A2-L«ncaster Firming, Saturday, November 21, 1998
vtANCASTEi County Livestock Market Auction
Lancaster
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Nov. 16, 1998
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
485 60 10 374 32 f
LAST WEEK
633 114 14 224 27
LAST YEAR
628 34 83 335 42
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers sold fully
50 lower Downward pressure weighed
heavy on the market, but the light sup
ply kept prices near last week's Hol
stein steers traded 50-1 00 lower
Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady
Supply included 54 percent slaughter
steers and 17 percent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few high
Choice and Prime 2-4 1190-1420 lbs
62 10-62 75, individual 1565 lbs
62 00 Choice 2-3 1190-1485 lbs
59 75-63 00 Select and low Choice 2-
3 1045-1475 lbs 54 50-60 50 Select 1
3 1100-1435 lbs 51 75-57 25, few re
luming to feed 825-1170 lbs 52 50-
57 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS Few high
Choice and Prime 2-1 1500-1530 lbs
54 10-54 75 Choice 2-1 1375-1520
lbs 51 50-54 00, couple 1640 lbs
51 00 Select and low Choice 2-3 1230-
1665 lbs 49 10-53 00 Couple Select 1-
2 1265-1340 lbs 48 00-49 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Couple high
Choice and Prime 3 1290 lbs 62 50
Choice 2-3 1140-1260 lbs 58 50-
61 00 Select and low Choice 2-1 1030-
1225 lbs 52 00-59 00 Heiferettes
Commercial and Standard 2-4 1050-
1300 lbs 42 00-49 00
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK lOV
DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean over
-1400 lbs
Boners 80-85 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 32 00-15 75 29 00-32 50
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 10 50-12 75
Lean 88-90 pet lean over
-1000 lbs 28 00-1075 26 00-29 00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750
1000 lbs
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade I
1140-2045 lbs 41 25-55 75, individual
lean Holstein 1500 lbs 56 50 Yield
Grade 2 1170-2285 lbs 55 50-45 25
Bullocks Select 1-5 965-1450 lbs
44 75-55 00, individual 1095 lbs
59 00
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and
Choice 250-350 lbs 60 00-72 00, 350-
500 lbs 55 00-62 00
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TION TUESDAY
NOVEMBER 17, 1998
CATTLE CALVES
SHEEP GOATS
TUESDAY 580 784
15 0
LAST TUESDAY 526 757
0 0
LASTYEAR 613 784
16 I
CATTLE Compared to Monday,
slaughter steers and heifers sold mostly
50 lower Demand was moderate, at
best, and prices continued lower this
week, after Monday's limit-down fu
tures market Holstein steers were not
well tested Slaughter cow trading was
active and prices were mostly 50 to
100 higher A limited test of slaugh
ter bulls sold steady Supply included
19 percent slaughter steers and 65 per
cent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
SHEEP Compared to last week,
slaughter lambs sold steady to 500
higher Slaughter ewes sold mostly 2 00
lower
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and
Prime 2-3 few 40-50 lbs 120 00-
132 00, 60-80 lbs 80 00-86 00, pkg
fancy 92 00, 80-100 lbs 72 00-80 00,
100-120 lbs 68 00-75 00, 120-140 lbs
62 00-65 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and
Good I-3 28 00-40 00, few fleshy down
to 19 50 Aged Bucks 250-280 lbs
28 00-35 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head
Billies Large 95 00-118 00, few to
132 00 Mutton Choice and Prime
75 00-85 00 Nannies Large 58 GO
-64 00 Medium 48 00-53 00 Thin
35 00-42 00 Yearlings Choice and
Prime 60 00-68 00 Kids Choice and
Prime 48 00-60 00 Good 20 00-45 00
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and Prime 2-4 1225-1410 lbs 61 50-
64 50 Choice 2-3 1235-1470 lbs
59 75-62 50, few 1470-1520 lbs 58 25-
59 25, several high dressing Charo
lais X 1-2 1235-1475 lbs 62 00-65 00,
couple pkgs low dressing 4-5 Here
fords 1330-1440 lbs 54 00-54 50 Se
lect and low Choice 2-3 1150-1455
lbs 56 25-59 50, md 1535 lbs 53 50
Cbuple Select 1-3 1410 lbs 52 75, cou
ple 1705-1790 lbs 37 50-40 25, few
returning to feed 1140-1150 lbs 52 50-
57 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS Few Select 1-2
1255-1350 lbs 44 00-48 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Individual
high Choice 3 1235 lbs 62 25 Few
Choice 2-3 1035-1310 lbs 58 00-
60 00 Package Select and low Choice 2-
3 Holsteins 1390 lbs 51 75
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW
DRESSING Breakers 75-80 pet
lean over-1400 lbs 35 00-38.25
32 75-35 25 Boners 80-85 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 33 00-36 25
30 00-33 50 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88
pet lean over-1200 lbs 30.50-34 00
28 50-30 75 Lean 88-90 pet
lean over-1000 lbs 28 00-31 00
26 00-28 75 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 26 25-29 50
24 50-26 25
SLAUGHTER BULLS Few Yield
Grade 1-2 1400-2100 lbs 36 25-40 75
Bullocks Ffew Select 1-3 98-1620 lbs
44 75-51 50
FEEDER STEERS Medium and Large
1-2 700-720 lbs 56 50-56 75, 840-885
lbs 59 25-59 75, 900-935 lbs 52 00-
54 50 Medium 2 package 925 lbs
45 00
CALVES Compared to last Tues
day, vealers sold 2 00-6 00 lower Hol
stein bull farm calves were moder
ately active and prices were 2 00-11 00
lower Most Number 1 bulls traded
within a narrow price range Active
trading returned to the Holstein heifer
market and sales were steady to 20 00
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higher Supply included 692 head in
the State graded sale and 78 percent of
supply returned to the farm.
VEALERS. Individual Choice 270
lbs 64 00 Good and Choice 70-110 lbs
20 00- 27 00. Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 10 00-21 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls 95-115 lbs 90 00-98 00, pkg 121
lbs 82 00 Plainer-type bulls 80-115
lbs 29 00-67 00 Holstein heifers 90-
115 lbs 144 00- 209 00 Plainer
heifers 80-90 lbs 112 00-130 00, few
70-80 lbs 30 00-40 00
Few beef-type bulls and heifers 90
115 lbs 55 00-107 00
SLAUGHTER SHEEP Utility and
Good 1-3 100-190 lbs 29 00-44 00
New Holland
Livestock
NEW HOLLAND, PA
THU NOVEMBER 19, 1998
Cattle Calve* Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1267 689 464 353
LAST WEEK
1213 791 347 197
LAST YEAR
1289 637 281 344
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steer and heifer prices were .50
lower. Quality of supply was much
improved from last week, but continued
pressure leading up to next week’s turkey
holiday held prices 1.00-150 lower than
last week. A light test of Holstein steers
sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold
fully steady and bull prices were 1.00,
instances 2.00 lower. Supply included 26
percent slaughter steers and 37 percent
slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1065-1435 lbs 61.85-64.00,
few outstanding up to 64.75. Choice 2-3
1115-1445 lbs 59.50-62.00, few high
dressing 1-2 up to 63.00; few 1510-1585
lbs 57.25-59.00. Select and low Choice 2-3
1135-1480 lbs 5450-60.75. Select 1-3
1060-1390 lbs 52.00-57.00.
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE AUCTION
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Selling Feeders Every Tuesday
At Approx. 1 PM
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L ROBERT FRAME, SR.. PRESIDENT
BUS (717) 442-4181 BUS (717) 768-8204
HOME (610) 458-8518
IRWIN MARTIN, FIELD REP.
(717) 336-7538
KENNETH E. HERSHEY, FIELD REP.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Choice 2-3
ISIO-IS9O lbs 53.00-54.25; couple
1645-1650 lbs 51.00-52.00. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1190-1580 lbs 50.25-52.25.
Select 1-2 1130-1390 lbs 45.75-49.25. Few
Standard 1-2 1760-2357 lbs 34.75-36.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Couple pack
ages high Choice and Prime 2-4 1230-1435
lbs 61.00-61.50. Couple high dressing
Choice 1-2 1185-1290 lbs 62.75-65.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
35.00- 33.00-35.25 Boneis 80-85 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 32.50-36.50
30.00- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 30.75-34.00
28.50-31.00 Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 lbs 28.00-31.50 25.75-28.50
Lean (Ught-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000
lbs 26.25-29.50 24.00-27.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1350-2015 lbs 39.50-50.50, individual
Limousin 1405 lbs 53.50. Yield Grade 2
1000-21 IS lbs 35.00-40.00. Bullocks: Few
Select 1-3 1190-1360 lbs 44.50-48.50.
CALVES: Compared to Monday's auc
tion, veal calves sold 3.00-4.00 lower. A
light test of slaughter calves sold 10.00
higher, heavier weights were mostly steady
to 5.00 lower. Trade turned very active for
Holstein bull farm calves, soon after the
start of the sale, and prices were 5.00-15.00
higher. Holstein heifeis were not well
tested Monday, but prices definitely had a
higher undertone and demand was very
good. Around 88 percent returned to feed.
VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 15.00-25.00. few op to 28.00. Standard
and low Good 60-90 lbs 11.00-17.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good
and Choice 200-250 lbs 80.00-90.00;
350-500 lbs 50.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holst on bulls
90-125 lbs 65.00-107.00, few up to 115.00.
Plainer-type bulls 80-115 lbs 27.00-70.00.
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 125.00-
210.00, few up to 242.00. Plainer-type
heifers 70-100 lbs 65.00-140.00.
SHEEP; Compared to Monday, slaugh
ter lambs sold fully steady with outstand
ing seasonal demand for lightweight lambs
(under 70 lbs). Slaughter ewes and aged
sheep sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: New Crop:
Few Choice and Prime 2-3 40-70 lbs
180.00-210.00. Wooled: Choice and Prime
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