Livestoc Omaha Cattle November 15,1979 Compared with the previous midweek, prices on Slaughter Steers were 2.50- 3.50 higher. Heifers closed 2.00-2.50 higher. Cows were steady, instances 25-50 C higher and bulls steady. High-Good and Choice 1050- 1125 lb. steers suitable for December commodity delivery were 2.50-3.00 higher. Four day receipts 11500; compared 11700 last week; and 13300 a year ago The fed cattle trade was active during the week under an aggressive demand by most buying interests. Live price advanced each day, with the upturns solidly supported by a rapidly escalating carcass trade under better demand than often prevails preceding the Thanksgiving holiday. A further stimulating factor was added by competition affored by commodity buyers on High-Good and Choice 1050-1125 lb. steers suitable for December delivery. The current price advance left closing levels at the highest point since early October. The overall finish of the steer and heifer supply was attractive with a liberal percentage Choice and moderate volume Choice and Prune although many consignments Mixed 3-4 yield grade Slaughter Steers made up ap proximately 30 pet and heifers 26 pet. Cows com prised 7 pet and feeders 35 pet. STEERS: at midweek high-time, short two loads Choice and Prune 3-4 1171 SHAVER STARCROSS 288 TOP BIRD IN THE 1978-79 NEW HAMPSHIRE LAYING TEST STRAIN SHAVER 288 BABCOCK B3OOV DeKALB XL HISEX EURIBIRD HUBBARD LEGHORN Look at the figures. There are other good birds, but, when it comes to profit, Shaver 288 is still the #1 bird. There will be over 8 million Shavers sold in Pennsylvania in 1979. There must be a reason! •HAVIR Hi R.D. 1 Box 317 Mt. Joy, PA 17552 lbs. 69.00, four loads same grade 1148-1184 lbs. 68.75. Choice 2-4 1000-1275 lbs. 67.00-68.25, some predominantly 4 with few 5 1225-1300 lbs. 65.00-66.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 1000-1250 lbs. 66.00-67.25. Good 2-3 60.50-65.00. Average of LS 214 detailed quotations for Choice 900- 1100 lb. steers this week 67.32 Choice 1100-1300 lbs. 67.45. Average weight steers this week 1175 lbs. as compared 1142 lbs. previous week. Average weight heifers this week 1012 lbs. as compared 1008 lbs. the previous week. HEIFERS: Three loads and part load Choice and Prime 3-4 967-991 lbs. 66.75- 67.00, several loads Choice and Prime 3-4 975-1050 lbs. 66.25-66 50. Choice 2-4 900- 1125 lbs. 64.50-66.00. Mixed Good 2-3 850-1050 lbs. 63.50- 65.00. Good 2-3 57.00-63.00. COWS: Utility and Commercial 24 45.0047.50. Cutter 43.0045.50. Canner and Low-Cutter 41.0043.50. BULLS: 1-2 1400-2000 lbs. 54.00-58.00, individual 159.00. FEEDERS: Near 1500 head 1038-1125 lb steers predominantly 3 mostly choice for slaughter and suitable for December delivery returned to feedlots, closing 67.50-68.25. Lebanon Valley Auction November 13,1979 CATTLE 229. Compared with last Tuesday’s market; few High Choice & Prune slaughter steers No. 341100- 1280 lbs. 68:10-69.00, Choice No. 24 965-1285 lbs. 65.00- 69.10, Good 62.75-65.10, few Standard 58.00-62.75. Two Choice slaughter heifers 64.00 and 66.25, two yield INCOME OVER FEED & CHICK COST PER HEN HOUSED $8.74 $7.46 $8.34 $8.41 $8.36 GREIDER FARMS HATCHERY k market and grade. #5 55.60 and 57.35, few Good 58.00-65.75, one Standard at 53.35. Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 48.75-51.75, few 53.35, Cutter 46.50-49.10, few to 50.00, Canner & Low Cutter 43.00- 46.85, few Shells down to 38.00. Two Good slaughter bullocks 63.25 and 64.85, one Standard at 55.75. Few Yield Grade #l-2 1240-1655 lbs. slaughter bulls 59.75-67.50; few yield grade #2 1275-1960 lbs. 63.00-64.75. CALVES 175. Few Choice vealers 96.00-110.00, few Good 84.00-105.00, Standard & Good 90-120 lbs. 83.00-90.00, 65-90 lbs. 72.00-83.50, few Utility 45-95 lbs. 50.00-70.00. Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-120 lbs. 100.00-122.00; holstem heifers 85-150 lbs. 101.00-210.00; few Slaughter calves grading Good & Choice 330445 lbs. 70.00- 97.00. HOGS 557. Supply mcluded 62 sows. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts 36.75- 37.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 36.00- No. 2-3 210-280 lbs. 34.00-36.00, few No. 2-3 260-335 lbs. 30.60-32.00. US No. 1-3 260-545 lbs. sows 25.00- No. 2-3 230-500 lbs. 20.50-26.00, Utility 195- 350 lbs. 15.00-20.50. Boars 23.00- one at 27.00. FEEDER PIGS 60. US No. 1-3 40-60 lbs. feeder pigs 36.50-38.00 cwt., lot utility 18 lbs. 5.00 head, lot Utility 40 lbs. 28.00 cwt. SHEEP 3. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market. Middleburg Auction , Middleburg, Pa. November 13,1979 CATTLE 237. Compared ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ EGG PRODUCTION PER HEN HOUSED 260.5 238.0 258.6 265.9 260.2 with last Tuesday’s market: High Choice & Prime slaughter steers 65.00-68.75, Choice 64.00-69.35, Good 62.00- Standard 60.00- 62.00, Utility 58.00-60.00. Choice slaughter heifers 65.00- Good 60.0065.00, Standard 55.0060.00, Utility 50.00- Utility & Com mercial slaughter cows 48.00- Cutters 46.00- 48.00, Canner & Low Cutter 42.00- Shells down to 40.00, Yield Grade #1 1200- 1965 lbs. slaughter bulls 57.0066.00; yield grade #2 800-1200 lbs. 48.00-57.00. CALVES 172. Prime vealers 105.00-115.00, Choice 100.00- Good 90.00- 100.00, Standard & Good 90- 110 lbs. 85.00-100.00, 70-90 lbs. 75.00- Farm calves, holstein bulls 95-115 lbs. 100.00- holstein heifers 80-175 lbs. 110.00- 197.50. HOGS 452. (Monday, November 12,1979). US No. 1-2 210-235 lbs. barrows & gilts 37.75-38.35, No. 1-3 190- 250 lbs. 36.75-37.85, No. 2-3 200-270 lbs. 35.00-36.00. US No. 1-3 345-650 lbs. sows 28.00- Boars 330-625 lbs. 24.00- FEEDER PIGS 747. US No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 5.00-12.00 per head, No. 1-3 20-40 lbs. 12.00-20.00, No. 1-3 40-60 lbs. 20.00-26.00 per head. SHEEP 18. Good 50-80 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs 55.00- Slaughter ewes 20.00- POUNDS FEED PER DOZEN 24 OUNCE EGGS 3.62 lbs. 3.80 ibs. 3.74 lbs 3.75 lbs. 3.77 lbs. auction news % LARGE AND EXTRA LARGE EGGS 82.0% 69.5% 76.1% 57.2% 74.0% SHAVBIt Lancaster Farming, Saturday, November 17,1979 Shenandoah Valley Livestock Harrisonburg, Va. November 10,1979 STOCKER, FEEDER, AND SLAUGHTER CAT TLE: Good Light Steer Calves 93.00-98.00; Medium 88.00-93.00; Plain 83.00 and down; Good Heavy Steers 76.0081.50; Medium 71.00- 76.00; Plain 66.00 and down; Holstem Steers 45.7562.75; Good Light Heifer Calves 75.0062.00; Medium 70.00- 75.00; Plain 65.00 and down; Good Heavy Heifers 62.00- 67.50; Medium 52.0062.00; Plain 52.00 and down; Slaughter Cows 48.00-54.00; Utilities 40.0048.00; Canners & Cutters 39.00 and down; Milk & Stock Cows 560.00 and down; Stock Bulls 42.50- 67.50; Slaughter Bulls 47.50- 63.00. CALVES: Veal Calves 95.00 and down; Baby Calves 110.00 and down. SHEEP & LAMBS: Choice Blue O 60.50; Good Red 0 56.00; Feeder Lambs 50.00- 12.75; Slaughter Ewes 19.50 md down. HOGS; Top 35.55; Sows 5.00-29.25; Boars 20.50-21.50. Hunter’s Auction November 12,1979 Rising Sun, Md. HEIFERS: Good to Choice 57.00-63.00. FEEDERSTEERS: Sta ndard to Good 60.00-68.00. BULLS: 1000-1145 lbs. 54.00-56.00; 700-900 lbs. 57.00- 62.00. COWS: High Choice to Prime 50.75-52.50; Good to Standard 49.00-50.50; Utility 46.75-48.25; Cutters 45.75- 47.50; Canners 38.50-44.00. CALVES; Prune 200-275 lbs. 102.00-117.00; High to Choice lbs. 97.00- 107.00; Good to Choice 120- 140 lbs. 96.00-106.00; Stan dard to Good 90-110 lbs. 90.00- 102.00; Utility 75-85 lbs. 82.00- 91.00; Low Utility 65-75 lbs. 68.00-78.00. FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lbs, 10.00-14.00. SOWS: 26.00-31.50. BOARS: 28.00-31.00. SHEEP: 25.00-27.00. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30 m THE FAKM MONTHLY OREO GILT SALE Sale to start promptly at 1:00 Every 4 weeks Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, PA, 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt. 272 to Little Britian, turn north, follow Little Britian Rd. to Jackson Rd., 2nd farm, OR Take Rt. 222 out of Quarryville to Cedar Hill Rd. to Little Britian Rd. to Jackson Rd. Watch for sale arrows. 50 to 60 Head more or less 2 & 3 Way Crossbred Gilts York & Hampshire & Ouroc Due to farrow 3 days to 4 weeks after sale date. Now everything vaccinated for both Lepto & Erysipelas, wormed and sprayed for lice. Local trucker available. No hogs sold on commission. CHRIST A OEILER RD 2, Quarryville, PA JOHN 0. STOLTZFUS Abe Oiffenbach Auctioneer NEXT SALE DATE - DEC. 28 Special Market Feeder Pig Sale South Hill, Va. November 7,1979 Fhere were 416 head sold. All pigs were graded by Representatives of the VDACS’s Division of Markets, Livestock Section on USDA standards and sold by the hundredweight US 1-2’s: 3(M9 lbs. 41.50; 50-69 lbs. 37.50; 70-99 lbs. 34.00. US 3’s: 3049 lbs. 37.50- 38.00; 50-69 lbs. 34.5(M6.50; 70-99 lbs. 32.25; 100-130 lbs. 30.00. Utility: 3049 lbs. 30.00; 50- 69 lbs. 29.00. US 4’s; 3049 lbs. 30.00; 50- 69 lbs. 30.50; 70-99 lbs. 28.00; 100-130 lbs. 25.00. New Holland Horse Monday, November 12 New Holland Sales Stables Reported receipts of 475 head of horses, mules, and ponies. Market steady with last week’s market. Load of Illinois driving 650- 1350; load of driving horses, 250-1200; load of riding horses, 275400; better horses, 456.50; lightweight killers, 250400; heavyweight killers, 425-620; mares 25-65; colts, 10-20; geldings, 25-60; larger ponies, 125-200. New Holland Dairy NewHollaiuLPa. Wednesday,November 14 Reported receipts of 159 cows, 74 heifers, and 4 bulls. Market stronger with last week’s market. Load of Pa. fresh 1090- 1500, load of N.Y. purebred and graded fresh 1345-1775; spongers 1400-1750; Load of 35 purebred and graded all stages 710-2150; load of 48 all stages 600-1575; load of Pa. fresh 1200-1375. Locally consigned cows, 710-1635; graded springing heifers, 850-1325; open heifers, 310- 600; graded bulls 325-600. 7
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