A2-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 19, 1998
Lancaster Livestock
Auction
New Holland, PA
Monday, Sept. 14, 1998
Cattle Calvea Hogs Sheep Goats
Monday's Auction '<
632 72', 26V, $BO, 394
Last Week '
595 44 ' 15 402 ,122,
Last Year - *> •
901 89 535 567
CATTLE: COMPARED TO THURS
DAY, SLAUGHTER STEERS SOLD
MOSTLY STEADY TO JO HIGHER.
MARKET INDICATORS WER VERY 6
GOOD FOR LATE LAST WEEK AND
EARLY MONDAY AS BOTH FUTURES
AND WESTERN CASH PRICES WERE
HIGHER, BUT BY THE END OF THE
DAYS TRADING LOCAL STEERS
MANAGED ONLY A SLIGHT GAIN
AND FUTUR4ES ENDED UP CLOSING
LOWER. HOLSTEIN STEERS SOLD
STEADY TO FIRM AND SLAUGHTER
HEIFERS WERE STEADY. SLAUGH
TER COWS SOLD STEADY FOR THE
MOST PART WITH A LARGER OFFER
INGT OF BEEF-TYPE COWS THAN
USUAL SLAUGHTER BULLS WERE
ACTIVE AND 1.00-2.00 HIGHER.
SUPPLY INCLUDED 58 PERCENT
SLAUGHTER STEERS AND 15 PER
CENT COWS.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1150-1435
LBS. 60.00-62.75. CHOICE 2-3
1115-1485 LBS. 58.50-61.60. SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 960-1525 LBS.
54.00-60.25. FEW SELECT 1-3
1000-1520 LBS. 52.25-57.00.
HOLSTEIN STEEERS: HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1225-1645
LBS. 53.00-54.10, IDEAL INDIVIDUAL
1225 LBS. 57.50. CHOICE 2-3 1315-1600
LBS. 51.50-53.25. SELECT AND LOW
CHOICE 2-3 1270-1475 LBS.
49.35-52.00. SELECT 1-2 1220-1540
LBS. 46.25-48.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: FEW HIGH
CHOICE AND PRIME 2-4 1140-1240
LBS. 59.60-60.35. CHOICE 2-4
1100-1300 LBS. 57.75-58.75; FEW
975-1045 LBS. 55.00-56.00. SELECT
AND LOW CHOICE 2-3 1035-1405 LBS.
50.25-56.75. SELECT 1-3 920-1425 LBS,
47.75-54.25, PACKAGE RETURNING
TO FEED 1030 LBS. 45.75. HEIFERET
TES: AND STANDARD
2-4 LBS. 36.75-45.75.
SLAUGm ER COWS; BREAKERS
75-80% LEAN. OVER 1400 LBS. BULK
36.00- LOW DRESSING
34.00- BONERS 80-85% LEAN,
OVER 1200 LBS. BULK 34.25-38.75,
LOW DRESSING 32.50-33.75; LEAN
(HI-YIELD) 85-88% LEAN. OVER 1200
LBS. BULK 33.00-36.75, LOW DRESS
ING 31.00-33.00; LEAN 88-90% LEAN
OVER 1000 LBS., BULK 31.00-34.50,
inw DRESSING 28.50-31.75:
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Auction
TUESDAY
SEPTEMBER IS 1998
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
TODAY
533 796 0 3
LASTTUESDA Y
443 721 0 1
LAST YEAR
628 726 I 0
CATTLE Compared to Monday,
slaughter steer prices held steady The
market did well to remain unchanged
since buyers turned up the pressure and
supplies were not quite as fancy as usual
Holstein steers and slaughter heifers
were not well tested Slaughter cows sold
steady to weak, instances I 00 lower on
the leaner-type cows and slaughter
bulls were scarce Supply included 27
percent slaughter steers and 68 percent
slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1180-1450 lbs 60 50
64 75, ideal individual 1460 lbs 64 25
Choice 2 3 1120-1495 lbs 58 50
61 50, lew high dressing 1-2 1230-
1440 lbs 61 75"-62 75 Select and low
Choice 2-4 1095-1500 lbs 5 5 50-
60 25 consignment of aged Herefords
3-4 1305-1580 lbs 46 00-50 75 Few
Select 1-4 1285-1495 lbs 54 00-57 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS Couple Choice
2-4 1510-1560 lbs 52 00-52 50 Cou
ple Select 1-2 1495-1660 lbs 46 75-
47 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Package
Choice 3 12SO Ihs 57 10 Heilerctles
Package Choice 3-4 1090 Ihs 49 00
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEANWEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pci lean over 1400 Ihs
35 75 40 00 33 75 35 SO Boners
80-85 pet lean over 1200 lbs 34 50-
37 7S 32 00 35 00 Lean (Hi-Yickl)
8S 88 pci lean over-1200 Ihs 32 75-
34 75 30 00 33 00 Lean 88-90 pet
lean over 1000 lbs 30 75-34 00
2K 00 32 00 I can (Light Wt) 85-90 pet
lean 7SO -1000 lbs 29 00-31 7S
25 00 30 00 +
SLAUGHTER BULLS Nol tested
FEEDER STEERS Medium I 400 47(
lbs 65 00-66 00
FEEDER BULLS Medium I 235-42'
lbs 50 00-50 50
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday
vealers sold 4 00-6 00 lower as a largt
number sold tor slaughter Demand fo
Holstein bulls and heifers returning to
feed was only moderate, despite a good
crowd of buyers Holstein bull prices
were 10 00 15 00 lower and heifers
were 35 00-60 00 lower than last
weeks active market Supply included
681 head m the Slate graded sale and
62 percent of the total supply returned to
the farm
VEALERS Individual Prime 140 lbs
72 00 Good and Choice 75-110 lbs
18 00- 26 00 Sta ndard and low Good
60 90 lbs 10 00-15 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls 95 lbs 50 00-55 00. 100-125 lbs
7100-88 00 Plainer type bulls 80-115
lbs 24 00-50 00 Holstein heifers 80-
115 lbs 147 00-190 00 Plainer heiters
70-85 lbs 65 00-135 00
LLAMAS Individual male (brown and
white) 210 00
New Holland
Livestock
NEW HOLLAND, PA
THU SEPTEMBER 17, 1998
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
TODAY
1200 778 587 332
LAST WEEK
1511 716 751 499
LAST YEAR
1618 668 263 160
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steers sold steady to firm. Buyers
were fairly active but the quality was
somewhat lacking with as many Select
cattle on hand as anything else. A good
offering of Holstein steers sold .50 to most
ly 1.00 higher and slaughter heifers were
steady in a light test. Slaughter cow trading
was mixed; the leaner cows sold weak to
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JO lower, while the fleshier cows (1® 53
than 85 percent lean) were JO higher.
Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply
included 36 percent slaughter steers and 37
percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1080-1430 lbs 60JO-63J0.
Choice 2-3 1030-1465 lbs 58.60-61.60,
few low dressing 3-4 57.75-58.75;
1500-1725 lbs 55.25-58 JO. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1075-1485 lbs 54.75-59.75.
Select 1-3 1020-1440 lbs 52.00-57.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1370-1570 lbs 53.25-55.85, ide
al individual 1485 lbs 57.00. Choice 2-3
1295-1615 lbs 52.00-54.60. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1220-1523 lbs 49.50-52.00.
Select 1-2 990-1310 lbs 47.00- 50.50. 25
head Large 2 feeder steers sold on the farm,
sight unseen 975 lbs 50.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Couple pack
ages Choice, few Prime 2-4 1115-1160 lbs
58.10- 58.85. Few Select 1-3 1190-1400
lbs 52.50-55.75. Heiferettes: Few Com
mercial and Standard 2-4 1030-1285 lbs
43.25-44.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
36.50-40.50 33.75-37.25 Bonets 80-85 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 34.73-38.50
32.00-35.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 33.00-35.75
29.75-33.50 Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 lbs 30.25-33.75 27.75-30.75
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750-1000
lbs 28.75-33.00 25.75-29.25
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1045-1600 lbs 46.50-55.00. Yield Grade 2
955- 2290 lbs 39.50-47.00. Bullocks:
Select 1-3 1005-1290 lbs 49.00-56.75.
CALVES: Compared to Monday’s auc
tion, vealer and slaughter calves sold 3.00-
5.00 lower. Demand was light for Holstein
bull calves returning to feed and prices
were 6.00-10.00 lower. Holstein heifer
trade continued active and prices were ful
ly steady. Around 75 percent of supply
returned to feed.
VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 16.00-24.00. Standard and low Good
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Selling Feeders Every Tuesday
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60-90 lbs 11.00-16.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good
and Choice 200-350 lbs SS.OO-65.00;
350-500 lbs 48.00-SS.OO. Standard
200-350 lbs 45.00-55.00; 350-500 lbs
40.00-50.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 40.00-68.00. Plainer type bulls
80-115 lbs 22.00-45.00. Holstein heifers
80-110 lbs 120.00-190.00, few to 215.00.
Plainer heifer calves 70-100 lbs
80.00-125.00.
SHEEP: Compared to Monday's auc
tion, slaughter lambs sold steady to weak
with a larger offering of light weight lambs
than on Monday. Slaughter ewe prices
were steady to 5.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 40-60 lbs 90.00-125.00; 60-110
lbs 70.00-85.00. Good and Choice 1-3
40-60 lbs 70.00-90.00; 60-110 lbs 65.00-
75.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice yearlings and 2 year-olds
40.00- Utility and Good 1-3
30.00-
COATS: All goats sold by the head.
Billies: Medium and Large 75.00-100.00,
few to 125.00. Nannies: Medium and
Large 40.00-60.00. Yearlings: Choice and
Prime 40.00-60.00. Kids; Choice and
Prime 35.00-50.00. Good 20.00-35.00.
Lancaster Co.
Weekly
NEW HOLLAND, PA
FRI SEPTEMBER 18, 1998
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 2366 1890
LAST WEEK 2676 1667
LAST YEAR 3233 1686
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers sold .50
higher. The modest gain took all week to
accumulate as buyers were simply never
forced into a heated competition to fill their
needs. The Western fat cattle market has
jumped 4.00 in the last two weeks with the
bulk of this week's sale? posted at 60.00
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