Livestock market
Omaha Cattle
Thursday, March 29
Weekly Cattle 51
Slaughter steers and heifers
ranged 50-1.00 higher for the week
with an advancing beef market
lending encouragement to the
upturn. Day to day demand proved
good not only from packers, but
also from buyers of steers suitable
for a short turn in the feedlot.
Overall finish ran less attractive
than recent weeks with muddy
cattle presenting serious problems
to the trade. Cows 1.00-1.50 higher.
Bulls steady.
Estimated 5 day receipts 9750,
actuals last week 8610 and last
year 11413. Steers comprised 46 pet
of the week’s receipts; heifers 38
pet; feeders 7 pet; cows 8 pet.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; At the
close load high dressing choice 2-3
near 1200 lbs. 71.50. Scattered loads
and part loads choice 2-4 1050-1300
lbs. 68.50-70.00; some with heavy
mud to 67.50. Mixed good and
choice 2-3 1000-1150 lbs. 67.5tK69.00.
Few good 65.00-66.50. Few lots
Consistent performance that gives you
a bigger cut of the earnings.
That’s what you need today. Hybrids
you can count on for high earnings
year after year.
And that’s why so many farmers build
their corn programs around Funk’s
G-Hybrids. They know they can count
on consistent performance, under a
variety of stresses, through good years
and bad.
mixed good and choice 2-31100-1300
lb. holsteins 59.00-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Load
high dressing choice 2-3 near 1025
lbs. 69.00. Scattered loads and part
loads choice 2-4 950-1050 lbs. 67.00-
67.50; few lots 900-950 lbs. 66.00-
67.00. Mixed good and choice 2-3
900-1025 lbs. 65.00-67.00. Good 62.00-
65.00.
Average of LS-214 detailed
quotations for 900-1100 lb. choice
steers 68.90, 1100-1300 lbs. 70.20.
Average cost steers 68.60, average
weight 1137 lbs.; as compared 68.46
and 1150 lbs. a week ago. Average
cost heifers 65.97, avei weights
1001 lbs.; as compared 66.36 and
1011 lbs. a week ago.
COWS: Breaking utility and
commercial 2-3 44.00-45.50, high
dressing to 47.00. Cutter and
boning utility 1-2 42.00-45.50, high
dressing to 47.00. Canner rfnd low
cutter 36.00-42.00.
BULLS: 1-2 1100-2000 lbs. 49.00-
53.00, high dressing 54.75-56.00.
FEEDERS: Medium frame 1
steers in good to low choice
slaughter flesh 1000-1100 lbs. 67.00-
68.75.
Today, this consistent performance
means more to you than ever. It means
reliable production to keep your oper
ation running efficiently on home-grown
feeds... to put a bigger cut of the earn
ings in your pocket.
So don’t cut yourself short See your
Hoffman Seed man or Funk's G-Dealer
for your order now.
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VEALERS; Few Prune 240-345
lbs. 110.00-116.00; Choice 180-240
lbs. 90.00-105.00, few 105.00-110.00;
high Good and low Choice 140-300
lbs. 67.00-92.00, 120-140 lbs. 60.00-
75.00, 80.00-115.00 lbs. 48.00-62.00,
few 70-90 lbs. 45.00-50.00; Standard
55-90 lbs. 39.00-47.00,
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good
and Choice 250-500 lbs. 50.01W0.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Few
110-115 lb. holstem heifers 82.00,
around 75 head 90-105 lbs. 59.00-
74.00; bulk 100-125 lb. holstem bulls
94.00-105.00, few 105.00-112.00, 90-
100 lbs. 67.00-95.00, few small
frame 80-105 lbs. 59.00-80.00.
Hoffman Seeds, Inc
PA 17538
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 31,1984—A17
Poultry course planned
FIJSMINGTON, N.J. - A two
night poultry short course for
small flock owners is scheduled for
Thursdays, April 5 and 12, by the
Hunterdon County Cooperative
Extension Service. Sessions begin
at 7:30 p.m. m Hunterdon’s Ex
tension Center, according to Calvin
Wettstein, county agricultural
agent.
Instructors are members of the
Rutgers’ Cooperative Extension
staff and include, in addition to the
local agent, John Bezpa, Extension
Specialist in Poultry Science, and
Shelley Dubr. i,r '"Wan County
Funk s G Hybrid and design
is a registered trademark ol
CIBA GEIGY Corporation
The limitation of warranty and
remedy on the tag attached to each
bag of Funk s G Hybrids sold is
part of the terms ol sale thereof
Funk s is a brand name
Numbers identify varieties 1
n bank on.
Agricultural Agent.
Subjects to be discussed on
opening night are: The economics
of a small flock, zoning - an im
portant consideration, breeds and
anatomy, feeds and feeding,
brooding and rearing. The April 12
session will deal with layer
management, disease and
sanitation, and egg quality.
Pre-registration is requested.
Call 788-1339, area code 201. There
is a $4 registration fee to cover
refreshments and printed material
which may be paid at the door.
AMERICA
ON THE GROW
Intercourse