A - Lancaster Farming, Saturday, March 3,2001 New Holland Livestock Auction New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By USOA lebiuary 26,2001 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats TUESDAY 258 258 709 1600 i as i week „ 250 206 536 838 last Year N/A CA I ELE; Compared to 1 hursday, slaughter steers and heifers not well tested Slaughter cows sold weak Slaughter bulls traded mostly steady on a light test Supply included 64 percent cow s SLAUGHTER COWS. PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 over 1400 lbs 50 00- 53 00 46 00-50.00 Boners 80-85 over 1200 lbs 47.00-51 50 43 00-47.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 over 1200 lbs 45.00- 49 00 41.00-45.00 Lean 88-90 over 1000 lbs 43 00-47.00 39 00-43.00 Lean (Light- Wt) 85-90 750-1000 lbs 41.00-44 00 58 00-41 00 SIAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1 few 1045-1205 lbs 65 00-67.00 Yield Grade 2 few 1130-2055 lbs 53.00-60 75 CALVES. Compared to Thursday's Auction, vealers were not well tested Large slaughter calves traded 4.00-7.00 higher Holstein bulls returning to feed sold mostly steady Holstein heifers traded 25.00 lower on a light test. VEALERS Utility few 70-90 lbs 30 00-40 00 SIAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 235-350 lbs 87 00-109.00, 350- 570 lbs 72 00-94 00 RETURNED TO FARM- Holstein Bulls 85-125 lbs 135.00-184.00. Plainer npe bulls 80-115 lbs 115.00-150.00. Hol stein Heifers few 80-100 lbs 250.00- 380 00 Plainer-type heifers 75-105 lbs 160 00-300.00 SHEEP Compared to Thursday, slaughter lambs traded 10.00 higher Slaughter ewes sold 15 00 higher SLAUGHTER LAMBS New Crop Choice and Prime 2-3 40-80 lbs 140 00- 180 00, 80-90 lbs 130 00-150 00 Wooled Choice and Prime 2-3 100-135 lbs 100 00- 130 00 SLAUGHTER EWES Good and Choice vearlmgs and 2 year olds 75 00- 100 00 Utility and Good 1-3 50 00- 85 00 GOATS All goats sold by die head KIRKWOOD 1* •♦•♦••••••• ••! HAY AUCTION 3 3 B&R CATTLE CO 3 ; HAY, STRAW & CORN Hay, Straw and y RDI, Marietta, PA <> WL. jßm Grain Auction |o 17^47 SALE ~ * EVERY TUESDAY 11 sjggSg. Il Sale Starts '|£f Located Rt 472 5 miles 31 Specializing in 33 Every Friday At 10 AM S °naihdOdord comer of .<3 Feeders I GREEN DRAGON MARKET & AUCTION Rt 472 and Noble Road ‘33 JOHN BOWMAN 33 955 N. State St. LlO lucno K neer er ' 3 ► (717)653-5728 :: Ephrata, Pa. (717) 738-1117 au 000513 L 3 I RON RANCK 3 3 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St. No out of state checks y (717)656-9849 y Out o( State Buyers -Cash or Certified Checks Only Get more capacity and better service from Chore-Time’s New Next Generation bin • ACCESS PLUS® permits Call tor pricing on bins assembled and easy clean out of the bin delivered to your farm from the ground. Billies Large 100.00-140.00, with few up to 175.00 Medium 75.00-100 00 Mutton; Choice and Prime 75.00-130.00 Yearlings: Choice and Prime 60 00- 110.00 Nannies. Large 70 00-110.00 Medium 40.00-70.00. Kids Choice and Prime SO.OO-90.00. Good 20 00-50 00 Vintage Livestock Auction Vintage, Pa. Keb. 26-27,2001 Report Supplied By PDA Cattle Calves Sheep Goats THIS WEEK 886 737 0 0 LAST WEEK 759 775 2 0 LAST YEAR 870 854 0 0 865 1088 CATTLE; Compared to last Thurs day, slaughter steers sold 1.00-1 25 higher The steer market opened steady on Monday and moved higher on Tues day’s attractive offering with very active trading. Slaughter heifers and Holstein steers were mostly steady on a thin test Slaughter cows traded 1 00-2.00 lower Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test Supply included 43 percent slaugh ter steers and 40 percent cows SLAUGHTER STEERS- High Choice and Prime 2-4 1210-1485 lbs 80.00-83 25, with fancy singles up to 84.00. Choice 2- 3 1110-1495 lbs 77 50-81 50; 1500-1680 lbs 74 00-80.00. Select and low Choice 2- 3 1075-1485 lbs 71.75-77 50; 1505- 1660 lbs 68.50-73.25. Select 1-3 1170-1445 lbs 70.25-75.50. HOLSTEIN STEERS High Choice and Prime 2-3 few 1320-1520 lbs 67 75- 69 75. Choice 2-3 few 1210-1575 lbs 64.00-67.75. Select and low Choice 2-3 few 1075-1510 lbs 61.00-65.00. Select 1-2 few 1100-1295 IbS 57.00-62.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 few singles 1320- 1450 lbs 78 00-81.75. Choice 2-3 few 1095-1445 lbs 75 00-78 75 Select and low Choice 2-3 few 1080-1445 lbs 69 25- 75 50 SLAUGHTER COWS PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 48.25- 52.75 44 00-48.25 Boners 80-85 over -1200 lbs 46 00-50 50 42 00-46.00 Lean (Ht-Yicld) 85-88 over-1200 lbs 43 50- 47 75 42 00-43 50 Lean 88-90 over-1000 lbs 42 50-46.75 38 50-42 50 Lean (Light- Wl) 85-90 750 -1000 lbs 39 00-42 25 35 00-39 (K) SLAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1 few 1300-2035 lbs 57 00- High Capacity 40* roof (left) allows more storage and stays cleaner than conventional 30* roof (right) r '.ry I- i i?, A HydroShield® Weather, Guard prevents water from running dawn hopper -A Contracts available call for information ■ Commercial Pullets ■ Broiler Hegins Valley Northern Eastern Shore ■ Organic/Natural Egg* ■ Turkeys Call for our free brochure “What is contract production?” Replace your with energy effli • I 5-7-9 Watts I 13 Watts L , 5.49 J 5.79 ea - r Light Bulbs a v. 25 to 100 Watts OOt Ea, Brass Base - 5000 Mrs. Authorized {Northeast Northeost A 9 rl Systems Inc Fiv wav Business Park TO H9A West AilDOft Rood M Lititz PA 17543 NK Ph (717) S6 A t y* 64 00, individual high dressing 1420 lbs 72.00. Yield Grade 2 few 1100-2170 lbs 53.25-57.25. CALVES Compared to last week, vealers sold firm. Trading was fairly active for holstein bulls suitable for special-fed veal barns. Prices were steady to 15 00 higher than last Tuesday Holstein heifer prices were steady to 1C 00 Ingher. Supplv included 622 head in the State graded sale and 95 percent of the supply returned to feed VEALERS; Standard and Good 75- 120 lbs 45.00-62 00 Utility 65-95 lbs 12.00-45.00. RETURN TO FARM Holstein bulls 80-120 lbs 132.00-177 00, 74 lbs 60 00 Plainer-type bulls 80-115 lbs 110.00- 155.00. weaker calves 80-105 lbs 62 00- 69.00. Holstein heifers 85-115 lbs 285 00- 347 00, 73 lbs 150.00. Plainer-type heifers 85-105 lbs 262.00-340.00, 74 lbs 110.00. Beef-type bulls and heifers 75- 135 lbs 110 00-210.00. New Holland Livestock Auction New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA Thursday, March 1,2001 Cattle Calves Sheep Goats THURSDAY 1394 746 647 205 LAST WEEK 1217 744 248 183 LAST YEAR 1316 691 120 128 CATTLE: Compared to Tuesday, slaughter steers and holsteins sold 1.00 higher Trading was very active with a large number of well finished cattle on offer. Demand has been very good all week for Choice and High Choice and Prime steers. Slaughter heifers were mostly steady on a light test. Slaughter / Us Out! 10 am Selling Fat Cattle & Cull Cows Private Treaty Lancaster Stockyards 717-394-7915 'New or Converted Houses bulbs and save electricity dent Flourescent Lights Master Distributor Since 1982 Deimcrva Store 305 University A>.e w?TM FeaeraisDuig MD Hi 1-800-735-6361 CS?I CATTLE CALVES THIS WEEK 2550 1738 LAST WEEK 2226 1725 LAST YEAR 2363 1790 CATTLE: Compared to last week’s closing prices, slaughter steers sold mostly 2.00 higher, with instances 2.50 (Turn to Page A 44) lncorporated j DAIRY ‘ ’ | HEIFERS I s I m o=ii=ti=t*a ihihqs ihih iHiHUsi*r ih tm m m u i tr i iJB Inside Pennsylvania: 717-626-3113 FAX: 717-626-1260 Toll-Free Outside of PA; 1-800-485-2233 Lance N. Scarff Farm (410) 877-0370 Fax (410) 877-7802 (4101 459-4865 ■ Contract Feeding Programs • Marketing of Finished Cattle • Dairy Heifers Competitive Prices Paid For •MARKET HOGS • BOARS •SOWS • PIGS GOOD'S LIVESTOCK, BHC. Monday: 6:30 -11:00 A.M. Wednesday: 7:00 -11:00 A.M. Friday: 6:30 -10:00 A.M. Route 897 • 1 Mile North of Fivepointville, Denver, Pa (717) 445-5776 » Fax (717) 445-6963 gS f»*i NuHry Litter Ti ■■limil $ 1 Q 50 Lb iO Bag , & cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls traded 1.00 lower. Supply included 31 percent slaughtei steers and 43 per cent cows. SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-4 1235-1480 lbs 81.25-84.50, with fancy singles up to 85.75. Choice 2- 3 1190-1495 lbs 78.50-82.50, with high dressing 1-2 up to 83.50; 1500-1645 lbs 76.00- with individual 1515 lbs 82.25. Select and low Choice 2-3 1110- 1425 lbs 73.00-78.00; 1515-1675 lbs 69.00- HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice and Prime 2-3 1270-1580 lbs 68.50-71.50. Choice 2-3 1260-1590 lbs 65.00-68.50 Select and low Choice 2-3 1155-1405 lbs 61.50-65.00. SLAUGHTER HEIFERS; Choice, few Prime 2-4 1025-1405 lbs 76.50-79.75, few singles up 80.85. Select and low Choice 2-3 few 1085-1280 lbs 71.00- 75.00. SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 47.00- 51.00 43.00-47.00 Boners 80-85 over -1200 lbs 45.00-49.00 41.00-45.00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88 over-1200 lbs 42.00- 46.00 38.50-42.00 Lean 88-90 over-1000 lbs 40.00-44.00 36.75-40.00 .Lean (Light Wt) 85-90 750 -1000 lbs 39.00-42.75 35.00-3900. SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1 1025-1725 lbs 55.00-67.50, with high dressing 69.50. Yield Grade 2 1080-1900 lbs 52.00-58.00. CALVES: Compared to Monday’s auction, vealers sold 7.00 higher, with (Vwy good demand. Large slaughter calves sold mostly steady. -Holstein bulls suitable for special-fed veal barns traded steady to 15.00 lower. Holstein heifers traded 20.00-40.00 higher. Supply in cluded 405 in the State graded sale and Your Source for Quality Cattle Licensed and Bonded Cattle Brokers 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 Fallston Road • Fallston MD 21047 C. Howard Scarff, II Home (717) 445-4355 Fax (717) 445-T237 Mobile (410) 459-4864 96 percent of the supply returned to feed. VEALERS: Standard and Good 60- 110 lbs 50.00-77.00. Utility 55-95 lbs 25.00- 50.00. SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and Choice 200-350 lbs 85.00-110.00. RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein bulls 80-125 lbs 135.00-165.00; 75-85 lbs 100.00. Plainer-type bulls 75-125 lbs 127.00- weaker calves 70-110 lbs 61.00- Holstein heifers 80-115 lbs 300.00- individual 95 lbs 430.00 Plainer-type heifers 80-105 lbs 200.00- 340.00. Beef-type bulls and heifers 70- 125 lbs 110.00-230.00. SHEEP: Compared to Monday, slaughter lambs traded 10.00-25.00 higher. Slaughter ewes sold 10.00-15.00 higher. This concludes the end of the special sheep sale due to the up coming ethnic holiday. SLAUGHTER LAMBS: New Crop Choice and Prime 2-3 40-80 lbs 200.00; 80-110 lbs 120.00-175JJ*® pelts 90-160 lbs 100.00- SLAUGHTER EWES' Jlod and Choice Yearlings and 2 year-olds 60.00- 110.00. Utility and Good 1-3 50.00-100.00. GOATS: (All sold by the head) Billies: Medium and Large 75.00-180.00. Mutton; Choice and Prime 70.00- 170.00. Yearlings: Choice and Prime 75.00- 125.00. Nannies: Medium and Large 70.00- 130.00. Kids: Choice and Prime 50.00-100.00. Good 20.00-50.00. Lancaster County Weekly New Holland, Pa. Report Supplied By USDA Friday, March 2,2001 BEEF TATTM HERD [SPERSAi W. Conly Scarff Home (410) 838-5883 Mobile (410) 790-2650