Livestock market and auction news
Carlisle Livestock
Carlisle, Pa.
Tuesday, December 18
Report supplied by auction
CATTLE: Steers; Strong
demand 2.00 higher. Choice 63.00-
67.25; Good 58.00-62.00; Medium
Holsteins 51.00-56.25; Medium 57.00
down. Heifers: Steady. Choice
none offered. Medium 45.00-52.25;
Utility 37.75-40.75. Cows; Active
2.00 higher; Earlybird Pen 3.00
higher on large run. High Yield
38.00-39.35; Average 36.00-38.00;
Big Middle 33.00-37.25; Shelly 34.00
down. Fat Bulls: Medium 44.25-
47.50.
FEEDER CATTLE: Strong
demand for Choice Steers. Steers
(300-550 lb.) steady. Choice 59.00-
64.00; Good 52.00-58.00; Medium
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46.00- Culls 43.00-45.00. Steers
(600-850 lb.) 2.00 higher. Choice
60.00- Good 54.00-59.00;
Medium 44.50-52.00; Utility 39.00-
44.00. Heifers (all weights) Steady.
Choice 45.00-46.00; Good 41.00-
44.00; Medium 33.50-40.00. Bulls
(all weights): Few Medium 45.00-
47.00.
VEAL CALVES: 3.00 to 7.00
higher with strong demand for
back to Farm Calves. Choice 80.00-
87.00; Good 70.00-79.00; Medium
55.00-69.00; Light/weak 54.00 down.
Farms Bulls 70.00-90.00. Farm
Heifers 75.00-85.00.
HOGS: Barrows & Gitls mostly
steady. 210-250 lbs. 50.75-52.25;
over 260 lb. 49.50-51.50; Under 210
45.00-45.75; 2 & 3’s 49.10-50.50.
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sows steady; over 450 lb. 39.25-
42.25; under 450 39.50-45.00 ; 2 & 3’s
34.50-38.50. Boars; Heavy 28.50-
33.50; Light 35.50-36.00.
FEEDER PIGS (by the hd) 3.00
higher (25-35 lbs. 26.00-33.00) (40-60
lbs. 39.00-48.00). Shoats (by the lb.)
41.00-48.00.
SHEEP: Lambs- Mostly steady.
Choice 60.00-63.00; Good 55.00-
59.00; Medium 54.00 down. EWES
19.00-27.50 lb. Goats: (Lg) 47.50-
60.00 (hd); Sm./Med. 17.00-33.00
(hd); Family’s42.so-47.50.
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Beef Report
Wednesday, December 20
Report supplied by USDA
Compared to Tuesday’s 4:00
Services
367-1525
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R D 3
Kurtz Rd
Ephrata PA
l 1 7522 9310
report, no sales reported on Choice
3 Steer Carcasses; good Steers
steady. Heifer carcasses steady
for delivery before Christinas; 400-
500 lb. Choice 3 mostly $l.OO higher
for after Christmas delivery.
Trading, demand, and offerings
light to moderate.
The gross boxed beef carcass cut
out value declined $.58 to an
estimated $105.76 per cwt., 96 loads
boxed cuts reported.
Sales reported on 25 loads of
Steer and Heifer Carcasses.
Steer Beef
8 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 600-700 lbs. 101.50
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 102.50
Good 2-3 600-900 lbs
steady.
Heifer Beef
17 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3 550-700 lbs. 99.00,
steady; 500-550 lbs. 98.00-99.00,
mostly 1.00 higher; 400-500 lbs.
96.00-97.00, mostly 1.00 higher.
Choice 2 600-700 lbs. 101.00.
Good 2-3 550-700 lbs. 94.00,
steady.
Steer and Heifer
Primal Cuts
17 Loads
FOB Omaha Basis
Choice 3: Hinds (H) 120-170 lbs.
115.00-116.00.
Good and Choice 2-3; Short
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Plates 63.00-65.00, mostly 63.00.
Cow Beef
4 Loads
Midwest - no recent test for
comparison. Demand moderate to
good for next week delivery with
offerings light.
Midwest
Production Area
FOB Omaha Basis
Cutter 1-2 350/up lbs. 71.00.
For the Week
Compared to last Friday, Steer
Carcasses $l.OO lower. Heifer
Carcasses #l.OO-2.00 lower. Boxed
Beef Carcass cutout value declined
$1.57 p/cwt. Cow Carcasses
generally steady in the midwest,
but $3.00-4.50 higher for next
week’s delivery in Oklahoma and
Eastern Texas.
New Holland
Horse
New Holland Sales Stables
Monday, December 17
Report supplied by auction
Report receipts of 265 head of
horses, mules and ponies. Market:
steady.
LOCAL:
Driving horses 200.00-700.00.
Riding horses 225.00-410.00.
Lightweight killers 150.00-200.00;
Heavyweight killers 250.00-340.00.
Mare ponies 30.00-50.00; Colts
10.00-20.00; Gelding ponies 30.00-
50.00.
Larger ponies 75.00-150.00.