s—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 21,1979 Livestock market and auction news Baltimore USDA April 16,1*79 CATTLE 375: Slaughter Steers $l.OO-1.50 higher with heifers ranging only 50 cents higher. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice & Prime 2-4 950-1246 lbs. 73.85-75.00; one in dividual 75.35; Choice 2-4 950-1200 lbs. 71.00-72.25; Choice and Good 24 1000- 1100 lbs. 68.75-70.25; Good and Choice Holstein steers 1180-1380 lbs. 68.00-69.50; Good 1100-1200 lbs. 64.85- 66.25. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3 860-1070 lbs. 67.00- 69.25; Good and Choice 2-3 750-1000 lbs. 64.00-67.50. COWS: Utility 2-3 and Commercial 34 56.00-59.75; some Standards 61.90-64.50; Cutters 53.00-55.35. BULLS: YG 1-2 one in dividual 1465 lbs. 68.85. FEEDER CATTLE: Choice Steers 275400 lbs. 83.00- one lot 436 lbs. 101.00; 400-600 lbs. 70.00 90.00; several 600 lbs. and above, 61.00-86.00. Choice heifers 245-500 lbs. 80.00- 95.00, few 500-750 lbs. 66.00 87.00; and 750-950 lbs. 58.50 68.50. Bull calves 310-572 lbs. 77.0- HOGS 1000; Barrows and Gilts firm to 50 cents lower. US 1-2200-240 lbs. 46.0046.25, one lot of 75 46.50; US 2-3 230 260 lbs. 45.0045.50. SOWS: Firm to $l.OO higher. US 1-3 300600 lbs. 39.0040.50. VEAL AND CALF AUCTION: Choice 150-245 lbs. vealers 107.50-118.00; Good and choice 125-190 lbs. 88.00110.50; 75-125 lbs. 84.50 91.00; calves returned to farm 93.00102.00. SHEEP AUCTION; Few Choice spring lambs 45-62 lbs. 100.00-126.00. Martinsburg Auction Marthuborg, Pa. April 16,1979 CATTLE 188. Compared with last Monday’s market; High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 74.00-76.50, Choice 73.00-75.00, Good 71.00- Standard 68.50- 71.00, Utility 61.50-67.00. Choice slaughter heifers 72.00- Good 67.00-70.00, Standard 65.00-68.00, Utility 58.00- Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows SPECIAL NOTICE VINTAGE SALE STABLES, INC. 12 miles east of Lancaster at Paradise, PA. Proudly Announces A BUTCHER HOG AUCTION Every Monday AT 1:00 P.M. This will be in addition to our regular Wednesday and Saturday Butcher Hog Auctions. No waiting to unload. Win receive hogs anytime Monday morning. For More Information Call L. Robert Frame. Manager 717-442-4181 768-8204 58.50- Cutters 56.00- 60.00, Canner & Low Cutter 53.00- Shells down to 48.00, Few Choice slaughter bullocks 72.00-74.50, Good 67.00- Standard 63.50- 68.00, Utility 58.00-62.00. Yield Grade HI 1400-1800 lbs. slaughter bulls 69.50-73.75; yield grade H 2 900-1600 lbs. 64.50- Medium & Good 350-500 lbs. feeder steers & heifers 6C .00-90.00. CALVES 208. Choice vealers 103.00-128.00, Good 90.00- Standard & Choice vealers 108.00-128.00, Good 90.00-112.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 100.00- 125.00, 70-90 lbs. 70.00-94.00. Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 100.00-140.00; holstein heifers 80-130 lbs. 130.00- HOGS 345. Few US No. 1 210230 lbs. barrows & gilts 47.85, No. 1-2 200240 lbs. 46.5047.50, No. 1-3 195-240 lbs. 44.0046.50, No. 2-3 240 255 lbs. 43.5045.00, No. 1-3 170180 lbs. 37.0042.00. US No. 1-3 300-500- lbs. sows 41.5043.75, No. 2-3 300600 lbs. 39.0041.00. Boars 32.00 40.00. FEEDER PIGS 19. Few US No. 1-3 2035 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-35.00 per head, few No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 25.0045.00 per head. SHEEP 13. Choice 80100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 70.0073.50, Good 60.0070.00. Market courtesy of PDA. Dewart Auction Dcwart, Pa. April 16,1979 CATTLE 171. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers grading Good & Choice |1 to $2.50 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady, spots 50 cents lower on Utility & Com mercial. Choice No. 2-4 950- 1300 lbs. slaughter steers 72.25-75.00. couple 75.85, Good 87.50-72.00, few Standard 64.00-67.00. Few Choice slaughter heifers 67.75-70.60. Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 54.50-60.00, couple to 62.00, Cutters 54.00-59.00, Canner & Low Cutter 51.25-54.50, Shells down to 42.00. One Choice slaughter bullock at 68.00, few Good 65.00-67.75. Few Yield Grade #l-2 950-1700 lbs. slaughter bulls 60.10-67.35. Few Good It Choice 330-700 lbs. feeder steers & bulls 72.00-87:50; few Good & Choice 375-700 lbs. feeder heifers 70.00-75.50. CALVES 143. Vealers about steady. One Prime vealer at 120.00, Choice 104.00- few Good 95.00- 102.00, Standard & Good 90- 110 lbs. 88.00-93.00, 70-85 lbs. 80.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 95.00- couple holstein heifers at 130.00. HOGS 549. Barrows & gilts 50 cents to $1.25 lower. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 45.85-46.60, one lot 47.00, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 43.50- 45.50, No. 2-3 210-260 lbs. 41.00- US No. 1-3 300-600 lbs. sows 35.00-39.00. Couple Boars 34.25 and 35.25. FEEDER PIGS 130. US No. 1-3 (one lot) 15 lbs. feeder pigs 24.50 per head, No. 1-3 3045 lbs. 30.5044.00, No. 1-3 5085 lbs. 48.5087.00 per head. SHEEP 45. Choice 80-100 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 70.00- few Utility 4060 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 35.0049.50. Slaughter ewes 23.00- Market courtesy of PDA. Lebanon Valley livestock Fredericksburg, Pa. April 17,1979 CATTLE 227. High Choice and Prime slaughter steers 76.85-77.25, Choice 24, 1050- 1300 lbs. 72.75-75.25, Good 69.00- few Standard 67.00- Few Choice slaughter heifers 70.00-72.00. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 57.00-61.00, to 64.25, Cutters 56.00- 59.75, Canner and Low Cutters 53.25-55.35, Shells down to 49.75. Few Choice 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 K & N Nick Chick Hubbard White Tatum T-100 White Sjmmm% *For the 12th time in fourteen years ■MPIS KSPpEi Shaver 288 has led the USDA Random KSpPi *S*ejeS*L Sample Test 2 year summaries. How’s That For Performance! Order your Shaver chicks or started pullets from CREIDER FARMS Mt. Joy, PA 717*653-1855 slaughter bullocks 74.85- 76.00, few Good 68.25-71.25. Few Yield Grade No. 1-2 1120-1830 lbs. slaughter bulls 65.50-75.00. One Lot Medium 380 lbs. feeder steers at 77.00. CALVES 177. Few Choice vealers 110.00-124.00, few Good 97.00-106.00, Standard and Good 90-110 lbs. 92.00- 96.00, 70-85 lbs. 87.00-92.00. Farm Calves: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs. 97.00-126.00, couple to 129.00; few Holstein heifers 70-90 lbs. 85.00- 100-150 lbs. 150.00- HOGS 410. US No. 1-2 200- 240 lbs. barrows and gilts 45.75-46.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 45.0045.75, No. 2-3 260- 280 lbs. 44.0045.00, No. 1-3 185-190 lbs. 44.5045.10. US No. 1-3 300-575 lbs. sows 38.0043.50. Few Boars 34.00- 37.00. FEEDER PIGS 8. One lot US No. 18 55 lbs. feeder pigs at 105.00 per hundredweight. SHEEP 17. Few Choice 20- 30 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 105.00-115.00, few 70-95 lbs. 73.0068.00. Market courtesy of PDA. Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. April 17,1979 CATTLE 163. Compared with last week: Choice slaughter steers 75.00-77.60, Good 70.00-76.50, Standard 65.00- Utility 60.00- 65.00. Choice slaughter heifers 72.00-75.75, Good 65.00- Standard 60.00- 65.00, Utility 58.00-60.00. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows '58.0064.35, SHAVER MAKES IT A FULL DOZEN!* Net Income $ 5.09 1967-77/1977-78 Egg Prod./ hen housed 256 5.05 257 255 5.02 4.95 2-49 4.89 251 4.73 233 4.69 236 4.64 244 4,43 238 4.40 245 234 4.12 Commercial 56.00-62.50, Cutters 54.00-56.00, Canner and Low Cutters 51.00-54.00, Shells down to 51.00. Choice slaughter bullocks 73.00- 76.35, Good 70.00-73.50, Standard 65.00-70.00, Utility 62.00- Yield Grade No. 1, slaughter bulls 73.00-75.35, #2,62.00-72.75. Choice feeder steers 85.00-95.00, Good 75.00- 85.00. CALVES 102. Choice vealers 110.00-128.00, Good 100.00- Standard and Good 110-130 lbs. 95.00-110.00, 90-110 lbs. 90.00-100.00, 70-90 lbs. 70.00-90.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 100.00-128.00; Holstein heifers 115.00-193.00. HOGS 782. US No. 1-2 200- 235 lbs. barrows and gilts 46.0046.75, No. 1-3 190-250 lbs. 45.0046.00, No. 2-3 200- 270 lbs. 43.0045.00. US No. 1-3 300-500 lbs. sows 36.0041.50, No. 28 300600 lbs. 32.00- 36.00. Boars 280400 lbs. 33.25-35.00. FEEDER PIGS 285. US No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 20.00-32.00 per head, No. 1-3 2040 lbs. 32.00-51.50, No. 1-3 4060 lbs. 50.0060.50 per head. SHEEP 17. Choice 20-50 lbs, spring slaughter lambs 100.00-145.00. Market courtesy of PDA. Special Market Special Spring Feeder Steer and Heifer Sale April 9,1979 Abingdon, Va. There were 909 head sold. All cattle were graded by Representatives of the 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 VDAC’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on VDACS standards and sold by the hundredweight. STEERS: Choice & fancy 300-400 lbs. 112.00-121.00; 400 500 lbs. 100.00-111.00; 500000 lbs. 89.00-98.25; 600-700 lbs. 85.00- 700-800 lbs. 77.50 82.50; 800-900 lbs. 72.00-77,75; 900 lbs. 68.00; Over 1000 lbs. 58.00. Good 300-400 lbs. 104.00- 400-500 lbs. 97.00- 500-600 lbs. 92.00- 600-700 lbs. 83.00- 700450 lbs. 78.25- 84.00. Short 300500 lbs. 84.00 98.00; 500-700 lbs. 77.0043.50; 700-750 lbs. 68.00-73.50. Medium 300500 lbs. 86.00 105.00; 500700 lbs. 80.50 95.00; 700900 lbs. 75.5084.50. Common 400-500 lbs. 99.00; 500700 lbs. 83.0090.00; 700. 925 lbs. 64.0075,00. HEIFERS: Choice & Fancy 300400 lbs. 78.00 88.50; 400500 lbs. 81.0048.00; 500600 lbs. 77.0082.00; 600 700 lbs. 74.5076.50; 700800 lbs. 65.0074.00; 800900 lbs. 60.00. Good 200300 lbs. 88.00; 300-400 lbs. 84.0047.00; 400 500 lbs. 80.0047.00; 500600 lbs. 76.5080.00; 600700 lbs. 65.0076.00; 700850 lbs. 62.00 70.00. Medium 200300 lbs. 86.00; 300500 lbs. 79.0047.00; 500700 lbs. 68.0076.00; 700 800 lbs. 68.00. Short 275-500 lbs. 70.0085.00; 500700 lbs. 60.0074.00. Laying House Mortality 5,0 2.41 5.3 2.42 6.2 2.46 6.2 2.42 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
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