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‘ 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-
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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
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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
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Stockyards
Rt. 501 and Marahall Ave.,
Lancaster, PA
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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
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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
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