Livestock; Market Auction '
Lancaster Livestock
June 19-20,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
115 17 1 271 227
LAST WEEK
75 32 0 658 376
LAST YEAR
309 17
0 97
CATTLE: Compared to Thursday; a
light test of slaughter steers, heifers, and
Holstein steers sold steady to weak.
Supply was light, but well rounded.
Slaughter cows were not well tested
and a thin test of slaughter bulls were
sharply higher. Supply included 46 per
cent slaughter steers and 10 percent
slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: Couple high
Choice 3 1320 lbs 74.50. Choice 2-3
1180-1415 lbs 71.85-73.75. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1025-1430 lbs 68.25-
70.50. Couple Select 1-2 1240-1485 lbs
63.50-67.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Couple high
Choice 2 1255-1450 lbs 65.25-66.25.
Choice 2-3 1320-1545 lbs 61.00-62.50.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1300-1610 lbs
59.25-60.10. Individual Select 11105 lbs
56.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice,
few Prime 2-4 990-1445 lbs 68.50-72.75;
package 960 lbs 64.75. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1045-1190 lbs 66.25-69.50.
Few Select 1-3 950-1140 lbs 59.00-61.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Individual
Breaker 75 pet lean 48.50. Boners 80-85
pet lean 43.75-45.00. Lean 85-90 pet lean
39.00-43.00, low dressing down to 37.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; Consignment
high dressing Yield Grade 1 1285-1605
lbs 66.50-72.00. Few Yield Grade 21455-
1765 lbs 50.00-53.50. Bullocks: Select 1-3
1050-1245 lbs 59.00-62.00, few up to
69.00.
SHEEP: Prices for sheep, goats, and
slaughter calves from private treaty sales
were not available at the time this report
was released.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
Tuesday, June 19-20,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
734 886 0 0
LAST WEEK
810 726 3 2
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CATTLE; Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers sold .50-1.00 lower. The
marketopened on the weak side Monday
and continued the lower level on Tues
day withno sign of a quick recovery.
However, the Holstein steers and
slaughterheifers on hand sold mostly
steady. Slaughter cow prices were steady
to weakcompared to Thursday’s active
market and slaughter bulls sold steady
in alight test. Supply included 54 pet
slaughter steers and 39 pet slaughter
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41230-1445 lbs 72.75-75.50,
few singles up to 76.50. Choice 2-3 1115-
1480 lbs 71.25-73.50; few 1490-1500 lbs
69.75. Select and low Choice 2-3 1045-
1535 lbs 67.00-71.75. Select 1-3 990-1315
lbs 63.00-68.75, few returning to feed
1080-1140 lbs 67.50-69.35.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Pkg high
Choice and Prime 2-3 1370 lbs 65.00.
Choice 2-3 315-1680 lbs 61.10-62.85.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1220-1460 lbs
60.00-61.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice,
few Prime 2-41085-1430 lbs 68.60-71.75.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1020-1360 lbs
65.00-67.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 43.50-47.75 40.75-44.00 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 42.75-45.50 39.25-
43.50 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 41.25-45.00 37.50-41.50
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 38.50-
42.75 35.50-39.25 Lean (Ught-Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 36.75-39.75 33.50-
37.25. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Individ
ual Yield Grade 1 2050 lbs 56.25. Yield
Grade 2 1065-2210 lbs 51.25-53.75. Bul
locks; Select 1-3 970-1240 lbs 55.00-
65.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week,
vealer prices were steady with good
demand. Although, demand was much
lighter for Holstein bulls returning to
feed.
Prices for Number 1 quality bulls were
60.00-65.00 lower with limited interest
from anyone other than the routine
order buyers. The Holstein heifer market
was near steady with last week. Supply
included 690 head in the State graded
sale and 94 percent returned to feed.
VEALGRS: Standard and Good 70-
125 lbs 50.00-70.00. Utility 60-90 lbs
22.00-57.00.
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CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steers sold steady. Trading
started slow on weak market conditions
but as buyers started to fill orders from
the moderate supply, prices held steady
with Tuesday’s lower market Holstein
steers sold steady, but slaughter heifers
were not frilly tested. Slaughter cows
continued active and sold .50-1.00
higher. Interest was very good for
slaughter bulls, especially for the one
that trampled through the crowd, and
prices were 1.00-2.00 higher. Supply in
cluded 46 percent slaughter steers and
39 percent slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; High Choice
and Prime 2-41140-1405 lbs 72.75-75.25,
couple fancy up to 76.75. Choice 2-3
1100-1485 lbs 71.00-73.50, few high
dressing 1-2 up to 74.75; 1525-1545 lbs
69.85-70.50. Select and low Choice 2-3
1065-1520 lbs 67.00-71.50; 1590-1845 lbs
61.25- Select 1-3 1090-1520 lbs
64.25- returning to feed 980-1055
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95-125 lbs 140.00-166.00; 80-95 lbs
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New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Thursday, June 22,2000
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1028 666 425 126
LAST WEEK
1151 706 297 423
LAST YEAR
1468 720
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lbs 67.00-67.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Few high
Choice and Prime 2-3 1265-1540 lbs
65.00-66.00. Choice 2-3 1280-1570 lbs
61.25-64.50. Select and low Choice 2-3
1195-1570 lbs 58.50-62.00. Select 1-2
990-1515 lbs 54.25-60.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Select and
Choice 2-3 1130-1320 lbs 66.2569.75.
Select 1-3 980-1285 lbs 63.0066.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 43.75-49.00 41.75-45.75 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 43.00-47.00 39.50-
43.75 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 42.00-46.25 37.75-42.00
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 38.50-
43.00 35.50-39.75 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 36.00-41.50 34.00-
38.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1305-1745 lbs 55.75-62.00, couple out
standing 1655-1800 lbs 66.50-68.00.
Yield Grade 2 955-2175 lbs 48.50-57.00.
Bullocks: Few Select 1-3 1295-1555 lbs
57.50-67.75.
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CALVES: Compared to Monday’s
auction, vealer prices were weak and
slaughter calves sold near steady. The
demand for Holstein bulls to be placed in
special-fed veal bams continues to de
cline. Number 1 bulls sold 50.00-75.00
lower than Monday and as much as
110.00 lower than last Thursday. Hol
stein heifer prices also suffered, trending
20.00-30.00 lower. Supply included 418
in the State graded sale and 92 percent
returned to feed.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-
140 lbs 30.00-55.00, few up to 67.00.
Utility 60-90 lbs 13.00-35.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 175-300 lbs 82.00-104.00. Stan
dard 335-SOO lbs 67.00-77.00.
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90-110 lbs 105.00-205.00.
SHEEP: Compared to Monday,
slaughter lambs sold steady to 5.00 lower
and slaughter ewes were mostly steady
to weak.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 35-60 lbs 100.00-140.00; 60-90
lbs 85.00-97.00; 90-115 lbs 82.00-92.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice yearlings and 2 year-olds 40.00-
65.00. Utility and Good 1-3 27.00-40.00.
GOATS: (All sold by the head) Billies:
Large 100.00-125.00. Medium 75.00-
100.00.
Mutton: Choice and Prime 75.00-
100.00.
Nannies: Medium and Large 35.00-
70.00.
Kids: Choice and Prime 45.00-70.00.
Good 20.00-45.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, June 23,2000
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 1877 1743
LAST WEEK 2036 1625
LAST YEAR 2648 1585
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
dosing prices, slaughter steers closed .50
to 1.00 lower. Losses came early in the
week and then the market struggled to
hold the lower level feedlot areas
sold cattle 1.00 lower live and mostly
2.00 lower dressed from 69.00-69.50 and
109.00-110.00. Local Holstein steers
were active and managed to hold steady,
while a light offering of slaughter heifers
were also steady. This week’s biggest
story was the slaughter cow market,
which dosed firm to 1.00 higher than
last week’s higher prices. Local recdpts
were light as fanners took advantage of
nice weather, while further south cow
runs have dried up as pastures have re-
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