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Lancaster Livestock
January 10,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
151 31
LAST WEEK
217 58
LAST YEAR
711 54
CATTLE ' Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steer prices were not fully
tested.but a good test of slaughter heifers
sold firm A light run of slaughter cows
sold fully steady, and a good offering of
slaughter bulls sold sharply higher than
Thursday's plain test However, demand
for the younger bullocks and stags was
much lighter Supply included 15 percent
slaughter steers and 23 percent slaughter
cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few Choice
and Prime 2-4 1070-1425 lbs 68 25-71 75
Few Select 1-3 1240-1415 lbs 62 50-
67 00, individual 1545 lbs 63 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS Few Choice 2-3
1465-1480 lbs 57 25-59 00 Few Select
and low Choice 2-3 1295-1315 lbs 53 75-
55 00 Individual Select 2 1160 lbs 50 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice and
Prime 2-4 1135-1315 lbs 67 00-71 25,
individual 1165 lbs 71 75, low dressing
3-5 1010-1225 lbs 64 85-67 00
Heiferettes Few Commercial and
Standard 2-4 1045-1170 lbs 45 00-53 5
SLAUGHTER COWS Couple
Breakers 75-80 pet lean 42 00 Boners 80-
85 pet lean 37 00-40 75. low dressing
down to 35 00 Lean 85-90 pet lean 34 GO
-37 50, low dressing down to 31 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1
1440-1865 lbs 48 50-57 25. several
outstanding 1430-1840 lbs 60 00-67 50
Yield Grade 2 1055-1775 lbs 43 75-
50 00
Bullocks Select 1-3 800-1330 lbs
47 00 58 00,
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and
Choice 250-300 lbs 90 00, 300-475 lbs
62 00-80 00, 475-550 lbs 58 00-62 00
SHEEP Compared to last week,
slaughter lambs over 90 lbs sold fully
steady with lighter weights as much as
10 00 higher Slaughter ewes were steady
lo 3 00 lower
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and
Prime 2-3 65-90 lbs 85 00-110 00, 90-110
lbs 80 00-85 00, 110 130 lbs 75 00-83 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and
Good 1-3 32 00-45 00 Aged Bucks 200-
240 lbs 36 00-38 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head
Billies Large 90 00-135 00 Mutton
Choice and Prime 82 00-87 00 Nannies
Medium and Large 42 00-48 00
Yearhngs Choice and Prime 72 00-78 00
Kids Choice and Prime 45 00-65 00
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January 10 and 11,2000
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CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
THIS WEEK
786 895
LAST WEEK
1016
LAST YEAR
526
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers sold steady Quality of
supply was the best in several weeks and
helped keep prices unchanged Holstein
steers sold 50 higher and slaughter heifers
were not well tested Slaughter cows sold
steady to 50 lower with most of the
weakness placed on the fleshy cows (less
than 85 pet lean) There were not enough
slaughter bulls to fully test prices. Supply
included 29 pet slaughter steers and 60 pet
cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1475 lbs 70 50-73 75
Choice 2-3 1030-1505 lbs 68 75-71 50
Select and low Choice 2-3 1070-1610 lbs
64 50- 69 00 Select 1-3 1070-1445 lbs
61 50-66 25
HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice, few
Prime 2-3 1170-1705 lbs 58 00-62 25, few
heifers 1560-1650 lbs 54 25-59 00
Select and low Choice 2-3 1180-1640 lbs
54 50- 58 25 Select 1-2 1100-1200 lbs
51 85-53 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few
Choice 2-3 1240-1290 lbs 68 50-69 50
Few Select and low Choice 2-3 1005-
1080 lbs 63 50-67 50
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK
LOW DRESSING
Breakeis 75-80 pet lean over
-1400 lbs 39 75-43 75 36 75-4000
Boners 80-85 pci lean over
-1200 lbs 37 00-40 50 35 00-37 50
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 36 00-38 75 33 75-36 50
Lean 88-90 pet lean over
-1000 lbs 33 75-36 75 31 50-34 75
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750
-1000 lbs 31 00-34 75 27 00-31 25
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade
1-2 1145-2120 lbs 44 50-51 50 Bullocks
Select 1-3 815-1250 Ibs46 75-55 50
FEEDER STEERS Medium 1 (blk
wf) pkg 465 lbs 86 00
CALVES Compaied to last week,
vealers sold 2 00-5 00 higher in a light
test Trading was unusual for Holstein
bulls returning to feed with top prices on
Number 1 quality calves 10 00-20 00
lower, however there was little or no
discount on the lighter weights from 80-95
lbs Demand was much lighter for
Holstein heifers and prices ranged 25 00-
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VEALERS Few Good and Choice
70-110 lbs 20 00-30 00 Standard and low
Good 60-90 lbs 10 00-25 00
RETURNED TO FARM Holstein
bulls 80-125 lbs 115 00-149 00 Plainer
type bulls 85-115 lbs 89 00-134 00,
weaker calves 75-95 lbs 20 00-22 00
Holstein heifers 80-115 lbs 275 00-320 00.
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New Holland
Livestock Auction
NEW HOLLAND, PA
THU NOVEMBER U, 1999
Cattle Calve* Sheep Goat*
THURSDAY
1213
LAST WEEK
1459
LAST YEAR
750 357 198
707 179 254
1213
CATTUB: Compared to Tuesday, alight
nm of ilaughter iteert and heifers >old firm
to .50 higher with a few initancet of cattle
telling at much at 2.00 higher. A light
tuppiy and good demand retultod in a
itrang market at buyen ttiuggled to fill
otden. A plain I cm. of Holitein tteen told
tteady. The daughter cowt told iteady to
50 lower and daughter built were weak.
Supply included 29 percent daughter
tteen and 42 percent daughter cowt.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
tod Prime 2-4 1150-1465 lb« 70.00-74.00.
Choice 2-3 1145-1475 Ibt 67.75-71.00,
few lota up to 72.25. Select and low Choice
2-3 1025-14851bt 63.00-68.00; 1540-1615
Ibt 6Z0065.00. Select 1-2 985-1265 Ibt
61.00-64.75. Standard 1125-1570 Ibt
46.50-55.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; Few high Choice
and Prime 2-3 1355-1565 Ibt 60.50-62.00.
Choice 2-3 1300-1635 Ibt 56.25-60.00.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1040-1645 Ibt
M-'-
53.00- Select 1-2 1143-1465 lb«
52.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and
Prime 2-4 1020-1260 Ibi 65.25-67.75, few
up to 69.75. Heiferettei: Commercial and
Standard 2-4 1060-1475 Ibt 40.00-48.75,
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breaker! 75-80 pet lean over-1400 Ibt
37.50-41.75 35.50-38.50 Bonen 80-85 pet
lean over-1200 Ibt 35.00-38.50
32.25-36.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pa
lean over-1200 Ibt 33.75-37.50
31.75-34.30 Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 Ibt 31.00-34.50 27.75-31.50
Lem (Light-Wt) 85-90 pa lean 750 -1000
Ibt 28.00-32.50 25.00-28.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1390-2095 Ibt 46.50-51.50. Yield Grade 2
1180-2150 Ibt 39.50-46.50, few very
fletby 1485-2345 Ibt 33.25-37.50.
CALVES: Compared to Monday’! auc
tion, veal calvet told tteady to 5.00 higher
and ■ laughter calvet were tteady to weak.
Holttein built returning to feed told weak
to 8.00 lower in tlower trading. On the
other hand, Holttein heifer demand wat
very good and price! turned motlly 40.00
higher. Supply included 436 head far the
State graded tale with around 90 percent
returning to feed.
347 197
VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110
Ibt 15.00-30.00. Standard and low Good
60-90 Ibt 11.00-18.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good
and Choice 200-350 Ibt 70.00-85.00;
350-550 Ibt 50.00-65.00. Standard
300600 Ibt 40.0050.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
NEW HOLLAND, PA
FRI NOVEMBER 12, 1999
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 2463 1925
LAST WEEK 2276 1871
LAST YEAR 3219 1863
CATTLE: Compared to latt wcck’i
doting pricei, daughter tteen and heifen
doted iteady to JO higher on a light
week’i ten. The mariret nwi«M thntg
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ily digest Ufger receipts. Western finished
opened the week slightly lower, but
pushed beck to fully steady to csid the week
at 69.00-70.00 and mostly 110.00 dressed.
Local Holstein steer prices ended mostly
.50 lower on a rather plain offering.
Demand for slaughter cows moved prog
ressively lighter this week and prices fin
ished .50-1.00 lower, while slaughter hills
sold weak. Supply included 34 percent
slaughter steers, 6 percent slaughter heif
ers, 35 percent daughter cows, 4 percent
bulls, and 21 percent feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1150-1465 lbs 69.35-74.00.
Choice 2-3 1135-1475 lbs 67.00-71.00,
high dressing 1-2 up to 74.25; few
1500-1640 lbs 65.00-68.25. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1025-1530 lbs 62.75-68.10;
1540- 1615 lbs 62.00-65.00. Select 1-3
925-1495 lbs 58.00-64.75. Standard
1125-1570 lbs 46.50-55.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS; High Choice and
Prime 2-3 1340-1565 lbs 60.50-62.00.
Choice 2-3 1140-1650 lbs 55.75-60.00.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1040-1645 lbs
53.00- 56.50. Select 1-2 975-1465 lbs
49.75-54.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice and
Prime 2-4 1020-1345 lb* 64.25-68.00, few
up to 69.75; few low dreuing 4-5 9SS-965
Iba 58.25-58.75. Select and low Choice 2-
3 1090-1450 Iba 59.75-65.00. Heifeiettea:
Commercial and Standard 2-4 1060- 147 S
Iba 40.00-48.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breaker! 75-80 pet lean over-1400 Ibi
37.50-42.75 35.50-39.00 Boner* 80-85 pa
lean over-1200 Iba 35.00-39.25
32.25-36.00 Lean (Hi-YieU) 85-88 pa
lean over-1200 Ibi 33.75-38.00
31.75-35.25 Lean 88-90 pet lean
over-1000 Iba 31.00-34.50 27.75-31.75
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pa lean 750 -1000
Iba 28.00-32.50 25.00-28.50
CALVES; Compared to laat week,
vealera doted 7.00-9.00 lower and larger
daughter calvea ended moatly ateady.
Holatein bulla headed for apecial-fed veal
bama ended the week 15.00-35.00 lowa,
but are atill at a reapectable level Holatein
heifer trading turned very active again thia
week and pricea ioared 40.00-70.00
higha.
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