A2-Lanc*ster Farming, Saturday, July IS, 2000
Lancaster County Livestock Market Auction
Lancaster Livestock
New Holland, Pa.
Monday, July 10,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
Cattle Calves Hogs Sheep Goats
MONDAY
105 9
LAST WEEK
0 301 101
39 19
LAST YEAR
0 255 „ 71
0 288
CATTLE: Compared to Thursday, a
very light offering of slaughter steers
and heifers sold .50 lower. Slaughter
cows and bulls were not well tested, but a
fancy offering of young fed bullocks sold
sharply higher. Supply included 44 per
cent slaughter steers and 19 percent
slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS; Choice and
Prime 2-4 1235-1430 lbs 69.25-72.85.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1170-1455 lbs
65.50-69.75; couple 1620-1625 lbs 65.50-
65.75. HOLSTEIN STEERS; Couple
high Choice 3 1520-1570 lbs 63.50-64.50.
Few Choice 2-3 1390-1670 lbs 59.60-
61.50. Select 1-2 returning to feed 935-
1070 lbs 60.25-63.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice and
Prime 2-4 1080-1200 lbs 67.00-68.25.
Few Select and low Choice 2-3 1035-
1190 lbs 66.75-67.50. Heiferettes: Com
mercial to Choice 2-4 1085-1405 lbs
54.75-62.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Individual
Breaker 75 pet lean 47.75. Lean 85-90
pet lean 37.00-41.00, with low dressing
down to 34.75 and high dressing up to
43.75.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Couple Yield
Grade 2 1500-1700 lbs 57.00-58.00. Bul
locks: Select 1-3 1105-1330 lbs 64.00-
66.00, consignment high dressing 1265-
1405 lbs 70.25-76.00; double-muscled
Piedmontese 1240 lbs 79.75.
SHEEP: There were not enough sheep
and goats on hand for a market test.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Few Choice
2-3 70-90 lbs 90.00; 90-120 lbs 82.00-
85.00
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and
Good 1-3 25.00-30.00.
GOATS; All sold by the head. Billies:
Medium and Large 95.00-110.00. Kids:
Choice and Prime SS.OO-62.00.
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Vintage, Pa.
Tuesday, July 10-11,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
788 951
LAST WEEK
548 620
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Compared to Thursday;
slaughter steers, heifers, and Holstein
steers sold .50 to mostly 1.00 lower.
Losses continued from Monday’s stow
start and 70.00 is no longer a support
level for Choice cattle. Slaughter cows
were very active and prices were fully
steady and instances .50 higher with
good competition for the healthy lean
cows (over 85 pet lean). Slaughter bulls
were not fully tested. Supply included 46
percent slaughter steers and 46 percent
slaughter cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41250-1475 lbs 70.25-73.25,
fancy singles up to 75.00. Choice 2-3
1125-1480 lbs 69.00-70.75, few high
dressing 1-2 up to 74.25; 1500-1600 lbs
66.75-69.00. Select and low Choice 2-3
1045-1485 lbs 65.00-69.50. Select 1-3
1100-1390 lbs 62.00-67.50, couple pack
ages returning to feed 1070-1160 lbs
66.25-67.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1330-1465 lbs 62.35-64.50.
Choice 2-3 1290-1590 lbs 60.25-62.35.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1280-1465 lbs
56.50-59.60. Couple Select 2 1360 lbs
56.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
1165-1265 lbs 67.00-68.25. Select and
low Choice 2-3 955-1215 lbs 64.25-67.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 44.00-47.75 41.50-45.00 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 42.25-46.00 38.50-
42.25 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 41.25-46.50 38.75-41.75
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 39.00-
44.00 34.00-39.75 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 36.25-41.50 31.50-
37.25. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Few
Yield Grade 21275-2160 lbs 51.25-54.25.
CALVES: Compared to last week,
vealers sold weak to 7.00 lower with very
light demand for weights under 75 lbs.
Holstein bulls returning to feed sold
12.00-30.00 lower, with Number 2 qual
ity as much as 55.00 lower. Demand was
fairly light for both bulls and heifers.
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VEALERS' Standard and Good 75-
HJPlbs 20.00-60.00. Utility 60-90 lbs
10.00-25.00.
RETURN TO FARM: Holstein buUs
95-125 lbs 100.00-127.00. Plainer-type
bulls 85-115 lbs 40.00-85.00, weaker
calves 75-105 lbs 30.00-35.00. Holstein
heifersBo-HS lbs 250.00-305.00. Plainer
heifers 80-105 lbs 210.00-265.00; 60-75
lbs 75.00-125.00. Beef-type bulls and
heifers 75-170 lbs 85.00-165.00.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Few Choice
2-3 45-90 lbs 87.00-102.00.
SLAUGHTER GOATS; Few Small
Kids 30.00-37.00 per head.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Thursday, July 13,2000
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1099 634 296 183
LAST WEEK
903 828 179 158
LAST YEAR
1482 751 586 140
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday, a
good offering of slaughter steers and
heifers sold steady with a few early sales
of high Choice and Prime steers trending
firm to .50 higher. Demand was good for
top quality cattle and the market may
have found a bottom for the average
cattle, with prices ending the week .50-
1.00 lower. A good test of Holstein steers
traded steady to .50 higher, to end the
week .50 lower. Demand was much
lighter for slaughter cows and prices
were 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls
sold steady to 1.00 lower than last week’s
active market. Supply included 47 per-
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SLAUGHTER STEERS: High
and Prime 2-4 1095-1395 lbs 70.25-73.00,
few fancy up to 74.00; over-finished 4-5
67.10-70.25. Choice 2-3 1095-1435 lbs
68.75-71.00. Select and low Choice 2-3
1040-1465 lbs 65.00-69.75. Select 1-3
955-1460 lbs 62.00-67.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: Few high
Choice and Prime 2-3 1220-1510 lbs
62.50-63.25. Choice 2-3 1330-1685 lbs
60.35-62.60. Select and low Choice 2-3
1125-1595 lbs 56.00-60.00. Select 1-2
1080-1250 lbs 54.00-57.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-4
1040-1200 lbs 67.504i9.00. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1025-1300 lbs 63.00-
66.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 43.0047.50 40.5043.50 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 41.0044.25 37.75-
41.75 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 40.5044.00 37.5040.50
Lean 88-90 pet leim over-1000 lbs 37.50-
42.25 33.50-37.75 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 35.50-39.50 30.50-
36.50.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1330-1575 lb* 55.50-61.50. Yield Grade 2
1125- 2150 lbs 47.25-57.00, individual
2635 lb* 46.25. Bullocks: Consignment
Select 1-3 Holstein* 1225-1450 lbs 53.50-
59.50.
CALVES: Compared to Monday’s
auction; there was no comparison for
vealers, but demand was good and prices
were mostly steady with last week.
Slaughter calves were active and traded
2.00-5.00 higher. Holstein bulls return
ing to feed sold fully steady with
Monday and there was little or no dis
count for Number 2 quality. Holstein
heifers were slow and sold weak to as
much as 80.00 lower. Supply included
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VEALERS: Standard and Good 75-
110 lbs 30.00-60.00. Utility 60-90 lbs
11.00-30.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 190-300 lbs 89.00-105.00. Stan
dard 350-650 lbs 60.00-82.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 90-125 lbs 95.00-131.00. Plainer
type bulls 85-125 lbs 65.00-122.00,
weaker calves 70-110 lbs 32.00-72.00.
Holstein heifers 80-120 lbs 220.00-
315.00. Plainer heifers 70-115 lbs 160.00-
240.00.
SHEEP: Compared to Monday, a light
run of slaughter lambs and ewes sold
steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 30-45 lbs 100.00-120.00; 45-70
lbs 95.00-115.00; 70-115 lbs 90.00-
112.00; 115-135 lbs 75.00-95.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice yearlings and 2 year-olds 50.00-
65.00. Utility and Good 1-3 30.0042.00.
GOATS: (All sold by the head) Billies:
Large 90.00-130.00. Medium 70.00-
100.00.
Mutton: Few Choice and Prime 65.00-
95.00.
Nannies: Medium and Large 52.00-
79.00.
Kids: Choice and Prime 45.00-78.00.
Good 25.00-40.00.
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 1992 1779
LAST WEEK 1490 1623
LAST YEAR 2628 2019
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers and heif
ers closed .50-1.00 lower. However, the
outlook for next week looks fairly good
as there was mild strength noted at the
end of the week. Cash fat cattle move
ment in the major feedlot areas has been
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Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, July 14,2000
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