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TION MONDAY MARCH 16, TUESDAY MARCH 17. 1998
998
CATTLE CALVES HOGS CATTLE CALVES
GOATS GOATS
MONDAY'S AUCTION TODAY
18 86 187 210
LAST WEEK 771 ■£’ C UPCAST TUESDAY
111 189 218 rfjOl C> 0 5
LASTYEAR SIOWC 6 * 60 IaSTYEAR
28 674 410 7 4
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers steady to
firm Holstein steers steady to weak
Slaughter cows traded generally 200
lower m very thin test Slaughter bulls
mostly steady to 100 higher Supply
included 67 percent slaughter steers
and 13 percent (daughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2-1
1135-1100 lbs 61 00-64 21, high
dressing 64 10- 64 SO Select and low
Choice 2-4 1100-1650 lbs 54 GO
-61 25 Select 2-4 1125- 1775 lbs
50 75-54 25
HOLSTEINS STEERS Choice 2-4
1145-1575 lbs 54 50-56 75 Select
and low Choice 2-4 1180-1900 lbs
51 50-54 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS High Choice
2-3 1150-1300 lbs 6175-62 50
Choice 2-3 1025-1450 lbs 56 25-
59 60 Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-
1450 lbs 52 50- 54 00
SLAUGHTER COWS LOW DRESSING
BULK HIGH DRESSING Brkg
Utility/Commercial 2-3
36 00-39 50 543 50-45 00 Cutter
and Boning Utility 1-3 32 00-33 75
34 00-37 00 Conner and low Cutter 1 -
2 25 00-30 75 30 00-35 75
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield grade 1
1100-1500 lbs 44 25-5125. several
fancy 53 75-59 00, 1500-2200 lbs
44 25-51 00 Yield grade 2 1050-1800
lbs 41 00- 43 75
CALVES Compared to last Monday's
auction, slaughter calves were 6 00-
10 00 lower in a very narrow test
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and
Choice few 240-280 lbs 72 00-78 00,
few 350 lbs 78 00, 550-600 lbs
58 00-62 00, 400-450 lbs 50 00-
55 00
SHEEP Compared to last Monday's auc
tion, wooled slaughter lambs were
steady to mostly 400 lower New
crop lambs traded steady to weak
Slaughter ewes were steady to 300
lower
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice 1-2 90-
100 lbs 85 00-90 00, 100-110 lbs
88 00- 100 00, 120-125 lbs 80 GO
-85 00
NEW CROP LAMBS Choice I 2 70-80
lbs 115 00-12000, 60-70 lbs 125 00,
few 40 lbs 135 00
SLAUGHIER EWES Utility and Good
1-3 35 00-40 00 tew thin 48 00
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CATTLE Compared to Monday no
comparison for High Choree and Prime
steers, however they were steady to firm
with last Tuesday's auction Bulk ot
Choice slaughter steers traded steady,
with Select and low Choice trading
steady to firm Holstein steers and
slaughter heifers not adequately tested
to establish a trend Slaughter cows
steady to firm Slaughter bulls were
I 00- 200 lower in very narrow test
Supply included around *36*percent
slaughter steers and *6o* percent
slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1210-1445 lbs 64 25-
65 50, several high dressing 66 00-
68 50 Choice 2-4 1118-1485 lbs
60 50-64 50; 1485-1575 lbs 58 25-
60 25 Select and low Choice 2-4 1100-
1580 lbs 55 75- 61 75
HOLSTEIN STEERS Not adequately
tested
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS
tested
SLAUGHTER COWS
DRESSING BULK
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Breaking Utihty/Comm 2-3
36 25-43 75
54 00 Aged Bucks 35 00-40 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head Bil
lies Large 90 00-100 00 Medium
65 00-85 00
Nannies Large 60 00 68 00
45 00-55 00
Kids Choice 48 00-56 00 Utility
35 00-45 00 Few Utility 25 00-30 00
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34 50 34 00-37 75
Canner/low Cutler I 2
30 00 30 50-35 75
SLAUGHTER BULLS Several Yield
grade I 1 165-2555 lbs 41 50-47 25
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday,
vealers mostly steady to firm Holstein
bulls returning to farm were 2 00-10 00
lower Heifers traded mostly 2 00-
I 5 00 higher on limited supplies Sup
ply included 674 in state graded sale
which 86 percent returned to farm
VEALERS Good and Choice 90-130 lbs
15 00-28 00 Standard and low Good 60-
85 lbs 14 00-28 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES Not adequately
tested to establish a market
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls
102-122 lbs 6000-71 00, 90-95 lbs
62 00- 75 00 Small frame 83-115
lbs 20 00-48 00 Holstein heifers 95-
115 lbs 135 00-155 00, 73-90 lbs
55 00-77 00 Small frame 73 106 lbs
55 00-116 00
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NEW HOLLAND, PA
FRI MARCH 20, 1998
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On Choice 2-4 slaughter heifer prices.
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
1445
LAST WEEK
1344
LAST YEAR
33 00
680 299 276
25 00
1476
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steers began trading steady, how
ever with heavy supplies price levels
trended 1.00 lower, especially for steers
over 1474 lbs. Compared to Monday Hols
teins traded mixed. Choice grades were
1.00 higher, while Select and low Choice
traded mostly 1.00 lower. Slaughter heifers
traded generally steady compered to Mon
day's auction. Slaughter cows traded 1.00
lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00
higher. Supply included 49 percent slaugh
ter stems and 40 percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
2-4 1194-1475 lbs 63.60-64.75, couple
high dressing 65.25-65.75. Choice 2-4
1125-1450 lbs 60.50-64.00; 1450-1720 lbs
57.10-61.50. Select and low Choice 2-4
1020-1650 lbs 51.50-59.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice 2-4
1140-1670 lbs 55.75-59.25. Select and low
Choice 2-4 1070-1675 lbs 48.00-53.50.
high dressing 54.00-5535.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; High Choice
2-4 1075-1385 lbs 60.00-62.85. Choice 2-4
1100-1300 lbs *57.00-59.75.* Few Select
and low Choice 2-4 1090-1575 lbs
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Lancaster Co.
Weekly
NEW HOLLAND, PA
FRIDAY MARCH 13, 1998
CATTLE
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Compared to last week's
closing prices, the slaughter steer market
ended with steady prices this week.
Slaughter heifer prices showed strength at
the beginning of the trading period, only to
drop off by Thursday. Demand was mod
erate for slaughter heifers in spite of the
limited offerings for the week. Slaughter
cow price levels were for the most pan
steady with last week. Prices for the fleshy
cows ended firm, while'lean cow prices
were slightly lower for the higher dressing
cows. Price levels for slaughter bulls began
the week steady but ended 1.00-2.00 lower.
Supply included 43 percent slaughter
steers, 7 percent slaughter heifers, 40 per
cent cows, 4 percent bulls, with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1175-1460 lbs 64.00-65.75,
high dressing 66.00-67.00. Choice 2-3
1110-1610 lbs 60.00-6350, high dressing
63.75-64.60. Select and low Choice 2-3
1090-1540 lbs 53.00-60.75.
HOLSTEINS STEERS: Choice 2-3
1300-1575 lbs 55.00-59.75. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1100-1470 lbs 50.10-54.75.
Select 2-4 1025-1775 lbs 4145049.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High Choice
2-4 1245-1450 lbs SS.2S-62.25. Choice 2-3
1000-1535 lbs 55.00-59.75.
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Home (410) 838-5883
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