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    UVESTOCK ||ARKET AUCTtON
New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
March 19,2001
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
MONDAY
376 196 611 1508
LAST WEEK
336 214 735 1052
LAST YEAR
N/A 160 553 821
CATTLE Compared to Thursday,
slaughter steers and heifers not well
tested Slaughter cows sold uneven, with
75-85 percent lean LOO lower and 85-90
percent lean firm to 1.00 higher Slaugh
ter bulls traded 100 higher Supply in
cluded 42 percent cows
SLAUGHTER COWS; PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over 1400 lbs 44 00-
46 75 Boners 80-85 over 1200 lbs 42.00-
45 75 39 50-42 00 Lean (Hi-Yield) 85-88
over 1200 lbs 41.00-45.00 37.25-41.00
Lean 88-90 over 1000 lbs 40.50-44.25
36 50-40.50 Lean (Light-Wt) 85-90 750-
1000 lbs 38 00-41 75 34 50-38.00
SIAUGHTER BULLS Yield Grade 1
1030-2240 lbs 58 00-65,50, high dressing
1880 lbs 72 25. Yield Grade 2 1070-1785
lbs 51 00-59.00.
CALVES Compared to Thursday’s
Auction, vealers and large slaughter
calves were not well tested Holstein
bulls returning to feed sold firm to 8.00
higher Holstein heifers traded steady to
10.00 higher on a light test
VEALERS Utility few 55-80 lbs
1100-40.00
SLAUGHTER CALVES Not well
tested
RETURNED TO FARM. Holstein
Bulls 90-120 lbs 155.00-195 00. Plainer
type bulls 80-125 lbs 135.00-175.00. Hol
stein heifers few 85-105 lbs 290.00-
405.00. Plainer-type heifers few 80-95 lbs
230.00-300.00
SHEEP - Compared to Thursday,
slaughter lambs traded steady to 10 00
lower Slaughter ewes sold steady.
SLAUGHTER LAMBS' Choice and
Prime 2-3 40-60 lbs 120 00-160 00, 80-
120 lbs 100.00-125 00 Good and Choice
1-3 40-60 lbs 100 00-120 00
SLAUGHTER EWES Good and
Choice yearlings and 2 year olds 40 GO
-75 00 Utility and Good 1-3 30 00-60 00
GOATS All goats sold by the head
Billies Large 100 00-150 00, few up tp
200 00 Medium 75.00-100 00 Mutton
Choice and Prime 80 00-120 00 Year
lings Choice and Prime 70 00-110 00
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Auctioneer 1 1 RON RANCK I 111 1 mile North of Ephrata on N. State St.
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: Large 80.00-120.00. Medium
.00. Kids; Choice and Prime
.00. Good 20.00-60 00.
Vintage
Livestock Auction
Vintage, Pa.
March 19-20,2001
Report Supplied By USDA
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
THIS WEEK
1042 754 0 1
LAST WEEK
1051 759 0 0
LAST YEAR
1153 731 1 0
CATTLE Compared to last Thurs
day, slaughter steers sold 100-1 50
lower Holstein steers and slaughter heif
ers steady to weak Cows weak to 1.00
lower Small supply slaughter bulls
mostly steady Supply included 47 per
cent slaughter steers and 34 percent
cows
SLAUGHTER STEERS High Choice
and Prime 2-4 1235-1410 lbs 79.25-82.50,
couple 81.50-83.25; couple lots 1490-
1530 lbs 76.35-77.35 Choice 2-3 1145-
1495 lbs 77.00-80.10; few Choice 2 81.25-
81.75, couple high dressing 83.5-84.75,
few lots 1475-1600 lbs 75.00-77.50. Select
and low Choice 2-3 1200-1400 lbs 72.00-
77 25
HOLSTEIN STEERS. High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1295-1610 lbs 67 75-71.00,
couple head 71.75-72.00, one lot 1740 lbs
66.10. Choice 2-3 1310-1650 lbs 65.35-
68.85, one lot 1695 lbs 64.60. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1190-1690 lbs 65.00-
67.00 Few Select 1-3 1190-1410 lbs
61.75-63.00.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS - High
Choice and Prime 2-4 1285-1435 lbs
80.50-82.75, Choice 2-3 1080-1480 lbs
75.00-79.75. Select and low Choice 2-3
980-1200 lbs 70.75-75.75.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 47.D0-49
49 75 41.75-47.00 Boners 80-85 over
-1200 lbs 42.00-48.00 40.75-42.00 Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-88 over-1200 lbs 43 50-
46 00 39.75-43 50 Lean 88-90 over-1000
lbs 41 00-42 75 38 25-41 00 Lean (Light-
Wt) 85-90 750 -1000 lbs 36.50-39 50
SLAUGHTER BULLS. Yield Grade 1
1195-2060 lbs 56 50-62 75 Yield Grade 2
1215-1895 lbs 50 75-54 75 Bullocks
Select 1-3 920-1080 lbs 59.50-63 25,
FEEDER STEERS: Medium and
Large 1 lot 595 lbs 86 50 Medium and
Large 2 670-760 lbs 'M 50-78 00
High Capacity 40’ root (left)
allows more ttoraga and
stays cleaner than
conventional 30* root (right)
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(row the ground.
FEEDER HEIFERS: Medium and
Large 1 lot 617 lbs 80.00. Medium and
Large 2 530-600 lbs 75.00-80.50.
CALVES: Compared to last Tuesday
vealers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Hol
stein bulls suitable for special-fed veal
barns sold firm to 5,00 higher. Holstein
heifers traded active, 20.00-40.00 higher
Supply included 591 head in the State
graded sale and 10 head sold for slaugh
ter.
VEALERS Standard and Good 70-
100 lbs 30 00-50.00 Utility 50-85 lbs
18.00- RETURN TO FARM Hol
bein bulls 225 head 90-115 lbs 177.00-
192,00; 30 head 115-125 lbs 16000-
169.00, and 20 head 80-85 lbs 167.00-
173.00 55 head Plainer-type bulls 100-
115 lbs 162 00-176.00,70 head 90-100 lbs
149 00-161.00, and 35 head 80-85 lbs
130.00- 00 42 head 80-115 lbs Hol
itein heifers 345.00-417.00 Plainer-type
25 head 80-95 lbs 327 00-330.00 and 20
lead 70-75 lbs 150.00-157.00
THURSDAY
1222 758 196 115
LAST WEEK
1108 735 191 105
LAST YEAR
1098 626 176 302
CATTLE; Compared to Tuesday,
slaughter steers mostly steady, few lots
Choice and Prime .50 higher late Hol
stein steers steady to 1.00 lower. Slaugh
ter heifers not well tested. Slaughter
Cows fully steady. Bulls fully steady.
Supply included 38 percent slaughter
steers and 40 percent cows.
SLAUGHTER STEERS: High Choice
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New Holland
Livestock Auction
New Holland, Pa.
Report Supplied By USDA
Thursday, March 22,2001
Cattle Calves Sheep Goats
y Us Out!
10 am
Selling Fat Cattle &
Cull Cows
Private Treaty
Lancaster
Stockyards
717-394-7915
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$ l3 50 C
and Prime 2-4 1165-1450 lbs 78.85-81.35,
one lot 1425 lbs 83.75, one lot 1500 lbs
76.60. Choice 2-3 1245-1500 lbs 76.50-
80.00, few 80.00-81.50. Couple Choice 2
1250-1425 lbs 82 00-83.75. Few Choice
3-4 1550-1625 1b573.75-76.00. Select and
low Choice 2-3 1180-1425 lbs 73.00-
76.50. Select 1-3 1200-1500 lbs 66.75-
73.00; couple 1640-1880 lbs 60.00-62.50.
HOLSTEIN STEERS: High Choice
and Prime 2-3 1285-1625 lbs 67.50-70.25.
Choice 2-3 1240-1650 lbs 65.00-68.75;
couple lots 1670-1755 lbs 63.75-65.85.
Select and low Choice 2-3 1235-1400 lbs
63.300-65.50. Few Select 1-3 1175-1370
lbs 60.00-62.50.
SLAUGHTER HEIFERS. Couple
Choice 2-3 1020-1250 lbs 74.00-74.75
Couple Select 1-3 1050-1200 lbs 71 00-
74.00.
SLAUGHTER COWS: PERCENT
LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESS
ING Breakers 75-80 over-1400 lbs 46.75-
51 75 42.00-46.50 Boners 80-85 over
-1200 lbs 43.00-49.50 41.00-43 00 Lean
(Hi-Yield) 85-88. over-1200 lbs 43.00-
49.25 40.00-43.00 Lean 88-90 over-1000
lbs 40.75-45.50 37 50-40.75 Lean (Light
Wt) 85-90 750 -1000 lbs 33.00-37.50
30.00-33.00.
SLAUGHTER BULLS: Yield Grade 1
1440-2265 lbs 56.00-62.75; couple 1695-
Steers, Choice 2-3
Heifers, Choice 2-3
Cows, breakers, 75-80% lean
Cows, boners, 80-85% lean
Bulls, YGI
Hogs, 49-54% lean, Monday
Lambs, Choice Prime 80-110 lb
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Farm (410) 877-0370
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Select 1-2 1000-1420 lbs 58.50-63.50.
CALVES: Compared to Monday’s
auction, vealers and slaughter calves
steady.
Holstein bulls return to farm mostly
steady. Holstein heifers not fully tested
as bulk of supply 75-95 lb. Supply in
cluded 408 in State graded sale with 96
percent of the supply returned to feed.
VEALERS: Standard and Good few
90-110 lbs 50.00-61.00. Utility 50-80 lbs
16.00- SLAUGHTER CALVES
Choice 235-395 lbs 90.00-107.00 Good
150-425 lbs 60.00-81 00
RETURNED TO FARM. Holstein
bulls 90-120 lbs 182.00-190.00, one lot
120-125 lbs 167.00, and 10 head 80-90 lbs
202.00- Plainer-type bulls 85-125
lbs 140.00-177.00, weaker calves 70-100
lbs 85.00-130.00. Few Holstein heifers
85-110 lbs 325.00-390.00, five head
400.00- Plainer-type heifers 75-
125 lbs 210.00-320.00. SHEEP; Com
pared to Monday, 20-60 lbs slaughter
lambs traded 10.00-15.00 higher, with
70-100 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter ewes
weak to 10.00 lower
SLAUGHTER LAMBS- Choice and
Prime 2-3 20-35 lbs 190.00-210.00,40-60
lbs 155.00-185.00, 60-75 lbs 125.00-
150.00, and 80-100 lbs 90.00-130.00.
SLAUGHTER EWES: Utility and
Good 1-3 20.00-50.00.
GOATS: (All sold by the head) Billies
Medium and Large 80.00-125.00, couple
Market At A Glance
Lancaster County Livestock Auction Averages
(Price Per Hundredweight)
Week Ending Friday, March 23,2001
Supplied By Market Staff
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C. Howard Scarff, II
Home (717) 445-4355
Fax (717) 445-7237
Mobile (410) 459-4864
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Wk Ago
79.75
78.00
49 50
44.00
58.00
43.50
120.00
This Wk
78 50
77.35
48.75
46.00
59.35
47.30
113.00
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ISPRRSALS
W. Conly Scarff
Home (410) 838-5883
Mobile (410) 790-2650
Yr Ago
71.15
69.15
43.35
41.00
55.50
41.65
96.00
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