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Lancaster Livestock
February 21,2000
Report Supplied By USDA
CATTLE CALVES HOGS SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY
268 117
LAST WEEK
137 42
LAST YEAR
684 62 0 126 276
Auction not covered, Federal Holiday
Vintage Livestock
Vintage, Pa.
February 21-22,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
THIS WEEK
853
LAST WEEK
954
LAST YEAR
549
765 1 4
822 2 0
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers sold weak to 50 lower
Buyerdetnand was only moderate, but
Tuesday's sale was fast-paced and the
market picked up steam Holstein steers
continue to hold their ground and sold
fully steady, while slaughter heifers were
not well tested Slaughter cow paces
were mostly steady and slaughter bulls
traded mostly 100 lower Supply
included 44 percent slaughter steers and
46 percent slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High
Choice and Fame 2-4 1245-1485 lbs
68 10-7010, numerous singles up to
74 00 Choice 2-3 1170-1480 lbs 66 75-
69 00, few high dressing 1-2 up to 70 00
Select and low Choice 2-3 1090-1535 lbs
63 75-67 75 Few Select 1-3 1210-1450
lbs 60 50-66 50, returning to feed 950-
1220 lbs 60 75-65 10
HOLSTEIN STEERS Choice 2-3
1340-1625 lbs 58 35-6075, pkg 1680 lbs
57 85 Select and low Choice 2-3 1135-
1610 lbs 54 75-58 75, few 1635-1660 lbs
53 25-53 50 Select 1-2 980-1210 lbs
51 60-55 00, few calf-fed 945-1065 lbs
56 50-59 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Few Select
and low Choice 2-3 1090-1255 lbs 60 DO
-65 50
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK
LOW DRESSING
Breakers 75-80 pet lean over
-1400 lbs 38 25-43 25 36 50-39 75
Boners 80-85 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 36 75-39 75 34 50-37 50
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 36 00-39 00 34 00-36 75
Lean 88-90 pet lean over
-1000 lbs 33 25-37 00 31 00-34 00
Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750
1000 lbs 31 00-35 00 27 00-30 75
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SLAUGHTER BULLS. Individual
Yield Grade 1 1690 lbs 55.00 Yield Grade
2 1265-2180 lbs 4200-50.00 Bullocks-
Few Select 1-3 855-1280 lbs 48 00-55 00.
CALVES- Compared to last week,
vealers sold as much as 3000 higher
withincreased buying interest for
lightweight slaughter calves Number 1
quality Holstein bull calves returning to
feed sold from 8 00-22 00 higher in
activetrading, but the plainer bulls were
only slightly higher Holstein heifers
traded 3 00-7 00 higher, with the Number
2 heifers as much as 20 00 higher Supply
included 637 head in the State graded
sale and around 94 percent returned to
feed
VEALERS Good and Choice 70-115
lbs 20 00-55 00 Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 10 00-30 00
RETURN TO FARM Holstein bulls
90-125 lbs 130 00-162 00 Plainer-type
bulls 80-115 lbs 90 00-130 00, weaker
calves 80-105 lbs 20.00-30 00 Holstein
heifers 80-115 lbs 220.00-305 00
Plainer heifers 80-105 lbs 200 00-
280 00,few 60-75 lbs 75 00-115 00 Few
beef-type bulls and heifers 90-115 lbs
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New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Thursday, Feb. 24,2000
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1070 720 226 166
LAST WEEK
980 693 123 121
LASTYEAR
1197
CATTLE; Compared to Tuesday, an
attractive offering of slaughter steers
and heifers sold mostly steady to weak.
Thursday’s market followed its recent
routine of trading slightly higher early
on fancy cattle, only to fade well below
steady by the end of the supply. Holstein
steer demand was lighter and prices
trended steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter
cows sold mostly steady, instances 1.00
liigher on the good lean cows over 1200
lbs. Slaughter bulls traded fully steady.
Supply included 38 percent slaughter
steers and 39 percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1160-1490 lbs 68.00-
71.00, few up to 71.75. Choice 2-3 1200-
1480 lbs 66.60-69.00; 1500-1600 lbs
63.00- Select and low Choice 2-3
1105-1535 lbs 62.50-67.50; 1535-1810 lbs
56.00- 62.75. Select 1-3 1125-1385 lbs
58.50-65.00.
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HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice, few
Prime 2-3 1340-1620 lbs 58.75-61.00.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1220-1625 lbs
54.50- Select 1-2 1165-1530 lbs
49.50-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-4 1230-1465 lbs 65.75-67.25,
ind. 1395 lbs 68.50. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1030-1495 lbs 60.75-65.25.
Select 1-3 990- 1465 lbs 56.00-61.00.
Heiferettcs: Commercial and Standard
2-4 915-1390 lbs 51.50-56.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 38.25-44.75 36.50-39.75 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 36.50-40.00 34.50-
38.25 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 36.25-41.00 35.00-37.00
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 33.50-
37.00 30.00-34.00 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 31.00-35.00 27.50-
32.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade
1 1210-2055 lbs 50.50-54.75, black whl
teface 2705 lbs 49.00. Yield Grade 2
1090-2435 lbs 43.50-51.00. Bullocks:
Select 1-3 915-1255 lbs 47.50-54.50.
CALVES: Compared to Monday’s
auction, veal calf trading turned very
active with prices trending 10.00-20.00
higher. Slaughter calves were only
lightly tested. Demand was very good
for Holstein calves returning to feed.
Bulls sold mostly 25.00 higher and heifer
calves were 10.00-20.00 higher. Supply
included 462 head in the State graded
sale and 90 percent returned to feed.
VEALERS; Good and Choice 70-110
lbs 30.00-48.00. Standard and low Good
60-90 lbs 13.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 200-350 lbs 85.00-95.00; few 350-
500 lbs 55.00-70.00.
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bulls 90-125 lbs 125.00-152.00. Plainer-
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SHEEP: Compared to last week,
slaughter lambs and ewes sold fully
steady in a light test.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS; New Crop:
Choice and Prime 2-3 30-45 lbs 130.00-
160.00; 45- 80 lbs 110.00-130.00; 80-100
lbs 100.00-110.00. Wooled: Choice and
Prime 2-3110-140 lbs 80.00-100.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Utility
and Good 1-3 30.00-60.00.
GOATS: (All sold by the head) Bil
lies: Large 100.00-130.00. Medium
75.00-100.00.
Nannies: Medium and Large 40.00-
80.00.
Kids: Choice and Prime 40.00-65.00.
Good 20.00-40.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, Feb. 25,2000
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 2191 1804
LAST WEEK 2071 1756
LAST YEAR 2430 1764
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers closed .50
lower. Finished steers made up a larger
percentage of the total receipts than
cows for the first time in months. Al
though the fat cattle market has slipped
lower at the local auctions over the last
few weeks, prices are still running well
above the bids that major packer buyers
are carrying in the country. Demand
from smaller specialty butchers and
Kosher plants has kept prices at a re-
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spcctable level on the open market, espe
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supply. Western fecdlot prices opened
the week slightly lower, but good
dressed beef movement and an improv
ing futures market helped prices end
fully steady to firm at 68.00-68.50 live
and mostly 108.00 dressed. Local Hol
stein steers finally succumbed to down
ward pressure and ended the week
steady to 1.00 lower, while slaughter
heifer prices closed weak on a thin test.
The slaughter cow market ended mostly
steady with some strength noted on the
leaner types. Slaughter bulls finished
steady to 1.00 lower. Supply included 41
percent slaughter steers, 7 percent
slaughter heifers, 38 percent slaughter
cows, 7 percent bulls, with the balance
feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1160-1490 lbs 68.00-
71.00, few up to 74.50. Choice 2-3 1170-
1480 ibs 66.60-69.00, high dressing 1-2
up to 70.00; 1500-1600 lbs 63.00-67.75.
Select and low Choice 2-3 10904535 lbs
62.50-67.75; 1535-1810 lbs 56.00-62.75.
Select 1-3 1125-1450 lbs 58.50-66.50, re
turning to feed 950-1220 Ibs 60.75-65.10.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Choice, few
Prime 2-3 1340-1625 lbs 5835-61.00;
pkg 1680 lbs 5735. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1135-1625 Ibs 54.50-58.75;
few 1635-1660 lbs 53.25-5330. Select 1-2
980-1530 lbs 49.50-55.00, few calf fed
945-1065 Ibs 56.50-59.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Few
Choice 2-4 1230-1465 lbs 65.75-67.25.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1030-1495 Ibs
60.00- Select 1-3 990-1465 lbs
56.00- Hciferettes: Commercial
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