Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction
LANCASTER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1999
CATTLE CALVES
SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
493 339
687 35 0
LAST WEEK
207 663
LAST YEAR
175 326
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers sold fully
steady Quality was mixed, but demand
was at least as good as late last week
The Holstein steer market trended
mostly steady to 50 higher Slaughter
cows were not well tested, but a large se
lection of slaughter bulls sold steady
while the younger bullocks and stags
traded I 00-2 00 higher Supply in
cluded 63 percent slaughter steers and 8
percent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1225-1430 lbs 63 GO
-65 85, individual 1255 lbs 66.75
Choice 2-3 1115-1470 lbs 6125-
64 00, few high dressing 1-2 up to
65 00, 1490-1535 lbs 57.75-60 75 Se
lect and low Choice 2-3 1090-1495 lbs
57 00-62 00, 1490-1735 lbs 53 75-
58 00 Few Select 1-3 1215-1455 lbs
53 00-58 25, few returning to feed 960-
1275 lbs 54 75-61 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1495-1580 lbs 56.35-60 00
Choice 2-3 1390-1550 lbs 54 50-
57 00, 1600-1715 lbs 50 75-53 75
Select and low Choice 2-3 1475-1580
lbs 52 85-54 25 Select 1-2 925-1520
lbs 49 50-51 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice, few
Prime 2-4 1060-1315 lbs 59 75-62 85,
few high dressing 1-2 up to 65 75 Se
lect and low Choice 2-3 1030-1280 lbs
56 50-60 50 Ffew Select 1-3 returning
to feed 940-1145 lbs 47 00-52 25
Heiferettes lew Commercial and Stan
dard 2-4 925-1370 lbs 44 25-48 00
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW
DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 38 50-43 00 37 75-38 50
Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200
lbs 36 75-40 50 34 25-35 25
Lean (Hi-Yteld) 85-88 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 36 00-39 00 34 00-36 00
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000
lbs 33 75-37 50 30 25-33 00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean
1000 lbs 3100-33 50
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade I
I ISO-1985 lbs 48 50-59 25, Limousin
1765 lbs 67 00 Yield Grade 2 1045-
2020 lbs 43 50-50 00 Bullocks Select
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VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION
TUESDAY MARCH 23, 1999
CATTLE
SHEEP GOATS
TUESDAY 5
HOG.
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE Compared to Monday,
slaughter steers sold steady to firm
Trade was active and good premiums
were paid for superior grade and yield
Holstein steer prices were steady in a
light test and slaughter heifers were not
well tested Slaughter cows sold 50-
100 lower and slaughter bulls were
1-3 920-1415 lbs 50 25-61 00, numer
ous high dressing up to 69J15
SHEEP' Compared to last week,
slaughter lambs sold 5.00-15.00 higher
with the light-weight new crop lambs
as much as 4000 higher. Slaughter ewes
and aged sheep sold steady to I 00
higher.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: New Crop-
Choice and Prime 2-3 few 30-40 lbs
150.00- 40-60 lbs 120 00-
150.00; 60-80 lbs 95.00-115 00
Wooled- Choice and Prime 2-3 80-100
lbs 90.00-105 00; 100-120 lbs 85.00-
90 00, 120-140 lbs 80 00-85.00
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice yearlings and 2 year-olds
60.00- Utility and Good 1-3
34.00- Aged Bucks; 220-260 lbs
42 00-47.00.
GOATS (All goats sold by the head.)
Billies- Large 121.00-142.00. Me
dium 90 00-110.00. Mutton: Pew
Choice and Prime 87 00 Nannies
Large 62 00-68.00. Medium 48 00-
56 00 Thin 35 00-42 00 Yearlings
Choice and Prime 68.00-74 00 Kids:
Prime 48 00-56 00 Choice 35 00-
45 00 Good 20 00-29.00
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near steady in a very light test Supply
included 27 percent slaughter steers and
63 percent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1145-1425 lbs 63 00-
66 75, individual 1335 lbs 69 00
Choice 2-3 1050-1460 lbs 61 25-
64 00, several X-bred high dressing 1-2
1200-1450 lbs 63 50-65 60, couple
1500-1555 lbs 60 00-62 00 Select and
low Choice 2-3 1045-1460 lbs 57 75-
62 00
HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice 2-3
1280-1460 lbs 54 25-56 75, couple
1730-1850 lbs 49 00-50 00 Few Se
lect and low Choice 2-3 1280-1400 lbs
53 25-54 10, few heifers 1080-1440
lbs 44 00-45 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few Com
mercial and Standard 2-4 heiferettes
1085-1350 lbs 45 00-50 00
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN
WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 38 00-41 50 35.50-38 00
Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200
lbs 36 00-39 50 34 00-36 75
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 35.50-39.00 33 25-35 75
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000
lbs 33 50-36 75 30 00-34 00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -
1000 lbs 31 25-34 25 28.00-31 50
SLAUGHTER BULLS Few Yield
Grade 1-2 1290-1975 lbs 44 00-48 50
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and Large
1-2 few 550-575 lbs 58 00, pkg 815 lbs
58 50
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and Large
1-2 couple 535 lbs 50.50, pkg 760 lbs
48 00 Small 1-2 few 525-770 lbs
41 00-47 50
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday,
vealer prices were uneven ranging from
300 lower to 100 higher The Number
I Holstein bulls returning to sold
steady to 12 00 lower, while the plainer
bulls were mostly 20 00 lower The
graded Holstein heifers sold mostly
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THU MARCH 25, 1999
Cattle Calvei Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1499
LAST WEEK
1182
LAST YEAR
CATTLE; Compared to Tuesday;
slaughter steer prices were steady,
instances early JO higher. Trading opened
very active with increased demand from
smaller packets, due to the upcoming reli
gious holidays. However, the market lost
it's edge midway through the large offer
ing and prices ended barely holding steady.
Slaughter heifers sold steady in a light test
The bulk of the Holstein steers were
steady, with light-weight lean individuals
selling sharply higher. Demand was lighter
for Holstein cows and prices were JO-1 JO
lower. The slaughter bulls sold fully steady
with Monday's higher market, especially
on the younger bullocks and stags. Supply
included 4>percent slaughter steers and 35
percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1145-1420 lbs 63.50-65.50,
few outstanding up to 71.00. Choice 2-3
1065-1475 lbs 61.00-64.50, few high
dressing 1-2 up to 71.00; 1475-1615 lbs
steady with a few plain heifers trading
firm to 15 00 higher Around 90 percent
of supply returned to the farm
VEALERS. Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 20 00-31 00 Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 10 00-25 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls 95-125 lbs 84 00-104 00 Plainer
type bulls 90-115 lbs 30 00-69 00
Holstein heifers 80-115 lbs 160 00-
200 00 Few plainer heifers 70-100 lbs
110 00-160 00 Few beef-type bulls and
heifers 75-100 lbs 47 00-100 00
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HOLSTEIN STEERS: Few High
Choice and Prime 2-3 1350-1555 lbs
56.50- Choice 2-3 1290-1555 lbs
54.25-56.60. Select and low Choice 2-3
1075-1495 lbs SXOO-54.75, several ta, det .
lean up to 56.50; heifers 1230-1565 lbs
47.00- 50.25. Select 1-2 1005-1570 lbs
48.50- heifers 995-1290 lbs
42.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few Choice
2-3 1045-1240 lbs 60.25-61.50. Few Select
and low Choice 2-3 1085-1260 lbs
56.50- Few Select 1-3 1165-1300 lbs
54.50- 56.50. Heiferettes; Few Commer
cial and Standard 2-4 1210-1270 lbs
46.00-
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
37.50- 1.00 34.50-38.00 Boners 80-85 pa
lean over-1200 lbs 35.50-38.50
33.00- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pa
lean over-1200 lbs 34.50-37.50
32.00- Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 lbs 33.00-35.50 29.50-33.00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750-1000
lbs 30.00-33.50 2730-30.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade I
1215-1950 lbs 49.00-59.00, couple out
standing 60.00-60.50. Yield Grade 2
1125-2315 lbs 42.75-50.00. Bullocks:
Select 1-3 835-1585 lbs 5030-61.00, few
high dressing up to 65.00.
CALVES: Compared to Monday’s auc
tion, veal calves sold steady to 4.00 higher.
The slaughter calves sold steady to 10.00
lower, despite active trading. Demand was
good for Holstein bull calves returning to
feed and prices were mostly 8.00 higher.
Buyers were very aggressive for Holstein
heifer calves and prices were sharply high
er than Monday's light test. Supply
included 477 bead in the State graded sale
and around 86 percent returned to the farm.
VEALERS; Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 2XOO-34.00. Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 11.00-25.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 200-300 lbs 80.00-97.00; 300-500
lbs 67.00- 86.00. Standard 200-300 lbs
68.00- 300-565 lbs 55.00-68.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls
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