LANCASTER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MONDAY DECEMBER 21, 1998
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
GOATS
MONDAY
697 506
LAST WEEK
14 454 467
LAST YEAR
299 278
CATTLE Compared to Thursday
slaughter steers and heifers I 00-1 50
lower, although High Choice and
Prime not fully tested Cows weak to
100 lower, decline on fleshier kinds
Bulls firm to 200 higher, with lean
Yield Grade 2 for the ethnic trade
4 00-5 00 higher Supply included 55
percent slaughter steers and 15 percent
cows
STEERS Few High Choice and
Prime 2-4 1175-1445 lbs 60 50-6160
Couple Choice 2 1150-1350 lbs 61 50-
62 00 Choice 2-3 few 4 1200-1450
lbs 57 50-60 00, one lot 6100, cou
ple lots 2-3 *OBO-1100 lbs 57 25-
57 50. one lot 3-4 1540 lbs 55 85
Select and low Choice 2-3 1050-1350
lbs 55 00-57 75, couple lots 1150-
1210 lbs returning to feed at 58 GO
-58 25
HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice, few
Prime 2-3 1400-1550 lbs 51 75-54 50
Select 2-3 1200-1550 lbs 48 25-
52 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-3
950-1290 lbs 56 50-59 00 Couple
High Choice and Prime mostly 3
1195 lbs 59 50 Select 2-3 950-1200
lbs 51 00-56 25
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW
DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pci lean over
-1400 lbs 35 50-38 50
Boners 80-85 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 34 00-37 25 32 00-34 00
Lean (Ht-Yteld) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 34 00-38 25
Lean 88-90 pet lean over
-1000 lbs 3100-33 00 28 00-30 00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean
1000 lbs
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade I
1400-1975 lbs 55 00-60 75, six head
1210- 1575 lbs 62 00 68 50 Yield
Grade 2 1000-2000 lbs 46 00-55 00
Yield Grade 2 950-1550 lbs 39 75-
45 50
SHEEP Compared to last week,
slaughter lambs mostly steady Slaugh
ter ewes fully steady
WOOLED LAMBS Choice 2-1 60-90
lbs 78 00 81 00, few 81 00-90 00. 90-
110 lbs 72 00-76 00, 110-120 lbs
6100-70 00, several 121-140 lbs
11 00-60 00
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NEW CROP LAMBS Choice and
Prime 50-60 lbs 150.00-172 00; few
40-45 lbs 185.00
SLAUGHTER EWES Good and
Choice yearlings and 2 year-olds
45 00-52 00 Utility and Good 1-3
45 00-54 00, 3-4 30 00-34 00
Aged Bucks- 220-260 lbs 38 00-40 00
588 86
537 58
525 45
GOATS (All goats sold by the head)
Billies Large 110 00-140 00 Me
dium 80 00-90 00 Nannies Large
68 00-74 00 Medium 50 00-60 00,
Small and Thin 42 00-48 00 Mutton
Choice 78 00-85 00 Yearlings*
Choice and Prime 85 00-90 00 Kids
Choice and Prime 49 00-60 00 Good
30 00-42 00
VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION
TUESDAY DECEMBER 22, 1998
CATTLE CALVES
SHEEP GOATS
TUESDAY
LASTTUESDAY 504 824
LAST YEAR
CATTLE Compared to Monday
small supply of slaughter steers sold
I 00-2 00 higher. Holstein steers
and slaughter heifers were not tested
Slaughter cows sold mostly steady,
instances I 00 lower and slaughter bulls
were not tested Supply included 23
percent slaughter steers and 72 percent
slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 1-3 1200-1450 lbs 62 50-
64 25, eight head 64 50-65 00
Choice 2-3 1200-1450 lbs 59 00-
62 35, 1475-1535 lbs 56 00- 57 50
Select and low Choice 2-3 1150-1425
lbs 54 00-58 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS Co uple Choice 2
1325-1450 lbs 50 75-52 25
750
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running down hopper
CALVES: Compared to last Tuesday,
veal calves sold steady Holstein bull
calves returning to feed sold mostly
steady Holstein heifer calves, in
short supply sold fully steady Supply
included 711 head in the State graded
sale and 81 percent returned to the farm
VEALERS Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 17 00-25 00 Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 10 00-15.00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls 95-115 lbs 09.00-103.00, one lot
122 lbs 79 00, and 45 head 90 lbs
60 00-62 00 Plainer-type bulls 80-115
lbs 27 00- 37 00, with couple lots
90-105 lbs 49 00-60 00. Holstein heif
ers 80-105 lbs 172 00-202.00. 25
head plainer heifers 80-105 lbs 153.00-
163 00, pkg 73 lbs 65 00
464 774
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SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW
DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean over
-1400 lbs 36 50-39 00
Boners 80-85 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 34 00-37 25 32 50-34 00
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 33 00-37 50 31 50-
33 00
Lean 88-90 pet lean over
-1000 lbs 30.00-34 25 28 00-30 00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750
-1000 lbs 28 00-32 00 23 00-28 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Few Yield
Grade 1-2 1825-1950 lbs 42 00
Bullocks Couple Choice 2 980-1225
lbs 50 00-50 75 and couple Select
1-2 980-1280 lbs 42.00-47 25
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New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thuraday, Dec. 17, 1998
Report Supplied by USDA
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Usl These tvv< ; CATTLE: Compared to last week’s clos
• lioUohy* 636 ing prices, slaughter steeis closed steady to
“* fj. IAIO mosUy -50 lower. Demand remains fairly
_ 1365 696 J good and in the last two weeks local sleen
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday; *e have lost only 1.00-1.50, whilelhe Western
slaugteer star maritet was folly steady, but markets have dropped 4.00-5.00 live
ncigedsteadytom<wtly 50lowerthanlast „ d &00 . ?00 d^.‘^beUevib ,y low
ces ** ukin « * hdr «•
good for this time of year and late sales demand as retailers are featuring pork spe
wree Justas strong as tte opening.Holstem d#|g jn mealcnes. Local Holstein
stem sold steady to 100 higher and claugh- sl hterheifers mded o, e week
ter heifers were mosriysteady in alight test t .oo lower. Slaughter cow prices
Slaughter com sold firm to 1.00 higher. do6ed 7 100 ., 50 hWier „ is
especially on the fleshier ty pea.snd steugb- celUjn tobelow oveMheneJt t two weeks in
ter bulls were steady. Supply included 39 slaughter bulls finished firm to
percent slaughter steers and 37 percent Supply was made up of around
SIEERS: High Choice IZTjllTv St. ‘suS
~w?s percent s*bulls, 5 *bulls, with foe balance
individual 1340 Iba 65.00. Choice 2-3 , . ’
1140-14*5 lbs few high dress- SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
« and Prime 2-4 1160-1465 Iba 61.10-65.00.
Choice 2-3 1095-1455 lbs 59.00-62.25,
Selet* 1-3 1015-1495 lb. 50.25-51.00. SoJlSli 2-3
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Lancaster County
Weekly
Lancaiter, Pa.
Friday, Dec. 18, 1998
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Home (717) 445-4355
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