ASTER LIVESTOCK AlVu
MONDAY JUNE 29. 1998
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
GOATS
MONDAY’S AUCTION
53 0 235 183
LAST WEEK
96 603 202
LAST YEAR
255 299
400
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers sold 50-
100 higher with the full advance
placed on the bottom side of the price
range There were not enough slaugh
ter cows for an adequate market test
Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher in
active trading, with the bulk of sales
2 00-3 00 higher Supply consisted
of 67 percent slaughter steers and II
percent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1230-1475 lbs 63 00-
64r75 Choice 2-3 1060-1450 lbs
62 (JO-64 25, few low dressing 4's down
to 60 75 Select and low Choice 2-3
1110-1505 lbs 58 00-6185, couple
1695-1710 lbs 54 00-58 00 Few Se
lect 1-3 1040-1285 lbs 54 50-56 75
HOLSTEIN STEERS Few High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1415-1530 lbs 56 35-
57 25 Choice 2-3 1310-1530 lbs
54 00-56 00 Select and low Choice 2-3
1340-1650 lbs 51 85-53 50, package
1720 lbs 49 85
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1100-1180 lbs
60 75-62 00 Choice 2-3 1015-1375
lbs 58 75-62 00 Select and low Choice
2-3 1040-1555 lbs 56 75-59 00
Heiferettes Choice 2-4 1140-1340 lbs
54 00-58 75
COWS LOW ORES SING
HIGH DRESSING
BULK
Utihty/Commercial 2-4
38 75-42 00 Cutter/bonmg Utility 1 -
3 33 00-36 25 36 50-41 00
Canner/low Cutter 1-2 28 00-
35 00 33 50-38 25
BULLS Yield Grade I 985-1885 lbs
48 75-60 50, several high yield
ing/heavy muscled Charolais X
1345-1605 lbs 6175-65 25 Yield
Grade 2 930-2015 lbs 44 75-48 25
CALVES Not enough calves of any one
kind for an adequate market test
SHEEP Compared to last week, slaugh
ter lambs sold steady to 10 00 lower,
while slaughter ewes wen: mostly I 00
lower
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and
Prime 2-3 few plain 55-60 lbs 75 00,
60-75 lbs 85 00-89 00 75-90 lbs
88 00-96 00, 90-110 lbs 85 00-94 00,
110-125 lbs 85 00-89 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good
1-2 33 00-39 00. few fleshy 2-3 down
to 22 00 Aged Bucks 250 300 lbs
32 00 36 00
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VINTAGE LIVESTOCK
TUESDAY JUNE 30, 1998
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
TODAY 587 670
0 LASTTUESDAY 601 77
2 0
474
776 32
LAST YEAR
568 37
CATTLE Compared to Monday, slaugh
ter steers and heifers sold steady to
weak
Trading activity was mostly moderate
and buyer interest was easily swayed,
with the exception of a few high Choice
and Prime individuals Slaughter cow
trading was very active with good de
mand on the verge of the holiday week
end Prices were I 00, instances
ISO higher on a good offering The
light test of slaughter bulls was not
comparable to Monday’s active market
Supply included 25 percent slaughter
bulls and 66 percent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1155-1405 lbs 63 50-
66 75 Choice 2-3 1140-1480 lbs
6175-64 00, few high dressing Li
mousin X 1-2 64 25- 65 00, several
low dressing 4's 58 75-61 75 Select
and low Choice 2-3 1095- 1540 lbs
57 25-62 25 Couple Select 1-2 1175-
1270 lbs 57 00-59 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS Not tested
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-4
1045-1230 lbs 59 75-6175, md
Charolais X 2 1405 lbs 65 75
FEEDER HEIFERS Medium 2 675-700
lbs 54 50-60 00 '
SLAUGHTER COWS LOW
DRESSING BULK HIGH DRESS
ING Brkg Utility/Commercial 2-4
38 50-40 50 39 75-44 75 up to
Brkg
GOATS All goats sold by the head
Billies Large 95,00-106.00 Medium
78 00-86 00 Nannies Large
52 00-60 00 Medium 45 00-50 00
Thin 35 00-42 00 Kids Prime
48 00-60 00 Good ano Choice 35 00-
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31 00-35 00
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AUCTION
SLAUGHTER BULLS Few Yield
Grade I 1715-1820 lbs 48 00-48 50
Yield Grade 2 1650-2005 lbs 45 00-
47 00
630 826
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday,
vealers sold mostly steady to 300
lower Demand was good for Holstein
calves returning to feed Bull and heifer
calf prices were fully steady Supply
included 575 head in the State graded
sale and 80 percent returned to the
farm
VEALERS Good and Choice 80-110 lbs
30 00-38 00, Standard and low Good 60-
80 lbs 17 00-26 00, few Utility down
to 12 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls
90-130 lbs 84 00-109 00 Plainer
calves 80- 115 lbs 55 00-81 00
Holstein heifers 80-115 lbs 110 00-
147 00 Plainer calves 70-110 lbs
37 00-65 00, few down to 25 00
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Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, June 25, 1998
Report Supplied by USOA
Cnllle Calve* Sheep Goals
Today 1250 686 438 169
Last Thursday
1492
Last Year
CATTLE: COMPARED TO TUES
DAY. SLAUGHTER STEER PRICES
WERE FIRM, INSTANCES 1.00 HIGH
ER. FAT CATTLE SOL BETTER THAN
PREVIOUSLY IN THE WEEK, BUTTH E
MARKET DID NOT SHOW SIGNS OF A
SIGNIFICANT TURN AROUND.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS WERE ONLY
LIGHTLY TESTED. SLAUGHTER
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COWS SOLD STEADY TO 1.00 HIGHER
IN ACTIVE TRADING AN D SLAUGH
TER BULLS WERE STEADY, THIS
WEEK'S SUPPLY INCLUDED 59 PER
CENT SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 29
PERCENT SLAUGHTER COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1210 1435
LBS. 62.75-64.85, PKO. 1530 LBS. 61.00;
FEW LOW DRESSING 4 1290-1400 LBS.
60.85-61.00. CHOICE 2-3 1115-1450
LBS. 61.00-64.10. FEW HIGH DRESS
ING UP TO 64.75. SELECT AND LOW
CH OICE 2-3 1200-1500 LBS.
56 00 60.75; FEW 1500 1625 LBS
52.00-57.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS- HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 1425-1756 LBS.
55.00 58.25. CHOICE 2 3 1220 1575
LBS. 52.75-55.75, COUPLE PKGS.
1715-1725 LBS. 49 85-51.60. SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1300-1650 LBS.
49.50-52.50. FEW SELECT 1-2
1075-1300 LBS. 48.00-52.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW
CHOICE 2-4 1025-1285 LBS
57.00-60.84.
SLAUGHTER COWS: BRKO.
UTILITY/COMMERCIAL 2-4 LOW
DRESSING 36.50-39 00. BULK
39.00 43.25. HIGH DRESING UP TO
44.75. CUTTER/BONINO UTILITY 1-3
LOW DRESSING 34.00 36.50, BULK
36.50- HIGH DRESSING
39.75-41.00. CANNER/LOW CUTTER
1-2 LOW DRESSING 30.00-34.00, BULK
33.50- HIGH DRESSING UP TO
3*.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; YIELD
GRADE I 1475-1900 LBS. 49.00-54.00,
FEW OUTSTANDING X-BRED BULLS
1840-1960 LBS. 59.50-61.75. YIELD
GRADE 2 1200-1875 LBS. 44.00-48.50.
BULLOCKS: FEW SELECT 1-3
1175-1270 LBS. 48.50-54.00.
CALVES: COMPARED TO MON
DAY’S AUCTION, VEALER PRICES
WERE FULLY SETEADY AND
Cattle Calves
This Week 295* 1615
Last Week 2477 1609
Last Year 2719 1619
CATTLE: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK'S CLOSING PRICES, THE
SLAUGHTER STEER AND HEIFER
(Turn to Pago Al 5)
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION- SHEEP, GOATS
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SLAUGHTER CALVES SOLD STEADY
TO 10.00 HIGHER. PRICES FOR HOLS
TEIN CALVES REIURNING TO FEED
WERE FULLVSIEADV, COMPARED
TO MONDAY’S LIGHT TEST.
AROUND 80 PERCENT OF SUPPLY
RETURNED TO THE FARM.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
75 100 LBS. 25 00 40.00. STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-90 LBS
15.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: FEW GOOD
AND CHOICE 250-350 LBS. 70.00 85.00.
FEW UTILITY AND LOW GOOD
250-350 LBS. 50.00-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-130 Ins Anna.os nn ecu/
TO 100 00 PLAINER CALVES 85 120
LBS 45 00 65 00 HOLTESIN Ill'll ERS
85 120 LBS 12500-17200 PLAINER
CALVES 75-110 LBS 60 0087 00
SHEEP: COMPARED TO MON DA Y S
AUCTION, SLAUGHTER LAMBS AND
SLAUGHTER EWES SOLD Hll LY
STEADY.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS. CHOICE AND
PRIME 2-3 35-60 LBS. 100 00 125 00,
60-80 LBS 90 00-100 00; 80-100 LBS
85.00- 00.
SLAUGHTER EWES. GOOD AND
CHOICE 2-3 YEARLINGS AND 2
YEAR-OLDS 40.00 60 00. UTILITY
AND GOOD 1 2 25.00-40 00, FEW
FLESHY DOWN TO 15.00.
GOATS: ALL GOATS SOLD BY THE
HEAD. BILLIES- MEDIUM AND
LARGE 75.00100 00, TEW TO 110 00
MUTTON: CHOICE AND PRIME
70 00-80 00. NANNIES: MEDIUM AND
LARGE 35.00-50 00 YEARLINGS
CHOICE AND PRIME 50.00 70.00
KIDS: CHOICE AND PRIME
40 00-60.00. GOOD 20 00-40 00
Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
Friday, June 19, 1998
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Home (410) 838-5883
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