(Continued from Pago A 2)
Choice yearlings and 2 year-olds
40.00- Utility and Good 1-3
30.00-
GOATS: (Ail goats sold by the head)
Billies: Medium and Large 75.00-100.00.
Nannies: Medium and Large 40.00-60.00.
Yearlings: Choice and Prime 40.0065.00.
Kids: Good and Choice 20.0045.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
NEW HOLLAND, PA
FRI FEBRUARY 5, 1998
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Compared to last week's closing prices;
slaughter steers, heifers, and Holstein steers ended the
week fully steady after opening on a lower note. Boxed
beef prices remained depressed this week, but the futures
market made considerable gains. The Western fat cattle
market gained 1.002.00, tins week and late sales were
62.0063.00 live and 98.0099.00 in the beef. The
slaughter cow market held steady until late in the week
when hading turned very active and prices ended up
closing 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady.
Slaughter bull prices held steady this week. Supply as
made up of around 37 percent slaughter steers, 8 percent
slaughter heifers, 37 percent slaughter cows, 7 perxnt
bulls, with the balance made up of feeder cattle.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4
11101455 lbs 62.0066.00, couple outstanding up to
68.00. Choice 2-3 1135-1485 lbs 60.0063.00, few high
dressing Chatolais X 1-2 63.506050; 14801510 lbs
58.85-60.50. Select and low Choice 2-3 10101510 lbs
56.5061.50; 15101770 lbs 52.25-59.50. Select 1-3
9801465 lbs 53.5058.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Few high Choice and Prime
2-3 1300-1535 lbs 55.25-56.75. Choice 2-3 1240-1595
lbs 52.10-56.00; 1605-1690 lbs 49.25-53.25. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1230-1600 lbs 51.00-5350; 1625-1915
lbs 44.75-48.25. Select 1-2 1120-1465 lbs 4750-51.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few Prime 2-4
1130-1380 lbs 59.75-6250, low dressing 4-5 960-1200
lbs 55.50-59.00. Select and low Choice 2-3 985-1275 lbs
56.25-60.25. Heiferettes: Choice 3-4 1025-1355 lbs
53.75-56.25. Commercial and Standard 2-4 870-1550
lbs 36.75-5250.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT
BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80 pet lean
over-1400 lbs 36.75-42.50 34.75-39.25 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 34.25-39.75 33.00-3650 Lean
Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 33.25-3850
32.00- Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs
31.75- 27.75-34.25 Lean (Ught-Wt) 85-90 pet lean
750 -1000 lbs 29.00-35.25 26.25-3250
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1305-2385 lbs
44.75- few up to 58.00. Yield Grade 2 900-2325
lbs 38.75-4650. Bullocks: Choice 2-3 1280-1390 lbs
55.00- few up to 6250. Select 1-3 855-1535 lbs
4650-5250.
CALVES: Compared to last week; veal calves closed
mostly 4.00 higher, but slaughter calves were not fully
tested with only a light test late in the week. HotAdn
bulls returning to feed sold 10.00-30.00 higher with
increased activity from regional buyers. On the other
hand, the Holstein heifer market was not nearly as active
as last week and prices were as much as 75.00 lower.
VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110 lbs
21.00- Standard and low Good 60-90 lbs
10.00-
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 200-300
lbs 77.00-100.00; 300-500 lbs 55.00-70.00. Standard
300-600 lbs 40.00-55.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 95-125 lbs
75.00-159.00, late mostly 95.00- 155.00. Plainer type
bulls 85-115 lbs 50.00-118.00; 75-85 lbs 28.00-50.00.
Holstein heifers 80120 lbs 177.00255.00. Plainer heif
ers 7090 lbs 120.00 197.00.
CATTLE CALVES
2398 1734
2225 1826
2396 1730
Pa. Tobacco
Market Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Jan. 29, Feb. 1 and Feb. 3
Report Supplied by Auction
Jan. 29 Auction:
Good Bottoms: .35-.64.
Good Middles: J2-.53.
Good Tops: .57-. SB.
TOTAL POUNDS: 105,858.
Average: .53.
Feb. 1 Auction;
Good Bottoms; ,62-.63.
Good Middles: .50.51.
Good Tops: .58.
TOTAL POUNDS: 126,858.
Average; .51.
Feb. 3 Auction:
Good Bottoms: .58.
Good Middles: .55.
Good Tops: .65.
TOTAL POUNDS; 81,830.
Average: .56.
MILK
Where's your mustache? “
North Jersey
Livestock
Hackettstown, NJ
Report Supplied by Auction
Tuesday, Feb. 2
CALVES .02-1.95.
COWS .08% -.40% .
EASY COWS .20.31%.
FEEDERS 300-600 LBS. .33-.87,
HEIFERS .22% -.60.
BULLS .32-.65.
STEERS .40-.66.
HOGS .18-.29.
ROASTING PIGS 10.00-19.00.
BOARS .04-.07.
SOWS .12-. 16.
SHEEP .10-.62.
LAMBS EACH 25.00-54.00.
LAMBS PER LB. .24-1.75.
GOATS EACH 30.00-83.00.
KIDS EACH 5.00-59.00.
HIDES EACH 16.00.
TOTAL 915.
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
Thun, Feb. 4, 1999
Report Supplied by Auction
CATTLE: SL. COWS: UTILITY <t
COMMERCIAL32.SO-39.50; CUTTER <fe
BONING UTILITY 31.00-34.50; CAN
NER & LOW CUTTER 28.00-33.50;
SHELLS 26.50 & DOWN. BULLS:
YIELD GRADE 1 1500#-2000#
36.50-52.50; YIELD GRADE 2
10009-1400# FAT 30.0045.00.
FEEDER STEERS: M&U 300-500*
55.00-79.00; 250-280# 50.00-90.00, M
600-900 LBS. 40.00-64.00. HEIFERS M
l&L-l 300-500# 38.00-62.00; L-l
400-650# 42.00-66.00. BULLS M4M
300620# 42.0074.50.
CALVES: VEAL.. PRIME 68.0080.00;
CHOICE 38.00-70.00; GOOD
35.0060.00.
FARM CALVES: #1 HOLSTEIN
BULLS 90120# FEW 35.0075.00; #2
HOLSTEIN BULLS 80-100# FEW
20.0040.00; BEEF X BULL&HFRS./HD.
20.0065.00.
HOGS: BARROWS & GILTS #l-2
210255# 30.0048.00; #2-3 255-280#
20.00- SOWS #l-3 300-500#
20.0032.00.
FEEDER PIGS: 1-3 15-20#
5.00- 17.00/HD.; 1-3 25-35#
10.0021.00/HD.
LAMBS; HIGH CHOICE 80-100 LBS.
50.00- CHOICE 40-75 LBS.
70.00- FEEDER LAMBS GOOD
60.00- SHEEP 24.00-40.00; FAT
SHEEP 20.00 & DOWN.
GOATS: LARGE 35.00-115.0<VHD.;
MEDIUM 20.00-41.00/HD.; SMALL
10.00- 19.00/HD.
HORSES: 35.00-65.00, PONIES
20.00-
Jersey Shore
Livestock
Market, Inc.
Auction every Thursday
at 4:00 p.m.
Jersey Shore, Pa.
Report supplied by Auction
Thursday, Feb. 4, 1999
RETURN TO FARM CALF:
70.00-247.00.
GOOD VEAL: 40.00-69.00.
COMMON VEAL: 5.00-39.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 60.00-63.75.
SELECT STEERS: 55.00-59.00.
COMMON STEERS: 43.00-54.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 33.00-39.0 a
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 29.00-35.00.
SHELLS: 24.00-28.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 55.00-62.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 50.00-54.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 33.00-49.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 55.00-70.00.
COMMON FEEDERS. 25.00-54.00.
BULLS: 38.00-43.00.
HOGS: 29.00-34.00.