A4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 21,1981
Poultry Markets
Prices are from Egg Clearinghouse, Inc., (ECI) Durham, N H and
reflect trading prices for gradable nest run eggs (GNR) on ECI, a nation
wide trading center for producers, packers ana marketers GNR eggs are
classified by weight in 30-dozen cases, and traded in lots of either 300 or
750 cases Prices are FOB buyers dock, and are computed Tuesday and
Thursday of each week This week’.- onces for each classification were
Net Weight Feb. 17 Feb. 19
Per Case Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs. 57 56
45 lbs. 57 56
42 lbs. 50 50
39 lbs. 44 44
48 lbs. 48 48
48 lbs. 43 43
Classification
Class 1 • Large
Class 2 - Large
Class 3 - Medium
Class 4 - Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
Weekly New York Egg Market
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
63 63 63 64
37 37 39 39
Tone Large barely steady Balance medium easy
Copyright 1980 by Urner-Barry
Baltimore Eggs Philadelphia
Wednesday, February 18 EggS
Report suppbed by USDA Wednesday, February 18
Market steady Demand Report supplied by USDA
irregular. Supplies fully adequate Prlces Ranged Cartoning
Cartoned eggs Prices to demand light Offerings fully
retailers, state graded (mm one adequate on all sizes
case sale) white Prices to retailers Sales to
\f r f e volume buyers, consumer grades
Medium 68-70 w jjjj- e e gg S m cartons, delivered,
store door
A Extra Large 71-75, A Large 70-
72, A Medium 63-65 1 /2
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Market your cattle & hogs
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N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, Feb. 17
Report supplied by USDA
Prices paid per dozen Grade ‘A” Brown
delivered to retail stores
MASS +
Mostly
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Mostly
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Mostly
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+ Includes Central and Western Sections only
Leesport Auction
Wednesday, February 18
Report supplied by PDA
Compared with
CATTLE 262
last Wednesday’s market,
slaughter steers uneven, mostly
steady to strong Slaughter cows $1
to $3 lower Choice No 2-4 1000-1300
lbs. slaughter steers 62 00-64 50,
few to 67.10, No 4-5 1300-1425 lbs
57 25-62 00, Good 59 25-62.35, few to
64 50, Standard 55 00-59.00, few
Utility 53.25-54 25. Choice 820-1150
lbs. slaughter heifers 58 00-61 00,
few Good 55.75-58 75, few standard
50.00- Utility & Commercial
slaughter cows 44 00-46.50, few to
49.25, Cutters 42 00-46 00, few to
47.25, Canner & Low Cutter 40 00-
43.75, Shells down to 37 10. Good
slaughter bullocks 58.25-63 25, few
to 66 50, few Standard 55.00-57 00
Yield grade #1 1300-2000 lbs
slaughter bulls 55 25-68 75, one at
60 25, few yield grade i“2 900-1050
lbs 47.00-54 74 Medium Frame It l
300-600 lbs feeder steers 68 00-
75 00, few Large Frame #2 600-950
lbs 53.00-61 00, Lot Medium #2 665
lbs at 57.50; Medium Frame #1
400-500 lbs feeder heifers 60.00-
67 00; few Medium frame #1350-580
lbs feeder bulls 61 00-69 00, few
Large Frame #2 450-650 lbs 53 50-
56 00
CALVES 133 Few Choice
vealers 104.00-113 00, few Good
90 00-96 00, Standard & Good 110-
130 lbs 75 00-95.00, 90-110 lbs 65 00-
75 00, 70-85 lbs 60.00-75.00, few
Utility 50-115 lbs. 40.00-60.00. Farm
calves, holstein bulls 90-135 lbs
70.00- mostly 80 00-98.00,
holstein heifers 90-140 lbs 107 50-
138.00.
HOGS 365: Barrows and gilts
2.00-2 50 lower, spots 3 50 lower US
No. 1-2 200-240 lbs. barrows & gilts
45.35-46 50, No 1-3 195-265 lbs.
41 50-47 00, mostly 43 75-45 50, few
No. 2-3 295-310 lbs 41 25-42 50 Sows
3 00-4 00 lower US No 1-3 300-625
lbs. sows 37 00-41 50, Utility 265-380
lbs. 33 00-37.00 Boars 30 00-32 00
FEEDER PIGS 164- US No 1-3
30-60 lbs feeder pigs 50 00-67 00
cwt, No 1-3 65-105 lbs 44 00-50 00
cwt
SHEEP 10 Few Choice 95 lbs
wooled slaughter lambs 59 00-63 00,
lot New Crop lambs 43 lbs at
107 50, lot 70 lbs at 77 00 Few
Slaughter sheep 26 00-34 00
GOATS 24- Large goats 31 00-
51 00 per head, few small kids
15 00-23 00 per head
Large
87-94
89-92
82-89
84-87
91-92
89-97
91-93
89-90
Ex. Large
88-95
90-93
83-90
85-88
92-93
90-99
92-95
90-91
Eastern Pa. &
N.J. Poultry
Wednesday, February 18
Report supplied by USDA
Prices continue to trend higher
on light type hens at farm Farm
offerings increased slightly tor a
fairly good demand Offerings ot
heavy type adequate for a steady
interest
Prices paid at Farm
Lightweight at farm 10-11,
mostly 10*2
FOB plant 12- 13*2, mostly 12*2-
13
Heavyweight fFEWR
Report supplied by USDA
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per pound, except where noted)
HENS, LIGHT TYPE range 5-6
HENS, HEAVY TYPE range
21-40
PULLETS range 60-56
ROASTERS range 35-70
DUCKS range 65-90
DRAKES range 65-90
TURKEYS, TOMS range 4b
TURKEYS, HENS range 42
RABBITS range 60-100
GUINEAS range 70-150
PIGEONS (PER PAIR) range
320-500
TOTAL COOPS SOLD 210
eggs
Medium Small
76-83 50-56
78-81 52-54
71-78 45-52
73-76 47-50
80-81 54-55
78-87
80-83
78-79
52-53
Fogelsville
Poultry
Fogelsville, Pa.
Tuesday, February 10
Heinsey’s
Poultry Market
Root’s, East Petersburg
Tuesday, February 17
cartons
Report supplied by auction
MUSCOVY DUCKS, DRAKES
range 86- 94.
MUSCOVY DUCKS, HENS
range 70- 78
PEKIN DUCKS range 64- 7b
RED FOWL 4-5 lbs range 11-
28
RED FOWL 5-7 lbs range JO
-38
'CROSSBREED HENS 7-9 lbs
range 32- 38.
CROSSBRED ROOSTERS 4-6
lbs. range .52- 68
CROSSBRED ROOSTERS 7-10
lbs. range 32-52
GUINEAS: range 1.35-1 55
GEESE. 9-11 lbs range .42- 54
GEESE. 12-16 lbs range 62-74
TURKEYS, range .40- 52.
PIGEONS- range 1 10-1 30 ea
WHITE PIGEONS range 3 35-
3 70 ea
RABBITS 4-6 lbs range 90-110
RABBITS 7-10 lbs range .70-84
GUINEA PIGS range 1 75-2 85
ea.
GOATS, range26.oo-55 00
TOTAL COOPS. 561
Delmarva
Poultry
Wednesday, February 18
Report supplied by USDA
Keady-to-cook movement ot a
regular steady nature on all items
except slower on legs Slaughter
schedules reduced overall in line
with expected needs Today ’s HI,
asking prices steady at 53-54 on
Plant and 54-55 on U S Grade A
Advance interest fair though
unaggressive Live supplies fully
adequate at mostly desirable
weights Undertone steady
Current broiler/tryer negotiated
prices tor immediate deliveiy
includes mostly multiple-drop
shipments to New York City from
Delmarva
Estimated slaughter ot broilei
fryers in Delmarva (000)
2/18, 1316 estimated, 2/11, 1524
actual, 2/16, 719 actual, 2/16, 4 04
average weight, 2/9, 4 14 average
weights.