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Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
Jan. 2,2001
Report Supplied By PDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
890 849 0 0
LAST WEEK
566 575 0 0
LAST YEAR
1016 844 0 3
CATTLE: Compared to last Thurs
day, slaughter steers and holstems sold
mostly steady. Tuesday’s quality was av
erage with a few lots of attractive cattle
on offer. A good set of slaughter heifers
sold .50 higher. The bulk of the heifers
were sold in single-head lots with most of
those trading at a premium.
Slaughter cows traded steady to firm.
Slaughter bulls sold steady, with in
stances 1.00 higher on the high dressing
Yield Grade 1. Supply included 34 per
cent slaughter steers and 51 percent
cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1210-1490 lbs 78.00-81.00,
individual 1340 lbs 81.25. Choice 2-3
1230-1490 lbs 76.00-80.00, high dressing
1-2 up to 80.25. 1500-1610 lbs 73.25-
77.25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1035-
1475 lbs 71.50-75.50. Select 1-3 few
1230-1350 lbs 65.00-70.00. ’
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 few 1495-1565 lbs 66.25-
67.50. Choice 2-3 few 1540-1590 lbs
64.85-66.00. Select 1-2 few 1500 lbs
61.25.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High
Choice artd Prime 2-3 singles 1190-1460
lbs 78.25- 82.00, individual 1365 lbs
83.00. Choice 2-3 1190-1365 lbs 75.00-
78.25, high dressing 1-2 up to 78.75.
Select and low Choice 2-3 few 1010-1325
lbs 70.00-75.25.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 45.50-
49.75 41.00-45.50 Boners 80-85 over
-1200 lbs 43.50-47.50 40.00-44.00 Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-88 over-1200 lbs 41.00-
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lbs 40.00-44.00 36.00-40.00 Lean (Light-
Wt) 85-90 750 -1000 lbs 38.25-42.00
34.00-38.25
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1110-2600 few 53.75-62.00, with high
dressing 66.00-67.50. Yield Grade 2 few
1660-2255 lbs 50.50-57.00.
CALVES: Compared to last week,
vealers sold fully steady. Holstein bulls
suitable for special-fed veal barns traded
3.00 lower. Holstein heifer prices were
fully steady. Supply included 697 head
in the State graded sale and 97 percent
of the supply returned to feed
VEALERS: Utility 55-110 lbs 20.00-
45 00. RETURN TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 80-125 lbs 127.00-156.00; 75-85 lbs
40 00- 107.00. Plainer-type bulls 90-115
lbs 102.00-151.00, 80-85 lbs 80.00,
weaker calves 65-105 lbs 25.00-35.00.
Holstein heifers 90-120 lbs 230.00-
320.00; 83 lbs 150.00 Plainer-type heif
ers 80-110 lbs 120.00-295.00; 65-75 lbs
30.00- 80.00. Beef-type bulls and heifers
75-100 lbs 100.00-200.00.
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Thursday, Dec. 28,2000
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THURSDAY
1106 851 894 1271
LAST WEEK
901 726 342 571
LAST YEAR
1015
CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steers sold steady to firm.
Trading was active, with good demand
for the top quality cattle. Holstein steers
and slaughter heifers mostly steady.
Slaughter cows traded 1.00-2.00 higher
with very active trading. Slaughter bulls
have no comparison but a higher under
tone noted. Supply included 31 percent
slaughter steers and 49 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1495 lbs 78.50-81.85.
Choice 2-3 1110-1475 lbs 76.00-80.25,
high dressing 1-2 up to 80.50; 1505- 1580
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lbs 71.50-76.00, with an individual 1510
lbs 78.75. Select and low Choice 2-3
1070-1430 lbs 71.75-76.25. Select 1-3
1190-1350 lbs 67.50-73.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 few 1180-1600 lbs 65.75-
68.75. Choice 2-3 1345-1585 lbs 63.50-
66.75; 1630-1755 lbs 62.75-65.50,
individual 1640 lbs 66.25. Select and low
Choice 2-3 few 1305-1375 lbs 60.25-
61.75. Select 1-2 few 1215-1465 lbs
56.00-
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice 2-3
1105-1250 lbs 71.00-76.00. Select 2 indi
vidual 1315 lbs 69.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 45.00-
49.00 41.00-45.00 Boners 80-85 over
-1200 lbs 43.00-47.00 40.00-44.00 Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-88 over-1200 lbs 41.00-
45.00 38.00-42.00 Lean 88-90 over-1000
lbs 40.00-44.25 36.00-40.00 Lean (Light
Wt) 85-90 750 -1000 lbs 38.00-42.00
34.00-
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1305-2130 lbs 56.50-63.75. Yield Grade 2
1070-2185 lbs 48.00-58.00. Bullocks;
Choice 3 individual 1295 lbs 70.00.
Select 1-2 985-1370 lbs 52.00-59.50.
CALVES: Compared to last Thurs
day’s auction, vealers sold S.OO lower.
Large slaughter calves traded mostly
steady. Holstein bulls returning to farm
sold 10.00 lower. Heifer calves traded
40.00 lower. Supply included 592 in the
State graded sale and 98 percent of the
supply returned to feed.
VEALERS; Standard and Good 75-
110 lbs 40.00-60.00. Utility 60-110 lbs
11.00-40.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Choice few
215-275 lbs 106.00-118.00. Good and
Choice 190- 350 lbs 75.00-95.00; 350-500
lbs 64.00-80.00.
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bulls 80-125 lbs 115.00-148.00; 75-80 lbs
8000. Plainer-type bulls 80-125 lbs
102.00-127.00; 75-85 lbs 64.00, weaker
calves 70-110 lbs 25.00-40.00. Holstein
heifers 90-115 lbs 190.00-250.00. Plain
er-type heifers 70-110 lbs 100.00-210.00.
Beef-type bulls and heifers few 75-100
lbs 100.00-115.00. -
SHEEP: Compared to last Thursday,
new crop lambs sold 15.00 to as much as
50.00 lower. Old crop lambs traded
steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter ewes
sold mostly steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS: New Crop:
Choice and Prime 2-3 35-55 lbs 150.00-
200.00; 55-85 lbs 110.00-155.00. Wooled:
Choice and Prime 60-80 lbs 100.00-
125.00; 80-100 lbs 95.00-11000; 100-110
lbs 85.00-100.00; 110-130 lbs 65 00-
80.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Good and
Choice Yearlings and 2 year-olds 60.00-
75.00. Utility and Good 1-3 35.00-60.00.
GOATS: (All sold by the head) Billies:
Large 100.00-150.00, few 175.00.
Medium 75.00-100.00.
Mutton; Choice and Prime 70.00-
120.00 Yearlings: Choice and Prime
70.00-110.00 Nannies: Large 70.00-
100.00. Medium 50.00-70.00.
Kids: Choice and Prime 50.00-80.00.
Good 20.00-50.00.
Lancaster County
Weekly
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Friday, Dec 29,2000
CATTLE CALVES
THIS WEEK 1672 1429
LAST WEEK 1944 1775
LAST YEAR 2044 1639
CATTLE: Compared to last week’s
closing prices, slaughter steers sold
steady to firm. Early in the week the
steer market showed signs of weakness
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but improved by late m the week with
several lots of well-finished cattle on
offer. This week’s receipts were light due
to the holiday. Bad weather in the Plains
and the Midwest cause delays in the
feedlot trade. Cattle traded steady at
76.00- live last Friday, and 1.00
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wiin the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1200-1495 lbs 77.50-81.85,
late 78.50-81.85. Choice 2-3 1110-1475
lbs 74.50-80.25, high dressing 1-2 up to
80.50; 1480-1640 lbs 71.50-76.00, with an
individual 1510 lbs 78.75. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1070-1430 lb 70.00-76.25.
Select 1-3 1190-1350 lbs 67.50-73.25.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1180-1635 lbs 65.50-68.75.
Choice 2-3 1040-1585 lbs 63.00-66.75,
1600-1755 lbs 61.75-65.50, individual
1640 lbs 66.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1040-1440 lbs 59.25-63.75; 1045-1385 lbs
58.00-65.75 returning to the country.
Select 1-2 few 1215-1465 lbs 56.00-
58.50.
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. Select 2 individual 1315 lbs 69.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 44.00-
49.00 40.00-45.00 Boners 80-85 over
-1200 lbs 42.00-47.00 38.00-43.00 Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-88 over-1200 lbs 40.50-
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