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I Report Supplied By USDA Monday, Dec. 18,2000 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats MONDAY 231 209 1237 2160 LAST WEEK 308 196 1058 2209 LAST YEAR N/A 137 1040 1726 CATTLE; Compared to Thursday, slaughter steers and heifers not well tested. Slaughter cows traded steady to LOO higher. Slaughter bull prices not well tested. Supply included 64 percent cows. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 over 1400 lbs 40.00- 43.25 38.00-40.00 Boners 80-85 over 1200 lbs 39.00-42.50 36.00-39.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 over 1200 lbs 37.00- 40.75 35.00-37.00 Lean 88-90 over 1000 lbs 36.00.39.00 33.00-36.00 Lean (Light- Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 32.00-37.75 SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 few 1250-1395 lbs 55.50-56.00. Yield Grade 2 few 1300-1860 lbs 49.25-50.75. CALVES: Compared to Thursday’s auction, vealcrs traded steady on a light test. Large slaughter calves not well tested. Holstein bulls returning to feed sold 20.00 lower. Holstein heifers traded mostly steady on light test. VEALERS: Good and Choice individ ual 110 lbs 57.00. Utility few 55-75 lbs 11.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice individual 200 lbs 106.00; 350- 550 lbs 75.00-90.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein Bulls 80-120 lbs 125.00-172.00. Plainer type bulls 75-115 lbs 100.00-147.00; weaker calves 75-120 lbs 50.00-90.00. Holstein Heifers 90-110 lbs 260.00- 335.00. Plainer-type heifers 85-95 lbs 100.00- 280.00. SHEEP; Compared to Thursday, new crop lambs traded 25.00-30.00 higher, with wooled lambs trading steady 10.00 lower. Slaughter ewes sold fully steady. Demand very good due to ethnic holi day. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: New Crop; Choice and Prime 2-3 30-45 lbs 175.00- 250.00; 45- 60 lbs 150.00-175.00; 60-100 lbs 90.00-120.00. Wooled: Choice and Prime 2-3 60-80 lbs 100-110.00; 80-100 lbs 75.00-100.00; 100-130 lbs 60.00- 80.00. KIRKWOOD HAY AUCTION Hay, Straw and Grain Auction EVERY TUESDAY 10:00 Located Rl 472 5 mies south o( Quairyvle or 6 mtes north of Oxford corner c< Rl 472 and Noble Road Lloyd H. Kreider, Auctioneer AU-000513L No out of state checks Get more capacity and T iuttur service fr< m Chore-Time’s NOW Nuxt Gcnvjrnti m T in • ACCESS PLUS® permits Call for pricing on bins assembled and easy clean out of the bin doHsorod to your farm from the ground. EWES: Good and and 2 year-olds 40.00- SLAUGHTER lice Yearlings GOATS: (All sold by the head) Bdlies: Large 100.00-150.00, few up to 200.00. Medium 75.00-100.00. Mutton: Choice and Prime 70.00-110.00. Nannies: Large 70.00-100.00. Medium 40.00-70.00. Yearlings: Choice and Prime 70.00- 90.00. Kids: Choice and Prime 60.00- 90.00. Good 30.00-60.00. Vintage Livestock Auction Vintage, Pa. Dec. 18-19,2000 Report Supplied By PDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats THIS WEEK 812 837 4 0 LAST WEEK 863 864 9 0 LAST YEAR 886 879 1 0 CATTLE; Compared to last Thurs day, slaughter steers and heifers sold steady to .50 higher. The market opened the week steady and improved on Tues day’s attractive offering to close on a positive note. Holstein steers traded .50 higher. Slaughter cow prices traded 2.00 higher with good demand. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply in cluded 35 percent slaughter steers and 48 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1210-1475 lbs 76.85-80.25, with fancy singles up to 81.00. Choice 2- 3 1065-1480 lbs 74.00-77.85, with high dressing 1-2 up to 78.00; 1510-1625 lbs 72.50-75.25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1195-1480 lbs 67.00-73.25; 1540-1765 lbs 62.75-68.25. Select 1-3 1095-1400 lbs 63.00-70.00. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1400-1560 lbs 65.00-68.85, ind 1550 lbs 69.25. Choice 2-3 1290-1640 lbs 62.75-65.50. Select and low Choice 2- 3 1295-1550 lbs 56.50-62.75. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice few Prime 2-3 1070-1415 lbs 73.00-76.25, high dressing 1-2 up to 77.00. Select and low Choice 2-3 1005-1195 lbs 65.00- 71.75. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 42.00- 45.75 39.00-42.00 Boners 80-85 over -1200 lbs 41.00-44.00 38.00-41.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 over-1200 lbs 39.00- 42.75 36.00-39.00 Lean 88-90 over-1000 lbs 38.00-41.25 34.00-38.00 Lean (Light- B&R CATTLE CO RDI, Marietta, PA 17547 Office Phone: (717)653-8164 Specializing in Stockers & Feeders JOHN BOWMAN (717)653-5728 RON RANCK (711)656-9849 High Capacity 40* roof (loft) allows moro storage and stays claanor than conventional 30* root (right) HydroShloldO Weather, Guard prevents water Iron running down hopper [ 3 1 HAY, STRAW & CORft. -SALE- M ftfl Sale Starts Every Friday At 10 AM c GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION 955 N. Statfr&t w Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-f 117 - 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. 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Few Select 1-3 905-925 lbs 58.00-59.00. CALVES: Compared to last week, vealers sold 3.00 higher. Holstein bulls returning to feed traded 20.00 lower. Holstein heifers sold 45.00 lower. Supply included 671 head in the State graded sale and 95 percent of the supply re turned to feed. VEALERS: Standard and Good 70- 110 lbs 45.00-65.00; individual 100 lbs 70.00. Utility 55-110 lbs 20.00-45.00. RETURN TO FARM: Holstein bulls SO US lbs 117.00-147.00; 75 lbs 97.00. Plainer-type bulls 80-115 lbs 80.00- 125.00. weaker calves 75-105 lbs 40.00- 65.00. Holstein heifers 85-115 lbs 140.00- 270.00. Plainer-type heifers 80-105 lbs 125.00- 65-75 lbs 70.00-95.00. Beef-type bulls and heifers 85-110 lbs 140.00- 65-75 lbs few 55.00- 105.00. New Holland Livestock Auction New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA Thursday, Dec. 21,2000 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats THURSDAY 901 726 342 571 LAST WEEK 1119 657 251 566 LASTYEAR CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers and heifers sold 1.00- 1.50 higher. Supply was light due to the coming holiday, with a very attractive supply on offer. Early in the week 2-4 See Lancaster Farming Cow Cam Visit our Website at www. lancasterfanning.com s » 0 inches of snow accumulated in Lancas ter County but was not much of a factor : sold steady in a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00- 1.50 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 2.00 higher. Supply included 24 percent slaughter steers and 51 percent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1165-1455 lbs 78.00-81.75, ind 1290 lbs 82.00. Choice 2-3 1220-1445 lbs 75.00-79.75, with high dressing 1-2 up to 80.25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1180-1530 lbs 70.00-76.25. Select 1-3 1100-1490 lbs 67.00-73.25. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 few singles 1305-1530 lbs 66.50- 69.00. Choice 2-3 few 1305-1540 lbs 63.00-65.35. Select 1-2 few 1175-1500 lbs 56.00-57.50. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1250-1385 lbs 77.10-79.75, with individual 1325 lbs 80.25. Choice 2-3 few 1070-1385 lbs 73.00-76.75. Select and low Choice 2-3 few 1060-1260 lbs 66.75-71.25. Heif erettes; Commercial and Standard 2-4 few 1080-1385 lbs 58.00-61.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400 lbs 44.00-47.50 40.00-44.00 Boners 80-85 pet lean over-1200 lbs 42.00-45.50 38.00- 42.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean over-1200 lbs 40.00-43.75 37.00-40.00 Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 39.00- 42.00 35.00-39.00 Lean (Light Wt) 85-90 pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 37.00-41.25 34.00- 37.00. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 few 1235-1675 lbs 54.50-65.50. Yield Grade 2 few 1305-2075 lbs 44.25-55.75. CALVES: Compared to Monday’s auction, vealers sold 10.00 higher. Large slaughter calves traded 5.00-10.00 lower. Holstein bulls returning to farm sold 10.00 lower. Heifer calves traded 40.00 IHEuaaa naaaaaaamaßaaßßaßaaaaaaaßaaaaaaßaaaaaaaaßaßßßaaaßa|j Willier, Incorporated | Your Source for Quality Cattle Licensed and Bonded Cattle Brokers i)\im m.ii i ks MTOp Inside Pennsylvania: 717-626-3113 FAX: 717-626-1260 Toll-Free Outside of PA: 1-800-485-2233 QUALITY FEEDER CATTLE Financing Available * Fixed Interest Rates • Interest Due when Cattle Are Sold • No Monthly Payments SCARFF BROS. INC. Cattle Dealers • Licensed & Bonded 2300 Fallstfin Road • Fallston MD 21047 Lance N. Scarff Farm (410) 877-0370 Fax (410) 877-7802 (410) 459-4865 ■ Contract Feeding Programs ■ Marketing of Finished Cattle ■ Dairy Heifers lower. Supply included 476 in the State graded sale and 100 percent of the supply returned to feed. VEALERS: Standard and Good 85- 105 lbs 45.00-67.00. Utility 45-85 lbs 11.00-42.00. CATTLE CALVES THIS WEEK 1944 1775 LAST WEEK 2290 1717 LAST YEAR 1730 1535 CATTLE: Compared to last week’s closing prices, slaughter steers and heif ers sold 1.00-1.50 higher. The market opened the week on a positive note and improved by late Thursday, with a very attractive supply on offer. Early in the week 3-4 inches of snow accumulated in Lancaster County, along with icy road conditions; however, weather was not much of a factor on the supply. Midwest feedlots traded cattle steady at mostly 76.00-77.00 live and steady dressed mostly 120.00-122.00. Local Holstein steers traded .50 higher. Slaughter cows closed 2.00-3.50 higher for the week, as the Cow Carcass Cutout was $87.04, up $4.10 on Wednesday. Slaughter bull prices closed steady to 2.00 higher. Supply included 27 percent slaughter steers, 9 percent slaughter heifers, 51 percent cows, 5 percent bulls, with the balance feeders. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-41165-1475 lbs 76.85-81.75, late 78.00-81.75, individual 1290 lbs 82.00. Choice 2-3 1065-1480 lbs 74.00- 79.75, high dressing 1-2 up to 80.25; 1510-1625 lbs 72.50-75.25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1180-1530 lbs 67.00- 76.25. Select 1-3 1095-1490 lbs 63.00- 73.25. HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1305-1560 lbs 65.00-68.85, few 69.00-69.25. Choice 2-3 1290-1640 lbs 62.75-65.50. Select and low Choice 2- 3 1295-1550 lbs 56.50-62.75. Select 1-2 (Turn to Pago A3B) C. Howard Scarff, It Home (717) 445-4355 FijK (717) 445-7237 Mobile (410) 459-4864 Lancaster County Weekly New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA Friday, Dec 22,2000 HERD W. Conly Scarff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650