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Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, Dec 8,2000
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 3095 1812
LAST WEEK 2334 2055
LAST YEAR 2532 1749
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers and heif
ers closed mostly steady, with instances
.50 higher on the fancy singles. During
the week trading was very active for the
fancy single head lots, with good
demand for heavy cattle. Late in the
week the market showed some strength
but faded back to steady due to the lack
of well finished cattle. Midwest feedlots
traded cattle 1.00-2.00 higher from
74.00-75.50 live and 117.00- 118.00
dressed. Local Holstein steers closed
steady. Slaughter cows continue to de
cline closing 1.00-2.00 lower for the
week, while slaughter bull prices closed
steady to 1.00 lower on a thin test early
in the week. Supply included 26 percent
slaughter steers, 6 percent slaughter
heifers, 37 percent cows, 5 percent bulls,
with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1210-1500 lbs 72.75-76.10,
late 73.10-76.10, fancy singles up to
78.25. Choice 2-3 1155-1490 lbs 70.50-
74.75, individual high dressing 1355 lbs
80.00; 1500-1780 lbs 65.00-71 75, high
dressing up to 74.00. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1025-1485 lbs 64.25-72.25
Select 1-3 1125-1565 lbs 63.00-69.00.
Standard 1-2 few 1335-1340 lbs 52.00-
58.00.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 few 1275-1605 lbs 62.50-
63.75. Choice 2-3 1065-1525 lbs 59.25-
61.75. Select and low Choice 2-3 1200-
1465 lbs 55.75-59.50. Select 1-2 1250-
1345 lbs 53.00-55.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice and t'rime 2-4 1135-1485 lbs
70.00- Choice 2-3 1150-1415 lbs
67.00- with individual high dress
ing 1290 lbs 77.35. Select and low Choice
2-3 1035-1420 lbs 64.75-68 50. Heif
erettes- Commercial and Standard 2-4
few 1195 lbs 59.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS. PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 38.00-41.50 35.00-38.00 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 35.00-39 75 33.75-
36.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
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SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1255-2105 lbs 53.00-58.00, few up to
. 59.75, high dressing 60.75-63.25. Yield
Grade 2 1080-2015 lbs 44.00-53.50. Bul
locks: Select 1-3 54.50-65.00.
CALVES; Compared to last week,
vealers and large slaughter calves traded
fully steady. Holstein bulls returning to
the farm sold 25.00 higher, with Holstein
heifer calves 20.00 lower.
Indiana
Livestock
Homer City, Pa.
Thursday, December 7,2000
Report Supplied By Auction
CATTLE: 135. STEERS: STEADY
TO 3.00 HIGHER. COWS: STEADY
TO 1.50 LOWER. STEERS: HI
CHOICE & PRIME 2-4 1340/1490 LBS.
71.00- CHOICE 2-3 1330/1650
LBS. 68.00, 70.75. SELECT 1-3 63.00,
66.75. STANDARD 1-2 55.00-58.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: SELECT 1-2
56.50, 59.25. HEIFERS: CHOICE 2-4
1165/1275 LBS. COUPLES 69.50 &
74.25. SELECT 1-3 60.50,64.25. STAN
DARD 1-245.00,55.25.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
38.00. 41.00. BONERS 80-85% LEAN
34.50, 38.00. LEAN 85-90% LEAN
30.00. 35.00. SHELLS DOWN TO 30.00
& DOWN. BULLS: FEW YIELD
GRADE 2 1080/1900 LBS. 35.00, 44.25.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: FEW M
& L-2 455/620 56.00,68.00.
HEIFERS: M & L-2 450/610, 74.50,
79.50, M & L-2 410/500 65.00, 71.00,
700/910 50.00,65.50. FEW TO 42.00.
BULLS: FEW M & L-2 335/465,
60.00- 520/705.55.50,74.00..
CALVES: 85. CH 155/265 LBS. 95.00,
115.00. GOOD 150/235 LBS. 59.00
67.00. STANDARD St GOOD 80/105
LBS. 40.00,65.00. UTILITY 70105 LBS
27.50.35.00.
FARM CALVES; HOLSTEIN
BULLS STEADY TO 20.00 HIGHER
NO. 190/125 LBS. 115.00,150.00. NO. 2
85/115 LBS. 70.00,120.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: FEW NO. 1
90/135 LBS. 260.00, 300.00. NO. :
70/110 LBS. 105.00, 225.00. BEEI
TYPE BULLS & HEIFERS 85/110 LBS
82.50,155.00
November 10th, 2000
Thru February 28, 2001
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National Bank
Greencastle Livestock
Grecncastle, Pa.
Report Supplied by PDA
Thursday, December 7,2000
CATTLE; 190.
COWS: BREAKERS 75-80% LEAN
37.50-39.75, WITH ONE OUTSTAND
ING INDIVIDUAL AT 42.75.
BONERS: 80-85% LEAN 35.00-38.00.
LEAN 85-90% LEAN 27.00-33.25.
SHELLS 26.75 AND DOWN. BULLS:
YIELD GRADE 11665 & 2165 LBS. AT
47.00 & 47.75. YIELD GRADE 2 FEW
955/1740 LBS. 39.50-47.00.
FEEDER CATTLE: STEERS: FEW
M 2 500-585 LBS., 79.50-85.00.
HEIFERS: FEW L&M 1-2, 500-560
LBS., 75.00-82.50.
BULLS: ONE LOT M, 605 LBS. AT
72.00.
CALVES; 292. ONE Ch 280 LBS. 99
GOOD ONE 160 LBS. AT 52.50. STAN
DARD & GOOD 70/115 LBS. 40.00-
62.50. UTILITY 58/95 LBS. 20.00-40.00.
FARM CALVES: NO. 1: 90/105 LBS.
130.00- SEVERAL TO 167.50,80-
90 LBS. 120.00-145.00. NO. 2 100/120
LBS. 100.00-122.50, FEW TO 80.00, 80-
95 LBS. 60.00-80.00.
HOLSTEIN HEIFERS: NO. 1: 80/110
LBS. 285.00-325.00. NO. 2 60/100 LBS.
130.00- BEEF TYPE BULLS &
HEIFERS: 80/110 LBS. 170.00-160.00,
FF.W TO 190.00.
Pennsylvania
Livestock Auction
Waynesburg, Pa.
Thursday, December 7,2000
Report Supplied By Auction
Cattle; STOCK COWS: 40.00-55.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: Utility & Com
mercial 35.00-42.00; Canner & Boning
Utility 35.00-39.00; Cutter & Boning
Utility 31.00-37.00; Canner & Low
Cutter 31.00-35.25; Shells 30.00 & down.
BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1500#-
2000# 32.50-52.50 YIELD GRADE 2
1000#-1400# Fat 47.00-63.00
FEEDER STEERS: M & Ll3OO-500#
75.00-110.00; 250-280# 75.00-119.00; M
600-900# 60.00-86.00:
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HEIFERS MlAll 300-500# 62.00-
94.00; Ll4OO-650#62.00-90.00;
BULLS M & L 1 300-620# 65.00-
91.00;
CALVES: Veal Prime 85.00-91.00;
Choice SS.OO-96.00; Good 35.00-70.00;
Farm Calves #1 Holstein Bulls 90-120#
Few 35.00-90.00; #2 Holstein Bulls 80-
100# Few 12.50-50.00; Beef -
BuU&Hfrs./HD. 20.00-110.00
HOGS: Barrows & Gilts #l-2 210-
255# 35.00-42.00; #2-3 255-280# 35.00-
42-00; Sows #l-3 300-500# 22.00-40.00;
Feeder Pigs; 1-3 15-20# 5.00-17.00/HD.
1-3 25-35# 10.00-41.00/HD
LAMBS: High Choice 80-100# 70.00-
99.00; Choice 40-75# 80.00-131.00;
Feeder Lambs Good 75.00-97.00; Sheep
20.00-45.00; Fat Sheep 39.00 and down;
GOATS: Urge 45.00-130.00/HD.;
Medium 30.00-70.00/HD.; Small 20.00-
48.00/HD.;
Group Commends Decision
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) The Pennsylvania Milk
Marketing Board issued a state
ment on partial pooling of the
Class I over-order premium
during Wednesday’s sunshine
meeting in Harrisburg. The
board has asked that all inter
ested parties come together to
set the percentage level for the
pooled premium.
Land O’Lakes Inc. and the
Maryland and Virginia Milk
Producers Cooperative, mem
bers of the Advantage Dairy
Group, commended the board
on its decision.
“This is a decision that has
been three years in the making,”
said Land O’Lakes Director of
Regulatory Affairs Dennis
Schad. He testified for pooling
on behalf of the Advantage
Dairy Group. “We appreciate
the effort that the board has put
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Report Supplied By Auction
Thursday, December 7,2000
RETURN TO FARM CALF: 100.00-
345.00.
GOOD VEAL: 60.00-99.00.
COMMON VEAL: 10.00-59.00.
CHOICE STEERS: 70.00-73.00.
SELECT STEERS; 65.00-69.00.
COMMON STEERS: 59.00-64.00.
COMMERCIAL COWS: 35.00-41.00.
CANNERS-CUTTERS: 33.00-37.00.
SHELLS: 23.00-32.00.
CHOICE HEIFERS: 65.00-70.00.
SELECT HEIFERS: 63.00-67.00.
COMMON HEIFERS: 44.00-62.00.
GOOD FEEDERS: 60.00-77.00.
COMMON FEEDERS; 20.00-59.00.
BULLS: 39.00-46.50.
into both the process and the
conclusion.”
“The over-order premium has
equal value to producers, dealers
and consumers,” said Steve
Graybeal, a dairy farmer from
Peach Bottom, Pa. “With pro
ducers’ pay prices varying so
much within the industry, we
congratulate the board on
moving in the right direction by
increasing the premium and de
ciding to pool it more equita
bly.”
Lancaster dairy farmer
Nelson Habecker agreed with
Graybeal. “We appreciate the
board’s compromise to find
common ground,” he said.
“Now it’s up to us as an industry
to reach a decision on the per
centage level. It’s a decision that
we can all participate in and
jointly find resolution.”
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