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Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction
LANCASTER LIVESTOCK
AUCTION
MONDAY JUNE 28, 1999
CATTLE CALVES HOGS
SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
140 101
LAST WEEK
97 45
LAST YEAR
235 183
267 5 0
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers sold mostly
steady in a light test The light supply
was well rounded, but not completely
tested An attractive offering of Hol
stein steers sold fully steady Slaugh
ter cows were not well tested, but a good
run of slaughter bulls sold firm Supply
included 60 percent slaughter steers and
4 percent slaughter
cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1400 lbs 66 25-
67 85, package 1315 lbs 7000 Choice
2-3 1185-1440 lbs 63 50-66.25, indi
vidual high dressing 1320 lbs 67.25
Select and low Choice 2-3 1030-1495
lbs 59 00-64 00, package 1536 lbs
61.25 Load Select 1-3 returning to feed
1050-1230 lbs 63 75-64 25
HOLSTEIN STEERS. High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1440-1535 lbs 58 00-59 75
Choice 2-3 1360-1540 lbs 56 10-
57 60, package 1590 lbs 54 00 Few Se
lect and low Choice 2-3 1340-1510 lbs
54 00-55 35
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Package
Choice 2-4 1263 lbs 62 50 Select and
low Choice 2 3 1095-1255 lbs 57 75-
61 25 Heiferettes Few Choice 3-4
1190-1310 lbs 56 75-58 85 Few
Commercial and Standard 2-4 1210-
1445 lbs 48 25-53 50
SLAUGHTER COWS Not fully
tested
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1
1095-2065 lbs 48 00-57 75, black
whiteface 1265 lbs 60 00 Yielo Grade 2
975-14 5 lbs 43 25-48 00 fJullocks
Select 1-3 870-1390 lbs 48 50- >9 50
SHEEP Compared to last week,
slaughter lamb pi ices were 2 00-3 00
lowe and slaughter ewes were steady
(Note sheep and goals are presently
sold by prisalc treaty )
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and
Prime 2-4 package 67 Ihs 88 00 70-100
lbs 82 00-86 00 lew 100 120 lbs
78 00 120 140 lbs 62 00 64 00
si ai'CjHTi r lwls
C mod I 1 20 00-48 00
2(H) 280 Ihs 28 00-44 00
GOATS All sold by the head Billies
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5 & 6, 1999
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP
TUESDAY 657
4
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers sold steady Prices held
up well, despite a lower undertone Hol
stein steers and slaughter heifers were
not well tested The triple-digit heat
took its toll on the livestock, espe
cially the slaughter cows where prices
ranged steady to 1.00 lower as buyers
were careful to discount cows that may
not travel well Slaughter bulls were
scarce Supply included 52 percent
slaughter steers and 38 percent
cows (Monday's portion of the sale was
not reported, due to the holiday )
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1135-1405 lbs 65 25-
67 50, few up to 70 00. Choice 2-3
1120-1485 lbs 63 00-65 85, several
high dressing 1-2 14) to 68 00. Select
and low Choice 2-3 980-1365 lb?
58 85-63 75, individual 1580 lb?
58 75 Few Select 1-3 1025-126 Q lbs
58 00-59.50
HOLSTEIN STEERS - Not well tested
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Not well
tested
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW
DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 4175-44 50 38 25-42 25
Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200
lbs 39 00-42 75 _ 37 00-39 50
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 38 00-41 25 35 50-37 75
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Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pci lean 750 -
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SLAUGHTER BULLS: Couple Yield
Grade I Holstems 1680-1820 lbs
50.75-52.00 Few Yield Grade 2 1640-
1988 lbs 46 50-47.00. Bullocks Select
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GOATS
678
CALVES. Compared to last week, a
good test of veal calves sold weak to
500 lower Despite the hot weather,
demand was still good for Holstein bull
farm calves with prices o n ly 5 00-
12 00 lower Holstein heifer trading
was very active and heifers sold firm to
17 00 higher Supply included 580 head
in the State graded sale and 88 percent
returned to feed
560 736 2
VEALERS Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 20 00-27 00, few up to 30 00
Standard and low Good 60-90 lbs 10 00-
20 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 100 00-120 00. Plainer
type bulls Bo-115 lbs 55 00-106.00,
pkg 113 lbs 114 00, few weaker calves
down to 35 00 Holstein heifers 80-115
lbs 247 00-272 00 Plainer heifers 70-
105 lbs 175.00-240 00, pkg 67 lbs
50 00 Beef-type bulls and heifers 75-
100 lbs 85 00-130.00
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Thursday, July 8, 1999
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
Today 1141 658 681 257
Last Thursday
1328
Last Year
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steers sold steady to .50 lower.
The market held the lower price level very
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well with hoe sales just as strong as the
open. Holstein steers and a light ran of
slaughter heifers sold steady, compand to
last week. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00
higher than Tuesday's market in the record
heat Slaughter bulls were active and 2.00
higher. Supply included SI percent slaugh
ter steers and 36 percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1135-143 S lbs 64.75-67.75.
Choice 2-31070-1455 lbs 62.75-65.75; few
1540-1640 lbs 58.25-60.00. Select and low
Choice2-31020-14601b558.00-63.50; few
1520-1765 lbs 52.50-58.25. Select 1-3
930-1435 lbs 54.50-61.00, few returning to
feed 970-1130 lbs 60.50-64.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice, few
Prime 2-3 1270-1605 lbs 55.00-58.25; few
1635- 1655 lbs 52.25-53.75, few heifers
1190-1300 lbs 51.00-55.00. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1130-1455 lbs 53.10-55.00.
Few Select 1-21105-1310 lbs 51.00-52.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Individual
Prime 3 1150 lbs 64.50. Couple Choice 2-3
1203 lbs 62.85. Few Select 1-3 965-1110
lbs 53.50-58.25. Heiferettes: Few Commer
cial and Standard 2-4 875-1335 lbs
45.00-50.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, Fa
Friday, July 9, 1999
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves
Tills Week 1995 1532
Last Week 2431 1659
Last Year 2758 1552
CATTLE; Compared to last week'« clos
ing prices, slaughter ateer* ended the week
steady to SO lower. This week's offering
was fairly light fallowing the long holiday
weekend. The market easily had justifica
tion to fall significantly lower, with both
beef and pork values in a slump. Western
cattle feeders traded 1.00 lower at 63.00
live and 100.00 in the meat, but had yet to
trade the bulk of their ahowlists fay Friday
morning. Area Holstein steers and siaugh
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SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-10 pet lean over-1400 lbs
42.75- 40.00-43.75 Boons 80-85 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 39.50-44.25
37.50- Lean (Hi-Yield) *5-8* pet lean
over-1200 lbs 39.25-44.00 36.50-39.50
Lean 11-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs
36.50- 33.75-36.75 Lean (Ught-Wt)
85-90 pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 33.00-37.00
29.75-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1350-1875 lbs 50.75-58.50. Yield Grade 2
985- 2240 lbs 44.00-50.50. Bullocks: Few
Select 1-3 1045-1265 lbs 50.50-54.00.
CALVES: Compared to Monday’s auc
tion, veal calves sold steady to 4.00 higher
than Monday's light test. A light ton of
slaughter calves traded steady to weak.
Holstein bull calves returning to feed sold
8.00 to mostly 20.00 higher with good
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SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good
nd Choice 110-250 lbs 78.00-t4.00. Few
Standsid 200-33 S lbs 52,00-64.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 109.00-130.0 a Fishier type
bulls 90-125 lbs 64.00-11aOO. pkg 115 lbs
119.00; 80-90 lbs 32.00-S2.oa Holstein
heifen 80-120 lbs 200.00-260.00. Plainer
heifers 70-90 lbs 150.00-200.00.
SHEEP: Compared to Monday, slaugh
ter lambs sold 5.00-7.00 lower on an unusu
ally large Thursday offering. Slaughter
ewes were steady to 5.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 40-110 lbs 73.00-9000. Good
1-3 60- 120 lbs 65.00-75.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and Choice
yearlings and 2 year 01d535,00-60.00. Util
ity and Good 1-3 200040.00.
GOATS: (All goats sold by the head)
Billies: Large 100.00-123.00. Medium
75.00- Mutton: Choice and Prime
70.00- Nnnies; Large 5000-70.00.
Medium 3000-50.00. Yearlings; Choice
and Prime 45.00-7000. Kids: Choice and
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