—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 7,1979
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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) %
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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
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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!
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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.
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