Livestock market and auction news St. Louis Auction Thursday, April 7 Report Supplied By USDA Receipts This Week 5,000; Week Ago 4,700; Year Ago 5,300; Compared to the previous week. Slaughter Steers firm to .50 higher. Slaughter Heifers weak to .50 lower. Cows mostly 2.00 lower. Bulls steady to weak. Slaughter supply mainly choice slaughter steers, around 35% heifers and 10% cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 2-4 1050-1325 lb. 66.00- most closing sales 66.00- Couple packages 2-3 1150 lbs. 67.75 and 68.75 late. Choice 24 950-1275 lbs. 64.5666.50, roost closing sales 64.5066.00. Mixed Good and Choice 24 900-1225 lbs. 63.0065.00 Good 2-3 1050-1400 lb. Holsteins 51.00-58.00. Few packages Mixed Good and Choice 2-31250-1400 lbs. 59.5060.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Mixed Choice and Prime 24 875-1100 lbs. 63.0064.50, most closing sales 63.0063.50. Choice 24 800-1050 lbs. 61.6064.00, Closing 61.5063.00. Mixed Good and Choice 2-3 800-1050 lbs. 60.0061.50. Good 2-3 750-975 lbs. 58.0060.00. COWS: (closing week sales) Utility and Commercial 2-4 39.00- How to bring calves up to freshening size six months earlier... Heifers raised on the Agway Herd Replacemen reach freshening size six months earlier than a i w * it* MONTH 1 ami earn higher profits doing it The faster you bring your heifers into the milk ing string, the faster you start earning profits. And thars exactly what you can do with the Agway Herd Replacement Program. Here’s how: Agway Milk Replacer saves saleable milk and dollars Start your calves off early on Agway White, Blue or Red Label Milk Replacer. Dollar for dol lar and pound for pound it’s more economical to feed Agway Milk Replacer than to feed the sale able milk in your tank. So it makes sense to sell the milk and raise your calves on Agway Milk Replacer. Plus Agway Milk Replacers help keep calves healthy. They’re fortified with all the vitamins the calf needs, plus antibiotics. And each has ample protein for faster growth. 44.00. Boning Utility 1-2 44.0045.00. Cutter 1-2 38.0043.00. Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 34.00-38.00. BULLS: YG 1-2 1050-1900 lbs. 48.0054.00. Few YG 11350-1800 lbs. 54.23-55.00. Individual Outstanding YG 11600 lbs. 57.00. Wednesday’s Weekly Sheep Auction. Receipts about 100 head. Not enough slaughter lambs on offer to adequately test prices. Slaughter ewes about steady, compared last Wednesday. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Few Individual head and couple small lots Choice and Prime 95-130 lb. Old crop wooled and shorn with No. 1-2 pelts 61.0065.00; Lot 4 head fall 1061 b. shorn 68.00. SLAUGHTER EWES: Several Individual head and small lots Utility and Good 12.00-19.00, mostly 14.00-17.50. Fe head cull 5.006.00. FEEDER LAMBS: Couple small lots choice and fancy 75-79 lbs. 52.0054.00. FEEDERS; (including around 1,800 at the regular Thursday auction.; Feeder Steers uneven, generally steady. Feeder Heifers uneven, weights under 500 lbs. steady to 1.00 lower; weights over 500 lbs. steady to 1.00 higher. Overall quality somewhat improved over \J\ y MO£ITH Working for people who work thelond ENTERPRISE (AGWfIY> SERVICE last week with the supply mainly Medium Frame 1400-800 lb. Steers and 300-700 lb. Heifers. Another large attendance of buyers. FEEDER STEERS: Medium, some Large Frame 1: 300-500 lbs. 70.00-75.00 ; 500-600 lbs. 67.00-72.00; 600-700 lbs. 64.5067.75; Scattered lots 700-750 lbs. 63.0066.25; lot 950 lbs. 62.00. Medium Frame 1-2 and some small frame 1: 300500 lbs. 67.0069.50; 500650 lbs. 61.0065.25. Large Frame 2 Holsteins: scat tered lots 700-1000 lbs. 50.7553.00. FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium, some Large Frame 1: 300500 lbs. 59.5063.00; 500-700 lbs. 58.5063.00, mostly 59.5062.00; couple lots reputation thin gaunt 535547 lbs. 65.5066.00. Medium Frame 1-2 and some small frame 1: 300650 lbs. 52.0058.75, mostly 53.5057.50. CATTLE 254. Compared with last Monday’s market, slaughter steers strong to |1 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 50 cents-|l lower. Choice 2-4 1060-1300 lbs. slaughter steers 62.75-65, Good 57.25-61, Good holsteins 56.60-59.50, Standard 49.75-54.75. Choice slaughter heifers 60.75-63.75, few Feed Agway Total Calf Ration (TCR) for faster growth and earlier freshening At five days, start your calves off on a fast weight gain program with TCR I. TCR I is an all pelleted complete feed designed for self-feeding with no additional forage needed. At 300 pounds offer hay free choice or switch to TCR 11. In Agway research trials, calves raised on TCR gained 1.93 pounds per day, and reached breed ing size in 14 months. That kind of growth means forage savings, reduced labor and earlier fresh ening (24 months). Start managing your herd replacements for faster growth and higher profits with the Agway Herd Replacement Program. For more informa tion on Agway Milk Replacers and TCR. contact your Agway Store, Representative or Enterprise Salesperson. De wart Auction Dewart, Pu. Monday, April 4 Report Supplied By PDA - 3 | r Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 9,1983—A13 Good 54.75-56.25. Utility and Commercial slaughter cows 42.00- 45.74, couple 47.10, Cutters 40.00- 43.25, few Canner and Low Cutters 36.7540, Shells down to 34.00. Yield Grade #1 995-1730 lbs. slaughter bulls 50.5054.75, few 800-1000 lbs. 44.0048.00. Large Frame #2 550-725 lbs. feeder steers 47.0054.75. Medium Frame #1 400500 lbs. feeder heifers 50.0054.50, couple 69.50. CALVES 237. Few Choice vealers 84.00-104.50, Good 78.00-93, Standard & Good 70-105 Ibe. 53.50- 62, Utility 6065 lbs. 42.0053.00. Farm Calves: Holstein Bulls 90-125 lbs. 61.00-91, few 96.00; Holstein Heifers 85-150 lbs. 60.00-113.00. HOGS 165. Barrows and gilts steady to |1 lower. US No. 1-2 210- 235 lbs. barrows and gilts 48.70- 49.80, No. 16 210-260 lbs. 45.0 - -48.40, lot No. 26 265 lbs. at 42.00. US No. 16 300620 lbs. sows 43.0047.25. Couple Boars 38.50. FEEDER PIGS 121. Lot US No. 16 20 lbs. feeder pigs at 38.00 per head, No. 16 3550 lbs. 42.0050 per head, lot No. 16 65 lbs. at 53.50 per head. SHEEP 19. Few Choice 90-106 lbs. spring slaughter lambs 74.00- 79.00. Slaughter ewes 14.50-18.00. Located 18 miles south of Lancaster, Pa., 6 miles south of Quarryville, take Rt. 272 to Little Britain, turn north, follow Little Britain Road to Jackson Road, 2nd farm, OR take Rt. 222, out of Quarryville to Cedar Hill Road to Little Britain Road to Jackson Road. Watch for sale arrows. Now soiling our new hybred gilts representing mostly York & Hampshire & Landrace cross. Bred for easier & Less trouble over farrowing and better weight gains. Validated Brucellosis Free Herd #169 Qualified Pseudorabies Free Herd #55 This Sale - 61 Head 18 Due Between Apr. 18 & 24 27 Due Between Apr. 24 & 30 16 Due Between Apr. 30 & May 12 Local Trucker Available No Hogs Sold On Commission CHRIST A. BEfLER R.D. 2, Quarryville, Pa JOHN B. STOLTZFUS R.D. 1, Kirkwood, Pa Abe Diffenbacb. Auctioneer NEXT SALE DATE MAY 13 East Coast Carlot Wednesday, April 6 Report supplied by USDA Compared to Tuesday’s close; Trade rather slow early. Prime special fed veal steady to 5.00 lower. Good and Choice boning veal steady to firm, undertone firm; no sales inshipped veal reported. Lamb market slow to develop as buyers adopt a wait and see attitude, unable to evaluate undertone at this time. VEAL CARCASS Prime (Special Fed) Hide 0n250 Head 220-280 lbs. 185.00-192.00, steady to 5.00 lower. Good & Choice Boning Type Hide On Northeastern Suppliers 65-75 lbs. 90.00, all steady to firm; 56-64 lbs. 88.00; 45-54 lbs. 86.00; 3544 lbs. 84.00; 34 lbs. down 82.00. Inshipped; No sales reported. V CUBED AND PROCESSED MEATS ILoad No. 1 sliced bacon vacuum pack 1 lb. pkg 123.00 no recent compar. SPECIAL NOTICE VINTAGE SALES STABLES, INC. 10 miles East of Lancaster Paradise, PA HAY, STRAW S GRAIN AUCTION Every Thursday at 1:00 P.M. Business Phone 717-768-8204 Home Phone 215-458-8518 FRIDAY, APRIL 15 WlffiFUMMOinHir BRED GILT SALE Sale to Start Promptly at 1:00 Every 4 Weeks 50 to 60 Head
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