New Holland Dairy New Holland Sale* Stable* Wednesday, August 26, 199* Report supplied by auction 168 DAIRY COWS, 176 HEIFERS, 15 BULLS. MARKET STEADY. LOCAL FRESH COWS 475.00- FRESH HEIFERS 410.00-1185.00. LOCAL SPRINGERS 550.00-1200.00. UPSTATE LOADS FRESH 800.00- BETTER 1310.00- HERD OF 40 HEAD ALL STAGE 475.00- SPRINGING HEIFERS LARGE 985.00- SMALL 635.00-850.00. SHORTBRED HEIFERS 600.00- OPEN BREEDING AGE HEIFERS 610.00- SMALL OPEN HEIFERS 120.00- FRESH COWS BULLS 310.00-625.00. PUREBREDS 525.00-900.00. Pennsylvania Livestock Auction Waynesburg, Pa. Aug. 27, 1998 Report Supplied by Auction CATTLE: SL COWS: UTIUTY Sc COMMERCIAL 34.00-3950; CUTTER Sc BONING UTILITY 31.00-36.00; CAN NER & LOW CUTTER 30.00-35.00; SHELLS 30.00 Sc DOWN. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 15009-2000# 43.00- YIELD GRADE 2 1000#-1400# FAT 37.00-56.00. FEEDER STEERS: H&U 300-500# 55.00- 250-280# 66.00-83.00, M 600-900 LBS. 50.00-64.00. HEIFERS M l&L-l 300-500# 40.00-68.00; L-l 400-650# 38.00-70.00. BULLS M<feLl 300-620# 42.00-70.00. CALVES: VEAL. PRIME 68.00-80.00; CHOICE 38.00-70.00; GOOD 35.00- FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN BULLS 90-120# FEW 35.00-69.00; #2 HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW 20.00- BEEF X BULL&HFRS./HD. 20.00- HOGS: BARROWS Sc GILTS #l-2 210-255# 34.00-38.50; #2-3 255-280# 32.00- SOWS #l-3 300-500# 22.00- FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 15-20# 5.00- 17.00/HD.; 1-3 25-35# 10.00- LAMBS: HIGH CHOICE 80-100 LBS. 65.00- CHOICE 40-75 LBS. 70.00- FEEDER LAMBS GOOD 60.00- SHEEP 15.00-30.00; FAT SHEEP 20.00 Sc DOWN. GOATS; LARGE 35.00- 122.50/HD.; MEDIUM 25.00-40.00/HD.; SMALL 10.00- HORSES: 35.00-70.00, PONIES 20.00- Aberdeen Sales Company, Inc. Complete Auction & Appraisal Service Churchvllle, Md. Report Supplied by Auction Wednesday, Aug. 26, 1998 SLAUGHTER STEERS: 1.50 LOWER. CHOICE 2-4 1100-1400 LBS. 61.00-63.00; SELECT & LOW CHOICE 1000-1500 LBS. 54.00-60.00; HOL. STEERS HI CHOICE & PRIME 1250-1400 LBS. 56.00-58.0 a, CHOICE 1200-1500 LBS. 54.00-56.00; SELECT, ALL WEIGHTS 46.00-51.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: 1.50 LOWER. CHOICE ft PRIME 950-1300 LBS. 60.00-62.00; SELECT ALL WEIGHTS 900-1400 LBS. 47.00-54.00. COWS: STEADY. BRK. UT. ft COMM. 2-4 BULK 38.00- HI DRESSING 41.00-44.00; CUTTER ft BON. UT. 36.00-39.00; HI DRESSING 39.00-41.00; CANNER ft CUTTERS 26.00-34.00; LOW DRESSING 15.00- BULLS: STEADY. ALL WEIGHTS 1100-1900 LBS. 42.00- i VEAL CALVES: STEADY. CHOICE AND PRIME 200-400 LBS. 70.00-82.00; HI GOOD AND LOW CHOICE ALL WEIGHTS 47.00-61.00. FARM CALVES: STEADY. HOL. BULLS 100-125 LBS. 79.00-87.00; HOL. BULLS 85-95 LBS. 42.00- HOL. HEIFER CALVES 100020 LBS. 170.00- SMALL FRAME 70-105 LBS. 35.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES ALL WEIGHTS 15.00- FEEDER CATTLE: STEADY. BULLS ft STEERS 400-900 LBS. 57.00-81.00; HEIFERS 300-700 LBS. 46.00-63.00. LAMBS: STEADY. CHOICE & PRIME 90-110 LBS. 75.00- LIGHTER LAMBS 93.00-110.00; EWES - HEAVY 22.00-27.00, LIGHT 34.00-49.00. GOATS: STEADY. SMALL 30.00-48.0 Q; MEDIUM 50.00- LARGE 75.00-115.00. HOGS: STEADY. 210-250 LBS. 32.00-35.00; 255-300 LBS. 26.00-33.00; SOWS - HEAVY 21.00-26.00; SOWS - LIGHT 17.00-21.00; BOARS ALL WEIGHTS 14.00- Greencastle Livestock Greencastle, Pa. August 27, 1996 CATTLE: 130. COWS 1.00 TO 150 HIGHER THAN LAST THURSDAY. STEERS: ONE STANDARD 1-2 50.00. COWS: BREAKING UTILITY & COMMERCIAL 2-4 36.75-40.00, LOW DRESSING 35.00-36.00; CUTTER & BONING UTILITY 1-3 34.00-38.75, LOW DRESSING 3250-34.00; CANNER & LOW CUTTER 1-2 28.25-34.00, SHELLS DOWN TO 24.25. BULLS: YIELD GRADE 2 COUPLE 1690 & 1765 LBS. 40.25 & 41.50. FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: FEW L 2 955-1005 4850-4950. CALVES: 333. GOOD 125-130 LBS. FEW 50.00-5250, STANDARD & GOOD 80-120 LBS. 25.00-32.00, UTILITY 60-85 LBS. 14.00-26.00. FARM CALVES: HOLSTEIN BULLS STEADY WITH SPOTS 250 LOWER, NO. 1 90-120 LBS. 55.00- BULK OF SALES 60.00- NO. 2 85-125 LBS. 30.00- MOSTLY 35.00-55.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: NO. 1 90-105 LBS. 110.00-160.00, ONEAT2IO.OO, NO. 2 70-100 LBS. 37.50-95.00. BEEF TYPE BULLS & HEIFERS 70-95 LBS. FEW 30.00- HOGS:7 SOWS: FEW 1-3 490-630 LBS. 20.00-23.00. BOARS ONE SOS LBS. 1050. FEEDER PIGS: 0 NO MARKET TEST. SHEEP: 0 NO MARKET TEST. GOATS 9; NANNIES: LARGE COU PLE 37.50-50.00, FEW MEDIUM 24.00- KIDS: LARGE FEW 14.00- (Continued from Page A 1) 3.00-6.00 LOWER WITH FAIRLY ACTIVE TRADING. HOLSTEIN BULLS SOLD MOSTLY 2.00-3.00 LOWER WITH GOOD DEMAND. HOLSTEIN HEIFER TRADING CONTINUES TO BE VERY ACTIVE AS PRICES WERE MOSTLY 5.00 HIGHER ON THE LIGHT NUMBERS OFFERED. SUPPLY INCLUDED 560 HEAD IN THE STATE GRADED SALE AND 69 PERCENT OF THE TOTAL SUPPLY RETURNED TO THE FARM. VEALERS: GOOD AND CHOICE 75-110 LBS. 20.00-29.00. STANDARD AND LOW GOOD 70-100 LBS. 16.00- FEW 50-70 LBS'. 10.00- RETURNED TO FARM: HOLSTEIN BULLS 95-125 LBS. 79.00-93.00. PLAIN ER TYPE BULLS 85-110 LBS. 25.00- PACKAGE 114 LBS. 80.00. HOLSTEIN HEIFERS 90-115 LBS. 215.00- PLAINER HEIFERS 70-110 LBS. 65.00-131.00. FEW BEET TYPE BULLS AND HEIFERS 75-110 LBS. 62.00-107.00. Lancaster Co. Weekly NEW HOLLAND, PA FRIDAY AUGUST 28, 1998 CATTLE CALVES 2531 1676 2706 1764 2814 1623 THIS WEEK LAST WEEK LAST YEAR CATTLE: Compared to last week's closing prices, slaughter steers closed 1.00 Lancaster Farming, Saturday, August 29, 1998-A2l lower with the loss posted on Monday. There was some strength evident at mid week, but the spark was mostly due to the small offering and late in the week demand was only moderate. Western cattle feeders received 1.00 less for their showlists this past week and there continues to be a record number of market- ready cattle that must be moved before prices have a chance to recover. Local slaughter heifers sold weak to 1.00 lower in a very light test Slaughter cows ended the week .50-1.50 lower with the lowest point coming on Thursday. Slaughter bulls sold steady. This week's supply included 45 percent slaugh ter steers, 4 percent slaughter heifers, 36 percent slaughter cows, 5 percent hills and the balance were feeder cattle. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1070-1445 lbs 59.85-64.75. Choice 2-3 1110-1550 lbs 58.50-61.50. high dressing 1-2 up to 64.00. Select and low Choice 2-3 1040-1550 lbs 53.00-60.00. Select 1-3 1030-1425 lbs 50.50-57.75. HOLSTEIN STEERS: Few high Choice and Prime 2-3 1425-1550 lbs 53.25-55.00, ideal individual 1260 lbs 57.00. Choice 2-3 1290-1620 lbs 5135-54.25. few 1700 lbs 49.00-49.50. Select and low Choice 2-3 1045-1620 lbs 49.00-52.25. Select 1-2 1040-1500 lbs 46.25-50.25; 1500-1820 lbs 44.25-46.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few Prime 2-4 1080-1260 lbs 57.25-60.00. few high dressing 1-2 1140-1330 lbs 60.00-64.00. Select and low Choice 2-3 1020-1310 lbs 53.25-57.00. Heifereltes: Few Choice 3-4 1010-1360 lbs 53.25-54.50. Few Commercial and Stan dard 2-4 800-1200 lbs 43.75-4850. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 pet Inn over-1400 lbs 37.50- 35.00-3*50 Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200 lbs 35.50-40.00 33.50- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 34.00-38.50 32.50- Lean 88-90 pel lean over-1000 lbs 32.50-36.25 28.75-33.50 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000 Hr 31.00-3550 26.00-33.00 SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade I 1080-2155 lbs 46.00-5350, couple Limou sin 1465-1950 lbs 57.50-60.00. Yield Grade 2 960-2460 lbs 41.00-47.25. Bul locks; Few Select 1-3 900-1305 lbs 47.00-54.75, few high dressing up to 59.00. CALVES: Compared to last week, vealets closed steady to 2.00 lower and slaughter calves sold mostly steady. Hols tein bulls returning to the farm ended firm to 10.00 higher in moderately active trad ing. Holstein heifers continue to be in very good demand and short supply. Closing heifer prices were as much as 50.00 higher, with little regard for quality. VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110 lbs 20.00-34.00, late 22.00-28.00. Stan dard and low Good 60-100 lbs 16.00-25.00, few 50-70 lbs down to 11.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 200-350 lbs 75.00-100.00, mostly 75.00- 85.00; 350-500 lbs 70.00-80.00. Standard 250-500 lbs 50.00-65.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 95-125 lbs 50.00-93.00, late mostly 50.00- 80.00. Plainer calves 80-115 lbs 25.00- Holstein heifers 80-115 lbs 135.00- mostly 200.00-250.00. Plainer heifers 70-100 lbs 100.00- 165.00, weaker calves 60-80 lbs 60.00-85.00.
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