800. BONELESS BEEF 4 Loads 90 pet. chem lean, fresh 14700; 90 pet chem lean, frozen 14700; 85 pet chem. lean, fresh 13600 75 pet. chem lean, fresh 11300 part load. BEEF TRIMMINGS 3 Loads 50 pet. chem lean, fresh 5900-6400; 60 pet chem lean, fresh 7500 part loads. CURED AND PROCESSED MEATS 13 Loads SKINNED HAMS: 1519 lbs. 9100 weak; 1523 lbs 8400. SEMI BNLS HAMS: 14-17 lbs. 10700. BONELESS HAMS: 13-17 lbs. 13300. FRANKS. 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1 lb. pack 9100. BOLOGNA: 70 Beef, 30 Pork 1 lb. pack 10100 Market courtesy of USDA Dewart Auction Dewart, Pa. April 2,1979 CATTLE 141 Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter cows 50 cents-$l higher, spots $2 higher on Canners Individual Prime slaughter steer at 73.75, few Choice 68 75-70.00, Good 65.00- one at 71 25, few Standard 63.0065.00. Choice slaughter heifers 65.2569.25, few Good 62 5064.50. utility and Commercial slaughter cows 54.50-59.00, couple to 59.75, Cutters 54.00-57.50, Canner and Low Cutters 51.2563.75. Yield Grade No. 1-2, 1025-1825 lbs. slaughter bulls 63.5068.00. Few Choice 500-700 lbs. feeder heifers 65.00- CALVES 206. Vealers grading Choice sl-$5 higher, Standard and Low Good $2- $5 lower. One Prime vealer at 123.00, Choice 107.00- 117.00, Good 100.00-105.00, Standard and Good 90-115 lbs. 93.00-97.00, 70-85 lbs. 85.00- Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. AN IMPORTANT NOTICE njf ID ALL CONSIGNORS OF LAMBS On Monday, April 9th, which is the Monday before Easter, and on Monday. April 16th. which is the Monday before the Greek Easter, all lambs will be sold at auction beginning at Noon. All these iambs 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). WAITER M. DUNLAP and SONS Lancaster Stockyards SHAVER MAKES IT A FULL DOZEN!* USDA RANDOM SAMPLE TESTS TWO YEAR COMBINED SUMMARIES Net Egg Average Lb/Kg Feed Laying Income Prod./ Egg per House hen Weight Lb/Kg Egg Mortality housed (oz/doz) % ■ - - - - , [n - i ----- T . i ■ ■■ ■■■ SHAVER 288 $ 5.09 256 26.8 2.41 5.0 Hisex White 5.05 257 25.5 2.42 5.3 Duchess 60 5.02 255 24.4 2.46 6.2 Babcock B—3OOV 4.95 249 25.8 2.42 6.2 DeKalb X-L Link 4.89 251 25.8 2,45 6.0 Colonial Mini 4.73 233 25.0 2.40 6,1 Ideal 236 4.69 236 26.3 2,48 7,0 Carey Nick 4.64 244 25.2 2.54 6.2 H & N Nick Chick 4.43 238 25.2 2.57 6.9 Hubbard White 4.40 245 25.8 2.49 7.7 Tatum T-100 White 4.12 234 25.9 2.52 9.6 SHAVKR m 96 00-129 00, few Holstein heifers 90-125 lbs. 100.00- 151.00. HOGS 333. Barrows and gilts sl-$2 lower. US No. 1-2 200-230 lbs. barrows and gilts 47.30-48.10, No. 1-3 195-250 lbs. 44 50-47.00, No. 2-3 215- 265 lbs. 40.00-44.00. US No. 1-3 380-580 lbs. sows 37.50-41.25, few No. 2-3 550-700 lbs. 31.50- 34.50. Few Boars 32.00-41.00. FEEDER PIGS 104. One lot US No. 1-3 20 lbs. feeder pigs at 36.00 per head, No, 1-3 40-50 lbs. 42.50-47.50 per head. SHEEP 37. Choice 80-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 78.00-80.00, couple to 83.00. Few Slaughter ewes, Utility and Good 17.00-30.00. Market courtesy of PDA, *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 GREIDER FARMS Mt. Joy, PA 717-653-1855 auction news CATTLE: Receipts this week; 3300 last week: 3500 year ago: 4400. Compared with last week’s close, slaughter steers 2.00-2.50 higher. Slaughter heifers 1.50-2.50 higher. Cows uneven mostly steady. Bulls steady. Receipts about 65 percent slaughter steers, 30 percent slaughter heifers, balance mainly cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and Prime 3-4 1150-1300 lbs. 73.00-74.00, one load at latter price. Choice 2-4 950-1250 lbs. 72.00-73.00; couple loads 73 50-73 75; 1967-77/1977-78 Peoria Cattle April 5,1979 mixed Good and Choice 2-4 900-1300 lbs. 70.00-72.00; Good 2-3 67.00-70.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and Prime 3-4 900-1100 lbs. 71.50-72.25; half load 72.50; Choice 2-4 850-1075 lbs. 70.00-71.50; load mostly yield grade 3 72.25; mixed Good and Choice 2-4 800-1080 lbs. 68.50-70.50; Good 2-3 63.50-68.50; Stan dard and Good 2-3 60.00-63.50. COWS: Utility, and Com mercial 1-3 53.00-57.00; high dressmg Utility 58.00-60.00; Cutter 1-2 50.00-54.00; Can ner 46.00-50.00. BULLS, yield grade 1-2 1100-1900 lbs. 61.00-69.00; in dividual 71.00. SHAVER w
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