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Dewart Auction
Monday, March 16
Oewart, Pa.
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 180. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
steers about steady. Slaughter
cows 50 cents-75 cents higher.
Choice No. 24, 1050-1400 lbs.
slaughter steers 59.50-63.50, couple
64.50, Good 56.5061, Standard
51.25-55.25. Few Choice slaughter
heifers 53.00-58. Utility & Com
mercial slaughter cows 42.75-46.75,
few 48.50, Cutters 41 50-44.50, few
Canner & Low Cutters 35.75-40.60,
Shells down to 33.00. Individual
Good slaughter bullock at 58.00.
Few Yield Grade #l, 1150-1385 lbs.
slaughter bulls 48.00-55 75
CALVES 200. Individual Prime
vealer at 107.00, few Choice 85 00-
100, few Good 70.00-89, Standard
and Good 70-95 lbs. 57 0063 Farm
Calves. Hoi. Bulls 90-125 lbs, 75.00-
92, few 99; Hoi Heifers 100-120 lbs.
120 00-145 00.
HOGS 427 Barrows and gilts 50
cents-$l lower US No 1-2 2-240 lbs.
barrows and gilts 41.40-42, No. 1-3
2-250 lbs. 40.0041.50, No. 2-3 215-250
lbs. 38.00-39 40, No 1-3 190-195 lbs.
38 0040.40. US No 1-3 3-600 lbs
This
tne results are m, J(X>
and they prove that 250
the Agway veal
feedmg program can 200
help get your veal to
market weight fast. 150
The Ar
-ie Agway veal
feeding program
consists of three key
feeds Agway Veal
Pre-Starter, Veal
Starter, and Veal
Finisher Thoroughly
tested by Land 0’ Lakes, manu
facturer of Agway veal feeds, and on
over 400 calves at three professional
veal producmg farms, these feeds
really performed. On the three
farms, average gam per calf was
2 28 lbs a day, with a feed
conversion rate of 1 64 lbs of feed
per pound gained
sows 34.50-37.25, Utility 2-350 lbs.
24.00- Few Boars 28.00-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 140. US No. 1-3
25-30 lbs. feeder pigs 14.00-18.50 per
head. No. 1-3 40-50 lbs. 24.00-30, No.
1-3 65-110 lbs. 34,50-41.00 per head.
SHEEP 4. Few Slaughter ewes
12.00- 00
Shenandoah Valley
Livestock
Harrisonburg, Va.
Saturday, March 14
Report supplied by auction
STOCKER, FEEDER, AND
SLAUGHTER CATTLE: Good
Light Steer Calves 72.00-77.75;
Medium 67.00-71.75, Plain 62.00
and down; Good Heavy Steers
67.00-71.25; Medium 62.00-66.75;
Plain 57.00 and down; Holstein
Steers 52.75 and down; Good
Slaughter Steers Not enough to
quote; Good Light Heifer Calves
57 006 2 00, Medium 52.00-56 75;
Plain 47.00 and down; Good Heavy
Heifers 52 00-57.00; Medium 47.00-
5175, Plain 42.00 and down;
Slaughter Cows 40.00-46.50,
Utilities 35.00-39.75, Canners &
Cutters 34.00 and down; Milk St
Stock Cows 570.00 and down, Stock
Feed Fed
(m lbs )
Weight Gained
conclusively demon
strated that fat source
and protein quality _
are major factors m Agway veal feeding program
veal calf performance 02X1 turn y our program into a high
That’s why Agway performance success story, too For
uses only top quality niore information on the Agway
farand milk protein that meet program, contact your local
rigorous specifications Agway they’ll show
Agway Veal Pre-Starter contains , HuViHl y° u h »w these veal
24% protein and 20% fat, plus extra % feeds 0311 S> ve y° ur veal
vitamins, minerals and antibiotic Program the energy it
fortification. Veal Starter features needs to be a real
the same percentage of protein and money-maker
fat, plus added fortification for the
needs of a rapidly growing calf And
100 ISO 200
Feed conversion rate with Agwa> veal
feeding program results showed that
calves gained one pound for eiert I &1
lbs of feed fed
Bulls 63.50 and down; Slaughter
Bulls 51.50.
CALVES: Veal Calves 88.00 and
down; Baby Calves 102.00 and
down.
SHEEP St LAMBS; Spring
Lambs 64.00, Choice Blue O 60.25;
Good Red O 58.75; Feeder Lambs
60.25, Slaughter Ewes 25.00 and
down; Stock Ewes 58.00 and down.
HOGS. Top 39.40, Medium 37.00,
Sows 36 50 and down, Boars 25.75-
29 25.
G&M Livestock
Monday, March 16
Report supplied by auction
Compared to last Monday,
market report steers higher, cows
steady, hogs lower,
DAIRY COWS: 620.00-980.00.
STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 62.0064.60; Good to Choice
60.0062 00; Standard to Good 54 00-
60.00
HEIFERS Good to Choice 56 00-
60.00, Standard 48.00-56.00.
FEEDERSTEERS: Good to
Choice 300-500 lbs. 65 00-75 00 , 500-
700 lbs. 55.00-70.00.
BULLS: 1100-1654 lbs 55.00-
60 50; 900-1100 lbs. 48 00-55.00
2.28 lbs. a day on the
veal feeding program,
thaft not unusual.
QUALITY
INGREDIENTS FOR
OUTSTANDING
RESULTS.
Working for people who work the land
FARM ~ » -
ENTERPRISE \AGWAY|
SERVICE
Veal Finisher contains slightly lower
levels of protein and fat, 18% and
20% respectively, so you can bring
your calf to market weight rapidly
and economically
TRY THE FARM-TESTED
AGWAY VEAL PROGRAM
Ag\va> veal feeds, use top
qualiu fat and milk protein
Lancaster Fifing, Srtarihy, Karcfi 21,19C1-A9
COWS: High Choice to Prime
45.0047.50, couple to 48.50; Good
42.0044.00; Utility 40.0042.00;
Cutters 38.0041.00; Canners Down
to 36.00.
CALVES; High Choice 95.00-
104.00: Good to Choice 85.00-95.00;
Standard to Good 70.0065.00;
Utihty Down to 40.00.
FARM CALVES. Hoi. Bulls
80.00-98.00; Hoi. Heifers 110 00-
162.50.
FEEDER PIGS; 15-30 lbs. 10.00-
22.00, 3060 lbs. 22 00-38.00.
HOGS: 200-240 lbs 40 5042.10;
170-240 lbs. 35.0040.00.
SOWS: 32.0040.50.
BOARS: 27.00-32.00
New Holland
Dairy
New Holland,Pa.
Wednesday, March 18
Report supplied by auction
Reported receipts of 77 cows, 75
heifers, and 5 bulls. Market steady
Load of Pa fresh cows, 1300 00-
1610 00, springers 1110 00-1325.00,
Load of Pa. fresh cows, 950 00-
1125.00; Herd of 18 head, all stages,
450.00-750.00
Locally consigned cows 455 00-
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Martinsburg Auction
Monday, March 16
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE 187. Choice slaughter
steers 62,00-64.00, Good 60.00-62.00,
Standard 54.00-57.00, Utility 50.00-
54.00. Choice slaughter heifers
62.00- Good 56.00-58.50,
Standard 45 00-51.00. Utility &
Commercial slaughter cows 47.00-
53.00. Cutters 42 00-45.00, Canner &
Low Cutter 40.00-42.00, Shells down
to 35.00. Good slaughter bullocks
56.00- Standard 50.00-55.00,
Utility 45.00-50 00. Yield Grade #1
slaughter bulls 52 00-58.00; yield
grade §2 51.00-54.00
CALVES 310. Choice vealers
100.00- 00, Good 85 00-95.00,
Standard & Good 90-110 lbs 60.00-
72.00. 70-90 lbs 50.00-60.00, Utility
55-100 lbs 45 00-50.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 90-120 lbs. 85.00-
105 00; holstem heifers 85-130 lbs
100.00-
HOGS 414. US No. 1-2 barrows &
gilts 41.00-42 50, No. 1-3 40.00-41.20,
No 2-3 39.00-40.00, No. 1-3 40.50-
41.00. US No. 1-3 sows 35.00-38.00,
No. 2-3 300-650 lbs 33.00-36.00.
Boars 29.00-33.00.
FEEDER PIGS 43. US No. 1-3 20-
35 lbs. feeder pigs 15.00-26.50 per
head. No. 1-3 35-50 lbs. 26.00-32.00
per head.
SHEEP 1. One Slaughter ewe at
20.00.
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