A2-Lancastar Fanning, Saturday, Fabruary 21, 1998
Auction
LANCASTER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MONDAY FEBRUARY 16, 1998
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
GOATS
MONDAY'S AUCTION
112 312 163
LAST WEEK
170 206
752 29 209
LAST YEAR
190 183
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers sold steady to SO
higher Slaughter heifer prices were firm
to 100 higher Slaughter cows were
mosllysteady and slaughter bulls sold
steady to I 00 higher on a good supply
withactive trading This week's offer
ing consisted of 45 percent slaughter
steers and 23 percent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice, few
Prime 2-4 1170-1465 lbs 62 25-65 10
Selectand low Choice 2-3 1100-1650
lbs 58 75-63 50 Few Select 2-3 1000-
1500 lbsss 00-61 50
HOLSTEINS Choice 2-1 1100-1610
lbs 11 75-19 50 Select and low Choice
2-11200-1730 lbs 48 75-16 50 Select
1-2 1100-1600 lbs 45 00-51 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice, few
Prime 2-4 1071-1350 lbs 61 00-63 71
Selectand low Choice 2-3 975-1450 lbs
17 00-61 75 Heiferettes Choice 2-4
1050-1300 lbs 55 75-60 50 Commer
cial and Standard 2-3 1000-1585 lbs
41 50-50 75
SLAUGHTER COWS LOW
DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS
ING Brkg Utihty/Commercial 2-1
18 00-43 10 Cutter and Boning Utility
1-3 33 00-36 00 36 00-40 10
39 10-42 21 Canner and low Cutter 1-2
26 25-34 00 33.50-37 25
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield grade I
1000-2010 lbs 48 00-17 00, few high
dressmgmdividuals up to 63 00 Yield
grade 2 950-2285 lbs 41 10-48 75
CALVES There were not enough veal
ers and slaughter calves last week to
compare prices
SLAUGHTER CALVES Few Good and
Choice 100-200 lbs 60 00-61 00, 200-
100 lbs 82 00-95 00 Utility and Good
100-400 lbs 11 00-62 00, 400-410 lbs
10 00 18 00
HOGS Not enough of any one class
sold to quote prices
SHEEP Compared to last Monday's auc
non, wooled slaughter lambs sold mo
stlysteady new crop lambs wen: mostly
10 00 higher Slaughter ewes sold
steady to T 00 higher
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 2-8 80-
100 lbs 9S 00-110 00, 100-I2S lbs
9S 00-102 00, 12S-18S lbs 78 00-
9S 00
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SHEEP GOATS
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LAST TUESDAY
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LASTYEAR
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CATTLE Compared to Monday, slaugh
ter steers sold 1 00-2 00 higher Buy
erswere aggressive and trading re
gained the active levels of a month
ago Slaughter heifers were not tested
An attractive offering of slaughter
cowssold I 00 to fully 200 higher in
active trading Slaughter bulls were
mostly steady in a light test This
week's supply consisted of around 28
percent slaughter steers and 66 percent
slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1170-1425 lbs 65 75-
68 75 Choice 2-1 1100-1471 lbs
64 00-66 75, few high dressing Charo
lais X 1-2 1221 1171 lb 66 25-70 00
Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1471 lb
59 25-64 25
HOLSTEIN STEERS Select and low
Choice 2-3 1300-1550 lb 49 00-16 21
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Not tested
SLAUGHTER COWS LOW
DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS
ING Breaking Utihty/Comm 2-1
18 71-40 50 39 75-45 75 Qit-
Ibs 140 00 15100, 50-60 lbs 130 00
13100,60-70 lbs 118 00-130 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good
1-3 38 00-52 00 Aged Bucks 200-275
IbslB 00-48 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head
Billies Large 90 00-110 00 Nin
nies Large 65 00-71 00 Thin and
Medium 15 00-45 00 Yearlings
Choice 75 00-85 00 Kids Choice
10 00-65 00 Utility 18 00-41 00
Good 28 00-11 00
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LIVESTOCK
FEBRUARY
AUCTION
17, 1998
CATTLE
CALVES
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Auction
Wednesday's market report kaa been
discontinued until further notice because
of unsubstantial receipts.
ter/Bonmg Utility 1-1 34 SO 36 73
36 7S-42 00 41 00-43 7S Canner/low
Cutter 1-2 29 00-34 75 34 00-
39 SO
BULLS Yield Grade I 1350-2020 lbs
46 2S-56 75, individual S 9 00 Few
Yieldgrade 2 1100-2000 lb 41 7S
-44 7 S
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday,
vealers sold 800to12 00 lower De
mandwas only moderate at best for
calves returning to the farm Prices
for Holstein bulls were 10 00 to as muctj
as 25 00 lower, and Holstein heifers
weremostly 10 00 lower Supply in
cluded 633 head in the graded auction and
80percent returned to the farm
VEALERS High Good and low Choice
70-100 lbs 15 00-25 00 Few Standard
andlow Good 60-75 lbs 10 00-15 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES Not well tested
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls
100-121 lbs 80 00-90 00, 80-100 lbs
40 00-78 00 Small frame calves 90-
115 lbs 22 00-45 00 Holstein heifers
90-115 lbs 100 00-127 00 Small frame
calves 90-125 lbs 40 00-65 00, few
20 00-30 00
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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, Feb. 19. 1998
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1051 739 163 177
Last Thursday
1203
Last Year
1069 672
CATTLE: COMPARED TO TUES
DAY. SLAUGHTER STEERS SOLD
MOSTLY STEADY, ALTHOUGH CON
TINUED DOWNWARD PRESSURE
WAS NOTED ON WEIGHTS OVER 1450
LBS. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS WERE
NOT WELL TESTED. SLAUGHTER
COWS STEADY TO .50 HIGHER,
INSTANCES 1.00 HIGHER IN ACTIVE
TRADING. SLAUGHTER BULLS
WERE MOSTLY STEADY IN A LIGHT
TEST.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1200-1435
LBS. 65.50-68.50. CHOICE 2-3
1175-1500 LBS. 64.00-66.50, COUPLE
HIGH DRESSING INDIVIDUALS UP
TO 69.00; FEW 1450-1565 LBS.
61.00- SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1100-1450 LBS.
59.00- 1450-1665 LBS. 58.00-61.85,
SELECT 2-3 950-1425 LBS. 55.50-63.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: CHOICE 2-3
1230-1670 LB. 54.50-57.25. INDIVIDU
AL PRIME 3 1460 LBS. 59.74. SELECT
'AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1125-1560 LBS.
50.50-55.75. SELECT 1-2 1040-1465
LBS. 48.00-52.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-3 1200-1300 LBS.
63.75-65.00. HIGH DRESSING INDIVI-
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SALE TUESDAY
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
Friday, Feb. 20, 1998
Cattle Calve*
This Week 2222 1817
Last Week 2670 1665
Last Year 2130 1718
CATTLE: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK’S CLOSE. SLAUGHTER STEER
PRICES OPENED THE WEEK ON A
SLIGHTLY POSITIVE NOTE AND
THEN TURNED SHARPLY HIGHER
ON TUESDAY WITH ACTIVE TRAD
ING. PRICES THEN REMAINED
STEADY LATE IN THE WEEK TO
CLOSE 1.00 TO MOSTLY 2.00 HIGH
ER. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS SOLD
FIRM TO 1.00 HIGHER IN A LIGHT
TEST. SLAUGHTER COW PRICES
CONTINUED TO GAIN MOMENTUM
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK AND
CLOSED 2.00-3.00 HIGHER. SLAUGH
TER BULLS FINISHED STEADY TO
1.00 HIGHER. SUPPLY INCLUDED 46
PERCENT SLAUGHTER STEERS. 8
PERCENT SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. 48
PERCENT COWS, 4 PERCENT BULLS,
WITH THE BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1170-1435
LBS. 65.50-68.75. CHOICE 2-3
1100-1500 LBS. 62.25-66.75, LATE IN
THE WEEK MOSTLY SEV
ERAL HIGH DRESSING 66.25-70.00.
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1100-1500 LBS. 59.00-64.75; 1450-1665
LBS. 58.00-61.85. SELECT 2-3 950-1500
LBS. 55.00-63.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: CHOICE. FEW
PRIME 2-3 1230-1670 LBS. 33.73-39.73.
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1200-1730 LBS. 48.75-3630. SELECT
1-2 1050-1600 LBS. 43.00-32.73.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: CHOICE,
FEW PRIME 2-4 1073-1330 LBS.
61.00-63.00, FEW HIGH DRESSING UP
TO 66.25. SELECT AND LOW CHOICE
2-3 975-1450 LBS. 57.00-61.75. FEW
(Turn to Pago A 47)
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