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— 1 ‘ Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction Lancaster Livestock February 7,2000 Report Supplied By PDA CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS MONDAY 168 40 LAST WEEK 52 23 LAST YEAR 495 49 CATTLE Compared lo Thursday, slaughter steers and Holstein steers sold fully steady with an attractive offering of slaughter heifers selling 1 00-2 00 higher The Stockyards had a seller's market with good demand for all classes of cattle Slaughter cows sold SO higher and a light run of slaughter bulls sold sharply higher with unbelievable prices Supply included 27 percent slaughter steers and 15 percent slaughter cows SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1290-1470 lbs 72 00-73 75 Package Choice 2-3 1445 lbs 69 10 Few Select and low Choice 2-3 1215-1440 lbs 66 85-67 50 Package Select 1-3 1157 lbs 64 00 Few Standard 1-2 955-1155 lbs 50 00-54 00 HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice 2-3 1445-1585 lbs 59 85-61 85 Few Select and low Choice 2-3 1235-1410 lbs 56 75- 58 00 Select 1-2 970-1065 lbs 52 00- 55 25 Standard 1-2 750-940 lbs 48 00- 50 00, package Jerseys 1157 lbs 46 50 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice and Prime 2-4 1070-1320 lbs 69 00-73 00, couple high dressing 1-2 1252 lbs 77 00 Select and low Choice 2-3 1025-1310 lbs 64 50-68 25 SLAUGHTER COWS Boners 80- 85 pet lean 39 25-44 00, low dressing down to 37 SO Lean 85-90 pet lean 35 75-42 00, low dressing down to 31 50 SLAUGHTER BULLS Few Yield Grade 1 1170-1845 lbs 63 50-65 50, couple outstanding 1390-1745 lbs 69 00- 70 75 Yield Grade 2 not well tested Bullocks Few Select 1-3 1160-1210 lbs 54 50-58 50, couple high dressing 1220- 1320 lbs 76 50-77 50 SLAUGHTER CALVES Good and Choice 250-350 lbs 8000-85 00, 350-550 lbs 65 00-78 00 SHEEP Compared last week, slaughter lambs sold steady to 500 higher Slaughter ewes were 1 00-2 00 higher SLAUGHTER LAMBS New Crop Choice and Prime 2-3 pkg 60 lbs 120 00 Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 85-120 lbs 82 00-105 00, 120-140 lbs-72 00-85 00 SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and Good 1-3 42 00-49 00 Aged Bucks 200- 250 lbs 35 00-40 00 GOATS (All sold by the head) Billies Medium and Large 85 00- B&R CATTLE CO RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone’ (717)653-8164 Specializing in Stockers & Feeders JOHN BOWMAN ph. (717)653-5728 RON RANCK [717)656-9849 Get more capacity and better service from Chore-Time’s New Next Generation bin •ACCESS PLUS* permits Call for pricing on bins assembled and easy dean out of the bin delvered to your farm from the (pound. 105 00 Nannies Few Medium and Medlum '‘ 2 P k 6 705 lbs 750 °- P k B 735 Large f SSdiIL6D-OQ.. Yearlings., Choice and J bs g 330 PnmejwDqlo.OO Kids ' Choice and , ’ C *f' VE , S Compared o last week, a PnmeMS 00-65 bo * , hght test of veal calves sold 5 00-15 00 J j - - lower. Top quality Holstein bull calves I Vintage Livestock returning steady to 28 00 1 • v‘ i p lower, with the Number 2 bulls trading m ® e ’ 1 - mostly steady Holstein heifer demand —February 7 & 8,2000 continues to be only moderate and prices Report Supplied By PDA Were largely steady with last week's sale CATTI E SHEEP GOAJS -Supply included 653 head m the State THIS l EEK graded !sale and 93 percent returned to 94t 850 0 0 feed LAST WEEK ~ VENEERS Few Good and Choice 849 942 0 1 70-110 lbs 20 00-35 00 Standard and low LAST YEAR Good 60-90 lbs 10 00-25 00. 609 887 9 0 RETURN TO FARM Holstein bulls CATTLE Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers and heifers sold 50 lower Some strength was noted on early sales and on a few fancy individuals, but by the end of Tuesday's good offering the bulk of the cattle were definitelylower Holstein steer prices were firm to 50 higher Slaughter cows traded 100 to fully 200 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to 1 00 lower Supply included 42 percent slaughter steers and 49 percent slaughter cows SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-4 1160-1455 lbs 69 60-73 60, few up to 75 00 Choice 2-3 1145-1495 lbs 68 00-70 75, few high dressing 1-2 up to 74 00, 1515-1520 lbs 66 25-68 50 ' Select and low Choice 2-3 1110-1515 lbs 64 75-68 75, 1570-1605 lbs 63 75-66 75 Select 1-3 980-1460 lbs 61 75-67 00. few returning to feed 1010-1120 lbs 64 00- 68 85 HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-3 1415-1540 lbs 61 85-65 10 Choice 2-3 1380-1580 lbs 59 00-62 60 Select and low Choice 2-3 1100-1555 lbs 56 00-58 75 Select 1-2 1080-1445 lbs 52 75-55 75 SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice 2-4 1205-1480 lbs 66 50-68 85 Select and low Choice 2-3 1000-1470 lbs 64 25- 67 25 Select 1-3 1060-1340 lbs 60 50- 64 50 SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over -1400 lbs 40 50-45 00 38 50-4100 Boners 80-85 pet lean over -1200 lbs 38 00-42.00 35 00-39 25 Lean (Ht-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 37 00-39 75 34 50-37 75 Lean 88-90 pet lean over -1000 lbs 34 75-38 25 31 00-34 75 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 32 00-35 75 28 00-32 00 SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 2 1085-2135 lbs 42 SQ-5000 Bullocks Select and low Choice 1-3 1180-1380 lbs 51 00-60.25 FEEDER STEERS Small and KIRKWOOD HAY AUCTION Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERYTUESDAY 10:00 Located Rt 472 5 rules south of Quanta or 6 mles rxxth of Oxford corner of Rt 472 and Noble Road. Lloyd H. Krelder, Auctioneer AU-000513L No out of state checks high Cepedty 40° roof (left) Aim more storage aid days cleaner then com*ndonal 30° roof (right) HycftDShield*Wedher, Guerd prevents water from mining down hopper HAY, STRAW & CORN -SALE- ftil Sale Starts Every Friday At 10 AM GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION 955 N. State St. Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-1117 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. Out of State Buyers -Cash or Certified Checks Only Contracts available call for information ■ Layers ■ Broiler ■ Hogs ■ Breeders Call for our free brochure “What is contract production?” lbs and save electricity ;ient Flourescent Lights Replace your bull with energy efflcl with 13 Watts 5-7-9 Watts 5*79 ea. 5*49 ea, Light Bulbs nc a f \ 25 to 100 Watts OO V Ea. X Brass Base - 5000 Hrs. .1 Northeast'Agn Systems Inc 3C ■■p Flyway Business Park Deimorvo Store TnJ 139 A West Airport Road 305 University Ave mrrm Hi Lltitz. PA 17543 Federalsburg MD 888 B 1-800-735.6361 WB 90-125 lbs 130 00-147 00 Plainer-type bulls 90-115 lbs 123 00-137 00. 80-90 lbs 87 00-112 00, weaker calves 75-115 lbs 25 00-47 00 All graded Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 23000-316 00, pkg 75 lbs 145 00 New Holland Livestock Auction New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA Thursday, Feb. 10,2000 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats THURSDAY 1150 LAST WEEK 1111 LASTYEAR 1073 CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday’s lower market, slaughter steers contin ued their downward trend with prices .50-1.00 lower and the full decline was posted on the high Choice and Prime quality cattle. For the week, the slaugh ter steer market closed fully 1.00 to 1.50 lower. Trading activity was back to normal after several weeks of slow sales, but demand was not strong enough to hold the market. Holstein steers sold fully 1.00 lower and slaughter heifers Open Lancaster Stockyards Rt. 501 and Marahall Ave., Lancaster, PA Easy Access, Fsst _ Unloading Cattle Sales Entry Monday 10 (IN Shmp, Qoats. Calms. Hogs Jim Hunslcker, Mgr. 717-394-7915 717-656-4264 tOi were mostly weak. Slaughter cows traded weak to 1.00 lower to end the week 2.00- 2.50 lower. A light test of slaughter bulls sold .50 higher. Supply included 30 percent slaughter steers and 41 percent slaughter cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1195-1455 lbs 69.25- 72.00, few singles up to 73.50. Choice 2-3 1125-1495 lbs 67.85-69.85, few early up to 70.60 and late down to 67.25; 1510- 1610 lbs 64.50-68.50. Select and low Choice 2-3 1095-1500 ibs 64.00-68.50; 1570-1730 Ibs 59.75-63.00. Select 1-3 995-1445 lbs 61.25-66.25. HOLSTEIN STEERS; High Choice and Prime 2-3 1430-1595 Ibs 60.85- 64.25. Choice 2-3 1355-1585 Ibs 58.75- 61.75. Select and low Choice 2-3 1185- 1610 Ibs 54.00- 58.50. Few Select 1-2 1130-1475 lbs 51.00-55.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice, few Prime 2-41125-1355 lbs 66.25-69.75, individual high dressing 1125 lbs 72.75. Select and low Choice 2-3 1120-1485 lbs 62.00- 65.75. Few Select 1-3 985-1295 lbs 58.50-64.25. Heiferettes: Commercial and Standard 2-4 950-1200 lbs 48.25- 53.50. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT |IULK LOW ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean lbs 40.00-45.25 37.75-41.50 Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200 lbs 37.00-41.00 34.75- 37.75 Lean (HI-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 36.50-39.75 34.00-37.00 Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 33.75- 37.75 30.75-34.25 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 31.75-34.75 28.50- 32.50. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Individual Yield Grade 1 1840 lbs 55.25. Yield Grade 2 950- 1655 lbs 43.00-53.00. Bul locks: Few Select and Choice 2-3 950- 1310 lbs 59.50-64.50. CALVES: Compared to Monday’s auction, there was no comparison on Willier, Incorporated \ C b c Your Source for Quality Cattle Licensed and Bonded Cattle Brokers I)uin T m inus • . JwrefOTa Inside Pennsylvania: 717-626-3113 FAX: 717-626-1260 Toll-Free Outside of PA: 1-800-485-2233 QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE Financing Available * Fixed interest Rates • Interest Due when Cattle Are Sold • No Monthly Payments SCARFF BROS. INC. Cattle Dealers • Licensed & Bonded 2300 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047 Lance N. Scarff Farm (410) 877-0370 Fax (410) 877-7802 (4101459-4865 ■ Contract Feeding Programs ■ Marketing of Finished Cattle ■ Dairy Heifers to feed. Fresh bulls sold weak to 20.00 lower. Trading on Holstein heifer calves continues to slow down with prices ranging 20.00-25.00 lower. Supply in cluded 455 head in the State graded sale and 93 percent returned to feed. VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110 lbs 20.00-30.00. Standard and low Good 60-90 lbs 11.00-20.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 200-350 lbs 80.00-95.00; 350-500 lbs 75.00-85.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 90-120 lbs 130.00-137.00; pkg 125 lbs 105.00. Plainer-type bulls 80-125 lbs 95.00- 134.00. weaker calves 75-110 lbs 15.00- 75.00. Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 210.00- 295.00. Plainer heifers 75-100 lbs 145.00-225.00. SHEEP: Compared to Monday, a very light test of slaughter lambs sold steady to firm. Slaughter ewes and aged sheep were not well tested. SLAUGHTER LAMBS; New Crop: Choice and Prime 2-3 45-70 lbs 120.00- 155.00; 75-100 lbs 95.00-120.00. Wooled; Choice and Prime 2-3 90-120 lbs 85.00-100.00. SLAUGHTER EWES; Few Utility and Good 1-3 25.00-55.00. GOATS: (All sold by the head) Bil lies: Large 100.00-125.00. Medium 75.00-100.00. Mutton: Choice and Prime 75.00- 110.00. Nannies: Medium and Large 40.00- 75.00. Kids; Choice and Prime 50.00-75.00. Good 20.00-50.00. New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA Friday, Feb. 11,2000 CATTLE CALVES THIS WEEK 2263 1872 LAST WEEK 2012 2024 LAST YEAR 2177 1913 (Turn to Pago A 24) C. Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445-7237 Mobile (410) 459-4864 Lancaster County Weekly iLnamw HERD W. Conly Scarff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650