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TION MONDAY DECEMBER
1997
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
GOATS
MONDAY'S AUCTION 726 44
76 370 364
LAST WEEK
299 278
LASTYEAR 930 103 34.
378 348
CATTLE Slaughter steers 50 lower,
with weights over 1450 lb 50-1 00
lower,slaughter heifers weak to 50
lower, cows fully steady, small supply
bullssharply higher Supply included
55 percent slaughter steers, 12 per
centslaughter heifers, 24 percent cows,
and 9 percent bulls
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prune 2-3 1250-1425 lb 67 85-
69 00, onelot 1480 lb 66 35, couple
lots 1530-1585 lb mostly yield grade 3
62 75-64 OO.Choice 2-3 1150-1450 lb
64 00-67 75, 1475-1550 lb 62 00-
63 60, Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-
1425 lb 60 00-64 75
HOLSTEINS High Choice and Prime 2-
1 1400-1600 lb 58 00-60 00, Choice
2-11275-1600 lb 54 50-58 50, Select
I 1 1200-1400 lb 48 00-51 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-3
1040-1410 lb 61 75-66 50, Select 2-3
940-12701 b 58 00-62 00
COWS LOW DRESSING
BULK HIGH DRESSING
Brkg Utihty/Commercial 2-1
38 00-41 50
Cutler and Boning Utility 1-1
11 50 16 00 16 00-38 50 Canner and
low Cutter 1 -2 27 00-30 00 10 00-
14 00
BULLS Yield grade 1 1300-1900 lb
51 00-59 00 couple 60 00-
61 75,tndividual 2045 lb 73 50, Yield
grade 2 1100-1600 lb 47 00-53 00
CALVES Trend not fully comparable,
couple Choice 100-150 lb vealers
65 00-75 00, couple Choice 500 lb
slaughter calves 55 00-58 00
BARROWS AND GILTS Steady US 1-2
210-250 lbs 18 00-39 25US 1-1
215-265 lbs 16 00-17 00
SOWS Weak to 100 lower
US 1-1 100-450 lbs 25 00-30 00
500-625 lbs 10 00-12 00
BOARS All Weights 22 00-23 00
SHEEP Slaughter lambs steady, slaugh
ter ewes firm to S 00 higher
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 1-2 80-
100 lb 104 00-108 00, 100-1 IS lb
8S 00-95 OO.Choice 2-4 120-140 lb
7SOO-BSOO, Good and Choice 1-2 SO
- lb 9S 00-1 OS 00,60-86 lb 8S 00-
92 00
NEW CROP LAMBS Few Choice 1-2
2S-40 lb 150 00-ISB 00
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VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION T pnrecfpr LIVCStOCk
TUESDAY DECEMBER 30, 1997
Auction
Wedacedaj'i Market report hae been
dtacontinued until further notice because
of uniulMtantlal receipt*.
CATTLE
SHEEP GOATS
TODAY
525 45 145
LAST TUESDAY
3 I
LAST YEAR
CATTLE Small supply slaughter steers
fully steady, slaughter heifers andbulls
not fully tested, cows fully steady
Supply included 18 percentslaughter
steers and 77 percent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-3
1175-14*50 lb 64 50-68 00, Choice and
Prune 2-31175-1425 16 68 00-69 50,
couple 70 00-70 75, Select and low
Choice 2-3 1150-1375 lb 61 00-65 00
HOLSTEINS Choice and Prime 2-3
1440-1680 lb 54 25-60 00, Select 1-3
1030-1370 lb 48 00-50 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Couple Choice
2-3 1200-1300 lb 63 50-64 75, couple
Select 2-3 945-1190 lb 59 00, couple
Choice 1110-1655 lb Holstems 55 50-
56 75, few Select 1200-1385 lb 42 25-
48 75
COWS
BULK HIGH DRESSING Breaking
Utility & Commercial 2-3 35 GO
-38 00 38 00-42 25 Cutter and Boning
Utility 1-3 32 00-34 00 34 DO
-35 50 36 50-37 50 Canner and low
Cutter 1-2 25 00-30 00 30 DO
-33 50
BULLS Few yield grade 1-2 1200-2100
lb 43 75-48 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good
1-2 45 00-58 00, 2-3 35 00-38 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head Bil
lies Few Large 120 00-152 00 bhn
mes Large 65 00-75 00, Medium
48 00-53 00
Yearlings Choice 78 00-85 00
Kids Prime 55 00-70 00, Choice
45 00-55 00, Good 30 00-40 00
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cluded 772 head in graded sale of which
89percent sold to return to the farm
VEALERS Couple Good 175-195 lb
40 00-60 00, high Good and low Choice
85-1151 b 30 00-36 00, Standard and
low Good 70-85 lb 25 00-27 00, couple
lots 60-651 b 13 00
RETURNED TO FARM 25 head 120-
125 lb Holstein Bulls 80 00-85.00,
240 head9s-115 1b9514 00-121 00, 40
head 90 lb 87 00-95 00, and 25 head 85
lb 65 00,45 head small frame 110-120
lb 52 00-62 00 and 135 head 90-105 lb
34 00-37 00, 60 head 90-115 lb Hol
stein Heifers 112 00-125 00, 55 head
small frame 80-110 lb 33 00-47 00
SHEEP No market test
GOATS No market test
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HAY AUCTION
Hay, Straw and
Grain Auction
EVERY TUESDAY
11:00
Located Rt 472 5 miles
south of Quarryville or 6 miles
north of Oxford corner of
Rt 472 and Noble Road
Lloyd H. Kreider,
Auctioneer
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New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Jan. 1, 1998
Report Supplied by USDA
No report from USDA available, no tale
held Dec. 25. Sale for Jan. 1. scheduled
after preHtime,
Thursday, Dec. 18, 1997
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep .Goats
Today 1365 696 847 1019
Last Thursday
1480 637 279 165
Last Year
1078 691 602 451
CATTLE: Slaughter Steen steady at the
week's decline, best demand continues for
Choice and Prime 1200-1400 lb weights;
slaughter heifers scarce; cows 1.00-2.00
higher, bulls firm to 1.00 higher. Supply
inchided3l percent slaughter steen and 43
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Choice and
Prime 2-4 1250-1475 lb 68.00-70.50. cou
ple Choice 2 71.00-71.75; Choice 2-3
1175-1460 lb 64.00-68.00; Choice 3 few 4
1470-1600 lb 61.50-64.85; Select and low
Choice 2-3 1100-1450 lb 59.00-64.00.
HOLSTEINS: High Choice and Prime
2-3 1190-1450 lb 57.75-59.25; Choice 2-3
1150-1500 lb 53.75-57.00; Select 1-2
1050-1400 lb 49.00-52.00.
COWS: LOW DRESSING BULK
HIGH DRESSING; Brklng Utility/
Commercial 2-3 3850-42.00 42.00-4450
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 3350-3750
3750-3850 Caimer and low Cutler 1-2
25.00-2850 28.5032.00
BULLS: Yield grade 1 1230-2100 lb
41504750; Yield grade 2 950-1600 lb
38504150; around 25 bead 860-1220 lb.
mainly aold as feeders, 49.0053501
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Selling Feeders Every Tuesday
At Approx. 1 PM
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BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204
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Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, PA
Friday, Jan. 2, 1998
Cattle Calves
2066 1613
1073 1677
2782 1500
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: WEEKLY REPORT BASED
ON THE FIRST TWO DAYS OF THE
WEEK; THURSDAY NOT REPORTED
BECAUSE OF HOLIDAY. SLAUGH
TER STEERS .50 LOWER, WITH
WEIGHTS OVER 1400 LB. 50-1.00
LOWER; SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
WEAK TO JO LOWER; COWS FULLY
STEADY; SMALL SUPPLY BULLS
SHARPLY HIGHER. SUPPLY
INCLUDED 37 PERCENT SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 8 PERCENT SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS, 50 PERCENT COWS, 5 PER
CENT BULLS, WITH THE BALANCE
FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-3 1175-1425
LB. 67.85-69.50. COUPLE 70.00-75.00,
COUPLE LOTS 1500-1585 LB. MOST
LY YIELD GRADE 3 62.75-64.00;
CHOICE 2-3 1 ISO-1450 LB. 64.00-68.00,
1475-1550 LB. 62.00-63.60; SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1100-1425 LB.
60.00-65.00.
HOLSTEINS: HIGH CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 1400-1680 LB. 58.00-60.00,
CHOICE 2-3 1275-1600 LB. 64.25-68.50,
SELECT 1-3 1030-1400 LB. 48.00-53.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-3
1040-1410 LB. 61.75-66.50, SELECT 2-3
940-1270 LB. 58.00-62.00; COUPLE
CHOICE 1110-1655 LB. HOLSTEINS
55.50-56.75.
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