Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaster, PA
Friday, Aug. 14, 1998
Cattle Calves
-This Week 2388 1730
Last Week 2460 1797
Last Year 3195 1666
CATTLE: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK’S CLOSING PRICES. SLAUGH
TER STEERS AND HEIFERS CLOSED
100-1.50 HIGHER WITH EARLY
WEEK GAINS. HOLSTEIN STEERS
(WISHED STEADY TO JO HIGHER.
LOWER LIVE CATTLE FUTURES
STALLED THE UPSWING IN FAT
CATTLE PRICES AND THE WESTERN
DIRECT FEEDLOTTRADE HAD GOOD
SHOWLIST CLEARANCE AT 60.00,
STEADY WITH LAST WEEK’S CLOSE
FEEDER CATTLE PRICES FROM
OKLAHOMA TO VIRGINIA WERE
SHARPLY HIGHER AMID INEXPEN
SIVE CORN AHD LONG-AWAITED
RAIN IN THE SOUTHWESTERN
CATTLE REGIONS. SLAUGHTER
COWS ENDED MOSTLY STEADY,
AFTER POSTING SHARPLY LOWER
PRICES ON TUESDAY. SLAUGHTER
BULLS CLOSED STEADY TO .50
HIGHER. THIS WEEK’S SUPPLY
INCLUDED 51 PERCENT SLAUGHTER
STEERS, 5 PERCENT SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS, 33 PERCENT SLAUGHTER
COWS, 6 PERCENT BULLS AND THE
BALANCE WERE FEEDER CATTLE.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1160-1445
LBS. 61.85-65.50, FEW IDEAL INDIVI
DUALS UP TO 66.50. CHOICE 2-3
1060-1480 LBS. 60.00-63.35, HIGH
DRESSING 1-2 UP TO 65.00 AND LOW
DRESSING 4-5 DOWN TO 55.00; FEW
1500-1615 LBS. 56.50-59.75. SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1040-1500 LBS.
54.75-61.50; 1500-1690 LBS. 53.00-59.00.
450 COW FREESTALL BARN, MILKING CENTER WITH HOLDING PEN AND SPECIAL NEEDS AREA . THE HIX FAMILY, SHARTLESVILLE, PA
300 COW FREESTALL BARN AND MILKING CENTER WITH SORT AREA FOR BREEDING & HEALTH CHECKS. THE KLINE FAMILY,TROY, PA
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Custom builders of Dairy, Horse, Storage, Resid
SELECT 1-3 940-1580 LBS. 53.25-58.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: HIGH CHOICE
AND PRIME 2-3 1240-1560 LBS.
55.75- CHOICE 2-3 1250-1590
LBS. 52.25-55.25. SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1175-1560 LBS.
49.75- 1670-1830 LBS. 48.00-50 JO.
SELECT 1-2 995-1655 LBS. 46.00-50.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1180-1300
LBS. 62.00-63.10. CHOICE 2-4
1070-1335 LBS. 58.75-62.10. LOW
DRESSING 4-5 1015-1345 LBS.
55.50-56.75. SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 975-1430 LBS. 53J0-58.75.
HEIFERETTES: FEW CHOICE 3-4
1340-1425 LBS. 48.00-62.50. COMMER
CIAL AND STANDARD 2-4 955-1305
LBS. 42.25-47.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS:
Percent Lean Weight
Breakers 75-80% lean over 1400
Boners 80-85% lean over 1200
Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-88% lean over 1200
Lean 88-90% lean over 1000
Lean
(Light-Wt) 85-90% lean 750-1000
Bulk Low Dress
ing
Breakers 38.0042.50 34J040.2S
Boners 35J040.75 33J036.75
Lean
(HI-Yield) 34J039.00 3J036.00
Lean 31.75-37.00 28.0033.75
Lean
(Ught-Wt) 29.00-35.00 26.00-32.75
•OVER 95 PERCENT OF SUPPLY
CONSISTED OF HOLSTEIN COWS.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: YIELD
GRADE 1 1060-2265 LBS. 48.00-56.25,
FEW OUTSTANDING 1200-1655 LBS.
56.50-59.24. YIELD GRADE 2 915-2260.
LBS. 41.00-48.50. BULLOCKS: SELECT
1-3 890-1500 LBS. 48.00-54.75, INDIVI
DUAL 1220 LBS. 58.00.
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CALVES: COMPARED TO LAST
WEEK, VEAL CALVES CLOSED
MOSTLY 1.00 HIGHER AND SLAUGH
TER CALVES ENDED MOSTLY
STEADY. HOLSTEIN BULL CALVES
RETURNING TO FEED CLOSED
10.00-15.00 HIGHER IN ACTIVE TRAD
ING, THE AVAILABILITY OF QUAL
ITY HOLSTEIN HEIFER CALVES WAS
VERY LIMITED. PRICES FOR THE
MOSTLY PLAIN OFFERING WERE
FULLY STEADY.
VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE
70-110 LBS. 24.00-36.00, STANDARD
AND LOW GOOD 60-90 LBS.
15.00-28.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: GOOD AND
CHOICE 200-350 LBS. 65.00-80.00,
STANDARD 350-500 LBS. SO.OO-65.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN
BULLS 95-125 LBS. 75.00-115.00, FEW
UP TO 120.00. PLAINER CALVES
80-115 LBS. 34.00-70.00. HOLSTEIN
HEIFERS 80-120 LBS. 112.00-212.00,
MOSTLY 140.00-175.00. PLAINER
HEIFERS 65-100 LBS. 45.00-110.00.
Morrisons Cove
Produce Auction
For Aug. 8, 11 & 13
APPLES 3.00-8.00 1/2 BU.; BEANS,
GREEN 13.00-17.00 BU., YELLOW
10.75-11.00 BU.; UMAS 10.00 1/2 BU.;
BLACKBERRIES 2.10-2.20 QT.; CAB
BAGE. GREEN 3.00-4.50 BU.; CANTA
LOPES SMALL TO LARGE .15-1.00;
CUCUMBERS 3.00-4.00 1/2 BU.,
4.50- BU.; EGGPLANT 4.00-4.50
.BU.; ELDERBERRIES 3.00 PER BOX;
NECTARINES 3.50-8.50 1/2 BU.;
PEACHES 7.50-13.50 1/2 BU.; PEP
PERS. GREEN SMALL TO LARGE
4.50- BU., HOT 2.00-6.00 1/2 BU.;
PICKLES 7.75-9.00 1/2 BU.; POTA
TOES. WHITE 3.75 1/2 BU.; RED
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 15, 1998-A2l
BEETS 11.00-15.00 BU.; SWEET CORN
.55-2.20 DOZ.; TOMATOES. RED,
SMALL TO LARGE 10.00-18.00 BOX,
YELLOW. SMALL TO LARGE
HYDROPONIC 7.00; MELONS, YEL
LOW DOLL .25-1.00; CRIMSON
SWEET 1.50-1.90; SANGRIA 1.40-1.45;
ZUCCHINI 2.00-4.50, YELLOW
2.00-3.25; MUMS 1.25-1.60; SUNFLOW
ER 1.00-2.25; ONAMENTALS, FACE
PUMPKINS SMALL TO LARGE .50.
SALE EVERY TUESDAY. THURS
DAY AND SATURDAY AT 10:00 AM.
Jersey Shore
Livestock
Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, August 13, 1998
RETURN TO FARM CALF
50.00-145.00.
GOOD VEAL: 30.00-49.00.
COMMON VEAL: 10.00-29.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 62.0066.50.
SELECT STEERS: 55.00-61.00.
COMMON STEERS: 50.00-54.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 34.00-41.50.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 28.00-33.00.
SHELLS: 25.00-27.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 58.00-61.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 50.00-57.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 36.00-49.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 55.00-64.00.
COMMON FEEDERS: 38.00-54.00.
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Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: 110. COWS STEADY,
STEERS: CHOICE 2-3 1275-1400 LBS.
FEW 57.00-61.75; HOLSTEIN STEERS
SELECT 1-2 COUPLE 50.50-51.25.
HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4 1050-1340 LBS.
FEW 58.75-61.25, SELECT 1-3 ONE AT
55.00.
COWS: BREAKING UTILITY &
COMMERCIAL 2-4 36.50-38.00, CUT
TER & BONING UTILITY 1-3
31.00- CANNER <fe LOW CUTTER
1-2 25.25-31.50, SHELLS DOWN TO
13.00- BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1
1826 LBS. ONE AT 50.00. YIELD
GRADE 2 935-1790 LBS. FEW
38.50-45.50. FEEDER CATTLE:
STEERS: FEW M&L2 550-550 LBS.
45.00- COUPLE TO 35.00. HEIF
ERS: FEW MI 350-715 LBS. 57.00-64.00,
M&L2 300-600 LBS. 41.00-49.00.
BULLS: FEW M&L2 430-800 LBS.
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