Lancaster Livestock
January 24,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
Est 150
LAST WEEK
168
LAST YEAR
545 42
20 0 300 200
24 0 327 240
14 244
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steer prices were not well tested
on a very light offering, but a decent run
of slaughter heifers sold fully steady
Slaughter cows were steady in a light test
and slaughter bulls were 1 00-2.00 higher
SLAUGHTER STEERS Few high
Select and low Choice 2-3 1025-1380 lbs
68 75-69 75
HOLSTEIN STEERS Not well tested
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice,
few Prime 2-4 1095-1310 lbs 67 00-
70 85 Few Select and low Choice 2-3
1300-1310 lbs 65 50-68 00
SLAUGHTER COWS Boners 80-85
pet lean 38.75-41.25. Lean 85-90 pet lean
34 25-39 25, low dressing down to 32 25
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1
1215-1915 lbs 52 50-56.25, few fancy
Charolais 1250-1630 lbs 59 50-64 50
Individual Yield Grade 2 1305 lbs
46 25 Bullocks Select 1-3 800-1125 lbs
48 75-54 00, consignment of young high
dressing fed bulls 985-1280 lbs 52 50-
64 00
FEEDER STEERS Small and
Medium 2 pkg 352 lbs 89 50
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and
Choice few 250-300 lbs 90 00-95 00,
350-525 lbs 65 00-80 00
SHEEP No comparison for last week
due to holiday
SLAUGHTER LAMBS New crop,
Choice and Prime 2-3 few 80-90 lbs
100 00 Wooled, Choice and Prime 2-3
90-120 lbs 80 00-85 00, 120-140 lbs
75 00-83 00, pkg lio'lbsfiS 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and
Good 1-3 (mostly thin) 42 00-47 00 Aged
Bucks 200-250 lbs 38 00-42 00
GOATS (All sold by the head)
Billies Large 94 00-120.00 Nannies
Not well tested. Yearlings Choice and
Prime 72 00-85 00 Kids Choice and
Prime 50 00-75 00 Good 35 00-42 00
Vintage Livestock
Vintage, Pa.
January 24 and 25,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
THIS WEEK
350
LAST WEEK
729
28 0
721 0
B&R CATTLE CO
RDI, Marietta, PA
17547
Office Phone:
(717)653-8164
Specializing in
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LAST YEAR
CATTLE Slaughter steer and heifer
prices were steady with Thursday's lower
market Receipt; were vety light as
Tuesday's snowstorm hampered
movement of livestock and the thin
offering was made up almost entirely of
a few consignments of high quality
overnight cattle A very small test of
slaughter cows sold sharply higher as
buyers seemed desperate for them
Slaughter bulls were not well tested
Supply included 57 percent slaughter
steers and 21 percent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS- High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1245-1490 lbs 70 35-73 00,
few singles up to 75 00, couple 1515 lbs
69.00. Choice 2-3 1220-1495 lbs 68 85-
71.60 Select and low Choice 2-3 1160-
1545 lbs 65 00-69.35
HOLSTEIN STEERS- Choice 2-3
1390-1560 lbs 59.60-60 50 Select and low
Choice 2-3 1160-1545 lbs 53 75-57 60
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few Choice
2-4 1130-1345 lbs 66 25-69.35 Select and
low Choice 2-3 1040-1365 lbs 63 50-
66 75
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK
LOW DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean over
-1400 lbs 42 00-47 25
Boners 80-85 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 38 25-42 00 35 75-38 25
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 38 00-41.75
Lean 88-90 pet lean over
-1000 lbs 35 00-38 75
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750
-1000 lbs Not well tested
SLAUGHTER BULLS. Few Yield
Grade 2 1645-1880 lbs 43 00-48 00
FEEDER HEIFERS. Medium 1 pkg
528 lbs 75 75; pkg 613 lbs 70.00.
CALVES Due to the hazardous road
conditions, there were not enough calves
on offer for a market test
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Thursday, January 27,2000
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1109
LAST WEEK
984
LAST YEAR
1083
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steers and heifers sold mostly
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steady with a definite weakness noted on
a large number of late arrivals that were
hampered by poor backroad conditions.
Supply was attractive and demand was
fairly good, but slow trading kept the
market from reaching its potential. A
good run of Holstein steers sold .50-1.00
higher. There were not enough slaugh
ter cows on Tuesday for a comparison,
but prices were 1.00 than last week.
Slaughter bulls sold sharply higher, as
bulls have been scarce this past week.
Supply included 30 pet slaughter steers
and 50 pet slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1190-1525 lbs 70.50-
74.25. Choice 2-3 1080-1485 lbs 68.75-
71.50 with late sales down to 68.00, high
dressing X- bred 1-2 71.50-73.25; 1520-
1625 lbs 65.75-68.75. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1010-1525 lbs 64.50-69.00;
1560-1770 lbs 61.25-64.25. Select 1-3
1070-1350 lbs 63.75-67.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1350-1695 lbs 60.10-
64.00. Choice 2-3 1380-1775 lbs 58.25-
62.25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1170-
1730 lbs 54.75- 59.00. Few Select 1-2
1230-1430 lbs 52.00-55.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice,
few Prime 2-41110-1355 lbs 67.50-70.50,
low dressing 4-5 1235-1290 lbs 64.75-
65.60. Select and low Choice 2-3 1160-
1520 lbs 63.85-66.10. Few Select 1-3
1050-1380 lbs 60.00-64.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 42.00-46.00 38.50-42.50 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 38.50-42.75 36.25-
39.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 37.50-40.25 34.50-37.50
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 35.00-
38.75 31.75-35.50 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 33.00-36.75 28.75-
33.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade
1 1395-1785 lbs 54.25-59.00. Yield
Grade 21130-1920 lbs 48.00-54.50. Bul
locks: Couple Choice 2-3 1290-1300 lbs
62.00- Select 1-3 915-1470 lbs
52.00-
CALVES: Compared to Monday’s
auction, a good test of veal calves sold
5.00-15.00 higher on increased demand
by interests outside the area. Larger
slaughter calves were not well tested.
There was a large supply of Holstein
calves to return to feed, due to the
winter storm that limited movement
earlier in the week. Holstein bulls sold
steady to 13.00 lower than Monday,
even on the larger offering. Holstein
heifer prices were steady to firm with a
greater variety of heifers than on
Monday. Supply included 650 head in
the State graded sale and 90 percent re
turned to feed.
VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 30.00-46.00. Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 11.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good
and Choice 200-350 lbs 90.00-105.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 80-125 lbs 140.00-157.00. Plainer
type bulls 75-125 lbs 88.00-145.00,
weaker calves down to 40.00. Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 270.00-335.00. Plainer
heifers 75-100 lbs 180.00-270.00; 60-75
lbs 100.00-180.00.
SHEEP: There were not enough
slaughter lambs or ewes for a good
market test and posted prices would not
have held up under heavier receipts.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; Choice and
Prime 2-3 50-90 lbs 95.00-137.00, few
fancy up to 175.00; 90-120 lbs 80.00-
110.00; 120-145 lbs 69.00-80.00.
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CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 1573 1310
LAST WEEK 1881 1430
LAST YEAR 2225 1826
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, a light test of slaughter
steers and heifers sold mostly steady.
The entire Northeast was dominated by
this week’s huge winter storm. Live
stock movement was very difficult as
most local areas received anywhere
from a foot to as much as 20 inches of
snow. Western feedlot cattle sold mostly
1.00 lower this week from 67.00-68.00
live and 107.00-108.00 dressed. Boxed
beef values also lost ground this past
week, but beef promotion must be fi
nally paying off as the NCBA reported a
3.5 percent increase in beef demand,
after 20 years of declining. Local Hol
stein steers closed .50-1.00 higher than
last week. The slaughter cow market
benefited from the snow as buyers
scrambled for cows. Prices ended 1.00
higher, after selling sharply higher on
light receipts early in the week. Slaugh
ter bulls closed sharply higher on a very
thin test Supply included 39 percent
slaughter steers, 6 percent slaughter
heifers, 42 percent slaughter cows, 4
percent bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1190-1490 lbs 70.35-
74.25. Choice 2-3 1080-1495 lbs 68.75-
71.60, high dressing 1-2 up to 73.25;
1520-1625 lbs 65.75-68.75. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1010-1545 lbs 64.50-
69.35. Select 1-3 1070-1350 lbs 63.75-
67.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1350-1695 lbs 60.10-
64.00. Choice 2-3 1380-1775 lbs 58.25-
62.25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1160-
1730 lbs 53.75- 59.00. Few Select 1-2
1230-1430 lbs 52.00-55.25.
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