Lancaster Livestock
December 6,1999
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE CAIVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
195 55 102 655 576
I AST WEEK
15 0 128 165
LAST YEAR
CATTLE Compared to 'Thursday a
light run ot slaughter steers and a
good test of slaughter betters sold weak
Holstein steer prices were mostly
steady Slaughter cows were mostly 50
higher and slaughter bulls sold I 00-2 00
higher with younger bullocks and stags
selling sharply higher on increased
holiday demand Supply included 35
percent slaughter steers and 28 pciccnt
slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS Choice 2 3
1100-1365 lbs 69 50-7125, individual
75 00 Select and low Choice 2 3 1075
1345 lbs 65 00 69 75
HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice and
Prime 2-3 1340 1460 lbs 59 25-62 25
Select and low Choice 2 3 1 170-1385 lbs
56 75-58 75 Few Select I 2 1270-1415
lbs 50 75-52 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-3
1085-1190 lbs 67 00-68 75, low dressing
3-5 1065-1220 lbs 6150-64 75 Select
and low Choice 2-3 985 1335 lbs 64 25-
67 75 Select 1-3 820 1160 lbs 55 50
65 50
SLAUGHTER COWS Breakers 75-
80 pet lean 40 75-45 00, low dressing
down to 36 75 Boners 80 85 pet lean
36 00 40 75, low dressing down to 34 00
Lean 85-90 pet lean 33 50 37 75 low
diessing down to 30 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade
I 1195-1610 lbs 52 00-60 00 couple
outstanding 1305 1575 lbs 65 50 67 25
Few icld Grade 2 1190-1505 lbs 47 25
48 50 Bullocks Choice 2 3 985 1305 lbs
56 00 65 25 Select 1-3 820 1250 lbs
49 00-58 50
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and
Choice 220-300 lbs 90 00-96 00 350 550
lbs 58 00-70 00 Standard 450 600 lbs
55 00 62 00
SHEEP Compared to last week
slaughter lambs sold firm to 8 00 higher
ind the slaughter ewes sold mostly steady
SLAUGHTER LAMES' Choice and
Prime 2A75 90 lbs IOOUO 110 00 00
120 lbs 85 00 01 00 120 140 lbs 75 00
Good and Choice I A 65 70 lbs OO 00
100 00
SLAUGHTER FWLS I’lilily and
Good I-A AO 00 40 00 Aged Buel s 220
AOO lbs 28 00 A 2 00
GOATS All goals sold by the head
Billies Laige 95 00 115 00 Mutton
Choice and Prime few 80 00 Ninnies
Medium and Large 45 00 50 00 Thin
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Vintage, Pa.
December 6-7,1999
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CAT! Lb CM VIS SHFEP GOATS
THIS WHTK
915 828 1 0
lASI WblK
867
LAST YLAK
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers sold I 00
lower with late sales turning I 50 lower
The mived offering included several lots
of heavy weight cattle (over 1475 lbs)
Holstein steer prices held mostly sleady
Slaughter cows sold 50-1 00 lower and
slaughter bulls traded weak, but top
quality bulls were not well tested Supply
included 44 pcicenl slaughter steers and
49 percent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice and Prime 2 4 1235 1485 lbs
70 75 75 50 Choice 2-3 1140 1475 lbs
69 00-72 25 1485 1575 lbs 65 75-68 50,
couple 1635 1700 lbs 61 00 63 75 Select
and low Choice 2 3 1125 1480 lbs 65 00
69 75 Select 1-3 1030-1405 lbs 63 25-
65 75
HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice, few
Prime 2 3 1245 1585 lbs 59 00-60 50,
package 1670 lbs 55 25 Select and low
Choice 2 3 1155 1570 lbs 53 75-58 25.
lew hcilers 1225 1555 lbs 5150 55 00
Individual Select 2 1350 lbs 51 25
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice,
lew Prime 2 4 1185-1350 lbs 65 25-70 00
Couple Select I 3 925-1005 lbs 60 75
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK
LOW DRESSING
Breakers 75 80 pet lean ovei
1400 lbs 38 50-4100 36 00-38 75
Boners 80 85 pet lean over
1200 lbs 35 75-39 75 33 00-36 75
Lean (Hi Yield) 85 88 pet lean
over 1200 lbs 34 75-38 75 32 50-36 00
Lean 88 90 pet lean over
-1000 lbs 31 QO-36 00 30 00 32 75
Lean (Tight Wt) 85-90 pel lean 750
1000 lbs 29 00-A A 25 27 50 A 0 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Few Yield
Giade 1 1245 1550 lbs 47 75 52 00 Yield
Grade 2 1480 1895 lbs 42 00-45 00
Bullocks Select 1 3 915 1145 lbs 46 50
51 75
I EEDLK STEERS Medium 1-2 725
800 lbs 7A 75 75 50 Pkg Large 2
(Holstems) 900 lbs 54 10
CALVES Compared to last week
veal calves sold firm to 500 higher
Tiading was very active for Holstein bull
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1 quality calves setting new highs tor the
year, again this week Holstein bulls sold
10 00-20 00 higher Holstein heifers were
also in high demand and prices ranged
30 00-40 00 higher than last week Supply
included 652 head in the State graded sale
and 91 peicent returned to feed
VEALERS Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 15 00-30 00, few up to 35 00
Standard and low Good 60-90 lbs 10 00
22 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls 95 125 lbs 168 00-179 00 Plamei
type bulls9o-l 15 lbs 86 00 157 00 80
90 lbs 65 00 93 00, weaker calves 70 85
lbs 22 00 26 00 Holstein heifers 80-120
lbs 282 00-339 00 Plainer heifers 80 110
lbs 237 00-312 00, 60-75 lbs 80 00
125 00
New Holland
Livestock
NEW HOLLAND, PA
THU DECEMBER 9, 1999
Cattle Calvea Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1422
LAST WEEK
1338
LAST YEAR
693 678 288
882 354 152
753
1289
CATTLE: Compand to Tuesday, the
slaughter steer and heifer market was
uneven. Top quality high Choice and
Prime cattle sold fully 1.00 higher with
good demand. Average or common quality
steers and heifers traded steady to only JO
higher with late sales fading. Overall, the
market rebounded from a midweek slump
but still ended the week .50-1.00 lower. A
good run of Holstein steers sold fully
steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady
to JO lower and slaughter bulls wen
active, hit 1.00-2.00 lower than Monday's
active market. Supply included 32 percent
slaughter steers and 41 percent slaughter
cows.
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SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1120-1465 lbs 72.00-75.25.
couple outstanding 76.25-78.23. Choice
2-3 1125-1483 lbs 68.75-73.00. low dress
ing 4-5 66.10-68.23; 1313-1663 lbs
66.00-68.83. Select and low Choice 2-3
1183-1480 lbs 65.23-69.75; 1300-1630 lbs
5730-65.25. Select 1-3 1070-1483 lbs
59.50-67.00, few returning to feed
1100-1230 lbs 39.23-63.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Choice 2-3
1310-1390 lbs 58.85-6130. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1320-1613 lbs 55.00-59.00.
Select 1-2 1223-1460 lbs 52.00-55.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Package high
Choice and Prime 2-4 1272 lbs 71.85.
Choice 2-4 1090-1330 lbs 66.00-70.00.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1040-1210 lbs
62.73- 64.83. Select 1-3 1013-1360 lbs
57.50-62,00. Hdferettes: Commercial and
Standard 2-4 923-1330 lbs 43.00-33.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs
38.00- 36.00-39.00 Boners 80-83 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 35.50-39.25
33.00- Lean (Hi-Yield) 83-88 pet
lean over-1200 lbs 34.30-38.73
32.09-35.75 Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 lbs 31.75-33.30 2930-32.50
Lean (Light-Wt) 83-90 pet lean 730 -1000
lbs 2830-32.25 26.00-30.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1180-2210 lbs 47.00-36.30. Yield Grade 2
1060- 2310 lbs 41.00-4830. Bullocks:
Choice 2-3 1040-1433 lbs 52.00-60.00.
Select 1-3 920-1380 lbs 4430-3230.
CALVES: Compared to Monday's auc
tion, vealers sold 5.00-12.00 higher.
Slaughter calves wen active but still sold
10.00-15.00 lower than Monday. Holstein
hull calves returning to special-fed veal
bams hit new highs for the year, yet again.
Number 1 bulla sold mostly 50.00 higher
than Monday in very active trading. Hols
tein heifers sold 20.00-30.00 higher. Supp
ly included 381 head in the State graded
sale with around 93 percent returning to
feed.
VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 20.00-30.00, few up to 35.00. Standard
and low Good 60-90 lbs 11.00-20.00.
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95-125 lbs 165.00-190.00. Plainer-type
bulls 90-125 lbs 120.00-152.00; 80-90 lbs
30.00- Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs
270.00- Plainer heifers 70-100 lbs
140.00-
SHEEP: Compared to Monday's auc
tion, slaughter lambs sold steady on good
demand. Slaughter ewes and aged sheep
were also steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: New Crop:
Choice and Prime 2-3 25-50 lbs
125.00- few fancy up to 200.00;
50-80 lbs 115.00-130.00; 80-100 lbs
90.00- Wocled: Choice and Prime
2-3 50-85 lbs 95.00-120.00; 85-110 lbs
85.00- 100.00; 110-140 lbs 70.00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Good and
Choice yearlings and 2 year-olds
45.00- Utility and Good 1-3
30.00- Aged Bucks 35.00-50.00.
GOATS; (All sold by the head) Billies:
Large 130.00-150.00. Medium
100.00- Thin 75.00-100.00. Mut
ton: Not well tested. Nannies: Medium and
Large 50.00-65.00. Yearlings; Choice and
Prime 60.00-90.00. Kids; Choice and
Prime 50.00-80.00. Good 30.00-50.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
NEW HOLLAND, PA
FRI DECEMBER 10, 1999
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 2532 1749
LAST WEEK 2300 1981
LAST YEAR 2884 1783
CATTLE; Compared to last week's
closing prices, slaughter steers and heifers
opened the week with sharp lasses and then
recovered a bit on Thursday to close only
.50-1.00 lower. The best demand continues
to be for high Choice and Prime quality
cattle and losses on those types were only
minimal. Local offerings continue to be
mixed and receipts ate still fairly light.
This week there were a surprisingly large
number of heavy cattle (over 1475 lbs) at
the auctions. These cattle should have been
marketed weeks ago and there is no sensi
ble reason to incur heavyweight discounts,
especially under such strong market condi-
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