A2-Lancaster Fanning, Saturday, April 3, 1999
LANCASTER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MONDAY MARCH 29. 1999
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP
GOATS
540 29 0
MONDAY
778 355
LAST WEEK
491 339
LAST YEAR
946 449
CATTLE Compared (o Thursdays
close, slaughter steers and heifers sold
steady to SO higher with gains on the
bottom side of the price ranges The
Holstein steers sold fully steady A light
test ot slaughter cows traded at steady
pnees, while slaughter bulls sold I 00-
2 00 lower instances 400 lower on the
younger bullocks and stags Supply in
cluded 67 percent slaughter steers and 10
percent slaughter cow
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1475 lbs 63 IQ
-65 50 Choice 2-3 1095-1470 Ihs
61 85-64 00. 1470 1560 Ihs 58 35-
62 00 Select and low Choice 2 3 1085-
1485 lbs 57 00-61 35. 1500-1620 lbs
53 25-57 50 Few Select 1-3 1095-
1495 lbs 53 25-58 75
HOLSTEIN STEERS Couple pack
ages high Choice and Prime 2 3 1490
1540 lbs 57 00-57 75 Choice 2-3
1360-1515 lbs 54 25 56 25 Select and
low Choice 2-3 1240-1535 lbs 52 10-
54 85 Few Select 1-2 1365 1530 lbs
48 25-51 60, lew reluming to feed
980 1000 lbs 51 00 52 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice, lew
Prune 2 4 1115-1340 lbs 60 00-63 35
few low dressing 4 5 1075-1130 lbs
56 75 58 50 Select and low Choice 2 3
1165 1325 lbs v-56,50-60 25 , Few Se
led 13 1005-1215 lbs 53 25-56 50
Heilcrettes Commeicial and Standard 2
4 1000-1560 lbs 39 75 45 00
SI AUGHTER COWS H3RCENI
LEAN WEIGHT BUIX LOW
DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean over
1400 lbs 37 75-39 75
Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200
lbs 35 25-37 75 33 50-35 75
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 34 50 37 50 33 00-34 50
Lean 88 90 pci lean over-1000
lbs 32 75 35 ,50 29 00--3 300
Lean (Lighl-Wt) 85 90 pet lean 750
1000 lbs 30 50 33 00
SLAUGHTER BUI LS Yield Grade I
147 S 2420 lbs 47 00 S 7 SO Limousin
IO6S lbs SO 00 Yield Grade 2 1140-
1090 lbs 40 00 46 7S Bullocks St led
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VINTAGE LIVESTOCK AUCTION
TUESDAY MARCH 30, 1999
SHEEP GOATS
TUESDAY
LAST WEEK
35 0
LAST YEAR
65 1 H
CATTLE Compared to Monday,
slaughtci steers and heifers sold un
evenly steady The bulk of the supply
sold at least steady, with the exception
of a lew packages of slightly overfin
ished cattle that traded noticeably lower
Holstein steers were firm in a veiy light
test Slaughter cow demand was only
moderate and prices were mostly I 00
lowei Slaughter bulls sold weak in a
light test Supply included 23 percent
slaughter steers and 68 percent cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High C hoicc
and Prime 2-4 12151440 lbs 63 10
SHEEP Compared to last week,
slaughter lambs sold 80015 00 lower
as demand tapered ofl some horn last
week's active market Slaughter ewes
sold mostly steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS New Crop
Choice and Prime 2-3 tew 20-30 lbs
145 00, 30-50 lbs 125 00 138 00, 50
65 lbs 120 00 132 00, 70-80 lbs
85 00-95 00 Woolcd Choice and Prime
2 3 lew 90-100 lbs 95 00 100 120 lbs
80 00-88 00, 120 140 lbs 65.00-
72 00
SLAUGHTER EWES
Good 1-3 30 00-55 00
GOATS (All goats sold by the head )
Billies Large 120 00 152 00 Me
dium 90 00-102 00 Nannies Large
65 00 70 00 Medium 49 00 55 00
Thin 25 00 32 00 Yearlings Choice
and Prime 78 00-82 00 Kids Prime
50 00 56 00 Choice 35 00-48 00
Good 25 00-36 00
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lbs 62 00-62 75 Choice 2-3 1225-
1475 lbs 61 75- 64 25. few high dress
ing 1-2 1250-1330 lbs 64 60-67 00
Select and low C hoice 2-3 1140-1490
lbs 57 75-62 25
HOLSTEIN STEERS Few high dress
ing Choice 2 1385-1515 lbs 57 00-
57 25 package 1670 lbs 51 60 Indi
vidual high Select 2 1585 lbs 53 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2 4
I 100-1140 lbs 61 45 61 60 Select 1-4
975 1040 lbs 54 00-56 75 Heiferettes
Few Commercial and Standard 2-4 940-
1440 lbs 38 00-44 75
SLAUGHTER COWS
PAN WEIGHT
)RES SING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean over
-400 lbs 46 50 41 00 44 25-37 00
Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200
bs 44 50-48 00 42 25-34 75
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 44 00-47 50 4125-34 75
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000
bs 32 00-44 75 28 75-42 50
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -
1000 lbs 29 00-33 00 27 00-30 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Few Yield
Srade 1-2 1670-1845 lbs 44 75-46 25,
Fleshy Hereford 2550 lbs 32 00 Unl
ocks Select 1-3 1225-1400 lbs 52 00-
54 00 Consignment Standard 1-2
1040-1255 lbs 41 75-44 25
CALVES Compared to last Tuesday,
demand for veal calves was light and
prices were 3 00-4 00 lower Holstein
bull calves reluming to feed sold 20 00-
25 00 higher in active trading, with
much regard to weight Holstein heifers
sold firm to 25 00 higher Supply in
cluded 532 head in the State grade sale
and around 92 percent of supply returned
to the farm
VEALERS Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 16 00-28 00 Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 10 00-1800
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls 95125 lbs 108 00-125 00, pkg
121 lbs 88 00 Plainer-type bulls 100-
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115 lbs 77 00-96 00, 85-100 lbs
40 00-57 00, 70-85 lbs 12 00-30 00
Holstein heifers 85-120 lbs 162 00-
225 00 Plainer heifers 75-90 lbs
125 00-190 00, few 65-75 lbs 50 00-
60 00 Few beef-type bulls and heifers
75-105 lbs 55 00-102 00
NEW CROP LAMBS Few Choice and
Prime 2-3 15-30 lbs 100 00-125 00
New Holland
Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Thursday, April 1, 1999
Report Supplied by USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 882 597 897 732
Last Thursday
1499
Last Year
1279 582
PERCENT
LOW
BULK
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday;
slaughter steers sold .50-I.oolower. Supply
was lighter than usual and mostly plain in
quality. Fat cattle prices closed weak to
mostly .50 lower with the oncoming Easter
holiday pressuring the market late in the
week. Holstein steers sold mostly steady
and slaughter heifers were not well tested.
Slaughter cow demand continues to be light
and prices were weak to 1.00-lower.
Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.oolower. Supp
ly included 32 percent slaughter steers and
40 percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1145-1455 lbs 63.00-65.75.
Choice 2-3 1105-1470 lbs 61.00-63.60;
1535-1570 lbs 57.75-61.00. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1040-1495 lbs 58.50-62.00;
1510-1590 lbs 53.75-58.00. Select 1-3
1025-1450 lbs 55.75-59.10, package
returning to feed 1135 lbs 61.60.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Couple high
Choice and Prime 2-3 1405-1480 lbs
57.25-58.00. Choice 2-3 1320-1600 lbs
54.50-57.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1230-1600 lbs 52.00-54.75, couple hdfers
1410-1420 lbs 51.25-52.25. Select 1-2
1045-1550 lbs 48.00-53.00.
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SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few high
Select and low Choice 2-3 1200-1300 lbs
58.25- 61.25. Heiferetles; Commercial and
Standard 2-4 1030-1590 lbs 40.00-46.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
36.00- 34.00-36.75 Boners 80-85 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 34.25-38.25
32.00- Lean (Hi-Yield) 85 88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 33.75-36.50 30.75-33.75
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs
31.75-34.50 28.50-32.25 Lean (Light-Wl)
85-90 pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 28.50-32.50
27.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1210-2390 1b546.00-54.50. heavy-muscled
Mack 1820 lbs 56.75. Yield Grade 2
1220-2125 lbs 41.75-47.25. Bullocks-
Select 1-3 890-1580 lbs 44.00-55.50.
CALVES: Compared to Monday’s auc
tion, veal calves sold 3.00-4.00 lower in
slow trading. Slaughter calves sold mostly
steady with Monday’s weak market and the
supply was very plain. Demand was only
moderate for Holstein bull calves returning
to feed and prices were mostly steady.
Holstein heifer calf trading was very active
and prices were sharply higher, with the
highest prices paid in months. Supply
included 343 head in the State graded sale
and around 87 percent returned to the farm.
1369
VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110 lbs
20.00-30.00. Standard and low Good 60-90
lbs 11.00-20.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good
and Choice 175-315 lbs 72.00-91.00. Stan
dard 220- 315 lbs 56.00-69.00; 320-455 lbs
50.00-62.00.
RETURNED TO FARM; Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 81.00-95.00. few up to 105.00.
Plainer-type bulls 85-125 lbs
75-85 lbs 22.00-31.00. Holstein heifers
80-120 lbs 242.00-315.00. Plainer heifers
70-90 lbs 170.00-250.00.
SHEEP: Compared to Monday; slaugh
ter lambs sold uneven, weights under 60 lbs
sold 10.00-20.00 lower while the heavier
lambs sold firm to 5.00 higher. The holiday
demand was lighter with very little time left
until Easter. Slaughter ewes and aged sheep
sold weak to 5.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: New Crop:
Choice and Prime 2-3 20-35 lbs
120.00- 35-50 lbs 150.00-200.00;
50-70 lbs 140.00-175.00; 70-90 lbs
110.00- 120.00. Wooled; Choice and Prime
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