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livestock market and auction news Middleburg Auction Middleburg, Pa. Tuesday, February 3 Report supplied by auction CATTLE 177. Choice slaughter steers 61 00-64.10, Good 58 00-63 75, Standard 55.00-58 00, Utility 50.00- 55.00. Choice slaughter heifers 56.00- Good 52.00-56.00, Standard 48.00-52.00, Utility 45.00- 48 00, Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 45 00-48.00, few to 50 00, Cutters 44.00-47.00, Canner & Low Cutter 40.00-44.00, Shells down to 35.00. Yield Grade #1 slaughter bulls 53 00-56 75; yield grade #2 51.00- CALVES 137. Prime vealers 100.00- Choice 100.00-110.00, Good 80.00-100.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 60 00-75.00, 70-90 lbs. 58.00- Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-115 lbs 75.00-105 00; hoistem heifers 100-175 lbs 100.00- 148.00. HOGS 536. (MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1981). US No 1-2 210-235 lbs barrows & gilts 44.00- 4510, No 1-3 190-250 lbs. 43.50- 44.00. No. 2-3 190-270 lbs. 42.00- 43.50. US No 1-3 345-625 lbs. sows 36.00- No. 2-3 375-660 lbs. 32.00- Boars 260660 lbs. 30 75- 32 00. The Agway DNI feeding program gives these hens I vents they need. And without wasting dollars. The Agway Daily Nutnent Intake (DNI) feeding pro gram gives your birds the nutrients they need for maxi mum production at the low est possible cost The simple and efficient DNI system prevents overfeeding of expensive protein while , meeting your hens’ dailv i requirements for ammo acids and other nutrients MAINTAINS A CONSTANT NUTRIENT LEVEL AS DAILY INTAKE CHANGES The idea behind the DNI program is simple - as feed intake vanes. change feeds to avoid paying for more nutrition than vour birds require Suppose, for example, vour flock is eating 100 grams of feed per bird daily (22 lbs 11 00 birds). Under the DNI program, tour feed would be FEEDER PIGS 186 VS No. 1-3 10-20 lbs. feeder pigs 5.00-20.00 per head. No 1-3 20-40 lbs. 20.00-34 00 per head SHEEP 6. Not enough of any one grade to establish a market CATTLE 163. Compared with last week’s market, slaughter cows strong to (1 higher. Few Choice 2-4, 1200-1350 lbs. slaughter steers 60.50-63, Good 58.00-61, couple 63, Standard 51.75-57.75. Few Choice slaughter heifers 57.75- 65.50, Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 44.00-48.50, few 49.50, one 53.00, Cutters 43.00-45.75, Canner and Low Cutters 38.75- 43.75. Few Yield Grade #l, 1300- 1650 lbs. slaughter bulls 55.75-59 75. CALVES 170. Individual Prime vealer at 117.00, few Choice 93.00- 108, few Good 80.00-90, Standard and Good 70-95 lbs. 60.00-68, Utility 50-85 lbs. 45.0059.00. Farm Calves- Hoi. Bulls 90-120 lbs. 67.00-98; Hoi. Heifers 90-130 lbs. 120.00-161.00. HOGS 175. Barrows and gilts FW^3. Agway High Layer 1000. During cold weather, when the birds moved up to 110 grams of feed daily, you’d switch to High Layer 1100-t- to maintain daily nutrient intake at the loddv there s no need for put more nutrients in vour HlOtG prOtCUl than n6C6SS3ry thm \nui huh need can significantly affect the I profitability of your business ) Bv monitoring i Lebanon Valley Auction Fredericksburg, Pa. Tuesday, February 3 Report supplied by PDA jour flock's intake, jou’l) know when to change feeds (such as Agway High Layer 900 when birds are eating just 90 grams of feed/da or High Layer 1100+ when birds 3f6 COnSUITUng 1 10 Ken though ’•nur b-nis fnd tnuikt vine ■* koiullv gCdIXIS of feed/day) <rll ,hc * n fMnerjf jnJrfkt rttfMUl' J ennsum provided \ou chan# fotrds bi>c<J ux j»t iU $1,75-52 25 higher US No 1-2 2-245 lbs barrows and gilts 43.6044 60, lot 46.35, lot No. 2-3 300 lbs, at 38.75, lot No. 1-3189 lbs. at 42.60. Few US No 2-3 3-550 lbs. sows 30.25-32 50. Few Boars 31.00 FEEDER PIGS 8. One Lot US No 1-3 40 lbs feeder pigs at 50.00 per hundredweight. SHEEP 70. Few Choice 90-105 lbs wooled slaughter lambs 56.00- 59.00. LARGE FLOCK OP BRED EWES 48.0062.00. Martinsburg Auction Martinsburg, Fa. Monday, February 2 Report supplied by auction CATTLE IJB. Choice slaughter steers 61.00-62.50, Good 59.00-61.00, Standard 53.00-58.00, Utility 50.00- 53.00. Good slaughter heifers 58.60- 60.00, Standard 56.00-58.00, Utility 45.00- Utility & Commercial slaughter cows 45 00-51 50, Cutters 43.00- Canner & Low Cutter 40 00-43 00, Shells down to 35.00 Good slaughter bullocks 55.00- 58 50, Standard 52.00-55.00, Utility 48.00- Yield Grade #1 slaughter bulls 56.00-58.50; yield grade #2 52 00-56.00. Agway Poultry Enterprise specialists are available to help you set up a DNI program for your operation You'll find that DNI is simple. All you do is watch your birds' feed intake and adjust feeds accordingly So contact your local Agwav today for more details on the DNI program —the system that makes sure your birds get the _ „ uK nutnents they \uimm need without wasting dollars. lin M-u iuK Stpi Jin \Jir Jul Npt Jan hah TntiJ f-«d Inwkt <lll Working for people vvho work the land YOUR AGWAY POULTRY SPECIALIST CAN HELP SET UP A DNI PROGRAM FOR YOUR OPERATION. FARM , x ENTERPRISE (AGWAVJ SERVICE V m» * Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 7,1981—A9 CALVES 289. Choice vealers 106.00- 00, Good 90.00-106.00, Standard & Good 90-110 lbs. 60.00- 74 CO, 70-90 lbs 58.0062 00, Utility 55-100 lbs. 52.00-58 00. Farm calves, holstem bulls 90-120 lbs. 90.00- 112.00; holstem heifers 85-130 lbs 100.00- HOGS 333. US No. 1-2 200-240 lbs barrows & gilts 43.59-44.50, No. 1-3 200-250 lbs. 42.00-43 00, No. 2-3 260- 270 lbs 41.00-42.00, No. 1-3 130-185 lbs 32.0040.00. US No 1-3 300-500 lbs sows 37.0040.00, No. 2-3 300-650 lbs 32.00-37 00. Boars 28.00-32.50. FEEDER PIGS 50. US No. 1-3 20- 35 lbs. feeder pigs 7.00-14.00 per head, No. 1-3 35-50 ibs. 14 00-23.00 per head. SHEEP 0. No sales on offer. New Holland Horse Monday, February 2 New Holland Sales Stables Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 245 head of horses, mules, and pomes. Market lower. Better horses Driving horses 575.00- 350.00- Riding horses 350.00-550.00; Lightweight killers 350.00-485.00; Heavyweight killers 525.00-700.00; Mares 40.00-100.00; Colts 15.00- 25.00; Geldings 40.00-100.00; Larger ponies 150.00-280.00 New Holland Dairy New Holland,Pa. Wednesday, February 4 Report supplied by auction Reported receipts of 121 cows, 53 heifers and 7 bulls. Market stronger. Load of Pa. fresh cows, 1200.00- 1310.00; Load of N.Y. fresh cows, 1450.00- springers 1375,00- 1650.00; Load of Pa. fresh cows, 900.00- 26 head of all stages cows, 580.00-1090.00; Load of Wisconsin fresh cows, 1650 00- 1750 00; Load of 41 head all stages cows, 550.00-1320 00. 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