LANCASTER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MONDAY FEBRUARY 23, 1998
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
GOATS
MONDAYS AUCTION
9) 389 287
LAST WEEK 1
312 163
565 66 112
LAST YEAR
224 390
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers opened the
week
I 50 2 00 lower, instances early 2 50
lower Demand was fairly good at
thelower price levels, but trading activ
ity was only moderate Slaughter cows
sold steady to weak and a good offering
of slaughter bulls sold mostlysteady
This week's supply included 53 percent
slaughter steers and 20percent slaugh
ter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1180-1400 lbs 64 10-
66 85 Choice 2-3 1200-1500 lbs
61 25-64 35, few 1450-1600 lbs 58 TS
OI 10 Selectand low Choice 2-3
1000-1550 lbs 57 00-62 50 Select 2-
3 1000-1500 lbss4 75-59 25
HOLSTEINS Choice, few Prime 2-3
1400-1715 lbs 53 25-56 85 Select and
low Choice 2-3 1285-1525 lbs 52 25-
54 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-3
1085-1250 lbs 60 50-63 00, few yield
grade 458 75-60 50 Select and low
Choice 2-3 980-1350 lb 55 00-60 75
SLAUGHTER COWS LOW
DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS
ING Brkg Utihty/Commercial 2-3
36 75-41 00 39 75-43 50 Cutter and
Boning Utility 1-3 34 00-37 00
36 75-41 75 up to 44 00 Canner and
low Cutter 1-2 2900-33 75 34,00-
39 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield grade 1
1000-2000 lbs 47 25-59 00, few fancy
fedoulls up to 64 75, 2000-2410 lbs
49 50-50 75 Yield grade 2 1000-2000
lbs 39 75-46 50, 2000-2530 lbs 41 GO
-46 25
CALVES Compared to last Monday's
auction, vealers were not well tested and
slaughter calf prices were mostly steady
SLAUGHTER CALVES Utility and
Good 200-300 lbs 68 00 75 00, few
300-400 lbs6s 00 68 00, 500-600 lbs
52 00-58 00
HOGS Not enough of any one class
sold to quote prices
SHEEP Compared to last Monday's auc
tion, slaughter lambs and slaughter ewes
sold steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 2-3 70-
80 lbs 98 00-110 00, 80-100 lbs
9S 00-110 00,100-125 lbs 90 00-
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VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1998
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
TODAY 612 817 0
0
LAST TUESDAY
I I
LAST YEAR
CATTLE Compared to Monday,
slaughter steers sold fully steady
Slaughlerheifers were not tested
Slaughter cows sold in a wide price
range, trend ingmostly steady to I 00
lower A very light offering of slaughter
bulls soldmostly steady to weak This
week's supply consisted of near 34
percentslaughter steers and 60 percent
slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1180-1435 lbs 64 00-67 50,
highdressing individual 69 50 Choice
2-3 1 175-1485 lbs 6175-64 75, few
highdressing Charolais X 1-2 1290-
1525 lbs 64 00-65 50 Select and low
Choice 2-3 1100-1550 lbs 57 25-62 50
Select 2-3 1050-1550 lbs 53 00-59 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS Few Select and
Choice 2-3 1100-1310 lbs 5100-
57 00 Select I-2 1140-1550 lbs 45 00-
51 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Not well tested
SLAUGHTER COWS LOW
DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS
ING
105 00, 125-150 lbs 75 00 80 00
NEW CROP LAMBS Choice 2-3 40-50
lbs 135 00-158 00, 50-60 lbs 120 GO
-132 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good
1-3 35 00-52 00 Aged Bucks 35 00-
40 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head Bil
lies Large 120 00-142 00 Medium
95 00-110 00 Mutton, Good and
Choice 72 00-82 00 Nannies Large
62 00-68 00 Medium 45 00-55 00
Yearlings Choice 80 00-90 00 Kids
Choice 55 00-75 00 Utility 45 GO
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Breaking Utihty/Comm 2-3 36 75-
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Utility 1 3 34 00-36 75 36 00-
42 00 41 50-44 00 Canner/low Cutter
1-2 27 50-33 50 33 75-38 00
BULLS Few Yield grade 1 1460-1945
lbs 46 75-51 50 Few Yield grade 2
950-2330 lbs 40 00-44 75
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday,
vealers and slaughter calves sold
steadyto firm Demand for calves return
ing to the farm was much improved from
lastweek, especially for Holstein heif
ers Prices for Holstein bulls were
steadyto 10 00 higher and heifers sold
as much as 25 00 higher Supply in
cluded72l head m the State graded auc
tion and 85 percent returned to the farm
VEALERS Good and Choice 70-110 lbs
14 00-27 00 Few Standard and low
Good6o-80 lbs 8 00-15 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES' Few Utility and
Good 200-250 lbs 62 00-87 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 80 00-99 00, 80-100 lbs
60 00-74 00 Small frame calves 90-
115 lbs 47 00-60 00 Holstein heifers
85-115 lbs 127 00-145 00 Small frame
calves 80-100 lbs 76 00-100 00, few
20 00-50 00
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New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, Feb. 26, 1998
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calve* Sheep Goal*
Today 1194 692 216 170
Lut Thunday
1051
Laat Year
1209
CATTLE: COMPARED TO TUES
DAY. SLAUGHTER STEERS SOLD
STEADY TO MOSTLY .50 LOWER.
BECOMING 1.00 LOWER LATE. BUY
ERS WERE NOT PREPARED TO PAY
THE USUSAL PREMIUM FOR HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME CATTLE, WITH
THOSE KINDS SELLING AS MUCH AS
2.00 LOWER. A GOOD OFFERING OF
HOLSTEIN STEERS SOLD FULLY
STEADY. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
SOLD MOSTLY STEADY IN A LIGHT
TEST. SLAUGHTER COWS SOLD
1.00-3.00 LOWER WITH THE FULL
DECLINE SHOWN EARLY AND ON
THE UTUTY COWS. SLAUGHTER
BULLS WERE FULLY STEADY. THIS
WEEK’S SUPPLY CONSISTED OF 43
PERCENT SLAUGHTER STEERS AND
41 PERCENT SLAUGHTER COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1100-1450
LBS. 63.85-65.50, COUPLE HIGH
DRESSING CHARLOIS X 1-2
66.50-67.25. CHOICE 2-3 1100-1450
LBS. 61.00-6430, FEW HIGH DRESS
ING UP TO 65.50; 1450-1750 LBS.
58.25-61.75. SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1050-1550 LBS.
56.0062.00. SELECT 2-3 1000-1500
LBS. 54.75-60.0 a
HOI.STEIN STEERS: CHOICE FEW
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Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
Friday, Feb. 27, 1998
Cattle Calves
2575 1801
2222 1817
2393 1670
This Week
Last Week
Last Year
CATTLE: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK'S CLOSE, LOCAL SLAUGHTER
STEERS PRICES STRUGGLED
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK ALONG
WITH BOXED BEEF AND THE
FUTURES MARKET. SLAUGHTER
STEERS OPENED SHARPLY LOWER
ON MONDAY AND ONLY SHOWED
SLIGHT SUPPORT AT MIDWEEK,
PRICES FELL AGAIN ON THURSDAY
TO CLOSE THE WEEK 2.00-3.00 LOW
ER. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS WERE
MOSTLY 2.00 LOWER IN A LIGHT
TEST. SLAUGHTER COWS CLOSED
2.00-3.00 LOWER AND SLAUGHTER
BULLS ENDED MOSTLY STEADY.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 44 PERCENT
SLAUGHTER STEERS, 7 PERCENT
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS, 30 PERCENT
COWS, 5 PERCENT BULLS, WITH THE
BALANCE FEEDERS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1100-1450
LBS. 63.50-67.50. FEW HIGH DRESS
ING UP TO 69.50, CHOICE 2-3
1100-1500 LBS. 61.00-64.75, FEW HIGH
DRESSING UP TO 65.50; 1450-1750
LBS. 58.25-61.75, SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1000-1550 LBS.
56.00-62.50. SELECT 2-3 1000-1550
LBS. 53.00-60.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: CHOICE. FEW
PRIME 2-3 1370-1715 LBS. 53.25-57.75.
SELECT AND LOW CHOICE 2-3
1050-1770 LBS. 51.00-55.25. SELECT
1-2 950-1550 LBS. 45.00-52.50.
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Homo (410) 838-5883
Mobile (410) 790-2650
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