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Report Supplied By USDA
Monday, Dec. 11,2000
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
308 196 1058 2209
LAST WEEK
411 196 682 1484
LAST YEAR
N/A
CATTLE; Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers not well
tested. Slaughter cows traded mostly
steady. Slaughter bull prices traded
steady to 1.00 lower. Supply included 36
percent cows.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over 1400 lbs 38.00-
41.00 34.75-38.00 Boners 80-85 over
1200 lbs 35.00-38.75 33.75-35.50 Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-88 over 1200 lbs 33.00-
36.75 32.00-33.50 Lean 88-90 over 1000
lbs 32.00-36.25 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
750-1000 lbs 30.00-33.00
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1250-1660 lbs 50.00-58.50. Yield Grade 2
1015- 2000 lbs 44.75-50.00.
CALVES: Compared to Thursday’s
auction, vealers traded steady. Large
slaughter calves sold 3.00-5.00 lower.
Holstein bulls returning to feed sold
12.00 lower. Holstein heifers traded
steady to 10.00 lower on a light test.
VEALERS: Good and Choice individ
ual 95 lbs 60.00. Utility few 75-95 lbs
25.00.30.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 195-350 lbs 80.00-98.00; 350-550
lbs 65.00-80.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
Bulls 90-120 lbs 120.00-177.00. Plainer
type bulls 75-115 lbs 90.00-140.00;
weaker calves 75-100 lbs 40.00-85.00.
Holstein Heifers 90-115 lbs 260.00-
340.00. Plainer-type heifers 70-90 lbs
130.00- 280.00.
SHEEP: Compared to Thursday,
slaughter lambs traded mostly steady.
Slaughter ewes Utility and Good traded
steady to 10.00 higher, with Yearlings
and 2 year-olds 5.00-10.00 lower.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: Choice and
Prime 2-3 60-80 lbs 100.00-130.00; SO
HO lbs 75.00-100.00. New Crop Choice
and Prime 30-60 lbs ISO.OO-200.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice Yearlings and 2 year-olds 40.00-
65.00. Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-60.00.
GOATS: (All sold by the head) Billies:
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Large 100.00-150.00, few up to 170.00.
Medium 75.00-100.00. Mutton: Choice
and Prime 70.00-95.00 Nannies: Large
50.00-90.00. Medium 35.00-50.00. Year
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Vintage, Pa.
Dec. 11-12,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
864 865
LAST WEEK
1155 935
LAST YEAR
1160 794
CATTLE: Compared to last Thurs
day, slaughter steers opened the week
steady on Monday but improved during
Tuesday’s attractive offering to close
steady to 1.00 higher. Holstein steers
traded firm. Slaughter heifers were
steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00
higher. Slaughter bull prices traded 1.00
lower on number 2 yield grade. Supply
included 28 percent slaughter steers and
48 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41180-1455 lbs 74.00-77.00.
Choice 2-3 1150-1495 lbs 71.50-75.25,
fancy singles up to 76.25; 1520-1570 lbs
67.75-72.50. Select and low Choice 2-3
1055-1495 lbs 64.25-70.85; few 1500-
1760 lbs 64.00-65.00. Select 1-3 1100-
1420 lbs 62.00-69.25. Standard 1-2 few
1340-1490 lbs 56.00-63.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1260-1590 lbs 62.50-64.10.
Choice 2-3 1250-1555 lbs 59.35-62.50;
1600-1645 lbs 58.75-62.10. Select 1-3
1210-1425 lbs few 55.00-56.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice few
Prime 2-3 1100-1490 lbs 70.00-73.60,
high dressing 1-2 up to 74.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 38.25-
41.75 Boners 80-85 over-1200 lbs 36.75-
40.75 34.00-37.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88
over-1200 lbs 34.00-38.25 32.00-34.00
Lean 88-90 over-1000 lbs 33.00-36.75
31.00-33.50 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 750 -
1000 lbs 31.00-35.25
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
few 1305-1535 lbs 53.00-55.50, with high
dressing individual 1935 lbs 64.00. Yield
Grade 2 1160-2285 lbs 42.50-48.50. Bul
locks: Choice 3 individual 1210 lbs 65.75.
Select 1-3 1020-1325 lbs 50.00- 59.00.
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CALVES; Compared to last week,
vealers sold 2.00-S.OO higher. Holstein
bulls returning to feed traded 10.00-
15.00 higher. Holstein heifers sold
mostly steady. Supply included 719 head
in the State graded sale and 99 percent
of the supply returned to feed.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 70-
100 lbs 42.00-62.00. UtUity 50-100 lbs
18.00-42.00.
RETURN TO FARM: Holstein bulls
80-125 lbs 135.00-168.00. Plainer-type
bulls 80-115 lbs 120.00-142.00, weaker
calves 75-110 lbs SS.OO-81.00. Holstein
heifers 80-120 lbs 275.00-315.00. Plain
er-type heifers 80-100 lbs 220.00- 305.00;
73 lbs 90.00. Beef-type bulls and heifers
75-100 lbs 140.00-235.00; 70-75 lbs few
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New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Thursday, Dec. 14,2000
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1119
LAST WEEK
1529
LAST YEAR
1478
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steers and Holstein steers sold
2.00- 3.00 higher, with slaughter heifers
trading at 2.00 higher. Early this morn
ing sleet and freezing rain swept through
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very active with an attractive supply on
offer but numbers were tight which
added to demand. Slaughter cows traded
1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold
steady. Supply included 34 percent
slaughter steers and 38 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41220-1480 lbs 76.50-80.25.
Choice 2-3 1165-1470 lbs 73.00-77.10,
with high dressing 1-2 up to 78.00; 1505-
1585 lbs 70.00-73.50. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1030-1475 lbs 66.50- 73.25;
few 1560-1625 lbs 66.50-67.75. Select 1-3
990-1315 lbs 64.00-71.75. Standard 2 in
dividual 1105 lbs 62.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1235-1470 lbs 65.00-68.25.
Choice 2-3 1220-1520 lbs 62.75-65.25;
1615-1725 lbs 58.75-63.00. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1115-1515 lbs 56.75-
62.75.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1120-1270 lbs
72.75-75.25. Choice 2-3 1120-1415 lbs
69.00-73.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
few 1055-1365 lbs 63.00-69.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 40.00-43.75 37.50-40.00 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 38.00-42.00 36.50-
38.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 36.00-39.50 34.00.36.00
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 35.00-
38.00 33.00-35.00 Lean (Light Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 33.00-36.75 30.00-
33.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1180-2110 lbs 48.50-58.00. Yield Grade 2
1015-2405 lbs 43.00-50.50. Bullocks:
Select 2 individual 1495 lbs 57.00.
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CALVES; Compared to Monday’s
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higher. Holstein bulls sold 12.00-18.00
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higher, while heifer calves traded fully
steady. Supply included 362 in the State
graded sale and only 98 percent of the
supply returned to feed.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 85-
100 lbs 40.00-62.00. Utility 45-85 lbs
11.00-40.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES; Good and
Choice 200-350 lbs 83.00-110.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Graded hol
stein bulls 80-125 lbs 132.00-195.00; 75-
80 lbs 100.00, weaker calves 70-110 lbs
20.00- Holstein heifers 85-110 lbs
220.00- Plainer-type heifers 75-
110 lbs 100.00-250.00, Beef-type bulls
and heifers few 80-100 lbs 140.00-210.00.
SHEEP: Compared to Monday,
slaughter lambs sold steady to 20.00
higher.
Slaughter ewes sold steady. Demand
very good due to ethnic holiday.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: New Crop:
Choice and Prime 2-3 30-50 lbs 150.00-
220.00. Wooled: Choice and Prime 50-70
lbs 100.00-150.00; 70-100 lbs 85.00-
100.00; 100-120 lbs 70.00-85.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice Yearlings and 2 year-olds 40.00-
65.00. Utility and good 1-3 30.00-55.00.
AGED BUCKS: 180-310 lbs 20.00-
45.00.
GOATS: (All sold by the head) Billies;
Large 100.00-150.00. Medium 80.00-
100.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, Dec 15,2000
CATTLE CALVES
2290 1717
2334 2055
2532 1749
THIS WEEK
LAST WEEK
LAST YEAR
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers and Hol
stein steers closed 2.00-3.00 higher.
Slaughter heifers sold 2.00 higher. Early
in the week trading was fairly active and
turned very active by late in the week,
with a very attractive supply on offer.
Sleet and freezing rain swept through
out the state early Thursday morning
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