A4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 14,1981
Poultry Markets
Weekly New York Egg Market
WHITE
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
BROWN
Jumbo
Ex Large
Large
Mediums
Pullets
Peewees
Off Grade
Large
Checks
Unquoted
Unquoted
Unquoted
Tone: Large barely steady Balance medium easy
Copyright 1981 by Urner-Barry
N. E. Weekly Shell Egg Report
Tuesday, Mar. 10
Report supplied by USDA
Prices paid per dozen Grade “A” Brown
delivered to retail stores-
Ex. Large
87-94
89-92
83-
84-
92-93
89-
90-
89-90
MASS +
Mostly
N. HAMP,
Mostly
R.I.
VERMONT
Mostly
MAINE
+ Includes Central and Western Sections only,
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 and marketers. GNR eggs are
classified by weight m 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’s pnces for each classification were
Net Weight Mar. 10 Mar. 12
Per Case Tuesday Thursday
48 lbs. 54 54
45 lbs. 54 54
42 lbs. 47 47
39 lbs. 40 40
48 lbs. 51 51
48 lbs. 46 46
Classification
Class 1-Large
Class 2 >Large
Class 3-Medium
Class 4-Small
Breaking Stock
Checks
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From Friday, Mar 6 to Mar. 13
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92
88
85
92
88
85
90
86
83
Large
83-90
89-88
78-85
80-83
89-90
85-96
87-91
85-86
Nest Run Eggs
69
63
51
88
84
81
88
84
81
in cartons
eggs
Medium Small
74-81 51-67
76-79 53-55
69-76 • 45-53
71-74 48-51
80-81 55-56
76-87
78-81
76-77 53-55
Eastern Pa. &
N. J. Poultry
Wednesday, March 11
Report supplied by USDA
Prices tended higher on light
type hens F. 0.8. Plant while
generally unchanged at farm.
Offerings often short of a fair call.
Offerings of heavy type fully
adequate for an unaggressive
interest.
Prices paid at Farm.
Lightweight at farm 18-11,
mostly Idte-lO 3 /*.
FOB plant-13-14, mostly 13-13%
Heavyweight: TFEWR.
TOP OF THE
HOG MARKET
DANVILLE LIVESTOCK MARKET
OLD ROUTE 11, DANVILLE, PA 17821
717-275-2880
; HORSE SALE HELD 3rd 1
I SATURDAY OF THE MONTH jj
Market your cattle & hogs
the auction way.
Sale every Monday 2 P.M.
Melvin M. Lehman (Owner)
Heinsey’s
Poultry Market
Root’s, East Petersburg
Tuesday, March 10
Report supplied by auction
MUSCOVY DUCKS, DRAKES,
range .90-.98.
MUSCOVY DUCKS, HENS;
range .80-.92.
RED FOWL: 4-5 lbs. range .34-
38.
RED FOWL- 5-7 lbs range .38-
46.
CROSSBREED FOWL 7-9 lbs.
range ,38-.44.
CROSSBRED ROOSTERS. 4-6
lbs, range .48- 64.
CROSSBRED ROOSTERS. 7-10
lbs. range .3S-.48.
GUINEAS: range 1.60-1.75.
GEESE: 9-11 lbs. range .52-.68.
TURKEYS. 22-25 lbs. range .42-
46
PIGEONS, range 1 35-1.50 ea.
WHITE PIGEONS, range 3.85-
4.50 ea.
RABBITS. 4-6 lbs range .90-1.20
RABBITS 7-10 lbs. range .76-.92.
PEKING DUCKS: range .SB-.64
GUINEA PIGS: range 1 75-3.00
ea
GOATS, range4o.oo-48.00.
KID GOATS; range 29 00-42.00.
TOTAL COOPS SOLD: 412.
Philadelphia Eggs
Wednesday, March 11 ’
Report supplied by USDA
Prices steady. Cartoning
demand light to occasionally fair
where 59 cent coupon sales on
large involved Offerings ample to
occasionally burdensome. Un
dertone barely steady.
Prices to retailers: Sales to
volume buyers, consumer grades
white eggs in cartons, delivered;
store door
A Extra Large 71-74; A Large 70-
72, A Medium 63-65.
Baltimore Eggs
Wednesday, March 11
Report supplied by USDA
Market unsettled Demand fair
Supplies adequate to ample.
Cartoned eggs. Prices to
retailers, state graded (nun. one
case sale) white
Large
Medium
Fogelsville
Poultry
Fogelsville, Pa.
Tuesday, March 10
Report supplied by USDA
(Prices paid dock weights, cents
per pound, except where noted)
HENS, LIGHT TYPE; range 4-
10.
HENS, HEAVY TYPE, range
15.
PULLETS: range 60.
ROASTERS: range 28-53.
DUCKS: range 54-67.
RABBITS; range 50-97.
GUINEAS: range 120-150
PIGEONS (PER'PAIR) range
204.
JUMBOSQUAB: 500.
TOTAL COOPS SOLD. 215
Delmarva Poultry
Wednesday, March 11
Report supplied by USDA
RTC movement generally light,
though adequate enough to clear
available supplies in most quar
ters. Slaughter schedules reduced
overall as occasional plant not
operating. Today’s LTL asking
prices steady at 51-52 on Plant
Grade and 52-53% on U.S. Grade A.
Advance interest unaggressive at
most plants. Live supplies fully
adequate at weights occasionally
tending heavier than desired
Undertone steady.
Estimated slaughter of broiler
fryers in Debnarva (000).
Estimated: 3/111351; Actual 3/4
1607; Actual 3/9 1567; Average
Weights 3/9 4 18; Average Weights
3/24.20.
Hunter's Auction
Monday, March 9
Rising Sun, Md.
Report supplied by auction
COWS: High Choice to Prime
45 00-47.00; Good to Standard 44.25-
45 25; Utility 43.75-44.50; Cutters
38.75-41.50; Canners 35.50-37.50.
CALVES; Prime 200-280 lbs.
87.00-93.00; High to Choice 140-180
lbs. 82.00-96.00; Good to Choice 120-
140 lbs. 76.00-81.00; Standard to
Good 90-115 lbs. 70.00-83.00; Utility
75-85 lbs. 57.00-71.00; Low Utility
65-75 lbs. 42.00-58.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 20-25 lbs. $l2 to
$l9 by hd.; 3545 lbs. $lB to $26 by
hd.
74-76
68-70
HOGS: 180-220 lbs. 37.00-42.50.
SOWS: 31.50-34.00.
BOARS: 25.50-30.50.
GOATS: Nannies $24 to $37 by
hd.; Kids $lB to $26 by hd.; Billies
$25 to $5O by hd.
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, March 12
Report supplied by USD*
Through midweek, steers firm to
SO higher, instances 75 up heifers
steady to 50 higher. Cows 2,00-3.00
higher. Bulls steady to 1.00 higher.
Steer and heifer beef, demand
fairly good through midweek
despite dull dressed trade. Market
supported by packer need and
purchases of several hundred 1050-
1175 lbs. steers for return to
feedlot. Steers made up 45 pet of
estimated five day total, heifers 29
pet. Cows 11 pet, feeders 13 pet.
Four day receipts 13,800; last
week 14,175; year ago 1,675.
STEERS; At midweek, Choice 2-
4 1050-1250 lbs. 61.00-62.00, near six
loads 2-3 1100-1225 lbs. some with
end prune 62.25-62.50, load Choice
2-3 1078 lbs. 63.00. Choice, some
Prune 3-4 1200-1350 lbs. 59.5061.50.
During week, scattered loads
larger percentage 4 1275-1500 lbs.
56.00- two loads 4, some 5,
1539-1546 lbs. 55.00. Mixed Good
and Choice 2-3 1050-1300 lbs. 60.50-
61.50, instances 62.00. Good 2-3
57.00- Good and mostly
Choice 2-3 1200-1450 lbs holsteuis
57.00- Good and Choice 54 50-
56.25.
HEIFERS: Few Loads Choice 3,
some with end of Prune 975-1150
lbs. 61.25-61.75. Choice 2-4 900-1100
lbs. 59.50-61.00. Choice and Prune
34 1050-1200 lbs. 57.00-60.00. Mixed
Good and Choice 2-3 850-1100 lbs.
57.50-59.50. Good 2-3 56.50-58.00.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for Choice 900-1100 lbs.
steers 62.00; 1100-1300 lbs. 60.90.
Average cost steers this week 1208,
average weight 60.82 lbs. as
compared 60.80 and 1200 lbs. a
week ago. Average cost heifers
59.87. Average weight 1059 lbs. as
compared 59.81 and 1035 lbs. a
week
COWS: Cutter, Utility & Com
mercial 1-3 43.00-44.50, some high
dressing Utility 45.00-46.50. Canner
and Low-Cutter 1-2 40.00-43.00, few
lightweight 39.00.
BULLS; 1-2 1300-1800 lbs. 50.00-
54.00, few 1 55.00-56.00, individual
58.00.
Replacements. Several loads
Medium Frame 1 steers during
week, Good and mostly Choice
slaughter flesh 1075-1175 lbs. 61.50-
62.50, some 1025-1100 lbs. early
62.85-63.00.