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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
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
higher on High Choice and Prime
grades. The higher steer market was not
iced early in the week and continued
through Thursday’s attractive offering.
Slaughter heifers traded mostly steady.
Local holstein steers traded steady early
in the week and closed 1.00 higher on
very attractive offerings. Midwest
feedlot trade was active and sold cattle
2.00 higher at 81.00-82.00 live and 3.00-
5.00 higher at 130.00-134.00 dressed
basis. Demand for slaughter cows weak
ened this week to close 2.00-4.00 lower
for the week. Slaughter bulls traded
steady to 1.00 lower. Supply included 32
percent slaughter steers, 10 percent
slaughter heifers, 44 percent cows, 4 per
cent bulls, with the balance feeders.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-41210-1485 lbs 80.00-84.50,
late 81.25-84.50, with fancy singles up to
85,75. Choice 2-3 1110-1495 lbs 77.50-
82.50, with high dressing 1-2 83.50;
1500-1680 lbs 74.00-81.25, individual
ISIS lbs 82.25. Select and low Choice 2-3
1075-1445 lbs 71.75-78.00; 1505-1675 lbs
68.50-74.50. Select 1-3 1060-1440 lbs
70.25-75.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1270-1580 lbs 67.75-71.50,
late 68.50-71.50. Choice 2-3 1210-1590
lbs 64.00-68.50. Select and low Choice 2-
3 1075-1510 lbs 61.00-65.00. Select 1-2
few 1100-1295 lbs 57.00-62.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS: Choice few
Prime 2-4 1025-1450 lbs 75.00-79.75, few
singles up to 81.75. Select and low
Choice 2-3 1080-1445 lbs 69.25-75.50.
SLAUGHTER COWS; PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 47.00-
52.75 43.00-48.25 Boners 80-85 over
-1200 lbs 45.00-50.50 41.00-46.00 Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-88 over-1200 lbs 42.00-
47.75 38.50-43.50 Lean 88-90 over-1000
lbs 40.00-46.75 36.00-42.50 Lean (Light-
Wt) 85-90 750 -1000 lbs 39.00-42.75
35.00-39.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1025-2035 lbs 55.00-67.50, high dressing
at 69.50-72.00. Yield Grade 2 1080-2170
lbs 52.00-60.75.
CALVES: Compared to last week,
vealers sold S.OO-7.00 higher with very
good demand late in the week. Large
slaughter calves closed 8.00 lower. Hol
stein bulls returning to the farm sold
uneven, from 8.00 lower to 8.00 higher
on the plainer type. Holstein heifers were
lower early in the week, but closed 20.00-
30.00 higher, with very active trading
late in the week.
VEALERS: Standard and Good 60-
120 lbs 45.00-77.00. Utility 55-95 lbs
20.00- 50.00.
SLAUGHTER CALVES: Good and
Choice 200-350 lbs 85.00-110.00; 350-
570 lbs 72.00-94.00.
RETURNED TO FARM: Holstein
bulls 80-125 lbs 132.00-184.00, mostly
132.00- 177.00. Plainer type bulls 75-125
lbs 110.00-158.00, weaker calves 70-110
lbs 61.00-82.00. Holstein heifers 80-115
lbs 285.00-420.00, individual 95 lbs at
430.00. Plainer type heifers 80-105 lbs
200.00- Beef type bulls and heif
ers 70-135 lbs 110.00-230.00.
Virginia
Livestock Auctions
Richmond, Va.
March 5,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Northern Virginia Livestock Auctions
Fredericksburg, Front Royal, Mar
shall, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Staun
ton Union and Winchester for the week
of Feb 26 thru Mar 3,2001
Feeder Cattle 1614 head
Steers Med and Lge 1 Small 1 Med
and Lge 2 200-300 95.00-120.00 - - 300-
400 95.00-115.00 90.00-110.00 95.00-
115.00 400-500 95.00-122.00 90.00-
110.00 90.00-110.00 500-600 94.00-
114.00 59.50- 96.00 89.00-105.00 600-700
84.00-103.00 77.00- 89.00 74.50- 95.00
700-800 77.00- 90.00 64.50- 80.00 70.00-
77.00 800-900 76.00- 83.75 74.00 - 900-,
1000 76.00-79.00--
Holstein Steer Med and Lge 2 500-700
71.00-83.50700-90064.50
Heifers Med and Lge 1 Small 1 Med
and Lge 2 200-300 89.00-108.00 - 83.00-
91.00 Few 119.00 - - 300-400 89.00-
104.00 82.00- 93.00 85.00- 99.00 400-500
83.50- 80.00- 90.00 78.00- 95.00
500-600 80.50- 94.00 74.50- 83.00 78.50-
90.00 600-700 74.00- 84.25 62.00- 69.00
69.50- 76.00 700-800 69.00- 77.00 -
68.50- 70.50 800-900 55.50- 72.25 -
63.00-64.00
Inclement Weather Notice
Some markets are not available this week because of in
clement weather and some reported low volume.
Bulls Med and Lge 1 Small 1 Med and
Lge 2 200-300 95.00-126.00 81.00- 82.00
84.00- 93.00 300-400 99.50-131.00 79.00-
84.00 87.50- 98.00 Few 95.00-117.00 - -
400-500 98.00-118.00 69.50- 76.50 81.00
Few 90.00-110.00 - - 500-600 87.00-
102.00 - 83.00- 85.50 600-700 78.50-
93.00 - 72.00- 74.50 700-900 70.50- 74.50
Slaughter Cattle 475 head
Slaughter Cows 436 head Breaking
Utility and Commercial 2-4 33.00- 49.50
Cutter and Boning Utility 1-3 34.00-
49.00 Canner and Low Cutter 1-2 30.00-
40.25
Slaughter Bulls 39 head YG 1-2 900-
1300 lbs 58.00- 63.00 YG 1-2 1300-1600
lbs 48.00- 58.25 YG 1-2 1600 lbs and
Over 47.00-59.25
Cows returned to farms 184 head
Medium and Large 1 few 2,7 yrs to aged
1015-1250 lbs bred 4-7 months 460.00-
650.00 per head Medium and Large 1,4-
7 yrs old 1055-1300 lbs bred 4-8 months
675.00-850.00 per head Medium and
Large 1, 5-10 yrs old 1200-1500 lbs 6-8
months pregnant 750.00-1025.00 per
head Medium and Large 1, 4-10 yrs old
900-1200 lbs 43.50-50.50 per cwt
Medium and Large 1,3-5 yrs old 785.00-
900.00 per head Medium and Large 1,8-
12 yrs old 550.00-750.00 per head Small
1, 6-10 yrs old 375.00-600.00 per head
Cows with calves at side 76 pairs
Medium and Large 1 few 2,7 yrs to aged
940-1163 lbs With calves baby to 229 lbs
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Large 1, 4-7 yrs old 1040-1250 lbs With
calves 95-245 lbs 750.00-1000.00 per pair
Medium and Large 1, 3-5 yrs old with
calves 925.00-1000.00 per pair Medium
and Large 1, 8-12 yrs old with calves
650.00- per pair Baby calves re
turned to farms 88 head Newborn to 4
weeks 30.00-122.00 per head Over 100
lbs 55.00-137.00 per head
Lambs 337 head Slaughter Lambs 201
head New Crop Good and Few Choice 1-
2 80-90 lbs 125.00 - 126 50 Wooled
Choice Few Prime 1-2 Few 3 107-113 lbs
110.00- Choice Few Prime 1-2
Few 3 135 lbs 80.00 Good and Few
Choice 1-2 85-99 lbs 110.00-115 00 Good
and Few Choice 1-2 89 lbs 121.50-122.00
(Shorn) Good and Few Choice 1-2 85 lbs
110.00 Feeder Lambs 95 head Medium
and Large 1-2 70-85 lbs 121.00-128.25
60-70 lbs 128.25 50-60 lbs 118.00 Small
1-2 84 lbs 131.00 Slaughter Ewes and
Rams 41 head Ewes Choice 2-4 44.00-
54.00 Utility and Good 1-3 54.25 Cull
and Low Utility 1-2 50.00 Rams All
49.00
Goats 9 head (sold by the head) Billies
Large 106.00 Nannies Small 54.00- 55.00
Kids 26.00
Slaughter Hogs 70 head Barrows and
Gilts US 1-3 200-250 lbs 35.00-40.00 US
2-4 250-300 lbs 38.50- 40.00 Sows US 1-3
300-500 lbs 29.00- 32.50 US 1-3 500 lbs
and Over 31.00- 36.50 Boars 300-600 lbs
7.00-12.50
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