Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction
Lancaster Livestock
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CATTLE CALVES H*GS SHEEP GOATS
MONDAY t
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143 19
LAST WEEK
59 21
LAST YEAR
0 617
CATTLE Compared to Thursday's
active market, slaughter steers and
heifers sold 50 lower The market was
fairly strong but did not compare to the
active levels of late Thursday Holstein
steers sold steady Slaughter cows were
not well tested, but slaughter bulls were
very active and fully steady
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1215-1465 lbs 72 50-75 00
Choice 2-3 1305-1520 lbs 71 50-73 25,
package 1540 lbs 70 00 Select and low
Choice 2-3 1190-1420 lbs 67 00-71 50
HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1515-1610 lbs 62 35-64 85,
ideal individual 1440 lbs 68 00 Choice 2-
3 1365-1625 lbs 60 00-63.75 Few and low
Choice 2-3 1510-1675 lbs 57 50-60 00;
individual 1950 lbs 52 00
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS Choice, few
Prime 2-4 1035-1395 lbs 68 50-71 75,
couple packages 955-985 lbs 6075-
64 25 Select and low Choice 2-3 1040-
1315 lbs 65 00-69 25 Couple Select 2
985-1115 lbs 65 75-66 00 Heiferettes
Commcrcialto Choice 2-4 1100-1470 lbs
55 00-64 25
SLAUGHTER COWS Few Boners
£O-85 pet lean 39 25-42 75 Lean 85-90
pet lean 37 00-42 25
SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1
1320-1860 lbs 55 50-6000, few up to
66 00, ideal black white-face 1395 lbs
72 00 Yield Grade 2 1100-1925 lbs
47 50-50 50 Bullocks Select, few Choice
1-3 965-1300 lbs 57 50-64 50,
consignment Simmental-X 1190-1300 lbs
70 50-73 50
SHEEP No comparison for last week
due to the holiday
SLAUGHTER LAMBS Choice and
Prime 2-3 65-80 lbs 105 00-11000, 80-
100 lbs 100 00-106 00, 100-130 lbs
85 00-100 00, 130 150 lbs 85 00-93 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Utility and
Good 1-3 28 00-35 00, few fleshy down to
22 00 Aged Bucks 185-220 lbs 25 00-
30 00
GOATS All sold by the head Billies
Medium and Large 95 00-120 00, few up
150 00 Mutton Few Choice and Prime
75 00-85 00 Nannies Medium and Large
58 00-62 00 Kids Choice and Prime
55 00-70 00 Good 35 00-40 00
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CATTLE CALVES SHEEP GOATS
THIS WEEK
836
LAST WEEK
758
LAST YEAR
915 621
327 198
CATTLE Compared to Thursday's
active market, slaughter steers and
heifers opened the week slightly lower on
Monday but improved during Tuesday's
good offering to end up trading mostly
steady Holstein steer prices were steady
in a light test Slaughter cows were active
and sold 50-1 00 higher, while slaughter
bulls were steady The supply included 44
percent slaughter steers and 42 percent
slaughter cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1140-1465 lbs 72 75-75 85,
fancy singles up to 77.00 Choice 2-3
1105-1490 lbs 71.00-73.75, few high
dressing 1-2 up to 7625; few ISIO-IS3O
lbs 68.75-71 25 Select and low Choice
2-3 1140-1545 lbs 66.50-72.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS' Few Choice 2-
3 1315-1470 lbs 61 25-61 85 Select and
low Choice 2-3 940-1395 lbs 58.00-60.25,
few packages returning to feed 970-1090
lbs 57 00-57 50
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS' High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1075-1250- lbs
72 35-73 00 Few Choice 2-4 985-1270
lbs 69 00-70 00 Heiferettes Choice 3-4
1115-1225 lbs 65 25-69 25
SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK
LOW DRESSING Breakers 75-80
pet lean over-1400 lbs 43 00-47 25
38 75-42 75 Boners 80-85 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 4000-44 00 37 50-40 25
Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over
-1200 lbs 39 75-43 75 36 75-40 25 Lean
88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 37 DO
-41 00 33 75-37 75 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-
90 pet lean 750-1000 lbs 35 75-38 00
32 00-36 00
SLAUGHTER BULLS Few Yield
Grade 1 1275-1465 lbs 55 00-55 75 Yield
Grade 2 1065-2080 lbs 48 00-53 00
Bullocks Select 1-3 915-1320 lbs 53 00-
59 50
CALVES Compared to last week, a
light test of vealers sold 7 00-8 00
lower Holstein bulls suitable to be placed
in special-fed veal bams sold 20 00-40 00
lower on lighter demand Discounts for
Number 2 quality were more severe
than over the last few weeks Holstein
heifers sold 1 00-4 00 higher in
moderately active trading Supply included
697 head in the State graded sale and
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70-95 lbs 5000-62 00 Few Utility 60-80
lbs 32 00-58 00
RETURN TO FARM Holstein bulls
95-125 lbs 157 00-180.00 Plainer-type
bulls 80-115 lbs 92 00-150 00, weaker
calves 75-105 lbs 60 00-91 00 Holstein
heifers 80-115 lbs 292 00-335.00 Plainer
Heifers 80-110 lbs 300 00-320 00, 65-75
lbs 215 00-255 00 Beef-type bulls and
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New Holland, Pa.
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Thursday, June 8,2000
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1279 649 161 84
LAST WEEK
823 445 198 277
LAST YEAR
653 525
1173
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steers and heifers sold steady
to weak.
Although prices slipped slightly lower,
the market held up remarkably well con
sidering the heavy receipts. Holstein
steers traded steady to .50 higher than
the last good test, which was a week ago.
Slaughter cows continued active, but
sold steady to .50 lower. Slaughter bull
prices were hilly steady.
Supply Included 55 percent slaughter
steers and 33 percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41075-1440 lbs 72.75-75.75.
Choice 2-3 1070-1485 lbs 70.85-73.60,
few high dressing 1-2 up to 77.25; 1505-
1555 lbs 66.75-70.75. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1140-1510 lbs 66.75-71.75.
Select 1-3 1185-1455 lbs 1185-1455 lbs
63.00-67.50.
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and Prime 2-3 1290-1635 lbs 64.00-67.75.
Choice 2-3 1235-1650 lbs 60.0fr64.25.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1220-1625 lbs
57.85- 60.75; couple 1825-1930 lbs 51.25-
52.00. 1-2 1135-1430 lbs 54.50-
56.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1180-1315 lbs
72.50-73.00. Choice 2-4 1040-1300 lbs
69.00-71.00. Heiferettes: Commercial to
Choice 3-4 935-1330 lbs 57.5065.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 42.5fr47.50 38.00-42.75 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 39.50-44.00 37.50-
40.25 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 39.50-43.00 36.50-40.00
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 36.75-
40.75 33.50-37.50 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 34.50-37.75 32.50-
35.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1185-1705 lbs 54.00-58.00. Yield Grade 2
1180- 2430 lbs 47.00-54.75. Bullocks:
Select and Choice 1-3 795-1550 lbs
56.50-65.25.
CALVES: Compared to Monday’s
auction, vealers sold 8.00-12.00 higher
with good demand. A good run of laroer
slaughter calves sold mostly 5.00 lower.
Trading was fairly slow for Holstein
bulls returning to feed with prices trend
ing 40.00-50.00 lower. Holstein heifer
demand was also lighter and sales
ranged 20.00-30.00 lower. Supply in
cluded 384 head in the State graded sale
and 92 percent returned to feed.
VEALERS; Standard and Good 70-
100 lbs 40.00-65.00. Utility 60-75 lbs
20.00-43.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 175-350 lbs 80.00-98.00. Stan
dard 200-300 lbs 69.00-85.00; 300-450 lbs
55.00-65.00.
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Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 265.00-
345.00. Plainer heifers 70-125 lbs 150.00-
280.00.
SHEEP: Compared to Monday, there
were not enough lambs or ewes for a
good market test, but demand was ade
quate for both sheep and goats.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 30-40 lbs 110.00-132.00; 40-65
lbs 105.00-130.00; 65-95 lbs 100.00-
108.00:95-115 1b590.00-105.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Few Good and
Choice yearlings and 2 year-olds 40.00-
67.00. Utility and Good 1-3 32.00-43.00.
GOATS: (All sold by the head) Billies:
Medium and Large 75.00-120.00.
Mutton :
82.00-91.00.
Nannies: Large 60.00-89.00. Medium
40.00-65.00.
Kids: Choice and Prime 35.00-60.00.
Good 20.00-40.00.
CATTLE CALVES
TEDS WEEK 2259 1717
LAST WEEK 1640 1294
LAST YEAR 2273 1441
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers and heif
ers closed mostly steady to weak. Prices
were largely unchanged this week and
the market actually showed good
strength on Thursday by digesting over
700 head of fat cattle without losing
ground, but conditions were still slightly
weaker than late last week’s active
market Midwest cattle feeders found le
verage on the big four packers and sold
1.00 higher live and 2.00 higher dressed
at 70.00 and mostly 113.00. Local Hol
stein steers ended steady to .50 higher
than last week. Slaughter cows were also
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Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, June 9,2000
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