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Lancaster Livestock
February 14,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
LAITLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
117 42 0 522 '67
LAST WEEK
168 40
LAST V EAR
CATTLE Compared to lasi
Thursday, slaughter steers and heifers
sold 50 lower Alter late last week's
sharply lower market Choice steer prices
seem to have found bottom side support at
the 67 00 level Holstein steers sold fully
steady Slaughter cows were not well
tested and slaughter bulls sold 200
higher than Thursday, but puces were
much more reasonable than last week's
high quotes Supply included 44 percent
slaughter steers and 23 percent slaughter
cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1330-1400 lbs 68 75-70 10
Choice 2-3 1190-1440 lbs 67 10-69 10,
individual high dressing 1190 lbs 71 75,
1500-1560 lbs 65 35-65 85 Select and
low Choice 2-3 1185-1465 lbs 64 50
67 25, few 1565-1715 lbs 61 10-62 75
HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice 2-3
1325-1525 lbs 60 00-62 00 Few Select
and low Choice 2-3 1500-1600 lbs 56 00
Individual Select 2 1155 lbs 52 75
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice,
few Prime 2-4 1135-1235 lbs 65 85-67 50
SLAUGHTER COWS Few Breakers
75-80 pet lean 39 75-44 00 Boners 80-85
pet lean 37 50-40 75 Lean 85-90 pet lean
34 75-39 50
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade
1 1305-2015 lbs 54 25-62 00, couple
fancy fed bulls 1360-1470 lbs 64 50-
66 75 Yield Grade 2 1250-2135 lbs
45 00-50 00 Bullocks Select 1-3 1060-
1150 lbs 45 00-58 50
SLAUGHTER CALVES Good ana
Choice 200-350 lbs 8000-90 00, 350-450
lbs 74 00-84 00, 450-550 lbs 68 00-74 00
SHEEP Compared to last week,
slaughter lambs under 120 lbs sold steady
to 5 00 higher, heavier weights were 2 00-
300 lower Slaughter ewes and aged
sheep sold mostly steady
SLAUGHTER LAMBS New Crop
Choice and Prime 2-3 65-80 lbs 110 00-
118 00, pkg fancy 70 lbs 12100
Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 80-110 lbs
82 00-110 00, 110-130 lbs 82 00-85 00.
130-142 lbs 69 00-74 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and
Good 1-3 40 00-50 00 Aged Bucks 195-
220 lbs 38 00-42 00
GOATS (All sold by the head)
Billies Large 95 00-118 00 Nannies
Medium and Large 45 00-05 00
Yearlings Choice and Prime 70 00-82 00
Kids Choice and Prime 48 00-72 00
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C ATI LE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
THIS WEEK
954 822 2 0
I AST WEEK
945
850 0 0
LAS I YLAR
535
846 0
CATTLE Compared to Thursday, a
good run ot slaughter steers and heifers
sold 50-1 00 lower This lower maiket
completes a 2 00-3 00 free fall that has
taken place since last Tuesday’s auction
Demand was good for Holstein stceis
and prices were fully steady Slaughter
cows sold uneven, with lean cows
hading firm to 100 higher and the
fleshier types (less than 85 pet lean)
selling steady to weak Slaughter bulls
prices were mostly steady Supply
included 37 percent slaughter steers and
51 percent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Piime 2-4 1255-1495 lbs 68 60-70 75,
fancy singles up to 74 50 Choice 2-3
1210-1495 lbs 67 00-69 50, few high
dressing 1-2 up to 72 75, 1500-1690 lbs
65 10-67 50 Select and low Choice 2-3
1140-1520 lbs 64 25-68 00, couple 1595-
1610 lbs 60 25-61 00 Select 1-3 1140-
1485 lbs 59 25-66 25
HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice, few
Prime 2-3 1300-1650 lbs 58 00-62 10
Select and low Choice 2-3 1105-1630
lbs 54 10-58 50 Select 1-2 1045-1555 lbs
50 50-54 75, package returning to feed
1180 lbs 56 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice, few
Prime 2-4 1080-1500 lbs 65 75-68 00
Few Selectand low Choice 2-3 1015-1385
lbs 62 25-64 75 Package Select 1-3
returning to feed 870 lbs 58 75
SLAUGHTER COWS
LEAN WEIGHT
LOW DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean over
-1400 lbs 40 00-44 00 37 75-4150
Boners 80-85 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 37 00-4100 3450-3800
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 36 75-41 00 34 75-37 75
Lean 88-90 pel lean over
-1000 lbs 34 25-37 75 31 50-34 75
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750
-1000 lbs 32 50-36 00 28 00-33 50
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1
1490-2220 lbs 51 75-56 25 Yield Grade 2
920-2145 lbs 44 50-52 25, individual
fleshy black 2470 lbs 35 50 Bullocks
Choice 2-3 1440-1530 lbs 49 25-55 25
Select 1-3 1090-1385 lbs 46 00-54 00
HOLSTEIN FEEDER STEERS Urge
2 pkg 765 lbs 61 00, 900-950 lbs 56 25-
58 00
FEEDER HEIFERS Few Medium and
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10:00
Located RL 472 5 mies
south of Quanyyle or 6 mies
north of Oxford comer of
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Large 1 -2 430-460 lbs 72 75-73 25
CALVES Compared to last week,
vealers were only lightly tested again this
week and prices were weak to 10 00
lower Number 1 Holstein bull calves
returning to special-fed veal bams sold
7 00-8 00 lower Losses on the plainer
bulls were a little larger, but there was
only minimal discounts for lightweights
Holstein heifer calves sold mostly 15 00 to
as much as 40 00 lower with very light
demand for the Number 2 heifers Supply
included 687 head in the State graded sale
and 92 percent returned to feed
VEALERS Few Good and Choice
70-110 lbs 20 00 25 00 Standard and low
Good 60-90 lbs 15 00-20 00
RETURN TO FARM Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 122 00-140 00 Plainer-type
bulls 80-115 lbs 106 00-128 00 Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 217 00-298 00 Plainer
heifers 80-110 lbs 185 00-260 00, few 70-
75 lbs 137 00-170 00
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Thursday, Feb. 17,2000
Cattle Cahes Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
980
LAST WEEK
1150
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday’s
lower market, slaughter steer prices
were steady. Some mild strength was
noted early on the quality cattle, but it
was solely based on the short supply.
Many cattle were discounted for carry
ing excess mud. A good run of Holstein
steers sold steady. Slaughter heifers sold
firm as steer buyers turned to the fe
males trying fill orders. Slaughter cow
PERCENT
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prices were .50 to mostly 1.00 lower and
slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply in
cluded 36 percent slaughter steers and
47 percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS:High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1165-1480 lbs 68.50-
71.85, ind. 1290 lbs 73.50. Choice 2-3
1115-1445 lbs 67.00-69.50, few high
dressing 1-2 up to 70.75; 1495-1580 lbs
63.50-65.85. Select and low Choice 2-3
1035-1480 lbs 63.25-68.10; 1545-1825 lbs
58.25-62.50. Select 1-3 1050-1350 lbs
60.00-66.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1425-1510 lbs 61.00-
64.00. Choice 2-3 1345-1675 lbs 58.50-
62.25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1190-
1640 lbs 54.50 58.75; couple 1655-1845
lbs 50.00-53.25. Select 1-2 1070-1545 lbs
51.50-55.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few high
Choice and Prime 2-4 1045-1320 lbs
67.75- Choice 2-4 1120-1450 lbs
65.50-68.00. Select and low Choice 2-3
1095-1525 lbs 63.25-66.50. Few Select 1-
3 1040-1465 lbs 57.00-63.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN, WEIGHT, BULK, LOW
DRESSING; Breakers; 75-80 pet lean,
over-1400 lbs, 38.50-44.00, 36.75-40.25;
Boners: 80-85 pet lean, over-1200 lbs,
36.00- 34.00-36.75; Lean (Hi-
Yield): 85-88 pet lean, over-1200 lbs,
35.75- 34.00-36.50; Lean; 88-90
pet lean, over-1000 lbs, 33.75-36.75,
31.00- Lean (Light-Wt): 85-90 pet
lean, 750 -1000 lbs, 31.50-35.00, 27.00-
32.50
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Individual
Yield Grade 1 1405 lbs 56.00. Yield
Grade 2 1195 2165 lbs 43.25-51.25. Bul
locks: Select 1-3 1250-1440 lbs 47.50-
56.00.
CALVES: Compared to Monday's
auction, vealers sold steady to 4.00 lower
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VEALERS: Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 20.00-36.00. Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 11.00-22.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Few Good
and Choice 200-350 lbs 85.00-105.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 85-125 lbs 100.00-125.00. Plainer
type bulls 75-125 lbs 75.00-120.00, few
weaker calves down to 20.00. Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 210.00-295.00. Plainer
heifers 75-100 lbs 125.00-230.00.
SHEEP: The sheep and goat supply
was too light to test market trends.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: New Crop:
Choice and Prime 2-3 40-60 lbs 135.00-
200.00; 60- 80 lbs 110.00-120.00; 80-100
lbs 100.00-110.00. VVoolcd: Choice and
Prime 2-3 80-100 lbs 90.00-105.00; 110-
130 lbs 80.00-90.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Utility
and Good 1-3 30.00-52.00.
GOATS: (All sold by the head) Bil
lies: Medium and Large 75.00-100.00,
few up to 137.00. Nannies: Medium and
Large 40.00-80.00. Yearlings: Choice
and Prime 60.00-90.00. Kids: Choice
and Prime 55.00-85.00. Good 25.00-
55.00.
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the market dropped below support
points that have held prices for months.
Holstein heifer prices were mostly
steady with Monday and last Thurs
day’s weak markets. Supply included
462 head in the State graded sale and 93
percent returned to feed.
Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, Feb. 11,2000
CATTLE CALVES
2071 1756
2263 1872
2459 1794
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LASTYEAR
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers and heif-
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