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Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
Dec. 26,2000
Report Supplied By PDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
566 578 0 0
LAST WEEK
812 840 4 0
LAST YEAR
895 889 0 0
CATTLE: Compared to last Thurs
day, slaughter steers, holsteins, and heif
ers, sold steady. The steer market
opened weak but closed steady on a
more attractive supply. Tuesday’s re
ceipts were low due to the holiday.
Slaughter cows were very active and
traded steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter
bulls not well tested. Supply included 41
percent slaughter steers and 48 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1270-1465 lbs 77.50-81.10,
fancy singles up to 81.75. Choice 2-3
1145-1475 lbs 74.50-79.00, with a few
high dressing 1-2 up to 80.00; 1480-1640
lbs 71.75-75.00. Select and low Choice 2-
3 few 1280-1430 lbs 70.00-74.75. Select 2
individual 1345 lbs 68.75.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 few 1305-1635 lbs 65.50-
67.35. Choice 2-3 1040-1585 lbs 63.00-
65.50; 1600-1660 lbs 61.75-64.85. Select
and low Choice 2-3 1040-1440 lbs 59.25-
63.75; 1045-1385 lbs 58.00-65.75 return-
ing to country.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice few
Prime 2-3 1090-1430 lbs 73.85-77.50,
high dressing 1-2 up to 79.25. Select and
low Choice 2-3 few 1035-1300 lbs 68.00-
72.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 44.00-
47.50 40.00-44.00 Boners 80-85 over
-1200 lbs 42.00-45.75 38.00-42.00 Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-88 over-1200 lbs 40.50-
44.50 37.00-40.50 Lean 88-90 over-1000
lbs 39.00-43.00 36.00-39.00 Lean (Light-
Wt) 85-90 750 -1000 lbs 39.00-41.25
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Yield Grade I individual 1560 lbs 52.75.
Bullocks: Select 1-3 few 1540-1625 lbs
56.00-
CALVES: Compared to last week,
vealers sold fully steady. Holstein bulls
suitable for special-fed veal barns turned
very active, selling 10.00 higher.
Holstein heifer prices were 50.00
higher. Supply included 495 head in the
State graded sale and 97 percent of the
supply returned to feed.
VEALERS; Standard and Good 70-
110 lbs 45.00-65.00. Utility 60-90 lbs
25.00- RETURN TO FARM: Hol
stein bulls 80-125 lbs 130.00-159.00; 74
lbs 112.00. Plainer-type bulls 80-115 lbs
131.00- weaker calves 75-105 lbs
65.00- Holstein heifers 80-115 lbs
235.00- Plainer-type heifers SO
HO lbs 175.00-300.00; 65-75 lbs 50.00-
100.00. Beef-type bulls and heifers 75-
110 lbs few 100.00-200.00.
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
LAST YEAR
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
inches of snow accumulated in Lancas
ter County but was not much of a factor
on the supply. Holstein steers 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
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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
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.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 200-350 lbs 70.00-96.00; 350-550
lbs 60.00-86.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 80-125 lbs 132.00-160.00; 75-80 lbs
90.00, Plainer-type bulls 85-125 lbs
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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.
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113.00- 75-85 lbs 80.00-90.00,
weaker calves 60-110 lbs 20.00-57.00.
Holstein heifers 90-110 lbs 200.00-
295.00. Plainer-type heifers 70-110 lbs
100.00- Beef-type bulls and heif
ers few 75-105 lbs 100.00-190.00.
SHEEP: Compared to Monday, new
crop lambs sold mostly steady to 5.00
lower.
Old crop iambs traded 5.00-10.00
higher. Slaughter ewes sold steady to
10.00 higher. Demand good due to
ethnic holiday.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: New Crop:
Choice and Prime 2-3 30-45 lbs 150.00-
250.00; 45-70 lbs 125.00-170.00. Wooled:
Choice and Prime 40-80 lbs 90.00-
135.00; 80-110 lbs 80.00-105.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES; Good and
Choice Yearlings and 2 year-olds 50.00-
75.00. Utility and Good 1-3 30.00-65.00.
GOATS; (AH sold by the head) Billies;
Large 150.00-200.00. Medium 70.00-
150.00.
Mutton: Choice and Prime 80.00-
110.00 Yearlings: Choice and Prime
60.00-90.00.
Nannies; Large 50.00-100.00. Kids:
Choice and Prime 50.00-85.00. Good
30.00-50.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, Dec 22,2000
' 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
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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 2-4 1165-1475 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
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 1070-1415 lbs 73.00-
76.75, high dressing 1-2 up to 77.00.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1005-1260 lbs
65.00- 71.75. Heiferettes: Commercial
and Standard 2-4 few 1080-1385 lbs
58.00-
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 pet lean over-1400
lbs 42.00-47.50 39.00-44.00 Boners 80-85
pet lean over-1200 lbs 41.00-45.50 38.00-
42.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 pet lean
over-1200 lbs 39.00-43.75 36.00-40.00
Lean 88-90 pet lean over-1000 lbs 38.00-
42.00 34.00-39.00 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90
pet lean 750 -1000 lbs 34.00-41.25 32.00-
37.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS; Yield Grade 1
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