Livestock market and auction news
Eight-Four
Livestock
Monday, April 6
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 247. Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
cows mostly 50 cents higher, in
stances $1 higher. Few Choice
slaughter steers 59.00-61.00, few
Good 57.50-58.75, few Standard
52.00- Few Choice slaughter
heifers 58.50-59.50, few Good 56.00-
57.25, one Standard at 50.00. Utility
& Commercial slaughter cows
43.00- one at 46.75, Cutters
40.0043.00, Canner & Low Cutter
37.0041.50, Shells down to 30.00.
Few Utility slaughter bullocks
47.0049.75. Few Yield Grade #l-2
1000-1785 lbs. slaughter bulls 47.50-
57.25. Medium & Large Frame #1
300-500 lbs. feeder steers 54.50-
68.50, few 70 00-72.50; Medium &
Large Frame #1290-500 lbs. feeder
heifers 50.75-62 50, one at 68.50,
Medium & Large Frame #2 500-650
lbs 42.0048 50; few Medium &
Large Frame #2 500-650 lbs feeder
bulls 45.00-61.50.
CALVES 245. One Prime vealer
at 117.00, few Choice 96 00-113.00,
few Good 79.00-97.00, Standard &
The Agway DNI feeding program gives
these hens t rients 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 nutrient intake at the
prevents overfeeding of _ . . . ' required level. Paying for
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expensive protein while pu t nu tnents m your more protein than necessary
meeting your hens’ daily tins than your hens need can significantly affect the
requirements for ammo acids profitability of your business,
and other nutnents. By monitoring r
your flock’s intake, -
you’ll know when
to change feeds
(such as Agway
High Layer 900
when birds are
eatmg just 90
grams of feed/day,
or High Layer
1100+ when birds
are consuming 110
grams of feed/day)
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 nutntion than your birds
require.
Suppose, for example, your flock
is eating 100 grams of feed per bird
daily (22 lbs /100 birds). Under the
DNI program, your feed -would be
Good (few) 90-120 lbs 68.00-79.00,
70-90 lbs. 55.00-69.00, Utility 55-130
lbs. 45.00-58.00. Farm calves,
holstem bulls 85-120 lbs. 70.00-
90.00; holstem heifers 75-125 lbs.
77.00-137.50; beef cross bulls &
heifers 70-100 lbs. 72.00-96.00.
HOGS 119. Barrows & gilts $1 to
51.50 lower. One lot US No. 1-2 200
lbs. barrows & gilts 41.95, No. 1-3
200-250 lbs. 37.2541.00, few No. 2-3
250-300 lbs. 36.7540.00, No. 1-3 130-
170 lbs. 37.75-38.00. US No. 1-3 300-
500 lbs. sows 30.00-34.50. Boars
26.00-31.00.
FEEDER PIGS 33. US No. 1-3 30-
45 lbs. feeder pigs 18.00-22.00 per
head. No. 1-3 55-85 lbs. 23.50-34.50,
one lot No. 1-3 90 lbs. 37.00 per
head.
SHEEP 1592. Bulk of supply sold
to the Easter trade. Choice 20-30
lbs. spring slaughter lambs 90.00-
130.00, two lots 132.00, 3545 lbs.
80.00- 45-55 lbs. 75.00-95.00,
55-85 lbs. 72.00-85.00, 60-75 lbs.
70.00- Good 30-50 lbs 70.00
80.00, Choice 55-65 lbs. wooled
slaughter lambs 60.0064.50 lbs.
clipped lambs 65.00-66.00, Good
55.70 lbs. wooled slaughter lambs
48.0055.00, one lot clipped lambs 70
lbs. at 54 00. Slaughter ewes 18.00
30.00
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CATTLE 181 Compared with
last Monday’s market, slaughter
steers 75 cents higher. Slaughter
cows steady to 51-50 lower. Choice
No. 24 1100-1325 lbs. slaughter
steers 61 85-63.86, Good 54.75-57 75,
couple to 61.00, few Standard 52.00-
54.60. Few Choice slaughter heifers
56.75-61.50, few Good 52.0054.25.
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 42.7546.75, couple to 48.25,
Cutters 40.0043.00, few Canner &
Low Cutter 36.00-39.35. One Choice
slaughter bullock at 59.20. Few
Yield Grade #1 1060-2130 lbs.
slaughter bulls 54.50-60.50; few
yield grade #2 1320-1650 lbs. 51.25-
53.75. Few Large Frame #2 360-610
lbs. feeder steers 55.00-68 50; few
Large Frame #2 440-560 lbs. feeder
heifers 54.00-58.00, few holstems
430-520 lbs. 70.00-73.50.
CALVES 164 Vealers about
steady. Few Choice vealers 92.00-
112.00, Good 74.00-91.00, Standard
& Good 70-95 lbs. 5a.00-64.00. Farm
calves, holstem bulls 85-125 lbs
75.00-90.00, couple to 94.00; holstem
heifers 80-130 lbs 120.00-152 50
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+ to maintain daily
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Dewart Auction
Dewart, Pa.
Monday, April 6
Report supplied by PDA
YOUR AGWAY POULTRY
SPECIALIST CAN HELP
SET UP A DNI PROGRAM
FOR YOUR OPERATION.
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
So contact your
local Agway today
for more details on
the DNI program
—the system that
makes sure your
birds get the
nutrients they
Nutnem need without
wasting dollars.
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HOGS 605. Barrows & gilts 25
cents to 50 cents lower. US No. 1-2
200-235 lbs. barrows & gilts 41.60-
42.00, couple lots to 42.20, No. 1-3
195-250 lbs. 39.0041.40, no. 2-3 240-
270 lbs. 35.00-38.00, few lots No. 1-3
170-185 lbs. 36.00-37.50. US No. 1-3
300-500 lbs. sows 33.00-37.00 Boars
94 nn-49 on
FEEDER PIGS 165. US No. 1-3
20-35 lbs. feeder pigs 12.00-22.50 per
head, No. 1-3 50-65 lbs. 27.50-35.00
per head, No. 1-3 100-150 lbs. 34.50-
40 50cwt.
SHEEP 16. Bulk of supply sold to
the Easter trade. Few Choice 18-36
lbs. sprmg slaughter lambs 108.00-
160.00. Slaughter ewes 20.00-24 00.
Middleburg Auction
Middleburg, Pa.
Tuesday, April 7
Report supplied by PDA
CATTLE 223 Compared with
last Tuesday’s market, slaughter
cows 50 cents to $1.50 lower. Choice
No. 24 1050-1280 lbs slaughter
steers 60 00-62 35, Good 54 75-58 00,
couple to 61 00, Standard 48 25-
53 75 Few Choice slaughter heifers
58 25-60 25, few Good 53 00-56 00
Utility & Commercial slaughter
cows 42.2545 85, couple to 47 00,
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Cutters 40 50-43.75, Canner & Low
Cutter 36.50-40.00 Few Choice
daughter bullocks 55.50-56.00, one
at 63.85. Yield Grade #1 930-1810
lbs. slaughter bulls 47.50-54.10.
Few Medium Frame #1 400-500 lbs.
feeder steers 66.00-68.00, few Large
Frame §2 300-500 lbs. 59.00-62.00;
holstem heifers 350-750 lbs. 53.00-
93.00
CALVES 176. Couple Prime
vealers 106.00 and 116.00, few
Choice 95.00-110.00, Good 80.00-
90.00, Standard & Good 70-95 lbs.
56.00-60 00. Farm calves, holstem
bulls 85-125 lbs. 60.00-85.00;
holstem heifers 80-140 lbs. 80.00-
170.00, mostly 125.00-150.00; few
beef cross bulls 77.00-101.00. '
HOGS7I9. (MONDAY, APRILS,
1981) Barrows & gilts steady. US
No 1-2 210-235 lbs. barrows & gilts
42 00-43 10, No 1-3 190-250 lbs.
41 25-42 00, No 2-3 190-270 lbs.
38 00-41 25. US No 1-3 330480 lbs
sows 37.00-39 50, No 2-3 300-600 lbs.
28 25-36 00 Boars 30 50-32 00.
(TUESDAY 106 HEAD). One lot
US No 1-2 230 lbs 41 35, No 1-3220-
240 lbs 40 8541 00, No. 1-3 180-195
lbs 38 0040 10.
FEEDER PIGS 180. US No 1-3
20-35 lbs feeder pigs 19.50-28 00 per
head, No. 1-3 35-50 lbs 27 00-33.00
per head, one lot No. 1-3 137 lbs
36 50 cwt.
SHEEP 6 Bulk of supply spring
slaughter lambs sold to the Easter
trade. Few Choice 20-25 lbs spring
slaughter lambs 125.00-170 00 Few
Slaughter ewes 19.50-26 50
Thomasville Livestock
Wednesday, April 8
Steers: Choice 62.25-64.00; Good
59-61.00; Holstems 53-59; Heifer,
good 55-60; Bulls 54-60.25.
Cows: Utility and Good 43-46.35;
Canners and Cutters 3942.00; Low
Cutters 35-38.
Calves: 31 head, Choice 1.10-
1.28; Good 95-1.05.
Feeder Cattle: Choice 65-70;
Good 55-65.
Lambs: Good 90-132
Goats 2540.
Pigs 72 head. 25-30 lbs 19-25,35-
40 lbs. 28-33
Hogs- 305 head. Private Treaty
200-230 lbs 39.5040
Sows- 375-600 lbs 30.50-38.50;
300400 lbs. 28-35.
Boars - 28 50-30.25.
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